8 Ways Harold Perrineau Avoids Missed Reps

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Season 3.

Since debuting in 2022, Of gained increasing praise and earned comparisons to another successful series – Lost. The comparisons are due in part to the creative talent involved in both series. Harold Perrineau, who played Michael Dawson in Lostclues Ofcast of characters in the role of Boyd Stevens. LostJack Bender, who was one of the show's executive producers and director of iconic episodes like “Walkabout” and “The Constant,” is also an executive producer and frequent director of Of.

In addition to overlapping creative talents, there are similarities between Of and Lostpremises and their general narrative approaches. There is an overarching sense of mystery and intrigue, and although many Lost and Of Mysteries are solved, the answers often lead to more questions. Both series also have ensemble casts, and as seen in Of At the end of season 3, both stories are not afraid to kill off characters who have stood out since the first episode. Of is a deeply original story, but it repeats the essence of some Lost story beats and plot twists.

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From & Lost's characters are all trapped in an isolated, unidentified location

The mysterious settings practically become their own characters

OfThe premise is that the characters are trapped in the mysterious city that they cannot escape. About that, Lost begins with its main characters trapped on the mysterious island after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. Much of the mystery in both series revolves around why the characters were brought to the city and the islandboth in terms of literal answers and as part of a broader thematic exploration of faith and destiny.

The city and island practically become their own characters as more details about their histories and evolution over time are gradually revealed. OfThe characters stick mostly to the town itself before venturing into the forest, where they discover shocking secrets and realize that the area around the town is much larger than they ever imagined. The same concept applies to Lostwhere the survivors of Oceanic 815 largely remain at their beach camp before venturing deeper into the jungle and deeper into the island.

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Harold Perrineau's characters in Lost & From are trapped with their estranged son

Only one program allows father and son to reconcile

Perrineau's Lost and Of the characters, Michael and Boyd, are trapped with their respective estranged sons, Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David Kelley) and Ellis Stevens (Corteon Moore). Before landing on the Island, Michael and Walt were already estranged, as Michael's ex-wife, Susan Lloyd (Tamara Taylor), took Walt and prevented Michael from being part of her son's life. Michael and Walt didn't get the chance to really connect and get to know each other until they arrived on the Island. In OfBoyd was an integral part of Ellis' life, and they had a good relationship before being trapped in the city.

Boyd and Ellis' relationship only became strained after Boyd was forced to kill his wife and Ellis' motherAbby Stevens (Lisa Ryder), when she began shooting and killing the town's residents, believing she needed to wake them from the dream they were trapped in. Boyd saved Ellis from being killed by her, and he and Ellis eventually managed to reconcile in Of. Unfortunately, after Michael killed two Oceanic 815 survivors, he and Walt never had the opportunity to reconcile.

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From & Lost features time travel in its mysterious locations

Both shows follow the same general rule of time travel

Of repeat LostThe time travel twist when Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy) travels back in time in Season 3, Episode 8. Lost gradually began to introduce time travel, mainly through the character Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick). Put Lost In season 5, time travel impacted all the characters in the series, as several characters jumped through time on the Island, until they disembarked in 1974, where they remained for three years and became part of the Dharma Initiative. When the Oceanic Six returned to the Island, four of them disbanded in 1977.

LostThe main rule of time travel was “whatever happened, happened” meaning the characters couldn't change the past. When Of officially introduced time travel, the series confirmed it was following the same rule when Julie threw the rope to Boyd. This didn't change the past, because Julie was always the one who threw the rope to Boyd. This rule of time travel was confirmed when a future version of Julie was unable to prevent her father, Jim Matthews (Eion Bailey), from being murdered, despite knowing when and how he would die.

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From's Man in Yellow is similar to Lost's Man in Black

They are part of the program before their official presentations

Node Of Finale of Season 3, the MGM+ series introduces a mysterious and villainous figure known only for now as the Man in the Yellow Suit (Douglas E. Hughes). While there is still much to learn about the Man in the Yellow Suit, he seems to be Ofthe overarching villain at the center of the city's dark history. He's been around since the first season, as he was the voice on the radio at the end of the first season that told Jim that his wife shouldn't dig that hole.

This reminds Lostis the Man in Black (Titus Welliver). He has not been confirmed as Lostwas the overarching villain until later seasons, but it was clear that he was present from the first episode as the Smoke Monster. The Man in Black never gets a name, even when his childhood and backstory are fleshed out in season 6. He is locked in an old conflict with his brother, Jacob (Mark Pellegrino). If the Man in the Yellow Suit is OfThe version of The Man in Black, the Boy in White (Vox Smith) can be OfJacob's version.

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& Lost Season 3 Finales End With Major Original Character Deaths

Charlie and Jim die in their respective season three finales

In LostIn the season three finale, “Through the Looking Glass,” Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) was killed. Charlie had been an important character since Lostfirst episode. Even though much of season three was set up until his death, it was still shocking. Lost had killed off many important characters, but none as prominent and beloved as Charlie. Of follows a similar pattern for having Jim, a central character from the beginning, killed by the Man in the Yellow Suit during the season 3 finale.

Jim wasn't generally as well-liked as Charlie, but it was still an important death. OfThe biggest character deaths before this were Father Khatri (Shaun Majumder) in Season 1 and Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy) in the Season 3 premiere, but Jim is still arguably the most important character in the series to die. The consequences of Jim's death are yet to be seen in Of season 4, but it feels like a critical turning point, just as Charlie's death was a critical turning point in Lostthe story.

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From & Lost have big mysteries surrounding pregnancy

Pregnancy takes a dark turn in the city and on the island

Oceanic 815 survivor Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) was pregnant when she crash-landed on the Island. When LostAfter the Others kidnapped Claire because of her pregnancy, it became clear that something much bigger was going on with pregnancy on the Island. This mystery continued to expand with the introduction of the Others' fertility expert Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) and when Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) became pregnant. Juliet tried to find out why every pregnant woman on the Island, except Claire, died before giving birth.

Of has its own pregnancy mystery surrounding Fatima (Pegah Ghafoori). Despite being infertile, Fátima discovers that she is pregnant in the 2nd season. However, in season 3, Fatima's pregnancy takes a turn when she develops an appetite for human blood and rotting vegetables, feels horrible pain, and is driven to kill the innocent Tillie. (Deborah Grover). Fátima ends up revealing that she is pregnant with the Smiley monster (Jamie McGuire), who is being resurrected after temporarily dying in season 2.

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From And Lost has characters who reach the outside world and return to mysterious locations

Tabitha Matthews follows a similar path to the Oceanic Six

In Lost, the Oceanic Six were a group of survivors who escaped from the Island. Although many of these characters spent seasons desperate to escape, after spending three years in the outside world, all of them, except Claire's son Aaron (William Blanchette), returned to the Island via Ajira Airways Flight 316. Of follows a similar trajectory with Tabitha Matthews (Catalina Sandino Moreno), who flees the city in Of season 2 finale, only to return in season 3.

Ofthe reincarnation reveal adds another layer to this, as Tabitha realizes that she and Jade Herrera (David Alpay) have lived many past lives in and around the city. This means that when Tabitha and Jade were trapped in the first episode, they were returning to the city again, albeit in a different form than the last times they were there. It is unknown whether characters who are not trapped in the reincarnation cycle can escape or return to the city.

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Lost's Victor and Rousseau are forced to survive on their own in mysterious locations for years

This makes them invaluable

The survivors of Oceanic 815 encountered a French woman named Danielle Rousseau, who managed to survive alone for 16 years. Being alone for so long forced Rousseau to adapt and become an accomplished survivor, but it also left her paranoid and tragically isolated. OfVictor Kavanaugh (Scott McCord) fulfills a similar role as he has to survive alone in the city for decades. Victor has learned to survive and has become paranoid, but in many ways he is still a child in a man's body.

When Lostcharacters want to learn more about the Island and when Ofthe characters want to learn more about the city, Rousseau and Victor's unique experiences make them ideal individuals to turn to for help. One critical difference is that Victor is the main character, while Rousseau's appearances were more inconsistent. However, there are still many parallels between Rousseau and Victor, making it another way that Of repeats the beats of the story Lost in a different way.