Lost: Missing Pieces

Last updated
Lost: Missing Pieces
Lost Missing Pieces poster.png
A website banner advertisement
Genre Drama
Directed by Jack Bender
Starring Michael Emerson
Matthew Fox
Jorge Garcia
Daniel Dae Kim
Yunjin Kim
Elizabeth Mitchell
Harold Perrineau
Composer Michael Giacchino
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Damon Lindelof
Carlton Cuse
Barry Jossen
J. J. Abrams
Bryan Burk
Jack Bender
Jeff Pinkner
Production locations Oahu, Hawaii
CinematographyJohn Bartley
Michael Bonvillain
EditorRobert Florio
Running time1–4 minutes
Production company ABC Studios
Release
Original networkV CAST & ABC.com
Original releaseNovember 7, 2007 (2007-11-07) 
January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)
Related
Lost

Lost: Missing Pieces is a series of thirteen video clips ranging in length from one to four minutes that aired during the hiatus between the 3rd and 4th seasons of the television show Lost , from which this series is a spin off. [1] They generally became available to Verizon Wireless users on Mondays from November 2007 to January 2008 and were uploaded onto ABC's website a week later for free streaming. [2] The "mobisodes", or "webisodes", were shot in Honolulu, Hawaii, and produced by the same crew with the same cast as the television series; thus, all content is considered to be canonical. [3] Lost: Missing Pieces were included as special features in the fourth season's 2008 DVD releases. [4]

Contents

The project was announced in November 2005 as the Lost Video Diaries; however, production was delayed several times due to contractual restrictions. Lost's writer-producers originally proposed the mobisodes as a self-contained story that would focus on two previously unseen characters of the Lost fictional universe. These characters would be played by actors who were not part of the Screen Actors Guild; however the entertainment guilds refused to support such a project. After months of unsuccessful negotiating, the series was seemingly shelved by ABC. In June 2007, it was announced that the mobisodes, which would be renamed Lost: Missing Pieces, would star the regular characters of Lost in thirteen short video clips unrelated to each other. [5] Twelve scenes were newly shot; one was a deleted scene from the television series. Critical response to Lost: Missing Pieces was mixed. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008.

Production

Conception

In November 2005, while the early second season of Lost was airing, The Hollywood Reporter reported that twenty-two mobisodes—each spanning several minutes—were expected to be produced in December for a January 2006 release. [6] Zap2it reported that they would later be present on the second season's DVD set and that six would be exclusive to the DVD. [7] Unlike the television series, it would not be produced by ABC Studios (known then as "Touchstone Television") and would star non-Screen Actors Guild members; however it would be produced under the oversight of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, like the television series. [8] In response to fan inquiries about Lost's approximately thirty background characters, the Lost Video Diaries would focus on a self-contained story about two survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 who had not previously been introduced. [9] The Los Angeles Times confirmed in January 2006–the month scheduled to launch the series [10] –that the mobisodes would be broadcast on V CAST from Verizon Wireless and that each mobisode would span only two minutes. [11] Verizon would ultimately pay ABC $400,000 for the mobisodes. [12]

Postponement

Production was delayed when the actors, directors and writers guilds refused to support the spin-off. A deal previously unheard of was negotiated in April, [13] which allowed guild members involved to collect residuals. [14] This agreement prompted Lindelof and Cuse to develop a storyline for the Video Diaries that would include Lost's regular characters, although not all of Lost's regular cast signed contracts. According to Touchstone's executive vice president for production Barry Jossen, who would eventually serve as an executive producer on the mobisodes, "They seem to be under the impression that we'll make millions of dollars and they won't". [12] Variety reported that the mobisodes would be produced and aired alongside the third season of Lost. [15] At Comic-Con International in July, Lindelof and Cuse announced that only thirteen mobisodes would be produced. They would run during the third season's winter hiatus, with none saved exclusively for the third season's DVD set. [16] A sneak peek of the Video Diaries was also shown at Comic-Con. The new premise featured Hurley Reyes (played by Jorge Garcia) finding a functional Dharma Initiative video camcorder [17] that had Dharma orientation films on it. [18] In the clip, he films Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway). [19] During the hiatus, no mobisodes were to be found and clips from upcoming episodes called Lost Moments aired instead, on television and then ABC.com. [20] In January 2007, Wizard discovered that ABC was still negotiating the actors' contracts; thus, no mobisodes had been produced, aside from the Comic-Con teaser. [21] In February, Lost's script coordinator, responding to a fan question, suspected the mobisodes had seemingly been put on hold indefinitely due to an inability to reach a contract agreement. [22]

Revamp

Show runners Lindelof and Cuse unveiled the first footage shot for the mobisodes at Comic-Con in 2006; this footage (along with its storyline) was eventually scrapped and never made viewable to the general public. Darlton.png
Show runners Lindelof and Cuse unveiled the first footage shot for the mobisodes at Comic-Con in 2006; this footage (along with its storyline) was eventually scrapped and never made viewable to the general public.

