The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
| "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episodes | |
 | |
| Episode nos. | Season 5 Episodes 7[1] |
| Directed by | Jack Bender |
| Written by | Damon Lindelof Carlton Cuse |
| Production code | 506 |
| Original air date | February 25, 2009 |
| Running time | 46 minutes[2] |
| Guest appearances | |
| Malcolm David Kelley as Walt Lloyd Alan Dale as Charles Widmore Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon Saïd Taghmaoui as Caesar Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana Ammar Daraiseh as Hajer Grisel Toledo as Nurse Susie Lazenby Stephen Scibetta as Foreman John Jamal Bradley as Kid Concepcion Saucedo as Sister Consuela | |
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is the seventh television episode of the
John Locke, after stopping the time shifts and being transported to 2007 in the Tunisian Desert, starts his journey as Jeremy Bentham. At the crash site of the Ajira Airways Flight 316, the passengers try to find the identity of an unidentified man.
Plot
The episode begins an unknown amount of time after the crash of Ajira Airways Flight 316, which took off from
The narrative shifts into an extended flashback of Locke's time off the island, after he left it when correcting the wheel's axis.
Sayid, Hurley and Kate all refuse to go back to the island after being visited by Locke. Locke also visits
Production
This episode and "316" were written at the same time by executive producers Lindelof and Cuse. "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" was originally meant to be aired first, but the order was switched because they felt it made more sense and was "cooler."[1] While in the "mini-camp" where the writing team decided the plot elements of season five, it was decided to have five episodes continuing the story of most characters, before a "concept episode" telling the story of Locke's journey before dying, as it was "the missing piece" to the story of the Oceanic Six and their return to the island.[5] The script originally requested for Locke to suffer a head-on collision, but stunt coordinator Michael Trisler suggested a change to a crossroads accident between three cars, because a head-on could not be reenacted in a way it would be safe to the stunt driver. Two blue cars like the one Locke drives were used for the stunts.[6]
Reception
The episode attracted 12.078 million American viewers[7] and 359,000 Australian viewers.[8]
Notes
- ^ As depicted in 316.
- ^ This Place is Death.
- ^ A month later, according to Jack in There's No Place Like Home.
- Through the Looking Glass.
References
- ^ a b Cuse, Carlton; Lindelof, Damon (February 12, 2009). "The Official LOST Audio Podcast: February 12th, 2009". American Broadcasting Company (ABC.com). (Podcast). Retrieved February 12, 2009.
{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lost - Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Lost (2/25-2)". ABC Medianet. February 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
- A. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- Buena Vista Home EntertainmentTelevision.
- ^ Lost: On Location - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham. Lost: The Complete Fifth Season - The Journey Back, Disk 5
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 17, 2009). "American Idol has most DVR viewers, Terminator:SCC has greatest share of viewing by DVR". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2009.
- ^ Dale, David (March 28, 2009). "The Who We Are Update: Week 13". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
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