what response did the character receive?
Critical and viewer opinion has been positive.
Jack Shephard
Critical and viewer opinion has been positive for Matthew Fox's Jack Shephard. "BuddyTV" praised Matthew Fox's lead role performance in "Through the Looking Glass" as "Emmy worthy" 
what is through the looking glass? It is the third-season finale of the ABC television series "Lost". who is its director? Jack Bender when was it created? 2007 who are the main characters? Jack Shephard can you tell me more about this character? He is played by Matthew Fox; the character was originally conceived by creator J. J. Abrams.
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Jack Shephard [SEP] Reception
Critical and viewer opinion has been positive for Matthew Fox's Jack Shephard. "BuddyTV" praised Matthew Fox's lead role performance in "Through the Looking Glass" as "Emmy worthy" "The San Diego Union-Tribune"'s Karla Peterson praised Fox's work in "Something Nice Back Home", "The Palm Beach Post"'s Kevin Thompson "thought [that] Matthew [Fox] did a nice job conveying a wide range of emotions—scared, haunted, frustration, jealousy, just to name a few" in the same episode. Matthew Fox won a Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Television Series for his role as Jack in 2004. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006 for Best Actor in a television series – Drama and a Television Critics Association award in 2005 for Individual Achievement in Drama.