Character Look-Backs #2

Jack: "He told me that it was my fault for leaving..."

Welcome to the second part of the character look backs, which take a travel back in time and try to glimpse in to the future for the character in question. For this segment, we look at our resident Iraqi and our loveable redneck.

James "Sawyer" Ford started off as a conman off the Island, and wound up in love twice. Once with Cassidy Phillips and now with Katherine Austen. A man on a mssion to get revenge on the man who conned his parents, who was known by another name, and was connected to a fellow Lostie. In season three, he finally managed to get back at Antony Cooper whom he strangled with some chain from The Black Rock. He had a strange journey in season four, odd times with Kate, and then protecting Claire and almost becoming an Oceanic Seventh. I think that season five will see him take on a semi-leader role as Hurley appointed him to the post briefly when Jack was away. As for the whole Jate/Skate/Jacket arguments, I could not care either way who ends up with who in that warped triangle with extra twizzles on the end. I'm unsure as to what loose ends we really have left to wrap up in his story besides his daughter. I'm also unsure as to what the reaction would have been were he Jeremy Bentham, the man in the coffin.

Now on to Sayid, who went from the "terrorist" everyone assumed had something to do with the crash, to the guy that every Lost fan would want on their side in a fight. Smart, cunning and in Shannon's eyes, sexy, Sayid took a supposed dark turn after leaving The Island and ended up working for Benjamin Linus. The true nature of why he keeps working for him is not yet unveiled to us. In season five, I think he will help everyone else in their return to The Island, as he already recruited Hurley to join him. Though as he and Locke never saw eye to eye I am confused as to why he is returning. Nevertheless, I am sure I will enjoy the journey.

That being said, come back again when I shall chat about two more characters, though am currently unsure which two.

SPOILER: Six spoilers from TV Guide

TV Guide have revealed some spoilers for the second half of season four.

It doesn't take a flash-forward to uncover Lost's secrets. Just a trip to Hawaii and a few pry­ing interviews. Here, a sextet (in honor of the Oceanic Six) of spoilery insights. — Shawna Malcom

1) Others leader Ben (Michael Emerson) has been called many things — Master Manip­ulator, Bug-Eyed Bastard, Captain Bunny Killer — but an action hero? In the April 24 episode, Ben leads the resis­tance against the freighter fiends working for cranky billionaire Charles Widmore, while in his flash­forward adventure, he does battle in the Tunisian desert and spies on a funeral in Iraq. Emerson was as surprised as anyone by this unexpected turn of events, not to men­tion a little anxious. "Stunts, languages — all sorts of spe­cial skills were asked of me," he says. "feel like I've done everything but the kitchen sink in this episode. God only knows what's next."

2) In one scene witnessed by TV Guide, Sawyer, Miles (Ken Leung) and a banged-up Claire, holding baby Aaron, make a ghastly discovery in the jungle: one dead body and an extra dismembered arm. Surprisingly, the con man turns all Big Brother on the single mum. "Since Charlie's died, feel like no one's protecting Claire," Holloway explains. But can anyone really keep Claire from joining the island's body count? After all, Aaron's calling Kate "Mommy" in the future. De Ravin claims she hasn't received the dreaded phone call from producers. "Maybe just let the baby go first," she says. "Or maybe fall off the helicop­ter. But if that's the case, I'm not shooting that scene. Stunt double, please!"

3) Remember that water­color painting an insti­tutionalized Hurley was working on when Charlie appeared in the season pre­miere? Jorge Garcia painted it himself. He also decided what to paint — an Eskimo fishing outside an igloo. "I was like, 'hope peo­ple think this means something,'" says the prankster. Mission accomplished: After the episode, fan sites buzzed with theories, including one he expected: "I hoped people might think it had something to do with the guys [in the Season 2 finale] speaking Portuguese in the snow."

4) TV Guide caught a scene shot for the May 1 episode in which Jack collapses, unconscious, on the beach. Expect Juliet to take charge and perform emergency surgery. "get to go into Jack's guts!" says a glee­ful Mitchell, who adds, "After reading this episode, realized that Juliet really does truly love him." Even so, Jack's flash-forward revolves around Kate. We're sworn to secrecy but will let slip that fans of "Jate" are in for a long-awaited happy twist of events.

5) Coming attractions: The return of ageless Other Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell). A trek to Jacob's cabin. In the future, Hur­ley imparting a chilling message from Charlie to Jack. Christian Shephard reaching out to both (!) of his children.

6) The producers' ambitions for the season finale were so epic, they had to ask ABC for an additional hour (Part 1 airs May 15; the second and third hours will air May 29). "All we can say is, at the end of May 15, viewers will be left wondering how the hell in two hours are the Oceanic 6 all going to be together and off the island?" executive producer Damon Lindelof says. But get off they will. And as a result, expect Lost to be a whole new ball game — again — when it returns for Season 5.

What do you think to them?

What I expect to happen in The Shape Of Things To Come

Real time

- Ben will try and influence the Smoke Monster in to saving Alex and killing off a lot of Freighters
- Richard is the one on the phone being safely off Island calling Ben to tell him "CODE 14-J"
- We will see Others moving around in the jungle
- Juliet will try and detach herself from Jack
- Jack will then fall ill after being poisoned by one of the Freighters (Poisoned his bottle of water or something)

Flashforward

- Ben will recruit Sayid at Nadia's funeral to come and work for him to pay back for what he's done (On and off Island)
- We'll be unsure as to whether it's a Ben or Sayid episode at first
- We'll have a "...What?" moment at the end of the flash

The Shape Of Things To Come Sneak Peek

THEORY: Daniel Faraday has Savant Syndrome

I have a new theory about Daniel Faraday. Initially, I thought that Dan was simply suffering from memory loss, and severe emotional/mental problems.

