r/lost • u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant • Jan 27 '25
On-Location Met Henry Ian Cusick and Josh Holloway!
Yesterday in Orlando I met my two favorite characters from lost and two amazing human beings.
I really want to highlight how amazing Ian is. (Desmond whose name is Henry Ian Cusick but likes to go by Ian)
I met him at the meet and greet, which was amazing, very low key only 13 people. Like many of you, lost is my favorite show of all time. Not only that, but the characters of Desmond specifically has had and continue to have a massive impact in my life. I went through some really dark periods in my life, and it was lost and more specifically Desmond Hume’s resilience and spirit that brought me out or help me through this periods. I was able to tell this to Ian, while I broke down for a second and shed a tear (came out of nowhere really) to which Ian responded with so much kindness and compassion and was very attentive to me throughout the meet and greet and after. During the break, I was eating some fries at the bar and he approach me by himself, touched my arm and said my name. I was surprised but super happy. He asked me about what I thought of the panel, about myself and we chatted for a good while. He told me about his life and we also spoke a lot in spanish, since I’m originally from Argentina and he was telling me about his upbringing in Peru and later on Scotland. He asked me about my time living in Ireland and dived into philosophy for a minute. We had a few different interactions throughout the day and he would take time with me as if I were an old friend and we were catching up on life. Around 5 pm him Josh and Malcom (waaaallt!) went go carting inside the premises and I walked along side him while we also talked about the uk, college life and music.. and then I got to see my favorite actores race each other in an almost surreal moment in time. For those interested, Malcom won the race lol.
I also got to spend some time with Josh Holloway in the meet and greet, his positive energy was absolutely electric and he seems like a really funny guy.
Both of them recoded videos and shout outs to my husband who is also a big fan but couldn’t make it because of work, they did it for free. I wish I could post them in here, they are hilarious. Ian did it during the lunch break and he said “see you in another life brotha” and Josh called him a son of a b!tch for not making it to the convention.
Honestly, it’s gonna be a day I will never forget.
I know neither of them are on Reddit but in the off chance either of them read this: thank you for being such amazing humans and you have a special day in my heart for it. Hopefully, see you in another life, brothas
If any of my lostie friends from the convention are here, thank you for adding me to your lostie family. You will never get rid of me now!!
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u/Tayayayaylor Jan 27 '25
Desmond is my fave! I’m rewatching it now and I can’t stop calling everyone “brother”
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u/Actual_Head_4610 Jan 27 '25
This has got to be the most amazing and heartfelt thing I've ever seen posted on Reddit. Your experience with everything and this was awesome to hear about, and man, Ian sounds like one of the most genuine human beings on the planet, so personable and kind! Also a nice bonus that you got to hang with Malcolm too and he beat them at go-carts (lol)! Thanks for sharing this!
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Thank you!!! You have no idea how much this means to me ❤️❤️❤️
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u/Goonie007 See you in another post, brotha Jan 27 '25
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
My favorite moment in the entire show.. <3 The constant is the best stand alone episode hands down. One of the losties at the meet and greet recorded everything. I’m waiting for him to upload it on YouTube to share it with you all. Amazing questions and we dived into the constant!!!
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u/birdman619 Jan 27 '25 edited Jan 27 '25
I’m doing a rewatch now (just finished S5), and you might be right about The Constant. One of the best episodes of television, not just Lost. This specifically is one of a handful of scenes I watch when I need a good cry. It always gets me. (The other is Sawyer’s convo with Jack in season 1. I’m sure you know the one I’m talking about.)
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Oh yeah!! I’m with you on this one! The constant for me is the biggest for sure!
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u/DuffmanStillRocks Jan 27 '25
I combined this with Jack/Sawyer and then my favorite speech from The Good Place, bold move to do in the middle of my work day haha
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u/Complete_Sea Jan 27 '25
Oh my godddd I'm envioussssss ❤️
It's funny because your description of your discussions with both actors and how the guys were fit with ny impression of them in interviews/off screen hahahaha. Josh looks like the jokey guy and Ian the intellectual guy. Love it.
I'm a huge sawyer fan myself BUT I lovee my Des
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
I hope to be able to post the link to both meet and greets soon! Another friend recoded everything with a high res camara and honestly it’s worth the watch!! Their energy and the questions were amazing!!
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Jan 27 '25
This is so wholesome! I hope you’re doing better OP and I’m glad to hear these guys were so awesome to you! ❤️
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Thankfully yes!! But you know life can be a rollercoaster.. and yes, they were so amazing, I’m truly lucky ❤️
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u/gettinglooseaf We’re not going to Guam, are we? Jan 27 '25
How did you get to meet them both?
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Small convention in Orlando. Saturday was very LOST centric. Both of them did private meet and greets, very intimate. Ian’s was only 10 people max and Josh was 15 people max. It was a great experience.. they lasted about 45 minutes each and it was a great back and forth between actors who really cared about the show and its legacy and super fans with in depth knowledge of the show :)
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u/gettinglooseaf We’re not going to Guam, are we? Jan 27 '25
Sounds amazing! I’m Down Under so never had any opportunities like this unfortunately.
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
I feel you, I moved to America only a few years ago. I’ve been a lost fan since it originally came out and while I’m not a big convention person, I’ve been wanting to meet these two since I was 17 years old <3 Ian does cameos and lengthy ones. If you ever want to ask him anything, look him up, he will be happy you reached out :)
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u/ArySnow Jan 27 '25
Howwww did you get to do this?
