fictional character abc television series lost played frank introduced second episode season pilot hired mission island oceanic flight crashed aids survivors crash mercenary helps rescue group known oceanic years later frank encounters group working commercial airline pilot plane lands island forcibly taken group passengers headed working island highest authority figure jacob series finale ultimately escapes island fellow inhabitants frank created executive producer pitching years unseen character episode producers choice role developed suit personality result writers guild america strike frank role half season diminished planned storylines carried fifth season frank introduction new characters freighter introduced season received return season lost executive producer confirmed interview series regular sixth final season arc originally new_york frank intended pilot flight crashed island encountered bahamas ringing state body pilot flight shown sea bed television news claimed frank later recruited pilot behalf freighter destined island flight crashed frank reveals conspiracy theorist believes survivors flight goes pilot helicopter freighter island approach team consisting parachute safety frank able land helicopter significant damage identifies local response return charlotte held hostage flies freighter later frank actions fellow freighter passenger mercenary hired capture island helps group survivors avoid team later attempts resist command murders freighter captain display power forced comply able secretly transfer satellite phone survivors warning group survivors mercenaries frank attempts fly safety lack fuel group consisting hugo reyes crash ocean later rescued ship belonging girlfriend following rescue frank begins working encounters survivors years later flight guam frank realizes oceanic intend return island minutes later flight experiences extreme frank pilot able land plane adjacent pilot killed gathering survivors flight frank accompanies sun ben main island meet reveals remaining survivors travelled time christian instructs await arrival sun determined remain find husband frank parts returning intent repairing jet radio help return frank finds passenger found guns island claimed leadership group unable answer cryptic question lies shadow statue attacks knocks frank later regains consciousness transported main island flight survivors discussing potential candidate asks candidate refuse elaborate frank accompanies group jungle meet island native inhabitants foot aforementioned statue season premiere frank tells sun trust men witnesses man black quinn posing knock advisor burial real frank accompanies ben sun rescue attacked temple rescue miles eventually decide head beach frank miles saying ben killed jacob tells ben original pilot flight beach jack richard arrive order stop man black leaving island richard suggests destroy plane killed holding frank goes group order dynamite blows ship order prevent anymore risks destroying dynamite supplies tells plan talk man black richard goes plan destroy plane frank joins jack sun group merge man black camp later second command arrives camp threatens destroy camp artillery shells man black frank jack sun plan man black joining escape man black group jack leaves group reluctance leave island remaining group reach locked animal man black attacks camp allowing jack joined man black free frank rest group head plane leave island plane man black reveals plane rigged suggests leave island submarine frank group reach sub control man black men attack manage jack discovers man black planted jack bag sacrifices runs far away explodes explosion causes submarine sink frank knocked door hits frank makes surface water found richard miles head blow plane frank convinces steal plane let fly repair work picking kate claire plane takes heads home development landed island season producers began plan boat came wanted new characters interested finding island personal reasons team created consisted frank referred freighter folk relationship survivors flight formed fourth season executive producer writer pitching years finally naming unseen character fourteenth episode season developed character helicopter pilot according producers choice role enjoyed roles man marshal commended intense eyes stating exactly right offered having audition time producers began consider role taken break acting living afghanistan charity work running contacted appearing mountain venezuela having opened seen series producers talked seasons attempt convince return acting accept role cast unaware guest star develop regular focus character diminished writers guild america strike resulted fourth season cut short half season feature character stories planned frank fellow freighter folk deferred fifth season frank originally envisioned beard time casting felt beard worked character allowed role requirement length character remained return fifth season episode set years original introduction praised way character developed suit explaining meeting discussing interested personally experiences going incorporate elements expanded beauty feed concept based idea actor characters suits rack tailor exciting positive nice dance given overarching overview character new freighter folk found exciting creating level intrigue cast crew fans prior arrival island described drunk entertainment_weekly deemed laid new characters commented rolled places little longer agreeing assessment little nomadic said frank takes face value true conspiracy probably seen episode x-files pay reception initially worried freighter folk characters received fans unhappy reaction new characters introduced season following introduction confirmed dead characters received new_york_post citing reason improved ratings aol squad wrote episode won called frank favorite new lost character ign described frank new characters freighter great exciting writing exceptional screen presence regular cast members extent guide praised casting freighter folk noting personal favourite appearance marshall deemed group stronger actors lost stars expressed hope remain longer entertainment_weekly called new characters fascinating wrote totally worked intriguing left philadelphia_inquirer deemed frank flashback mind bending buddytv called confirmed dead perfect introduction new characters writing wait find guide enjoyed introduction praised actors performances highlighted introduction freighter folk highlights season opining fit seamlessly ensemble digital_spy praised season introducing frank deemed real cult figure contrast critical wrote amazed economy precision new characters introduced got flashback little time island end episode felt true handle like individuals possible exception frank bit generic drunk guy following episode nice home guide noted intrigued seemingly heroic antics saving group survivors men overall confused motivations freighter folk wrote frank return fifth season episode shocking meant opined chances frank plane astronomical fact supposed pilot flight makes situation unusual appearance episode absurd half seasons lost makes perfect sense wrote great frank missed character presence hoped play major returning island
Frank Lapidus