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Penny Widmore
Penelope "Penny" Widmore number so that he could call her later.[7] Despite these
setbacks and heartaches, Penny continued to have feel-
Sonya Walger as Penny ings for Desmond. She wrote him a letter after she had
First appearance Live Together, Die Alone learned that he was going to prison and hid it in the only
book by Charles Dickens that he had not yet read, Our Mu-
Last appearance "The End"
tual Friend. He, however, was unaware and didn’t read it
Information while he was there even after was released from prison
and from the Army, and instead kept the book where it
Name Penelope "Penny" Widmore
was. Desmond also wrote letters but her father intercept-
Former Knightsbridge, London, England ed them believing that Desmond was unfit for his daugh-
residence ter. He then persuades Desmond to join a round-the-
(Former) profession Heiress world sailing race to prove his worth to Penny. Months
after Desmond had begun his training for the race, they
Portrayed by Sonya Walger
meet in Los Angeles, she assumed that he had read her
letter but was startled when he asked her when she was
Penelope "Penny" Widmore is a fictional character on
going to be married.[1] She replied by saying "We haven’t
the ABC television series Lost played by Sonya Walger.
set a date".[1] They, however, would not end up getting
Penny is introduced in the last episode of the second
married because Desmond would suddenly disappear lat-
season of Lost as the long-lost lover of Desmond Hume
er.
as well as the daughter of British tycoon and antagonist
Years after Desmond’s mysterious disappearance,
Charles Widmore. In spite of being only a recurring char-
Penny was still determined to find him. Her hope in-
acter, she made notable appearances in three season fi-
creased when her listening station was able to find the
nales of the show: "Live Together, Die Alone",[1]
coordinates of The Island.[1] Days later, she made contact
"Through the Looking Glass",[2] and There’s No Place Like
with Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan), who asked her
Home.[3] Penny and Desmond’s relationship is generally
if she had sent a boat to the island. She replied that
liked by critics and fans alike. Commentators, such as
she hadn’t. Before she could speak to Desmond, who was
those from Entertainment Weekly have commended the
there with Charlie, the communication failed.[2] On the
writing of their storyline.
Christmas Eve of 2004, she received the call Desmond had
promised her and was elated that he was alive. This event
Arc marked the first time they had spoken to each other in
four years.[7] Penny and Desmond would later be unit-
Penny was born to Charles Widmore (Alan Dale) and an
ed at last when her boat, The Searcher, was able to res-
unnamed woman in England.[4] She first met Desmond
cue him, along with the members of the Oceanic 6, Jack
(Henry Ian Cusick) sometime in 1994 at a monastery in
Shephard (Matthew Fox), Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly),
Scotland and asked him to help her deliver wine to
Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia), Sayid Jarrah (Naveen
Carlisle, in which he gladly agreed.[5] Two years later,
Andrews), Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim), and Aaron Little-
they were living together, in spite of her father’s disap-
ton, along with Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey).[3]
proval. Even though both were happy together, their re-
Penny and Desmond’s first child, Charlie, was born
lationship appeared to be unstable due to the disparity
somewhere in the Philippines, aboard the ship Our Mutual
between the wealth of the two characters, Penny was an
Friend, after they went into hiding from her father.[8] In
heiress while Desmond merely worked at a theatre com-
2007, Penny would face her father’s nemesis, Benjamin
pany. It eventually turned the curve when Desmond was
Linus (Michael Emerson), who threatened to kill her as a
unable to pay for a photograph forcing Penny to pay for
result of the murder of Alex by Widmore’s men. Howev-
it.[6] Feeling ashamed by his inability, Desmond left Pen-
er, when he saw Charlie, he hesitated allowing Desmond
ny, regardless of what she thought, and joined the Roy-
to stop him.[4]
al Scots Regiment.[6] Penny was disappointed that Des-
mond left her without any notice. When he abruptly vis-
its her in 1996 and asks for her number, she was con-
Afterlife
fused because he told her he would call her 8 years later. In the alternate timeline Penny’s last name is Milton and
In spite of her frustration, she allowed him to have her she never met Desmond. She is jogging in a stadium when
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Penny Widmore
Desmond comes to meet her for the first time. When Des- Tribune praised Penny and Desmond’s phone call in "The
mond shakes her hand, he collapses. When he gets back Constant", saying "a classic Lost moment" in Desmond
up, he asks Penny if she would like to go have coffee and and Penny’s phone call.[11] Verne Gay of Newsday called
