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- Products: Lost
- Franchises: Lost
- Associated Features: Lost HQ
- Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Network: ABC
- Studio: ABC/Bad Robot
- Associated Luminaries: Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams
- Creator: Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams
With all the fanfare and hubbub surrounding the end of LOST and the exciting return of many of familiar faces, it seems a bit unfair to ask about the few we never saw again, doesn't it? And yet -- where was fan favorite Mr. Eko?
After all, it was just last summer that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was telling reporters he'd love to return to the show for the final season and called it a "strong maybe." And then ... nothing. What happened?
Well, rumor has it that although Akinnuoye-Agbaje claimed he was willing to go back and offered a "hearty sum" to appear in the finale, he ended up asking for five times more and then things "didn't work out." Things "didn't work out" back when Mr. Eko was a regular character either. Producers planned to keep him around for four seasons, but Akinnuoye-Agbaje didn't like Hawaii and asked to be released from his contract just one year in.
Clearly, Akinnuoye-Agbaje hates Hawaii and loves money. So let's hope for his sake that, should G.I. Joe get a sequel, it isn't filmed anywhere near the Aloha state and the pay is great.