In June, Lindelof and Cuse were interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter and they revealed the ultimate plan for the mobisodes. The mobisodes would air during the hiatus between the third and fourth seasons and would give viewers interesting information that would probably not be found in the show; the average mobisode would only be one and a half minutes long. [23] In the third season, the writers tried to integrate two previously unseen crash survivors named Nikki Fernandez (Kiele Sanchez) and Paulo (Rodrigo Santoro) into the story, but the pair was negatively received for their abrupt appearance and the writers killed them off after seven appearances. [24] Lindelof and Cuse learned from their mistake and decided that the mobisodes would focus on the regular Lost cast. [25] The writers were paid $800 per mobisode, whereas the actors received $425 per mobisode. Actors were contracted to receive more money if the mobisode were reused in another medium. [12]

Release

In regard to writing, co-executive producer Edward Kitsis said that "sometimes it was a scene we always wanted to do, a scene that never got shot, sometimes it was just something interesting". [26] "Buried Secrets" revisits the first season storylines of sexual tension between Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim) and Michael Dawson (Harold Perrineau) and the mutual detestation between Sun's husband Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) and Michael. [27] These conflicts were going to be further explored in the first season; however, positive fan reaction to Sun and Jin as a couple and good chemistry between the actors playing Michael and Jin led to the abandonment of the love triangle. [28] Reuters announced in November that the mobisodes would premiere that month. [29] This proved to be true, with "The Watch" appearing suddenly to Verizon customers as the first of the Lost: Missing Pieces. A new mobisode would generally become available each Monday and would be released a week later as a free webisode on ABC's website. The Writers Guild of America strike occurred as the mobisodes were released, due to television writers wanting a deal similar to that achieved for Missing Pieces. [30] Filming was completed in late November. [31] The mobisodes were later released as special features on the DVD and Blu-ray sets of Lost: The Complete Fourth Season – The Expanded Experience in the second half of 2008.

Crew

Although it had not always been the plan, [32] the Missing Pieces were produced by ABC Studios. Executive producer Jack Bender directed each mobisode, with writing duties divided between executive producers Lindelof and Cuse, [33] [34] supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff, [35] co-producer Brian K. Vaughan, [36] executive story editor Christina M. Kim, [37] and co-executive producers Drew Goddard, Edward Kitsis, and Adam Horowitz. [38] [39] Other crew members included executive producer Bryan Burk of post-production and co-executive producer Jean Higgins of physical production. "The Envelope"—a deleted scene from the third-season premiere; the only mobisode not to be originally filmed and written for Lost: Missing Pieces [40] —contained additional credits: Jeff Pinkner is an executive producer and executive producer J. J. Abrams is a co-writer. [41]

Plot

Cast and characters

The Missing Pieces retains many of the cast members from the television series. Perrineau plays Michael, [42] who had not been seen since the second season finale. [43] Matthew Fox plays Jack Shephard, [44] the leader of the castaways and Elizabeth Mitchell portrays his love interest, Juliet Burke. [42] Garcia reprises his role as crash survivor Hurley. [45] Kim and Kim play married couple Jin and Sun. [37] Michael Emerson acts as Ben Linus, the leader of the island residents known as the "Others". [44] Guest stars John Terry, [46] Daniel Roebuck, [47] William Mapother [48] and Julie Adams [41] reprise their roles of Christian Shephard, Leslie Arzt, Ethan Rom, and Amelia, respectively. Emilie de Ravin, who plays Claire Littleton, appears solely in archived footage from the television show. [33] Vincent, a dog who survived the plane crash, is played by the dog Pono. [49] Guest star Sean Whalen makes his first appearance as the crash survivor Neil "Frogurt". [39] While the second season was airing, the writer-producers confirmed in the April 3, 2006, edition of the Official Lost Podcast that Frogurt would appear in the late second season, [50] however, he was merely mentioned once. [51] Frogurt also did not appear in the third season and he became a running gag in the podcast, [52] with Lindelof and Cuse repeatedly claiming that Frogurt would appear in the show. [53] [54] However, Frogurt did appear in the fifth season briefly, but was shot through with flaming arrows shortly after being introduced. [55]

