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March 24, 2009
3 Sneak Peeks for 5x10 - He's Our You
1) Sawyer/Sayid/Horace/Radzinsky/new character (01:08)
2) Sawyer/Sayid (01:00)
3) Sayid/little!Ben (01:02)


March 22, 2009
Ryan Podcast | Summary by Misty
On Friday 13 Lost was filming at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum at Peart Harbour. It was used previously as the interior of the Galaga, the Dharma Initiative's submarine that the Others take over. On the set were Josh Holloway, Jeremy Davies, Evangeline Lilly and Elizabeth Mitchell. There was also a young girl – in fact it was young Charlotte. There were some other folks there. Kate and Sawyer were in their jumpsuits, but Juliet was wearing her civilian clothes. There were other extras there with name tags we've seen in the background before (Casey, Donna). But the key to the scene, the primary centrepiece of the scene was a fight sequence that leaves Sawyer pretty badly bloodied.

SkyOne Promo for 5x10 - He's Our You


March 20, 2009
Promo #2 for 5x10 - He's Our You


March 19, 2009
Press release for 5x15 - Follow The Leader
'Jack and Kate find themselves at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, Locke further solidifies his stance as leader of "The Others," and Sawyer and Juliet come under scrutiny from the Dharma Initiative.'

Press release for 5x14 - The Variable
'On the 100th episode milestone for the series, the time of reckoning has begun when Daniel Faraday comes clean regarding what he knows about the island.'

Press release for 5x13 - Some Like it Hoth
'Suspicions about a possible breach intensify after Ben is taken from the infirmary, and a reluctant Miles is forced to work with Hurley when he's asked to deliver an important package to a top Dharma official.'

Press release for 5x12 - Death Is Dead
'To atone for sins of the past, Ben must attempt to summon the smoke monster in order to be judged.'

Televionary - Incense and Peppermints: The Castaways Get Oriented on "Lost"
Next week on Lost ("He's Our You"), things begin to unravel when Sayid goes rogue, endangering the lives of everyone on the island; Juliet issues a warning to Kate.

Lost Redux: Welcome, New Recruits!
WHAT'S TO COME
The love polygon lives. Sawyer and Juliet appear to be settled down, domestic and altogether fuzzy-wuzzy, but they have some struggles ahead. And don't forget, as Sawyer announced in season one, "It's about bunnies," and the newly released Geronimo Jackson album cover agrees with him. And you know what bunnies like to do, right?


March 18, 2009
USA TODAY: For the near future 'Lost' will settle in the past
Starting next week, the show returns to its original format, each episode built around a single character with the back story in flashbacks.
The show "becomes a lot more character-centric," Lindelof says. "For those people who were more confused or scratching their heads" at the time-traveling, "it's sort of normalized."
A major focus is the new love triangle of Kate, Sawyer and Juliet. Juliet is living with Sawyer, mysteriously known as LaFleur, Dharma's tan-jumpsuited security chief, in the '70s. "Juliet's aware that Kate's return will cause problems," Cuse says. Yet Jack, who vied with Sawyer for Kate and was engaged to her off the island — still carries a torch.
But Lindelof, conceding viewers were frustrated, likens Lost to coursework: "College gets harder as you go on, and you're now taking Advanced Lost." For those who follow the drama for its rich character entanglements, "all that really matters is that (Sawyer) likes Juliet, Juliet likes him and now Kate is back. But the real hardcore fans want mythology.

Promo #1 for 5x10 - He's Our You

4 Sneak Peeks for 5x09 - Namaste
1) Sawyer/Hurley/Kate/Jack (01:06)
2) Frank Lapidus (01:09)
3) Sawyer/Jack/Kate/Hurley/Jin (01:19)
4) Jin/Radzinsky (00:49)


March 17, 2009
Matt Mitovich: Will Lost's Juliet Find Herself Betrayed by Sawyer?
TVGuide.com: What went through your mind as you learned of the Juliet-Sawyer love story?
Mitchell: There's my initial feelings, my middle feelings, and then my feelings now. At first, Josh [Holloway] and I were like, "Nuh-uh! That's never going to work!"
TVGuide.com: But surely you had an inkling they'd go that way, after the storylines got split.
Mitchell: I think I even said, "I don't think that sounds like a very good idea at all." But then as the season went along, I realized there were these little asides and glances... Both Josh and I were like, "We don't know about this." But luckily — and I mean this very, very sincerely — it became something I'm very happy with. Josh turned to me the other day and said, "Hey, that's pretty good huh?" I said, "Yeah, it kinda works!"
TVGuide.com: Has it been in the back of Juliet's head that Kate could return to the island someday?
Mitchell: Yeah, I do think it's been there. But I also think that at some point in time, because three years is so long, she actually came to believe that maybe this might work. Maybe that came to her just in the last two months before [Kate, Jack et al] showed up, but for the first time in her life there was a grain of hope. So I think that it's very sad for her.
TVGuide.com: Does any insecurity register on Juliet when she first learns Kate is back?
Mitchell: I think so. Juliet is torn in a lot of different directions. She's torn that Kate is there, I think she's torn over how Sawyer is going to respond to it.... It's very telling that he doesn't saying anything at first about Kate being there. Juliet's just busy reading him, but of course there must be massive worry about [Kate's return].
TVGuide.com: What are Juliet's priorities now?
Mitchell: Juliet has a couple of priorities, one of which of course is being in love, and that's figuring quite heavily in the writers' minds. And there's always the thing of, "How do I get my life back? How do I keep my sister and her child safe?" They are in this eye of the storm, this little hiatus, and that's new for her. Good lord, she's working in the motor pool, so she's not even trying to save lives! For the first time in her life, she's quite peaceful and living. Now it's becoming a matter of survival again.

TV Guide scans: "A baby for Sawyer and Juliet?" / "Lost's Romeo and Juliet"


March 16, 2009
Watch with Kristin spoiler chat: Sawyer is safe
Don in Dallas: Kristin, are they killing off Sawyer on Lost?
Yes, they're killing Sawyer off Lost. Other season finale deaths to expect this year: A depressed McDreamy commits surgical hara-kiri with a scalpel on Grey's Anatomy, Blair uses thallium poison to kill Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl, and Jon Stewart is being written out of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. (Sorry for the bad joke.) To my own personal knowledge, Josh Holloway is not going anywhere (swear). However, it is possible there is a death I don't know about..

Press release for 5x11 - Whatever Happened, Happened

TvOvermind: Preview - LOST 5.09 - “Namaste”

DarkUFO: title for episode 5x16/5x17: The Incident

DarkUFO: One of these will die *update* - Sawyer, Ben, Daniel


March 15, 2009
Watch with Kristin Show: Another clue about the Lost character being killed off
Kristin: "It is a character that we love and someone on Lost loves, too. Please don't make me say any more. It is too good to spoil."


March 14, 2009
Photo of Josh with a fan at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum


March 13, 2009
Sneak Peek #2 for 5x09 - Namaste (Jin/Sayid)

Promotional pictures + episode descrition for 5x11 - Whatever Happened, Happened
'Kate goes to extreme measures to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Meanwhile, Kate begins to tell the truth about the lie in order to protect Aaron.'


