left left television season premiere american broadcasting company fifth season serial drama television series lost episode episode overall written executive producers runners directed executive producer stephen williams aired january abc united_states canada aired immediately clip seasons aired episode lie jack benjamin start quest reunite oceanic hugo reyes ambushed sun confronted charles kate aaron flee home ordered submit test island james ford daniel juliet charlotte lewis miles john survivors oceanic left island jump time island left averaged million viewers united_states received good reviews praising writing new elements plot episode begins late 1970s initiative begun build stations island begins film orientation film arrow station informed incident construction site station arriving realizes workers found unlimited energy source initiative looking enable manipulate time leaves station daniel davies dressed construction worker december following island moved place like home survivors oceanic flight freighter team juliet elizabeth mitchell begin jump time unaffected jump takes day carrying brother crashes island john shot leg rom william met recognize james ford juliet freighter team head swan station order determine second jump brings group forward time destruction station saving process pressed explanation daniel experience record approached richard recognizes treats wound informs strangers meeting gives compass younger self trust explains way stop erratic movements time bring left island die jump brings past find swan station intact tries contact henry inside daniel asserts past changed didn know met later timeline successful answers heads beach daniel stays knocks emerges dressed suit daniel original assertion daniel tells future self survivors island helicopter oxford_university find daniel mother order help survivors jump occurs daniel mother los_angeles lawyers visit kate deliver court order test aaron claire son kate raising refuse reveal client identity london route los_angeles sun kim confronted charles airport tells wants kill benjamin michael desire common following hugo reyes breakout mental institution armed men kills men shoots potent knocking unconscious ben jack matthew fox left funeral body discover broken ben plan reunite oceanic boat unknown location wakes having remembered daniel told sets oxford production following writing mini camp map fifth season premiere script written filming began august runners wrote left decided episode setup elements season specially time travel order implementing time travel confusing way exposition theories rewritten start earlier specific previous seasons filmed high definition season premiere lost episode edited stated season starts won know way tell stories different confirmed sound effect continue transition new storytelling device asked episodes continue focus specific different characters actor portrays reyes replied clear cut past don moments space cut happened previous life gone slightly different direction far telling story definitely trying going people given episode script included scenes main characters including ending writers felt long break audience like character like previous season opening scene meant viewers supposed sense teaser connecting main plot episode writers decided scene return fourteenth episode variable time flashes designed way demonstrated beach john jungle time periods time travel painful characters regard described boat people spoken line executive producer writer runner said little bit worried non line speakers added things looking monsoon coming background survivors general responded tragic event happens season according sean background survivor appeared solely lost missing pieces rise season grand tradition daniel let feelings known episode jokingly justified people couldn grasp time travel aspects shirt entire hour actor kept fit summer break shooting noted disturbing coming hiatus ain fair release reception fifth season lost promoted music video song found intercut new lost scenes tagline destiny calls television critic ryan chicago_tribune deemed slogan don williams buddytv gave positive review fitting way describe upcoming season staff ranked fifth season anticipated early list christopher new_york observer went far return lost event week specifically unveiling academy_awards nominations united_states presidential inauguration barack_obama left following episode lie averaged million viewers million episode aired brought australian viewers left lie uploaded abc media website abc december viewed members press advance reviews attached limited agreements left broadcast january abc united_states canada episode lie broadcast aired lost destiny calls clip seasons marked lost return original timeslot reviews positive james_poniewozik time thought left provided good balance characterization mythology commended character partially perfectly cast davies turned flawed slightly head god matt guide stated premiere offer compelling twists foundation laid pivotal penultimate season sends mind infinite possibilities robert usa_today wrote hard series engaging surprising flat gorgeous lost effort penny expended good use epic big screen adventure small screen way makes big screen versions pale comparison commended noting realistic compelling ryan chicago_tribune praised opening sequence calling great hardcore lost fan shout outs classic lost moments concluded premiere good half stars lot like specifically expanded screen time ryan expressed difficulty understanding use time travel felt better review aspect gay newsday summed season premiere represents pig storytelling work details stories characters time dimensions attend starts feel like meal feeling result pieces praise tim san_francisco_chronicle impressed parallel plotting characters island different times despite deeming premiere script matthew gilbert boston_globe mixed response worried able handle season worth time travel stating hope proven wrong expected solution lost original simply people time alan_sepinwall star-ledger deemed good terms keeping momentum season going characters emotions providing appropriate number hour stars review thomas connor chicago_sun-times stated time travel training wheels coming path far free usual blocks previous seasons baby steps set science fiction driven fifth season honolulu said great episode aspect favorite relationships mythology cameos moments edge seat jeff entertainment_weekly summed entirety premiere pretty cool worth wait wrote lost tradition opening year killer capture imagination sequence honored upheld thing loved frank funny high concept define season brian variety concluded lost approaches twists appears greater degree intellectual primetime difficult track connections sense somebody knows strangely despite interested romantic aspirations characters remarked lost mythology miracle compelling despite believe altogether satisfying honolulu star bulletin enjoyed opening scene rest didn capture hoped citing high expectations month hiatus fourth season finale possible character driven stories revolving time travel clever john buddytv said opening scene leave mouth wide open probably forget close minutes wrote premiere episodes vintage lost unbelievable twists lot strong ain cool news said left aggressively advancing story kinds directions


lost fourth episode season lost episode directed jack written david fury aired october abc episode centers character john terry quinn flashbacks revealed plot twists paralyzed waist attempts join tour present day events leads hunting mission wild jungle food supplies oceanic survivors starts survivors decide burn plane fuselage john backstory conceived writing previous episode director jack decided shoot flashbacks way enhanced contrast life crash problems involving usage real caused producers use computer generated replacements shots suggested animals presence watched million people reviewed positively later considered best episodes plot flashbacks john terry quinn shown working office building box company cruel manager named nations billy ray constantly point tells feels great tells woman named helen phone revealed charges hour talk months reveals helen going like helen tells meet customers person paid hour phone later flashback australia talking leaders refuses let come condition saying big risk insurance company man gets leave trip shown wheelchair end episode unique type flashback shown island aftermath oceanic flight crash wakes beach notices toes making realize longer paralyzed stands called jack matthew fox help injured person island days crash september awakens oceanic flight crash toes realizing longer paralyzed raid body filled fuselage causing jack decide burned day survivors discover food exhausted wonder reveals hold hunting knives suggests jungle hunting mission accompanied kate given antenna set help signal french transmission heard days michael hunting michael wounded animals kate starts leading michael beach goes jungle kate michael head climbs tree attach antenna finish hears sounds monster causing drop break equipment monster heads straight straight episode jack talking rose scott rose husband bernard sam anderson tail section plane bathroom rest tail section passengers believed survivors dead rose convinced alive tail section plane thinks middle section dead michael kate return camp goes tell jack jack sees man suit walk jungle jack chases kate follows instead mysterious figure find brings dead night fuselage burned claire holds memorial service dead passengers information found michael thanks hunting asks monster says looking fire sees wheelchair flame production writing suggested john wheelchair going island rest writing team initially reacted shock embraced idea wanted embrace think people actually entirely different particularly developments kate backstory fugitive thing huge big reveal enhance plot twist flashbacks shot way disguised presence wheelchair scene sitting bed alluded nerve machine created title episode lord files pun lord flies island occupation writers settled enhance contrast pre post crash life director jack decided little green blue imagery flashbacks colors present island jungle sea respectively flashbacks shot fixed cameras wider lenses godfather style display world objects machines remind things taken granted lack island flashback scenes featuring day crash flashbacks section shot way looked similar ones pilot episode shot pilot jack requests assistance scenes featuring originally planned use actual animals bringing continental united_states expensive animals available hawaii look like wild rarely moved script required run scenes producers decided use computer generated instead reaction shots actors person sequences animals point view instead having stunt double kate climbing tree place antenna climbed tree australian office hosts travel agency filmed retail space downtown honolulu episode feature christian portrayed john terry cast late writing producers decided start setting backstory introducing pictures scenes looks photos production solitary began selected role original pictures depicted different actress themes analysis robert writes episode possesses similar themes able overcome past start presents seen series jack man science man faith discussed healing interpreted character religious experience character presented sort mystical figure moving forward reception received ages demographic nielsen ratings episode watched million viewers improvement million previous episode reviews episode positive chris ign gave stating terry quinn puts exceptional performance commenting showing like confident man mysterious intriguing past shell human trying desperately find place world perfect differences island praised supporting stories claiming matthew fox great job playing uneasy leader jack shannon charlie storyline supply little comic relief ryan zap2it described revelation signature moments commented episode cemented star effort robin critic gave episode rating saying episode confirm promise lost pilot episodes episode completely changes perceive lost dan television pity rated episode todd_vanderwerff los_angeles_times said confident episodes series unveiled early run episode cemented lost fans maybe episode david fury nominated emmy award outstanding writing drama series writing episode quinn submitted work emmy award outstanding supporting actor drama series significance legacy comprises significant chapter lost history viewers series ability exist long term viewers learned series surprises mysteries considered test viewers particularly twist like past isn going openly state implications entertainment_weekly considered best episode season ign ranked fifth best lost episode life death pilot looking glass constant episode featured similar lists los_angeles_times guide national post jason thought similarly saying watch season episode lost episode shaped quinn viewed character unaware paralyzed reading script actor fifth season episode life death installments sort trip


