Maggie Grace On Her ‘Lost’ Character’s Exit: “Still The Worst Heartbreak Of My Career”
deadline.comMaggie Grace, who played Shannon Rutherford on hit ABC drama Lost, has recalled her relatively short stint on the series, saying she had hoped there would be more story for her character.
The actress told The Independent in an interview published today that Shannon being killed off in episode six of the second season is “still the worst heartbreak of my career.
I was devastated!” Shannon began the series as a spoiled and unsympathetic character, but ultimately softened as her relationship with Sayid (Naveen Andrews) blossomed.
As with several former series regulars, Grace’s Shannon returned for the 2010 Lost finale. Grace elaborated that she “thought they were gonna take (Shannon) a little further,” but said she understood the reasoning, telling The Independent that the character “was sort of a caricature of white privilege before that was a phrase, you know?
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