Exclusive: Harold Perrineau clarifies the record on his departure from 'Lost': 'I was disappointed...I wouldn't say I'm bitter'

I have to admit that Michael was never one of my favorite characters (mostly because of how he was written) but I understood why he did what he did for Walt. I didn’t much care about whether he returned or not but now I’m glad he did. I have a much deeper appreciation for him after watching Meet Kevin Johnson. Harold Perrineau gave a wonderful performance and brought a depth to Michael that I’d never noticed before in that character. (It may have been a short story arc but you were great—thank you, Harold!)

Hooray for you spectator! Race was never meant to be an issue in this show. Give the writers a little more credit. They are absolutely brilliant, (one reason why we all love this show so much), and I think they would be mortified to think their viewership was going to worry about that! Maybe insulted is a better word. They have gone to places no other TV show has ever gone. Can’t we just love that show for what it is? I understand Harold’s perspective, but it has nothing to do with the plot line. People come and go. That’s the way it is! And death does not exclude anyone!!!

Right on, dragonfly!

I love Lost but I thought Michael’s death was petty lame. A boat of that size is going to have life boats that could accommodate more than just the crew. Once the bomb was found the boat could have been easily evacuated with no casualties including Michael. Seriously, it is a *major* oversight by the writers.
I would have thought that Charlie’s weak death couldn’t be topped but apparently it has with the deaths of Jin and Michael. Come on writers!

First of all, Mj- no one was into Boone.
Now, as for Michael: I thought he was well written and added a great element to the show. I don’t know why people didn’t like him, but I have my guesses… (Admit it , you hated him even before he betrayed our heroes)
I agree that his return didn’t reach it’s full potential, but the show is packed with so much going on that I’m sure EVERYONE was feeling a bit short-changed. (Except for Jack and Kate)
As for Harold: who wouldn’t want to stay on this great show? I agree with whoever said that. He may just be bummed (Dominic was too, last season). At least he went out in a cool way.I think he has a point, even if it was taken out of context. There are no conspiracies or anything like that, the writers do the best they can- but there is a subconscious issue that people don’t think about or don’t want to think about.
As for the finale: I loved every minute of every death! No one is safe! (except for Jack and mabye Kate)

Harold is entitled to his opinion. He’s an excellent actor (Romeo & Juliet!) and, as such, would certainly want a good, juicy role/send-off. Yes, we’re disappointed that such a major character didn’t have a better send-off, but that’s what the writers needed at this point. The black perspective is one that I don’t think anyone can judge unless you walk in those shoes. I do definitely think this cast has got to be the most diverse I’ve ever seen in a primetime show and I applaud the directors and people casting the show for how seamlessly it’s woven into the story. They don’t hit you over the head with it–it’s real-life. I don’t go around to my friends and say this is my Filipino friend, this is my black friend, this is my gay friend–they’re all just friends. I actually think the writers WILL have Harold/Michael back in some role before the end of the show. It was left pretty open. I also don’t think Harold was whiney or bitter in his comments. They were just what he was thinking….

I didn’t mind losing the Michael character, but I really, really miss Akinnouye-Agbaje’s Mr. Eko. (Nice to hear that Hurley is playing chess with his ghost though!) If I had been a stronger person, I would have quit Lost after the writers killed him off. That character, an amalgam of writer and actor–and,quite frankly, it looks like mostly actor– has remained the most interesting one in the whole series. That powerful portrayal may have been dumped because of the company’s apparently stringent traffic ticket policy. This policy has been noted to have a decided effect character mortality. Didn’t we all know that Jin’s days were numbered once Daniel Dae-Kim got a DUI? (I once had a friend who had some personal experience with “Island Fever”. Evidently the beauty of Hawaii reduces mainlanders to bouts of drunken, self-destructive behavior. Someone should do a study.) What would I really like to see is the return of Mr’ Eko.