instructions instructions episode season american science fiction television series lost aired october american broadcasting company abc making 52nd episode series episode written showrunner supervising producer elizabeth directed stephen williams series follows survivors crash commercial passenger jet flying sydney los_angeles mysterious tropical island south pacific_ocean episode john terry quinn recovers hatch rescues polar bear featured episode flashbacks episode featured return previous main cast member introduced characters added wake criticism series focused survivors estimated million americans watched episode original broadcast instructions received mixed positive reviews television critics plot flashbacks member county california considers members new family day picks young named eddie tells leaving home eddie joins weeks asks allowed know going greenhouse sees exceptional going eddie expresses discontent kept secret desire guys trying blow laughs says talk leaders mike chris jan virginia morris entering greenhouse time later marijuana grown finds mike jan midst frantic preparation flee blame bringing eddie discovered undercover police officer promises fix situation takes eddie hunting holds eddie gunpoint eddie says chosen profile said eddie walks away stating shoot good man insists hunter farmer island john calling wakes jungle sees naked henry run speak stick falls nearly hitting frame church builds sweat lodge convinces charlie pace stand guard takes drug enters lodge order speak island appears help find way bring family apologizes day died accepts apology seemingly sarcastic manner takes sydney airport wheels airport tells danger sees fellow survivors told clean mess finds stick covered blood tells don time exiting sweat lodge sees flash polar bear recovers ability speak tells charlie going save charlie track believes captured polar bear pause large pit ground hatch encounter hugo reyes tells jack kate kidnapped henry gale leader continuing camp finds naked tie dyed shirt says electromagnetic destroyed questions destroyed mentions speech plan save jack kate james ford responds speech speech confused drops matter finds polar bear cave rescues polar bear charlie water stream apologizes unconscious lack faith appears briefly tells rescue jack kate arriving camp informs camp jack captured explanation announces survivors plans rescue jack kate indicated earlier mentions charlie sense production instructions written showrunner supervising producer elizabeth stephen williams served director episode season instructions episode feature fate main cast camped beach begin resolving hatch storyline season finale leading season broadcast abc attempted reveal details possible public return piece information press releases included series regular credited guest actor play character character died season guest star appearance episode guest stars included virginia morris chris leaders jan kim polar bear depicted having arthur inside bear suit appearances episode prior season producers asked rest plane crash survivors focused approximately survivors characters created response reaction characters generally negative abrupt introduction original introduction deleted time final cut episode supposed accidentally found claire jack tent having sex middle episode instead introduced end episode makes speech deleted scene included season dvd dvd contained deleted scene returning seeing mike jan getting arrested cultural references worries hatch turned hulk marvel comics character turned large green exposed gamma rays bible verses seen stick include romans says obey sin john says jesus answered tell truth enter kingdom god born water spirit numbers visible character charlie says trying figure needs speak trees heard wonderful reference work lord rings talks trees reception instructions originally scheduled air october second episode season swapped lost episode glass original broadcast october united_states american broadcasting company abc instructions watched live estimated million viewers demographic lost received ratings share helping abc place night compared major networks episode received mixed positive reviews television critics chris ign wrote instructions entertaining hour television episode certainly offers fair share excitement typical lost episode presented questions answers called improvement preceding episode glass andrew slant_magazine expressed relief having way remember wide eyed knife wielding face disliked flashbacks calling largely developed affair pleased camp referred grounded concluded review noting sudden emergence producers dangerous precedent bears keeping eye writing entertainment_weekly believed episode false starts enjoyed places writers took initial scenes charlie thought episode found groove entered trance called final scene eddie episode strongest moment record gave negative review noting unfortunately instructions devoid glass filled holes terribly helpful information review ryan zap2it gave episode negative review considered weakest season episodes explained watching second time feels maybe lack forward movement maybe lackluster flashback maybe central plot rendered episodes


economist lost economist episode fourth season 75th episode overall abc serial drama television series lost aired february abc united_states canada episode written executive producers edward adam directed executive producer jack episode narrative kate negotiate john terry quinn hostage charlotte lewis physicist crew member daniel davies discovers time island runs offset rest world storyline follows working assassin rescued island economist watched million american viewers received positive reactions critics plot jack matthew fox miles calling argue leader ben michael miles colleague charlotte sought miles colleagues taken prisoner pays respects takes offers retrieve charlotte return gaining helicopter flight freighter anchored offshore takes miles kate asks jack come unpredictable gone daniel asks regina bell colleague freighter shoot island regina arrive thirty minutes lands daniel extracts clock finds times running island running outside synchronized survivors led arrive location jacob cabin find area deserted changes course barracks uses hugo reyes ambush kate miles kate watched james ford discuss reasons wanting wanting home kate realizing arrested crimes rescue defects group exchange charlotte miles order access boat tells wouldn necessary ben spy freighter responds sell soul trust ben helicopter henry confronts pilot frank jeff picture fiancé frank denies knowledge demands place helicopter time returns charlotte frank accuses considered miles pain ass agrees fly offshore episode centered berlin oceanic hired assassin courts german woman order closer employer eponymous economist dates turns reveals counter spy unexpectedly shooting shoulder able shoot kill episode ends treated wound ben gives assignment wary know ben replies good production story future influenced spy fiction particular writing eventually story like jason franchise story justified status oceanic celebrity status provide perfect cover clandestine activities episode written autumn end scene berlin flag shown building street stands actually east german important scene episode regarded experiment resulting time differential scene set prominent theme time travel later episodes episode respective lost runners discussed time differential existing theme transport island rest world particular theme alluded video initiative video premiered comic con scenes episode gained significance boston_red_sox won world series second time years episode written prompted question possible actually annoyed reply likewise reason similar serve emotional episode producers received issues enjoyed role economist appreciated unlike season able push story forward thought infinitely interesting rewarding premise threw loop pleased complex episode reception economist seen million american viewers making lost fourth watched program week episode received nielsen rating key adults demographic great_britain lost brought million viewers episodes fourth season watched guide called worth wait emotionally satisfying guide stated provide plot twists whip fans theory spinning sarah thought scene daniel discovers time mind blowing scene episode entertainment_weekly commented second straight year kicked nuts episode flashes eyes aired valentine day discussed review possible biblical book daniel mark national post thought episode previous gave away plot detail compared island storyline awful movie assassins don williams buddytv thought scene calling ben like episode alias finished saying consider mind blown called episode mind blowing working ben crash crash oceanic deliberate chris ign stated episode jack james_bond jason run money praised lost nature able episode featuring week action spy thriller starring praised episode perfect example serialized television thought double cross reminiscent true employer casino overall rated episode


glass glass second episode season series lost 51st episode overall episode written jeff drew directed paul edwards premiered october abc characters sun featured episode flashbacks island attempt discover whereabouts jack kate episode watched estimated million viewers united_states received mixed reviews multiple reviewers believed inferior previous week season premiere stated storyline caused series step delivers new substantial plot summary flashbacks young sun kim breaks glass blames maid despite father warning maid fired later sun adult kim shown having affair lee tony lee attempts pearl necklace refuses afraid husband shame barges finds bed later summons sun husband daniel kim saying stealing telling end implying killed beats bring commit murder instead orders leave country gets car body suddenly lands corpse hand pearl necklace implying jumped window funeral sun runs father asks tell affair says place tell island sun daniel kim argue jack matthew fox party shown sun goes husband wishes agrees sail new location find dock come ashore build signal fire try lure ambush ben michael orders team capture boat team avoids instead aboard boat encounter sun deck sun accidentally shoots abdomen narrowly manages escape overboard kate james ford forced work quarry digging carrying rocks alex secretly asks kate blake creates distraction kissing kate steals rifle forced relinquish juliet elizabeth mitchell threatens shoot kate tells kate learned fighting abilities says juliet shot problem criticizes start discussing plans escape knowing ben monitoring conversation security cameras ben visits jack telling real lived island life offers jack sent home jack believes stranded ben informs exact time date plane crash days passed making date november insists contact outside world shows citing current events election george bush american presidency sudden death christopher boston_red_sox won world series ben tells red jack starts laughing says proves lying ben proves playing recording final play game jack watches shock production executive producer jeff supervising producer drew wrote glass cinematographer paul edwards served director featured recurring stars tony lee michael lee appearances guest actress character shot episode die season fourth episode man leading premiere new season episode adultery storyline interview mentioned sun past added related baby previously season episode confirm leading speculation online sun pregnant lover lee later episode season resolve storyline showing cured father baby sun deception affair later resolved season episode juliet tells sun lee actor daniel kim enjoyed fight scene guest actor tony lee commenting appreciate fact dirty street fighter think style fighting fits character continued great different layer sun character previously good wife bad husband actress kim added know sun advertised seasons actually lot secrets reception originally scheduled air october swapped episode instructions broadcast week earlier glass aired seventh watched episode week united_states million viewers rating key demographic adults ages lost critic andrew slant_magazine noted like season premiere episode serves add uncomfortable saints going far consistently sympathetic sun added question need flashbacks confess finding particular episode wonderfully twisted usual jeff entertainment_weekly wrote week sun episode disappointment bad episode lost solid wasn good season premiere ign chris rated episode explaining premiere exciting new direction episode glass helped lost step delivers new substantial felt flashbacks repetitive lot like filler basis compelling television praised final scene jack ben compelling scene episode list ranking lost episodes los_angeles_times ranked glass episodes explaining good flashback sun pre island lover terrific scene jack learns won series island plot similar list ign rated episode episodes writing felt appropriate lost season begin episode featuring jack kate abduction big season conclusion having episode season focus plot momentum frustrating pick sun sun lot big issues marriage flashback topic familiar point daniel kim kim submitted episode consideration behalf outstanding supporting actor drama series outstanding supporting actress drama series respectively primetime emmy awards


