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"Three Minutes"

Lost episode

Episode no.

Season 2
Episode 22

Directed by

Stephen Williams

Written by

Edward Kitsis
Adam Horowitz

Production code

222

Original air date

May 17, 2006

Guest actors

M. C. Gainey as Other
Michael Bowen as Danny Pickett
April Grace as Ms. Klugh
Tania Raymonde as Alex
Teddy Wells as Ivan
Dustin Geiger as Matthew

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"Three Minutes" is the 47th episode of Lost. It is the 22nd episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired May 17, 2006 on ABC. The emotionally conflicted character of Michael Dawson is featured in the episode's flashbacks. It also marks a transition for Mr. Eko, from his project of building a church, to his self-appointed role of entering the numbers in the computer.^[1]

Plot

Flashbacks

Thirteen days ago, Michael asks Locke for a gun. Though Locke cooperates, Michael knocks him unconscious, and then heads to the computer to receive directions on how to find his son, Walt. Jack arrives unexpectedly; Michael confronts him and locks both him and Locke in the armory, before setting off to rescue Walt. En route he is captured by the Others and is taken to another location. He is then greeted by Mr. Friendly and various Others, shortly before the former's encounter with the survivors in "The Hunting Party". When alone with Michael, Alex tells him that Mr. Friendly is just sending them a message to scare them. She then asks Michael about Claire and her baby. Michael is dragged to the Others' camp, where they appear to live in makeshift tents. A woman identifying herself as "Ms. Klugh" asks questions about Walt's childhood. She eventually explains that she wants Michael to return to his camp to free Henry Gale. Michael demands to see Walt, and she agrees, giving him three minutes to talk. Michael is then reunited with his son. Walt informs Michael that they make him take "tests", and he cautions Michael that the Others are "not who they say they are". Ms. Klugh threatens Walt by telling him that he will be sent to "The Room" if he says anything revealing, and Walt is subsequently taken away after throwing himself at Michael, begging him to save him. Ms. Klugh tells Michael that he and Walt will be set free if he brings four people from his own camp to the Others. She gives him a slip of paper, which contains the names: Jack, Kate, "James Ford" (Sawyer), and Hurley. She states that Michael must bring his companions back if he is ever to see Walt again. Michael agrees, but also demands that he and Walt are given the boat in return.

On The Island

Michael debates with the other survivors as to who should accompany him to the Others' camp. He does not tell them about his instructions, but insists on limiting the number to the names that were on the paper. When Sawyer informs Michael that he has recruited Sayid, Michael protests and directly tells Sayid that he is not coming. Michael also fails to convince Hurley to go, by reminding him that Libby was killed. Sayid suspects that Michael has been "compromised" by the Others, and decides to work on a new plan with Jack to try and regain an advantage. On the beach, Charlie brings a DHARMA kit, containing vaccine and a pneumatic injector, to Claire for her and Aaron to use. Later, Charlie struggles to construct the church, as Vincent approaches with a Virgin Mary statue, which contains heroin. Charlie follows Vincent back to Sawyer's hidden stash and discovers the other statues. Charlie decides to throw all of them into the ocean and Locke observes that Charlie has overcome his demons. During the funeral for Libby and Ana Lucia, while the survivors stand around their graves, Locke cuts away his splints and starts walking without crutches again. After saying a few words about Libby, Hurley tells a visibly relieved Michael that he is going to join his expedition to the Others' camp. At this point, the funeral is interrupted by Sun suddenly spotting a yacht coming towards the island.

Reception

14.67 million Americans watched the episode live.^[2] IGN ranked it as the 60th best episode, and noted that it was one of the few that took place entirely on the island, including the flashbacks.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ranking Lost". IGN. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 23, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

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Season 1	"Pilot" "Tabula Rasa" "Walkabout" "White Rabbit" "House of the Rising Sun" "The Moth" "Confidence Man" "Solitary" "Raised by Another" "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" "Whatever the Case May Be" "Hearts and Minds" "Special" "Homecoming" "Outlaws" "...In Translation" "Numbers" "Deus Ex Machina" "Do No Harm" "The Greater Good" "Born to Run" "Exodus"

Season 2	"Man of Science, Man of Faith" "Adrift" "Orientation" "Everybody Hates Hugo" "...And Found" "Abandoned" "The Other 48 Days" "Collision" "What Kate Did" "The 23rd Psalm" "The Hunting Party" "Fire + Water" "The Long Con" "One of Them" "Maternity Leave" "The Whole Truth" "Lockdown" "Dave" "S.O.S." "Two for the Road" "?" "Three Minutes" "Live Together, Die Alone"

Season 3	"A Tale of Two Cities" "The Glass Ballerina" "Further Instructions" "Every Man for Himself" "The Cost of Living" "I Do" "Not in Portland" "Flashes Before Your Eyes" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" "Enter 77" "Par Avion" "The Man from Tallahassee" "Exposé" "Left Behind" "One of Us" "Catch-22" "D.O.C." "The Brig" "The Man Behind the Curtain" "Greatest Hits" "Through the Looking Glass"

Webisodes	Lost: Missing Pieces

Season 4	"The Beginning of the End" "Confirmed Dead" "The Economist" "Eggtown" "The Constant" "The Other Woman" "Ji Yeon" "Meet Kevin Johnson" "The Shape of Things to Come" "Something Nice Back Home" "Cabin Fever" "There's No Place Like Home"

Season 5	"Because You Left" "The Lie" "Jughead" "The Little Prince" "This Place Is Death" "316" "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" "LaFleur" "Namaste" "He's Our You" "Whatever Happened, Happened" "Dead Is Dead" "Some Like It Hoth" "The Variable" "Follow the Leader" "The Incident"

Season 6	"LA X" "What Kate Does" "The Substitute" "Lighthouse" "Sundown" "Dr. Linus" "Recon" "Ab Aeterno" "The Package" "Happily Ever After" "Everybody Loves Hugo" "The Last Recruit" "The Candidate" "Across the Sea" "What They Died For" "The End"

Epilogue	"The New Man in Charge"

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