However, after discussing the autistic spectrum and certain degrees of autism/savants I fully believe that Daniel Faraday has Savant Syndrome. For those who would like a more detailed explanation, please visit Wikipedia. For those that are happy to listen to me ramble on about what it is, please proceed. Having a savant skill does not necessarily make you autistic. Some cases of being savant are on the autistic spectrum but not all. If you have a savant skill you excel in one area expidentially, but you struggle with everything else. Savants are in no means geniuses, though there have been savants who are. Savants may be able to, for example, work out how to send a mouse's conciousness backwards or forwards in time using mathematical equations, but would find it hard to hold a conversation, or to get themselves dressed in the morning.

Savants, similarly to autistic people, need care. As Confirmed Dead's enhanced episode revealed to us, Daniel's caretaker was the woman standing behind him. I believe this woman to be Charlotte Lewis. Charlotte & Daniel have hardly been apart since meeting after the initial travel to The Island. Below are a few more instances that help to back up my theory.

- Daniel & Charlotte play a card memory game in an episode, and Charlotte encourages him afterwards as a person looking after a savant/autistic person would.
- Daniel states that he is not in charge of the packing. He would not be able to pack the items correctly, because he would not have very good spatial dexterity
- Charlotte tells Dan 'You can do this' when in The Tempest and shows encouragment once again
- When Daniel is in The Tempest, he is struggling to enter the correct sequence because he needed Charlotte's help to do it

Daniel excels at mathematical and scientific equations, though he is still astounded by other scientific things outside his area of understanding, such as the scattering of the light on The Island.

So what do you think? Obviously this is just a brief overall view of the theory, but please do comment.

This theory is also now posted at DarkUFO's site.

ABC Teleconference

Discuss Lost with Damon & Carlton.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A TELECONFERENCE WITH DAMON LINDELOF AND CARLTON CUSE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF ABC'S "LOST"

WHAT: Teleconference call to discuss the April 24th return of "Lost," airing on the ABC Television Network WHEN: Thursday, April 17 at 10:30 a.m., PT/1:30 p.m., ET WHO: Damon Lindelof, co-creator/executive producer; Carlton Cuse, executive producer, "Lost" CALL INFO: Conference Telephone Number: (719) 325-4817 Confirmation Code: 4002580 Title: Damon Lindelof/Carlton Cuse - "Lost" Please plan to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Replay Number: (719) 457-0820 Replay Passcode: 4002580 PLEASE R.S.V.P. TO ABC Media Relations: Jeff Fordis (818) 460-6676, jeffrey.a.fordis@abc.com

ABC Media Relations Contact:

Jeff Fordis (818) 460-6676, jeffrey.a.fordis@abc.com

I tried to send off an e-mail a few days back and here's the reply.

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		"Fordis, Jeffrey A"			2 Apr (4 days ago)

MyName:

This conference is for US domestic press. I'm sure Disney-ABC International will be doing something on their own with Damon and Carlton in the near future.

Jeff

If anyone else wants to try and listen in for us fellow Losties, then please do.

HOAX: Lost script leaked?

A page from the apparent final episode of season four has been leaked, and here it is below:


This was an early April Fool's apparently. Oh well.

Source: PickUpFlix

SPOILER: Claire is in danger/The Kiss

Some news comes to us from Ausiello this afternoon. I know he isn't always the most reliable source, but at the moment, I'll take any Lost tidbits.

Question: What's this I'm hearing about a major kiss in Lost's season finale? — David

Ausiello: More like a "spectacular kiss" — Damon Lindelof's words, not mine. In the new issue of Lost magazine, DL teased, "Romance is always blooming on and off the island. And I hereby promise you one of the most spectacular kisses you've ever seen on the show in this year's finale." Naturally, I pressed DL's partner in crime, Carlton Cuse, for further details on the earth-shattering smooch, to which he replied, "I can disclose no more details other than to say it's one of my favorite moments of the whole series so far. And contrary to some speculation, it is a male/female kiss." OK, so it's not Mr. Friendly and his little Rent Boy. Who does that leave? Oh, right: Pretty much every other couple on the frakkin' show! Damn you, Team Darlton!

Question: I love Lost, but is Claire ever going to get Charlie's letter and ring? — Rhiannon

Ausiello: The only thing I know for sure is that Claire is in significant danger in this season's Episode 9.

23 Days to go

So, fellow Losties, what are you up to whilst you await Lost's return?

Myself, I'm kicking back and watching My Name Is Earl and having a few drinks. Happy days. :-)

Sam's new e-mail and Flickr

On Find 815, Sam has been sending some e-mails and has gotten some back, make sure you check his laptop and check both the sent and received e-mails to know where we're at.

Also, you can download a Find 815 image from below, iron them on to a t-shirt and then wear them with pride. Or wear them and upload them here.






















Expect my photograph soon.

Solving Sam's bag

A few people seem to be stuck on how to fit everything in to Sam's bag. I'm having a hard time getting a good screen capture of it being full, but here's as good as I got.
The final item goes on the left hand side of Sonya's photo. If you have any other screencaps of your completed, or almost completed ones, please do send them in.

Matthew - Find 815

MATTHEW

That's the new code that will be needed for something in Chapter 2 of Find 815. It was revealed in this game via ABC.com, in which you have to pack Sam's bag before he goes and explores a certain area.

http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/find815/index?pn=chapter1