23rd 23rd tenth episode second season lost 35th episode overall episode directed matt earl written aired january abc watched average million american viewers episode centered character flashbacks revealed nigeria present day events goes charlie pace airplane crashed island episode overall theme redemption written drawing inspiration episode airplane introduced reviews 23rd positive praising flashback performance episode script later nominated emmy award plot flashbacks arrive small village grab young boy named try force shoot old man boy older brother takes gun shoots man saving brother act pleased force join group tearing christian cross neck taken years later powerful meets drug dealer trying heroin country offers favour buying drugs low price country drug runner agrees killed telling believed soul later visits church hometown priest asks plane united_nations relief missionary aircraft allowed fly nigeria saying fly drugs away brother money refuses help later approaches brother asking simply sign papers associates priests arrange flight brother refuses reluctantly signs says friends burn church ground collaborate buys virgin mary statues hide heroin dressed priests associates loading drugs airplane drives tells leave military arrives shortly killing shooting loads brother plane pilot gold tooth prevents boarding flies away military approach real priest ask father island island claire watches scripture head club mentions charlie pace carries virgin mary statue immediately demands statue breaks open shows claire heroin inside goes charlie demanding plane teaches michael use gun michael asks kate shift hatch computer computer michael continues conversation son david interrupted arrival jack matthew fox remains unaware way charlie find parachute tree leads corpse man dressed priest john terry quinn previously found sees dead man gold tooth tells charlie man saved life charlie loses way tells climb tree tree explosions cloud black smoke emerge jungle confronts whilst flashing images past stands ground despite charlie telling run smoke pulls disappears charlie find plane inside finds corpse recognizes taking cross body tells charlie brother gives charlie virgin mary statue broke sets plane fire charlie asks priest puts cross neck replies yes old testament plane burns arriving camp charlie apologizes claire claire tells leave son charlie goes jungle opens hiding place keeping virgin mary statues gave production production introduced airplane corpse dressed priest gun virgin mary statues filled heroin lost writers decided story coincide characters flashbacks decided use tail section characters introduced season essentially bad guy forced disguise priest come presenting priest spiritual leaders island having appreciation island powers pure religious faith writers decided write episode parallels find biggest similarity charlie like follower expedition airplane main theme 23rd redemption charlie seeking eventually getting finding brother charlie chosen companion character point season writers found similarities charlie having difficult relationships brothers writers accidentally wrong shadow valley death instead valley shadow death decided mistake feeling appropriate proper priest flashbacks intent showing opposite religious brother eventually ended similar nigeria depiction described art director bill dusty dirty brown kind earth look touches vendors street square children play soccer interior church actual location facade built set match editing producers decided separate final scene involving airplane getting attacked taking soldier priest spiritual island set flashback priest australia casting team having trouble finding play drug dealer set selected role monster appeared second season producers decided expand mythology 23rd thought good character confront monster spirituality self awareness visual effects supervisor kevin blank suggested adding imagery representing past smoke cross man shoots opening scene reception original broadcast 23rd january abc preceded clip titled lost revelations watched approximately million american viewers weekly audience ranking playoffs desperate reviews 23rd positive entertainment_weekly jeff gave episode describing wonderfully strange redemption fate mac considered episode worthy return month break saying simple looks simple phrases screen charisma ryan zap2it considered highlights episode scene monster flashback opinion great job explaining entire character ign chris gave episode praising development character flashback writers script 23rd nominated primetime emmy award outstanding writing drama series ign ranked 23rd 40th lost episodes calling flashback action packed ambitious series similar list los_angeles_times ranked episode 49th describing great chapter sadly got worthy follow


constant constant fifth episode fourth season american broadcasting company abc serial drama television series lost episode overall broadcast february abc united_states canada written executive producer creator executive producer directed executive producer jack constant watched million american viewers widely regarded lost best episodes nominated primetime emmy awards directors guild america award hugo award episode played henry flown frank jeff freighter mission set going consciousness unexpectedly travels time helicopter reaches freighter introduced communications officer george fisher stevens time like writers took twice time expected develop episode script biggest concern avoidance temporal dealing time travel plot experience flying kilometers miles distance island stranded team freighter consciousness travels years serving british_army royal scots regiment moments later consciousness returns present day knows recognizes companions memory life helicopter lands continues jump taken sick bay man named bed experiencing similar problems explains radio room days earlier girlfriend penny trying contact freighter uses satellite phone contact jack matthew fox island explains appears amnesia daniel davies physicist freighter asks jack recently exposed high level radiation jack unsure daniel speaks asks situation responds believes serving royal scots understands tells returns needs physics department queen college oxford_university england meet daniel past self gives mechanical settings relay extra phrase daniel assures convince daniel past self story legitimate flashbacks frequent longer tracks younger oxford takes laboratory experimenting time machine setting electromagnetic device settings given daniel places laboratory rat maze electromagnetic energy rat appears awakens runs maze daniel excited built maze taught run realizes like rat caught time warp moving consciousness different bodies different points time space dies suspected brain brought exposure time lapse worried die like daniel instructs find constant present times serve anchor mental stability decides penny constant contact find lives gets address father charles auction buying journal owned written crew member 19th century ship called black rock finds penny distraught break willing gets telephone number tells change christmas eve escape sick bay begin repair broken communications equipment enters flashback dies showing signs suffering fate penny tells searching past years reconcile power cut having contact constant stops alternating island daniel journal discovers note written goes wrong constant production constant second lost episode deal directly concept time travel flashes eyes season promoting episode said uses flashback device way promoting constant said pledge lost writer producers enjoy science fiction themes time travel careful create rules time travel series outlined flashes eyes said constant important episode terms explaining time travel explains certain events inevitable universe eventually correct errors rules established writers feared viewers lose interest stakes characters writers hoped constant establish parallel alternate realities breaking episode massive added definitely like hardest new_york_times puzzle week admitted took inspiration final episode star trek generation good things captain jumps time frames lost writers compared role undergoing understands events protagonist hand expert appears time travel fiction brown basically gon tell protagonist find past average lost episode took weeks plan write constant took writers experienced difficulty determining effect future stories popular mechanics analyzed possibility time travel lost rules claimed producers according law physics preventing kind time travel lack know advanced civilization stated writers try use science sense credibility constant episode set writers decided avoid new setting new information declared exposition characters constant state crisis according confusion prevents characters arrived island asking questions freighter crew shooting occurred second half october scenes freighter later episodes filmed days freighter minutes west_coast hawaii lost filmed instead docking ship returning ocean day actors crew slept freighter areas filming oxford scenes shot andrew cathedral honolulu short hair facial hair sports long hair beard cut hair hidden underneath short haired wig talented hair makeup folks according freighter scenes shot shaved beard scenes fake beard episodes meet kevin johnson beard grew written physicist hired consultant producers way transitions scenes place frequently discussed production producers took advice editor mark suggested sudden cuts fancy effect cases sound cut similar way good things edited original ending set following episode having charlotte drop bag containing gas mask feet producers thought work emotional scenes penny decided finish reading diary reception ratings original american broadcast constant watched million viewers ranking lost eighth weekly ratings episode watched total million viewers including watched seven days broadcast making recorded week number went year end season average received key adults demographic canadian broadcast watched million people making sixth watched week united_kingdom constant watched viewers australians tuned lost placing seventy fifth weekly ratings chart critical reaction constant received universal acclaim critics fans cited best episode entire series time named constant best television episode according oscar buddytv lots people referred best lost episode listed best episode lost ign los_angeles_times featured similar lists guide national post entertainment_weekly wrote favorite episodes lost constant beautiful episode fans fall love creators managed build momentum smart narrative romance card develop complicated topic time traveling exquisite mind blowing unforgettable bill usa_today wrote arguably highly praised episode received fourth season colleague robert deemed henry worthy emmy award nomination patrick day los_angeles_times called episode mind blowing tour force ryan chicago_tribune called ages episode classic lost moment penny phone especially spine performance gay newsday wrote night minutes lost satisfying minutes tube life added wasn merely brilliant episode pushed mythology forward rapidly richly episode memory emotional release actually cried penny finally connected wasn single solitary false note alan_sepinwall star-ledger said brilliantly executed brain love story outstanding performance davies jeff entertainment_weekly described episode best single outing season named phone penny best moment season excluding moments air season finale wizard described constant cited reason hardcore fans love lost matt guide said time went week brilliant episode worked beautifully showcase henry stand episode twilight zone x-files style adventure start middle killer finish dos loved minute admitted time favorite episodes love business fact henry act constant received high praise ign reviewer chris calling brilliantly executed hour television finest episodes series gave tying pilot looking glass best reviewed episode lost television pity gave episode highest grade lost episode erin aol squad loved episode unique flashback structure constant strengthened love penny story saying heart won break jack kate juliet end penny don reunite devastated oscar buddytv gave constant excellent review saying mind spun fast lost episode writers credit constantly story structure jay huffington_post said episode lost continued season thrilling momentum proved fans fourth season leaves jaws hanging open possibly favorite lost episodes praised characters daniel favorite characters calling intriguing character lost best love story dare television today daniel graded episode considering best lost episodes review compared television film specifically constant country old men academy_award winner best picture decided television far superior san_diego union wrote touched relieved reunion penny review constant favorably critics giving dan portal gave constant mixed review described entertaining episode fine acting performance henry criticized repetitive story arc criticized frank character said jeff fine actor far character hasn evolved care concluded episode didn raise answer major importance help feel mid season filler ben jones digital_spy graded stars wrote refreshing shift lost tone enabled loyal viewers hearts warmed long distance beloved penny awards constant nominated outstanding cinematography hour series outstanding music composition series original dramatic score 60th primetime emmy awards academy television arts sciences july lost representative episode outstanding drama series nominated losing mad men henry davies submitted episode consideration behalf outstanding supporting actor drama series episode considered outstanding directing outstanding writing drama series episode nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation short form jack nominated directors guild america award outstanding directing drama series


