Lost Cast Then And Now

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Kate Austen - THEN

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Before the crash, Kate Austen had killed her abusive father and had spent many years darting and fleeing the law. She even turned to bank robbery and assault. When she was on the island, she was a key member of the survivors' society and formed strong ties with them. She became involved in romantic entanglements with Jack and Sawyer and became close to Sun and Claire. Kate, quick witted and resourceful, took part in many of the missions and went out of her way to hide her troubled past from everyone.

Evangeline Lilly - NOW

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Evangeline Lilly was probably the most successful actor to come out of the show. We have seen her in various blockbuster movies, playing Hope Van Dyne in the film "Ant Man and the Wasp". She appeared in Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" as Tauriel. You may even remember her from the 2011 sports drama "Real Steel." In 2013 she appeared in "The Desolation of Smaug" and the following year starred in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe. The talented actress turned her hand to writing and was the author of "The Squickerwonkers, a children's book series!

Jack Shepard M.D. - THEN

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Jack Shephard, the spinal surgeon with an obsessive personality that wrecked his marriage and also his relationship with his father, dealt with the many crises and missions for the survivors. He united them and persuaded them to form a society. He started a relationship with Kate and then moved on to Juliet. When problems arose that Jack couldn't solve, he became obsessed about them and they would cause emotional outbursts from the surgeon. He escaped the island, following a kidnapping attempt.

Matthew Fox - NOW

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Once Lost ended, Matthew Fox turned to movies after commenting that he was "done" with television. These included "World War Z," Cross," "Bone Tomahawk" and "Alex Cross." He starred in a stage production of "In A Forest, Dark And Deep" alongside Olivia Williams in London's West End which was very well received by the critics. Fox made a brief appearance with Brad Pitt in "World War Z" a decade ago. After seven years away from the screen, Matthew Fox played the lead in "Last Night", released on Peacock.

Hugo "Hurley" Reys - THEN

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For most of his time on the show, Hurley was the one to inject a bit of comedy into it although he was shown in a far more serious light during the final season of Lost. His storylines revolved mainly around his mental illness and that he believed his lottery win was a curse to those around him. Hurley was in a short lived relationship with Libby. He took over from Jack as the island's protector, taking Benjamin Linus as his adviser and was judged as being the unlikely hero of all the characters.

Jorge Garcia - NOW

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After portraying the lovable character Hurley on Lost, Jorge Garcia has appeared in a variety of television shows. These have included "Alcatraz," "Bojack Horseman," "Hawaii Five-0" and "Maggie". He has been unrecognisable as he dropped a huge amount of weight since the Lost days. Garcia has starred in "Running Out Of Time", a tense thriller, as well as the drama "When We Were Pirates." He joined forces with his old Lost cast mates Henry Ian Cusick and Harold Perrineau for that drama. Jorge has appeared on the cover of "Weezer's."

Michael Dawson - THEN

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After Michael Dawson lost a custody battle to see his son Walt, it was 10 years before they reunited, after the death of his ex wife. On their journey home together their plane crashes in the South Pacific on a mysterious island. Walt is kidnapped by the island's previous inhabitants (the Others) and Michael spends all his time trying to get his boy back. He eventually succeeds and they depart from the island together. However, Dawson feels so guilty about the murders he was forced to commit that he attempts suicide

Harold Perrineau - NOW

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Harold Perrineau has many television credits to his name, 2012's "Son Of Anarchy", "Constantine" in 2014-2015 and "Claws" for 5 years from 2017-2022. Perrineau has been in numerous movies such as Zero Dark Thirty", "The Best Man Holiday" and "I'm Not Here." He made his debut on Broadway for a 3 month stint in Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" which had been adapted by Stephen Karam. He has won an award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the NAACP Awards for his performance in "Claws."

Sayid Jarrah - THEN

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One of the Oceanic Six who escaped the island was Sayid Jarrah. He reunited briefly with Nadia until she was killed by a hit and run driver. Jarrah then joined Benjamin Linus where he acted as a hitman against Widmore, in retaliation for her death. Following this, he was involved in charity work in the Dominican Republic. Ilana forced him to travel on Ajira Airways Flight 316, getting him back to the island. After he returned, he was shot but the "Man In Black" resurrected him, recruiting him to his side.

