Episode Analysis of 1.07 "The Moth"

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 The Moth.

This episode was written by Jennifer Johnson and Paul Dini, and directed by Jack Bender. It originally aired on November 3rd, 2004.

This is a Charlie Pace flashback-centric episode.

We begin in the caves, where Charlie Pace plays his guitar to try to distract himself from the fact that he's going through extreme drug withdrawals. He is sweaty and shaking. He looks absolutely awful.

Episode Analysis of 1.06 "House of the Rising Sun"

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 House of the Rising Sun.

This episode was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and directed by Michael Zinberg. It originally aired on October 27th, 2004.

This is a Sun Hwa-Kwon flashback-centric episode.

We begin with the opening of Sun Hwa-Kwon's eye. She's picking flowers from plants on the Island. She smells one of them. On the beach, at the shore-line, her husband, Jin-Soo Kwon, is fishing. Nearby, Jack and Kate do a horrible job at flirting. Charlie makes fun of them, as would I.

Initial Reaction to "Happily Ever After"

Oh, brotha. I said that LOST would be picking up in the next couple of weeks and I'm happy to say that it definitely has. Desmond centric episodes are arguably the best of the series. You cannot deny that. You also cannot deny that the intelligent and sophisticated storytelling are not the only thing that makes the character of Desmond so uniquely and profoundly intriguing. Desmond's world is not only mythological, but it's emotionally charged in a way that is more realistic and intense than any other character on this show. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Desmond is the heart of this show. He is everything that makes it unlike any other show than there has ever been. It is not only because he has great importance to the mythology, but it's because he makes you laugh and cry and cheer for him when he gets a win. It is because, when Henry Ian Cusick is on screen and portraying the character of Desmond David Hume, you never want it to end. Not for a second. For someone that wasn't even on this show since the very beginning, I'd have to say it's pretty damn important for a character to have the ability to impact a show in such a way. For every moment that he's gone, there is something missing. Needless to say, I am glad to have Desmond back. Now, let's discuss our favorite Scotsman and yet another of his episodes that did not disappoint in the least.

