Episode Analysis of 1.10 "Raised By Another"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and in-depth episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that was LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it. Then, come back here.

First off, let's clear the air first. I'm back after taking two months or so off from blogging altogether. While it was much longer than I had originally anticipated, I didn't realize how much time I needed until I actually got back here. Sometimes, I need a break from these things to clear my head and reset. It's good to be back now.

What happened while I was gone? Well, apparently all the actors from LOST have literally lost their damn minds after leaving the Island. First, Doug Hutchison, who played Horace Goodspeed, and is fifty-one years old, married a sixteen year old aspiring country singer. Then, Matthew Fox got arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman on a damn party bus or something. Sounds like he's pulling a Jack Shephard to me. I wonder if he was wearing a fake beard when he did it..

And, in much less disturbing news, Evangeline Lilly had a baby without anyone even noticing she was pregnant. Apparently she's dating Norman Kali, who was a Production Assistant on LOST. I recognized this dude right away because he's in a bunch of the LOST DVD Extras.. Their baby's first words? "We have to go back, Kate." Yes, babies speak immediately when they are born. Evangeline was also cast in the new film, The Hobbit, and was seen in New Zealand with her baby boy. So, that's pretty exciting. Especially for LOTR nerds like myself.. Also, congrats to Evangeline and Norman. And, that's probably the first and last time I will ever write about "gossip" or whatever the fuck that was that I just did..

So, now that we're done with that quick recap and LOST news, let's get back to business as usual, shall we?

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to Raised By Another.

This episode was written by Lynne E. Litt, and directed by Marita Grabiak. It originally aired on December 1st, 2004.

This is a Claire Littleton flashback-centric episode.

We begin with a close-up of closed eye. We hear a baby crying in the distance and a waterfall in the background. Claire Littleton's eye suddenly opens. As she wakes, her eyes shift, looking around to catch her bearings. It's dark, and a baby continues to cry. Claire suddenly springs up from her sleep, short of breath, and looking around the caves. She feels her stomach to realize that she is no longer pregnant.

Episode Analysis of 1.03 "Tabula Rasa"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that is LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to Tabula Rasa.

This episode was written by Damon Lindelof, and directed by Jack Bender. It originally aired on October 6th, 2004.

This is a Kate Austen flashback-centric episode.

We begin at the beach, with survivors sorting through luggage. Claire is looking through papers. Jack is tending to the Marshal, Edward Mars.

