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Beginning with the launch airdate of Season 4 of Lost, ABC has broadcast "enhanced" versions of episodes.

The enhancement features pop-up captions of text, in some cases accompanied by still images of the characters or objects, on the bottom of the screen. Longer explanations are broken down into smaller phrases, which roll over sequentially.

The enhanced versions of the Lost episodes were created by Met|Hodder, a marketing company commissioned by ABC who have also produced all of the Lost clip shows as well as the summaries Lost in 8:15 and Lost in 4:24. [2] [3] The enhanced episodes are also made available via streaming from ABC.com's full episode viewer, in addition to the original and un-enhanced versions. [4]

Due to the WGA strike, producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse had no involvement in the production of the enhanced version of "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1". [5] On April 17, 2008, the producers stated, "The enhanced episode is sort of like a Cliff Notes for the shows."[6] In the March 18, 2009 podcast, the producers clarified that the Enhanced episodes are non-canon and that they don't have time to regulate them.

The enhanced episodes are a strategy by ABC to encourage the recruitment of new viewers to Lost, especially during the sparse broadcast lineup in the aftermath of the WGA strike.[7] The enhancement of episodes is reminiscent of VH1's "Pop-up Video", which provided commentary on music videos during the 1990s. [8]

The shows have yet to be broadcast outside Canada and the USA, but was shown in the UK on May 3rd and 4th 2008 as part of the "Lost Weekend" which also featured the premiere of "The Shape of Things to Come". On September 15, 2008, G4 channel began broadcasting enhanced versions of all episodes, starting with "Pilot, Part 1" ^{[source needed]}. It is unknown who is producing them. For more information see the Lost in 2.0 article.

These enhanced episodes are not part of ABC Enhanced TV, which provides Internet-interactivity during viewing.

Through the Looking Glass-Enhanced[]

"Through the Looking Glass-Enhanced" is an enhanced version of the Season 3 finale, "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1", featuring pop-up captions of text, and in some cases still image headshots of the characters, on the bottom of the screen. This is so far the only enhanced episode to feature pop-up still image headshots. It was broadcast on January 30, 2008, the day before "The Beginning of the End" premiered to prepare viewers for Season 4.

In conjunction with the enhanced version of "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1", the clip show Lost: Past, Present and Future was also produced and broadcast to prepare viewers for the premiere of Season 4, and incidentally is the only clip-show to be available for streaming download at ABC.com. These two broadcasts represented three hours of the relatively large investment of four hours of prime time devoted by ABC to Lost, prepping audiences for the hour-long Season 4 premiere "The Beginning of the End". The investment paid off with a strong ratings: audience of 16.1 million viewers, higher than the previous broadcasts of Season 3 in May 2007, which had garnered 14 million viewers. [9] [10]

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It's unclear what the article says / but a popular theory / is that it's about a man from New York / who was found dead in Los Angeles.
And based on the iteration count in the tower / the survivors have been on the island / for 91 days.

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This episode is entitled / Through the Looking Glass / A reference to the book by Lewis Carroll / his sequel to / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / and a story that explores /the theme of mirror opposites.
Jack is being treated for injuries / at St. Sebastian Hospital in Los Angeles / the same hospital where he practices medicine. / St. Sebastian is a protector from the plague.
Dr. Gary Nadler shares a last name / with our pheasant-hunting commando / Bernard Nadler.
You may have noticed on Ben's map / there is a place called "Pascal Flats." / This could be an homage / to the 17th century scientist Blaise Pascal / who in 1654, was profoundly affected / by a mystical experience / and abandoned science for theology. / Much of the struggle / between Jack and Locke / has centered around science vs. faith.
Jack is driving somewhere in Los Angeles / He is listening to / Nirvana's "Scentless Apprentice."
Check out the name of the funeral parlor / Hoffs/Drawlar / is an anagram / for "flash forward."
By the way, Charlie's mission / is an homage to Return of the Jedi / as many writers and producers on LOST / are big fans of the Star Wars saga
Ben claimed his name was Henry Gale / and that he crashed on the island / in a hot air balloon both are references to The Wizard of Oz. / another tale about a journey / to a strange and far away place
Sweet ride, Hurley! / And another tip of the hat to Star Wars / inspired by Han Solo saving the day / with the Millennium Falcon.

Confirmed Dead-Enhanced[]

"Confirmed Dead-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 2, was broadcast on the same night and just prior to episode 3, "The Economist". This airdate was one week after the broadcast of the original and un-enhanced "Confirmed Dead". This was the first enhanced Season 4 episode to air ("The Beginning of the End" rerun the previous week was not enhanced). It re-aired during the mid-Season 4 hiatus on April 3, 2008.

