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"'''Eggtown'''" is the fourth [[List of Lost episodes|episode]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company]]'s [[Lost (season 4)|fourth season]] of the [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[Dramatic programming|drama]] [[Television program|television series]] ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' and seventy-third episode overall. It was aired on [[February 21]], [[2008]] on ABC in the United States and on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in Canada.<ref name=schedule>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet'', ([[January 25]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/primeschedule/ABCGRIDSJAN28FEB24.xls Weekly Primetime Program Schedule]." Retrieved on [[January 25]], [[2008]].</ref> It was written by supervising producer [[Elizabeth Sarnoff]] and script coordinator [[Greggory Nations]] and directed by co-executive producer [[Stephen Williams (director)|Stephen Williams]].<ref name=egg>''[[ABC Studios|ABC Medianet]]'', ([[February 4]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/progcal.aspx?Date=02%2f04%2f2008&DNR=1 Kate's Standing with Locke and Sawyer May Be Jeopardized When Her Need to Get Information from the Hostage Becomes Her Top Priority]" Retrieved on [[February 4]], [[2008]].</ref> This is the first episode written by Nations.
"'''Eggtown'''" is the fourth [[List of Lost episodes|episode]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company]]'s [[Lost (season 4)|fourth season]] of the [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] [[Dramatic programming|drama]] [[Television program|television series]] ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' and seventy-third episode overall. It was aired on [[February 21]], [[2008]] on ABC in the United States and on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in Canada.<ref name=schedule>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet'', ([[January 25]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/primeschedule/ABCGRIDSJAN28FEB24.xls Weekly Primetime Program Schedule]." Retrieved on [[January 25]], [[2008]].</ref> It was written by supervising producer [[Elizabeth Sarnoff]] and script coordinator [[Greggory Nations]] and directed by co-executive producer [[Stephen Williams (director)|Stephen Williams]].<ref name=egg>''[[ABC Studios|ABC Medianet]]'', ([[February 4]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/progcal.aspx?Date=02%2f04%2f2008&DNR=1 Kate's Standing with Locke and Sawyer May Be Jeopardized When Her Need to Get Information from the Hostage Becomes Her Top Priority]" Retrieved on [[February 4]], [[2008]].</ref> This is the first episode written by Nations.


The episode's island plot takes place in late December 2004, ninety-plus days after the crash of [[Oceanic Airlines]] Flight 815. Flashforwards show [[Kate Austen]] (played by [[Evangeline Lilly]]) on trial for her numerous pre-island crimes, after her escape from the island.<ref>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'', ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=recap#t=46481&d=81573 'Eggtown': Season 4, Episode 404 Recap]". Retrieved on [[February 28]], [[2008]].</ref> "Eggtown" was watched by 14&nbsp;million Americans and received mixed reviews from critics. The cliffhanger was generally praised; however, some believed that the plot was presented at a slower pace than the previous fourth season episodes.
The episode's island plot takes place in late December 2004, ninety-plus days after the crash of [[Oceanic Airlines]] Flight 815. Flashforwards show [[Kate Austen]] (played by [[Evangeline Lilly]]) on trial for her numerous pre-island crimes, after her escape from the island.<ref>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'', ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=recap#t=46481&d=81573 'Eggtown': Season 4, Episode 404 Recap]". Retrieved on [[February 28]], [[2008]].</ref> "Eggtown" was watched by 14&nbsp;million Americans and received mixed reviews from critics. The cliffhanger was generally praised; however, some believed that the plot progressed at a slower pace than previous fourth season episodes.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==


[[John Locke (Lost)|John Locke]] ([[Terry O'Quinn]]) is keeping [[Ben Linus]] ([[Michael Emerson]]) prisoner in the basement of the house that he has claimed in the Barracks. He prepares breakfast for him, but Ben taunts him and Locke becomes frustrated. Kate cuts a deal with Locke's prisoner [[Miles Straume]] ([[Ken Leung]]): he will tell her what he knows about her if he can speak to Ben for a minute. Miles wants to extort $3.2 million from Ben and, in return, Miles promises to lie to his employer that Ben is dead. Miles gives Ben a week to produce the cash. Before Locke finds them, Miles reveals that he knows all about Kate's past. Locke banishes Kate from the Barracks and goes to a lake house where Miles is being held captive. Locke puts a grenade in Miles's mouth so that if he ceases to bite, he will die. Kate spends the night with [[James "Sawyer" Ford]] ([[Josh Holloway]]) but does not sleep with him. Before Kate leaves for the camp at the beach, she slaps Sawyer across the face after he suggests that she is just pretending to be mad as an excuse to go back to [[Jack Shephard]] ([[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]]) and continue their [[love triangle]].<ref name=episode>[[Elizabeth Sarnoff|Sarnoff, Elizabeth]] (writer) & [[Greggory Nations|Nations, Greggory]] (writer) & [[Stephen Williams (director)|Williams, Stephen]] (director), "Eggtown". ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. [[List of Lost episodes|Episode 4]], [[Lost (season 4)|season 4]]. Aired on [[February 21]], [[2008]].</ref>
[[John Locke (Lost)|John Locke]] ([[Terry O'Quinn]]) is keeping [[Ben Linus]] ([[Michael Emerson]]) prisoner in the basement of the house that he has claimed in the Barracks. He prepares breakfast for him, but Ben taunts him and Locke becomes frustrated. Kate cuts a deal with Locke's prisoner [[Miles Straume]] ([[Ken Leung]]): he will tell her what he knows about her if he can speak to Ben for a minute. Miles wants to extort $3.2 million from Ben and, in return, Miles promises to lie to his employer that Ben is dead. Miles gives Ben a week to produce the cash. Before Locke finds them, Miles reveals that he knows all about Kate's past. Locke banishes Kate from the Barracks and goes to a lake house where Miles is being held captive. Locke puts a grenade in Miles's mouth so that if he ceases to bite, he will die. Kate sleeps with [[James "Sawyer" Ford]] ([[Josh Holloway]]) but does not have sex with him. Before Kate leaves for the camp at the beach, she slaps Sawyer across the face after he suggests that she is just pretending to be mad as an excuse to go back to [[Jack Shephard]] ([[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]]) and continue their [[love triangle]].<ref name=episode>[[Elizabeth Sarnoff|Sarnoff, Elizabeth]] (writer) & [[Greggory Nations|Nations, Greggory]] (writer) & [[Stephen Williams (director)|Williams, Stephen]] (director), "Eggtown". ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. [[List of Lost episodes|Episode 4]], [[Lost (season 4)|season 4]]. Aired on [[February 21]], [[2008]].</ref>