From Lostpedia

3.21 Greatest Hits

1. Karl, running through the jungle, gets to the shore, takes a canoe, going somewhere.
2. Jack taking everyone somewhere, Desmond has a flash, tells Charlie he didn't, Jack says that Juliet told him everything, Danielle blows up a tree, Jack found help, for the past 3 days, Rousseau has been getting dynamite from the Black Rock, they know what they want, when coming to get it, and they have no idea, they'll be waiting for them, Juliet will mark the tents, no one will be inside, dynamite. From Lostpedia
3. "When Juliet told me they were coming, the first thing I thought was, "Where the hell are we gonna hide this time?" But hiding's pointless. They're just gonna keep coming back. So I went out and I found some help. And for the past few days she's been bringing dynamite back from the Black Rock. For the very first time we know exactly what they want, when they're coming to get it, and they have no idea that we're gonna be waiting for 'em. So Juliet's gonna mark the tents with the white rocks just like she was told to, but there's not going to be any pregnant women inside; there's gonna be plenty of what we just used on that tree. So tomorrow night we stop hiding, we stop running, we stop living in fear of them, because when they show up, we're gonna blow 'em all to hell." Jack
4. Drive Shaft, pulled over the on side of the road, blown tire, shitty gig, Charlie wants to quit the band because they're not making any money, but Liam says they're building their fan base, right then they hear their song on the radio, You All Everybody, they're excited. From Lostpedia
5. #5 The first time I heard myself on the radio.
6. Naomi asks Charlie who they're going to war with, she's from Manchester too, Charlie says his band got their start at the Night and Day Bar, Oldham Street, Drive Shaft, she says she knows him from the crash, he's the dead rockstar, they made big deal when they found the plane, had a memorial service, a new album, Greatest Hits.
7. "Hey, look on the bright side. You're not really dead, right?" Naomi "Yeah, right." Charlie
8. Jack and Juliet handling the dynamite, Rousseau handling the wiring, says they need more to trigger it from a safe distance, Jack says he can get people to strip the plane wreckage, Rousseau says they can be ready by tomorrow night.
9. Sayid wants to talk to Jack about the satellite phone, trying to get off the island, says the satellite phone can't transmit, Rousseau's distress signal overriding the frequency, wants to go to the radio tower, switch off the message, call for help, Naomi's boat 18 miles off shore, Juliet says no, Ben using a DHARMA station to block all the signals off the island, The Looking Glass, an underwater hatch, but Juliet says she had no idea where it is, but Sayid he knows where it is.
10. Claire wonders if they're coming for Aaron again, Charlie says he will protect her, Desmond asks to have a word with Charlie.
11. Desmond tells Charlie he saw Claire and the baby getting into a helicopter that lifts off, leaves the island, if Charlie doesn't die, none of it will happen.
12. "What I saw, Charlie, was Claire and her baby getting into a helicopter. A helicopter that lifts off--leaves this Island." Desmond
13. "We're getting bloody rescued! I thought you were gonna tell me I was gonna die again!" Charlie "You are, Charlie." Desmond "Wait, what?" Charlie "If you don't, none of it will happen. There won't be any rescue. I'm sorry, brother, but this time--this time you have to die." Desmond
14. Charlie's dad is teaching him to swim, says there's nothing to be afraid of, to jump in, that he'll catch him, Charlie jumps in, but his father doesn't catch him.
15. #4 Dad teaching me to swim at Butlin's. From Lostpedia
16. Charlie wants to know how it happens, Desmond says he's inside a hatch, room full of equipment, blinking yellow light above a switch, flip switch, light goes off, then he drowns.
17. Sayid map, The Looking Glass, underwater DHARMA station, Juliet says she's never been down there, doesn't know anyone who has, there was some accident, Ben said the station was completely flooded, Jack asks if it's flooded, then how it still works, Sayid says how is irrelevant, how they got it to stop working, diagram shows The Looking Glass connection to the island by a cable, wire from the beach, they swim in, through the moon pool, room with an open floor at base of the satin, for sub to dock, find relay switch, and disable, Jack asks about swimming back out, it's a suicide mission, Jack says no, Sayid says they have to do it or they'll never leave the island, Charlie says he'll go, he was Junior swim Champion in Northern England, can hold his breath for 4 minutes, Jack says no. From Lostpedia
18. "How it still works is irrelevant. The question is, how do we get it to stop working, so we can use the satellite phone. The diagram shows that The Looking Glass is connected to the Island by a cable. I feel sure that this is the very same cable down the beach which runs into the ocean. So if we follow the cable, it should lead us to the station. We swim in. There's a moon pool. A room with an open floor at the base if the station, big enough for a submarine to dock. Even if the station's flooded, I think I'll be able to find the relay switch and disable it." Sayid
