Charlie Had To Die, Says Lost Producer
May 30th, 2007
Charlie didn’t have to die!
Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse has explained the decision to kill off the popular character of Charlie Pace at the end of the third season.
In an interview with TV Guide in the US, Cuse stated that axing Dominic Monaghan from the show was dictated by the narrative.
“We felt like we needed to pay off Desmond’s prognostications. We thought about various ways in which that could pay off, but, ultimately, we came to the conclusion that the best version of the story was for Charlie to die.”
“We felt like we had told the biggest and most important parts of Charlie’s story. He was an addict; he recovered from his addiction; he found some meaning and purpose in his relationship with Claire. It just felt like this was the best path for this character.”
Branding Monaghan a “wonderful guy and a terrific actor,” Cuse admitted that it was “very hard to say goodbye to Dominic.”
Source: RTE
Again, Charlie didn’t have to die!!
That is so stupid! Charlie was the BEST! You’re gonna lose so many fans because of this! Who cares about Desmund’s predictions? He could of just saved Charlie’s life EVERY time! He didn’t have to die at such a young age, just cuz he said he was gonna die, it could’ve been as an old man or something! Geez! Why did Desmund even have visions of Charlie dying in the first place, huh? WE LOVE CHARLIE! Can’t he like not really be dead, or something? Bring him back! PLEASE!!!! =’(
ok wtf to progress des’ story it would have been better if he died cause he had no-one and no kid dont get me wrong im a big fan of des its just im more a fan of charlie anyway it would have made a great ending of sacrifice like goes out like a true hero to save a charlie i mean des is a cool character but the visions was all he had to that character at the mo introduce another storyline for him at least before you finish off that one and anyway carlie as i said had more to live for and to be honest is played by the coolest actor there was more to charlie than just claire and drugs i mean you never got to see him grow up as a father i soo hope the producers bring him back
what the heck are u guys thinking!! u just lost a big fan of lost cuz charlie was like the core of the movie please bring him back!
The way how Charlie died was stupid. He could have clearly saved himself by running through the hatch closing it behind him. Even if he didn’t close the hatch it would have taken a while for that entire place to submerge under water.
I agree, the way he died was extremely stupid! He was the best – Lets see if the producers CARE to bring charlie back, if not we might not CARE to watch the show anymore!
Im so sad! Charlie was a really nice guy.
BUT i dont bite that “Desmond” argument, c’mon you create a big show with Lost, because is a very intelligent script , so if you said there is no other way to go on with Charlie’s character..mmmm i DON’T BITE THAT.
OK, take an empty water bottle, tip it on a 90 degree angle and hold it down in a sink full of water. What happens? An air pocket gets trapped at the top of the bottle. The bottle cannot fill up with water all the way. So Charlie can’t drown. So he’s not dead yet. He can’t be. How does he die?
Monaghan a “wonderful guy and a terrific actor,â€
What? I think he is one of the best actor of Lost’s cast! Everybody love Dom!
Did Dom receive to leave Lost or the writers want to die Charlie?
Dom tells that he wanted to leave Lost but I hear lot of things about this!
Oh and Dom tells that Charlie dead. It is true or not?
I have to agree with Fabiola! Can’t you rewrite the scirpt? I was so sad coz Charlie died. And side note i thinK DES wasn’t doing his best to save Charlie. He should of tried. Though “he had to die” so thats how it had to be right? Wrong….
well…even tho im HEART broken bout Charlies death still i likd the way he died(i ddnt want him to die)at least he is a hero!! he sacrificed his life for Claire and Aaron’s rescue if thats not amazing i dnt knw wat is!
Dominic MOnaghan will def. be missd hes fab!!
please please pleeaasee bring charlie back, whats claire gonna do now?? shes gonna go crazyy, theres plenty of things charlie could have done besides making the cross right before he died, he couve went out through the window, put a scuba suit on before he went in, what if desmond goes back in time, and can save him, and talk to penny and what not, whyyyyyyyyyy, raawwrr..oh, and lennie is very effing right! the water would only fill up so farr, grr, this shows making me really angry lately :@
is there a season 4 ?
The writers should make a miracle where charlie did not actually die and somehow he comes back for season four or it will make a huge impact on the feeling of the show.
