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When Mikhail refers to Dharma's newspaper advertisement, does anybody else think that is a reference to Daniel Quinn's books "Ishmael" and "My Ishmael"? I just read them and happened to rewatch the ep so it seems like a direct reference to me. If no one objects I'm gonna add it in probably tomorrow. --Sentient nebula 20:19, 20 August 2008 (PDT)


Has this episode been confirmed? I don't think so. --Princess Dharma (banned)

Well O.K then just checkin. ;-). Princess Dharma (banned)

  • Can a SysOp put {{ep|3x11}} instead of "Enter 77"? Gracias. --Marik7772003 09:46, 6 February 2007 (PST)

Press release and guest list[]

Enter 77's guest list is out, as well as the press release.

Locke, Sayid and Kate investigate a strange structure and its mysterious inhabitant. Meanwhile, Sawyer competes in a ping-pong competition to get back his belongings.

Guest starring are Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, April Grace as Ms. Klugh, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin, Francois Chau as Dr. Marvin Candle, Shaun Toub as Sami, Anne Bedian as Amira, Taiarii Marshall as waiter and Eyad Elbitar as Arabic man. ShadowUltra 14:36, 16 February 2007 (PST)

OH, what an awesome guest list! The return of Patchy, Danielle, Ms. Klugh, and Marvin Candle! Hooray! Should be one hell of an ep! Is the mysterious inhabitant Patchy? or possibly Candle! And a pingpong tournament, awesome! --Blueeagleislander 14:59, 16 February 2007 (PST)
That looks immense! The mysterious structure can only, in my opinion, be the statue - and I'd wager the Flame was built underneath it by DHARMA. The guest list is fantastic - I honestly can't wait for this episode --Nickb123 (Talk) 15:05, 16 February 2007 (PST)
Actually, I think the Flame is that barn-like structure seen in the preview for Flashes Before your Eyes. A patcheyed man can be seen tending cattle in the preview. ShadowUltra 15:11, 16 February 2007 (PST)
Patchy, and cows? I don't think so. Would be more interesting than that. --Blueeagleislander 15:13, 16 February 2007 (PST)
I'm guessing we're seeing the orientation video for the Flame, the station Mikhail Bakunin (gonna take a while to get used to that) is in. Maybe Danielle helps them get there or meets them along the way, and Nikki Paulo go along for the trek. The only out of place character is Ms. Klugh as this doesn't seem to be an others based episode. Could she be in the hatch with Patchy or possibly Sayid's FB? -Mr.Leaf 15:13, 16 February 2007 (PST)

An anagram for Mikhail Bakunin (patchy) is HAIKU MAN I BLINK {User:Civilian2b}

Promos[]

The promos which are not necessarily canon seem to hint that the flame and a French speaking country will be seen in this episode. How darling. --Princess Dharma (banned) 06:43, 17 February 2007 (PST)

Spoiler[]

Can we have a spolier warning atop the page please. --Princess Dharma (banned) 09:02, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Not the talk page that is usless atop the actual article. Princess Dharma (banned) 09:12, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Nah, there's no need. At present, there aren't any spoilers on the article, and it's locked to prevent such nonsense. If the title were "The mirthful, yet tragic, lament of the death of Jack Shepard; in which villanous Ben had a hand, by pushing large rocks to crush his skull from the cliff above, causing Kate and Sawyer to seek revenge most foul." then I could see worrying about it. Fortunately, we're no longer in the Restoration Period, and "Enter 77" doesn't give that much away!-BearDog 09:27, 21 February 2007 (PST)

I can see her point, though, in that the page DOES give away what Patchy's real name is, though I personally don't see the harm in revealing who our Russian friend is. - CastorTroy 09:38, 21 February 2007 (PST)

The guest list is a spoiler. Princess Dharma (banned) 09:40, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Only if you're already familiar with the actor's names. If you've already done that much research, you already know what's up. Right? -BearDog 09:40, 21 February 2007 (PST)

I mean the people they play. To know Mrs. Klugh is in it is a BIG spoiler. Princess Dharma (banned) 09:42, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Really? What does that actually tell you? Does knowing she'll make an appearance tell you anything about the plot? Maybe I'm just not putting something together, but I don't think information available in the t.v. guide counts as a spoiler. It's more of a teaser. -BearDog 09:56, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Any information that is unaired counts as a spoiler. Princess Dharma (banned) 10:41, 21 February 2007 (PST)

What? No it doesn't. That's a little extreme. We know that there is an episode #10, which hasn't aired yet. Is that a spoiler too? No. Because it reveals nothing about the plot, and ruins no surprises. -BearDog 11:26, 21 February 2007 (PST)

In a way yes but I wouldn't consider that fact to be extreme enough to deserve a spolier banner. Princess Dharma (banned) 11:33, 21 February 2007 (PST)

  • OK, guys, I put a spoiler tag atop these new episode pages, just on the principle that yes, there are some spoilers for people who try to avoid this sort of thing. However, our policy has always been to update lostpedia with updates on ABCmedianet. I'd question why you'd look in this article if you saw from the top episode navigation template that it was definitely a future episode. --PandoraX 11:35, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Thanks Pan. As for why you'd click it in the first place God knows but we have one on the Season 3 prespoiler page as well Lol. ^_^ Princess Dharma (banned) 11:39, 21 February 2007 (PST)

Okay, so just an observation... and this might be the wrong place to post this [forgive me, I'm knew at this...] This could even be a spoiler so I'm gonna put some space.

but the chess game shown in the promo is a chess opening known as Sicilian Defense... It's supposed to be very good for Black to play because it offers the Black player plenty of defensive options. Anyone who knows much about chess will know that White usually goes on the attack first and Black usually defends and waits for the right time to shift momentum. I am curious to see how this will play out in the actual episode. --Bauerman24 22:20, 28 February 2007 (PST)

Episode Preivews[]

The episode previews are on YouTube if an admin wants to add them to the bottom of the article.

