Episode Analysis of 1.04 "Walkabout"

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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.

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This episode was written by David Fury, and directed by Jack Bender. It originally aired on October 13th, 2004.

This is a John Locke flashback-centric episode.

We begin with the opening of John Locke's eye. He's lying on a beach, at the site of the plane crash. The engine is loud, and everyone is screaming.

Episode Analysis of 1.03 "Tabula Rasa"

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

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

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

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

This is a Kate Austen flashback-centric episode.

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

3.10 Tricia Tanaka is Dead

1. A young boy is setting up tools, Shambala is playing, it's Hurley, he's fixing a car with his dad, David, a Camaro, dad says to try it, but Hugo says it needs a new carburetor, he tries it but it doesn't start, his dad gives him advice.
2. "Having hope is never stupid. You gotta believe good things will happen and then they will. In this world, you gotta make your own luck." David Reyes
3. Hurley's dad leaves, says he's going to Vegas for work, that they'll go on a Grand Canyon trip when he comes back, he gives Hugo a candy bar, but he says his mom said he can't have it, dad says that he should live a little, calls him dude as Carmen looks on. From Lostpedia
4. Hurley visits Libby's grave, talks to her.
5. "So then, the Others take the bags off our heads and we're, like, on the other side of the island. And they take Jack, Kate and Sawyer someplace and they sent me back to warn everyone to stay away. Which I did. And now everyone's freaked out. With them gone, and what happened to Eko--they're all scared. And I'm scared. But then, I've been scared most of my time here anyway, except when I'm with you. I miss you, Libby." Hurley From Lostpedia
6. Charlie shaves, Hurley asks if he's okay, says that he's been moping lately, he tells Hurley about Desmond, Hurley says it's his fault because he's cursed, that death finds him, Vincent shows up with a skeleton arm in his mouth, holding car keys with a rabbit foot.
7. "Desmond told me I was going to die. He told me has these flashes--visions, whatever--and in them I always die. [Hurley doesn't respond] So this is the part where you tell me it is ridiculous, don't be daft, he's a nutter." Charlie From Lostpedia
8. Hurley follows Vincent into the jungle, discovers a VW Dharma van.
9. Hurley, lottery winner, being interviewed in front of Mr. Cluck's by Tricia Tanaka, Randy Nation, old boss now working for him, Hurley purchased the chicken shack, Grand Re-opening, in Diamond Bar, Tricia Tanaka asks Hurley about his good luck, but he says that he's had bad luck, grandpa Tito died of a heart attack, the first house he bought his mom burned down, Johnny ran off with his girlfriend, Starla, a guy jumped off his accountant's roof, Tricia Tanaka isn't happy with the interview, so she goes inside to do some shooting, Hurley is nervous that something bad is going to happen, and then a meteorite hits the building and kills Tricia Tanaka and her crew, Hurley and Randy are okay. From Lostpedia
10. Hurley discovers the body that the arm belonged to, wearing a Dharma jumpsuit with The Swan logo on it, Roger Work Man.
11. Sun will only speak to Jin in English, Hurley tells everyone about the van, that they can fix it, for fun, but no one wants to join him, Jin agrees, not knowing what he said.
12. Kate and Sawyer are returning to camp.
13. Hurley tells his mom that Tricia Tanaka is dead and her camera dude, that a meteorite hit Mr. Cluck's, he says that it's all his fault, that he's cursed, has to go to Australia, where the numbers came from, his mom says that he's not cursed, that his dad is back, after 17 years.
14. Roger, Dharma beer, Jin helps Hurley try to fix the van, they take Roger out and are going to try to tip the van over.
15. Charlie asks Desmond when he's going to die, how it's going to happen, Desmond says that it doesn't work that way.