3.22 Through the Looking Glass

1. Jack, with a beard, on a plane, having a drink, Oceanic, Flight Attendant says they're landing in 20 minutes, gives him a newspaper, turbulence, Los Angeles Times, obituaries.
2. Jack driving, stops on a bridge, makes a phone call, 3105550148, says he read something, and hangs up, stands on the edge of the bridge, says to forgive him, is going to jump, but then he hears a car crash, a child and mother, Jack gets down from the bridge. From Lostpedia
3. Everyone is ready to leave, Sayid says Bernard and Jin are excellent shots, highly motivated, dynamite in place, they won't miss, tells Jack no matter what happens, keep moving for the radio tower, don't turn back, willing to give his life, Jack understands, says good luck.
4. "They're both excellent shots...and highly motivated. The dynamite's in place. We won't miss. Jack, no matter what happens here, I want you to keep moving; keep moving for that radio tower. Don't turn back for any reason. I'm willing to give my life if it means securing rescue, but I'm not giving it up for nothing. You understand?" Sayid
5. Rose and Bernard says goodbye, Hurley tells Claire that Charlie will be fine, Jin tells Sun to stay with Jack, says that's he's doing it because they have to go home, they leave for the radio tower, Sayid, Jin and Bernard are left behind. From Lostpedia
6. They're trekking to the radio tower, Hurley has Vincent, Jack and Juliet lead, Naomi asks if she can trust Juliet, shows Jack how the satellite phone works in case anything happens to her, so he can call her boat.
7. Bonnie and Greta beat Charlie up, he says Juliet told them about the station, agrees that they should call Ben, he sees a blinking yellow light in the communications room, just as Desmond had described from his flash. From Lostpedia
8. Ben writing in his journal, walkie, Bonnie calls him, she broke radio silence, says one of them is down there, Charlie, Juliet told them about the station, Ben says he's sending help, Mikhail says he thought the station was inoperable, flooded, Ben says he lied, Mikhail says he can be there by dawn, wonders what else Juliet told them, Ben tries to contact Ryan.
9. Ryan, Tom at the beach camp, their walkies are off, tents are marked with white coral, Juliet did her job, but no one is there, Sayid shoots, explosion, kills 3, Bernard, another explosion, kills 2, but Jin misses the dynamite, shoots 2 of them directly, Ryan captures Jin, Tom gets Bernard, Sayid surrenders, 3 of the Others' men left, Ryan, Tom and Jason. From Lostpedia
10. They see the explosions at the beach, Rose says there was supposed to be 3 explosions, they're all worried, Kate says it didn't work.
11. Jack in hospital, stitches, news people outside, hero, woman stabilized, Sarah shows up, she's pregnant, Jack says used to be married, car accident, asks if he's drinking again, Jack says no, Sarah is still listed as his Emergency Contact, asks what he was doing driving around at 2 AM, Jack asks for a lift home, but Sarah says no, it would be inappropriate. From Lostpedia
12. "The news people are waiting for you outside. You being a hero and all. Thank God you were on that bridge." Doctor
13. There were only 2 explosions, they heard gunshots, Jack says everyone is okay, that they have to keep moving, Rose and Sun are worried.
14. Charlie says he's there to turn off jamming equipment, whatever they do, he's going to turn it off, Bonnie says he doesn't know the code, only Bonnie, Greta, and Ben know, Charlie says the station will be flooded, he won't need the code, he'll turn off the jammer, and the helicopters will come and rescue his friends, Boonie asks him if the station floods, then what happens to him, Charlie says he dies. From Lostpedia
15. "I'm here, to turn off your jamming equipment. It's in there, next to the flashing yellow light." Charlie "How do you know about that?" Greta "I know, because I know. Whatever you ladies do to me, I'm going to turn it off." Charlie "You are, huh?" Bonnie "Most definitely am." Charlie "So, what's the code?" Bonnie "What?" Charlie "Oh, Charlie, if you're going to turn off the jamming equipment, you're gonna need the code. And only three people know it. Me, her, and Ben." Bonnie "Well, guess I won't need the code. Since this entire station's gonna be flooded anyway. I just turn off your little jammer and the helicopters come and rescue all my friends." Charlie "But, if this station floods, what happens to you?" Bonnie "I die." Charlie
16. Tom tells Ben they're all dead, Shephard and his people are gone, killed 7 of their people, they caught 3 of them, they knew they were coming, Ben says it was Juliet, they're not talking, Jarrah, Kwon, and the dentist, Ben says shoot Kwon, they'll answer questions, Jin and Sayid say don't talk, but Bernard tells them they're hiking to the radio tower, a woman parachuted there, had a satellite phone, they're going to call her ship, a kid came in on a canoe, warned them, Karl, Ben says don't kill them yet.
17. Ben draws a map to the radio tower, only he is going, says Richard is going to The Temple, Richard says the people are asking questions, about leaving home, what happened to Locke, Jacob, the rumor that everyone that went to the beach is dead, Ben says they're not all dead.
18. Ben tells Alex they're going for a walk, to find Jack and his friends, Alex says she's going, Ben says she wants to see Karl again, he's leaving in 10 minutes.
19. Richard says there's 40 of them, they'll do whatever it takes to get off the island, Ben says he'll talk them out of it.
20. They stop a stream, Kate says something is wrong, they should've caught up with them by now, she wants to go back to see if they're okay, wants to know what's wrong with Sawyer, says they sent Juliet to see if she's pregnant too.
21. Desmond wakes up, looks for Charlie, gun shots hit the canoe, it's Mikhail at the shore, shooting at him, Desmond dives in the water, follows the cable, goes through the moon pool, comes up, Charlie sees him while Bonnie and Greta are in the communications room, says to hide, Desmond goes to hide inside a locker in the station. From Lostpedia
22. Jack is checking on the woman from crash, taking pills, meets Dr. Hamill, the new Chief of Surgery, says he's a hero twice over, Jack wants to operate, Dr. Hamill says Gary Nadler is doing surgery, he pulled the woman's 8 yr old son out of flaming car, then went back for her, says he'll let him know what happens.
23. "Doctor Shephard, the hero. Twice over." Dr. Hamill
24. "Jack. Last night you pulled this woman's eight year old son out of a burning car then you went back for her. I think you've done enough." Dr. Hamill
25. Jack leaves the room and go into the waiting room, sees the boy from the crash, the news is playing on a television in the background. From Lostpedia
26. "This morning...[inaudible]...bridge was shut down for several hours in the wake of a fiery car accident that left two injured, an unidentified forty year old woman and her son... Fortunately for the two of them, Doctor Jack Shephard, who was at the scene of the crash, pulled both victims from the burning wreckage and treated them at the scene until paramedics arrived. The victims were later transported to Saint Sebastian Hospital. Further details of their conditions have not yet been...." Reporter
27. Sawyer stops, says he's going back, he says no to Kate going, says he didn't want to go with her before, Juliet says there's a hidden cash of guns, a couple of miles, go back to the beach, route past it, Juliet says she has to go, kisses Jack.
28. Charlie can't find bridge of a song he's writing, Bonnie says she's getting the spear gun, because she wants it to hurt, Mikhail shows up, without his eye patch, says he thought they were on assignment in Canada, they made a promise not to tell anyone, asks where Desmond is, Charlie asks why Ben said the entire station was flooded when it wasn't, or why Boonie and Greta have been jamming transmissions off the island.
29. "This idiot swam down from a boat. I was just shooting at his friend. He dove down here." Mikhail "Here's a better question to ask, Cyclops. Why did your little friend Ben tell you people that this entire station was flooded when it isn't? Or, why these two have been jamming transmissions off the Island?" Charlie
30. Ben calls in to the communications room, says everything he did for the island, Mikhail asks if it was necessary to jam his own people, Ben says Mikhail is a loyalist, to trust him, trust Jacob, the island is under assault by forces stronger than anything it's had to deal with in many years, meant to protect by any means necessary, jamming for everyone' security, in a serious situation, Ben says he made a mistake, should've told Mikhail, apologizes, needs his help to clean up the mess he made, kill Charlie, make sure jamming mechanism continues to function at all costs, can't risk Bonnie and Greta telling the others, so kill them too, Ben says if he said the same to them, he'd already be dead.
31. Juliet says they were building a runway, there are no guns, she lied, it was the only way Jack would let them go back, she's going back because of karma.
32. Hurley shows up, he wants to help, but Sawyer says he's just going to get in the way, he doesn't want him to get hurt.
33. Ben says he's heading North, get to them before the tower, delivering Alex to her new family, didn't want Karl to get her pregnant, he can't let them leave.
