Talk: Exposé

Title

Is the title not exposé? Princess Dharma (banned)

• No. The title is Expos. --Marik7772003 17:59, 3 March 2007 (PST)

What does expos mean? Princess Dharma (banned)

• Expo is usually short for "exposition", a type of large event. The largest was the world fair in Montreal. Macworld and E3 are classified as "expos". The title would make more sense if it were expose, though. --Marik7772003 18:08, 3 March 2007 (PST)
  • Exposition is also an introduction to characters, which is what this episode is. ShadowUltra 21:25, 3 March 2007 (PST)

Maybe it is exposé and the people who made that spreadsheet have never heard of character map so just left the 'é' out LOL Princess Dharma (banned)

I thought it was "expose", and my original theory was that it would expose Nikki and Paulo as Others seeing as we had never seen them in S1 and S2. That would change a lot of opinions. --Blueeagleislander 18:13, 3 March 2007 (PST)

I also thought it must be exposé, becauses it was on football ads. --Znch 02:09, 6 March 2007 (PST)

• Montreal used to have a baseball team named the Expos. Maybe some correlations? 10panichellia 10:41, 7 March 2007 (PST)
• Something sure is odd about them. Lets hope the producers hurry up and tell us what it is so they can get on with killing them. Princess Dharma (banned)
• How bout this? Paulo: What? Jack's trying to kill Him? I better go kill Jack. LOCKE: Wait, what did you just say? PAULO: Uh.....nothing LOCKE: You're trying to kill Jack? Redshirts, attack! (All the redshirts pull out guns and start firing at Paulo) Note: Nikki is not an Other, because she is HOT. --Blueeagleislander 18:20, 3 March 2007 (PST)

Paulo can die after running through the jungle and having his clothes torn off by thorny bushes. Princess Dharma (banned) As can Nikki. --Blueeagleislander 18:31, 3 March 2007 (PST)

In fact hows this for an exchange:

• Hurley - Dude where's those noob redshirts that forgot how to fold tarp and randomly walk past the camera like regular LOST extras?

• Charlie - Oh they died a couple of hours ago skinny dipping

• Hurley - Really? Wanna get some tacos?

[Camera pans to the corpses on the beach] Princess Dharma (banned)'s idea do not steal it's gonna earn me thousands!!!

One slight modification:

• Hurley - Dude where's those noob redshirts that forgot how to fold tarp and randomly walk past the camera like regular LOST extras?

• Charlie - Oh they died a couple of hours ago skinny dipping

(We see a shot of Nikki and Paulo skinny dipping in the shallows, when all of a sudden the DHARMA shark comes out of the water and eats them

• Hurley - Really? Wanna get some tacos?

--Blueeagleislander 18:39, 3 March 2007 (PST)

Lolz. That is far too an interessting death for the likes of them they shall simply randomly vanish while skinny dipping and we will never hear from them again :-D Princess Dharma (banned)

• Can someone change the title to exposé? Digger3000 18:26, 5 March 2007 (PST)
  • ABCMedianet confirmed the episode title as Expos. Where did you get Exposé from? ShadowUltra 19:11, 5 March 2007 (PST)
    • Because "Expos" doesn't make any sense. It's much more likely that whoever said it was expos just left off the E because of the accent on it. Digger3000 19:19, 5 March 2007 (PST)
• I seriously doubt that. It isn't too hard to put an accent on a word. --Marik7772003 19:24, 5 March 2007 (PST)
  • As I posted above, Expos makes perfect sense. It's short for Exposition, which is when you introduce characters. That's exactly what this episode is doing with Nikki and Paulo. ShadowUltra 09:43, 6 March 2007 (PST)

Exposé would be a better title. Princess Dharma (banned)

• Why is that? cuz you think it sounds "cooler"? For all you know the episode is a flashback to when Sawyer was a young baseball player drafted by the Montreal Expos... In other news i have decided the episode titled "enter 77" will know be known as "enter 75", 7/5 is my birthday. Keep up the good work —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dank325 (talk • contribs), 22:06, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
• The Expos were a major league baseball team from Montreal. Maybe that comes into play sometime in the episode. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 14:09, 8 March 2007 (PST)
• Now dont get it twisted... I think the idea that this show somehow incorporates the montreal expos not only in the episode, but, enough to have it be the title is completely ridiculous. I just needed some example to show its equally ridiculous to say "b" would be a better title than "a". Espically when you only think so because you have fun drawing the little ' over the "é". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dank325 (talk • contribs), 22:22, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
  • Expos, now that I know how it is pronounced, is a fine name, but I honestly do prefer Exposé. Not because it sounds fancier, seems I'm well used to accent markings and such, but because I feel that it matches Nikki and Paulo. :: |†|[ K i t s u n e ]|†|
    • How does the pronounciation of a word change your feelings on a title for an episode which you have never seen? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dank325 (talk • contribs), 18:44, 9 March 2007 (UTC).
• Because the title is supposed to conjour up thoughts and opinions about an episode before you see it. That it like the point. Also just like to say HA I was right. Princess Dharma (banned)

According to the Offical Lost podcast the title is Exposé - there was a long conversation with Carlton and Damon about it being the first title using an accent. --Sparkyj71 06:47, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

There are many software that exclude accentuated characters. It just happens, and possibly happened in this case. The title is Exposé. -. Grillage .- 16:11, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• The episode is named for the fictional show-within-the-show.

**...much like the Russian Matryoshka "doll-within-a-doll." Coincidence? Hunter 20:44, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Exposé Confirmed ABC Medianet

http://www.abcmedianet.com/DNR/2007/pdf/dnr030907.pdf

Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, William Mapother as Ethan Rom, Ian Somerhalder as Boone, Maggie Grace as Shannon, Daniel Roebuck as Dr. Artz, Billy Dee Williams as Mr. LaShade and Jacob Witkin as Howard L. Zukerman.

• Why are Kiele and Rodrigo listed as guest stars when they are listed in the opening credits? Doesn't that make them part of the regular cast?

“Exposé” was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams.

yay yay yay boone and shannon! littlemisssunshine 12:13, 9 March 2007 (PST)

ps - "Billy Dee Williams Makes a Special Appearance" who is that??? littlemisssunshine 12:15, 9 March 2007 (PST)

• Billy Dee Williams is the one, the only, Lando Calrissian! :) Bellemichelle 13:17, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Arzt is back! Joy to the world! Ethan too!!! Boone & Shannon well yeah I guess that could work. Princess Dharma (banned)

I know... major crossover action! What could Artz, Boone, Shannon, and Ethan all be doing in someone's flashback?! littlemisssunshine 12:22, 9 March 2007 (PST)

• I think this means for certain it's gonna be on-island stuff, from Season 1: what was going on when Jack, Kate et al were off exploring. Sounds really exciting! --   Lost Soul   talk  contribs  12:24, 9 March 2007 (PST)

There will be flashbacks. Its a mental episode set in season 1 time with off island Nikki Paulo flashbacks. Princess Dharma (banned)

Still sweet. littlemisssunshine 12:30, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Sweet (All our favourite dead season 1ies) and sour (Nikki and Paulo) Princess Dharma (banned)

They're not that annoying... /sarcasm. At least Paulo is nice to look at. I wonder where Mr. LaShade and Howard Zukerman come in... maybe a flashback within a flashback? Or maybe they are previously unnamed losties.. littlemisssunshine 12:46, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Nice to look at of course but he could do that from the background folding tarp. It is like a flashback within a flashback sorta. It is going to be so very mental. Princess Dharma (banned)

• Looks like everyone who said the title IS Expos got owned hard here. Plus, we all know this is a Paulo/Nikki episode right? Why are these never updated on the navigation bar? Voodoo 10:11, 17 March 2007 (PDT)

• Nobody got "owned" here. ABC Medianet made a typo and we updated once the corrected press release was seen. We do not make updates based on rumor. Please read LP:TP for what is considered an official source.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 10:23, 17 March 2007 (PDT)

Follow-up: Gregg Nations confirmed the title is Exposé. ^[1]    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 09:41, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

Oh My Gosh. It's turing into the "esipode of the living dead" How are they going to bring all these people back. What if they wern't really dead at all. It's somthing I've always wondered about seeing as how the island has these "magic healing powers"! (plus I really miss Shannon, it wasn't fair that she got killed off!)