19. "No. And there's no reason to do this now, we're going to focus on the Others, and then we'll deal with this." Jack "Wait a minute. We have the chance to signal for a rescue." Sayid "Look, for ninety days I've been asked to make decisions for this entire camp. There you go. I just made one." Jack
20. Everyone is gathering the plane wrecking, working the wiring for the dynamite.
21. Jin asks Sun about what Juliet said, heard her name on the tape, Sun tells him about the baby, went to a medical station, the baby is okay, very healthy.
22. Karl arrives to the beach, Sayid tackles him, Sawyer says it's okay, Karl tells them they're coming, they say they know already, but Karl says they're coming RIGHT NOW. From Lostpedia
23. 6 hours ago--Ben back to camp, no Locke, Alex is gutting a rabbit, he gives Alex her gun back, tells Ryan that Jacob wants it to happen now, tells Richard John had accident, can bring his 10 best, Ryan says, by night fall, Richard says what if Juliet isn't ready, Ben says then they'll take all the women, if the men get in the way, kill them.
24. Alex tells Karl to go warn them, gives him the gun, Austen and Ford saved his life, asks Karl if Ben is her father.
25. Jack says everything has to happen at once, the wiring isn't ready yet, Sayid says shoot the dynamite, 3 tents and 3 guns, Karl gives them his gun, Rousseau too, but Jack says she's not staying, she has to lead everyone to the radio tower, contact Naomi's boat, everything has to happen at the same time, asks Charlie if he's up for a swim, Desmond goes with.
26. Charlie in bed with two birds, it's Christmas, Liam shows up, they're in Helsinki, Finland, gives him the DS ring, mom gave it to him, her father's, his before, family heirloom, named band after Dexter Stratton, Liam says Charlie will marry, have a family, a baby, the ring has to stay in the family, pass it on, Charlie says he'll hold on to it.
27. #3 The Christmas Liam gave me the ring. From Lostpedia
28. Charlie tells Claire he didn't want her to worry, he'll be fine, while he's gone, don't worry about him, he takes Aaron, tells him to take care of his mum, he loves him, kisses Claire.
29. "It's what needs to be done to get us all rescued. I'll be fine, Claire. Now you've gotta promise me something. While I'm gone, don't worry about me." Charlie From Lostpedia
30. Charlie playing Wonderwall on the street, he walks by an alley, hears a woman in distress, saves Nadia from a mugger, says his last fight, he was 8 years old, and he lost, she says that he's a hero, 3 people walked by and didn't help her.
31. "Three people walked by the alley. They saw me, but they just kept on going. You are a hero, sir. And don't let anyone ever tell you differently." Nadia From Lostpedia
32. #2 Woman outside Covent Garden calls me a hero.
33. Desmond and Charlie getting ready to go, Desmond makes a weight belt, asks Charlie how long he can really hold his breath.
34. Bernard practices shooting, Rose is worried, she wants to stay, Jack says no.
35. Jack says to get going, Rousseau said days to walk to radio tower, Sayid says he's not going, Jack is, be the leader, he can execute the plan.
36. "What are you more concerned about, killing the Others, or getting our people off this Island? This afternoon you said you were our leader. It's time for you to act like one. Lead them to the radio tower, Jack. And then take us all home." Sayid
37. Hurley wants to go with Charlie and Desmond, Charlie says he's too big, won't fit in the boat, he'll catch up with him later, remember he loves him. From Lostpedia
38. They're ready to leave, the tents are marked, Jin is the 3rd shooter, Hurley helps with Claire and Aaron.
39. "So here we go again, huh?" Kate "Here we go again." Jack
40. Charlie left the DS ring for Aaron. From Lostpedia
41. Charlie and Desmond find the wire on the beach, start paddling to the station.
42. First night of the crash, Charlie meets Claire for the first time, gives her a blanket, tells her it will be okay, they're alive on a beautiful island, they can sleep under the stars, then the helicopters will come and take them home.
43. "We're alive, we're on a beautiful Island. We'll sleep under the stars, and before you know it the helicopters will come and take us home." Charlie
44. #1 The night I met you.
45. Charlie and Desmond arrive at The Looking Glass, Charlie tells Desmond to give Claire his Greatest Hits, Desmond says he'll go, that maybe he keeps seeing Charlie die because he's supposed to take his place, Charlie asks what about his girl, but Desmond says what about his, that he might be luckier, to keep his memories to himself, but Charlie knocks Desmond out, puts Greatest Hits in his pocket, not supposed to take his place.
46. "I want you to give this to Claire for me." Charlie "What is it?" Desmond "It's the five best moments of my sorry excuse for a life. My greatest hits. You know, memories. They're all I've got." Charlie
47. "You don't have to do this Charlie. Maybe I keep seeing you die because I'm supposed to take your place." Desmond
48. "What about your girl, Penny?" Charlie "What about your girl? Besides, I might be luckier than you. Keep your memories to yourself. I'll take it from here." Desmond
49. "You and I both know you're not supposed to take my place, brother." Charlie
50. Charlie swims down to the station, goes through the moon pool, but it's not flooded, he survives, two women are in the station, they come out with guns. From Lostpedia
51. "I'm alive. AH! I'm alive!!!!" Charlie

