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The Constant

Season

Episode

4

5

Aired

February 28, 2008

Flashback

Desmond Hume (time-travel)

Flashforward

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Written by

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse

Directed by

Jack Bender

Guest starring

Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday
Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis
Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus
Alan Dale as Charles Widmore
Sonya Walger as Penelope Widmore
Graham McTavish as sergeant
Darren Keefe as Billy
Edward Conery as auctioneer
Marc Vann as Ray
Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski
Kevin Durand as Martin Keamy
Anthony Azizi as Omar

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The Constant is the 5th episode of season 4 of Lost. Desmond Hume is in the episode's flashbacks, although the flashbacks are actually Desmond's conscience switching between time periods.

[edit] ABC press release

Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects.

[edit] Former spoilers and rumors

• Kristin Veitch (E! Online correspondant): Desmond has another time travel incident in which he meets a past Daniel Faraday.
  • TRUE
• Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, writer), Carlton Cuse (Writer, producer): Frank will explain why the phone cannot call the outside world, this episode deals with time travel.
  • TRUE
• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): A character named Omar appears in both this episode and "Meet Kevin Johnson", but it is unknown what his significance is.
  • TRUE
• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): "At an auction place Mr. Widmore bids on a prize item from the personal collection of Alvar Hanso: a journal from the Black Rock ship."
  • TRUE
• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): Daniel Faraday appears as an Oxford professor in this episode's flashbacks.
  • TRUE
• Secretagentman (Spoiler source): Will feature many British military characters, including Ray, Alfred, Bannerman, Billy, Foley, Larson, and Keamy. Some of these characters may recur.
  • TRUE