korean seventh episode american broadcasting company fourth season lost episode overall episode written executive producers edward adam directed regular lost editor stephen aired united_states canada march episode feature departure episode second season features bell guest star watched million american viewers received positive reviews premiere fourth season principal cast lost called shocking seven episodes title episode sun daughter means flower wisdom episode story focuses married couple sun kim daniel kim late island debate defect rival faction survivors led john terry quinn intercut episode series island scenes sun birth experiencing series difficulties efforts reach hospital gift stuffed ending shows sun scenes focus birth scenes flashbacks events plane crash sun escapes island subplot follows henry board learn freighter mission find somebody knew plot episode presents storylines follow sun storyline focuses freighter island sun increasingly worried intentions crew despite juliet elizabeth mitchell warning sun women conceive island die second sun arranges defect rival faction led john terry quinn want leave island juliet tries stop sun leaving telling sun affair causing angrily journey minute having heartfelt conversation fishing bernard married man island sun assures baby waiting speak captain freighter grant bowler taken regina bell jumps ship having wrapped chains dismisses heightened case cabin fever asserts losing better losing saving says employed charles girlfriend father later takes cabin tells benjamin michael faked plane crash tremendous resources process dead bodies everybody believe passengers dead proceeds saying reasons keen finding benjamin island meeting relocated different ship meet michael working alias kevin johnson episode island storyline seemingly depicts rushing hospital sun oceanic goes labor journey hospital marred unfortunate incidents including difficulty purchasing stuffed cell phone broken sun gives birth girl names chosen final island scenes establish sun stories separate story set past months marriage sun rushing birth chinese ambassador deliver gift behalf employer sun father final sun daughter visited takes pay respects indicates died day crash oceanic production episode filmed late october early november primarily island lost filmed days shooting daniel kim arrested driving influence alcohol arrest prompted speculation future series stars rodriguez leaving lost arrests revelation sun oceanic members revealed executive producers writers left identity sixth deliberately ambiguous provoke debate episode episode second season finale live die appears michael actor original cast fourteen appear season lost hurt creative decision leave went appear british horror film weeks later demons pilot cbs picked cbs returned lost return confirmed lost slot comic con international reception watched live recorded watched hours broadcast million viewers united_states achieving key adults demographic ranking fourth week viewers episode brought viewers australia key adults demographics night mark national post praised episode continuing near perfect season asked episode answered questions advanced plot little immediately noted question negative found line hunt rip head particularly humorous tim critic san_francisco_chronicle thought highly romantic plot episode generally characters sun noting lost treated sun relationship interest respect primetime televised portrayals intimacy matt guide stated episode cry ultimate compliment later review commented emotion climactic reveal comparison staff gave largely negative review reviewer thought feel like purposely manipulated flashback reveal wasn interesting result reveal michael man boat predictable thought sun request jack matthew fox comment deceased father looking glass television pity gave episode called confusing praised kim daniel kim performances fantastic


white rabbit lost white rabbit fifth episode season lost episode directed kevin hooks written christian taylor aired october abc episode centered character jack matthew fox flashbacks revealing past including childhood trip australia looking missing father christian present day events plane crash survivors begin struggle realize running fresh water jack tries solve conflicts starts seeing christian jungle chases dead father episode attracted estimated million live viewers received positive reviews listed ign ranking episode lost broadcast white rabbit abc picked lost season adding additional episodes thirteen scheduled plot flashbacks young jack john friend beaten bully gives jack chance leave decides help friend causing jack assaulted jack father christian john terry sees son beaten face tells jack hero doesn takes years later jack matthew fox visits mother tells christian left australia asks jack bring father jack reluctantly agrees arriving sydney searches hotel father staying manager informs jack father slept hotel days following incident bar jack finds bottles alcohol pills father christian room jack shown identifying father corpse tells jack death possibly caused alcohol induced heart attack jack later argues oceanic ticket agent says documentation board christian coffin aboard flight incomplete jack frustrated explains arrangements set funeral arrives needs bury father needs island jack matthew fox rescues ocean fails swim save drowning woman later jack approached hugo reyes charlie pace question deal diminishing water supplies survivors confronts jack saved asking jack leader jack sees man saw previous episode runs jack catches recognizes man father man runs away chasing jack trips rolls mountain barely grabbing edge cliff beach claire charlie unable find remaining water john terry quinn volunteers search water jungle searching discovers jack hanging rescuing talk jack saying want leader doesn takes advises pursue father comparing white rabbit alice wonderland explaining belief island happens reason nightfall jack follows sound heard jungle leading cave containing spring fresh water finds debris plane including father coffin jack opens finds coffin leading tear apart frustration beach gives water unconscious claire caught charlie admits stole water attempt responsibility fight survivors begins jack returns speech saying found fresh water band survive live going die production white rabbit aired october episode directed kevin hooks written christian taylor taylor declared underlying message man journey find solving jack conflicted relationship father gave excuse integrated jack context series showrunner working episode end big shocking twist surprise like predecessor particularly positive great scene jack woods influenced characters later discussions faith fourth season finale place like home scene jack cliff matthew fox performs stunt considered relying stunt doubles sort director ability shoot cool ways fox thirty foot high cliff blue screen digital extensions appeared hundreds feet high fox long time stunt actor steve performed jack rolling mountain grabbing edge cliff given fox considered things gon able episode named white rabbit tale alice adventures wonderland leads story title character alice deeper deeper hole world called wonderland meeting different characters alice followed white rabbit deeper deeper hole wonderland jack follows father deeper deeper jungle shows jack dead father pilot episode survivor unclear portrayal seemingly unrelated characters symbolism episode marks appearance actor john terry plays jack father christian mysterious man jack chases jungle previous episode christian played stand actor character hadn cast head shown reception white rabbit aired united_states october estimated million viewers america watched episode broadcast finished second timeslot major_league_baseball season playoffs adults aged episode earned ratings share finishing fourteenth place week based series success abc picked lost season soon broadcast white rabbit ordering episodes thirteen agreed episode received positive reviews todd_vanderwerff club gave episode writing structure white rabbit kind half formed way strikes similar structure think feeling having tossed minute suits episode way didn earlier vanderwerff writes think episode admire taking away jack agency ign reviewer chris gave episode writing features best flashbacks dedicated jack robin critic gave white rabbit praising writers character heavy episode trying unnecessary action added cliff scene particularly don believe die action movie scene probably didn leave ryan zap2it described white rabbit worthy successor stronger jack centric produced lost episode guide unofficial anthology robert says episode depth glimpse jack character dan entertainment_weekly gave episode complimenting jack dysfunctional relationship christian producing questions eerie revelations ign listed white rabbit 49th ranking episode lost describing live die speech iconic similar ranking episodes todd_vanderwerff los_angeles_times placed episode feeling notable things introduces like monster dead people plot