Naveen Andrews - NOW

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Naveen Andrews appeared in the fantasy drama "Once Upon A Time In Wonderland" from in 2013 to 2014. He was also the voice of Saba in the video game "Far Cry 4." From 2015-2017 Andrews starred as Jonas in the television series "Sense8." The creators of this show were The Wachowskis and J Michael Straczynski. The following year Naveen co-starred as CIA officer Julian Cousins with Alan Cumming in "Instinct." Last year, 2022, he was in "The Dropout" with Amanda Seyfried, where we saw him sing, dance and play guitar - talented guy!

Sun-Hwa Kwon - THEN

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Known as Sun, she was the wife of Jin-Soo Kwon, and one of the middle section survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Sun initially pretended that she could only speak Korean when she was on the island. She was caring and helpful, sociable and quite brave with the survivors. She formed good relationships with both Hurley and Kate. Before the crash, her marriage to Jin was not good as she struggled to conceive and she started an affair with another man. However, she did return to Jin. The couple isolated themselves from the others on the island until Sun revealed to them that she spoke English.

Yunjin Kim - NOW

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Back in 2006, "Maxim" named Yunjin Kim as number 98 in their annual Hot 100 List! Kim also appeared on the front cover of "Stuff" that year as well as in an inside spread. She was definitely flavor of the month at that time. In 2010 Kim married her manager Park Jeong-hyeok, not long after her final scenes in Lost. In 2013 she took a leading role in "Mistresses" and in 2018 returned to Korean television. Last year Kim starred as Seon Woo-jin. This was a Korean remake of "Money Heist" called "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area."

Jin-Soo Kwon - THEN

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Unable to speak English, Jin initially isolated himself and his wife Sun from the other survivors. When he later found out that she had learned English in secret, he felt betrayed but later learned the language himself. Spending time on the island restored his marriage and he got involved in more group activities. He even managed to conceive a baby with his wife, even though he was led to believe he was infertile. He also implemented his combat skills which he'd learned as the enforcer of his his father-in-law.

Daniel Dae Kim - NOW

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Daniel Dae Kim, after the end of Lost, was in "Hawaii Five-O." He was also Johnny Gat in the video game "Saints Row." Kim runs a production company called 23AD which produced the popular television series "The Good Doctor." He played Ben Daimio in "Hellboy", the supernatural film and he was the voice of Chief Benja in Disney's "Raya and the Last Dragon." Kim married Mia Rhee in June 1993 and the couple have two sons, born in 1996 and 2002. They continued living in Hawaii after "Hawaii Five-O" wrapped.

Charlie Pace - THEN

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Before the crash, Charlie Hieronymus Pace was a songwriter and bassist for rock band Drive Shaft. He was a heroin addict although he did kick the habit on the island. He had suffered with self doubt when in the band but forming a relationship with Hurley and then a romantic liaison with Claire, made him a stronger person. Desmond told Charlie that he was fated to die so he sacrificed himself in order to guide the other survivors to safety. Following his death, he continued to guide his friend Hurley.

Dominic Monaghan - NOW

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Dominic Monaghan was one of the most famous actors in Lost, having previously played Merry the hobbit in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Over the past 5 years Dominic has been the serial killer in "Bite Club", Prior to the show, he played Merry the hobbit in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Since August 2018, he has been starring as a serial killer in Australia's Murder Mystery Drama. Monaghan is writer for the culture and music magazine "Paste", mainly producing articles about English Premier League football.

James "Sawyer" Ford - THEN

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Once on the Island, James Ford, known as Sawyer, used his skills as a confidence man and he would hoard material possessions in order to leverage power. He did become the most hated survivor although he did manage to form bonds with some of the others. Following a romantic relationship with Kate, he moved on to Juliet which sparked rivalry with Jack. Sawyer left the island along with Michael, Jin and Walt, on Michael's raft, but returned after the others kidnap Walt and the raft was blown up by them.

Josh Holloway - NOW

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"USA Today" reported that Josh Holloway took himself out of being selected for a role in a Brad Pitt Western as h already had a demanding filming schedule. He did, however, find time to str in "Whisper" and also dipped his toes into the world of video games in "Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars." He played a Brotherhood of Nod intelligence officer who supplied information to upcoming battles! Holloway has been ranked number 5 in the Top 50 Most Beautiful People and also the Hottest Hunk on tv.

