Talk:John Murphy/@comment-138.237.109.81-20150302154921/@comment-25900245-20150308033833

Murphy is a fantastic character... now. He was a sadistic murderer for most, if not all, of season 1, but he's changed, as has everyone.

I think the reason people still hate him is because his story is being told far more subtly that the others.

Bellamy was hated for early episodes of season 1, but his redemption story, started in S01E08, is full of heroic deeds as he desperately tries to save his people. He's now pretty well, if not universally, liked.

Murphy's, ongoing, redemption story is playing out much more slowly. There are no heroic deeds for people to say "Oh, look, he's changed!"... You actually have to pay attention to what he's doing, and what he's saying, to recognise what a completely different character he to the one he was at start of the show.

He also gets the best lines.