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"The Shape of Things to Come" is the 81st episode of the American Broadcasting Company's ''Lost'' and is the ninth episode of the fourth season. It aired on April 24, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.〔ABC Medianet, (February 20, 2008) "(ABC Announces the Return of Television's Biggest Hits Shows )". Retrieved on March 19, 2008.〕 The episode was written by co-executive producer Drew Goddard and co-producer Brian K. Vaughan in late February 2008 and directed by executive producer Jack Bender in mid-March.〔ABC Medianet, (April 7, 2008) "(Locke's Camp Comes Under Attack and Jack Attempts to Identify a Body That Washes Ashore )". Retrieved on April 7, 2008.〕 The narrative centers on Ben Linus (played by Michael Emerson) as he and the Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crash survivors at the Barracks come under attack in December 2004, while flashforwards to late 2005 show him recruiting Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) as a hitman and confronting his enemy Charles Widmore (Alan Dale). "The Shape of Things to Come" is one of a few ''Lost'' episodes to contain footage filmed outside Hawaii. The episode aired as the first of the second batch of fourth season episodes that were originally planned to air uninterrupted by a hiatus with the rest of the season; however, the 100-day 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike paused production and caused the writers to condense the second half of the season, which aired after a four-week break.〔Nichols, Katherine, (April 22, 2008) "(The Dirt on ''Lost'' )", ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. Retrieved on April 26, 2008.〕 "The Shape of Things to Come" received positive critical reviews and the original broadcast was watched by 14 million Americans. Much praise was directed at Emerson's acting skills, particularly in his reaction to the execution of his character's daughter Alex (Tania Raymonde). His performance in this specific episode received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards; the episode was also nominated in the category of Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series.〔Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, (July 17, 2008) "(Complete 2008 Nominations List )". Retrieved on July 17, 2008.〕 ==Plot== The episode is set on December 27, 2004, the survivors' 97th day on the island. At the beach camp, the corpse of Ray (Marc Vann), the freighter ''Kahana'' Meanwhile, Alex is captured by Martin Keamy (Kevin Durand) and others from the freighter.〔Sarnoff, Elizabeth (writer) & Vaughan, Brian K. (writer) & Williams, Stephen (director), "Meet Kevin Johnson". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 8, season 4. Aired on March 20, 2008.〕 As they take her to the Barracks, she sets off an alarm heralding the arrival of Ben's enemies. Ben, John Locke (Terry O'Quinn), and Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia) fortify Ben's house, while James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) goes to retrieve the other survivors in the Barracks. He is partially successful, as he saves Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) from her exploded and burning house, but three survivors (portrayed by extras) are shot to death by the mercenaries. Keamy finds and frees Miles Straume (Ken Leung), giving him a walkie-talkie to take to Ben. Ben communicates with Keamy, who threatens to kill Alex if Ben does not surrender. Ben attempts to negotiate and is shocked when Keamy executes Alex. Locking himself in the house's secret room, Ben enters a hidden chamber to summon the smoke monster. Ben emerges covered in soot and the monster attacks Keamy's henchmen. The survivors flee for the forest, with Ben lingering briefly to grieve over Alex's body. Afterward, Ben and Locke depart to locate Jacob for further instructions. Sawyer, Hurley, Claire and Aaron turn to return to the beach with Miles, but Locke holds them at gunpoint, successfully demanding that Hurley goes with him (as he has found Jacob's cabin before).〔Lindelof, Damon (writer) & Cuse, Carlton (writer) & Bender, Jack (director), "The Beginning of the End". ''Lost'', ABC. Episode 1, season 4. Aired on January 31, 2008.〕 Flashforwards show Ben on three continents in autumn 2005. Ben is startled when he wakes up in the Sahara Desert wearing a winter jacket and with a large cut on his upper arm; challenged by two armed locals, he kills one of them (Nick Hermz) and knocks the other (Sammy Sheik) unconscious and travels on horseback to Tozeur, Tunisia on October 24, 2005. Ben journeys to Tikrit, Iraq, where the funeral of Sayid's wife Nadia Jazeem (Andrea Gabriel) is taking place. Ben tells Sayid that Widmore ordered Ishmael Bakir (Faran Tahir) to kill Nadia. Ben lures Bakir into a trap to be killed by Sayid, who shoots Bakir repeatedly. Ben recruits him to become his assassin, and leaves for London, England, where he breaks into Widmore's penthouse; although he cannot kill Widmore, he states that he is going to kill Widmore's daughter Penelope (Sonya Walger) in retribution for Alex's death. In their conversation, Widmore claims that the island is his and that he will take it back from Ben one day.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Shape of Things to Come (Lost)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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