Emilie de Ravin, Claire Littleton Returns for Lost Final Season

It has been leaked that Emilie de Ravin’s character, Claire Littleton returns for the Lost final season. We have known for a while that we can expect some of characters to return for the 2010 season and it’s not a huge surprise that one of those would be Claire. Her story line in the show was certainly left unfinished.

Emilie de Ravin

I think it’s fairly safe to say that the Lost character of Claire is a favorite of many fans of the show. We last saw her in Jacob’s cabin, sitting with the apparition in the form of Jack’s and her father. This was after she had mysteriously disappeared into the jungle after having been injured in an explosion at New Otherton. As a primary character in the show, her fate has been left dangling to the frustration of many Lost fans. We didn’t even know if she is alive or dead. Apparently, we will find out what has happened to Claire in the 2010 Lost season.

Now we know that Claire will be back for the final season. Word is that she’ll be playing a ‘Rousseau-esque‘ version of her previous character. What does that mean? Does it mean we will see Claire years later in time? Has she been alone in the jungle all this time? How does she turn into someone at all resembling Rousseau?

We’ve previously been told that Juliette will return for the last season, even though by all appearances she was killed in the nuclear blast that occurred at the end of last season. But as you know, anything is possible on The Island.

We are also told that Mira Furlan, who plays Rousseau, will not be returning because of other commitments. That’s probably just as well. She was a minor character and there’s really not much else for her to do on the show. Plus, if Claire is going to be ‘Rousseau-esque’, then maybe she can do whatever The French Lady had left to do. We are also told that Michael Dawson, played by Harold Perrineau, will not be returning. But then, we saw Michael die in the blast on the freighter and his story line had pretty much run it’s course. Although, he has stated he’d love to return.

So who else might return? It wouldn’t surprise me to see Charlie in one form or the other. I doubt Mr. Echo is seen on Lost again as the actor who plays him chose to leave the show so he could return to Europe. Boone and Shannon? Probably.

I’m anxious to see the last season of Lost, but I’ll miss it when it ends. The questions the show poses keep us entertained. We want them answered, but will miss them when they are answered. Meanwhile, we get hints periodically. Just enough to keep us interested and remembering that the last season will air early in 2010. Now we know that Claire Littleton returns for the Lost final season. I expect in another couple of weeks we’ll get another hint, to keep us hanging in there.

Enjoy the pictures and video of Emilie de Ravin below.