I very much appreciate this great casting catch DocArzt!

Guess I see Dharma and Mittelos Bioscience as directly related, perhaps simply as Dharma's public face. Curious, what evidence says they aren't?

It is possible that Dharma is headed by Alvar Hanso while Bad Hanso+ allies covertly operate within and/or adjacent to Dharma thru Mittelos Bioscience which secretly constructed the hidden Staff room and/or the Looking Glass, and/or perhaps other infrastructure.

Either way the casting call is to recruit specific talent for specific tasks which is typical as research progresses and new needs are discovered. Sounds like much fun in Season 4 & 5! For example, perhaps a flashback that explains Casey our Gemologist. Clearly many CIA/military characters where recruited at some point.

Namaste - RichPundit

I'm probably mistaken, but the name seems really familiar. Is it possible that we've heard this name on the show before?

It'll be Naomi's boss. Those people will end up making what The Others state, true - they are the good guys, trying to protect the island from these bad guys who want to 'Jurrasic Park' its natural phenomenon.

Read it here first ;)

Can you say "Fill-in for Richard Alpert"? ;)

Just got to work and read this. Unfortunately I was beaten to what I was going to say. Cheers Giovanni.

The guy from the boat that Jack talked to...he sounded kind of soothing.

Richpundit: Miitelos is a front for the others and not DHARMA.

I feel like the whole others/ recruiter story with Alpert was accomplished last season. I don't see a need to introduce a new Mittelos recruiter as an Alpert replacement.

I also think the story of DHARMA recruitment has been covered in the Man Behind the Curtain.

Which leaves me to think this will be whoever is offshore. Probably a threat to the island/others and this character will probably be looking to recruit some of the losties into their ranks since many of the losties consider the others enemies.

Perhaps JJ, but there are many possible ways to weave what we know. For example, we already know that some from Dharma joined the Others, e.g., Ben.

Perhaps, our newly casted recruiter will have a recurring role in flashbacks as an off-Island recruiter for Dharma to fill needed roles. As Dharma research discovers new things, different skills may be needed. Also as a twist, I believe that a Hanso other than Alvar discovered, infiltrated, and covertly controlled at least some of the Dharma activities for ruthless purposes. The "We're the Good Ones" Others purged the Bad Hanso and his allies, and now fear their return, i.e., Naomi.

Think there are many possibilities for a ruthless recruiter role in our LOST saga - RichPundit