Mobisodes

"Prod. no." is short for "production code number", which signifies the order that the mobisodes were produced in and appear on DVD and Blu-ray, which is different from the order that they aired in. "Original air date" refers to the original V CAST airdate. Days are in relation to the day of the crash, which is day 1 and September 22, 2004. All mobisodes are newly written and shot, [3] with the exception of "The Envelope", which is a deleted scene from "A Tale of Two Cities" that was shot on August 9 and 11, 2006, [56] a year before the other mobisodes. [57]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeatured character(s)Original air dateProd.
code
1"The Watch" Jack Bender Carlton Cuse Jack & Christian November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07)107
Years before the crash on the day before Jack's wedding with Sarah, Jack's father Christian apologizes to Jack for not having been as good a father as he could have been. Christian gives Jack a watch that had been passed down to him by his father.
2"The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt"Jack Bender Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz Hurley & Frogurt November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)103
As Hurley gets wine for his picnic with Libby on day 64, he is confronted by crash survivor Neil, a frozen yogurt salesman nicknamed Frogurt. Frogurt tells Hurley that he also has a crush on Libby and is waiting for Hurley's relationship with her to crumble.
3"King of the Castle"Jack Bender Brian K. Vaughan Jack & Ben November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)101
Sometime during days 75 to 79 when Jack is living with the Others in the Barracks, Jack and Ben play chess. Ben tells Jack that the island might not let him leave and if he does, Jack may regret it someday.
4"The Deal"Jack Bender Elizabeth Sarnoff Michael & Juliet November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26)110
On day 63, Juliet visits Michael during his captivity with the Others to discuss the necessity to free Walt from the island.
5"Operation: Sleeper"Jack BenderBrian K. Vaughan Jack & Juliet December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)106
On the night of day 86, Juliet wakes Jack to confess that she has been working with Ben.
6"Room 23"Jack BenderElizabeth Sarnoff Ben & Juliet December 11, 2007 (2007-12-11)104
Sometime during days 45 to 49, Walt Lloyd is being kept in Room 23. Juliet shows Ben several birds that have died outside Room 23.
7"Arzt & Crafts"Jack Bender Damon Lindelof Hurley, Jin, Sun, Michael & Arzt December 17, 2007 (2007-12-17)112
On day 7, Arzt tries to dissuade some of the crash survivors from following Jack by moving into the caves, that is until he hears the monster and decides to move there himself.
8"Buried Secrets"Jack Bender Christina M. Kim Jin, Sun & Michael December 24, 2007 (2007-12-24)105
Sometime during days 6 to 44, while burying her forged driver's license, Sun is discovered by Michael and they almost kiss.
9"Tropical Depression"Jack BenderCarlton Cuse Michael & Arzt December 31, 2007 (2007-12-31)111
On day 43, Arzt confesses to Michael that he lied about the upcoming monsoon season. He also tells him that he was in Australia to meet someone whom he found through Internet dating, but was rejected.
10"Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack."Jack BenderDamon Lindelof Jack & Ethan January 7, 2008 (2008-01-07)102
Sometime during day 4, Ethan approaches Jack and gives him a suitcase of medical supplies, and the two discuss the possibility of Claire delivering her baby on the island. Ethan also tells Jack that his wife and baby died in childbirth.
11"Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course"Jack Bender Drew Goddard Hurley, Jin & Michael January 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)108
On day 41, while playing a game of golf with Michael and Hurley, Jin shouts in frustration about his problems. Matthew Fox is credited for this mobisode, despite not making an appearance.
12"The Envelope"Jack BenderStory by: Damon Lindelof
Teleplay by: J. J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof
Juliet & Amelia January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21)109
On day 1, Juliet almost shows Amelia, a member of the Others' book club, Ben's x-rays. Ben's feelings for Juliet are hinted at.
13"So It Begins"Jack BenderDrew Goddard Jack, Christian & Vincent January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28)113
Just after the crash, on day 1, what appears to be Christian tells Vincent the dog to go and find Jack. The opening scene of the pilot episode is replayed, in which Jack opens his eye and sees Vincent walk by.

Reception

The finale—"So It Begins"—was submitted to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Emmy consideration in the "Special Class: Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs" category. [58] Executive producers Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, and Barry Jossen were successful in receiving a nomination on July 17, 2007; [59] however, they lost to SciFi's Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks on September 13 at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony of the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. [60] Douglas Durdan of the Richmond Times-Dispatch described "The Watch" "as unsatisfying as it is satisfying" because the reviewer was unsure of which lines were important or if there were any clues to future episodes hidden among the background. [61] After two mobisodes aired, UGO's Jon Lachonis wrote that "the [first two] mobisodes ... have most fans kvetching about the irrelevancy and down right Lost-lessness of the tidbits that are meant to traverse gaps in the story", "it's way too early to dismiss the mobisodes as a complete waste of time, as Lost has a long history of righting its own wrongs and the best may certainly be yet to come" and "[Frogurt is] the most annoying person on Lost's mystery island". [18] Four mobisodes later, UGO called them "impressive" and said that "they 'look' like full out productions". [62] Larry Dobrow of Advertising Age enjoyed the first six Lost: Missing Pieces, describing them as "all entertaining and professionally rendered" and calling the project "a great friggin' idea". [63] Josh Wigler of Wizard wrote that the Lost: Missing Pieces are "hit or miss in terms of quality and importance. Some episodes, however, shed some excellent light on Lost mythology. ... In terms of flat out fun, it doesn't get much better than 'Jin has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course' ... featuring a frustrated Jin screaming to the high heavens after botching an easy putt against Michael. Unnecessary, yes. Hysterical, absolutely." [64]

MSNBC's Ree Hines reviewed the first seven Missing Pieces. [65] He wrote that "'The Watch' is basically pointless", "the humor [of 'The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt'] doesn't work" and "Operation: Sleeper" was deemed "the most useless of the webisodes". [65] Hines said that "King of the Castle" "almost satisfies ... due to ... Ben's deadpan dastardly presence" and "Room 23" is the most promising of the first half of the series. [65] Hines concluded that "the creators fill gaps that don't need filling. The installments fail to form a cohesive stand-alone arc, leaving viewers with little more than a series of fragmented scenes, presumably no better than those left on the cutting-room floor." [65]