March 12, 2009
DarkUFO & The Odi podcast
0) Episode 9 should be about Jack, Kate and Hurley getting into Dharma.
1) He confirms Sayid shoots young Ben (in episode 10 Sayid is the character who goes rogue), but Juliet saves Ben and some sources confirm that Jack does not want to help. Jack initially refuses to help Ben, but agrees later on. Still, it's Juliet who actually fixes him.
2) He confirmed that Kate's "promise" to Sawyer is to take care of Clementine, but Cassidy does not seem too thrilled.
3) In episode 5x11 Whatever Happened Happened we will hear the line: "Because your daughter deserves to know her father cared about her".
4) Episode 5x13 - Some Like it Hoth title might change.
5) Horace and Radzinski will take a dark and violent turn.
6) Hawking will return and she is someone from the island (most likely Ellie) plus she will do something that will shock us and she won't be very poplular.
7) Locke will take on the leader of The Others again.
8) The Jughead will return.
9) We will see more of Theresa.
10) Miles will have to guard Kate and Jack at some point (He guesses (or knows) that Sayid actions make Jack, Kate and Hurley look suspicious).

Sneak Peek #1 for 5x09 - Namaste (Ben/Sun)

Watch with Kristin Show: Is Another "Lost" Star Leaving?
Kristin: "It looks like Lost is losing another main character and this one is definitely doing to leave a mark. He or She is much-loved by you fans and is a series regular, and trust me - you're going to be shocked. This big death happens before the end of the current season."


March 11, 2009
DarkUFO: One of these will die *updated* - Ben, Sawyer, Daniel, Jin, Miles

Watch with Kristin: A Major Character Death Is Coming

• Here's what I can tell you about this death:
• A current series regular is getting killed before the end of season five.
• The character who will die is someone who is much-loved by many of you fans.
• This is a real leaving-the-show death, a' la Shannon or Charlie, not a quick-fix time-travel death like Jeremy Bentham/John Locke.
• The character getting killed off is not, I repeat, not Evie's character Kate Austen.

And a source close to the show tells me that the person who's being killed off just learned of their character's fate late last week, and the news hit hard. "Unfortunately, [he or she] found out after the script treatments were sent out to some of the crew on the set," says my source. "So it wasn't the best timing."
As for the timing of when this death will happen onscreen, I can only tell you that while the character's end is still a ways out, it will go down this season.

DarkUFO: One of these will die - Ben, Sawyer, Kate, Daniel, Miles, Juliet, Jin


March 9, 2009
Watch with Kristin Spoiler Chat: Sawyer/Kate & Sawyer/Juliet
Sydney in Hollister, Calif.: Kristin! I need some serious solace! As an avid Skater I've been at a loss for what to think this season. Jack and Kate? Sawyer and Juliet? Please tell me that all will be right in the world again when Sawyer is reunited with his true love, Freckles!
Hoping this will help: In this week's Lost podcast, Josh Holloway talks about his messy love quadrangle on the Island. After conning his way into New Otherton Josh says, "He's actually found a life that is more fulfilling than any of his past adult life, so it's become his reality. The con has become the reality that is a better reality than reality." Were any of you following that? Does this mean Sawyer and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) are going to stay together in Dharmaville? Josh adds, "When he jumped out of the helicopter, that was his ultimate sacrifice to love." Loving which one? Hit the comments with your vote: Kate or Juliet.

Press release for 5x10 - He's Our You

Cating calls for episodes 5x16/5x17: Captain Bird; Doug, young Jeff

[DOUG] Caucasian, 40s. Charismatic, soft southern accent. Strong and authoritative but knows how to deliver bad news smoothly. Deals bad news to his buddy with empathy. NICE CO-STAR. || Confidence Man scrip: Doug is Sawyer's uncle

[YOUNG JEFF] Caucasian. 8 to 10 years-old, blonde hair, soft southern accent if possible. Hazel/Light brown eyes. Gone through much in his young life. Anger hides a deep pain. He's a tough kid with a wounded heart. NICO-STAR.


March 7, 2009
Episode description for 5x10 - He's Our You
'Things begin to unravel when one of the survivors goes rogue and takes matters into their own hands -- risking the lives of everyone on the island.'

Promotional photos for 5x10 - He's Our You


March 6, 2009
Televisionary: Synopsis for 5x09 - Namaste
'In two weeks on Lost ("Namaste"), Sawyer is forced to further perpetuate his lie in order to protect the lives of his former companions when they turn up on the island; Sayid is identified as a spy by the Dharma Initiative; Sawyer is reunited with Kate but is torn between her and Juliet.'

The Writers Guild Foundation: Writers On Writing, March 26
'Meet writers whose work stands out for its originality and excellence. They will talk about their careers and the projects that made them famous. Includes an audience Q & A.
Get a first hand look at the dynamics and story processes of the writers’ room with Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, and Elizabeth Sarnoff -- members of the writing staff of the television series Lost.

Variety: Submit questions to Lindelof and Cuse (deadline: March 15)

Casting calls for episode 5x16/5x17: young Emily; young Bob; Mr. Springer


March 5, 2009
Official Lost Videopodcast for LaFleur
'Josh Holloway ponders Sawyer's con-within-a-con; EPs Damon & Carlton take a new fan question. Namaste airs Wed., March 18th.'


March 4, 2009
Promotional photos for 5x09 - Namaste


March 3, 2009
Casting calls for eps 5x16/5x17: young Nathalie; young Donna; Alice

DArkUFO: title for episode 5x15 - Follow The Leader

MSN: Evangeline Lilly interview
The preview for the next episode of Lost has alluded to the long-awaited reunion of Kate and Sawyer (Josh Holloway), and Lilly dished on how she hoped it would go down, and what did indeed happen.
“For Evangeline, it was great fun because it’s been a long time since I worked with Josh, and it was great to have that reunion,” she reveals. “I was also nervous that they would write something that would undermine Kate’s character.
“The notion that she might come back to the island and start things up with Sawyer again after three years of being involved with Jack, I was very nervous that that would happen and warrant having to justify that. Because I’m the one who has to make that believable, and if you don’t believe it, then it’s hard to make other people believe it. But they didn’t do that.”
Lilly adds, “It’s a very intense thing for both of them; I don’t think Kate realized he was even alive still. The last time she saw him, he had jumped out of a helicopter, was swimming in an ocean, to an island that, minutes later, disappeared.
“So for all intents and purposes, Kate thinks he’s dead. She really is holding out a little measure of hope that he’s alive, but the skeptic and the realist within her is saying he’s dead. So to see him again, more than being intense and romantic, it’s just intense and shocking.”


March 2, 2009
Press Release for 5x09 - Namaste

Clip Show to air next April 22 instead of episode 5x13


February 28, 2009
Synopsis for 5x09 - Namaste by WCHS-TV8:
'Sawyer is forced to perpetuate his lie when some old friends drop in unannounced.'


February 26, 2009
Casting call for 5x15/5x16: Mitch


February 25, 2009
Casting call for 5x16/5x17: Jason and Samuel


February 23, 2009
TV Guide scans: Sweeps Preview
'Not a fan of time jumps? Too bad: The story line will continue, but with a pause in one decade. Still, Elizabeth Mitchell teases that there is a surprise in store for fans who tune in for romance over adventure. "One of Juliet's friendships gets particularly sweet," she says. Could that friend be Sawyer? Perhaps.
Josh Holloway says that we'll see his bad boy mature and take on the role of the respected leader. "He's always going to be a bastard, but there's some substance to him," says Holloway, adding that this new take-charge role will pit him against the objectives of the returning Oceanic Six and, especially, against Jack. "It's all coming to a head".'