34. Locke's eye opens, he is alive, can't use his legs, finds a pistol next to him, contemplates suicide, he hears the whispers, Walt shows.
35. "Don't, John. Put the gun down. You have work to do." Walt From Lostpedia
36. Jack tells Kate that Sawyer didn't mean what he said, he was trying to protect her, that's why he said not to go back for him, because he loves her.
37. Jack driving, listening to Nirvana, Scentless Apprentice, looking at the obituary, in a black neighborhood, makes another phone call, hangs up, HOFFS/DRAWLAR Funeral Home, coffin, funeral director, says there was no funeral, only a viewing, nobody showed up, just him, he asks if it's a friend or family, but Jack says either, he doesn't want to open the casket, Jack is visibly upset, takes his last pills. From Lostpedia
38. Jack asks when they'll get to the radio tower, Rousseau says in about an hour, she says the last time she was there was the day she recorded the message, says she's not leaving the island, there's no place for her back there, she's home now, Ben shows up suddenly.
39. Mikhail asks if it's possible to turn off the equipment, Boonie and Greta say yes, they're the only ones know, who have the code, if the station is flooded, nothing would happen, the casing for the equipment is waterproof, they're there because they're following orders, never asked why, trust Ben, Jacob, Mikhail shoots Boonie and Greta, Desmond comes out, harpoons Mikhail in the chest, Charlie says don't kill Bonnie, they need her.
40. "No. Because I trust him. And I trust Jacob. And the minute I start questioning orders, this whole thing, everything that we're doing here falls apart.
41. Ben wants to talk, killed 7 of his people, Kate checks the perimeter, says there's only 2 sets of tracks, Jack says he has 5 minutes, takes his walkie.
42. Jack in a pharmacy, the pharmacist says no more refills, Jack says he has another prescription, guy in line says he's a hero, Oxycodone, prescription from Christian Shephard, Jack says he's out of town, the pharmacist wants to call his office, but Jack leaves.
43. "Hey, I know you. You're the hero." Man "I'm not a hero." Jack "Yeah, yeah, we saw it on TV. Hey lady, what's wrong with you? Just give this guy whatever he needs. Do you know what he did?" Man
44. Ben says not long ago, he made a decision, took the lives of over 40 people in a single day, Jack's going to do that, Naomi is not who she says she is, representative of people trying to find the island, one of the bad guys, if he phones the boat, every person on the island will be killed, get phone and give it to Ben, Jack says no, gives Ben the walkie back.
45. Ben tells Tom to kill Jin, Sayid and Bernard, if doesn't hear voice in 1 minutes, tells Jack to bring him the phone, Jack says they're going off the island, all of them, Ben asks what he wants to get back to, father's dead, wife left him, time is out and Jack hears gunshots, he beats the crap out of Ben, tells Tom he's leading his people to the radio tower, going to get them rescued, then he's going to come and kill him.
46. "Let me ask you something, Jack. Why do you wanna leave the Island? What is it that you so desperately want to get back to? You have no-one. Your father's dead, your wife left you, moved on with another man. Can you just not wait to get back to the hospital? Get back to fixing things? It's twenty seconds now. Just get me the phone, Jack." Ben
47. "I'm going to lead my people up to the radio tower. And I'm gonna make a call. And I'm gonna get 'em all rescued, every one of them. And then I'm gonna come find you, and I'm gonna kill ya." Jack
48. Charlie is trying to get the code, tells Bonnie she has a chance to make Ben angry, she gives him the code, Good Vibrations, Beach Boys, keypad, numbers, notes, programmed by a musician, 5458775543776116.
49. "You said it's my destiny to turn off that jammer. Okay, Bonnie, we're both gonna die down here. All right, let's be perfectly honest. A one-eyed maniac just killed your friend, he shot you in the back. It would appear that your glorious leader, Ben, put him up to it. Are you a sodding idiot? You have the opportunity to make Ben very very angry. Why would you not take that?" Charlie
50. "Beach boys. Good vibrations. On the keypad, the numbers, they're notes. It was programmed by a musician." Bonnie
51. Jack brings Ben back, says to tie him up, that he's going with them, Rousseau gets introduced to Alex by Ben, they tie Ben up together. From Lostpedia
52. Jack tells Kate Ben radioed the beach, killed Jin, Bernard and Sayid, that he let it happen, she can't tell Sun and Rose, he promised Sayid to keep moving, wants Ben to see them get off the island, then he's going to kill him.
53. "Because I want him to see it. I want him to experience the moment that we get off this Island, and I want him to know that he failed. And then I'll kill him." Jack
54. Ryan says it was an order, Tom says they've should've killed them for real. Sayid, Jin and Bernard aren't dead, it was a bluff by Ben.
55. Sawyer and Juliet get to the beach, Sawyer says 3 guys, 4 guns, they hear something, Hurley shows up with the Dharma van, drives onto the beach, runs over Ryan, Sayid karate's Jason's neck, Tom surrenders to Juliet, but Sawyer kills him anyway, says it's for taking the kid off the raft, that he didn't believe him. From Lostpedia
56. Jack steals drugs from the hospital, checking the Arland charts, Dr. Hamill says he left 3 messages, Jack says his phone is broken, Mrs. Arland woke up, 2 hours ago, she's in recovery, in some pain, highly responsive to reflex test, lucid, described series of events that caused her accident, driving over a bridge, saw a man standing on the railing, about to jump, got distracted, lost control, ran into median and rolled over, was hit by a car form behind, asks Jack what he was doing on the bridge, Jack wants to know how long he's been at the hospital, what he's been through, says get his father, see if he's drunker than him.
57. "Mrs. Arland, the woman you saved, woke up in recovery about two hours ago. She was in some pain but highly responsive to the reflex test and entirely lucid. But then she described the series of events that caused her accident. She says she was driving over the bridge when she saw man standing on top of the railing, about to jump off. She was distracted, lost control of her car. She ran into the median, rolled over and was hit by the van behind her. So the obvious question here, Jack, is how did you get to that flaming car so fast? What were you doing on that bridge?" Dr. Hamill
58. "Do you know how many years I've worked at this hospital? Do you know anything about me? Do you have any idea what I've been through?" Jack "How much have you had to drink today, Jack?" Dr. Hamill "Okay, I'll tell you what, you do this. You get my father down here, get him down here right now, and if I'm drunker than he is, you can fire me. Don't you look at me like that. Don't you pity me." Jack
59. Hurley calls the Others on the walkie, but Jack answers, Hurley says he went back to help, everyone's fine, Bernard, Jin and Sayid, Sawyer and Juliet, he saved them all, Claire asks about Charlie, Hurley says he's sure he's fine.
60. Desmond is getting the diving gear, Charlie says he'll tap Good Vibrations out, Desmond says he's not having anymore flashes, Charlie figures out the code, punches it in, then the blinking light goes off.
61. "So much for fate." Charlie
62. There is an Incoming Transmission, a woman, tells her he's Charlie Pace, survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, on an island, alive, doesn't know his location.
63. Penelope Widmore, she wants to know how he got the frequency, she hears Charlie call Desmond, says he's here with him, he's brilliant, asks if she's on a boat, 80 miles off shore, asks about Naomi, parachutist, Penelope doesn't know Naomi, she's not on a boat. From Lostpedia
64. "Incoming transmission!" Charlie [He quickly presses it, and Penelope Widmore appears on the view-screen] "Hello?! Can you hear me?" Penny "Yes, yes I can hear you." Charlie "Who is this? Who am I speaking to? Penny "Charlie er... Charlie Pace, I'm a survivor of Flight eight-one-five, Oceanic Flight eight-one-five." Charlie "Er... where are you?" Penny "We're on an Island, we're alive." Charlie "An Island!! Well, where, what's your location?" Penny "I dunno. Who's this?" Charlie "This is Penelope. Penelope Widmore. How did you get this frequency?" Penny "Desmond? Desmond!" Charlie "Did you just say Desmond?" Penny "Yeah, he's here, he's with me." Charlie "Is he okay?" Penny "He's brilliant! Hey, are you on the boat?" Charlie "What, what boat?" Penny "Your boat, eighty miles off shore. Er... Naomi, parachutist." Charlie "But, I'm not on a boat, who, who's Naomi? Hello, hello is Desmond there? Desmond, can you hear me? Desmond? Can you hear me?" Penny "Penny!!! No...Charlie!!!" Desmond
65. Desmond notices Mikhail is gone, Charlie sees him at the window in the communications room, with a grenade, Desmond hears Penny, Mikhail pulls the firing pin out of the grenade, there's an explosion, water starts rushing in, Charlie closes the door, the room is flooding, Desmond tries to get in, Charlie writes a note on his hand, NOT PENNY'S BOAT, puts his hand up to the window so that Desmond can see the message. From Lostpedia
66. Water rushes in, Charlie does the sign of the cross, Charlie dies. Aaron cries.
    
