Shanghai Kiss is a 2007 direct-to-DVD film directed by Kern Konwiser and David Ren . It was released on DVD on October 9, 2007. Hayden Panettiere won the Feature Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her role as Adelaide.
66-546: Liam Liu ( Ken Leung ), a Chinese American actor dwelling in Los Angeles, unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He is not very appreciative of his Chinese roots and at first only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of Chinese customs after meeting
132-402: A Caucasian man as they part. Liam walks out of the airport and disposes of the flowers in frustration of himself. As he prepares to leave, however, Adelaide accosts him. When he asks about the man in the airport, she informs Liam that the man was her instructor and that "he's as gay as a pineapple." They agree to restart their relationship on a more solid footing (if for no other reason because she
198-483: A bar, he meets Micki Yang ( Kelly Hu ). Micki is initially resistant to the charms of Liam, but the two slowly tour Shanghai doing things Liam has never done. Micki is still somewhat skeptical about Liam, since Liam is, in a sense, foreign in his home country and has never visited and knows little about his home-land. After spending the night together, Liam decides to move into his grandmother's house in Shanghai. Liam returns to L.A. and tells his friends of his plan. After
264-486: A brother, Kevin, who drowned in Thailand in 2013. Leung attended New York University studying physical therapy . He discovered acting in his junior year , studying with Catherine Russell and Nan Smithner, and then briefly with Anne Jackson at HB Studio . During this time, he acted mostly in downtown spaces and black box theaters , working with groups such as Ma-Yi Theater Company , New Perspectives, and STAR,
330-422: A car crashes into theirs. The two cops pursue the hit-and-run driver, who is revealed to be Kate . After receiving a surveillance tape showing Sayid Jarrah leaving the scene of a crime , Miles informs James of this and together they go to the home of Sayid's sister-in-law, Nadia. While Miles blocks the front door, James catches Sayid and arrests him at the back. Miles is hotheaded and initially hostile toward
396-449: A city bus home from the audition since his car is towed away, and there, he meets Adelaide Bourbon ( Hayden Panettiere ), a young, beautiful, high school student. During the ride home, Liam discovers that Adelaide has been sketching a picture of him. The two begin to converse and Adelaide sings Liam a song, whereupon they quickly become friends. Liam feels guilt for becoming friends with such a young girl and Adelaide later asks Liam to go to
462-609: A few seconds, tells Sawyer "it worked." He and Sawyer are captured shortly after by the Others and taken to the Temple, where he stays with Hurley, Jack, and Sayid, while Kate, Jin, and Sawyer escape. A few days later, after Jack and Hurley too escape, Miles is left behind with the "infected" Sayid and the Others when Claire Littleton , also "infected," shows up to talk to the Others' spokesperson, Dogen ( Hiroyuki Sanada ). Kate meanwhile returns, hoping to find Claire. Miles tells her Claire
528-449: A girl there and ends up having some big decisions to make. Liam Liu is auditioning for a role in a toothpaste advertisement. He is rejected after some initial questions by the screeners because he is not considered "[East] Asian" enough. This begins a glimpse into the casting decision of Hollywood producers, who Liam believes heavily stereotype East Asian men to the point where it is difficult for them to land normal roles. Liam then takes
594-404: A mercenary team from the freighter, who murder six people. Miles leaves with Sawyer, Claire and Aaron for their beach camp. On the way, Miles stumbles upon the dead bodies of Karl and Danielle Rosseau. Later that night Claire disappears into the jungle and Sawyer initially blames Miles. Miles arrives on December 30, shortly before eight are rescued not far from the island, the freighter explodes and
660-588: A peaceful moment between his younger self and his father. Three days later, the groups from the future are exposed as liars. The next morning, Faraday comes clean to Chang that they are from the future and warns of a catastrophic "incident" that is due to occur at the building site for the Swan, DHARMA's planned island station dedicated to electromagnetism. He instructs Chang to evacuate the island of non-essential personnel, which he does, ordering his wife and baby Miles to leave him, shortly after finding out that adult Miles
726-502: A picture in which he wore a sleeveless vest. Sanchez believed that Miles fit the haggard look and bought an Armani Exchange jacket, cropped the sleeves and added a hood. The writers planned for the ninth or tenth episode of the fourth season to focus on Miles's backstory; however, this was pushed back to the thirteenth episode of the fifth season as a result of the Writers Guild of America strike . The revelation that Miles
