Exclusive: Lost's New Character Reveals All
It's hard not to be envious of Sheila Kelley. For one thing, she's calling from the Lost set in Hawaii. For another thing, she's calling from the Lost set in Hawaii. The good news? The 48-year-old actress -- who's married to actor Richard Schiff and has two kids -- is ready to deliver the goods about her role as mysterious Zoe on the almost-over ABC hit (Tuesdays, 9 PM) to UsMagazine.com. Let the micro-analyzing begin!
Us: You're currently filming the second-to-last episode. What's the vibe on the set, considering that the end is near?
It's very...impending. Everybody feels like there is something coming. Like, this will lead to better things. There's a little sadness as well. I was on L.A. Law for five years, and my husband was on The West Wing for seven years. I know this is a huge transition for everybody. So you can feel that uncertainty. Like the last week of high school!
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Us: So who's the homecoming king of the cast?
That's got to be Matthew Fox. And Josh Holloway is the bad boy. I have crushes on all them. I have never been around more attractive men in my life.
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Us: Was it weird being the new girl?
It feels like Sandy in Grease. I came to a very well-established set. It was a little nerve-racking, but the character that was written was so intriguing and multi-faceted and a little bad ass. That made things easier. I've had an amazing time. These are such open-hearted people.
Us: What else can you tell Us about your character, Zoe? Other than the fact that she wears glasses.
She is Charles Widmore's right hand. She does all his dirty work. But she has her own strategy and agenda as well. In one script, I'm going in one direction. In another script, I'm going 180 degrees the other way.
Us: That's not enough information. What else you got?
She is looking for someone on the island.
Us: Anything else?
Maybe this will make sense to you: This beautiful journey of this entire show, between good and evil, between science and faith, lies within Zoe. After I got the role, one of the first things I did was look look up what the name meant because there is so much mythology to everything. And I learned that "Zoe" is Greek and it means life.
Us: Give a cryptic clue that means nothing right now yet means everything in the long run.
Ok. Here is Zoe's clue: Zoe has the answer. Zoe knows. That's as good as it's going to get.
Us: Have you seen the final script yet?
I saw the final script in someone else's hands, but I haven't read it. I feel like I won the lottery! But the producers are very protective. And I totally respect that. After all, what is left in the world that is new and that exciting for people?
-- By Mara Reinstein for UsMagazine.com
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8...and now she is dead and "pointless." LOLOLOL
Zoe means life in Greek..and she is looking for someone on the island...she also has the answers...
I think Hurley is going to end up being Jacob, him or Jack...On MiB side it may be Sayid or Sawyer...what will happen to Kate. She will be the love of them both in the next sequal "Found" LOL
@annie, do yourself a favor and watch seasons 1-5 on dvd first. you will NOT really get what's going on...too much stuff has happened in between.
Loose lips sink ships. I find it hard to believe they would make a new character the key to everything, and then apparently let her tell the world in a public interview. They guard their secrets a little more carefully than this - I would hope. If this is true, I'm gonna be really pissed. I thought the buried-alive interlopers in S3 taught us all a lesson.
So it takes a "new" character to tie all these loose ends together? I'm getting mighty depressed....
you won't appreciate everything it took to get where we are today. Essentially, you will ruin the whole lost experience for yourself as you want to know the answers, without experiencing the journey
I never watched Lost on TV. My husband just got season 1 on DVD and we watched the first few episodes, but, I'm dying to know how it ends so I think I'm going to watch the current season this Tuesday night. I know there've been so many ongoings over the years and subplots I don't know about, but I'm wondering if it'll satisfy my curiousity. For any loyal watchers, will it make sense to me if I watch on Tuesday night? Or has too much happened and the characters are all different so it'll be like a different show altogether? Please advise!