Post by Edith S. Baker on May 8, 2007 12:51:11 GMT -4
Later today EW.com will be posting an interview with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse where they discuss the last three episodes of the the season. Think they hold back, or tell us a bunch of stuff we already know? THINK AGAIN! Doc Jensen extracts some pretty cool info, and you read it correctly you'll begin to get a few crazy ideas about where LOST is heading. Since some of this is spoiler info, I'm tucking it behind the link. Don't forget, the FULL interview will be posted at ew.com later today! In the meantime, huge thanks to Jeff Jensen for letting us publish the following five questions in advance!
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EW: There's only three episodes left. What is it about this week’s episode that sets the stage for the Jack-centric finale, airing May 23?
CUSE: Well, it’s Ben flashback, so it kind of really roots into the mythological history of the show and answers some important questions about the relationship between The Dharma Initiative and The Others. Ben is such a formative character, he is the biggest bad guy we know on the show. To get to know him is a signal that we’ve become an answer-mode kind of show.
LINDELOF: And more importantly, we meet Jacob--the elusive, unseen, presumed leader of The Others--for the first time. And this is a character who is every bit of significance to our universe as the Emperor was to the Star Wars universe—a character that you didn’t get to meet until The Return of the Jedi but was referred to all through the preceding films. Jacob is a guy who is going to have a very significant ongoing sort of story value in our show.
EW: Who’s playing this character—someone new, or someone we know?
LINDELOF: We’re not going to answer that.
EW: Does the finale set up season four?
CUSE: Yes. The finale clearly sets up season four of the show, and hopefully in doing so, people will see there is still a lot of storytelling left in Lost and feel really good about the 48 number.
LINDELOF: And it will make you realize that the house you are standing in actually has a lot more rooms than you thought when you came into it.
EW: Nice cryptic teasing analogy! Last question. Don’t tell my wife, but I have a crush on Mrs. Hawking, the creepy old lady from Desmond’s flashbacks who knows all about his future.
LINDELOF: Huh. I don’t even know how to respond to that.
EW: There is no other response, other than telling me whether I’ll be seeing her again before the end of the season.
CUSE: Can we just back up half a second? Once you say something like that, Jeff, it can’t be unsaid.
LINDELOF: Unless you travel back in time, like Mrs. Hawking does. But no, you won’t be seeing her before the end of the season--but you will be seeing her again.
Nice subtlety! So, Mrs. Hawking is someone who travels through time. What do you make of the analogy of the island has a house with extra rooms.
Cool stuff huh? Although, I'm considering revoking Lindelof's geek credentials since we actually met the Emperor in the Empire Strikes Back. Since he is just a holograph at the time, I'll give Damon a get-out-of-Geek-revocation-free card, but next time be sure to specify the difference between the holograph, and meeting him in person.
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EW: There's only three episodes left. What is it about this week’s episode that sets the stage for the Jack-centric finale, airing May 23?
CUSE: Well, it’s Ben flashback, so it kind of really roots into the mythological history of the show and answers some important questions about the relationship between The Dharma Initiative and The Others. Ben is such a formative character, he is the biggest bad guy we know on the show. To get to know him is a signal that we’ve become an answer-mode kind of show.
LINDELOF: And more importantly, we meet Jacob--the elusive, unseen, presumed leader of The Others--for the first time. And this is a character who is every bit of significance to our universe as the Emperor was to the Star Wars universe—a character that you didn’t get to meet until The Return of the Jedi but was referred to all through the preceding films. Jacob is a guy who is going to have a very significant ongoing sort of story value in our show.
EW: Who’s playing this character—someone new, or someone we know?
LINDELOF: We’re not going to answer that.
EW: Does the finale set up season four?
CUSE: Yes. The finale clearly sets up season four of the show, and hopefully in doing so, people will see there is still a lot of storytelling left in Lost and feel really good about the 48 number.
LINDELOF: And it will make you realize that the house you are standing in actually has a lot more rooms than you thought when you came into it.
EW: Nice cryptic teasing analogy! Last question. Don’t tell my wife, but I have a crush on Mrs. Hawking, the creepy old lady from Desmond’s flashbacks who knows all about his future.
LINDELOF: Huh. I don’t even know how to respond to that.
EW: There is no other response, other than telling me whether I’ll be seeing her again before the end of the season.
CUSE: Can we just back up half a second? Once you say something like that, Jeff, it can’t be unsaid.
LINDELOF: Unless you travel back in time, like Mrs. Hawking does. But no, you won’t be seeing her before the end of the season--but you will be seeing her again.
Nice subtlety! So, Mrs. Hawking is someone who travels through time. What do you make of the analogy of the island has a house with extra rooms.
Cool stuff huh? Although, I'm considering revoking Lindelof's geek credentials since we actually met the Emperor in the Empire Strikes Back. Since he is just a holograph at the time, I'll give Damon a get-out-of-Geek-revocation-free card, but next time be sure to specify the difference between the holograph, and meeting him in person.