Questions:

1. Did Desmond really see Claire and Aaron getting into a helicopter?
2. Will Claire and Aaron get in a helicopter and lift off the island?
3. Why did Charlie say that he couldn't swim?
4. If Desmond hadn't told Charlie how he dies and why, would it have still happened?
5. Did Charlie learn how to swim in the past in order to save Claire in the future?
6. Will Claire ever get Charlie's Greatest hits?
7. Will Aaron get the DS ring?

Favorites:

1. "Anyone want to venture a guess as to what Jack's going to be showing us out here in the middle of nowhere?" Charlie "I dunno. Stuff. Probably secret stuff." Hurley "Why does everything have to be such a secret? How about some openness for a change?" Charlie "We kept the parachute lady secret." Hurley "Ah, that's different." Charlie "Different how?" Claire "Well, because we weren't out there playing football with them..." Charlie
2. "Oh, bloody hell!! Why are we even doing this?!" Charlie "Chin up, mate. We're headlining." Liam "Headlining? We're playing Clitheroe--the arse-end of nowhere." Charlie
3. "We're on the bloody radio!" Charlie "I told you, baby brother, we're gonna be bloody rock stars!" Liam
4. "Who are you people about to go to war with?" Naomi "Now that's a long story. Wanna ask me something else?" Charlie "You having a laugh?" Naomi "No, of course not. I'd never disrespect a fellow Mancunian." Charlie
5. "If you're angry, I doubt that you'll be happy to make a sincere apology later." Sayid
6. "You're swimming, Charlie, you're swimming!" Mr. Pace
7. "I'll do it. Swim down, turn off that bloody switch, swim back up. Piece of cake." Charlie "Charlie, you don't even know what we're talking about." Jack "I was Junior Swim Champion in Northern England. I can hold my breath for four minutes. I know exactly what you're talking about, Jack." Charlie
8. "Rose, that's a sailor's hitch. It's not gonna hold. You wanna do a sheet bend like mine." Bernard "Oh, so now you're knot expert?" Rose "Well trust me its, er..." Bernard [Rose pulls his knot apart easily, then makes her own perfect sheet bend knot very quickly and pulls it taut to demonstrate its strength] "How did you do that?" Bernard "Watch and learn, dear. Watch and learn." Rose
9. Karl running toward them on the beach, Sayid sacking him like what.
10. "Get off him, dammit, its okay." Sawyer "What?!!! He's one of them!" Sayid "I know, I know, its okay. He was in the cage next to me. I know this guy. What the hell are you doing here, Karl?" Sawyer
11. "I thought you were bringing rabbit." Karl
12. "She's a spy. She's supposed to mark the tents of the pregnant women with white rocks so they can take them." Karl "They know, Karl, but thanks." Juliet
13. "Radio tower?!" Claire
14. "Ho ho ho! It's here, baby brother. Christmas is here. Oi, are these the birds from row two? Well done, mate. Well, as you have spent another year as the only drug-free rock star in the world, I'm gonna share a little known fact with you. Father Christmas lives just down the street from here." Liam
15. "Hey! All right, turnip head, now you take care of your Mum while I'm away, okay? [Pauses] I love you." Charlie
16. "Pardon me while I have a heart attack. The last time I was in a fight I was eight years old. [Laughs] And I lost." Charlie
17. "So how long can you really hold your breath for?" Desmond "Does it matter?" Charlie
18. "Bernard, this is not pheasant hunting in Montgomery County." Rose "I know what I'm doing." Bernard "No, you don't. Pheasants don't shoot back." Rose
19. "Everyone's gathering down at the south end of the beach. No one's staying behind but the shooters." Jack "Says who? You wanna give me your word that nothing's going to happen to my husband, then I go." Rose "I'll give you my word that if we don't kill everyone that shows up here in about an hour, it's not gonna matter where Bernard is." Jack "I like you better since you got back, Jack. You're almost an optimist. [To Bernard] Come on. If you're gonna be hiding in the bushes, let's get ya into something dark." Rose
20. "Dudes, wait! I heard. I heard what you're doing. I wanna come with. Everyone--they're all going to the radio tower--and I'm sick of trekking and, you know, explosions. I think I can help you guys out. I'm a really good paddler." Hurley
21. "Because...you're too big! You won't fit in the boat." Charlie "That's uncool, man." Hurley [Hurley begins to go] "Wait, wait, wait!" Charlie [Charlie hugs him] "Dude, it's fine. I don't even wanna go on your stupid boat." Hurley "Catch up with you later. Just remember I love you, man." Charlie "Yeah, whatever, love you too." Hurley
22. "So, first plane crash?" Charlie "[Sarcastically] What gave it away?" Claire "Ah, you can always spot the newbies. We're gonna be okay, you know." Charlie

Notes:

1. Uh, Jack, probably not a good idea to blow a tree up just to make a point, and doing so probably isn't the most intelligent thing to do, considering the Others might hear you, plus you're wasting dynamite, Jackass.
2. When Charlie's father is teaching him how to swim, you can hear someone in the background clearly say, "Desmond, come on!"
3. In White Rabbit, Charlie exclaimed, "I don't swim! I don't swim!"
4. I love this episode, the acting, the music, the direction, everything about it, so glad Charlie's character was vindicated and I started to like him again.
5. The shot of the shoe is the saddest thing ever.