variable variable 14th television episode fifth season lost 100th episode overall originally aired american broadcasting company abc united_states april episode milestone celebrated cast crew location hawaii episode daniel davies returns island order warn inhabitants involving initiative research station swan jack matthew fox kate daniel begin gun fight leading juliet elizabeth mitchell flashbacks daniel relationship parents charles shown episode written executive producers edward adam directed paul edwards serves companion piece season episode constant episode heavily features character daniel lost episode deal directly concept time travel airing episode received generally positive reviews television critics complimenting davies performance plot flashbacks young age asks daniel knows destiny tells special gift brilliant mind destiny relies daniel graduates oxford_university gives new journal gift reminds destiny daniel received enormous research grant charles daniel know actually father years later following crash flight daniel suffered severe psychological effects performing experiments lost mental lives watching news coverage discovery flight wreckage trench daniel visited charles tells faked found wreckage real plane actually landed island charles invites daniel island charles claims cure psychological problems later visits daniel encourages island following events previous episode like daniel returned island having spent years ann michigan conducting research initiative returned jack kate managed travel time initiative learning jack sent island daniel mother younger alice evans older daniel visits station warns catastrophic event occur swan station hours believe daniel says future miles dan story daniel informs miles son future barracks juliet daniel kim miles decide flee survivors original beach abandoning kate jack daniel decide visit island native population help prevent impending disaster suspicion head research trying steal weapons gun fight survivors able escape brings team juliet house find member patrick tied daniel explains jack kate intends detonate hydrogen bomb buried island order prevent construction swan turn ensure oceanic flight crashes island means visible team sends freighter brings charlotte charlotte doesn die daniel enters camp gun drawn demands richard shoots daniel argue hostility richard daniel dies tells son following events dead dead henry brought hospital having shot ben michael waiting wife penny visited apologizes involving happened penny later visits expected recovery charles daniel father speaks outside hospital visit daughter production variable written edward adam directed paul edwards like season episodes features elements time travel serves companion piece season episode constant episode heavily features character daniel lost episode deal directly concept time travel flashes eyes season constant fourth season constant way island helicopter hits causing consciousness body switch lost runner said fifth season major characters decades leaving audience attempting events straight end game sight variable viewers pieces puzzle said added promising big bang flash serve companion piece memorable episode season constant endured vicious caused effects traveling time commented fifth season rules time travel explained daniel said flashback story daniel mysterious mysteries answered episode runner partner wrote constant thought sister episode written led writing runners pleased outcome episode thought best episodes season episode features death davies character daniel daniel introduced fourth season originally intended minor character quiet demeanor seemingly good heart favorite fans decided expand daniel role led key player lost eventual resolution response daniel death said incredibly painful thing kill beloved character feel death kind culminating event entire season ends chapter start final chapter entire series runners explained davies time status lost coming end story personal self emotions adding took news called explain going happening daniel awesome exit interview somebody daniel cornerstone fifth season imagine season looked like davies think crazy stuff come guy mouth interesting emotional poetic extraordinary cast said davies missed lost commented time status dead characters known michael plays ben said davies great sensitive guy got deep character lived variable episode produced aired television plays role said speaking hit episodes doesn happen especially saying lost island gon season fact lasted season time shocking amazing interview news observer recalled meeting abc executives pitch idea plane crash survivors stranded island mystery danger asked executives lost saga stand future replied probably going past episode thirteen let honest added traveled time tell meeting going season laughed face episode milestone celebrated cast crew location hawaii crew food network american television ace special lost cake party commemorate milestone cake featured beer bottles computer swan station miniature oceanic flight ace episode lost hawaii featuring making cake aired food network united_states reception variable watched live recorded watched hours broadcast million viewers united_states achieving adults aged eighteen demographic lost wednesday number scripted television aforementioned demographic thirteenth straight original telecast australia episode watched people ranking sixth night airing episode received generally positive reviews television critics complimenting davies performance daniel chris ign commented appearance davies lost doubts glad opportunity leave strong note delivers great emotional moments week especially scenes suffering memory deterioration huge fan davies course couple years thanks performance rachel paste said episode revealed different daniel true nature physicist good evil decided decent guy barring experimenting girlfriend running away brain turned thing past lost confused big earnest eyes decided forgive variable showed dynamic heart daniel vulnerability like broken beings man issues week dove inside dynamic daniel mother growing adam film school rejects positive episode complaining lost slow watched variable saw action basketball player chamberlain mean got clear explanation got island wanted answers got believed davies acting high point episode david oliver gave episode rating commented good episode daniel oliver said episode little advance season storyline significantly significant developments revelations verdict stephen said episode fast paced featured exciting twist episode received criticism dan alpha said run strong episodes lost slipped recent episodes bad haven special episode average simply isn good shooting daniel end stunning expected rest episode learning identity daniel parents reviewer thought episode good good constant thought came lots answers references past episodes season ones making exciting reviewer loved sort explanation daniel changed mind changing past thought work daniel think possible rush took care explain jon said internal character piece variable great ending daniel brushed key events people daniel nurse parental connection etc past events thread daniel plot establish connection daniel truly


man science man faith man science man faith episode second season lost 26th episode overall episode directed jack written aired september abc flashbacks focus jack struggle heal sarah later wife real time john kate decide enter open hatch shaft writing season premiere producers decided pick hatch storyline left hanging season finale exodus leaving events explained following episode man science man faith received positive reviews stands watched episode series north_america million viewers plot introduction man henry wakes bed immediately presses keys appears late 1970s era computer gets dressed begins day camera moves surrounding rooms contain assortment objects 1960s present puts music begins exercise routine shower makes breakfast interrupted explosion man arm mirror system gaze reveals faces jack matthew fox john terry quinn standing open hatch shaft flashbacks jack encounters future wife sarah arrived emergency room car crash jack saves sarah life goes tell spinal cord injury unlikely sarah regain ability walk father john terry manner jack operates sarah goes running tour running falls meets runner named tells training race world jack shares failed sarah advises need feel provide hope jack returns sarah room discovers experienced recovery island hatch entry says wait sun come enter hatch jack hand feels entry delayed time caves shannon grace search jungle david dog vincent search shannon vision wet speaking talks rest survivors believes reaching caves jack explains situation survivors promising right kate long stay appears carrying cable saying going hatch soon kate follows shaft kate realizes mysteriously disappears sudden burst light hatch caves informing survivors went jungle daniel dead jack decides going kate reaching hatch finds shaft exploring comes painted mural wall key hanging neck pulled strong magnetic force finally surprised bright light loud music enters appears underground dome computer equipment including apple plus computer prompt glowing shift key execute jack use appears tells jack touch jack raises gun asks kate revealed gunpoint threatens shoot jack surrender jack refuses instead destiny finally steps jack recognize production man science man faith alludes quote previous episode describes man faith jack man science writer stated episode title imply jack flashback making man science facing miracle treating patient episode written focus opening hatch cliffhanger left exodus destruction michael boat kidnapping son explained second episode cliffhanger influenced tone protagonists expecting attack audience knows coming going boat instead episode accessible new viewers instances dialogue events season producers decided start episode inside swan considered audience expect pick jack looking hatch shaft opening instead filmed place reveal location period jack stated remember san_francisco apartment explosion hatch flashbacks director jack decided avoid making hospital scenes similar filming handheld cameras spontaneous feel scene sarah operation filmed actual surgery room stadium honolulu jack tour starting episode start abandoning caves producers considered location hard film aesthetically good swan centerpiece location mysteries given protagonists electricity food station designed 1970s similar evokes modern 1960s appearance decayed decades maintenance fact station dangerous means design added concrete wall magnetic force hatch shaft completely computer generated shots filmed episode feature song kind music mama heard later episodes picked song reminded childhood mother listen sunday music vacuum cry declared song lyrically felt right haunting feeling mama personal history reception season premiere hit ratings high series million american viewers episode weekly audience ranking csi crime scene investigation desperate stands watched episode lost critical reviews positive jeff entertainment_weekly frustrated episode revealing happened characters unveiling new mysteries liked writing symbolism considering enigmatic enterprise grounded rich layers meaning squad keith said held suspense episode chris ign rated man science man faith praising flashbacks edited incredibly island content performance sarah chicago_tribune ryan described episode wonderfully paced terrific return form ryan zap2it considered introduction hatch scene jack stadium highlights season premiere director photography michael nominated primetime emmy award outstanding cinematography single camera series episode ign ranked man science man faith 18th best episode lost similar list los_angeles_times ranked episode 11th saying best jack flashback demonstrated confident height powers


