Lost...The Hero

     Lost was a popular television show, that aired from 2004-2010 which told the story of the survivors of a plane crash who end up on a mysterious island.The main characters of the show are Sawyer, who is a handsome respected con artist, Jin, an Asian hitman, Sayid, a former wartime agent, and Hurley an unlucky fat man who ironically has won the lottery. WARNING SPOILER ALERT. Quickly the characters find out that they're not alone on the island. There is a group of people known as The Others who destroy a raft the survivors have created to get off the island. They also kidnap one of the survivors sons. The two groups end up going to war, but the survivors learn how outmatched they are. While trying to kill The Others Sayid, Jin, and Sawyer get kidnapped and are held at gunpoint. Just in time Hurley saves the day by running The Others over with a van he finds on the island. (Clearly this show is very complicated.)

     This episode defies the Ideology that a fat, unlucky man in a T.V. show is useless. Typically, the hero in such a series is identified as a flawless, tall, handsome, fit man. The choice of an obese former mental patient is beyond unconventional. Ironically, the climax of this episode shows the tall handsome Sawyer standing by helplessly as Hurley arrives to save the day. After Hurley runs over The Others with the van, Sawyer blocks him from exiting the vehicle and says snidely, “Stay in the bus hero!”