I was spoiled for Jin's death beforehand, but nonetheless I'm very surprised how slight an impact it had on me, especially as I think Jin is a more unambiguously likeable character even than Charlie. Perhaps it's because the ending was ultimately quite inconclusive - I do think he's dead (because I don't think Hurley would've referred to going to a tombstone as 'visiting Jin' if he was still alive somewhere else), but the big mystery is how, and that was more pressing than any sense of grief. Also Charlie's was so foreshadowed and I think that helped it seem more poignant when it finally came around - also helped that it took place onscreen. Or possibly I'm just getting used to the idea of losing characters in Lost.
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