Further Instructions

Season 3, Episode 3, Aired
EDIT

Episode Summary

Moving back to the other side of the Island, the fates of Locke, Eko and Desmond are revealed. Meanwhile, Hurley returns to camp to deliver the message from the Others.
9.0
out of 10
EPISODE RATING: Superb
1,487 votes
  • Your Rating: 10
    "Perfect"
  • Your Rating: 9.5
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 9
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 8.5
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 8
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 7.5
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 7
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 6.5
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 6
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 5.5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 4.5
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 4
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 3.5
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 3
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 2.5
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 2
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 1.5
    "Abysmal"
  • Your Rating: 1
    "Abysmal"
Rate It

Watch Online

Netflix
Subscription
Amazon
Buy
iTunes
Buy
Hulu Plus
Subscription
Amazon Prime
Free Trial/Subsc...

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

Fan Episode Reviews (136)

See All

  • As usual, the episodes that feature John Locke seem better than the rest.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By bbagnall, Feb 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    I don't know if the material for John Locke's storyline is better or if it's the acting, but the episodes of Lost that feature Locke seem just a bit better than the rest, and this is no exception. I was a little bored by the Sun flashbacks of the last episode, not that they were bad, just not as gripping as usual. This episode made up for it. Desmond seems to have the ability to know the future before it happens and perhaps might even be indestructable, considering the explosion blew off his clothes but didn't leave a mark on him. Locke has a great flashback storyline where he is living in a commune with his new "family". The actor who portrays Locke is stellar and never plays a false note. I hope Locke features prominently in the rest of this season.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 1

  • Awesome.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By Sarah_LOST, Oct 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    Locke, Desmond, and Eko survive the implosion of the hatch. Locke sees a vision of Boone and goes with Charlie to save Eko from a polar bear. Hurley discovers that Desmond can see the future. In flashbacks, Locke accidentally brings in a cop to the marijuana planting community he was a part of. Yay - so we learn what happens to the hatch people - amazing. I love the Charlie and John scene, I love the way John can't talk and he has to use pen and paper. I love John's back story. I love Locke in this episode, I love him in all the episode but he is awesome in this one, I love the way Boone is in his "talking to the island", my best scene with them are when they are in the airport, I love it. Hurley is back, I find the Charlie and Hurley scene so funny even when it's not meant to be. I also love the Hurley and Desmond scene - extremely funny.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 1

  • This Strange and Mysterious Episode managed to be good, but it´s Flaws and focus could put this episode as a failure!!!!!

    7.0
    "Good"
    By Dante_Edy, Aug 19, 2010 Report Abuse
    Logic/Details - After 2 weeks plus 3 months waiting, was time to show us what happened to some out favorites characters, but what could be a great episode, show that the writers had no idea how to make this episode better, forcing some things that not make any type of sense.

    First, if Locke can communicate with the Island, ok, why I didnt do that in Season 2 when he Lost his faith? Second, (aside of how could Eko survived to the Polar Bea) we had clunky dialogues, that avoided the main question about how they survived? Third, what was that explosion/implosion about?

    Not only that, you have a forced Locke Flashback, that try to appear impressive (since Jack and Sun dark actions revealed), with a nice twist, but unfinished. Two new characters have been introduced and this was bad, the writers assumed that they have been there all along.

    Speaking of talking with the Island, there is something sinister about that, and how the Island communicate with Locke and talked about reunite the family.

    Progress - More information, all the character survived to the explosion/implosion, something happened with Desmond and Hurley is back to the camp.

    Emotions/Stimulation/Highlights - This episode is about more information, you feel a relief, knowing that one of your favorites characters are ok. There are the usual mysteries when Locke cant speak and how you try to guess how they survived to the explosion/implosion. You have some funny scenes like when Locke throw his knife that almost hits Hurley (all the funny scenes is with him) and funny comments that Charlie made. The strange and creepy Island communication to Locke and the effects of the explosion/implosion of the Hatch did to Desmond which is very strange, mysterious and mind blowing.

    Ending - Desmond Stole the final scene.

