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Lost
Season 3
DVD cover
Showrunners	Damon Lindelof Carlton Cuse
Starring	Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Naveen Andrews Henry Ian Cusick Emilie de Ravin Michael Emerson Matthew Fox Jorge Garcia Josh Holloway Daniel Dae Kim Yunjin Kim Evangeline Lilly Elizabeth Mitchell Dominic Monaghan Terry O'Quinn Kiele Sanchez Rodrigo Santoro
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) – May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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 40 people who have been stranded on a remote island in the South Pacific, after their airplane crashed 68 days prior to the beginning of the season. In the Lost universe, the season takes place from November 28 to December 21, 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.

In response to fan complaints about scheduling in the previous seasons, ABC decided to air the episodes without reruns, albeit in two separate blocks. 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 16 episodes at 10:00 pm. In addition, three clip-shows recapped previous events on the show. "Lost: A Tale of Survival" aired a week before the season premiere, "Lost Survivor Guide" aired before the seventh episode and "Lost: The Answers" aired before the season finale. 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 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

Crew

The season was produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Studios), Bad Robot 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. 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. The regular directors were Bender, supervising producer Stephen Williams, Paul Edwards and Eric Laneuville. Lindelof and Cuse served as the show runners.

Cast

Main

This season featured sixteen actors with star billing playing major characters. The list is in alphabetical order by the actors' last names.

• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as warlord turned priest Mr. Eko
• Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah, a former Iraqi Republican Guard
• Henry Ian Cusick was promoted to the main cast, playing three-year islander Desmond Hume
• Emilie de Ravin as single new mother Claire Littleton
• Michael Emerson as Ben Linus, the manipulative leader of the Others
• Matthew Fox as doctor Jack Shephard, the leader of the castaways
• Jorge Garcia as unlucky millionaire and comic relief Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
• Josh Holloway as the sardonic con-man James "Sawyer" Ford
• Daniel Dae Kim as non-English speaking Jin Kwon, the son of a fisherman
• Yunjin Kim as Jin's English-speaking pregnant wife Sun
• Evangeline Lilly as fugitive Kate Austen, who is unsure whether she loves Jack or Sawyer more
• Elizabeth Mitchell joins the cast as fertility specialist Juliet Burke, an Other trying to escape the Island
• Dominic Monaghan as former rock star Charlie Pace
• Terry O'Quinn as John Locke, an alienated survivor with a deep connection to the island
• Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro also join as previously unseen crash survivors Nikki and Paulo

Special guest stars

These actors each had star billing in at least one episode of the show, but they do not have star billing in any episodes this season.

• Maggie Grace as Shannon Rutherford, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, who is Boone Carlyle's step sister
• Malcolm David Kelley as Walt Lloyd, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815
• Ian Somerhalder as Boone Carlyle, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, who is Shannon's step brother

Recurring

• Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, who is Rose's husband
• Blake Bashoff as Karl, an Other, who is Alex's boyfriend
• Michael Bowen as Danny Pickett, an Other
• L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Henderson, a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, who is Bernard's wife
• Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert, an Other, who does not age
• Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, an Other, who wears an eye patch
• Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, who is the only surviving member of a team of scientists who arrived on a ship to the island sixteen years ago, and is Alex's mother
• M.C. Gainey as Tom Friendly, an Other
• Kimberley Joseph as Cindy, survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, who is kidnapped by the Others
• William Mapother as Ethan Rom, an Other
• Tania Raymonde as Alex Rousseau, a young woman kidnapped and raised by the Others, who is Danielle's long lost daughter
• Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit, a woman who arrives on the Island.
• Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore, Desmond's girlfriend back home

Reception

Critical reception

After criticism… reached its zenith, the backlash drew a backlash. Down the stretch, critics lauded Lost for one powerhouse episode after another, satisfying frustrated viewers by providing long-sought answers to some mysteries while simultaneously igniting strong new plotlines.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 71% with an average score of 7.9/10 based on 12 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Lost asks its audience to suspend their disbelief in ways that can be extremely trying for the grounded sci-fi show, but its character-driven plot holds season three together."

The first block of episodes was criticized for raising too many mysteries and not providing enough answers. Complaints were also made about the limited screen-time for many of the main characters in the first block. Locke, played by Terry O'Quinn, who had tied for the highest second-season episode count, appeared in only 14 of the 23 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. The decision to split the season and the American timeslot switch after the hiatus were also criticized. Cuse acknowledged that "No one was happy with the six-episode run."

The second block of episodes was critically acclaimed however, with the crew dealing with problems from the first block. More answers were written into the show and Nikki and Paulo were killed off. It was also announced that the series would end three seasons after the third season, which Cuse hoped would tell the audience that the writers knew where the story was going.

Awards and nominations

The third season was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Jack Bender for "Through the Looking Glass), Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse for "Through the Looking Glass"), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Emerson), Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series. Terry O'Quinn won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

"Flashes Before Your Eyes", written by Damon Lindelof and Drew Goddard, was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the "Episodic Drama" category. The producers were nominated for a Producers Guild Award in the "TV Drama" category. Lost's stunt team was nominated for the season's only Screen Actors Guild Award. Lost's third season also received a Television Critics Association nomination in the drama category. The season also received two Directors Guild Award nominations, Eric Laneuville for "The Brig" and Jack Bender for "Through the Looking Glass".

Ratings

The season averaged 13.74 million American viewers per episode, ranking 17th in viewership and ninth in the key adults 18–49 demographic. The first block had an average close to four million more viewers than the second block, with the 14th episode meeting a ratings low for the series, with 11.52 million viewers. However, Lost was the most recorded program of 2007.

Episodes

The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "Featured character(s)" refers to the character(s), whose back story is featured in the episode's flashbacks. "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of viewers in the United States in millions who watched the episode as it was aired.

Home media release

Lost: The Complete Third Season – The Unexplored Experience
Set details			Special features
23 episodes 7-disc set/6 Blu-ray Discs 1.78:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: English English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) – DVD English (PCM 5.1 Surround) – Blu-ray			Audio commentaries "A Tale of Two Cities" by Damon Lindelof and Elizabeth Mitchell "I Do" by Carlton Cuse, Evangeline Lilly and Josh Holloway "Exposé" by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz "The Man Behind the Curtain" by Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse and Michael Emerson "The World of the Others" "The Lost Flashbacks" "Lost in a Day" "Lost on Location" "The Lost Book Club" Deleted scenes Bloopers Cast in Clay: Creating the Toys of Todd McFarlane Terry O'Quinn: Throwing from the Handle Crew Tribute with Evangeline Lilly The Next Level: Inside the Video Game Easter Eggs Blu-ray exclusives: Access Granted: Rethink what you know about the show with an interactive panel that unlocks answers to your most pressing Lost questions Blu-Prints: Take a guided tour of the island through never before seen blu-prints
Release dates
Brazil	United States  Canada	Australia	Japan	United Kingdom
September 26, 2007	December 11, 2007	October 17, 2007	February 20, 2008	October 22, 2007

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External links

• Lost at IMDb
• List of Lost season 3 episodes at Lostpedia

• Lost (2004 TV series)
• 2006 American television seasons
• 2007 American television seasons
• Lost season 3 episodes