Lost (TV Series) Through the Looking Glass: Part 1 (2007) User Reviews

Musical Score... Under-appreciated Brilliance.

[LauraJ1234 · 10/10 · 25 January 2016]

The musical scoring throughout the show has been wonderful, but in this episode it rose to a new level and was truly was essential to the impact of the story. It built tension gradually with multiple repetitions and reiterations of a central theme, starting out on a solo cello, moving through other instruments and transpositions to other keys, combining into subtle harmonies. The low tones of the cello resonate deeply with our psyches, but the theme was just off-kilter enough to unsettle us. The downbeat is actually the finale of the theme; the theme actually begins a few beats into the measure. Again, unsettling, but you don't know why until you focus on the score.

The score is haunting. It captures the importance, depth, sorrow, triumph, confusion, mysticism, timelessness, and epic nature of their journey and of the series itself. It still plays in my head, several days after seeing the episode.

Bravo/Brava to the composer.

What the hell!

[dipanshuagrawal-07427 · 10/10 · 14 April 2020]

Never seen such a great ending to a season. The music was 🔥🔥🔥

The music reminded me of the same suspense created by GOT. I was never able to guess whats gonna happen next.

Just excellency above perfection!!!

Easily, the best season finale of a series, ever.

[KitLatura · 10/10 · 17 September 2008]

Everybody is talking about Lost. At first, I refused to watch it. But when 5 or more friends insisted me to watch, I gave Lost a chance. So far, the best series I had watched was 24, Friends, or The Sopranos. Lost went way beyond that. Every single episode from Lost, is like a mini-movie. The suspense on each, is disconcertingly well-done.

I loved the first season (lots of suspense), I liked the second season (lots of suspense, balanced with action), and on the beginning of the third one, I thought that it wouldn't be as good as the others. I was completely wrong. The finale of the third season, was the best ending I've seen, either on series or motion pictures. When I thought Lost couldn't be more interesting, this unpredictable and genius twist comes.

If you hadn't seen Lost, rent it, borrow it, get it from somewhere. Believe me, you'll be amazed.

Great Episode

[wsmith-37845 · 10/10 · 22 April 2020]

I love the transformation of Charlie. The character has done a 180 and was very well written. One of the best episodes of TV ever.

An Amazing Episode that proves Lost is in the right direction

[osliun · 10/10 · 24 May 2007]

Although i've heard a lot about how the third season is no good, or doesn't live up to what lost used to be (i disagree i think its been great with probably only one or two weak episodes) This episode will change any naysayers mind.

The writing was top notch. With jaw-dropping twists, action, and emotion, the writers know exactly where they are heading with the show (thanks in part to the recently set end-date. I actually prefer this finale to the second season one and i cannot believe i have to wait until February because this episode leaves you wanting more.

Lost is developing quite a reputation for its finales now and this one will blow you away. The entire cast acted wonderfully with an amazing performance from Matthew Fox as Jack.

10/10 The best couple hours of television i've seen all year.

Very intriguing!

[sallymorgan4 · 10/10 · 8 July 2007]

