Lost (season 3)

infobox tvseason
season_name = Lost Season 3


caption = Tagline: Find Yourself…
dvd_release_date = December 11, 2007 USA
October 17, 2007 Australia
October 22, 2007 UK
dvd_format = Widescreen boxed set, Blu-ray Disc set
country = USA
network = ABC
first_aired = October 4, 2006
last_aired = May 23, 2007
num_episodes = 22
prev_season = 2
next_season = 4|

The third season of the American serial drama television series "Lost" commenced airing in the United States and Canada on October 4, 2006 and concluded on May 23, 2007. The third season continues the stories of a group of over forty people who have been stranded on a remote island in the South Pacific, after their airplane crashed sixty-eight days prior to the beginning of the season. [Fordis, Jeff, (January 22, 2007) " [http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/012207_15.html 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.] In the "Lost" universe, the season takes place from November 28 to December 23, 2004. The producers have stated that as the first season is about introducing the survivors and the second season is about the hatch, the third season is about the Others, a group of mysterious island inhabitants. [Aurthur, Kate, (May 25, 2006) " [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/25/arts/television/25lost.html?ei=5088&en=2d1372ad803eb440&ex=1306209600&pagewanted=print Dickens, Challah and That Mysterious Island] ," "The New York Times". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.]

In response to fan complaints about scheduling in the previous seasons, the episodes originally aired in two blocks without reruns. [Covel, Bonnie, (October 3, 2006) " [http://lost.about.com/od/creationoflost/a/Jjabramslost.htm J.J. Abrams Talks About "Lost" and His Other Shows] ," "About.com". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] In the United States, the first block consisted of six episodes aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm and after a twelve week break, the season continued with the remaining sixteen episodes at 10:00. [Mahan, Colin, (July 18, 2006) " [http://www.tv.com/story/5400.html?q=lost%20broken&tag=search_results;title;0 "Lost" will be Broken in Two] ," "TV.com". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] In addition, three clip-shows recapped previous events on the show. "Lost: A Tale of Survival" aired a week before the premiere, "Lost Survivor Guide" aired before the second block [Fordis, Jeff, (January 22, 2007) " [http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=012207_14 Lost Survivor Guide] ," "ABC Medianet". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] and "Lost: The Answers" aired before the finale. [Fordis, Jeff, (April 30, 2007) " [http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=043007_13 Lost: The Answers] ," "ABC Medianet". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the season under the title "Lost: The Complete Third Season – The Unexplored Experience" on December 11, 2007 in Region 1. [Buena Vista Home Entertainment, (2007) " [http://abctvstore.seenon.com/detail.php?p=24760&v=lost "Lost - The Complete Third Season"] ," "ABC". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] It is available as a seven-disc boxed DVD set and as a six-disc Blu-ray Disc set. [Snugglefish Media, (August 31, 2007) " [http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disney/TV_on_High-Def/Disney_Reveals_New_Specs,_Exclusive_Extras_for_Lost:_Third_Season_Blu-ray_/917 Disney Reveals New Specs, Exclusive Extras for "Lost: Third Season" Blu-ray] ," "High-Def Digest". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.]

Crew

The season was produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and was aired on the American Broadcasting Company network in the United States of America. The executive producers for the third season were co-creator J.J. Abrams, co-creator Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner and Carlton Cuse. [Lindelof, Damon, (January 2007) " [http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001648&type=producers "Lost" Producers] ," "ABC Medianet". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] The staff writers were Lindelof, Cuse, Pinkner, co-executive producers Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, co-executive producer Drew Goddard, supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff, story editor Christina M. Kim and executive story editor Brian K. Vaughan. [Goldman, Eric, (December 26, 2006) " [http://tv.ign.com/articles/752/752170p1.html Comic Book Writer Gets "Lost"] ," "IGN". Retrieved on September 1, 2007.] The regular directors were Bender, supervising producer Stephen Williams, Paul Edwards and Eric Laneuville. Lindelof and Cuse served as the show runners. [Keller, Joel, (January 15, 2007) " [http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/15/abcs-show-runners-talk-about-pitching-network-notes-and-inter ABC's Show Runners Talk About Pitching, Network Notes, and Internet Scrutiny] ," "TV Squad". Retrieved on August 30, 2007.]

Cast

The season featured sixteen major roles with star billing, making it the second largest ensemble cast of the 2006–2007 television season, behind ABC's "Desperate Housewives". Characters are briefly summarized and ordered by billing and number of third season appearances.

