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Ethan tells Claire that the Others are "good people"
Several characters talk of "good people" and "bad people" in Lost. It is not yet known what is meant by this (indeed, as many of the characters have killed or tried to kill at least one other person, on or off the island) or who qualifies as "good" or "bad" in their eyes, as on the show, "good" and "bad" are applied as relative terms.
Occurrences
The following characters have been called good and/or bad by other characters. Only direct references are included below.
| | | Good/Bad | Referenced by
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 | Aaron | Good | Eko
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 | Alex | Good | Claire
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 | Ana Lucia | Good/Bad | Libby/Ben
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 | Ben | Bad | Juliet, Locke, Sayid
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 | Charlie | Good | Charlie, Desmond, Nadia
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 | Claire | Good | Richard Malkin, Ethan
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 | Desmond | Good/Bad | Penelope/Charles Widmore
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 | Eko | Good/Bad | Charlotte Malkin/Yemi, Amina
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 | Ethan | Bad | Charlie
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 | Hurley | Good | Carmen
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 | Jack | Good | Rose, Christian Shephard, Achara, Kate, Dan
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 | Jin | Good | Poor man, Desmond
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 | Juliet | Good | Jack, Sun
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 | Kate | Good/Bad | Locke/Kate, Edward Mars, Dan
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 | Locke | Good | Ben, Eddie Colburn
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 | Michael | Good/Bad | Ben/Hurley
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 | Naomi | Bad | Ben
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 | Sawyer | Good/Bad | Pierre/Sawyer, Cassidy
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 | Sayid | Good/Bad | Hurley/Sayid
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 | The Others | Good/Bad | Ethan, Ben/Claire, Charlie
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 | Jacob | Good | Ben, Mikhail
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Details are listed below, sorted by episode.
Good
Season 1
- Rose tells Jack, "You have a nice way about you. A good soul, patient, caring. I suppose that's why you became a doctor." ("Walkabout")
- Richard Malkin tells Claire "Your nature, your spirit, your goodness, must be an influence in the development of this child (Aaron). ("Raised by Another")
- When Richard Malkin was talking about the ones that were going to raise Aaron, he told Claire: "They're good people." ("Raised by Another")
- Hurley eulogizes about Scott Jackson, calling him a "good guy". ("Homecoming")
- Christian Shephard tells Sawyer about his son Jack: "He's a good man, maybe a great one. Right now, he thinks that I hate him." ("Outlaws")
Season 2
- The poor man tells Jin, who is working as a hotel doorman: "Thank you -- you're a good man." ("...And Found")
- Goodwin explains that he killed Nathan because "Nathan was not a good person". ("The Other 48 Days")
- In a deleted scene, Libby tells Sayid "Deep down, she's a good person" in reference to Ana Lucia. ("Collision")
- Kate angrily tells Jack, "I'm sorry that I am not as perfect as you. I'm sorry that I'm not as good." ("What Kate Did")
- Kate says to Sawyer, thinking she is confessing to Wayne, "It's because I hated that you were a part of me -- that I would never be good. That I would never have anything good." ("What Kate Did")
- Charlie tells Eko he "was a good person". ("The 23rd Psalm")
- Sawyer tells Charlie "I'm not a good person.". ("The Long Con")
- Sayid says: "I was 23 years old when the Americans came to my country. I was a good man. I was a soldier. And when they left I was something different." ("One of Them")
- Claire tells Danielle Rousseau that "She was not like the Others, she was good," referring to Alexandra Rousseau, who she met in the Medical Station. ("Maternity Leave")
- Ethan claims that "they" are "good family": "We are good people, Claire. Good family." ("Maternity Leave")
- Before injecting Claire, Ethan tells her "You've been such a good girl." ("Maternity Leave")
- Jack says to Kate of the "The Hunting Party" incident, "They could have kept you but they didn't. Then again, they didn't really want me, either." Kate responds, "Damaged goods, both of us." ("S.O.S.")
- While strangling Ana Lucia, Ben tells her, "You killed two of us -- good people who were leaving you alone." ("Two for the Road")
- Benjamin Linus states that John Locke is "one of the good ones" and that Henry came to get John. ("Two for the Road")
- Charlotte gives Eko a 'message from the other side' (from Yemi), saying: "He says you were a good priest... He said that even though you were pretending, you're a good man." ("?")
- Ben says: "We're the good guys, Michael." ("Live Together, Die Alone")
Season 3
- Eddie Colburn tells Locke (who is holding him at gunpoint) "You're not a murderer. You're a good man.", and then turns his back and walks away. ("Further Instructions")
- Amina tells Eko when they meet that she believes he is good, like his brother Yemi before him. Later, however, after Eko kills the men at the church, her son Daniel asks him, "Are you a bad man? My mom says you are a bad man." Eko retorts "Only God knows." ("The Cost of Living")
- Penelope tells Desmond she loves him because he is a good man. He later, while doubting himself, tells her that being a good man is not enough. ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
- Desmond tells Charlie that he's a good man. ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
- Carmen refers to Hurley as "such a good son". ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
- Locke said that he told the Others that Kate was "a good person". But after being told who she was and what she had done, he indicated that they did not agree because "forgiveness is not one of their strong suits". ("Left Behind")
- Jack tells Juliet on the beach that the survivors are "good people." ("One of Us")
- Desmond refers to Jin as "good man". ("Catch-22")
- Sun says, "And Juliet, I believe she's a good person." ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
- Jack says sarcastically to Ben, "Oh, I almost forgot, you're the good guys." ("Through the Looking Glass")
Season 4
Season 5
Great
- Magnus Hanso's first name is Latin for "Great".
- The DeGroots: The surname DeGroot is derived from the Dutch for "The Great."
Season 1
Season 2
- Aaron was a great man, according to Eko. He is referring to the Biblical Aaron but in doing so may be implying that baby Aaron is also great. ("The 23rd Psalm")
- Tariq says of Hassan Jarrah, Sayid's father, "Sayid, you are a loyal soldier. The son of a great hero." ("One of Them")
- Ben refers to Him as "a great man" and a "brilliant man" but not a forgiving man. ("Two for the Road")
- Eko tells Locke that "Yemi was a great man, a priest, a man of God." ("?")
Season 3
Season 4
Bad
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 5
See also
