| "Something Nice Back Home" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Stephen Williams |
| Written by | Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz |
| Production code | 410 |
| Original air date | May 1, 2008 |
| Running time | 43 minutes[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
| Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Kevin Durand as Martin Keamy John Terry as Christian Shephard William Blanchette as Aaron Bill Fiddler as Dr. Stillman April Parker Jones as Dr. Erica Stevenson Carla Von as Ms. Berenberg Michelle Ruff as Jane (Voice, Uncredited) | |
"Something Nice Back Home" is the tenth episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 82nd episode overall. It was aired on May 1, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.[2] The episode was written in February and March by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed in March and April by supervising producer Stephen Williams.[3] Critical reviews were mixed and the broadcast of "Something Nice Back Home" brought in 13 million American viewers, one of the smallest audiences for an original episode of Lost in the show's history.
The narrative begins on December 28, 2004, 98 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. The leader of the survivors, Jack Shephard (played by Matthew Fox) develops appendicitis and Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) operates on him. Meanwhile, James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway), Miles Straume (Ken Leung), Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin), and her baby Aaron continue their trek to the beach from the Barracks. In a flashforward, Jack experiences visions of his deceased father Christian Shephard (John Terry), while his relationship with Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) is strained soon after he proposes marriage. Kitsis said that the episode "was interesting because [it shows] a time, maybe brief, where Jack was happy."[4]