Episode Analysis of 1.11 "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"

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.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues.

This episode was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and directed by Stephen Williams. It originally aired on December 8th, 2004.

This is a Jack Shephard flashback-centric episode.   

We begin exactly where we left off, in Raised By Another, in the caves, with Sayid unconscious, Hurley telling Jack, who is tending to Sayid's wounds, and Kate, who asks questions, about Ethan not being in the flight manifest, while Locke looks on in the background. The other survivors in the caves begin to become aware of the situation as Jack raises his voice. Michael joins them to talk about Ethan.

HURLEY: "He wasn't on the plane."

KATE: "Who wasn't on the plane?"

HURLEY: "Ethan.. The Canadian guy. He's not on the passenger manifest."

JACK: "Well, where the hell is he?" [He gets up from tending to Sayid's wound.]

HURLEY: "I don't know. I saw him yesterday, but now.."

JACK: [raising his voice] "Has anyone seen Ethan?"

KATE: "Sayid's leg.."

JACK: [talking louder] "Has anyone seen Ethan?"

Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse Release New Footage at San Diego Comic-Con LOST Panel

If you've been following Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's twitter war at all this week, you knew something was up. After following LOST very closely for six years, and listening to The Official LOST Podcast on a regular basis, I know very well just how crafty these two are, and I by no means actually believe that they would ever have a public spat that was anything other than a ruse to get the fans going. So, of course it was.

This week, they went back and forth on twitter, with Damon claiming that they should prove that they knew where the show was going from the beginning, and Carlton claiming that the show should speak for itself, and that Damon should just let it go. They referred to this proof only as "The Marble Rye," and anyone who followed LOST closely throughout its six seasons, knows that they consistently titled secret scenes in their finales by code names, such as "The Bagel (Season One Finale, Episode "Exodus," Walt's abduction by the Others.)," "The Challah (Season Two Finale, Episode "Live Together, Die Alone," The Listening Station and Penelope Widmore.)," "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox (Season Three Finale, Episode "Through the Looking Glass," Jack and Kate off the Island flashforward.)," "The Frozen Donkey Wheel (Season Four Finale, Episode "There's No Place Like Home," John Locke is revealed to be Jeremy Bentham.)," "The Fork in the Outlet (Season Five Finale, Episode "The Incident," Juliet detonates Jughead.)," "Sun and Jin's Wedding (Season Six Finale, Episode "The End," Jack Shephard meets his father, Christian Shephard, and realizes that he's dead.)." Well, apparently there was a distinct purpose to this back-and-forth.

On Friday, at San Diego Comic-Con, the place where Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse had put on so many great performances for the fans at their panel during the six years of LOST, they returned once again. Entertainment Weekly held a Totally LOST: One Year Later Panel, moderated by Jeff Jensen and Dan Snierson, and the pair showed up to reveal the new footage, entitled "The Marble Rye" for the audience, which consisted of a scene between the "Man in Black" and Jacob, while Jack Shephard and John Locke are having their conversation about the Island being their destiny, during the Season One Finale episode, Exodus.

The video containing the footage they released at San Diego Comic-Con is below.

Episode Analysis of 1.05 "White Rabbit"

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 White Rabbit.

This episode was written by Christian Taylor, and directed by Kevin Hooks. It originally aired on October 20th, 2004.

This is a Jack Shephard flashback-centric episode.

Episode Analysis of 1.01 & 1.02 "Pilot (Parts 1 & 2)"

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 posts on these episodes, please refer to Pilot, Part 1 & Pilot, Part 2. It's insane how long my posts have gotten since then.

The episodes Pilot (Parts 1 & 2) were written by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, and were directed by J.J. Abrams. They originally aired separately, on September 22nd, 2004 and September 29th, 2004. Despite what everyone might think, these are the only two episodes of LOST written and/or directed by J.J. Abrams. Damon Lindelof steered the ship when J.J. left. Give credit where credit is due.

This is a Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, and Charlie Pace flashback-centric episode.

We begin with the opening of Dr. Jack Shephard's eye, which is quite moving when looking back at the entire series of LOST in hindsight. When you realize that it ended where it all began, it is a chilling moment to watch this scene again.

More Thoughts on "The End" & Entire LOST Series

NOTE: I seriously started writing the following post when LOST ended A YEAR AGO. I kind of needed to take a break from LOST, and mostly this post because it had gotten pretty long (I also forgot about it.). Life kind of got in the way, and I'm just getting back to it now. Please keep in mind that this is how I felt about everything (mainly the awful fan reaction) when it ended, and I'm much more chill about it now. I listened to Bob Marley, because who doesn't like Bob Marley?

Now that I've had some time to reflect on The End and the series as a whole, I've come away with a lot of realizations in hindsight, and some theories as to what I believe actually happened. But, first, I must give some background.

Why did I get into LOST?
Since September 22, 2004, I've been hooked into the story that has been LOST. I remember that summer, always seeing promos for it, because ABC actually did a good job promoting it, which doesn't happen often with any network anymore. I remember thinking how interesting it looked, so I knew I would check it out, at the very least.

LOST: Opening & Ending Scenes

Wednesday 22 September 2004 - Wednesday 22 September 2010.

How perfectly fitting. Wednesday will forever be LOST day to me.

The circle is closed. Happy LOST Day, LOSTies.

LOST Wars: Because Adding Jedis Can Fix Anything

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LOST: The Beginning & The End

Series Finale, Initial Reaction to "The End"

It has taken me a long time to finally complete this post. I swear to Duct Tape that I literally spent at least 80 hours working on this damn post. Between taking notes from watching the episode, to typing them all out, to organizing all my thoughts in a coherent manner.. It has taken forever. But, I enjoyed it all. Working on this has really helped me to explore and understand the entire episode and how I felt about it.

