Episode Analysis of 1.08 "Confidence Man"

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 Confidence Man.

This episode was written by Damon Lindelof, and directed by Tucker Gates. It originally aired on November 10th, 2004.

This is a James "Sawyer" Ford flashback-centric episode.

We begin with Kate, who is walking up the beach, along the shore-line, carrying a bunch of bananas over her shoulder.

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

3.14 Exposé

1. Nikki is running frantically through the jungle, she stops and buries something, she gets up and keeps running toward the beach.
2. Nikki is a stripper, named Corvette, she goes into an office in the back, finds Mr. La Shade, stealing the money for the orphanage, that means he's the Cobra, he attacks her, she says Razzle-dazzle, she gets shot, series wrap for Corvette, it's a television show, Billy Dee Williams, they're in Sydney, the director says she doesn't need to die, they could say she's wearing a bullet proof vest, she says she's not leaving, that she loves him. From Lostpedia
3. Hurley and Sawyer are playing ping-pong, Nikki runs up to them, stumbling, she collapses in front of them, Sawyer says to go get some water, looks around to see what happened to her, but Hurley checks her, says that she's dead. 84 days ago--Nikki is having breakfast with the director, Zuckerman, Paulo is his chef, the Wolf Gang Puck of Brazil, Howie gives her a diamond bracelet, he starts to choke and he dies, heart attack, her and Paulo poisoned him, Nikki takes a key form around his neck, they go to a safe, Paulo wants to have a cigarette, but Nikki says it's evidence, they take a Matryoshka doll, something is inside it.
4. Everyone checks on Nikki, there's no gunshot wound, no knife, polar bear bite, maybe she was poisoned, check the food supply, she has gunk under her fingernails, Sawyer says she said something like plywood, but Hurley says it sounded like power-lines, but then thinks about it and realizes that she said Paulo lies, he's her husband, or boyfriend. From Lostpedia
5. 80--days ago--Howard L. Zuckerman, creative force behind hit shows Exposé, Strike Team Alpha and Dr. Kincaid Esquire, found dead from heart failure, Paulo and Nikki read in a newspaper in the Sydney Airport, drinking champagne, Paulo is chewing nicotine gum, they see Boone and Shannon arguing, they ask for a chair. Nikki tells Paulo to promise her that they'll never end up like them, Nikki looking for Paulo on the day of the crash, Jack helping Claire, Locke with Gary Troup, Dr. Arzt asks her if they're alive, Boone runs by and asks her for a pen, she finds Paulo, she wants to know where the bag is. From Lostpedia
6. They find Paulo in the same condition as Nikki, pants undone, shoe in a tree, Sawyer sees something, but doesn't say anything, tells Jin not to drink his water, pours it out, Hurley says it's evidence, that he's screwing up the crime scene, Jin says the monster.
7. 75 days ago--Paulo and Nikki are looking for their bag, Paulo says maybe the monster is a dinosaur, Nikki says they've been there for 6 days, the Coast Guard is coming, Ethan offers to help, Nikki says they're not looking for clothes, that Paulo lost his nicotine gum, Ethan says look in-land, that the plane split apart over the island, maybe some of the stuff rained down in there, Dr. Arzt says Boone took the water, everyone fighting, Jack gives his infamous life together, die alone speech.
8. They move Paulo's body to where Nikki's is, Hurley agrees with Jin, says it's the monster, says that Eko said they're next, and Nikki and Paulo were there, Sawyer says they should look in their tent, find out about them, get some shovels.
9. "He wasn't saying you're next about them, he was saying you're next as in, you're all next." Sawyer
10. 57 days ago--Nikki talks to Dr. Arzt, being flirty, he's a scientist and an educator, he tells her about his discoveries, 22 new species, says he's going to be the next Charles Darwin, shows her a Latrodectus Regina, the Medusa spider, her pheromones are very strong, one whiff and every male of the species would be there in seconds, she says she's trying to find her luggage, asks him about trajectories, he draws her a map, Paulo looks on nearby, he is jealous, they follow Arzt's map, find the beachcraft, Paulo doesn't want to go up, but Nikki says there might be a radio, Paulo says he'll fall, they keep going and find a metal door, The Pearl station, Paulo wants to go down, but Nikki says no. From Lostpedia
11. Sun checked the food, but they were eating the same thing as everyone else, they go through Nikki and Paulo's things, find Arzt's bugs, a script, Exposé, Hurley watched it, tells them about it, find Nikki Fernandez on the cast list, say that's why they must've been in Australia, Sawyer finds walkie-talkie, says Nikki and Paulo were working with the Others. From Lostpedia
