- t ong ued ▁tempt ation ▁was ▁so ▁persu as ive , ▁I ▁think ▁any ▁of ▁us ▁would ▁have ▁g ul ped ▁down ▁that ▁[ or ange ▁ju ice ] ". ▁Chris ▁Car ab ott ▁from ▁I GN ▁thought ▁Richard ▁featuring ▁in ▁Ben ' s ▁flash back ▁as ▁a ▁Host ile ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁surprising ▁revel ations ▁of ▁The ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁cur tain " ▁because ▁Al pert ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁aged ▁a ▁day ▁in ▁thirty - plus ▁years ". ▁ ▁Many ▁review ers ▁were ▁pleased ▁when ▁Richard ▁returned ▁in ▁season ▁four ' s ▁" C ab in ▁F ever " ▁after ▁being ▁absent ▁for ▁ten ▁episodes . ▁Jay ▁G lat fel ter ▁of ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁called ▁him ▁a ▁" fan ▁favorite " ▁and ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁pla us ible ▁his ▁appearance ▁at ▁Lock e ' s ▁birth ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁time ▁travel , ▁this ▁seemed ▁more ▁bel iev able ▁than ▁Richard ▁not ▁ag ing . ▁This ▁proved ▁un true , ▁as ▁Lock e ▁visited ▁him ▁ 2 ▁years ▁prior , ▁telling ▁Richard ▁of ▁his ▁( Lock e ' s ) ▁birth ▁in ▁" J ug head ." ▁Car ab ott ▁called ▁it ▁" The ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁welcome ▁surprise " ▁because ▁" He ' s ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁en ig m atic ▁characters ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁his ▁appearance ▁in ▁Lock e ' s ▁past ▁is ▁an ▁exc iting ▁and ▁shock ing ▁revel ation ." ▁Ma ure en