2.12 Fire + Water

1. Charlie's dream, painting, The Baptism Of Christ, Charlie as a child wearing bunny slippers, his mom gives him a piano, his dad disapproves of his music career. He is a butcher.
2. "You're special, love. Some day, you're going to get us out of here. All of us." Megan
3. "Save us, Charlie. Save us." Megan and Liam tell Charlie.
4. In the ocean, Charlie as an adult playing the piano, Aaron is crying, whispers, Aaron in piano floating in the ocean. Charlie is wearing the taped FATE on his fingers again. From Lostpedia
5. Claire is getting close to Locke, wants Charlie to stay away.
6. Liam's daughter in the hospital, Karen named her Megan, after Charlie and Liam's mother. Charlie lies and says Liam is on his way.
7. The same Kinks song that Charlie was singing to Jin in the previous episode, He's Evil, is on in the background in Charlie and Liam's apartment.
8. Charlie's dream, like the painting, guitar, baby crying, Aaron's cradle in the ocean, Charlie goes in to save him, he can swim now. Claire and his mother tell him "You have to save the baby, Charlie." Beachcraft, doves, Hurley as John the Baptist asks what he is doing, which causes Charlie to snap out of his dream.
   
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9. Charlie asks Locke for help, he says to leave Claire alone.
10. Drive Shaft commercial for baby diapers. "You All Every Butties." Liam going through withdrawals destroys their chance at making some money. From Lostpedia
11. Hurley and Libby do laundry in the hatch. Libby questions why the washer and dryer are newer than everything else in there. Hurley says he knows her from somewhere. Libby says that Hurley stepped on her foot on the plane.
12. Charlie tells Eko about his dreams, flying doves, Claire and his mom say to save the baby. Eko is marking trees.
13. Charlie tells Claire that Aaron is in danger, that he has to be baptized.
14. Charlie and Liam write a song about two brothers. Karen kicked Liam out for dropping Megan.
15. Locke follows Charlie to his stash, takes it from him. From Lostpedia
16. "You said everything happens for a reason. This island tests us. That's what this is, John, a test. This is my test. That's why these are here." Charlie
17. Liam sells Charlie's piano, been clean for 2 days, quits the band. He's going to Sydney for a job and so he can go to rehab and be with his family.
18. "What about my family?" Charlie asks Liam, while you can see the London Underground in the background.
19. Charlie starts fire on the beach camp, takes the baby, Locke beats him up.
20. Charlie tells Jack that he started the fire while Jack repairs his wounds.
21. Claire asks Eko about baptism, he baptizes the both of them.
22. Locke changes the combination to the armory, put the Virgin Mary statues inside.

Questions:

1. What was the significance of Charlie's dream? Was it really to baptize Aaron or is he in greater danger?
2. Why are the washer and dryer newer than everything else in the hatch?
3. Did Hurley really step on Libby's foot? How does he really know her?
4. Was Charlie doing drugs?
5. Why is Charlie's relationship with his father painted so negatively in this episode?
6. Is Mrs. Pace dead?
7. Did Charlie really know how to swim or was it just the dream?

Favorites:

1. "Well, you got a little love connection brewing over there, Jabba?" Sawyer
2. "Hey, Libby!" Sawyer
3. "Because these are the ones I like." Eko
4. "You hittin' that?" Ana Lucia asks Jack about Kate.
5. Eko baptizing Claire and Aaron.