Press Release

Here is what the release is in full:

HURLEY IS SUSPICIOUS OF SAWYER’S INVOLVEMENT IN AN ISLAND MYSTERY, AND SUN LEARNS THE TRUTH ABOUT HER KIDNAPPING ATTEMPT BY “THE OTHERS,” ON ABC’S “LOST”

Ian Somerhalder and Maggie Grace Guest Star as Boone and Shannon

Billy Dee Williams Makes a Special Appearance

“Exposé” – Hurley begins to suspect that Sawyer may be involved in an island mystery surrounding two fellow survivors, and Sun learns the truth about her past kidnapping attempt by “The Others,” on “Lost,” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

“Lost” stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O’Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are Kiele Sanchez as Nikki, Rodrigo Santoro as Paulo, William Mapother as Ethan Rom, Ian Somerhalder as Boone, Maggie Grace as Shannon, Daniel Roebuck as Dr. Artz, Billy Dee Williams as Mr. LaShade and Jacob Witkin as Howard L. Zukerman.

“Exposé” was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Williams.

”Lost” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

From the ABC Medianet PDF file :D Sounds intriguing! --   Lost Soul   talk  contribs  12:29, 9 March 2007 (PST)

• It says here that the title is "Exposi". Can we confirm one or the other? Flippy 17:12, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Is that even a real word?? littlemisssunshine 22:27, 9 March 2007 (PST)

It says Exposé on the new grid now too. I hope this Exposi business is just some dummy who spelled it wrong. littlemisssunshine 22:31, 9 March 2007 (PST)

Also, Arzt is misspelled in the press release, and on the article. >: 4 8 15 16 23 42 14:38, 11 March 2007 (PDT)

This proves that misspellings have occured, and likely have twice. It's Exposé, just like we all said. :: |†|[ K i t s u n e ]|†|

• Definitely Exposé. Confirmed by Damon and Carlton in the 3/20 podcast. :) --   Lost Soul   talk  contribs  10:10, 21 March 2007 (PDT)

Trivia

• If an admin or someone could add that Exposé is french for exposed. BETTYFIZZW (Talk) 15:10, 11 March 2007 (PDT)
• Could mean "presentation" too in french (exposer something is too explain it thoroughly). --Balbinus 06:56, 12 March 2007 (PDT)
• Could also mean "discussion" "paper" "argument" or presentation if it's a noun. If it's an adjective it means "exposed" --messanger 09:43, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
• Exposé is also an English word. For example, it can mean a revealing media story http://www.answers.com/topic/expos-journalism --ilan 14:59, 22 March 2007 (PDT)
• Did anyone else but me think this was a Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead for the Lost universe?--Puddy77 09:58, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• Regarding the episode containing all season one regulars: Did Michael or Walt appear in the episode?JeffreyLV 00:04, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• I read on the main article that "Sawyer refers to Nikki and Paulo as "Jabronis," an Italian derogatory term for newly arrived immigrants. The term "Jabroni" was popularized by The Rock from the WWE as slang for Jobbers, wrestlers who lose their matches. (It is likely that Sawyer used the term in the latter context.)". Since I'm Italian, I can tell no Italian word even comes close to sound like Jabroni. It might refer to "newly arrived immigrants from Italy", but it is not an Italian word. Can someone who knows about this fix it? Tefal 11:26, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• In triva it stated that September 24 was actually a Friday. It may have been so in America, but in Australia it was a Thursday - just as the show says. Benn 6:36, 01 April 2007 (EST)
• In the beginning of the episode during the filming of the show "Expose'" the first dancer to the left of the screen in the red (2:02) looks much like Julie Bowen, or Sarah Shepard. If true, an odd Easter egg.--Kazoo981 00:18, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Nikki and Paulo flashbacks

The promo pics show that this episode has season 1 and 2 Island flashbacks from Nikki and Paulo's perspectives. ShadowUltra 18:27, 12 March 2007 (PDT)

Also confirmed on the March 19th podcast that Expose will be their episode. Daveman424 21:58, 20 March 2007 (PDT)

Billy Dee Williams!

THE Billy Dee Williams guest starring on Lost?! If I weren't already obsessed, this would surely be a reason to start watching. I wonder if he's going to advertise a 40oz version of the Dharma branded beer.Frankie Viturello 08:32, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

I only hope that my gut feeling is wrong and that he DOES meet Sawyer, so the holy Star Wars-nickname triumvirate will be complete! Oh, Lando... --CastorTroy 15:41, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

!!!! BILLY DEE WILLIAMS !!!! For those who don't know, he is, among other things, the guy who played The Judge in The Stand and who played, more notably, Gale Sayers in the original TV movie version of "Brian's Song", one of the first true "guy cry" movies ever made. Kbmusiclover 17:57, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

• Actually, Billy Dee Williams didn't play The Judge in The Stand. That was Ossie Jones. Tehr 21:23, 22 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Actually, that was Ossie Davis.

Maybe Billy Dee will see Jin and Sawyer and ask "How doin there Chewbacca, you still hanging around this loser?" We've heard the holy scripture cited in Lost and I'm sure we will hear it again.--Nickfromflc 06:23, 26 March 2007 (PDT)

Theories

• This will have little to nothing to do with Paulo and Nikki. The push that the flashbacks will focus on them is to steer spoilers away from the fact that Esposé is really the Charlie-centric episode in which Dominic will officially find himself on the unemployment line. Also - Paulo won't die, cuz Charlie will. --ZachsMind
  • When you're wrong, you're wrong!
  • The promo pictures show island flashbacks from the perspective of Nikki and Paulo. ShadowUltra 15:17, 22 March 2007 (PDT)
    • Yeah but one can dream, eh? ZachsMind
• Nikki witnessed Charlie's attempt to kidnap Sun, or heard Charlie and Sawyer discussing it. Sawyer is suspicious of her because she has reason to believe that she may know what he did, and as a result, Hurley becomes suspicious of Sawyer. When Sawyer confronts Nikki, she tells Paolo, who decides to kill Charlie, who is saved by Jin (by killing Paolo). Nikki explains what truly happened privately to Sun. Sawyer asks Sun if she will tell Jin, and she replies not, because otherwise Charlie would be killed by Jin upon discovery that Jin had killed the wrong man. --Embryo 01:45, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
  • "Decides to kill Charlie?" That's a pretty heavy decision for a LOST character to just "make" ... sounds more likely on an episode of OZ.Frankie Viturello 09:16, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Doubtful that Jin would kill anyone... doesn't seem to be the type. --Hit and miss 02:45, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
    • That's like the least speculative part of the theory, haha... in the preview, it seems clear that Sun tells Sawyer that if Jin knew what had happened to her, someone else would die. ("We'd have to dig another grave.") Wouldn't be the first time that dialogue in the preview was cleverly misleading, though. Also wouldn't be the first time Jin had murdered for what he saw as the best interest of his family. We know that Jin is concerned about family honor. --Embryo 03:06, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
      • Who has Jin killed? He is seen beating one person, but Sun's lover jumped himself from the building. Absalom 06:14, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
        • From the Jin/Sun flashbacks I've gotten the feeling he CAN murder another. He is capable. He just chooses not to on his own level of ethics. If Jin learned that Charlie accosted Sun, I doubt he'd think twice, and I doubt Desmond could stop him. -- ZachsMind
  • Nikki and Paulo could be slowly clawing thier way up through the sand in the graveyard. Maybe one of them makes it and will be the 'back from the dead' character and really freak the other Losties out about the mysteries on the island. --Devinma 08:02, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• Did anybody else saw Jack's father in the back at the beach when Nikki was looking for Paulo at the day of crash??
  • I thought so, too. But it seems to be some random guy in black clothes (wearing just a t-shirt). You can't see his face, he's having his hand in front of it. --Terrance 15:16, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

Exploration of The Pearl?

Is this true? if so then where are they going to start? the ceiling? my feeling is that Paulo will look into the broken bit of the ceiling and get booted in the face by a crazy DHARMA recruit, and may be why it says that he gets shot in the head.