You guys are ridiculous. You don’t even know the full LOST story. Stop your whining and let the writers handle this. I think they would know.
I have never watched the show but i was planning on watching it. Now that my favorite actor is gone though screw that!!!!! Why did he have to die???? You could of gained another fanbut instead you didn’t and i won’t plan on watching the show! He deserves to come back besides he is the hottest and best actor!
PLEASE, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!!!!
Get back CHARLIE! I can’t bear his death. Lennie is obviously right: Charlie couldn’t be dead. LOST will become very very very boring, stupid and so on without Charlie. He is the best of best in Lost.
GET CHARLIE BACK.It was possilble for you to get back Ben’s mother, why it is impossilble to get back Charlie? He is my favourite personage!!! All third season I was hoping that Charlie will stay alive and such a STUPID end:((
But I am still hoping, hoping that you will get back him and “the hope is dying at the end”, so I hope and my Hope is very very big. Please don’t kill my hope. Bring back Charlie!
Charlie isn’t dead.I have the inside scoop.My cousin works the lighting for the TV show and he told me that he has discussed Charlie’s death with the writers, and that he knows for a FACT that Charlie isn’t dead, and he will be appearing in most of the episodes next season. So don’t worry lost fans Charlie will survive!!!!
Well i want charlie back! Hope the wrotters can make him come back!! really hope so it was my favorite!!
OK, ALL I NEED TO SAY IS ………………………………………..BRING………….BACK……………..CHARLIE……………………PLEASE.
the island could have just been testing charlie like they did with some of the other characters in the show and now that he did the right thing he could be saved..also he could have easly waited for the water pressure to stop and just swam right out..
I seriously cant believe you killed off Charlie. He was the best. I would have been better if Desmond woke up, saw that he was gone, and since in his visions that wasn’t supposed to happen, he dove in after Charlie to tell him he didn’t have to do it. But also, Charlie closed the door on himself, becasue he knew he had to die. But if Desmond had told him he didn’t, all he would of had to do was punch in the code then dive back through the moon pool. Also, what is the whole think with the eye patch man? Desmond shot him with a spear through the heart and he still lives? I don’t think that was a smart choice. I think that if he had been dead still, none of it would have happened, and he would of never made the grinade go off. Charlie was the sweetest character and had a great connection with Claire just before he left. Just please bring him back. Because earlier the show said something about people coming back. Like eye patch man. And Locke, he was shot in the stomach, and he was fine. Also, I think to bring Charlie back, you should say that Desmond got him out on time, and since the looking glass was flooding, he should of carried him back up to the boat an revived him.
PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU, HE WAS THE BEST CHARACTER WE NEED HIM BACK!!!
PLEASE BRING CHARLIE BACK.
PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.PLEASE. PLEASE.
PLEASE!!!
-alanis
First Boone and then Charlie…Whats wrong with you? Charlie is the most amazing person on the earth!! I swear i was crying when he died! Please, bring him back!!!!! :’(
Why Charlie??
I agree with everyone on this site. LOST is going to lose a lot of viewership for killing off Charlie. He was one of the best characters, and one of the only characters I actually give a hoot about. To be honest, the ones that are usually featured (Jack, for example) I could care less about. I’m not that sympathetic to Kate and Sawyer either. Charlie is a good-hearted character and Dominic is an amazing actor. Check the Nielson ratings this season. I bet it will be down a lot from last year, and I hope the LOST producers take a good hard look at the information and admit to themselves that they made a terrible decision.
Charlie could have easily swam out the window to the surface!! That grenade should have blow half the wall away. And he had already turned off the signal, so why would he lock himself in? That shit was stupid
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WRITERS!!!! I WAS DEPRESSED FOREVER WHEN CHARLIE DIED…..I CRIED MYSELF TO SLEEP AND PRAYED EVERY NIGHT THAT IT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE AND I WAS JUST GOING TO WAKE UP AND WATCH LOST WITH CHARLIE ON IT. OMFG!!!!! RAAAWWWRRRR!!! IM STARTING TO TEAR UP NOW…..*SNIFFLE,SNIFFLE* CHARLIE PACE WAS A GREAT MAN BUT I REALIZE THAT CHARLIE DIED FOR SOMEONE HE LOVED AND THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BEARIBLE EVERY DAY……BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT CHARLIE IS NOT DEAD AND DESMUND SAVED HIM!!!!!