    Overall - This is not a great episode, it focused solely in Locke and how he need to fix what he did. There are some good and interesting scenes, but we dont get any type of important answers yet. Even with the flaws, this episode managed to be good, however, is the weaker episode in this season to date.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 1

  • Finally! Some answers about the hacth, and a whole other quest emerges

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By DavidB226Morris, Oct 11, 2009 Report Abuse
    Well, it took us three episodes but we finally learn what happened to everybody who was in the hatch in the season finale. And if that wasn't good enough, we get a Locke flashback, whose stories are also fascinating to learn about It also seems kind of fitting, considering what happened in the hatch is his fault. But let's go step by step.
    Locke awakes in the jungle, unable to speak. We get a brief look at Desmond, who also seems to have survived (albeit stark naked) and Eko's staff which now seems to have a lot more scripture on it. It's been a day since the explosion (which means this episode is happening simultaneously with 'The Glass Ballerina') and Locke takes his inability to speak to figure out he has lost his communion with the island Makes sense, considering what happened to him last season. In order to get his groove back, he builds a sweat lodge, eats a bizarre kind of paste, and goes inside, hoping for a sign.

    He gets one: Boone, who guides him through a hallucination of an airport. In this airport, he is told someone is in danger that only he can help. Naturally, he is in his wheelchair. He runs across almost all of the characters he knows from the island seen the way he sees them (with the noted exception of Walt and Michael; does he somehow intuit that they are no longer there?) Each time, he wonders who needs help, and the answers he gets are full of foreshadowing.

    Charlie, Claire and Aaron are together, acting like a family. Boone says they'll be fine--- "for awhile" All three will very soon be in significant danger.
    Sun and Jin are arguing, but Jin's speaking English and Sun is speaking Korean, Sayid is trying to help them, meaning he knows what they're doing right now. Boone says "Sayid's got it, meaning he can handle the dispute they're currently having.

    Hurley is the is helping everyone on the plane, entering the numbers into the computer, and pushing the button, meaning Locke has finally connected him to the numbers. Boone: "Not Hurley," which is a safe bet, considering that the Others have just let him go.

    Desmond is the pilot, someone who is in control of his own destiny, which makes sense as he wasn't on the plane. Boone says "he's helping himself," surprising, but logical considering just by being there, he is bringing forth health, a major theme of Season 3.

    Kate and Sawyer are in the line, acting like a couple, while Jack stands off to the side alone. Pretty accurate description of what the next few episodes are going to be like. All three are being guarded by Ben, who is acting as airport security., meaning Locke thinks he's is protecting the island, but is simultaneously a threat to his friends. Boone says there's nothing he can do for them: "Not yet."

    Finally, Boone appears at the top of an escalator, and Locke climbs his way to the top, where he says Boone and Eko's 'Jesus Stick' covered in the blood, while Boone says he has to clean up his own mess---- save Eko He regains the ability to talk, and goes off to save Eko, who has been dragged away by a polar bear. Charlie points out that Sawyer killed a polar bear, meaning he never knew about the bear that threaten Walt and Michael in 'Special'. Same bear? Could be

    Charlie, who has been on the outs with Locke ever since 'Fire +Water', nevertheless decides to help him. En route, they discovery Hurley whose finally made it back to the other side of the island. Hurley eventually finds Desmond in the buff (his reaction is hysterical) and we finally learn what happened to the hatch after Desmond turned the key: it imploded. As to what happened to Desmond after the implosion (or explosion, the writers are maddeningly vague about what happened), something has changed in him. How will not become clear for a little more episode, why won't become clear for longer still, but it seems Desmond has a glimpse of destiny as well.

    And then there's Locke's flashback. There isn't anything earth-shattering, but it's a good one nonetheless Apparently after going through the hell of the last two, Locke joined a commune of hippies, who seemed to have taught him patience and treated him warmly. They also had a lot of guns, and a huge amount of fertilizer. They think (and the viewer does too) that they are some kind of cult; in actually, there merely growing marijuana. But Locke, as is always the case, trusts the wrong people and brings a young man who is eventually revealed to be an undercover cop. Locke tries to handle the situation, but unlike Sun in the previous episode, when push came to shove , he was not a killer, and once again he blew his chance for happiness
    And now he realizes that he's done it again. By losing faith in the island, he nearly led to the deaths of everybody on it. Even after he rescues Eko, and begs for his forgiveness, it's still not clear whether he's lived up to his potential to become a hunter.. He'll start shifting towards, but his determination will nearly destroy everything in his path?

    This was a much more entertaining episode than the last two. For one thing, Charlie seemed a lot more pleasant than he was last season, and he had some witty lines in doing so (My personal favorite, after Locke takes out hairspray to make a flamethrower of sorts, Charlie says: "John, I hate to be the one to tell you this) The flashback is interesting if not as revelatory as the last ones we got, and it was interesting to see what Desmond night be turning into. (The episode also introduced Nikki and Paolo, two characters who were loathed by the fan base, and were all but unnoticed by me Really, were they that obnoxious? Stay tuned.) I'm slightly annoyed that given what he went through to save Eko, what happened a couple of episodes later, but I'll get to that in time. And Locke, with Jack gone, takes up the mantle of leadership. As we will see very soon, it's not something he's really suited for.

