| Nikki and Paulo | |
|---|---|
| Lost characters | |
 Nikki and Paulo on Day 72 | |
| First appearance | "Further Instructions" |
| Last appearance | "Exposé" |
| Portrayed by | Kiele Sanchez Rodrigo Santoro |
| Centric episode(s) | "Exposé" |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Nikki Fernandez & Paulo (surname unknown) |
| Gender | Female (Nikki) Male (Paulo) |
| Occupation | Con artists / actress and Chef |
| Former residence | Los Angeles and Brazil |
Nikki Fernandez and Paulo (/ˈpaʊloʊ/ POW-loh) are fictional characters on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific.[1] American actress Kiele Sanchez and Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro play two survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815.[2]
The couple is introduced early in the third season.[3] The producers of the show were often asked what the rest of the plane-crash survivors were doing because the show only focuses on approximately fifteen of the survivors, and the characters of Nikki and Paulo were created in response.[4] Reaction to the characters was generally negative,[5] with showrunner Damon Lindelof acknowledging the couple were "universally despised" by fans.[6] As a result of this, the couple was killed off later in the same season when they are accidentally buried alive.
- ^ Fordis, Jeff, (January 22, 2007) "ABC Studios Lost Show Description Lead Press Release Page," ABC Medianet. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
- ^ Fordis, Jeff, (February 16, 2007) "ABC Television Studio Lost March 7, 2007 Episode "Enter 77" Entertainment Press Release," ABC Medianet. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ^ "Further Instructions." Lost, ABC. October 18, 2006. Episode 3, season 3.
- ^ White, Cindy, (January 22, 2007) "Executive Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse Promise That They Have Found the Plot Twists That Will Bring Lost's Viewers Back," Sci Fi. Retrieved on April 1, 2007. Archived March 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Catlin, Roger, (January 30, 2007) "Nikki and Paulo Rising Archived April 16, 2009, at archive.today," Hartfort Courant. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ^ Jensen, Jeff & Snierson, Dan, (February 8, 2007) "'Lost' and Found," Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on April 3, 2007.