Andy
15/02/2008, 05h11
LOST
403 - THE ECONOMIST
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"Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would've sold my soul."
Diffusé le : 14 février 2008
Écrit par : Edward Kitsis (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Edward_Kitsis) et Adam Horowitz (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Adam_Horowitz)
Réalisé par : Jack Bender (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Jack_Bender)
Guest starring : Jeff Fahey (Frank Lapidus), Mira Furlan (Danielle Rousseau), Marsha Thomason (Naomi's corpse), Armando Pucci (Italian man), Thekla Reuten (Elsa), Zoë Bell (Regina)
Flashforward : Sayid
Jour : 92 - Mercredi 22 décembre 2004
Sayid et Kate partent aux habitations pour faire un marché avec Locke.
Général :
The bracelet Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) wears, which is shown as she dies, bears a strong resemblance to the bracelet Sayid found on Naomi (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Naomi%27s_bracelet).
You can see the bracelet as they are getting ready for the opera.
The equipment Daniel uses to create a beacon is actually just a Swann Night Hawk Wireless Outdoor Camera (http://swann.com.au/s/products/view/?product=519).
The timers are off by approximately 31 minutes, 18 seconds. It is 1878 seconds or 31.3 minutes.
Elsa, Sayid's target, has several similarities with another woman in his life, Shannon (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Shannon):
She is also tall, fair, with light blond hair.
She ends up shot in the abdomen, just like Shannon.
An economist is an individual who studies, develops, and applies theories and concepts from economics, and who writes about economic policy. He works to predict the behavior of large groups of people and may also be an expert who determines the value of economic damages and business valuations.
Among Ben's foreign banknotes is an original Series E £20 note issued by the Bank of England, withdrawn in 2001. The design incorporates the face of Michael Faraday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday).
The New Zealand passport shown briefly from the drawer is a diplomatic passport. Standard issue New Zealand passports are blue, while the one shown in the episode was red.
The passport that Sayid picked up to inspect was from Switzerland.
Continuing Day 94 from "Confirmed Dead," this episode takes place on Dec. 24, 2004 -- Christmas Eve.
Five iron is the club Paulo (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Paulo) gives to Desmond (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Desmond) in Every_Man_for_Himself (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Every_Man_for_Himself).
Notes de production :
Jin (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Jin), Michael (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Michael), and Sun (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sun) do not appear in this episode.
If Pilot, Part 1 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Pilot%2C_Part_1) and Pilot, Part 2 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Pilot%2C_Part_2) are considered to be a single episode, then this is the first time the third episode of a season has not been Locke (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Locke)-centric.
Erreurs de continuités :
When Sayid shoots Mr. Avellino in the golf course, objects around the area are casting shadows. At the next overhead shot, all the shadows are gone.
The menu in the restaurant where Sayid (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sayid) meets Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) features numerous spelling errors: "Tages Menu" ("menu of the day"; correct would be "Tagesmenü", although at least the parsing is an error actually found in many German restaurants); "Grilltes Huhnerfilet mit Gemüse" ("grilled chicken filet with vegetables"; correct would be "Gegrilltes Hühnerfilet mit Gemüse"); "Steak mit Knobloch Kartoffen" ("steak with garlic potatoes"; correct would be "Steak mit Knoblauchkartoffeln"); and "Gulash mit Bratkartoffen" ("goulash with roast potatoes"; correct would be "Gulasch mit Bratkartoffeln").
At the place Elsa marks on the map there is no restaurant. At this place is the Humboldt University of Berlin.
However, the 'Cafe Odeon' is within the area Elsa circled
After Sayid exits the bar, a building in the background can be seen sporting two flags, the German State Flag and the Bavarian flag, both of which are normally flown only above government buildings. This property, however, has stores on its floor level, which is rather unusual for a government establishment.
The triangular traffic sign announcing a pedestrian crossing at a distance of 70 yards is typically used on country roads rather than the city.
There are no yellow stripes on sidewalks in Germany.