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#1732772883386792-432: A tearful goodbye with Adelaide, he returns to Shanghai and tries to live as a Chinese person. Unfortunately, Liam is picked up by Micki's gangster boyfriend, of whom Liam was not aware, after he finds out about Liam and Micki's relationship. Pointing out Liam's up-bringing in the U.S., Micki's boyfriend dumps Liam from a limousine in the pouring rain in downtown Shanghai. Liam is reminded of his semiforeign status as he wanders
858-545: A troupe of actors-educators based at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2002. In 1998, Leung made his debut as the villainous henchman Sang opposite Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Brett Ratner 's Rush Hour . He would later work with Ratner in the films Red Dragon , The Family Man , and X-Men: The Last Stand . Edward Norton cast Leung in his directorial debut Keeping the Faith in 2000. In 1998, he played James
924-637: A way to present the information in a way that would both be interesting to those who had not guessed it and not insulting to viewers who had been predicting it. What resulted was Miles and Hurley discussing Chang with Miles plainly saying, "That douche is my dad" before a cut to a commercial break. After four appearances, Leung was nominated for the J. C. Penney Asian Excellence Award in the Supporting Television Actor category, but he lost to Rex Lee , who plays Lloyd on HBO 's Entourage . According to Jon Lachonis of UGO , Miles and
990-467: A young and angry mental patient. In mid-May, they contacted Leung's agent and were informed in July that he was available and interested in working on Lost . To limit the leak of spoilers , Lindelof and Cuse auditioned Leung with a character and scene created specifically for the audition that would not be used in the show but was "analogous to the role [that they] really want[ed]." Leung believed that he
1056-464: Is Chang's son was not confirmed until Miles's flashback episode; however, this plot point had been speculated by the Internet fan community as early as Miles's first appearance on the show. Further speculation occurred following the broadcast of the fifth-season premiere , in which Chang was seen tending to a baby boy. This influenced the way that it was revealed in the show, as the writers looked for
1122-443: Is dead and did not care about them when he was alive, forcing them to leave him when Miles is a baby. Miles resents his father for never having been around and also has disdain for other fathers who mistreat their children. At seven years old, Miles discovers that he can hear the thoughts of the deceased before their death. He becomes a professional spiritualist and develops his ability so that he can access specific information from
1188-599: Is dead. The writers created the role of Miles specifically for Leung after seeing him guest star on The Sopranos . Leung was the only actor to read for the part. They chose his name because it resembles " maelstrom ", another word for a powerful whirlpool. Reaction to the character was positive. Miles was born in March 1977. As a child, he lives with his mother Lara Chang (Leslie Ishii) in Encino, California. Miles does not know his father, only being told by his mother that he
1254-574: Is held hostage. Later that night, the Smoke Monster ravages the Temple, killing anyone in its path. Miles and Kate flee but get separated; Miles shuts himself in a room, until Ilana, Frank Lapidus , Sun-Hwa Kwon , and Ben burst in to help him. They go through a secret passageway safely just as the Smoke Monster enters the room. Miles uses his gift to discover how Jacob died, and reveals to Ilana that Ben killed him. They take shelter at
1320-422: Is his son and confronting him about it. Here, Miles realizes that he himself caused his father to order his mother and his three-month-old self to leave. Faraday theorizes that if "Jughead" – a hydrogen bomb that is buried on the island – is detonated at the Swan site by the underground electromagnetic pocket of energy, the timeline will be altered, preventing any of the group from the future from ever having come to
1386-438: Is leaving for France to attend art school. With a mixed-message good-bye, she goes to France and Liam reconciles with his father, getting a job at Starbucks and successfully auditioning for an advertisement for a genital herpes treatment. Adelaide later returns to the U.S. and Liam is prepared to meet her upon her arrival to the airport from France. However, as he prepares to walk up to give her some flowers, he sees Adelaide kissing
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#17327728833861452-442: Is living a life of abject poverty. After Micki tells Liam to go back to Los Angeles, he again almost sells the house to the elderly couple, but has another change of heart and decides to leave the house to Micki, who will be able to use the house to abide in with her family and thus will not be forced to remain with her boyfriend because of financial issues. He returns to the U.S. to reconcile with Adelaide, but she rebukes him as she
