Unfortunately,Lostwent down the route of trying to redeemBen for all of his evil acts.
However, the rushed storyline means the whole arc still feels nonsensical 14 years later.
Lost’s ending andBens redemption felt unrealistic and completely undeserved.
He had killed countless people, harmed and tortured innocent people andwas the leader of “The Others”.
Benjamin Linus would be right at the top of this list.
Bens purpose in the show was to cause pain and suffering to all the other characters.
Leading into the second and third seasons, Ben was still manipulating and pulling everyones strings.
In season 2, Ben convinces Michael to kill Ana Lucia and Libby to save his life.
Bens terrible actions had already made for brilliant television.
Lost is a mystery drama series created for TV that follows a group of survivors of a plane crash and tells its story between the past, present, and future via flashbacks. When Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashes and lands on a mysterious island in the pacific ocean, the castaways discover their new temporary home may have a mind of its own, as strange supernatural events keep them locked to the island. From an unknown black smoke creature to dangerous islanders, the passengers must work together to survive the island’s seemingly deadly intentions.
There was no need to try and redeem the character.
He killed Jacob, the protector of the island, and Ben also strangled John Locke to death.
Ultimately, Ben chose to side with The Man In Black.
However, as he sided with The Man In Black, Ben didnt deserve to be happy.
Ben Linus didnt do anything to deserve this ending.
Shannon’s death in Lost caused a lot more problems than it should have.
Ranging from audience disappointment, to underdevelopment of new characters.