Without Charlie, there is no reason to watch Lost anymore. Locke is now a murderer. Who will root for him to get off the island? What a bunch of LOSERS. Tired of all the 3-Way Drama between Kate, Sawyer and Jack. It’s sooooo Boring. The only pure unselfish love on that island was between Charlie and Claire. Just 2 people truly caring for each other. The writers never cared to explain to viewers why Hurley has never lost an ounce considering food is hard to come by and never bothered to explain that mysterious Black Cloud that came for some people and left others alone. It’s just not part of the story anymore since the “The Others” (which are Human and not Supernatural) came on the scene to tell of man-made experiments on this island. TAPS has more encounters with the supernatural then this island anymore. The writers couldn’t make up their minds to stay with SCARY UNEXPLAINED or go with the BAD HUMANS. They seemed to have chosen the BAD HUMANS story line. There was no explanation for all that crap but all of a sudden Charlie’s Death had to be fulfilled because of some writer’s pre-occupation with Desmond’s Visions. How lame can Lost get? Charlie didn’t need to die. Nothing these writers have done so far makes any sense. Why start with Charlie? And as far as “looks” go he was by far the best looking person on that island.
WHY DID U KILL ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS OFF.. I WOULD KEEP EVERYONE BUT LOCK… YOU SHOULD BRING CHARLIE BACK AND U CAN ALSO BRING SOME MORE PEOPLE BACK AND KILL EM OFF again but dont KILL CHARLIE OF THIS TIME………………………………
i agree with everyone on here. you guys shouldnt have killed off charlie. he was awesome. he was cool, and funny. please bring him back.
PLEASE bring charlie back!!!!!hes my fave!if you dont im stopping waching lost caus it will be crap with no charlie!
I personally think the whole thing sucks. I totally agree with the people that said that there was still air in the hatch. They should have also made sure that the mikhail dude was dead. But I know he was saving desmond by locking the door, but still they could have swam out. Sadly I dont think he will come back…we saw him drown. Of course someone else could have saved him…but I dont think so. Also when Hurley sees him at the crazy home, this other dude saw him first. He said something to the effects of “that guy is starring at you”, in reference to Charlie. But maybe they are all just crazy. If they found the plane at the bottom of the ocean and the bodies…how can Charlie be dead twice…so maybe this is just some odd deminsion and in the end they all decide not to get on the flight in the first place…that would be lame though, for all the trouble of the show.
like charlie was my freaken favorite charator on the show. i think it was a bad choice i almost dont want to watch the show anymore. him and clair were so cute i wanted to see where that went and to kill him like that fuck the show it pisses me off.
OMG!!!! That is so stupid Charlie was like my fav character that is so stupid……… they should have just killed someone else off NOT CHARLIE!!!!!! well the only good news is in 2009 he is suppose to be in a movie!!! but im STILL MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so…
has anyone read the article about dominic monaghan being upset about the fact that he wasn’t getting enough screentime in season 3?
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does anyone think that maybe he could have quit?
or maybe the writers got tired of whining?
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just saying… i mean, i like him as an actor, loved his character… but i’m pretty sure the writers have it all figured out.
so if people stop watching the show just because he was killed off… that’s pretty sad…
DAMN U Carlton Cuse
they better bring him back- he was the best thing about the show!
I CANT SATAND WITHOUT CHARLIE.EVERY TIME WHEN I SEE THAT HAPPEND I JUST WNANNA CRY.PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE…BRING HIM BACK.I COULDENT SEE THIS MOVIE WITHOUT HIM.DONT BREAK MY HEART.HE IS MY FAVORITE CHARATOR TAKE HIM BACK AGAIN PLEASE…I DONT KNOW WHY U WANNA KILL CHARLIE?WHY CHARLIE?HE IS THE BEST ACTOR.HOW COULD I SEE LOST WITH NO CHARLIE?AND I THINK THE WAY HOW CHARLIE DIED WAS STUPID TOO. JJJJJJJJJJJJJJUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTT BRING MY LOVE BACK.BRING CHARLIE BACK AGAIN.