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This woman is not his wife, but his caretaker. (About Daniel Faraday)
Hurley recently found Jacob's cabin. / But Ben claims one does not visit Jacob / instead, Jacob "summons you" / so perhaps Hurley is "special" as well.
Faraday's remark about the scattering light / is a clue to the unique properties of the island.

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Incidentally, Daniel shares a last name / with another physicist, Michael Faraday / a 19th century pioneer of electro-magnetism.
Miles's last name is Straume / as in "maelstrom."
This is Charlotte Staples Lewis / she is an anthropologist. / Her name is inspired by C.S. Lewis / author of The Chronicles of Narnia / a story about an unlikely passage / to a most unusual place.
Abaddon is a biblical reference / meaning "guardian of the abyss."
George Minkowski is the man / who answered Jack's first call for help. / He shares a name with Hermann Minkowski / a German mathematician / who introduced the concept of "spacetime."

The Economist-Enhanced[]

"The Economist-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 3, was broadcast on the same night and just prior to episode 4, "Eggtown". This airdate was one week after the broadcast of the original and un-enhanced "The Economist". Like the previous enhanced episode, "The Economist-Enhanced" did not contain pop-up images accompanying the captions.

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Daniel Faraday is a physicist / and is using his experiments / to gain greater understanding / of the unique geophysical makeup of the island.
There is only one thing / that could keep Jack from leaving the island / Kate.

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This episode is entitled "The Economist" / a named shared by a British magazine / which publishes its articles anonymously.
Jack Kerouac's On the Road is a story / about hitchhiking across America / its main character, Dean Moriarty / is the alias on Ben's passport.
This turn of events is an homage / to The Empire Strikes Back / when Han Solo was lured into a trap / by Lando Calrissian. (When Sayid and Kate are lured into a trap by Hurley)
The song playing is Make it Good / performed by Fink. Lyrics include: "If I breathe in the future /...Breathe out the past, yeah."
It is appropriate this flash forward unfolds / against the backdrop of Berlin / a city where east meets west / where the unimaginable once happened / and two opposing sides unified

Eggtown-Enhanced[]

"Eggtown-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 4, was broadcast on the same night, just prior to episode 5, "The Constant". This airdate was one week after the broadcast of the original and un-enhanced "Eggtown".

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This is the same room / where Ben held Locke's father prisoner
Kate's arraignment is docket #42 2318 15.

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The book is entitled VALIS / a 1981 sci-fi novel by Philip K. Dick. / It's the story of a fool's search for God / in which, ultimately, God turns out to be a joke.
Sawyer recently called Locke "Colonel Kurtz" / a nod to the insane leader in Apocalypse Now.
Hurley "Scooby Doo'd" Kate and Sayid / leading to their capture by Locke / in last week's episode.
Kate's attorney shares a name / with Duncan B. Forrester / author of Apocalypse Now? / Reflections on Faith in a Time of Terror.
Sawyer is reading Adolfo Bioy Casares's / The Invention of Morel, the story of a fugitive / on a mysterious island in the South Pacific / who finds a machine that can re-create reality.
The theme from Xanadu, playing in the room / was performed by Olivia Newton-John. / Xanadu is the story of an unusual place / where dreams come true.
Kate is listening to "She's Got You" / by Patsy Cline who, like Kate / grew up in a small town. / Cline died in a plane crash in 1963.
Kate's lawyer is played by actor Shawn Doyle / He, along with Elizabeth Mitchell / was in the 2000 film Frequency. / His character's name was Jack Shepard.

The Constant-Enhanced[]

"The Constant-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 5, was broadcast on the same night, just prior to episode 6, "The Other Woman". This airdate was one week after the broadcast of the original and un-enhanced "The Constant".

The name of the freighter was revealed as the Kahala. This may have been the name of the actual vessel used to portray the Kahana, or it may have been a typo on the part of the editors of the enhanced version text.

Enrico-fermi — The error in the equation (with alpha, h-bar and e) Faraday's chalkboard is a reference to this error visible in a well-known photo of Enrico Fermi. [1]

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- You may have noticed the absence / of the familiar "whoosh" sound effect. / That is because this is not a flashback / but rather, Desmond is time traveling.
- The purple light radiating on Eloise/parallels the purple light that filled the sky/after Desmond turned the fail-safe key/in the Swan DHARMA station.
- Tovard Hanso is a distant relative / of Magnus Hanso, captain of the Black Rock.

