Comments on: Season 5 Spoiler from Kristin

By: MAC

MAC — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:18:55 +0000

Yay! Me too!

By: MAC

MAC — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:17:10 +0000

Hey, ok – I have NO idea who is going to die. I’m more of a go-with-the-flow, enjoy the story as it unfolds and trust the writers to end this fantastic story the way it is supposed to (which would mean however they ORIGINALLY intended it to end, not how fans want it to end). That being said, I would just like to say that it is not a “typically male perspective” Magician wrote about Jack! I love this development, his letting go of everything he believes in and finally letting destiny take over. Anyways, if you like Sawyers character so much, like the fact that as a leader, he believes in thinking things out – then you should like the fact that Jack is finally doing that. Oh well, I hope both survive – I think they would balance each other out perfectly. So, my hope it’s some one else.

By: clueless1der

clueless1der — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:13:29 +0000

Wow, I never dreamed this post would spark such spirited debate!

I think the beauty of Lost is that the show isn’t about any one character. Sure, some character’s story lines feature more heavily- but it’s called LOST not JACK or SAWYER or VINCENT.

It’s great that people get so invested in a character, but for me I would watch the show even if they killed of…. (I can’t believe I’m saying this) Ben. Yes, I would need extensive therapy and might write a very stern email to Darlton, but I wouldn’t be able to keep away. I would keep wondering why he died, and was that part of a bigger story… that is what would keep me tuning in.

But that’s just me.

By: Lost Spoilers - More News from Kristin! DocArzt’s LOST Blog

Lost Spoilers - More News from Kristin! DocArzt’s LOST Blog — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:51:40 +0000

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:27:40 +0000

I disagree. There are people who watch shows because they enjoy the character interactions more than the mysteries or the plot points. I am one of those people. And Sawyer as portrayed by Josh Holloway has been one of the most consistently interesting and fun to watch characters on the show. To bring the “Han Solo” reference back in, it’d be like if they killed Han Solo in “Empire” and didn’t resurrect him for Jedi. Who’s going to hang out with the Ewoks and get together with Leia? Sawyer adds more comedy these days than Hurley, more leadership than Jack, more romantic interest than anyone, and he’s pretty much the action hero at this point. Other people could take over some of these roles, maybe, but there would be a huge hole in the show if Sawyer were to leave.

I think Sawyer is one of the most important characters on the show, alongside Locke and Ben. Without these characters the whole just doesn’t come together and certain characters just aren’t balanced anymore. (Kate and Jack are both grating without Sawyer around.) If they kill off Sawyer there will be a lot of people who choose not to watch anymore, and I bet there will be more people who simply find themselves less interested in the show because it seems “off” without the right character mix.

By: graham

graham — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:55:26 +0000

And again, I disagree with you. I think that a 97% of the show are the characters, otherwise,after 5 years, I’ll had given up on Lost a long time ago,because we all have our least favourite seasons and we all think that some story-lines or episodes were lame or stupid (for example, for me, the lie of the O6 never made sense).
The story hasn’t always been great, so what made me keep watching the show were some specific characters (those who are and act more like myself, or those whose development was more realistic, compelling and interesting)and the emotional investment with them.
For example, I’m a big fan of football,and the biggest competition is the FIFA World Cup, but once my country is eliminated,I simply don’t care about the rest of the game.

By: momma

momma — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:59:35 +0000

Whats up Doc?

All signs point to Ben just as equally.

By: Paula Ramone

Paula Ramone — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:35:54 +0000

Doc, you’re smokin’ too much of the bad crack. What signs? The same ones that are trotted out every year? The same old excuses and fake info posts that get circulated at least twice a season with just a date change? Come on, now. Sawyer ain’t goin’ nowhere.

By: The Magician

The Magician — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:56:13 +0000

Read my reply again; I referred to her claim that Jack had ‘no depth’ as being idiotic, nothing else, and I fully stand by what I said. We’ve watched Jack slowly disintegrate from hero to wreck over the course of 5 seasons and now we’re in the process of watching his redemption; it is a slow, gradual redemption, but this isn’t like your dreary, hyperactive soap-opera aimed at a demographic of witless sybarites; It is something far more special.

Monique hates Jack with a passion, as many of us do, but that is precisely the way the character has been written and it is a testament to Matthew Fox’s acting ability. I agree it would be a shame to lose Sawyer as he is a great addition to the show, but come on; great characters with good hearts die all the time in art. Like I said; he is charming and likeable but this doesn’t mean he exempt from death.

I agree that art is subjective Graham, but I’ve not debated this; the crux of my argument was that if you stop watching a show simply because your favourite character has been written out of it, then you were never really a fan of the show or the story, to begin with. And apart from a select few, this is what the majority of people are saying anyway.

By: rock rocks

rock rocks — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:59:35 +0000

I’ll echo that. What signs? What are seeing that I’m not?

I like all of the characters except Jack, whom I can barely tolerate on my screen. If you take Sawyer off the other side of the teeter-totter, I’d skip the rest. At this point, I’m the only person I know left watching it anyhow.

