The 23rd Psalm

"The 23rd Psalm"
Lost episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 10
Directed byMatt Earl Beesley
Written by
Production code210
Original air dateJanuary 11, 2006 (2006-01-11)
Running time43 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
  • Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yemi
  • Kolawole Obileye Jr. as Young Eko
  • Olekan Obileye as Young Yemi
  • Pierre Olivier as Olu
  • Ronald Revels as Goldie
  • John Bryan as Thug captain
  • Lawrence Jones as Soldier
  • Moumen El Hajji as Moroccan
  • Achraf Marzouki as Moroccan
  • Ellis St. Rose as Priest
  • Cynthia Charles as Woman
Episode chronology
List of episodes

"The 23rd Psalm" is the tenth episode of the second season of Lost, and the 35th episode overall. The episode was directed by Matt Earl Beesley and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on January 11, 2006, on ABC, and was watched by an average of 20.56 million American viewers. The episode is centered on the character of Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who in flashbacks is revealed to be a former warlord in Nigeria, and in the present-day events goes with Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) to the Nigerian airplane which had crashed on the island.

The episode has an overall theme of redemption, and was written by drawing inspiration from "Deus Ex Machina", the episode where the Nigerian airplane was first introduced. Reviews for "The 23rd Psalm" were positive, praising the flashback and Akinnuoye-Agbaje's performance as Eko. The episode's script was later nominated for an Emmy Award.

  1. ^ "Lost - Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.[permanent dead link]

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