 Generally , critics and fans were disappointed Mr. Eko was killed after being on the show for only one season . Kristin Dos Santos of E ! called Mr. Eko " the best character of the show " , and was therefore very disappointed with his death . In response to Mr. Eko 's death , Christine Fenno of Entertainment Weekly stated " I 'll miss Adewale Akinnuoye @-@ Agbaje — his acting was up there with Terry O 'Quinn 's , Elizabeth Mitchell 's , and Michael Emerson 's . I guess he was the sacrifice the island demanded " . Writing for Zap2it , Rick Porter said that his death " sucked hard , and loud , and long " . IGN listed Eko 's death as number one on its list of " Top 10 Lost Deaths " . 
