User blog comment:Artiepenguin/Was Monroe's name ever Eddie?/@comment-1114229-20120219175117

The "philosophy" behind character names/descriptions has always mystified me. Why does one character who speaks get a name and another get only a description? I learned during my time on Lostpedia that producers sometimes use phony names in casting calls to avoid giving away plot elements. So, Silas Weir Mitchell may have auditioned for a character named "Eddie Monroe" or "Eddie Munroe" (the name on the main page of the wiki when I made the tactical error of asking Wikia to unlock the page). We did change "Renard" to "Sean Renard" because the full name showed up on a name plate on the captain's desk. I'm just kind of holding my breath until someone who is Renard's peer or superior actually calls him by his first name. "Sean" isn't very French. It's possible that "Monroe" is our favorite Blutbad's FIRST name. I don't remember Angelina calling him by any name.