USA Preview - http://youtube.com/watch?v=PqIP67k1JcU

Canadian Preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjHIiTJYWbQ

ParticleMan 12:25, 1 March 2007 (PST)

Oh my god, that preview was SO manipulative. I have stopped watching the promos for the shows, and I am glad I have considering how much they (falsely) give away. --Turniphead Danny 21:16, 7 March 2007 (PST)

The Episode Promos[]

Has anyone seen them? It seems to suggest that through the Flame they can contact the mainland... but by playing chess...? Looks like an absolutely unbelievable episode... can't wait!!! --   Lost Soul   talk  contribs  10:26, 5 March 2007 (PST)

It seems like something along those lines, however it's probably not that simple since they make it seem like Locke made a huge no-no. littlemisssunshine 11:59, 6 March 2007 (PST)

That's a point I have just realized. How come it is just Sayid and Kate in the Flame when Lockey should be with 'em? Princess Dharma (banned)

how the episode is pronounced... and what does it mean?[]

Is it "Enter: Seventy-Seven." or "Enter: Seven, Seven." ?

I thought it was seventy-seven but the narrator from the lost podcast says seven, seven....

Is it some kind of a code... and there is one episode coming up in a few weeks called (Catch-22) with Desmond.. also numbers.. --mo-- (Talk | Saa ) 18:19, 6 March 2007 (PST)

According to the Lost Podcast, it's pronounced "Enter: Seven, Seven". --Daveman424 08:12, 7 March 2007 (PST)

It's pronounced as "Enter Seven Seven" just like a code number--Makarov29 13:13, March 8, 2011 (UTC)

Predicting: best episode since season opener?[]

While this season may have been frustrating in terms of the hiatus, unanswered questions, and general non-committed viewer disillusionment...I think that it's been a lot of fun so far. THIS episode looks to be from the previews one of the best yet, as well as one of the most "on-track" in terms of dealing with on-island issues from the previous season. Also, Andrew Divoff may have spent most of his carreer in awful B-variety horror films, but he's a LOT of fun to watch, and I hope his character sticks around for the long haul (ala Ben)! Frankie Viturello 08:36, 7 March 2007 (PST)

I'm hoping it'll be great. But that spoiler that a recurring character will die kinda unnerves me. I hope it's false. Really though, I think the next four episodes are going to be amazing.Loki 08:28, 7 March 2007 (PST)
I have high hopes for this episode as well. Any episode that reveals a new DHARMA station is usually pretty good. Also, please remember to sign your comments using four tildes (~~~~) or the signature button up top.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 08:32, 7 March 2007 (PST)
WHOOPS! Sorry about that ... fixed. Frankie Viturello 08:36, 7 March 2007 (PST)
I love the synergy this episode has with everything. Enter 77, the 77th day, broadcast on the 7th of March, 2007. And if the time line is right, it will be the 7th of December. Loki 08:42, 7 March 2007 (PST)

I think that this season was not so frustrating. We learned about the Hydra, the Othersville, a lot about the Others, things changed a lot with Jack's kidnap, etc... What I hope about Enter 77 that it will start to awnser questions that arise with season 3 too, like the Patchy. I think that bigger questions like the monster/security system, Island nature, etc. will be reveled more to the end of season. Fellipec 09:03, 7 March 2007 (PST)

I ABSOLUTELY feel that this episode was THE best of Season 3 by far. :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||

Probably one of my favorite episodes, period! :) Bellemichelle 05:50, 8 March 2007 (PST)

I think 'The Man From Tallahassee' is going to be better :) Maybe even Par Avion as well.Loki 12:54, 8 March 2007 (PST)

the date..[]

its gonna be aired March 7, 2007--mo-- (Talk | Saa ) 09:01, 7 March 2007 (PST)

The cat (Nadia?)[]

His cat's name was Nadia right? And it looked just like Amira's cat right, or was that just a coincidence? Should the feline Nadia get her own page, since she's kinda badass (randomly appearing in the jungle and showing Sayid where to look under the rug)? littlemisssunshine 20:49, 7 March 2007 (PST)

The producers called it Sayid's cat. WarthenMan
  • I think it was just meant to be foreboding and remind Sayid strongly of his earlier memory with Amira. If you look at the two cats side-by-side, they clearly are not exactly the same. Mikhail's Nadia cat had less gray, and not as pointy a snout (and was just creepy as anything, more so than the other). Amira's was a different type of long-hair, I think. --PandoraX 08:38, 8 March 2007 (PST)
Nadia is also definitely shorter haired than Amira's cat and (in the episode at least) is presumably female while Amira refers to her cat as "he".--Tricksterson 11:13, 9 March 2007 (PST)

The horse[]

I wonder why Sayid, Kate and Locke did not see any trails of the horse in the jungle. He said he surrounded the farm, so with soft ground they should have noticed trails of it. They always traced other people over the whole island which where walking by foot, so a horse with hooves should be easy to find. TreeFrog 08:32, 8 March 2007 (PST)

did the horse die from the explosion? the guys didn't even check, a horse could be useful in the island..--mo-- (Talk | Saa ) 08:36, 8 March 2007 (PST)
And the cow!Burt Gummer

The name "Najeev"[]

