Talk:Richard Alpert (Lost)

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[edit] Creation

Ok, not knocking anyone's efforts, but is this page really necessary? And also the way it's been laid out doesn't match the other character pages....fixing or moving, perhaps?--Animé Dan 08:06, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

it's temporary; i created the page and i plan on fixing it but i didn't have the time last night. after season 3, richard was one of few others remaining and there's clearly a lot to be told with his character (ie his aging in "the man behind the curtain") so just give me a day.. thanks Jwebby91 11:59, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Supposedly, according to E! he is going to be season regular next year, so keep the page.

Can you provide a source for this? Also, please sign your posts. This needs to be discussed before Richard's info is moved from Characters of Lost. Tphi 18:00, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Based on consensus at Talk:Others (Lost)#Poll: Richard and Mikhail's pages, I wrote this article. --thedemonhog talk • edits 18:50, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Richard Alpert hardly deserves his own page yet, due to him still being a minor character. If he has one, then someone like Danny Pickett should get there own one as well, which would be a bad idea. I suggest it be merged to the Characters of Lost page (where all Others members have been put recently), as he still not a main character and has only appeared in 7 episodes so far. As far as we know, he could very well be killed off at the start of season 4. -- SilvaStorm

• He has been asked to become a season regular next year, so it's doubtful that he'll be killed off early next season. Plus he is a very important Other, not like Pickett who is just a worthless thug and did almost nothing for the story. He seems to be second (or third) in command next to Ben, and he seems to be responsible for Juliet, Ethan, and Ben joining the Others.

See above. This has already been discussed. If he is killed off at the start of season 4, then it can be assumed that everyone will agree with you that he should be merged into Characters of Lost. --thedemonhog talk • edits 03:37, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Just because he has been asked to be a regular doesn't mean he will be. Obviously he should accept, but we should wait and see. Until then, I think this information would be fine on the Characters of Lost page. -- SilvaStorm

Okay, I merged the article into Characters of Lost because he is a regualar on a new show, CBS's president said he can't be on Lost and Lindelof and Cuse are unsure if they can find a way for him to come back. The point is that we will not see him for a while. When word comes that he will return (and will not be killed off in the same episode), we will restore this article. --thedemonhog talk • edits 19:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)