Dr Christian Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by John Terry.
32 Facts About Christian Shephard
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Christian Shephard is the father of lead characters Jack Shephard, who becomes the de facto leader of the survivors of Oceanic 815 after it crashes on an island, and Claire Littleton, another of the survivors on the Island.
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Christian Shephard is introduced in the fourth episode of the series, and goes on to feature in thirteen more, including a pivotal scene in the series finale, as well as two webisodes.
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Christian Shephard is an example of two of the main themes in Lost: father issues and character crossovers.
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Christian Shephard marries Margo, and the two have one child together, Jack.
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Years later, Christian Shephard meets Carole Littleton, a woman from Sydney, Australia.
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Carole and her sister, Lindsey, do not approve of him juggling time between two families, which leads to Christian Shephard being told he is no longer allowed to visit.
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Christian Shephard takes Claire out for coffee and tells her of his other family.
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Later, Christian Shephard operates on a woman while under the influence, and is exposed by Jack, ending his career.
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At an airport bar, Christian Shephard meets Ana Lucia Cortez.
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Once in Australia, Christian Shephard asks Ana Lucia to serve as his bodyguard.
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Christian Shephard is dropped off outside a bar, where he meets James "Sawyer" Ford.
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Christian Shephard's body is discovered and placed in a morgue, where he is identified by Jack.
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When Claire wakes up one night while returning to the beach with Miles Straume and Sawyer, she sees Christian Shephard rocking his grandson, Aaron.
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Locke encounters Christian Shephard acting as an intermediary for the invisible Jacob in his cabin.
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Christian Shephard tells Locke that the people from the freighter are already on their way back to the island and the only way to keep it safe is to have the island moved.
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Claire is present, but Christian Shephard tells Locke to keep her whereabouts to himself.
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Meanwhile, on the island, Christian Shephard appears to Locke as he is attempting to reach the wheel that Ben used to move the island.
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Christian Shephard criticizes Locke for not moving the island himself, as per Christian Shephard's instructions.
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Christian Shephard tells Locke to "say hello to [his] son" for him; though he doesn't give Locke a name, Locke deduces that Christian Shephard was referring to Jack and passes the message on, upsetting Jack.
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In "Namaste", Christian Shephard appears to Sun and Lapidus after they have crashed on the island circa 2007 in the Barracks.
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Christian Shephard informs Sun that Jin is on the island, but that Jin is existing in 1977, and they have a long journey ahead of them.
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When Sun and Lapidus tell Ben Linus that they were told to wait at the Barracks by Christian Shephard, Ben has an alarmed look on his face, but does not elaborate.
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Christian Shephard is hard on his son, but is keen to be a better father to Jack than his father was to him.
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Christian Shephard is present in flashbacks of Jack, Sawyer, Ana Lucia and Claire.
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Christian Shephard is able to appear anywhere, both on and off the island, at will, and intervenes several times to stop Michael's suicide attempts.
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Christian Shephard was able to defy time, in appearing to Locke at the bottom of what would someday be the Orchid Station, at a time when even the ancient well had not been built, the Statue was still standing, and before the original Christian had even died.
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Erin Martell of TV Squad pondered that Christian Shephard's appearance is "like the Yemi apparition that turned into the Smoke Monster".
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Alan Sepinwall notes Christian Shephard holds Aaron, thus making him corporeal, but wondered about the significance of Miles seeing him.
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The first apparition of Christian Shephard had him wearing a clean suit, and having very well kept hair, whereas in his most recent apparition, Christian Shephard is wearing pants and a tattered looking shirt, as well as having stubble and untidy hair.
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Christian Shephard begins to feature more prominently on the island throughout the fourth season.
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Digital Spy's Ben Rawson-Jones described it as "a pleasure" when Christian Shephard returned in the second half of season 4, adding "John Terry is superb".