| "Greatest Hits" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 21 |
| Directed by | Stephen Williams |
| Written by | Edward Kitsis Adam Horowitz |
| Production code | 321 |
| Original air date | May 16, 2007 |
| Running time | 43 minutes[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
| Tania Raymonde as Alex Blake Bashoff as Karl Néstor Carbonell as Richard Alpert Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau Brian Goodman as Ryan Pryce Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit Neil Hopkins as Liam Pace John Henry Canavan as Simon Pace L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler Andrea Gabriel as Nadia Jazeem Lana Parrilla as Greta Jeremy Shada as Young Charlie Pace Zack Shada as Young Liam Pace Tracy Middendorf as Bonnie Joshua Hancock as Roderick | |
"Greatest Hits" is the 21st episode of the third season of Lost and 70th episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed by supervising producer Stephen Williams. The episode first aired on May 16, 2007,[2] on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. "Greatest Hits" was viewed by 12 million Americans and was well received by critics. Lost's editors received a Golden Reel Award nomination.
The episode takes place on December 22, 2004, 92 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. A group of survivors prepare for an upcoming raid on their camp by the "Others", while the rest prepare to contact a nearby freighter. Charlie Pace (played by Dominic Monaghan) recounts the five greatest moments of his life, which are depicted in flashbacks, as he prepares to fulfill Desmond Hume's (Henry Ian Cusick) premonitions of his death.[3]