“This to me is the greatest reward because it’s based upon my faith.”

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, “Triple-A” as I call him, plays Mr. Eko on Lost. What you may not know is that he’s a devout Buddhist, and on Tuesday he dropped by the Hawaii State Legislature and gave the opening prayer.

“Save the baby Charlie.”

Lost’s episodes that favor character development over advancing the plot are precarious. It’s as though you’re telling a large part of the audience “Keep squirming and we’re going home. Now sit still and learn something.” Sometimes it pays in spades, as it did with Mr. Eko’s backstory in The 23rd Psalm; sometimes [...]