You have a favorite TV show character who is introduced late in the show?

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Southernfatman
01/10/2025
02:46 PM
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*Possible spoilers ahead*

I was thinking about some TV shows and who my favorites are and I realized a few of them are characters who introduced later on in a show's run. It's only a few, but I think it says something when a character can show up later on and upstage the ones who were there from the beginning. Some examples of mine:

Phil Leotardo - The Sopranos
Lalo Salamanca - Better Call Saul
Dragon Ball - Yajirobe

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Giant_Aspirin
01/10/2025
02:48 PM
#2
some iconic characters in The Wire don't show up until S3 -- Slim Charles, Marlo + Chris + Snoop. then the kids in S4.
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Ivynn
01/10/2025
02:49 PM
#3
Nui in Kill la Kill
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01/10/2025
02:52 PM
#4
Mira Romaine - Star Trek TOS
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01/10/2025
02:56 PM
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T'Lynn.
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archizzy
01/10/2025
02:56 PM
#6
Off the top of my head I have to say as a big House fan they consistently had good characters through the show. Im resistant to change and I really liked the initial team that worked under House with Foreman, Chase, and Cameron.

I liked how later they brought in Taub and Thirteen and then I really enjoyed that dynamic and they became great characters too and then in the last two seasons they brought in Masters and the very last season brought in Adams and Park and I thought they were really great.

Cameron went away mostly the last two seasons but they kept Foreman and Chase involved all the way though. Taub was involved from the middle until the end and Thirteen was just a guest in the last season.

It was done extremely well in my opinion and is one of the few times where I was actually happy with multiple changes and thought it made the show strong all 8 years. The only bad move was no Cuddy in the final season.
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masterpug53
01/10/2025
03:00 PM
#7
Red Death - The Venture Bros.
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The-Apostle
01/10/2025
03:01 PM
#8
Jefferson - Married... with Children
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01/10/2025
03:02 PM
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Southernfatman
01/10/2025
03:05 PM
#11
Giant_Aspirin posted...
some iconic characters in The Wire don't show up until S3 -- Slim Charles, Marlo + Chris + Snoop. then the kids in S4.

Argh, I forgot about The Wire. Slim Charles is my favorite character.
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__starsnostars
01/10/2025
03:12 PM
#12
Chris Traeger is the first to come to mind.
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MartavisBryant
01/10/2025
03:23 PM
#13
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Leon
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Letsago
01/10/2025
03:23 PM
#14
Mirai Nikki - John Bacchus
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Jiek_Fafn
01/10/2025
03:25 PM
#15
MartavisBryant posted...
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Leon
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ironman2009
01/10/2025
03:25 PM
#16
Ramsay Bolton
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Southernfatman
01/10/2025
03:25 PM
#17
MartavisBryant posted...
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Leon

Oh yeah him too. Marty Funkhouser as well.
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bigtiggie23
01/10/2025
03:28 PM
#18
Rafael Barba - Law & Order SVU
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LinkDaLunatic
01/10/2025
03:52 PM
#19
Zuko. I mean, technically, he's in the entire show... but Good Zuko isn't added to the roster until later, and he's easily a top 3 gaang member (#1 spot permanently reserved for Sokka).

  1. Sokka 2. Toph 3. Zuko 4. Appa 5. Suki 6. Momo 7. Aang 8. Katara
Toph and Zuko are interchangeable here really. So are Suki and Appa.
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Southernfatman
01/10/2025
04:07 PM
#20
Thought of a few more.

Seinfeld - Frank Costanza. I forgot he doesn't appear until season 4. He feels like a character who was there from the start.

Mobile Suit Gundam - Slegger Law

Twin Peaks *SPOILERS* - While not technically a separate character, but he also sort of is - Dougie Jones.
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Cartoon_Quoter
01/10/2025
04:08 PM
#21
Rogu

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bigblu89
01/10/2025
04:19 PM
#22
MartavisBryant posted...
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Leon

Jiek_Fafn posted...
Came in to say this

Yup. That's my answer as well.
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Boombam99
01/10/2025
04:24 PM
#23
Lalo from Better Call Saul and Leon from Curb Your Enthusiasm are two great examples, I agree
ROBANN_88
01/10/2025
04:26 PM
#24
i can't pick a favoritem but many of the late additions to M.A.S.H.
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Were_Wyrm
01/10/2025
04:31 PM
#25
Romo Lampkin - BSG
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KookyCouture
01/10/2025
04:31 PM
#26
Elroy - Community
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Zeeak4444
01/10/2025
04:35 PM
#27
Keith - Scrubs

I wouldnt say favorite but prob too 3-5
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masterpug53
01/10/2025
04:37 PM
#28
KookyCouture posted...
Elroy - Community

That's a damn good one. S6 ended up being the best post-3rd season largely because of him and Frankie.
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RoosterGold
01/10/2025
04:38 PM
#29
Leon is a good choice. Does Spike count? Or does it have to be even later
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Cartoon_Quoter
01/10/2025
04:39 PM
#30
Were_Wyrm posted...
Romo Lampkin - BSG

Ooh, I'm stealing this one.
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MotaroRIP619
01/10/2025
04:42 PM
#31
Mike from Breaking Bad
Mega_Mana
01/10/2025
05:31 PM
#32
The Practice's Alan Shore

masterpug53 posted...
That's a damn good one. S6 ended up being the best post-3rd season largely because of him and Frankie.

First thought was Frankie.

Buffy has a lot: Spike, Oz, Faith, Anya, Tara though all were in by the midpoint. Other midpoint thoughts were Frasier Crane on Cheers, Chris Traeger & Ben Wyatt in Parks & Recreation, Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones...

...Tough coming up with late-comers though. The kids on The Wire for sure. Juliet Burke & the Freighter Four are good shouts for LOST.

Alan Shore of The Practice counts, even if the final season was essentially a backdoor pilot for Boston Legal. That'll be my main answer unless I can think of better.

Mia on Arrow.

JACK! Jack on Supernatural, even as there's a ton of others (Castiel'd be up top if it stayed fuve seasons) like Rowena, Kevin, Crowley, Death, Lucifer, Cain.

Archie Morris on ER

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DrizztLink
01/10/2025
05:32 PM
#33
Mega_Mana posted...
Chris Traeger & Ben Wyatt in Parks & Recreation
Isn't that, like, season 2?
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