16. Sawyer goes after Hurley, looking for his stuff, Hurley says that Sawyer coming back safely is a sign that things are getting better.
17. Kate tells Sayid about Jack, that he said not to go back, that the zoo where they held them isn't where they live, that they escaped with one of them, Karl, that he said they live on their island, Sawyer let him go, that she owes Jack, that she's going to get help.
18. Hurley is suspicious of his father being back, but Carmen called David because she thought Hurley was in trouble, Hurley wants to get rid of everything, doesn't approve of him being there, shows his dad the car in the garage, he kept the Camaro. From Lostpedia
19. Hulrey, Jin, and sawyer flip the Dharma van over, garbage, recycling inside, they find a map, plans for a dirt road, beer, Roger's head, Hurley tries to start the car, but it doesn't start, Sawyer says that his name isn't Roger Workman, it's Work Man, he was a janitor.
20. "I have hope. This will work." Hurley From Lostpedia
21. Hurley asks Jin if he can fix the van, but he says no. Hurley says that they have to fix it, that they could use a little hope, but Sawyer says that there isn't any hope there.
22. Hugo's dad takes him to psychic to break the curse, tarot cards, she says he's come into a great deal of money, hasn't brought him happiness, but misfortune, 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, darkness around the numbers, great tragedy, death surrounds him, that more is coming, the curse can be removed, must be exercised, tells him to take off his clothes, Hurley gets suspicious, thinks dad put her up to it, Hurley offers her $10,000 to tell the truth, she admits, his dad says he's just trying to help. From Lostpedia
23. Sawyer teaches Jin how to say beer, car, in English.
24. Hurley tells Charlie to stop moping, slaps him, tells him to help him with the car, to stop feeling sorry for himself, to make their own luck, he talks Charlie into helping.
25. "Snap out of it! Stop feeling sorry for yourself because someone said you're going to die. I've got an idea that's going to help us both. Now, it is dangerous. And there's a very good chance that you will die." Hurley
26. "Look, I don't know about you, but things have really sucked for me lately and I could use a victory. So let's get one, dude. Let's get this car started. Let's look death in the face and say, "whatever, man." Let's make our own luck. What do you say?" Hurley
27. Sawyer is teaching Jin how to talk to women.
28. Sawyer, Charlie, Jin push car, Hurley steers to a hill, he has a plan.
29. Hurley is going to Australia, dad admits he was there for the money, but he's not anymore, says he needs hope, make your own luck, give away the money, save enough for a carburetor, fix the Camaro and go to the Grand Canyon, never too late for a fresh start, but Hurley goes anyway, dad says he'll be there when he gets back.
30. Hurley says to push the car down the hill, jump start it, pop the clutch, Sawyer says they're going to crash into the rocks, Charlie says he's there to ride shotgun, just before they smash into the rock, the car goes on, Shambala is playing on the radio, it works. From Lostpedia
31. "Victory or death." Charlie
32. "There is no curse, you make your won luck." Hurley
33. Sawyer, Jin and Vincent run down the hill to meet them, hey ride around, Shambala.
34. Jin and Sawyer return to the beach, Jin gives Sun a flower, Charlie tells Claire what happened, Sawyer has the beer, he looks for Kate, Hurley stays by the van and contemplates.
35. Kate is in the jungle, Sayid and Locke find her, say they'll help, Kate says they don't know where the look and they're not motivated, Locke says he has a compass bearing, Mr. Eko's stick, they hear gunshots, Kate calls Rousseau, asks her for help, needs someone who knows the island, the girl who helped her escape, was about 16, her name was Alex. From Lostpedia
36. "Not about the motivation, just about knowing where to look. We got a compass bearing, and I'm pretty sure if we follow it it'll lead us right to him." Locke "How?" Kate "Because of the way the sunlight hit Mr. Eko's stick when John was burying him." Sayid

Questions:

1. How did Vincent find the Dharma van?
2. How did the Dharma van get flipped over?
3. Where was David Reyes for 17 years?

