‘Lost' star Matthew Fox breaks silence on finale: ‘People who were frustrated by lack of answers are missing the point'
Lost became a ratings winner on its release in 2004, and over six seasons generated a cult fanbase to rival that of Star Trek and The X-Files.
Fox, who this week returns to TV in Kick Gurry's Australian comedy show Caught, has now reflected on his time in Lost during a rare interview with The Independent.
'I've never actually watched the show all the way through – I've seen episodes,' the 58-year-old said.
'At that time in my life, I was not keen on watching myself on screen. I felt like it was somehow going to corrupt my work.'
That was clearly Damon Lindelof's intention. He wanted it to be something that could be interpreted by every single person's relationship with the show
Fox's character was at the centre of some of the show's biggest twists and turns, and the actor recalled how he would be blindsided by such developments while speaking to the show's co-creator Damon Lindelof ahead of each season.
'I would always have a conversation with Damon at the beginning of each year and he'd sort of map out Jack's arc,' he said.
'He wasn't mapping that out for me to get notes – he was just mapping that out, kinda like, 'This is what your journey's gonna be'. And inevitably, there'd be stuff coming along in the script, because he hadn't given me a beat-by-beat play-out of the season, where I'd be like, 'Woah, holy shit – that's a turn that I didn't see coming'. And all kinds of other storylines I wasn't involved in.'
He said he had faith in The Leftovers and Watchmen creator Lindelof's vision, stating: 'I trusted it was all gonna work out and it was all gonna make sense.'
The show's finale, which aired in May 2010, led to many incorrect assumptions about the fate of the ensemble.
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While the ending has its supporters, some viewers decried the fact that some key questions were not answered, which has made it one of the most divisive conclusions to a show in TV history, but Fox counts himself as a fan.
'That was clearly Damon Lindelof's intention. He wanted it to be something that could be interpreted by every single person's relationship with the show,' he said. 'The people that were frustrated by the fact they weren't given the answers to why there was a polar bear on the island are missing the point a little bit.
'But for them to believe that six years of mysteries and asking questions were going to be wrapped up in the final two hours of the show, or even the last half of the last season – that's not how Damon wanted to do it.'
With the way streaming works and the way you can find these shows on these platforms, there are new groups of people coming to the show constantly
Fox, whose other credits include the Wachowskis adventure Speed Racer and violent Western Bone Tomahawk, said his feelings about the show remind him of his children as he and his wife Margherita Ronchi relocated to Hawaii when they were much younger.
'For me, when I look back on it now, it feels like a chapter in my life where the thing I remember the most about it is where our kids were during that period of time,' he said.
'When we went to Hawaii, they were really young – our son was two and our daughter was eight – and they were moving from southern California to an island in the South Pacific. It was almost a foundational part of their life, and so that's mainly how I reflect on it.'
However, he acknowledged the 'legacy of the show is pretty incredible' and said he is continually 'blown away' by the fan response.
'I do think it's a show that will stand up over time,' he said. 'Considering where it takes place and what it's really about philosophically, it feels like it doesn't get dated quickly. I'm so grateful to have had the experience.
'With the way streaming works and the way you can find these shows on these platforms, there are new groups of people coming to the show constantly, and I think that's going to continue. There are new people finding it all the time.'
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