The green Brazilian passport found in Ben's drawer has three mistakes. An authentic Brazilian passport would read "Brasil" , "Passaporte" and "República" rather than the English "Brazil" , "Passport" and "Republica" that are seen in the episode. Similar mistakes were made on Paulo's passport in Exposé (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Expos%C3%A9)
This could have been intentional on the props department's behalf, as it is illegal to produce fake passports.
When the helicopter takes off there are shots where Naomi's body should be seen, but is missing.
A shop seen in the episode, "Art und Weise" [1] (http://art-und-weise.com/), is indeed real, but is not located on a street where a tv-tower is as visible as it is in the episode.
The location Locke expects the cabin at in this episode is not the same filming location that was used for the cabin in The Man Behind the Curtain (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Man_Behind_the_Curtain). In that episode the cabin was surrounded by big trees, while here the spot is situated on a clearing with light vegetation.
In the scene when Sayid talks to Ben on the phone you can see that his right hand is empty when he walks towards the camera but in the next cut when he crosses the street he holds the city map in that hand.
However, it is possible he pulled it out after dumping the phone as that side of his body is away from the camera for some time.
Thèmes récurrents :
The numbers 16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16) and 23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23) appear on the rocket's digital clock that Daniel Faraday (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Daniel_Faraday) is holding during his experiment. (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
In 24-hour format, the time would be 15 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/15):16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16):23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23) (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
In the cafe where Sayid and Elsa met for the first time there´s a picture on the wall showing a beer commercial "1516 Rein". The German purity law for beer (Reinheitsgebot) was declared on 4 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/4)/23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23)/15 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/15)16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16). (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
Elsa tells Sayid to meet her at the restaurant at 8 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/8):00. (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
Sayid is playing golf (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Golf). (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
Ben is waiting for Sayid at an animal shelter or vet's office. (Animals (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Animals))
Hurley tricks Sayid, Kate, and Miles into being captured by Locke by pretending to have been left behind. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
After leaving the island, Sayid is working as an international hitman for Ben, killing Ben's alleged enemies. (Rebirth (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Rebirth)) (Redemption (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Redemption)) (Life and death (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Life_and_death))
Dan's experiment shows an apparent inconsistency between time on the island and off it. (Time (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time))
Sayid says he has to kill the economist (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Economist_%28person%29) because he is on a list. (Lists (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Lists))
Sayid promises Frank he will bring Charlotte back safe in exchange for a spot on the helicopter but he gives up Miles in order to get her. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
Sayid closes Naomi's eyes. (Eyes (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Eyes))
Sayid closes Elsa's eyes after killing her. (Eyes (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Eyes))
Sayid breaks a mirror in order to attract Elsa's attention and to make time to grab his gun. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
Elsa and Sayid have been dating, but both with ulterior, unrevealed intentions against each other. (Secrets (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Secrets))
Elsa is killed. (Life and death (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Life_and_death))
In his house, Ben keeps a hidden room filled with clothing, cash from around the world and many passports. (Secrets (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Secrets))
While playing golf at the Seychelles, Sayid wore a white glove, while Mr. Avellino wore a black one. (Black and White (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Black_and_White))
Hurley is called "Tubby" by Miles. (Nicknames (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Nicknames))
Références culturelles :
On The Road (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_The_Road): Sayid (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sayid) finds a passport of Ben (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Ben)'s with the alias Dean Moriarty, a central character in this novel by Jack Kerouac, who also wrote Dharma Bums. Kerouac's Moriarty is based on Neal Cassady, who is also depicted in The Electric Koolaid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, often repeatedly tossing a sledgehammer up in the air and catching it. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Sherlock Holmes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes): Moriarty is also the name of Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis, often considered literature's first super-villain. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Holy Qu'ran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an): A copy of the Holy Qu'ran is on the bookshelf in front of Ben's hidden room. (Religion and ideologies (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Religion_and_ideologies)) (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Break Dancing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_Dancing): Hugo (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Hugo) refers to Sayid's lethal leg movement in "Through the Looking Glass (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Through_the_Looking_Glass)" as such.
Gremlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins): Sawyer (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sawyer) calls Ben "Gizmo", referring to his bug eyes. Gizmo is one of the main characters in the films Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
The Economist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist): The title of the episode is also a British newspaper that deals with politics and economics. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
The Economist is famous for publishing all articles anonymously, the collective voice being valued over that of the individual.
Casablanca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29): Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) may be a reference to Ilsa Lund, the tragic female lead in Casablanca, a movie that centers around political intrigue, clandestine love affairs, and a café. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade): Elsa may alternatively be a reference to Dr. Elsa Schneider from the third Indiana Jones movie. Dr. Elsa Schneider was a blonde Austrian professor and Nazi sympathizer who seduced both Indiana Jones and his father in order to learn the secret location of the Holy Grail. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Die Mauer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall): The café in which Sayid and Elsa meet is called "Die Mauer" (the wall), a reference to the Berlin Wall.
Sudoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoku): Elsa is seen holding a book with "More Easy Sudoku Puzzles" written on the back. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
Baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball): Jack asks Frank if the Red Sox really did win the World Series, and comments that it has been 100 days since he has seen a game. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
"If You Stayed Over": This song by British musician Bonobo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo_%28musician) (featuring Fink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fink_%28music%29)) is playing in Elsa's room while she and Sayid are in bed together. (Music (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Music))
Time dilation experiments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/time_dilation#Experimental_confirmation): Daniel performed a time dilation (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time_dilation) experiment to see how the Island affects time (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time). (Science (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Science))
"Playing House": Playing 'house' with dolls is a universal activity for children. Sawyer tells Kate they can stay at the Barracks comfortably, and that there is nothing left for them in the "real" world. Kate asks Sawyer how long they could play house for. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games)) (Isolation (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Isolation))
Cast Away (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away): Movie in which main character is stranded on an island in the South Pacific after a plane crash. The main character also places a clock in a "payload" to see how long it takes to arrive at a specified destination. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Literary techniques :
Sayid says "...the day I start trusting him [ Ben (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Ben) ] is the day I will have sold my soul" on the island, but ends up working for Ben in the future. (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
On the Island (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Island), Sayid is using diplomacy and trying to honor a dead woman's body. Off the Island, he becomes a pragmatic assassin. (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
When Sayid and Kate find Hurley in the closet, he says that he was "left behind" just as Juliet did. (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
However, like Juliet, Hurley was not actually left behind. It was simply a decoy to allow him to infiltrate the "opposing" side. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition)) (Foreshadowing (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Foreshadowing))
Locke brings Sayid and Ben iced tea just as Mikhail brought Sayid and Kate iced tea. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Sayid finds items behind a bookcase, including hidden money, as did Miles in Confirmed Dead (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Confirmed_Dead). (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
The scene where Kate sees Sawyer's shoes walk through the door from under the bed is an iconic scene, mirroring Sawyer's backstory in Season 1 where a young Sawyer sees his father's shoes from under the bed, walking into his room after he shot Sawyer's mother, and sat on the bed to shoot himself. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Sayid says to Jack: "You're not the best candidate for this kind of mission." - just as Naomi told Abbadon that "These are the wrong people for a mission like this" in "Confirmed Dead". (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
Charlotte says to Frank that she has "work to do". (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
Sayid says the job he's on is proving harder than he first thought. Elsa suggests she thought he was staying in Berlin because of her, which in fact he is. (Plot twist (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Plot_twist)) (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
The Economist names this episode, and the plot in the flash-forward revolves around him. However, we never get to see or know who he is. (Unseen character (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Unseen_character))
Sayid tells Elsa he is a head-hunter as in a corporate recruiter, yet in reality he is killing specific people for Ben which makes him an actual head-hunter. (Foreshadowing (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Foreshadowing))
The delay between the freighter and the Island is 31 minutes. Elsa got paged by her boss an estimated "half-hour early". (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Story analysis :
Locke says, "Right now, Hugo, I'm making the decisions". (Leadership (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Leadership))
Sayid is intentionally in a fake relationship with the counter-spy he had to keep an eye on, and ends up killing her. (Relationships (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Relationships)) (Rivalries (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Rivalries))
Sayid leads Miles and Kate to try and sort out the issue with Charlotte, leaving the regular leader behind. (Leadership (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Leadership)) (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
Retrieving Charlotte from Locke's group should be considered an A-Mission (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/A-Mission).