    All in all, 'Further Instructions' is a good episode. It's a bit surprising that all of the character in the hatch survived, but as we will see, none emerged intact. There is more danger ahead, and considering what might be going on with Desmond, maybe there's more than we think.
    My score:9.2moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 0

  • John save us all

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By napen, Nov 07, 2008 Report Abuse
    Todo vuelve a girar alrededor de John y la gente que todava no sabe lo de la super ciudad y se anda preguntando qu corno es lo que est pasando. Otro chaman experience, Boone que dice lo que hay que hacer, Eko que es salvado de las garras de un oso polar, John y... pero ese de la comunidad sectaria no es ese que est...?
    Y Hurley... todo nace de l: ese lapsus espacio tiempo de Desmond, que s creo ser determinante en la serie nace con Hurley como pas en episode Dave. Todo tiene una razn de ser, si no me creen pregntenle a Hugo.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 0
 

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

  • Trivia

    ADD TRIVIA
    • Numbers: Mr. Eko's stick is inscribed "4:8:15:16". Edit
    • Locke goes into the beach camp and shows Charlie a note that reads "I need u 2 stand guard". Later, at the sweat lodge, Locke picks up the same notebook and shows Charlie what is supposedly the same page. The handwriting is different and "Guard" is misspelled as "gaurd" Edit
    • According to Locke's weapon license in the red notebook, his name is actually Johnathan. Edit

  • Notes

    ADD NOTES
    • There was a scene deleted from the episode in Locke's flashback after his confrontation with Eddie in the forest. Locke returns to the commune to find the final stages of a police raid. Mike, Jan and the other members have all been arrested. As Locke peers at the scene from the edge of the forest, Eddie looks toward him, but it is not clear if he is spotted. Locke turns and escapes into the forest. Edit
    • Naveen Andrews, Michael Emerson and Matthew Fox had no speaking lines. Edit
    • This episode was nominated for the 2007 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement. Edit

  • Quotes

    ADD QUOTES
    • Locke: It's an active kill... meaning that whatever was eating this is going to be back for more. Charlie: If you want to say polar bear you can just say it. Locke: Alright, polar bear. Edit
    • Locke: He was dragged this way. Charlie: Dragged? By what? Locke: By the polar bear. Charlie: Sawyer killed the polar bear. Locke: He killed a polar bear. Edit
    • Charlie: You're mute, John? Oh, I am sorry. Where are Eko and Desmond, are they off being mute and building structures as well? Edit

  • Allusions

    ADD ALLUSIONS
    • After building a sweat lodge, Locke goes on a "Vision Quest". A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures. It may be a part of shamanism, more exactly, the learning and initiation process of the apprentice for achieving the ability for shamanizing. Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the spirit world. Edit
    • Charlie: When I used to get high I watched nature programs on the Beeb. "Beeb" is the affectionate term used by British people for the TV network BBC. Edit
    • Charlie: Talk to the trees? I heard they were good conversationalists. This is a reference to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, in which Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) spent most of the movie talking to a tree-like creature (Ent) named Treebeard. Edit

Show Forums

See All
Last Activity
Replies

Watch Lost Full Episodes

See All

Related Shows

Season 3 Episodes

See All
Ep 23
Through the Looking Glass (2)
Ep 22
Through the Looking Glass (1)
Ep 21
Greatest Hits
Ep 20
The Man Behind the Curtain
Ep 19
The Brig
Ep 18
D.O.C.
Ep 17
Catch-22
Ep 16
One of Us
Ep 15
Left Behind
Ep 14
Exposé
Ep 13
The Man from Tallahassee
Ep 12
Par Avion
Ep 11
Enter 77
Ep 10
Tricia Tanaka is Dead
Ep 9
Stranger in a Strange Land
Ep 8
Flashes Before Your Eyes
Ep 7
Not in Portland
Ep 6
I Do
Ep 5
The Cost of Living
Ep 4
Every Man for Himself
Ep 3
Further Instructions
Ep 2
The Glass Ballerina
Ep 1
A Tale of Two Cities
 
Lost: Revelation

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

TV Listings

Full Listings
BROWSE | Shows | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | TV.com Blog

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use