Someone we love to hate? Position already filled: Sloane.
As for Lauren being the best thing that's ever happened to the show? IMO, she's THE WORST thing that's ever happened. Hands down. And it's not because she's married to Vaughn and she's keeping Vaughn and Syd apart... I don't care about that.
I care about the fact that Lauren being on the show makes the show horrible. The writings been a bit dodgy... and her character has been inconsistent. We all know she wasn't supposed to be evil from the get-go. It was just an easy cop out for JJ- he was even close to admitting at the Paley Festival that it was a mistake bring Lauren into the show. And her being reduced to a recurring character next season is even more evidence of his mistake.
First, she's the innocent wife of Vaughn who can't seem to handle a gun. And then boom!- she's a sniper and working for the Covenant. WTF?! And then she gets off on killing people? Riiiiiight. And she's a pretty crappy double agent if you ask me! She almost died when Vaughn asked her what she was doing when she was looking for his flight schedule. And to call your handler and Sark from within the CIA building. Smart move, girlie. Smart move.
And though it doesn't bother me that she's standing in the way of Sydney and Vaughn togetherness... it does bother me that she punched Vaughn for showing that he loved his ex girlfriend, his soulmate. But she can tramp around kissing some guy old enough to be her dad before subsequently stabbing him to death. And then shooting some guard (for no reason, he didn't need to die!) and getting a rush off of it that she needs to jump Sark in the car. Riiiiiiiight. Tramp.
And don't even get me started on the damage she's done to Vaughn and Sark's characters. <_<
The past few eps have been too focused on her, I think she's even had more screen time than Sydney! And definitely more screen time than deserving characters like Jack, Weiss, Sloane, Dixon, and Marshall.
I don't like the development of the Lark ship. Nope, nope, nope! And it kills me to see Sark being so whipped by her! My bad ass, takes no bs Sark being reduced to a whipping boy. :angry: When she doublecrossed him in After Six... and he just stood there. I was about to pull all my hair out! The Sark I know and love would have killed her in an instant for doublecrossing him! But instead, he's so "lovesick" over her and her "impressive" skills. Ugh. Excuse me while I go and puke.
For more reasons to hate Lauren, click on the Anti-Lauren link in my sig. Come join in on the hate!