lost 14th episode 3rd season 63rd episode overall american broadcasting company abc serial drama television series lost aired abc united_states canada march episode written edward adam directed stephen williams episode story focuses couple flashbacks reveal lives arriving island day day eighty returned fifth time death late season furthermore william daniel reprised guest roles flashbacks episode got mixed response critics fans positive reception considering entertaining send unpopular characters negative reviews deeming unnecessary plot flashbacks flashbacks begin acting popular charlie angels like filmed sydney guest star having affair executive producer howard wealthy works chef kills poisoning food couple steals diamonds worth million couple plan returning united_states oceanic flight encountering shannon grace airport surviving plane crash realize lost bag diamonds daniel tells spider ability people gives trajectory map leads pearl plane explore kate mentions found plane lake finds diamonds tell instead hides toilet pearl conversation juliet elizabeth mitchell ben michael accidentally leave takes later john terry quinn henry visit pearl diamonds pretending use bathroom figures found diamonds telling decides lure trap denies diamonds spiders finds diamonds apologizes claiming end relationship stands state regret female spider attract group male spiders species leg diamonds beach beach runs beach collapsing hugo reyes james ford playing rush says barely soon pronounced dead try said died come conclusion said lies actually said paralyzed begin investigation find lying jungle finds tent concludes working similarity think near camp sun kim reminds abducted nearby unaware charlie grabbed tries calm says perimeter sweep charlie pace feels guilty confesses sun attempted kidnap returns having found diamonds survivors accuse killer saw arguing morning gives diamonds sun later confronts kidnapping returns diamonds worthless survivors hold funeral diamonds grave open filling grave burying alive production fourteenth episode series directed stephen williams ninth written duo edward adam intended episode homage film noir con artists perfect crime eventually goes wrong getting stranded island reference genre added having read evil sun recurring theme eventually leads deaths focused petty needs care flashbacks island making appear important previous events scene set crash mixes actual scenes unused footage pilot episode new footage shot original location beach pieces wreckage found added effects scene jack speech new scenes footage white rabbit continuity considered finding shannon confidence man seeing carrying hatch filmed deleted scene sees sky turning purple season writers idea introducing character actress created outline fictional work long hours writer room lead creating episodes fictional centered episode written originally going entire flashback episode going crime fighting revealed actually actress idea shortened flashback spot role written billy williams mind cast color scheme hat chosen reference costume worn famed role killed disliked lost fan base runner admitted couple universally despised fans explained producers good faith audience gotten away given backlash clean mess decision kill flashback episode decided producers december stated fellow runners despite bad reception felt episode necessary explain original plan introducing background characters main cast suggested having characters buried alive actress said wasn bothered general dislike character nervous burial scene speculation duo deaths began months actual episode aired said interview brazilian rolling_stone character going die middle season clue deaths came announced signed film fall pilot abc football wives reception million viewers broadcast abc watched week performance results dancing stars placing lost eighteenth spot overall weekly ranking attracted million viewers canada fourth watched night viewers united_kingdom sky watched week received mixed reviews admitted episode created varying degree fan reaction fans describing filler defended saying little bit anthology episode felt unrealistic episodes episode gon know plot momentum think entirely reasonable sort necessity episodes aren super know propelled daniel said episode complete waste time wanted die think deaths entire episode entertainment_weekly jeff wrote liked cameo appearance billy williams think change minds unpopular characters writer wrote embarrassed lost new_york magazine list pointless lost episodes guide matt praised episode weaving flashbacks appeared posthumous weren providing clever new angles classic lost moments previous seasons went welcome reminder producers know chris ign gave positive review stating real impact overall storyline ultimate end entertaining hour television ign staff later ranked lost episodes describing series fun episodes


best daddy issues best daddy issues eleventh episode american drama series season lost episode directed stephen williams written aired december american broadcasting company abc episode flashbacks reveal jack responsible father dismissal hospital performing surgery drunk present jack team searching fellow plane crash survivors kidnapped somebody listed passenger manifest flashbacks inspired background son doctor episode general went changes writing stage creation new characters help look missing survivors scrapped favor including regular character best daddy issues watched million americans met positive reviews critics reviewers commending scene jack saves charlie pace plot flashbacks jack matthew fox operates woman despite attempts revive father christian john terry forces stop time death later revealed actually christian operation jack called nurse apparent father performing surgery influence alcohol christian attempts cover making jack sign form detailing surgery albeit omitted report stating hospital medical license alcohol mentioned later jack learns patient husband hospital jack christian attend board meeting discussing went wrong operation board reveals deceased woman pregnant unknown jack horrified confesses board christian operating influence surgery impaired judgment led chain events causing woman death island day october caves camp learned hugo reyes survivor rom william listed passenger manifest furthermore charlie pace claire missing jack john terry quinn run jungle find distinct indicating took charlie claire decides gather hunting party jack continues returns kate finds jack find left charlie clue party find separate trails takes direction jack kate soon turns jack kate following correct trail find charlie starts jack believes hears claire screaming jack embankment find warns jack kill captives stop following gains upper hand jack regains consciousness jack continues eventually finding charlie hanged kate cuts jack performs despite kate pleas dead jack brings charlie life caves nightfall jack learns charlie wanted claire meantime looking jungle decides caves throws drops lands metal surface embedded ground curious proceed remove mud find production best daddy issues written writing process episode went changes working title episode takes writers deemed title lame writing jack flashback scenes drew inspiration background son doctor new minor characters named arthur sullivan originally created accompany idea later scrapped favor including series regular development serve genesis character upcoming death later episode harm idea metal surface known hatch rest season came producers season hatch discovery introduced earlier episode moved end episode cliffhanger jack kate journey original outline come attack island native inhabitants cut executive producer deemed attack cheesy described biggest cliché book added people writing decided maybe earned gave emotional episode fight scene jack performed actors given freedom set characters fight stunt coordinator michael wanted feral possible school combat filming scene jack finds charlie episode director stephen williams scouted suitable location found looked like cathedral layout trees charlie hung cable roughly hours actor described scene tree hung hung tried fall asleep tried relax going cut tree matthew fox trying revive crying didn hear semi state close chest reception best daddy issues received ages demographic nielsen ratings episode watched million viewers sixth largest audience american television week aired improvement million previous episode raised united_kingdom episode seen million viewers second highest rated series air channel_4 week critical reactions episode positive chris ign rated episode calling swift return form plenty striking emotional moments better episodes season commented flashbacks don necessarily learn new jack personality standpoint fox exceptional job conveying jack heartbreak reveals father operated woman influence alcohol enjoyed jack encounter calling chilling praised scene jack tries save charlie remember believing killed charlie initial viewing knew outcome time hard scene watch adding jack finally manages feel charlie know disappointed letting claire ign article ranked best daddy issues 33rd best lost episode todd_vanderwerff los_angeles_times rated episode lost episodes apart series finale described episode thrilling opined similar things better whitney entertainment_weekly care jack flashbacks commended scene jack saved charlie stating knew going save charlie life started crying identify good know going happen swept


