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{{short description|Fictional character of the TV series Lost}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Libby (''Lost'')}}
{{Infobox Lost character
{{Infobox character
| Title = Elizabeth<br>"Libby"
| name = Libby
| Image = ]<br />] as Libby
| First = "]" | series = ]
| image = Libbylost.PNG
| Flashback1 =
| caption = ] as Libby in 2005.<!--Not fictional year-->
| Name = Elizabeth<br><small>''(surname unknown)''</small></br>
| first = "]"<br/> (''stand-in'')<br> "]"<br/> (portrayed by Watros)
| Place = ], ], ]
| last = "]"
| Profession = ]
| Actor = ] | portrayer = ]
| lbl1 = Centric<br />episode(s)
| data1 = '''Individual''':<br> None<br />'''Shared''':<br> "]" <br> "]"
| full_name = Elizabeth
| occupation = ]
| lbl21 = Former<br>residence
| data21 = ], ], ]
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* ]
* ]
}}
| gender = Female
| species = ]
| nationality = American
}} }}
'''Elizabeth''', commonly known as "'''Libby'''," is a ] on the ] ] ] '']'', which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the ].<ref>Fordis, Jeff, (], ]) "," ''ABC Medianet''. Retrieved on ], ].</ref> She is played by American actress ]. The character is first introduced as a member of the ] in the ] episode "]", together with ], and she ends her role as a "living character" in the episode "]". Reception towards the character is generally positive, especially after her death, although controversy exists due to a ] by the actress that plays her.


'''Libby''' is a fictional character on the ] ] ] '']'', which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the ].<ref>Fordis, Jeff, (January 22, 2007) "," ''ABC Medianet''. Retrieved on April 12, 2008.</ref> She is played by American actress ]. The character is introduced as a member of the ] in the ] episode "]", together with ], and she ends her role as a living character in the episode "]".
Libby has appeared in twenty-one episodes so far, twenty of them in the second season and one in the ]. As of the end of the ], she is the only ] not to have a ], though a flashback at the end of the episode "]" focuses on her, and the episode "]" is mostly about her and the other tail section survivors past experiences on the island. She was supposed to have returned during the third season, but did not make an appearance. Her first appearance after the second season was in the fourth season episode, "]".


After one posthumous flashback appearance in the Season 2 finale “]”, she makes three further non-standard appearances as an apparition and bardo-like entity. Her backstory remains unresolved. Watros was intended to appear in two further episodes in the ] designed to resolve her character's backstory (after cameoing as a ghost). Due to the ], those appearances were postponed to the ], albeit in a different format.
==Story==
===Prior to the crash===
Little is known about Libby's life prior to the island. She states in "]" that she visited ], where she broke her leg in a skiing accident, and that she attended medical school for a year before dropping out to become a ].<ref name= "Other Days">"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>


Reception towards the character is generally positive, especially after her death. Her given name, '''Elizabeth''', was revealed in the season 2 episode “]”. A 2009 ] panel video listed her surname as "Smith", though this is never mentioned on-screen.
It was shown in "]" that before she ends up on the island, she meets ] (played by ]) at a café, where she tells him that she is from ], learns about his intention to join a sailing race, and decides to donate her sailboat ''Elizabeth'', a gift given to her and named after her by her late husband David.<ref name = "Live" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> She also stayed in the Santa Rosa Mental Institution, a place whose patients include ] (]), as well as Emily Locke, ]'s (]) mother.<ref name= "Deus Ex Machina">"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref><ref name = "Dave" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> Prior to boarding the ] flight, she intervenes during an argument between ] (]) and Charlotte Malkin (]) in "]".<ref name = "?" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>


She is one of three main characters to never receive a ] dedicated to the character (the others being ] and ]), though the character has a brief flashback at the end of the episode "]" shown from her point of view.
===After the crash===
Libby ends up in the tail-section with another twenty-one survivors. She immediately tries to help the injured, such as Donald (Glenn Lehmann), due to her background with medicine. Some, however, including Donald, die a few days later. Within days after the crash, the ] invade their camp and kidnap all the remaining survivors except her and six others: ] (]), ], ] (]), ] (]), Nathan (]), and Goodwin (]).<ref name= "Other Days" />


==Prior to the crash==
] soon afflicts Libby and the remaining tail-section survivors causing them to speculate that Nathan is not part of the flight and is an Other, which leads to his death. Eventually, she and the remaining survivors make their way to ], where they found a radio allowing them to make a brief contact with ] (]).<ref name= "Other Days" /><ref name = "Hearts and Minds" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> Goodwin, the real Other, tries to steal this radio, but Ana Lucia stops and murders him. Her group stays in The Arrow until ] (]), ] (]), and ] (]) arrive there in "]", when her group learns about other survivors.<ref name= "Other Days" /><ref name = "Hugo" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>
Little is known about Libby's life prior to the island. She states in "]" that she visited ], where she broke her leg in a skiing accident, and she attended medical school for a year before dropping out to become a ].<ref name= "Other Days">"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref>


