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"Lost" Meet Kevin Johnson (2008)


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"Lost" (2004): Season 4: Episode 8 -- Ben tells Danielle and Alex to leave camp and go to the island temple.

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Jeffrey Lieber (creator) and
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Original Air Date:
20 March 2008 (Season 4, Episode 8)
Plot:
Michael's journey from escaping the island to working as Ben's spy on Widmore's ship is revealed, as well as his mission. Ben tells Danielle and Alex to leave Locke's camp and go to the island temple, but they are ambushed on the way. full summary | full synopsis
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Another great episode which does a great job of tying up loose ends more (5 total)

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43 min
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Errors in geography: During the scenes at the Suva port, a large airliner is shown nearby taking off or landing. In fact there is no major airport near Suva capable of handling that size of aircraft. In Honolulu, the international airport is close to the harbor and was probably the source of that airliner. more
Quotes:
Sayid Jarrah: Hello, Michael.
Michael Dawson: Not now man.
Sayid Jarrah: Yes, right now. Why are you on this boat?
Michael Dawson: I'm here to die.
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References The Shining (1980) more

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28 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Another great episode which does a great job of tying up loose ends, 20 March 2008
Author: AdnanZ

Like many, many other Lost fans I was concerned about how the writers would explain Michael's return, but it went off without any major issues. The flashbacks were effective, explanatory, interesting, and provided a chance to encounter some faces we haven't seen in a while. Harold Perrineau did a brilliant job this episode, proving that he is a great actor when given the right material to work with, which Elizabeth Sarnoff and Brian K. Vaughan provided with an excellent script. We see barely anything of 'present-time' island events, only getting the obligatory (but nicely done) scene with the rest of the 'important' members of Locke's camp learning that Michael was on the freighter, as well as Ben sending Rousseau to the temple with Alex and Karl, which led to the pretty shocking ending, which actually felt really out-of-the-blue to me, and almost disappointing in how it was written, though not necessarily for its content.

The episode's flashback story was nicely set up, with further mythology reveals (more like hints, admittedly) and nice character-driven moments. There's some great scenes here, and overall I'd say that it's around as emotional and interesting as "Special" from season one, which I personally thought was a great episode. Stephen Williams did a fairly good job of directing the episode and it was nice to revisit some of the music Giacchino wrote for Michael's character. All in all this isn't my favorite episode of season 4, but it is still excellent, and in keeping with the generally high quality of the season, excepting "Eggtown" and "The Other Woman", and to a lesser extent "Cabin Fever", I suppose.

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