Why Charlie Died….According to Lindelof (Lost Producer)
There is an article over on YahooTV with an interview of Damon Lindelof, and the brunt of the conversation turns to “Why Charlie had to die!” Here’s the interesting part regarding Charlie:
You’re a bastard for killing Charlie
Lindelof: [Laughs.] True.
Can we talk about that? ‘Cause, oh my god, you killed Charlie, and we fans need to know why.
Lindelof: Yes, of course. Dominic, Carlton and I, and all the writers, really felt that when Charlie threw his Virgin Mary statues into the water last year, that was the end of his addiction arc. We weren’t interested in revisiting it and having him bounce between being drunk and being sober, so we began to really struggle with the idea of what was Charlie to play now. How was he going to evolve as a character?Lindelof:At the very same time, we were starting to think about what the effect of the second season finale was going to be, with Desmond turning the fail-safe key. And we didn’t want to kill off Desmond, but because this fail-safe key existed as sort of a last resort, we wanted there to be really severe ramifications for Desmond turning it. We didn’t want him to get a free pass. And we felt that it would be cool if it involved time travel in some way. But instead of doing sort of a traditional time travel and creating paradoxes and all that stuff, we just did [the episode] “Flashes Before Your Eyes.” When that experience ended, we wanted him to be able to see the future, and we thought it would be cool if [his visions] always kind of related to Charlie and Charlie’s death, as opposed to seeing 50 different things. That way, he would struggle all season with the idea of whether or not Charlie’s death was inevitable.
Why Charlie?Lindelof: We felt that would be a really interesting story for Desmond. But the way it would affect Charlie excited us even more. We thought it would make Charlie enormously heroic. He is a character who I think the audience has really liked, and he has, during the course of the show, demonstrated real heroism. Like when he killed Ethan for example. At the end of season two, we realized that if there was any character on the show who would sacrifice their life so that everyone else could be rescued, that would be Charlie. What we hadn’t decided though, was whether or not Charlie was actually going to die.
So, when did you actually decide to kill him?
Lindelof: Over the course of the year, we began to execute the story, and it was really working. I mean we just loved writing for Charlie. He had this whole new thing to play, and we loved how Dominic was working with Ian [Cusick]. Even with Hurley’s more light-hearted story, Charlie’s impending death gave it real gravitas. It was just a great storyline, and we were thinking, Is there a way for us to have our cake and eat it too? Can we continue prophesying Charlie’s death but not actually have him die, just have him willing to die? But we kind of got to the point—I guess it was during the writing of “The Brig”—where we were all just talking in the writers room and we realized it’s a cheat if he lives. It wouldn’t be fair, because we’ve made such a big story point out of it that Charlie now has to die. If he is going to accept his death, then he has to die. Otherwise, it’s like, why did we do this story at all? We can’t just let him off the hook. He has to die.
How did you break the news to Dominic?
Lindelof: You know, obviously, we started talking to him before we wrote “Flashes Before Your Eyes,” just so he would know what was coming. We told him that as soon as we knew definitively what Charlie’s fate was going to be, he’d be the first to know. And when we made the final decision, we called him and had a very reasonable conversation. He was completely understanding and appreciative and accepting.
On a personal level, was it a difficult decision letting him go?
Lindelof: Enormously. When you reflect back on the pilot, it was really Jack, Kate and Charlie’s story. They’re the three people you experience the crash with. They’re the original sort of three amigos who go tromping out into the jungle. I think Dominic is, along with Jorge, really the heart of the show. And the idea of how would the show feel with Charlie not being in it anymore, that was a very dark tunnel to be looking down and it continues to be. But I think the reality is, after 72 hours of Lost, we have the idea of communicating to the audience that it’s not just the Shannons and Boones and Paulos and Ekos and Ana Lucias who are vulnerable. Everybody is vulnerable. Not everybody’s going to make it to the end of this journey. I think that was an important story point to make.
Are you expecting that there is going to be any sort of fan backlash over this?
Lindelof: I hope so. I mean that honestly. I think that if people are like “we’re glad you did it,” that means we didn’t do a good job of emotionally bonding the audience to Charlie and making them feel like his sacrifice is really tragic and heartbreaking. But Dom’s work has been phenomenal, and in the last two episodes, he raised the bar even higher. And that’s not just a producer trying to be generous to an actor who has now left the show. I think the proof is in the proverbial pudding. I really hope that all summer long, I am derided by people for doing this, because it’ll mean that it meant something.