Favorites:

1. "Yeah, chase the dog with the skeletal arm into the creepy jungle. You be my guest." Charlie "Okay, if I'm not back in 3 hours tell somebody." Hurley
2. "Slate. Like on Little House?" Sawyer "What?" Kate "Little House on the Prairie? Laura Engles used to write on this little chalkboard at school." Sawyer "You call it Little House?" Kate " I had mono when I was a kid--missed 2 months of school--we only got one channel in my trailer." Sawyer
3. "Hey, Oliver Twist, where the hell's my stuff?" Sawyer "What stuff?" Charlie "Oh, you know good and damn well what stuff! I had books, food, porno, a bottle of scotch." Sawyer "Aye, apologies for the scotch, mate." Desmond "You drank it?!" Sawyer "Well, to be fair there was--there was 3 of us." Desmond "Yeah, there was." Charlie "You, the Munchkin, and who else?" Sawyer
4. "Crafty?" Jin "Yeah, crafty. It's like, when you're good at--crafts. Nevermind." Hurley
5. "Hey, where the hell's my stuff? [he notices the van] What are you all doing?" Sawyer "[running to hug him] Dude! You're alive!! You're alive." Hurley " Yeah, yeah, Snuffy. Good to see you, too. I'll be damned, you all found yourselves a hippy car." Sawyer
6. "Good to see you." Jin "Well, look at that. Somebody's hooked on phonics." Sawyer
7. "Now, that's a hell of a Jesus." David " Yes, Hugo's such a good son. He knows of my love for the savior, so he commissioned artisans in Tasco to custom carve for me this statue in solid gold." Carmen
8. "Ah, that smells like great lasagna." David "The Tranhs made it themselves. Hugo found them in Bennigans. Now they are our butlers." Carmen
9. "He's staying with us? Where?" Hurley "It's been 17 years, Hugo." Carmen "What's been 17 years?" Hurley "I have needs." Carmen "No! No! No! This can't be happening. He has to go! He has to. I want him gone!" Hurley yells as Carmen covers Jesus' ears. From Lostpedia
10. "Dude, that beer's been sitting there since before Rocky III, maybe even II. It's probably poison by now." Hurley "Skeletor seems to like it. [Sawyer clinks the beer can on Roger's skull] Bottoms up." Sawyer "That's not cool, dude. That guy had a mom, a family, and friends. Oh, and a name, it's Roger Workman." Hurley "It's Work Man, you blockhead. That's his job. He was a DHARMA janitor." Sawyer
11. Sawyer teaching Jin how to speak English. From Lostpedia
12. "Oh. When people stare out at the ocean and get all quiet-like? They're moping. So get up and come with me. That car I found? We're getting it running." Hurley "What's the point? [Hurley slaps Charlie across the face] Ow! What did you do that for?" Charlie
13. "I'm sorry." Jin "Okay, nice. Keep it coming." Sawyer "You were right." Jin "Okay. That's two. Hit me." Sawyer "Those pants don't make you look fat." Jin "Now you got it--only 3 things a woman needs to hear." Sawyer
14. "What's your problem, Jumbotron?" Sawyer "Shut up! Red--neck--man." Hurley "Touché. [Charlie enters] What is Jiminy Cricket doing here?" Sawyer

Notes:

1. The psychic lays down the tarot card for death, but the death card doesn't actually mean death.
2. Best filler episode after worst filler episode, in fact, this is probably my favorite filler, and it has the greatest set-up for something big that happens in the future, that no one could have ever expected, which is Roger Work Man and the DHARMA van.

2.21 ?

