The show won't quite be the same without Charlie though. Charlie and Hurley are the comic relief. And with all the craziness that happens on the island, and the seriousness and plotting and whatnot that goes on with Locke and Jack and even Kate etc. It is nice to have their perspective on things. Like when Charlie asks Eko 'what are you going to do, beat me with your Jesus Stick'. I can identify more with Hurley and Charlie's take on things. They react to the absurdity of it all, the way I would react. I'm going to be totally bummed if he bites the big one.