Henry Ian Cusick is a "Constant" Promoter

Watching the YouTube clip below from tonight's upcoming episode got me a little pumped - I'm always in the mood for Desmond's mindtrip freakouts, and that looked like a good one. I'm assuming actor Henry Ian "Brotha" Cusick enjoys them too, since it means he gets more screen time. He talked briefly to USA Today about what we can expect:

Q: So is Desmond's episode tonight a flash-forward or flashback?
A: It's, uh … to be honest, it's neither. It's more in line with those time-travel flashes before his eyes. A lot of people either love the time-travel element or hate it.

Q: The last time we saw Desmond, he and Sayid were being taken by helicopter to the freighter, but it had been taking an unusually long time to arrive. What's up with that?

A: There's a reason for that, and you'll find that out in this episode. And you'll find out why it's so difficult to get to the island...And you will see (Desmond's love) Penny and her father, Charles Widmore. You will also see Desmond back in the military. And you'll also meet a whole new bunch of guys on the freighter, who have been a whole lot of fun to work with.

Q: What was it like for you and Naveen Andrews (Sayid) working on that freighter out in the middle of the ocean?

A: We filmed off Barber's Point (the west coast of Oahu) — about 10 to 15 minutes offshore. Once you're there, you're stuck on the boat, so we all had to find places to sleep and hide to be out of the shots. We had days and days being on that freighter and had a few night shoots as well. Because Naveen and I are both from the U.K., we had a lot of things to talk about — like characters from crappy old TV shows from our childhoods.

Good to see that Penny will be back, since actress Sonya Walger's day job is now playing one of the lead's on HBO's Tell Me You Love Me (Lindelof and Cuse hinted that she might not be available for the final five episodes because of that). And hey, Desmond and Sayid are two of Lost's top-tier characters, so what can go wrong?

TAGS: Desmond, Henry Ian Cusick, Penny Widmore, Sayid
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