At the survivors' camp at the beach, [[Daniel Faraday]] ([[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]]) stares as three face down cards and correctly identifies the values of two. [[Charlotte Lewis (Lost)|Charlotte Lewis]] ([[Rebecca Mader]]) remarks that this is progress. After several unsuccessful attempts to call the freighter, Charlotte dials an emergency number. [[Characters of Lost#Regina|Regina]] ([[Zoë Bell]]) answers and says that [[Desmond Hume]] ([[Henry Ian Cusick]]), [[Sayid Jarrah]] ([[Naveen Andrews]]) and [[Characters of Lost#Frank Lapidus|Frank Lapidus]] ([[Jeff Fahey]]), who departed for the freighter by helicopter the previous evening, have not arrived.<ref>[[Edward Kitsis|Kitsis, Edward]] (writer) & [[Adam Horowitz|Horowitz, Adam]] (writer) & [[Jack Bender|Bender, Jack]] (director), "[[The Economist (Lost)|The Economist]]". ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. [[List of Lost episodes|Episode 3]], [[Lost (season 4)|season 4]]. Aired on [[February 14]], [[2008]].</ref>
At the survivors' camp at the beach, [[Daniel Faraday]] ([[Jeremy Davies (actor)|Jeremy Davies]]) stares at three face down cards and correctly identifies the values of two. [[Charlotte Lewis (Lost)|Charlotte Lewis]] ([[Rebecca Mader]]) remarks that this is progress. After several unsuccessful attempts to call the freighter, Charlotte dials an emergency number. [[Characters of Lost#Regina|Regina]] ([[Zoë Bell]]) answers and says that [[Desmond Hume]] ([[Henry Ian Cusick]]), [[Sayid Jarrah]] ([[Naveen Andrews]]) and [[Characters of Lost#Frank Lapidus|Frank Lapidus]] ([[Jeff Fahey]]), who departed for the freighter by helicopter the previous evening, have not arrived.<ref>[[Edward Kitsis|Kitsis, Edward]] (writer) & [[Adam Horowitz|Horowitz, Adam]] (writer) & [[Jack Bender|Bender, Jack]] (director), "[[The Economist (Lost)|The Economist]]". ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. [[List of Lost episodes|Episode 3]], [[Lost (season 4)|season 4]]. Aired on [[February 14]], [[2008]].</ref>


After leaving the island, Kate is famous as one of the Oceanic Six. Kate is tried for her numerous crimes committed before the crash and pleads not guilty. Because Kate is opposed to bringing her son into the trial, Jack is called in as a character witness. He lies in his testimony, saying that Flight 815 crashed in the water; eight survived the crash but two have since died and Kate was primarily responsible for the Oceanic Six's survival. Kate speaks with her mother [[Characters of Lost#Recurring off-island characters|Diane Janssen]] ([[Beth Broderick]]) for the first time in four years. Diane is no longer angry at Kate because her perspective changed when she thought that Kate had died in the plane crash. When Diane, the prosecution's star witness, no longer wants to testify against her daughter, the District Attorney makes a [[plea deal]]: Kate gets ten years probation, but must stay in the state of [[California]]. Jack meets Kate in the parking garage. He admits that he still loves her and asks to go out for coffee with her. Kate responds that they cannot go out until he is willing to visit her baby.<ref name=episode/> Kate is raising [[Claire Littleton]]'s ([[Emilie de Ravin]]) son [[Characters of Lost#Aaron|Aaron]] (William Blanchette) as her own.<ref name=podcast>[[Evangeline Lilly|Lilly, Evangeline]], ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=podcast Official ''Lost'' Video Podcast #404]", ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref>
After leaving the island, Kate is famous as one of the Oceanic Six. She is tried for her numerous crimes committed before the crash and pleads not guilty. Because Kate is opposed to bringing her son into the trial, Jack is called in as a character witness. He lies in his testimony, saying that Flight 815 crashed in the water; eight survived the crash but two have since died and Kate was primarily responsible for the Oceanic Six's survival. Kate speaks with her mother [[Characters of Lost#Recurring off-island characters|Diane Janssen]] ([[Beth Broderick]]) for the first time in four years. Diane is no longer angry at Kate because her perspective changed when she thought that Kate had died in the plane crash. When Diane, the prosecution's star witness, no longer wants to testify against her daughter, the District Attorney makes a [[plea deal]]: Kate gets ten years probation, but must stay in the state of [[California]]. Jack meets Kate in the parking garage. He admits that he still loves her and asks to go out for coffee with her. Kate responds that they cannot go out until he is willing to visit her baby.<ref name=episode/> Kate is raising [[Claire Littleton]]'s ([[Emilie de Ravin]]) son [[Characters of Lost#Aaron|Aaron]] (William Blanchette) as her own.<ref name=podcast>[[Evangeline Lilly|Lilly, Evangeline]], ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=podcast Official ''Lost'' Video Podcast #404]", ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref>


