Yea michael was an idiot and he could have gone about things a differentw ay, but I don't think hes a bad person. I agree he just made rash, bad decisions. Basically Michael was out for himself and his son, which we can sort of connect to how Paolo and Nikki were out for themselves. However, Michael gets to get off the island, and Paolo and Nikki are buried alive. It really shows us the difference between characters like Kate and Jack who are trying to help everyone, and characters out for themselves.

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