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Lost's Latest Mystery: Is It Ben or Locke?
Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson by Mario Perez/ABC
Hello, Ausholes! Damn glad to meet you. I'm Mickey O'Connor, the new guy at TVGuide.com, and not, as it might sound, a leprechaun. I'm not as mean as Mike, and way more handsome. But I do want to thank "Mr. Ausiello" (as he requested I address him — as if!) for carving out a little corner of his crazy-verse for me. Lost is my favorite TV show, and periodically I will barge in here with whatever theory, observation and/or scoop I might have about Team Darlton's baby. Bonus! If I'm busy writing Mike's columns for him, he can pick up his own "nutritional supplements." (Everyone knows what Propecia is for, Mike!)
Mike wants me to be known as Doc O'C when I write about Lost. To be honest, I'm not so sure about this idea. I think it's funny, a play on the names of the real Lost experts of the Internets — Doc Arzt and EW's Doc Jensen. Plus, it rhymes (think of the Spider-Man villain). I suppose imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, we'll go with it for now — unless you guys have a better idea. Mi identity es su identity. (Keep it clean.)
So let's get started: An upcoming, post-strike episode will feature the same male character at different ages, described as "sweet, shy, tentative and smart" at 5 and "angry, a little nerdy, defiant and rebellious" at 16. Also, said male character has green eyes, a fact you might not find significant, unless you were this guy. The same episode also features a redheaded teenaged girl who is "emotional, prone to dramatic gestures, and passionately in love." Who are we talking about here?
The easy answer is: Duh, it's Ben and Annie, his childhood pal. But! Conflicting intel says these characters appear in a Locke-centric episode, which is confusing. To me, Locke's backstory seems pretty much wrapped up, after having had Sawyer off his organ-stealing daddy. I can't imagine that we're going to whoosh back into mini-Locke's childhood angst at this juncture.
So I have three theories, in descending order of probability:
Theory No. 1: My mole is wrong and we'll finally see the love story of Ben and Annie. When we last saw Annie, she was shaping up to be Joey to Ben's Dawson. After all, The Island is nothing more than an ominous, creepy Capeside, right? Since Annie no longer seems to be alive and kicking and/or on The Island, we'll find out what happened to her. Did she die in The Purge? Did she catch the first submarine away from Ben the first time he mentioned that she belonged to him? Did she find her Pacey? Did she — gasp! — get pregnant?
Theory No. 2: Locke's next ep is an island-based flashback, in which we'll see Locke's followers travel to The Temple to join the in-hiding Others (what the heck is The Temple anyway?). It's there that we'll meet these spunky teens, who will be the subjects of rigorous testing (cough, brainwashing). Remember Carl being "tested" for his response to vivid imagery and proselytizing in the infamous Room 23? Kinda like that. As for the boy's 5-year-old self, I'm going with an acid-flashback-within-a-narrative-flashback.
Theory No. 3: I'm totally wrong and we'll see a tiny, bald Locke as a child. Which I would totally hate.
What do you think? Who are these people? Which theory would you like to see come true? Or, if you have one of your own, sock it to me!
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Mar 17, 2008 6:31 PM
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Well let me be the first to welcome you here the the Report.
Hope to be hearing more from you soon!
As for your theories, I would have to go with the Ben and Annie one. I know that team Darlton has said that they were gonna address Annie and Ben more so here is hoping that all this casting is for another Ben-centric ep. Ive been wanting one really bad.
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Mar 17, 2008 7:17 PM
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You can also put me down as hoping for a Ben flashback. Michael Emerson is such a brilliant actor, conveying creepiness, charisma and so much more in such a short time period, without it seeming silly. He brings so much to what could have been a one-dimensional character (and I believe, would not still be on the show, if it were not for Emerson's portrayal of Ben). I don't get how Michael doesn't win Best Supporting Actor in a Drama every year. It makes me very sad that Ben has only has had one flashback.
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Mar 17, 2008 7:33 PM
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My first impression of this Mickey O'Connor guy is pretty poor. I doubt he has any type of real intel. This stuff is already all over the Internet.
The writing is also poor. It sounds like he is trying way too hard. I can't believe this warrants a post underneath the Ausiello Report banner. It contains no new information and reads like an incoherent blog post.
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Mar 17, 2008 7:43 PM
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well this was the first i heard of this info. Not everyone is as well connected as you gf2020.
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Mar 17, 2008 7:50 PM
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The "related video" to this story is all American Idol. WTH?
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Mar 17, 2008 8:31 PM
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From what I had previously heard elsewhere, the boys are Locke at various points growing up in the foster care system. The girl may be his foster sister Jeannie, who died tragically.
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Mar 17, 2008 8:39 PM
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We have already seen Ben as a child - about 10 yrs old - do we need to see him at 5 and 16? I don't think so. Why couldn't it be Daniel and Charlotte - the description fits both?
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Mar 17, 2008 9:25 PM
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I'm never good at guessing these things, but going slightly off-topic, I think I have a cool catch phrase for you. What do you think of this: (ahem)
"Welcome to Doc O'C, bitch!!!"
You can try it out on gf2020. 
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Mar 17, 2008 9:50 PM
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Steelerguy, I'm not well connected, nor do I pretend to be like some people. This information had circulated on dozens of websites late last week.
TV Gord,your catch phrase is incredibly lame. Plays on "Welcome to the OC bitch" are so four years ago. This person clearly has no new intel
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Mar 17, 2008 11:21 PM
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gf2020, your attitude is incredibly lame.
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Mar 18, 2008 12:50 AM
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I guess I just expect more from an entity like TV guide than this new addition to the Ausiello Report. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but I doubt it.
To me, he's just reposting information and speculation found on the Internet within the past week without adding any additional information or insight. I hope that's not the case. I hope he brings some big exclusives our way. I think this is just another regurgitatitator. His first post certainly isn't impressive.
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Mar 18, 2008 1:15 AM
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Well at least Doc O'C is building his fan base.
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Mar 18, 2008 1:20 AM
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gf2020, to a lot of us here, you are a new addition to TV Guide.com and really, your introduction wasn't all that impressive. I'm willing to put first impressions aside, and I'm glad that you say you are willing, also.
I'll grant you the inelegance of the writing, but this is the only entertainment site I spend any time on, so the news he conveyed and the questions he posed were certainly relevant to me.
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Mar 18, 2008 1:35 AM
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yeah, what curluplw said. and don't f*** with TVGord or I'll kick your a**!
but otherwise, welcome!
hi Mickey! glad they're letting you out of your cage a bit! I'm leaning towards the Ben and Annie theory though I think a dual Faraday/Charlotte flash would be way cool.
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Mar 18, 2008 3:52 AM
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