67. Naomi says Charlie just go them rescued, the jamming stopped, she tries to use the satellite phone, Rousseau's message is still on, but they're at the radio tower, iteration 145500445.
    
68. Rousseau says the she recorded the message 16 years ago, 3 days before Alex was born, says they don't need it anymore, Rousseau turns it off. From Lostpedia
    
69. Naomi can't get a signal inside, outside Ben says stop making the call, it's the beginning of the end, but they're connected, Locke throws a knife in Naomi's back, has a gun, says he did what he had to, tells Jack not to make the call, he doesn't want to shoot him.
    
70. Jack says Locke is done keeping them on the island, to kill him, Jack calls the freighter, Locke says he's not supposed to do this, Minkowski answers, says he's Jack Shephard, Naomi told them about their boat, about the search team, says he's one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, Minkowski says he can get their location, they'll be right there.
    
71. Jack is in his apartment, maps all over the place, he sits on the floor drinking alcohol, makes another phone call, says he needs to see the person at the Airport.
72. Jack goes to the Airport, another car shows up, it's Kate, says she saw him on the news, still pulling people out of burning wreckage, Jack says it's old habits, she says he looks terrible, Kate wants to know why he called, he shows her the obituary, hoping she heard, maybe she'd go to the funeral, she wants to know why she'd go, Jack says he's been flying a lot, the Golden Pass they gave them, every Friday, flies from LA to Tokyo or Singapore, Sydney, gets off, has a drink, flies home, he wants it to crash, doesn't care about anyone else on board, turbulence, he prays to get back, sick of lying, says they made a mistake, Kate has to go, says he's going be wondering where she is, Jack says they were not supposed to leave, Kate says yes they were.
73. "Saw you on the news. Still pulling people out of burning wreckage, huh?" Kate "Old habits." Jack
74. "That golden pass that they gave us. I, I've been using it. Every Friday night I, I fly from LA to Tokyo or, Singapore, Sydney. And then I, I get off and I, have a drink, and then I fly home. Because I want it to crash, Kate. I don't care about anybody else on board. Every little bump we hit, or turbulence, I mean I, I actually close my eyes and I pray that I can get back. No, I'm sick of lying. We made a mistake. We were not supposed to leave." Jack
75. "We have to go back, Kate. We have to go back!" Jack
    
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Questions:

1. Who were the woman and boy that Jack saved in the car crash?
2. Why were Bonnie and Greta in radio silence?
3. Why is it too inappropriate to give Jack and ride home, Sarah, but not to show up at the hospital in the middle of the night when you're pregnant?
4. Did Sarah get married to the guy she cheated on Jack with? Is he the baby's father?
5. What would they be doing on assignment in Canada?
6. Why was Ben jamming all the frequencies?
7. What is The Temple? Where is it?
8. Why has Richard lost faith in Ben?
9. Were the Others really building a runway? What for?
10. Why did Walt appear to Locke when he was in the ditch?
11. When did Jack turn grunge?
12. How could Danielle record the message at the radio tower 3 days before Alex was born? She hiked all the way there when she was about the have a baby? What is it with pregnant women and hiking on this show?
13. Why did Jack have a prescription written by Christian Shephard?
14. Why does Jack say to go get his father?
15. Is Christian Shephard alive?
16. How did Penny's frequency connect to The Looking Glass station? Was she broadcasting to them or were they broadcasting to her?
17. Was Charlie the musician who programmed the code for the jamming equipment? If not, who was?
18. Uh, how is Mikhail still alive?
19. Why do they have to go back? Why weren't they supposed to leave?