== Production ==
== Production ==
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Greggory "Gregg" Nations worked as the [[script coordinator]] for the late 1990s [[CBS]] television series ''[[Nash Bridges]]''.<ref>"[http://tv.yahoo.com/greggory-nations/contributor/759989 Greggory Nations Credits]", ''[[Yahoo!]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[show runner]]s [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Carlton Cuse]]—the former was the show runner and the latter was a writer for ''Nash Bridges''—hired Nations to serve as ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s script coordinator in the [[2005 in television|2005]] alongside pre-production of the [[Lost (season 2)|second season]].<ref>Robinson, Shawna, ([[October 4]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2006/10/04/community/news5.txt Farmington Man Has Inside Scoop on ''Lost''—But Don't Ask Him What's Next]", ''[[Daily Journal]] Online''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> Nations re-watched every episode and created a series "bible" and timeline.<ref>[[Greggory Nations|Nations, Greggory]], ([[January 10]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=31627 What a Script Coordinator Does]", ''[[Lost (TV series)#Fandom and popular culture|The Fuselage]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> Nations made his direct ''Lost'' writing debut with "Eggtown".
Greggory "Gregg" Nations worked as the [[script coordinator]] for the late 1990s [[CBS]] television series ''[[Nash Bridges]]''.<ref>"[http://tv.yahoo.com/greggory-nations/contributor/759989 Greggory Nations Credits]", ''[[Yahoo!]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[show runner]]s [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Carlton Cuse]]—the former was the show runner and the latter was a writer for ''Nash Bridges''—hired Nations to serve as ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s script coordinator in the [[2005 in television|2005]] alongside pre-production of the [[Lost (season 2)|second season]].<ref>Robinson, Shawna, ([[October 4]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.mydjconnection.com/articles/2006/10/04/community/news5.txt Farmington Man Has Inside Scoop on ''Lost''—But Don't Ask Him What's Next]", ''[[Daily Journal]] Online''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> Nations re-watched every episode and created a series "bible" and timeline.<ref>[[Greggory Nations|Nations, Greggory]], ([[January 10]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=31627 What a Script Coordinator Does]", ''[[Lost (TV series)#Fandom and popular culture|The Fuselage]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> Nations made his direct ''Lost'' writing debut with "Eggtown".


Evangeline Lilly was excited by Kate's new connection to Aaron. If she could choose to play another ''Lost'' character, it would be Claire because of Aaron; now she gets to have Aaron while portraying Kate. Lilly also enjoyed Kate having more responsibility because it puts her in a much different situation from previous seasons.<ref name=podcast/>
Evangeline Lilly was excited by Kate's new connection to Aaron. Lilly has said that if she could choose to play another ''Lost'' character, it would be Claire because of Aaron; now she gets to have Aaron while portraying Kate. Lilly also enjoyed Kate having more responsibility because it puts her in a different situation from previous seasons.<ref name=podcast/>


The word "Eggtown" is not directly referenced in the episode, resulting in online speculation and confusion.<ref name=stafford>Stafford, Nikki, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/022208getlost.html Lies and the Lying Oceanic Six Liars Who Tell Them…]", ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Jeff Jensen of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' suggested that the title was a reference to the ancient [[cosmic egg]] concept or the [[chicken or the egg]] causality dilemma.<ref name=ew>Jensen, Doc "Jeff", ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20179616_3,00.html Not What We Eggspected]", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> John Kubicek of ''[[BuddyTV]]'' guessed that it was a shout-out to the children's book and film called ''The Easter Egg Adventure'', which depicts roosters attempting to steal Easter eggs from the animals of a a place called Egg Town or that it was an allusion to the [[Great Depression]] slang term, which was used in the [[1930]]s when describing a bad deal.<ref>Kubicek, John, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-easter-eggs-episode-44-eg-16901.aspx ''Lost'' Easter Eggs: Episode 4.4 'Eggtown']", ''[[BuddyTV]]''. Retrieved on [[March 2]], [[2008]].</ref> Lindelof and Cuse confirmed that the episode was primarily named as such because Locke fries eggs for Ben's breakfast and secondarily because the story deals with Kate's possible pregnancy.<ref>[[Damon Lindelof|Lindelof, Damon]] & [[Carlton Cuse|Cuse, Carlton]] ([[February 29]], [[2008]]) "[http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/abc/LOST_406_audio_podcast_1577829_9c4b902f-9f7a-4bee-b52c-56931d18ff90.mp3 Official ''Lost'' Audio Podcast]", ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''. Retrieved on [[March 1]], [[2008]].</ref>
The word "Eggtown" is not directly referenced in the episode, resulting in online speculation and confusion.<ref name=stafford>Stafford, Nikki, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/022208getlost.html Lies and the Lying Oceanic Six Liars Who Tell Them…]", ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Jeff Jensen of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' suggested that the title was a reference to the ancient [[cosmic egg]] concept or the [[chicken or the egg]] causality dilemma,<ref name=ew>Jensen, Doc "Jeff", ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20179616_3,00.html Not What We Eggspected]", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> while John Kubicek of ''[[BuddyTV]]'' guessed that it was a shout-out to the children's book and film called ''The Easter Egg Adventure'', which depicts roosters attempting to steal Easter eggs from the animals of a a place called Egg Town or that it was an allusion to the [[Great Depression]] slang term, which was used in the [[1930]]s when describing a bad deal.<ref>Kubicek, John, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-easter-eggs-episode-44-eg-16901.aspx ''Lost'' Easter Eggs: Episode 4.4 'Eggtown']", ''[[BuddyTV]]''. Retrieved on [[March 2]], [[2008]].</ref> Lindelof and Cuse confirmed that the episode was primarily named as such because Locke fries eggs for Ben's breakfast and secondarily because the story deals with Kate's possible pregnancy.<ref>[[Damon Lindelof|Lindelof, Damon]] & [[Carlton Cuse|Cuse, Carlton]] ([[February 29]], [[2008]]) "[http://ll.media.abc.com/podcast/audio/abc/LOST_406_audio_podcast_1577829_9c4b902f-9f7a-4bee-b52c-56931d18ff90.mp3 Official ''Lost'' Audio Podcast]", ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]''. Retrieved on [[March 1]], [[2008]].</ref>


