I said in a different thread that people that were born on the island cannot die.. So i think that Mr Mikhail was born on the island and cannot die..

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Hurley: What about the B-O-D-Y-S?
Michael: What are spelling, man? Bodies?
Walt: B-O-D-I-E-S.

Hurley: Dude, you've got some Artz on you.

Bernard: I'm a dentist, not Rambo.
Rose: And don't forget that!