Lindleof and Cuse claim the bumping off of Rodriguez' and Watros' characters was
planned from the beginning and had nothing to do with the two actresses' recent DWI arrests. I don't know if I believe them.
And if, in fact, cast-members are being punished for their unsavory late-night extracurricular activities, it seems only fair that Evangeline Lily receive some sort of censure for screwing the Hobbit.