Thoughts?--Cerberus System 13:14, 23 March 2007 (PDT)

• I don't care how he gets shot in the head, as long as it happens. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 13:30, 23 March 2007 (PDT)

Ha ha ha ha! yes thats the spirit!--Cerberus System 13:59, 23 March 2007 (PDT)

• And maybe if we're lucky, Nikki will take a bullet for Paulo and die, too. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 14:01, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
  • HA! Damon claims that we will no longer hate Nikki and Paulo after we find out their backstory...but I find myself wondering, so loyal and constant is the collective hatred. We can only hope. Hazel 23:34, 23 March 2007 (PDT)
    • Nope, still hate'em.--DharmaAndWreck 18:20, 4 April 2007 (PDT)
• Does this mean Nikki and Paolo found a hatch before Locke? Why did they react so nonchalantly to this discovery?--Puddin Tame 22:01, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Looking Forward To This

Call me crazy, but I'm actually looking forward to finding out what's behind Nikki and Paulo. Also, its nice to see Boone, Shannon, Artz, and Ethan again. I can't wait til Wednesday. --Mr. Crabby (Talk) 12:56, 26 March 2007 (PDT)

Teaser

The teaser on the official ABC website contains a scene which is remarkably similar to a scene from "Whatever the Case May Be", but with different characters. --Hprill 10:03, 27 March 2007 (PDT)

Artz

The name is obviously Arzt, even if the losties themselves mistake it sometimes. -. Grillage .- 16:13, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Indeed, I say the correct spelling should overrule ABC's press release - we all know it's the same character, and the "wrong" spelling just redirects to the right one... JoelVanAtta 20:20, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Ya, I fixed it. I think I got em all--moss ryder 07:41, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Rodrigo and Kiele

Seriuosly...I don' know why you people hate them. Don't you like the actors or the carachters? Give them a chance. And I'm not telling this because I'm brazilian and because I have knowledge of Rodrigo's job here in Brazil, and he is a exelent actor. But I like Nikki to, and she is american. I think you should know de history first, and then judge. --Caio wgm 16:38, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• I am fine with Nikki, Paulo just... well... he sucks.--CaptainInsano 16:40, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• You don't know Rodrigo's job. And I tell you, he's a great actor. Here in Brazil (and we have exelent actors), he's a icon. Just watch others movies, brazilian movies, and you will see that he is great. And talking about Paulo, I think that exisit a preconception about him. And why? because the actor is brazilian? because you hate Brazil? I don't understand. I love all americans actors, and even I'm being brazilian, I know that your movies are the best, and I love american cinema. So, wait and see the episode today, tomorrow you can talk about him. --Caio wgm 16:46, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• You said it yourself Brazilian movies, this isn't a Brazilian show; it is an American show. Hell if could speak Portuguese I would probably watch one his movies. It is like Shakira she is a great singer in Spanish, but when she sings in English she isn't anything special. Personally I do hope I am blown away by the episode. PS: I don't hate Brazil, you guys have some the best models out there.--CaptainInsano 16:54, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Ok, everybody has a opinion, but you know the word: "respect"?...Respect is good and everyone like. And how we here respect you so much, We expect the same. E com certeza, existem filmes aí nos Estados Unidos com legendas em português. Não creio que seja difícil encontrar. thank you. --Caio wgm 17:01, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

We hate Nikki and Paulo because they popped out of nowhere and the producers expected us to blindly accept it. They've done nothing redeeming besides be very hot in Nikki's case and go to the bathroom entirely too much in Paulo's case. And don't mess with Cap, he'll take off yer big toe. --CastorTroy 18:24, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• I'm betting if we did have a new character that's part of the original 48 survivors, and said character was introduced properly and sensibly, you'd still hate him or her because there's this sickening pervailing thought that the current main cast is all we should have among a sector of the fanbase. --tiw 21:37, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• hey, you, mr. Caio, the brazilian guy: the reason why everybody hates paulo and nikki is because, like i read here, the producers expected us to blindly accept people who appears from the obscurity of the crowd.... the origin of the paulo (brazil) is nothing.. maybe he is a great actor....but.. everybody loves Desmond, for example, and he is from Peru, his girlfriend Penny is from Argentina... there are a lot of nationalities in the show.... this is not the cause.... everybody hates Ana Lucía, too..... and she is American... --Fuzter lost 00:07, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

Locke's TV?

Is it me, or was "Expose" the series show that Locke was watching in The Man From Tallahassee before the rich fella showed up? And do I win the door prize if I'm right? --CastorTroy 20:35, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Yeah, it was, I just watched both episodes. --Bobznc 02:36, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

What was the name of the direcor of the Expose show that Nikki/Paulo killed?   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   21:02, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Howard L. Zukerman. --Marik7772003 21:06, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Homosexual person

In a podcast the producers said someone would be outed as homosexual in this episode. Was this another Neil hoax, or was there a clue such as Shannon's stop flirting line to Boone????? -- User:Comedy240 21:47, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Yeah, Shannon's comment to Boone was the only gay reference I noticed too. --Jackdavinci 02:37, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

It was pretty subtle, yes, and actually very good because of exactly this. And, after all, it didn't affect the whole plot in any way while being revealed. - -. Grillage .- 03:26, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• My recollection is that they didn't really promise anyone would be outed. They just responded in the affirmative to a question of whether we'd see the gay character in this episode. We saw lots of people milling around in this episode. To me this is just a recognition of the fact that we've got 3-4 dozen people here and odds are one or two of them happen to be homosexual. Unless it becomes a plot point, I think people who are waiting for them to make a big deal out of it are going to be disappointed. --Bastion 07:15, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• For being gay, Boon sure banged Shannon like there was no tomorrow. Maybe it was a jab at him since he hasn't been dating any other women, since he has always loved her.--ASEO 07:28, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Or maybe it was just a harmless joke..? We know what Shannon's like. --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 07:41, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• Definitely a joke on Shannon's part. And we do see Boone dating someone else: Nicole. --Rowsdower 07:48, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Shannon has called Boone "gay" at least one time previously. It definitely seemed like she was giving him a hard time, and not actually saying he was gay. I think "metro" from Sawyer was the more likely description. Did the writers really say we'd see the gay character this episode? The long running rumor has been that it would be Tom. --Minderbinder 07:58, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• The writers said we would see a gay character, they did not say we would see them "come out" this episode, so it could be anyone. I've heard some people mention Ben because of how Juliet said "he's cute" about Jack when they watched him in the TV monitors, looking to Ben almost expecting an agreement, or that she was teasing him. Voodoo 13:42, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• I'm pretty sure it's Tom. tiw 21:27, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• No Tom in this episode whatsoever, so I'm going with Boone. It was quite elegantly done, and just makes his obsession with Shannon even more painful and traumatic, because it's not just taboo (the stepsister thing), but goes against what he knows to be his sexuality as well. No wonder the poor boy was messed up! Still, with all the hype surrounding this, it IS a bit disappointing -- finding out that the "gay" (bisexual?) character is 1: someone whose entire character arch has been about a straight relationship, and 2: dead.
• I think it's a fake out, it's mostlikely Tom. If you remember in 3x01, Kate wakes up in the Hydra and Tom offers to let her take a shower and she says she won't shower in front of him, to which he replies "you are not my type" and laughs. I'm fairly certain it's Tom, since there's hype, It's doubtful it'd be someone in plain view like Boone; considering there is more material that reenforces Boone's choice of lifestyle (or lack of one). --Funk soul brotha 15:06, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

Walkie-talkie explanation

Did I miss where we found out how N&P came into possession of an Others' walkie-talkie? Is this an unanswered question? --Ez76 23:29, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

• Paulo found it at the Pearl. --Marik7772003 23:32, 28 March 2007 (PDT)
• But how come Nikki never found it among Paolo's stuff, and wonder where it cam from? Sawyer found it soon enough.

