Re: 4th Season Lost - Confirmed Dead - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY !

Once Upon A Time,
Moyra J. Bligh wrote:

>On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:00:02 +0000 (UTC), drew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Drew
>Lawson) wrote:
>
>>In article <gn85t3dt7psrej051pbbr2ql1ad2r3sp7c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>	moyra@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes:
>>>On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:13:15 GMT, "alooo" <uh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Not just new characters- the producers said last season that Rousseau
was 
>>>>due for a flashback in season four.
>>>
>>>They said during season 2  that she was due for a flashback in season
>>>3.
>>>
>>>I'll bet the next time they mention it, she'll be due for her
>>>flashback in season 5.
>>
>>As I recall the situation, during season 2 they had not yet reached
>>an agreement on when the show would end.  The producers were aiming
>>at 5 seasons and the network pushed that to 6.  So some things that
>>would have happened in a 24 episode season 3 will fall off the end
>>of the 16 episode (now 13 episode) season that we're getting.
>
>I'm still betting that we'll never see it happen. I think it's just
>one of those things that Lindelof and Cuse throw out from time to time
>to keep someone happy.

Does anyone really care about Rousseau at this point?  What could her
background add to the story?  She's always seemed like a fringe character
to me, brought in to advance a plot point (the cable) or a deus ex machina
(Need some dynamite?  Sure, follow me.)



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Captain Infinity