Chris Carabott of IGN reviewed most of Lost: Missing Pieces and has given each a rating out of ten. [66] After four mobisodes aired, he remarked that "these vignettes feel like your average deleted scene—removed for a good reason"; [67] however, no mobisode received a score less than 6.5. "The Watch" scored a 7.5 and was called "touching" because Jack and his father have rarely been seen getting along in Lost. [68] "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt" was given a 6.5 and described as "a funny little moment" and "tragic", in regard to Libby's death. [69] "King of the Castle" received an 8.5. Carabott said that it was well written, "a great performance from [Fox and Emerson]" and worthy of appearing on television. [70] Carabott celebrated Michael's return in "The Deal", but the reviewer noted that "The Deal" "doesn't reveal anything new or exciting at all". [67] "Operation: Sleeper" was rated as a 7.5, [71] as was "Buried Secrets". [72] "Room 23" got an 8 and was described as "definitely the type of new content that we are looking for. It's something that won't be missed by regular viewers but gives a little more insight into the nature of events on the island". [73] "Arzt and Crafts" also got an 8 and was said to have "a cleverly devised title" and was "packed with a healthy amount of humor". [74] "Tropical Depression" received an 8.5, with Carabott calling it "rather pointless ... but cute nonetheless". [75] "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack" scored an 8 and Mapother's acting skills were commended. [76] "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" was deemed "hilarious" and "one of [Lost's] funniest ... moments" and worthy of a 7.5. [77] "The Envelope" was given a 6.5, [78] and "So It Begins" was given a 9—the highest score of any mobisode—and was described as "a shocking new look at the Christian Shephard who appeared to Jack". [79]

Oscar Dahl of BuddyTV reviewed each mobisode. "The Watch" was called "a fun couple minutes of character work", but "relatively worthless". [80] "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt" was thought to be better than "The Watch". [81] "King of the Castle" was reviewed better than the previous two mobisodes and the reviewer noted that "it's a testament to ... Fox and ... Emerson's acting abilities that [it] is so intense". [82] "The Deal" was said to be even better than "King of the Castle". [83] While Dahl "always like[s] what Juliet brings to the table", he thought that "Operation: Sleeper" "serves little purpose". [84] "Room 23" was called the "best mobisode ever". [85] In regard to "Arzt and Crafts", Dahl wrote that "Lindelof wrote this mobisode ... and as a result ... it has the best dialogue of any mobisode so far". [86] He commented that "Tropical Depression" is "not totally superfluous, though the new information isn't very enlightening". [87] Dahl "liked" "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack", but decided "that it's not [Lindelof]'s best work". [88] Dahl wrote that "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" is "a nice little scene", but the reviewer pointed out an inaccuracy in the scene's golf gameplay. [89] When reviewing "The Envelope", Dahl wrote that "The people over at Lost have cheated a little bit ... [but] it's still a pretty cool deleted scene". [90] After seeing "So It Begins", Dahl was "not entirely sure what to think" because the reviewer liked "showing the moments before the pilot began" and "doing a mobisode from Vincent's perspective, but adding a supposed-to-be-dead Christian to the mix is confusing". [91]

Ryan McGee of Zap2it also reviewed every mobisode. "The Watch" was described as "anticlimactic". [92] "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt" was described as "a little ... lacking", but McGee wrote that "'King of the Castle' proves that brevity is the soul of awesome, with a tense, information-rich two-and-a-half minutes that tingled my Spidey-esque mythology sense the entire time". [93] "The Deal" was received less favourably than the previous installment [94] McGee wrote that "Room 23" was "short but sweet". [95] "Arzt and Crafts" was called "a weak-ish entry" and it was noted that "not everything Lost does turns into Dharma-laced gold, sadly". [96] "Buried Secrets" was described as mediocre. [97] In the review for "Tropical Depression", McGee commented that "It's just not good. At all." and compared its quality to the episode "Stranger in a Strange Land" and the character Paulo, [98] both of which were negatively received by fans and critics. [99] "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack" had "return[ed Lost: Missing Pieces] to compelling form", however the title was called "clunky". [97] After watching "So It Begins", McGee wrote that it is "a mobisode so vital, so important that I can't believe that ABC didn't bother to air this [online] before the start of Season 4". [100]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boone Carlyle</span> Fictional character from the American television series "Lost"

Boone Carlyle is a fictional character who was played by Ian Somerhalder on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the south Pacific. Boone is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepbrother of fellow crash survivor Shannon Rutherford. He tries to contribute as much as he can to the safety of the castaways and eventually becomes John Locke's protégé.

