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Season 3
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This article contains episode summaries for the third season of Lost.
See Also: Season 1, Season 2, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6
Summary
In the U.S., original episodes of season three aired between October 4, 2006 and May 23, 2007. For airdates on other networks and in other countries, see Airdates of Lost.
Principal cast
In order of character appearances
- Evangeline Lilly as Kate Austen (20/22)
- Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard (19/22)
- Josh Holloway as James "Sawyer" Ford (18/22)
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke (17/22)
- Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah (16/22)
- Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume (16/22)
- Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace (16/22)
- Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus (15/22)
- Jorge Garcia as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (15/22)
- Daniel Dae Kim as Jin-Soo Kwon (14/22)
- Yunjin Kim as Sun-Hwa Kwon (13/22)
- Terry O'Quinn as John Locke (13/22)
- Emilie de Ravin as Claire Littleton (12/22)
- Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo (7/22)
- Kiele Sanchez as Nikki Fernandez (6/22)
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Eko (3/22)
Recurring cast
In order of character appearances
- M.C. Gainey as Tom/Mr. Friendly (11/22)
- Tania Raymonde as Alexandra Rousseau (8/22)
- Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert (7/22)
- Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin (7/22)
- Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau (7/22)
- Teddy Wells as Ivan (7/22)
- Ariston Green as Jason (6/22)
- Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit (6/22)
- Blake Bashoff as Karl (5/22)
- Michael Bowen as Danny Pickett (5/22)
- Dustin Geiger as Matthew (5/22)
- William Mapother as Ethan Rom (4/22)
- Joah Buley as Luke (3/22)
- François Chau as Marvin Candle/Mark Wickmund (3/22)
- Brian Goodman as Ryan Pryce (3/22)
- Sonya Walger as Penelope Widmore (3/22)
- Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler (2/22)
- Julie Bowen as Sarah Shephard (2/22)
- L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler (2/22)
- Byron Chung as Mr. Paik (2/23)
- Brett Cullen as Goodwin (2/22)
- Kim Dickens as Cassidy Phillips (2/22)
- Mickey Graue as Zach (2/22)
- Kiersten Havelock as Emma (2/22)
- Kimberley Joseph as Cindy Chandler (2/22)
- Fredric Lehne as Edward Mars (2/22)
- Paula Malcolmson as Colleen Pickett (2/22)
- Tracy Middendorf as Bonnie (2/22)
- Lana Parrilla as Greta (2/22)
- John Terry as Christian Shephard (2/22)
- Kevin Tighe as Anthony Cooper (2/22)
- Robin Weigert as Rachel Carlson (2/22)
Special guest stars
- Ian Somerhalder as Boone Carlyle (2/22)
- Maggie Grace as Shannon Rutherford (1/22)
- Malcolm David Kelley as Walt Lloyd (1/22)
Main plot points
Season three focused on the Others. Major plot points included:
- The Others, who they are, why they are on the island and the way they live their lives and who leads them. Main characters include: Juliet, Ben and Richard Alpert.
- Contact with the outside world, including Penny; the Flame and Galaga being destroyed, and Naomi.
- The DHARMA Initiative in its high point and how it came to an end.
- Desmond's future-telling powers, going back in time and Charlie's imminent death, and to a lesser extent, Time
- The mysteries of the island, mainly pregnancy issues and the healing properties (see Mikhail).
Nikki and Paulo's status
Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro, who were introduced in Season 3 as Nikki and Paulo, were considered guest stars by ABC (via press releases from ABC Medianet), and the producers themselves said they weren't "full regulars." The two were not included in a cast photo for the season. They did not participate in the 2007 ABC winter press tour due to their not being contract actors, per the producers (though based on filming, this could have been to cover up the fact that they had already left the show). The were also noticeably absent from the season 3 DVD cover and 2008 calendar (though an initial cover featured them, but excluded Mr. Eko). Ironically, the main credits of the season 3 episodes listed Kiele and Rodrigo as contract actors. This is recognizable by their being listed in the credits of every episode up until their last, including those in which they did not appear. This was different from the way Emilie de Ravin (Claire) and Malcolm David Kelley (Walt) were listed in the first part of season one and season two, respectively, as important recurring characters. Like regulars, they had individual promotional photos released and were featured on the season poster (the second version), and both appeared at the Sunset on the Beach premiere event for Season 3, which introduces the main cast members of each season. Their status has never been resolved, though it has come to be at most LOST websites they are considered regulars who just suffered from lack of airtime due to the crowded Season 3 cast.
