"Lost" Flashes Before Your Eyes (2007)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Jack Bender

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (creator) and
J.J. Abrams (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Lost" (2004)

Original Air Date:

14 February 2007 (Season 3, Episode 8)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

After Desmond saves Claire from drowning, Charlie and Hurley suspect that he can see the future. So they try to get him drunk to get some answers out of him.

Plot Keywords:

Plane Crash | Flashback | Survival | South Pacific | Doctor

Cast

Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus (credit only)
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard (credit only)
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford (credit only)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon (credit only)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen (credit only)
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke (credit only)
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke
Kiele Sanchez	...	Nikki Fernandez (credit only)
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Paulo (credit only)

Runtime:

43 min | Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Venezuela:PG-13 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

The clock in the nightstand reads 1:08. A reference to the mysterious number sequence.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Desmond passes an army recruitment office in London near where he and Penny pose for photo. First of all the main army in GB has been known since Cromwell's time as the "Regular Army" not Her Majesty's or Royal Army, hence the distinction of the Regular Army as opposed to the "Royal Navy" and the "Royal Air Force". A recruiting poster displayed spells "Honor", the American way not "Honour" as it would be spelled in the UK. Also, British Troops do not carry M16s, as shown in the poster. The couple's London flat is shown with stripped stonework and brick. There are no flats in London with interior walls made from rough stone, "London" brick has always been the material. Fine cut blocks of Portland limestone are often used in the exterior walls of office or public buildings bit not rough cut stone except in the North-East of England and Scotland.

Quotes:

Desmond Hume: Hey, brotha'!

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Wonderwall

The genius that was LOST is back

This episode, along with the previous one, sees the writers getting back on track. After a dull and tedious six episodes, focused mostly on the Jack, Kate and Sawyer story, it's a relief to have LOST back to it's original greatness. This is actually such a well-crafted and well-played episode, that it definitely ranks up with the all-time greats, along with The Pilot, The White Rabbit, The Other 48 Days etc. It will leave you perplexed and craving for more. One thing that's special about this episode, is how the flashbacks (or flashback) are/is constructed. This certainly makes for a unique episode. You will see what I mean... If you are one of the many who lost hope halfway through season 2, I urge you to see this one. Maybe your interest in LOST will be revived.