February 20, 2009
TV Guide's Getting Lost video: Reassurance for Sawyer fans
'For Sawyer fans who fear he'll get less screentime now that Jack is back.
Carlton: Sawyer's exasperation with his circumstances is fun part of the story. He's really involve din the show this year so thos eof you who are Sawyer fans out there will get a lot of Sawyer this year. He's really good and has a lot to do.'


February 16, 2009
SFX Magazine scans (Josh, MF, EL, JG, HIC, ME)


February 12, 2009
TV Guide: Inside Scoop on Emotional Reunions, Michael and More
Mitovich: Who's going to have the most emotional reunion?
C. Cuse: That's kind of a trap, a tricky question isn't it? (Lindelof: Yeah...) I would say that its very emotional though, the whole thing is very emotional, the whole season is is, we're trying to always do this balance between the romantic quadrangle... the personal character stories... and our mythology, and we feel there is elements for both. There's time travel for the hardcore mythology fans, Sawyer has his shirt off for those that don't care about that.
D. Lindelof: I think you're trying to trap us into saying that all of members of the Oceanic 6 do get back to the island and that's not entirely the case.

Titles for episodes 5x13 and 5x14


February 10, 2009
TV Guide scans: Young Ben meeting the Losties

The Daily Beast: Michael Emerson Interview
Do you think Ben is aware or conscious at all of the whole Kate-Sawyer-Jack-Juliet love quadrangle?
Ben is keenly aware of everything that goes on around him that is of a psychological nature. He’s already made mental notes, made computations, and played out a variety of fictitious scenarios based on that information and [is] seeing how it can be used to good effect. So, yes, we will visit that theme at some point.

The Daily Beast: Elizabeth Mitchell Interview
How much scheming and anger is going on under the surface?
Everything [on the island] has gone horribly wrong and the only way to handle it is just to stay calm and figure out what to do next. She is very much subdued but still insanely angry and hurt and broken. I think Juliet has always believed in passionless, blood full violence. [This season] she is at the center of some violence, which is nice. We get to see the stuff that’s underneath her this season, bubbling away, and it’s not particularly pretty or easy to watch. For some people that will be a nice payoff, but others might want her to stay cool.
Is there a future for Juliet and Sawyer?
I think since they’re both broken-hearted it’s possible it could go somewhere. There’s an expression, “What doesn’t bring people together is joy, but shared pain.” That’s what bonds people together. I definitely believe they will create some sort of partnership and we’ll see where it goes from there.
Are any upcoming episodes particularly Juliet-centric?
I think episode 8 (LeFleur) is particularly heavy for me, and there will be some twists and turns that make you go, “Oh, good lord!”

- Sam Anderson's interview: Bernard has recently been filming with Elizabeth Mitchell (aka Juliet) and has had some scenes with Josh Holloway (Sawyer).


February 9, 2009
Interview with Sky One's Iain Lee | recap by misteriosa

Ryan's Podcast | recap by misteriosa
'First, he caught them filming at Manoa Falls on Wedensday – he saw a newer Dharma van. They were working down below the Pradise Park facility where the Orchid station and cages were.
The next two days were even more interesting. He headed out to camp Erdman - Othersville and this time it was all worn out, all torn and dirty. They had reported about the Losties being there in Dharma jumpsuits but this time they are there as if a lot of time has passed since, perhaps this is in future. Now there was a broken down Dharma van. He thought he also saw Claire's house – it's back but still blown up.
Matthew Fox was there, still clean shaven but looking a little more shaggy than usual. He mentions hair growth.
Josh Holloway was also there, as well as some extras with guns – somebody suggested Sawyer was being held captive and Chris watched a scene where Sawyer was taking out one of the cabins and while he's there a little kid comes up and gives him something that loosk like a notebook.'


February 6, 2009
Mitovich interviews D&C: A new romance?
'Damon and Carlton say a very interesting romantic pairing that they think the audience will find very engaging. It's coming up not too far down the line. They confirm it will involve one of the three, Jack, Kate or Sawyer.'

Entertainment Weekly: Digging Inside Season 5
'And inside a large soundstage, hidden away from prying eyes, Lost's iconic castaways are huddled on a top secret set, trying very hard not to totally spaz out. The action being shot for the year's 12th episode is almost spoilerifically indescribable, but we can report — perhaps to your great relief — that most of the gang is back on the Island after an early sweep of time-travel episodes that kept many of them separated by distance and history. Jack (Matthew Fox) sits tense and terse, dressed as...uh...can't say. Sawyer (Josh Holloway) bursts through a door, freaking out over...someone. Someone who is bleeding. A lot. As Kate (Evangeline Lilly) eyeballs both her men, trying as always to decide between them, psychic hustler Miles Straume (Ken Leung) cradles a shotgun while fretting about — and we think we're getting this right — the catastrophic collapse of the space-time continuum! (Or maybe he said ''the economy.'' Same difference, though, right?)'
[...]
'As for Lindelof and Cuse, they're channeling all their energies squarely onto the Island. ''We feel like the audience will be really clamoring to get back to the Island after these first seven episodes,'' says Lindelof. ''And they'll get a big massive dose of it for pretty much the remainder of the season.'' The next four episodes will tell the story of how exactly the Oceanic 6 get back (and which of them, too), as well as how the Left Behinders on the Island get their crazy quantum merry-go-round to stop spinning before it kills them'
[...]
'Once Oceanic 6 folk are back in the jungle, Lost will begin to shift back to character-centric episodes with off-Island flashbacks/flash-forwards. And episode 12 is a big one for Kate. ''Season 5 is about do they or don't they make it back to the Island, and every character has their reasons,'' explains Lilly. ''This is the episode where we understand the decision Kate has made. There's so much more than meets the eye.'' While Kate comes into focus, Jack will gain strength and start seeking his true destiny — good news for those not fond of Doc Shephard's despairing, hero-resisting, mangy-chin-bush-wearing shame spiral. ''I've always believed part of what was destroying him was his lack of physical proximity to the Island,'' says Fox. ''He is fated to do something on the Island, and he has fought that with every fiber of his body, and in doing that, the Island is destroying him from afar. When he finds himself back in this place, he's wide-eyed and alert. He knows he's in the path of his own destiny.''
Jack's rejuvenation may also involve renewed romance with Kate, though Kate-whipped Sawyer could put up a fight — presuming he hasn't fallen for Juliet. Or someone else: The Island's female hottie population is set to increase later this season with the addition of 24's Reiko Aylesworth and New Amsterdam's Zuleikha Robinson. Despite last year's helicopter kiss-and-whisper between Kate and Sawyer (contents of said whisper will be revealed soon), Lilly believes that the audience is rooting for Kate and Jack. ''But I could be completely wrong!'' she laughs. ''What I've noticed is that the audience tends to root for the coupling that gets the most screen time — and right now, what they're seeing is Kate and Jack.''
[...]
'Lindelof teases that the sci-fi-heavy season 5 (which includes more Smokey, four-toed statue, and numbers intrigue) ''sets up where we need to go in season 6, which will be much more grounded and character-centric than it is this year.''


