‘Lost’ theories: Who will Reiko Aylesworth play?
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Since the news broke that Reiko Aylesworth has been cast in a significant recurring role on “Lost,” fans have been all atwitter about who the “24” veteran will play on the island mystery.
Officially, Reiko’s character is Amy, a smart, outdoorsy type who’s looking for the right man. However, it’s pretty well known that those sneaky “Lost” casting folks often lie about characters’ names and/or descriptions because of leaks.
Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello recently caught up with Reiko, who would only say that she was having a little trouble keeping all the confusing storylines straight (uh, us too!) and that her character will have some trouble with a few interested suitors.
Ausiello is going with the theory that Amy – let’s just go with that name for now – is part of the Dharma Initiative. And that Ben transported the island back to the ‘70s when he turned the frozen donkey wheel, which would be about when those Dharma folks brought Ben and his dad into the fold.
Not sure if that’s true, of course: Amy could be part of some flashback sequences, not an actual time-travel scenario. Still, we know that time travel factors greatly into the show’s mythology, and the producers are saying that the upcoming season will be really “science-fictiony.”
Regardless of whether Amy is part of the past – or past-present – the show’s fanatics seem pretty confident about one thing.
That she’s somehow connected to Ben’s childhood friend, Annie.
Remember Annie?
She was the cute little Dharma kid who made a big impression on Ben.
She was the only one to celebrate Ben’s birthday growing up: His own drunken dad wouldn’t because it reminded him that Ben’s mother died giving birth.
One of her birthday gifts was a set of carved dolls meant to represent each of them; she kept the boy doll and he kept the girl. That way they’d never be apart. We know that meant a lot to Ben, because he still had doll as an adult.
But we never learned more about Annie – most importantly, whether she died during the Purge, which Ben helped set up. And the producers have said in the past that Annie will be a big part of upcoming storylines.
Anyway, some viewers are speculating that Amy IS a grown-up Annie, given the time loop possibility. I’m no sci-fi expert by any stretch, but that doesn’t seem possible to me: If the island went back in time, wouldn’t Annie still be a child?
Others are saying that Amy is Annie’s mom. Or that if Amy IS somehow a grown-up Annie, she’s the mother of none other than “I’ve been here before” Charlotte Lewis.
Sure, there’s that whole the island-kills-pregnant-women problem. But what if Annie/Amy got off the island and was able to give birth? (There was that submarine, after all, and it would explain why Charlotte didn’t grow up on the island.)
Or maybe the difficulties started after the Purge? (The island’s karmic payback to the Hostiles for killing all those people?)
Clearly, it’s been too long since “Lost” has been on the air, because my brain is too easily wearied by these gymnastics. I’m sure there are flaws in this thinking, so go to it, Lost-philes!
Who do YOU think Reiko will show up as after the show premieres on Jan. 21?
(Photos courtesy of ABC)
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