Libby's group soon decides to leave and join the main group of survivors. But before their journey, Ana Lucia orders her and Michael to get some fruit in "]". Soon, Michael finds out, through her, where the Others are and decides to leave her in search for his son, ] (]). Mr. Eko and Jin find Michael, leading him back to Libby and the group and allowing them to start their journey.<ref name = "...And Found" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> During their trek in "]", numerous tragedies occur, including the mysterious disappearance of Cindy and the death of ] (]).<ref name = "Abandoned" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> As shown in "]", she meets ] (played by ]) at a café before she arrives on the island. There, she tells him that she is from ], and when she learns about his intention to join a sailing race, she decides to donate her sailboat ''Elizabeth'', a gift given to her and named after her by her late husband David.<ref name = "Live" >"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> She also stayed in the Santa Rosa Mental Institution, a place whose patients include ] (]), as well as Emily Locke, ]'s (]) mother. Prior to boarding the ] flight, she intervenes during an argument between ] (]) and Charlotte Malkin (]) in "]".<ref name = "?" >"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref>


==After the crash==
Once she joins the main camp, she and ] start to become romantically involved,<ref>"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> especially when she tells him that she remembers when he stepped on her foot in the plane.<ref>"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> Aside from Hurley, Libby also becomes friends with ] (]), whom she helps in unlocking the memories of Claire's kidnapping in "]".<ref name ="Maternity" > "]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> She also tries to help out with Bernard's ] but loses interest.<ref name ="S.O.S." > "]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> In "]", Libby helps Hurley solve his food addiction, but this fails when a food pallet coincidentally "falls from the sky" during a supply drop. Sensing something is wrong, she confronts him and eventually ends up on a cliff, where Hurley is about to jump. She tries to stop him, which leads to her profess her love for him.<ref name = "Dave" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> As their relationship grows, Hurley decides to plan dates. In "]", he secretly plans a picnic for her but eventually confesses when he is caught with food. Once they arrive at the beach, he tells her that he forgot drinks and blankets, so she tells him to get ] (]) and Bernard's bottle of wine while she gets the blankets. This turns out to be a fateful mistake for her, because she is shot by ] while getting them.<ref name= "Two Road" >"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>
Libby ends up in the tail-section with another twenty-one survivors. She immediately tries to help the injured, such as Donald (Glenn Lehmann), due to her background with medicine. Some, however, including Donald, die a few days later. The ] invade their camp and kidnap all the remaining survivors except her and six others: ] (]), ], ] (]), ] (]), Nathan (]), and Goodwin (]).<ref name= "Other Days" /> ] soon afflicts Libby and the remaining tail-section survivors causing them to speculate Nathan is not part of the flight and is an Other, which leads to his death. Eventually, she and the remaining survivors make their way to ], where they find a radio allowing them to make a brief contact with ] (]).<ref name= "Other Days" /><ref name = "Hearts and Minds" >"]." '']'', ]. May 4, 2008. ], ]</ref> Goodwin, the real Other, tries to steal this radio, but Ana Lucia stops and kills him in self defense. Her group stays in The Arrow until ] (]), ] (]), and ] (]) arrive there in "]", when her group learns about other survivors.<ref name= "Other Days" /><ref name = "Hugo" >"]." '']'', ]. April 12, 2008. ], ]</ref>


Libby's group soon decides to leave and join the main group of survivors. Before their journey, however, Ana Lucia orders her and Michael to get some fruit ("]"). Soon, Michael finds out, through her, where the Others are and decides to leave her in search for his son, ] (]). Mr. Eko and Jin find Michael, leading him back to Libby and the group and allowing them to start their journey.<ref name = "...And Found" >"]." '']'', ]. May 4, 2008. ], ]</ref> During their trek in "]", numerous tragedies occur, including the disappearance of Cindy and the death of ] (]).<ref name = "Abandoned" >"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> Once she joins the main camp, she and ] start to become romantically involved,<ref>"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> especially when she tells him that she remembers when he stepped on her foot in the plane.<ref>"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> Aside from Hurley, Libby also becomes friends with ] (]), whom she helps in unlocking the memories of Claire's kidnapping in "]".<ref name ="Maternity" >"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> She also tries to help out with Bernard's ] but loses interest.<ref name ="S.O.S." >"]" '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> In "]", Libby helps Hurley solve his food addiction, but this fails when a food pallet coincidentally "falls from the sky" during a supply drop. Sensing something is wrong, she confronts him and eventually ends up on a cliff, where Hurley is about to jump. She tries to stop him, which leads to her professing her feelings for him.<ref name = "Dave" >"]." '']'', ]. April 12, 2008. ], ]</ref>
Hours later, Libby is found unconscious alongside a dead Ana Lucia, an injured Michael, and a missing "]" (]). ] (]) tries to save her but fails, so he decides to ease her pain with ]. Once she has taken the drug, she tries to say her shooter's name but her whisper falls on deaf ears, and she soon dies with Hurley at her bedside.<ref name = "?" /> She is buried beside Ana Lucia, coincidentally during the reappearance of ] aboard the ''Elizabeth''.<ref name = "Live" /><ref>"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref> Two weeks later, Hurley visits Libby's grave and expresses how much he misses her before leaving a flower.<ref>"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>


As their relationship grows, Hurley decides to plan dates. In "]", he secretly plans a picnic for her but eventually confesses when he is caught with food. Once they arrive at the beach, he tells her that he forgot drinks and blankets, so she tells him to get ] (]) and Bernard's bottle of wine while she gets the blankets. This turns out to be a fatal mistake for her, because she is accidentally shot by ] while getting them.<ref name= "Two Road" >"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> Hours later, Libby is found unconscious alongside a dead Ana Lucia and an injured Michael, while "]" (]) is found to have fled. ] (]) tries to save her but fails, so he decides to ease her pain with ]. Once Jack has injected the drug, she stirs and says "Michael" but says nothing more. Jack assumes it is out of concern and tells her Michael is okay, but then she makes one last gasp and passes, dying with Hurley at her bedside.<ref name = "?" /> She is buried beside Ana Lucia, coincidentally during the reappearance of ] aboard the ''Elizabeth''.<ref name = "Live" /><ref>"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> Two weeks later, Hurley visits Libby's grave and expresses how much he misses her before leaving a flower.<ref>"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref>
Off the island and as a ghost/vision, Libby's presence continues to haunt Michael after her death. In one scene in "]", she appears to Michael in the hospital as a nurse with blankets on her stomach, representing the position she was in when she was shot. This turns out to be a dream. She even follows him in the freighter '']'', where she tries to trick Michael into not pushing a button, which he pushes anyway.<ref name= "Meet Kevin Johnson">"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref>