February 3, 2009
Casting call for 5x14 - The Variable: George

TV Guide scans: Sawyer/Juliet
"We're so happy working together," reports Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet). "Before this season I hadn't spent a tremendous amount of time with Josh [Holloway], and now I've been able to. Poor Sawyer has been such under duress this season - really bad things are going to happen," she adds, "but soon you're going to get to see Sawyer have a really good time, which has been fun to shoot." Hmmmm...might the two be hooking up for some hot jungle lovemakin'? "I can't answer that," Mitchell says with a laugh. But she does confirm that Juliet will definitely be getting down and dirty with someone: "It's more than I anticipated, that's for sure!"


February 2, 2009
Watch with Kristin: Sawyer/Kate angst
Jules in Waltham, Mass.: This isn't really a question, just something I'd like to share. The recent spate of Sawyer/Juliet spoilers have all but killed my interest in Lost. If you've got anything positive to share with Sawyer/Kate fans, now's the time, because it's really starting to look like a lost cause.
Don't give up hope yet, at least not before you see this promo where Sawyer announces that he's seen Kate in the jungle. Lots of good Skate angst is coming, I promise.

Evangeline Lilly: Will Kate and Sawyer be an item again on 'Lost'? | video
If you thought the tortured tropical romance between Sawyer and Kate was over, you might be surprised by a future episode of "Lost," according to Evangeline Lilly, who stars as Kate on the ABC thriller.
"There is a reunion of sorts" awaiting the pair, says Lilly. Never mind that Kate seems to have escaped that mystical island while Sawyer, the handsome rogue played by Josh Holloway, was staying put.
Lilly calls their future encounter "very laced and complicated and simple." But she's careful not to spill any further details.


January 29, 2009
Casting call for 5x14 - The Variable: Sophie


January 28, 2009
Lost Redux: Will Sawyer and Juliet Hook Up?
How would you describe the Kate-Sawyer-Jack love triangle storyline this season? Is it given much prominence, or are you pulling away from that a little bit?
Carlton Cuse: Not at all. I think we're always trying to find the balance between character-based stories and mythology-based stories, and I think it'd be better to categorize it as a quadrangle. Juliet is very much in the middle of that. In fact, Sawyer and Juliet were last seen together on the Island, and Kate and Jack were off the Island, so that's something that is interesting to us and we will explore. It very much is a quadrangle.
Damon Lindelof: What's cool about the show this year is that we're kind of picking up both stories exactly where we left off. On the Island there's been this big flash of light, and Sawyer and Juliet are standing there on the beach having just seen the freighter explode. For those guys, Kate just left on the chopper five minutes ago...[but] for Kate and Jack, they were engaged, they broke up, she went on trial, he got addicted to pills, he grew a horrible beard...

Watch with Kristin: Lost Bosses Dish Sawyer's Secrets
* We'll find out what Sawyer told Kate in the first half of the season.
* There's some kind of romantic tension between Sawyer and Juliet.


January 27, 2009
DarkUFO: Filming report for 5x09 - Namaste
* Jin and Sawyer see the first half of the Oceanic Six
* The reaction is emotional to the return
* Juliet and Sawyer are living together

DarkUFO: Set report for 5x11 - Whatever Happened, Happened
* Juliet tries to help Ben but gets Sawyer and Kate to help her carry Ben to Richard and the Others.

Casting call for episode 5x13: 8-12 years old, Asian boy


January 26, 2009
Casting call for episode 5x13: Howard

Episode title for 5x12: Dead Is Dead

Matt Mitovich interviews Cuse and Lindelof
Here in Episode 1, I ask executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse if the time-tripping remaining castaways are at risk of running into their "younger selves." The answer? "The characters are trying to avoid [that]," says Cuse, "but they may encounter other iterations of themselves."


January 25, 2009
Sky One: Lost on Location - Part I | Part II | Part III


January 23, 2009
- DarkUFO: Two new Dharma Logos and job titles


January 22, 2009
The Boston Globe: Planning ahead, to the end of 'Lost'
One character moving back to center stage in this penultimate season is Josh Holloway's nickname-bestowing Sawyer, who received less screen time last year as the off-island story of the "Oceanic 6" played out. Lindelof intimated that Sawyer is the right character to serve as a stand-in for audience members confused by the recent turn of events.
"It was important that Sawyer was not a huge fan of the time travel," he said. "You will find him, over the course of the year, constantly bemoaning the fact that this is the situation that he's in."


January 21, 2009
New York Magazine: Elizabeth Mitchell on Juliet and Sawyer and the New Season of Lost
What’s going to happen this season?
There’s a tremendous amount of danger, for me and all of the people left on the island. It is a continual struggle, and it makes for some kind of bizarre and possibly intriguing alliances. I would never have put Juliet and Sawyer in the same room together, but I think it’s very exciting and fun that they are [now] because she always seemed to be fairly impervious to his charm and he seemed to be impervious to her machinations. That should bring some lovely sarcasm.

TV Guide: Are You Lost? Use Our Guide to Catch Up Before the Start of Season 5


January 20, 2009
TV&Satellite Week & Sky TV Guide scans

Lost: Damon Lindelof Q&A - by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger
- What material did you have to leave out because of the strike that you won't be able to get back to?
- How did you choose the Oceanic Six?
- The freighter team
- Time traveling and long-term planning


January 18, 2009
Kim Dickens talks about Lost
"Yeah, I'm also passing through 'Lost,'" Dickens said. "In the past my character has crossed paths with Sawyer, played by Josh Holloway, and also crossed paths with Kate, played by Evangeline Lilly.
"It just so happens that right when we wrapped the season of 'Friday Night Lights' 'Lost' called. They said 'we need you sooner than we thought' and I jumped on a plane for Hawaii and shot all the scenes.
"They added fake dye to my hair, we shot all the scenes, and they flew me right back."

DarkUFO: LeFleur; Cassidy & Kate; a betrayal
1) One of the returnees flips sides and turns traitor
3) In Episode 5.11 Kate says these words to Cassidy.. "Because your daughter deserves to know her father cared about her"

DarkUFO: The promise is about Clementine
'The promise Kate made to Sawyer WAS to take care of Clementine, but Cassidy isn't exactly thrilled when Kate drops by with an envelope of cash.'


January 17, 2009
MovieWeb: Watch 31 Interviews with the Season 5 Cast of Lost!


January 16, 2009
TV Guide: Lost Bosses Solve "True Mystery," Talk of "Utter Suckiness" and Tease a Super-Sawyered Season

Watch with Kristin: Lost's Bosses Dish on "Season of Josh Holloway"


January 15, 2009
- USA Today: From the past to the future, the time for 'Lost' has arrived + promo picture
- Answers to 'Lost' questions; catch up with the cast
James "Sawyer" Ford
Where we left him: Sawyer, riding in a damaged helicopter with members of the Oceanic 6, whispered something to Kate and then jumped into the ocean to get rid of enough weight to keep the chopper airborne. He swam back to the island, meeting up with Juliet. "He has lost everything he loved basically or has given it up," Holloway says. "Maybe he feels that something is healed by saving (Kate), that there's some redemption there."
Where he's headed: A shirtless Sawyer joins with Juliet and the freighter folk in trying to figure out what's happening to the island and stop it. As to the wardrobe deficit, "That was an issue I brought up, but they didn't seem to care about my opinion very much. (Eventually) I do get dressed."
On ending after six seasons: "I like the fact we have an end date. I feel the show has become more concise now." Does he know the end? "Hell, no. I wish I knew. I've never been right except when I guessed that the island moves a couple of years ago. That's the only thing I've gotten right in the whole Lost series."
What he did on his summer hiatus: Holloway played Wino, a tattoo artist and stoner, in Stay Cool, a comedy film from the Polish brothers that also stars Chevy Chase, Sean Astin, Hillary Duff and Winona Ryder. "It's fun, because it's such a removal from anything I've done."

