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Lost Walter Andrew Lloyd
Walter Andrew Lloyd, better known
as "Walt," is a fictional character on the ABC television series
Lost played by Malcolm David Kelley.
Walt is Michael Dawson's
10-year-old son (born August 24, 1994, named after
Michael's father, Walter). Walt's mother was Susan Lloyd, a law
student and future attorney, who rejected marriage with his father,
a construction worker and part-time artist. His mother split up with
Michael while Walt was still a baby, and moved with her son to
Amsterdam for a plum international law job. Two weeks before Walt's
second birthday, Susan Michael that she and her boss, Brian Porter,
are planning on getting married and that they will be moving to
Rome, Italy, at the end of the month. A legal battle ensues between
Walt's two parents. Several months later, they finally settle their
dispute amicably and Michael accepts to let Susan keep Walt with
her.
Eight years later, Susan dies in Australia due to a "blood
disorder". Brian pleads with Michael to take custody of the boy and
even gives him tickets for the flight to Sydney and back, plus extra
money for travel expenses. Brian reveals that he had not wanted to
be Walt's adoptive father, and that he is scared of the boy. When
Michael arrives in Australia to collect Walt, he doesn't take too
well to him. Michael spares Walt's feelings by telling him that
Brian wants to keep him, but it is up to Michael and he has decided
to take him.
Walt as a baby
After the crash
Soon after the crash, due to Michael's willingness to help others,
Walt is left under the care of different people, most noticeably
Sun. Walt is intrigued by Locke's hunting instincts, and constantly
tries to sneak away with him, but to no avail. The next day, Walt
sneaks away with Locke and Boone, and exhibits a natural talent in
knife throwing. Michael soon arrives and is enraged, taking Walt
away from them and forbidding him to see them. Walt takes Vincent
and leaves camp, heading into the jungle, where he encounters a
polar bear. He is rescued by Michael and Locke.
Michael begins constructing a raft, and finishes it after a few
days. However, Walt secretly sets alight to it, completely
destroying it. Another day, Walt confesses to burning the original
raft, explaining that he did not want to leave the island, but
decides they need to leave. The next morning, Walt gives Vincent to
Shannon before he leaves on the raft with Michael, Jin and Sawyer.
That night, however, they encounter the Others, who kidnap Walt.
Walt remains in captivity with the Others, but frequently appears to
Shannon. In a mobisode it is revealed Walt posed a greater threat to
the Others than they expected, as he had been doing something
unspecified that frightened them so that they would not go in to see
him. Ben responds to a particular situation with a blaring alarm and
people in commotion, and Juliet suggests that Ben take
responsibility and bring Walt back to Michael.
As Michael is entering the numbers into the hatch, he unexpectedly
receives a messages from whom he believes is Walt. Michael is
briefly reunited with Walt after he is brought to the Others' camp.
Before being taken away, Walt hugs Michael. Later, Michael returns
with Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley, in an exchange for Walt and
their freedom. Walt awaits in a boat, and the two sail off.
After the Island
In the island, Locke lies in a pit of dead bodies about to commit
suicide in despair, an older Walt appears to him and tells him to
get out of the pit, saying he has "work to do", allowing Locke to
regain use of his legs again. Whilst off the island, Walt resides at
his grandmother's house due to not wanting to speak or having
anything to do with Michael after learning that he killed Ana-Lucia
and Libby.
In the episode, "There's No Place Like Home" he appears in a
flashforward with Hurley, apparently under the assumption that his
father is still alive and living on the island, despite his death in
There's No Place Like Home. In "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham",
Walt is shown to be living in New York City. He is visited by a
wheelchair-bound Locke, who has returned from the Island. Locke does
not ask Walt to return to the Island as he does with the rest of the
Oceanic returnees, as he felt that the boy had been through enough
already.
Development
A lot of children were seen for the role of Walt. They were narrowed
down to the top three, with Malcolm David Kelley winning it, after
the producers were impressed with his role in "Antwone Fisher".
When originally cast, Walt was portrayed as a 10 year old boy, but
after two seasons, Malcolm David Kelley no longer looked 10. While
the first four seasons move slowly through time and only months have
passed on the show, the actual filming has stretched over several
years. The show's writers appear to have dealt with this at the end
of the second season by sending Michael and Walt away from the
island toward supposed rescue. In his brief appearance at the end of
Season 3, Kelley is noticeably taller and older with a deeper voice.
This fact is acknowledged by Locke in Confirmed Dead. In the season
four episode, "Meet Kevin Johnson", Malcolm David Kelley makes a
brief uncredited cameo as Walt in the episode's flashbacks. Make-up
and CGI was used to make Kelley look younger and more like a ten
year old. In the season four finale, "There's No Place Like Home",
Walt appears in a flash-forward, but this scene is set about three
years after the plane crash, so Kelley's older appearance is not a
problem. When asked about the production difficulties associated
with Walt and possible appearances of the character in the fourth
season, co-creator Damon Lindelof stated, "We've always known
Malcolm was going to grow faster than we could shoot the show. And
we planned for it. Trust us. Please trust us. You'll see Walt again.
But you're gonna have to be patient. Sorry."
Malcolm David Kelley returned as Walt again in the episode "The Life
and Death of Jeremy Bentham," when Locke visited him in New York
where he was attending 11th grade. MDK has stated a willingness to
return to the show again, including possibly a full-time stint in
season six.