I hesitate to say that it was everything that I'd hoped it would be, because really, I went into this entire season with a completely open mind, and was just allowing myself to fully enjoy it. With that being said, I could not have imagined "The End" being any better than what it was. The entire episode felt like an homage, a tribute, a love-letter even, to the fans of the show. It was a masterpiece. I had been anticipating this for years, since they announced that LOST would end in 2010, and, in my opinion, they delivered. It was thoughtful. It was heartfelt. It was touching. It made me realize that the past six years of my life were truly a great experience. It made me want to go back and watch the whole damn thing all over again. I fucking loved it. But, I also can understand why some people didn't like it. So, let's discuss all of that, and everything in between, shall we?

This is going to be a long one. Bear with me.

From Lostpedia

Initial Reaction to "What They Died For"

The Penultimate. It was everything I'd hoped it would be. Everything is finally starting to make sense now. This episode really set up the finale. It was even funny, which is something that I was not expecting at all, but also enjoyed a lot. I think that I'm finally starting to see the big picture and have idea of just how all of this is going to come together. Don't get me wrong, I still have no clue how it's going to end, but the options are becoming clearer more now than they ever have before. This episode also made a lot of things from last week's "Across the Sea" make a lot more sense to me. So, listen, haters. You were wrong. Admit it. Thank you. Now, we can be friends. So, let's talk about "What They Died For" because I can't wait to discuss it. This is going to be a long post.

From Lostpedia

LOST SERIES FINALE PROMO TRAILER

Initial Reaction to "The Candidate"

WOW. That definitely was the most shocking and emotionally heart-wrenching episode of the season so far. I think that I cried pretty much the entire time that I was watching it. It was beyond incredibly sad. I had to watch the episode three times just to get it to sink in, and I think I'm still in utter shock. I don't even know what to say right now, so let's just get into the episode before the waterworks come...

From Lostpedia

Initial Reaction to "The Last Recruit"

This episode was jam-packed with awesomeness and more confusion, as per the usual. It implies that it will focus on one person, a la "the last recruit," however it focused on all of the candidates, plus Claire and Desmundo, and only left me more puzzled than I was before. This episode also had me about as anxious as I've been this entire season, barring maybe the Season Premiere of LA X, Parts 1 & 2. For some reason, the entire episode had me thinking that for sure someone would die, but no one did, as far as we know right now. Although, the promos lied to us by showing a gunshot, and Desmond in the well. But, alas, we do not know Desmond's fate. Let's get into the episode...

From Lostpedia 

Initial Reaction to "Lighthouse"

I think this season is getting better and better as it moves forward. The writers, producers, directors, and actors had all said, before this season started, that it felt a lot like Season One. Well, now we know why. This season is directly paralleling Season One, by episode-centricity, by scenery, and even by line. It's been really great to have that overall feel of Season One back. It reminds me so much of why I love this show. So, let's get on with why I loved this episode, and some (few) things that I have issues with.

From Lostpedia

Oceanic Flight 815, Side by Side

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4.10 Something Nice Back Home

1. Juliet wakes Jack, everyone is arguing with Charlotte and Daniel, Daniel says they have no signal, Jack says to clam down, agrees, says he knows they're lying, sooner or later their people will come back for them, and they'll be waiting, promised they'd get off the Island, Jack collapses in pain.From Lostpedia
   
2. Jack in bed, gets up, bare chested, the phone rings, Jane confirming consult with Ms. Berenberg, has a scar on his lower abdomen, goes to kitchen, hears whispers, trips on toy, makes coffee, newspapers reads "Yankees Bludgeon Red Sox in Sweep," goes to take a shower, Kate is there.From Lostpedia
3. Jack is reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Aaron, he tells Kate that his old man used to read that story to him, that he was a good story teller, Kate says she's glad he changed his mind, glad he's there.
4. "Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: `Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Aha, that's the great puzzle." JackFrom Lostpedia
5. Jack gets up, they say he fainted, he says he's just dehydrated, but Kate says that he's not fine.
6. Claire is feeling better, but she has a bit of a headache, says at least she's not seeing things anymore, Miles hears voices, asks who Danielle and Karl are, they find the bodies buried, face up, Sawyer says they'll be back to the beach by noon tomorrow.From Lostpedia
7. Jacks says he has food poisoning, Juliet says to lift his shirt, checks it out, she says that it's his Appendix, Jack says the pain started yesterday, that it hasn't ruptured yet, but Juliet says they have to take it out.
   
