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Flashes Before Your Eyes

Season

Episode

3

8

Aired

February 14, 2007

Flashback

Desmond Hume (time-travel)

Flashforward

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Written by

Damon Lindelof and Drew Goddard

Directed by

Jack Bender

Guest starring

Sonya Walger as Penelope Widmore
Alan Dale as Charles Widmore
Shishir Kurup as Donovan
Fionnula Flanagan as Ms. Hawking
Katie Doyle as receptionist
Jeremy Colvin as delivery man
Michael Titterton as bartender
David Cordell as Jimmy Lennon

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Flashes Before Your Eyes is the 8th episode of season 3 of Lost. Desmond Hume is in the episode's flashbacks, although the flashbacks are actually Desmond reliving a part of his life after imploding the hatch.

[edit] ABC press release

A suspicious and determined Hurley enlists Charlie to help him wrangle the truth out of Desmond, who has been acting strangely ever since the implosion of the hatch.

[edit] Former spoilers and rumors

• Kristin Veitch (E! Online correspondant): This episode will feature Charlie flashbacks.
  • FALSE
• Carlton Cuse (Writer, producer): The kidnapped tail section survivors, including the children and Cindy, will return in this episode.
  • FALSE, this was moved to episode 9.
• Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, writer): The format of this episode is unlike any other episode, and the format will never be used again.
  • TRUE