Evangeline Lilly stars as fugitive Kate Austen, who is unsure whether she loves Jack or Sawyer more. [White, Cindy, (January 22, 2007) " [http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw14769.html Executive Producers Lindelof and Cuse Promise That They've Found the Plot Twists That Will Bring Viewers Back] ," "Sci Fi". Retrieved on August 31, 2007.] Matthew Fox stars as doctor Jack Shephard, the leader of the castaways. [Bain, Emily, (October 20, 2004) " [http://media.www.tuftsdaily.com/media/storage/paper856/news/2004/10/20/ArtsLiving/Tv.Review.Viewers.Get.lost.In.Popular.New.Abc.Show-1489109.shtml Viewers Get "Lost" in Popular New ABC Show] ," "The Tufts Daily". Retrieved on August 31, 2007.] Josh Holloway portrays the sardonic con-man James "Sawyer" Ford. Elizabeth Mitchell joined the cast as Juliet Burke, an Other trying to escape the island. [Cuse, Carlton (writer), Pinkner, Jeff (writer) & Williams, Stephen (director). "Not in Portland." "Lost", ABC. February 7, 2007. Episode 7, season 3.] Henry Ian Cusick was promoted to the main cast, [Mullaney, Andrea, (July 30, 2006) " [http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17472231&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=scots-star-happy-to-get-lost-for-a-year--name_page.html Scots Star Happy to Get "Lost" for a Year] ," "The Sunday Mail". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] playing Desmond Hume, a man with a supernatural ability to see "flashes" from the future, who foresees Dominic Monaghan's character Charlie Pace's death. Naveen Andrews acts as Sayid Jarrah, a former Iraqi Republican Guard. [Twair, Pat McDonnell, (April, 2005) " [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-922680/Republican-Guard ABC-TV's Hit Series, "Lost", Features Sayid, a Sensitive, Appealing Iraqi] ," "Brittanica". Retrieved on September 1, 2007.] Second season guest star Michael Emerson was promoted to the main cast as Ben "Henry Gale" Linus, a high-ranking manipulative Other. [Simonson, Robert, (May 28, 2006) " [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99909.html Michael Emerson to Become Series Regular on TV's "Lost"] ," "Playbill". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] Jorge Garcia's character Hurley Reyes continued to serve as the show's comic relief. [Garcia, Jorge (March 2006) " [http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=7045 We Want Answers!] ," "Maxim". Retrieved on August 31, 2007.] Daniel Dae Kim plays non-English speaking Jin Kwon, the son of a fisherman, with Yunjin Kim as Jin's English-speaking pregnant wife Sun. [Juba, Scott, (June 28, 2006) " [http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4469 Yunjin Kim: Across Continents] ," "The Trades". Retrieved on September 1, 2007.] Terry O'Quinn plays John Locke, an alienated survivor with a deep connection to the island. [Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (May 11, 2007) " [http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/podcast?dt=20070511 Official "Lost" Podcast] ," "American Broadcasting Company". Retrieved on August 31, 2007.] Emilie de Ravin portrays single new mother Claire Littleton. [Disney (October, 2006) " [http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/bios?pn=character&name=Claire%20Littleton Claire Littleton] ," "ABC". Retrieved on September 1, 2007.] Rodrigo Santoro and Kiele Sanchez also joined as previously unseen crash survivors Paulo and Nikki Fernandez. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje returns as Mr. Eko. [Veitch, Kristin, (November 2, 2006) " [http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/blog/index.jsp?uuid=01de5f6d-ba35-455f-9f9d-56064335fcb0 "Lost" Redux: Why, God, "Why"?!] ," "E!". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.]

The third season featured numerous recurring guest stars. M. C. Gainey plays the Other Tom. [Gainey, M.C., (April 16, 2007) " [http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/podcast?dt=20070416 Official "Lost" Podcast] ," "ABC". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] Tania Raymonde plays Alex, while Mira Furlan plays her mother Danielle Rousseau, who meets Alex for the first time since she was born. [Keck, William, (May 23, 2007) " [http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-22-lost-ladies_n.htm After 3 Long "Lost" Seasons, a Rousseau Family Reunion] ," "USA Today". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.]

