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JamesG · 06-26-2024, 09:15 PM

Maggie Grace on her "Lost" Character’s Exit: “Still the Worst Heartbreak of My Career”
by Nancy Tartaglione
June 26, 2024

Maggie 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 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? And maybe I was just too good at my assigned job of being incredibly annoying.”

She had thought Shannon might “at the last moment, redeem herself and be incredibly self-sacrificial in some way. I guess there were flashes of it, but not in the way I hoped in terms of an arc.” Still, she added, “That’s a selfish actor’s point of view. They definitely had bigger fish to fry.”

Grace, who was 21 when "Lost" began airing, told The Independent that the cast was somewhat isolated from the frenzy surrounding the show. “We were so removed in this tiny village – it felt like this little theater troupe. It was just before social media, which was an enormous blessing for everyone’s mental health. And the concept of the show being popular was just this vague, fuzzy, sort of ‘Oh, that’s nice.’”

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,120	Maggie Grace says Getting Killed off Lost was the "Biggest Heartbreak" of her Career *Maggie Grace on her "Lost" Character’s Exit: “Still the Worst Heartbreak of My Career”* by Nancy Tartaglione June 26, 2024 Maggie 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 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? And maybe I was just too good at my assigned job of being incredibly annoying.” She had thought Shannon might “at the last moment, redeem herself and be incredibly self-sacrificial in some way. I guess there were flashes of it, but not in the way I hoped in terms of an arc.” Still, she added, “That’s a selfish actor’s point of view. They definitely had bigger fish to fry.” Grace, who was 21 when "Lost" began airing, told The Independent that the cast was somewhat isolated from the frenzy surrounding the show. “We were so removed in this tiny village – it felt like this little theater troupe. It was just before social media, which was an enormous blessing for everyone’s mental health. And the concept of the show being popular was just this vague, fuzzy, sort of ‘Oh, that’s nice.’” https://deadline.com/2024/06/maggie-...it-1235983429/ Attached Images