Season summary
After the events at the Pala Ferry, Season 3 picks up with Jack, Kate and Sawyer being held prisoner by The Others on another Island. The Others as a group are revealed to be less omnipotent as first thought, who wear normal clothes and have many resources on the island, including electricity, running water and a large supply of food and weapons. Jack is held in an aquarium where he meets Juliet, a fellow Other. Sawyer, in a cage, meets Karl in the cage opposite, but he's moved elsewhere and Kate is replaced. The two of them are forced to do hard labour with the rest of the Others. Ben promises Jack safe passage off the island if he complies to do what they need him to do.
Sayid, Sun and Jin begin to worry when Jack and his group aren't contacting them, so Sayid sets a trap. However, the Others board the Elizabeth using the submarine and steal it on Ben's orders, but not without a casualty. Sun fatally wounds Colleen, who is shipped back and Jack is forced to operate on her, but is unable to save her. To the distress of her husband, he beats Sawyer, and Kate confesses that she loves him.
After the hatch implosion, Desmond is sent back into 1996 with Penny in London. Dismissing the recent events as a broken memory, he continues on with his life, failing to secure a job at Widmore Industries and earn his respect. Desmond sees Charlie on the street, and his memories of the future return, causing him to seek help. To no avail, he instead comes across Ms. Hawking, who seems to have knowledge of future events and tells him about the universe's way of "course-correcting". Desmond breaks up with Penny, realising there's no way to run away from his destiny to crash on the island, and suffers a blow to the head which causes him to be sent back to the present (on the island).
Desmond meets Hurley, who realises he can see flashes of future events. Locke wakes up mute, and returns to camp and has a vision of the late Boone who leads him through a surreal airport, eventually telling him he needs to save Eko. Along with Charlie, they rescue a severly injured Eko from a polar bear from its cave. When they return, the news has spread of Jack, Kate and Sawyer's capture by the Others and Michael's betrayal; the camp is in uproar, particularly Nikki and Paulo. Locke vows to save their friends, but they must first wait for Sayid to return with the the boat.
Jack soon discovers that he's here to operate on Ben's spinal tumour, and Juliet surriptitously asks Jack to kill Ben during surgery, bringing to Jack's knowledge of a power struggle. Back at the beach camp, when Sayid, Sun and Jin return devoid of the boat, Locke plans to contact the Others via the computor in the Pearl so they can rescue their captivees. Eko's condition falls, and he crawls away in the night towards the Beechcraft. Locke and Sayid lead a group to the Pearl, track and find Eko there, where they see a glimpse of one of the Others on the TV screen. Eko becomes the Monster's second victim, and they bury him in the jungle. Locke sees a hidden message on Eko's stick telling him to head north.
Alex warns Kate that Pickett plans to kill Sawyer, to avenge his wife's death. Juliet (on Ben's orders) brings Kate to plead with Jack to do the surgery, however he does not comply, thinking Kate has been "turned" by them by using Sawyer's life as levearage. Kate and Sawyer consumate their relationship in the cage, thinking it's Sawyer's last day alive. Jack sees them and grows jealous, and finally agrees to do the surgery, where he holds Ben's life ransom for Kate and Sawyer's freedom. The two fight for freedom, and run from Pickett, but they come across Alex who bargains with them - they rescue Karl from brainwashing - in return for a boat. Ben asks Juliet to help Kate and Sawyer escape in return for safe passage off the island (and also so Jack will stitch his bleeding kidney). Juliet kills Pickett, who was about to kill Sawyer, and Kate, Sawyer and Karl sail to the main island. Juliet is then incarcarated for killing one of their own, but Jack bargains with Ben to commute her sentance of execution. The Others, with Jack in tow, head for the Barracks on the main island.
Kate and Sawyer return to the beach, but the latter stays behind whilst Kate, Sayid and Locke seek Rousseau for help in the jungle. The four leave and head north to rescue the still-captive Jack. Desmond tells Charlie the grave news that he's going to die after seeing him struck by lightning and drowning whilst saving Claire. In an effort to cheer Charlie up, Hurley fixes a newly found Dharma Van and they take a joy ride. Later, Claire concocts an impressive plan where they capture a seabird and attach a rescue message. Later, two survivors are found dead, but they are really paralyzed and they are buried alive. In response to this, Hurley cons Sawyer into leadership to calm the survivors after the recent traumatic events.
Whilst heading northwards, Kate, Sayid, Locke and Rousseau discover the Flame and it's inhabitant, who claims to be the last surviving member of the Dharma Initiative. Sayid discovers otherwise and they find Klugh hiding in the basement - both of them members of the Others. Mikhail kills Klugh so they don't betray their secrets, and the castaways take Mikhail as prisoner. A day later, they come across the sonar fence, and Locke pushes Mikhail within their range to protect his secret of paralyzation. They scale it using a branch, and they infiltrate the Barracks, however Jack has already made his decision to leave the island. Kate and Sayid are held prisoner, however Locke sneaks into Ben's house and is manipulated into destroying the submarine, which Jack and Juliet were going to use to leave the island. Ben then takes Locke to see his father, whom they've also taken hostage.