I wavered on whether or not I liked Charlie at times I did but at times he was annoying. He seemed like a hopeless romantic at times but a nut job at others, I guess thats what people liked about him from a character standpoint.
Are you going to miss Charlie?
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187 Responses to “Why Charlie Died….According to Lindelof (Lost Producer)”
i don’t belive that charlie is actually dead. The final 3 or so episodes don’t add up. when desmond supposedly saw charlie die, they never showed a flash. And in the finale you don’t see him die. all you see is the room filling with water with him in it. you don’t see desmonds reaction to it at all and no absolute ending to that scene. so if you’d ask me… he isn’t all that dead. and just because the writer says he killed him in an interview doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want to give anything away or trying to mislead the audience.
Not a chance, Charlie IS dead.
Man, am I going to miss him, yeah. He was a hero to me in many ways. Love the actor, he is great.
i just cant believe it man he was like one of the best in the whole thing y culdnt u just kill hugo we love him 2 but not as much as charlie! him and claire wud of made a nice couple with the baby aswell
tear jerker, my heart almost sank with charlie.
It was strange on why they decided to kill charlie this season. But boy am I glad this happened. Charlie was the character I hoped to die before the end of of the series, but didn’t know it was going to happen this season. I mean I thought in the first season he died, but when he came back to life it threw off the threat of the others. I mean I would have thought by this far in the season most of the survivors would have died leaving only the actual cast. But now with charlie gone its going to be interesting. Charlie was always weak and it showed more when he died. The End.
Charlie was the most annoying main character on the show. I’m thrilled that he is dead and that we won’t have to hear “you are everybody” ever again
Charlie was one of my favourite characters and im annoyed he had to die… i suppose it was inevitable but still, i wish he survived!
when desmond dived down after chrlie, i was thinking “maybe charlie will drown as predicted, he will die, then des will give him mouth to mouth an he will live again and because he will have died des’s visions will stop, thus ending the charlie will die story” i suppose it wasnt meant to be…
its made even more annoying by the writers saying there are no more story lines for charlie, hes in love with clare, could there have been any past loves he could have flashes about… they stopped building the church a while ago, maybe he could start again and have flashes about his life at church… Im sure there could be stories arranged about aaron or clare or even charlie getting captured… there are plenty of stories and im annoyed the writers didnt see them, i dont mean to criticise the writers tho, they have done everything else right
It sucks that charlie’s dead. Im not even sure that i want to keep watching lost anymore. But i do hope that some how he made it or was revived.
I fill the same way about no wacthing the show no more Charile Was my fav person of the show i only really wacth lost because someone told me tht the guy from lord of the rings was in it so i was like ok ill wacth it now hes dead =[
You know what, until reading some of the comments, I didnt realize that they never actually showed Charlie dying. I mean, it could be obviously implied but it would make my day if he didn’t actually die (although Lindelof says he did). I just wanted to say that Lindelof and the other writers DID do their job correctly because I cried as if Charlie were my own personal friend dying. That speaks a lot to the subtlety that that writers underwent in order to connect people like me to a character I didnt even know I cared so much about. Kudos, writers.
I loved charlie he was one of the greatest main charecters i was in tears when i was him die. why couldn’t some1 who wasn’t a main charceter go down flick the switch.
why charlie??he was the best…LOST is LOST without him………..
I am not happy the way you just killed off Charlie.you should have waited a bit longer. he was a nice guy and claire the baby and him would have been great together. i really dont belive he is dead but bring him back.
i don’t belive that charlies dead, i mean look at John locke. I thought that when ben shot him he was dead for sure but he wasn’t. So maybe in season four Charlie might turn up again.
So what part of drowning isn’t dying? You could quite clearly see charlie motionless in the water, i think, yes, they spared us the visiual pain of watching someone drown, it would be an atrocious way to go, why would you want to watch it in full horrific detail?
I’m gutted he has gone, he was a great character and a great actor. Although, with all that said a really really bad singer/songwriter…
I REALLY REALLY hope Charlie is not dead — he has grown a lot on the show — and I have been hoping that we was finally going to “get his girl.”