Andrew Divoff acts as the eye-patched Other Mikhail Bakunin and Nestor Carbonell acts as the ageless Other Richard Alpert. Marsha Thomason's character Naomi Dorrit parachutes onto the island. [Rawson-Jones, Ben, (May 18, 2007) " [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a46737/losts-marsha-thomason-interview.html "Lost"'s Marsha Thomason Interview] ," "DigitalSpy". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] Blake Bashoff plays Alex's boyfriend Karl. Michael Bowen portrays the vengeful Other Pickett and William Mapother portrays the late Other, Ethan Rom. Sonya Walger plays Desmond's off-island girlfriend Penny Widmore. L. Scott Caldwell and Sam Anderson briefly return as Flight 815 married couple Rose Henderson and Bernard Nadler.

Special guest stars are actors and actresses who were once given star billing, but due to a character's death or escape from the island, now appear on occasion. First season main cast member Ian Somerhalder reprised his role in hallucinations and flashbacks as Boone Carlyle, as did his stepsister Shannon Rutherford, played by Maggie Grace. [Lachonis, Jon, (March 21, 2007) " [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/losts-expose-reunites-fan-favo-5224.aspx "Lost"'s Exposé Reunites Fan Favorites] ," "BuddyTV". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] Malcolm David Kelley returned for a single scene as ten-year old Walt Lloyd. ["BuddyTV", (May 25, 2007) " [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/more/lost-season-three-finale-favor-6943.aspx "Lost" Season Three Finale - Favorite Moments!] ,". Retrieved on July 8, 2007.]

Reception

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The first block of episodes was criticized for raising too many mysteries [Simunic, Steven, (March 15, 2007) " [http://www.dailycal.org/shabarticle.php?id=23854 Why ABC's "Lost" Is Losing It] ," "The Daily Californian". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] and not providing enough answers. [Porter, Rick, (November 8, 2006) " [http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2006/11/lost_yep_thats_.html "Lost": Yep, That's a Cliffhanger] ," "Zap2It". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] Complaints were also made about the limited screen-time for many of the main characters in the first block. [Martin, Ed, (January 31, 2007) " [http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2007/01/31/jmer-lost-01-31-07 Exclusive Interview! "Lost" Executive Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse] ," "MediaVillage". Retrieved on September 6, 2007.] Locke, played by Terry O'Quinn, who had tied for the highest second season episode count, appeared in only thirteen of twenty-two episodes in the third season – only two more than guest star M.C. Gainey, who played Tom. Reaction to two new characters, Nikki and Paulo, was generally negative, with Lindelof even acknowledging that the couple was "universally despised" by fans. [Jensen, Jeff & Snierson, Dan, (February 8, 2007) " [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20011203_3,00.html "Lost" and Found] ," "Entertainment Weekly". Retrieved on April 3, 2007.] The decision to split the season [Goldman, Eric, (November 7, 2007) " [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/833/833445p1.html Writers Strike: Should "Lost" Air This Season?] ," "IGN". Retrieved on November 8, 2007.] and the American timeslot switch after the hiatus were also criticized. [Brownfield, Robin, (March 28, 2007) " [http://syfyportal.com/news423466.html Naveen Andrews: "Lost" Should Start Earlier] ," "SyFy Portal". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] Cuse acknowledged that "No one was happy with the six-episode run." [Ausiello, Michael, (November 7, 2007) " [http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/071107 Ausiello on "Lost", "Buffy", "Heroes", "ER" and More!] ," "TV Guide". Retrieved on November 10, 2007.] The second block of episodes was critically acclaimed however, [Lachonis, Jon, (July 20, 2007) " [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-when-is-an-emmy-snub-not-8505.aspx "Lost" – When is an Emmy Snub not a Snub?] ," "BuddyTV". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] with the crew dealing with problems from the first block. [Jensen, Jeff, (May 29, 2007) " [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040589,00.html Flashforward Thinking] ," "Entertainment Weekly". Retrieved on September 7, 2007.] More answers were written into the show [Pierce, Scott D., (May 23, 2007) " [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660222952,00.html Is "Lost" Found?] ," "Deseret Morning News". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.] and Nikki and Paulo were killed off. [Malcolm, Shawna, (March 29, 2007) " [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Todays-News/Lost-Boss-Explains/800011706 Lost Boss Explains Last Night's Double Demise] ," "TV Guide". Retrieved on April 2, 2007.] It was also announced that the series would end three seasons after the third season, [Adalian, Josef, (May 6, 2007) [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964371.html "Lost" Set for Three More Years] , "Variety". Retrieved on September 6, 2007.] which Cuse hoped would tell the audience that the writers knew where the story was going. [Ryan, Maureen, (January 14, 2007) " [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/01/lost_producers_.html "Lost" Producers Talk About Setting an End Date and Much More] ," "Chicago Tribune". Retrieved on September 6, 2007.]