The Others vacate the Barracks, whilst Locke joins them. Kate then wakes in the jungle handcuffed to Juliet, and they make their way back to the Barracks whilst being chased and scanned by the Monster. Juliet reveals her deception to Kate by showing her the key, in an effort for her to trust her. They re-unite with Jack and Sayid, and then head back to the beach. The survivors are initally very distrustful of Juliet, but when Claire falls dangerously ill, she reveals that she's got the medical skills to save her, and after picking up the tools, she does so. Jack's trust of Juliet creates a rift between him and the rest of the survivors at first, but for now they trust his judgement. However, when Juliet takes Sun to the Staff to give her an ultrasound for her baby, it's shown she is working as a mole for Ben, however her true feelings lie with the survivors. Juliet eventually tells Jack about Ben's plan in private, and the fact that Sun will die in two months if she doesn't leave the isand, and they begin to create a plan to combat the Others once and for all.
Desmond sees a flash of someone parachuting onto the island, and he leads Charlie, Hurley and Jin towards the visitor. Desmond believes it's Penny here to rescue them, however he was initially willing to let Charlie die in hopes of re-uniting with his ex-fiancee. Instead, when Desmond let Charlie live, a different woman was present instead of Penny. Mikhail, seemingly alive, stumbles upon the group and in return for his freedom, he stitches the injured parachutist. When Naomi wakes, she tells Hurley that the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815 had already been found. When they return to camp, they hide Naomi from Jack and Juliet because they don't trust them, and at first bring only Sayid in to question her, and Naomi claims to have been hired by Penny Widmore to find Desmond and consequently rescue him. Eventually, the survivors hold a meeting in the evening when Jack and Juliet go missing to discuss the recent developments, as a freighter is anchored 80 miles offshore which holds potential rescue.
The Others reach the ruins, where Cooper (Locke's father) is held prisoner. Ben tells Locke of his plan to kidnap the pregnant women from the survivors camp. Locke steals Juliet's tape, and Ben ridicules him in front of the rest of the Others by revealing he is unable to kill his father, showing he isn't ready to make a full commitment to their group. However, Richard, another "Other", provides Locke with a candidate who might commit the deed - Sawyer. After the Others break camp, Locke returns to camp and secretly leads Sawyer, telling him Ben is captive in the Black Rock. Instead, he meets Cooper, and realises he is the man that destroyed his life, and consequently quenches his thirst for revenge by killing him as predicted by Richard. Locke gives Sawyer the tape and he heads back to the beach. Locke, however, returns to the Others and demands to see Jacob. Ben, initally doubtful, eventually complies even to the disagreement of the rest of the Others. Even after heralding the return of Mikhail who held information of an outside intruder who could pose a threat, Ben leads Locke to see his leader, and the latter pleads to Locke for help. Enraged with jealousy, Ben shoots Locke and leaves him for dead at the Dharma Mass Grave.
Sawyer returns to the beach with Juliet's tape as proof she's a mole. Naomi is revealed to the rest of the survivors and they discuss the situation. Jack and Juliet return, claiming that Juliet has turned against the Others and is willing to help. In the morning, Jack leads a selection of the survivors to Danielle and here he explains his plan to combat the Others with dynamite. The survivors load the tents with dynamite, but Karl returns with a message from Alex from the other side of the island that Ben has decided to move the raid a day earlier. Jack leads the survivors to safety at the radio tower, as Charlie swims down to the Looking Glass to turn off the blocking signal so Naomi's satellite phone can call the freighter, however he has embraced his death.
Sayid, Jin and Bernard stay behind to blow up the tents, but are captured by Tom and Ryan. Bonnie radios Ben and Richard about Charlie's arrival and Juliet's betrayal, so he sends Mikhail to sort them out. Ben realises Alex has also betrayed them due to the survivors's knowledge of the raid changed to the night before, and he decides to intercept Jack to tell him of the impending threat from the freighter. Jack doesn't believe him, Ben demands they hand over the phone, but he doesn't comply, so Ben orders Tom to execute Sayid, Jin and Bernard; he does so. Jack beats Ben and takes him prisoner, and Alex is re-united with her mother after sixteen years. Locke, about to commit suicide in the grave, sees an apparition of Walt, telling him Naomi and the freighter are here to kill them all.