1. Eko has a dream, a vision, he sees Ana Lucia, she asks him what he's building, he tells her it's a church, she asks why and he says that he was told to, that he thinks it was in a dream, she asks if it's a dream like this one, she starts bleeding from the mouth, warns him.
2. "You need to help John." Ana Lucia tells Eko. From Lostpedia
3. Eko is in the hatch with the axe, he sees Yemi sitting at the computer, he tells him that the work that's being done there is important, that it's in danger and Eko has to help John, that Locke has lost his way and Eko must make Locke take him to the question mark, the timer sounds and the clock has question marks, so do the keys on the computer, Yemi says that John will not want to show him but Eko must make him, that he must bring the axe. From Lostpedia
4. Eko wakes up from his dream in the night, tells Charlie that he has to find John.
   Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Locke arrive at the hatch door, Michael's been shot, said he was sleeping and heard gunshots, "Henry" did it, escaped, Kate finds Ana Lucia dead on the couch, Sawyer checks on Libby, who coughs blood on him, she is still alive. From Lostpedia
5. Jack is trying to help Libby, Michael says it happened 20 or 30 minutes ago, Locke and Eko leave to find a trail and catch up to Benry.
6. Eko has his identification papers forged in Sydney by a man named Caldwell, he's leaving the country to go to the United States, but his trip will have to be postponed.
7. Eko's monsignor wants him to investigate a miracle, a girl who drowned, but then came back to life, he listens to the mother's story of what happened and tells the monsignor that he doesn't believe her story, but he says that's why he wants Eko to investigate it. From Lostpedia
8. Eko is following a trail that Locke doesn't seem to see, he asks Locke what he's following, he says that there aren't any tracks to follow.
9. Eko confronts John, asks him where the question mark is, but Locke is difficult. Eko says that he knows John doesn't want to show him, but he must. Locke still refuses, so Eko says that he is sorry and proceeds to knock John out.
10. Locke wakes from his unconscious state, asks Eko why he did it, says that Ana Lucia was just murdered, but Eko says that he was being difficult and that Ana wants him to help find the questions mark, Locke shows Eko his recreation of the blast door map. From Lostpedia
11. Eko tells John that Ana Lucia told him to go to the question mark in his dream, but Locke isn't a believer.
12. "Tell me, John, haven't you ever followed a dream?" Eko
13. Eko visits the undertaker, a girl, Charlotte Malkin, was brought in at 1 AM, he says that she'd been underwater for 2 hour, says she woke up during the autopsy, plays the tape recording where she wakes up and screams.
14. Eko and Locke arrive at the beachcraft, Locke tells Eko about Boone.
15. "A sacrifice that the island demanded." Locke
16. Jack wants the heroin to ease Libby's suffering, but he makes Sawyer take Kate with him to get it so that he can find out where he's hiding the guns.
17. Kate asks Sawyer how Ana Lucia got his gun, Sawyer reveals that the guns and heroin where buried in a hole inside his tent the whole time, when they leave Hurley asks if they've seen Libby, Kate breaks the news to him.
18. Locke has a visionary dream about Eko, he sees Yemi, who tells him to follow, Eko limps while Yemi takes him to the top of the same cliff that beachcraft was on and Boone fell from, Yemi is in a wheelchair, he tells John to wake up.
19. Eko goes to the home of the girl, Charlotte, Richard Malkin is her father, he tells Eko there was no miracle, that she never died, that the coroner made a mistake, that she appeared dead because she had hypothermia. He says that his wife is trying to spite him because she knows that he's a fraud because he makes his living as a psychic, that he gathers intelligence on people and he exploits it. From Lostpedia
20. Eko climbs to the top of the cliff, but he says that he doesn't see anything, he then discovers a spot on the ground where nothing is growing, he sees a question mark in the ground there, like the one from the blast door map and Locke's drawing, the ground is salted. From Lostpedia
21. "A target so that this place can been seen from up above." Eko
22. Eko finds a door, another "hatch" or station, they uncover it by pushing the plane away from the door underneath it.
23. Jack gives Libby the heroin as Hurley stands by, he tells Michael there were going to have their first date and that he's glad that Michael is okay.
24. The Pearl, a shaft leading down with a ladder to a room, a Dharma symbol, lights, two chairs, TV monitors, one of them monitoring The Swan kitchen, Jack walking by, cameras inside, computer displaying "Print log Y/N," Locke presses Y and Execute, then it starts printing, Eko finds notebooks, nothing written inside, Locke finds a pneumatic tube, puts his map drawing in it, Eko finds another Orientation Film.
    
