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Fear not, “Lost” fans, Terry O’Quinn’s obsessed numbers-cruncher will return to ABC’s ratings-busting drama next season, executive producer Carlton Cuse told the Track yesterday.
Locke, who in a season-ending cliffhanger was last seen blowing up along with fellow castaways Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) and Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), will live to see season three.
“He’s not dead. (Producer) Damon Lindelof and I would be pretty stupid if we killed off John Locke,” Cuse told the Track on his way to last night’s Red Sox-Indians game at Fenway. “He is definitely one of the most popular characters.
But what about Locke’s fellow hatch dwellers? Well, we do know Mr. Eko will be coming down for breakfast. As for Desmond, Internet buzz has suggested he also survives. Phew.
The Harvard University grad - who flew into Boston with his wife Christiane yesterday to take part in tomorrow’s 192-mile Pan-Mass Challenge benefit bike race - also spilled that die-hard fans can look forward to the announcement of a third addition to the show’s growing cast as early as next week.
“There are going to be three new characters this season. The third new edition is a female character that we’re still in the process of casting,” said the Watertown and Cambridge homey, naming the already announced Rodrigo Santoro and Elizabeth Mitchell as the first two.
“Damon and I find it the most engaging to write about the character’s relationships and surprise the audience about who they are,” explained Cuse, who refused to divulge any juicy tidbits about the new “Lost”ies. “There is just something incredibly compelling about that first flash back!”
But even if you miss the first episodes of the new season, Cuse strongly suggests tuning into the sixth installment.
“It’s going to be a real high-octane cliff hanger,” he insisted. “Where last year the story was more methodological, this year the series will be more action- and adventure-oriented. And there’s going to be more romance - only this time around, when people have sex, they won’t necessarily disappear like they have in the past!”
Source: Boston Herald
Locke, who in a season-ending cliffhanger was last seen blowing up along with fellow castaways Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) and Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), will live to see season three.
“He’s not dead. (Producer) Damon Lindelof and I would be pretty stupid if we killed off John Locke,” Cuse told the Track on his way to last night’s Red Sox-Indians game at Fenway. “He is definitely one of the most popular characters.
But what about Locke’s fellow hatch dwellers? Well, we do know Mr. Eko will be coming down for breakfast. As for Desmond, Internet buzz has suggested he also survives. Phew.
The Harvard University grad - who flew into Boston with his wife Christiane yesterday to take part in tomorrow’s 192-mile Pan-Mass Challenge benefit bike race - also spilled that die-hard fans can look forward to the announcement of a third addition to the show’s growing cast as early as next week.
“There are going to be three new characters this season. The third new edition is a female character that we’re still in the process of casting,” said the Watertown and Cambridge homey, naming the already announced Rodrigo Santoro and Elizabeth Mitchell as the first two.
“Damon and I find it the most engaging to write about the character’s relationships and surprise the audience about who they are,” explained Cuse, who refused to divulge any juicy tidbits about the new “Lost”ies. “There is just something incredibly compelling about that first flash back!”
But even if you miss the first episodes of the new season, Cuse strongly suggests tuning into the sixth installment.
“It’s going to be a real high-octane cliff hanger,” he insisted. “Where last year the story was more methodological, this year the series will be more action- and adventure-oriented. And there’s going to be more romance - only this time around, when people have sex, they won’t necessarily disappear like they have in the past!”
Source: Boston Herald