12. 48 days ago--Kate tells Shannon, Dr. Arzt, Nikki and Paulo about the gun case, they all argue over not having known about it, they ask about where Kate found the gun case, then Nikki and Paulo go to the waterfall to find their luggage, Nikki wants Paulo to dive in and look, Paulo asks if she didn't need him to get the bag, if they'd still be together, Nikki says the bag is worth $8 million, Paulo goes down and finds it, but says nothing. From Lostpedia
13. Sawyer says Nikki and Paulo could've been working with the Others, like Michael, Hurley says the Others on other side of the island, Sun says she was attacked, Sawyer says he's going to do a perimeter sweep, has a gun, they cover the bodies up.
14. 32 days ago--Paulo has nicotine gum, digging hole, burying the doll, Locke says things don't stay buried on this island, beach is eroding, winter is coming, high tide, Paulo goes to The Pearl, hides it in the toilet tank, hears voices coming down, Ben and Juliet, Ben asks who left the door open, says cover it up with the plane, they look at the monitors, Juliet says Jack is cute, he'll never agree to surgery, Ben says he'll convince him, find something he's invested in, exploit it, Juliet asks if they grab Ford and Austen too, Ben says no, they need to come to them, get Michael to bring them, Paulo takes walkie. From Lostpedia
15. Hurley asks Desmond about Nikki and Paulo, if he knows anything, use his psychic powers, Desmond says he only sees flashes, he says Nikki was with Sawyer, Hurley says that Sawyer said he didn't know her, but Desmond says she was yelling at him.
16. Vincent pull the blankets off the bodies, Hurley wonders why Sawyer's so into investigating, Sun says that Sawyer isn't a murderer, that he went all the way across the island to help Michael, it was the Others, that she knows what they're capable of, Hurley gets Desmond. From Lostpedia
17. Charlie tells Sun it was him who kidnapped her.
18. "It was me who took you, not the Others. I wasn't myself. After Locke hit me. After he humiliated me. Sawyer told me I could get even by helping him steal the guns, we just made it look like, the Others. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry." Charlie
19. 9 days ago--Everyone heads to The Pearl, Paulo gets the package form the bathroom, diamonds, puts them down his pants, puts the doll back in the toilet, flushes.
20. Hurley tells Sawyer to give him the gun, Sawyer says it's not even loaded, Hurley says Desmond saw him fighting with Nikki, asks Sawyer if he killed them, he says no, Sawyer says Nikki wanted a gun, didn't tell them because she was digging, he saw a mound of fresh dirt, burying something, must've been something good, Sun takes the pouch, they're diamonds, Sawyer says to keep them, because he had nothing to do with it. From Lostpedia
21. 12 hours ago--Nikki is sitting on the beach, upset, says Thanksgiving was two weeks ago and they missed it, just like they're going to miss everything, Paulo says they're going to find them, they'll get rescued, that he has perspective, the bag could've torn them apart, Paulo says he'll go get them breakfast, Nikki finds his gum wrapper in the sand, knows he's lying, asks Sawyer for a gun, he says no, they argue.
22. Sun confronts Sawyer while he's digging Nikki and Paulo's grave, about the kidnapping, says she won't tell Jin, gives him the diamonds back, says they're worthless there.
23. They have a funeral for Nikki and Paulo, Sawyer pours the diamonds in the grave. From Lostpedia
24. "Nikki and Paulo. I guess we didn't really know you very well. And it appears, you killed each other for diamonds. But I know there are good parts to you too. You were always nice to me. And you're a member of the camp. And, er, I really loved Exposé. Okay, then, goodbye..." Hurley
25. 8 hours ago--Nikki says she found the diamonds, knows Paulo has them, says she found his nicotine gun, takes a jar out and throws a Medusa on Paulo, paralyzes for 8 hours, slow heart rate, she looks in his shoe, opens his pants and find them, Paulo says he's sorry, that he was afraid of losing her, that if she found the diamonds, she wouldn't need him anymore.
26. "Because one look from Medusa will turn anyone to stone, just like one bite from the spider will paralyze you, for about eight hours. It won't kill you, it'll just slow your heart rate down to the point of where even a doctor would have a hard time... [Paulo falls to the ground] ...Hearing it beat. You won't be able to move a muscle, so I'll be able to do, all sorts of nasty things to you. And since it bit you on your neck, I'd say paralysis will happen fast. I'm guessing that you have the diamonds on you. Huh?" Nikki
27. Several Medusa's appear, sounds like the monster, they attack Nikki, she buries the diamonds, runs to the beach to Hurley and Sawyer
28. "I'm paralyzed." Nikki
29. They start to bury Nikki and Paulo slowly, Nikki opens her eyes as dirt pours over her face, they are buried alive, the pile the dirt on the grave. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Was the murder of Zuckerman ever found out?
2. Why is the monster heard when Nikki is attacked by the Medusa spiders?