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- Faraday shares a name with Michael Faraday / another physicist and the inventor / of electromagnetic induction.
- There is a real Camp Millar in Svalbard / an archipelago far north in the Arctic Circle. / In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy / Svalbard is a gateway to parallel universes.
- Desmond's name was inspired by David Hume / an 18th century Scottish philosopher / and early advocate of determinism.
- Faraday's effort to "unstick Eloise in time" / is an homage to Kurt Vonnegut's / Billy Pilgrim, hero of Slaughterhouse-Five / a man who was "unstuck in time."
- One of the equations on the chalkboard / is the Kerr metric equation / which some scientist believe / implies the existence of time travel.
- Faraday's chalkboard includes / physicist Enrico Fermi's error / in the fine structure constant / as depicted in a famous photo [11].
- Penny lives in the Chelsea area of London / at 423 Cheyne Walk. / Others who have lived on Cheyne Walk / include author Henry James and Mick Jagger.

The Other Woman-Enhanced[]

"The Other Woman-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 6, was broadcast on the same night, just prior to episode 7, "Ji Yeon". This airdate was one week after the broadcast of the original and un-enhanced "The Other Woman". This is so far the only enhanced episode to have pop-up still images of an object, in this case the Tempest station logo; there had been no pop-up images since the first enhanced episode, Through the Looking Glass-Enhanced, which had featured pop-up images of some characters.

"The Other Woman-Enhanced" marks the first time since the original enhanced episode ("Through the Looking Glass-Enhanced") that a pop-up image accompanied the captions.

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- The diplomas on the wall indicate / Harper has a bachelors from Columbia / and a Masters in Psychology from Yale.
- Ben used the Tempest station / to release poisonous gas in the Purge.
- Harper's last name is Stanhope / so Goodwin's full name is Goodwin Stanhope.

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- "The Tempest" is a reference in part / to Shakespeare's play, The Tempest / a story about a group of people / who shipwreck on a magical island.
- Ben is reading Philip K. Dick's VALIS / the semi-autobiographical tale of a man / named "Horselover Fat," and his quest / for personal and cosmic spirituality.
- The Tempest station was named to reflect / the meaning of the word - a violent storm / and symbolizes the destructive properties / of the chemicals used in the station.
- The Tempest DHARMA logo is a huge wave / symbolic of a catastrophic event / much like the Biblical story of the great flood.

The Beginning of the End-Enhanced[]

"The Beginning of the End-Enhanced" is the enhanced version of Season 4's premiere episode, featuring pop-up captions of text. It was broadcast on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at 9 pm EDT. The episode previously aired as a non-enhanced rerun on February 7, 2008 at 8pm before the airing of the new episode "Confirmed Dead".

The enhanced version of this episode was aired at the beginning of the midseason hiatus induced during Season 4 by the WGA-strike; it aired in the week after the broadcast of March 20 broadcast of "Meet Kevin Johnson", and four weeks before the return of Lost on April 24 with "The Shape of Things to Come".

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- Matthew Abaddon is not really an attorney / nor does he work for Oceanic Airlines.
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- Abaddon is a Biblical reference / and a Hebrew word meaning / "guardian of the abyss."
- The drawing on the chalkboard is a clue / to Abaddon's agenda for visiting Hurley.
- In this game of Horse, Jack has "H-O" / "H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet / "O" is the 15th. Together they make "815" / the same number as the ill-fated Oceanic flight.

Ji Yeon-Enhanced[]

"Ji-Yeon-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 7, was broadcast just before "Meet Kevin Johnson-Enhanced", one week before the resumption of new episodes, at the end of Season 4's mid-season hiatus.

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- This is the freighter / located 92 miles from the island.
- The satellite phone on the island was broken / during Juliet and Charlotte's fight / in the Tempest station in last week's episode.
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- Regina's book is Survivors of the Chancellor / Jules Verne's novel about shipwreck survivors / who experience a series of terrifying events.
- Ji Yeon means "flower of wisdom."
- The bizarre incidents and strange behavior / onboard the freighter / are an homage to the haunted hotel / in Stephen King's The Shining.
- Captain Gault's name is a nod to / William Hope Hodgson's Captain Gault stories / from his 1917 book about a captain who has / occult knowledge of arcane religious artifacts.

Meet Kevin Johnson-Enhanced[]

"Meet Kevin Johnson-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 8, was broadcast just after "Ji Yeon-Enhanced", one week before the resumption of new episodes, at the end of Season 4's mid-season hiatus.