Michael Dawson (<i>Lost</i>) Fictional character of the TV series Lost

Michael Dawson is a fictional character played by Harold Perrineau on the ABC television series Lost. Michael is one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 who crashes on the show's mysterious island. After losing a custody battle with Susan Lloyd, Michael does not see his son Walt for almost ten years. They reunite when she dies, but on their journey home, their plane crashes on a mysterious island in the South Pacific. Here Walt is kidnapped by the Island's previous inhabitants, the Others, and Michael spends his time trying to retrieve him. He is eventually successful, and they leave the Island together, but the guilt over the murders he had to commit to achieve this leads him to an estrangement with his son and a suicide attempt. He returns to the Island on a freighter, but is killed when a bomb on it explodes. Michael reappears as a ghost, and apologizes to Hurley for killing Libby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danielle Rousseau</span> Character from the American TV show Lost

Danielle Rousseau is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. Croatian actress Mira Furlan plays the scientist who shipwrecks on the island sixteen years prior to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. After Rousseau is killed in the fourth season, the American actress Melissa Farman portrayed a younger version of the character in the fifth season. Furlan later reappears for one episode in the sixth season. Rousseau is a recurring on-island character who has appeared in nineteen episodes in seasons one through four, as well as one episode where her voice alone is heard, and her final episode in the sixth season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rose and Bernard Nadler</span> Characters from the TV series "Lost"

Rose and Bernard Nadler are fictional characters on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series Lost, played by L. Scott Caldwell and Sam Anderson respectively. Rose and Bernard visit a faith healer on their honeymoon in Australia, in the hope of healing Rose's cancer. When Bernard visits the restroom during the return flight, the plane splits in half, with each half crashing on different parts of an island in the South Pacific. The couple reunite midway through season two, and Rose reveals the Island has healed her. After time traveling in season five, they separate from the remaining survivors and build a cabin near the ocean to live in.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is the third season premiere, and 50th episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s serial drama television series Lost. The episode was written by co-creators/executive producers J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, based on a story by Lindelof and directed by executive producer Jack Bender. The episode begins with the introduction of Juliet Burke and The Barracks. The character of Jack Shephard is featured in the episode's flashbacks. This is the only episode of the series other than the pilot to have been co-written by J. J. Abrams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliet Burke</span> Character from the American mystery fiction television series Lost

Dr. Juliet Burke is a character portrayed by Elizabeth Mitchell on the ABC television series Lost. Created by J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, the character was introduced in the third season as a member of the hostile group referred to as "the Others" by the crash survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Flashbacks reveal Juliet's past as a research specialist recruited to solve the Island's fertility problem where pregnant women die after conception. Prevented from leaving the Island and seeing her sister again by Ben Linus until she finds a solution, she quickly betrays Ben and the Others when she is sent as a spy to the survivors' camp. Juliet initially grows close to the castaways' leader, Jack Shephard, but ultimately falls in love and forms a relationship with James "Sawyer" Ford, with whom she moves on to the afterlife in the series finale. The character has also appeared in several spin-off webisodes of Lost: Missing Pieces, with Mitchell reprising her role.

"Exposé" is the 14th episode of the 3rd season and 63rd episode overall of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s serial drama television series Lost. It aired on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada on March 28, 2007. The episode was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams.

Through the Looking Glass (<i>Lost</i>) 22nd and 23rd episodes of the 3rd season of Lost

"Through the Looking Glass" is the third-season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the third season. It is also the 71st and 72nd episodes overall. It was written by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse, and directed by executive producer Jack Bender. When first aired on May 23, 2007, in the United States and Canada, it was watched by an average of 14 million American viewers. Like the previous two season finales, it was two hours long with advertisements, twice the length of a normal episode. It was edited into two individual episodes when released on DVD. The season finale is considered by some to be one of the best episodes of television ever broadcast. The episode garnered a number of awards and nominations, including three Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination.

"Greatest Hits" is the 21st episode of the third season of Lost and 70th episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by supervising producer Stephen Williams. The episode first aired on May 16, 2007, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. "Greatest Hits" was viewed by 12 million Americans and was well received by critics. Lost's editors received a Golden Reel Award nomination.

The Beginning of the End (<i>Lost</i>) 1st episode of the 4th season of Lost

"The Beginning of the End" is the fourth season premiere, and 73rd episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company's television drama series Lost. It was aired on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008. Co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse wrote the premiere in late July 2007, with most of the episode directed on location in Oahu, Hawaii, in August and September by executive producer Jack Bender. With this premiere, Jeff Pinkner no longer serves as an executive producer and staff writer. The episode was watched by 18 million Americans, bringing in the best ratings for Lost in 17 episodes. According to Metacritic, "The Beginning of the End" garnered "universal acclaim".

"Confirmed Dead" is the second episode of the fourth season of ABC's serial television drama Lost and the 74th episode overall. It was first aired on February 7, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.

"Eggtown" is the fourth episode of the fourth season and 76th episode overall of the ABC's serial drama television series Lost. It was aired on February 21, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. It was written by supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and script coordinator Greggory Nations and directed by co-executive producer Stephen Williams. This is the first episode written by Nations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Faraday</span> Fictional character of the TV series Lost

Dr. Daniel Faraday is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Jeremy Davies. Faraday is introduced in the Season 4 premiere as a physicist from the Queen's College, University of Oxford. He suffers from short-term memory loss, possibly due to his experiments with radioactivity. He is part of the team aboard the freighter Kahana that is offshore the island. Throughout his time on the series, Faraday plays an important role by sharing his knowledge of time travel. After time traveling to 1977, Faraday is shot and killed by Eloise Hawking who is unaware that he is her son.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Lewis (Lost)</span> Fictional character from the TV series Lost

Dr Charlotte Staples Lewis is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Rebecca Mader. Charlotte is introduced in the second episode of season four and is a cultural anthropologist on a mission to the island where Oceanic Flight 815 crashed. On the island she is initially held hostage by one of the plane crash survivors, John Locke, but is freed when another person from her team switches places with her. She helps prevent poison gas from being released over the island, and develops a relationship with Daniel Faraday. Charlotte dies in Daniel's arms after the frequent time traveling causes her headaches to worsen into something unexplainable.