Références à d'autres épisodes / Find 815
Sayid falls for another blonde who also happens to die the same way Shannon (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Shannon) did. (Abandoned (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Abandoned))
Jack asks Frank if the Boston Red Sox (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox) really did win the Series. (The Glass Ballerina (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Glass_Ballerina))
Hugo refers to Sayid's leg movement that killed an Other. (Through The Looking Glass (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Through_The_Looking_Glass))
Jack makes a joke about Kate returning to rescue him from the Others after he told her not to. (The Hunting Party (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Hunting_Party)) (Tricia Tanaka is Dead (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Tricia_Tanaka_is_Dead)) (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77)) (Par Avion (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Par_Avion))
Desmond asks Frank why Naomi had a picture of Penny (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Penny) and him. (Catch-22 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Catch-22))
Locke offers Sayid iced tea, just as Mikhail had once offered to Kate and Sayid. (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77))
Kate asks Sawyer why does he want to stay on the island, and his answer is that there's nothing waiting for him out there. Kate had asked him why he wanted to leave in (Born To Run (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Born_To_Run)), when he answered because "there ain't anything on this island worth staying for".
Kate sees only Sawyer's legs from under the bed as he enters the bedroom, the same view given when Sawyer saw his father's legs from under his childhood bed. (Outlaws (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Outlaws))
Ben takes care of Sayid's bullet wound just as Mikhail did. (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77))
Sayid and Kate got captured moments after arriving at the Barracks (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Barracks), just as they did the previous time. (The Man From Tallahassee (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Man_From_Tallahassee))
Citations :
Frank: This guy Sayid, where's he from?
Jack: Iraq.
Frank: Iraq? So he's just gonna go and work everything out? What was he, a diplomat?
Jack: No... No, he was a torturer.
Miles: In case you zoned out while you were tweezing your goatee, one of these yahoos took Charlotte prisoner.
Sayid: I can bring her back. Safely. And if I do, will you take me to the ship?
Frank: Absolutely. You bring Charlotte back safe, and I will get you off this island.
Sayid: You're not the best candidate for this kind of mission.
Jack: What kind of mission is that?
Sayid: I'm going to make Locke give me Charlotte. And I'm going to do it without any bloodshed.
Jack: As opposed to the way I'd do it.
Sayid: Last time you encountered him; you put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. ... That's not good diplomacy.
Sayid: Naomi, were you close to her?
Miles: Nope. Met her on the boat.
Sayid: You don't seem particularly affected by her death.
Miles: Sure I'm affected. She was hot and I dug her accent.
Kate: Nice.
Sayid: I'm not going to hurt you Hurley.
Hurley: Yeah... I saw you snap that guy's neck with that break-dancing thing you do with your legs.
Kate: So what, I'm your prisoner
Sawyer: If that sort of thing turns you on.
Frank: What happened to Miles?
Sayid: I traded him.
Frank: Traded him?
Sayid: I promised you Charlotte. Here she is.
Frank: You cheated.
Sayid: Did I?
Frank: Yes, you did. Lucky for you, that guy's nothing but a pain in my ass.
Miles: Where the hell did they go, Tubby?
Hurley: Oh...Awesome, the ship sent us another Sawyer.
Sawyer: Look around us, Freckles. We've got roofs over our heads, electricity, showers, beds...
Kate: How long, Sawyer? How long do you think we can play house?
Sawyer: Why don't we find out?
Sayid: Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would've sold my soul.
Ben: I have another name for you.
Sayid: But they know I'm after them now.
Ben: Good.
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403 - THE ECONOMIST
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"Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would've sold my soul."