"Eggtown" continues ''Lost'''s pattern of featuring numerous literary references,<ref>Oldenburg, Ann, ([[October 4]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-10-04-lost-literature_x.htm Is ''Lost'' a Literal Enigma?]", ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> which may allude to a favourite book of the writers or a story similar to that of a character.<ref>"The ''Lost'' Book Club". ''Lost: The Complete Third Season'', [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]. [[Featurette]], disc 7. Released on [[December 11]], [[2007]].</ref> Locke gives Ben [[Philip K. Dick]]'s ''[[VALIS]]'', a 1981 [[science fiction]] novel about a [[Gnosticism|gnostic]] vision of one aspect of [[God]].<ref>[[Philip K. Dick|Dick, Philip K.]], (1981) ''[[VALIS]]''. [[Bantam Books]], ISBN 0-553-14156-2.</ref> Sawyer reads ''[[The Invention of Morel]]'', a 1940 science fiction novel by [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]] about a fugitive who hides on a [[Desert island|deserted]] [[Polynesia]]n island where the people are only images and do not exist.<ref>[[Adolfo Bioy Casares|Casares, Adolfo Bioy]], (1940) ''[[The Invention of Morel]]''. Editorial Losada.</ref>
"Eggtown" continues ''Lost''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pattern of featuring numerous literary references,<ref>Oldenburg, Ann, ([[October 4]], [[2006]]) "[http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-10-04-lost-literature_x.htm Is ''Lost'' a Literal Enigma?]", ''[[USA Today]]''. Retrieved on [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> which may allude to a favourite book of the writers or a story similar to that of a character.<ref>"The ''Lost'' Book Club". ''Lost: The Complete Third Season'', [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]]. [[Featurette]], disc 7. Released on [[December 11]], [[2007]].</ref> Locke gives Ben [[Philip K. Dick]]'s ''[[VALIS]]'', a 1981 [[science fiction]] novel about a [[Gnosticism|gnostic]] vision of one aspect of [[God]].<ref>[[Philip K. Dick|Dick, Philip K.]], (1981) ''[[VALIS]]''. [[Bantam Books]], ISBN 0-553-14156-2.</ref> Sawyer reads ''[[The Invention of Morel]]'', a 1940 science fiction novel by [[Adolfo Bioy Casares]] about a fugitive who hides on a [[Desert island|deserted]] [[Polynesia]]n island where the people are only images and do not exist.<ref>[[Adolfo Bioy Casares|Casares, Adolfo Bioy]], (1940) ''[[The Invention of Morel]]''. Editorial Losada.</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==


"Eggtown" was watched by 13.647&nbsp;million American viewers, ranking ''Lost'' seventh of the week in [[Nielsen Ratings]].<ref>Bauder, David, ([[February 26]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/02/26/ap4700586.html Three Nights of ''Idol'' Beat One ''Oscars'' Night]", ''[[Associated Press]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> It received at least 5.7/13 in the key adults 18–49 demographic.<ref>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet'', ([[February 26]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=022608_02 Primetime Ratings Report]". Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> The Canadian broadcast was seen by 1.615&nbsp;million people, making it the ninth most watched show of the week.<ref>''[[BBM Canada]]'', ([[February 28]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.bbm.ca/en/nat02182008.pdf Top Programs – Total Canada (English)]". Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Lost'' brought in 1.1&nbsp;million.<ref>Holmwood, Leigh, ([[February 25]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/25/tvratings.television To See You Nice, Say Brucie's 6.5&nbsp;Million]", ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Amidst speculation that ''Lost'' would be pulled from the schedule, 780 000 Australians tuned in to "Eggtown" and made it the nineteenth most watched show of the night.<ref>Dale, David, ([[February 29]], [[2008]]) "[http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/02/next_ratings.html The Who We Are Update: Week 9 of the Ratings Race]", ''[[The Sun-Herald]]''. Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Nevertheless it was in the top ten programs of the night in each of the key adults 25–54, 18–49 and 16–39 demographics.<ref>''[[Seven Network]]'', ([[February 28]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/seven/Seven-Daily-Ratings-Report-290208.html Seven - Daily Ratings Report]". Retrieved on [[March 8]], [[2008]].</ref>
"Eggtown" was watched by 13.647&nbsp;million American viewers, ranking ''Lost'' seventh of the week in [[Nielsen Ratings]].<ref>Bauder, David, ([[February 26]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/02/26/ap4700586.html Three Nights of ''Idol'' Beat One ''Oscars'' Night]", ''[[Associated Press]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> It received at least 5.7/13 in the key adults 18–49 demographic.<ref>''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet'', ([[February 26]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=022608_02 Primetime Ratings Report]". Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> The Canadian broadcast was seen by 1.615&nbsp;million people, making it the ninth most watched show of the week.<ref>''[[BBM Canada]]'', ([[February 28]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.bbm.ca/en/nat02182008.pdf Top Programs – Total Canada (English)]". Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> In the United Kingdom, ''Lost'' brought in 1.1&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>Holmwood, Leigh, ([[February 25]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/25/tvratings.television To See You Nice, Say Brucie's 6.5&nbsp;Million]", ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Amidst speculation that ''Lost'' would be pulled from the schedule, 780 000 Australians tuned in to "Eggtown" and made it the nineteenth most watched show of the night.<ref>Dale, David, ([[February 29]], [[2008]]) "[http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/02/next_ratings.html The Who We Are Update: Week 9 of the Ratings Race]", ''[[The Sun-Herald]]''. Retrieved on [[March 3]], [[2008]].</ref> Nevertheless it was in the top ten programs of the night in each of the key adults 25–54, 18–49 and 16–39 demographics.<ref>''[[Seven Network]]'', ([[February 28]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/seven/Seven-Daily-Ratings-Report-290208.html Seven - Daily Ratings Report]". Retrieved on [[March 8]], [[2008]].</ref>