Please keep him on the show — you can hold us in suspense all summer — but don’t kill him off — just let him re-surface — some kind of escape out of the Dharma pod
THEY WHERE STUPID TO KILL CHARLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the real question here is why didn’t Charlie just swim through the open port hole behind him. I know the eye patch guy was outside but at least he would have had a fighting chance. He could have as well ran out the door and lock it with Desmond or let the sodding place fill up with water. Im sure there some reason about how they have to use the communication rig in the next season so they couldn’t just flood it. I’m indifferent either way at the loss of Charlie, frankly the whole ‘Gallagher’ brother thing was getting to me, his brothers name is Liam we get it. Anyway enough ranting, all in all he had his moments.
Charlie and Claire are my favorite couple on the show. A family. And they were just starting to be a family. That would have led to plenty of storylines. Let him live!
PS I also like Rose and her husband. Give them more lines.
I’m gonna miss Charlie a lot… he was my favorite (along with Hurley) in the show. My boyfriend keeps assuring me though that they will bring Charlie back as a spirit or something. Kind of like how Walt is always there and everything.
I hope he’s right. I want to see him again =(
I dont think he died,, becuse look at the size of the window, its big enuth to sqeeze thrugh
hes dead..accept it. Also, now that he is dead claire is basically a worthless character unless they do something with the jack being her half brother deal. If they arent going to do anything more with that then they might as well kill her and aaron off as well.
I really hope that Charlie isn’t dead. I enjoyed him a lot. It’s true, they could have written up a lot more stories involving him. He was the reason I really got hooked on the show to begin with. There could be more connections, and there could be more to the story. We don’t know yet. But if he truly is dead, I know I won’t watch any more of it. I’ll keep tuned in next season until I know for sure. After that, I’m either still watching or I’m not. I’m sure the TV series Heroes will suffice me if Charlie truly is dead. Being a fifteen year old girl, I really am all emotional thinking about Charlie’s death. We can’t have him die; He really hadn’t hit it off with Claire like we were all waiting for.
um, no iam not accept Charlie is dead Scott,, becuse there is mutch more peapole that died, and returned somehow,,,,, btw, how can Mikhile survived, first that time Lock pushed him in that thing, so it camed blood from hes ears,,,,,,, and then a harpoon in the heart?????, if he can survive that,,, then Charlie can survive this :D,,, but i dont understand,,, why did he close the door from the inside,, when it can be closed from the outside too?? he had good time to run out and close it from the outside,,
The whole point is that Charlie knew that he had to die in order that Claire would be saved. If he changed the order of events in Desmond’s vision Claire may not be saved, so Charlie sacrificed himself for Claire, to fulfil his prophecy.
another fact it seems has been lost on most people is that if he hadnt shut the door, Desmond would have opened it to speak to penny which would cause the pressure of the water to stop either man from being able to shut the door thus drowning the station killin des and charlie… desmond would have drowned if he spoke to penny so charlie had to atop him hence shutting the door, it is abit of a mystery however as to why he didnt try to swim throo the window. i think this was a choice he had, save himself froo the window or follow desmonds ‘vision’ and have clare rescued at the expense of his own life… HE MADE THE WRONG CHOICE!
Desmond hadn’t stay and talk too penny becuse he knew somthing was wrong,he saw that mekhile was missing, therefore he runned to charlie to save him,, but charlie screwed up´, sorry my english isnt the best
charlie was the main reason why i started watching the show now that he’s gone i don’t really feel that there is a point any more because he was my reason for watching the show. i hate the creators for killing him off! they say they could’nt make his character grow but that is complete bull- they could have made charlie grow by becoming more fatherly to arron, becoming more involved with the missions that jack, kate, sawyer, and sayid go on, they could have put charlie involved with sun’s baby somehow? i just don’t think i could keep watching it he was a fun character to watch during the past 3 seasons and now he is freakin’ dead! that so pisses me off!
Lots of people said the same thing when Anna Lucia and Ecko died. But guess what. I guarantee they are still watching and haven’t thought one second about them being gone. Same thing will happen with Charlie after a few episodes in Season 4.
lol you dont seems to like Charlie Scott ;),, btw Ecko was killed by a ridicolus smoke,, why this smoke thing??? next time you will hear a predator or somthing in the trees xD
charlie is not dead i think at the start of season 4 itll show charlie havin flash baks like desmond did . when the room was fillin up with water it was impossible 4 him to get out the pressure wud of been to great, but he cud of waited till all the water got in then swam out of the little window.the writers shud no that the ratings r not gonna go up after killin charlie..!!!! u r so stupid for KILLING HIM!!!!!!