1518-545: Is married to Nancy Bulalacao, who is of Filipina descent. They have one son, born 2015. Miles Straume Miles Straume is a fictional character played by Ken Leung on the ABC television series Lost . Miles is introduced early in the fourth season as a hotheaded and sarcastic medium as a crew member aboard the freighter called the Kahana that is offshore the island where most of Lost takes place. Miles arrives on
1584-428: Is much like him, Leung responded with "I don't think I'm that similar. Um, I don't know—I guess I have moments." Leung said that "Miles doesn't know how to be social, which is great, because I don't know how to be social." He has also stated that Miles "trust[s] the dead more than the living" and is intrigued as to whom Miles grieves for. Leung stated that "He seems haunted by something, that—that's for sure … one of
1650-442: Is now of legal age), and he explains that he's "daffy about her." She tells him "anything is possible, that's the beauty of living". The movie ends with the two hugging outside the airport with the song "Home" being sung in the background by Hayden Panettiere. Ken Leung Kenneth Leung (born January 21, 1970) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has gained attention for playing Miles Straume in
1716-500: Is starting to age. When they are rowing to Hydra Island they spot Frank Lapidus drifting in the water in life vests. When they get him on the boat Frank proposes they leave the island on the plane before the Man in Black comes. Richard and Miles agree. Miles then radios Ben again, saying they have made it to Hydra Island and about his plan about the plane. As he is talking, Claire comes out from
1782-539: Is to stop the Man in Black from escaping; they are to destroy the Ajira Airways Flight 316 on the other Island, dubbed "Hydra Island," so that the Man in Black stays trapped in the area. However, Hurley destroys the remaining dynamite from an old ship shipwrecked on the Island, thinking it will save everyone. The disagreement between Richard and Hurley splits the group into two: Hurley's party will go talk to
1848-572: The ABC drama Lost , from the series' fourth season, through the rest of its run. From 2014, Leung starred as Topher Zia in the series The Night Shift . In 2022, Leung landed a main role playing Eric Tao, a Managing Director (MD) on the CPS desk at Pierpoint, in HBO 's Industry . In 2024, he played Commander Zhao in the Netflix series Avatar: The Last Airbender . Leung understands Cantonese. He
1914-503: The ABC drama series Lost (2008–2010) and Eric Tao in HBO drama series Industry (2020–present). Leung has had leading roles in television shows such as the CBS crime series Person of Interest (2012–2013), the NBC medical series The Night Shift (2014–2015), and Marvel series Inhumans (2017) as well as notable guest roles on the HBO crime series The Sopranos (2007) and
1980-626: The LAPD along with his partner, James Ford . A comment by Miles indicates that his father is still alive in this reality, working at a museum with Charlotte, who Miles sets up on a blind date with Ford. Although working well with James, Miles feels he lacks trust from him. He later gains access to James' credit card account and learns his partner did not go to Palm Springs like he said, instead going to Australia. Angrily demanding answers, Miles makes James eventually informing him of Anthony Cooper 's con. Miles objects to James' intention to kill Cooper, until
2046-788: The Terrence McNally play Corpus Christi (1998) and the Dustin Lance Black play 8 (2011). Leung was born on January 21, 1970, in New York City , to Chinese parents, and was initially raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side of Manhattan . His family moved to Midwood , Brooklyn , where he grew up before finishing high school in Old Bridge , New Jersey . Leung had
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2112-468: The C4 but when they come out they are confronted by Widmore and his geologist Zoe. Widmore says he needs a hiding place because the monster was coming. Ben reluctantly says he can hide in his secret room. When The Man in Black comes Richard says he can talk to it, claiming all he wants is for Richard to join him. Ben goes with him but Miles; saying he is sticking to surviving, decides to leave them and run back into
2178-621: The CBS legal series The Good Wife (2011). He also played in supporting roles in Rush Hour (1998), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Saw (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Inside Man (2005), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Old (2021). On stage, Leung made his Broadway debut playing a Chinese immigrant in the musical revival Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002). He has also taken roles in
