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Nov 1, 2006 · The Cost of Living: Directed by Jack Bender. With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin. After Mr. Eko has a vision of his dead brother, he sets out to return to the site of his plane crash.
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- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Jack Bender
- 2006-11-01
Writer (4 Episodes) Jim Galasso. Writer (23 Episodes) Jordan Rosenberg. Writer (1 Episode) Monica Owusu-Breen. Writer (1 Episode) The castaways continue to seek strength as paranoia increases, prompting the revelation of more backstories -- and more secrets about the island.
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- Jack Bender
- September 22, 2004
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Oct 18, 2006 · Further Instructions: Directed by Stephen Williams. With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin. Locke experiences visions of Boone, leading him to a new mystery on the island.
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- Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Stephen Williams
- 2006-10-18
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Previously on Lost
1. Sun shoots Colleen on the Elizabeth and Jack fails to save her. ("The Glass Ballerina") ("Every Man for Himself") 2. Sayid and Charlie find Virgin Mary statues filled with heroin in the Beechcraft. ("Exodus, Part 2") 3. Charlie takes Eko to the Beechcraft, where he finds his brother's dead body.("The 23rd Psalm")
Flashback
As a boy, Eko is caught by a nun while breaking into a supply shed to steal food for himself and Yemi. When forced to confess at church, Eko refuses, insisting that stealing food for his starving brother was justified and therefore not a sin. After the events depicted in "The 23rd Psalm", when Eko was left dumped on the runway as the Beechcraft flew away with Yemi's dead body, in a case of mistaken identity the Nigerian soldiers drive Eko back to Yemi's church. He finds Yemi's bible with a ph...
On Hydra Island
In the Hydra, Ben gives Jack a white smock shirt and invites him to come for a walk. Jack asks about the symptoms of Ben's tumor, particularly pointing out that the tumor will kill him. Ben professes not to know what Jack is talking about. Jack smirks and drops the issue. ♪ They join the rest of the Others at the beach, all dressed in white smock shirts for Colleen's funeral. The corpse is floated out to sea on a burning raft accompanied by a lachrymose country-rock song played on the speaker...
Tania Raymonde, who plays Alex starred in an episode of CSI: NYalso titled "The Cost of Living."This is the first appearance of Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, although he is yet to be named.Locke tells Eko he saw the Monster as bright light. ("Walkabout") ("White Rabbit") In the final clip show, Lost: The Final Journey, Terry O'Quinn revealed that Locke interpreted seeing the Monster...This is the first episode since "Do No Harm", 34 episodes previously, to feature the death of a male main character. Every main character killed since Boonehas been female.Although he is still listed for the next episode, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Eko) makes his final appearance as a main credited cast member in the series.Andrew Divoff (Mikhail) appears without speaking lines.As with "The 23rd Psalm", all of Eko's flashbacks in this episode are shot using a yellow-tinted lens to give them a third-world look.A Lost: On Location for this episode is available on the Season 3 DVDwith the Wal-Mart Bonus DVD.Recurring themes
1. The title of the episode is The Cost of Living. (Life and death) 2. The first on-Island scene starts with a closeup of Mr. Eko's closed right eye. (Eyes) 3. In Yemi's church in Nigeria, Eko kills three men with a machete. (Death) 4. Eko severs one man's arm in the church. (Missing body parts) 5. A boy asked if Eko was a "bad man". (Good and bad people) 6. We learn that Eko's act of building a church on the Island was self-imposed redemption for committing the sacrilege (murder) in Yemi's c...
Cultural references
1. To Kill a Mockingbird: Juliet offered to show Jack this 1962 American drama film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel. (Movies and TV) (Literary works) 2. "Subterranean Homesick Blues": Juliet's video, in which she holds up cue cards, is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues." In the scene, both Jack and Juliet are subterranean. In later episodes, we learn that both were also homesick and "blue". This reference was confirmed in 11/06/06 podcast. (Music) 3. "I Wonder...
Literary techniques
1. Locke, Sayid, Desmond, Paulo and Nikki see a man on a monitor in the Pearl. Locke says "I guess he'll be expecting us." (Foreshadowing) 2. Locke tells Desmond "Don't mistake coincidence for fate." (Regularly spoken phrases) 3. Ben wants Jack to save his life, but Juliet wants Jack to kill him. (Juxtaposition) 4. Locke describes the monster as a "white light", whereas Eko sees a black cloud. (Juxtaposition) 5. Eko is killed by the smoke monster, and his words are repeated by Locke as "we're...
Episode references
1. Locke says he saw "a very bright light" when he saw the monster. ("Walkabout") 2. Eko journeys to the Beechcraft in search of Yemi. ("The 23rd Psalm") 3. The flashback continues from the events of one of Eko's previous flashbacks. ("The 23rd Psalm") 4. Nikki notices something new regarding the Pearl Orientation video that Locke may have noticed had he listened to Eko and "watched it again." ("?") 5. The survivors go into the Pearl station and discover something new. ("?") 6. Ben refers to...
Episode allusions
1. Locke tells Desmond "Don't mistake coincidence for fate." ("What Kate Did") 2. Eko recites the 23rd Psalm while encountering the Monster. ("The 23rd Psalm") 3. The blind woman who is shot in Eko's flashback was selling Virgin Mary statues. ("The 23rd Psalm") 4. Eko was building a church on the Island because he owed it to Yemi. ("Dave") ("S.O.S.") 5. Eko leaves for London. Eko told Michael about his time serving as a priest in London. ("Three Minutes") 6. Paulo is reluctant to join the sur...
For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: The Cost of Living/TheoriesWhat did Eko mean when he said "You're next"?"Lost" Further Instructions (TV Episode 2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Cast. From left to right: Ben, Kate, Sawyer, Claire, Charlie, Jack, Locke, Sayid, Sun, Desmond, Hurley, Jin and Juliet. The season featured 16 major roles with star billing, making it the second largest ensemble cast of the 2006–2007 television season, behind ABC's Desperate Housewives.
