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Original Air Date:
31 January 2008
(Season 4, Episode 1)
Plot:
Charlie's dying message casts doubt on the intentions of the people that Jack believes to be their rescuers. A power struggle ensues between Jack, who wants to leave the island, and Locke, who thinks that they're supposed to stay. full summary | add synopsis
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Telephone Call
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Alliance
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Arrest
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Thunder
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"Lost" is back... feels so well
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Naveen Andrews | ... | Sayid Jarrah |
 | Henry Ian Cusick | ... | Desmond Hume |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Daniel Faraday |
 | Emilie de Ravin | ... | Claire Littleton |
| Michael Emerson | ... | Benjamin Linus |
 | Matthew Fox | ... | Jack Shephard |
 | Jorge Garcia | ... | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes |
 | Josh Holloway | ... | James 'Sawyer' Ford |
 | Daniel Dae Kim | ... | Jin Kwon |
 | Yunjin Kim | ... | Sun Kwon |
 | Ken Leung | ... | Miles Straume (credit only) |
 | Evangeline Lilly | ... | Kate Austen |
 | Rebecca Mader | ... | Charlotte Lewis (credit only) |
 | Elizabeth Mitchell | ... | Juliet Burke |
 | Dominic Monaghan | ... | Charlie Pace |
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43 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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USA:TV-14 |
Venezuela:PG-13 (DVD rating)
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The title references Ben's line in the season three finale. He says to Jack, "Making that call is the beginning of the end."
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Crew or equipment visible: When the detective tells Hurley that he can put him in the nut house, Hurley respond by hugging him. Over the detective's right shoulder, during the over the shoulder shot of Hurley, you can clearly see the left hand of the camera operator, and most of the lens.
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Jack Shephard:
Where is it?
Benjamin Linus: Okay, I probably should have told you that I saw her take the phone, but you beat me up, Jack. I owed you one.
Jack Shephard: What are you talking about?
Benjamin Linus: Kate took it when she hugged you... She found the right trail too, but you wouldn't listen to her, so I guess she's taken matters into her own hands. But look on the bright side - at least somebody around here knows what the hell they're doing.
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Benjamin Linus: Okay, I probably should have told you that I saw her take the phone, but you beat me up, Jack. I owed you one.
Jack Shephard: What are you talking about?
Benjamin Linus: Kate took it when she hugged you... She found the right trail too, but you wouldn't listen to her, so I guess she's taken matters into her own hands. But look on the bright side - at least somebody around here knows what the hell they're doing.
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References First Blood (1982)
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"The Beginning of the End" isn't one of those episodes that makes you fall down from your chair. It doesn't shock you like the last episode of Season 3 would. But it's still a great piece of movie work. The acting is great (with Jorge Garcia reaching his career high), the pace is snappy, and the scenario uses all the disturbed chronology fun for its own advantage. You get a chance to see all of the show's most important characters, a few main threads combine together well - it's a great introduction to a new season, considering we've had so long, 8-month hiatus.
"Lost" is still "Lost", so don't suppose you won't get as much emotions and mysteries as possible. There are a few new questions that you'll wonder about for some time. You also meet a new character, which is definitely evil and unsetting. "Lost" remains American TV's unique show - good to see it back, it's the only one of its kind.
My vote is 9. I really enjoy and appreciate it, but I am sure we'll see some better episodes this season.