2244-542: The Less and God in Terrence McNally 's passion play, Corpus Christi , and in 2002 made his Broadway debut in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie , also appearing on the cast recording. In 2007, he starred in the independent film Shanghai Kiss , with Hayden Panettiere . That same year he guest-starred in the final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos . From 2007, he starred as Miles Straume in 45 episodes of
2310-420: The Man in Black, while Richard's party will search for more explosives. Miles decides to follow Richard and Ben, telling Hurley that he has seen "that thing in action," and that it doesn't want to talk. Miles, Richard, and Ben go back to the barracks to get some C4 that Ben secretly kept in his closet behind the bookcase. When they get there Miles hears the screams of Ben's daughter Alex, buried there. They get
2376-529: The Oceanic Flight 815 survivors' beach camp. When confronting Ben later, Miles refuses the offered $ 3.2 million in exchange for freeing Ben from Ilana. Ben is spared, however, and Miles then digs up Nikki and Paulo 's diamonds where they had been buried with them to compensate for his lack of money on the Island. When Hurley, Jack, and Richard join their group, Miles is particularly happy to greet Hurley. A few days later, Richard decides their mission
2442-433: The bushes and fires two warning shots to tell them not to come closer. Richard manages to calm her down but she refuses to go on the plane with them. Miles radios a third time. Kate picks up. He says to her they are patching up the plane and getting ready to take off. He tells Kate about Claire not wanting to come with them. Kate then smashes the radio she has. Miles asks Frank how the plane was doing. Frank says he has to check
2508-448: The character Sawyer and give him a nickname of his own: "mini-Sawyer". Ken Leung claims that he is often approached by people who like the character and he assumes that it is because of Miles's "sardonic wit" and " devil-may-care sort of attitude." Leung surmised that "Usually when people are like that, just … kind of throwing off quick [and] quirky remarks … they're hiding something, so he's definitely hiding something." Asked if Miles
2574-504: The deceased. In early December 2004, when he is twenty-seven years old, Miles is hired for $ 1.6 million by Charles Widmore to go on a freighter called the Kahana to an uncharted island to retrieve a mass murderer named Ben Linus, as Widmore believes that Miles will be able to communicate with those whom he had killed and gain information regarding his location. Before he leaves, Miles is briefly abducted by Bram ( Brad William Henke ) and his team. Bram claims to know about Miles's father and
2640-461: The difference in their age. Liam then gets a call from his father in New York, informing him that Liam's grandmother has died and has left Liam a small house in Shanghai. Liam travels to Shanghai, promising to call Adelaide daily while he is there. Upon arrival, he is greeted by his cousin who speaks English and who has found an older couple to buy Liam's house for him. After spending a night out on
2706-593: The dog (Pono) also survive, but they are physically separated and do not meet any of them again for three years until July 1977. Miles and his group move into the Barracks and pseudonymously join the DHARMA Initiative , an organization conducting scientific research while living there that would eventually be purged in 1992 by Ben and the Others. Despite the option to board the DHARMA submarine and "go back to
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2772-466: The door back up again when he sees Kate and Sawyer. Miles opens the door and lets in Kate, Sawyer and Claire. After that Miles sits in the back with the others. Miles and the others smile at the sight of the island getting smaller and smaller in the distance. Oceanic Flight 815 does not crash on the Island, resulting in a different background for Miles. Instead of a professional medium , he is an officer of
2838-445: The dustbusting ghostbuster is easily my favorite [of the characters introduced in 'Confirmed Dead'] … why not throw in a medium [among the show's science fiction phemonena] … I love the sarcastic energy he brings. Sawyer and Ben can't be the only ones getting the good one-liners". After Miles' introduction in the second episode of the fourth season, Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Leung made "a strong impression" and
2904-487: The electrical outlet before they take off. Miles and Richard repair the hydraulics with duct tape, then rejoin Frank in the cockpit. With Richard and Miles in the cockpit Frank tries a third time to turn the plane on, and this time succeeds. Miles heads to the back to watch out for Sawyer and the others who want to come. Miles announces they are clear for takeoff, and closes the door. Frank then tells Richard and Miles to open
2970-539: The end of the series." The day after the April 22, 2007 episode of The Sopranos titled " Remember When " aired, Lost 's co-creator Damon Lindelof met with fellow executive producer/writer/show runner Carlton Cuse and said that "there's an actor on th[e] show [last night]—I'm not going to tell you who he is—and I wonder if he has the same impression on you that he had on me". Cuse correctly guessed Ken Leung, who had guest starred as one-time character Carter Chong ,