8. Juliet sends Sun to The Staff station for medical supplies because she knows where it is, she needs the medical instruments for Jack's Appendectomy but Sun doesn't know what they look like, Daniel offers to help, says he's done animal autopsies, says they're Scientists and they don't take anyone to get hurt, so Sun and Jin go and Charlotte and Dan join them, Juliet says that if they try to run, to shoot them in the leg.From Lostpedia
9. Juliet says they need to create a sterile environment, that Jack can't be brought to The Staff instead because his Appendix might rupture, and he'll die.
10. Sawyer tells Miles he has a restraining order and to stay away from Claire.
11. Rose wonders why Jack got sick, Bernie says it was bad luck, happened the day before they're supposed to leave, Rose says people don't get sick on the Island, they get better.
12. "Why did he get sick?" Rose "Why? It's just--it's just bad luck." Bernard "The day before we're all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddenly comes down with a life-threatening condition, and you're chalking it up to bad luck?" Rose "Well, what are you saying, that--that Jack did something to offend the Gods? People get sick, Rose." Bernard "Not here. Here, they get better." Rose
13. Juliet shaves Jack's stomach, she says she did a lot of Appendectomies in her Medical Residency, Jack looks at where she is shaving and tells her the incision is two inches lower, Jack wants to stay awake for the surgery and talk her through it, they can use Lidocaine to numb the area, he'll watch and Kate will hold a mirror, Juliet says she needs someone with Medical experience to help, she wants Bernard to instead, but Jack says no, he wants Kate to be there.
14. Jack, working at St. Sebastian's, with patient Ms. Berenberg who leaves, he sees someone walking, looks like Christian Shephard, Erika asks him to take a look at an x-ray on the L4, he gets a call from Dr. Stillman, he's from Santa Rosa, he says Hurley refuses to take meds, stopped sleeping, and therapy is useless because he thinks his doctor doesn't exist.
15. Jack goes to visit, asks why he isn't taking his meds, Hurley says they're dead, the Oceanic 6, that they never get off Island, he asks Jack what he did today, and Jack says that he woke up, took shower, he and Kate fed the baby, Hurley says he thought Jack didn't want anything to do with Aaron, Jack says he changed his mind after the trial, Hurley says everything is perfect, just like Heaven, living with Kate and and taking care of Aaron, Jack says just because he's happy doesn't mean it's not real, Hurley says he was happy too, but then he saw Charlie, that he likes to sit with him on the bench out on the front lawn, yesterday Charlie told him that Jack would be coming by, he wanted Hurley to give him a message, that he made him write it down, the note says "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack," Hurley asks if he thinks that means Aaron, Charlie also said someone will be visiting Jack soon too, Jack gets upset and leaves.
16. "I was happy, too, Jack... for a while, anyway. Then I saw Charlie. He likes to sit with me on the bench out on the front lawn. It's pretty cool, actually." Hurley From Lostpedia
17. While at The Staff, Jin asks Sun if she thinks Charlotte knows that Dan likes her, Charlotte looks at them like she understand Korean, Daniel asks where they think all the power is coming from on the Island, Charlotte says to add it to the list, Sun tells Jin The Staff is where Juliet brought her, Jin promises to get her and the baby off the Island.
18. Sawyer, Claire and Miles run into Frank Lapidus, he warns them that Keamy and his men are coming, says they're wounded, they show up and Frank tells them they have to get back now, that he's not flying at night.From Lostpedia
19. Juliet asks Kate to help with the surgery, Kate says she's surprised he's not taking his Appendix out himself.
20. Jack is back at Santa Rosa, in his car, watching, he goes back home, asks Kate if she really thinks he's good at this, asks her to marry him, gives her a ring, she says yes.
21. They're back from The Staff, Juliet asks Sun to sterilize the instruments, Jin tells Charlotte he knows she understands him, that she speaks Korean, that she smiled when he was talking about her, asks about listening station, says if she continues to lie, he'll hurt Daniel, break his fingers, Charlotte admits she understands, he makes her promise to take his wife off the Island when the helicopter comes.From Lostpedia
22. Bernard says he could use Chloroform to knock Jack out, asks if he'd rather dream about something nice back home, but he declines, Juliet starts the surgery, but Jack is struggling with the pain, Juliet tells Bernard to knock him out, but Jack is fighting it, Bernard uses the Chloroform, Juliet yells for Kate to leave.From Lostpedia
23. Jack is at St. Sebastian, looking at x-rays, he hears beeps, it's the smoke alarm,goes to check it out, his dad says "Jack," Jack is startled, he sees him, Christian Shephard is wearing the suit and tennis shoes he was buried in, then Erika interrupts him, startles him again, he asks her to write a script for Clonazepam, says that he's not sleeping well, has a lot going on, she tells him to talk to someone.From Lostpedia
24. Jack gets home, Kate is on the phone, she says Jack is never home before 8, that she can stay for at least an hour, gets off the phone, she tells Jack that it's Noreen, one of the moms from the park, Jack says she's never mentioned her before, he drinks and takes pills.
25. Camp fire, Aaron is gone, Christian Shephard is holding him, Claire investigates and finds them.From Lostpedia
26. Bernard tells Kate the surgery went well, Juliet said she can go back inside, she tells her Jack is fine, they'll have to talk him into rest, Juliet tells her that Jack kissed her, that it was nice, but he did it for him, to prove that he doesn't love someone else, Kate says thanks, leaves, Jack is awake, overheard the whole thing.
27. Jack comes home early, tells Kate that he sent Veronica home early, asks where she was, why Veronica was there so late, Kate says she was running errands, Jack tells her that he went to see Hurley, last Friday, Kate asks why he didn't tell her, she would've gone, Jack says that he's crazy, he didn't want to upset her, he asks where she was, she asks him to trust her, to just leave it be, but Jack insists, asks who she was talking to on the phone, wants to know where she was, who she was with, she says that she was doing something for Sawyer, that she made a promise, that he wouldn't want her to tell him, Jack says he's not there, that he made his choice, that he chose to stay, Jack is the one who came back, that he's the one who's here, that he saved her, Kate says that if he has a problem, he needs to figure it out, but that she can't have him around her son, Jack says that she's not even related to him, Aaron walks in on their argument.
28. Sawyer wakes up, Miles says that Claire walked off into the jungle in the middle of the night with her dad, they hear Aaron crying, find him left under a tree, alone, Claire is gone.
    

Questions:

1. Do Charlotte and Daniel really not know anything? Are they just a Science Team?
2. What was Claire seeing when she wasn't feeling well?
3. Hey, Juliet, I thought you weren't a surgeon? So you can't remove a bullet, but you can perform an Appendectomy? What's next, Heart Surgery?
   
4. Did Jack get sick for a reason? Was he not supposed to leave the Island?
5. Why do some people get cured on the Island and some get sick?
   
6. How and why is Christian Shephard appearing to Jack off Island?
   
7. What did Charlie mean by telling Jack that he's not supposed to raise him?
8. Is Jack not supposed to raise Aaron or someone else?
9. What powers the DHARMA stations?
10. Why does Christian appear to Claire? Why does she go with him?

Favorites:

1. "Just watch your tone, Red." Rose
2. "I don't say nice things about my dad? Well, he was a good storyteller. I'll give him that." Jack
3. "Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Don't mess with her. You got a restraining order. 20 feet." Sawyer "What are you, her big brother?" Miles 
4. "Do you think she knows he likes her?" Jin "She's a woman. She knows." Sun
5. "Where do you suppose all this power's coming from?" Dan "Add that one to the list, Dan." Charlotte 
6. "If you continue to lie... I'm going to hurt your friend Daniel. I'm going to break his fingers one at a time. Do you understand that?" Jin
7. "Wouldn't you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?" Bernard
8. "I would like to be able to tell you you' not gonna feel a thing, but... you will." Juliet 
9. "You know, getting engaged is supposed to help reduce stress, not create it." Erika 
10. "Dad?" Claire
11. "He should be fine. We just have to talk him into resting." Juliet "Good luck with that." Kate 
12. "I'd have followed them, but I have a restraining order." Miles

Notes:

1. Jack steps on a Millennium Falcon, which is yet another Star Wars reference.
2. The toy can also be a reference to Sawyer, who had made several Star Wars references himself throughout the series. Jack also exclaims "Son of a bitch!" which is a Sawyer line.
   