  • We have the name written as "Najeev" here, and I'm wondering how sure are we that that is a proper spelling of the Muslim name? Because on Mikhail's document, there is a "Nadji" mentioned there. Since it also references a number of other crossovers with Sayid's flashback, I made note that it is the same name there. --PandoraX 08:40, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • "Najeev" spelling is from the closed captioning. Someone who is familiar with Arabic names should probably chime in. There might not be a correct spelling, since the original name would not use the English alphabet. Mikhail's document's "Nadji" is an interesting coincidence, but there it is written in yet another alphabet! --Jackdavinci 12:30, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • Ah, thanks for making note of the source as being from CC, Jack. (Though they do also make mistakes soemtimes, since the CC is not usually done by the writers, and there may be continuity errors). Either way, it is an interesting uncommon name, and I too would like for a Muslim/Middle Eastern editor to chime in, too, like Nomad or someone... am just curious. --PandoraX 12:34, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • Also, what was Sayid's alias in the story again? --PandoraX 08:41, 8 March 2007 (PST)
    • I think the Najeev/Najiv is what Sayid called himself, though I'm not sure on the spelling. I've never seen that Arabic name before, and Googling turns up nothing of interest. Maybe we all have really bad hearing! Bellemichelle 08:52, 8 March 2007 (PST)
You may be more lucky with "Najib". I'm not saying that that's the same name as Najeev/Najiv or Nadji, only that as a vaguely similar name it gets many hits. -- Cheers 11:25, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • Try Najeef. That does show up as a relatively common name.
  • To clear up the "Nadji" side of it, Nadji sounds phoneticaly similar to Nadia, so I'd say the document is referring to one of the many "Nadia"s we've seen on the show, and is just the romanized pronunciation of Nadia in Russian. Just moy thoughts, though. -Aero*Zeppelin 12:08, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Well I'm not a native Arab speaker or anything but I am a major and there is no V in the Arabic alphabet. So Najeev is out. I'd try Najeeb/Najib which means "Of noble descent" or even Najid which means "lion, brave". Though it really does sound like Najeev ironically enough. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Relright (talkcontribs) 2010-02-15T01:52:39.

Locke says the computer said if there was an incursion to enter 7-7, so he did.[]

  • Did Locke know the Flame was going to blow up? Maybe there was a message following his entering of "77" that he isn't sharing.--ASEO 09:02, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • Since Locke exhausted all the other communications options before being asked if there had been an incursion, perhaps the explosion and subsequent "flame" were the last ditch form of communication with the outside world. The fire might be visible to a satellite controlled by Dharma or whoever monitors the island (Penelope?).--{{SUBST:treypluslsd}} 10:44, 8 March 2007 (PST)
He didn't request a Pallet Drop or Station Uplink. A Station Uplink might have involved recieving information from other stations, so would have been worth trying.Burt Gummer
  • It seemed that each other nonfunctional code had a message. Perhaps this one did too. Still, I think I would have looted the heck out of the place first...if I knew it was going to self destruct.--ASEO 11:46, 8 March 2007 (PST)
And if it was going to self-destruct, you'd expect he'd get a warning message! "This station will self-destruct in 10, 9, 8..."Burt Gummer
  • To me, it seemed as though Locke knew something that we didn't. He seemed surprised that the Flame exploded, and I doubt that the video would of stated that it was gonna blow (in case the Hostiles were inside as well). However, I do feel that he should of looted the place first, but I think he learned something that will be revealed later. I almost think that this season will end with a Locke-centric episode, which will cover what was revealed to him. Anomymage 20:56, 8 March 2007 (PST)
He didn't go underneath and see the C4, so how was he to know? ∇ϕ 01:17, 9 March 2007 (PST)
Even with that being the case, he still seemed to know something that we didn't. He told Mikhail that he knew why he didn't want him to enter 77. If he didn't know about the C4, what reason would he have for telling that to Mikhail? Anomymage 21:14, 9 March 2007 (PST)
No Locke says "he knows why he didn't want him to beat the computer", not enter 77 --Hit and miss 16:20, 14 March 2007 (PDT)

Paris[]

  • There's a question as to why Sayid didn't learn any French if he was in Paris. Paris has a wide swath of Arabic-speaking suburbs, and it would be easy enough for an Arabic-speaking person to hide away there without knowing fluent French.
  • Also it can be inferred that he moves around a lot looking for Nadia. Princess Dharma (banned)
  • The Arabic community in Paris is huge, not just in the suburbs. It is perfectly possible for an Arabic-speaking person to live in Paris without knowing a single word of French.--Hprill 05:06, 9 March 2007 (PST)
  • Heh, i lived for years in Miami and lemme tell you, there were TONS of people there not speaking a word of English. Of course, one could argue now (after the 2000 census figures) that Miami isn't a predominantly English-speaking city anymore. However, the point still stands :) AlaskaDave 13:19, 30 May 2007 (PDT)AlaskaDave

Ms. Klugh[]

  • Does anyone have the translation to what Ms. Klugh says to Mikhail in Russian other than kill me? It is a strange plot change to have an "Other" rather be killed than interrogated.--
  • It's right there on the page in the trivia section. --Jackdavinci 12:31, 8 March 2007 (PST)
  • When did Bea enter the Flame?--Makarov29 11:09, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
    • What do you mean? Kate had a fight with her in the basement.--Baker1000 17:44, February 10, 2011 (UTC)

False Spoilers[]

  • We had a spoiler about Paulo being a ping-pong champion, not Hurley. While I'm on the topic, I just feel like saying that it felt GREAT when Sawyer yelled at Nikki. :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||

Chess game[]

  • Main article says Locke achieves a mate in 4, actually it's a mate in 2:

1.Nc8 (or Bc8), Rxc8+ 2.Bxc8 (or Nxc8), Qxc8#

If nobody counter this I'm going to change main article in a couple of days.