3036-539: The first thoughts I had [was that his] communication with the dead … can't be a great thing … it's not a happy skill to have." Both Miles and Hurley can speak to the dead—a similarity noted by Hurley; however, their manners of communication vary. While Miles is able to access a person's mind as it was before death, Hurley physically interacts with apparitions of the deceased. Executive producer/writer Edward Kitsis has commented that "they both have unique abilities, and that very question of how they differ may be explored by
3102-482: The island and is eventually taken captive by John Locke (played by Terry O'Quinn ), who suspects that those on the freighter are there to harm his fellow crash survivors of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 and expose the island to the general public. Miles is on a mission to obtain Ben Linus ( Michael Emerson ); instead, he tries to cut a deal with Ben to lie to Miles's employer Charles Widmore ( Alan Dale ) that Ben
3168-479: The island in 2004, saving everyone who had died after they arrived. The plan proceeds as planned, even though Miles expresses skepticism. The antagonistic DHARMA members engage in a gunfight with Jack, believing him to be an Other, and Miles, Sawyer, Juliet, and Kate come to his aid. When the Swan site goes haywire, Chang's arm is caught in the debris and Miles rushes to his side, saving him and calling him "Dad". After he tells his father to run as far as possible from
3234-402: The island. Four survivors, Jack, Kate, Hurley, and Sayid from Flight 815 who had been rescued nearly three years earlier on December 30, 2004, arrive on the island in 1977 after flying near the island in late 2007 and also join DHARMA, Sayid being a prisoner on suspicion of being an Other. Miles still stays distant from his father, but, after talking to Hurley during a late-night chore, witnesses
3300-410: The jungle. He then finds Richard Alpert in the jungle and calls Ben on a walkie talkie that he gave him. When Richard gets up he says to Miles that they need to get back to Hydra Island and destroy the plane with the C4 that they still have; saying they have to finish what they started. Miles and Richard get to the boat they left at the dock. As they are undocking the boat he reveals to Richard that he
3366-564: The mercenary team is killed by the Others , the island's indigenous people under Ben's leadership. Also that day, Ben moves the island through spacetime by turning a large frozen donkey wheel underground. The group on the beach begin flashing through time, landing in fourteen different times throughout the Island's past and future in the span of about a week before the wheel is turned again; however, according to fellow freighter science team member physicist Daniel Faraday ( Jeremy Davies ), none of
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#17327728833863432-485: The other new characters have been well received by fans. Maureen Ryan of The Chicago Tribune said that Leung is "terrifically intense" in his portrayal. Paige Albiniak of the New York Post praised the cast addition. Diane Werts of Newsday thought that "Ken Leung and Michael Emerson may be the two current most interesting actors in this mix". Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger commented that "Miles
3498-454: The past is changed because their suddenly appearing in various times is what had always happened. The survivors settle in 1974, by which point only Miles, Faraday, former Other Juliet Burke ( Elizabeth Mitchell ) and 815 passengers James "Sawyer" Ford ( Josh Holloway ) and Jin Kwon ( Daniel Dae Kim ) remain; Rose Henderson ( L. Scott Caldwell ), Bernard Nadler ( Sam Anderson ) and Vincent
3564-431: The prom with her. He declines, and this serves as the basis for the many times that Liam feels guilty in having a budding friendship with such a young girl. His friend, Joe Silverman ( Joel Moore ), is one of the most vocal opponents of the "friendship", as Joe expresses his belief that no good can come out of what is developing between Liam and Adelaide. During a scene early in the movie, Liam expresses his frustration in
3630-635: The real world", the survivors from 2004 stay on the island together in the hope that they can somehow return to the time that they knew. Miles becomes a security officer and ends up becoming friends with Sawyer. He discovers that his mother and father Dr. Pierre Chang live on the island as part of DHARMA and his father is even the man in the organization's station-specific orientation films; however, Miles does not approach or befriend his father, continuing to harbor resentment for his absence from much of Miles's life. In July 1977, both thirty-year-old security officer Miles and three-month-old infant Miles are living on
