‘People named their kids after us!’ Lost’s Penny and Desmond on being one of TV’s best ever romances
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Key context: <p>Sonya Walger and Henry Ian Cusick created a love so magical that they’re responsible for what’s widely regarded as the greatest TV episode of all time – not to mention inspiring a fan to get a full leg tattoo of their faces</p><p>• More from our series Making Love: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/14/we-met-and-two-minutes-later-we-were-kissing-how-gavin-and-stacey-became-britains-most-bang-tidy-tv-couple">‘We met and two minutes later we were kissing’ – how Gavin and Stacey became Britain’s most bang tidy TV couple</a></p><p>Lost is one of television’s most romantic dramas. Forget smoke monsters, time travel and that infamous ending – this was a show fuelled by swoony stories. Sun and Jin; Rose and Bernard; Sawyer/Jack/Kate/Juliet; Charlie and Claire; Sayid and Nadia (<em>not</em> Shannon). Love was the reason behind so many of the islanders’ need to survive, or to sacrifice themselves.</p><p>But it was Penny’s and Desmond’s relationship that defined the series.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/28/lost-penny-desmond-best-tv-love-stories-interview">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Sonya Walger and Henry Ian Cusick created a love so magical that they’re responsible for what’s widely regarded as the greatest TV episode of all time – not to mention inspiring a fan to get a full leg tattoo of their faces• More from our series Making Love: ‘We met and two minutes later we were kissing’ – how Gavin and Stacey became Britain’s most bang tidy TV coupleLost is one of television’s most romantic dramas. Forget smoke monsters, time travel and that infamous ending – this was a show fuelled by swoony stories. Sun and Jin; Rose and Bernard; Sawyer/Jack/Kate/Juliet; Charlie and Claire; Sayid and Nadia (not Shannon). Love was the reason behind so many of the islanders’ need to survive, or to sacrifice themselves.But it was Penny’s and Desmond’s relationship that defined the series. Continue reading...
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