Off the island, Libby's presence continues to haunt Michael after her death. In one scene in "]", she appears to Michael in the hospital as a nurse with blankets on her stomach, representing the position she was in when she was shot. This turns out to be a dream. She even follows him in the freighter ''Kahana'', where she tries to trick Michael into not pushing a button, which he pushes anyway.<ref name= "Meet Kevin Johnson">"]." '']'', ]. April 12, 2008. ], ]</ref> In an extended version of the ] press conference, they say Libby was one of the eight initial survivors, but died during the first week.<ref>"]". '']'', ]. May 29, 2008. ], ]</ref>

==Afterlife==
Libby is in the mental institution in the alternate timeline. One day, she sees a Mr. Cluck's commercial with Hurley in it, and memories of her past life on the Island come flooding back to her. Later, at a Mexican restaurant, Libby sees Hurley and tells him she thinks they may be connected and be soul mates. Hurley later tracks her down, and she tells him of her visions and the fact in those visions Hurley was also in the mental institution. Hurley then invites her on a date. On the date they kiss and Hurley's memories of the Island come flooding back to him, and he assures Libby she is not crazy. When the alternate time line is revealed to be a meeting place before the afterlife Libby reunites with many of the other characters in a church. She sits beside Hurley as they move on together into the afterlife.


==Personality== ==Personality==
Libby is a mysterious character, seated at the tail-section of the plane.<ref name="media-new">{{cite web|url=http://lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1071 |title=New Cast Member |access-date=2008-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029073215/http://www.lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1071 |archive-date=October 29, 2006 }}</ref> Her character was written to be in her late forties to early fifties, easy on the eyes, amicably maladjusted, and a compulsive liar so good at what she does, most people will not know she is not what she seems.<ref name="media">{{cite web|url=http://lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1101 |title=A few morsels of ''Lost'' information |access-date=2008-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413153848/http://lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News |archive-date=April 13, 2010 }}</ref> ] was quoted in '']'' as saying the character "is going to bring a flavor to the show that doesn't exist right now. She's not as intense as some of the other characters. She's that person you want in the trenches with you who can take lemons and make lemonade."<ref name= "Variety variety">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/another-face-gets-lost-1117927937/ |title=Another face gets ''Lost'' |access-date=2008-05-02 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |author2=Schneider Michael |date=2005-08-22 |magazine=]}}</ref>
]".]]
Libby is seen by some as a beautiful blonde "Tailie" and ]'s true love.<ref name = "CinemaLibby" /> She is often described as "mysterious", especially since much of her backstory is yet to be revealed.<ref name="Ausiello Report"/> '']'' has described her as a "loose end" in the storyline due to the contradictions between what she tells other characters and the flashbacks that viewers see about her, such as her profession as a ] and her stay at a mental institution.<ref name= "IGN 50" />


Libby is seen by some as a beautiful blonde "Tailie" and ]'s true love.<ref name = "CinemaLibby">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Lost-News-Libby-Returns-6450.html |title=''Lost'' News – Libby Returns |access-date=2008-05-26 |last=West |first=Kelly |date=2007-09-20 |publisher=Bland Television}}</ref> She is often described as mysterious, especially since much of her backstory is yet to be revealed.<ref name="Ausiello Report"/> '']'' has described her as a "loose end" in the storyline due to the contradictions between what she tells other characters and the flashbacks viewers see about her, such as her profession as a ] and her stay at a mental institution.<ref name= "IGN 50" />
On the show, she is often seen as helpful to other people, such as Donald, ],<ref name ="Other Days" /> ],<ref name ="Maternity" /> ],<ref name ="S.O.S." /> and ].<ref name ="Live" /> One example of her exhibiting this virtue is when she assists ] in resolving his mental problems.<ref name = "Dave" /> Characters have often described her as a "]"<ref name ="Abandoned" /><ref name ="Maternity" /> or as a "mega cute ] chick"<ref name ="Dave" /> due to her profession and appearance. ], meanwhile, has used the nickname ] on her due to her upbeat ]-like personality.<ref name ="Dave" />

On the show, she is often seen as helpful to other people, such as Donald, ],<ref name ="Other Days" /> ],<ref name ="Maternity" /> ],<ref name ="S.O.S." /> and ].<ref name ="Live" /> One example of her exhibiting this virtue is when she assists ] in resolving his mental problems.<ref name = "Dave" /> Characters have often described her as a "]"<ref name ="Abandoned" /><ref name ="Maternity" /> or as a "mega cute ] chick"<ref name ="Dave" /> due to her profession and appearance. ], meanwhile, has used the nickname "Moonbeam" on her due to her upbeat ]-like personality.<ref name ="Dave" />