Exposé (TV series)

There really should be another article called "Exposé (TV series)", to distinguish from the LOST episode "Exposé". - RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:57, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

There is, see the link at the top of the article? --Blueeagleislander 00:04, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Ah yes, thank you, I didn't see it. It was too small. - RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 14:54, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

UK Viewer, Seeking Reassurance

• So was this a good episode then? I mean, I haven't seen it yet, and don't want to be spoiled tooo much... I just want to know if I should look forward or dread seeing it? --   Lost Soul   talk  contribs  00:48, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• Filler imho, after previous good one this looks like nothing --Znch 00:56, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Filler, I agree, but a very well-built one. They've managed to fill some gaps, join scenes together and recreate some key-moments. - -. Grillage .- 03:23, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Filler indeed, but certainly one of the better stand alone episodes. Potentially with future ramifications --Sixtyten 15:14, 29 March 2007 (GMT)

• I thought this was a great episode, very "whoa..."--moss ryder 07:43, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

story wise yes, it's a filler (unless we see Nikki and/or Paolo again, which i'm not sure I would rule out entirely...). But its a very clever and well written episode imo. Although I'm sure some people would disagree. --Tarhun 09:18, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• When I heard the podcast I was expecting more, However I wasn't entirely disapointed, though as the writers have pointed out they can't just go from action ep to action ep, they need slower eps to make the action eps better. This ep is much better then the 2 fillers we got about jacks tats and the passion waggon. Oh and was it just me or did anyones opinion of Paulo and Nikki stay the same --Hit and miss 09:23, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

It was filler. But it was good filler and they used it to tie off several minor plot points. Dharmatel4 10:11, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Oh, no, I really enjoyed that they took a break from answering/creating mysteries, and just gave us one truly popcorn episode. It was fun, quite self-contained ... and nothing beats seeing Paulo bite the dust. Literally. - RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 15:05, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Re Hit and Miss: my opinion stayed the same: i liked them before, and I liked them afterwards. --Tarhun 16:46, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• My opinioin's the same, Nikki's still cool and hot (huh?), but Paulo had it coming to him. --Blueeagleislander 16:49, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

I'm from the U.K. and I downloaded this episode, found it very enjoyable. Note how Locke says "nothing on this island stays buried for long"...I'll probably have nightmares about the ending, sent shivers down my spine. I'm also beginning to wonder if there was anyone on that plane that hasn't killed someone! Marky-Son 19:36, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

Nikki and Paolo replace original extras?

It was three years ago and I don't have the episodes handy, but were Nikki and Paolo (and Artz) just given extra stuff to do during the flashback, or were there actually places where they replaced extras we had already seen? The specific example I'm thinking of is when Boone asked Nikki for a pencil. Did he ask anyone else for a pencil in the pilot, or did we just see Jack telling him to find one? There were some other examples but they flee the mind now. --Jackdavinci 02:41, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Jack asked Boone to get a pen, and Boone went off. We didnt see him again for a few scenes and by the time he returned he had a few pens, by that time they werent needed. See pilot epiosde 1. --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 07:21, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

--Gimp 13:04, 29 March 2007 (PDT) It seemed to me as if they have re-created the whole crash scene from season 1 and called in tons of old actors for this episode. They were never in the orginal scenes.

If anyone knows how everything was exactly edited together behind the scenes, which combining old and new footage, that would be good info for this article. --Jackdavinci 14:26, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

One of the other Lost sites had scenes of the recreated crash "set" with I guess a set visitor (a friend/relative of a crew member?) Posing with Terry O'Quinn and Maggie Grace. There was a link on either the Tailsection or Lost-Media around January or February, I can't remember. Basically, there was lots of old footage, the new shots of Nikki, Paulo and Arzt were shot at angles we didn't see the first time, and the part of Nikki looking at the wing about to fall was her superimposed (blue or green screen) into a previous shot. Oh, and anytime there was a closeup of Michael or Walt, they replaced it with Nikki and Paulo, so they wouldn't have to pay Harold Perrineau or Malcolm David Kelley. Hehe.--Jeff 00:59, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

Shark moment? Etc.

So the producers had mentioned a bomb shell / game changer a while back. And then recently they said this episode might be considered a jump the shark moment for some fans. So I was thinking maybe jump the shark = bombshell / game changer. But I didn't see anything really that explosive in this episode. The only things remotely jump the shark about it were that some parts were a little implausible and others were a bit derivative / cliché. The smoking thing and the Ethan moment led me to think that we would discover they had been working with the others. This would explain how Scott/Steve was killed, and why there was a cigarette burning in the Pearl. But the supposedly burning cigarette was already in the Pearl when Paolo went there before Locke so it couldn't have been lit. And they didn't talk with Ethan again, and the walkie was just found accidentally by Paolo. Seemed like a lot of build up for an interesting, but ultimately unimportant episode. --Jackdavinci 02:49, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• Yeah, I really didn't see how this was the "game-changer" that was hinted at. If anyone else wants to fill us in, feel free.  :) - Hunter 05:04, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• It seems to me that the "game-changer"/"jump the shark" moment was the presence of Anthony Cooper on the island last week. It's a game changer because it opens a whole can of worms as far as what they're capable of doing, etc. It also felt contrived enough to force out some groans from my group of friends watching. Jdrive8 06:22, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• Perhaps it was the self refferential nature of this episode which might annoy people. Funny how everyone on here was hoping they'd be dead by the end of the episode... Sixtyten 15:01, 29 march 2007 (GMT)
• There were two things that might be obvious to some, but not all.
  • They showed the tunnel going into the pearl
  • The indicated that almost everything that happened at the swan followed Ben's original plan. He had planned to use Michael to capture Jack, Kate and Sawyer nine days before he was captured by Rousseau. This was kind of surprise (at least to me).
    • They do not show a tunnel leading to the Pearl, Ben/Juliet walk down the same ladder as Paulo, otherwise Ben would not have been able to "Have Tom move the plane over it". He wouldn't have known that the plane had fallen. --Samhain99 10:09, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
    • Your right. There are no tunnels. Dharmatel4 10:24, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
      • On the one hand, they could easily spot the hatch being open but not the fact that the plane fell from inside the Hatch, and why would they think Tom opened the Hatch if they got in another way? On the other hand, we know there are tunnels, we just thought they were blocked off, we didn't see how they entered, and why would they block the hatch entrance unless they had another way to get in? --Jackdavinci 14:30, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

I think the Jump the Shark moment referred to was the mere fact that Billy Dee Williams appeared. Having a Special Guest Star in an episode is one of the hallmarks of a sharkjump... --Pedxing 10:46, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

Pearl questions

I remember the producers saying that when we first saw Locke enter the Pearl, the cigarette was still lit. But when Paulo went in many days before, the same dead looking cigarette was there. Also, since apparently Tom was ordered to cover the hatch with the plane, does that mean that Ben and Juliet entered through another door, maybe a tunnel?

• Also, the Pearl hatch cannot be opened from the inside (if it is closed and locked from the outside). Given Ben's comments, you'd think he and Juliet would close the hatch, locking Paolo inside.
• Maybe the producers were just joking around... like maybe someone had just smoked it before the shot was taken? Also what are those things next to the cigarette? congested 20:07, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

Ben

When Ben enters the hatch what does he say? I thought I heard, B: Who left this open? J: Paulo was down here a few days ago. B: Have him cover it up with the plane.

Can someone comfirm this please --Hit and miss 06:01, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• They said "Tom" (Mr. Friendly), not Paulo. --Jackdavinci 06:47, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

It appears that one of the others, possibly "Tom" is the source of the smoking cigarette. It also appears that the Others enter the Pearl from an adjacent tunnel. I would infer from this that the tunnel is blocked by a door that the Others can unlock and the losties can't, because otherwise the losties would be crazy to not bother exploring the station. Does anyone remember seeing an additional doorway in the original "Locke/Eko" discovery of the Pearl?

wonder if this could mean Tom somehow had something to do with locke and boone finding the plane, and thus crashing onto the hatch? somehow?--moss ryder 07:48, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

No. The second time Paulo goes to the pearl, when Ben says "have Tom cover it with the plane," he meant the Beechcraft, which was already on the ground. That flashback was 32 days previous, whcih corresponded to day 49. Shannon died on day 48, so Boone was already dead a week.--Jeff 00:50, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

ya, my bad:)--moss ryder 06:59, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

Romeo and Juliet

Shouldn't there be some reference to Romeo and Juliet in the article given the way that both of them seem to be dead, but aren't really; and then they (probably) end up dying for real.

