Sky1 met with Naveen Andrews, Terry O’Quinn and Jorge Garcia (AKA Sayid, Locke and Hurley) about the mind blowing Series 4 finale and what’s to come in series 5.
I love how it gives us a small, forward-moving bit of story that also recaps essential info from last season and sets the stakes for this season–but also evokes emotional character ideas, too. Ben’s sense of mission; Jack’s need for redemption. And I dig the whole idea of Ben now serving as Jack’s tailor. Did he seriously go out and buy him a suit? Why? And, as always, Michael Emerson’s line readings continue to do the show endless favors in terms of imbuing it with mysteries and winky giggles. How do we make sense of that kicker, “Then I guess we’ll never know.” Should we be suspicious? Does Ben know more than what he’s telling, as is usually the case? Or is this some coy wink at the audience? After all, Jack and Ben may persist in cluelessness about what happened to the castaways on the Island following the departure of the Oceanic 6–but we won’t. All signs point to a narrative that toggles between the O6’s efforts to get back to Where’ditgo? Isle and the remaining castaways’ continuing struggle to survive in their weird environs.
Below is some new info about Season 5 from BuddyTV.com. The article contains some (interesting) spoilers.
We’re still over a month away from the premiere of LOST’s fifth season, but thankfully we only have to wait a week until the release of the long-awaited season 4 DVD set. LOSTexecutive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse recently held a round table discussion to promote the DVDs, and they also ended up revealing some interesting tidbits about season 5. Will upcoming episodes still feature flashbacks? Will the Oceanic Six spend the entire season trying to get back to the island? If Magazine attended the discussion and got the answers to these and other burning questions.
According to LOST mastermind Damon Lindelof, fans needn’t worry about the Oceanic Six being separated from the other characters for too long. “I think everyone, writers and fans alike, feels the show is at its best when our characters are together,” he said. “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 5 with the Oceanic Six trying to get back to the island, we are fully aware that the audience would strangle us.”
One of the biggest mysteries going into season 5 is how LOST will be structured. The series is known for playing with time by using both flashbacks and flash forwards, but some fans wondered if the flashbacks would be retired now that we know so much about the characters. Carlton Cuse promised that the flashbacks will continue, though they’ll only be used when it makes sense for the story. “We still love doing them and will when appropriate,” Cuse said. “There are still some cool flashbacks left to tell for our characters.”
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