The third season was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, including nominations for directing, writing, single camera picture editing and sound editing. [Cryer, Jon & Sedgwick, Kyra (July 19, 2007) " [http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/nominations.php?action=search_db Primetime Emmys Complete 2007 Nominations List] ," "Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved on August 5, 2007.] O'Quinn won the third season's only Emmy Award for acting in a supporting role. [King, Susan, (September 16, 2007) " [http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/emmys/env-emmyslive-16sep16,0,3059662.story?coll=env-emmy Emmys Live] ," "The Los Angeles Times Envelope". Retrieved on September 16, 2007.] The eighth episode was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the "Episodic Drama" category. [Mitchell, Gregg & Goldman, Sherry, (December 12, 2007) " [http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2653 2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced] ," "Writers Guild of America, West". Retrieved on December 13, 2007.] The producers were nominated for a Producers Guild Award in the "TV Drama" category. ["Producers Guild of America", (November 18, 2007) " [http://www.producersguild.org/pg/awards_a 19th Annual Producers Guild Awards] ." Retrieved on January 5, 2008.] "Lost"'s stunt team was nominated for the season's only Screen Actors Guild Award. [Screen Actors Guild, (December 20, 2007) " [http://www.sagawards.org/PR_071220 Nominations Announced for the Fourteenth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards] ." Press release. Retrieved on December 22, 2007.] "Lost"'s third season also received a Television Critics Association nomination in the drama category. ["Television Critics Association", (July 21, 2007) " [http://www.tvcritics.org/tca/files/July2007/TCA%20complete%20NOMINEES%20list.xls Complete List of Nominees (Through 2007)] ." Retrieved on December 31, 2007.] The season was not nominated for a Golden Globe Award ["Hollywood Foreign Press Association", (December 13, 2007) " [http://www.goldenglobes.org/news/id/81 2008 Golden Globe Awards Nominations for the Year Ended December 31, 2007] ." Retrieved on January 5, 2008.] and has two Directors Guild Award nominations. ["Directors Guild of America", (January 10, 2008) " [http://www.dga.org/news/pr_expand.php3?537 DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in All Categories for 2007] ". "Retrieved on January 13, 2008.] The season averaged 13.74 million American viewers per episode, ranking seventeenth in viewership and ninth in the key adults 18–49 demographic. [Nielsen, (May 25, 2007) " [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f 2006-07 Primetime Wrap] ," "The Hollywood Reporter". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] The first block had an average close to four million more viewers than the second block, [Nielsen, (June 5, 2007) " [http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=060507_05 Season Program Rankings] ," "ABC Medianet". Retrieved on September 20, 2007.] with the fourteenth episode meeting a ratings low for the series, [Nielsen, (June 2, 2007) " [http://www.yauws.com/content.php?id=7 ABC's "Lost" Ratings at a Glance] ," "Yet Another Useless Web Site". Retrieved on September 9, 2007.] with 11.52 million viewers. [Disney, (April 3, 2007) " [http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=040307_05 Weekly Program Rankings] ," "ABC Medianet". Retrieved on September 6, 2007.] However, "Lost" was the most recorded program of 2007. [Nielsen, (December 11, 2007) " [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-11-2007/0004720933&EDATE= The Nielsen Company Issues Top Ten U.S. Lists for 2007] ," "PR Newswire". Retrieved on December 12, 2007.]

Episodes

"Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Episode #" 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. "American viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live. The third season's episodes are altogether 991 minutes in length. ["", Buena Vista Home Entertainment. December 11, 2007. [http://bp1.blogger.com/_RrObyQ3XzcY/RvrDX58q_UI/AAAAAAAAI74/2hDIJikzEiw/s1600-h/Back.jpgBack cover] .]

DVD release

The third season was released as a widescreen seven-disc Region 4 DVD box set in Brazil on September 26, 2007, Australia on October 17, 2007 and the United Kingdom on October 22, 2007.

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*fnb|1 - In all regions, the double length finale, Through the Looking Glass was divided into two separate episodes, Through the Looking Glass: Part 1 and Through the Looking Glass: Part 2, bringing the episode total on the DVD set to 23, whilst the number of episodes broadcast in the season is actually 22.

References

General

* "" (2007-12-11) coming soon to Buena Vista Home Entertainment
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=recaps#t=38132 "Lost" Recaps] at ABC.com
* [http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/display/display_main.aspx?global_id=001648&leftcol=links&typecode=pr&css=default_display_gray.css "Lost" Episodic Press Releases] at ABC Medianet

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