• I think its too weak a simularity for the main article (as is the Stephen King reference). It should go in the theories tab under "possible cultural references." --Jackdavinci 08:47, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Evidence

I noted in the trivial on the main page: "After warning Paulo against smoking near the safe because leaving ashes could implicate them, Nikki opens and loots the safe bare-handed." Mrfriendly offered: "Nikki was 'involved' with Zuckerman, and her fingerprints in her boyfriend's home would not be out of ordinary. Paolo's cigarette ashes, however, would be."

• In the house, her fingerprints would be expected. But given that their serious involvement seemed relatively recent, her fingerprints in/around an obscured wall safe would be a source of interest. --Bastion 09:37, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Her fingerprints would be expected in the house, however, after the mysterious death of a very rich man, the sight of his (much) younger girlfriends fingerprints around a safe containing $8million worth of diamonds and her complete abcense - Not to mention the fact the table was laid for two and the deceased had a chef who cooked for him, with no apparent explaination, it would be expected for a competent police force to at least try to get in contact with Nikki. Something which I assume they didn't since Paulo and Nikki used a newspaper to see if they had got away. I see this as being a rather serious omission - but then again, totally irrelevant! --Pike 15:51, 29 March 2007 (PDT)
• It's a hidden safe, and Nikki says, "Everything in here is way off the books". All they have to do is replace the wall panel and, since nobody knows about the safe or what's in it, there's nothing to suspect. Makes you wonder how Paolo and Nikki knew about it though. Burt Gummer
  • That's easy to deduce. If she was sleeping with the old man, he obviously told Nikki. Probably boasting that he had enough money to buy her stuff, without his wife ever needing to know. -- ZachsMind
    • OK, but I reckoned Nikki was sleeping with him, and Paolo working for him, so they could get to the diamonds. How'd they know about the diamonds in the first place, is what I meant Burt Gummer

curious coincidence

rose has a tumor. now, she hasn´t it. locke was paralyzed. now, he isn´t. ...but: now, they are ok, and ben (the guy who was born on the island), had a tumor, and is paralyzed. --Fuzter lost 10:10, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Locke also mysterously lost the use of his legs around the time Boone died and his legs really don't seem normal. Look at all that happened when the blast door fell on his legs and something really isn't right. And while Ben did get sick, he has amazing "luck". As he himself said, two days after he found out, a specialist who can save him drops out of the sky. And hours before he would have to let Jack go, Locke comes walking out of the jungle to blow up the submarine. The other thing to think about is that if the island can choose to heal people and kill people for the purposes of "fate", it can also make them sick as part of a longer term plan or as a test of faith. Dharmatel4 10:34, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

"Vincent uncovers the bodies."

Vincent knew they were not dead. -- ZachsMind 10:10, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Good job, 10 points! --Blueeagleislander 16:53, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

The Cobra is Jacob

There are great similarities between Expose the series, and Lost. Nikki's character on the show is just a guest character and is going to be killed off, which is very similar to the character Nikki on Lost. Then there is the character of The Cobra who's "identify has been shrouded in mystery for four seasons". This is representative to the Lost character Him. On Expose the searies, The Cobra turns out to be Mr. LaShade, a character known throughout the series. Could it be that Him is actually a character that we've known about and seen throughout the show? Could Ben actually be Him, and he is using the facade that he reports to someone higher as a buffer?

I dont think its Ben. If it were not for the gender problem, Rousseau would be a good choice. For any of the main plane survivors to be jacob, most of their flashbacks would have to lies. None of the Others seen so far appear to be a good fit either. Julet might be but again there is the gender problem and the flashbacks being false problem. That leaves flashback characters. Christian Shepard doesnt seem a good fit. I'd have to think about others. Dharmatel4 10:51, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Well, if you go by the theory that Adam and Eve are Des and his misses, through the weird time contium thing, then I suppose Desmond can be a version of Jacob. Reincarnated. Or maybe through the time thing Jacob is the son of Des and his woman. That made a slight bit of sense in my head...probably the only place it ever will.   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   10:53, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

The supposedly good leader of a team turns out to be the villian. I would pick Hanso. --Jackdavinci 14:24, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Watch the credits for Max von Sydow or James Cromwell. It's always them! Burt Gummer

Promo shots/screencaps

Hey there! Did anyone else notice that some of the screencaps/promo pcis (including ones that are now posted at ABC.com) weren't used in the episode? Maybe part of a deleted scene, or something... But I just thought I'd point out that we never saw the Discharge from Nikki and/or Paulo's POV, or saw Kate & Sawyer with Alex (obviously). Comments? -mr_tee_canada, 29 Mar, 1:42 pm

Agreed. It would appear that the dropped a scene or two from the episode. Probably for time. I doubt, though, that Kate/Sawyer with Alex would have been viewed by either Nikki or Paulo. --Samhain99 10:45, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Ben's elaborate plan

So after last night's episode it seems like almost everything that happened at the Swan followed Ben's elaborate plan. He had planned to use Michael to lure Jack, Kate and Sawyer to place where they could be taken before November 9th. The plan is so elaborate that it opens up several new questions:

• Was Walt really only taken in the first place to get leverage on Michael?

I think this is true. I remember the others or Ben saying that they had gotten more than they bargained for with Walt. I think they took Walt to get Michael and the rest of them, and mainly Jack, and then they found out Walt was special. We know the others have fertility problems, and are baby takers (Claire, Rousseau), but maybe this isn't true at all. Maybe there are other reasons we haven't considered for each kidnapping? --astarret

• Did Ben actually intend for his identity as Henry Gale to be blown? If not, it would seem that he could have led Jack into a trap himself rather than planning for Michael to do it.
• Was Rousseau's trapping of Ben really what it seemed to be? Dharmatel4 11:04, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• I think Walt was originally just kidnapped for his being a kid and/or his powers and then realized they could use him as leverage as well. But whether Ben getting caught and being in the Swan were part of his plan remains to be seen.--Jackdavinci 14:25, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• yes. But for Ben's plan to work they would have to promise to give Walt to Michael. And he keeps his word. They also only had Walt for four days before the plan was put in motion.Dharmatel4 14:44, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

• Is it just me, or did Juliet seem a little too sinister in this episode? Is it possible that, from the beginning, she's been a part of an elaborate deception along with Ben? --Jperkins33 14:21, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• She *is* one of the Others lol. And she's been shown in a sort of second in command type role in many episodes. She did end up plotting agains Ben a bit, but she wouldn't give that away when she was talking with him. --Jackdavinci 15:49, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• I think Juliet is playing her own game with her own goals. In her plot to kill Ben, she proved how ruthless she is. We really don't know what the history between her and Ben is (or what they said to each other in the operating room). Ben's most telling comment is when he tells Jack "she's one of us" and its as if he is giving him a subtile warning. Dharmatel4 09:00, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

• My theory: In season four we will learn that Walt was brainwashed (similar to how we saw Karl) and then told to go with his father when the time was right on the tugboat, but after they get out on open sea, Walt was to overtake and subdue Michael, then take the boat to an undisclosed location, where they have been for the past month or so (season three). When next we see either Michael or Walt, we will not necessarily recognize them. Walt's not going to look one month older. He's gonna look four or five years older. They'll have to address that in the storyline. I'd rather they just not bring Walt back, personally. -- ZachsMind

• • I think Michael and Walt made it out. But Michael is going to be in trouble because lots of people are going to be asking him questions he will not be able to answer. He is the only survivor of a jetliner full of people that disappeared over the pacific. Even if he knew where the island was, all a rescue does for him is land him in jail for a double murder. Dharmatel4 14:13, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

Michael is on the island, or another island. with this kind of boat is impossible to sail in open sea... --Fuzter lost 23:57, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

• It seems the Others were able to watch the Swan Station from the Pearl from at least the date shown in the episode (and probably for quite a while before). This appears to contradict the suggestion given in the March 20th 2007 podcast the the Others may have known little about the Swan before Ben got there. KC 01:25, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

