The British actor, who played Sayid Jarrah in the story of plane crash survivors on a remote tropical island, tuned into the original pilot to get a feel for the programme but never watched the show again throughout its six-season, seven-year run.
When the dramatic conclusion aired in 2010, it met with a confused response from many viewers – and Andrews had to rely on shock-rocker Marilyn Manson, a huge fan of the show, for assurances that the ending ‘worked’.
He tells U.K. morning show Daybreak, “I was very confused just because I never saw the show. I saw the pilot, you know, because you have to have some knowledge of the piece that you are in, but I never saw an episode of Lost.
“So, you know, when the end came, I had people like Marilyn Manson, of all people, trying to convince me that they had resolved it really well and it all made sense. He’s a real fan… He’s almost like a deranged fan. Almost.”