3. When Jack is seen shirtless in the flashforward, he has a scar where his appendix would be. Obviously this is shown for continuity, but there was a big deal made over the fact that Matthew Fox had shaved his chest and stomach for this episode, when he was clearly hairy previously. Kate also says that she bought Jack a razor in the same scene. Obviously the chest-shaving was done to show the scar from his surgery in this episode, which was revealed in the flashforward before we knew that it happened on the island.
4. I always wonder what exactly Jack is responding to when he scoffs at the newspaper and exclaims "A-Rod."
5. The Yankees/Red Sox series, to my memory, occurred in August of 2006.
   
6. This is not my favorite episode ever. In fact, I think it's one of the weakest of Season 4. Maybe it's just that I don't enjoy Jack or Kate flashes so much anymore. I'd rather learn about characters that I don't know that much about yet. However, I love the scene with Hurley. Jorge Garcia's serious acting is so underrated.
   
7. When Jack is supposed to work on someone with an L4 vertebrae problem, obviously he was familiar with it already, because he operated on Ben who had a tumor on his L4.
8. Jack gets a prescription for Clonazepam. Hurley asked Sawyer for Clonazepam in Dave. He said he needed it so that he wouldn't see things. Now Jack is the one seeing things and taking pills.
   
9. Jack is looking pretty freakin' crazy right here. This is one of Jack's craziest Crazy-Jack moments.
10. The title comes from something Bernard says to Jack during the surgery, "dream of something nice back home."
    
11. In Raised by Another, Richard Malkin told Claire that she was the only one who could raise the baby, but she wanted to give it up for adoption, when she decides not to, he then changed his story and told her that there was a couple in Los Angeles that would adopt the baby. He said "They're not strangers. They're good people." Now, there is a couple in Los Angeles raising Aaron. Was Richard Malkin somehow talking about Jack and Kate?
12. You didn't save Kate, Jack. What the hell is wrong with you? Sawyer saved her more than you did.
13. Why in the hell did Keamy bury Danielle and Karl's bodies face up, showing through the dirt? Not only is he a ruthless kill, but he's lazy too.
14. Uh, usually the Smoke Monster beats the crap out of people and kills them. Those guys had a few scratches.
    
15. Hurley states that someone will be visiting Jack as well, this is reminiscent to ghosts visiting Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
    
16. This episode was the second time Kate's identity was revealed in a shower scene. Not complaining.
17. Sawyer's evolution to leader begins, and Jack's drug addiction begins.
    
