Why did they kill off Mr. Ecko in Lost?

Answer 1

They're little idiots.

Answer 2

the writers and producers always need someone to kill (if the last 2 seasons are any indication) My guess is that his story arc had ended, and they no longer needed his character. It's a shame though, cause he was cool!

I found this on the tv guide.com site. Here it is...




Exclusive: Lost Execs React to Latest Death!I can't believe the smoke monster killed Mr. Eko!

Sure, the stick-toting warlord wasn't exactly my favorite character, but he was a fascinating creature, not to mention one of the last remaining survivors of that cursed tail section. Why did Eko have to go? That's a question for Lost boys Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, who addressed Eko's passing — and the exit of his portrayer, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje — in an interview with yours truly earlier this week.

Ausiello: Another actor leaves Lost just months after he's pulled over in Hawaii for a traffic violation. This is the part where you guys tell me there's absolutely no connection.
Carlton Cuse: We actually work very closely with the Honolulu police department, and they have final script approval.
Damon Lindelof: Look, we feel very strongly about traffic violations, no matter how minor they are. All we can say is that Evangeline Lilly got a parking ticket last week, and she better not count her chickens.
Lindelof: The honest answer is, this story was sailing for months before his brush with the law — which was widely blown up by the press. What actually happened is not anything remotely illegal. (FYI: The charges were later dropped.)
Cuse: When Adewale came on the show, he didn’t want to make a long-term commitment to a series. We love him and so we agreed that he would come on the show and then we would find a time in which his arc would come to an end. And we sort of felt after a lot of conversations with him — most of which took place at the end of the spring last year — that we would finish his character somewhere in [these first] six episodes. And as we started talking about what was going to really help the drama of these six episodes, we thought, “Well, this is the perfect place to do it.” As we said, we all kind of went into this [with the idea] that it was only going to be for a limited period of time.

Ausiello: It's no secret that Adewale wasn’t the most beloved cast member. Did that play any role in his departure? [FYI: In next week's issue of TV Guide magazine — on sale Nov. 9 — my colleague, Shawna Malcom, reports that, per multiple sources, the 39-year-old actor had become an increasingly difficult presence on set, refusing to film scenes as scripted, insisting on rewrites and even "demanding" several times to be released from his contract.]
Lindelof: We don’t really talk about anything other than the creative decisions made on the show. If you’re hearing it from other people, you’re not hearing that from us. Not to mention, we’re in L.A. So we would never let that kind of thing determine the creative direction of the show. We’re all in the service of the story.

For more from Damon and Carlton, you may want to check out next Wednesday's 100th Ask Ausiello. Because they may be two of the very special guests I've been alluding to. And in lieu of an expensive gift, they may be giving me some major-*** prattle about the rest of the season. (Tee-hee.)

Answer 3

They wanted to develop the storyline of the smoke monster. Remember Ecko saw the smoke monster last season and it appeared to be reading his mind. This was a way to give the viewers a bit more clues as to the nature of the monster. It killed him because he didnt repent for his sins. Perhaps Ecko was justified in killing the man to protect his brother, but the slaying in the church and the numerous other killings he commited certainly deserve some repentence.

Answer 4

Apparently the actor who plays Mr. Ecko lost both of his parents this past year and asked to be written off the show so he could go back home to England. I'll see if I can find the source...

Answer 5

Because the show was originally only supposed to 2 seasons long. It got so popular after its premeire though that they extended the story to 3 seasons. So JJ Abrams had to put in lot of filler crap. I'm guessing Ecko was one of these story lines. Think of the other people from the plane who have come back to the camp the cop, the mental patient/ psychiatrist, and Mr. Ecko. None of them have done ANYTHING to further the story. Every episode about them has just been filler.

Answer 6

It was his time. He made peace within himself and his brother and he rebuilt his brother's church. It is time. But what worries me most is Locke said he saw a bright light and Mr Ekko saw the black smoke. Uh oh.....you know what that means. It's not fair. He did kill the old man in order to save his brother's life from the warlords.

Rest in Peace, Brother. See You on the Other Side

Answer 7

Well, the show is supposed to last 5 seasons. I'm guessing Eko's death is to put a the spiritual focus back on Locke. Any, it was a good episode and a great show. Bring it on!

Answer 8

The bigger the star..the quicker they fall. He is an up and coming actor with many demands for his skills. I knew from the first episode that he appeared on that his time was short! He
'll be showing up soon in a theater near you. Believe that.

Answer 9

Because they have no idea what the viewers want, and don't care. His character was so much more interesting than a lot of the regulars they keep on. I know I'm in the minority, but personally, I'm sick of Jack.

Answer 10

I don't know, but it was so sad. I'm starting to get sick of getting even more lost after every episode. Release a tad already!