12 Most Fan-Pleasing TV Moments Ever

9. Nikki & Paulo Are Killed Off - Lost

Lost Nikki Paulo
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One of the advantages network shows with 20+ episode seasons have is that, if it becomes apparent something really isn't working, they can change it before the season is even finished. Fandoms can bring people together or push them apart, but perhaps no example is bigger or more dramatic than the case of Nikki and Paulo.

The pair were introduced early in Season 3 as survivors of the plane crash who just hadn't happened to appear before now, as part of a response to questions over what happened to the extras in the plane crash. Fans immediately hated the pair for their whiny annoyance, but luckily didn't have to put up with them for long.

The 14th episode of Season 3, Expose, centred around them, their history, and their time on the island, before they were bitten by venomous spiders that left them paralysed and, believed dead, were then buried alive by Sawyer and Hurley. The episode was still disliked, but fans rejoiced at never having to see the couple again.

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