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Mar 16, 2010 · Recon: Directed by Jack Bender. With Naveen Andrews, Nestor Carbonell, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin. Locke sends Sawyer on a recon mission to the other island, where he runs into Charles Widmore and his submarine crew.
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- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Jack Bender
- 2010-03-16
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On the Island
Outside of Claire's hut, Sawyer wakes Jin and tells him that Claire and Locke said that they will be back by sunrise. ♪ Jin wants them to get out of there, but Sawyer says he's with Locke. Jin tells him that it's not Locke, and Sawyer replies that he knows, but doesn't care who he is, as long as he can get them off the Island. Jin says he won't leave without Sun. Sawyer promises that if she's there they will not leave without her. As they speak, the Man in Black in his Locke form leads his gr...
Flash sideways
James lies naked in bed with a woman named Ava. Ava reminds him about an imminent appointment. He dresses and grabs a briefcase that falls open and spills out a great deal of bundled banknotes. He explains that the money is for an investment and that he won't take long. Ava points a gun at him, saying he's a fool if he believed she'd fall for such a basic con trick. James replies that she's the fool because the whole situation is a set up: the room is bugged and surrounded by cops. He explain...
With this episode, Sawyer becomes the fifth character to have a flashback episode, a flash-forward episode, and a flash sideways episode centered solely around him. The others are Kate, Jack, Sayid...According to Nielsen Ratings, this episode had the second-lowest ratings of Lost to date, with a mere 8.9 million viewers. Only "Follow the Leader" had lower ratings, with only 8.7 million viewers.This episode marks the first time that the name of Oceanic Flight 815 was specifically mentioned in the flash sideways timeline.In the flash sideways timeline, Miles mentions his father is working at a museum. This is later confirmed in "Everybody Loves Hugo".Evangeline Lilly (Kate) becomes the second cast member to appear in 100 episodes.This is the only episode of Season 6 in which Matthew Fox (Jack) does not appear.Josh Holloway (Sawyer) returns after being missing for three episodes.This is the first episode of Season 6 not to contain a Previously on Lost("LA X, Part 2" does contain one if shown as separate episode).Recurring themes
1. The clock on Sawyer's night stand in the flash-sideways timeline reads 8:42. (The Numbers) 2. Claire attacks Kate for taking Aaron. (Revenge) 3. The Man in Black says off-hand "I forgive you" to Sawyer's sarcastic apology at interrupting him. In Season 3 he tried to get Eko to seek forgiveness. (Redemption) 4. The Man in Black reveals he is the "smoke thing" to Sawyer, but not to the rest of his followers. (Deceptions and cons) (Secrets) 5. The Man in Black talks about his issues with his...
Cultural references
1. Indiana Jones: James compares Charlotte to this globe-trotting archaeologist. They later regret she didn't bring her whip. (Movies and TV) 2. Little House on the Prairie: James watches a rerun of this American television series that ran from 1974 to 1983. In the episode that James watches ("Remember Me, Part 1"), Pa Ingalls tells little "half pint" that "if you live your life based on what's going to happen... before you know it, your life is over." James once confessed to Kate in the orig...
Literary techniques
1. Although it initially seems to be that James is still a con man in the flash-sideways timeline, he is actually a cop working undercover as con man. (Plot twist) (Juxtaposition) 2. In the original timeline, Kate tells Sawyer that they're having rabbit for dinner; in the flash-sideways timeline, a copy of Watership Down is seen in James' room. (Juxtaposition) 3. The first words that James speaks in the original timeline and the last words he speaks in the flash-sideways timeline are: "Son of...
Episode references
1. Charlotte tells Sawyer about her work as an archaeologist. ("Confirmed Dead") 2. Sawyer tells Widmore that he knows him because Widmore sent a freighter full of mercenaries to the Island to kill everybody. ("The Shape of Things to Come") 3. Miles mentions his father. ("Some Like It Hoth") 4. The Man in Black previously mentioned 'taking care' of the remaining Ajira passengers. Sawyer is sent by him to investigate the current situation. ("The Incident, Part 1") 5. Liam Pace comes to the LAP...
Episode allusions
1. Sawyer uses "the pigeon drop" con on Ava in the flash sideways. ("Confidence Man") ("The Long Con") 2. Charlotte finds copies of Watership Down, A Wrinkle in Time, and Lancelot on James' dresser. Sawyer read these books on the Island in the original timeline. ("Confidence Man") ("Numbers") ("Maternity Leave") 3. In the LAPD office, James is trying to contact Anthony Cooper. ("Deus Ex Machina") ("The Brig") 4. Sawyer encounters the polar bear cages on Hydra Island and finds the dress that K...
For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Recon/TheoriesHow did the remaining passengers of Ajira Flight 316die?"Recon" is the eighth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 111th episode overall. The episode is written by executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and newcomer Jim Galasso and directed by Jack Bender .
- March 16, 2010
- Jack Bender
- 608
- Elizabeth Sarnoff, Jim Galasso
Locke sends Sawyer on a recon mission to the other island, where he runs into Charles Widmore and his submarine crew. In Los Angeles, Sawyer works as a police officer obsessed with finding the conman who destroyed his family.
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Mar 17, 2010 · The story switches back to Team Smokie this week as his small army makes camp and prepares for their eventual freedom. Sawyer is tasked with a mission on Hydra Island while Claire sorts out her ...
Mar 16, 2010 · Let’s start with a recap of events on the island during seventh episode of Lost’s final season entitled “Recon” Monster Locke reunites with Sawyer and Jin back at Claire’s camp and has the...