John Locke - THEN

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Locke had grown up in foster care, was conned into giving up a kidney and was pushed out of a window by his girlfriend - what a start in life! John Locke was a disabled wheelchair user on the Oceanic Flight 815. Miraculously he found himself able to walk when he arrived, as a survivor of the crash, on the island and believed it was his destiny. Along with Walt and Rose, he was the only other survivor who wanted to stay there. Locke became a "Man of Faith", the opposite to Jack who was a "Man of Science."

Terry O'Quinn - NOW

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terry O'Quinn has made quite a number of tv appearances since the end of Lost. He was in the second season of "Falling Skies" and spent two seasons in Amazon's "Patriot." It was announced in 2016 that he was to join "Secret and Lies." In February 2021 O'Quinn was cast in "Pieces of Her", the Netflix thriller series. He joined the Cameo platform after it's 2017 launch and has been creating videos for fans. All proceeds, thousands of dollars, were donated to the Virginia Beach SPCA. O'Quinn continues to create weekly videos.

Claire Littleton - THEN

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Claire Littleton was a single mother who gave birth on the island. Previously, she had come into contact with a psychic who persuaded her to give up her unborn baby for adoption. Claire was flying to L.A. when she crashed on to the island. She began a relationship with Charlie but it was very "off and on." She later gave birth to her son Aaron and she tried very hard to look after him, despite being reluctant to keep him. When Charlie rescued Aaron from Danielle Rousseau, Claire's relationship grew stronger with him.

Emilie de Ravin - NOW

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Emilie de Ravin's film credits included "The Hills Have Eyes", "Santa's Slay" and "Ball Don't Lie. She was in "Once Upon A Time", ABC drama, in 2011 up to 2018. She played Emily, a heroin addict, in the neo-noir movie "Brick" and she had a cameo in 2009 in "Public Enemies." She starred in "Remember Me" in 2010 as Ally. After just over three years of dating actor Josh Janowicz, he proposed to de Ravin. It was said to be very romantic, happening on New Year's Day 2003, "very impromptu and very sweet."

Boone Carlyle - THEN

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Boone Carlyle, a middle section survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, is Shannon's stepbrother. Before the crash, she used him for money and it was revealed that they had a one night stand. During his time on the island Boone spent a lot of time with her before finally getting over her and moving on. He became an apprentice to Locke and the two of them formed a strong bond. It was Boone who climbed on to a plane perched on a cliff top. The plane fell and even though Jack tried to save him, Carlyle told him to let him go.

Ian Somerhalder - NOW

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Ian Somerhalder was cast as a vampire in "The Vampire Diaries" in June 2009 and the series received the highest ratings of any premier - and that is since the network was born in 2006! Ian actually directed "The Vampire Diaries" in season 3 and produced season 8. He has received awards for that show. In 2012 Somerhalder starred in the movie "Time Framed" and in 2018 was cast as Dr Luther Swann in "V Wars", the Netflix science fiction horror program. It didn't spark the interest that was expected and was cancelled in 2020.

Ana Lucia Cortez - THEN

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Ana Lucia Cortez, an ex police officer, was in charge of the tail section survivors and she struggled with deep emotional issues. Before being on the island she was traumatized after suffering a shooting which killed her unborn baby. She resigned from the police force following this event and the fact that she got her revenge by shooting her attacker. On the island she clashed with The Others and became very aggressive, although she bit some kind of relationship with Sawyer and Jack. She died suddenly when Michael killed her.

Michelle Rodriguez - NOW

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Michelle Rodriguez reprised her roles in the video game spin-offs "Fast & Furious" and "Avatar." She also appeared in "True Crime: Streets of L.A." in 2003, "Driver 3" the following year and, in 2012, "Call of Duty: Black Ops II." Rodriguez announced in 2013 that she was really busy, working on various projects. These included a family adventure movie and a drugs drama. She broke off her engagement to her Muslim partner because of his strong religious beliefs which he supposedly forced upon her.

Desmond Hume - THEN

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Desmond Hume spent three years in the Swan station and that was until he discovered that his partner Kelvin was planning a secret escape. He confronted Kelvin and during a scuffle, accidentally killed him, It was this incident that sparked the incident that caused the crash. He left the Swan after the survivors discovered it and joined them. He and Locke tried to test out whether the Swan was actually a hoax and Desmond had to prevent a disaster. The only way this could be done was by turning the fail-safe key.

