Lost season 2
| Lost Season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
| File:PosterTwo.jpg Tagline: Everything Happens for a Reason | |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 21, 2005 – May 24, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the American serial drama television series Lost commenced airing in the United States and Canada on September 21, 2005 and concluded on May 24, 2006. The second season continues the stories of a group of over forty people who have been stranded on a remote island in the south Pacific,[1] after their airplane crashed forty-four days prior to the beginning of the season. The season takes place from 4 to 27 November, 2004. The producers have stated that as the first season is about introducing the survivors, the second season is about a 1980's scientific Dharma Initiative research station the survivors call the "hatch."[2]
The second season aired Wednesdays at 9:00 pm in the United States. In addition to the regular twenty-three episodes, three clip-shows recapped previous events on the show. "Destination Lost" aired before the premiere, "Lost: Revelation" aired before the tenth episode and "Lost: Reckoning" aired before the twentieth episode. The season was released on DVD as a seven disc boxed set under the title of Lost: The Complete Second Season – The Extended Experience on September 5, 2006 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.[3]
Crew
The season was produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and was aired on the ABC Network in the U.S. The executive producers were co-creator J.J. Abrams, co-creator Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse.[4] The staff writers were Lindelof, Cuse, co-executive producer Steven Maeda, supervising producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, supervising producer Edward Kitsis, supervising producer Adam Horowitz, supervising producer Leonard Dick, supervising producer Jeph Loeb, supervising producer Craig Wright, producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and Christina M. Kim. The regular directors were Bender, producer Stephen Williams, camera operator Paul Edwards and Eric Laneuville. Lindelof and Cuse served as the show runners.
Cast
The second season had fifteen roles getting star billing, with twelve of them returning from the first season. Characters are ordered by billing and number of appearances. Matthew Fox acted as Jack Shephard, the leader of the survivors.[5] Terry O'Quinn played "man of faith" John Locke.[6] Jorge Garcia portrayed Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, who often serves as comic relief.[7] Josh Holloway acted as con man James "Sawyer" Ford, while Evangeline Lilly portrayed fugitive Kate Austen. Michelle Rodriguez portrayed the leader of the tail section survivors, Ana-Lucia Cortez.[8] Daniel Dae Kim acted as non-English speaking Jin Kwon.[9] Naveen Andrews portrayed former Iraqi Republican Guard Sayid Jarrah.[10] Dominic Monaghan acted as recovering drug addict Charlie Pace. Cynthia Watros played tail-section survivor Libby.[11] Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played former drug lord-turned priest, Mr. Eko.[12] Yunjin Kim played Sun Kwon, Jin's English-speaking wife. Emilie de Ravin played new mother Claire Littleton.[13] Harold Perrineau portrayed Michael Dawson, whose son was kidnapped by the Others. Maggie Grace played Shannon Rutherford, still recovering over the recent death of her brother Boone.
Malcolm David Kelley, who portrayed Walt Lloyd, Michael's son, did not receive star billing for the second season, but returned in a recurring role for the season.[14] Former main cast member Ian Somerhalder returned with special guest star billing as Boone Carlyle.
The second season featured numerous guest stars. Michael Emerson portrayed a man calling himself Henry Gale, who is supspected to be one of the Others, a group of island inhabitants who terrorize the survivors. L. Scott Caldwell returned to play Rose Henderson, whilst Sam Anderson joined the cast playing her husband, Bernard Nadler. Kimberley Joseph played flight attendant Cindy Chandler.[15] Henry Ian Cusick portrayed Desmond Hume, a man who had been living in the hatch for three years.[16] M.C. Gainey played the Other named Tom and Tania Raymonde played the Other named Alex. John Terry appeared in numerous flashbacks as Jack's father, Christian Shephard. François Chau appeared in orientation films for the Dharma Initiative.[17] Clancy Brown acted as Desmond's companion in the hatch, Kelvin Inman.
