[ SECRET POST #2424 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2423 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

06. http://i.imgur.com/jdn5pWj.png

[helenadax]

Well, tbh he was a villain, but a redeemed one.

[transcriptanon]

[Picture is Ben Linus, as portrayed by the actor Michael Emerson, from the TV show "Lost". He is a man with light skin and short brown hair, with a tall forehead and gray eyes. He looks worried and is wearing a white shirt and a dark suit jacket.]

Everyone kept on telling me that Ben was a villain, so I felt vindicated when he ended up being a hero at the end.

[(Anonymous)]

Villains don't stop being villains by not kicking puppies, c'mon.

[purpleseas]

Well, he did do a lot of really bad things and played that kind of role in the story for a while, but I never bought him as the terrifying psychopath a lot of people saw him as or wanted him to be. As much as I hated the sideways and that shit on the bench and arrrgghh Lost, I felt vindicated myself that they seemed to be saying it was much more about nurture than nature with him, and I really loved the on-Island part of his redemption arc. There was no real reason for the Others to do like 90% of what they did, so I see them as a freaky death cult and write about that part of his backstory in my fic accordingly.

[(Anonymous)]

I never saw him as a villain because with the exception of killing Locke which came out of personal jealousy most of his actions were means to an end in serving Jacob or protecting the island.

[(Anonymous)]

does that include the Purge?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, given that Richard Alpert and the rest were doing it with him.

[zenity]

I would have to disagree, I would say Ben was an antagonist until nearly the very end. He was incredibly manipulative (Especially Juliet, he controlled her and killed a man (had him killed?) she loved because "You're MINE") And attempted to have some of the main 815's group shot (season 3 finale?? he ordered them to be shot but luckily the others did not follow him that time) Not to mention the Purge?

I haven't watched the show in years, but I would have to say that Ben is an antagonist through and through. I wouldn't say one good thing in the end (Which honestly I can't remember what it was that he did?) makes up for any of his past actions. I definitely wouldn't say he became a Hero.

That being said, I love Ben as a character and his arch in incredibly interesting.

[(Anonymous)]

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Benjamin_Linus

[zenity]

Okay? My opinion still stands.

[(Anonymous)]

LOL. It's kind of hard to take your opinion seriously when you say yourself that you barely remember the canon, but you have fun with that.

[zenity]

But even the wiki page I was linked to says: "He remained, however, an expert manipulator, a liar and a murderer, and he served as a main villain for much of the series."

[(Anonymous)]

Being a villain for much of the series isn't the same as being "an antagonist through and through." He had a very clear redemption arc, so it wasn't just one thing he did at the end, like you said. You're oversimplifying because you don't remember much of what happened.

[(Anonymous)]

I liked Ben, too, OP. I thought he was fascinating.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree. He was the most fascinating character I can think of on TV. I wouldn't necessarily say he was a "hero" in the end, but he was definitely trying to do the right thing. I love that he and Hurley, one of the most kind-hearted and caring individuals on the show, were the ones who were meant to work together in the end. It was spectacular.

[anonlulz]

SPOILER.

[(Anonymous)]

They were dead all along

[anonlulz]

Thanks. You've saved me from having to watch 6? seasons of a show!

[(Anonymous)]

They weren't, actually.

[(Anonymous)]

I think he WAS a villain who had a great arc and became a hero

[(Anonymous)]

I love him.

[arcadiaego]

Blimey, you clearly weren't in the LJ Lost fandom.