Manifest
While some have compared NBC seriesManifesttoLOST , it ’s in reality a very different show . In the supernatural drama , passenger who seemingly break on a plane more than five yr in the first place dead turn up very much alive , the same age as they were when the plane disappear .
As the families try out to cope with the news , the passengers of flying 828 are desperate to understand what fall out to them and to deal with these strange visions they keep mother that touch base them to one another and , in some eccentric , ostensibly predict the futurity . The serial publication , now airing its 2nd season , has had some outlandish storylines and funny fiber ontogeny . So , who are the good character and who are the worst ?
update on September 2oth , 2021 by Matthew Rudoy : As Manifest keep , the show continue to introduce new fiber and to germinate its make characters as well . Some of these characters vibrate well with rooter and aligned with the show ’s exploration of religion vs. science and other themes . Other fictional character did n’t gel with the show as well or were just too unlikable . As fans look forward to the show being deliver byNetflix and the coming 20 - episode ending , it ’s the perfect time to search at the show ’s good and worst character .
Eagan Tehrani: Worst
time of year 3 stick in Eagan Tehrani , an 828 passenger with an eidetic memory . This is an interesting concept to play with as Eagan is able to perfectly call back every trivial point from the Callings .
However , Eagan is often selfish and a loose carom who does no favors for the way the world perceives the 828 passengers , like when he broke into Vance ’s home and took his son hostage , which is amongthe worst things the master role ofManifesthave done .
Robert Vance: Best
NSA Director Robert Vance was only meant to be a myopic - term character in time of year 1 , but his character was so well - receive that he was brought back as a significant fictitious character in seasons 2 and 3 and has beenupped to a series unconstipated for season 4 . In his pursuance to learn the truth and with his suspicions about the passengers , Vance could ’ve well become a standard political science antagonist . Instead , the show turn him into an unlikely friend .
While he does n’t always see heart - to - eye with Ben , Saanvi , or the passenger , Vance has grow to care for them and sacrificed a large deal to protect them and get to the bottom of the truth . His character is authoritative , yet compassionate as he balances his duty as a regime official , family human , and 828 ally .
Angelina Meyer: Worst
After showing the power of faith and how good things come to those who follow the Callings , Manifestmakes its questions about faith more complicated through the case of Angelina . Her spiritual extremism has make her to take things too far , from intentionally setting fire to the room child Eden was in , to murdering Grace and abduct Eden .
Angelina ’s character does an effective job of challenging the show ’s complex geographic expedition of religion , but the part is sometimes unnecessarily creepy and over - the - top to be the well - meaning extremist that the show require her to be .
Dr. Aria Gupta: Best
Dr. Gupta ’s fibre perfectly embodiesManifest ’s clash and the balancing act between faith and science . Due to experience she had as a child , Dr. Gupta has suffer all sense of faith and only believes in skill . It is n’t until she figure Cal ’s drawings in the time of year 3 finale – drawing that connect to her yesteryear and serve as a message to her – that Dr. Gupta admits that " Perhaps trust has a seat at the table after all . "
Opening her mind to the theory of faith again while still operate in the realm of skill shows great character development and more importantly that faith and skill can coexist and do n’t have to be reciprocally undivided , belike hinting at the show ’s end game .
Jace Baylor: Worst
Jace Baylor is a despicable persona with no redeeming quality . He is a drug dealer who nobble Cal Stone as revenge for Michaela arresting him . He go on to murder Grace ’s measure - chum Tarik and hurt many others .
Even when his vernal brother Pete and their admirer Kory attempt to forge a different path and assay redemption , Jace ’s actions condemn them as they are catch in the same " lifeboat " and Jace sinks it through his horrifying deeds .
Michaela Stone: Best
Michaela is one of the ripe characters , with plenty of complex layer . Trying to adjudicate whether she should marry Jared , her prospicient - sentence cooperator in both life and with the NYPD , she abruptly disappeared on the woodworking plane , not to be seen again for another five year .
Upon return , she had to deal with her fiancé and good friend had gotten married to one another , strange visions , and easing back into detective work as if the last five years had n’t happened . Juggling work , home aliveness , family relationship , guiltiness , and visions , she make it all look loose .
Ben Stone: Worst
Ben is an associate professor and a self - profess math nerd who is hellbent on attain the meaning of everything that is going on and what happened to them . But his constant shocked stare and raised eyebrow at every weird discovery get old after a while . It ’s a flake exhausting to see him be the only one to figure things out .
see him deeply in intellection with his shabu on becomes something of an vexation after a while , due to repeat . He ’s compassionate and loving , but sometimes he can also be annoying .
Olive Stone: Best
Olive is the daughter of Ben and Grace and the duplicate sister of Cal , who is now a adolescent and five years old than her brother . She ’s the typical incubation teenager look for import in her life .
But ultimately , she ’s just a teen girl like any other trying to see her station in the world and with her family , specially give the unusual circumstances . Even though she at one point joined a cult , out of green-eyed monster and a feeling of not belonging , the audience can relate to what she was drop dead through .
Jared Vasquez: Worst
Jared did a complete 180 from the sweet fuzz who was madly in love with Michaela ( and then Lourdes ) to a revengeful member of a hatred group . And even though it was revealed that it was all an act and he was work deeply undercover to take the group down , he still seems like a alter man .
Maybe he ’s just great at his job . Nonetheless , from his crewcut haircut to his new permanent frown and the chesty prance in his pace , fan can only go for the old Jared come back .
Saanvi Bahl: Best
One of the flight 828 passengers , Saanvi is a vivid graduate student and medical research worker . She has teamed up with Ben , Michaela , and others to try and fall upon the signification behind the passengers ' career and put a stop to the anticipated destruction date , incisively five years from the date of their counter .
She is career - minded and so determined that she is even willing to try out on herself . While she buries herself in her work , the character is compelling and interesting to watch over , especially as she tolerate the puzzling side effects of remove her own experimental treatment .
