Aldo

Aldo
Actor	Rob McElhenney
First	"Not in Portland"
Last	"What Kate Does"
Episode Count	2
Death	2007
Death Episode	"What Kate Does"

Aldo was an Other who worked on the Hydra Island as a guard of the Hydra station, until he travelled to the Temple shortly before the arrival of the Kahana. He was soon forced to assist Kate in finding Sawyer, both of whom were responsible for assaulting him years before. However, when he attempted to murder Jin, Aldo was shot dead by Claire

On the Island

Day 73 (Season 3)

Aldo reading a Brief History of Time ("Not in Portland")

Aldo was apparently quite familiar with Alex and the other Others, and stated that her father would kill him if he found out she was there. Also, he inadvertently revealed to Sawyer and Kate that Ben is Alex's father.

Aldo was sitting at the Hydra station, reading, when Alex approached him with Sawyer and Kate, who were seemingly tied up in a scheme inspired by Star Wars. Alex told him that she caught them in the woods, and that Ben had told her to bring them there. Aldo was suspicious, but radioed Pickett and asked to talk to Ben for confirmation. Sawyer then tackled him, and Kate took his rifle. Kate threatened to shoot him in the knee if he didn't tell them where Karl was. He told them he was in Room 23. She took his keys and smacked him in the face with the rifle butt. He was knocked unconscious, and the three ventured inside the building to rescue Karl.

He was later seen with Pickett, who proceeded to violently wake him. Pickett asked him where Kate, Sawyer, Alex and Karl escaped to, to which Aldo was unable to provide an answer. Pickett left him, Ivan, and Jason at the station when he ran off into the jungle. ("Not in Portland")

2007 (Season 6)

Three years later, in 2007, Aldo is seen living at the Temple. He is sent out along with Justin to follow Kate and Jin, who agreed to find Sawyer and bring him back to the Temple. While on the trek through the jungle, he harasses Kate, angry about how she had knocked him out back in 2004 on Hydra Island. Kate asks Justin and Aldo why they want to keep them (i.e. her, Jin, Hurley, Sayid and Jack) at the Temple. Aldo states they are trying to protect them. Kate then asks "From what?" Aldo goes on to explain "You have been on the island for a while. Ever seen the billow of black smoke that goes ticker ticker and looks pissed off? (referring to Smokey monster/Man In Black). During his speech, Kate is able to overcome him, knocking him out once again. Later, Jin is resting at a stream when Aldo and Justin ambush him. Just as they are about to kill him Claire suddenly intervenes, and shoots them both. ("What Kate Does")

Trivia

• At the end of Season Three, the producers said that he and several of the Others were dead. There was no further explanation except to say that it was "housecleaning", though there was an implication that he may have been one of the people killed in the tent explosions at the beach. ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1") (The World of the Others). He has since been shown to be alive and well in "What Kate Does", although, by the end of the episode he is killed.
• He was slated to appear in "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1", but the actor was unavailable.
• He was seen reading and writing notes in the book A Brief History of Time. The book was written by Steven Hawking in 1988.
  • The author shares the same surname with Ms. Hawking
• The name Aldo is of Italian and Old German origin, and its meaning is "old one, elder". Also, it is possibly short for "Waldo" or Aldous, as in Aldous Huxley (Author of 'Brave New World' and 'Island').
  • Aldo is the name of the human-hating gorilla in Battle for Planet of the Apes. It is also the name of the first ape to tell humans "No" within the Planet of the Apes universe.

Footnotes

Note 1:

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"I think we shouldn't forget the unsung Others. The Jasons and the Lukes, and Aldo"- producer, Comic Con 2007

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One of the producers mentioned via a clip from the upcoming Third Season DVD, that Aldo was deceased at Comic-Con 2007. This can be heard on the August 2 podcast [1].

Note 2:

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"I think you just got knocked unconsious"- Damon Lindelof, Comic Con 2008, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" panel

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Damon Lindelof hosted the panel for "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" at Comic-Con 2008. Rob McElhenney and Damon talked about the Aldo character and said that he wasn't dead, but merely knocked unconscious. This can been seen at minute mark 04:37 on the video.