I can't see him earning many fans, certainly. He'd only stand a chance if some motives were attributed to him - at present, he's a just a great muscle-bound killing-machine, which doesn't make me keen to invest any interest in him. You know I personally think Ben's guilty of genuine atrocity as well, as indeed is Widmore and more besides, but at least with them there's more than a hint of driving motivation, and even if, as I do, you personally find it unsympathetic, it at least makes for a rounded and even understandable character. The only hint of depth in Keamy thus far was his questioning Ben - 'What sort of a man do you think I am?' And he immediately and unconcernedly backed down on that, admitting under the slightest pressure that he was precisely that sort of a man. All we really learn from his very cold-bloodedly killing Alex is that he's not going to show the slightest hint of weakness, even for the sake of mercy: when he makes a threat, you can be utterly sure he intends to carry it out. He's slightly reminiscent of the android-like force of nature that was Ethan in season 1, only without the glassy-eyed psychotic sheen that almost served as an explanation.
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