3696-470: The site, the bomb is detonated and everything goes to white, leaving Miles's status uncertain. In the first episode of Season 6, Miles is revealed to have been returned to the future along with the other survivors. When Kate, Jack, Hurley and Jin go to the temple to save Sayid, Sawyer asks Miles to remain behind to help bury the now-deceased Juliet and to use his power to find out what she was trying to tell him before she died. He reluctantly agrees, and after
3762-474: The source of his superpower and he warns Miles not to go on this mission, instead trying to convince Miles to join him. Miles is flown via helicopter from the freighter to the island on December 21 as part of a science team. The next day on the island, Miles encounters the survivors of the September 22 Oceanic Airlines Flight 815, who are believed to be dead by the world at large. Hostile and distrustful of
3828-469: The stereotyping of East Asian men in Hollywood, since he himself is a struggling actor. Joe reminds Liam that it was Liam's decision to drop out of Columbia University to pursue a career in acting. In the "bar scene," as it is known, Joe challenges Liam to ask a Caucasian woman at the bar out. Liam rails against Joe and the woman at the bar, Georgia (Kathleen Lancaster), because she supposedly represents
3894-402: The streets unable to communicate with the people or find his way home. Liam later asks Micki about her boyfriend, and she responds that she is only with him because her family is destitute - her mother raised her and her numerous young siblings alone, and it would greatly aid her family to have access to such money. She also mentions that Liam cannot possibly understand the options one has when one
3960-512: The superficiality and status-seeking of Hollywood and of Caucasian women in the U.S. in general. Still, Liam is attracted to Georgia and has been in several W.G.W.A.G. (White Girls With Asian Guys) relationships before in Hollywood. Liam ultimately takes Joe up on this bar bet and sits down next to Georgia. In a small period of time, he is able to charm Georgia, saying that her name represents Liam's "favorite Confederate state." The two sleep together, but Liam weeps after his father calls him while
4026-452: The survivors for killing his colleague Naomi Dorrit ( Marsha Thomason ), Miles is taken prisoner by 815 survivor John Locke ( Terry O'Quinn ) and kept in a boathouse near a Barracks on the island. The next day, Miles temporarily escapes and bargains with Ben, who has also been taken prisoner: Miles will tell Widmore that Ben is dead in exchange for $ 3.2 million, double what Widmore was paying him. The Barracks are ransacked on December 27 by
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#17327728833864092-465: The survivors, after one of them kills his colleague Naomi Dorrit ( Marsha Thomason ). But he, too, is disrespectful of Naomi after she dies, telling Kate, "Sure I'm affected [by Naomi's death]. She was hot and I dug her accent." Upon learning that Miles has been captured by Locke, Frank informs Sayid that "that guy's nothing but a pain in my ass." Miles sarcastically nicknames his acquaintances, prompting critics, fans and characters to compare him to
4158-403: The town with his cousin and a call girl named Amy (with whom he did not have sex), as well as an awkward late night call from Adelaide at his hotel, Liam goes to meet the buyers of his house. After seeing the view of Shanghai from the house, and being told that the house would sell for five hundred thousand yuan and not five hundred thousand U.S. dollars, Liam chooses not to sell the house. While at
4224-431: The two are having sex, ostensibly because Liam, while able to have sex with the woman he chose, feels pangs of emptiness from not being connected to his folk, and instead, being lured into the image of success represented by women such as Georgia. After having sex with Georgia, Liam picks Adelaide up to take her to school. Liam is obviously conflicted as he connects with Adelaide on an intellectual level, but cannot get past
4290-415: Was auditioning for the role of Russell, a "brilliant mathematician" in his late thirties with immense knowledge across various scientific fields, limited social skills and broken personal relationships. Leung was the only actor who tried out for this part, as writers had written the role of Miles for him; had he not accepted the job, the character would have been completely rewritten. The name Miles Straume
4356-712: Was simply chosen because the writers thought that "it would be cool if his name sounded like 'maelstrom' ". Leung relocated from New York to where the show is filmed in Oahu, Hawaii, which Leung described as "so dreamy". He was initially contracted as a guest star with "potential regular status in [the] future", which came to fruition. At first, Leung struggled with the show's secrecy, not knowing much about his character's background or motivations, but he found some understanding with his character's clothing. Costume designer Roland Sanchez based Miles's wardrobe choice after that of The Rolling Stones member Keith Richards ; specifically
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