Well well well an excellent end to season 3. just watched the whole thing in these last few days was a bit slow in the middle but a good series overall as it started to answer a lot of the questions we've been asking for the last few years! To sum it up by the end most of the others are dead with the exception of Mikeal (who seems invincible) and Ben (who is tied to a tree). Assume some such as Richard are still alive at camp though. Everyone else is safe apart from Charlie who has drowned. Naomi was killed by Lock (who was shot by Ben but somehow didn't die!) Most are waiting at the radio tower where they have made a call on Naomis satellite phone and are being located for rescue. this is all to the dismay of Lock who threatened to shoot Jack as, in the words of Ben, they're 'making a terrible mistake'. Hurley, Sawyer, Sayid, Jin and Bernard are on the beach and Desmond is still in the underground station where Charlie drowned. The flashbacks in Jacks life ended up to be flash forwards as Jack meets Kate back in the US and wants to return to the island. he also attended a funeral - very confusing stuff! So although we've learnt a lot this series about the others etc there are still so many unanswered burning questions... what is the dharma initiative? who or what is Jacob? how did Ben get so powerful amongst the others when Richard (for eg) has been there longer? what is the black smoke? was Walt a vision or did him and Michael not make it home? how did Danielle and Ben meet and have a child? what happened to Danielle's companions in the first place? why do all the pregnant women die? why is Lock not paralysed? why is the sperm count 5x as high there? how did the authorities find all the dead passengers of oceanic flight 815? (granted Naomi may have been lying as it wasn't Penny's ship but Locks dad said it too) how did Locks dad get to the island? Why can't Mikeal be killed? who the hell was Naomi if she wasn't sent by penny? what exactly is the significance of the numbers?whos funeral was jack at? why does he want to go back to the island? and most importantly where the hell is series 4 going to be set????? All those questions form the magic that is Lost!

Amazing season finale

[Pruikhoofd · 10/10 · 28 December 2021]

This has got to be the best season finale of Lost yet. Really keeps you on the tip of your seat from beginning to end.

After this I can't wait to see what's going to happen next, looks really promising for season 4.

Rating: 10/10.

Awesome, Great and goosebumps

[d-bauer-1 · 10/10 · 28 May 2007]

I really enjoyed the double final feature of Lost. The first part started slow, but the second part really kicks ass. A continuous mix of Action, Drama, Tense, Heroism and strange moments. Although the rescue may be nearby, you can feel that something bad is coming again. Maybe the revenge of the Dharma institute. The next questions will also be : Do they really want to go back to the real world , What or who will be waiting for them in the real world and what is Jacob's story ? Michael and Walt, did they really go back to the real world ? The final part with Jack and Kate delivered me some goosebumps. I can't wait until season 4 starts !

Everything Changes. Wow.

[shivandavis · 27 May 2007]

This episode had everything. I've stuck with Lost throughout season 3, i actually think it's been pretty good despite what critics say. And this episode exemplified why people watch Lost. It was gripping throughout, no pointless flashbacks or filler scenes. Total shock and horror, and an ending that leaves you begging for more but knowing it's a long wait...

It's tragic, action-packed, and finally the audience learns a few of the islands secrets. Just as you look at the clock in the 80th minute mark and you think they've covered everything, the writers come up with an ending that really does change everything. Unpredictable.

The fate of Charlie is as tense as ever and overall the acting is great ( other than the woman who plays Penny). Insteas of the usual meandering pace, with a couple to many sub-plots, this episode is non-stop tension. I would have to say, that this episode is the best episode of Lost that i have seen- even better then the 'Man behind the Curtain' which i thought would be hard to outdo.

To conclude, i believe that this episode sets up what should be a thrilling season 4 if they are to use the same literary technique as used in this episode (ill say no more). 10/10. best 2 hours of TV i've ever seen. wow.

Perfect

[aidasjas · 10/10 · 18 January 2019]

One of, if not THE most perfect season finale anyone could ask for. It has some of the best and most memorable moments in the show, and not only is it the most emotionally powerful episode of any TV show I've ever watched, it also has great suspense, resolutions to mysteries and a super intriguing ending which makes you instantly want to watch the next episode. I personally can't come up with anything even slightly bad about this episode.

Wow..so wow..

[SydneyAlias1306 · 10/10 · 28 May 2007]

This episode is the reason why I got into Lost in first place because of Jack Bender. Jack Bender's work deserved more recognization and that's what a director should do, to keep things moving well and to keep people entertained.

When this episode opens, I was in such an awe and I knew exactly what to expect from the director but the more he did with this episode, the more I was smiling and cheering because of amazing camera work.

