Penny Widmore
Penelope "Penny" Widmore | |
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Live Together, Die Alone" | |
Last appearance | "The End" |
Created by | |
Portrayed by | Sonya Walger |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Heiress |
Spouse | Desmond Hume |
Children | Charlie Hume |
Relatives | Charles Widmore (father) Daniel Faraday (half-brother) |
Nationality | English |
Former residence | Knightsbridge, London, England |
Penelope "Penny" Widmore is a fictional character on the
Arc
Penny was born to Charles Widmore (
Years after Desmond's mysterious disappearance, Penny was still determined to find him. Her hope increased when her listening station was able to find the coordinates of
Penny and Desmond's first child, Charlie, was born somewhere in the
Flash-sideways
In the alternate timeline Penny's last name is Milton and she never met Desmond. She is jogging in a stadium when Desmond comes to meet her for the first time. When Desmond shakes her hand, he collapses. When he gets back up, he asks Penny if she would like to go have coffee and she agrees to meet him in an hour. She and Desmond smile back at each other. Time notes the surname Milton connects her character to John Milton, the English poet famous for writing Paradise Lost, an epic poem about free will, good and evil.[10] In the finale episode of the series, the alternate timeline is revealed to be a purgatorial meeting place prior to the afterlife, after Penny's death sometime in her future. Penny and Desmond sit together in the church alongside the other main characters and "move on". For this episode, and in spite of scarce screen time, Walger was elevated to main cast status.
Reception
Penny and Desmond's relationship has been received positively by critics. In Entertainment Weekly, Alejandro Garay wrote, "One of my favorite episodes of 2008 was Lost’s 'The Constant.' It was a beautiful episode that made us fans fall in love with the show even more. The creators managed to build momentum with smart narrative, by using the romance card to develop such a complicated topic as time traveling.
Erin Martell of
- Key: = Recurring
- Key: = Guest
- Key: = No Appearances
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Sonya Walger | Penelope "Penny" Widmore | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
References
- ^ a b c d Jack Bender (director); Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse (writers) (2006-05-24). "Live Together, Die Alone". Lost. Season 2. Episode 23. ABC.
- ^ a b Jack Bender (director); Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof (writers) (2007-05-23). "Through the Looking Glass". Lost. Season 3. Episode 22. ABC.
- ^ a b Jack Bender & Stephen Williams (director); Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse (writers) (2008-05-29). "There's No Place Like Home: Parts 2 and 3". Lost. Season 4. Episode 13 & 14. ABC.
- Dead is Dead". Lost. Season 5. Episode 12. ABC.
- ^ Stephen Williams (director); Jeff Pinkner & Brian K. Vaughan (writers) (2007-04-18). "Catch-22". Lost. Season 3. Episode 17. ABC.
- ^ a b Jack Bender (director); Damon Lindelof & Drew Goddard (writers) (2007-02-14). "Flashes Before Your Eyes". Lost. Season 3. Episode 8. ABC.
- ^ a b Jack Bender (director); Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse (writers) (2008-02-28). "The Constant". Lost. Season 4. Episode 5. ABC.
- ^ Stephen Williams (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff & Paul Zbyszewski (writers) (2008-05-29). "Jughead". Lost. Season 4. Episode 13 & 14. ABC.
- Dead is Dead". Lost. Season 4. Episode 13 & 14. ABC.
- ^ Poneiwozik, James (April 7, 2010). "Lostwatch: Would You Believe In a Love at First Sight?". Time.com.
- ^ Alejandro Garay, "Long Lost Love," Entertainment Weekly 1030 (January 16, 2009): 2.
- The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ Gay, Verne, (February 29, 2008) "At Least it was a Bloody Military Dream Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine", Newsday. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
- ^ Jensen, Jeff, (May 29, 2008) "The 15 Best Moments of Season 4", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on June 6, 2008.
- TV Squad. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
- The Huffington Post. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ Peterson, Karla, (February 29, 2008) "My Constant Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine", The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben, (March 2, 2008) "S04E05: 'The Constant'", Digital Spy. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
- ^ Carabott, Chris (2007-02-15). "Lost: Flashes Before Your Eyes Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-07-23.