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Lost and Found: Scads of Scoopy Nuggets!
Evangeline Lilly by Mario Perez/ABC, Josh Holloway by Mario Perez/ABC
"Team Darlton" (aka exec producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse) on Thursday afternoon treated the press to a conference call teasing Lost's April 24 return as well as the now three-hour finale. Before I dive into the full transcript, some nuggets to tide you over:
On the season finale:
"There's No Place Like Home" which the boys just finished writing this past Monday and are now polishing/starting to shoot kicks off Thursday, May 15 (at 10 pm/ET), and then continues with Parts 2 and 3, airing May 29, from 9 to 11.
On the fate of the Sawyer/Kate/Jack triangle:
"All we can say is that Sawyer is not one of the Oceanic Six, and Jack and Kate are," notes Lindelof. "Obviously there will be a huge focus in the finale in terms of how that series of events transpires and what ultimately happens to Sawyer, and it's all on the axis of the love triangle. We think that both fans of Sawyer and Kate otherwise known as the 'Skaters,' I am told and Jack and Kate, the 'Jaters,' will have a bounty of interesting romance scenes."
On Jack and Juliet:
"We will be revisiting the emotional idea of [their big March 6 kiss] and their relationship in our second episode back, which airs on May 1," says Lindelof.
On buzz that Claire's days are very numbered:
"We don't really want to comment on any particular character's fate," Cuse defers. "Suffice it to say, there are some very compelling events involving Claire that will take place between now and the season finale."
On the prospect of any non-Oceanix Sixer being killed off soon:
"It's always a tricky thing when it comes to talking about death on the show," Cuse told TVGuide.com. "If we were to tease a death, like when Shannon died, it leads everybody to chase it down and spoil it. On the other hand, if we were to say that everybody is safe, that would ruin the dramatic impact of the finale. So, we're excited about what's happening and there are definitely some very large and seismic events that will happen to our castaways between now and the end of the season. By the end of the season, some people's fates will be clear, and others will not be so clear."
On a new between-seasons online experience:
"We loved Find815[.com]," says Cuse, "and hope to do a similar thing where there will be an online prologue that leads into Season 5."
On their plans for Comic-Con:
"Last year we showed the Orchid [orientation] video, which is going to pay off in a big way in the season finale this year," says Lindelof. Similarly: "We would love to give the Comic-Con fans an advance first look at what we have planned for Season 5."
On Jeff Fahey:
Expect to see "a lot more" of the freighter's weathered 'copter pilot as the season wraps up. Fahey, interestingly, was plucked away from working at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Lost came calling.
On Seasons 5 and 6:
Since this season delivered just 14 out of 16 planned episodes, the next two rounds will indeed get boosted to 17 episodes each.
On the series' very last scene:
"The last line of dialogue, we have a little bit of wiggle room. But the last scene has definitely been determined," says Lindelof. "There would have to be some major sort of shift in both our mindsets to back off that. Thats what we've been working towards for a couple of years now, even before the [May 2010] end date was announced."
On the number of people who know about that final scene:
Outside of "Darlton" and J.J. Abrams? "Not a lot," says Lindelof. "You can sort of count them all on one hand. But if we were to disclose the names of any others, they might be kidnapped and taken off to Central America and tortured." Adds Cuse, "We told Dick Cheney because we were pretty sure nobody would be able to find him and get the secret from him."
Related:
Ausiello Report vodcast: Lost Death Spoiler!
Lost Finds Extra Hour.... But There's a Twist!
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Apr 17, 2008 2:24 PM
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My new favorite thing about Lost are the little comments that appear at the bottom of the screen during the show. Not only do they get newbies like me up to pace (missed the first season), sometimes they are too funny.
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Apr 17, 2008 3:18 PM
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godiva - You realize that the "pop-up" comments at the bottom of the screen are only during reruns and will not be there when the show returns April 24? I agree though that the "pop-up" comments during reruns is awesome.
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Apr 17, 2008 3:38 PM
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Odd that they're saying this season is 14 episodes when it's really 13 but with the last being two hours?
I guess that means the last two seasons will be 16 episodes each with the finales being two hours? Kind of lame to not really get those lost two hours back.
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Apr 17, 2008 4:48 PM
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We are getting the episodes back. Two-hour episodes are generally counted as two episodes, so 16 episodes with the last one being two hours is technically 17 episodes.
For a long time, that's how it was always counted, but then when LOST had Exodus Parts 2 and 3 just called Exodus Part 2, LOST fans started thinking differently.
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Apr 17, 2008 4:57 PM
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You can hear the whole teleconference and read all the spoilers at Spoilers Lost.
Yikes No one warned me we'd be comparing the lengths of our transcripts.  I mean, it's cold outside!!
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Apr 17, 2008 5:08 PM
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don't worry Matt, not everyone's a size queen.
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Apr 17, 2008 6:08 PM
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There better be some good Sawyer and Kate scenes seeing as she gets off the island with Jack and Sawyer stays  very sad. I'm hoping theres some good storylines for Juliet as well. Anyways I can't wait to see the final 5 episodes. I just hope i'm satisfied with the way things turn out.
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Apr 17, 2008 8:21 PM
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still not seeing an emotional connection between Sawyer and Kate at all. If the writers actually made them have deep conversations and didn't always have them either having sex/making out/fighting, I might be able to root for them more. but without that, even as hot as they are, I am JACK AND KATE all the way. Emotionally, I think their connection is a zillion times stronger than Kate's with Sawyer. I think that's mostly Sawyer's fault, TBH, because he always wants to make things a joke. And Jack takes things too seriously. Really, Kate would probably do best with a hybrid of the two.
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Apr 17, 2008 9:17 PM
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I must be in the minority because I have no desire to know anything ahead of time. Why would I bother to watch if I already know who's gonna die, or who's gonna be left behind, etc. I really don't understand all the interest except to know that the series is going to continue. Beyond that, I love waiting and watching.
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Apr 18, 2008 2:34 AM
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I think I'm MAINLY with you MOanbo. I LOVE seeing what happens WHEN I see it so it can knock my socks off, and it does. BUT occasionally I like a good spoiler or two that hints at things that could be and makes me more excited trying to figure out whether what I think it is is what it will be. Adds to the fun and the ride and boy is this LOST ever a wonderful ride for us all to be on!! And THANKS to Ausello, Mitovitch AND Roush for NEVER disappointing me with your comments.
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Apr 18, 2008 9:22 AM
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This show is just plain awesome! For the life of me I can't figure out why anybody would watch "Idol" over this? Mindless crap over "OMG"!!!
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Apr 18, 2008 9:47 AM
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People who watch "Idol" over this don't have enough brain cells to keep track of anything even remotely related to a plot.
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Apr 18, 2008 10:59 AM
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Sharipep, I'm just the opposite, I think we saw everything we needed to see between Jack and Kate when Kate was married to N. Fillion. She's not a taco Tuesday kinda gal and Jack's definitly a taco Tuesday kinda guy.
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Apr 19, 2008 11:19 AM
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