| "The 23rd Psalm" | |
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| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Matt Earl Beesley |
| Written by | |
| Production code | 210 |
| Original air date | January 11, 2006 |
| Running time | 43 minutes[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The 23rd Psalm" is the tenth episode of the second season of Lost, and the 35th episode overall. The episode was directed by Matt Earl Beesley and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on January 11, 2006, on ABC, and was watched by an average of 20.56 million American viewers. The episode is centered on the character of Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who in flashbacks is revealed to be a former warlord in Nigeria, and in the present-day events goes with Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) to the Nigerian airplane which had crashed on the island.
The episode has an overall theme of redemption, and was written by drawing inspiration from "Deus Ex Machina", the episode where the Nigerian airplane was first introduced. Reviews for "The 23rd Psalm" were positive, praising the flashback and Akinnuoye-Agbaje's performance as Eko. The episode's script was later nominated for an Emmy Award.