The music is what made the whole episode work so well. In most of Jack Bender's episodes on Lost or Alias...the music always sounds so emotional and deeply-moving especially fits with a moving picture so well. That's what made things so well in an episode. I kept saying "Wow...so wow." every time when commericals came on after the show takes a break.

In this emotional and powerful season finale, it had full of action, great timing of humors despite to a dark episode of the show, the directing was such a perfection! especially with camera work.

I actually loved every moment of this finale. After seeing this one, I wasn't sure if I actually liked this episode more than "Live Together, Die Alone" but I think I actually do because this finale was much faster paced and full of action that doesn't slow things down like in "Live Together, Die Alone." Even I felt the direction was much better in this one.

I almost felt like so heartbreaking while seeing the camera work because of how great it was. I will list down the scenes that I loved from the camera work that Jack Bender did in this finale.

• the camera was moving slowly surround Jack in the opening while he was in the car then follows him to the edge of the bridge. It captured so WELL!!!

• the camera swifts at Syaid when he was aiming the gun at one of the Others during the credits when it said "directed by Jack Bender", that fits perfectly because that's exactly when the action actually began and never stops from there.

• the camera was at the floor, moving up and rotates around on Charlie and Desmond when they were questioning the lady in the hatch underwater right after the commericals ended.

• the survivors walked toward the record tower and the camera pulls away from them to show the tower, it was shot beautifully. It always apparent that when Jack Bender is directing an episode...he always have a shot showing the location, like at the ending of Exodus part 1 when Jin, Michael, Walt and Saywer were leaving on the raft and again in "Live Together, Die Alone", Syaid, Jin and Sun were on the boat surfing around and we saw a shot of 4 toed feet statue and plus after electronic magnetic went off, when things were settled down, the camera was tracking through the people on the beach. Lots of good trademarks in this episode from Jack Bender which I loved.

Now with the performances...some of actors deserved to win an emmy for their excellent work on this episode. Now with the directing...Jack Bender MUST win an emmy for his directing because it is absolutely PERFECT!!! It will not going to be ironic if he gets nominated again especially getting nominated two times in row.

With Charlie's death, I was never really upset about any characters' death but I always thought this death was well done and shot beautifully.

I'm actually glad that Bender directed all season finales so far and they all were GREAT!! especially this one. After seeing his direction on this finale made me think why don't he ever do another major picture someday since he only has done one in his career which was way back in 1991 titled Child's Play 3. As well...I hope Bender stays with the show until it ends in 2010 because I wouldn't want Stephen Williams to take over his place if he leaves the show but I'm not going to argue about Williams's direction though.

So a 15/10 for this episode.

And...my mind is still shaking right now after I saw this episode and it has been shaking every single day since the day it aired because of how great the direction was.

I Am Also Lost

[claudio_carvalho · 10/10 · 24 May 2007]

While leading the survivors to the radio transmission tower, Jack meets Ben and Alex on their way. Ben invites Jack to talk with him alone in a clearing and tells that Sayid, Jin and Bernard killed seven "The Others", but have been captured and arrested. He calls Tom in a walkie-talkie and proposes to exchange the lives of the trio per Naomi's radio. He tells that the entire castaway would be killed by Naomi's friends, who would not be who Jack thinks they are, but Jack does not accept the deal and hears three shots. Jack hits and captures Ben and promises to kill Tom. Meanwhile, Mikhail breaks into the Looking Glass, shoots Greta and Bonnie following Ben's order, but Desmond shoots Mikhail with a spear gun and saves Charlie. He convinces Bonnie to tell the access code, and she tells that it is the tune of Beach Boy's "Good Vibrations". Charlie stops the jamming of the transmission and talks to Penny, who asks their location and tells that she is not offshore in the vessel. On the camp, Hurley uses the Kombi, hits one enemy and together with Sawyer and Juliet, they save Sayid, Jin and Bernard. Jack is completely wasted, drunken and drugged, stealing drugs in the hospital, going to a funeral service, meeting Kate nearby the airport and telling her that they must return to the island.

