| "LA X" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episodes | |
 Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), on Oceanic Flight 815 in what appears to be an alternate timeline | |
| Episode nos. | Season 6 Episodes 1 & 2 |
| Directed by | Jack Bender |
| Written by | Damon Lindelof Carlton Cuse |
| Production code | 601 & 602 |
| Original air date | February 2, 2010 |
| Running time | 83 minutes[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
| Mark Pellegrino as Jacob Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet Burke Hiroyuki Sanada as Dogen Ian Somerhalder as Boone Carlyle Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler John Hawkes as Lennon Kimberley Joseph as Cindy Chandler Greg Grunberg as Seth Norris Brad William Henke as Bram Fredric Lehne as Marshal Edward Mars Daniel Roebuck as Dr. Leslie Arzt Sean Whalen as Neil "Frogurt" Mickey Graue as Zack Kiersten Havelock as Emma David Coennen as Agent Smalley Shawn Lathrop as Flight attendant Percival Scott III as Security officer Troy Vincent as Oceanic rep Mark Ashing as Customs officer Kesha Diodato as Agent Anne Kelly Kraynek as Woman David H. Lawrence XVII as Taxi driver | |
"LA X" comprises the 104th and 105th episodes of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost, marking the premiere of the sixth and final season.[2] It was written by show runners/executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by executive producer Jack Bender.[3] Both parts were aired on February 2, 2010, on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada, and on February 4, 2010, on RTÉ Two in Ireland.[4][5]
The story deals with the aftermath of the detonation of the hydrogen bomb at the end of the previous episode, "The Incident". "LA X" introduces a new narrative device, two separate timelines, that replaces previously used devices, such as flashbacks, flash-forwards and time travel. Cuse and Lindelof have stated that the "two distinct timelines" are "equally real".[6] Both ABC and the producers refer to these scenes as "flash sideways".[7]
The date of first broadcast was the source of much speculation, as ABC intentionally avoided locking down a timeslot to keep options open in order to assess the threat of the upcoming Olympic Games and to better fit Lost with how other shows were performing on ABC's schedule. Scheduling was further placed in jeopardy when it was announced that the chosen night was being considered for the 2010 State of the Union Address. The season premiere was the first episode of Lost to air on a Tuesday in the United States.
Despite the fact that there is no specific character on which the premiere is centered, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, John Locke, Sun-Hwa Kwon, Sayid Jarrah, Jin-Soo Kwon and James "Sawyer" Ford each have points of view in the premiere.
- ^ "Lost - Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ABC Medianet (January 14, 2010), "Weekly Primetime Program Schedule Grids Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
- ^ ABC Medianet (January 15, 2010), "Lost: 'LA X' – Season Premiere Archived 2010-01-19 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ CTV, "Canada's Online Home for Lost Archived 2010-01-22 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved on January 16, 2010.
- ^ Walker, Tim. (January 28, 2010). "Looking forward to one last helping of Lost". Irish Independent. Retrieved on January 31, 2010.
- ^ Cuse, Carlton; Lindelof, Damon; White, Kris (February 4, 2010). "The Official Lost Audio Podcast" (Podcast). American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Flash Sideways". ABC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.