It is definitely checkmate in 2 moves. This is a recreation of game 16 of Karpov vs Kasparov in 1985. Kasparov wins. The computer and Karpov both resign with two moves remaining. -div2n

Funny that a chess game resigns, usally they will play till there beat --Hit and miss 16:22, 14 March 2007 (PDT)

The other game shown is Tal-Larsen, Candidates Tournament 1965. However, both of the games have been altered slightly. (Karpov-Kasparov had a bishop added on c1, and Tal-Larsen had a Rook on c5 instead of a Bishop). GlennnnelG (talk) 16:12, July 23, 2014 (UTC)

The connection between the Others and DHARMA?[]

I remember reading many times before last night's episode that it was to reveal the connection between the Others and Dharma. Now, maybe I'm just being thick, but what exactly was that? --Fezir 16:37, 8 March 2007 (PST) I think it's simply that they aren't one in the same. That the Others/Hostiles, are separate from the Dharma workers, and there was a war before the Losties arrived. Also that the Others were on the Island well well before the Initiative was born. --User:RedStarRevolution 05:36 9 March 2007 (PST)

Well I guess that makes things pretty interesting. Thanks. --Fezir 13:11, 9 March 2007 (PST)

DHARMA logo on Sahids flashlight[]

When Sahid enters the hatch inside the flame he uses a flashlight. It has a logo on it wich looks to me like the swan. Did they bring this flashlight with them or did they find it in the flame?

His name is Sayid...And this has already been addressed. Yes, Swan logos are present in The Flame. :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||

The "Hostiles" - who are they?[]

Just a thought - the article seems to assume that the "Hostiles" = "The Others" - but did Mikhail actually refer to the Others as the hostiles? I've only watched the episode once, and it looked like we were being lead to assume that "Hostiles"="Others" - the same way Kate and Sayid appear to. But is it possible that the term "Hostiles" (from Mikhail's point of view) is actually referring to the original inhabitants of the Island - i.e. the folks that built the four-toed statue? Why would he and Miss Klugh refer to the Others as "Hostiles" when they are in fact part of the Others (unless this is where the whole idea of factions within the "others" is introduced?)

... or else "the others" are the original inhabitants of the island (Ben: "I've lived here all my life")? Any other permuations? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lost monster (talkcontribs) .


I would have thought that was to keep up the pretence that they werent the "others". Although i do have a theory that the "hostiles" may actually turn out to be the losties, and when wickmund said has there been an incursion by the hostiles? it was to stop the losties using the station to contact the outside world. --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 04:44, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Wow, that's a very interesting theory. I thought something along those lines too, except I was thinking that maybe The Others wired it so that it would explode, not DHARMA. I still have this seperation of DHARMA and The Others stuck in my head, but its very possible that DHARMA is not as nice as I would like to think. Very interesting.... littlemisssunshine 13:20, 9 March 2007 (PST)

The hostiles were already mentioned by Kelvin long before the Losties arrived on the island. I agree that they could be a third group that is neither DHARMA nor Others, but I don't think it's a reference to the Losties.--Hprill 04:59, 9 March 2007 (PST)

It is the earlier references to "the hostiles" by both Kelvin and then Desmond (end of Season 2) that made me think that perhaps the hostiles are not actually "the others"... We don't know if Desmond has had direct contact with the hostiles though. He might have only learned of them through Kelvin.

In my opinion, Danielle Rousseau is one of "the Hostiles" (probably other scientists from her crew were "hostiles" aswell). I described my theory further on her theory page. BeŻet 12:14, 9 March 2007 (PST)

One thing we have to remember is that we know the term "Others" from Danielle. Relatively speaking, why would Mikhail and Klugh call themselves "others?" --Fezir 13:14, 9 March 2007 (PST)

I have just re-watched the episode and Mikhael told Sayid that the hostiles had been here long before us..." with added emphasis he says a very long time. Now, we know he lied about being Dharma. Was the time the hostiles also a lie? (He claims that everything else was true - do we believe him?!)

Updated: just listened to the official podcast and it seems "The Others" are "The Hostiles"...

Mikhail's behavior is inconsistent[]

I have a problem with what seems to be inconsistent or illogical behavior on Mikhail's part. When Sayid arrives, Mikhail seems to genuinely panic and shoots him, then, after everything has been cleared up, he patches him up again. That would be consistent behavior with a real DHARMA employee, but, as we learn later, Mikhail is not DHARMA. However, if Mikhail is an Other, it seems totally unnecessary to freak out like this and shoot someone, and especially not give him medical treatment after learning he is one of the crash survivors. And shooting and then fixing someone to protect one's cover seems to be a bit over the top. At the end of the episode he threatens to kill Sayid -- how is that consistent with his previous behaviour? It would make some sense if Mikhail is neither DHARMA nor an Other, but his connection with Ms Klugh seems to contradict that. So what is this -- bad writing? --Hprill 04:45, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Maybe because (as an Other) he had to keep up the impression of being the lonely DHARMA guy who doesn't know what's going on? If Sayid, Kate and Locke had seemed ignorant enough, he might have kept up the charade. But he figured they knew his cover was blown, so he went for plan B (fight and run). Bellemichelle 06:55, 9 March 2007 (PST)
He may have shot Sayid just to give Klugh enough time to get down into the basement and close the trapdoor. Once the trapdoor was closed, all Mikhail had to do was cover it with the rug. Unless Klugh was hiding down there before Sayid arrived(!), but if she was hiding, why didn't they hide the horse? What gets me is why did he suddenly decide to abandon his cover story? Did he lose his temper when Sayid referred to killing Colleen? Or had he realised that Sayid knew about the trapdoor and the 2nd Other? Burt Gummer

Quick Opinion[]

I don't like big quotes in synopses, so can I get opinions. Below is what I wrote, and then is what was replaced. Can we make a compromise version minimising the quotes?:

A video of Marvin Candle appears, stating that manual override has been achieved, and listing a number of functions. One inparticular catches Locke's attention, "for mainland communication, enter 3-8". He quickly follows the instruction. A new video clip of Marvin is called up saying that the satellite is inoperable. After following another instruction, Locke learns that sonar is also inoperable. The video then changes with Candle questioning that, with comms down, whether there has been an "incursion on this station by the Hostiles?" If so, Candle instructs the user to enter 7-7. Locke's finger aims towards the 7 key when Mikhail puts a knife to his neck from behind.