==Development== ==Development==
] did not think she was going to be cast as Libby.]]
===Creation===
Libby is a mysterious character, supposedly seated at the tail-section of the plane.<ref name= "media-new">{{cite web|url=http://lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1071|title=New Cast Member|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> Her character was written to be in her late forties to early fifties, easy on the eyes, amicably maladjusted, and a compulsive liar so good at what she does, most people will not know she is not what she seems.<ref name= "media">{{cite web|url=http://lost-media.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1101|title=A few morsels of LOST information|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> ] was quoted in '']'' saying that the character "is going to bring a flavor to the show that doesn't exist right now. She's not as intense as some of the other characters. She's that person you want in the trenches with you who can take lemons and make lemonade."<ref name= "Variety variety">{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117927937.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=cynthia+watros |title=Another face gets ''Lost'' |accessdate=2008-05-02 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |coauthors=Schneider Michael|date=2005-08-22 |publisher='']''}}</ref>


American actress ] portrays Libby in about ] of the series.<ref name="Casting">UGO visitors, (2006) " {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726034140/http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/cynthiawatros.html |date=July 26, 2008 }}," ''Celebrity Wonder''. Retrieved on April 15, 2008.</ref> Veteran actress ] was approached to play the character, but Watros ended up playing the role instead.<ref name= "tv guide casting">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/default.aspx?posting={74E7E576-C98C-4D4B-B4B7-F500363A9423}|magazine=]|title=Ask Ausiello: Ausiello on Cynthia Watros, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michelle Rodriguez|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2005-08-24|access-date=2008-05-02}}</ref> During her audition, Watros did not think she would be cast. When she learned she had awardded the role, she was excited since she was a fan of the show and moved with her twin daughters from ] to Hawaii where ''Lost'' is filmed.<ref>{{cite video|url=http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/itunes/Lostpodcast_203_abc.mp3 |title=Official ''Lost'' Audio Podcast |people=Kris White, Cynthia Watros |date=2005-11-21 |access-date=2008-03-24 |publisher=] }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Casting===
] actress ] portrays Libby in around ] of the series.<ref name = "Casting" >UGO visitors, (2006) "," ''Celebrity Wonder''. Retrieved on ], ].</ref> Veteran actress ] was originally approached to play the character, but Watros ended up playing the role instead.<ref name= "tv guide casting">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/default.aspx?posting={74E7E576-C98C-4D4B-B4B7-F500363A9423}|publisher='']''|title=Ask Ausiello: Ausiello on Cynthia Watros, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michelle Rodriguez|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2005-08-24|accessdate=2008-05-02}}</ref> During her audition, Watros did not think she would be cast, but when she learned she had been, she was excited since she was a fan of the show and immediately uprooted her and her twin daughter's lives in ] to move to Hawaii where '']'' is filmed.<ref name="Lostpedia transcript">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostpedia.com/Official_Lost_Podcast_transcript/November_21,_2005|title=Official Lost Podcast transcript/November 21, 2005 |accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> Prior to ''Lost'', she also starred in television shows such as '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name= "media-new" />


The producers claimed Libby was not going to be killed off, but since ] was considered an unpopular character, the producers thought her death would not generate enough sympathy from fans. They decided Libby, who was well liked, should also be killed for emotional impact. Additionally, the producers and writers ran out of ideas for a compelling storyline for the character. According to ] and ], the writers did try to develop her story through her romance with ] but they ran out of possible avenues. The writers also thought her story was not as dramatic when juxtaposed with the other characters.<ref name="Ausiello Report">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/lost-killed-libby-8448.aspx |title=Why ''Lost'' Killed Libby |access-date=2007-07-19 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2006-05-10 |magazine=]}}</ref>
===Death===
Originally, Libby was not going to be killed off, but since ] was considered an unpopular character, the producers thought her death would not generate enough sympathy from fans. They decided that Libby, who is well liked, should also be killed for emotional impact. Additionally the producers and writers ran out of ideas for a compelling storyline for the character. According to ] and ], the writers did try to develop her story through her romance with ] but they ran out of possible avenues for the character. The writers also thought that her story was not as dramatic when juxtaposed with the other characters and considered killing her so that her backstory could be told in a mysterious and posthumous way.<ref name="Ausiello Report">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Lost-Killed-Libby/800001555 |title=Why ''Lost'' Killed Libby |accessdate=2007-07-19 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2006-05-10 |publisher='']''}}</ref> In September 2007, Cuse and Lindelof stated that Libby "won't be coming back from the dead".<ref name = "CinemaLibby">{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Lost-News-Libby-Returns-6450.html |title=''Lost'' News - Libby Returns |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last=West |first=Kelly |date=2007-09-20 |publisher=''Bland Television''}}</ref>


