Now that Al Gough has found that there is a way to cheat the Flash Forward phenomenon, there are a lot of questions raised.  Is that the end for Gough's flash-forward?  Could death be the only way to avoid making the visions a reality?  What exactly pushed the character to jump off the building anyway?

Most likely, the answer is guilt for something that hasn't been done.  It's almost the same as babysitter Nicole's (Peyton List).

"[H]is flash forward was torturing him," Young explained.  "The fact that he saw himself [in the near future] on the phone with a lawyer, talking about a case in which he accidentally killed the mother of two small children ... he just couldn't live with himself."

The actor went on: "He was trying desperately to figure out if there was any way he could change that.  And, in the meantime, everything in everyone else's flash forward seemed to be coming true, step-by-step, so he was unable to sleep at night."

But his decision to end that and change the game was definitely a big wake-up call for the rest of the characters.  Fate and destiny be damned.

"[I]n doing that, he basically changes the entire world because he's the first person to defy Fate," Young said.  "He found a way to change the game.  It's an awesome role to play."

Despite how great the experience was for him, getting the role cut short by a suicide isn't something Lee Thompson Young expected.  "I mean, there definitely was some disappointment because I had hoped to be a part of it [for the duration]," he said.

"Everybody knew that "FlashForward" was going to be a phenomenon.  But, at the same time, when he told me what the story was going to be, it was so powerful to me, that I could only be so sad."

Still, Gough's story may have been short, but it was certainly meaningful.  Even Young agrees.  "I think [Agent Al Gough] is a special character in the "FlashForward" world, so it's kind of an honor to play that role."





-Maria Gonzalez, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Zap2it.com
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