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On most TV shows, when a character is told early in the season “You’re gonna die,” you can usually count on hearing the death rattle before sweeps are over. As fans of ABC’s ‘Lost ‘ have undoubtedly learned by now, though, the only thing you can expect on that show is to be thrown for a loop. Famous for killing off main characters with virtually no warning, not to mention bringing others back from the dead—welcome back, Mikhail!—it’s a show that delights in twisting its viewers’ brains into a knot as complicated as those darn island love triangles.
So, whither Dominic Monaghan, a.k.a. Charlie, the ex-rock star, ex-drug addict, surrogate father to island baby Aaron and much-needed comic relief? He’s been saved from certain death several times by the suddenly-psychic Desmond (if you haven’t been watching, don’t ask for an explanation—even die-hard fans don’t understand), but the drumbeat of death pounds on. Previews for this Wednesday’s show feature Desmond sternly telling Charlie, in his inimitable Scottish brogue, “This time, you’ve got to die.”
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This week’s Lost audio podcast gave away very few details about the upcoming “Greatest Hits” episode, but hosts Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse did discuss last week’s “The Man Behind the Curtain.” Dominic Monaghan also touched on his character’s potential demise in a short interview. Among the highlights:
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Once again, my friends, it’s time to get up close and personal with some of our favorite castmembers on the set of Lost. This week, Dominic Monaghan tells us what’s in store for Mr. Charlie Pace?and how he feels about your comments in this very section. (Hint: You’re gonna like it!) Plus, Daniel Dae Kim talks about “D.O.C.,” this week’s Kwon-tastic ep, and about being the QB (seriously!), along with a special cameo appearance by the lovely and talented Yunjin Kim.
Lost has become so confusing, Seven is airing an hour long explanation of the story so far. Melinda Houston celebrates the art of the recap.
Previously on Lost . . . There was this plane crash, right? On a tropical island? And the survivors had to fend for themselves. And fend off this invisible jungle monster. Then they discovered this button, under a trapdoor in the jungle. Which they had to keep pressing to stop the world exploding. Or not. And meanwhile there were these other people on the island. Who were killing the plane crash people. And also experimenting on them. Plus stealing their children. Which all had something to do with the Dharma Initiative. And/or the Hanso Corporation. And also a set of numbers. Which may or may not have something to do with the crippled guy being able to walk again. And the inland shipwreck, which may or may not be related to the numbers, the crippled guy walking again, the button that stops the world exploding, the Hanso Corporation, the Dharma Initiative, and whether or not a Stephen King volume is suitable material for the local book club.
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Lost stars Naveen Andrews and Dominic Monaghan are bemoaning the lack of screen time they have in the third season of the desert island show. The British actors earn a reported $78,000 a week playing Sayid Jarrah (Andrews) and Charlie Pace (Monaghan), but admit they spend a lot of time sitting around with nothing to do. Andrews says, “Even though I like getting paid for doing nothing, it is nice occasionally to work.” Monaghan adds, “As one person works more, work is being taken away from another. You have to make your peace with that. Executive producer Carlton Cuse explains, “The actors are frustrated. They’re all really good at what they do and it’s difficult when they don’t get a chance to do it.”
They may have been having lunch and drinks at the Ritz-Carlton here last month, but the minds of the castaway castmates of Lost were on the island.
“I haven’t (worked with) Matt all year,” Naveen Andrews (Sayid) says about star Matthew Fox (Jack).
“I haven’t, either,” says Emilie de Ravin (Claire).
“I haven’t seen Foxy all year,” Jorge Garcia (Hurley) echoes.
Turning to Dominic Monaghan (Charlie), Andrews asks, “Does anyone talk to you about when they’re going to see you again?”
“Yeah,” Monaghan says.
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Producers have chosen to keep secret when Charlie’s next flashback will air, which probably has something to do with Desmond’s premonition in the Feb. 14 episode that Charlie is destined to die. (Characters’ deaths traditionally have occurred at the conclusion of their flashback shows.)
“I have to be careful to not tell you too much,” says Monaghan, hinting only that “the Charlie stories are going to be coming toward a bottleneck. The Hurley, Sayid, Claire and Locke stories are all pushing together into a Charlie journey.”
And if Charlie does in fact die? “That’s fine,” he says with a shrug. “This job is going to end for everyone. I’ve achieved everything that I wanted to do. It’s been a fantastic opportunity for me, and it’s done exactly what I wanted it to do: distance me from playing a hobbit (in TheLord of the Rings) and have people in America know I can act.”
INDIELONDON singles out notable episodes from our favourite television series for stand-alone reviews. On this occasion we take a look at the episode entitled Flashes Before Your Eyes from the third season of Lost.
What’s the story? When Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) rescues Claire (Emilie de Ravin) from drowning, Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) attempts to find out why he seems able to predict the future. Desmond subsequently reveals what took place in the moments after he turns the key to the hatch [at the end of season 2].
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LOST star DOMINIC MONAGHAN is upset with the executives behind the TV drama – because he fears they’ve upset fans by ruining the concept of the series. The LORD OF THE RINGS star accepts no one had any idea the show would become a phenomenon, but even he’s growing tired of the plot twists and turns that have turned fans against Lost. He says, “They (writers) had a beginning and then they had an ending and the studio says, `Can you expand the middle.’ That kinda gets you to a point where it’s not as exciting. “I’d like them to do four or maybe five great seasons and then we’ll do, like, a couple of movies and it’ll be like a big event. “Stringing it out and losing the quality is not what we want.”
For a moment there, “Lost” seemed to have gotten lost.
It started hot, a show that was big and bold and different. ” ‘Lost’ has broken a lot of rules,” producer Carlton Cuse says. “(It has a) large, sprawling cast and complicated, complex storytelling.”
And then, for a while, it faded from the spotlight. Only six episodes have aired this season and they focused on a hostage situation that provided an odd plot detour.
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