"Meet Kevin Johnson" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction drama television series Lost. It was written in October and November 2007 by supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and co-producer Brian K. Vaughan, and filmed that November. The episode was directed by co-executive producer Stephen Williams. "Meet Kevin Johnson" first aired March 20, 2008, on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States and on CTV in Canada with a running time of 42 minutes.

"The Shape of Things to Come" is the 81st episode of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost and is the ninth episode of the fourth season. It aired on April 24, 2008 on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew Goddard and co-producer Brian K. Vaughan in late February 2008 and directed by executive producer Jack Bender in mid-March. The narrative centers on Ben Linus as he and the Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crash survivors at the Barracks come under attack in December 2004, while flashforwards to late 2005 show him recruiting Sayid Jarrah as a hitman and confronting his enemy Charles Widmore.

"Because You Left" is the first episode of the fifth season of the American Broadcasting Company's drama television series Lost. The episode is the 87th episode of the show overall, and was written by executive producers/show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by co-executive producer Stephen Williams. It first aired on January 21, 2009, on ABC in the United States and was simulcast on A in Canada. It aired immediately after a clip-show that recaps the first four seasons and aired back-to-back with the next episode, "The Lie".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LA X</span> 1st and 2nd episodes of the 6th season of Lost

"LA X" comprises the 104th and 105th episodes of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost, marking the premiere of the sixth and final season. It was written by show runners/executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by executive producer Jack Bender. Both parts were aired on February 2, 2010, on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada, and on February 4, 2010, on RTÉ Two in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ethan Rom</span> Character from the American TV show Lost

Dr. Ethan Goodspeed, also known as Ethan Rom, is a fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show Lost. Introduced in the first season as the main antagonist, Ethan is the surgeon for the antagonistic and mysterious group known as the "Others". He infiltrated the fuselage survivors, posing as one of them until they discovered his true identity. He then kidnapped Charlie Pace and the pregnant Claire Littleton, attempting to dispose of the former soon after. Ethan is one of the few characters to have more episode appearances while his character was dead rather than alive. Ethan is one of few people known to have been born on the island, as seen in the ninth episode of the fifth season, "Namaste".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Friendly</span> Character from the American TV show Lost

Tom Friendly, often referred to as Tom, Mr. Friendly, or Zeke by Sawyer is a fictional character portrayed by M. C. Gainey on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series Lost. The series follows the lives of around forty survivors from the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. The survivors find themselves on a mysterious tropical island, and interact with a group they dub the Others, who appear to have lived on the island since long before the crash. Tom is an influential member of the Others, introduced in the season one finale "Exodus: Part 2", where he kidnaps one of the survivors. The character makes another fifteen appearances before being killed in the season three finale "Through the Looking Glass". Tom appears twice in season four in the flashbacks of other characters. Gainey was initially credited as playing "bearded man" and then as "Mr. Friendly" throughout season two before the character was given a first name. In a montage of deceased characters shown at Comic-Con in 2009, the Lost producers present the character's full name as "Tom Friendly".