18. I dare you to name a Jack flashback/forward where Jack hasn't cried. Go ahead, find one.
    

4.04 Eggtown

From Lostpedia

1. Locke's eye opens, he's sleeping in Ben's bed, living in his house, gets up, makes eggs, cuts cantaloupe, goes into the basement, gives Ben his breakfast, the last 2 eggs, a book from his own bookshelf, Valis.
2. Locke wants Ben to tell him about the boat, his spy, Ben says Locke couldn't find the cabin, couldn't make contact with Jacob, that he's more lost than ever, Locke knows what he's trying to do, but gets upset anyway, storms out, throws the food tray against the wall, Ben knows that it worked, that he has Locke's number.
3. "You might catch something you missed the second time around." Locke
4. "I feel for you, John. I really do. You keep hitting dead ends. You couldn't find the cabin, you can't make contact with Jacob. You're so desperate to figure out what to do next, you're even asking me for help. So here we are, just like old times. Except I'm locked in a different room, and you're more lost than you ever were." Ben From Lostpedia
5. Locke goes outside and slams his door, angry, Kate and Claire watch nearby, having coffee.
6. Sawyer comes by, Claire goes to get him some coffee, he wants Kate to move in, says he'll kick Hugo out, she says she's not moving in with him, that it's none of his business why she stayed, Sawyer knows she has a secret agenda.
7. Kate, wants to go through the back entrance, lawyer says front door, with her head held high, there's press outside, her lawyer says no statements, not answering any questions right now, in court, The People vs. Katherine Anne Austen, charged with fraud, arson, assault on a Federal Officer, assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, grand theft auto, murder in the 1st degree, she pleads not guilty, the DA wants her to be remanded into custody for the duration of the trial, her lawyer says she's been free pending arraignment, she's not a flight risk, she's one of the most recognizable faces in America, the Judge says she has a prior history, agrees with The People, remanded into Federal custody for the duration of the trial, she's taken into custody. From Lostpedia
8. Jin and Sun look at a map, for a new place to live, Jin suggests Albuquerque, New York, but Sun wants to go back to Seoul, Jin says he learned English for her, to go to America, but Sun wants to raise the baby at home.
9. Jack and Juliet get back to the beach, with Charlotte, Daniel, Jack introduces them, says their helicopter took Sayid and Desmond, that they can make arrangements to get off the island, tells them that Kate stayed with Locke.
10. Kate talks to Locke, wants to talk to Miles, but Locke says no, that it's not a democracy.
11. Kate gets information out of Hurley when he's bringing food to Miles, says Locke told her to take it to him, Hurley says Locke moved Miles to the boathouse.
12. Kate goes to the boathouse, asks Miles if he knows who she is, what she did, he says he'll tell her, but he wants something, Kate says she's not letting him go, but Miles says that he's exactly where he wants to be, that he'll tell her what she wants to know, if he gets one minute of someone's time, bring him, then he'll tell her everything he knows about her.
13. Kate in jail, her lawyer is trying to cut a deal, says she'll get a 15 year sentence, and she'll only serve 7, if she goes to trial it will be 20 years on each count, and she'll get a life sentence on the murder charge, she confessed to her mother, and she's their star witness, but Kate says put her on the stand, the lawyer is concerned about the DA crossing her, wants to make it about character, not what she did or didn't do, but who she is, wants to bring him in, but Kate says no, that they're not bringing her son in there.
14. Jack is trying to call the boat, they haven't heard from Sayid, Sun asks if Locke was right.
15. Claire tells Kate that Ben is in Locke's basement, asks her to help with Aaron, but Kate is uncomfortable, she tells Kate to try it sometime, Kate says she's good with Aaron, but Claire says the last thing she thought she'd be good at is being a mum.
16. Kate's lawyer brings a witness in, Jack, the Judge says he's only a character witness.
17. The lawyer asks Jack questions, how they met, Jack says on September 22, 2004, they were both passengers on Oceanic Flight 815, they crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific, he learned she was a fugitive, the Marshal died in the crash, he never asked if she was guilty, just assumed it was a mistake, says that 8 survived the crash, they landed in the water, he was hurt badly, if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have made it to the shore, she took care of them, gave them first-aid, found water, shelter, food, she tried to save the other 2, but Kate stops Jack from talking, says that it has nothing to do with anything.
18. The DA asks Jack if he loves her, but Jack says no, not anymore.
19. "Um..on September 22, 2004, Kate (sighs, smiling)--Ms. Austen and I were both passengers on Oceanic Flight 815, which crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific." Jack
20. "Only eight of us survived the crash. We landed in the water. I was hurt, pretty badly. In fact, if it weren't for her, I would have never made it to the shore. She took care of me. She took care of all of us. She--she gave us first aid, water, found food, made shelter. She tried to save the other two, but they didn't--" Jack From Lostpedia
21. Kate wants to use Sawyer, to help her bust Ben out of Locke's basement.
22. Sawyer goes to Locke's house, asks him to play backgammon, Locke asks Sawyer if he thinks he knows what he's doing, if he's worried, Sawyer says he'd be more worried if he was at the beach, Locke asks what everyone else is saying, Sawyer tells him Kate wanted his help busting Ben out, she talked to Miles, he told her to bring Ben to him, Sawyer wants his word that he won't do anything to her.
23. Sawyer and Locke go to the boathouse to get Miles, but no one is there.
24. Kate is at Ben's house with Miles, breaks in, gives him one minute to talk to Ben.
25. Miles asks Ben if he knows who he is, who he works for, Ben says yes, Miles says then he knows that his boss put a lot of time and energy into finding him, and now he found him, that he can tell his boss exactly where he is, or he can lie and say he was already dead, he'd be willing to do that for $3.2 million.
26. Ben asks why $3.2 million, what makes him think he has access to that kind of money, Miles says not to treat him like he's one of them, like he doesn't know who he is, what he can do, Ben says his friend Charlotte has seen him, knows where he is, but Miles says he'll take care of Charlotte, that he has 2 days, but Ben says his situation is a little restricted right now, so Miles gives him a week, and wants the money in cash. From Lostpedia
27. Kate says their time is up, takes Miles out, wants to know if he knows who she is now.
28. Miles says they got her name when they called the freighter, knows about her and everyone else on the 815 manifest, he knows her name, her charges, wanted for murder, fraud, arson, a bunch of other stuff, that she was a fugitive, was caught in Australia, the feds were bringing her back, he says he'd stay there if he were her, on the island, that maybe she didn't' survive the crash.
29. Kate starts to take Miles back, but Sawyer and Locke show up, Locke tells her to go home. From Lostpedia
30. Kate goes home, Locke comes over to talk to her, wants to know what they said, Kate tells him about the money, that Miles said he would lie to the people on the boat, that he would tell them that Ben is dead, Locke says she's not welcome there anymore, wants her gone by morning.
31. Kate's lawyer brings her mom, Diane, to see her, so they could talk, she wants to know if Kate really is a hero, if what Jack said was true, Kate says she won't talk to her because the last time she saw her, she screamed for help, called the Police, but Diane says it all changed when she thought Kate was dead, she's been given 6 months to live for the last 4 years, she doesn't know how long she's going to last, that she doesn't want to testify, she just wants to see her grandson, wants to meet him, but Kate says no, she doesn't want her near him. From Lostpedia
32. Kate goes to Sawyer's house, he says he wanted Locke to think she fooled him too, Kate tells him Locke banished her, but Sawyer says she can stay, that he'll keep her safe.
33. Daniel and Charlotte are playing cards, Daniel is trying to remember three cards that were turned over, he says they are the Queen of Diamonds, 6 of Clubs, and the 10 of Hearts, but he gets the last one wrong, it's the 5 of Spades, Charlotte says it's not bad, that he made progress, but Daniel says 3 cards isn't progress. From Lostpedia
34. Jack still can't reach the freighter, he tells Charlotte and Daniel to call the emergency line.
35. Regina answers the line, Charlotte says Minkowski wasn't answering, they want to talk to their friends, that they left last night, but Regina doesn't know what they're talking about, she says that she thought the helicopter was with them.
36. Locke put Miles back in the boathouse, comes to talk to him in the morning, puts a grenade in his mouth, says he's responsible for the well-being of the island, leaves him there, tied up and with the grenade still in his mouth.
37. "I realize that when I tied you up in here the other day, I made the mistake of failing to introduce myself. My name is John Locke, and I'm responsible for the well-being of this island. Eventually, Miles, you're going to tell me who you are, and you're going to tell me about the people on the boat, and you're going to tell me why you're so interested in Ben. In the meantime, however, you're going to keep your mouth shut. I learned something yesterday. There's no use in having rules if there's no punishment for breaking them. You'll be fine if you bite down on the trigger. Enjoy your breakfast." Locke From Lostpedia
38. Sawyer wants to have sex, but Kate says no, Sawyer says she's still worried about the pregnancy thing, but Kate says that she's not worried, and she's not pregnant, Sawyer is happy, but Kate asks if it would be the worst thing in the world, Sawyer says yes, Kate says she's going back to the beach, but Sawyer calls her out, says she's just looking for an excuse to go, that she'll come running back to him when Jack pisses her off.
39. "Don't make this about me, Kate. You didn't want a baby any more than I did. You're just looking for some excuse to split, and now you got one. But it's alright, freckles, I ain't gonna hold it against you. I'm just gonna sit right here in my comfy bed. Because in about a week, you'll find some reason to get pissed at Jack and bounce right back to me." Sawyer
40. Diane is unable to testify in court because of medical reasons, the DA loses her star witness, she says she'll give Kate 4 years, but her lawyer says no jail time, the DA offers time served, plus 10 years probation, in agreement that she doesn't leave the state, Kate agrees immediately, says she just wants it to be over, that she won't go anywhere because of her son.
41. "No jail time. Kate Austen is a worldwide hero who saved five other people's lives after a plane crash, and nearly starved to death on a deserted island. And after all that, you put this woman on trial for rescuing her mother from an abusive husband. If you think that jury is going to give her actual time, then you must have a hell of a closing, Melissa." Lawyer
42. Kate leaves court, goes through the back door, Jack is there, waiting, her lawyer gave him a heads-up, owed him one, Kate says she's heard him tell that story so many times, she's starting to think he believes it, Jack says that what he said in court, he didn't mean it, Kate asks him to come to her house for a visit, but Jack says he has to get back to the hospital, maybe they could go for coffee sometime, Kate says she knows why he doesn't want to see the baby, but that until he does, there's no going for coffee, that anytime he changes his mind, to come and see them, Jack says okay. From Lostpedia
43. Kate leaves, gets in a taxi, goes home, to a nice house, a nanny greets her, she says he missed her so much, Kate asks if she kept him away from the television, she says yes, that he's sleeping, Kate goes upstairs and wakes up her son, and it's Aaron. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why isn't Kate charged for the bank robbery and shooting in Albuquerque?
2. Why is she being tried in the State of California, in Los Angeles, and not in Iowa?
3. Why does Jack say that they crash-landed on an island if he then says they landed in the water?
4. How could Kate get them to shore, take care of them, if she was 6 months pregnant?
5. Why do they say that 8 people survive survive the crash?
6. Why does Miles ask Ben for exactly $3.2 million?
7. What does Miles mean by he knows what Ben can do?
8. How is Kate's mom, Diane, still alive?
9. Why is Daniel trying to remember the cards? Is he time-jumping? Does he have brain-damage? Why does he have a loss of memory?
10. Did Kate's mom not testify because of medical reasons or did she just back out?