A video clip of Marvin Candle appears and says, "Manual override achieved. For pallet drop enter 2-4. For station up-link enter 3-2. For mainland communication enter 3-8". Locke enters 3-8. A new clip is called up saying "The satellite dish is inoperable. Communications are down. For sonar access enter 5-6". Locke enters 5-6. A new clip says, "Sonar is inoperable. Has there been an incursion on this station by the Hostiles? If so, enter 7-7". Locke's finger aims hovers over the 7 key when Mikhail puts a knife to his neck from behind.

--Nickb123 (Talk) 10:01, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Well the one with the whole quote is shorter than the 'synopsis'! Burt Gummer
I agree that big quotes in synopsis are generally to be avoided, but this particular quote is so succinct and information dense that there is no way to summarize it in a way that's shorter than the quote itself and still convey the major plot revelations revealed by it. We could make it really short and let people click on the link to get more info I suppose: --Jackdavinci 10:58, 9 March 2007 (PST)

A video clip of Marvin Candle appears, listing several options. Locke chooses a series of option bringing up new clips that reveal the dish and underwater beacon are down and finally asking if there has been an incursion by the Hostiles, "If so, enter 7-7". Locke's finger hovers over the 7 key when Mikhail puts a knife to his neck from behind.

Radio Tower.[]

Has Rousseau been telling the truth?
Was it the Flame that transmitted the Numbers and Rousseau's distress call, or does the Radio Tower exist somewhere else?
Burt Gummer

  • In The LOST Experience during one of the videos discovered, Alvar Hanso presumably showed us the radio tower while explaining the purpose of the DHARMA Initiative. JoelVanAtta 16:32, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Russian[]

Can we get anyone to translate both the Russian spoken between Klugh and Mikhail, and also the textual Russian shown within the episode? Two coyotes 16:14, 9 March 2007 (PST)

It's all been there on the page for a few days now. You just have to actually read it and follow the links :-) --Jackdavinci 22:47, 9 March 2007 (PST)

i´m boring: there are A LOT of unconsistent things[]

  • why anybody ask desmond about if he saw anyone on the island in all this three years?
  • When they met Desmond he said he had just been in the hatch the whole time, and then he ran away before they could ask him anything else.--Jackdavinci 22:47, 9 March 2007 (PST)
  • well, well, well: desmond returned to the island, with a boat!! and nobody asked him about ALL the things knows? nobody asked about the food drops! this is absolutely uncredible.. desmond was a target to be interrogated by sayid to talk a lot about all the knowledge about the island.... in facts: they want to leave the island, it isn´t?....... --Fuzter lost 12:27, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • That's not close enough to normal English grammar for me to understand or respond to. --Jackdavinci 15:30, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • i´m not english native. i said: nobody talk with desmond so deep to know everything about the food drop, the "hostiles", his travels on the island, the map on the blastdoor, etc etc. and this is very unconsistent. --Fuzter lost 22:23, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • why anybody never asked desmond how he got the food?
  • See above. Also, Locke experienced the lockdown and food drop first hand so they know where the food comes from.--Jackdavinci 22:47, 9 March 2007 (PST)
see above--Fuzter lost 12:27, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • They already know how he got the food. They got the food themselves in the same way. What's to ask?--Jackdavinci 15:30, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • nobody knows why the food came from the air. nobody ask desmond how he got the food. that´s no sense.--Fuzter lost 22:23, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • why never sayid ask danielle about the radio tower, if they are so interesting in communicate to the exterior of the island?
  • Danielle's distress call has been playing non stop for 16 years without anyone hearing it, there's not much point.
  • not much point?? sayid isn´t a regular military!! he is a communicators officer! he could repair, increase the power of the tower, extract some tricks with the antenna, etc etc... remember he could repair the swan computer, he could assembly a radar for the raft, he repaired the handy of the airplane, he could use it to get music in low wave...... IT´S INVEROSIMILE to think sayid know about the existence of a tower for transmission, and no ask about it, go to see it.......... i insist: they want to leave the island (or they need a 5th season of lost?)--Fuzter lost 12:27, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • The first thing they did on the show was go look for the radio tower, despite the fact that it was probably pointless since it had already been transmitting a distress call for 16 years. Sayid's efforts were sabotogued by Locke, who rightly thought that Danielle's transmission about the dangers surrounding the tower were a good reason to stay away. Sayid later met Danielle and she confirmed that the tower was under the control of dangerous people.
  • do you think sayid, at this point of the story, has fear to go where danielle said "are dangerous people"? it´s inverosimil: he had fired, jack is missing, kate and sawyer were captured....everybody had all the fear they could tolerate! it´s time to go directly for the tower.. and now sayid don´t need to make a triangulation to know where the antenna is: "danielle: tell me where is it. bye, danielle". "dangerous people"? well: where they are going right now (a "place with electricity for a entire comunity") sounds more dangerous, and is where he is going... --Fuzter lost 22:23, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • why locke don´t communicate to everybody the facts about the blastdoor map? (at least to sayid, with who aventurate in the middle of the jungle..)..........etc.......etc......
  • Originally he kept it to himself when he was fighting with Jack. Then when he saw the Pearl, he thought it was all a sham. After that who knows. Is anything on the blast door helpful in any practical way? He may have discussed it with other people, but that discussion didn't make any differnce to the plot so it wasn't shown. --Jackdavinci 22:47, 9 March 2007 (PST)
  • "hey!! everybody: i founded a map on the blast door!! help me to understand what it means! maybe it´s a clue to leave this fu*king island!!" .............c´mon!!!--Fuzter lost 12:27, 11 March 2007 (PDT)

