One of the events that has taken place this weekend is that the series Lostalso known as Lost, has turned 20 years oldwhich is a lot to say. Throughout the six seasons it was on the air, it left us with some very memorable moments that helped it become one of the best science fiction series we have seen in a long time.
During all that time, a good handful of main characters and villains paraded through the screen, who ended up being either loved or hated by all the fans of this production. One of the most iconic was Benjamin “Ben” Linus, played by Michael Emersonwho we have also recently seen in the Fallout series.
The leader of The Others marked a before and after since he was first seen in the second season, giving rise to some of the most relevant events that have taken place on this mysterious island. Probably, many of them will still remain in the memory of the spectators, but there are also others that have been unforgettable for the actor himself and have left a deep mark on him.
This is what he confessed in an interview with the portal The Wrap on the occasion of this 20th anniversary, although it is important to note that What you read below contains spoilersso it’s something to keep in mind if Lost is one of those shows you’ve always wanted to watch and, for whatever reason, haven’t yet. That said, in a series of statements he has made, he wanted to remember the most devastating moment his character experienced.
This has led him to point out the chapter in which Alex (Tania Raymonde), Her adopted daughter is brutally murderedsomething that also shocked the series’ fans, but also Michael Emerson himself:
Yes, it was terrible, a huge turning point, no doubt, and a tremendous narrative surprise. It was fantastic of the writers to turn the compassion system of the series upside down and to be willing to sacrifice a beloved character in that way, to turn him into a martyr, so to speak. Yes, it was hard.
There was one long day where the camera was looking at me through the window of the house and I was watching what was happening and it’s a beautiful example of great editing because it happens a moment before the audience expects it. Someone is counting down, right? Keamy, the gunman, is counting down but it doesn’t reach zero. He shoots before time. So we were like, “Wait, no, but wait, no, the counting is wrong, no, oh my God, she’s dead!” It was very disconcerting. It was brilliantly done.
These situations did not stop generating very shocking plot twists and which provoked all kinds of opinions among fans. That is why Emerson was asked if he had ever had any bad experiences with them, especially due to the theories that kept emerging related to the plot, and unfortunately he did have to endure some rather unpleasant comments:
People had their theories, yes, and they also had their instinctive reactions and opinions about the characters. When I first came on, people would come up to me and say, “I’m not watching the show anymore. You’ve ruined it. This is not the show I wanted.” And I thought, “Well, what did you want? A romance about handsome castaways? No, here’s a parable. An allegory. Here’s good and evil. We’re in an esoteric space.”
What is clear is that Lost It left no one indifferent, especially with its ending, which is one of those that you either love or end up hating, but what is admirable is that after 20 years it is still worth watching and it also turned the vast majority of its protagonists into big stars.
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