The Tail Section

In a recent chat with Ausiello of TV guide, LOST bigwigs Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse spilled the beans — or at least vaguely hinted — on several of the shows biggest questions. Including:

(if we needed more confirmation that Ana really did kill Shannon…)

DL: In the same moment that we decided Shannon would die, [we also decided that] Ana-Lucia would be responsible for that death.

(And on the romantic front…)

CC: As we move into the middle run of episodes, we’re definitely emphasizing the Jack-Kate-Sawyer romantic triangle. The level of sexual tension between those three characters is definitely being ramped up.

(No more Ana-Kate-Jack-Sawyer love square, but Ana will be involved in an unexpected romance…)

DL: As the respective leaders of their respective units, Ana-Lucia and Jack have a great deal in common with each other, and that’s definitely something we’re going to be exploring. But [the fact that] Ana-Lucia inadvertently murdered one of the members of the tribe doesn’t exactly [lend itself] to candlelight dinners and walks on the beach. She is a woman; she will have romantic entanglements. But I think the one that will begin to emerge over the season will be the one that you least expect.

(Those meaningless numbers…)

DL: Carlton might want to punch me for actually going on record and saying this, but I think that that question will never, ever be answered. I couldn’t possibly imagine [how we would answer that question]. We will see more ramifications of the numbers and more usage of the numbers, but it boggles my mind when people ask me, “What do the numbers mean?”

(Will we at long last know why the plane crashed?)

CC: Yes. We’re saving it until later. We consider that on the ground of fairly major revelations.

(Mr. Eko’s stick?)

CC: And you should pay attention to Mr. Eko’s stick. That stick is an important ongoing clue.

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