Casting call for episode 5x12: Brian


January 13, 2009
Cuse & Lindelof interview with the Chicago Tribune: The 'Lost' brain trust answers burning Season 5 questions

TV Guide scans: LOST's 10 biggest mysteries decoded
- "We don't all succeed" in getting back to the island, teases Yunjin Kim, whose character, Sun, "takes matter into her own hands" in her quest to avenge the death of husband Jin.
- By February, one character (besides the coffin-inhabiting Locke) will be dead. And someone presumed dead will reapper.
- This season tweaks the flash-forward and flashback formula, but time will continue to play an almost adversarial role in the characters' attempts to free themselves from the island's grasp. "I have no idea where I'm at or what I'm doing," says Josh Holloway (Sawyer), speaking from home after weathering a rainy-night shoot that lasted until 3 a.m.
- Blame all this time traveling on Lindelof, who identifies himself as an expert on the subject. "If it relates to any kind of time travel, I've read it or seen it or studied it," he says, explaining that Lost's time travel differs from how the device is employed on NBC's Heroes, where good and bad incarnations of the same character routinely interact to alter future events. "Those are things we are very disinclined to do," maintains Cuse. Still, says Kim, viewers will find out later this season that certain characters "change something in the past, which is a huge turn in the story line."
- The producers plan to delve more deeply into the island's earlier residents. "We're really interested this season in showing more of the history of the island's inhabitants," says Cuse. Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet) says her character comes in contact with ruin's of the island's ancient civilization, while Holloway says "a whole new crew of people with a connection to the Dharma Initiative are introduced" - one of whom may be Sawyer's new love interest. Additionally, Emerson says, "We discover there are people Ben fears and to whom he must answer."
- "Just two nights ago, I was doing a scene on a patio with Josh Holloway," Lilly spills. "When Kate first sees Sawyer, there's almost a feeling of seeing a ghost. I really believe she thought he was dead."
- "Locke and his relationship to the island is very central to the fifth season," teases Lindelof.
- Lindelof: "We will learn the whole nature of why the Swan hatch exists."
- A greater understanding of the monster will come this season.
- The statue will make a reappearance, but the big questions - Why four toes? Who built it? - will have to wait for Season 6.
- The consequences of incorrectly entering or exiting the island will play a crucial role as the Oceanic Six attempt their return. Midway through the season, we will learn the island pulled off one doozy of a masquerade.
- Locke's faith will continue to be tested by the island and/or Jacob - likely with "great personal sacrifice," says Cuse. The question - What does the island ultimately want with Locke? - won't be answered until Season 6.

Entertainment Weekly - 'Lost': Five Episodes With Clues for Season 5


January 11
Los Angeles Times: SPRING TV PREVIEWS - 'Lost'

Casting call for a 2 to 4 year old, brown haired, brown eyed little Caucasian girl, to film after Jan. 19


January 9, 2009
freep.com: Disappointing fall TV fades as 3 blockbusters return
Expect a lot of interesting things to happen sooner rather than later. But "Lost" is a character-driven journey, too, so there'll be plenty of focus on the romantic quadrangle of Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Juliet.
Speaking of sardonic hunk Sawyer, will he get the screen time he deserves? "We really feel it's the year of Sawyer," says Lindelof. "He's really stepping up in a major way."

US Weekly scan: Lowdown - Sex on the beach (thanks to Rachel17)
So what did happen to the castaways--including Sawyer (Josh Holloway)--when the island disappeared in the finale? A time warp. And it's perilous. "They're the opposite of safe," says Lindelof.
"It's not all bleakness," coexec producer Carlton Cuse tells Us. "We have romance!" Yes, the quadrangle of Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) continues. "Kate and Jack are picking up their pieces, but she still pines for Sawyer," says Lindelof, adding, "Sawyer can only wait for so long."

Title for ep. 5x11 + one main character shoots another main characters on the island | Who shoots who?


January 3, 2009
Empire magazine scans


December 31, 2008
TV Guide scan: Sawyer's The Man On Lost (thanks to Susan)


December 29, 2008
Otherville set photo


December 23, 2008
Otherville set photos taken between Dec. 7 and 14 (ep. 5x10) | more photos


December 22, 2008
Set photos


December 21, 2008
From Ryan: Kate visiting Cassidy and Clementine
'Episode 10 or 11. Albuquerque, new Mexico - the woman living in the house was poor, came into some money and spoiled her daughter rotten. Kids toys are all over the house, it's a disaster. The kid is 4 years old. Filmed a scene with Kate walking up to the house twice. the first time she's carrying baby Aaron and the second time she is with older Aaron.'


December 19, 2008
From chimpers @ Lostpedia: Sawyer, Kate, Hurley, Jack, Desmond spotted on set + photos
'I am on vacation in Honolulu and we managed to procure a tour around the current lost filming site for what I am assuming season we werent supposed to take pictures and we also werent really supposed to stop but I managed to snag photos of them filming sawyer a dharma initiative worker and one of the others. these images are fairly low quality but they are the best I could get. I saw hugo, jack kate swayer and desmond but only managed to grab photos of sawyer dharma and the other.'


December 18, 2008
Confirmation of Radzinsky appearing in episodes 5x09 and 5x10


December 16, 2008
Behind-the-scenes photos (Sawyer, Juliet, Sayid, Kate, Radzinsky - from ep. 5x10)

Casting call for 5x12: Graham


December 15, 2008
A girl in vacation on Hawaii met Josh on set before Dec. 15 - photos

Title for episodes 8, 9 and 10.


December 14, 2008
By Ryan: Filming at The Flame; Goodspeed and Radzinsky
- Last week they were filming at the Omega Station in Kaneohe better known as The Hydra (Room 23), but it looks like they actually used the blue building near by a.k.a. The Flame - the communication station Mikhail was working in.
- A while back a couple was on vacation in Haleiwa and they met some Lost production people - they recognized a couple of the characters from the conversation - Horace Goodspeed and Radzinsky


December 12, 2008
Casting calls for 5x11: Erik; Debra


December 11, 2008
Sawyer S5 promotional photos


December 6, 2008
From Skiflier @ The Fuselage:
'I'm in Honolulu, on my way back home from a day on 'Lost Beach' and Othersville (YMCA Camp Erdman) on the north side of Oahu - Haleiwa. My wife and I had heard & read about filming going on, so we went up to check it out. We did not personally see anything at those two sites, but locals we spoke with said that filming was going on at the marina and that security was tight.
The pics we got from Lost Beach and Othersville are great - and we found a possible Lost Relic near Kaena Point - a HUGE octagonal slab of concrete that was upright on the beach. I'll post up pics on Tues when we get home.'