fourth episode fourth season episode overall abc serial drama television series lost aired february abc united_states canada written supervising producer elizabeth script coordinator nations directed executive producer stephen williams episode written nations episode island plot takes place late december plus days crash oceanic flight kate played trial numerous pre island crimes escape island watched million americans received mixed reviews critics cliffhanger generally praised slow pace criticized plot john terry quinn keeping ben michael prisoner basement house claimed barracks prepares breakfast including remaining eggs fresh ben frustrated kate cuts deal prisoner miles tell knows speak ben minute miles wants million ben return miles promises lie employer claiming ben dead miles gives ben week produce cash finds miles reveals knows kate past kate barracks goes lake house miles held captive puts grenade miles mouth bite die kate sleeps james ford sex kate leaves camp beach face suggests pretending mad excuse jack matthew fox continue love triangle jack returns survivors beach camp juliet elizabeth mitchell newcomers daniel davies charlotte lewis jack juliet grow increasingly uneasy series unsuccessful attempts contact freighter satellite phone verify henry frank jeff departed freighter helicopter previous evening arrived safely evening charlotte tests daniel memory playing cards daniel successfully remembers cards charlotte remarks progress jack juliet ask phone number try charlotte emergency number speaks regina bell reports helicopter arrived leaving island kate famous oceanic tried numerous crimes committed crash pleads guilty kate opposed bringing son trial jack called character witness lies testimony saying flight crashed water survived crash died kate primarily responsible oceanic survival kate speaks mother time years longer angry kate perspective changed thought kate died plane crash prosecution star witness longer wants testify daughter district attorney makes plea deal kate gets years probation stay state california jack meets kate parking garage admits loves contrast false testimony oath behalf asks coffee kate responds willing visit baby revealed kate raising claire son aaron william production nations worked script coordinator late 1990s cbs television series nash bridges lost runners writer runner nash bridges hired nations serve lost script coordinator alongside pre production second season nations episode created series bible timeline nations direct lost writing debut nations promoted fifth season september conclude kate potential pregnancy having sex times season kate begin wonder kate pregnant kate pregnant causing kate angry suddenly leave barracks excited kate new connection aaron said choose play lost character claire aaron gets aaron portraying kate enjoyed kate having responsibility puts different situation previous seasons word directly referenced episode resulting online speculation confusion according questioned title jeff entertainment_weekly suggested title reference ancient cosmic egg concept chicken egg dilemma john buddytv shout children book film called easter egg adventure depicts attempting steal easter eggs animals place called egg town allusion great depression slang term 1930s describing bad deal confirmed episode primarily named eggs ben breakfast story deals kate possible pregnancy continues lost pattern featuring numerous literary references favourite book writers story similar character gives ben philip dick science fiction novel vision aspect god reads invention science fiction novel argentine writer fugitive hides deserted pacific island people images exist asks james like watch fictional film called doom james replies saying reading book plays hear film title song reception watched million american viewers ranking lost seventh week nielsen ratings episode watched total million viewers including watched seven days broadcast making recorded week number went year end season average received key adults demographic canadian broadcast seen million people making ninth watched week united_kingdom lost brought million viewers amidst speculation lost pulled schedule australians tuned nineteenth watched night programs night key adults demographics robert usa_today praised performance saying worthy primetime emmy award nomination guide michael dubbed best episode episodes fourth season wizard described great episode observed features conversation sun season interesting season fans arms early season didn characters season seeing complaining looks like writers finally found right balance entertainment_weekly jeff thought episode moving forward episodes drive home dos called episode final plot twist fantastic unexpected digital_spy ben jones called best episodes season stars saying courtroom scenes executed marked difference characterisation jack known honest type oceanic flight crashed blatant lies island oath definitely dramatic erin aol squad reviewed positively writing shows mix topics like blackmail grenades episode lost pulled jon claimed lost blew everybody minds buddytv oscar commented flash forward scenes genius writers jay huffington_post thought effectively kept frantic pace season set answering good questions effectively bringing new ones patrick day los_angeles_times found set slower pace episodes season said witness stand forum revelation holds appeal newsday mixed feelings criticized lack plot twists stating second reveal kate raising aaron turned bit execution acting calling trial delivered fox alan_sepinwall star-ledger dubbed weakest episode season partially unimpressed lack plot twists find kate compelling character san_diego union gave mixed review writing night lost amazing slammed upside head plot left unable remember doubts minute daniel gave episode partially twist ending ign chris rated worst scoring wrote place final revelation shocking lost survive shock value daniel television pity gave episode lowest grade 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raised raised tenth episode season american drama series lost aired december american broadcasting company abc directed written episode reveal backstory claire represented shift previous lost emphasise series mythology decision network nervous time episode flashbacks depict story claire pregnancy rejected boyfriend refused raise child claire decides adoption agency belief struggle raise claire visits psychic nick warns dangerous future child raise present claire experiences terrifying begins suspect somebody trying harm child response decides start census survivors raised marks revelation william remaining survivors oceanic flight instead outsider revealed alluded previous episode final scene involving claire charlie approached lauded television commentators plot flashbacks claire takes pregnancy test assistance boyfriend thomas donnell positive thomas fine good parents claire goes psychic richard nick knows pregnant touching hand supposed vision upset refuses tell claire saw later thomas tells claire leaving saying ready responsibility child claire returns psychic asks reading richard knows thomas left says claire raise baby parents baby danger psychic repeatedly tells claire child away tells going adoptive services agency claire sign papers couple adopt baby tries work claire thinks leaves adoption agency goes psychic gives ticket oceanic flight explaining couple los_angeles adopt baby additional initially claire skeptical giving child complete strangers los_angeles richard assures strangers good people claire initially finds change heart suspicious accepts island day october claire wakes nights row screaming claire wakes find longer pregnant walks forest encounters john terry quinn table playing cards asks telling responsibility gave away claire pays price looks white black eye hears crying finds baby layers material hands pool blood wakes screaming injured hands digging nails deeply second dream holds claire stomach wound claire attack persuades hugo reyes census survivors clear idea actually resides island day conducting census talks rom william concerned giving information jack matthew fox suggests claire imagined attack offers claire upset jack believe deciding leave caves beach tells james ford flight manifest plane help census gives objection charlie pace tries help claire beach starts having charlie says deliver baby accidentally confesses recovering drug jack leaves jungle charlie finds tells claire labor jack charlie goes comfort claire tells story psychic charlie suggests psychic knew flight going crash way forcing claire raise baby claire stops having badly wounded returns camp tells people live island plane survivors looks shadows arms crossed reveals jack survivors listed flight manifest means island plane crashed claire begin stop claire charlie met looks production raised written consulting producer feature claire backstory arrived island episode story developed september time series premiered television series creator later recalled network realized lost going popular read plans raised warned writers success season contained flashbacks main characters develop stories viewers approach changed raised writers instead approached claire flashbacks way reveal island mythology according network got nervous deep dive mythology episode director worked lost creator television series alias met discuss episode tone regularly talked phone filming began explained involved aspect outline draft second draft constant phone calls forth basically challenge making schedule australian actress originally auditioned role shannon speaking dialogue american accent instead offered claire accepted reading script assuming recurring role pregnant able learn experience older sisters found hot weather conditions hawaii difficult later saying ways filming actually like drama endure weather exposed elements actress admitted premise raised psychic tricks claire sending island raise baby reception raised aired december united_states estimated million viewers watched episode live meaning finished place night tenth place week major american networks year old viewers episode earned rating making eleventh highest week age demographic writing entertainment_weekly whitney called decent episode better absolutely final moments chris ign wrote episode best season noteworthy memorable reveal praised episode climax revelation appearing alongside warning performance seen highlight zap2it columnist ryan writing praised stellar episode showing real antagonist series felt reveal helped lost turn sharply introducing island human threat survivors concluded best episodes season todd_vanderwerff los_angeles_times rated episode lost episodes apart series finale commented positively nicely flashback psychic way getting plane episode stated solitary raised felt like lost serialized mystery claire story reveal character destined voyage island form flashbacks mtv columnist ranked best lost episode stating rom episode closing reveal moments early lost


house rising sun lost house rising sun sixth episode season american television series lost centers daniel kim brutally attacks michael survivors know wife sun kim speak korean jack matthew fox proposes survivors caves beach episode feature backstory sun shown episode flashbacks directed michael written cast kim daniel kim nervous characters relationship foster negative perceptions korean people felt outdated depiction influence society little exposed korean culture actors discussed series producers leading writing house rising sun depiction relationship house rising sun aired october american network abc estimated million viewers watched episode broadcast earned ratings share slight increase previous episode received mainly positive reviews critics focusing revelations surrounding sun relationship plot flashbacks sun party served champagne soon develop relationship sun wanting run away america insisting tell father seeing sun father relationship long takes job working night married returns home covered blood sun angry refuses explain blood tells sun father tells years later sun secretly plots leave father free wants plans expresses loving gesture boards flight husband island day september jack kate charlie pace john terry quinn caves gather water investigate charlie steps told snap charlie bee face shifts weight causing snap charlie clearing wreckage caves tells charlie recognizes band charlie drive shaft charlie happy finally kate familiar musical background later caves team discovers bodies according jack man woman adam eve deterioration clothes jack estimates dead years finds containing stones black white sun shocked attack michael beach apparent reason james ford manage subdue wreckage michael says attack racially motivated later tells son lloyd david true sun finds michael perfect english says need talk michael shocked speaks english sun tells unaware explains angrily attacked michael watch wearing belongs father michael says found wreckage important jack kate return beach jack starts talking people moving caves argue stay beach rescue party signal fire burning caves shelter fresh water group splits camps accordingly jack charlie hugo reyes sun rom william daniel sullivan scott caves kate claire michael vincent madison shannon grace rose scott scott jackson christian steve remain beach caves tells charlie knows charlie addicted heroin says charlie gives drugs island guitar misses deeply charlie hands heroin shows guitar charlie beach kate refuses jack caves michael approaches axe throws watch shouts fight watch ridiculous time doesn matter damn island michael cuts free remains wrist michael tells stay away night caves charlie plays guitar jack returns people beach episode ends clips groups nelson sure plays background production kim daniel kim born korea raised united_states kim initially auditioned role kate producers liked created entirely new character couple alienated rest group communicate male korean actor sought kim star kim winning moved south_korea forgotten korean time won role kim helped language accent reportedly sounded poor native speakers episode title reference song house rising sun popularized english rock group animals episode reveal backstory sun focus episode flashbacks kim felt initial way sun portrayed represented outdated depiction korean relationship korean community worried affect perceptions race lack exposure american media actors discussed potentially negative feedback producers early series development kim fear led creator ensure character story told supervising producer wrote house rising sun found difficult write sun storyline speak korean cultural personal reference showrunner commented given script written english producers noticed episode subtitled making fear abc reaction instead network executives received concerned complex inherent racial dynamics story korean man attacking black man kim perspective crashed island find worst case scenario bunch strangers doesn speak english suspicious people kim thought important convey sun falling love showing stressed importance episode discovery caves prompts survivors time island referring episode sun charlie storylines felt island forced confront inner demons work things addressed charlie fear bees based life experience despite character enjoyed working bees ones episode male meant lacked easily handle head arms covered sticky honey encourage bees land stay filming simulate jack kate escape bees special effects team created bees added post production michael directed guest starred reception house rising sun aired united_states october estimated million viewers watched episode premiere earned ratings share slight increase previous episode house rising sun finished thirteenth place week major networks episode received positive reviews work finding lost unofficial guide called excellent episode beautiful musical score robert author book lost episode guide unofficial anthology deemed smaller character driven episode cited showcase kim revelations surrounding sun relationship admitted viewers found minor characters dan entertainment_weekly graded episode described main sun storyline delicate gripping believed sun eventual decision stay husband intriguing revelation speak english praised episode humor tension rescued versus chris writing ign rated house rising sun indication great episode felt situation deserved sympathy good fodder future storylines pleased language barrier somewhat resolved early series sun ability speak english list ranking lost episodes finale los_angeles_times ranked house rising sun episodes explaining title aside look sun marriage proved willing try kinds different stories success house rising sun pilot won award charlie drug storyline


