The celeb under the Cyclops mask tells EW which of their Lost costars would be perfect for the show.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday night’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
The Masked Singerseason 7’s first double elimination was abigone, to say the least.
Jorge Garcia.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Firefly, therefore, is the first celebrity headed to this season’s finals.
It was also a rough day for the panel, none of whom guessed either singer’s identity.
And Team Bad’s Cyclops was revealed to be none other thanLostfan-favorite andHawaii Five-OstarJorge Garcia.
Jorge Garcia.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was your immediate reaction to being asked to be onThe Masked Singer?
JORGE GARCIA:I was so excited.
I love the show.
Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie, and Terry O’Quinn as John Locke on ‘Lost.'.MARIO PEREZ/ABC
Seasons went by, and I was like, “Alright, maybe they’re not interested.”
And then the next season, I got the call, and I got really excited.
What were you nervous about?
Well, it started as the singing aspect.
It was then that I realized, oh, this is heavier than I could have anticipated.
When I’m in full Cyclops, there’s a lot going on.
I’m holding the hands, which is kind of like puppeteering.
So there’s a lot to consider to be able to deliver a song in this particular way.
It seems to have worked.
[Laughs]
Did anyone at any point ever suggest that you should be a polar bear?
[Laughs] That would have been great.
Go for it."
A polar bear would have been very fun.
It would have been fun to see what the gimmick of the polar bear would be.
Because it’s never just a thing.
A polar bear would have been very on the nose.
You really did throw everyone off.
The panelists and fans, too.
Those are my favorite reveals.
My favorite reveals are when everyone’s wrong, for sure, on the show.
And just to kind of see someone be like, “Oh, I hadnoidea.”
Were there any clues about yourself that threw you off?
A comic book was featured very early in a clue package.
But that definitely sent them down a path.
Sometimes it’s the numbers on the object that are more important than the object itself.
So maybe there was something there.
The numbers are definitely there.
Those are the two movies that really made a huge impression on me as a child.
That is part of why I wanted to be an actor.
But no one really knows that.
That’s not like, public knowledge.
So [the panelists] would be like, “There was a fiddle!
And so maybe he’s a bluegrass artist” and stuff like that.
They throw so many clues out there.
And now that you’ve done the show, which of your formerLostcostars should do it next?
I would love to seeTerry O’Quinn[who played John Locke], put on one of these outfits.
And he’s got a pretty good voice, too.
What did you take away from this experience?
Huge respect for anybody who I see coming on the show in the future.
It’s funny it’s a weird experience doing the show.
And it’s also great, because if people bring their family, their whole family is wearing them.
So one time, there was a kid and stuff like that.
And I was like, “Is there a kid on the show this year?!”
And that kind of thing was kind of entertaining, though.
I had no idea he was going to be on the show.
And then he got revealed and I was like, “Aw, oh, man.”
If it was any other kind of show, we could have hung out.
What’s coming up next for you that you’re excited about?
And since reunions are all the rage, might we see one forLost?
I haven’t heard anything about aLostreunion, but that would be fun.
It’s just like a dream come true kind of job.