Favorites:

1. "Razzle-dazzle!" Nikki
2. "Look, I'm just a guest star, and we all know what happens to guest stars." Nikki
3. "...Who the hell's Nikki?" Sawyer
4. "Razzle-frickin'-dazzle." Nikki
5. "If you quit flirting with random guys, maybe you could actually get on the plane." Shannon
6. "Are we alive? Did we survive? Look at me, am I okay? Am I okay?" Dr. Arzt
7. "Hey. Do you have a pen? Do you have a pen? Hey does anybody have a pen?!" Boone
8. "That's evidence. You're messing up the crime scene." Hurley "Crime scene? There a forensics hatch I don't know about?" Sawyer
9. "It's not Jurassic Park, Paulo, its the South Pacific." Paulo
10. "Boone! Boone took the water!" Dr. Arzt
11. "Alright, so here's how I see it. We wanna know what happened, we gotta find out whatever we can about these jabronis." Sawyer "Jabronis?" Jin "Nina and Pablo." Sawyer
12. "Are you sure we should be listening to a High School Science teacher?" Paulo "Junior High, and yes. What's your problem with Leslie anyway?" Nikki
13. "Okay, I'm sorry, I just, I don't trust that guy. We should have gone to Ethan, he would have helped." Paulo
14. "Go up there, maybe there's a radio or..." Nikki "Are you insane? If I go up there that thing's gonna happen." Paulo "You're not gonna fall." Nikki "What? You want me to die?" Paulo
15. "Only of the most awesome hour of television ever. It's like Baywatch only better. Its about Autumn and Crystal, two strippers that solve crimes with the help of their suave smooth-talking club owner, Mr. La Shade." Hurley
16. "You're all out of control. The pigs are walking. Huh, the pigs are walking!" Dr. Arzt
17. "No offense dude but, as far as superpowers go, yours is kinda lame. Thanks anyway." Hurley
18. "Oh I see what this is. Villagers have got themselves some torches." Sawyer
19. "And who the hell are you?!" Sawyer
20. "See, and I thought I was going to get out of this without a lesson..." Sawyer

Notes:

1. If you look at this episode as a stand-alone, it really isn't terrible, and it's a pretty great filler.
2. I love Billy Dee Williams.

2.06 Abandoned

1. Sayid builds Shannon new shelter. She's thanks him fondly. Sayid leaves to get water.
2. Shannon sees Walt, hears whispers. Sayid doesn't believe her.
3. Eko returns to the group, says he saw the Others.
4. Shannon teaches ballet, gets phone call about her dad's car accident, to go to St. Sebastian. Jack passes by Shannon and Sabrina in the hospital. From Lost Hatch
5. "Your husband was in a head-on collision with an SUV." Doctor
6. "It's not until we're older that we develop a desire to be free." Locke
7. Shannon goes after Walt with Vincent. She runs into Boone's grave at Boone Hill.
8. Shannon has to wait 6 months for a letter to get an internship in New York.
9. Ana Lucia says they came the first night and took 3, then 2 weeks later, they took 9 more.
10. "They're smart, and they're animals. They could be anywhere at any time. Now we're moving through the jungle. Their jungle. Just to save your little hick friend over here, and if you think that one gun and one bullet is gonna stop them--think again. So shut your mouth and keep moving." Ana Lucia
11. "They took my son." Michael "They took a lot of things." Ana Lucia
12. "I know what it is to lose someone you care deeply about." Sayid From Lost Virtual Tour
13. Shannon goes after Walt again. Sayid follows her.
14. Boone's mom, Sabrina, screws Shannon out of her dad's money after he dies.
15. Sawyer goes into shock from the bullet wound.
16. "I did leave you behind." Sawyer tells Michael.
17. Cindy disappears. They hear the whispers.
18. "I need you to believe in me." Shannon
19. Sayid tells Shannon he loves her, that he believes her. He sees Walt too. From Lost Hatch
20. Shannon sees Walt too.
21. "Do you see him?" Shannon asks Sayid.
22. Shannon is shot by Ana Lucia. She dies. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why did Walt appear to Shannon? Why did he allow Sayid to see him too?
2. Why did the Others take Cindy? Was she meant to be taken earlier?
3. The doctor tells Sabrina and Shannon that Adam Rutherford was his head-on by an SUV. Sara also says she was hit head-on by an SUV in Do No Harm, how is this possible?
4. Why does Ana Lucia act as if Eko is supposed to know the whole island?
5. Sayid says he knows what it's like to lose someone. Who is he talking about? Does he mean Nadia?