Henry Ian Cusick - NOW

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Henry Ian Cusick was in 2 episodes of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", playing Erik Weber in season 12. He also played Trent Marsh in "Body of Proof" and Marcus Kane in "The 100." This premiered in March 2014. Cusick directed a short film in his hometown of Hawaii called "Dress." It won an award at the Peace on Earth Film Festival. He voices Monty, the digital biographer and he recorded 200 questions that Monty asks users in order to help jog their memories. Anne, Cusick's wife, is the curator of the JamBios Memory Gallery.

Walt Lloyd - THEN

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Walter Lloyd, known as Walt, was one of the middle section survivors and the son of Michael Dawson. People had noticed something different about Walt and he appeared to possess some kind of psychic ability. The young boy was separated from his father and lived with his mom and stepfather. His mother died when he was 10 years old at which time Michael became Walt's legal guardian. Walt couldn't bond with his father and burned down his dad's first attempt at building a raft. They eventually grew close on the island.

Malcolm David Kelley - NOW

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After Kelley's departure from Lost's main cast, he appeared in several tv roles. One of these included his recurring character of Benjamin Cooley in "Saving Grace." In 2010 he was the lead actor in TeenNick's show, playing Finn in "Gigantic." The series did not take off as expected and was cancelled in 2011 after only one season. In 2012 Kelley and his co-star from Gigantic", Tony Oller, formed as a pop duo and were signed to Columbia Records. Kelley was even lucky enough to sing a duet with Celine Dion called "Save Your Soul."

Crazy facts about Lost you need to know: 76 different babies played Claire's son!

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Usually on TV shows they have to have a variety of different actors playing babies or young children, but usually you might have one or two (usually twins). In the case of Lost, Claire's baby Aaron actually had an estimated 76 different babies playing the role! In one season alone there were 13 babies used for Aaron, and there was also an overall mix of boys and girls playing the role!

The hatch is now used as a souvenir coffee table

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The hatch is one of the most important items in the show, and one of the most important props. And when Damon Lindelof was allowed to take a souvenir from set, he didn't just take a small item - he took the hatch! The top of the hatch, to be exact, which he now keeps in his office and uses as a coffee table. There's no doubt you'd be placing your coffee cup on a key piece of TV history!

Sawyer wasn't supposed to have a southern accent

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One of the main characters is Sawyer, and one of the most memorable things about him has to be that notable accent. But funnily enough, the southern drawl was never supposed to be part of his character. The actor himself has a southern accent, but he was supposed to hide it for the show's pilot episode, as the script had Sawyer as a more 'classy' sounding con-artist. But the show's creators decided they liked his accent too much, so kept it in.

And was originally almost played by Forest Whitaker!

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Just like with most popular TV shows, we simply can't imagine the lead characters being played by anybody else - and with this one, Sawyer would have been A LOT different. Forest Whitaker was actually cast as Sawyer and even ready to start filming - minus southern accent, too - but then he dropped out during the pre-production stage because of filming a movie.

Michael Keaton almost played Jack, too

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And again, this is another change we'd feel very weird about - although Michael Keaton is an awesome actor, so no doubt he would have made it work! This was when Jack wasn't actually supposed to be the main character, with Kate intending to be the main instead. Even more surprisingly, Jack was supposed to be taken by the smoke monster in the very first episode! So Keaton was only supposed to be a sort of one-episode cameo, but he then pulled out when the character was written to stay a lot longer!

Mr. Eko was supposed to be a good priest

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When we meet Mr Eko in the show, we discover he is supposedly a priest who then turns out to be a former smuggler. But originally, Mr Eko was actually supposed to be a good man - and a genuine priest - from Nigeria, which is one of the main reasons the actor took the role to get away from the 'bad guy' casting. Unfortunately for him, they changed direction!

Lost was almost called something different

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We love a good TV show title, one that's short and straight to the point - and there's no doubt Lost is a great and memorable TV show name. We really can't imagine the show being called anything else, but apparently it almost was... A writer named Jeffrey Lieber was hired to write the show, and he'd changed the title from Lost to 'Nowhere'. He was eventually sacked and replaced!

Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan actually dated

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It's always likely that two actors in a TV show will end up falling for each other on set, but you might have thought it'd be Kate's actress Evangeline Lilly with maybe Jack or Sawyer's actors... actually, she and Dominic Monaghan, who played Charlies, fell for each other and went on to date for around three years before they called it quits. They went on to both star in the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit franchise.

Sun's actress originally auditioned for Kate

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The actress who played the character of Sun originally auditioned for Kate, who was one of the first female characters to be written ready for the show. Although she didn't grab the role of Kate, she was so impressive that a new character was written specifically for her - which of course ended up being Sun. This then led to the creation of Jin-Soo Kwon to star with her!

The original pitch was VERY different

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With a complex show like Lost, you'd think they'd know from the very beginning what they were aiming for. The original pitch had a lot of the same ideas/characters, but in a very different way. This included the mysterious Smoke Monster actually being solved in the first few episodes; most of the characters only appearing in a few episodes each, and the big 'mystery' having a scientific explanation!

Not a single one of the characters is in every single episode

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There are A LOT of episodes in Lost, and there are also a lot of characters. So you'd think that there must be at least one character that makes an appearance in every single episode of the show, even in the background on the beach. But nope - not a single character is in EVERY episode. A lot of this can be down to flashbacks and the focuses on one character during one episode!

John Locke's actor didn't even have to audition

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Actor Terry O'Quinn already had a positive reputation with the show's creators, because he's appeared on J.J.Abram's show Alias. He wanted a more permanent role on that show, but they'd only give him a guest role. As a result, Abrams told the actor he'd find something more 'permanent' for him - and for this reason, Quinn was cast automatically on Lost.

The whole show wasn't planned out from the start

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Lost is one of those shows and stories that you think they must have known what they were doing all along, from the pilot episode, with so many twists and turns and keeping us guessing. But for a lot of it, they were actually making it up as they went along. Luckily, a lot of this played out well, but it seems for the most part they were winging it (excuse the plane pun...).

The meaning of the number '42'

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The number sequence from Lost is one of the most famous number sequences for TV show buffs, and all of us tried to remember the sequence off by heart didn't we? Well, the final number in the sequence actually has a big significance. 42 is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, with the number being 'the ultimate question', 'the answer to life' and 'to the universe'!

Did you catch the 'Hoffs/Drawlar' anagram?

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In season 3 of the show, we spot a sign for the Hoffs/Drawlar Funeral Parlor which you might have thought was just any old name for any old building in the show. Actually, the name of the parlor forms a pretty important anagram which eagle-eyed fans may have noticed. The episode it appeared in was actually a flash forward rather than the usual flashback - and the anagram? 'Flash/Forward'.

The show's composer actually used plane parts in the score

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The soundtrack and score for Lost is iconic, and that's down to the famous composer behind the scenes! He's already known for a wealth of musical credits during his successful career, but composer Michael Giacchino took it one step further when he actually included real plane parts for the show's score! He used parts from the plane's fuselage to use as percussion.

There's a Lost Easter egg in the movie Cloverfield

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Cloverfield is another famous work by J.J.Abrams, who was also behind Lost - so it's no surprise he might have put a little Easter egg in there. But did you notice it? In the Cloverfield found footage movie, which was released after Lost, you can see a government style intro on screen, which includes the logo for the Dharma Initiative, which we know from Lost!

John Locke's method acting for his walk

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The character of John Locke's storyline showed us that although he could walk on the island, he was actually in a wheelchair according to his flashback episodes (a shock for us all!). His actor, Terry O'Quinn, would take his ability to walk very seriously - so much so he'd do a sort of method acting in preparation for his scenes where he'd walk around 12 miles to set.

The Dharma Initiative was almost something different...

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The hatch was actually written into the show before they really knew how it had got there. As a result, they decided they needed to have a reason for the hatch being there - which is how Dharma came to be. But originally, Dharma was called 'Medusa Corp', which would have been the scientific research group responsible for the plane crashing on the island. The writers soon changed the name though, to what we know it as now!

The voice behind 'previously on Lost...'

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One of the key points of every Lost episode is the recap we get, with the famous 'previously on Lost...' voiceover, to keep us up to speed on what's happening within this complex mystery drama. But did you ever wonder who the voice actually was? It's actually the voice of Lloyd Braun, who is the chairman of ABC, the channel Lost originally aired on!