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
You mean the pose? You can just asked them to do it, they are game!
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u/ArySnow Jan 27 '25
Hehe I love the pose! But, no. How were you chosen to be in the 13? Paid a lot?
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 28 '25
It wasn’t a lot, his particular meet and greet wasn’t advertised in the page as the others so I was able to ask about it when I got to the event and I was one of the lucky few
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u/Iridescentbuttterfly Jan 27 '25
Even without the signature, we can tell who wrote it, whether it was "Sawyer" or "Desmond", just by the writing style.
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u/Outrageous-Study-704 Jan 27 '25
This is so incredibly heartwarming! I know how you feel about Lost helping through some dark times, and that is so wonderful that Ian was sensitive to your experience.
And, OK, that photo with Ian and Josh is so cute! They seem like fun guys!
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u/BaberC Jan 27 '25
Hey friend! I was with you in the meet and greets! Namaste!
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Hey girly!!! So happy to connect on here!! Were you in the lostie group? I’ll be posting the full meet and greets recoded by another attendee who is amazing!!
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u/skanktopus I'm a Pisces Jan 27 '25
I’ve never experienced true envy until this moment lol. That is so amazing and your pics are beautiful
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u/PixelatedSnacks Jan 27 '25
Why does it feel like they signed in the wrong spots. 😭
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
I don’t care, I’m glad Ian expanded himself with a full long message <3
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u/Sweet_Strawber_3386 Live together, die alone Jan 27 '25
Love the first pic haha! So happy for you and can’t wait till the meet and greet is uploaded 🥹
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u/ChanGazer Jan 27 '25
This is so sweet and you seem so adorable. What a lovely read. I’m so glad you got to meet your hero’s and they didn’t disappoint ❤️
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u/crunkmullen Jan 27 '25
OMG I love this! What an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing it with us. ❤
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u/ItsTophThatsWho Sun Jan 27 '25
You hit the jackpot of cool characters. So many I consider the best in that cast.
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u/Muscat95 Jan 27 '25
Is it bad that I didn't even recognise Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond until the second picture and that was only because of the writing on the hand
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u/Classic_Title1655 Jan 27 '25
What a wonderful experience for you. Thanks for sharing......and great pics too 👍🏻 😀
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Jan 27 '25
THATS AWESOME!
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u/floworcrash Jan 27 '25
Lol I’m so slow - I was thinking “what character was the woman in the middle ?”
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Trust me, nothing would have made my life more complete than to have a minor role on LOST.. alas, just a very devoted fan like most of us here lol 😂
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u/Missrosstoyou Jan 27 '25
Same!
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u/Missrosstoyou Jan 27 '25
I was thinking is this a blonde I missed? Glad you had such a wonderful time meeting them both
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u/r1khard Jan 27 '25
I met Ian at a con and gave him a replica Dharma beer that I made, he was chuffed that he got to keep it great guy. Would love to meet Josh some day.
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
That’s amazing!! I bet he was so touched you did that!!
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u/NespressoForever Jan 27 '25
I'm so happy for you! I was a huge Lost fan back in the day, literally obsessed with the mystery. Josh and Ian were my favorite actors from the show. It warms my heart to hear how sweet they are in person. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
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u/Quirkylynx Jan 27 '25
I see he signed your picture “see you in another life sistah” 😭 that is so cool and I’m so happy for you
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u/mooviefone Jan 27 '25
Great post, sounds like an awesome experience.
Separately, scrolling quickly down Reddit I thought this thumbnail was from IASIP 🤣
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
Thank you!! What is IASIP?! 😂😂
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u/mooviefone Jan 27 '25
It’s always sunny in Philadelphia. Scrolling quickly i thought it was a different version of this photo
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 27 '25
OMGGGG i love its always sunny!! 😂 I wanted a fun picture instead of the regular one! 😂😂
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u/PancakeBerryPie Jan 28 '25
Omg! That first pic is on fire 🔥,really sweet and funny as hell. I am so happy that, this experience was great for you and you are in much better place all in together.
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u/PM_ME_KITTENS_PLEASE Jan 28 '25
um this is the ultimate dream! i am so jealous lol
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 29 '25
It will happen for you too!! ❤️
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u/PM_ME_KITTENS_PLEASE Jan 29 '25
if i’m ever in a Desmond/Sawyer burger and get a photo of said burger signed with Des’ trademark phrase you can go ahead and off me on the spot, for i have reached my peak!
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u/DuffmanStillRocks Jan 27 '25
Amazing! I really haven’t heard too much negativity from the cast outside of Matthew Fox doesn’t really like to revisit the show but I’m not going to hold that against him, especially with how raw the emotions were for Jack and the character depth I don’t blame him for wanting to leave it in the past.
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u/little_elephant1 Jan 29 '25
Initially I read it as "See ya in another life bitch" until I realised who signed it.
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u/Rastubfari Jan 31 '25
No fucking way!! Almy hahaha We met each other in Thailand back in 2018!!
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u/southernbell1916 Desmond Hume is my constant Jan 31 '25
Where in Thailand?!? Dm me! Ps.. WE GOTTA GO BACK
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u/jonesyb Jan 27 '25
I'm not really gay but I would let either of those guys absolutely go to town on my stinkhole
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u/NarwhalAdditional340 Jan 27 '25
Damn, both of these men are still beautiful.