Favorites:

1. "Excellent, John! You're evolving!" Ben
2. "You got blood..." Kate "I just killed a chicken. What can I do for you?" Locke
3. "You may think this is a democracy, Kate, because of the way Jack ran things, but this is not a democracy." Locke "Well, I guess that makes it a dictatorship." Kate "If I was a dictator, I would just shoot you, and go about my day. Dinner's at six if you're hungry." Locke
4. "Hey, Hurley! You bringing that to Miles?" Kate "Yeah." Hurley "Well, Locke asked me to do it." Kate "Cool. That dude creeps me out." Hurley "He's still in the rec room, right?" Kate "Naw, we moved him to the boathouse that...You just totally Scooby-Dood me, didn't you?" Hurley "Sorry." Kate
5. "What did you do?" Miles
6. "So...what do you wanna watch? Xanadu or Satan's Doom?" Hurley "I'm reading. Turn that thing down, dammit! " Sawyer
7. "Got something in your eye, Hugo?" Sawyer
8. "You are terrible at this, freckles. You already said you didn't stay behind for me. So, at least be woman enough to tell me you want to use me for something." Sawyer "I want to use you for something." Kate
9. "I think they're saying "Baa." That's the nice thing about sheep. They're predictable." Sawyer
10. "What, the boathouse down by the dock? If Hugo knows, everybody knows." Sawyer
11. "You've arranged this meeting so you could blackmail me?" Ben "It's extortion if you want to get technical." Miles "3.2? But why not 3.3 or 3.4?" Ben
12. "Ooh, this is hot." Miles
13. "What, he banished you? Well, I unbanish you. You can stay right here. This is my house.
    [The toilet flushes.] Okay, me and Montezuma's house." Sawyer
14. "Open your mouth. Open your mouth. [Locke forces Miles' mouth open, and shoves a grenade in.] Wide. Don't talk, bite down, bite down." Locke
15. "Enjoy your breakfast." Locke
16. "Oh, come on! It's not like we ain't never done it before. Now, I'm cool we didn't go all the way last night. I get it. You were sad. But I mean, how can you resist after that whole "I'll keep you safe" thing?" Sawyer

Notes:

1. It is said that when Kate enters the courthouse, when there are protesters outside, the man yelling says "Claire will hate you."
2. Sawyer finally calls Kate out for not being able to choose between him and Jack.
3. I still don't know what the hell Eggtown means or what relevance it has to this episode.