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- Michael returned to his home in New York / after he left the island with Walt. / This flashback takes place / a couple of weeks after their departure.
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- You may have heard the contestant / on the TV game show answer "Kurt Vonnegut." / The noted author attempted suicide in 1984 / and wrote many essays on the subject.
- Mr. Friendly is staying at the Hotel Earle / an old New York landmark / where Bob Dylan lived for a time / as did Ramblin' Jack Elliott.
- Karl's line, "I have a bad feeling about this" / is a line spoken in all the Star Wars films. / All of the writers on LOST / are big fans of the Star Wars saga.

Something Nice Back Home-Enhanced[]

"Something Nice Back Home-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 10, was broadcast just before "Cabin Fever-Enhanced", on the Wednesday the week before the Thursday airing of the Season 4 finale, "There's No Place Like Home, Part 2".

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- The L-4 vertebrae was also the location / of Ben's tumor, which Jack removed / in the Season 3 episode, "I Do."
- The freighter is stalled / 90 miles off the coast of the island.
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- The toy is a miniature Milliennium Falcon. / All of the writers of LOST are big fans / of the Star Wars saga.
- Jack was reading from Lewis Carroll's / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / to Claire's son, Aaron, now in Jack and Kate's care. / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / is based on the idea that not everything is as it seems.

Cabin Fever-Enhanced[]

"Cabin Fever-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 11, was broadcast just after "Something Nice Back Home-Enhanced", on the Wednesday the week before the Thursday airing of the Season 4 finale, "There's No Place Like Home, Part 2".

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This is a foster home / where John Locke lived as a boy. / When Locke met his mother years later / he told her he was never adopted.
That sound is the Morse Code Faraday sent / from the island two days ago. / The delay of the message would indicate / that the radio waves are not traveling / on the correct bearing with which / Faraday calibrated the satellite phones.
The doctor's body / washed up on the beach with a slashed throat / in this season's episode / "The Shape of Things to Come." / It would seem the doctor's body / did not float to the island's shore / at the correct bearing.

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Emily is 16 years old / and dancing to the music / of Buddy Holly's, Everyday. / Buddy Holly died in a plane crash / in Clear Lake, Iowa in 1958.
The crayon drawing resembles / a child's interpretation / of the smoke monster on the island.
The comic book is Mystery Tales #40. / The cover reads: "What was the secret / of the mysterious 'hidden land!'" and / "Does it pay to ignore the 'voice of warning!'"
The test Alpert is giving young John / is similar to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition / of identifying the reincarnation / of the Dalai Lama.
On the inside of John Locke's locker / is a poster of the obscure musical group / Geronimo Jackson.

There's No Place Like Home, Part 1-Enhanced[]

"There's No Place Like Home, Part 1-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 12 and the first part of the three-part Season 4 finale, was broadcast just before "There's No Place Like Home, Part 2", the conclusion of the Season 4 finale. This Enhanced episode included extra footage not shown in the original broadcast of the episode, with an extended version of the Oceanic Six press conference‎ scene that explained the fate of the three Oceanic Flight 815 survivors who, according to the fabricated story of the Oceanic Six, survived the plane crash but not the ordeal of survival prior to being rescued. Jack named these survivors as Boone Carlyle, Libby, and Charlie Pace. However, this version cut a small scene featuring a reporter, before asking Hurley about money, saying (without addressing to someone specific) that the survivors look too good for someone who spent 100 days on an uninhabited island.

The Enhanced version of this episode aired again on January 14, 2009, along with "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3-Enhanced".

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The whereabouts of Sayid's family / are unknown.
The Orchid is a DHARMA science station. / It was built over 20 years ago / by the DHARMA Initiative, a group of scientists / who came to the island to conduct research.
Aaron is actually over eight weeks old. / Kate's answer is part of the Oceanic 6 story.
Sayid could not bring himself to do it / and risked his life to help her escape. / He searched for Nadia for 7 years / right up until the crash of Oceanic 815.
This is a flash forward. / Sun is off the island and six months pregnant / living in her hometown of Seoul, South Korea.
On the island / whispers are a signal / that danger is very close.
Hurley's dad abandoned the family / when Hurley was only ten.

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The Wizard of Oz is another story / about returning home / from a strange and faraway place.
Mr. Tron and Lady Tron / are the Vietnamese cooks / Hurley's mom hired / after Hurley won the lottery.
There are 4 fake palm trees / 8 helium "Happy Birthday" balloons / 15 presents, 16 party hats / and 23 and 42 are on different kids' jerseys.

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An extended version of the press-conference scene is available for viewing here. It was also used for the Season 4 DVD, replacing the sequence of the original broadcast of this episode.