Notes:

1. I like the dream sequence in this episode, but otherwise it's pretty disappointing. I can see how a lot of people dropped the show during Season 2. It definitely isn't my favorite, but I enjoy it a lot more now going back and watching than I did when it aired.
2. The scene with Ana Lucia and Jack coming out of the jungle is purely there to show us that they're talking about raising an army, which is pure crap because they never do anything with it.
3. It is impossible for Hurley to have stepped on Libby's foot considering he was in the front of the plane and she was in the back. How did she know he was the last one on the plane? How could she have known he was sweaty and had headphones, especially considering he didn't put his headphones on until the plane took off?
4. Claire is allowed to be crazy and annoying in this episode. However, Locke has no excuses.

2.04 Everybody Hates Hugo

1. Hurley has a dream. He raids the food pantry. There is a milk carton with Walt on the side of it that says "MISSING." Jin and a man in a chicken suit appear. From Lost Hatch From Lostpedia
2. "Everything is going to change." Jin
3. Mary Jo is the lottery woman from the news.
4. Charlie asks Hurley about the hatch, but he won't disclose information.
5. Hurley tells Rose and brings her to the hatch.
6. Claire finds the message in a bottle from the raft. From Lost Hatch
7. Hurley has a job sorting all the food. He isn't supposed to give anyone anything.
8. Rose tells Hurley that she knows Bernard is fine.
9. "You're about the only one on this island that everybody loves." Rose tells Hurley that everyone won't hate him for making decisions with the food.
10. Hurley is contemplating his lottery ticket at his job. From Lostpedia
11. He gets in trouble for eating an 8-piece dark meat combo.
12. Hurley's manager at Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack, Randy, is the same guy from the box company that Locke worked at. He was also Locke's manager. From Lost Hatch
13. Hurley quits his job at Mr. Cluck's, and so does Johnny. From Lost Virtual Tour
14. Locke tells Charlie about the hatch, Desmond, and pushing the button.
15. Sayid and Jack explore underneath the Swan station. Sayid says there's a geothermal generator behind the wall, the power source.
    From Lostpedia From Lost Hatch
16. Sayid says the wall is 8 to 10 feet thick.
17. Michael tells his story to supposed "others," they believe him because they were on the plane too, in the back. They are the survivors from the tail section of the plane.
18. Hurley and his friend, Johnny, find Drive Shaft album in $2 Sale bin. From Lost Hatch
19. Hurley asks Starla out, tells her he quit his job.
20. "The last time I heard of concrete being poured over everything in this way was Chernobyl." Sayid
21. Libby tells Michael that 23 of them survived.
22. The tail section survivors found another station, The Arrow. It is an empty station. From Lost Hatch From Lostpedia
23. There were 23 of them.
24. Claire and Shannon tell Sun about finding the bottle of messages on the beach.
25. Locke is in the armory. Hurley confronts him about telling Charlie. From Lostpedia
26. Hurley and Johnny write "CLUCK YOU" in lawn gnomes on Randy's lawn. From Lostpedia
27. Hurley makes Johnny promise him that things won't change.
28. Rose stops Hurley from blowing up the food pantry.
29. Johnny discovers that it was Hurley who won the lottery. From Lost Virtual Tour From Lost Hatch
30. Hurley tells Jack he decided to have a party with the food instead.
31. Hurley gives Charlie a jar of peanut butter. From Lostpedia
32. Sun buries the bottle, no ring on her finger.
33. Michael, Sawyer and Jin meet Bernard. He asks them about Rose, tells them she's his wife. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Is Rose humming the same song from the beginning?
2. If titanium isn't magnetic then how did the magnetic anomaly bring the plane down when Desmond didn't push the button?
3. How does Sayid know that the concrete is 8 to 10 feet thick?
4. Was The Arrow station a storage facility? Was it ever occupied?
5. How did the guy at the gas station know it was Hurley who had the winning lottery ticket?
6. Will we ever see Johnny again? What happened between he and Hurley?