….i miss charlie…why did we only s him once after he died??….HE NEEDS TO GUIED HUGO!!!! WHAT ABOUT THE JEDI THING!?!?!?……….. does Dominic Monaghan not want to come back or something!?!?! you cant just bring him back once more!! he needs to help Hugo!!! COME BACK DONIMIC!!! YOUR FANS NEED YOU!!!!…..I will give you your precious Hercules Baboon Spider if you do
…..[rare spider he ish looking for :3....yes i am obsesed with him....DONT JUDGE ME!! D;]
it is too late.
i dont know why everyone that i love in this movie have to die.
“….i miss charlie…why did we only s him once after he died??….HE NEEDS TO GUIED HUGO!!!! WHAT ABOUT THE JEDI THING!?!?!?……….. does Dominic Monaghan not want to come back or something!?!?! you cant just bring him back once more!! he needs to help Hugo!!! COME BACK DONIMIC!!! YOUR FANS NEED YOU!!!!…..I will give you your precious Hercules Baboon Spider if you do
…..[rare spider he ish looking for :3….yes i am obsesed with him….DONT JUDGE ME!! D;”
………What?
Wow that is the stupidist way for charlie to die if anyone noticed the water never would have gone over the window so charlie could have lived but the producers are stupid
We really liked Charlie’s character, too! However, I believe the reason Charlie “had” to die probably has more to do with the fact that he is filming in the Hobbit and cannot be in New Zealand and Hawaii at the same time. Financially speaking, the Hobbit surely weighs in and no doubt he had a contract of some sort that would tie him to any future Hobbit/Lord of the Rings type movies. So, there you go, that is the sole source of consolation my husband and I have found in the loss of Charlie and why they “lead” up to it, so that we were mentally prepared for the “inevitable”.
Hope this will help some others cope.
OMFG Charlie is the best character in lost im so pissed that he has to die personally i dont think i can watch the show anymore just because of that
I don’t really buy the story of why Charlie had to die. My husband and I were big fans of the show but this season just didn’t measure up. (They brought Bobby Ewing back after he was dead a season on “Dallas”; It was all a bad dream.) Watching Lost has been a bad dream since Charlie left. He was the only really likeable character in the show.
Are you insane???Why the hell did you kill Charlie???He was the best character!!!And he’s the best actor EVER!!!!!
Wow that is the stupidist way for charlie to die if anyone noticed the water never would have gone over the window so charlie could have lived but the producers are stupid. Yes he closed the door.
Yes why charlie, lost is not good anymore
Charlie was my favorite character, and i hated that he had to die, but at least he died heriocly instead of being killed off for no reason, a.k.a eko, shannon, libby. The show is still amazing even after killing off charlie and the bummer of a season three. lost is still my favorite show. What would it be like if Charlie was not dead. Would he be one of the oceanic six?????????????????????????
I agree charlie was hung the same amount of time He is probably in a coma. des could of grabed the gun and shoot the glass and save charlie
Well to start of , i think i will stop watching the show since charlie isnt coming back, its good that jhon lock hasnt died atleast cause he was a favourite aswell…but charlie… com on… wth r u producers thinkin!, and you could have just aswell gave him a better ending then, cause that death is so F’ stupid
fuck the rules of writers man we need charleeee any way back
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Well first of all killing off charlie was the stupidest mistake you guys have ever made i mean like he went through so much stuff in the series and just kill him off like that.Second of all you have no choice but to bring him back in the 5 season because the water that came through the looking glass couldnt go past the top of the hole because of the trapped air inside so there is no way he could of died. I think you should bring him back by him floating in the ocean and the survivors see him and get him and then he lives tada mother ****ers HE MUST LIVE HE IS MY FAVORITE ****ING CHARACTER!!!!!!!!!!!
bring him back now
why why did he have to die i would have liked it if jin died i liked charlie he was so cool
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING HIM BACK SOME WAY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAMN YOU PEOPLE IM NOT WATCHING LOST ANY MORE IF U DONT BRING HIM BACK!
I think this was the most stupid decision ever!! I cannot believe you would kill off such a loved character!! Bloody hell what were you thinking?? Then to top it off I was stressed out the whole episode hoping Claire would find the bloody ring and it didn’t happen! I really think you guys should have thought this through. I honestly have always watched lost, but refused to watch season 4 and I will not watch any future seasons!
ok um i just heard you were making a season 5 and i got a idea well scice it was impossible to kill charlie because the water couldnt go above the window you can like make it so he is on the beach when everybody goes back and then he will explain how he lived but claire will have a new bf and he will be sad and thats where i stopped thinking.
