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Ab Aeterno

  • Episode aired Apr 15, 2010
  • TV-14
  • 48m
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The mysteries behind Richard Alpert's arrival to the island, his immortality, and his alliance with Jacob are revealed--plus more details about the purpose of the island and the relationship... Read allThe mysteries behind Richard Alpert's arrival to the island, his immortality, and his alliance with Jacob are revealed--plus more details about the purpose of the island and the relationship between Jacob and the smoke monster.The mysteries behind Richard Alpert's arrival to the island, his immortality, and his alliance with Jacob are revealed--plus more details about the purpose of the island and the relationship between Jacob and the smoke monster.

  • Director
    • Tucker Gates
  • Writers
    • Jeffrey Lieber
    • J.J. Abrams
    • Damon Lindelof
  • Stars
    • Naveen Andrews
    • Nestor Carbonell
    • Henry Ian Cusick
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    9.2/10
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    • Director
      • Tucker Gates
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Lieber
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Damon Lindelof
    • Stars
      • Naveen Andrews
      • Nestor Carbonell
      • Henry Ian Cusick
    • 25User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Nestor Carbonell and Mark Pellegrino in Lost (2004)
    Nestor Carbonell and Mark Pellegrino in Lost (2004)
    Nestor Carbonell in Lost (2004)
    Nestor Carbonell and Mark Pellegrino in Lost (2004)
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    Naveen Andrews
    Naveen Andrews
    • Sayid Jarrah
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    Nestor Carbonell
    Nestor Carbonell
    • Richard Alpert
    Henry Ian Cusick
    Henry Ian Cusick
    • Desmond Hume
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    Emilie de Ravin
    Emilie de Ravin
    • Claire Littleton
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    Michael Emerson
    Michael Emerson
    • Ben Linus
    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Frank Lapidus
    Matthew Fox
    Matthew Fox
    • Dr. Jack Shephard
    Jorge Garcia
    Jorge Garcia
    • Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
    Josh Holloway
    Josh Holloway
    • James 'Sawyer' Ford
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    Daniel Dae Kim
    Daniel Dae Kim
    • Jin-Soo Kwon
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    Yunjin Kim
    Yunjin Kim
    • Sun-Hwa Kwon
    Ken Leung
    Ken Leung
    • Miles Straume
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    Evangeline Lilly
    • Kate Austen
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    Zuleikha Robinson
    • Ilana Verdansky
    Steven Elder
    Steven Elder
    • Jonas Whitfield
    Mark Pellegrino
    Mark Pellegrino
    • Jacob
    Mirelly Taylor
    Mirelly Taylor
    • Isabella
    • Director
      • Tucker Gates
    • Writers
      • Jeffrey Lieber
      • J.J. Abrams
      • Damon Lindelof
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    • Trivia
      The statue seen when the Black Rock crashes onto the island is Taweret, a figure in Egyptian mythology. She was the goddess of pregnancy, childbirth and fertility, and the symbol she holds in her hand (an ankh) is the Egyptian symbol of life. It is interesting to note that the island is known for its healing properties, and effects on fertility in men, as indicated by Jin being able to impregnate his wife after having been sterile. Taweret was also a protector, thought to restrain evil, which makes sense in light of Jacob's explanation that the Island is there to contain evil.
    • Goofs
      When Richard's dying wife takes off her cross necklace, it has a spring ring clasp which was invented in the early 1900s. The scene takes place in the 1860s.
    • Quotes

      Jacob: [to Richard] Imagine that this wine is what you keep calling hell. There are other names for it. Malevolence. Evil. Darkness. And it's all down here swirling at the bottom. Unable to get out, because if it did it would spread. Now, the cork is this Island.

      [puts a cork in the jug, trapping the wine]

      Jacob: And it's the only thing keeping the darkness where it belongs.

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      Referenced in Lost: Untangled: Ab Aeterno (2010)
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      Written by J.J. Abrams

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    10/10
    "Now THAT I can do..."
    Quite possibly one of the top 5 best episodes of Lost, and definitely the single greates scene in the whole show(the only one that comes close is the one in the Walkabout episode, when we discover Locke's past accompanied by the legendary words "Don't tell me what I can't do!") where Jacob tells Richard what the island is and we lear how Richard got on the island, and more importantly how he became immortal.
    This is every reason why Lost was so damn great.
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2010 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Latin
      • Russian
    • Filming locations
      • O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bad Robot
      • ABC Signature
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    • Runtime
      48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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