Interview: Michael Emerson Lost With Theories

The Others have been an overriding force on Lost since the first season. Originally seen in glimpses, they have become full characters now that Jack, Kate and Sawyer are trapped in their compound. Though not even the Others actors know the story, they have their own theories.

Interview: Michael Emerson Lost With Theories

"I have thought right along that Benjamin Linus and his people are rebels or renegades or freedom fighters of some sort and that they are at war with whoever the real powers were that built and control the island," said Michael Emerson. "But I don't have a lot of evidence for that either. That's just sort of a feeling I have. I do feel like there are worse people out there than the others. I don't know if worse is the right word. That implies a sort of value judgment. Maybe I should say there are scarier people out there than the others."

At the end of season two, Ben told Michael and Walt that they were the good guys, though so far they still seem like villains. "Oh, I don't know that he's any more a villain than he ever was, to tell you the truth. I'm still holding out hope that when the details of his real mission are revealed, we're going to think he's a little more heroic than we have."

Heroic, but keeping people in cages? "At the very least, I think he meant what he said. Now, whether his point of view is skewed by his life's experience or not, I don't know but I think he believes himself to be a good man and he's under some pressure. He's fighting some kind of war. I can't tell exactly what it is but he has a terrible responsibility I think."


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Podcast with Michael Emerson
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Transcripted by Ruby ( moveitslow)

They talk about what happened after the Ben/Kate breakfast.
- He says he thinks the breakfast was done, there was nothing more to it than what we have seen.

 

Q from listener: Have you or any of the others ever encountered the smokemonsters.
- There hasn't been anything on the show yet that the others did not know.

Something's going on between Ben & Juliet.
Q: Do you see Juliet and Ben on the same level, or are you really her boss?
- I'm thinking that there is a kind of tension between them, but it isn't a mutual tension. That maybe somebody liked sombody but the feeling didn't get returned.

Than they're talking about Jacobs list and who he is.
- He says that 'if your question is that if there is a person on the planet that holds more cards than Ben does, than the answer is yes.'

They talk about the 8 on the rabbit is a short story from Steven King - or something.

Next question is if there's a parallel between the book they talked about, and Sawyer. 
As in: will Sawyer be taking care of someone too? (In the book one of them is handicapt).
- Didn't really give an answer but they kinda said that everything has a reason on this show.

They also said that nobody is ever really truly dead, and that every dead person will probably return in a FB at some point.

They also talk about the idea that Locke might have special powers, and that this is why he is on this mission he is on.

Than they talk about the deaths, and that they know there's more coming.
- He says it's ment to create a sort of vacuum of power, or the power in other people's hands (maybe even characters we haven't met)

Any idea on who's next?
- I'm worried about.. Charlie a little bit, only because..

Than he stops cause he's not sure of what is allready aired and what isn't..

Now he says "what if the others are near to human, but, just a little different. Why do they seem unnaturally strong, and why do they seem unwilling to leave the island?"

Q from Jay & Jack from the lost podcast : A lot of people believe that Alex is Ben's daughter, will we find out if Ben has gotten contact or something with Rousseau.. ( +/- )
- It kind of looks like there is a connection, and we will find out this season (you won't ask anymore in a couple of months).

Lightning round Questions (yes/no/maybe)

1: Will another main character die befor the end of this season?
- Maybe.

2: Are Nikki and Paulo important to the show?
- Maybe...I think they're going to become more important.

3: Do any of the others work directly for the Hanso foundation?
- No.

4: Has Ben really been on the island his whole life?
- Yes.

5: Will we see Walt again?
- Maybe.

6: Will there be interaction with the outside world?
- Yes.

7: Will the others interact with the outside world?
- Yes.

8: Were there any bio experiments on the island?
- Maybe.

9: Is Juliet's plot against you a part of Ben's plan?
- Maybe.

10: If it's Juliet's plan only, will there be a coup?
- Yes, but not for the reason you think.

11: Is there more than one group of others?
- Yes.

12: Is it a break-of part of this group?
- No.

13: Do you know about them?
- Yes.

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