I have had the most different sensations and feelings along this fantastic and intriguing episode. I loved when Hurley hits one of The Others with the wagon, Sayid breaks the neck of another one and Sawyer shots Tom. I was angry when Jack has the chance to kill Ben and does not follow Kate's advice and spares him. I felt sorrow when Charlie dies and angry with Locke when he kills Naomi. And I am absolutely lost with the intriguing "flash-forward" of the encounter of Jack and Kate in the end of the episode (and the season). Honestly, I tried to find some explanations in Lewis Carroll literature, but I have not come up to any conclusion except that all the dwellers of the island might be pawns of The Powers That Be. It seems that "The Others", with the exception of Mikhail, are history; therefore, people from the vessel offshore might be the enemies of the survivors in the next season. I am probably having a daydream with these speculations, but I have no clue for what might have happened to Jack and Kate. Last but not the least, who might be the name in the obituary and visited by Jack in the funeral service that is neither his family nor his friend of Jack? And how Locke escaped from the hole? Unfortunately we will see the answers only in the next season. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

Note: On 12 April 2013, I saw this episode again on DVD.

Action, Tragedy and even more shocks...

[The_Sandheaver · 10/10 · 11 June 2007]

In what was easily one of the best episodes I have seen in a long time, Lost has come up with yet another few shocks to confuse and amaze its fans.

In this episode, The Others invade the camp to try and capture the pregnant women as planned, unaware that Sayid, Jin and Bernard are waiting for them. Meanwhile, Jack leads the rest of the survivors to the Radio Tower with the help of Danielle with the intention of deactivating her signal in order to allow Naomi to call for help, but this all depends on Charlie, who was also captured at the end of the previous episode in the latest station to be revealed: "The Looking Glass", which is jamming signals off the island.

In the flashbacks, Jack seems to be suffering from suicidal depression after reading an obituary, and he becomes obsessed with a person who he pulled from a burning wreckage at the beginning of the episode, shortly after considering suicide. Also, who is the person he keeps calling throughout the episode? This is an episode full of excitement and suspense as the survivors do battle with The Others in an all-out showdown, but will Ben outwit them all again? There is also monumental sacrifice involved, but the real shock comes right at the end. All I'm gonna say is: "brace yourself - it's a stunner".

How to do a season finale

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 25 May 2018]

When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.

Alongside "Not in Portland", "Flashes Before Your Eyes", "Enter 77", "The Man from Tallahassee", "One of Us", "The Brig" and "The Man Behind the Curtain" and "Greatest Hits", Season 3's finale "Through the Looking Glass" for me is one of the best Season 3 episodes (for me a very solid season where the only misfire was one of the worst episodes of the show "Stranger in a Strange Land") up to this point of the season. Also feel that it is one of the best of Season 3 in general (maybe the best), one of the best episodes of 'Lost' up to this point and among the best of the show in general. Every aspect of "Through the Looking Glass" is brilliant and with all the trademarks for a 'Lost' classic.

The episode has pretty much everything that 'Lost' is all about. It's taut and thought-provoking, with utterly gripping on-island events, also providing some answers and surprises, with as mind-blowing a flashforward as one can possibly get.

On top of all that, it advances characters, shows plot progression rather than repeating itself or being filler and there are some shocking revelations that one doesn't see coming. The ending is also a triumph.

After a deliberate but still utterly gripping start, the second part especially is a non-stop thrill ride of ingenious twists, edge of your seat tension and very emotional moments.

Can't fault the performances, glorious acting from every single cast member.

Nor the stylishness and atmosphere of the visuals, nor the effectively understated and chilling use of music, taut writing and the tightly controlled direction (one of the best of the season and perhaps of the show).