Diffusé le : 14 février 2008
Écrit par : Edward Kitsis (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Edward_Kitsis) et Adam Horowitz (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Adam_Horowitz)
Réalisé par : Jack Bender (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Jack_Bender)
Guest starring : Jeff Fahey (Frank Lapidus), Mira Furlan (Danielle Rousseau), Marsha Thomason (Naomi's corpse), Armando Pucci (Italian man), Thekla Reuten (Elsa), Zoë Bell (Regina)
Flashforward : Sayid
Jour : 92 - Mercredi 22 décembre 2004
Sayid et Kate partent aux habitations pour faire un marché avec Locke.
Général :
The bracelet Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) wears, which is shown as she dies, bears a strong resemblance to the bracelet Sayid found on Naomi (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Naomi%27s_bracelet).
You can see the bracelet as they are getting ready for the opera.
The equipment Daniel uses to create a beacon is actually just a Swann Night Hawk Wireless Outdoor Camera (http://swann.com.au/s/products/view/?product=519).
The timers are off by approximately 31 minutes, 18 seconds. It is 1878 seconds or 31.3 minutes.
Elsa, Sayid's target, has several similarities with another woman in his life, Shannon (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Shannon):
She is also tall, fair, with light blond hair.
She ends up shot in the abdomen, just like Shannon.
An economist is an individual who studies, develops, and applies theories and concepts from economics, and who writes about economic policy. He works to predict the behavior of large groups of people and may also be an expert who determines the value of economic damages and business valuations.
Among Ben's foreign banknotes is an original Series E £20 note issued by the Bank of England, withdrawn in 2001. The design incorporates the face of Michael Faraday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday).
The New Zealand passport shown briefly from the drawer is a diplomatic passport. Standard issue New Zealand passports are blue, while the one shown in the episode was red.
The passport that Sayid picked up to inspect was from Switzerland.
Continuing Day 94 from "Confirmed Dead," this episode takes place on Dec. 24, 2004 -- Christmas Eve.
Five iron is the club Paulo (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Paulo) gives to Desmond (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Desmond) in Every_Man_for_Himself (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Every_Man_for_Himself).
Notes de production :
Jin (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Jin), Michael (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Michael), and Sun (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sun) do not appear in this episode.
If Pilot, Part 1 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Pilot%2C_Part_1) and Pilot, Part 2 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Pilot%2C_Part_2) are considered to be a single episode, then this is the first time the third episode of a season has not been Locke (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Locke)-centric.
Erreurs de continuités :
When Sayid shoots Mr. Avellino in the golf course, objects around the area are casting shadows. At the next overhead shot, all the shadows are gone.
The menu in the restaurant where Sayid (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sayid) meets Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) features numerous spelling errors: "Tages Menu" ("menu of the day"; correct would be "Tagesmenü", although at least the parsing is an error actually found in many German restaurants); "Grilltes Huhnerfilet mit Gemüse" ("grilled chicken filet with vegetables"; correct would be "Gegrilltes Hühnerfilet mit Gemüse"); "Steak mit Knobloch Kartoffen" ("steak with garlic potatoes"; correct would be "Steak mit Knoblauchkartoffeln"); and "Gulash mit Bratkartoffen" ("goulash with roast potatoes"; correct would be "Gulasch mit Bratkartoffeln").
At the place Elsa marks on the map there is no restaurant. At this place is the Humboldt University of Berlin.
However, the 'Cafe Odeon' is within the area Elsa circled
After Sayid exits the bar, a building in the background can be seen sporting two flags, the German State Flag and the Bavarian flag, both of which are normally flown only above government buildings. This property, however, has stores on its floor level, which is rather unusual for a government establishment.
The triangular traffic sign announcing a pedestrian crossing at a distance of 70 yards is typically used on country roads rather than the city.
There are no yellow stripes on sidewalks in Germany.
The green Brazilian passport found in Ben's drawer has three mistakes. An authentic Brazilian passport would read "Brasil" , "Passaporte" and "República" rather than the English "Brazil" , "Passport" and "Republica" that are seen in the episode. Similar mistakes were made on Paulo's passport in Exposé (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Expos%C3%A9)
This could have been intentional on the props department's behalf, as it is illegal to produce fake passports.