From Ryan: More sightings + photos
This past week was definitely a good week to be a “LOST” fan vacationing in Hawaii. The Othersville set report from Grant was only the beginning. Less than a day later, I heard from Crista, who stopped by Camp Erdman as well. There was no filming taking place, but that allowed her to take a leisurely stroll among the cabins.

“We were there last in March, and I didn’t expect to see the difference in the camp, but it was like a whole new place. We saw some amazing things, like the freshly painted new Dharma van and Jeep, and what looked like a vehicle servicing center with a huge gas tank with a new Dharma logo on it (one with a wrench in the center). Also, the houses were all freshly painted, the swing sets were repaired and repainted (no rusty chains), there were new plants and flowers, etc. Also, the hall where they kept Kate prisoner briefly has been redone again too, and there was a sign up that said “Processing Center.” There were a ton of props inside. The latest year on the Dharma new recruit photos was 1976. And tied up out back was a very adorable yellow lab. I can’t say for certain that he was Vincent, but he looked just like him (pale yellow, almost white).”

Yet another fan, Sarah, made her way to Othersville, and sent in this report:

“Today I had an opportunity to drive out to Othersville and found the Lost crew shooting a scene at the very end of the road. They had the Dharma bus perched on a cliff towards the ocean with Hurley in the driver seat. Sawyer was in a Dharma jumpsuit and Jack was wearing a button down shirt and tie. Kate was there too. Apparently, Carlton and Damon were there too. It was so exciting to see Lost in the making up close and personal!”

Finally, as a perfect close to a busy week, Grant from Edmonton once again caught a glimpse of “LOST” at work yesterday at Kawela Bay:

“There was nothing to be seen on the beach itself (though it is an incredibly beautiful setting), so we carried on following some horse riding trails from Turtle Bay until we came across several equipment trucks. We passed what must have been a prop on the ground about the size of a rowboat… but it was covered by a tarp and I was too polite to take a peek. A little further down the road, we could see a couple of crew preparing a set. They were uncovering a structure made of wood poles in the shape of a teepee. About 20 feet tall and without any covering whatever, just the wooden poles. A few yards past that was a Dharma VW van.”

Finally, for dessert, a two-word spoiler from our latest “LOST” podcast, posted yesterday: Young Charlotte. Her search for her birthplace was pretty clearly telegraphed at the end of Season 4, and it looks like we’ll get a glimpse of her childhood next year.


December 2, 2008
io9.com: More details about the Losties in Dharma jumpsuits
'I live on the North Shore, where they shoot Lost. On a hike today near the ocean I saw a scene with Hurley standing around in dark clothes while a blue and white VW bus came buzzing up and stopped by him. An hour later when I was on my way back, I saw that Sawyer (i'm pretty sure) had joined the scene. There were two or three extra blue and white VWs on standby out of scene and the one I saw up close had the Dharma logo on its front.'


Another S5 group promo pic courtesy of ET online

From Ryan: "Lost" in Dharma + photos + more photos
Visiting fan Grant from Edmonton and his wife were able to catch them hard at work yesterday at Camp Erdman — otherwise known as Othersville — on the North Shore. Polite and discreet Canadians that they were, they just quietly watched from afar as the cast and crew broke for lunch. [...]
They weren’t able to get close to the set, but the close encounter with the cast definitely made their day. Grant did, however, take note of a few curious facts during his visit:
• There were six main characters present. In addition to Kate, they saw Jack (Matthew Fox), Hurley (Jorge Garcia), Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim). Those last two names are particularly interesting to see.
• Sayid appeared to be wearing civilian clothes. Kate appeared to be wearing a dark blue jumpsuit. The rest — Jack, Hurley, Sawyer and Jin — were all wearing what appeared to be the DHARMA Intiative’s familiar tan jumpsuits.
• There were also more than a dozen other actors, including a few children in DHARMA tan jumpsuits, skirts and shorts.
• At least four new looking DHARMA Volkswagen vans, one Jeep, and a few blue bicycles scattered among the cabins.
• The left edge of a banner that began with the word “NEW.”

Roundtable with Lindelof & Cuse: DocArzt report | M&C report
Are we ever going to get back-stories for Rousseau, Libby, and/or Walt or does that now fall by the wayside with only thirty-four episodes left?
Carlton Cuse: Let's just say you will get more information about Rousseau and Walt at least. We can't comment about who will or won’t get full-on flashbacks. Obviously as the story moves forward we'll be answering questions at a faster rate. But some stories -- like Libby's -- we feel are pretty much finished.

Will there still be flashbacks and flash forwards next season?
Cartlon Cuse: Yes, there will still be flashbacks and flashforwards but we are not limiting ourselves to those ways of transitioning between stories. We still love doing them and will when appropriate. There are still some cool flashbacks left to tell for our characters.

There is a lot of concern amongst fans over how the show will work without the chemistry of the full ensemble. Is that separation something you will address in season 5, or is that more part of the remaining two seasons of story?
Damon Lindelof: We're concerned, too! I think everyone, writers and fans alike, feels the show is at its best when our characters are together... but the fact of the matter is that the story is constantly twisting and turning to keep them apart.
Let's face it -- Absence makes the heart grow fonder... but there's nothing sweeter than a reunion. All we're willing to say at this point is that if we were to spend the ENTIRE duration of Season Five with the Oceanic Six trying to get back to the island, we are fully aware that the audience would strangle us.


December 1, 2008
Casting call for 5x10: Young boy


November 25, 2008
Casting call for 5x10: Arabic speaking Father and Older Boy + Ivan


November 22, 2008
- Blog report from a girl who worked as an extra on Nov. 17 and 18
'For those of you who didn't know, I got to be an extra for LOST on Monday and Tuesday. I was officially cast as "Mom on Swing." This role required me push an 8 year old girl on a swing then stand by a fence and pretend to talk to a "Dharmite", and as soon as a siren went off, I ran to my "daughter", picked her up, and ran into a house. I also walked down a sidewalk right past Sawyer. I got to wear clothes from the 70s. I had to sign a confidentiality paper, so I don't give away the plot, so that's all I'll say. The girl that played my daughter was absolutely adorable. I attempted to teach her how to juggle when we were waiting to be filmed. She made me take a picture with her because she said I was going to be famous and she wanted to make sure she got a picture before it would be too difficult to. I hope that was a sign. I was working til about 4 AM and it was nice and rainy and freezing.
On Tuesday, I was a "Dharmite", as you can see in this picture. I looked like a girl scout. The director even walked over and told me that it looked like I should be selling cookies. While I was waiting to be called to set, I was sitting at a picnic table with a few other background actors. Sawyer had a break, so he walked over to the picnic table and picked up a guitar and started singing the blues to me. Okay...he was probably singing to all of us, but he kept looking at me. It was crazy. Speaking of being so close to the actors, I had hair and makeup sitting between the girl who plays Juliet (Elizabeth Marshall) and the asian guy (Daniel Dae Kim). They were really nice and talked to me. Juliet didnt seem like she would be very nice other than the fact that she felt she had to because her costar was. She is one of those people who always makes a pouty face in attempt to always look super attractive, unfortunately it just makes her look like Renee Zellwegger with extra lip collagen.'