In conclusion, one of the best season finales for anything on television. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Best Episode of Lost and one of the best tv show episodes ever

[macfamjr · 10/10 · 18 August 2021]

Just got done watching this episode and all I can do is just sit here and think about how amazing it was. From the second it starts you can already feel the tension and the episode keeps it going to keep you hooked the entire time. There are so many huge twists and iconic moments from this episode I could just go on and on about it. Just go watch it and experience this greatness for yourself.

Game-changing and epic finale

[ametaphysicalshark · 22 December 2008]

After the best run of episodes on "Lost", "Through the Looking Glass" pretty much had to be absolutely phenomenal and it sure did deliver on the promise made by the previous few episodes. A brilliant action/adventure epic balanced by a real care for and attention to the characters who remain the core of "Lost", "Through the Looking Glass" really feels like a top quality feature film, much like all of the other finales.

Almost all of the core characters are given a key role here, some of the dialogue, both dramatic and comedic, is absolutely excellent (although there are one or two bad lines as well), and the Jack-as-Moses stuff really does work. Charlie and Desmond get some of the meatiest stuff in the episode, and Charlie's death scene is really very well-done. Now that I've seen this episode at least five times, however, I can safely say that I don't like it as much as "Live Together, Die Alone", which was simply a superior achievement in almost every way, and fell short of this only in that it didn't have a massive game-changing shock ending which took everyone by surprised. That's not intended as a criticism of "Through the Looking Glass", but merely further praise for the simply phenomenal "Live Together, Die Alone". Also, "Through the Looking Glass" had a much better follow-up than "Live Together, Die Alone", but really in comparing the two episodes much more appeals to me in "Live Together, Die Alone".

"Through the Looking Glass" boasts perfect performances from basically the entire cast, I think that Matthew Fox gives his best performance here. A lot of people say that the flashforwards aren't interesting on their own, that they only become interesting when you find out that they're flashforwards. This might be true of the first viewing (though even then they are more enigmatic and mysterious than any other Jack-based off-island stories), but on repeat viewings I find them absolutely fascinating and iconic, though, I admit, not as great as Desmond's flashbacks in "Live Together, Die Alone". Matthew Fox's performance is a big part of my enjoyment of the flashforwards, but the coffin mystery, the dark, dark moment where Jack nearly jumps off the bridge, the one shot looking down at Jack and the coffin, and the final scene with Kate are all very memorable aspects of the episode.

On the island the story is very action/adventure based and works very well on those terms, with both the action scenes here being among the better ones on the show. Jack Bender does a great job of directing the episode and by the time you've gotten to the ending, which, let's face it, is what most people talk about in relation to the episode, you've already enjoyed some of the finest populist entertainment around, and with some amount of intelligence as well.

Lost - through the looking glass

[wiktorp-1 · 10/10 · 25 May 2007]

what an amazing finale!!!. you cannot get any better than that.

OK it started off with jack on a plane with a beard. i was like to myself OK its another flashback i thought nothing of it.......

Is Naomi not who she says she is? is Charlie really dead? . why cant Mikael die? what happens to Ben. does he stay on the island as the others get rescued? How do the survivors get rescued ? what was Penelope doing on that screen in the hydra station? was Walt really there or was it a vision? these are a small percentage of answers that are still awaiting everyone who loves lost..

The end was a killer!!!! All along they weren't flashbacks... they were future flashes, they have been rescued!!! Kate meets up with jack at an airport, he wants to go back to the island ! who's funeral are they talking about ?? my head is spinning

oh yeah remember the foot with 4 toes from the last episode from season 2 what the hell is that all about and we still don't know what the Dharma initiative is !!!!!

the makers of lost are genius! i understand how some may say that this series had its up and downs but i think that everyone will agree that it has reached an all time high. the acting is superb the filming is magnificent the plots are just simply heart pounding. everyone involved should be proud best TV series ever made!

This episode was just wow amazing !!!!! cant wait for season 4 !!!! bring it on!!!

