The Envelope

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		Lost: Missing Pieces (Main Character(s) in Parentheses)
#01	"The Watch"	(Jack)	#06	"Room 23"	(Ben & Juliet)	#10	"Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack"	(Jack)
#02	"The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt"	(Hurley)	#07	"Arzt & Crafts"	(Arzt)	#11	"Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course"	(Jin)
#03	"King of the Castle"	(Ben & Jack)	#08	"Buried Secrets"	(Sun & Michael)	#12	"The Envelope"	(Juliet)
#04	"The Deal"	(Michael & Juliet)	#09	"Tropical Depression"	(Michael)	#13	"So It Begins"	(Vincent)
#05	"Operation: Sleeper"	(Juliet & Jack)

"The Envelope"

Season

Episode

Missing Pieces

Aired

January 21, 2008
(Verizon)
January 28, 2008
(ABC.com)

Starring

Elizabeth Mitchell - Juliet

Days

Written by

Story by Damon Lindelof, Teleplay by Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams

Directed by

Jack Bender

Production code

109

Guest starring

Julie Adams - Amelia

Episode Transcript
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"The Envelope" is the twelfth Lost mobisode. Amelia questions Juliet about a situation relating to Ben.

1 Synopsis
2 Trivia
3 Episode references
4 External links

Synopsis

In a familiar scene, Juliet is at her home at the Barracks when she notices that the muffins in the oven are burning. After burning her hand while taking them out, the doorbell rings. It is Amelia. She helps Juliet, getting some ice for her hand, but realizes that something else is troubling Juliet. She asks if it is Ben, and Juliet says that things have gotten awkward between them. Amelia asks if he finally told her how he felt, but Juliet says he didn't; things are complicated. After Amelia further presses Juliet about what is going on, Juliet hints that they are somehow in trouble. Juliet then asks Amelia to keep quiet about something she is about to show her. As Juliet pulls an envelope out of the kitchen drawer, the doorbell rings, and the mobisode ends.

Trivia

Production notes

Promotional still from "A Tale of Two Cities"

The production code/mobisode number for this mobisode is 109, even though it was the eleventh one released.
The running time is 02:00.
This mobisode was leaked in full quality the same day as the Verizon version was released.
This is a deleted scene: Promotional stills from "A Tale of Two Cities" show Juliet and Amelia in the kitchen, with Juliet taking an envelope out of a drawer. In addition, writing credits for this mobisode are shared between Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams; the two also share writing credits for "A Tale of Two Cities". Furthermore, the producer credits are very different from the regular mobisodes, but are almost equal to those of "A Tale of Two Cities". Lastly, this scene was explicitly discussed by Damon Lindelof and Elizabeth Mitchell in the DVD audio commentary for "A Tale of Two Cities".
There is a making of article about this mobisode in issue 18 of Lost: The Official Magazine.

Literary techniques

The mobisode ends just before the contents of the envelope are revealed. (Cliffhanger)
Amelia says to Juliet: (Ben) finally told you how he felt, huh?, which he didn't do yet, but does later. ("The Other Woman")(Foreshadowing)

Recurring Themes

Recurring themes in Lost
Black and white • Car accidents • Character connections • Deceptions and cons • Dreams • Eyes • Fate versus free will • Good and bad people • Imprisonment • Isolation • Life and death • Missing body parts • Nicknames • The Numbers • Parent issues • Pregnancies • Rain • Rebirth • Redemption • Relationships • Sacrifice • Secrets • Time

Juliet has hidden the envelope in her silverware drawer. (Secrets)

Episode references

The scene takes place during the time frame of the opening sequence of "A Tale of Two Cities", where Juliet is getting ready for the book club.
The envelope matches the one used to hold Ben's X-rays the day before the crash. ("One of Us").