Midway through the second season, Watros and ] were arrested for ] in ], in two separate incidents on the same night.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-12-29-lost-arraignments_x.htm |title=Rodriguez, Watros arraigned on DUI charges |access-date=2008-05-26 |date=2005-12-29 |newspaper=]}}</ref> This led fans to speculate this was the cause of the two characters' deaths in the episode "]".<ref name=DUI>
===Backstory===
{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/26/another-lost-actor-gets-another-dui |title=Another Lost actor gets another DUI |access-date=2008-05-26 |last=Johns |first=Anna |date=2007-10-26 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>"]." '']'', ]. April 15, 2008. ], ]</ref> The producers denied this claim,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/05/12/lost-secrets-shocking-finale/ |title=War of the Worlds |access-date=2008-05-26 |last=Jensen |first=Jeff |date=2006-05-11 |magazine=]}}</ref> and Rodriguez confirmed the producers' comments and denied the relation between their arrests and their characters' deaths.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=1922268 |title=''Lost'' Star Michelle Rodriguez Still Growing Up| access-date=2008-05-26 |last=Borod Wright |first=Liz |author2=Naaman, Lara |date=2006-05-04 |publisher=]}}</ref> Watros took the news of the death of her character badly and was sad about the decision. The producers felt sorry for her and tried to help her get a new job.<ref name="Ausiello Report" /> She was cast in a pilot for a show on ] called ''My Ex-Life'', although it was not picked up by the network.<ref name=kristin>Ryan, Joal, (May 17, 2006) " '']''. Retrieved on May 25, 2008.</ref>
After Libby's death, the question about how to tell her ] appeared because she is the only main character not to have a centric episode while living. The producers said that Libby's backstory would be explored through a flashback in the show's ],<ref name="Ausiello Report"/> although her character did not appear. They later confirmed that the missing pieces of Libby's backstory will be revealed in the ]. According to the producers, she may appear in multiple episodes and will probably appear in more of ]'s flashbacks.<ref name= "Libby alive again" /> It is revealed in a deleted scene that Libby had been married three times prior to the plane crash and that she specializes in marriage counseling.<ref name="Lostpedia transcript 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostpedia.com/Season_2_Deleted_Scenes_transcript|title=Season 2 Deleted Scenes transcript |accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> Theories about unknown aspects of her life exist, including assumptions that she was once a ] employee,<ref name= "Comic con Libby">{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/07/comic-con-param.html |title=Comic-Con: Keeping up with the Joneses |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last=Gopalan |first=Nisha |date=2007-07-27 |publisher='']''}}</ref> an Other,<ref name= "IGN 50">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/745/745595p5.html|publisher='']''|title=IGN's Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #26: Libby |last=Carabott |first=Chris |coauthors=Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, Colin Moriarty, Brian Zoromski |accessdate=2008-04-22}}</ref> a person planted by Desmond's flashback characters Mrs. Hawking and Brother Campbell,<ref name= "Libby factor">{{cite web|url=http://www.thetailsection.com/lost-theories/lost-theory-the-libby-factor.php|title=The Libby Factor|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref> or ] character Liddy Wales.<ref name= "Libby Liddy">{{cite web|url=http://lostpedia.com/Libby/Theories#Identity|title=Theories#Identity|accessdate=2008-05-04}}</ref> Her name is also a topic of speculation and is assumed to have appeared on an official website of the show.<ref name= "Manifest Libby">{{cite web|url=http://www.lostpedia.com/108minuten.de#The_manifest|title=108minuten.de|accessdate=2008-04-29}}</ref>


Libby is one of the few main characters not to have a centric episode detailing her life before the crash. The writers said a reason for killing the character was so they could explore her ] in a mysterious and posthumous way.<ref name="Ausiello Report"/> The producers intended to explore Libby's backstory through flashbacks in the show's ] and ], respectively.<ref name="Ausiello Report"/><ref name= "Libby alive again" /> Her character did not appear in season 3 and her season 4 appearance did not provide insight into her past. In September 2008, the writers stated her backstory would probably be explored in the ];<ref>], (September 20, 2007) " {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112011829/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Lost-Resurrects/800022625%26start%3D15 |date=November 12, 2007 }}", '']''. Retrieved on September 20, 2007.</ref> however, Lindelof revealed in May 2009 that her story would not be explored any further, saying, "I have learned that if you kill someone off the show, they are less likely to cooperate with you". The producers said Watros was busy with other commitments, and they could not reveal Libby's story without her.<ref>{{cite web | author=Godwin, Jennifer | title=''Lost'' Redux: Who Causes the Incident? | url=http://ca.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b122631_lost_redux_who_causes_incident.html | publisher=] | date=May 7, 2009 | access-date=2009-05-08}}</ref>
==Reception==
===Praise===
Libby is a well liked character.<ref name="Ausiello Report" /> After her death, her popularity increased due to the added mystery to her character. In a poll conducted by '']'' about five characters seldom seen on the show, she received the highest votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/five-lost-characters-i-want-to-18098.aspx?pollid=629&answer=2514#poll629 |title=Five ''Lost'' Characters I Want to See Again |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last= |first= |date=2008-04-02 |publisher='']''}}</ref> Meanwhile, her romantic fling with ] was described by '']'' as "well-played" and "charming".<ref name= "Hurley love Libby">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20176333_18,00.html|publisher='']''|title='Lost': Season 2 Episode Guide-Continued|last=Jensen |first=Jeff |accessdate=2008-05-02}}</ref> ] co-won the ] ] for "].<ref>], (], ]) "," '']''. Retrieved on ], ].</ref> When she returned to the show in 2008, Watros was praised by the producers who said that she "is a smart and engaging actor".<ref name= "Libby alive again">{{cite web |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Lost-Resurrects/800022625 |title=Exclusive: ''Lost'' Resurrects Libby! |accessdate=2008-04-22|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2007-09-20 |publisher='']''}}</ref>