--Fuzter lost 10:40, 10 March 2007 (PST)

  • After he saw the map, he used it to find the Pearl station. The Pearl station led him to believe that the Dharma stations were a sham and he decided to prevent the Swan button from being pushed. When he realized his mistake, he listened to the island and it had him rescue Eko. Then the island told him to follow heading 305 and he did, leading him to the Flame with Sayid et. al. Have you been watching the show? --Jackdavinci 15:30, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • ok, but the question is: why nobody talk with all the rest to change knowledge about the island? it is ilogical. locke never ask desmond about the map of the blastdoor, even knowing he was there for 3 years!.... .... Have you been thinking, after watching the show?--Fuzter lost 22:23, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Maybe they have their OWN reasons, hmm? Maybe Locke had a reason why he didn't want share. Do you tell everyone everything you do? When you go and look at "lol pr0n" do you go and brag to your mommy? No. And learn English, please, or go to a foreign Lostpedia. :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||
  • it´s logical if locke don´t want share everything about his life....but about some secrets of the island helping to escape of it?....it´s sounds no-sense.. about my english....considerating your asnwer to me, i guess you understand me very well... (but i think you didn´t write in italian, spanish or deutch lostpedia, where i could write. i prefer this, because i´m watching the last episode)--Fuzter lost 16:33, 12 March 2007 (PDT)
  • These are all great points but the fact of the matter is, the writers have to keep us in the dark. That is why they didn't write dialogue where Jack, Locke or Sayid question Desmond. That is why they didn't write dialogue for Jack to ask Cindy about being taken by the others. Things will be revealed to us when the writers decide. (abcortesi March 13, 2007)
  • Unconsistent? Might want to reword that...--DJ Dan Fan 21:42, 17 May 2007 (PDT)

Possible script errors: inverisimilitude[]

  • Though he is a fake, Bakunin really acts in a very implausible way, when he starts telling the story of his life without any preambles.
  • It seems Bakunin's plan is to con Locke, Sayid and Kate, making them to believe he is the last DHARMA member, in order to capture them alive and maybe deliver them to the Others. This explains his false hospitality. However, why does he let Locke enter the computer room and play the chess game? It would NOT be inconsistent with his masquerade if he told him not to touch the computer. On the other hand, it seems highly unlikely that he wanted Locke to play, because: 1) The consequences could be disastrous; 2) Having a third person out of sight does not help him neutralize his enemies.
  • It's also very strange that Locke leaves Bakunin in order to go and play the chess game. He could have dragged the guy with him, if he felt he had to play.
    • it is a very stupid point made by the writers: it´s impossible to think in play chess, while you have a guy like mikhail, an "other" who fights against sayid, on the floor... a- locke is stupid; b-locke don´t want to leave the island c-the writers wants a 5th season..--Fuzter lost 11:52, 10 March 2007 (PST)
  • Having Locke leave Mikhail to play chess is as ridiculous as Michael's first communication with "Walt" on the Swan computer. The screen displayed a message that said "Hello." Don't you think Michael should have alerted Jack and Locke that someone was trying to communicate with them. But Michael didn't do that. He simply sat down for an online chat like he wasn't trapped on a deserted island. It just goes back to the fact that this is how the writers have to portray it to allow the story to go where they need it to go. (abcortesi March 13, 2007)
  • You get the feeling all these things could have been corrected just by introducing very slight changes: having Locke to discover the game when Bakunin is down and then drag him to the computer (Bakunin the could then free himself and attack Locke, while the latter is being absorbed by the game), improve the dialogues and shortening Bakunin's story, etc. I really miss the well-written, well-constructed episodes of Season 2. Maybe the writers' preoccupation with a greater story line, covering several seasons, has lowered their attention towards the minor details of the different episodes... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by I.torquaij (talkcontribs) .
    • I thought the same first time I watched Lockdown, none of it made much sense. I was amazed when I saw how many people thought that episode was brilliant. I thought it just confirmed that Locke was dumb! Burt Gummer
    • lockdown WAS A BRILLANT episode. the best of the show. locke is smart for some things, and isn´t for other things.. the show need right now an episode so great like lockdown...--Fuzter lost 16:32, 10 March 2007 (PST)
    • Lockdown was a dramatic and compelling episode, no argument. But 'brilliant'? It made no sense. How come Locke had to get himself trapped under one of the blast doors before he thought of going through the air conditioning vents? At the beginning of it we see Sayid, Ana Lucia and Charlie discover Henry Gale's grave and balloon, and watch Jack play poker with Sawyer, then they all meet up at the Swan. So Sayid et al have walked back across the island (2 days) in the time it takes Locke and Ben to go through the Lockdown procedure (less than 108 minutes). Come on, it was a load of bollox, contrived for the sake of another cliffhanger/twist-ending that fit the schedule but nothing else. Enter 77 is much the same. Great stuff while you're watching it for the first time, but total rubbish when (if!) you think about it afterwards. Burt Gummer
      • You're right. I forgot about that episode. But in fact, there really exists a parallel between Lockdown and Enter 77, and not one of some aesthetic nature. The events of Season 2, though, could be justified by the fact that Locke was under pressure, and that Ben was confusing him; and you could take it that the discovery of the balloon did not occur at the same time as the lockdown incident. Enter 77, however, lacks any kind of explanation… I.torquaij 08:33, 12 March 2007 (PDT)
    • i don´t think this way: the show isn´t in real time: sayid and analucía walked two days, but not meanwhile locke was under the blastdoor. i think that episode is much better than all of the 3rd season...--Fuzter lost 12:26, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Yeah, Season 3 has sucked up until now. I honestly feel that Enter 77 was the best episode of the season. Now, for best episode of all time, it's either Walkabout or Maternity Leave, IMO. :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||

