Ask Ausiello: "Lost" Scoop

Good evening, Losties. Over at EW.com, there's a pretty spectacular new column kicking around. And The Ausiello Files may just have what we need this summer when it comes to fun inside scoop on our favorite shows.

Readers were encouraged to Ask Ausiello. And they did. And here's what he had to say about Lost:

Question: I'm dying to have some juicy Lost tidbits. I'll take anything I can get. — Brittany
Ausiello: Damn straight you will! Team Darlton is doing their annual "radio silence" thing, so Lost scoop is at a premium these days. Luckily, I managed to unearth this little morsel: John Terry (Christian) and Alan Dale (Widmore) are in talks to return next season on a recurring basis. Big frakkin' whoop, right? Well, here's where it gets interesting: In the fine print of both their contracts, it states that Lost has the right to pick up series regular options on both actors for the show's sixth and final season. For insight into what this could possibly portend for Lost's endgame, please join me in welcoming the man, the myth the legend, guru of all things Lost, Mr. Doc Jensen! "The prospect of expansive roles for Jack's maybe-dead dad and Penelope's dastardly deep-pocketed pop suggests a theory about the Island's true significance. Here is a seemingly-magical place where the lame can walk anew, the impotent can once more shoot bullets, and anyone can crank on ancient donkey wheels and leap through time. In other words, the Island provides the means for death-spooked mortals to cheat the grim reaper. I'm betting that's why Old Man Widmore is so desperate to find it. As for Ghost Dad, the Island allows him to stick around in his inexplicable spectral state and might even be facilitating a full-blown bodily resurrection; either scenario represents a violation of the natural order of things. In the end, Jack will no doubt have to convince his father — and possibly his maybe-dead half-sister Claire, too — that they need to move on. Regardless, keeping Terry around portends an emotional climax to Jack's father issue arc." Really? You got all of that from my one little casting item? Cool.

Question: I have been expecting your reaction to the Lost season finale, but so far nada. You promised to offer us your "surprising critique" on July 2. How about it? — Kristhian
Ausiello: Oh, Kristhian…. my dear, sweet Kristhian. You must be new at this. As any blue-blooded Aushole can attest, I rarely keep my promises. Besides, the "surprising critique" I "promised" was about Fringe, not Lost. There's nothing surprising about my reaction to the Lost finale. As I suspected, it was a mind-bending, action-packed triumph. My only quibble: Kate and Sawyer's kiss was, at least IMHO, more Bailey/Tuck than Alex/Izzie. Didn't really rock my world like I thought it would. Fringe, meanwhile, was solid around the edges but a little weak in the middle. The first 15 minutes were about as perfect as a TV show gets, but then it hit snooze for about an hour, before roaring back to life at the end. I hear J.J. Abrams and his team are tinkering with the pilot a bit, so I have faith that he'll deliver a finished product that is all parts awesome. And here's a bit of scoop: I can confirm that J.J. is writing Fringe's second episode alongside exec producers Jeff Pinkner and Roberto Orci.

Question: Mr. Ausiello, I look forward to your posts regarding a certain island. — Jeremy Bentham
Ausiello: You can quit the charade. I know it's you, Locke.

There you have it. Any thoughts/theories on the Widmore/Christian contract news? All I know is that Christian is going to play a huge part in the wrapping up of the story. Huge.

TAGS: Entertainment Weekly, Scoop
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