It is revealed in a deleted scene that Libby had been married three times prior to the plane crash and she specializes in marriage counseling.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} Theories about unknown aspects of her life exist, including assumptions she was once a ] employee,<ref name= "Comic con Libby">{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2007/07/comic-con-param.html |title=Comic-Con: Keeping up with the Joneses |access-date=2008-05-26 |last=Gopalan |first=Nisha |date=2007-07-27 |magazine=]}}</ref> an Other,<ref name= "IGN 50">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/745/745595p5.html|website=]|title=IGN's Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #26: Libby |last=Carabott |first=Chris |author2=Eric Goldman |author3=Dan Iverson |author4=Colin Moriarty |author5=Brian Zoromski |access-date=2008-04-22}}</ref> a person planted by Desmond's flashback characters Mrs. Hawking and Brother Campbell.<ref name="Libby factor">{{cite web|url=http://www.thetailsection.com/lost-theories/lost-theory-the-libby-factor.php |title=The Libby Factor |publisher=The Tail Section |access-date=2008-04-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725200336/http://www.thetailsection.com/lost-theories/lost-theory-the-libby-factor.php |archive-date=2008-07-25 }}</ref> Her surname was not given during the show's run, but was later revealed as ''Smith'' during ] in an ] clip show of Lost's major death scenes.<ref name = "comic con 2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a167283/live-lost-panel-at-comic-con.html |title=Live: 'Lost' panel at Comic-Con |access-date=2009-07-26 |last=Wilkes |first=Neil |date=July 25, 2009 |website=]}}</ref>
===Controversy===

A few weeks before Libby was written out of the show, ] and fellow actress ] were arrested for ] in ] in two separate incidents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-12-29-lost-arraignments_x.htm |title=Rodriguez, Watros arraigned on DUI charges |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last= |first= |date=2005-12-29 |publisher='']''}}</ref> This led fans to speculate that this was the cause of the two characters' deaths in the episode "]".<ref>"]." '']'', ]. ], ]. ], ]</ref><ref>
The producers brought the character back to the show in the second half of the final season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/414130_tvgif12.html |title=''Lost'': Harold Perrineau, Cynthia Watros to Return for Final Season |author=O'Connor, Mickey |newspaper=] |date=January 12, 2010 |access-date=January 12, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> About the return of Libby, Cuse stated, "Finally, all of your questions will be answered", however, Lindelof jokingly responded, "No, they will not".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9541925 |title='No Sequels, Spinoffs for ''Lost'' |author=Bauder, David |publisher=] |date=January 12, 2010 |access-date=January 12, 2010}}</ref> Watros said about the reunion with Hurley and Libby in season six: " so sweet and honest. And I think, hopefully, when people see our scenes that they’ll get that feeling, too. are so incredibly real with each other. I was really grateful that I got to play those scenes and Libby got to sort of express herself in ways that she hasn't been able to."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/11/ausiello-spoilers-lost-glee-greys/#more-6032|title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on 'Lost,' 'Glee,' 'Grey's,' 'Chuck,' 'House,' and more!|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=February 11, 2010|magazine=]|access-date=February 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213195509/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/11/ausiello-spoilers-lost-glee-greys/#more-6032|archive-date=February 13, 2010}}</ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/10/26/another-lost-actor-gets-another-dui |title=Another Lost actor gets another DUI |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last=Johns |first=Anna |date=2007-10-26 |publisher='']''}}</ref> The producers, though, have denied this claim,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1193284_5,00.html |title=War of the Worlds |accessdate=2008-05-26 |last=Jensen |first=Jeff |date=2006-05-11 |publisher='']''}}</ref> citing other reasons why the actresses were let go.<ref name="Ausiello Report"/> Rodriguez has confirmed the producers comments and denies the relation between their arrests and their characters' deaths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=1922268 |title=''Lost'' Star Michelle Rodriguez Still Growing Up| accessdate=2008-05-26 |last=Borod Wright |first=Liz |coauthors=Naaman, Lara |date=2006-05-04 |publisher='']''}}</ref> Watros took the news of the death of her character badly and was sad about the decision. The producers felt sorry for her and tried to help her get a new job.<ref name="Ausiello Report" /> She was cast in a pilot for a show on ] called ''My Ex-Life'', although it was not picked up by the network.<ref name=kristin>Ryan, Joal, (], ]) " '']''. Retrieved on ], ].</ref>

==Reception==
Libby is a well-liked character.<ref name="Ausiello Report" /> After her death, her popularity increased due to the added mystery to her character. In a poll conducted by '']'' about five characters seldom seen on the show, she received the highest votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/five-lost-characters-i-want-to-18098.aspx?pollid=629&answer=2514#poll629 |title=Five ''Lost'' Characters I Want to See Again |access-date=2008-05-26 |date=2008-04-02 |publisher=]}}</ref> Meanwhile, her romantic fling with ] was described by '']'' as "well-played" and "charming".<ref name= "Hurley love Libby">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/19/lost-season-2-flashback/|magazine=]|title='Lost': Season 2 Episode Guide-Continued|last=Jensen |first=Jeff |access-date=2008-05-02}}</ref> ] co-won the ] ] for "].<ref>], (January 29, 2006) " {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810070908/http://www.sagawards.com/PR_060129.htm |date=August 10, 2007 }}," '']''. Retrieved on April 22, 2008.</ref> When she returned to the show in 2008, Watros was praised by the producers who said she "is a smart and engaging actor".<ref name="Libby alive again">{{cite magazine|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Lost-Resurrects/800022625 |title=Exclusive: ''Lost'' Resurrects Libby! |access-date=2008-04-22 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=2007-09-20 |magazine=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421055924/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Lost-Resurrects/800022625 |archive-date=2008-04-21 }}</ref>


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Fictional character of the TV series Lost Fictional character
Libby
Lost character
Cynthia Watros as Libby in 2005.
First appearance"Adrift"
(stand-in)
"Everybody Hates Hugo"
(portrayed by Watros)
Last appearance"The End"
Created by
Portrayed byCynthia Watros
Centric
episode(s)		Individual:
None
Shared:
"The Other 48 Days"
"Dave"
In-universe information
Full nameElizabeth
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
OccupationClinical psychologist
NationalityAmerican
Former
residence		Newport Beach, California, United States

Libby is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. She is played by American actress Cynthia Watros. The character is introduced as a member of the tail section survivors in the second season episode "Everybody Hates Hugo", together with Bernard, and she ends her role as a living character in the episode "?".