Reception
The season was nominated for nine Emmy Awards, including nominations for writing, directing and guest acting[18]. However, the season did not win any Emmys.[19] The season was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards: drama and lead actress. However, Lost did not win.[20] The DVD set entered the sales chart at the number one position in its first week of release,[21] selling 500 000 copies in the first day.[22] On Amazon, it was the seventh-highest selling DVD of 2006.[23] The DVD set received "universal acclaim" with an average score of 85/100 based on six reviews at Metacritic.[24] The season premiere hit a ratings high for the series, with 23.47 million American viewers.[25] Overall, the season averaged 15.5 million American viewers.[26]
Episodes
"Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in this particular season. "Featured character(s)" refers to the character(s), whose backstory is featured in the episode's flashbacks. The second season's episodes are altogether 1056 minutes in length.[27]
| Series # | Season # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featured character(s) | Original airdate |
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References
- Lost: The Complete Second Season – The Extended Experience (2006-09-05) from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- Lost Episode Guide at ABC.com
Notes
- ^ Fordis, Jeff, (January 22, 2007) "The Life of One of "The Others" Rests in Jack's Hands, on the Return of ABC's Lost," ABC Medianet. Retrieved on September 7, 2007.
- ^ Aurthur, Kate, (May 25, 2006) "Dickens, Challah and That Mysterious Island," The New York Times. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ "Lost: The Complete Second Season". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ Lindelof, Damon (2006) "Lost Producers," ABC Medianet. Retrieved on September 7, 2007.
- ^ Bain, Emily, (October 20, 2004) "Viewers Get Lost in Popular New ABC Show," The Tufts Daily. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Bender, Jack (director). "Exodus," American Broadcasting Company. May 25, 2005. Episode 25, season 1.
- ^ Garcia, Jorge (March 2006) "We Want Answers!," Maxim. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael, (May 3, 2006) "Why Did Lost Kill Ana Lucia? Lindelof/Cuse Tell All!," TV Guide. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ Yoon, Cindy, (June 23, 2005) "Interview with Daniel Dae Kim," AsiaSource. Retieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ Twair, Pat McDonnell, (April, 2005) "ABC-TV's Hit Series, Lost, Features Sayid, a Sensitive, Appealing Iraqi," Brittanica. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael, (May 10, 2006) "Why Lost Killed Libby," TV Guide. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
- ^ Green, Graeme, (August 30, 2006) "60 Seconds: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje," Metro. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ Disney (October, 2006) "Claire Littleton," ABC. Retrieved on September 9, 2007.
- ^ Keck, William, (May 24, 2006) "A Father and Child Reunion?," USA Today. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ Oliver, (March 8, 2006) "Lost's Tail Spin," News Limited. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ MacEachern, Daniel, (October 11, 2005) "The Petty Details of So-and-So's Life," Television Without Pity. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ Lachonis, Jon, (April 25, 2007) "Lost's Dr. Marvin Candle, Francois Chau, Reveals All!," BuddyTV. Retrieved on October 19, 2007.
- ^ O'Brien, Conan, (July 6, 2006) "The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmys Nominations," Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on October 5, 2007.
- ^ Mesger, Robin, (August 27, 2006) "58th Primetime Emmy Winners," Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ Russell, Michael, (January 15, 2007) 2007 Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners," Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ Arnold, Thomas K., (September 14, 2007) "Lost 2 Finds Way to Top of DVD Sales," The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.
- ^ Dahl, Oscar, (September 14, 2007) "Lost Season 2 DVD Tops Charts," BuddyTV. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.
- ^ "The Customers' Favorites: Top 100 DVD Bestsellers," Amazon. Retrieved on October 7, 2007.
- ^ Rosell, Rich & Sciullo, Maria & Gilchrist, Todd & Chaney, Jen & Raftery, Brian & Teh, Hock Guan, (September 2006) "Lost (DVD Set)," Metacritic. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil, (September 23, 2005) "US Ratings: Lost Premiere Draws 23 Million," Digital Spy. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ Nielsen Media Research, (May 26, 2006) "2005–06 Primetime Wrap," The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on October 6, 2007.
- ^ Lost: The Complete Second Season – The Extended Experience, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. September 5, 2006. Back cover.