she agrees to meet him in an hour. She and Desmond it an emotional release, "I actually cried when Penny and
smile back at each other. Time notes the surname Milton Desmond finally... connected" and "there wasn’t one, sin-
connects her character to John Milton, the English poet gle, solitary false note".[12] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment
famous for writing Paradise Lost, an epic poem about free Weekly named the phone call between Desmond and Pen-
will, good and evil.[9] In the finale episode of the series, ny the best moment of the season excluding any mo-
the alternate timeline is revealed to be a purgatorial ments from the then yet-to-air season finale.[13]
meeting place prior to the afterlife, after Penny’s death Erin Martell of AOL’s TV Squad said that "The Con-
sometime in her future. Penny and Desmond sit together stant" strengthened her love for Desmond and Penny’s
in the church alongside the other main characters and story, saying "my heart won’t break if none of [Jack, Kate,
"move on". For this episode, and in spite of scarce screen Sawyer and Juliet] end up together [but] if Desmond and
time, Walger was elevated to main cast status.[citation need- Penny don’t reunite, I will be devastated."[14] Jay Glatfel-
ed] ter of The Huffington Post said Penny and Desmond had
"the best love story on the show and dare I say on televi-
Reception sion today".[15] Karla Peterson of The San Diego Union-Tri-
bune wrote that "[I was] almost as touched and relieved
by the[ir] reunion as Desmond and Penny are"; howev-
er.[16] Ben Rawson-Jones of Digital Spy wrote that "a re-
freshing shift in Lost’s tone enabled loyal viewers to have
their hearts warmed by the long distance smoochfest be-
tween Desmond and his beloved Penny".[17] IGN’ ’s Chris
Carabott praised the on-screen chemistry of Henry Ian
Cusick (Desmond) and Sonya Walger (Penelope), stating
that "their on screen chemistry makes the love between
the two characters real and makes their inevitable
breakup that much harder to handle.".[18]
References
[1] ^ "Live Together, Die Alone". Jack Bender, Writ.
Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse. Lost. ABC.
2006-05-24. No. 23, season 2.
[2] ^ "Through the Looking Glass". Jack Bender, Writ.
Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof. Lost. ABC.
2007-05-23. No. 22, season 3.
[3] ^ "There’s No Place Like Home: Parts 2 and 3". Jack
Bender & Stephen Williams, Writ. Damon Lindelof
& Carlton Cuse. Lost. ABC. 2008-05-29. No. 13 & 14,
season 4.
[4] ^ "Dead is Dead". Stephen williams, Writ. Brian K.
Vaughan & Elizabeth Sarnoff. Lost. ABC. 2009-04-08.
No. 12, season 5.
[5] "Catch-22". Stephen Williams, Writ. Jeff Pinkner &
Sonya Walger Brian K. Vaughan. Lost. ABC. 2007-04-18. No. 17,
season 3.
Penny and Desmond’s relationship has been received [6] ^ "Flashes Before Your Eyes". Jack Bender, Writ.
positively by critics. In Entertainment Weekly, Alejandro Damon Lindelof & Drew Goddard. Lost. ABC.
Garay wrote, "One of my favorite episodes of 2008 was 2007-02-14. No. 8, season 3.
Lost’s ’The Constant.’ It was a beautiful episode that made [7] ^ "The Constant". Jack Bender, Writ. Damon
us fans fall in love with the show even more. The creators Lindelof & Carlton Cuse. Lost. ABC. 2008-02-28. No.
managed to build momentum with smart narrative, by 5, season 4.
using the romance card to develop such a complicated [8] "Jughead". Stephen Williams, Writ. Elizabeth
topic as time traveling.[10] Maureen Ryan of The Chicago Sarnoff & Paul Zbyszewski. Lost. ABC. 2008-05-29.
No. 13 & 14, season 4.
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[9] Poneiwozik, James (Wednesday, April 7, 2010). [14] Martell, Erin, (February 29, 2008) "Lost: ’The
"Lostwatch: Would You Believe In a Love at First Constant’", TV Squad. Retrieved on March 9, 2008.
Sight?". Time.com. http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/ [15] Glatfelter, Jay, (February 29, 2008) "On Lost: ’The
2010/04/07/lostwatch-would-you-believe-in-a- Constant’", The Huffington Post. Retrieved on June
love-at-first-sight/?xid=rss-topstories. 7, 2008.
[10] Alejandro Garay, "Long Lost Love," Entertainment [16] Peterson, Karla, (February 29, 2008) "My Constant",
Weekly 1030 (January 16, 2009): 2. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved on June 7,
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Being an Unmissable Addiction", The Chicago [17] Rawson-Jones, Ben, (March 2, 2008) "S04E05: ’The
Tribune. Retrieved on June 7, 2008. Constant’", Digital Spy. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.
[12] Gay, Verne, (February 29, 2008) "At Least it was a [18] Carabott, Chris (2007-02-15). "Lost: Flashes Before
Bloody Military Dream", Newsday. Retrieved on Your Eyes Review". IGN. http://tv.ign.com/articles/
March 9, 2008. 764/764966p1.html. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
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of Season 4", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on
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