WIktor

Not Penny's Boat

[reaveryankee · 10/10 · 1 January 2020]

The best Lost episode without a doubt. The intensity combined with the brilliant Advent of the flash fowards is incredible. Jack's acting is phenomenal during the cryptic flash towards especially during the iconic "we have to go back" scene. Jack's remarkable transformation into depression and Charlies death are among the most emotional moments in TV history. The only sad part about the episode is that it was Lost's peak everything went downhill afterwards.

The best and the most emotional episode so far

[strawberry-60502 · 10/10 · 13 December 2021]

I'm still panting while writing the review. Phew! How intense this episode is!

This is the first episode, in my opinion, that I felt hooked from the very first second of the episode! The writing is pure perfection: from Hurley saving the day, my man!!, Charlie sacrificing himself to save the others :( and the most dystopian future of jack and his friends!! I think this is also the first time that I think Jack should've listened to both Locke and Ben about Naomi and the boat thing! It really sounded so sketchy!

What will stick with me forever from this episode is (Not Penny's boat) :( Ohh Charlie you'll be truly missed :')

Fate, Destiny, CHOICE.

[slackwoo-1 · 10/10 · 23 May 2007]

I am an avid Lost fan and have followed the show from the very beginning. Season 1 was outstanding and the characters we have followed through the past three seasons have given each of us insight into the human spirit. Let's face it: Every one of us has a dark side. However, we have the element of choice. It is choice that gives way to our fate and ultimately our destiny.

I have to admit that I had mixed feelings over Season 2. I loved it and I hated it just the same. I felt that it lost something from Season 1. Season 3 started out with a bang and then hit a slump. Yet, the last couple of episodes showed why this series is so great. Yes, the show is confusing. But, if you just open your mind and allow for something other than the norm to set in than you truly can appreciate this show, it's creators and most of all the writers.

I was happy to see that Locke is still alive and out of the pit. Was Walt alive or a ghost? Did he and Michael meet a grisly fate due to Ben's devious and evil ways? So many questions and just a few months to simmer over the events that have unfolded over the last season. It was sad to see Charlie pass on and leave the show, but it was a much needed and much expected ripple in the storyline.

Season 4, I await you.

~ ^

Slack

Quite Possibly Brilliant, 28 May 2007 under Account: 'Number_VI'

[IndyMansOldAccount · 12 January 2008]

***I wrote this on another account, so please excuse intentional duplicates.***

Plot:

Jack leads the survivors to the Radio Tower, to make contact with Naomi's Carrier, whilst Sayid, Jin & Bernard plan to trap the Others.

My Review:

Well, here we are again. The third season finale draws to a close and we are given the spotlight focus of the camps leading man Jack Shephard. The camp prepares for an all out fight against Ben's Others and their plan to kidnap the women of the camp.

We learn more about Jack's 'past' and his drinking problems, his involvement and inability to live his life after his divorce and death of his father. Yet, nothing it what it seems and we are given a compelling and if not compulsive ending. Don't construed it to be any typical flashback, if that's the word to use.

Possibility the most usual episode of lost due to its misdirection and surprise revelations. The needs of the many seem to outweigh the needs so few, we are in the midst of an ongoing conflict that comes to a bloody end and the loss of old friends.

Verdict:

The season has been bumpy, shaken in its ability to provoke and shock us. However, this episode has brought it back with a accolade that puts it back the game of comparison of the shows' previous two seasons.

Watch out for the mesmeric ending. 10/10.

Season Three

[zkonedog · 9/10 · 7 July 2019]

The Third Season of LOST is one that always seems to get a bit of a "bad rap". While I will agree that, episode-by-episode, it doesn't quite match up to what came before (and some of what comes after), that probably only speaks to how high the bar had been set for this show, as most of the fare here is still excellent.

