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) ranked "Lost" the best TV series of the past 20 years. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked "Lost" No. 27 in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time. In 2014, the series was nominated for the TCA Heritage Award. In 2016, "Rolling Stone" ranked it the fourteenth best science fiction television show ever. "Lost" has been described by numerous critics as being among the greatest television series of all time. Bill Carter, television reporter of "The New York Times", defined "Lost" as "the show with perhaps the most compelling continuing story line in