Economist

The economist is the unseen employer of Elsa. Sayid was ordered to kill him by Benjamin Linus. Little is known about the economist, except that Elsa claims that he is very old-fashioned in his business, as evinced by his use of a pager. Elsa explained that he was an innocent man, but it became clear that he was not (as he hired Elsa to spy on Sayid).

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Economist/Theories

Who is he?
- Is he Christian Shepard
Why does Ben want Sayid to kill him?
Does Ben still want Sayid to kill him, or focus on the new person referenced at the end of "The Economist"?
Why (outside of trying to trap Sayid) would he only communicate by pager?

v • d • e Sayid Jarrah

Portrayed by Naveen Andrews and Anthony Keyvan

Centric episodes	"Solitary" • "The Greater Good" • "One of Them" • "Enter 77" • "The Economist" • "He's Our You" • "Sundown"

Shared and non-centric flashes	"There's No Place Like Home, Part 1" • "There's No Place Like Home, Part 3" • "The Incident, Part 1" • "LA X, Part 1" • "LA X, Part 2" • "The Last Recruit" • "The End"

Flashback characters	Amira • Ivan Andropov • Arabic man • Kate Austen • Sam Austen • Bartender • Sgt. Tony Buccelli • Charlotte • Alyssa Cole • Falah • Haddad • Robbie Hewitt • Ilana Verdansky • Imam • Kelvin Inman • Sun-Hwa Kwon • Benjamin Linus • Jacob • Nalini • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem • Omar • Omer Jarrah • Hugo "Hurley" Reyes • Shannon Rutherford • Sami • Sayid's father • Jack Shephard • Tariq • Essam Tasir • Zahra Tasir • U.S. Soldier No. 1 • U.S. Soldier No. 2 • Waiter • Yusef

Flash-forward characters	Arabic reporter • Kate Austen • Peter Avellino • Karen Decker • Economist • Elsa • Mariah Everman • Guy in car • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem • Korean reporter • Sun-Hwa Kwon • Ben Linus • Aaron Littleton • Woo-Jung Paik • Mrs. Paik • Reporter No. 1 • Carmen Reyes • David Reyes • Hugo "Hurley" Reyes • Jack Shephard • Margo Shephard

Flash-sideways characters	Kate Austen • Cindy Chandler • Ana Lucia Cortez • Doctor • James Ford • Desmond Hume • Eva Jarrah • Omer Jarrah • Sam Jarrah • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jaseem • Martin Keamy • Jin-Soo Kwon • Omar • Charlie Pace • Hugo Reyes • Jack Shephard • Taxi driver

Items	Nadia's photos • Radio • DHARMA cabling map • Looking Glass schematic • Build Our World

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 * Who is he?
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 * Does Ben still want Sayid to kill him, or focus on the new person referenced at the end of {{ep|4x03}}?

Changes: Economist

Revision as of 10:14, 16 February 2008

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