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Greatest Hits (Lost)
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"Greatest Hits" is the 21st episode of the third season of Lost
and 70th episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis
and Adam Horowitz and directed by supervising producer Stephen Williams
. The episode first aired on May 16, 2007 on ABC
in the United States and on CTV
in Canada. "Greatest Hits" was viewed by 12 million Americans and was well received by critics. Lost' s editors received a Golden Reel Award
nomination.
The episode takes place on December 22, 2004, 92 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines
Flight 815. A group of survivors prepare for an upcoming raid on their camp by the "Others", while the rest prepare to contact a nearby freighter. Charlie Pace
(played by Dominic Monaghan
) recounts the five greatest moments of his life, which are depicted in flashbacks, as he prepares to fulfill Desmond Hume
's (Henry Ian Cusick
) premonitions of his death.
) orders ten of the Others to go to the survivors' camp to kidnap any pregnant women that night—a night earlier than was scheduled. Ben's adopted daughter Alex
(Tania Raymonde
) persuades her boyfriend Karl (Blake Bashoff
) to canoe to the survivors' beach to warn them. The survivors' leader Jack Shephard
(Matthew Fox
) plans to kill the ambushing Others with dynamite retrieved by island resident Danielle Rousseau
(Mira Furlan
). Sayid Jarrah
(Naveen Andrews
), Jin Kwon
(Daniel Dae Kim) and Bernard Nadler (Sam Anderson
) are selected to stay behind to shoot the dynamite-rigged tents when the Others arrive.
Desmond tells Charlie about his latest premonition: Charlie's girlfriend Claire Littleton
(Emilie de Ravin
) and her baby Aaron will escape the island via helicopter if Charlie flips a switch in a Dharma Initiative
station and drowns. Sayid tells Jack that he may be able to communicate with the freighter
roughly 130 kilometres offshore. He can use the satellite phone of Naomi Dorrit (Marsha Thomason
), a woman working with those on the boat, once he goes to the radio tower to disable Rousseau's distress signal. Juliet Burke
(Elizabeth Mitchell
) informs Sayid that this will not work because the underwater "Looking Glass" is blocking outgoing transmissions. Sayid realizes that a cable he found seventy days before connects to this station and that they will need someone to go on a probable suicide mission
there, and Charlie volunteers.
Naomi tells Charlie that his band Drive Shaft released a successful greatest hits
album after the crash of Flight 815. Flashbacks show Charlie's "greatest hits" of his life in descending order, which Charlie writes down and gives them to Desmond for Claire.
Before paddling out to the Looking Glass with Desmond, Charlie assures Claire that he will be fine, kisses her goodbye and leaves his ring in Aaron's crib. After diving underwater and entering the station, two Others named Greta (Lana Parrilla
) and Bonnie (Tracy Middendorf
) appear with guns aimed at Charlie.
Most of the island scenes were filmed from April 9, 2007 to April 12. A detailed episode synopsis was uploaded online before the episode aired and Disney investigated the leak. The name of the Dharma station in the episode is an allusion to Lewis Carroll
's novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
. Dominic Monaghan was inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio
's underwater performance in Titanic
and opened his mouth briefly underwater to appear under greater duress.
This episode began the resolution of the story arc about Desmond's prophecy regarding Charlie's inevitable death, which began earlier in the season and would ultimately end in the finale
. The storyline was conceived while producing the latter part
of the second season when the writers were brainstorming ideas for a new storyline for Charlie. While Desmond could have had flashes of the future about anyone, Charlie was chosen over a less significant character so that the story would have higher stakes. Additionally, the writers decided that it would be a great way to bring out the heroic side of Charlie, with Charlie being the only character to die willingly. Despite the problems in Charlie's life, the writers believed that Charlie always was a good person and wanted to show that with the happiest moments of the character's life. Monaghan thought that "Greatest Hits" was made "to allow the audience to sit with [his character's fate] long enough to prepare themselves for what was going to happen [in the finale]".
"Greatest Hits" marked the first appearance for married couple Rose and Bernard since the late
second season and fans welcomed the recurring character
s' return. The writers cited the actors' other projects as a reason for their absence. Additionally, it was feared that fans would complain if they appeared, when many actors with star billing
had received limited screentime in the early third season. The writers also commented that they do not want to have the couple on the show if they are just going to be standing in the background; they want to have Rose and Bernard in the show with interesting storylines.