November 19, 2008
Via DarkUFO: First Season 5 Poster


November 18, 2008
Casting calls for 5x09: Marty Jankowsky; Jack Ross


November 16, 2008
Lost TPTB @ the Creative Screenwriting's 2008 Screenwriting Expo: IGN article: Lost's Past and Future; Detailed report by thedemonhog; Full audio clip by Doc Arzt


November 12, 2008
From LikaNui at HawaiiThreads.com:
'They were shooting across from Heeia Kea today, tonight they're shooting at the Kualoa Fishpond (they've got enough floodlights going to power the entire island of Oahu!), and they'll be back there at the pond again tomorrow.'


October 29, 2008
TV Guide Mega Buzz: The Left-Behinders
I have this nagging feeling that Lost from here on will focus on the Oceanic 6, at the expense of the people - my Sawyer included! - left on the island. Please tell me I'm wrong. - Lauren
Matt: I take great pleasure in telling you that you are wrong. I then laugh derisively in your general direction. Have no fear, Lauren, the left-behinders will get plenty of air time. In fact, a (probably well-tanned) setsider tells me that Elizabeth Mitchell, for one, has never had more to do and as such is busier than a one-armed paperhanger. But is she getting busy with Your Sawyer? That's the question.


September 28, 2008
TVWeek - Masters of Sci-Fi: Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
'It’s too soon for either man to be discussing his next project, but both were willing to offer a few words that describe the next season of “Lost.”
“Non-paradoxical,” said Mr. Lindelof.
“Time travel,” added Mr. Cuse. “But it’s much tougher to do time travel when your rule of time travel is, nothing you go back to do in the past can change what happens in the future.”'


August 15, 2008
Reuters UK - Matthew Fox gets a raise on "Lost"


July 28, 2008
BBC News: TV's Lost audience 'will be lost'


July 26, 2008
Official audio podcast from Comic-Con

Watch with Kristin: funny CC vids

New Dharma video | Transcript

Comic-Con live blogging by Jen & Liz @ Washingtonpost.com

Kristin of E! - Live blogging from Comic-Con


June 21, 2008
Carlton Cuse Interview from China TV/Film Forum (2 clips)
LOST writer Carlton Cuse, along with Ugly Betty writer were a part of a TV and Film Forum in China to discuss their shows and answer some questions about the industry.

- Sawyer is his favorite: Handsome, charming and dangerous, everything he would want to be.
- He gives a shout out to Skaters and Jaters and then mentions that we call them Darlton. Kate will end up with one of the two eventually.
- Production starts in August and Season 5 will air from January to May 2009.

June 6, 2008
Watch with Kristin - Lost Finale: Did You Still Have Some Questions or Something?
Mike in Hermosa Beach, Calif.: I have one question that I can't seem to find an answer to. And it's probably meant to be that we didn't hear, but what the hell did Sawyer whisper to Kate before he jumped?
Survey says: I've checked with my sources, and also a rep for the show, and have been told that the writers are "saving that secret for later on." According to one insider who works on the show, that line (what Sawyer said) wasn't even in the script. I wouldn't put too much stock into the gazillion daughter-in-Alabama (or possibly Albuquerque) "What Sawyer Said" videos currently playing on YouTube, some of which claim to have official and complete subtitles. Bottom line: Only Damon and Carlton know the whole truth, so I'm staying cautiously skeptical for the time being. If anyone sees them at Comic-Con next month (when they officially break their "radio silence"), tackle them and tickle them until they tell us if we can trust this YouTube business, OK?


May 28, 2008
TV & Satellite Week scans - Finale Special
'Josh Holloway, who plays Sawyer, is glad to be a "left-behinder". "At first I got mad and kicked cans around the house, but then I thought, 'Well, I don't want to do scenes in a city. I'm not ready for a courtroom drama, I like the jungle. I like being dirty and sweaty and all messed up'", he says. "And the island is still one of the major characters in the show, and I'm on the island, so I'm with the big guy."'


May 24, 2008
USA Today Celeb Watch: Josh Holloway (YouTube link)
Q: Do you have any idea where Sawyer is heading, in the future?
Josh: Well, I'm on the island... they alluded to dark things.


May 15, 2008
TV guide interview with co-executive producer Jean Higgins
'And while Higgins can confirm that the latest Jack-Kate flash-forwards transpired well before the Season 3 finale's "We have to go baaaack!" scene, she won't pinpoint what exactly it is that Kate promised Sawyer and thus enrages her fiancé. "I would say that will come out most likely next year," she ventures.'


May 9, 2008
S5 and S6 will have 17 episodes each.


April 23, 2008
A.V. Club interview with Lindelof and Cuse


February 24, 2008
The New York Post: 10 reasons why 'Lost' is found
2. We learn Jack's fate: The finale introduced the flash forward and showed us Jack's (Matthew Fox) slide into alcoholism when he leaves the island. "The flash forward is part of an overall plan for the show," says Damon Lindelof, co-executive producer. "Season 4 is about who gets off the island and the fact that they need to get back. Season 5 is about why they need to get back, and season 6 is about what happens when they get back."
3. We know who survives: Season four introduced six survivors: Jack (Matthew Fox); Kate (Evangeline Lilly); Hurley (Jorge Garcia), and Sayid (Naveen Andrews). This "Oceanic 6" make it off the island, but one will die - exactly who will be revealed this season. "We've made a choice to focus on the characters that fans have loved since the beginning - Jack, Kate, Sawyer (Josh Holloway), Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Sayid and Hurley," says Lindelof.


February 20, 2008
From EW: Jeff Jensen interview with Lindelof and Cuse
- Adam and Eve, the skeletons, will be adressed but not this season;
- The larger mythos, like "The Purge", will come back in season 5;
- NO to alternative realities, because they want the audience to invest in the story and the characters and what happens to them - that doesn't exclude time travel and bending of the space/time continuum though;
- the mystery of Ben's list is linked to the wreckage seen at the bottom of the ocean.


January 30, 2008
Doc Arzt interview with Josh Holloway for BuddyTV

Rumors

February 21, 2009
From the ABC message board: Guest star list for 5x11 - Whatever Happened, Happened

misteriosa

Thanks for the new thread, Fran.

TV death chart: Who's getting killed off? | | Ausiello Files | EW.com
I'm going with Frank and Sawyer.

Hawthorn

I couldn't think of anything for the image for the OP, so I used the parody of the "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters used in UK before the Second World War, lol.
I will change it if anyone has a better suggestion.

Misty - we'll NEVER, EVER use a shot of Sawyer in... the... you know. That thing. The wooden box thing. ;__;
I don't know if I can deal with 2 month of these reminders. I need to know who is the major death. Now. Tomorrow, at last.

If it's Daniel, it's not that much of a big deal (even if Kristin tries to made it look like it is) - the spoiler sources could come out and say it.
If it's Sawyer... well, in that case I guess they'll keep the suspence up for as long as possible.

Thanks for the Namaste preview, Alex.
I'm glad Sawyer isn't just sunhine, puppies and hugs because of the return of the Oceanic Six, and is considering what he has to lose in his new life.
Doc Arzt makes it sounds like the purge will come up.

And speaking of tragedies, "The Incident" is the one mentioned by Marvin Candle in the Dharma Orientation video, right? Or could be something else?
That keeps my hope alive that Daniel performs some madness in the finale and die doing it.
The emotional FBs are still against Sawyer, though.