• I think perhaps the only thing this episode makes clear is they knew of the Swan. I would suggest they only know as much as the previous pearl occupants knew. Which is to say they may have believed the "they believe what there doing is of the utmost importance" line. What I mean to say is while they obviously knew 'of' the Swan they probably didn't know its true purpose or that it was as important as it later proved to be.--Laika 03:30, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

• That's a good point. I was most interested in whether or not Ben thought that entering the numbers did anything or not - that he might not have been lying to Locke when he said they did nothing. On reflection, the fact that they were watching the Swan doesn't reflect on this either way. KC 16:15, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

The Monster

Why is it that nobody has mentioned that Paulo says he saw the monster shortly after crashing?? It seems strange that he is looking straight at the ocean when in shock. Could the monster have been in there? He also mentions how he also saw the trees moving, and that he thinks it was the monster. Paulo seems to have known many things before the main cast did. Could he have confronted the monster before any of the alive cast? -Romulan248

Watch the pilot again. I think there is an initial bit where the monster is seen knocking down trees from a distance and then there is the scene where the pilot is killed. In either of those situations, Paulo could have been watching from a distance. The odd thing is that the moster rampaging through the jungle knocking down trees doesn't seem to happen anymore. Dharmatel4 14:32, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

He didn't see the monster after crashing, he was just in shock from the plane crash. He saw the trees moving at the same time that every one else did, at night in the pilot. But right before the spiders attack, we hear the sound of the Monster in the distance. But it fails to appear (unless it was the spiders, but they were already explained by the pheremones and it seems unlikely that the monster could replicate a specific biochemical). Was it just misdirection? --Jackdavinci 14:34, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Maybe it was just the build suspense of the scene. 'cos the monster probably roams about the jungle anyway. --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 14:36, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Yes, but I thought Paulo said "monster," when Nikki asked him what was wrong. Maybe I heard wrong, though. --Romulan248

Nikki says "there is no such thing as monsters". Then Paulo says "maybe it was a dinosaur". Later Paulo says "then what was it? You saw the trees move". Thats all there is. Dharmatel4 17:30, 29 March 2007 (PDT)

Medusa Spider

after watching the scene again where Arzt tells Nikki about the Medusa Spider, it is clear that it was not one of his new discoveries but a previously discovered & named species. however, in the trivia that deals with this subject, the sentence "As Arzt says that he is discovering new species, he is likely to come up with the name himself" assumes the position that it's one of his new discoveries. shouldn't this sentence be removed to reflect that the Medusa Spider is a previously known (within the show) species? Lollergirl 04:07, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• I agree. If it was a brand new species, how would he know its bite would paralyze you, save through trial and error? I think it was either a previously discovered species, because I have heard about spiders in other movies that paralyze you, such as in Anaconda: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. There are similar spiders that bite you and paralyze you; they called it the 'stone spider', in that movie. Or it could have been a similar species to another discovered species, which is just as likely. Removing it now... If someone wants it back feel free to add it back.--Berethor222 06:31, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• it appears that the item in question was either not removed or has been reinserted. based on the discussion on the medusa spider page, i intend to edit this page to remove reference to arzt being the one to discover & name the species. any objections? Lollergirl 00:51, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

All credited main characters appeared?

Did Claire appear in this episode? I don't remember seeing her. ShadowUltra 14:40, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• Funeral scene. --Marik7772003 14:55, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
• You can see her for a short time during the plane crash scene. Jack is taking care of her. --Terrance 15:16, 30 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Oh yeah, thanks for pointing her out. ShadowUltra 19:55, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

Misplaced items in "Trivia"

Just wanted to explain my edits to the Trivia section. The Trivia section, being meant specifically for real trivia, was getting out of control with a gigantic list including fan discussions about why or why not they were relevant. I deleted a few things that were already noted elsewhere in more appropriate places or were irrelevant, such as:

• the info that the Matryoshka doll was called a Matryoshka doll and is of Russian origin (There's already an entry for the doll.)
• that it's ironic that Paulo and Nikki ended up bickering just like Boone and Shannon although they said they never would and also both died. (There are so many ironies like this in the show that we can't note everything like that, particularly when it's obvious and not contributing to any theory.)
• that it's ironic that Nikki told Paulo to not leave ashes near the safe as evidence, but touched the safe with bare hands. (Someone correctly rnegated this as not being worth noting b/c her prints would be all over the house anyway since she apparently lived there with Zuckerman.)
• that both Zukerman and Jack had keys around their necks (A lot of people keep important keys around their necks. Nothing shocking here.)

I was thinking of moving the arguments about 1) whether or not it's a blooper that Locke said the tide would be coming in soon and 2) whether or not Boone is the gay character said to appear later--they weren't really trivia and were spiralling into back and forth discussions. Plus, the final concensus seemed to be that both were presumtions that could not be stated as facts. I had originally moved them to the theories page, which is appropriate for discussion, and then was going to put them here on the talk page, but unfortunately they didn't get saved-- my mistake and sincere apoligies in case anyone feels these were truly important discussions. I normally am very careful and rarely actually make deletions. However, I see here that the Boone/gay discussion already has a prominent place, so hopefully no harm done. Hazel 22:28, 30 March 2007 (PDT)

• I would personally keep the fact that Nikki touches the safe, because despite her prints being in the house, she'd have no reason to touch the safe. Then again, you could argue if it's a goof or worth trivia.Voodoo 19:17, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

The "Monster Sound" When the Spiders Come

Concerning the CHITTER CHITTER CHITTER sound (monster sound?) in the recent episode Exposé, you know, the one that people are attributing to either The Monster or the spiders or whatnot, the one that's in the scene where the spiders are coming to paralyze Nikki? Well, I've been watching the old Season One episodes of LOST and I've gotten up through Special... Now, initially I thought that that was a "Monster sound" too; we've heard it with the Monster before... I thought... but around 13 minutes into the episode Special (DVD time), from 12:58 to 13:03, to be precise, when there's a flashback to Michael talking on the phone with Susan, the sound is there, accompanying the regular "flashback" WHUMP sound. Odd... maybe it is just dramatic music. --Kbmusiclover 11:48, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

• It was definitely the Monster. I was watching with several other people, all of varying stages of "addiction" for the show (meaning they don't all run around on forums and memorize Monster noises like I do), and every one of us looked at each other and agreed it was the Monster as soon as we heard it. Of course, any connection to the spiders is speculation, but it doesn't hurt to at least mention it, as it may be important. ShadowUltra 18:30, 31 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Normally I would agree... but that doesn't explain why it was in Special. --Kbmusiclover 13:13, 1 April 2007 (PDT)
    • I don't suppose you could upload a soundclip of that scene for those of us without season sets? --Jackdavinci 13:29, 1 April 2007 (PDT)
      • I'm not exactly sure how to do that... which is why I told people the time, in the hope somebody might be able to do it for me. --Kbmusiclover 15:22, 1 April 2007 (PDT)
• I've just listened to it, it sounds more like a train. --elpaw 09:30, 2 April 2007 (PDT)
• We are given an explanation of why the spiders come earlier in the show. Whats being called the monster sound could simply be an effect that was supposed to be for the movement of large numbers of spiders. They didn't show the monster and the monster didn't appear to do anything. So even in the wost case if it was there, it doesn't seem to add anything to the episode. Dharmatel4 09:46, 2 April 2007 (PDT)
  • Spiders do not make sounds when they move. Even if a vast number of spiders disturbed enough folliage to make a sound, the sound would not be the mechanical sound effect heard in this episode. Also, note that Nikki's reaction to the sound is to look up, not down. --Sawyerrocks 13:58, 4 April 2007 (PDT)
• A compilation of all the Monsters appearences, so you can decide for yourselves: http://youtube.com/watch?v=TaqbyekJHHs --elpaw 02:21, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

Ben's comments in the Pearl

Alright, so... while I was watching Exposé, I'm pretty sure one of the last things Ben said to Juliet, as he was leaving, was along the lines of: "Tell Tom to cover this up with the plane." "This" being the Pearl, that is. Now, I didn't record the episode, so I can't confirm this one. Anybody want to help me out? If I'm right, it might be a significant clue, as we thought the plane fell onto the Pearl b/c of Boone.... Anyway, nothing more to add here. Help? - mr_tee_canada

I heard the same thing.   Hooper   talk    contribs    email   14:24, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

When Boone died the plane fell to the ground, well away from the Pearl doors, and Ben, seeing that the doors were uncovered by Paulo told Tom to cover it up with the plane, unknowingly forming the famed '?'

