Through the Looking Glass (Lost)

"Through the Looking Glass"
Lost episodes
Charlie warns Desmond about the freighter.
Episode nos.	Season 3 Episodes 22 and 23
Directed by	Jack Bender
Written by	Carlton Cuse Damon Lindelof
Production code	322 & 323
Original air date	May 23, 2007 (2007-05-23)
Running time	85 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
Malcolm David Kelley as Walt Lloyd M. C. Gainey as Tom Tania Raymonde as Alex Blake Bashoff as Karl Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau Brian Goodman as Ryan Pryce Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler Lana Parrilla as Greta Tracy Middendorf as Bonnie James Lesure as Dr. Rob Hamill Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore Julie Bowen as Sarah Roxanne Day as Diane Nigel Gibbs as Funeral director Ariston Green as Jason Joah Buley as Luke Dustin Geiger as Matthew Teddy Wells as Ivan Kathleen M. Darcy as Flight attendant Kate Connor as Doctor
Episode chronology
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"Through the Looking Glass" is the third-season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the third season. It is also the 71st and 72nd episodes overall. It was written by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse, and directed by executive producer Jack Bender. When first aired on May 23, 2007, in the United States and Canada, it was watched by an average of 14 million American viewers. Like the previous two season finales, it was two hours long with advertisements, twice the length of a normal episode. It was edited into two individual episodes when released on DVD. The season finale is considered by some to be one of the best episodes of television ever broadcast. The episode garnered a number of awards and nominations, including three Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination.