but it's a lot of fun to see Terry O'Quinn actually act instead of being tasked with the thankless job of giving the Agents Bristow orders so they can refuse to follow them. I guess J.J. liked him and thought he deserved better in his next production

That would be my guess as well.*g* Also? I do have a favourite pin-up of course, but that's not the same thing. Hooray for Naveen Andrews, I say.