: On the beach, Hurley and Sawyer find the couple and, believing they are dead, investigate a potential murder by the "Others". Nikki's final words, "paralyzed," are misheard by Hurley as "Paulo lies". The episode ends with the survivors burying Nikki and Paulo alive; Nikki's eyes fly open just as the first shovelful of dirt hits her face. Context and Reception
: In flashbacks, it is revealed that Nikki (a guest actress on the TV show Exposé ) and Paulo (a chef) murdered a wealthy television producer in Sydney to steal a bag of $8 million in diamonds. [S3E14] ExposГ©
is the 14th episode of Season 3 (the 63rd episode overall) of the television series Lost , first aired on March 28, 2007. It is a standalone, darkly comedic episode focused on the backstories and ultimate fates of two widely disliked characters, Nikki Fernandez and Paulo . Plot Summary : On the beach, Hurley and Sawyer find
: The episode was essentially a response to the intense fan dislike for Nikki and Paulo, who were seen as "shoehorned" into the story. The writers used this episode to kill them off in a "horrible" and "meta" way. Context and Reception : In flashbacks, it is
: The spider’s pheromones attract other spiders, and Nikki is also bitten. Both fall into a state of total paralysis that mimics death.