IDOITS!!!!!!!!!
WHO ELSE THINKS HE SI GONNA HAVE FLASH BAKS LIKE DES??????
Haha..I didn’t NOT like him, I just didnt particularly like him that much. If they bring him back I will be the most surprised out of anyone.
I was crying so much when charlie dies, bring him back! now =[
the show isnt the same without him
Let’s face it, any time Charlie, Claire or the “baaaaaybeeeee” graced the screen, you could hear TIVO’s fast forwarding. I hope that we’ll never have to hear “you are everybody” ever again. I shiver just thinking about it. Now, for Claire…..
How could charlie die!! I still cant believe it! Hes been my favourite character since the beginning, im really going to miss him on the show:(:(
Bring Charlie Back!!! He cant die!!!
Couldn’t have asked for a more heroic ending for Charlie. I wonder if they’ll have a memorial for him next Feb when the show comes back on.
I believe that in Lost, when someone dies, they come back to finish off something for Jacob. There are 2 examples of this in the Season 3 Finale, like where Mikeal should have died several times, but didn’t. He should’ve gone when he was pushed into the Others’ electromagnetic barrier thing. Now that he’s bumped off charlie, he’ll have to really hide when he’s on land, because the Black Smoke will pursue him. Also, John Locke was BLATANTLY killed, and was told by Jacob (in the form of Walt) that he had work to do. He killed Penny and saved everyone. If his work’s done, he can be killed by nothing but the black smoke. The next season may see him being pursued by the black smoke and taking refuge in the Others’ enclosure, protected by the electromagnetic field thing.
Maybe this’ll happen to Charlie - he will miraculously survive his death only to tell everyone about Penny and to help Desmond contact her, and when he’s back from the dead, the Island’s black smoke security system will kill him. Another example of evidence to back up my theory is how Mr Eko died - he lead the people to the monitoring station, then the black smoke killed him while he was there, having finished.
in my eyes, LOST have freaked out a bit, and the smoke and ghosts is a bit ridicolus, becuse the show has become from real to unreal,, but i cant stop watch it becuse i have seen in from the beginning :(, and Lock have lost he’s mind, he is a trator now, he is one of them now(and WTF do they mean by “one of them??”) its like they are talking about aliens or somhting
It’s a pity that Charlie died. Maybe there is a hope that he’ll return in the next season. I didn’t understand the last scene with Jack and Kate. Is it future&? And also I’ve read somewhere that Russo and Claire will die/ Is it true?
OMG!!! i cant believe that Charlie is DEAD!!!! i love that charactor!!! they really like emotionaly attached us to him! I really hope hes not dead.. and like im holding on to the fact that he very well could still be alive!! I mean they never really showed him die… did they? i really liked charlie! and god was he sexy!! lol Im really gonna miss him!! they really should bring him back…
***R.I.P Charlie*** you will be missed….
Lindelof person. You are so pathetic seriously. God I hate you. :S Charlie is like the best character in Lost. Charlie, Kate and Jack should be the main characters left at the end. I’m really continplating on weather to even watch series four.. :l If charlies not gonna come back or whatever, is there any point of watching it.
AND WTH. he could of swam through that hole thing. ^.0
Look, Letting Charlie die was the best way to prove that he’s got the balls to sacrifice himself for everyone he learned to love - to get them rescued. Through all the seasons he was struggling with the thought that he may be useless, but he certainely wasen’t. He saved Jack, he got over his drugaddiction, he took responsibility for his new girl and a baby. He did, what everybody else would have done. and thats the point. Yes he died and he died as a hero and his character will always remain deep in our hearts. But bringing him back to life wouldn’t cool at all.
Cheers
WTF? you know charlie could’ve escaped? They had diving gear. All it takes it’s to put the mask and jump in! btw they don’t even need the diving gear they made it down, making it up is easier! whats the point in making him die? I’m not a charlie fan but this ins’t fair. The water wasn’t filling up the underwater hatch that fast, and what would be the point of staying down? he could’ve lied to desmond or let him see penny then they wouldve left. Peace of cake. Re-do the last episode of season 3. Or the first episode of season 4 would be that desmond finds somehow dynamite or soething pops up the door pulls charlie out, Mouth to mouth charlie wakes up the hatch starts to fill up. Desmond grabs 1 diving gear for 2 they jump in lets charlie breath 15-30 secs then his turn or something. Boat shouldve sank so they would have to swim all the way to the beach and they would be tired. Making the other survivors think that they died because they haven’t returned yet(they would stay at the same spot for 1 day). During this sad information claire would find the ring while putting back aron in his craddle she would se ring and cry… etc won’t make it that long won’t be interesting anymore
suspence. And why would you ask charlie would survive, well you said so in one of episodes that Island has mistycal powers or something like that. Wasn’t time for Charlie to die.