There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3-Enhanced[]

"There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3-Enhanced", Season 4's episode 13 and the second and third parts of the three-part Season 4 finale, was broadcast after a re-airing of "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1-Enhanced" as part of a 3-hour re-broadcast of the entire Season 4 finale episode the week before the Season 5 premiere.

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[Walt's visit to Hurley at Santa Rosa] takes place / approximately three years after / Ben and the Others / allowed Walt and Michael to leave the island.
Lapidus cannot see the freighter / because it has moved since he last left it. / It was approximately 92 miles from the island / now it is approximately 5 miles off the shore.
Mr. Paik has had business associations / with Widmore Industries / and the Hanso Foundation / which funded the DHARMA Initiative.
The voice on the phone is inaudible. / But if played in reverse, the voice is saying / "The island needs you / you have to go back before it's too late."
The man on the deck is Henrik / one of the men in the tracking station / seen in the Season 2 finale / "Live Together, Die Alone."
Ben's appearance in the desert / was 11 months after he turned the wheel.

The Lie-Enhanced[]

"The Lie-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 2 and the second part of the Season 5 premiere, was broadcast before the third episode of Season 5, "Jughead", on January 28, 2009.

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Hurley and Sayid are in danger / from someone who will do anything / to obtain information / about the location of the island.
Sun blames Ben Linus for Jin's death / which is why she is plotting with Widmore / to kill Ben.
This is the parking garage at Jack's condo.
Sayid no longer trusts Ben / and is worried that Ben will find Hurley.
The old computers in this room / look very similar to those / in the old DHARMA stations on the island.

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This woman is Eloise Hawking / whom we last saw in the Season 3 episode / "Flashes Before Your Eyes."

Jughead-Enhanced[]

"Jughead-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 3, was broadcast before the fourth episode of Season 5, "The Little Prince", on February 4, 2009.

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This takes place in the Philippines / at some time after / Desmond and Penny were reunited.
Penny and Des will name their son Charlie / after Charlie Pace, an Oceanic 815 survivor / who died on the island / in an attempt to secure rescue.
This takes place two years after / Desmond's son Charlie was born.
Desmond is unclear about the specifics / because his previous visit to Oxford / occurred when his consciousness / was time traveling.
Faraday named his rat Eloise / which is also the name of Eloise Hawking / the woman who told Ben he has 70 hours / to get the Oceanic 6 to return to the island.
This episode is entitled "Jughead" / which was inspired by the nickname / of an early hydrogen bomb / developed by the United States. / "Jughead" is also the name of this bomb. / The U.S. Army tested many nuclear weapons / in the South Pacific in the 1950s. / It was known as the Pacific Proving Grounds.

The Little Prince-Enhanced[]

"The Little Prince-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 4, was broadcast before the fifth episode of Season 5, "This Place Is Death", on February 11, 2009.

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Jack and Kate are on Penny's search boat. / This takes place two days after / Penny rescued Desmond and the Oceanic 6 / from their life raft in the South Pacific.

This Place Is Death-Enhanced[]

"This Place Is Death-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 5, was broadcast before the sixth episode of Season 5, "316", on February 18, 2009.

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Montand is being dragged below the Temple.
This is the first time that Jin / has experienced a flash while conscious. / This is because Jin was unconscious / and floating in the water / after the freighter exploded.
This is the same wedding ring / that Jin gave to Locke on the island. / The inscription reads / "We Will Never Be Apart."

316-Enhanced[]

"316-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 6, was broadcast before the seventh episode of Season 5, "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham", on February 25, 2009.

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The island cannot be seen / by a visual fly over or by satellite. / The DHARMA Initiative knew the island existed / from the military photos. / They also studied old slaving vessel manifests / like the Black Rock journal.

The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham-Enhanced[]

"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 7, was broadcast before the eighth episode of Season 5, "LaFleur", on March 4, 2009.

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This is Ben's office at the DHARMA Hydra station.

LaFleur-Enhanced[]

"LaFleur-Enhanced", Season 5's episode 8, was broadcast on March 11, 2009. It aired in the time slot typically occupied by a new episode, and was not aired along with a new episode.

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In the Season 2 finale / "Live Together, Die Alone" / Sayid, Jin and Sun saw a giant 4-toed foot / the only remnants of this giant statue.
Horace is the leader / of the DHARMA Initiative on the island.
"LaFleur" is an alias / that Sawyer used as a con artist.

The Incident, Parts 1 & 2-Enhanced[]

"The Incident, Parts 1 & 2-Enhanced", Season 5's finale, was broadcast on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, in the same time slot as the Season 6 premiere would air the following week on February 2, 2010.