Room 23 (mobisode)

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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"	(Various)	#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)

"Room 23"

Season

Episode

Missing Pieces

Aired

December 10, 2007 (Verizon)
December 17, 2007 (ABC.com)

Starring

Michael Emerson - Ben
Elizabeth Mitchell - Juliet

Days

Between 45 and 49

Written by

Elizabeth Sarnoff

Directed by

Jack Bender

Production code

104

Guest starring

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Episode Transcript
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"Room 23" is the sixth Lost mobisode. Ben and Juliet react to a situation in Room 23, apparently concerning Walt.

1 Synopsis
2 Trivia
3 Episode references
4 Unanswered questions
5 External links

Synopsis

Ben responds to a klaxon and red light at Room 23. Juliet is already there and a number of people are seen running away. According to Juliet, Walt "did it again". When Ben asks, "Did what again?" she tells him that he knows. Walt is inside and has done something that has frightened all of the Others present, aside from Ben, who insists that someone has to go in and tell him to stop. Juliet refuses to go into the room and says that neither Bea, Tom nor anyone else is willing to go into the room.

Juliet says that Michael is out looking for Walt and that they could bring him back; Ben refuses. Juliet then tells Ben the situation is his responsibility in that he wanted Walt brought there. Ben corrects her saying that Jacob wanted Walt brought there. Juliet tries to convince Ben that Walt is dangerous and Ben responds that Walt is only a child. Juliet takes him outside the building where she shows him a pile of dead birds on the ground under a boarded up window. Ben then turns to Juliet with a troubled look on his face.

Trivia

Title

The title simply refers to the room numbered 23, at The Hydra station. It's unclear what happens inside with Walt.

General

The dead birds below Room 23's window

Juliet and Ben never mention the name of the child in the room, nor do they mention the name of the father looking for him. Based on the dialogue, the two are assumed to be Walt and Michael, respectively.
The dead birds include various parrots, various doves/pigeons, possible corvids (crow-like), and debatable larids (gulls). The gulls are not the same species as caught by Claire in "Par Avion".

Production notes

The production code/mobisode number for this mobisode is 104.
The running time is 01:22.
This is the shortest mobisode.
There is a making of article about this mobisode in issue 16 of Lost: The Official Magazine.

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

Ben refers to Walt as "special". (Regularly spoken phrases)
Walt is kept in Room 23. This is also the name of the mobisode. (Numbers)

Episode references

The mobisode concerns Room 23, the brainwashing facility where Karl was held. ("Not in Portland")
Walt told Michael that The Others made him "take tests", after which Bea Klugh became agitated and threatened to put him in "the Room" again. Walt instantly froze up at the mention of this. ("Three Minutes")
After Michael led Kate, Hurley, Jack and Sawyer to the Others to complete his deal for Walt, Ben returned the boy as promised, commenting that he was "more than we bargained for." ("Live Together, Die Alone")
A bird crashed into a window when Walt was in Sydney with Susan and Brian Porter. ("Special")

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Room 23 (mobisode)/Theories

What exactly did Walt do?
Why is there a gun in Juliet's belt?
It's understood why Walt called the bird at Brian and his mother's house in "Special", but why would he attract all these birds to Room 23?