Think about it Lindelof. It would make the show more exciting
I don’t think, that Charlie is coming back for more than maybe some flashbacks. Which is sad, because I liked him. Probably because he picked the girl that I would have picked
If you think about it, Desmond swimming down may have interrupted his vision like the many times before. But, then again, why else would Miguel set off a gernade? Seeing as we didn’t experience Des’s vision, there’s nothing we can pick up or suggest, only that Charlie was destined to die. It’ll all add up, it always does. It hurts Charlie had to leave, but everything happens for a reason, and I wish January would come faster.
It’ s just unfair..a great character, a true hero..nothing will be the same without Charlie..lost is already “empty” by his death..(Greece)
it’ s just unfair. Original character, great actor, true hero. Lost is “empty” without Charlie..but someone had to die..(Greece)
ARGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!
Charlie was the bomb! I’m in denile! He can’t be dead! …im gonna cry
he better not be dead he cud ave got out in more ethen one way i think he will be back for season 4 they will have to bring him back for claire and the baby
Its actually very sick to see Charlie die……U know I think the writers and producers got everything mixed up and the only way the can sort that out is by getting Charlie back in the show next season. If the island has some mysterious powers like (Mikhali not dying after the shock) then y wouldn’t it bring back Anna Lucia, Libbby, Shannon, Boone,Mr. Eko and mostly…….our dearly beloved Charlie. To get a good story line, I think the all come alive.
Jus try all you can to bring Charlie back……its not too late, sure the season jus ended. Come to think of it, are you guys broke? dat u tryn to reduce cast to cut cost……..lol…….Jus get Charlie back that’s all
Its actually very sick to see Charlie die……U know I think the writers and producers got everything mixed up and the only way the can sort that out is by getting Charlie back in the show next season. If the island has some mysterious powers like (Mikhali not dying after the shock) then y wouldn’t it bring back Anna Lucia, Libbby, Shannon, Boone,Mr. Eko and mostly…….our dearly beloved Charlie. To get a good story line, I think the all come alive.
Jus try all you can to bring Charlie back……its not too late, sure the season jus ended. Come to think of it, are you guys broke? dat u tryn to reduce cast to cut cost……..lol…….Jus get Charlie back that’s all
Charlie can’t be dead…!!! He’s main character, and he’s a hero. So Lindelof, you got to bring him back this season !!!!(or lot of people won’t watch for more)
no way i charlie was my favourite character when i saw him drown i was upset. im hoping they bring him back like i used to only watch lost because of charlie now he’s gone im not sure what to do…
Sack that. Charlie was an asshole, and annoying. I havent even watched this season yet and I’m glad that Charlie’s irritating presence isnt part of it any more. I wonder what is it that the bloggers here actually identify with about his character. The guy wasnt a hero; he was a heroin, and that’s about as deep as it goes. Did amuse me that his name was slang for cocaine tho..
aiyaaaa… why should charlie hv to die.
he does nt ave 2 there jst gay if he does tho
actully charlie was like one of the best characters in the show..
it aint making sense to me that he died..
it gonna be hard for clare… but even if charlie’s character aint alive.. doesnt mean he wont be there.. i guess he will be there like walt or something… or in visions.. so we gonna still be able to c him
that can be nice anyhow ,better
What got me was why Charlie didn’t just get out of the room when room started filling up with water and shut the door behind him? What was the purpose of him locking the door and writing that message on his hand when he would have ran outside?
the reason he staied in the place is because dessy said that the vision of claire and aaron getting recued wouldnt happen unless the vision happend the way he saw it… with charlie dieing… its sad in all but in a way its really sweet.. he died for the women he loved…
Thats crap, they were already rescued cos he had done whatever he had to do
i know i liked him.. i cried when he “died” but thats what he had to do…
lol well they cud still bring him bk its nt 2 late to do that is it
i hope not.. i really liked him.. i hope they do!