After one posthumous flashback appearance in the Season 2 finale “Live Together, Die Alone”, she makes three further non-standard appearances as an apparition and bardo-like entity. Her backstory remains unresolved. Watros was intended to appear in two further episodes in the fourth season designed to resolve her character's backstory (after cameoing as a ghost). Due to the 2007–08 Writers Guild Strike, those appearances were postponed to the sixth and final season, albeit in a different format.

Reception towards the character is generally positive, especially after her death. Her given name, Elizabeth, was revealed in the season 2 episode “Live Together, Die Alone”. A 2009 San Diego Comic-Con panel video listed her surname as "Smith", though this is never mentioned on-screen.

She is one of three main characters to never receive a flashback centric episode dedicated to the character (the others being Ilana Verdansky and Charlotte Lewis), though the character has a brief flashback at the end of the episode "Dave" shown from her point of view.

Prior to the crash

Little is known about Libby's life prior to the island. She states in "The Other 48 Days" that she visited Vermont, where she broke her leg in a skiing accident, and she attended medical school for a year before dropping out to become a clinical psychologist.

As shown in "Live Together, Die Alone", she meets Desmond (played by Henry Ian Cusick) at a café before she arrives on the island. There, she tells him that she is from Newport Beach, California, and when she learns about his intention to join a sailing race, she decides to donate her sailboat Elizabeth, a gift given to her and named after her by her late husband David. She also stayed in the Santa Rosa Mental Institution, a place whose patients include Hurley (Jorge Garcia), as well as Emily Locke, John Locke's (Terry O'Quinn) mother. Prior to boarding the Oceanic flight, she intervenes during an argument between Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Charlotte Malkin (Brooke Mikey Anderson) in "?".

After the crash

Libby ends up in the tail-section with another twenty-one survivors. She immediately tries to help the injured, such as Donald (Glenn Lehmann), due to her background with medicine. Some, however, including Donald, die a few days later. The Others invade their camp and kidnap all the remaining survivors except her and six others: Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez), Mr. Eko, Bernard (Sam Anderson), Cindy (Kimberley Joseph), Nathan (Josh Randall), and Goodwin (Brett Cullen). Paranoia soon afflicts Libby and the remaining tail-section survivors causing them to speculate Nathan is not part of the flight and is an Other, which leads to his death. Eventually, she and the remaining survivors make their way to The Arrow, where they find a radio allowing them to make a brief contact with Boone (Ian Somerhalder). Goodwin, the real Other, tries to steal this radio, but Ana Lucia stops and kills him in self defense. Her group stays in The Arrow until Jin (Daniel Dae Kim), Michael (Harold Perrineau), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) arrive there in "Everybody Hates Hugo", when her group learns about other survivors.

Libby's group soon decides to leave and join the main group of survivors. Before their journey, however, Ana Lucia orders her and Michael to get some fruit ("...And Found"). Soon, Michael finds out, through her, where the Others are and decides to leave her in search for his son, Walt (Malcolm David Kelley). Mr. Eko and Jin find Michael, leading him back to Libby and the group and allowing them to start their journey. During their trek in "Abandoned", numerous tragedies occur, including the disappearance of Cindy and the death of Shannon (Maggie Grace). Once she joins the main camp, she and Hurley start to become romantically involved, especially when she tells him that she remembers when he stepped on her foot in the plane. Aside from Hurley, Libby also becomes friends with Claire (Emilie de Ravin), whom she helps in unlocking the memories of Claire's kidnapping in "Maternity Leave". She also tries to help out with Bernard's S.O.S. but loses interest. In "Dave", Libby helps Hurley solve his food addiction, but this fails when a food pallet coincidentally "falls from the sky" during a supply drop. Sensing something is wrong, she confronts him and eventually ends up on a cliff, where Hurley is about to jump. She tries to stop him, which leads to her professing her feelings for him.

As their relationship grows, Hurley decides to plan dates. In "Two for the Road", he secretly plans a picnic for her but eventually confesses when he is caught with food. Once they arrive at the beach, he tells her that he forgot drinks and blankets, so she tells him to get Rose (L. Scott Caldwell) and Bernard's bottle of wine while she gets the blankets. This turns out to be a fatal mistake for her, because she is accidentally shot by Michael while getting them. Hours later, Libby is found unconscious alongside a dead Ana Lucia and an injured Michael, while "Henry Gale" (Michael Emerson) is found to have fled. Jack (Matthew Fox) tries to save her but fails, so he decides to ease her pain with heroin. Once Jack has injected the drug, she stirs and says "Michael" but says nothing more. Jack assumes it is out of concern and tells her Michael is okay, but then she makes one last gasp and passes, dying with Hurley at her bedside. She is buried beside Ana Lucia, coincidentally during the reappearance of Desmond aboard the Elizabeth. Two weeks later, Hurley visits Libby's grave and expresses how much he misses her before leaving a flower.

