by Keith Freshwater, Access production assistant
Tread lightly, reader, there may be spoilers ahead. Seeing as how I’m not blessed with Desmond-like future-seeing abilities, I can only do my best to speculate about what’s to come on “Lost.”
Executive producers Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse (Carlmon? Damton?) tease in (the official "Lost" podcast) this week that “something fairly momentous” will happen tonight and we should expect “good narrative momentum,” whatever that means. “Lost” has been experiencing great momentum as of late, especially when compared to the glacial start of Season Three. And according to EW, we’ll “bear witness to some sweaty sex on the beach, a shocking act of bloody violence, and a rousing debate between Hurley and Charlie about which superhero is faster: Superman or the Flash. The latter element captures the genius of 'Catch-22'." It seems the momentum is whipping into a frenzy.
But on to tonight:
What we do know: Desmond’s "Lost" love, Penny, will make an appearance. Tonight’s episode also marks the introduction of a new character whose identity has been kept under secure lock & key. However, we’ve been able to dig up a little info on who is portraying said character, none other than stunning “Las Vegas” alum and previous “Haunted Mansion” resident actress, Marsha Thomason, playing "Naomi."
(AP Photo, left: Marsha Thomason at a 2006 pre-Emmy party)
Questions that loom large: Did Naomi know Desmond in the real world? Was she involved with his imprisonment? Are Naomi and Penelope friends? Since Penelope now knows where the island is (remember her crew finding the “magnetic anomaly” thereby revealing the isle’s location), is Naomi part of a rescue attempt? What gives? Rumors are that Naomi will “drop in” via (rhymes with “pair-of-shoes”) near the end of the episode with some interesting information about one of the Flight 815’ers.
On a darker note, it’s rumored that we should expect as many as FIVE deaths before the end of Season 3 … but no word on whether those characters are “near & dear” to us, or more “Nikki & Paulo” to us.
My top picks for the chopping block: Charlie Pace and Sun Kwon.
Given the history of the show, the doomed usually are treated to their own final flashback before taking up permanent residence beneath the beach… and considering Mr. Charlie Pace - who hasn’t had a flashback all season - is the center of the episode prior to the finale AND Dessie’s been forecasting Charlie’s demise . . . let’s just say the chance of a Driveshaft reunion is highly unlikely.
Or is this all just misdirection and we’re going to get another stunner like Libby’s death? As far as Sun is concerned, we know Sun’s pregnant. And we know what happens to pregnant women on Lost Isle. But without the benefit of recent DUIs arrests, there’s no telling who’s next.
In the words of Ben Linus, see you in a week.
