The Beginning of the End (Lost)
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"The Beginning of the End" is the fourth season premiere, and 73rd episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company's television drama series Lost. It was aired on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008.[2] Co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse wrote the premiere in late July 2007,[3] with most of the episode directed on location in Oahu, Hawaii, in August and September by executive producer Jack Bender.[4] With this premiere, Jeff Pinkner no longer serves as an executive producer and staff writer.[5] The episode was watched by 18 million Americans, bringing in the best ratings for Lost in 17 episodes.[6] According to Metacritic, "The Beginning of the End" garnered "universal acclaim".[7]
"The Beginning of the End" | |||
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Lost episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 1 | ||
Directed by | Jack Bender | ||
Written by | Damon Lindelof Carlton Cuse | ||
Production code | 401 | ||
Original air date | January 31, 2008 (2008-01-31) | ||
Running time | 42 minutes[1] | ||
Guest appearances | |||
Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Tania Raymonde as Alex Blake Bashoff as Karl Martin Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit Michael Cudlitz as "Big Mike" Walton Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon John Terry as Christian Shephard Fisher Stevens as Minkowski Billy Ray Gallion as Randy Nations Grisel Toledo as Susie Lazenby Steven Neumeier as Lewis | |||
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Lost season 4 | |||
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The narrative takes place over 90 days after the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, on December 23, 2004. The stranded crash survivors make contact with associates of Naomi Dorrit (played by Marsha Thomason) on a nearby freighter, but the survivors divide when they hear that those on the freighter may not be coming to rescue the survivors. Flashforwards show the post-island lives of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia) and Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox). They are lying to the public about their time on the island. In flashforwards, Hurley has visions of his deceased friend Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan); in the present, Hurley grieves over Charlie's death on the island. Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) makes his first appearance in "The Beginning of the End".[4]