Catch-22
- Episode aired Apr 18, 2007
- TV-14
- 42m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
5.4K
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After Desmond has another vision, he convinces Hurley, Jin, and Charlie to follow him into the jungle.After Desmond has another vision, he convinces Hurley, Jin, and Charlie to follow him into the jungle.After Desmond has another vision, he convinces Hurley, Jin, and Charlie to follow him into the jungle.
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Naveen Andrews
- Sayid Jarrah
- (credit only)
Emilie de Ravin
- Claire Littleton
- (credit only)
Michael Emerson
- Ben Linus
- (credit only)
Yunjin Kim
- Sun-Hwa Kwon
- (credit only)
Terry O'Quinn
- John Locke
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs Desmond is being dismissed from the monastery by Brother Campbell, on his desk there is a framed photograph. It is a photo of Brother Campbell and Ms. Hawkins, the woman who sold Desmond the wedding ring in Flashes Before Your Eyes (2007).
- GoofsIn Desmond's vision, Charlie, with a mostly clean shirt, is hit by an arrow in the throat. However, it is obvious that the bloodstain which would have been caused by the bleeding on the shirt was there prior to the actual penetration.
- Quotes
Kate Austen: It's strange, huh?
Jack Shephard: What's that?
Kate Austen: Being back, not looking for a way out of a cage. Not finding a reason to go running off into the jungle again; I almost don't know what to do with myself.
Jack Shephard: Well, enjoy it. I'm sure something will go wrong soon enough.
- Crazy creditsThe producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
- ConnectionsReferences The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- SoundtracksColonel Bogey March
Music by Kenneth Alford
Whistled by Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim and Dominic Monaghan
Featured review
A worthwhile catch
When 'Lost' was in its prime, it was must-watch television. Remember first watching it, found it remarkably easy to get into, was hooked from the start and was on Season 3 by the end of one week. The general consensus is that the final season is a disappointment and cannot disagree.
"Catch-22" is not one of the best episodes of 'Lost'. It's not even one of the best episodes of Season 3. It's still a pretty good and very interesting episode however and is nowhere near one of the show's worst, as far as the previous episodes go it is significantly better than "Fire + Water" and especially "Stranger in a Strange Land" (a 'Lost' low-point), which were one of the few not good episodes of the early seasons to me.
It is not a perfect episode by all means. Count me in as another person who is critical of the romantic square subplot, that was rather cheesy and silly with enough moments to make one cringe. Didn't find that it advanced things much and that it was little more than filler.
Other than Desmond, none of the other characters really progress character-development-wise. There is some plot advancing and foreshadowing, but other episodes before and since do much better than this respect where there are things shown in them that are illuminating and shocking as well as advancing the more mystery-oriented aspects of the storytelling, not really enough of either.
Desmond however is very interestingly written with a different side to him that does induce some surprise. The flashback is also intriguing, as is the whole Desmond and Charlie angle that is the most surprising the episode gets, strange yes but not uncomfortably so.
All the acting is good to great, especially from Henry Ian Cusick, quite rightly too. There are some funny lines from Sawyer.
Visually, there is a lot of style and atmosphere, the music is chilling and understated, the script mostly intrigue and the direction is more than competent if not extraordinary.
To conclude, worthwhile but not a 'Lost' high-point. 7/10 Bethany Cox
"Catch-22" is not one of the best episodes of 'Lost'. It's not even one of the best episodes of Season 3. It's still a pretty good and very interesting episode however and is nowhere near one of the show's worst, as far as the previous episodes go it is significantly better than "Fire + Water" and especially "Stranger in a Strange Land" (a 'Lost' low-point), which were one of the few not good episodes of the early seasons to me.
It is not a perfect episode by all means. Count me in as another person who is critical of the romantic square subplot, that was rather cheesy and silly with enough moments to make one cringe. Didn't find that it advanced things much and that it was little more than filler.
Other than Desmond, none of the other characters really progress character-development-wise. There is some plot advancing and foreshadowing, but other episodes before and since do much better than this respect where there are things shown in them that are illuminating and shocking as well as advancing the more mystery-oriented aspects of the storytelling, not really enough of either.
Desmond however is very interestingly written with a different side to him that does induce some surprise. The flashback is also intriguing, as is the whole Desmond and Charlie angle that is the most surprising the episode gets, strange yes but not uncomfortably so.
All the acting is good to great, especially from Henry Ian Cusick, quite rightly too. There are some funny lines from Sawyer.
Visually, there is a lot of style and atmosphere, the music is chilling and understated, the script mostly intrigue and the direction is more than competent if not extraordinary.
To conclude, worthwhile but not a 'Lost' high-point. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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