In the days since the “Lost” season finale aired, theories about time travel, John Locke’s death and the Oceanic Six have been bandied about, but theories about racially motivated character offing? Not so much — until now.
Harold Perrineau, who played Michael up until the character was exploded off the freighter in the finale, tells TV Guide that he can’t help but draw the conclusion that race was a factor.
“Listen, if I’m being really candid, there are all these questions about how they respond to black people on the show,” he told TV Guide. “Sayid gets to meet Nadia again, and Desmond and Penny hook up again, but a little black boy and his father hooking up, that wasn’t interesting? Instead, Walt just winds up being another fatherless child. It plays into a really big, weird stereotype and, being a black person myself, that wasn’t so interesting.”
“Lost” executive producer Carlton Cuse responded in the publication, saying, “We pride ourselves on having a very racially diverse cast. It’s painful when any actor’s story line ends on the show. Harold is a fantastic actor whose presence added enormously to ‘Lost.’”
All that said, Perrineau told TV Guide he’d consider returning to the show if asked — so long as he knows the storyline first.
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