Talk:Nikki and Paulo

Supporting Character

Given the small role they have, Nikki and Paulo should be listed as supporting characaters instead of main characters as Bernard and Rose, who are much more prominent are listed as supporting characters. --203.81.206.136 22:23, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Gay and last name

This article says Paulo is gay. I'd like to know the source of that information. Also, could Paulo's last name be Ospero or a variant of that? Shades of Shakespeare's "Tempest." I have a feeling that the key to the entire "Lost" experience is a passenger that has not yet been shown on screen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.172.32.19 (talk)

He's not gay. That was just some vandalism. His last name is still unknown. --thedemonhog talk contributions 20:49, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Nikki?

This article also says that Nikki is his girlfriend, and though it may be implied i don't know if it should be posted until it's confirmed on the show aside a few vague conversations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.157.20.130 (talk)

The producers, and a deleted scene from Further Instructions, confirmed that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. --thedemonhog 02:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Main characters?

Should Nikki and Paulo still be considered main characters? They've been pretty much written out of the show. Looks like the writers didn't like the critical backlash against them. 64.81.81.116 07:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

They are in the main credits at the start of every episode and 3x14 is their flashback episode so they are main characters by Wikipedia standards. (They are returing in Tricia Tanaka is Dead.) --thedemonhog 02:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I think they should be removed from Main Characters. They were only focused on in ONE EPISODE. Bernard and Rose had a flashback AND they were in more than one season. How come they aren't considered main characters while Nikki and Paulo are?--69.242.175.18 09:40, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

The current Lost Wikiproject consensus is that anyone who was credited with the "Starring" credit is a main character, however there are many who share your opinion and it is likely that an exception will be made for Nikki and Paulo soon. --thedemonhog talk • edits • count 16:56, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Both Paulo and Nikki appear on the season poster and both appear on the 3d season DVD box set art. More importantly the TV Show stated they were main caracters since they were regulars and were listed as "Starring" from episode 3.01 to 3.14.--Morpheos 23:18, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Layout of character biography?

Why is Paulo's page layed out differently to the others? It's kinda weird that his is the only page that explains everything in one chunk, rather than separating his past life from his present. --Animé Dan 11:39, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm working on this page a lot because it is so short - and it doesn't need to be any longer. I have added many references, have started a reception section and will be starting a characterization section, as I will attempt to eventually get this to featured article status. As for why the history is in one chunk is because I the prior to the crash section was only a couple sentences and it reads fine without splitting the history section. --thedemonhog talk contributions 00:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Buried alive

It wasn't shown that HE was buried alive... Nikki did open her eyes at the end... but Paulo got bitten more then once... who knows what kind of a effect that would have... she only got bitten once... -Xornok 04:37, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

He was only bitten once on the neck by the female spider that she threw... and it was implied that he was buried alive along with Nikki --Animé Dan 06:52, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree with Xornok. If one bite from that spider could paralyze for 8 hours, then being swarmed by them could probably kill someone. I don't see them ever imply that they were both buried alive. Indeed, it may have been intended as poetic justice that Paulo was spared the same horrible fate as Nikki, considering that she was directly responsible for his death. Jkoudys 23:43, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

There's a source in the article that says that she is indeed dead. --thedemonhog talk contributions 20:44, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

They are not implying that Nikki is alive, just that she was alive when she was buried. (Rekija 23:19, 29 May 2007 (UTC))

Iconic characters of the show

We had a plan when we introduced them, and we didn't get to fully execute that plan. But when the plan is executed, Nikki and Paulo will be iconic characters on the show.[1]. That's really, really, weird. What do we make of this / do we add it in? ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 18:02, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, yeah I have seen that quote. I've written most of this article and am planning to add that to the creation section. --thedemonhog talk contributions 03:04, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Peer review

The article's shaping up really well. Maybe after season three is over you should attempt an FA.~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 12:39, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

Yay! Thanks, that means a lot. :) --thedemonhog talk contributions 14:38, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

It is now being peer reviewed. See Wikipedia:Peer review/Paulo (Lost). --thedemonhog talk contributions 22:09, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

The peer review has been so far generally unsuccessful. I am going on vacation in Hong Kong from April 29-May 10 and plan to make this article a featured article candidate shortly after I return. --thedemonhog talk contributions 04:10, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Section headers

At the moment it's "History" and "Characteristics" - would "Character history" and "Characterization" perhaps be better? I'm leaving it open to brief discussion rather than going ahead and changing it. ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 16:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I think it's fine the way it is. The history is about the character so character history seems a bit redundant to me. I like characterisitics, because characterization sounds like it's about how the actor is portraying the character. Let's hear some other people, though. --thedemonhog talk contributions 17:18, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, it's not a huge deal. On WP:WAF they give several examples of articles which are good. Captain Marvel (DC Comics) uses "characterization" whereas Link (The Legend of Zelda) and Palpatine uses "characterization" (Characteristics works fro Link because it includes stuff about appearance, dexterity ec. but not for Paltaptine, so I'll just alter that). I suppose it all depends on the way it's written and what individual editors feel. The main difference in my opinion is that "characteristics" could be somewhat in-universe, whereas "characterization" enforces their fictionality and also lends more towards an out-of-universe, (sourced) analytical perspective of the way the character is written. But I agree, we should get a sort of loose consensus, although I suppose the peer review may allow comment on this. ~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 17:43, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Featured article candidacy

In case you missed the top of the page, there is a debate at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Paulo (Lost) or Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates#Paulo (Lost). --thedemonhog talk contributions 21:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

To reduce the number of non-free images in this page, this image was removed: Image:Paulo_Paralyzed.jpg. Just thought I would post it here in case anyone wants to see it one last time before it is deleted. --thedemonhog talk contributions 22:36, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Whoo-hoo! It was promoted to FA with 12 supports and 0 opposes! Thank you to everyone who commented. We are missing the little golden corner star right now, but someone will probably add it within the next day. --thedemonhog talk • edits • count 05:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Nice work on making this a featured article. Lumaga 20:52, 24 May 2007 (UTC)