When the helicopter takes off there are shots where Naomi's body should be seen, but is missing.
A shop seen in the episode, "Art und Weise" [1] (http://art-und-weise.com/), is indeed real, but is not located on a street where a tv-tower is as visible as it is in the episode.
The location Locke expects the cabin at in this episode is not the same filming location that was used for the cabin in The Man Behind the Curtain (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Man_Behind_the_Curtain). In that episode the cabin was surrounded by big trees, while here the spot is situated on a clearing with light vegetation.
In the scene when Sayid talks to Ben on the phone you can see that his right hand is empty when he walks towards the camera but in the next cut when he crosses the street he holds the city map in that hand.
However, it is possible he pulled it out after dumping the phone as that side of his body is away from the camera for some time.
Thèmes récurrents :
The numbers 16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16) and 23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23) appear on the rocket's digital clock that Daniel Faraday (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Daniel_Faraday) is holding during his experiment. (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
In 24-hour format, the time would be 15 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/15):16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16):23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23) (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
In the cafe where Sayid and Elsa met for the first time there´s a picture on the wall showing a beer commercial "1516 Rein". The German purity law for beer (Reinheitsgebot) was declared on 4 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/4)/23 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/23)/15 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/15)16 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/16). (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
Elsa tells Sayid to meet her at the restaurant at 8 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/8):00. (The Numbers (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Numbers))
Sayid is playing golf (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Golf). (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
Ben is waiting for Sayid at an animal shelter or vet's office. (Animals (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Animals))
Hurley tricks Sayid, Kate, and Miles into being captured by Locke by pretending to have been left behind. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
After leaving the island, Sayid is working as an international hitman for Ben, killing Ben's alleged enemies. (Rebirth (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Rebirth)) (Redemption (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Redemption)) (Life and death (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Life_and_death))
Dan's experiment shows an apparent inconsistency between time on the island and off it. (Time (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time))
Sayid says he has to kill the economist (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Economist_%28person%29) because he is on a list. (Lists (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Lists))
Sayid promises Frank he will bring Charlotte back safe in exchange for a spot on the helicopter but he gives up Miles in order to get her. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
Sayid closes Naomi's eyes. (Eyes (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Eyes))
Sayid closes Elsa's eyes after killing her. (Eyes (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Eyes))
Sayid breaks a mirror in order to attract Elsa's attention and to make time to grab his gun. (Deceptions and cons (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Deceptions_and_cons))
Elsa and Sayid have been dating, but both with ulterior, unrevealed intentions against each other. (Secrets (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Secrets))
Elsa is killed. (Life and death (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Life_and_death))
In his house, Ben keeps a hidden room filled with clothing, cash from around the world and many passports. (Secrets (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Secrets))
While playing golf at the Seychelles, Sayid wore a white glove, while Mr. Avellino wore a black one. (Black and White (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Black_and_White))
Hurley is called "Tubby" by Miles. (Nicknames (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Nicknames))
Références culturelles :
On The Road (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_The_Road): Sayid (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sayid) finds a passport of Ben (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Ben)'s with the alias Dean Moriarty, a central character in this novel by Jack Kerouac, who also wrote Dharma Bums. Kerouac's Moriarty is based on Neal Cassady, who is also depicted in The Electric Koolaid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, often repeatedly tossing a sledgehammer up in the air and catching it. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Sherlock Holmes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes): Moriarty is also the name of Sherlock Holmes' arch-nemesis, often considered literature's first super-villain. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Holy Qu'ran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur%27an): A copy of the Holy Qu'ran is on the bookshelf in front of Ben's hidden room. (Religion and ideologies (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Religion_and_ideologies)) (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
Break Dancing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_Dancing): Hugo (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Hugo) refers to Sayid's lethal leg movement in "Through the Looking Glass (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Through_the_Looking_Glass)" as such.
Gremlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins): Sawyer (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Sawyer) calls Ben "Gizmo", referring to his bug eyes. Gizmo is one of the main characters in the films Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
The Economist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist): The title of the episode is also a British newspaper that deals with politics and economics. (Literary works (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Literary_works))
The Economist is famous for publishing all articles anonymously, the collective voice being valued over that of the individual.
Casablanca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_%28film%29): Elsa (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Elsa) may be a reference to Ilsa Lund, the tragic female lead in Casablanca, a movie that centers around political intrigue, clandestine love affairs, and a café. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade): Elsa may alternatively be a reference to Dr. Elsa Schneider from the third Indiana Jones movie. Dr. Elsa Schneider was a blonde Austrian professor and Nazi sympathizer who seduced both Indiana Jones and his father in order to learn the secret location of the Holy Grail. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Die Mauer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall): The café in which Sayid and Elsa meet is called "Die Mauer" (the wall), a reference to the Berlin Wall.
Sudoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoku): Elsa is seen holding a book with "More Easy Sudoku Puzzles" written on the back. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
Baseball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball): Jack asks Frank if the Red Sox really did win the World Series, and comments that it has been 100 days since he has seen a game. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games))
"If You Stayed Over": This song by British musician Bonobo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo_%28musician) (featuring Fink (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fink_%28music%29)) is playing in Elsa's room while she and Sayid are in bed together. (Music (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Music))
Time dilation experiments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/time_dilation#Experimental_confirmation): Daniel performed a time dilation (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time_dilation) experiment to see how the Island affects time (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Time). (Science (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Science))
"Playing House": Playing 'house' with dolls is a universal activity for children. Sawyer tells Kate they can stay at the Barracks comfortably, and that there is nothing left for them in the "real" world. Kate asks Sawyer how long they could play house for. (Games (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Games)) (Isolation (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Isolation))
Cast Away (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away): Movie in which main character is stranded on an island in the South Pacific after a plane crash. The main character also places a clock in a "payload" to see how long it takes to arrive at a specified destination. (Movies and TV (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Movies_and_TV))
Literary techniques :
Sayid says "...the day I start trusting him [ Ben (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Ben) ] is the day I will have sold my soul" on the island, but ends up working for Ben in the future. (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
On the Island (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Island), Sayid is using diplomacy and trying to honor a dead woman's body. Off the Island, he becomes a pragmatic assassin. (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
When Sayid and Kate find Hurley in the closet, he says that he was "left behind" just as Juliet did. (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
However, like Juliet, Hurley was not actually left behind. It was simply a decoy to allow him to infiltrate the "opposing" side. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition)) (Foreshadowing (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Foreshadowing))
Locke brings Sayid and Ben iced tea just as Mikhail brought Sayid and Kate iced tea. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Sayid finds items behind a bookcase, including hidden money, as did Miles in Confirmed Dead (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Confirmed_Dead). (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
The scene where Kate sees Sawyer's shoes walk through the door from under the bed is an iconic scene, mirroring Sawyer's backstory in Season 1 where a young Sawyer sees his father's shoes from under the bed, walking into his room after he shot Sawyer's mother, and sat on the bed to shoot himself. (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Sayid says to Jack: "You're not the best candidate for this kind of mission." - just as Naomi told Abbadon that "These are the wrong people for a mission like this" in "Confirmed Dead". (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
Charlotte says to Frank that she has "work to do". (Regularly Spoken Phrases (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_Spoken_Phrases))
Sayid says the job he's on is proving harder than he first thought. Elsa suggests she thought he was staying in Berlin because of her, which in fact he is. (Plot twist (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Plot_twist)) (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
The Economist names this episode, and the plot in the flash-forward revolves around him. However, we never get to see or know who he is. (Unseen character (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Unseen_character))
Sayid tells Elsa he is a head-hunter as in a corporate recruiter, yet in reality he is killing specific people for Ben which makes him an actual head-hunter. (Foreshadowing (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Foreshadowing))
The delay between the freighter and the Island is 31 minutes. Elsa got paged by her boss an estimated "half-hour early". (Juxtaposition (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Juxtaposition))
Story analysis :
Locke says, "Right now, Hugo, I'm making the decisions". (Leadership (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Leadership))
Sayid is intentionally in a fake relationship with the counter-spy he had to keep an eye on, and ends up killing her. (Relationships (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Relationships)) (Rivalries (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Rivalries))
Sayid leads Miles and Kate to try and sort out the issue with Charlotte, leaving the regular leader behind. (Leadership (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Leadership)) (Irony (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Irony))
Retrieving Charlotte from Locke's group should be considered an A-Mission (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/A-Mission).