Patrick Day of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' found "Eggtown" to be set at a slower pace than other episodes of the season and said that "the witness stand as forum for revelation … holds no appeal for me."<ref>Day, Patrick, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/02/lost-1.html Get Your Lies Straight]", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> Diane Werts of ''[[Newsday]]'' had mixed feelings about "Eggtown". She criticized the lack of plot twists, stating that "that last-second 'reveal' of [Kate raising Aaron] turned out to be a bit of a dud". Werts also critiqued the execution and acting, calling the trial, "blandly delivered" and Lilly and Fox, "expressionless".<ref>Werts, Diane, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/2008/02/lost_gets_lost_in_katedom.html ''Lost'' Gets Lost in Kate-Dom]", ''[[Newsday]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> Alan Sepinwall of ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' wrote that "'Eggtown' was the closest thing we've had to a dud so far this season" because he was also unimpressed with the lack of plot twists and does not find Kate to be a compelling character.<ref>Sepinwall, Alan, ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/02/lost_gone_baby_gone.html Gone Baby Gone]", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''. Retrieved on [[February 28]], [[2008]].</ref>
Patrick Day of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' found "Eggtown" to be set at a slower pace than other episodes of the season and said that "the witness stand as forum for revelation … holds no appeal for me."<ref>Day, Patrick, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/02/lost-1.html Get Your Lies Straight]", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> Diane Werts of ''[[Newsday]]'' had mixed feelings about "Eggtown". She criticized the lack of plot twists, stating that "that last-second 'reveal' of [Kate raising Aaron] turned out to be a bit of a dud". Werts also critiqued the execution and acting, calling the trial "blandly delivered" and Lilly and Fox "expressionless".<ref>Werts, Diane, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/blog/2008/02/lost_gets_lost_in_katedom.html ''Lost'' Gets Lost in Kate-Dom]", ''[[Newsday]]''. Retrieved on [[February 26]], [[2008]].</ref> Alan Sepinwall of ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' wrote that "'Eggtown' was the closest thing we've had to a dud so far this season" because he also was unimpressed with the lack of plot twists and does not find Kate to be a compelling character.<ref>Sepinwall, Alan, ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2008/02/lost_gone_baby_gone.html Gone Baby Gone]", ''[[The Star-Ledger]]''. Retrieved on [[February 28]], [[2008]].</ref>