The only real issue with S3 (hence the 4.5 stars) is that during the middle of the season, it becomes more abundantly clear than at any other time in show history that the writers/producers are stalling, or dragging the story out a bit. This is why we are given episodes like "Stranger In A Strange Land" (where Jack gets the tattoos), "Expose" (the Nikki/Paulo "saga"), or the one where the primary focus is Hurley fixing up an old VW van he finds in the jungle. Taken in isolation, none of these individual episodes are truly bad. But, looking at things as a whole, the middle portion of the season does tread water fairly noticeably until the monumental decision (at least it was at the time) to set an end date for the show (after three more seasons). As soon as that decision was reached, the show gets right back to it's former glory, often even surpassing what came before.

Actually, taking a more "macro" view of the season as a whole leads to even more of a positive appraisal, as creatively in S3 LOST continues to push the boundaries of TV drama at that time to their very maximum. In terms of where the main players start the season and then subsequently end the season (both in physical location and character arc), this is the most ambitious slate of episodes yet. Viewers are treated to more backstory on the Ben & Juliet characters, the relationship between the DHARMA Initiative & The Others is finally addressed, and there exists real momentum towards a possible rescue operation (this is a show about people stranded on an island who ostensibly want to get home, after all).

The flashbacks also do something pretty sneaky in that, from beginning to end of S3, they really wrap up the character arc backstories that all the flashes have treated viewers to until that point. There's no way for viewers to know that this is happening or why (see my next paragraph about that!), but it happens all the same. This is the last season where flashbacks are used as the primary off-island storytelling device, and as such all those arcs are wrapped up so succinctly and emotionally for each and every character.

Then, of course, there is the shocking season finale, in which the entire structure of the show is changed. "Through the Looking Glass" is truly one of the most emotional, challenging, and groundbreaking episodes in the history of dramatic television. After watching, it is clear that the entire season has been building to this, and the big decision to flash forward (instead of backward) opens up entirely new avenues of storytelling possibilities. Of course, in typical LOST fashion, the writers craft the episode in such a way so that viewers likely will not realizing this is happening until the final few epic moments of the episode. I've probably watched this single episode 3-4 times now in its entirety, and each and every time I am amazed by how expertly crafted it is. In all honesty, this was the episode which confirmed to me that LOST was probably my all-time favorite show.

So, if anyone tries to tell you that S3 was "the beginning of the end" for LOST, don't believe them! The only reason it dips at all is because such a serialized show as this deserves an end date, and until they got it the production went through its "awkward stage" for 4-5 episodes. To my knowledge, LOST was the first show to ever negotiate its own ending (most shows before it would just bleed viewers until cancelled by the network), so even that was groundbreaking in the world of television. The mystery deepens in S3, many (dare I say almost all) of the character arcs from Seasons 1 & 2 are tied up, and the finale provides the direction which will comprise the "back end" of the show, if you will. For the most part, this is still televised drama at its finest.

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[vrmubroclys · 9/10 · 15 May 2021]

A really great episod , one the best episod Of lost <3.

the person in the box

[loserleethal · 10/10 · 16 January 2008]

I'm basically a LOST junkie and my opinion is jaded, so I won't even get into what I thought of this tremendous episode.

I just wanted to be able to go on record ahead of time of pointing out that the person whose funeral Jack went to in the flash-forward at the beginning of this episode was Claire. In previous episodes we find out that they are brother and sister and never knew about it. When he goes to the funeral the man asks him "friend or family." When you are watching it for the first time your ears will probably hear "neither" but he says "either." Meaning that he is both a relative and a friend. All she really had in her life was Charlie and her baby. Charlie dies at the end of the episode, so no one else would've showed up to her funeral. I'm sure in future episodes they'll give us good reasons why Kate claims that she wouldn't of gone even if she knew.

Also I'd like to just make a crazy prediction that the guy she had to get back to was Sayid. I might be completely wrong, but I'd just like to put it out there.

Wow

[nick-botte · 9/10 · 23 March 2021]

Didn't yet finish it, but damn, it's really good...