4.01 The Beginning of the End

1. Opening shot of mangoes, a Camaro driving fast, police following, it's a car chase.
2. Television is on, the car chase on the news, making a screwdriver, Jack, the news says it's Camaro, a vintage early 70s model.
3. The Camaro crashes, Bonneville, Randy Nations video taping it, Hurley, tries to run. From Lostpedia
4. "Stop! Don't you know who I am? Stop, wait, don't you know who I am? I'm one of the Oceanic six! I'm one of the Oceanic six!!!" Hurley
5. Hurley is at a Police Station, interrogation room, Big Mike, Ana Lucia's partner, a detective, says he was at a convenient store, sees something, freaks out, he asks who he saw, says he doesn't care about celebrities, tells Hurley that he knew someone on his plane, Ana Lucia Cortez, his partner before he made detective, asks if maybe he knew her, but Hurley says he didn't, never met her, Big Mike tells him to look at the tape from the convenience store, wants Hurley to tell him who he ran from, NO SMOKING sign. From Lostpedia
6. "Her name was Ana Lucia Cortez. She was my partner before I made detective. Dark hair. Gorgeous. Maybe you knew her? Maybe you met her on the plane? Before it took off?" Big Mike
7. Hurley watches the tape, sees something through the one way mirror, it's Charlie, he gives Hurley a message, the glass fills up with water, busts out, Hurley freaks out.
8. "They need you," the message Charlie gives to Hurley, written on his hand. From Lostpedia
9. Big Mike says he'll put Hurley in the nuthouse, Hurley says yes.
10. Hurley radios Jack form the beach, asks if it worked, Jack says he talked to the boat, they're on their way to pick them up now.
11. Kate says Locke is gone, Jack says he'll kill him if he comes back, Kate wonders if they're really going home.
12. Rose tells Claire to treat Charlie real good.
13. Ben tells Rousseau to take Alex away, everyone who stays is going to die.
14. Juliet digs a grave, Sawyer drinks beer on the beach.
15. Hurley tells Bernard he won the lottery, but now when he goes back, it will all be gone, when they get rescued, he'll be free, he wants to do a cannonball, so Bernard says do it. From Lostpedia
16. Desmond is back from The Looking Glass, tells them they need to get Jack, can't let them get in touch with the boat, Naomi lied, the people on the boat aren't who they say they are.
17. Hurley comes from the water, asks where Charlie is, Desmond says he's sorry.
18. Jack talks to George Minkowski, trying to get a lock on their signal, he says there's RF interference, need to change settings on the phone, asks for Naomi, but she's gone.
19. Desmond tells them about Charlie, Sayid says don't call Jack, they have to go to him, Juliet says to warn him, but Sayid says that calling Jack would be warning the people on the freighter as well, but Sawyer disagrees, but Hurley throws the walkie in the water.
20. Jack tells everyone to head back to the beach, easy for them to find, he's going after Naomi, Rousseau finds her trail, but Kate finds another trail, says it could be a dummy trail, she might have doubled back, but Jack doesn't agree, tells Kate to go back to the beach, they hug, Ben watches.
21. "Kate, six hours from now we're gonna be sitting on that boat laughing about the fact that there was one final thing that we couldn't agree upon. Naomi is hurt, she ran into the jungle, she's not thinking about leaving fake trails." Jack
22. Hurley says you don't wait with a warning, they leave to find Jack.
23. Hurley is in Santa Rosa again, playing connect four, but there's no Leonard, he has a visitor, Matthew Abaddon, he's an attorney for Oceanic Airlines, says he heard about Hurley's episode, his incarceration, he wants to upgrade him, to a facility where the paint isn't peeling, have his own bathroom, by the ocean, but Hurley says no thanks. Mr. Abaddon asks if Hurley is fine, Hurley wants to see a business card, but he says he must've left them at home, asks Hurley if they're still alive, Hurley freaks out, Mr. Abaddon leaves. From Lostpedia
24. "Are they still alive?" Matthew Abaddon
25. They head toward the radio tower to meet Jack, Sawyer asks Hurley if he wants to talk about Charlie, Hurley says they'll get there faster if they don't talk, Sawyer says he's going to tell them to slow down, but Hurley says he can keep up.
26. "All right there, Hugo?" Sawyer "Yeah, dude, I'm fine." Hurley "You wanna talk about it?" Sawyer "Talk about what?" Hurley "Charlie. I mean, you two were buddies, I just thought..." Sawyer "We'll probably get to Jack faster if we don't talk." Hurley
27. Hurley gets left behind, everyone disappears, he's lost, wandering around, he then sees a cabin, it's Jacob's cabin, he hears the whispers. From Lostpedia
28. Rousseau goes with Jack to find Naomi, they bring Ben with them, but the trail ends, Rousseau says Kate was right, she did double back, Jack looks for the satellite phone, but Ben says Kate took it when she hugged him, she found the right trail.
29. Kate talks on the satellite phone, she doesn't know where Naomi is, looking for her, Kate hangs up, but blood drips on her, and Naomi attacks her from being perched in a tree, Kate says it wasn't them who hurt her, it was John Locke.
30. The phone calls back, Naomi talks to George Minkowski, tells him she had an accident, hit a tree branch when she parachuted on the way in, they lost the signal, George Minkowski says to change the tracking frequency, Naomi gives him a message, and then she dies. From Lostpedia
31. "Just tell my sister that I love her." Naomi
32. Hurley is at Jacob's cabin, he walks up to it, looking through the window, he sees a rocking chair, white tennis shoes, Christian Shephard, then an eye pops up from behind the window, Jacob, Hurley gets scared and runs away, he looks behind him and the cabin disappears, but then it appears in front of him, Locke shows up out of nowhere. From Lostpedia
33. Hurley tells Locke about Charlie and his message, Locke says they have to talk to Jack.
34. Locke and Hurley find the people from the beach at the cockpit of the plane, Locke says they're warning Jack, Sayid questions him, the people from the radio tower show up, Jin and Sun reunite, Rose and Bernard, Claire looks for Charlie, but he's not there, Desmond goes to talk to her, but Hurley says he'll do it.
35. Hurley is outside at Santa Rosa, painting, the guy he played connect 4 with tells him to watch out, there's a guy staring at him, Hurley looks over, and it's Charlie, wants to talk to him, he was who Hurley saw in the store when he ran away.
36. "I'd watch out if I were you. There's a guy over there, staring at you." Patient
37. "Hey, man. Don't run, Hurley. Just, just, sit down. I wanna talk to you. Come on. Don't do what you did in the store. Okay? There's no need to freak out." Charlie From Lostpedia
38. "I may be in a mental hospital, but I know you're dead and I'm not having an imaginary conversation with you." Hurley
39. "I am dead. But I'm also here." Charlie
40. Hurley asks if he knew he was going to die, Charlie says yes, if he told him, he would have tried to stop him, Charlie says that Hurley has to do something, Hurley doesn't believe he's there, he says he's going to count to five, and Charlie disappears.
41. "Don't do this. They need you. They need you, Hugo. You know they need you. ." Charlie From Lostpedia
42. Hurley says Charlie was trying to help, Jack shows up, attacks Locke, shoots him, but there's no bullets in the gun, says he killed Naomi, Kate returns.
43. Locke says he did what was in the best interest of them, that they have to go to the barracks, Jack says no, that Locke is crazy, but Hurley says that he isn't crazy, that Charlie warned them for a reason, that he's not listening to them, he's listening to his friend.
44. "He's not crazy. What about Charlie? Charlie went down to that place so we could all be rescued. And whatever he did down there, it worked. But then something must have happened. He must have heard something before he... (Pauses) I don't know why, but he changed his mind. Because the last thing he did was to warn us that the people on that boat are not who they said they were. So, I'm not listening to you. I'm listening to my friend. I'm listening to Charlie." Hurley
45. Hurley goes with Locke, Claire, Rousseau, Ben asks Jack for permission to go, Alex, Karl, Bernard asks Rose to go, but she says no, Sawyer goes, tells Kate he's surviving.
46. Locke says they know where to find them when they change their mind. From Lostpedia
47. Jack visits Hurley at Santa Rosa, they play HORSE, Jack back doing surgical stuff, Hurley asks if reporters are still bothering him, Jack says he still signs autographs when he goes out for coffee, that he's thinking about growing a beard, is there checking on him, Hurley says he's seeing if he went nuts, says he's not going to tell, says he's sorry he went with Locke, he should've stayed, he doesn't think they did the right thing, wants them to go back, but Jack says never.
48. "I don't think we did the right thing, Jack. I think it wants us to come back. And its going to do everything it can..." Hurley "We're never going back!" Jack
49. Jack and Kate reflect on the cockpit of the plane, the day they hiked there, and Charlie. From Lostpedia
50. "Are you thinking of Charlie?" Kate "Feels like a hundred years ago that we came out here together. How did this happen?" Jack
51. They hear a helicopter, follow the noise, someone jumped out.
52. "Are you Jack?" The man from he helicopter asks. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why was Randy Nations filming Hurley's car crash?
2. Why does Big Mike ask Hurley if he saw someone? Not something?
3. Where did Leonard Simms go? Why isn't he in Santa Rosa anymore?
4. Who is Matthew Abaddon? Is he really an attorney for Oceanic Airlines?
5. Does Naomi have a sister?
6. Why can Hurley see Jacob's cabin?
7. Why is Christian Shephard inside Jacob's cabin?
8. How could Hurley see him if he doesn't even know who he is?
9. Why can Jacob's cabin move? Why did it reappear?
10. If Charlie isn't real, why can the other patient at Santa Rosa see him?
11. Why does Charlie appear to Hurley?
12. What wants them to go back? The island?
13. Why does Hurley apologize for going with Locke?
14. Why does Hurley think they have to go back?

