Happily Ever After (Lost)

"**Happily Ever After**"
"Happily Ever After"
Lost episode
	Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) suffers the effects of Widmore's (Alan Dale) experiment.
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 11
Directed by	Jack Bender
Written by	Damon Lindelof; Carlton Cuse;
Production code	611
Original air date	April 6, 2010
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
	Alan Dale as Charles Widmore; Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace; Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday; Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore; Sheila Kelley as Zoe; Fionnula Flanagan as Ms. Hawking; Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski; Fred Koehler as Seamus; Sundra Oakley as Lawyer; Steve Boatright as Mike; Kayren Butler as Doctor; Ben Cain as MRI tech; Jonathan Arthur as Simmons; Hannah Bell as Nurse; Grisel Toledo as Nurse Tyra; Haley Williams as Widmore's assistant; Gerard Elmore as Guy; Christopher McGahan as Tech;

"Happily Ever After" is the 11th episode of the sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 114th episode overall. The episode aired on April 6, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by showrunners and executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Jack Bender. The episode is centered on Desmond Hume.

In 2007, Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) undergoes Charles Widmore's (Alan Dale) experiment and interacts with his "flash-sideways" timeline counterpart where Desmond, Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan), and Daniel Widmore (Jeremy Davies) experience visions of their actual-universe counterparts.

"Happily Ever After" was watched by 9 million American viewers and received acclaim by critics and audiences alike.