Through the Looking Glass (Lost) series would conclude 48 episodes after "Through the Looking Glass", they felt comfortable playing flashforwards as early as the third-season finale. Post-production wrapped on May 21, 2007, only two days before it aired on television. The score was composed by series musician Michael Giacchino, while popular music was also featured throughout the episode. Charlie also sings a song in the episode that was written by Dominic Monaghan, who plays him. A "Lost" season finale is approximately twice as long the average "Lost" episode. Due to the episode's length, it was split into two parts in some countries and when released
Lost (TV series) in which the three lowest numbers (4–8–15) and the mega ball (42) matched four of the six numbers. The No. 42 is also the "Mega Number" in Hurley's "Mega Lotto" ticket. The players who played the combination won $150 each (or $118 in California). "Lost" has been cited as a key influence on several of its contemporaries. The ABC series "FlashForward" was heavily compared to "Lost", because of its similar use of nonlinear narrative and mysteries. J.J. Abrams cited "Lost" as one of the influences for his science fiction series "Fringe". The NBC series "Heroes" drew comparisons to "Lost" during