I agree.. my heart sank pretty bad when Charlie died.. I lost A LOT of interest in the show without him.. he’s an amazing actor.. he’s gorgeous.. and
… I want him back </3 ugh.
BRING HIM BAKKK YOU SICKO PRODUCERS!!!!!!!!!!!! how could ypu even do this , he was one of the best characters and just wen we all got attatched to that character you guys flush him off!! YOU GUYS ARE REALLY STUPID AND INSOLENT CAUSE YOU DONT KNOW HOW MANY FANS YOUVE JUST LOST
BRING HIM BAAKKKKK
No Charlie. No Lost. I’m not watching Lost anymore. Bye Lost, nice watching it while it still had sane writers. Obviously they’ve lost there minds.
Lost aint the same without Charlie, im still banking on Cameo appearences though.
Also he brought a decent sense of humour and screen stlye to the show, that made a refreshing change from the American gung ho, lets run into the bushes with guns and shoot/blow up/ kill people mentality.
Ill keep watching cause I want to know wats its all about, but the character interaction is missing something, only Hurley carries on Charlies ’style’ and that aint the same as he’s American.
On the whole I think te writers have screwed up here!
you guys fricking suck for killing charlie off, i love the show but u guys suck
Charlie could have escaped. After he shows Desmond the message you can see that the room is filled with water already. If there was no air trapped above the porthole the pressure would be gone and he could have swam out and gone to the surface.
I know a lot of people who stoped watching lost cause u killed off charlie please bring him back the island has already healed locke and rose it can heal charlie too PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, because of the time travel in the newest season, they could totally bring Charlie back! it would be really great! they can bring him back if they want to, maybe even by some other twist, it is stupid if they don’t though.
I just usualy watch “Lost” but… when i learned that Charlie (who is my favorite character in lost) died in the next season.. i ‘ve been realy disapointed for this… im not watching Lost any more.. becouse of that crap scene of Charlies death
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HOW CAN they not bring charlie back!! HE WAS THE BEST!!! he was also my fave char too!! AWWW!! Yeah i cried when he died….DX. HE SHOULD COME BACK!! the only reason im watching lost now is cuzz of Hugo, Dez, and claire!!!
i am really sad that charlie has died coz he was my favorite charter and he was so hot and funny.but my mum says that charlie is not dead (yey!!!!)coz she has seen him come back in season 6 i think. the others in LOST rescued him when des went.
charlie was my best chater and was so cool. but DID NOT DIE.
Now that I know Charlie’s dead I’m gonna stop watching! For fuck sake, writers and killing off characters, you know that’s not the only way to write a good story, unimaginative bastards, I HATE THEM!
he had to die cause desmund said he was going to die?………whut about when desmund said if he died claire would leave ona helicopter……yea dont remember claire leaving on that helicopter
ITS NOT FAIR!!!!
Donimic is now doing a X-man movie thingey with wolverine!!!
Sure a few people like X-men but why…WHY!!!
He was sooo good.
And when Clair was looking for him after he had died….SO SWEET BUT SAD!!
Charlie is the most amazing sweetest character in the show! i cried the first time he “died” and then cried when i thought he was going to die with each of desmonds stupid predictions. Charlie doesnt have to die. It ruins the show….anybody else isnt important. the ones that should live from the oceanic flight 815 survivors are Jack, Kate, John locke, Claire, sayid,sawyer,hurley, sun and jin (but we know he dies and even then thats better than charlie dying!)
OMG Charlies death was so pointless, he died cause he thought by him dying Claire and Aaron would get off the island, Did they? NO.
Claire abandons Aaron and wonders off into the jungle, sure Charlie dying meant that Aaron, Sayid, Hurley, Kate, Jack and Sun got off but they came back anyway!
As i said pointless.
Although I think it was pretty awsome that Hurley can spoke to Charlie and we all know that people dont stay dead on the island.
As the reason that Kate came back to the island was to find Claire, I think that it would be really cool to get him back in his “yes im dead but im still here” form to help Kate find Claire…..