Favorites:

1. "If I told you that I'd help you with your SOS sign, would you change your mind?" Rose "No, ma'am." Bernard "Then I want you to say it again." Rose "Rose..." Bernard "Say it, Bernard." Rose "I am a dentist. I am not Rambo." Bernard "And don't you forget it." Rose
2. "What did you do for a living before you became Moses?" Naomi
3. "I came in my invisible submarine. Don't you see it?" Charlie
4. "Oh, yeah. Let's call Ben." Charlie
5. "It's Charlie! Tell him I said hi!" Charlie
6. "If you say live together, die alone to me, Jack, I'm gonna punch you in your face." Rose "Fair enough, Rose. Fair enough." Jack
7. "I feel like standing.... stupid people...." Charlie "Who are you talking to?" Bonnie "I wasn't talking to anyone, I was just singing. [Sings] You all everybody! You all everybody! You all everybody! You all everybody!" Charlie
8. "Don't do anything stupid." Jack "I won't if you won't." Juliet
9. "You know when you get a tune stuck in your head? This song just started coming to me, it's almost finished. Just need to find the bridge." Charlie
10. "Get the speargun!" Bonnie "What, why?" Greta "Because I want it to hurt." Bonnie
11. "So, when you pulled us out of those polar bear cages and put us on the chain gang, what the hell you have us breaking all those rocks for anyway?" Sawyer "We were building a runway." Juliet "Runway, for what?" Sawyer "The aliens." Juliet "I don't know what for, do you think they told me everything?" Juliet "Yeah yeah, whatever you say. So you screwing Jack yet?" Sawyer "No. Are you?" Juliet
12. "Because I love you." Jack
13. "Hi, I'm Benjamin, I don't believe we've had the pleasure..." Ben "Don't talk to him!" Jack
14. "And what's to stop me from snapping your neck?" Jack
15. "Want to help me tie him up?" Rousseau, about Ben, to Alex, the first time they speak.
16. Sayid's badass moment. Hurley's badass moment.
17. "That's for taking the kid off the raft." Sawyer "Dude, it was over, he surrendered." Hurley "I didn't believe him." Sawyer
18. Jack knocking things over when he's all drugged up.
19. "Attention, Others. Come in, Others. If you're listening in, I want you to know that we got you bastards. And, unless the rest of you wanna be blown up, you best stay away from our beach..." Hurley
20. The scene with Penny and Charlie's death.
21. The flash forward, of course.

Notes:

1. There is a theory that the people who Jack saved in the car crash were Rachel and Julian, Juliet's sister and nephew. I think that would be awesome.
2. Rose has the best lines in this finale.
3. Ben's notes in his journal, written by Michael Emerson.
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4. Apparently Isabel, "The Sheriff," died in this episode.
5. I hate Ryan. "I got your man?" Shut up!
6. Bernard, you could've at least not told them the complete truth. Sayid told you to shut up!
7. Jack, you love Kate, really? That was just about the worst "I love you" I've ever heard.
8. Again, Jack, out of nowhere there's a secret cash of guns that Juliet knows about, why don't you question this? Couldn't you have used those guns when Jin was using a pistol to shoot dynamite, when the Others were coming to kill all of you?
9. Poor Hurley, but so glad you had a badass moment, dude.
10. HOFFS/DRAWLAR is an anagram for FLASH FORWARD.
11. Reminder, don't mess with Sayid even if he is tied up and on his knees.
12. Tom, Mr. Friendly/Zeke dies, a monumental character from Season 1, the first Other we ever saw, "Only the thing is, we're gonna have to take the boy," In Exodus, Part 2.
13. For the record, I started to figure out this was a flash forward during the opening scene. Don't ask me why or how, but that was my first thought when I saw Jack.
14. Also, when I saw that this was a Jack-centric episode, I seriously considered not watching anymore. I was so frustrated with Jack at that point, I figured either it had to be the best Jack episode ever, or that was it for me. I seriously didn't want to see another episode about how Jack went to Phuket to get Chinese tattoos from Bei Ling. Yeah, I really didn't want to watch another Stranger In A Strange Land, but, turns out it was the best Jack episode, and almost made me cry with happiness when I thought Jack would jump off a bridge or overdose from drugs and alcohol.
15. While Charlie dying was sad, I thought it was done extremely well, and is probably the best death on television, ever. He died a hero, and I'll admit, it makes me cry every damn time.
16. I have so much respect for the writers of LOST for producing such a game-changer in the show. I admire them so much for the guts they have to do almost anything and pull it off.
17. Kate is fine as hell in the future.