Favorites:

1. "She's lost." Sawyer "I'm not lost." Ana Lucia "Then tell me, Ponce de Leon, which way are we supposed to go?" Sawyer
2. "So, does all this--the tent, flowers, mean that we're serious now?" Shannon "Quite definitely not. I do this for all the girls I meet on deserted islands." Sayid
3. "You a shrink? Maybe you ought to talk to my shoulder." Sawyer

Notes:

1. The whispers when the Tailies, Michael, Jin and Sawyer are in the jungle, From Dark UFO: (Left) Who's this in the woods. Sawyer. Ana. I’m in someone’s dream. Ich Weiss Nicht (German for "I don't know"). She’s heavy. Black Rock. Bring the boy. I’m in someone’s dream. (Center) Look in the eyes, right? Do you see her? (or possibly "Lucia") It’s the brothers that help us. I can see eye to eye. Sawyer. Did she see? Bossy, eh missy? I’m in someone’s dream. I know it all. I know it all. It’s the eyes (or possibly "Lucia"). I can see eye to eye. I’m in someone’s dream. (Right) I know it all, I know it all. Do you see her? (or possibly "Lucia") I can see eye to eye. Did she see? Shannon. Hide behind me. Bossy, eh missy? I’m in someone’s dream. I know it all (repeated in background). Under the eye (or possibly "Eye to eye"). It’s the eyes (or possibly "Lucia"). I can see eye to eye. She’s bossy. I’m in someone’s dream.
2. The whispers when Sayid and Shannon are in the jungle, From Dark UFO: (Left) Relax, dude. She likes the guy. She’s coming. I don't know if I can run, but I can (or can't) yell. Shannon sighs (scream). Dying sucks. Hurry up. Shh. (Center) She likes this guy. Dying sucks. Hi, sis. Here she comes, here she comes. His mouth. She drives me crazy. Hurry up. I see eye to eye. I see (Right) Relax, dude. She likes the guy. What do you think we should do? She’s coming. We should hide, we should run. Heard some voice. See ya (or possibly "Lucia"). Hide the scope. Hurry up.
3. Walt, to Shannon in the tent: They're coming, and they're close.
4. Shannon feels abandoned by Sabrina and Boone when her father dies. She feels abandoned by Sayid when Boone dies.
5. Ana Lucia really pisses me off in this episode. Shut up!

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.

1.20 Do No Harm

1. Jack is trying to save Boone. His lung collapsed. Jack says he'll fix him.
2. Marc Silverman is Jack's best man. He's nervous about his wedding speech, but says he'll be okay after about 8 beers.
3. Sarah flipped over the divider, was hit head-on by SUV and Jack saved her.
4. "I will dance at our wedding." Sarah
5. Kate finds Claire going into labor in the jungle.
6. Boone's blood type is A negative. Jack is O positive.
7. Kate has to deliver the baby because Jack is giving Boone a blood transfusion.
8. "John said not to tell." Boone tells Jack about the plane, the hatch.
9. "We're here for God knows how long, and so is Boone." Shannon tells Sayid about her relationship with Boone.
10. Jack questions his father on whether he can be the father and the husband he wants to be, if he's marrying Sarah for the wrong reasons.
11. Jack wants Michael to help him amputate Boone's leg with the cargo door from the plane.
12. Claire is afraid to have the baby but Kate reasons with her.
13. "This baby is all of ours." Kate
14. "Don't tell me what I can't do." Jack tells Sun, who doubts he can save Boone.
15. "Because I'm not good at letting go, or maybe I'm afraid of what will happen if I fail. I didn't fix you. You fixed me." Jack steals his wedding vows from his dad.
16. "I know you made a promise, but I'm letting you off the hook. Let me go, Jack." Boone
17. Claire has the baby and Boone dies simultaneously. From Lostpedia
18. Jack tells Shannon about Boone dying.
19. "Boone didn't die. He was murdered." Jack

Questions:

1. Where did Jack's dad fly in from? Where is the wedding?
2. Does Jack love Sarah because he can't let go?
3. Does Sarah love Jack because he fixed her?
4. What was Boone going to say to Shannon?

