"Lost"
Through the Looking Glass (2007)

Director:

Jack Bender

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Lost" (2004)

Original Air Date:

23 May 2007 (Season 3, Episode 22)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Jack and the survivors wait for Charlie to turn off The Others' signal-jamming device, not knowing that he has been captured at the Looking Glass station. In addition, Sayid, Jin and Bernard are captured after The Others invade the camp.

Plot Keywords:

Transmission | Assault | Hostage | Fight | Fake

Cast

Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke
Malcolm David Kelley	...	Walt Lloyd
Sam Anderson	...	Bernard Nadler

Runtime:

84 min

Language:

English | Korean | French

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:TV-14 | Venezuela:PG-13 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

The final iteration in the radio transmission is number 17550445.

Goofs:

At the pharmacy, Jack tries to get a refill on oxycodone (percocet), a schedule II narcotic drug. However, refills are not permitted on schedule II drug prescriptions.

Quotes:

Richard Alpert: We're going to the radio tower?
Ben Linus: Not we, Richard, me. You're going to take everyone to the temple as planned.
Richard Alpert: Now might not be the best time to go tromping off on your own.
Ben Linus: Oh really, and why not?
Richard Alpert: Because people are asking questions, Ben. About leaving home, about what happened to Locke, about Jacob. Not to mention the rapidly spreading rumour that everyone that went down to the beach is dead.
Ben Linus: They're not all dead.

Soundtrack:

Scentless Apprentice

Quite Possibly Brilliant

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 and a 'What the hell!' type moment. 10/10.