Said Abd El Gawad

I was very excited to win a Swan Station patch at the Cancer Gets LOST auction.  It is an authentic patch made for the show (though not used on screen).  It was originally a gift from Roland Sanchez who served as costume designer on the show from season 2 onward.  Mr. Sanchez also worked on the late, great Alcatraz , and currently is part of the Revolution production team. This type of patch was worn by both Desmond and Kelvin during their time saving the world. And for those completists out there, this is what the back of an authentic Swan Station patch looks like!

Razor-sharp intelligence. Master manipulator. Lies like a rug. Capable of genocide. Can take a punch. Ben Linus is undoubtedly one of the greatest characters in television history. Fittingly, his introduction as hot air balloon enthusiast Henry Gale from Minnesota is itself an elaborate ruse. "Don't believe a word he says," Danielle tells Sayid. "...he will lie -- a long time." Rousseau, you're crazy like a fox. Lot #264 of the Lost Auction included the outfit worn by Henry/Ben during his "first" encounter with Danielle & Sayid in the second season episode One of Them . (First is debatable, of course, given that Sayid shot young Ben back in 1977 and Ben stole Danielle's baby from her in 1988. Amazingly none of them remember those events for three distinctly different reasons!) The full lot includes his khaki pants, two versions of his orange polo shirt, his shoes, and two versions of his olive long-sleeved shirt (which is worn ove...