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#23. Dr. Pierre Chang
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And now we're reached what I will dub the Dr. Chang Fodder Line. This is the line that I drew when making the list that separates "characters I generally like" from "characters I dislike or don't matter to me." This is the first demarcation, as there will be another line that separates "the heavily flawed characters I still like" group from the "only characters I actually like" group (but more on that when the time comes).

Dr. Chang is really a nothing character in the first few seasons until we catch up with the Dharma folks in the 1970s timeline. Here we get a glimpse into a more developed character--an ostensibly cold and hardass scientist who cares more about his work than his family, whom we later learn actually does prioritize his family first. It's a pretty common trope, but they pull it off well enough where it doesn't bother me too much.

But that's really it for Dr. Chang. I neither like him nor dislike him. He serves his purpose as effectively as needed. He is truly a net-zero on the show, and thus he is my fodder line.