pilot lost pilot television pilot abc television series lost september week later september parts directed wrote script commissioned abc write version script earned story credit filmed hawaii expensive pilot episode time costing million largely expense purchasing shipping dressing decommissioned lockheed represent flight wreckage changes casting process including selected actors characters behaviors pilot introduces survivors oceanic flight experience plane crash end mysterious island characters jack matthew fox kate charlie pace featured crash flashbacks experiences plane breaks apart mid air narrative technique reused subsequent episode series lost pilot critically acclaimed television pilots time parts earned high ratings breaking record pilot episode million viewers episode later win awards accolades plot september jack matthew fox awakens jungle notices yellow madison bamboo forest following path came jack runs jungle beach confronted airplane crash oceanic flight jack surgeon medical aid survivors assisting pregnant claire enlisting watch rose henderson scott saving life initial shock passes jack quiet area beach tend injuries notices kate passing jungle asks assistance gives helping wound clean crew meals plane survivors shannon grace refuses chocolate offered brother believing rescue imminent korean man daniel kim tells wife sun kim korean remain close times night jack kate decide search plane cockpit allow survivors send distress signal loud noises crashing trees heard nearby jungle following morning accompanied charlie pace way jungle cockpit found leaning tree forcing trio climb reach cabin charlie disappears bathroom jack kate pilot cabin pilot tells plane lost radio contact hours turned fiji hit wake estimating flight miles course crashed pilot tries signal suddenly strange noises heard beach previous night return pilot investigates seized outside blood window prompting trio grab flee escape charlie falls jack returns help terrified kate runs monster disappears kate charlie jack reunite find pilot corpse suspended flashbacks airplane jack jokingly tells flight attendant named joseph alcoholic drink strong gives stronger charlie runs called flight plane rose sitting jack talk rose mentions husband bathroom plane gets exceptionally causing man hit plane ceiling oxygen masks fall jack kate charlie head beach year old lloyd david discovers pair shows father michael james ford attacks claiming terrorist blew plane soon stopped jack michael repairs little battery life signal explains kate heading mountains higher ground able acquire signal decide inland charlie shannon soon follow way attacked charging polar bear shoots kills asked found gun says took dead marshal accuses marshal prisoner kate takes gun instructs beach marshal lane wakes jack asks jack inland turns signal blocked transmission french shannon translates island come dead killed killed repeating sixteen years charlie says guys flashbacks anxious charlie runs bathroom locks heroin plane charlie slammed bathroom ceiling decides leave nearly hit cart charlie rushes seat rows plane kate revealed marshal prisoner wearing found jungle hits marshal knocked unconscious falling kate struggles oxygen mask marshal keys puts marshal oxygen mask point tail end plane suddenly breaks flies away production conception writing series began development summer abc senior vice president decided order spelling television script based idea network president lloyd envisioned series cross novel lord flies movie cast away television series island popular reality survivor titled concept lost failed reality broadcast writer contacted spelling vice president series development gold september pitched abc concepts called approved idea hired write script wound rejecting draft subsequent january contacted developed series alias abc write new pilot script retain title lost initially hesitant warmed idea condition series supernatural angle assigned writing partner abc executive heather sent long intended meet wished write alias developed characters plot lost creating series bible store major mythological ideas plot points ideal season run worked january sent page outline abc executives complete draft pilot script delivered february kept revised final script arriving april development constrained tight commissioned late season development cycle estimated process writing post production took weeks despite short schedule creative team remained flexible modify create characters fit actors wished cast use work inspiration request arbitration writer guild america pointing similarities scripts earned story credit later series drift concepts declaring lost like lord rings lord flies writer producer anthony spinner later sued abc accounts submitted script titled network case dismissed accounts people involved lost read spinner work casting initial plans series jack going die midway episode role jack originally offered michael producers quickly changed minds jack death making leader gave job matthew fox casting jack character established leader airplane pilot introduced jack place monster victim pilot wound played childhood friend producer brings projects seventy women different shapes sizes ages auditioned kate initial plans kate emerge leader jack died going fugitive instead husband going bathroom shortly plane split mid air remain adamant island alive ended rose scott character instead producers impressed canadian audition kate displayed confidence vulnerability looking role difficulty obtaining work america supposed start day filming schedule rearranged time meantime producers began auditioning case come auditions got email confirming obtained start work matthew fox originally auditioned role time supposed suit wearing city con man role given actor producers knew going cast producers thought spectacular think fit role created character instead auditioned producers liked southern accent edge brought character reportedly forgot lines kicked chair frustration producers knew suit role thought rewrote role suit making feral southern kept intelligence originally appearing lord rings offered fantasy based roles like keen portray different role wanted contemporary layers edge originally charlie older rocker big hit 1980s heroin addiction producers enjoyed audition decided cast charlie rewrote script charlie young instead producers auditioning actors roles lost area producers called natural audition initially skeptical took role lost creator explained lot children seen role narrowed david winning producers impressed role fisher worked terry quinn previously alias keen work explained quinn role episodes fairly small character develop quinn took role trusted character officially audition main character producers looking paris quality play shannon shallow storyline require lot women auditioned producers finally settled grace written character season producers needed character use create opposition conflict unlike characters season rewritten based actors largely production originally going named anthony going nickname cast role want shoot pilot jumped opportunity found working lost planned multi cultural international cast producers thought essential australian cast claire oceanic leaving sydney working unable auditions held los_angeles video sent producers able tell youth sweetness required role looked life experience original draft pilot episode executive consultant jeff worked short lived abc series called beast keen lost producers surprised interested role cast told iraq army kim originally auditioned kate audition told producers spoke fluent korean having raised south_korea starred films producers impressed kim performance wrote character sun planned speak english examining relationship husband audience learn fact speak daniel kim cast role sun husband kim described audition interesting experience found especially hard time acting korean spoken regularly high school talk parents filming filming began march shooting los_angeles scenes set inside flight primary location hawaiian island wreckage flight lockheed built previously delta air lines purchased abc broken sent hawaii ship purchasing shipping dressing aircraft body accounted pilot budget estimated million expensive pilot episode time expensive risky project amidst abc low ratings eventually led fired disney company abc parent company decided aerial shots avoid revealing island felt different point view confuse audiences filming wrapped april birthday extensive usage visual effects particularly pilot effect particular shot broadcast scene involving stuffed polar bear pre broadcast commercial freeze framed mocked internet prompting abc replace cgi bear reception pilot episode world premiere july comic con international san_diego abc broadcast september reaching ratings record pilot episode million viewers following week scored nielsen ratings watched million viewers parts aired night broadcast channel_4 august instant hit second watched programme channel_4 week ratings million second big brother reviews favorable release ign gave score declaring lost delivers promise makes audience ign series flashback reviews ign chris changed scores gave saying mysteries years gave saying roller coaster emotion sense sets brilliantly portrayed entertainment_weekly gave stating non science fiction fantasy fans like usa_today gave stars praising cast critic later chose pilot fifth best episode guide ranked episode fifth list television episodes time emmy awards lost won primetime emmy award outstanding drama series won emmy outstanding directing drama series pilot mary winning outstanding single camera picture editing drama series michael winning outstanding music composition series dramatic general won outstanding special visual effects series outstanding casting drama series receiving additional nominations outstanding sound editing series outstanding writing drama series casting director april won award work pilot pilot won golden reel awards best sound editing television short form sound effects dialogue award visual effects episode nominated hugo award awards american society art directors guild directors guild america pilot house rising sun won award charlie drug storyline