Favorites:

1. "Dude, you speak English?" Hurley "No, you're speaking Korean." Jin
2. "Have a cluckity cluck cluck day, Hugo."
3. "Maybe you should pee on it." Sawyer
4. "It's Jesus! He wants to know what color car you want!" Carmen Reyes
5. Charlie calls Hurley on lying about the hatch, like he did about having a lot of money, but Hurley says he didn't lie about that. "I'm sorry, I must have confused it with the 900 trillion I am worth myself. And this baby's made of chocolate lollipops. So, if you'll excuse us, I'm going to flap my wings and fly off this island." Charlie
6. "Honey, I don't even know what I would say." Rose, about telling people about the hatch.
7. "You didn't say three." Sawyer
8. "If you don't push it every 108 minutes the island will explode." Charlie "It's not gonna explode." Hurley "Haaa!" Charlie
9. "I'm sorry, I must have confused it with the 900 trillion I am worth myself. And this baby's made a chocolate lollipop; so if you'll excuse us, I'm going to flap my wings and fly off this island.
10. I'm sorry, I must have confused it with the 900 trillion I am worth myself. And this baby's made a chocolate lollipop; so if you'll excuse us, I'm going to flap my wings and fly off this island.
11. "Drive Shaft? More like Suck Shaft!" Johnny
12. "Dude, you've been crushing on this girl for months and doing nothing. Today you're freakin' Fabio!" Johnny
13. "Hey." Jack "Hey." Kate
14. "Not only will I stay gold, ponyboy, but I'll drink to it." Johnny

Notes:

1. I really like the closing montage scene with everyone sharing the food and Bernard asking Michael, Sawyer and Jin about Rose.
2. There appears to be a Dharma-type logo on the back of Johnny's van. From Lost Hatch
3. From Wikipedia: Chernobyl was a city in northern Ukraine, in the Kyiv Oblast near the border with Belarus. The city was evacuated in 1986 due to the Chernobyl disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

1.23 Exodus, Part 1

1. Walt and Michael in Sydney. Walt watches television at 5:23 AM. Walt says that Bryan lets him do what he wants. He tells Michael he's not his father. From Lostpedia
2. Walt encounters Rousseau at the beach camp. She says the others are coming, that they must run, hide or die.
3. When she was ship-wrecked with her 6 person team, she was already 7 months pregnant. She delivered the baby herself. She was with her baby for 1 week when she saw black smoke, and they came and took her baby.
4. While moving the raft down the beach, they see the black smoke Rousseau told them about. From Lost Hatch From Lostpedia
5. They bring Rousseau to the hatch. "I've never seen anything like it." Rousseau From Lostpedia
6. Rousseau she can get dynamite from the Black Rock in dark territory.
7. "Do I know you?" Jack asks Ana Lucia.
8. Jack meets Ana Lucia in the airport bar. She asks why he was yelling at the gate agent, he tells her his dad died of a heart attack, that he's not married anymore. She hates to fly and her seat is 42F, in the back of the plane.
9. "Not a drinker?" Ana Lucia "No, not really." Jack
10. "The worst part's over." Ana Lucia
11. Jack tells everyone that everything is going to be okay. Arzt says that handling dynamite is dangerous and he should join them.
12. Sawyer is arrested for a bar fight, head-butted the Minister of Agriculture three days ago. He's being deported.
13. Jack gives Sawyer a gun for the raft.
14. Sawyer confesses that he met Jack's father, Christian Shepard, about a week before the crash.
15. "Jack. About a week before we all got on the plane I got to talking to this man in a bar in Sydney. He was American, too. A doctor. I've been on some benders in my time, but this guy--he was going for an all time record. It turns out this guy has a son--his son's a doctor, too. They had some kind of big time falling out. The guy knew it was his fault even though his son was back in the States thinking the same damn thing. See, kids are like dogs, you knock them around enough they'll think they did something to deserve it. Anyway, there's a pay phone in this bar. And this guy, Christian, tells me he wishes he had the stones to pick up the phone, call his kid, tell him he's sorry, that he's a better doctor than he'll ever be--he's proud, and he loves him. I had to take off, but something tells me he never got around to making that call. Small world, huh?" Sawyer
16. The Marshal, Edward Mars, explains why he needs to bring 5 guns on the plane with him and why there is a toy plane in his Halliburton. From Lost Hatch
17. "That's a good story, you want to tell it, huh Kate? This belonged to her childhood sweetheart who she got killed a couple of years ago when she was on the run. Poor guy--a wife, a 2 year old kid. What was his name? Hmm? Well, somewhere along the way during the 3 years I was chasing her, she's starts calling me, at my house, and whining on about her mitigating circumstances. But what she's really doing is taunting me. So, I tell her that I've got whats-his-name's little toy airplane in a safe deposit box in New Mexico. So, she somehow figures out which bank, which safe deposit box. She seduces some idiot to rob the damn bank, and then she puts a bullet in her new friend because she's done using him. But she leaves all the money. She just takes the plane because that's the one thing in the whole world that Kate does care about. She has no attachments, and I think she's telling herself she needs it to atone for killing her boyfriend, whats-his-name. God, Kate, c'mon what was his name?" Edward Mars
18. Kate wants to join the trek to the Black Rock for old time's sake and because she's bad at goodbyes.
19. Charlie collects messages for a message in a bottle.
20. "See you soon." Michael "Yes you will." Jack
21. Everyone says goodbye to eachother. Sawyer and Kate don't say goodbye.
22. They (Rousseau, Jack, Kate, Arzt, Hurley and Locke) leave for the Black Rock trek to get dynamite so they can blow open the hatch and hide everyone inside. From Lostpedia
23. Locke asks Rousseau about her scratches.
24. Montand lost his arm in dark territory, where Rousseau's science team got sick.
25. "It's a security system. It's purpose is that of any security system. To protect something." Rousseau "Protect what?" Kate "The island." Rousseau
26. Walt gives Vincent to Shannon.
27. Boone and Shannon can't get their seats in first class.
28. "One day you're gonna appreciate everything I do for you." Boone
29. Shannon reports Sayid for leaving his bags unattended.
30. Sayid gives Michael radar, tells them to turn it on every hour, that it will pick up a signal from 25 miles away. He also gives them a flare gun from the plane, with only 1 flare. From Lost Hatch
31. They arrive at the Black Rock to get the dynamite. From Lostpedia
32. A couple in the airport criticize Sun and Jin. Sun has to bite her tongue and refrain from speaking English because Jin doesn't know.
33. Sun helps Jin with his English. Jin says he's being punished for what he's done to Sun, and that he has to go on the raft, to save her. From Lostpedia
34. Sun and Jin say goodbye. Jin tells her to stay with Jack.
35. The raft leaves. Everyone waves goodbye. Vincent tries to follow Walt on the raft. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. How did Rousseau deliver her own baby? Wasn't her science team still alive? Couldn't someone else do it?
2. Has Rousseau really never seen the hatch before? Has she seen other hatches, or the other stations on the island?
3. How did Kate get the other key to the safety deposit box?
4. Why did Locke want Jack to let him go? What did he think was going to happen?
5. How did the Black Rock get there?

