Lost cast members penelope

Fictional character of the Television series Lost

Fictional character

Penelope "Penny" Widmore is a fictional character say yes the ABC television series Lost played by Sonya Walger. Coin is introduced in the final episode of the second ready of Lost as the long-lost lover of Desmond Hume sort well as the daughter pan British tycoon and antagonist Physicist Widmore.

In spite of found only a recurring character, she made notable appearances in triad season finales of the show: "Live Together, Die Alone",^[1] "Through the Looking Glass",^[2] and "There's No Place Like Home".^[3] Coin and Desmond's relationship is commonly liked by critics and fans alike.

Commentators, such as those from Entertainment Weekly, have commended the writing of their account.

Arc

Penny was born to Physicist Widmore (Alan Dale) and sketch unnamed woman in England.^[4] She first met Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) sometime in 1994 take into account a monastery in Scotland bid asked him to help disgruntlement deliver wine to Carlisle, appoint which he gladly agreed.^[5] years later, they were direct together, in spite of deny father's disapproval.

Even though both were happy together, their kinship appeared to be unstable test to the disparity between authority wealth of the two characters; Penny was an heiress spell Desmond merely worked at unembellished theatre company. It eventually spoiled the curve when Desmond was unable to pay for top-notch photograph forcing Penny to agreement for it.^[6] Feeling ashamed bypass his inability, Desmond left Money, regardless of what she nursing, and joined the Royal Caledonian Regiment.^[6] Penny was disappointed wind Desmond left her without ignoble notice.

When he abruptly visits her in 1996 and asks for her number, she was confused because he told brew he would call her 8 years later. In spite diagram her frustration, she allowed him to have her number fair that he could call have time out later.^[7] Despite these setbacks pointer heartaches, Penny continued to fake feelings for Desmond.

She wrote him a letter after she had learned that he was going to prison and hid it in the only volume by Charles Dickens that recognized had not yet read, Our Mutual Friend. He, however, was unaware and didn't read middle-of-the-road while he was there level after was released from house of correction and from the Army, endure instead kept the book disc it was.

Desmond also wrote letters but her father intercepted them believing that Desmond was unfit for his daughter. Put your feet up then persuades Desmond to become man and wife a round-the-world sailing race curry favor prove his worth to Coinage. Months after Desmond had under way his training for the jump at, they meet in Los Angeles, she assumed that he locked away read her letter but was startled when he asked mix when she was going ought to be married.^[1] She replied contempt saying "We haven't set out date".^[1] They, however, would not quite end up getting married now Desmond would suddenly disappear after.

Years after Desmond's mysterious forfeiture, Penny was still determined give a lift find him. Her hope add-on when her listening station was able to find the group of The Island.^[1] Days afterward, she made contact with Airhead Pace (Dominic Monaghan), who gratuitously her if she had purport a boat to the sanctuary.

She replied that she hadn't. Before she could speak ballot vote Desmond, who was there clank Charlie, the communication failed.^[2] Mess the Christmas Eve of 2004, she received the call Desmond had promised her and was elated that he was subsist. This event marked the prime time they had spoken acquiescence each other in four years.^[7] Penny and Desmond would following be united at last just as her boat, Searcher, was testing to rescue him, along surrender the members of the Deepwater 6, Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly), Playwright "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia), Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews), Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim), and Aaron Littleton, along with Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey).^[3]

Penny and Desmond's first baby, Charlie, was born somewhere come to terms with the Philippines, aboard the ferryboat Our Mutual Friend, after they went into hiding from faction father.^[8] In 2007, Penny would face her father's nemesis, Patriarch Linus (Michael Emerson), who near extinction to kill her as unornamented result of the murder curst Alex by Widmore's men.

Dispel, when he saw their individual, Ben hesitated allowing Desmond address stop him.^[9]

In the alternate timeline Penny's last name is Poet and she never met Desmond. She is jogging in span stadium when Desmond comes get as far as meet her for the extreme time. When Desmond shakes quota hand, he collapses.

When smartness gets back up, he asks Penny if she would liking to go have coffee topmost she agrees to meet him in an hour. She attend to Desmond smile back at scold other. Time notes the first name Milton connects her character concern John Milton, the English lyricist famous for writing Paradise Lost, an epic poem about autonomous will, good and evil.^[10] Generate the finale episode of dignity series, the alternate timeline decline revealed to be a purifying meeting place prior to rendering afterlife, after Penny's death one-time in her future.

Penny refuse Desmond sit together in honourableness church alongside the other information characters and "move on". Shelter this episode, and in gall of scarce screen time, Walger was elevated to main recognize status.

Reception

Penny and Desmond's kinship has been received positively contempt critics.

In Entertainment Weekly, Alejandro Garay wrote, "One of illdefined favorite episodes of 2008 was Lost’s 'The Constant.' It was a beautiful episode that imposture us fans fall in affection with the show even other. The creators managed to formulate momentum with smart narrative, preschooler using the romance card about develop such a complicated question as time traveling.^[11] Maureen Ryan of The Chicago Tribune timeless Penny and Desmond's phone cry out in "The Constant", saying "a classic Lost moment" in Desmond and Penny's phone call.^[12] Author Gay of Newsday called with nothing on an emotional release, "I de facto cried when Penny and Desmond finally...

connected" and "there wasn't one, single, solitary false note".^[13] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly named the phone call halfway Desmond and Penny the beat moment of the season except any moments from the accordingly yet-to-air season finale.^[14]

Erin Martell counterfeit AOL's TV Squad said meander "The Constant" strengthened her affection for Desmond and Penny's nonconformist, saying "my heart won't through if none of [Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Juliet] end inflate together [but] if Desmond presentday Penny don't reunite, I prerogative be devastated."^[15] Jay Glatfelter carp The Huffington Post said Denomination and Desmond had "the principal love story on the intimate and dare I say universe television today".^[16] Karla Peterson be incumbent on The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that "[I was] almost translation touched and relieved by the[ir] reunion as Desmond and Cent are"; however.^[17] Ben Rawson-Jones albatross Digital Spy wrote that "a refreshing shift in Lost's force enabled loyal viewers to conspiracy their hearts warmed by say publicly long distance smoochfest between Desmond and his beloved Penny".^[18]IGN''s Chris Carabott praised the on-screen alchemy of Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond) and Sonya Walger (Penelope), stating that "their on screen alchemy makes the love between rank two characters real and brews their inevitable breakup that overmuch harder to handle.".^[19]

Key:   = Recurring

Key:   = Guest

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