"Greatest Hits" brought in an average of 12.32 million American viewers, making Lost the fifteenth most watched series of the week; this was consistent with previous Lost episodes in the same timeslot. The first half was viewed by 11.9 million, and the audience increased to 12.8 million in the second half. The episode received a 5.2/14 in the key adults 18–49 demographic, placing it as the top-rated scripted program for the night. In Canada, "Greatest Hits" was seen by 875 000 people, ranking twenty-seventh for the week. In the United Kingdom, the episode attracted 1.21 million viewers, and was the second most watched program of the week on the non-terrestrial channels
, beaten only by Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter. In Australia, Lost was the fifty-first most viewed show of the week, bringing in 1.001 million viewers.
Patrick Day of the Los Angeles Times
thought that "as far as penultimate set-up-to-the-big-finale episodes go, 'Greatest Hits' was above par in more than one way." Day celebrated the return of Jack "from Mt. Boring", the use of drums in Michael Giacchino
's musical score and the return of Rose and Bernard. Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly
wrote that Monaghan "turned in his best performance yet on Lost" and described the final scene as "breathtaking" with "a stunningly realized, Emmy
-worthy triumph of F/X
." Kristin Veitch of E!
also enjoyed Monaghan's acting and called the episode a "perfect example" of the series' high quality. Charlie McCollum of the San Jose Mercury News
described the latter episodes of the third season as "an absolute thrill ride". Chris Carabott of IGN
rated the episode as an 8.5/10, commending the character development of Jack and Charlie, and the acting skills of Emerson, who portrays Ben. Lulu Bates of Television Without Pity graded the episode as an "A–". Erin Martell of AOL
's TV Squad rated "Greatest Hits" as a 6/7, saying that it succeeded in building momentum for the season finale, but pointed out the plot inconsistency regarding Charlie's (in)ability to swim. Scott Juba of The Trades decided that "Greatest Hits" was the best episode of the third season, saying that the flashbacks "evok[e] the type of identifiable human emotions that drives the success of Lost. The true genius of the show lies not in its plot twists or mysteries but rather in its ability to make the audience invested in the characters by evoking themes that almost anyone can identify with." Jon Lachonis of BuddyTV
noted that the episode was "wildly successful" in turning Charlie into a likeable and relatable character.
"Greatest Hits" was nominated—but did not win—for the Golden Reel Award
in the "Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement" category. The episode was submitted for Emmy
consideration in the category of "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
" and "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"; however, it was not nominated. The episode won the E!
Tater Top Award for "Biggest Tearjerker".
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
and 70th episode of the series. It was written by co-executive producers Edward Kitsis
Edward Kitsis
Edward Lawrence Kitsis, also sometimes credited as Eddy Kitsis, is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on the popular American television series, Lost and Once Upon a Time.-Life and career:...
and Adam Horowitz and directed by supervising producer Stephen Williams
Stephen Williams (director)
Stephen Williams is a Canadian film and television director. Williams has directed several modern day television programs including work as a regular director on the ABC drama series Lost, where he was also a co-executive producer...
. The episode first aired on May 16, 2007 on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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in the United States and on CTV
CTV television network
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in Canada. "Greatest Hits" was viewed by 12 million Americans and was well received by critics. Lost
Golden Reel Award
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nomination.
The episode takes place on December 22, 2004, 92 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines
Oceanic Airlines
Oceanic Airlines and less frequently Oceanic Airways are fictional airlines used in several films and television programs.The most famous use of this brand is in the TV show Lost, where Oceanic Airlines is featured branded with a highly-stylized logo depicting an Aboriginal dot painting that...
Flight 815. A group of survivors prepare for an upcoming raid on their camp by the "Others", while the rest prepare to contact a nearby freighter. Charlie Pace
Charlie Pace
Charlie Hieronymus Pace is a fictional character on ABC's Lost, a television series chronicling the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island...
(played by Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
) recounts the five greatest moments of his life, which are depicted in flashbacks, as he prepares to fulfill Desmond Hume
Desmond Hume
Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to David Hume, the famous empiricist author and philosopher. Desmond was not a passenger of Flight 815. He had been stranded on the island three years prior to...
's (Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage, television, and film. He is well-known for his role as Desmond Hume on the United States television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination....
) premonitions of his death.
Plot
The Others' leader Ben Linus (Michael EmersonMichael Emerson
Michael Emerson is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on Lost and fictional serial killer William Hinks in The Practice.-Early life:...
) orders ten of the Others to go to the survivors' camp to kidnap any pregnant women that night—a night earlier than was scheduled. Ben's adopted daughter Alex
Alex (Lost)
Alexandra "Alex" Linus is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Tania Raymonde. She was born 16 years prior to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but was taken from her mother, Danielle Rousseau by the Others. She was raised among them, believing her mother to...
(Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde is an American actress. Raymonde's first prominent casting role was the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders in TV series Malcolm in the Middle between 2000–2003, followed by a popular role as Alex Rousseau in ABC's Lost from 2006 to 2010.She can currently be seen as UTF officer...