that would be like perfect! lol but i dont think they will because they have already stopped casting dominic… sad…….
lol it still may nt be the end of him look at it this way in one tree hill end of season 2 dan was in his car place full of fire everywere no way he cud ave lived but season 3 came along and it turned out lucas turns up and gets him so u never no desmand may find away to save him like lucas ended up saving dan u no they still cud ave him in there u jst ave to hope for it
lol maybe… i hope.. lol trust me i woulld love to believe that but it all seems kind of hopeless.. lol but i hope so.. and kind of in the young and the restless (i dont watch it mey mom does) but nick was in a plane crash and they had a search party look for him and everyone thought he was dead but then out of the blue he is on an island.. now soaps are stupid.. (i think) but yeah i guess your right..
lol well lost is gd lol i watched 1st season then i stoped watchin it but now i left finished all skool and everythin now i have time on mi hands so i started watchin it all lol its really gd but im more of a one tree hill fan i love one tree hill lol thats the best show but lost is still gd u shud give it more of a chance lol i really dnt no how much lost there will be tho cause they ave all gone ome lol there cnt b much more init lol
lol yeah ive wantedd ot watch that but i dont have time
lol i liked gilmore girls but thats over now…sad… lol yeah i watched season one of lost and like was hooked!! we watched it from the library.. like the DVD set.. yeah.. so im like all cought up on lost.. i might watch one tree hill.. 
lol
and you never know.. that flash-forward sceene on the fanale could have been a dream or something
yer u shud watch one tree hill its rele gd lol ive neva watched gilmore girls lol dnt think i will lol sounds a bit to much of a girls show for me lol. hmm i never though of it like that mayb ur write cause it was not pennys boat so mayb there still on the island an its jst a dream or sumthin i think that wud b better then them being saved lol
yeah you wouldnt like it.. too girly..:) yeah i actually hope they arnt saved cause that would mean that the show would end…
lol yer i hope they are not lol so how old r you btw u dnt ave to tell me lol
lol im 14 how old are you?
lol im 16 that wud make still in skool jst bout to go up 2 year 10 lol 0 wait dats only if u from england lol i dnt no wat the years of skol is anywere else lol
Sorry to disturb lovebirds….
Charlie will always be one of me fav tv characters.
He died because he thought he was doing the right thing, he thought him dying was saving claire, he was again showing waht a good hero guy he was.
He would be missed by many…his death caused many tears to be spilled.
i guess that charlie was i hero but he did not hav to die,he was 1 of the best characters of the show & he should really show up some how in season 4 bcause he deserves to!!!
I think you are all awful for killing Charlie off and need to find a way to bring him back. He is one of the characters many of us looked forward to seeing every episode. You did a bad bad thing. Bring Charlie back!!!!!
You should have let Charlie live. He was really starting to get his life together. It didn’t make sense. Anyone could see he could have easily escaped thru the port hole or ran out and lockeded the door behind him. It seems like you didn’t think the scene all the way thru. No one would just close the door and stay INSIDE!!! They would have come OUT and closed the door behind them. Even if they were STUPID enough to stay inside they would have let the room fill up,
take a good last breath and swim thru
the port hole. Please let him live.
i loved charlie! iv been having this argument with my boyfriend since the last episode! i sobbed when charlie drowned and i have to agree that it did kinda feel like losing a real friend. but one thing i have to say is that after having lost withdrawel i watch the first season again and in the episode where jack trys to save the woman from drowing its charlie who tells him that someones out there and he also says that ‘i dont swim’ im not sure if this means he cant but it might explain why he doesnt just swim out of the porthole. i still have hope that he is still alive they cant do this to me again i hated it when the killed mr echo! but still i think they are amazing writers and i cant remember the last tv program that was as good as lost if there ever was one!
