Recon (Lost)

"Recon"
Lost episode
Sawyer (Josh Holloway) explores the crash site of Ajira Airways Flight 316.
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 8
Directed by	Jack Bender
Written by	Elizabeth Sarnoff Jim Galasso
Production code	608
Original air date	March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)
Running time	43 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
Alan Dale as Charles Widmore Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis Kimberley Joseph as Cindy Chandler Sheila Kelley as Zoe Mickey Graue as Zack Kiersten Havelock as Emma Neil Hopkins as Liam Pace Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Ava Fred Koehler as Seamus Christopher Johnson as Police officer Allen Cole as Sergeant Michael Green as Lawyer
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"Recon" is the eighth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 111th episode overall.^[2] The episode is written by executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and newcomer Jim Galasso and directed by Jack Bender. James "Sawyer" Ford is the character the episode is centered on.

In 2007, The Man in Black (Terry O'Quinn) tasks James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) to recon the Ajira Airways Flight 316 plane and passengers. Meanwhile, Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) faces an insane Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin). In a "flash-sideways", Detective James Ford's past issues conflict with his present life.

The episode received mostly positive reviews, despite it being the lowest-watched episode of the season, with 8.87 million viewers.