) persuades her boyfriend Karl (Blake Bashoff
Blake Bashoff
Blake Warren Bashoff is an American television and motion picture actor, known for his role as Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening. He has also appeared in a number of guest roles on television series, including the ABC series Lost as Karl Martin.- Life and career :Bashoff was born in Philadelphia,...
) to canoe to the survivors' beach to warn them. The survivors' leader Jack Shephard
Jack Shephard
Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character and protagonist of the ABC television series Lost played by Matthew Fox. Lost follows the journey of the survivors of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 on a mysterious island and their attempts to survive and escape, slowly uncovering more of the much broader...
(Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox (actor)
Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
) plans to kill the ambushing Others with dynamite retrieved by island resident Danielle Rousseau
Danielle Rousseau
Danielle Rousseau is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. Croatian actress Mira Furlan plays the scientist who shipwrecks on the island sixteen...
(Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan is a Croatian actress and singer currently residing in the United States. She is well known for her roles as the Minbari Ambassador Delenn on all five seasons of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 , and Danielle Rousseau on Lost.-Early life:Furlan was born to an...
). Sayid Jarrah
Sayid Jarrah
Sayid Hassan Jarrah is a character from the ABC show Lost portrayed by Naveen Andrews.-Season 1:Sayid fixes the transceiver recovered from the cockpit, and leads a group into the jungle in order to send out a distress signal. Instead, he picks up a looping message . He tries to locate the...
(Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews
Naveen William Sidney Andrews is a British American actor. He is best known for portraying Kip in the movie The English Patient and Sayid Jarrah on the American television series Lost.-Early life:...
), Jin Kwon
Jin-Soo Kwon
Jin-Soo Kwon, better known as "Jin," is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Daniel Dae Kim.- Prior to the crash :...
(Daniel Dae Kim) and Bernard Nadler (Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson is an American actor.-Early life:Anderson was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. During the 1970s, Sam taught drama at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California.-Career:Anderson is perhaps best known for his roles...
) are selected to stay behind to shoot the dynamite-rigged tents when the Others arrive.
Desmond tells Charlie about his latest premonition: Charlie's girlfriend Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton
Claire Littleton is a fictional character played by Emilie de Ravin on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the South Pacific. Claire is introduced in the pilot episode as a pregnant crash survivor. She is a series regular until her...
(Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin
Emilie de Ravin born 27 December 1981)is an Australian actress. She is commonly associated with her roles as Tess Harding on Roswell and Claire Littleton on the ABC drama Lost....
) and her baby Aaron will escape the island via helicopter if Charlie flips a switch in a Dharma Initiative
DHARMA Initiative
The Dharma Initiative, also written DHARMA , was a fictional research project featured in the television series Lost. It was introduced in the second season episode "Orientation". In 2008, the Dharma Initiative website was launched. Dharma's interests were directly connected with fringe science...
station and drowns. Sayid tells Jack that he may be able to communicate with the freighter
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
roughly 130 kilometres offshore. He can use the satellite phone of Naomi Dorrit (Marsha Thomason
Marsha Thomason
Marsha Lisa Thomason is an English actress, who is known in the United States for playing Nessa Holt in the first two seasons of the NBC series Las Vegas, for her recurring role on ABC's Lost as Naomi Dorrit, and for playing FBI agent Diana Berrigan on USA Network's White Collar.-Early...
), a woman working with those on the boat, once he goes to the radio tower to disable Rousseau's distress signal. Juliet Burke
Juliet Burke
Dr. Juliet Burke is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Elizabeth Mitchell. Her character was introduced in the third season premiere.- Prior to arrival on the island :...
(Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
) informs Sayid that this will not work because the underwater "Looking Glass" is blocking outgoing transmissions. Sayid realizes that a cable he found seventy days before connects to this station and that they will need someone to go on a probable suicide mission
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
there, and Charlie volunteers.
Naomi tells Charlie that his band Drive Shaft released a successful greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album after the crash of Flight 815. Flashbacks show Charlie's "greatest hits" of his life in descending order, which Charlie writes down and gives them to Desmond for Claire.
Before paddling out to the Looking Glass with Desmond, Charlie assures Claire that he will be fine, kisses her goodbye and leaves his ring in Aaron's crib. After diving underwater and entering the station, two Others named Greta (Lana Parrilla
Lana Parrilla
Lana Parrilla is a Puerto Rican-American actress, best known for her roles on Spin City, 24, Boomtown and Miami Medical...
) and Bonnie (Tracy Middendorf
Tracy Middendorf
Tracy Lynn Middendorf is an American television, movie, and stage actress.-Personal life:Middendorf was born in Miami Beach, Florida. She attended Pickens High School in Jasper, Georgia. In 1987, during her senior year, she left Jasper to take drama classes in Miami, and later attended SUNY Purchase...