Part of me still believes that Charlie is still alive, that there could be another plot twist somewhere. But maybe its just wishfull thinking. I believe that Charlie was the most “real” character in the show. Through his struggles with drugs and his transgression from being the bragging druggie musician to his self- rightious suicide, he defintely was the character that, in many ways, held everyone else together. Him and Hurly, thats probably why they were still such good friends. For now, I’m still going to hang on to my wishfull thinking and maintain my belief that Charlie is still alive. After all, I’m a musician too and I can’t let myself believe that the only rocker on the show is dead…
I agree, I don’t think the producers should just let Charlie go. I mean this is Lost, one of the most creative shows on television, they can certainly do something to make it so that charlie did not die. Find a loophole, they did in everything else. Charlie was one of the best characters, and believe me I loved his story in season three, but bring him back, he’s the life of the show. He brought color to it, and some of the other characters are just becoming assholes, like Jack. He is a real ass at times, and who knows whats going on with Locke. But now what about Hurley, whats he going to do when he finds out his like best firend has died. I dont think Charlie is dead, when a good character dies I get almost scared, and Charlie is my favorite character, when he died I was like “Oh.” maybe thats because they didnt actually show him die, but I think that Lost will regret killing him off, so I think he’s alive, and I will continue to believe that until the show reveals otherwise. But even if I still love the show and I cant wait for season 4!
Maybe the dead of Charlie is a biginning of a new relasionship. when Claire finds out that Charlie is dead and her hearts breaks and then Jack starts to talk to her and they finds out that they have the same father or ben tells claire it so she will feel better or jack.. but then the wiew from the future spoils it. so anything new could happen and who says that the weiw from futur is real?
Charlie was a big part of why I liked the show and so I am now wondering if it is worth watching anymore
evrytime when someting reminds me about charlie i began crying.he has left his famiy ring to aaron…i wish he will visit us in lost 4:(:(:(:(
AHHHHHHHH i can’t belive charlie died he was my favorite i cried wen he died he just started to get his life together and wen he left his DS ring for aaron OMG sad I din’t think he was really dead at first but apparently he quit he didn’t like the fact that he wasn’t getting enough work on the show but why kill him off him and claire just got together :0(
they better not kill off hurley or sayid
OMG WHY DO YOU LOT ALL CARE ABOUT HURLEY, HE IS A BORIN FUCKER, REDICULASLY OBESE AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR HIM TO DIE!!!! (unfortunately i dont think he will die tho :()
seriously tho, how can u enjoy his flashbacks, the 1 wid his dad an the car was bearable but the others are just beyond belief… the first 1 is jus watchin a fat guy eat chicken an then theres the dave episode, nothing changed afta that, it was just another borin pointless episode…
AN FFS ISNT IT ABOUT TIME HE LOST SOME WEIGHT??? HOW CAN U BE ON AN ISLAND EATIN MAINLY FRUIT AN GET FATTER!!!
Charlie, unfortunately, is really dead. My sister just spend the summer in Hawaii where there filming the series, and Dominic sold his house there after season 3.
They should have killed off Kate instead!!
I hope they at least have Charlie back as one of the dead people that walk the island like Jack’s dad.
oh gosh just reading these makes me all teary. i was depressed for 3 days after the finale. charlie was my favorite character, and i almost dont even want to watch lost anymore, but i know i cant resist. all i have to say now is that you freaking better not kill off sawyer or im done with the show for good.
I can’t believe that you killed Charlie.He was my favorite on the show along with James and hurly.I really don’t want to watch the show anymore without charlie in it.I think you made a bad mistake in killing charlie on the show.Can’t you bring him back since it is an island for miracles to happen or else I think that many viewers lost days will be over.
Please have Desmond smash open the door and do CPR on Charlie. He should not die. Claire and Aaron need him. Why not have a different, lesser character die? Why Charlie? I’m still broken hearted over this months later!
me too. i began watching lost hearing that one from Lord of the Rings will be casted. i just wish he comes back in one of the future seasons. maybe a full season without him will be fine, but please dont let it be the end of it for Dom. do it like what you will be doing with the ‘Michael+Walt’ storyline. i know you could think of something good to bring him back. after all, the island is still mysterious.
I cant believe how the show is going, first they kill of Boone then Echo WHY!!!!! why kill of the best charecters? Now Charlie!!! are you trying to get evryone to stop watching the show? If you must kill someone kill of Kate i dont think anyone would even care. If you must kill Charlie then dont kill of Lock,Jack,Sayid,Jin,Desmond or Hurley kill of evryone else if you want, BUT NOT THE GOOD PEOPLE!!!! WHAT ARE YOU STUPID?
