Spoilers - Lost S&S #39: Damn these writers and their "wouldn't it be cool if.." writing styles. - Page 5

chemistry86 · 10-25-2009, 08:52 PM

Yay! Thank god for this thread. Without sounding crass, I think Sawyer/Juliet might possibly have the worst chemistry found in televsion today.

But of course chemistry cannot be the sole factor for supporting a ship. Outiside of this factor, I found their story rushed and a bit forced, probably because it was manufactored right in time for Kate to come back to the island, like a stalling tactic of the real triangle, lol. I just don't get the pairing at all.

**NikNak** · 10-25-2009, 09:05 PM

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Without sounding crass, I think Sawyer/Juliet might possibly have the worst chemistry found in televsion today.

Well, I wouldn't say all that, but it might be pretty damn close.

**Crystaline** · 10-25-2009, 10:32 PM

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I liked Sawyer/Juliet because Sawyer was HAPPY. LOL. I care about his happiness way more than I care about Kate and her indecisiveness.

I care about what I find entertaining way more than any character's happiness. I love Sawyer, but I was never bored watching him until this past season. And it wasn't just because he was with Juliet (and they're about as exciting as watching paint dry), but because I felt like he'd lost his edge. In fact, the entire 70's storyline did nothing for me. I felt the same way watching the O6 in season four. Just absolutely bored to death.

chemistry86 · 10-25-2009, 10:35 PM

Besides, no character's happiness is supposed to come until the end of the show on these types of shows. When a character reaches true growth it's a sign that their chapter has closed as death is looming (Charlie anyone?). It's just never a good thing for a character to reach complete growth before the end

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Well, I wouldn't say all that, but it might be pretty damn close.

I think the only couple I've had this many complaints about in that regard was from DC.

**Crystaline** · 10-25-2009, 10:40 PM

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But of course chemistry cannot be the sole factor for supporting a ship. Outiside of this factor, I found their story rushed and a bit forced, probably because it was manufactored right in time for Kate to come back to the island, like a stalling tactic of the real triangle, lol. I just don't get the pairing at all.

That's exactly what it was. Suliet was established in the same episode where Kate returns. So very predictable and transparent.

**NikNak** · 10-26-2009, 01:30 PM

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I think the only couple I've had this many complaints about in that regard was from DC.

LOL, I remember those days.

**Crystaline** · 10-26-2009, 11:06 PM

First Lost final season promo to air Oct 29/09 | DarkUFO

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This just in, the first Lost final season promo (0:15) is tentatively scheduled to premiere during the end of FLASHFORWARD (with Lost's Dominic Monaghan joining the cast) this Thursday (Oct. 29 -- first night of November sweeps). Promos for V (starring Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell) will heavily be featured in this hour as well.

I thought they weren't doing promos for the new season? Unless this one only has footage from season five.

GreysFan101 · 10-27-2009, 06:35 AM

Set Report and Photos
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**Crystaline** · 10-27-2009, 06:45 AM

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Set Report and Photos
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A fresh grave, huh? Most likely for mah poor Locke.

eragon194 · 10-27-2009, 09:26 AM

Snippets from Damon

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Me: At what point are you in creating the final episodes?
Lindelof: We're actually writing the eighth episode right now and breaking the story for the ninth episode. We're filming the sixth episode. The blueprint for the entire season is done, but we only write the episodes one at a time, because the actual genesis of the scene-by-scene work is the fun part. So we're almost exactly halfway through.

There's been so much analysis of the this year's promotional poster. Do you have a big part in creating that?

Yeah. Everything in the design of that poster is intentional. We oversaw it -- now we know the audience looks at that stuff so closely, so we don't want there to be anything that we don't approve, especially at this point in the game.

Why is neither Walt nor Vincent in the Season 6 promo picture? -- Holly

Well, I'm not going to explain why anything is what it is, other than that everything is by design. You'll just have to watch the final season and decide for yourself. It's a little bit like, "Why is Paul McCartney holding a cigarette with his right hand when he's a lefty on the Abbey Road cover?"