Ree Hines of ''[[MSNBC]]'' found Kate's post-island life "surprising".<ref>Hines, Ree, ([[February 21]]) "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6867118 Kate's Future May Surprise You]", ''[[MSNBC]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Nikki Stafford of ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' described it as a "great episode" and observed that it features "the first conversation between Jin and Sun [of the] season. Interesting that last season so many fans were up in arms for the [early third season] because we didn't get to see enough of the other characters, and this season we're seeing even less of the others, yet no one is complaining. Looks like the writers finally found the right balance."<ref name=stafford/> Jensen of ''Entertainment Weekly'' thought that the episode "was all about moving all the simmering subplots forward so the next episodes can drive them home".<ref name=ew/> [[Kristin Dos Santos]] of ''[[E!]]'' called the episode's final plot twist "fantastic" and "unexpected".<ref>[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]], ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=c8b60faf-6fec-459d-b75b-88d842ad9f9b Holy Mother of *****!]", ''[[E!]]''. Retrieved on [[February 22]], [[2008]].</ref> [[Michael Ausiello]] of ''[[TV Guide]]'' dubbed "Eggtown" the best episode of the first four episodes of the fourth season.<ref>[[Michael Ausiello|Ausiello, Michael]], ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Asterisk/800033916 Last Night's ''Lost'': An Asterisk Quiz Solved!]", ''[[TV Guide]]''. Retrieved on [[February 22]], [[2008]].</ref> In contrast, Chris Carabott of ''[[IGN]]'' rated it the worst by scoring it a 7.6/10. He wrote that the flashforward was "out of place" and that the "final revelation was shocking … but ''Lost'' can't survive on shock value alone."<ref>Carabott, Chris, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://tv.ign.com/articles/854/854179p1.html Kate Causes Trouble for Locke and His Group]", ''[[IGN]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Daniel MacEachern of ''[[Television Without Pity]]'' gave the episode a "B", the lowest grade for a fourth season episode from the website.<ref>MacEachern, Daniel, ([[February 27]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/Shows/Lost/Stories/Eggtown Thanks, But I'm Not Hungry]", ''[[Television Without Pity]]''. Retrieved on [[March 7]], [[2008]].</ref> Erin Martell of [[AOL]]'s ''[[TV Squad]]'' reviewed "Eggtown" positively, writing that it "not many shows could mix topics like blackmail, grenades, and motherhood into one episode, but ''Lost'' pulled it off."<ref>Martell, Erin, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/22/lost-eggtown ''Lost'': 'Eggtown']", ''[[TV Squad]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Jon Lachonis of ''[[UGO Networks|UGO]]'' claimed that "Eggtown" "again blew everybody's minds".<ref>Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://tvblog.ugo.com/index.php/tvblog/more/lost_the_constant_spoilery_preview 'The Constant' Spoilery Preview]", ''[[UGO Networks|UGO]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Oscar Dahl of ''BuddyTV'' commented that "those last few [flash]forward scenes were genius. The writers really out-did themselves."<ref>Dahl, Oscar, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-what-about-the-baybay-16887.aspx What About the 'Bay-Bay?']", ''[[BuddyTV]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref>
Ree Hines of ''[[MSNBC]]'' found Kate's post-island life "surprising".<ref>Hines, Ree, ([[February 21]]) "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6867118 Kate's Future May Surprise You]", ''[[MSNBC]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Nikki Stafford of ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' described it as a "great episode" and observed that it features "the first conversation between Jin and Sun [of the] season. Interesting that last season so many fans were up in arms for the [early third season] because we didn't get to see enough of the other characters, and this season we're seeing even less of the others, yet no one is complaining. Looks like the writers finally found the right balance."<ref name=stafford/> Jeff Jensen of ''Entertainment Weekly'' thought that the episode "was all about moving all the simmering subplots forward so the next episodes can drive them home".<ref name=ew/> [[Kristin Dos Santos]] of ''[[E!]]'' called the episode's final plot twist "fantastic" and "unexpected".<ref>[[Kristin Dos Santos|Dos Santos, Kristin]], ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=c8b60faf-6fec-459d-b75b-88d842ad9f9b Holy Mother of *****!]", ''[[E!]]''. Retrieved on [[February 22]], [[2008]].</ref> [[Michael Ausiello]] of ''[[TV Guide]]'' dubbed "Eggtown" the best episode of the first four episodes of the fourth season.<ref>[[Michael Ausiello|Ausiello, Michael]], ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Asterisk/800033916 Last Night's ''Lost'': An Asterisk Quiz Solved!]", ''[[TV Guide]]''. Retrieved on [[February 22]], [[2008]].</ref> In contrast, Chris Carabott of ''[[IGN]]'' rated it the worst by scoring it a 7.6/10. He wrote that the flashforward was "out of place" and that the "final revelation was shocking … but ''Lost'' can't survive on shock value alone."<ref>Carabott, Chris, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://tv.ign.com/articles/854/854179p1.html Kate Causes Trouble for Locke and His Group]", ''[[IGN]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Daniel MacEachern of ''[[Television Without Pity]]'' gave the episode a "B", the lowest grade for a fourth season episode from the website.<ref>MacEachern, Daniel, ([[February 27]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/Shows/Lost/Stories/Eggtown Thanks, But I'm Not Hungry]", ''[[Television Without Pity]]''. Retrieved on [[March 7]], [[2008]].</ref> Erin Martell of [[AOL]]'s ''[[TV Squad]]'' reviewed "Eggtown" positively, writing that it "not many shows could mix topics like blackmail, grenades, and motherhood into one episode, but ''Lost'' pulled it off."<ref>Martell, Erin, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/22/lost-eggtown ''Lost'': 'Eggtown']", ''[[TV Squad]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Jon Lachonis of ''[[UGO Networks|UGO]]'' claimed that "Eggtown" "again blew everybody's minds".<ref>Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", ([[February 21]], [[2008]]) "[http://tvblog.ugo.com/index.php/tvblog/more/lost_the_constant_spoilery_preview 'The Constant' Spoilery Preview]", ''[[UGO Networks|UGO]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref> Oscar Dahl of ''BuddyTV'' commented that "those last few [flash]forward scenes were genius. The writers really out-did themselves."<ref>Dahl, Oscar, ([[February 22]], [[2008]]) "[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-what-about-the-baybay-16887.aspx What About the 'Bay-Bay?']", ''[[BuddyTV]]''. Retrieved on [[February 23]], [[2008]].</ref>


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"Eggtown"

"Eggtown" is the fourth episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series Lost and seventy-third episode overall. It was aired on February 21, 2008 on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.[2] It was written by supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and script coordinator Greggory Nations and directed by co-executive producer Stephen Williams.[3] This is the first episode written by Nations.

The episode's island plot takes place in late December 2004, ninety-plus days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. Flashforwards show Kate Austen (played by Evangeline Lilly) on trial for her numerous pre-island crimes, after her escape from the island.[4] "Eggtown" was watched by 14 million Americans and received mixed reviews from critics. The cliffhanger was generally praised; however, some believed that the plot progressed at a slower pace than previous fourth season episodes.