References

  1. " Lost: Missing Pieces Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine ", ABC. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  2. Jensen, Jeffrey "Doc", (November 8, 2007) "Lost "Mobisodes" Will Release as Webisodes Nov. 12 Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine ", Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  3. 1 2 ABC, (November 12, 2007) "About Lost: Missing Pieces Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  4. Spurlin, Thomas, (December 6, 2008) "Lost: The Complete Fourth Season", DVD Talk. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  5. Strause, Jackie, (January 31, 2008) "Lost is Found Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine ", New York Post . Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  6. Wallenstein, Andrew, (November 17, 2005) "Lost Deal Hatched for Mobile", The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved on January 5, 2008.
  7. Zap2it, (November 21, 2005) "Lost Goes Mobile with Video Diaries Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Retrieved on January 5, 2008.
  8. Serpe, Gina, (November 17, 2005) "Lost Finds Its Calling", E!. Retrieved from the Internet Archive on January 6, 2008.
  9. Keith McDuffee, (November 17, 2005) "Lost Video Diaries, Coming to a Cell Phone Near You", TV Squad. Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie, (January 23, 2006) "Touchstone Offers Lost Cast a Raise," The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved on August 5, 2007.
  11. Fernandez, Maria Elena, (January 3, 2006) "ABC's Lost is easy to find, and not just on a TV screen", Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 Manly, Lorne, (October 1, 2008) "Running the Really Big Show: Lost Inc.", The New York Times . Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  13. ABC Medianet, (April 24, 2006) "Touchstone Television Finalizes Agreements to Partner with Guilds on Lost Video Diaries." Retrieved from The Futon Critic on January 5, 2008.
  14. Screen Actors Guild, (April 24, 2006) "Guild Reaches Groundbreaking Mobile-Content Agreement for ABC's Lost." Retrieved from the Internet Archive on January 6, 2008.
  15. Fritz, Ben, (April 24, 2006) "Guilds Map Deal for Lost", Variety . Retrieved on January 5, 2008.
  16. Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton & Burk, Bryan & Garcia, Jorge & Kim, Daniel Dae, (July 24, 2006) "Lost Season 3 Panel", Comic-Con International. Transcript retrieved from Lostpedia on January 6, 2008.
  17. Cotton, Mike, (September 4, 2006) "Lost: Season Three Secrets", Wizard . Retrieved on September 6, 2008.
  18. 1 2 Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", (November 2007) "Lost Mobisodes Unraveled Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine ", UGO Networks. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  19. Reha, John, (July 25, 2006) "More Lost Than Found Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine ", Comic Book Resources. Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  20. Carabott, Chris, (December 20, 2006) " Lost Moments ", IGN. Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
  21. Caylo, Mel, (January 15, 2007) "Lost Mobisodes", Wizard . Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  22. Nations, Gregg, (February 27, 2007) "Any Information on the Lost Video Diaries? Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine ", The Fuselage. Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  23. Gough, Paul J., (June 14, 2007) "Lost Won't End 'With a Blackout'", The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  24. Jensen, Jeff & Snierson, Dan, (February 8, 2007) "Lost and Found", Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on April 3, 2007.
  25. Littleton, Cynthia, (October 12, 2007) "The Weight of the Wait", Variety . Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  26. Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", (December 11, 2007) "Lost Executive Producers Eddy and Adam Talk Missing Pieces Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine ", UGO Networks. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
  27. Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", (January 27, 2008) "UGO Talks with Yunjin Kim Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine ", UGO Networks. Retrieved on January 27, 2008.
  28. Goldman, Eric, (July 22, 2006) "Comic-Con 2006: Lost Season 3 Revelations", IGN. Retrieved on April 11, 2008.
  29. Tourtellotte, Bob, (November 5, 2007) "Quarterlife Highlights Web Role in Writers Strike", Reuters. Retrieved on January 6, 2008.
  30. Wyatt, Edward, (November 20, 2007) "Webisodes of Lost: Model Deal for Writers? ", The New York Times . Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
  31. Garcia, Jorge, (November 9, 2007) "Strike and Stuff... Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine ", The Fuselage. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  32. Benson, Jim, (November 17, 2008) "Lost Verizon: ABC Does Deal", Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  33. 1 2 ABC, (December 24, 2007) "Episode 112 – 'Arzt & Crafts' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  34. ABC, (January 7, 2008) "Episode 111 – 'Tropical Depression' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  35. ABC, (December 17, 2007) "Episode 104 – 'Room 23' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  36. ABC, (December 10, 2007) "Episode 106 – 'Operation: Sleeper' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  37. 1 2 ABC, (December 30, 2007) "Episode 105 – 'Buried Secrets' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  38. ABC, (January 28, 2008) "Episode 113 – 'So It Begins' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
  39. 1 2 ABC, (November 19, 2007) "Episode 103 – 'Hurley and Frogurt' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  40. Lindelof, Damon & Mitchell, Elizabeth, "A Tale of Two Cities". Lost: The Complete Third Season – The Unexplored Experience , Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Audio commentary, disc 1. Released on December 11, 2007.
  41. 1 2 ABC, (January 21, 2008) "Episode 109 – 'The Envelope' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  42. 1 2 ABC, (December 3, 2007) "Episode 111 – 'The Deal' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  43. Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Bender, Jack (director). "Live Together, Die Alone". Lost , ABC. Episode 24, season 3. Aired on May 24, 2007.
  44. 1 2 ABC, (November 27, 2007) "Episode 101 – 'King of the Castle' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  45. ABC, (January 21, 2008) "Episode 108 – 'Jin Has a Temper' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  46. ABC, (November 12, 2007) "Episode 107 – 'The Watch' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  47. The Roebuck Group, (November 30, 2007) "What's New: Lost". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  48. ABC, (January 14, 2008) "Episode 102 – 'Jack Meet Ethan' Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  49. Nichols, Katherine, (March 25, 2007) "Chewing the Scenery", Honolulu Star Bulletin . Retrieved on March 30, 2007.