Numbers[]

In the recurring themes section can we get rid of some of the references to the Numbers. Really I could think of hundreds of numbers that make the Numbers and vice versa. It's rediculous. Princess Dharma (banned)

  • exactly. i think the same. i suppouse the numbers were a 2nd season idea, but it grows more than the writers wanted... and they make more coincidences between the numbers and the facts of the island and flashbacks, but at least, it will be the valenzetti ecuation, no more, and they spread the idea of "coincidences or not, you could believe want you want", laying to the audience two ways of thinking: faith or racional.. you depend.....--Fuzter lost 11:51, 10 March 2007 (PST)
  • I think direct examples of the numbers is fine, but if you have to perform some kind of math to find them that's too much of a reach. --Jackdavinci 17:26, 10 March 2007 (PST)

Digitised video clips[]

While they may have been shot on video tape or some other old format, the Candle/Wickmund clips have been digitised for the computer. Watching it over, they also seem to have been designed to be played over a computer. If anyone knows how the menu-format, and the switching between options, would work using a cine projector or video player, let's hear it! I have no theories to explain or interpret this, I just think it's sloppy writing. Burt Gummer

  • the tech to make a digital video, of course isn´t the same of the late 70s... until the early 90s, at least (better mid-later 90s) the digital video wasn´t massive, even possible... then...how could dr. Candle looks exactly like in mid 70s ??
the scene of the dr. candle in the monitor of the computer, was so stupid....!!

and...if you know something about computers.. you know, this kind of chess game is for older monitors, a monitor like that didn´t reproduce video with this quality ......the writers of the show have interest in increase the audience? yes?......well: please read the lostpedia, to avoid SO CLEAR MISTAKES with the plot...--Fuzter lost 12:10, 10 March 2007 (PST)

  • I don't think the intention was to show a 1990s version of Dr. Candle. I think we're meant to assume the video clips were recorded in the 1970s. It's just that they were made in a way that suggests familiarity with recent computer and video technology. That is, it's an anachronism. Burt Gummer
  • I don't know, when I was a kid no one bothered with computer monitors, all the computers I saw just used regular TVs as monitors which were certainly capable of playing regular video. We saw computers in the background with tape reels, it's possible the computer just fed in a video signal to the tv monitor from the video tape reels. There was what appeared to be videotape visual noise whenever a new clip came up. Anachronistically I'm more curious as to when satellite dish technology like that became available. And don't forget, Mikhail characterized DHARMA as very rich, so if the tech was available and just not commercialized yet then they could have had it. And laserdisc technology, though not brought to the market til 1978 was invented before 1969.--Jackdavinci 22:17, 10 March 2007 (PST)
  • That is possible, since the "distortions" seem "tape-like", not "digital-like". BeŻet 06:38, 11 March 2007 (PDT).
  • I don't care what the technology may or may not be. My point is, if Candle/Wickmund had recorded the messages at the beginning of the DHARMA Initiative, he'd have made something like the Swan and Pearl Orientation films. That is, he'd have read out a full list of options first - "Manual override achieved. For pallet drop enter 2-4. For station up-link enter 3-2. For mainland communication enter 3-8. For sonar access enter 5-6. If there has been an incursion on this station by the Hostiles enter 7-7". Instead of using the idea of a menu tree, which only came about after years of computer use. What next - there'll be another station with another computer and another Candle/Wickmund video, only this time it'll be on a website? :) Burt Gummer
  • I predict it will be shown on youtube with lame comments visible :) BeŻet 11:45, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • I don't think they are increasing the technology each time purposefully, it just has to do with the nature of each example. The Swan orientation probably was a film because of the magnetic anomalies there which could damage a video tape. There were no strong magnetic fields in the Pearl so it could be a video tape, besides which it was set up as a video feed center. The clips in the Flame weren't an orientation video. No doubt there was a normal Flame orientation video in the basement somewhere. The clips on the computer were a method of interacting/communicating with the ouside world and therefore were more interactive because that was the purpose.--Jackdavinci 15:37, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • is very strange one thing: why is necesary to win a chess game to watch the video-menu?--Fuzter lost 22:27, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Yeah, I was thinking about that aswell. So, let's imagine there is an incursion by the Hostiles and 4 aggresive men enter the stations with rifles. The man inside the station must:
  1. Run to the computer
  2. Play chess for 15 minutes
  3. Watch few shitty video clips
  4. Enter 7-7
Yes, it's weird. BeŻet 13:59, 12 March 2007 (PDT)

the cat[]

this cat looks like very old (the hair isn´t so cute and brillant, like a young cat). this occurs at the same time we saw this nice and accurate cat in hands of the tortured girl.... and... at the end of the episode, why is important show the cat alive looking sayid? i think: this cat is old, and maybe, like said mikhail, "the last alive survivor of the dharma initiative"... --Fuzter lost 12:24, 10 March 2007 (PST)

locke + computer = disaster[]

... no more words i have to add..

rule 1 for a lostie: if you find a computer, please, be sure locke is no surrounding it... or you´re in serious danger..