Summary

John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) is keeping Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) prisoner in the basement of the house that he has claimed in the Barracks. He prepares breakfast for him, but Ben taunts him and Locke becomes frustrated. Kate cuts a deal with Locke's prisoner Miles Straume (Ken Leung): he will tell her what he knows about her if he can speak to Ben for a minute. Miles wants to extort $3.2 million from Ben and, in return, Miles promises to lie to his employer that Ben is dead. Miles gives Ben a week to produce the cash. Before Locke finds them, Miles reveals that he knows all about Kate's past. Locke banishes Kate from the Barracks and goes to a lake house where Miles is being held captive. Locke puts a grenade in Miles's mouth so that if he ceases to bite, he will die. Kate sleeps with James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) but does not have sex with him. Before Kate leaves for the camp at the beach, she slaps Sawyer across the face after he suggests that she is just pretending to be mad as an excuse to go back to Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and continue their love triangle.[5]

At the survivors' camp at the beach, Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) stares at three face down cards and correctly identifies the values of two. Charlotte Lewis (Rebecca Mader) remarks that this is progress. After several unsuccessful attempts to call the freighter, Charlotte dials an emergency number. Regina (Zoë Bell) answers and says that Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick), Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) and Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey), who departed for the freighter by helicopter the previous evening, have not arrived.[6]

After leaving the island, Kate is famous as one of the Oceanic Six. She is tried for her numerous crimes committed before the crash and pleads not guilty. Because Kate is opposed to bringing her son into the trial, Jack is called in as a character witness. He lies in his testimony, saying that Flight 815 crashed in the water; eight survived the crash but two have since died and Kate was primarily responsible for the Oceanic Six's survival. Kate speaks with her mother Diane Janssen (Beth Broderick) for the first time in four years. Diane is no longer angry at Kate because her perspective changed when she thought that Kate had died in the plane crash. When Diane, the prosecution's star witness, no longer wants to testify against her daughter, the District Attorney makes a plea deal: Kate gets ten years probation, but must stay in the state of California. Jack meets Kate in the parking garage. He admits that he still loves her and asks to go out for coffee with her. Kate responds that they cannot go out until he is willing to visit her baby.[5] Kate is raising Claire Littleton's (Emilie de Ravin) son Aaron (William Blanchette) as her own.[7]

Production

Ben reads VALIS and eats eggs

Greggory "Gregg" Nations worked as the script coordinator for the late 1990s CBS television series Nash Bridges.[8] Lost's show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse—the former was the show runner and the latter was a writer for Nash Bridges—hired Nations to serve as Lost's script coordinator in the 2005 alongside pre-production of the second season.[9] Nations re-watched every episode and created a series "bible" and timeline.[10] Nations made his direct Lost writing debut with "Eggtown".

Evangeline Lilly was excited by Kate's new connection to Aaron. Lilly has said that if she could choose to play another Lost character, it would be Claire because of Aaron; now she gets to have Aaron while portraying Kate. Lilly also enjoyed Kate having more responsibility because it puts her in a different situation from previous seasons.[7]

The word "Eggtown" is not directly referenced in the episode, resulting in online speculation and confusion.[11] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly suggested that the title was a reference to the ancient cosmic egg concept or the chicken or the egg causality dilemma,[12] while John Kubicek of BuddyTV guessed that it was a shout-out to the children's book and film called The Easter Egg Adventure, which depicts roosters attempting to steal Easter eggs from the animals of a a place called Egg Town or that it was an allusion to the Great Depression slang term, which was used in the 1930s when describing a bad deal.[13] Lindelof and Cuse confirmed that the episode was primarily named as such because Locke fries eggs for Ben's breakfast and secondarily because the story deals with Kate's possible pregnancy.[14]

"Eggtown" continues Lost's pattern of featuring numerous literary references,[15] which may allude to a favourite book of the writers or a story similar to that of a character.[16] Locke gives Ben Philip K. Dick's VALIS, a 1981 science fiction novel about a gnostic vision of one aspect of God.[17] Sawyer reads The Invention of Morel, a 1940 science fiction novel by Adolfo Bioy Casares about a fugitive who hides on a deserted Polynesian island where the people are only images and do not exist.[18]

Reception

"Eggtown" was watched by 13.647 million American viewers, ranking Lost seventh of the week in Nielsen Ratings.[19] It received at least 5.7/13 in the key adults 18–49 demographic.[20] The Canadian broadcast was seen by 1.615 million people, making it the ninth most watched show of the week.[21] In the United Kingdom, Lost brought in 1.1 million viewers.[22] Amidst speculation that Lost would be pulled from the schedule, 780 000 Australians tuned in to "Eggtown" and made it the nineteenth most watched show of the night.[23] Nevertheless it was in the top ten programs of the night in each of the key adults 25–54, 18–49 and 16–39 demographics.[24]

Patrick Day of the Los Angeles Times found "Eggtown" to be set at a slower pace than other episodes of the season and said that "the witness stand as forum for revelation … holds no appeal for me."[25] Diane Werts of Newsday had mixed feelings about "Eggtown". She criticized the lack of plot twists, stating that "that last-second 'reveal' of [Kate raising Aaron] turned out to be a bit of a dud". Werts also critiqued the execution and acting, calling the trial "blandly delivered" and Lilly and Fox "expressionless".[26] Alan Sepinwall of The Star-Ledger wrote that "'Eggtown' was the closest thing we've had to a dud so far this season" because he also was unimpressed with the lack of plot twists and does not find Kate to be a compelling character.[27]

