Episode S4E05 - Title Unknown (Air Date: 3rd March 2008)
Flashbacks: Desmond
What we know
I think this episode has more casting breakdowns than we've seen before for any episode,7 (see below). It's a Desmond centric episode and looking at the characters it certainly appears to be a flashback and not a flashforward. The descrïptions seem to imply that it may well show us what happened to Desmond in the military to get him imprisoned. Will this be a normal flashback or another crazy one like we saw in "Flashes Before Your Eyes"?

We've had no behind the scenes photos for this episode yet which finished shooting on the 18th October but we had the following snippet.

"A smattering of “LOST” notes for the week, all from more fortunate friends. From Darcy, news of a location shoot at the old Honolulu Brewing Co. building on Queen Street, last seen in a flashback for the late, great Charlie Pace. From Nurse Ariel, news of a military camp of some kind set up on the slopes of Diamond Head, with soldiers made to do sit-ups in the mud (courtesy industrial water trucks). And from Sir Terse, tantalizing reports of several days’ worth of shooting at the Others’ camp out at the YMCA’s Camp Erdman, with several actors sighted — some we’ve never seen in Othersville, and some we’ve not seen anywhere in a long time."

It was also around the shooting dates that Fisher Stevens was confirmed as Minkowski. Will we see him pop up in this episode?

- Will we see Ms. Hawkings pop up again in Desmond's story?
- What exactly did Desmond do that was so wrong to get him imprisoned? An act of cowardice?


Links to the spoiler stories
Article 1
Article 2

We have 7 casting breakdowns for this episode.

[RAY] 40s-50s, any ethnicity, psychiatrist, cold, professional type who can do what's necessary to get the job done...VERY NICE CO-STAR THAT COULD TURN INTO A POSSIBLE RECUR AS A GUEST STAR

[ALFRED] 40s-50s, Caucasian, British, cool and calm under pressure, knows his place in society and knows how to handle members of the upper classes...CO-STAR. IMPECCABLE BRITISH ACCENT.

[BANNERMAN] Mid 40s, any ethnicity, narcoleptic, can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, but has an important piece of information to tell. A very smart technician by trade...GUEST STAR.

[BILLY] Mid to late 20s, Caucasian, British, a good buddy to have, willingly to listen but won't take too much gruff before he'll knock you in line...NICE CO-STAR. IMPECCABLE BRITISH ACCENT.

[FOLEY] 40s - 50s, any ethnicity, British, physically fit, tough task master, unrelenting. A performance reminiscent of R. Lee Ermey in "Full Metal Jacket"... NICE CO-STAR. IMPECCABLE BRITISH ACCENT.

[LARSON] Late 20s - 30s, any ethnicity, smart, dangerous but capable of charm and humor. Tough military type. Follows orders and doesn't question them...GUEST STAR, POSSIBLE RECUR.

[KEAMY] Late 20s - 30s, any ethnicity, dangerous, physical - a great tactician, loyal friend and the last enemy you ever want. Military type. Follows orders and doesn't question them...GUEST STAR, POSSIBLE RECUR .

Episode 1 - Hurley/Sawyer
Episode 2 - Jack (Rumour/Guess)
Episode 3 - Sayid (Rumour)
Episode 4 - Kate
Episode 5 - Desmond
Episode 6 - ???????
Episode 7 - Sun/Jin

You can see more on each of these characters by using the Labels dropdown menu on the right.

Tomorrow we will be looking at what we know about Episode 6.

Episode 4.05: "The Constant" (Desmond-centric flashback)
Airdate: February 28, 2008, 9 p.m.
Written by: Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof
Directed by: Jack Bender
Episode Descrïption: Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects.
Guest Stars: Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Rebecca Mader as Charlotte, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Sonya Walger as Penelope “Penny” Widmore, Graham McTavish as sergeant, Darren Keefe as Billy, Edward Conery as auctioneer, Marc Vann as doctor, Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski, Kevin Durand as Keamy and Anthony Azizi as Omar.
Flashback Spoilers:
It features Ray, a psychiatrist in his 40s-50s who is a cold, professional type who can do what's necessary to get the job done.unfeeling. He may recur as a guest star.
It features Alfred, a 40-50 year old British who is cool and calm under pressure. He knows his place in society and knows how to handle members of the upper classes.
It features Bannerman, A very smart technician by trade in his mid 40s. He is a narcoleptic and can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, but has an important piece of information to tell.
It features Billy, a 20 year old British who is a good buddy to have and willing to listen but won't take too much gruff before he'll knock you in line.
It features Foley, a 40-50 year old British who is physically fit, a tough task master and unrelenting. A performance reminiscent of R. Lee Ermey in "Full Metal Jacket".
It features Larson, a tough military type in his late 20s-30s. He is smart, dangerous but capable of charm and humor. He follows orders and doesn't question them. He may recur as a guest star.
It features Keamy, a dangerous, physical and great tactician in his late 20s-30s. He is a loyal friend and the last enemy you ever want. He is a military type who follows orders and doesn't question them. He may recur as a guest star.
NEW! It deals with time travel and operates in different time periods.
It takes place sometime around 1997, when Desmond joined the Royal Scots.
We might find out why Desmond was serving time in the Southway Garrison military prison.
Desmond meets Daniel Faraday, who turns out to be an Oxfordian professor of physics.
At an auction place, Mr. Widmore bids on a prized item from the personal collection of Alvar Hanso - a journal from the Black Rock.
On-Island Spoiler:
NEW! Frank Lapidus explains the rules of the satellite phone and what calls it can and can't make.