By: penny

penny — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:58:28 +0000

very categoric of you magician to say that monique´s comment is idiotic. first of all, we are here because we love Lost, so for all of us this is like group therapy.
i´m female also, and denying sawyer`s charm would be silly. so, like many others, i admit sawyer is the hottest character of lost. BUT, that doesn´t mean we cannot make any other comments about the show. if the producers and writers decide to kill Sawyer, I THINK IT WOULD BE A DISSAPOINTING DECISION. he`s been important to the hole Lost plot, more over the last few episodes. he`s proved he´s the real hero of the show, and as usual, heroes have lots of fans. and that has nothing to do with josh holloway´s looks.
i´m a huge sawyer fan, he´s my fav character, so i hope he doesn´t get killed. anyway, if he has to go, i would rather think it´s for a greater good, like the old jump-off-the-helicopter-for-kate but this time he would be getting killed.

killing locke for ever was absurd, i think the same of sawyer. he has earned his place on the island.

By: professorstotch

professorstotch — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:05:40 +0000

But Michael didn’t die. So it’s not just like Michael. If I really have to deal with the whole Jin dying thing again, two seasons in a row, then I’ll actually be upset.

By: graham

graham — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:41:50 +0000

From my very own perspective , this is a never ending discussion.
We are all free to like a show for whatever reason, and none of them is better than the other.
Art is subjective.

By: The Magician

The Magician — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:26:29 +0000

It’s not a ‘male’ perspective, it’s the perspective of a writer; if anything, your perspective is typically female. I know how dramatic devices work. There has been far, far too much investment in Jack for him to be killed off before the end of season 6. And the fact that the writers have given Matthew Fox some idea of how LOST will end is proof that they regard his role as being crucial.

The island is totally indifferent to Sawyer. Yes, he has a lot of heart (depth is questionable) and humour and humanity, but that doesn’t mean he is exempt from death; don’t be so ridiculous.

Jack has no depth? That sort of idiotic comment proves to me that perhaps this really isn’t the show for you. Then again, it’s obvious you don’t watch LOST for the story or the drama, but simply because you have a crush on one of the actors.

By: MoniquE

MoniquE — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:06:34 +0000

That’s a pretty typically male perspective Magician. For me, Jack is an insipid a-hole. He has no depth. He’s like a little entitled prince who stands around with his hands in his pockets, caring about no one, doing very little, while he waits for the story to hand him his destiny on a silver platter.

Meanwhile Sawyer is a character with real heart, real depth and beleivable humanity, who has truly earned the audience’s affections.

I don’t love Josh Holloway. I love the kind of Lost that Sawyer created – one with real feeling. I loathe Jack (only Jack among all the characters) so having to watch him, after losing the heart and soul of the show, would be unthinkable. It wouldn’t require even a moment’s thought for me. If Sawyer dies, Lost is over for me and they can take all their fancy fanboy “mysteries” and stick them where the sun don’t shine.

By: The Magician

The Magician — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:59:56 +0000

My girlfriend would probably kill me for saying this, but I’d prefer Sawyer to die, rather than Jack. Sawyer’s character doesn’t have anywhere near the same gravitas as Jack does, and beyond the nicknames and joking, he’s actually quite one dimensional. A great character, but not a hugely integral one.

I think your love is with Josh Holloway, and not LOST.

By: professorstotch

professorstotch — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:20:59 +0000

How is Sayid listed as on the future episodes again? As the main character that he is? Reading the full press release for episode 5.10, it still has him as a main character. 5.11 has been released, but the full cast isn’t listed. OMGZ does that mean NO ONE is a main character anymore?!

EVERYONE ON LOST IS GOING TO DIE!!!!!!

By: MoniquE

MoniquE — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:54:11 +0000

No, I watch for the whole storyline but without Sawyer it’s not worth it. I’d be too angry at the writers and producers to enjoy it. And to think I’d still have to keep seeing JACK (!) and have his insipid storyline continue, with Sawyer gone. Just couldn’t do it. There’d be no fun to it.

By: Charlie's Ghost

Charlie's Ghost — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:23:02 +0000

so you watch the show just for sawyer and not the actual storyline?

By: Charlie's Ghost

Charlie's Ghost — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:21:53 +0000

Nikki’s return was just a rumor / incorrect IMDB post.

By: MoniquE

MoniquE — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:49:53 +0000

I’m not lying. I’m all grown up. And I’ve been up to this point a “true fan”.

I would absolutely drop Lost in a heartbeat if Sawyer were killed off. In a heatbeat with no looking back. Easiest decision I’d ever make.

By: Dr violence

Dr violence — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:27:22 +0000

Where has this list come from thou? you cant go by that unless its from the writers, only reason i say sayid is because of how he is listed in future episodes.
Also Nikki is coming back in a few episodes time.

By: MoniquE

MoniquE — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:04:45 +0000

If Sawyer was killed, I would definitely quit watching Lost. In a heartbeat. And I’ve never missed an episode since the pilot. But that would be a bridge too far. Lost with no Sawyer is like pizza with no cheese. And no sauce. There’s no heart without Sawyer. I could care less about the mysteries if Sawyer’s not involved. It would be the easiest thing in the world to quit Lost and never look back. In fact, with this story about them not even TELLING the actor, if that was Josh Holloway, after all he’s given this show, I would make it a point to never watch another Lindelof or Cuse project. It’s shameful.

By: professorstotch

professorstotch — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:10 +0000

Hm, so I guess you didn’t read the above posts? Sayid isn’t on the death list. It’s either Ben, Jin, Miles, Daniel, or Sawyer.

By: Dr violence

Dr violence — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:38:44 +0000

It makes me laugh when people say they will stop watching if there fave character dies…thats pathetic and most people who say that are lieing.GROW UP!
Anyway i think its sayid cos he’s removed from the main cast in a few episodes time. hmmmm