Ree Hines of MSNBC found Kate's post-island life "surprising".[28] Nikki Stafford of Wizard described it as a "great episode" and observed that it features "the first conversation between Jin and Sun [of the] season. Interesting that last season so many fans were up in arms for the [early third season] because we didn't get to see enough of the other characters, and this season we're seeing even less of the others, yet no one is complaining. Looks like the writers finally found the right balance."[11] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly thought that the episode "was all about moving all the simmering subplots forward so the next episodes can drive them home".[12] Kristin Dos Santos of E! called the episode's final plot twist "fantastic" and "unexpected".[29] Michael Ausiello of TV Guide dubbed "Eggtown" the best episode of the first four episodes of the fourth season.[30] In contrast, Chris Carabott of IGN rated it the worst by scoring it a 7.6/10. He wrote that the flashforward was "out of place" and that the "final revelation was shocking … but Lost can't survive on shock value alone."[31] Daniel MacEachern of Television Without Pity gave the episode a "B", the lowest grade for a fourth season episode from the website.[32] Erin Martell of AOL's TV Squad reviewed "Eggtown" positively, writing that it "not many shows could mix topics like blackmail, grenades, and motherhood into one episode, but Lost pulled it off."[33] Jon Lachonis of UGO claimed that "Eggtown" "again blew everybody's minds".[34] Oscar Dahl of BuddyTV commented that "those last few [flash]forward scenes were genius. The writers really out-did themselves."[35]

References

  1. ^ ABC, (February 22, 2008) "'Eggtown' Photos". Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  2. ^ ABC Medianet, (January 25, 2008) "Weekly Primetime Program Schedule." Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  3. ^ ABC Medianet, (February 4, 2008) "Kate's Standing with Locke and Sawyer May Be Jeopardized When Her Need to Get Information from the Hostage Becomes Her Top Priority" Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
  4. ^ ABC, (February 22, 2008) "'Eggtown': Season 4, Episode 404 Recap". Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Sarnoff, Elizabeth (writer) & Nations, Greggory (writer) & Williams, Stephen (director), "Eggtown". Lost, ABC. Episode 4, season 4. Aired on February 21, 2008.
  6. ^ Kitsis, Edward (writer) & Horowitz, Adam (writer) & Bender, Jack (director), "The Economist". Lost, ABC. Episode 3, season 4. Aired on February 14, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Lilly, Evangeline, (February 22, 2008) "Official Lost Video Podcast #404", ABC. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  8. ^ "Greggory Nations Credits", Yahoo!. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
  9. ^ Robinson, Shawna, (October 4, 2006) "Farmington Man Has Inside Scoop on Lost—But Don't Ask Him What's Next", Daily Journal Online. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
  10. ^ Nations, Greggory, (January 10, 2006) "What a Script Coordinator Does", The Fuselage. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
  11. ^ a b Stafford, Nikki, (February 22, 2008) "Lies and the Lying Oceanic Six Liars Who Tell Them…", Wizard. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  12. ^ a b Jensen, Doc "Jeff", (February 22, 2008) "Not What We Eggspected", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  13. ^ Kubicek, John, (February 22, 2008) "Lost Easter Eggs: Episode 4.4 'Eggtown'", BuddyTV. Retrieved on March 2, 2008.
  14. ^ Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton (February 29, 2008) "Official Lost Audio Podcast", ABC. Retrieved on March 1, 2008.
  15. ^ Oldenburg, Ann, (October 4, 2006) "Is Lost a Literal Enigma?", USA Today. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
  16. ^ "The Lost Book Club". Lost: The Complete Third Season, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Featurette, disc 7. Released on December 11, 2007.
  17. ^ Dick, Philip K., (1981) VALIS. Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-14156-2.
  18. ^ Casares, Adolfo Bioy, (1940) The Invention of Morel. Editorial Losada.
  19. ^ Bauder, David, (February 26, 2008) "Three Nights of Idol Beat One Oscars Night", Associated Press. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  20. ^ ABC Medianet, (February 26, 2008) "Primetime Ratings Report". Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  21. ^ BBM Canada, (February 28, 2008) "Top Programs – Total Canada (English)". Retrieved on March 3, 2008.
  22. ^ Holmwood, Leigh, (February 25, 2008) "To See You Nice, Say Brucie's 6.5 Million", The Guardian. Retrieved on March 3, 2008.
  23. ^ Dale, David, (February 29, 2008) "The Who We Are Update: Week 9 of the Ratings Race", The Sun-Herald. Retrieved on March 3, 2008.
  24. ^ Seven Network, (February 28, 2008) "Seven - Daily Ratings Report". Retrieved on March 8, 2008.
  25. ^ Day, Patrick, (February 22, 2008) "Get Your Lies Straight", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  26. ^ Werts, Diane, (February 22, 2008) "Lost Gets Lost in Kate-Dom", Newsday. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.
  27. ^ Sepinwall, Alan, (February 21, 2008) "Gone Baby Gone", The Star-Ledger. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  28. ^ Hines, Ree, (February 21) "Kate's Future May Surprise You", MSNBC. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  29. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin, (February 22, 2008) "Holy Mother of *****!", E!. Retrieved on February 22, 2008.
  30. ^ Ausiello, Michael, (February 21, 2008) "Last Night's Lost: An Asterisk Quiz Solved!", TV Guide. Retrieved on February 22, 2008.
  31. ^ Carabott, Chris, (February 22, 2008) "Kate Causes Trouble for Locke and His Group", IGN. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  32. ^ MacEachern, Daniel, (February 27, 2008) "Thanks, But I'm Not Hungry", Television Without Pity. Retrieved on March 7, 2008.
  33. ^ Martell, Erin, (February 22, 2008) "Lost: 'Eggtown'", TV Squad. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  34. ^ Lachonis, Jon "DocArzt", (February 21, 2008) "'The Constant' Spoilery Preview", UGO. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
  35. ^ Dahl, Oscar, (February 22, 2008) "What About the 'Bay-Bay?'", BuddyTV. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.

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