Hey everyone um im 12 and i just love the show !! you guys make me glue to the screen. But wth?? I know everyone is like really upset about Charlie dieng he was my fave character ! My dad used to hate him bcz he’s like : hes a wuss but whatever!! we all know he’s the most “real” character! This is what me and my friends feel but u know what my personal opinion is? I know that a LOT of girls watch the show because of Charlie =P and u know what? when boone died i didnt feel as sad as when Charlie died. CHARLIE WAS THE BOMB and when like claire wouldnt talk to him bcz of the drugs that was so sad and he like cares about aaron and stuff they couldve been a family !! Look, i don’t like dissing the producers but there is NO way u’ll get higher ratings if he dies.Who knows maybe producer dsnt care about ratings WHATEVER the point is that Charlie WANTED to die for Claire bcz if he didnt he wouldve went out of the window or somethin, i can only thinnk of two things now : 1- if he really is dead, i’ll bet you all he’s coming back in like these visions or flashbacks or smthn. 2- they didnt show charlie actually ‘die’ and persnally i dnt think bcz no1 wants to see some1 actually like drown but sorry to break it to you people, youve seen people on lost die in more horrible ways YOUVE SEEN THE BLOOD ;/ i’m just gonna keep positive and think desmond will save our dearly beloved Charlie.
P.S : All you who hate Charlie are ..well..screwed up. CHARLIE RULES. END OF STORY. =)
Oh yes, and please don’t kill sawyer thanksl. ^_^
When I watched the episode, where Charlie dies, I couldn’t sleep the whole night, I was thinking and asking the question- WHY? Why? I loved that charecter so much, why did he have to die. When I was watching the episode, all the time during it I was just praying , so that Charlie didn’t die, But still I have hopes , that he’s not dead, I hope, but I know that for 98% it’s impossible, but I also want to believe that ther’s still 2 % , we still have a chance, maybe he’s not dead.
In that episode I started to hate Desmond, because he told everything to Charlie. Maybe if he didn’t tell him, he wouldn’t just be sure that he would die and DO EVERYthing for it, maybe he would find a way to servive and noone would die. But when Desmond told him everthin, he just lost his hope, he knew, that he would die, and did nothing to survive. That’s why I started to HATE Desmond.
I tink he was 1 of a kind, very affectionate although stupid sometimes but not witstanding i loved thd way he behaved in every aspect. And i wont be doing right 2 just acknowledge the writter 4 such a magnificent writting. although i hate the fact that he died, but i tink it is reasonable 4 him 2 die in such a way.
I cant believe he is dead. HOW DARE YOU. i hate jack and all of my friends do. lost was my fave show with CHARLIE ON IT. now most of the people i know arent gonna watch it. u think the show will be better? yea rite. who else is gud on it? u better not kill jin or i will kill u. my friend shannyn hates u 4 killing charlie. he was the best and the show without him is stupid. bring him back or the ratings will die, trust me…
Are you kidding me, Charlie rocks! how can you not like charlie? He helped with a child who wasn’t his, he helped everybody, and he gave up his drug addiction. He’s like a hero all the way! Besides, he must still be alive, like someone said before he is never seen acually dying, and you see no reaction really… he could easily have swam out through the window, and desmond could smash the window on his side and drain some water out… fool…
Charlie should have lived! Why did they kill HIM?!? He had A LOTTA story lines that could’ve been explore, whereas Locke has none. Locke, the poor orphan boi who was shoved from a window and LIVED shot in the chest and LIVED. Isn’t that a CHEAT? EH?!?!? LIndeloff is just saving his favorites. Srsly, all of season 4 will be Jack crying and Kate having sex with various men across the island. Who the hell wants to watch a gay man and a tramp?!?! WHO?!?! Charlie was a hero! He always will be….
charlies wife is rite charlie shouldnt have died. it was horrible. lindeloff stinx. out loud. grr.
Get Charlie back….Please
Bloody YES! I’m gonna miss him soooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He was one of the best guys in the show and I really don’t think I will continue watching after his death. You messed it up, man. You SHOULD get Charlie back! He deserves to survive till the end, PLEASE! We started with him, Kate and Jack and I wanna see it ending with them! PLEASEE!
CHARLIE YOU ARE VERY VERY PROUD BUT I DON’T WONT TO KILL YOU BECAUSE GEORGIA IS YOUR FAN WE LOVE YOU PLEASE COME IN GEORGIA(SAKARTVELO)PLEASE
you are amazing I LOVE YOU PLEASE COME COME COME PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
CHARLIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE