Lost
Character Profile
Sayid Jarrah
Flash Forwards

These flash forwards are presented in the order that they were viewed on the show. In parenthesis are numbers corresponding to the order that they flash forwards would appear chronologically for Sayid’s life off the island.

Episode 4.03: The Economist
(5) Sayid is playing golf when a man drives over in a golf cart. They chat and wager on the next shot. Sayid mentions that he has a large settlement from a plane crash. The man begins to look worried. Sayid shoots him, a Mr. Avaleen. He then grabs his bags and leaves.

(6) Later, Sayid is in a café in Germany. A woman sits down next to him. Her name is Elsa. They begin chatting. Sayid says he is a head hunger, a corporate recruiter. Elsa talks about her boss, an economist. They agree to meet for dinner later. Sayid calls someone and says he made contact.
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Naveen Andrews speaks candidly with Digital Spy about the past and future of Lost, the writing, and his views of Seasons 5.

Naveen starts off on a good note, talking about his pleasure with the Season 4 finale. “I was really pleased with it, because it’s the closest we’ve come to season one in terms of the standard of excellence. They needed to get it back on track and they have.”

It’s come a long way from Season 3, a season of which Naveen is critical. He attributes much of the problems to the writing. “We all know what the executive producers, Damon [Lindelof] and Carlton [Cuse], were going through because they had this burden of an endless show,” Naveen says. “I don’t think it’s what Damon wanted in the first place. He always used to say to me ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we were a bit like the Sex Pistols and did just one season of great television and then bang, that’s it?’ Sort of smash and grab. Obviously you can’t do that on primetime network TV but he wanted a limit to the show. He managed to do a deal where he was able to achieve that. Now that we have an ending to aim towards, I think it’s inevitable the quality will get better.”

When it comes to playing Sayid, Naveen doesn’t feel that it’s a burden but rather a discipline… Read more