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Sooo … Where Exactly Was Mr. Eko For The ‘Lost’ Finale?
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Mr. Eko

Over the course of this final season of Lost that has been so often talked about and discussed, one of the biggest question marks among fans (myself included), was where Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje of course is best known as the character Mr. Eko — easily one of the most popular to fans over the course of the show’s six seasons — and with every other character showing up from time-to-time throughout the season and also the finale, it was clear that something was fishy in Eko’s absence.

So where in the hell was Mr. Eko?

According to E! Online, it was somewhere he preferred to be over Lost. Sources state that the actor was offered a “hefty sum” to make an appearance in the last episode, but decided that he wanted FIVE TIMES more than that amount to do it. As a producer you want everyone to be a part of something like that, but there’s only so much they could be expected to do from a business standpoint. I’m sure there were plenty of other stars who were just as crucial — if not more so — who were happy to come back no matter what the salary.

I’ll be pretty blunt: this pisses me off a little. With something like Lost, there’s a family trait and major loyalty deeply embedded in the cast and crew. You’ve seen this numerous times from actors who didn’t survive past the first couple of seasons who happily came back whenever called upon to help the series stay true to that incredible attention to detail that has always been priority. It’s annoying to me as someone who loved the Eko character to see the actor behind it being this seemingly greedy and all-around “Hollywood” type. This would have been what, maybe a one-day cameo job? And obviously all of his fans (again, including myself) were really hoping to see our Eko.

A real shame.

8 Comments »

  1. This is how RUMORS get started!!!!! (“he wanted FIVE TIMES more than that amount to do it.”) REALLY??? And where did you get THIS information??
    You say you were a FAN??? REALLY??? If that’s the case, you would KNOW the reason behind his tension w/LOST. [REAL fans know he had to deal with a HORRIBLE family tragedy during the taping of the show]
    You should really do some research before you start bashing folks…

    Comment by Kelly — May 27, 2010 @ 12:27 am

  2. Easy now.

    My apologies for not being a “real fan” — I personally had never heard why he actually left the show.

    Aside from that, this story has nothing to do with why he left Lost. It has to do with him making an appearance four years after his character was removed and how he wanted way more money than they were offering.

    Speaking of doing research, if you actually read this you would see that the source is E! Online, who was told by people from ABC and Lost that he wanted FIVE TIMES more. It was also this story from E! which stated that the producers wanted him on the show for four seasons but he wanted to leave — no explanation as to why.

    I don’t just make this stuff up. I read, write, and react.

    Comment by The Movie God — May 27, 2010 @ 2:32 am

  3. Unless you didnt realise they were just making crap up with each new season, never really knowing where they were gonna take the show. The writers probably dont even remember Mr. Eko!

    Comment by scrotumbagmonkeyflicker — May 27, 2010 @ 3:38 am

  4. I don’t care if they got blackout drunk and threw darts at a wall blindfolded to figure out where they were going to go with it, to be honest.

    It was still one of the best shows ever made, and it was and is better than most of the crap that we get on TV these days.

    Comment by The Movie God — May 27, 2010 @ 4:12 am

  5. That is a shame.
    If I were an actor on this show, got killed/written off, but my character was impactful enough for the writers to warrant it coming back, I would jump at the chance? Why, because this show no matter what has left a legacy and who wouldn’t want to be part of that?

    Ah well…but have a look at this, the final showdown between Locke and Jack…MK STYLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p8o5DThg6Y

    Comment by Steve _Kasan — May 27, 2010 @ 8:31 am

  6. Personally, I never understood the fascination with Mr. Eko and I wasn’t sorry to see him killed off (along with Ana Lucia, who I completely HATED from the getgo). However, as I watched the finale, I kept wondering when the hell Eko was gonna show up. I could understand Walt and Michael not being there (given Walt’s age when the show began, their inclusion would’ve seemed odd), but the absence of Eko seemed utterly bizarre. I figured there was a scheduling conflict, but now that I know the reason it seems sorta like he flipped the bird to his “Lost” fans.

    Comment by Vinnie Rattolle — May 27, 2010 @ 11:24 am

  7. If I remember correctly, the reason the actor left in the first place had less to do with money and more to do with family and home. He was from London and his parents recently died.

    That said, what I think might have happened is that they asked him to come back and he really didn’t want to for personal reasons. So, he asked for a huge amount of money knowing they’d say no. On the off hand chance they said yes, well…big bank :)

    I remember a coworker of mine doing something similar. He turned in notice, they asked what it would take to keep him, and he asked for a double in his salary. He knew they’d most likely say no, so it was a nice way to say bye bye.

    Comment by M. Talon — May 27, 2010 @ 3:27 pm

  8. He was one of the more intriguing characters.

    Comment by scrotumbagmonkeyflicker — May 27, 2010 @ 6:02 pm

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