Random Greatest TV Characters Who Weren't in Season 1 (19 items)

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  (#17) Marlo Stanfield

  • The Wire

  Chilling. Ice cold. Ruthless. Jamie Hector brought all this and more to the role of Marlo Stanfield on HBO's The Wire. Marlo wasn't the first bad guy, but he was the last, and he was definitely the baddest. He shows up in the Season 3 opener "Time after Time" and slowly and confidently begins his reign of terror over the streets of Baltimore.
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  (#2) Butters Stotch

  • South Park

  Aw, Butters. Sweet, happy, wholesome Butters Stotch had been a friend of Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman on South Park for years, but he was never actually introduced (or allowed to speak) until midway through Season 3 in an episode called "Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub." Even when he's (poorly) planning destruction as his alter ego "Professor Chaos," you just can't help but root for the lovable little guy.
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  (#14) Benjamin Linus

  • LOST

  Michael Emerson, who portrayed the devious, brilliant, scheming Ben Linus on Lost, holds the distinction of being one of the only actors in TV history who did not appear in his show's first season but still went on to win an Emmy for his performance in later seasons. Ben Linus first appeared as a mysterious "survivor" who showed up on the island in the Season 2 episode "One of Them." But the audience soon learns he is much, much more than he appears. 
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  (#18) Megan Draper

  • Mad Men

  Jessica Paré joined Mad Men in the Season 4 episode "Christmas Comes But Once a Year" as Megan Calvert, a secretary at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. But it didn't take long for her to become the next Mrs. Draper. During her time on the show, Megan brought a youthfulness to Don Draper's life that he sometimes had a hard time dealing with. She challenged him, and eventually, she left him. But not before leaving a big mark on one of the all-time great TV shows.
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  (#12) Jack McCoy

  • Law & Order

  It's hard to think of another actor so deeply connected to one show. Sam Waterson's Jack McCoy seemed to be the one constant on Law & Order amid an ever-changing roster of cops and lawyers. But even he was not there in the beginning. He debuted in the Season 5 opener, "Second Opinion," as the Executive Assistant District Attorney and there he stayed for the remaining 368 episodes, a monumental achievement.
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  (#5) Saul Goodman

  • Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul!

  Saul Goodman puts the "criminal" in "criminal lawyer." Bob Odenkirk's pitch-perfect portrayal of the sleazy attorney didn't actually appear in Season 1 of Breaking Bad. He swooped in halfway through Season 2 in the episode "Better Call Saul" to help get one of Jesse's buddies out of a tight spot and remained a fixture from that point on.

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