--Fuzter lost 18:28, 10 March 2007 (PST)

(Hidden script from future ep)

SAYID: Wow, a computer that still works from the crash!
CHARLIE: Hey, that's pretty cool.
LOCKE: Hey guys, what you doing?
SAYID: Umm, nothing.
CHARLIE: Yeah, nothing, go sacrifice something.
LOCKE: Hey is that computer? Lemme see!
SAYID: That is not a good idea.
(Locke touches computer and the island explodes, killing everyone)
--Blueeagleislander 00:25, 12 March 2007 (PDT)

Locke in Live Together Die Alone was hilarious. I was cracking up at his stupidity in Enter 77, too. This should be a parody theory. o__O :: ||[ K i t s u n e ]||

Hey, Locke's not bad with computers... He's just bad with stations. You know, if they decide to actually wipe out all the remaining stations, all they have to do is send Locke into them. Next time he goes to the Pearl, It's probably going to collapse destroying everything inside. He'll manage to flood the underwater Hydra section (like Jack did) and then sink the entire Hydra Island. Then he'll go to The Staff, which is armed in case of emergencies with poisoned gas that dissolves metal. And the best part? He'll get out every time. He's a cleanser for the island!--Ex-Pope Cardinal Richard Corey 11:25, 12 March 2007 (PDT)

  • "..i was wrong...." one of the best lines of the show! --Fuzter lost 23:31, 12 March 2007 (PDT)

Flame Videos shot in Basement[]

I've just watched the episode again and noticed that the videos on the computer in the Flame look as if they were shot in the room in the basement where Sayid finds the cable map. Not sure if it is important but thought I'd just mention it. Stu1984 15:58, 14 March 2007 (PDT)

Day 77 confirmed?[]

In Par Avion it was said they were on the island for 80 days. It just seems weird to me that 3 days passed between two episodes, and that Kate, Sayid, Locke, Rousseau had Mikhail prisoner for that long. You'd think he would try to escape. So, where was it confirmed that Enter 77 takes place on day 77?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jabber822 (talkcontribs) .

  • I'm wondering about this too, because Sawyer's saying three and a half days have passed in "Left Behind" since the tournament in "77 days" and that doesn't really match the timeline unless "Enter 77" is moved. I guess Kate mentioned something about how long they were travelling? Or did we just make it day 77 to match the title of the episode?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jackdavinci (talkcontribs) .
  • checking with Timeline:December_2004, it makes sense according to the preceeding events, however I agree that the three day gap is odd. Not sure where the error lies really.--TechNic|talk|conts 10:20, 10 April 2007 (PDT)

Deleted answered questions[]

Deleted the following answered question from "unanswered questions" section as it is not "unanswered":

  • If Sayid really worked in Paris, why wouldn't he remember any of the French when he heard the distress signal in "Pilot, Part 2"?
    • Sayid said while in his Paris flashback in Enter 77 that he doesn't speak French, and after his treatment there, he probably moved on rather quickly.

Hazel 00:55, 18 March 2007 (PDT)

The halfway point of the series[]

82 episodes have aired as of the end of season 4. Seasons 5 and 6 are to have 17 episodes each. That makes this the 58th episode, and the middle of the series. Merick 08:34, 4 June 2008 (PDT)

Incursion[]

If I were at the Flame and were undergoing an incursion by the Hostiles, isn't it a bit much to ask me to beat a computer at chess before I can send out the distress code and, maybe, initiate the destruct sequence? Is there a trapdoor into the menu? Are Locke's lucky moves that trapdoor? There's something going on here.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 20:07, 5 July 2008 (PDT)

Death and the Maiden reference?[]

Does anyone think that the play "Death and the Maiden" is VERY similar to the flashback story of this ep, and worth a mention in the Cultural references section? --Blueeagleislander 04:40, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

1977 enter 77[]

Is this just a coincidence that the some of the Losties end up in '77 in season 5 or is there some significance to the Number 77? Desmond constant 13:19, 8 July 2009 (UTC)

Unanswered question removal[]

I removed the one about the menu being hidden behind the chess game: it's obvious from the events of season 5 that Radzinsky was an extremely paranoid guy. It seems very likely that his paranoia is responsible for not only the chess game, but the "Enter 77" code. --Frakkin Toaster 04:29, April 4, 2010 (UTC)

Main image[]

  • I had put this image up and it was left untouched for about a week then taken down. I would hope everyone would agree that the current image is terrible. He's in the middle of a sentence. This is better. (Kdc2 05:51, April 11, 2010 (UTC))
    Enter77sayid

    Sayid notices Nadia the cat -- ties the whole episode together

  • I'd have to agree... much better. Matt 2108 05:53, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

No A cat ties the episode together no, and it was up for like 3 days. -- B1G CZYGS  Talk  Contribs  20:33, April 12, 2010 (UTC)

ReplyHow does it not? The cat was in his past, and his present. (Kdc2 19:47, April 13, 2010 (UTC))
The cat was simply there to remind him of his past. The episode had really no focus on the cat its kind of like the bracelet in The Economist. There are many things more important than the cat. -- B1G CZYGS  Talk  Contribs  20:27, April 13, 2010 (UTC)
I have no problem with either picture. Menot 02:46, April 15, 2010 (UTC)

YesThe new picture is much better (regardless of the relevance of the cat) for the reason stated by Kdc2l. The old one looks bad due to him talking. Rachel P 08:35, April 15, 2010 (UTC)

Yes I definately prefer the new one. Mhtmghnd 02:53, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
Reply It could do without the "ABC HD" logo. -- Graft   talk   contributions  15:31, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
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