I don't hate any of the characters, but there are some that I genuinely cannot stand:- Sayid, Katie, Claire, Karl, Bernie..
Then there's others who I kinda like but kinda can't stand: Jack, Rousseau, Jules..
Currently i'm not sure where to place Ford..he's kinda faded into the background lately and so he's off my radar (not sure why my radar doesn't do the same for Claire).
Anyhoo, I think it's important to have characters that you despise as much as it's important to have those whom you love and can indetify with.
The thing is, personally i cannot identify with the likes of Claire and Kate. Neither do I find them particularly attractive or appealing (although Kate sometimes..in the right light). Which is the very thng which endears me to Nikki (ah, sweet lil superficial Nikki
). In fact the likes of Claire/Kate etc just get on my last nerves.
I guess whilst I despise the Sayid's and Jack's of this world, I have at least (up to now) enjoyed them as characters. Sayid needs a smack but he's bloody interesting. Whereas Claire (for example) is like the Black Rock - a vessel which set sail and somehow crashed on the land, which most people have now forgotten about
I hate how she bores me. I hate how she wails and i hate how she treated our beloved Chucky
There's reason to hate Claire, I feel. But i do not
'hate' her per se (hates a strong word)..rather I cannot stand the woman.
So yeah, I love the characters who i can identify with..the characters who i'd be like if i was on the island - Locke, Eko, Ben, Des, Niks, Lulu..and of course SCOTT
I want to like Kate cos she's our lead lady..but until I sell my soul:
"I Blame Kate"