Mikhail, following orders, kills Greta and mortally wounds Bonnie, however is shot himself by Desmond. Sawyer, Juliet and Hurley head back to the beach to help the shooters, and they discover that they are alive, because Tom believes Ben has lost his mind. They fight the remaining Others and rescue Sayid, Jin and Bernard. Inside the Looking Glass, Charlie gains the code to the jamming equipment from Bonnie before she dies and disables it. However, he talks to Penny for a fleeting moment, but Mikhail detonates a grenade in the water and the room begins to flood. Charlie writes on his hand: "Not Penny's Boat", to show Desmond that Naomi was lying after all, before drowning. Jack and the survivors reach the radio tower and Naomi calls for help. Locke appears and throws a knife in her back, threatens and warns Jack that calling the freighter is going to cause disastrous results, however he doesn't believe him. Jack calls the freighter anyway and Minkowski tells him they're on their way. The survivors celebrate, with rescue seemingly at hand.
Many of the character's lives continue to be explored in flashbacks, and they are detailed here;
- Jack Shephard is a spinal surgeon living in Los Angeles, who suffers from obsessive issues concerning the knowledge of his ex-wife's new boyfriend, and he seeks to "find himself" in Thailand, coming across Achara, a woman with a gift.
- Kate Austen is a fugitive from the law, and she contacts her mother to find out why she gave her up. Later, she falls in love and marries a police officer.
- Charlie Pace is a rockstar based in Great Britain, he recalls the five greatest moments of his life.
- Sayid Jarrah is incarcarated in Paris for revenge for torturing a past victim.
- John Locke was part of a commune, and when he contacts his father for the third time, he pushes Locke out of a window and he falls eight stories which paralyzes him from the waist down.
- Hugo "Hurley" Reyes deals with the return of his father.
- Ben Linus was a Dharma Initiative workman who killed his father and the rest of the Initiative in the Purge and since became leader of the Others and only known contact of Jacob.
- James "Sawyer" Ford spends time in prison after conning Cassidy, and he discovers he has a daughter.
- Juliet Burke is a fertility doctor who managed to impregnate her sister, who was ravaged by chaemotherapy. Juliet was contacted by Richard, a representative of Mittelos Bioscience (the Others) to help with pregnancy issues on the island.
- Eko Tunde deals with the loss of his brother in Nigeria.
- Sun Kwon is a housewife from Korea, and commits an affair with Jae Lee. However, she also deals with blackmail from Jin's mother.
- Jin Kwon is a hitman working for Paik Heavy Industries, and he deals with having to kill a particular Jae Lee.
- Nikki Fernandez and Paulo were a couple from Sydney who stole a producer's diamonds.
- Desmond Hume was a young monk at a Scottish Monastry, believing God had bigger plans for him than his marriage with Ruth. However, Desmond meets Penny.
- Claire Littleton, at a young age, was a victim of a car crash where her mother entered a comatose state ever since. Through this event, she met her father for the first time.
Note 1: In "Through the Looking Glass", Jack's first flashforward was featured.
Season 3 episodes
| First part | Second part | ||||
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| --- | "Lost: A Tale of Survival" | --- | "Lost Survivor Guide" | 15 | "Left Behind" |
| 01 | "A Tale of Two Cities" | 07 | "Not in Portland" | 16 | "One of Us" |
| 02 | "The Glass Ballerina" | 08 | "Flashes Before Your Eyes" | 17 | "Catch-22" |
| 03 | "Further Instructions" | 09 | "Stranger in a Strange Land" | 18 | "D.O.C." |
| 04 | "Every Man for Himself" | 10 | "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" | 19 | "The Brig" |
| 05 | "The Cost of Living" | 11 | "Enter 77" | 20 | "The Man Behind the Curtain" |
| 06 | "I Do" | 12 | "Par Avion" | 21 | "Greatest Hits" |
| --- | "Lost Moments" | 13 | "The Man from Tallahassee" | --- | Lost: The Answers |
| 14 | "Exposé" | 22 | "Through the Looking Glass" | ||
Lost: A Tale of Survival
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A Tale of Two Cities
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The Glass Ballerina
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Further Instructions
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Every Man for Himself
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The Cost of Living
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I Do
| I Do
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Lost Moments
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Lost Survivor Guide
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Not in Portland
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Flashes Before Your Eyes
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Stranger in a Strange Land
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Tricia Tanaka Is Dead
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Enter 77
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Par Avion
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The Man from Tallahassee
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Exposé
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Left Behind
| Left Behind
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One of Us
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Catch-22
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D.O.C.
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The Brig
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The Man Behind the Curtain
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Greatest Hits
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Lost: The Answers
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Through the Looking Glass
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