LOST Season 4 Spoilers

[DarthVibbert]

good job so far on the season 4 spoilers JVince

[Oli]

Originally Posted by DarthVibbert

good job so far on the season 4 spoilers JVince

Indeed, well deserving of being sticky

[jvince]

Originally Posted by Oli

Indeed, well deserving of being sticky

Yay! Thanks once again, Oli! [Maybe you could make the "video capture" thread at the general discussions a sticky as well... ]

And thanks to you too, Darth. We aren't getting that much spoilers as of now because of the producers' radio silence. I think they'll start coming on Comic Con... [Anybody know when CC starts?]

[jvince]

Not much from Kristin's chat either...

Brandi in Taos, New Mexico: What's the latest on Lost? Will Michael come back? Please say yes!
I can tell you that producers definitely have made an offer for Harold Perrineau to return in the new season, which they also did last season (Harold declined because he was working on a pilot). Back then, Harold was offered a truckload of money. Now, sources tell me he wants that same truckload. The question is whether he will receive it—hence, the holdup. I, for one, am happy to empty out my piggy bank and couch cushions and contribute to the H.P. Fund, for I miss him so. Who's with me?!

Source: Kristin

[clueless1der]

Originally Posted by jvince

Not much from Kristin's chat either...



Source: Kristin

Boo!!!! Hiss!!!!

[jvince]

All shooting for S4 wraps up in March 2008 before we even see E4.

90-second Mobisode stories will revolve around a unique mystery, more closely rooted to the LOST mythology than 'Bad Twin.' YouTube, here we come!

Source: Doc Waxman

[clueless1der]

Don't you jest loooove youtube?

[fishhead202]

Originally Posted by clueless1der

Hey fishy- remember, that the future might not be as finite on the island (or off) as we might think of. Remember that whole bit with Desmond changing his fate... as it were? I think that can be explained in many ways even if they do kill her off.

Yeah, exactly. I think that the show is going to have to show that the flashforwards aren't set in stone. Otherwise you're going to lose any danger regarding any characters you see in the future.

--fish

[Hexonxonx]

On the contrary, I think the flashforwards are "set in stone". I know the producers have hinted that Desmond really did go back in time and may have really changed some things, but we haven't seen any evidence of that yet. Similarly, I think the flashforwards are an accurate depiction of what really does happen to the characters when they leave the island. Yes, it removes the potential for those characters to die on the island, but I think Darlton are going to severely limit the number of island characters we see in the future. They might just keep it to Jack, Kate, Michael (and Walt), and we see 3-4 flashforward episodes for each. That would leave a few episodes for Ben, Danielle, and Richard flashbacks. For all we know they could kill off a character in a flashforward.

Having the future (as shown in the flashforwards) be mutable wouldn't make much sense. If this future doesn't really happen, what are we seeing? The future as it would play out with the circumstances as they are? Then how can that be changed? And what character is experiencing this future reality? The idea of a non-fixed future makes sense in a show like Heroes, where one character can jump around time. He can see how things will play out, then go back and make changes and try again. Lost has no such character, so there's no way to explain that the future is being changed by the characters' actions, and thus the audience would be left baffled by the inconsistencies in the future.

This whole post has wandered into speculation instead of spoilers, and I apologize for that. In summary, Lost is telling a linear story in a non-linear manner.

[tailhook]

Originally Posted by Hexonxonx

On the contrary, I think the flashforwards are "set in stone".

Agreed. Its literally the only way they work as a narrative concept. You literally cannot have them not 'set in stone'. The story would completely fall apart.

Originally Posted by Hexonxonx

Similarly, I think the flashforwards are an accurate depiction of what really does happen to the characters when they leave the island. Yes, it removes the potential for those characters to die on the island, but I think Darlton are going to severely limit the number of island characters we see in the future.

And in a cast of what.. a dozen top-billed stars you're gonna expect to shed 3 over the next 3 years? That leaves 9 that can survive and plenty to provide a subset that will feed flashforwards. And, as they are now in the process of planning out the actual ending to move this out of making-it-up-as-they-go-along land.. they should be able to easily manage it without tripping over themselves.

Originally Posted by Hexonxonx

That would leave a few episodes for Ben, Danielle, and Richard flashbacks.

None of those 3 I would ever expect to see in a flashforward as I wouldn't expect them to leave the island.

Originally Posted by Hexonxonx

For all we know they could kill off a character in a flashforward.

Good point. Now that you said it I am expecting it. Flashforward of Hurley and he gets run over by a car lol. I would imagine they would definately work a death in a flashforward.. you could get the drama without ever dropping them from the cast lol.

Originally Posted by Hexonxonx

Having the future (as shown in the flashforwards) be mutable wouldn't make much sense. If this future doesn't really happen, what are we seeing? The future as it would play out with the circumstances as they are? Then how can that be changed? And what character is experiencing this future reality?

Absolutely in agreement. It simply does not work if they aren't 'set in stone'.