3.13 The Man From Tallahassee

1. Locke has an appointment with a social worker, asks about his condition, he says he's single, has no girlfriend, was raised in foster care, that he never knew his parents, he stopped going to therapy, the woman says that his benefits have been suspended, that depression can be temporary, and if he starts going to therapy again, his benefits will be reimbursed. From Lostpedia
2. Jack is still playing football with Tom, he stops to talk to Juliet, Kate tells Sayid and Locke that Juliet helped them escape, Rousseau is gone, they watch, Jack goes to see Ben at his house, who is in his wheelchair, shakes his hand, talks to him.
3. "This is going to be more complicated than we thought." Locke
4. Kate tells them they're here to rescue Jack, Sayid says they can't just start shooting, that the circumstances have changed, Jack may not want to be rescued, Kate says that's not him, that they drugged them, but Sayid says that he doesn't look drugged, that until they know, their lives are a risk, Locke says that Jack must have reasons, they should wait until dark, when Jack is alone, and if he wants out, they'll get him out. From Lostpedia
5. "It's Jack. The first time I saw him he was risking his life pulling people out of burning airplane wreckage. If he's shaking hands with the Others, I'm sure he has a good reason. We just have to go down there and find out what it is." Locke
6. Locke is alone in his apartment, watching Exposé, eating a TV dinner, a man comes to his door, Peter Talbot, wants to talk about his mother who is in trouble, she met a man, Adam Seward, a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario, had something special, after 2 months she agreed to marry him, but Peter sensed there was something wrong about him, he says that Locke donated a kidney to him, that Adam Seward used to be Anthony Cooper, but Locke lies and says that it was anonymous. From Lostpedia
7. It's night, they watch Jack talk to Juliet, and then go into a house. Kate goes in while Locke and Sayid guard the house, Jack is playing piano inside, there are cameras in the house, Jack says that they're watching them, that she has to go, but Sayid is captured and brought in by Ryan, Kate surrenders, she says it's only the two of them. From Lostpedia
8. Locke goes to Ben's house, Ben says he can tell him where Jack is, but Locke says he's looking for the submarine, that they use it to travel to and from the island, Mikhail told him before he killed him, Alex comes in, there is a knock at the front door.
9. Tom is at Ben's house while Locke hides in the closet with Alex, he says Austen and Jarrah have been captured, Ben says separate them, that he wants to know how they found them, Ben wants to talk to Richard, Tom leaves, says he'll wait outside. From Lostpedia
10. Ben tells Richard to bring him the man from Tallahassee, Richard asks what they need him for, Ben says to just do it, he leaves, Locke asks what that means.
11. Locke wants the pack Sayid had with him, sends Alex to go and get it, Ben says that his daughter currently hates him, but Alex agrees to go.
12. John follows Cooper to a flower shop, where he's picking out flowers for his wedding with Mrs. Talbot, Locke says he's conning her, tells him about her son, Peter, wants him to end the relationship, leave town, or he'll tell her the truth, Cooper says he'll do it. From Lostpedia
13. "Because. Because it's not fair! You make people think that you're their family. And then you leave their life in ruins. And I'm not going to let you do it again! You're going to call off your engagement and go... or I'm going to tell her the truth. I want to hear you say it! You say you're going to leave!" Locke
14. Ben wants to get out of bed, sit in his wheelchair, says Locke knows what it's like to want some dignity, asks how he's going to pilot the sub, Ben says if he met Mikhail, he was in the communications station, he found the C4, that he's not planning on piloting the sub, but planning to destroy it, says he knows him, born in California, raised in foster care, wasted big part of his life in Tustin, pushing papers of company that manufactured industrial boxes, 4 years prior to the island he was in a wheelchair, knows how he ended up in it, asks if it hurt, Locke says he felt his back break.
15. Kate is being held in the rec-room, getting out of the handcuffs, Jack visits her, Tom tells him to be careful, Jack says they didn't hurt him, Kate says they didn't hurt her either, Jack says that this is where they live, Kate wants to know about the people they took, the kids, Jack says they're all safe, that's he's not with anyone, that he told her not to come back, he tells her he made a deal with them, they're going to let him go home, first thing in the morning, he trusts them because she told him to, when she asked him to save Sawyer's life, that it's their best chance, Juliet says they have to go, he says that he asked her not to come back for him and he wishes that she hadn't, but that he'll come back for her. From Lostpedia
16. Locke is returning home with groceries, detectives are waiting for him, they question Locke about Peter Talbot, he says he was a solicitor, but the detectives say that he's wroth $200 million, they say that John's name and address were on a paper in his pocket, that they know that because he's dead.
17. Ben says it wasn't easy being in the hatch knowing Locke had no business walking around, couldn't ask about it without telling who he really was, so Locke says to ask him now that he knows, Ben wants to know if he was walking the day of the crash, if it was immediate, the moment he got there, Locke says he's wondering why it hasn't happened for him, Ben says he wants to destroy the sub because he's afraid it'll go away, the he knows if he ever leaves the island, he'll be back in the wheelchair again. From Lostpedia
18. "That's what immediate means, Ben. You’re wondering why it hasn't happened for you. You're not recovering as fast as you'd like. How long has it been since Jack fixed you? A week? Now that I think about it, how'd you get sick in the first place?" Locke
19. Sayid is being held by Ryan, tied to a swing-set, Alex comes to get the pack, tells him her dad wants it, Sayid calls Alex by her name, says she looks like her mother, but Alex says her mother is dead, Sayid says he's sure that's what they told her, but before they can continue, Ryan beats him, tells him to shut up. From Lostpedia
20. Locke asks where they get their electricity, eats some of Ben's chicken, Ben says if Locke blows up the sub, there's a big problem with his people, says he was born on the island, not many can say that, most were recruited and brought there, love the place, do anything to defend it, but they need to know they can leave if they want to, the sub maintains that illusion, they're here because they want to be, but some not ready to make a full commitment, John has made that commitment, he can show him things, he says to picture of a box, imagine somewhere on the island, there's a very large box, that whatever he imagined, when you open the box, there it would be, Locke says imagine himself a sub, says Ben is cheating, that he's a hypocrite, Ben's in a wheelchair and Locke isn't. From Lostpedia
21. "And now you have a choice. Because if you stop and if you think, I can show you things. Things I know you want to see very badly. Let me put it so you'll understand. Picture a box. You know something about boxes, don't you, John? What if I told you that somewhere on this island, there's a very large box... and whatever you imagined, whatever you wanted to be in it, when you opened that box, there it would be. What would you say about that, John?" Ben
22. "Because you're cheating! You and your people. Communicate with the outside world whenever you want to, you... you come and go as you please... you use electricity and running water and guns... You're a hypocrite! A pharisee. You don't deserve to be on this island. If you had any idea what this place really was... you wouldn't be putting chicken in your refrigerator!" Locke
23. "You've been here 80 days, John; I've been here my entire life! So how is it that you think you know this island better than I do?" Ben "Because you're in the wheelchair, and I'm not." Locke
24. Alex returns with the pack, Locke takes the C4, Ben says Jack is leaving, the anomaly wiped out communications, it's a one way ticket, the sub can never come back, no one will find the island.
25. Alex says Ben manipulates people, she brings Locke to the sub, he goes inside. From Lostpedia
26. "That's what my father does. He manipulates people. He makes you think it's your idea, but it's his." Alex
27. Rousseau watches Alex on the pier from the jungle.
28. Ben is putting the chicken away, Jack and Juliet show up to talk to him, Jack asks a favor of him, Ben says he'll let friends go as soon as he leaves, gives Jack his word. From Lostpedia
29. Locke is leaving the dock, dripping wet, Juliet and Jack show up with the Others, Locke says that he's sorry, he blows up the submarine, the Others capture him. From Lostpedia
30. Locke confronts Anthony Cooper about Peter Talbot, says he thought he was going to leave, accuses him of killing Peter, Cooper says he was looking for an angle to make some money, that he's a con man, not a murder, that Mrs. Talbot is upset, she called off the wedding, he's drinking MacCutcheon's Whiskey, Locke doesn't believe him, says he's going to call the woman, but Cooper pushes him out the window. From Lostpedia
31. Locke is in the hospital, he survived, the detectives visit him and say that his father is gone, fled to Mexico, disappeared, could be anywhere in the world right now, a physical therapist tells the detectives that's enough, Locke has work to do, but he doesn't want to, the physical therapist forces Locke out of bed, says he fell 8 stories and survived, he picks him up and puts him in a wheelchair, Locke is frightened. From Lostpedia
32. "John. You fell eight stories and survived, okay? I don't want to hear about what you can't do. Now let's go. It's going to be all right." Physical therapist
33. Locke is being held prisoner by Ben, he says he knows Ben wanted it to happen, that's why he left the C4 in Sayid's bag, that he wanted him to make it happen, Ben tells Richard to uncuff Locke.
34. "Do you remember earlier, John, when you called me a cheater? When you said I didn't deserve to live on this island? Well get this: there I was, shaking hands with Jack, and thinking I'd give almost anything to come up with a way to stop him from leaving... because to let him go would be a sign of weakness, of failure, of defeat. People would see that. They would know it. And that, John, would be the end of me. But to kill him... that would be cheating, because my people also heard me make a promise, and to break my word... that would be the end of me too. And then you came striding out of the jungle, John, to make my dream come true." Ben
35. Richard, Ben and Locke leave the room, head down the hall.
36. "When I asked you earlier if it hurt when you suffered your injury, I think you misunderstood me. Seems fairly obvious that when a person's back smashes into a hard surface after being thrown from a building, that that's going to sting a little. But I really wasn't asking about the physical pain." Ben "What, do you want to know if it hurt my feelings?" Locke "No John. I wanted to know what it felt like when your own father tried to kill you. He's the reason you destroyed the submarine, isn't he? You're afraid. You're afraid of him and this is the one place he can never find you. This is the one place he can never get to." Ben "What do you want from me?" Locke "I don't know how it happened, but you seem to have some communion with this island, John, and that makes you very, very important. You have no idea what you're talking about, of course, but in time you'll have a better understanding of things. So what do I want? I want to help you, John." Ben "Why?" Locke "Because I'm in a wheelchair and you're not. Are you ready to see?" Ben
37. Ben shows Locke what's in the magic box, Locke is amazed, it's Anthony Cooper. From Lostpedia
38. "Dad?" Locke