Hey guys, my fault. Didn't check the timeline closely enough. Seems the plane was already down by this point.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr tee canada (talk • contribs), 20:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC).

Ethan's appearance and potential connection with Paulo

Ethan seems to quite frequently display rather tactless behaviour in comparison to the other 'Others.' After having just watched 'Exposé' I'd like to use Ethan's conversation with Paulo and Nikki on day 5 (?) as an example. He overhears them arguing about lost luggage and suggests they would have more luck looking inland and then explains that "the plane split apart when it was over the island so some of the stuff might have rained down." This doesn't seem like the kind of information a person would take in during a plane crash and therefore seems like a rather stupid thing to say for someone supposedly trying to integrate and act naturally. His suspicious behaviour seems to me to be rather distinctly different to the normally deceptive and manipulative 'Others' such as Ben and Goodwin. I'm not entirely convinced this exchange was the only one that took place between Ethan, Nikki and Paulo though. He seemed as though he was establishing a relationship and there are obvious questions as to Paulo's potential unrevealed connection with the others (he didnt tell anyone about the Pearl eavesdropping incident and he kept an operational walkie-talkie.) Paulo suggesting to Nikki that they could have asked Ethan for help drawing a map long after Ethan was a known threat also suggests a relationship.

I'd be interested to know if anyone else thought his behaviour was rather tactless given his situation and whether some of those other examples of similar behaviour come to anyones mind. Also this is my first post, should this be under 'Ethan Rom'? It seemed more episode centric.--Laika 14:59, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

I would not say that all the others have been normally deceptive or manipulative. Ben is certainly both. But many of the rest are shown to be reasonable people acting on an agenda. In the case of both Goodwin and Ethan, its a difficult thing to live among people and stay detached. In Ethan's case, I strongly suspect that he had someone bring him the golf clubs and he planted them in the luggage as a nice gesture. Ethan could have been trying to be helpful with the luggage in the jungle and not thinking through the implications for his cover story. Ethan's biggest fault was that for whatever reason he cared a whole lot about Claire's baby. The baby doesn't seem afterward to have been any kind of priority for the Others as a whole. Tom was far more concerned about Ethan not finishing his list as ordered. Since we don't know what Ethan was trying to do in terms of the baby (why he cared), its difficult to know if its motives were good or bad. There is also still the (odd) open question of why Charlie was never willing to talk about what happened in the jungle with Ethan.

Goodwin on the other hand wasn't all that deceptive or manipulative. His mistakes were that he was more concerned with helping people than his cover story on the day of the crash and that he got emotionally involved with Ana-Lucia. In my opinion, Goodwin's presence with the tail section survivors wasn't even really necessary anymore at the time he killed Nathan. The Others had cleared out the people on the list and there were so few people left that they didn't need close watching. Ben's later comments in the Swan suggest that Goodwin was even trying to get Ana-Lucia accepted among the others. There is a different way to look at his motives for killing Nathan. If Ana-Lucia had cut Nathan's fingers off, it might have permainently ended any argument about her being worthy and he (Goodwin) would have lost her. In many ways, the biggest mistakes that both Ethan and Goodwin made were that they got involved and started doing things that don't seem to have been part of their missions. In Ethan's case there are also still a few pieces missing. Dharmatel4 16:10, 2 April 2007 (PDT)

Mistake

If Paulo was in the Pearl at Day 49 , why the beechcraft is at the top of the mountain? Ben said that Tom needs to cover the pearl with the plane...so , is this an error? Cool Man 0912 00:36, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

The scene with Nikki and Paulo first discovering The Pearl took place before Boone's tumble down the cliff, the scene where he goes back is days after that scene, well after Boone's demise. At this point, the plane is on the ground, but not covering the hatch doors to the station. That's why Ben says Tom should cover up the hatch with it. (Without checking the timeline) This also takes place before Eko's funeral pyre. --Aero*Zeppelin 00:47, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

Locke's irony

What significance could Locke's comments to Paulo that "nothing on this island stays buried for long" have in relation to Paulo's fate? (ie. being buried alive.) He was clearly refering to Paulo burying the diamonds but could it have also been a reference to his own excavation of the hatch (which I think was going on around the time the conversation took place.) There are obviously lots of things both literal and metaphorical which do not 'stay buried' on the island but I found it rather interesting that theres a burying alive incident in this very episode. Maybe we havent seen the last of Nikki and Paulo?--Laika 01:47, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

Desmond

Did anyone else catch at the very end that Desmond had a "flash" into the future where he saw Nikki open her eyes while in the grave and say "paralyzed" ? Then we see him turning away from the grave and the next shot she has her eyes still closed and they are still burying her. Then we see her open her eyes again just as they are putting sand on her face. Watch it again! I took this to mean that Desmond realized what was happening, but deliberately chose not to intervene. I wonder if this will have future implications (e.g., Desmond seeing what will happen to other people, but stay quiet.) I'd love to hear if anyone else caught this. --Jolitapmd 09:15, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

• The episode I saw ends this way: Nikki has a her final flashback, in which she runs to the beach, collapses, and says "paralyzed". We cut to real time, with Nikki in her grave, eyes closed, and dirt being shoveled in. Desmond starts to walk away, as does pretty much every one else who isn't shoveling. Just as they throw dirt over Nikki's face, her eyes open, but they do not see and continue shoveling, eventually burying Nikki and Paulo under a huge pile of dirt. Episode ends. I don't think this shows Desmond having any special knowledge, as everyone is walking away not just him, and there is nothing "flashy" about the scene. --Jackdavinci 10:29, 3 April 2007 (PDT)
• Okay, so I went back and watched it again, and realized that what I saw last week (I even rewound the ending a few times on Wed.) was my brain being affected by the new time slot... Thanks for setting me straight! I do think that it was significant that Desmond was the first one in the crowd that the camera cut to. I believe he knows more than he lets on, but of course I have no proof... I guess we'll find out...--Jolitapmd 10:58, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

They knew Nikki and Paulo weren't dead?

Paulo had the spider's remains on his hand. The yellowich green colour was quite salient if you ask me. Also, (I'm not sure I remember right) when Arzt described this species of spiders there was someone else apart from Nikki and Paulo listening in as well, right? (Charlie?) And then, as someone metioned above there's Vincent's behaviour. So maybe someone did manage to put 2 and 2 together? --Trewqh 10:22, 3 April 2007 (PDT)

Nikki and Paulo confirmed dead

Damon himself has confirmed that on a scale of 1 to 10 dead, they are a full-on Nigel Tufnel 11!!! Is it safe to delete "presumed" now? :-) --Jackdavinci 14:29, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

The same site also confirms that a flashback scene with the purple sky was cut for time. --Jackdavinci 14:30, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

I've deleted the "presumed" from the Nikki and Paulo articles. But it will probably be changed back by someone within the next few hours. Dharmatel4 14:54, 4 April 2007 (PDT)

Answered Questions

• Why did Paulo and Nikki apparently not tell anyone about the Beechcraft plane or The Pearl exterior?

They say that they think there gonner get rescued any day and are only concerd with finding the diamonds, also telling people would lead to the question of "What were you doing out there?, why is your bag so important"

• The newspaper Paulo was reading in the airport was dated Thursday 24th September 2004, which is after the flight 815 crash date (22nd September 2004).[2] [3] Is this a blooper or something more significant?

It was comfirmed as a blooper in the podcasts

• Since Arzt made the map for Nikki and Paulo, did he know about the existence of the Beechcraft plane or The Pearl?

He made a map Based on tragectories, He probably only gave them a ruff bearing to go on.

