After six seasons, one of the most mysterious Island inhabitants is getting his own episode. That’s right, people – RICHARD ALPERT! And I must say, it’s about time. But before we dive into what is sure to go down as a classic Lost episode, let’s consider what we know about this enigmatic, possibly eternal, apparently guylined man. What about Richard?
“You do remember birthdays, don’t you Richard?” – Ben Linus, The Man Behind The Curtain
If you don’t know first and foremost that Richard is ageless, what show have you been watching?!?! That being said, I’m sure we all have our moment when we realized something was up with this Alpert guy. Mine came when Ben made his comment about birthdays to Richard in The Man Behind The Curtain. Bruna (@brunablack) and I discussed when we each first realized something was different about him…
Bruna: I mean, during the last S3 episodes he’s ALWAYS there, just watching everything Ben did
Bruna: And I started noticing him because of that, because he always observed quietly
Stefani: Yeah, he did. That kinda made me wonder who exactly he is.
Bruna : Aaaand turns out we’ve been wondering since then XD…
As has many a Lost fan. What we know is that Richard was given the gift – or a curse, depending on how one looks at it – of everlasting youth/possibly eternal life by Jacob. When this happened, we don’t know. It’s also been revealed, though not explicitly stated, that Richard arrived on the Black Rock as a prisoner of some sort. Then, he began his work for Jacob.
Richard would bring me your instructions – all those slips of paper, all those lists – and I never questioned anything. – Ben Linus, The Incident
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