Off the island, Libby's presence continues to haunt Michael after her death. In one scene in "Meet Kevin Johnson", she appears to Michael in the hospital as a nurse with blankets on her stomach, representing the position she was in when she was shot. This turns out to be a dream. She even follows him in the freighter Kahana, where she tries to trick Michael into not pushing a button, which he pushes anyway. In an extended version of the Oceanic Six press conference, they say Libby was one of the eight initial survivors, but died during the first week.

Afterlife

Libby is in the mental institution in the alternate timeline. One day, she sees a Mr. Cluck's commercial with Hurley in it, and memories of her past life on the Island come flooding back to her. Later, at a Mexican restaurant, Libby sees Hurley and tells him she thinks they may be connected and be soul mates. Hurley later tracks her down, and she tells him of her visions and the fact in those visions Hurley was also in the mental institution. Hurley then invites her on a date. On the date they kiss and Hurley's memories of the Island come flooding back to him, and he assures Libby she is not crazy. When the alternate time line is revealed to be a meeting place before the afterlife Libby reunites with many of the other characters in a church. She sits beside Hurley as they move on together into the afterlife.

Personality

Libby is a mysterious character, seated at the tail-section of the plane. Her character was written to be in her late forties to early fifties, easy on the eyes, amicably maladjusted, and a compulsive liar so good at what she does, most people will not know she is not what she seems. Damon Lindelof was quoted in Variety as saying the character "is going to bring a flavor to the show that doesn't exist right now. She's not as intense as some of the other characters. She's that person you want in the trenches with you who can take lemons and make lemonade."

Libby is seen by some as a beautiful blonde "Tailie" and Hurley's true love. She is often described as mysterious, especially since much of her backstory is yet to be revealed. IGN has described her as a "loose end" in the storyline due to the contradictions between what she tells other characters and the flashbacks viewers see about her, such as her profession as a clinical psychologist and her stay at a mental institution.

On the show, she is often seen as helpful to other people, such as Donald, Jin, Claire, Bernard, and Desmond. One example of her exhibiting this virtue is when she assists Hurley in resolving his mental problems. Characters have often described her as a "shrink" or as a "mega cute blonde chick" due to her profession and appearance. Sawyer, meanwhile, has used the nickname "Moonbeam" on her due to her upbeat hippie-like personality.

Development

Cynthia Watros did not think she was going to be cast as Libby.

American actress Cynthia Watros portrays Libby in about twenty-one episodes of the series. Veteran actress Jennifer Jason Leigh was approached to play the character, but Watros ended up playing the role instead. During her audition, Watros did not think she would be cast. When she learned she had awardded the role, she was excited since she was a fan of the show and moved with her twin daughters from Los Angeles to Hawaii where Lost is filmed.

The producers claimed Libby was not going to be killed off, but since Ana Lucia Cortez was considered an unpopular character, the producers thought her death would not generate enough sympathy from fans. They decided Libby, who was well liked, should also be killed for emotional impact. Additionally, the producers and writers ran out of ideas for a compelling storyline for the character. According to Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, the writers did try to develop her story through her romance with Hurley but they ran out of possible avenues. The writers also thought her story was not as dramatic when juxtaposed with the other characters.

Midway through the second season, Watros and Michelle Rodriguez were arrested for driving under the influence in Kailua, Hawaii, in two separate incidents on the same night. This led fans to speculate this was the cause of the two characters' deaths in the episode "Two for the Road". The producers denied this claim, and Rodriguez confirmed the producers' comments and denied the relation between their arrests and their characters' deaths. Watros took the news of the death of her character badly and was sad about the decision. The producers felt sorry for her and tried to help her get a new job. She was cast in a pilot for a show on CBS called My Ex-Life, although it was not picked up by the network.

Libby is one of the few main characters not to have a centric episode detailing her life before the crash. The writers said a reason for killing the character was so they could explore her backstory in a mysterious and posthumous way. The producers intended to explore Libby's backstory through flashbacks in the show's third and fourth seasons, respectively. Her character did not appear in season 3 and her season 4 appearance did not provide insight into her past. In September 2008, the writers stated her backstory would probably be explored in the fifth season; however, Lindelof revealed in May 2009 that her story would not be explored any further, saying, "I have learned that if you kill someone off the show, they are less likely to cooperate with you". The producers said Watros was busy with other commitments, and they could not reveal Libby's story without her.

It is revealed in a deleted scene that Libby had been married three times prior to the plane crash and she specializes in marriage counseling. Theories about unknown aspects of her life exist, including assumptions she was once a DHARMA Initiative employee, an Other, a person planted by Desmond's flashback characters Mrs. Hawking and Brother Campbell. Her surname was not given during the show's run, but was later revealed as Smith during Comic-Con 2009 in an in memoriam clip show of Lost's major death scenes.

The producers brought the character back to the show in the second half of the final season. About the return of Libby, Cuse stated, "Finally, all of your questions will be answered", however, Lindelof jokingly responded, "No, they will not". Watros said about the reunion with Hurley and Libby in season six: " so sweet and honest. And I think, hopefully, when people see our scenes that they’ll get that feeling, too. are so incredibly real with each other. I was really grateful that I got to play those scenes and Libby got to sort of express herself in ways that she hasn't been able to."

Reception

Libby is a well-liked character. After her death, her popularity increased due to the added mystery to her character. In a poll conducted by BuddyTV about five characters seldom seen on the show, she received the highest votes. Meanwhile, her romantic fling with Hurley was described by Entertainment Weekly as "well-played" and "charming". Cynthia Watros co-won the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for "Best Ensemble – Drama Series. When she returned to the show in 2008, Watros was praised by the producers who said she "is a smart and engaging actor".

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