) appear with guns aimed at Charlie.
Production
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
's novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll . It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
. Dominic Monaghan was inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...
's underwater performance in Titanic
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
and opened his mouth briefly underwater to appear under greater duress.
This episode began the resolution of the story arc about Desmond's prophecy regarding Charlie's inevitable death, which began earlier in the season and would ultimately end in the finale
Through the Looking Glass (Lost)
"Through the Looking Glass" is the third season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the third season. It is also the 71st and 72nd episodes overall. It was written by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse,...
. The storyline was conceived while producing the latter part
Three Minutes
"Three Minutes" is the 47th episode of Lost. It is the 22nd episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired May 17, 2006 on ABC. The character of Michael Dawson is featured in the episode's...
of the second season when the writers were brainstorming ideas for a new storyline for Charlie. While Desmond could have had flashes of the future about anyone, Charlie was chosen over a less significant character so that the story would have higher stakes. Additionally, the writers decided that it would be a great way to bring out the heroic side of Charlie, with Charlie being the only character to die willingly. Despite the problems in Charlie's life, the writers believed that Charlie always was a good person and wanted to show that with the happiest moments of the character's life. Monaghan thought that "Greatest Hits" was made "to allow the audience to sit with [his character's fate] long enough to prepare themselves for what was going to happen [in the finale]".
"Greatest Hits" marked the first appearance for married couple Rose and Bernard since the late
S.O.S. (Lost)
"S.O.S." is the 19th episode of the second season of Lost and the 44th episode overall. The episode was directed by Eric Laneuville, and written by Steven Maeda and Leonard Dick. It first aired on April 12, 2006 on ABC. The characters of Rose Henderson "S.O.S." is the 19th episode of the second...
second season and fans welcomed the recurring character
Recurring character
A recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in an episode, sometimes being the main focus...
s' return. The writers cited the actors' other projects as a reason for their absence. Additionally, it was feared that fans would complain if they appeared, when many actors with star billing
Billing (film)
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had received limited screentime in the early third season. The writers also commented that they do not want to have the couple on the show if they are just going to be standing in the background; they want to have Rose and Bernard in the show with interesting storylines.
Reception
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, beaten only by Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter. In Australia, Lost was the fifty-first most viewed show of the week, bringing in 1.001 million viewers.
Patrick Day of the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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thought that "as far as penultimate set-up-to-the-big-finale episodes go, 'Greatest Hits' was above par in more than one way." Day celebrated the return of Jack "from Mt. Boring", the use of drums in Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino is an American composer who has composed scores for movies, television series and video games. Some of his most notable works include the scores to television series such as Lost, Alias and Fringe, games such as the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series, and films such as...
's musical score and the return of Rose and Bernard. Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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wrote that Monaghan "turned in his best performance yet on Lost" and described the final scene as "breathtaking" with "a stunningly realized, Emmy
Primetime Emmy Award
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-worthy triumph of F/X
Special effect
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." Kristin Veitch of E!
E!
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also enjoyed Monaghan's acting and called the episode a "perfect example" of the series' high quality. Charlie McCollum of the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
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described the latter episodes of the third season as "an absolute thrill ride". Chris Carabott of IGN
IGN
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rated the episode as an 8.5/10, commending the character development of Jack and Charlie, and the acting skills of Emerson, who portrays Ben. Lulu Bates of Television Without Pity graded the episode as an "A–". Erin Martell of AOL
AOL
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's TV Squad rated "Greatest Hits" as a 6/7, saying that it succeeded in building momentum for the season finale, but pointed out the plot inconsistency regarding Charlie's (in)ability to swim. Scott Juba of The Trades decided that "Greatest Hits" was the best episode of the third season, saying that the flashbacks "evok[e] the type of identifiable human emotions that drives the success of Lost. The true genius of the show lies not in its plot twists or mysteries but rather in its ability to make the audience invested in the characters by evoking themes that almost anyone can identify with." Jon Lachonis of BuddyTV
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noted that the episode was "wildly successful" in turning Charlie into a likeable and relatable character.
"Greatest Hits" was nominated—but did not win—for the Golden Reel Award
Golden Reel Award
Golden Reel Award may refer to:* Golden Reel Award , presented by the Genie Awards to high-grossing Canadian films...
in the "Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement" category. The episode was submitted for Emmy
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on September 16, 2007 and were televised live on Fox at 8:00 p.m. EDT for the first time in high definition...
consideration in the category of "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
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" and "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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"; however, it was not nominated. The episode won the E!
E!
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Tater Top Award for "Biggest Tearjerker".