Références à d'autres épisodes / Find 815
Sayid falls for another blonde who also happens to die the same way Shannon (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Shannon) did. (Abandoned (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Abandoned))
Jack asks Frank if the Boston Red Sox (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox) really did win the Series. (The Glass Ballerina (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Glass_Ballerina))
Hugo refers to Sayid's leg movement that killed an Other. (Through The Looking Glass (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Through_The_Looking_Glass))
Jack makes a joke about Kate returning to rescue him from the Others after he told her not to. (The Hunting Party (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Hunting_Party)) (Tricia Tanaka is Dead (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Tricia_Tanaka_is_Dead)) (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77)) (Par Avion (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Par_Avion))
Desmond asks Frank why Naomi had a picture of Penny (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Penny) and him. (Catch-22 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Catch-22))
Locke offers Sayid iced tea, just as Mikhail had once offered to Kate and Sayid. (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77))
Kate asks Sawyer why does he want to stay on the island, and his answer is that there's nothing waiting for him out there. Kate had asked him why he wanted to leave in (Born To Run (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Born_To_Run)), when he answered because "there ain't anything on this island worth staying for".
Kate sees only Sawyer's legs from under the bed as he enters the bedroom, the same view given when Sawyer saw his father's legs from under his childhood bed. (Outlaws (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Outlaws))
Ben takes care of Sayid's bullet wound just as Mikhail did. (Enter 77 (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Enter_77))
Sayid and Kate got captured moments after arriving at the Barracks (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Barracks), just as they did the previous time. (The Man From Tallahassee (http://lostpedia.com/wiki/The_Man_From_Tallahassee))
Citations :
Frank: This guy Sayid, where's he from?
Jack: Iraq.
Frank: Iraq? So he's just gonna go and work everything out? What was he, a diplomat?
Jack: No... No, he was a torturer.
Miles: In case you zoned out while you were tweezing your goatee, one of these yahoos took Charlotte prisoner.
Sayid: I can bring her back. Safely. And if I do, will you take me to the ship?
Frank: Absolutely. You bring Charlotte back safe, and I will get you off this island.
Sayid: You're not the best candidate for this kind of mission.
Jack: What kind of mission is that?
Sayid: I'm going to make Locke give me Charlotte. And I'm going to do it without any bloodshed.
Jack: As opposed to the way I'd do it.
Sayid: Last time you encountered him; you put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. ... That's not good diplomacy.
Sayid: Naomi, were you close to her?
Miles: Nope. Met her on the boat.
Sayid: You don't seem particularly affected by her death.
Miles: Sure I'm affected. She was hot and I dug her accent.
Kate: Nice.
Sayid: I'm not going to hurt you Hurley.
Hurley: Yeah... I saw you snap that guy's neck with that break-dancing thing you do with your legs.
Kate: So what, I'm your prisoner
Sawyer: If that sort of thing turns you on.
Frank: What happened to Miles?
Sayid: I traded him.
Frank: Traded him?
Sayid: I promised you Charlotte. Here she is.
Frank: You cheated.
Sayid: Did I?
Frank: Yes, you did. Lucky for you, that guy's nothing but a pain in my ass.
Miles: Where the hell did they go, Tubby?
Hurley: Oh...Awesome, the ship sent us another Sawyer.
Sawyer: Look around us, Freckles. We've got roofs over our heads, electricity, showers, beds...
Kate: How long, Sawyer? How long do you think we can play house?
Sawyer: Why don't we find out?
Sayid: Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would've sold my soul.
Ben: I have another name for you.
Sayid: But they know I'm after them now.
Ben: Good.
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