  50. Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (April 3, 2006) "Official Lost Audio Podcast Archived 2008-02-16 at the Wayback Machine ", ABC. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  51. Maeda, Steven (writer) & Dick, Leonard & Laneuville, Eric (director), "S.O.S.". Lost , ABC. Episode 19, season 2. Aired on April 12, 2006.
  52. Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (May 19, 2006) "Official Lost Audio Podcast Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine ", ABC. Retrieved on January 26, 2008. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  53. Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (July 26, 2007) "Lost Season 4 Panel", Comic-Con International 2007. Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
  54. Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (September 21, 2007) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on September 22, 2007.
  55. "Lost (1/21; Season Premiere)". ABC Medianet. December 31, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  56. Perez, Mario, (August 11, 2006) "Elizabeth Mitchell and Julie Adams in 'A Tale of Two Cities' Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine ", ABC Medianet. Retrieved on January 28, 2008. Save Picture as → Right click file → Properties → Summary → Advanced → Date Picture Taken
  57. Perez, Mario, (August 9, 2006) "Elizabeth Mitchell and Julie Adams in 'A Tale of Two Cities' Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine ", ABC Medianet. Retrieved on January 28, 2008. Save Picture as → Right click file → Properties → Summary → Advanced → Date Picture Taken
  58. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, (2008) "60th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Special Class Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs". Retrieved on February 21, 2016
  59. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, (July 17, 2008) "Complete 2008 Nominations List Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on July 17, 2008.
  60. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, (September 13, 2008) "2008 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved on October 31, 2008.
  61. Durdan, Douglas, (November 16, 2007) "Webcasts an Option for TV Viewers", Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  62. Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", (December 13, 2007) "Lost's Michael Emerson Talks Lost Mobisodes, Blu-Ray and Season 4 Archived 2008-01-28 at the Wayback Machine ", UGO Networks. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  63. Dobrow, Larry, (December 21, 2007) "Lost's Producers Give Dobrow a Gift He Loves", Advertising Age. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  64. Wigler, Josh, (December 1, 2008) "DVD Review Lost: The Complete Fourth Season Archived 2008-12-05 at archive.today ", Wizard . Retrieved on January 2, 2009.
  65. 1 2 3 4 Hines, Ree, (December 21, 2007) "Webisodes Offer Little Oasis for Lost", MSNBC. Retrieved on February 6, 2008.
  66. Carabott, Chris, "Lost: Missing Pieces", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  67. 1 2 Carabott, Chris, (December 5, 2007) "Harold Perrineau Returns as Michael!", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  68. Carabott, Chris, (November 28, 2007) "We Check Out the First of the New Lost Webisodes", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  69. Carabott, Chris, (November 28, 2007) "It Seems Hurley Had Some Competition for Libby", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  70. Carabott, Chris, (November 28, 2007) "Ben, You Sly Devil!", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  71. Carabott, Chris, (December 12, 2007) "Juliet Comes Clean", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  72. Carabott, Chris, (January 2, 2008) "Sun and Michael Share an Intimate Moment", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  73. Carabott, Chris, (December 19, 2007) "Walt's Powers Manifest Themselves Once Again", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  74. Carabott, Chris, (January 2, 2008) "Arzt Questions Jack's Leadership", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  75. Carabott, Chris, (January 9, 2007) "The Story of Poor Arzt's Last Date", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  76. Carabott, Chris, (January 16, 2007) "Ethan Rom Opens Up to Jack", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  77. Carabott, Chris, (January 23, 2008) "Anger Management 2: Golf Course Boogaloo", IGN. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  78. Carabott, Chris, (January 29, 2007) "What Could Be in Juliet's Mysterious Envelope?", IGN. Retrieved on January 30, 2008.
  79. Carabott, Chris, (February 5, 2008) "In the Final Webisode, Vincent Makes a Surprising New Friend", IGN. Retrieved on February 9, 2008.
  80. TV, Buddy (2007-11-12). "Lost: Mobisode 1, "The Watch"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  81. TV, Buddy (2007-11-14). "Lost: Mobisode 2, "The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  82. TV, Buddy (2007-11-21). "Lost: Mobisode 3, "King of the Castle"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  83. TV, Buddy (2007-11-27). "Lost: Mobisode 4, "The Deal"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  84. TV, Buddy (2007-12-04). "Lost: Mobisode 5, "Operation: Sleeper"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  85. TV, Buddy (2007-12-11). "Lost: Mobisode 6, "Room 23"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  86. TV, Buddy (2007-12-18). "Lost: Mobisode 7, "Arzt and Crafts"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  87. TV, Buddy (2008-01-02). "Lost: Mobisode 9, "Tropical Depression"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  88. TV, Buddy (2008-01-08). "Lost: Mobisode 10, "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  89. TV, Buddy (2008-01-15). "Lost: Mobisode 11, "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  90. TV, Buddy (2008-01-22). "Lost: Mobisode 12, "The Envelope"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  91. TV, Buddy (2008-01-29). "Lost: Mobisode 13, "So It Begins"". BuddyTV. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  92. McGee, Ryan, (November 12, 2007) "Missing Pieces Episode 1: 'The Watch' Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  93. McGee, Ryan, (November 26, 2007) "Missing Pieces Episode 3: 'King of the Castle' Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  94. McGee, Ryan, (December 3, 2007) "Missing Pieces Episode 4: 'The Deal' Archived 2008-01-13 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  95. McGee, Ryan, (December 17, 2007) "Missing Pieces Episode 6: 'Room 23' Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  96. McGee, Ryan, (December 27, 2007) "Missing Pieces Episode 7: 'Arzt and Crafts' Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  97. 1 2 McGee, Ryan, (January 7, 2008) "Missing Pieces Episode 10: Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack. Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  98. McGee, Ryan, (January 7, 2008) "Piece-ing It Together Archived 2008-01-25 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 26, 2008.
  99. Ryan, Maureen, (January 29, 2008) "Lost's Fab Start to Season 4, and a Chat with Co-Creator Damon Lindelof", Chicago Tribune . Retrieved on January 30, 2008.
  100. McGee, Ryan, (January 28, 2008) "We've Got Work to Do Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine ", Zap2it. Retrieved on January 29, 2008.