Have executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse at least explained to you why Richard doesn age?
Carbonell: Yes. I knew at some point that they were going to answer some of the bigger questions, I just didn’t know when. We have gotten to that point where there is an episode that deals with the origins of Richard Alpert and the bigger questions about his character, as well as bigger questions about the island and the mythology of it. It’s an episode that reveals a lot. After three years playing this character, I was floored when I got the script and I was so excited to actually get to do the episode. They wrote a really tremendous script. Lost actors’ burning questions: The island, the numbers and more TVGuide.com: There’s a theory that Richard arrived on the Black Rock slave ship. Carbonell: I can’t confirm or deny any theories, but I’ve had theories that have been completely off mark. Time will tell. TVGuide.com: Is Richard one of the oldest people on the island next to Jacob (Mark Pellegrino) and the Man in Black? Carbonell: It’s safe to say he’s been around for a long time. Ini