Favorites:

1. "Do you think I care that you're a celebrity? You crashed your Camaro in the wrong neighborhood." Big Mike "I'm not a celebrity." Hurley "Is that why you kept shouting “Hey, I'm one of the Oceanic six”? You wanna know a funny coincidence?" Big Mike
2. "I'm gonna get a doughnut, you want one?" Big Mike
3. "What are you doing, Reyes? Huh, you trying to get tossed into the nuthouse? Because if that's what you want, I can make that happen right now my friend." Big Mike "You can? (Hurley hugs him) Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you." Hurley
4. "Seriously, we're all on the way back to the beach right now, so you better pack your bags buddy (he winks at Ben)." Jack
5. "You know you must be very proud with Bernard, I hear he's quite the hero." Claire "But, everyone up here knows that the real hero is your man, Claire. If Charlie didn't turn off that gizmo, we'd still be getting a busy signal on that fancy phone. So, you'd better make sure you treat him real good when we get back." Rose "Rose!" Claire
6. "(Hits Ben in the face) She's not your daughter!" Rousseau
7. "Did I ever tell you I won the lottery? I had like a hundred and fifty million dollars. Worst thing that ever happened to me." Hurley "Oh yeah, who needs a hundred and fifty million dollars, right?" Bernard
8. "I wanna do a cannonball. I've been walking up and down this beach everyday and looking out at this water. And I wanna do a cannonball." Hurley "Hurley. You wanna do a cannonball? Cannonball." Bernard
9. "Naomi... went to get some firewood." Jack
10. "You don't wait with warnings, dude, you warn." Hurley
11. "Better call the boat. Tell them she's getting a real big bundle of firewood." Ben
12. "Okay, I probably should have told you that I saw her take the phone but you beat me up, Jack. I owed you one. She found the right trail too but you wouldn't listen to her, so I guess she's taken matters into her own hands. But, look on the bright side, at least somebody around here knows what the hell they're doing." Ben
13. "Okay, prove it. [Charlie slaps Hurley] All right, okay." Hurley
14. "I'm not listening to this. No, because you're not here." [Hurley covers his ears and squints his face] "I am here, you're being a baby." Charlie
15. "You're not gonna shoot me, Jack. Any more than I was gonna shoot... [Jack pulls the trigger, but no bullet fires] It's not loaded." Locke
16. "Are you insane?" Jack
17. "All you ever did was blow up every chance we had of getting off of this island." Jack
18. "I'm not going anywhere with that man." Rose
19. "Do you ever miss?" Jack
20. "Thinking about growing a beard." Jack "You'd look weird with a beard, dude." Hurley

Notes:

1. Hurley went to visit Leonard Simms in Santa Rosa before the crash, but after the crash he's not there anymore. What happened to him?
2. Matthew Abbadon is so fucking creepy.
3. The whispers, From DarkUFO: Man: "Come to me, I need you. You're an alchemist and uh..." Woman: "I need-" Man (Sounds like Christian Shephard): "Sarah, Is somebody coming?" Woman: "They must be coming, you-" Man: "Hush! One of these-"(Shushing- shhh, shht!) Woman: "Richard!"Man: "Come with us."Woman: "Here's the recipe."Man: "Oh thank you, I thought I'd lost-" Hurley: "Uh oh."
4. Jack was actually going to kill John Locke.
5. Personally, I think this was Jorge Garcia's strongest episode to date.