Favorites:

1. "Well that's three reasons to go right there." Hurley
2. "Nice speech.. If you want to keep a secret don't tell the fat guy." Arzt
3. "Unless you want to blow up, I'm coming with you." Arzt
4. "I never asked you what you did back in the real world, so I'm taking a wild guess--lumberjack." Jack
5. "You think we're going to run out of food or water? Am I supposed to put the kid out of his misery?" Sawyer
6. "Hey, Locke, do you have a message? It's going on the raft. You know: Dear mom, Everything's fine. I'm on the island, unless, of course, the black smoke people turn up. Love, your name here. For when they get rescued, they can contact your family." Charlie "Message in a bottle. That's sweet." Locke
7. "Don't look at it. Dude! Don't look at it!" Hurley
8. "Mean bush." Locke
9. "I think Leslie's a bitchin' name." Hurley
10. "That was before Montand lost his frickin' arm." Arzt
11. "Well, alright. Now, are we going to get off this rock or stand around talking about it?" Sawyer
12. "Dude, I thought you were dead." Hurley, to Arzt.
13. Walt giving Shannon the dog.
14. "Can you describe him please?" Airport Cop "Um, Arab?" Shannon
15. Vincent following the raft.

Notes:

1. Jack tells Ana Lucia that he dad is dead. Ana Lucia worked for Christian shortly before she met Jack in the airport bar in Sydney.
2. When Jack tells Ana Lucia that he's not married anymore, it is the first time we learn that his marriage with Sarah was no longer.
3. When we see Sawyer at the Police Station in Sydney, this was just after we saw him being brought in during Boone's flashback in Hearts & Minds.
4. Sawyer telling Jack that he knew his dad is the first time two people on the island realize that they have a connection before the crash.