Shannon Rutherford is a fictional character on Lost, an ABC adventure series written and produced by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. Shannon is the manipulative step-sister of Boone Carlyle.
Basic facts
- Played by: Maggie Grace
- Flashback episodes: Exodus: Part 1; Abandoned
- Features prominently in flashbacks in: Hearts and Minds
- Reason for trip: Returning with Boone from Sydney.
- Profession: Ballet instructor
Biography
Shannon is a cunning and extremely clever person, more so than people give her credit for. Shannon grew up in various places around the world, having lived in France, Australia, and the United States. Because of her step-mother's exclusion of her from the family money, Shannon has a long history of conning Boone into giving her large sums of money, frequently through his "buying out" of her abusive boyfriends. In fact, it was one such con which brought both of them to Australia. However, this was to be her last con; her then-boyfriend explained the situation to Boone, and later defrauded Shannon of the check Boone had written to "save" her. That night, after arriving at his hotel room while intoxicated, she seduced Boone, sleeping with him just before their flight from Australia.
Since coming to the island, she has done her best to keep everyone at arm's length, frequently behaving selfishly. Nonetheless, Sayid broke through to her while attempting to decode French words on Rousseau's maps, and they began developing a romantic relationship. However, Shannon blamed John Locke for Boone's death, and when Sayid refused to kill him for her and interfered with her attempt to kill Locke, their relationship took a turn for the worse. Young Walt gave her his dog when he left on the raft, so that she could talk to (and bond with) Vincent and work out her grief.
In a flashback, she met Sayid for the first time when the two were waiting to board the plane at the airport in Sydney. He asked her to watch his bag, and she told a security person that an "Arab man" had left his bag unattended in the waiting area. She told Boone that she did this just to prove to him that she can do whatever she wants to do.
In Raised by Another, Shannon gives her age as 20. In Hearts and Minds, it is revealed Shannon's father is dead.
Shannon was killed by Ana-Lucia in Abandoned, right in front of Michael and Jin.