Is the ending you envisioned when you first created the show still in place? -- adanzis

That's a great question. Yes, the actual ending ending is exactly the same as we'd always planned on it being, except we didn't know if we were going to get there after two seasons, four seasons or after six seasons, so the road to the ending has had to change significantly. But the ending itself? Whether people like it or not, that's the ending we've had.

Will Walt will have any major role in the upcoming season? He was important for a while because of his "gift," but that story has never been realized. -- mrhymes01

I think a lot of people are justifiably frustrated about the Walt of it all. We said he has this special ability, and the Others obviously grabbed him and studied him for awhile, then they got freaked out by him and decided to let him go.

I think that there are certain stories on the show that feel like dangling participles based on external factors. For us, we were incredibly limited by the fact that Malcolm David Kelley was growing at an exponentially faster rate than the show was progressing. So, you know, when we showed him in Season 5 and Locke is trying to recruit members of the Oceanic Six, the only way that it worked was to see him three years older. But hopefully, why Walt was special and the role he played on the show will have a new significance when all is said and done. And I'm not sure we really need the character of Walt to explain the significance.

Will we ever get more on the backstory on Libby ... or at least find out her last name? -- P-D Cougar

Libby is someone we get asked about a lot, and she's another one of those cases where it's more of an issue of our relationship with the actor than it is our desire to tell the story. It's our hope that Cynthia Watros will come back one more time and finish that story, but that's up to her. We asked her last year, she wasn't interested in doing it. Hopefully she'll change her mind.

One actor definitely won't be returning for the final season, right? Can you tell me more about that?

We did ask an actor who's played a significant role on the show to come back and do some work on Season 6, and they said no. But I'm not going to confirm who that is. All I'll say is that person was never a series regular.

Damon, I have a question about my second-favorite character on the show, Frank Lapidus. Ever since he appeared on the Season 6 promotional poster, there has been a lot of speculation on message boards. So, anyway, my question is: Will Frank be promoted to main character status next season, and if so, will he be getting a -centric episode? Because that would be basically the most awesome thing ever. -- Bish-Fiscuit

Yeah. Lapidus is definitely a series regular this season. Jeff Fahey was just a recurring character up through last year. Now, whether or not Lapidus makes it until the end of the season is anyone's guess, but he's definitely one of the A-team this year.Snippets from Damon | Lost Season 6

How many people do make it to the end of the season?

You really think I'm going to answer that question? Not all of them, that's for sure.

Snippets from Damon | Lost Season 6

**Crystaline** · 10-27-2009, 01:47 PM

Ok, the people still asking about Libby need to shut off their computers and go take a nap. I mean, really. I'm sick of reading/hearing Darlton answer that same question over and over again. Get over it! She's never coming back. Cynthia Waltros has moved on. Jesus.

And I find Damon's comments on Walt not needing to be there to finish his story very disappointing. Why didn't he and JJ consider the fact that a 12 year old boy would hit puberty in about a year or two and his sudden growth spurt would eff with the story they had planned all along? Why didn't they hire a younger actor? Estupido.

re: Going back to the set report GreysFan posted, it seems that Claire sets up residence where she gave birth to Aaron three years prior. That's pretty sad.

**HappySquared** · 10-27-2009, 01:52 PM

Thanks for the new stuff.

**Crystaline** · 10-27-2009, 10:54 PM

Jennifer Goodwin:

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FYI, sources say that the new Lost promos on Thursday will NOT have new season six footage.

And Carlton has twittered some casting information:

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Damon and I are die hard fans of this impeckable actor who keeps the barr high and just signed to guest star on the show. Life is good!

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For those who guessed correctly... congrats! It is William Atherton.

eragon194 · 10-28-2009, 03:29 AM

Small snippet/teaser

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On the Island, Locke is a true man-about-town... er jungle. Not only is he seen reuniting with a number the original Losties, including the badass, rifle-toting Claire, but he even finds the time to get stabbed by a genuine Iraqi.

Small snippet/teaser | Lost Season 6

**Crystaline** · 10-28-2009, 03:54 AM

So not!Locke gets stabbed by Sayid. He probably suspects something ain't right. Or maybe he's still pissed about Locke taking him hostage in Otherville all those years ago.