Questions:

1. How did Ben know that they would need the man from Tallahassee?
2. When did Richard and Ben discuss Anthony Cooper? How did Richard get him?
3. Why is Locke dripping wet when he leaves the sub?
4. How and when did Anthony Cooper get to the island?
5. What is the magic box?

Favorites:

1. "I'm sorry. No solicitors. [points to a sign that says "NO SOLICITING"] I have a sign." Locke
2. "The man from Tallahassee? What is that? Some kind of code?" Locke "No, John, unfortunately we don't have a code for "There's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head." Although we obviously should." Ben
3. "So tell me, John. How do you expect to pilot our submarine? I mean, it's a complicated piece of machinery. You don't just press "submerge." Ben
4. "Where do you get electricity?" Locke "We have two giant hamsters running in a massive wheel at our secret underground lair." Ben
5. "Mmm. I never really appreciated chicken until right now." Locke
6. "I'd say I hope that box is big enough to imagine yourself up a new submarine." Locke

Notes:

1. If Jack had actually left the island, that probably would have been the last time he saw Kate.
2. Did it hurt? Did it hurt, when you fell from the sky, John?
3. I love the scene where the physical therapist is putting John in the wheelchair, it's shot phenomenally well. The wheelchair becomes a character and Locke is so frightened by it. Good work, Jack Bender.
4. One of the best episode endings ever.
5. The food in Ben's refrigerator changes from when Locke opens it to when Ben opens it.

