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Originally Posted by XL
I agree with that 100% but the guy I was responding to said that the character connections etc were planned. At least I think that's what he was trying to say.
Additonally it's the "tying together" that we're talking about. Shit, the outline could be as simple as you say above but at the end of the day it's about how these majot events are driven by the characters and the events that happen in their lives both prior to and since arriving on the island.
I didn't say that it was a last minute decision. I fully expect that they had very little planned out past the pilot as, as far as I am aware, the show could have been pulled after the pilot.
And I notice you didn't have a come back for the use of Ben (which was my main point really).
As I said (especially in regards to Eko) they were rumours. One of the other rumours was that the kid that played Walt was home sick and wanted to go home and that in true AAA style he didn't wanna stick around on a show too long.
But the producers could easily claim that that was their plan for them all along. I think N&P were bought in (at least in part) due to the loss of Ana Lucia, Libby and Eko. Once people disagreed with the way they were bought in and the portrayal of the character "The Powers That Be" decided to drop them.
Here's one I forgot...
Apparently once Desmond had ran off after leaving The Swan that was it for him. Due to his popularity he was brought back. Now he has this link with the island and has become one of the integral characters. How's that for an "on the fly" change of ideas?
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I never said they dont make on the fly changes...I just dont think alot of the on the fly changes affect the outcome of the show that dramatically...they knew there was going to be some kind of ben character leading the others, and they decided that the henry gale character should be it...again the same with Desmond...they may have decided that there would be a character would gain these powers and enjoyed Harry Ian Cusicks performance and decided that would be the guy...the overall story arc isnt changing, its just being filled in according to who they feel as the strongest players.