Paul + Ethan unanswered question

Someone keeps deleting this:

• Nikki and Paulo meet Ethan on day 6. On day 16 Ethan kidnaps Claire and hangs Charlie. Yet on day 24 Paulo suggests to Nikki that Ethan could help them find their luggage. Why is this?

This is a valid question and a much bigger and important mystery than any of the other questions. Given the way the writers went out of their way to point out the exact timeline with the on screen titles it seems very unlikely that this is simply a timeline error. So either Nikki and Paulo were both so oblivious that they didn't hear anyone talking about Claire's kidnapping and Charlie's near death, or they didn't care, or Paulo was still talking with Ethan. Whatever the answer is it has fairly large implications. There's no reason to delete it unless it's answered within the plot of the show or one of the staff addresses it and someone can cite it with a link. Thanks. --Jackdavinci 08:54, 9 April 2007 (PDT)

It was me who deleted it. I have reverted it so the question is still there. While I think there really wasn't anything meant by this and their is lots of evidence in the show to support that nothing was meant by the statement the question wasn't answered clearly (although in my opinion it was answered) so I have put it back up although worded it a little differently. I will try later to post a bit of my reasoning as to why it was answered. -Mr.Leaf 09:20, 9 April 2007 (PDT)

Pointless, yet oh so sweet

The whole Nikki and Paulo thing seemed a bit pointless to me. Like, how is there struggle to find the diamonds in any way relevant to the storyline? I would have rather seen Nikki and Paulo do something useful (for once) and become part of the story arc before they died. But instead, they looked for diamonds, and they died. That has nothing to do with anything that is, or probaly will happen on the Island. I really wanted to like Nikki and Paulo, but I just couldnt after there late apperience. And when i finally said, "Ok, maybe they'll become part of the story arc and something they do before they die will effect the show in some significant way." But no, they got burried alive. And yet, I found myself smiling devilishly when they were slowly sufficating to death :), I just wish they could have stayed around longer and effected the story, rather than just satisfying fans by killing them off. -- Iron Man  Send a message  View contributions  11:06, 22 April 2007 (PDT)

While I agree it would have been nice to see them contribute, it doesn't bother me that all they did was look for diamonds. Lost is a character driven show and as the producers said, not every episode can contribute to the overall story arc or it'll be done way too fast. A lot of characters have episodes that are personal journeys that contribute little to the overall story, I think Nikki and Paulo just get picked on. Their death was amazingly sinister though, that's one you don't forget. Voodoo 18:47, 1 May 2007 (PDT)

I agree with Onelastword, this episode was pointless. I disagree with the statement that not every episode/character should continue to the story arc.C.m. 06:43, 10 May 2007 (PDT)

"The Line"/Pearl Station Retcon Suggestion

I'm curious: after Ben told Juliet of the plan to nab Jack using Michael (which Paulo witnessed in this episode), if Juliet actually decided to undermine him and gave orders to Tom set Jack, Sawyer and Kate free at the line, thus adding fuel Juliet & Ben's personal conflict. Perhaps even forcing Ben to go out on his own to the hatch to see if either the Swan or Locke had healing properties? I'm curious if anyone can find any shred of evidence of this being likely before this can be posted in the theories section?--HAL4815162342 13:43, 14 May 2007 (PDT)

I dunno, it seems to me that Ben may have first wanted to infiltrate the group, and that could be why Tom didn't take them at the line when the chance was there, Ben wanted to psych em first and see if using Kate and Sawyer as leverage would actually work (if he picked the wrong line of manipulation, Jack wouldn't have been motivated to do the surgery). So maybe Ben got himself caught on purpose? It seems a bit weird that he accidentally got captured, he seems too experienced and probably knows how to avoid Rousseau traps by now --Nickb123 (Talk) 14:01, 14 May 2007 (PDT)

Dimonds and Airport Security

Ok how did Nikki and Paulo get through airport security with 8 million dollars worth of dimonds? They did not check their bag with the dimonds and they would notice a little baggie stuffed in a doll on the x-ray machines. It just makes no sense that they would be able to get through airport security. --LostCloverfield42 20:19, 3 July 2008 (PDT)

It also makes no sense that pushing a frozen wheel can move an island. But the diamonds thing, however, it's just a minor error, if anything. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  E  20:27, 3 July 2008 (PDT)

Paulo Nav Bar?

I just noticed that Nikki has a nav bar at the bottom of the page, but not Paulo. Why is this? Blender83 21:37, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

• Nikki and Paulo previously shared the same nav bar. Guess this page wasn't edited when they were split. --LeoChris 21:59, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

A Blooper I don't get

"During Nikki and Paulo's flashback of the crash scene, Locke, rather than the "gas man" extra, yelled "stay away from the gas"."

I saw the scene. Locke doesn't yell that. He just shouts "Stay away from there!", a thing he did say in the original, Pilot. --Dr. James (4 8 15 16 23 42) 01:40, January 29, 2010 (UTC)

Walt?

• Walt is now listed as appearing in archive footage in the episode ... is that really the case? When exactly in the episode does that happen? Can anyone provide a screencap? --LeoChris 02:38, February 12, 2010 (UTC)
  • It doesn't, I've checked this before. If someone has a timecode to prove me wrong, I welcome it; but in the meantime I'm removing the entry.  Jimbo the Tubby  talk  contributions  17:14, February 12, 2010 (UTC)

Day 48

Wait how Arzt appear on Day 48.Arzt died in 44 days.this is error.And Shannon really not could appear With Nikki and Paulo.She was not with them the day--Tom Jacob 19:05, July 8 , 2010 (LT)

He doesn't appear on day 48. He appears 48 days ago-which since Expose is set on day 81 means day 33. 81 - 48 = 33. And why can't Shannon be there? Day 33 corresponds with "...In Translation", and Shannon was in the camp during that episode. --Golden Monkey 16:36, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

I believe Tom Jacob meant that Shannon couldn't appear on day 48, as opposed to 48 days ago, as she was busy dying that day. --LeoChris 17:31, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Yes, but she didn't appear on day 48. She last appears in this episode on day 33. You don't even see day 48 in this episode. The only "48" in this episode is "48 Days Ago" (from day 81)-meaning, day 33, the last day Arzt and Shannon appear on in this episode. Tom Jacob thought that meant day 48, when it means day 33. --Golden Monkey 17:33, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

I know that's what he thought. That why I'm saying he also thought it was impossible for Shannon to be there. I think we're both saying the same thing here :P --LeoChris 19:26, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Winter Blooper

In Locke's conversation with Paulo on Day 49, right after his "things don't stay buried" line, Locke explains further, "Winter is coming, high tide." Winter would not be coming in November in the South Pacific. --Celebok 00:35, July 12, 2010 (UTC)

• Would Locke know that? Do errors made by the characters themselves qualify as bloopers? Personally, I think it'd be better to include it as trivia. --LeoChris 03:37, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
  • Good point. I've added it to the trivia section. --Celebok 07:37, September 29, 2010 (UTC)

Who's Nikki?

I realize Sawyer was a proxy for the fans when he said "Who's Nikki?" and "Who are you?", but when he and Kate returned to the beach in "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" we see Nikki give him a nice, big hug (@14:25) with Kate looking on. And this just after he saw Nikki hug Kate. Seems strange he doesn't remember ever seeing her.--Paleored 19:12, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

• Ah, but he didn't catch her name. Sawyer catches the name of only a fraction of the women whom he "hugs". And he also hugged several people in that scene who would later receive no lines and would die without any mourning from Sawyer. You might find it surprising that after a month anyone wouldn't know each other's names - there's not much to do on the island other than talk to the rest. But this is loner Sawyer we're talking about. --- Balk Of Fame ♪ talk 19:58, December 20, 2010 (UTC)

• When Nikki walks away after arguing with Sawyer about the guns he yells after her "And who the hell are you?". The question is for the fans. Sawyer may not know her name, but the implication is that he's never seen her before. It's not all that important, I'm just saying.--Paleored 03:24, December 21, 2010 (UTC)

I know I'm late but as I remember Paulo was the first to be bitten by the spider.Doesn't that mean he should've woken up before Nikki?