Hamburgo1001

Looks like there wasn't a typo after all. How lame.

I stand by my opinion that the deaths are Juliet and Penny, with an outside chance of Daniel being the major character.

I just clicked on that Ausiello link and his Smallville spoiler definitely makes it sound as if Chloe is going to bite it in this year's season finale. Looks like I'm gonna lose all 3 of my girls (Juliet, Chloe and Edie) in the span of a couple of weeks. Wow, at least that way I'm going to get cured of my TV and spoiler addictions in an instant.

misteriosa

No, it's great.

I think you're rigth about the Incident, Fran. Here's Lostpedia's entry about it - The Incident - Lostpedia. It looks like it happened before 1980. I guess it has to do with Jughead.

The flashbacks for young Sawyer, Kate and Juliet seem even more random now, unless he's getting killed off.


Thanks for the press release, Alexandra.
I'm indifferent about seeing Dralton as the writing team. I didn't enjoy their last two episodes at all.
I think episode 11 will be very Jatey - it should be some kind of continuation of where Jack and Kate left off in "316", Aaron and their relationship.

The promise will probably be a secondary storyline, but that's the one I care about. Olivia Vickery as Clementine. I can't wait to see her.

Hawthorn

Alex, at least one of us must keep the faith. Me and Misty are already carrying Sawyer's Doom on our shoulders, if you add Juliet's to it we're all going to quit Lost even before the finale airs.

And how many seasons of Smallville are left? Possible they want to kill Chloe off, isn't she like, the only friend Clark has left..?

Thanks for the press release!
I was hoping there was some online site/IMDb profile for the little actress playing Clemmy, but I looked around and found nothing. Gah, I'm curious.

I honestly don't care about Aaron and what happened to him, a part of me hopes the kid will reunite with Claire at the very end of the series, but that's it.

I'm intrigued by Kate's desire to save young Ben at all costs, though. It could be just her motherly instincts, but things could get interesting if she's doing it as part a deal with adult Ben.
True, but Daniel dying because of it is easier to picture than Sawyer.
I have 1% of hope left, I can't let go of that, too.

I can't believe Jack is what could save us. Teenager Jack and his young annoying heroism.

MadWong

I'm convinced. I think it's Sawyer. (And Penny for major-ish.) I'm devastated. Juliet better kick major ass (of whoever causes it)!
But I'm also going to get gone out of this spoiler thread until it actually happens, and delete Lost spoiler sites from my Google Reader. I just can't take it.
It's been fun! See you elsewhere!

Hawthorn

I know how you're feeling Michelle.
It's still possible it's Daniel, although I prefer to be prepared for the death being Sawyer so my disappointment/hurt will be easier to bear.

Do you want me to PM you with any update about the death, in case Sawyer's name gets eliminated from the possibilities, or confirmed as the right one? Let me know.


A few notes about two guys who got to work on Lost, in "Namaste" and a few more of the following episodes:
LOST Spoilers: Small Snippet

It's the translation of an article published on an Israeli websites. These two guys work in Hawaii and got offered small parts in the show.
They have a few lines and lots of interaction with Sawyer.
Niv Rabino plays a guy named Almar/Elmer and it's part of Dharma, he first appears in ep. 5x09.
The other guy, Dani Gilad, will play one of the Others, probably without any lines.

Hamburgo1001

The show got renewed for a season 9. The weird thing about the spoiler is that Allison Mack (Chloe) is contracted for a 9th season while Erica Durance (Lois) isn't. If you go by that, Lois Lane should be the goner. But Lois Lane can't get killed off. DC comics would probably never allow it. Whoever it is, it's probably gonna be a fake out death. Or at least I hope it is in Chloe's case, but we've already been there and done that in season 3. That said, she's the only reason why I still watch that dreck. If she's gone, so am I.

What I don't get is why people try to make out Daniel as a majorish character. Penny is a majorish character. Ausiello has said so himself. It's impossible to put Dan and Penny into the same category. One character is a series regular. The other is a recurring guest star. One character has been hugely focused on in the first 5 episodes of the season and seems to be the biggest player in the third and final act of the season (episodes 13-17 seem to be a Daniel lovefest) while the other character appears in 2 episodes per season and then for at best 10 minutes of screentime. And if characters like Claire and Jin, who are nothing more than background characters with no mythology ties, are considered major then Daniel has to be major 3 times over. And if Dan is majorish Penny would have to be majorishrishrishrishrish.

And before I forget it, I also think Amy is going to die in the season finale. So yes, I am convinced that Juliet, Penny and Amy are goners by the end of the season. Darlton hate women. That much is obvious.

ETA:

I just noticed that episode 15 should be Locke-centric.

Title: Follow the leader
A spoiler from the Dark/ODI podcast: 7) Locke will take on the role as leader of The Others again

Jackpot

Hawthorn

Thanks for the Smallville explanations. It can't be Lois because although the show is not so loyal to the original saga, she and Lex should be the characters most recognized by the Superman fanbase, they can't get rid of them with a death, not so early in Clark's life.
Is S9 the last one? I'm amazed that Smallville went on for so long, honestly.

Daniel is definitely a major character - I think it's more than clear that "majorish" means recurring, not regular.

If the main character dying is Daniel, then I'm not so sure about Penny. What if we find out that Dan's father is Widmore? Then the twist could be to let us spend a whole season worrying about the safety of Charles' daughter... and in the end, it's his son getting killed off.

Frank is more possible than Penny. He's back on the island, and the guy who took his place on flight 815 died as well.

ALEXA82

Great title and OP pic!

My latest guess is, that if it would be Sawyer who dies, we´d already know. Wouldn´t we?!

Hamburgo1001

But they've already done the "character A and character B are siblings" gotcha reveal with Jack and Claire. Would they really recycle it? That said, Frank can still die. But the only way to get Desmond back to the island is either through Penny's death or at least if she's as good as dead. We'll see, but I have sadly convinced myself that Penny, Juliet and Amy are all going to die this season.

Maybe I'm in denial, but I still can't see Sawyer's death happening. I just can't. Maybe it will bite me in the ass, but I am absolutely calm in that regard.

TRoss

I keep checking in hoping to hear some good news about Sawyer, and it just gets worse and worse.


I like the OP, Fran.


I have to say I think of Daniel as "majorish", as well as Miles. The opposite of major is minor, not majorish - I'd call Penny a minor character. Daniel and Miles seem less of the Lost family of characters to me than characters who serve a purpose in the story. So I'm thinking Daniel will be the majorish death. Will they really need a physicist till the end of the show?


I find it interesting Darlton are writing "Whatever Happened, Happened".

misteriosa

I don't know. There's two month until the finale airs so it seems to me like the news about the death got out rather early.

Does anyone remember when Charlie's death was spoiled? Or of other characetrs that got killed off? How far in advance did fan know?

Hamburgo1001

This is from TV Guide:

Exclusive: Lost Fans Invited to Weigh In on Season Finale - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com

And now I'm suddenly thinking Kristin went a little bit over the top with her "the actor who got the axe was not the first to know" news item.

Yeah, but Ausiello doesn't. Penny is majorish to him because she's recurring and he thinks of every series regular as major. These spoiler sources are prone to overhyping things. As if nobody knew the big and shocking death in the season 4 finale was going to be Michael.