Episode Title: "Meet Kevin Johnson"

Episode Number: Season 4, Episode 8 (#77 overall)
Production Number: 4.08
Air Date: 03/20/08

Flashback (as told to Desmond and Sayid): Michael


Synopsis: "Sayid confronts Ben's spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke's camp in order to survive an impending attack.

Guest starring are Cynthia Watros as Libby, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit, Ken Leung as Miles Straume, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski, Grant Bowler as Captain Gault, Jill Kuramoto as female anchor, Galyn Gorg as nurse, Starletta DuPois as mom, William P. Ogilivie as Gus, Francesco Simone as Arturo and James Locke as mechanic.

"Meet Kevin Johnson" was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Brian K. Vaughan and directed by Stephen Williams."


OMG Moments:

• There is another Dharma station, the Temple.
• Mr. Friendly/Tom was gay.
• Sayid turns in Michael to the ship captain, saying he is a traitor.
• Roussau and Karl get shot.

New Clues:

• Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse told us we'd see Libby again, and here she is.
• We're also seeing Mr. Friendly and Naomi again.

Questions:

• Is the Temple really a safe haven for the Others?
• Yes, until the Other named Dogen dies. He is the only thing keeping the smoke monster out.
• Why won't the island let Michael die?
  • It still needs him.
• Why did Ben play with Michael by using a fake bomb?
• Where did the freighter's helecopter go and who went with Lapidus to the island?
• Lapidus flew the mercenary team to the island.
• Who shot Karl and Rousseau?
  • The mercenaries from the freighter.

Trivia:

• This is the first flashback told to other characters in the show.

Theories: