fictional character played abc drama television series lost chronicles lives survivors plane crash south pacific introduced pilot episode fellow crash survivor tries contribute safety eventually protégé unlike characters season rewritten based actors largely production want shoot pilot jumped opportunity found working creator executive producer character generally received critics fans usa_today described privileged young man maturity dies injuries crushed inside falling plane arc crash born october son wealthy head wedding company years old marries year old daughter named shannon years old chief operating officer mother business new_york_city fondness develops romantic attraction learns shannon financial difficulties father death offers money accept rescues shannon times abusive relationships paying leave rescue attempt leads sydney australia september learns relationships actually shannon money attention deeply hurt deception shannon sex australian boyfriend runs away money day board flight return united_states island unsuccessfully tries perform unconscious claims learned convinces retrieve pen maintains generally helpful attitude remains protective shannon criticizes protective attitude combines jealousy develops feelings unsuccessfully attempts discourage relationship drawn hunting survival skills fellow apprentice begins distance survivors find metal hatch tracking kidnapped hatch keeping existence secret survivors exercise fourth day island allowing resolve feelings shannon sees shannon killed monster days crash discover heroin runner stuck high tree canopy climbs aircraft finds working radio cockpit uses transmit signal receives response message man later revealed tail section survivors aircraft falls nose ground severe injuries despite jack attempts treat dies november tries pass message shannon jack dies able finish sentence said news character death pretty devastating notable death major character series weeks later experiences self induced longer haired appears pushes wheelchair imaginary sydney international airport survivors present acting different roles tells airport danger close end finds stick covered blood appears bloody injured tells got don time oceanic cover story ones survived initial crash soon died internal injuries alternate timeline alternate timeline shannon goes flight sits finds supposedly going australia parallel island timeline tells crashed follow plane lands hand exits plane reappears final episode lost end talking car dark street witness beating guy outside bar shannon shouts leave brother gets car intervene shannon memories restored moment touch having bring shannon car jokes beating thanks taking time comments difficult shannon return australia agree effort worth moment memories restored people jack church reunites characteristics usa_today described young man island challenges variety called hot headed entertainment_weekly wrote tempered quick decisions good intentions sixth day island soon finds drowning immediately tries save succeed casualty trying leadership role steals camp water plan survivors turn suspects shannon medicine attempts steal aside shannon closest acted father figure mentor younger inexperienced unlike including shannon tried help island similarly trust guidance feel like hero wanted reflects aspects personality desire unique purpose willingness believe unlikely offers help fellow survivors joining party trying send radio distress second day helping distress signal eighth day searching abducted sixteenth day standing guard return eighth day ign wrote appeared integral survival appeared pure honest guy tried help people island attempted carry weight seemingly unscathed survivors oceanic flight development unlike characters season rewritten based actors largely production originally going named going nickname script pilot writers ran search replace change jack counted script read want shoot pilot jumped opportunity found working creator executive producer paid episode initially received highest billing credits producers decided list main cast appeared total episodes voice heard sixth episode physically appeared episodes season credit special guest star returned flashbacks shannon season flashback producers ask cut hair days work wear wig making hair noticeably longer confusion spelling appears grave appears subtitles hearts minds original outline eleventh episode accompanied guest characters search claire discover hatch final product accompanied choice leading death executive producers stated took news character death professionally said found pretty devastating death notable death major character series according executive producers death sense story perspective fuel rivalry jack lead events season finale following departure abc signed year contract stated lost greatest experience greatest year life reception buddytv called fan favorite episodes aired article usa today called camera friendly poll run spring favorite fourteen main lost characters placed seventh votes death guide critic wrote misses pretty eyes ign ranked tenth best character seasons lost won screen actors guild award best ensemble drama series nominated category choice breakout performance male teen choice awards lost plays starring lost voted teens change world despite years old time teen people called placed ninth guide list
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