Favorites:

1. Claire asking about the raft. "She likes me." Sawyer
2. Sayid leading Shannon to the secret beach.
3. "I don't know my bloody blood type!" Charlie
4. "Hopes, not expectations." Sayid
5. Jin and Charlie while Claire is giving birth.

Notes:

1. Jack tells Boone he'll fix him, as he promised Sarah he'd fix her.
2. Not much happens in this episode, but things that do happen are pivotal and have a huge impact on the series as a whole.
3. Maybe I'm mistaken, but if Boone was murdered, he still died, Jack.
4. When did Kate and Sun become Jack's nurses?
5. Marc Silverman is the same guy as Jack's childhood friend that he tried to save in from getting jumped in White Rabbit.
6. Jack setting Boone's leg makes me cringe every time.
7. Boone tells Jack that he's letting him off the hook, just as Rose did in White Rabbit.
8. Boone dying and the baby being born has black and white, yin and yang symbolism.
9. The slow motion, music playing scene where Jack tells Shannon about Boone is incredibly moving.
10. Boone is the first main character death.

1.13 Hearts & Minds

From Lostpedia

1. "This isn't a game, man." Hurley, to Boone about hunting for boar.
2. In the flashback where Boone is playing tennis, he is wearing an Italian football jersey.
3. "You don't want to make an enemy of him. We're going to want him on our side." Locke says to Boone about feuding with Sayid. From Lostpedia
4. Locke tells Boone about Michelangelo, that his father didn't want him to work with his hands, so he stared at marble for 4 months, 3 years later it was the statue of David.
5. "What we're doing is important. Right now, this is our priority." Locke, about the hatch instead of hunting.
6. Boone's flight to Sydney took 15 hours.
7. "You don't know her. She's smart. She's special, in a lot of ways." Boone says to Locke about telling Shannon what's going on with the hatch.
8. "Camp is 4 miles due west." Locke "Which way is west?" Boone From Lostpedia
9. "You say she's your sister. So, why is her name Rutherford and yours Carlyle?" The detective asks.
10. Boone was 10, Shannon was 8 when their parents got married.
11. Boone sees Sawyer in the police station in Sydney. From Lostpedia
12. "I was on my way to Bali. I travel a lot. I was looking forward to exploring the island. Somehow I ended up on a flight to LA instead. I guess that falls under the category of be careful what you wish for." Kate tells Sun.
13. Locke gives Sayid his compass. "Don't you need this?" Sayid "Not anymore." Locke From Lostpedia
14. Locke tells Sayid he was a Webelo, that he wasn't the most popular kid.
15. Sayid shows Jack that north is in the wrong direction on the compass.
16. "A minor magnetic anomaly might explain a variance of 2 or 3 degrees, but not this." Sayid From Lostpedia
17. Boone offers to pay Bryan off for $25,000 but Bryan says he wants $50,000. He says that Boone's mother took all of Shannon's father's money after he died.
18. "If there was one person on this island that I'd put my absolute faith in to save us all, it'd be John Locke." Charlie tells Jack what he thinks about Locke.
19. When Boone is hallucinating, he tells Shannon that Locke is the only one who has a clue to what's going on.
20. "Is that what it made you see?" Locke "You drugged me." Boone "I gave you an experience that I believe was vital to your survival on this island. It was only as real as you made it. How did you feel when she died?" Locke "I felt relieved." Boone "Time to let go." Locke
21. "Follow me." Locke says to Boone, as if he is ready to follow him after his realization about Shannon.

Questions:

1. Is Locke testing Boone?
2. Was Boone supposed to find his place on the island?
3. Shannon says Boone is in love with her. But is she in love with him too?
4. Boone hallucinates Shannon's death, being killed by the monster. Is this foreshadowing or is he somehow seeing the future? Did the island make him see it?
5. Where the hell did Locke learn how to make the wacky paste?

Favorites:

1. Sayid giving Shannon a gift. "Another mysterious force of the island revealed." Smooth, brotha.
2. Hurley's doctor/patient talk with Jack, telling him about his digestive issues and that he soiled Jin's family honor by not taking his fish.
3. "Dude, you gotta pee on it! Pee on it!" Hurley tells Jin he has to pee on his foot because he stepped on a sea urchin.
4. Sawyer in the Sydney police station.
5. Jin finally giving Hurley a fish he caught.
6. "He probably killed all his mates at the Post Office the day his mum forgot to put a cookie in his lunch box." Charlie, about his first impression of Locke.

Notes:

1. Kate figures out that Sun speaks English.
2. Boone figures out that Shannon screwed him for money many times over.
3. Sawyer in the same police station as Boone in Sydney is the first island connection.