2.07 The Other 48 Days

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1. Day 1--Flight 815 plane crash, tail section of the plane. Little boy, Zack. Emma, little girl, Ana Lucia revives her. Eko pulls the dead bodies out of the water. Libby is a clinical psychologist, went to Medical School for a year before she dropped out. Goodwin runs out of the jungle to alert the tailies. Bernard stuck in tree in jungle, Ana Lucia gets him down. They don't have water or matches. Goodwin says he works for the Peace Corps. Bernard asks Eko if he pulled his wife, Rose, out of the water. The "Others" attack them in the night, they take 3 of them, but Eko kills 2 of them. From Lostpedia
2. Day 2--Two dead bodies have no wallets, cell phones or keys. They have no shoes, nothing in their pockets, and no labels on their clothes. People missing, blonde guy, curly guy, German guy who was helping with the injured. Nathan, Goodwin and Cindy don't want to leave the beach, Ana Lucia does. "These people were here before us." Ana Lucia
3. Day 3--Donald's infection is getting worse, he'll be the 4th to go.
4. Day 5--Donald dies. They bury him with the rest of the bodies. From Lostpedia
5. Day 7--They catch a chicken. Eko carves his Jesus stick. Libby tells him it's not his fault, that he was just defending himself.
6. Day 12--Nathan disappears for two hours, says he went to the bathroom. Ana Lucia is suspicious. Others come, take the kids. Ana Lucia kills one, list in the pocket, 9 people, what they look like, what they're wearing, knife in the pocket. Nathan says maybe they're watching them, but Ana accuses Nathan. Ana wants to leave the beach. Goodwin protects Nathan, but also agrees that maybe it's time to put the signal fire out.
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7. Day 15--They leave the beach. They've been walking. They find water, shelter, food.
8. Day 17--Ana Lucia digs hole, Libby is also suspicious of Nathan. "Why do you think I'm digging this hole?" Ana Lucia thinks that Nathan is one of the Others.
9. Day 19--Bernard and Nathan are making rabbit traps. Ana Lucia puts Nathan in the pit, interrogates him. Ana says she didn't see him on the plane, Cindy agrees that she never saw him either, that she's good at remembering the faces of the passengers. Libby says he doesn't talk about himself. Nathan says he's from Canada, was in Australia on a company retreat, stayed a couple of extra days to sight-see, in the lavatory on the plane.
10. Day 23--Someone gives Nathan food. He's been in there 4 days. Nathan thinks Ana should let him go. "If I were a savage, I would've cut off his finger already. That's tomorrow." Ana Lucia tells Goodwin, but he lets Nathan go, tells him Ana is going to hurt him, directs him to the beach, 5 miles away, but snaps his neck, kills him.
11. Day 24--Nathan's gone. "They found us, it's time to move." Ana Lucia
12. Day 26--They're still walking. They come to a beach.
13. Day 27--They find a station, QUARANTINE, The Arrow, bible, glass eye, radio. They go to higher ground for a radio signal. Ana Lucia, Goodwin, knife, US Military, Army, probably 20 years old. "If you had cut off his finger and he still told you he was on the plane, I think maybe you would've started to believe you had the wrong guy. Nathan was not a good person. That's why he wasn't on the list." Goodwin says the children are fine. From Lostpedia
14. Day 41--Bernard gets a radio signal, it's Boone from the beachcraft. "It's them." Ana Lucia says it's the Others. "You waited 40 days to cry." Eko finally speaks.
15. Day 45--beach, fishing, Libby and Cindy find Jin wash up on shore. Michael and Sawyer arrive, they put them all in the pit.
16. Day 47--Michael, Jin and Sawyer are released from the pit, the tailies take them back to The Arrow station. Bernard asks them about Rose.
17. Day 48--Cindy is gone, Shannon is shot by Ana Lucia.

Questions:

1. How did the tail section survive crashing into the water?
2. Was Nathan really an Other? If he was, then why did Goodwin kill him?
3. Why would Goodwin give Nathan food if he was just going to kill him anyway?
4. Was the Arrow really a storage facility?
5. Who occupied the Arrow? Who put the bible, glass eye, radio there?
6. Who did the glass eye belong to?
7. Where did the US Army knife come from?
8. Why are only good people on the list?
9. Is Cindy one of the Others?

Favorites:

1. The opening scene of the tail section of the plane crashing into the water.
2. "I don't remember seeing you on the plane, Ana Lucia." Nathan "That's because you weren't on it." Ana Lucia
3. "I was in the lavatory." Nathan
4. The discovery of The Arrow, Dharma Station, and everything in it.

Notes:

1. On the fuselage side of the island, they crash onto the beach and are in danger from the plane fire and explosions. On the tail section side of the island, they crash in the water and are in danger of drowning.
2. The crash and survival on the other side of the island was a lot more grim.
3. The whispers when Shannon and Sayid are in the jungle, From Dark UFO: (Left) Relax Dude, I think she likes the guy. Your life. Ich Weiss Nicht (German for "I don't know"). Look out. Ana’s the trigger. You're gonna kill her. Move on (gun shot). See ya (like a chorus singing just after the gunshot). (Center) Shannon. She likes the guy, she likes the guy. Shannon. Your life and time is up. Help me. Shannon, meet me on the other side. Her song ("Ana Lucia" when reversed), (Gun shot). (Right) Relax dude, she likes the guy, she likes the guy. Shannon (in the background). I know it all I know it all (in the background). Dying sucks. Shannon. I don't think you should tell her when she comes. Obviously she likes you. Who's the guy? I want to see. Shannon. Eye to eye(in the background). Who's the guy? Fire Lucia. The brothers that help us. Are you done with it?Her song ("Ana Lucia" when reversed), (Gun shot). Fire.
4. Goodwin creeps me out in this episode.