    
    From Lostpedia
25. The Dharma Initiative, Station 5 of 6, The Pearl, Dr. Mark Wickman, monitoring station for other Dharma Initiative projects, observed and recorded, observation for 3 weeks with a partner observing psychological experiment in progress, of another station, The Swan, not aware of the experiment, record everything in notebooks, subjects believe their jobs are important, place notebook in container and insert in pneumatic tube, it will be transported to them, 8 hour shifts, then proceed to the Pala Ferry, where they will be taken back to the barracks, tape made in 1980.
26. Eko collects the notebooks, papers, the log print out in the station because he thinks they may be important, he tells Locke that he thinks the work he's been doing in the hatch is more important than ever, Locke says it's not real, it's a joke, that they're rate in a maze with no cheese, Eko says that they're being tested, that they don't do it because of the film.
    
    From Lostpedia
    
27. "We do it because we believe we are meant to. Isn't that the reason you pushed it, John?" Eko
28. Eko is at the Sydney Airport, Flight 815, Gate 23, Charlotte shows up there, says that she saw Yemi when she was between places, he said that Eko would come to see her, that Yemi wants Eko to know that he will see him soon.
29. "He says you were a good priest." Charlotte
30. Eko shouts at the girl, and Libby asks if everything is alright. From Lostpedia
31. "He has faith in you. One day you'll believe me."
32. Eko tells Locke about Yemi, about the plane he was on, both planes crashing on the island.
33. "This cross was worn by my brother, Yemi. Yemi was a great man, a priest, a man of God. And because I betrayed him he was shot and died. He was placed on a plane which took off from an airstrip in Nigeria half a world from here. Then, the plane that I was on crashed on this island. And somehow, here, I found my brother again. I found him in the same plane that took off from Nigeria. In the same plane that lies above us now, that has concealed this place. And I took this cross from around Yemi's neck and put it back on mine, just as it was on the day I first took another man's life. So let me ask you--how can you say this is meaningless? I believe the work being done in the Hatch is more important than anything. If you will not continue to push the button, John, I will." Eko
34. Jack tries to ease Libby's suffering while Hurley tries to talk to her.
35. "I'm sorry I forgot the blankets." Hurley
36. "Michael." Libby dies trying to warn them, with a look of pure terror on her face, while Jack tries to assure her that it's okay, that Michael survived.
37. Jack closes Libby's eyes while Hurley cries, Kate cries and Sawyer comforts her, the alarm goes off, Eko and Locke walking through the jungle, returning, Michael in the armory, the prompt on the computer monitor in The Swan.

Questions:

1. Was Charlotte Malkin really dead? Was she on the other side? Did she see Yemi?
2. Is Richard Malkin really psychic? Was he telling Eko the truth?
3. Was Locke's original dream of the beachcraft meant to lead him to The Pearl?
4. Who occupied The Pearl station?
5. Is it real? Is there a psychological experiment being observed on the people in The Swan station, or is it really on those in The Pearl? Was the information that was recorded used for anything?

Favorites:

1. "Well, ain't that swell, Gimpy McCrutch over here covers up that the Artist Formally Known as Henry Gale tried to strangle your little amiga, and suddenly it's on me when she goes vigilante." Sawyer
2. "Your map in inexact." Eko "No kidding." Locke "These landmarks, is that a river?" Eko "No, it's a wavy line." Locke
3. "Would you like to watch that again?" Eko

Notes:

1. Ana had the gun, and as far as Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Locke know, "Henry" attacked her and took the gun, then shot her, Libby and Michael, yes? Well, if that were true, then why would Ana be sitting on the couch, relaxed, shot in the abdomen? Why does no one question this? It confuses and angers me that no one would be suspicious of this situation until later, when Sayid, the man of reason and intelligence, knows that Michael has been compromised. Where is the CSI? It is quite clear that none of what Michael claimed actually happened.
2. When Eko has a dream to follow and knocks Locke out and he wakes with Eko sitting next to him, it is reminiscent of when Locke experienced, the dream he had of the beachcraft, which also ties him to Eko, and what he did to Boone in Hearts & Minds.
3. The autopsy tape, from DarkUFO: Doctor: This is a Caucasian female. She's 161 cm, 51.3 kilos, body prepped and washed by the very lovely Valerie McTavish. Assistant: Ian, stop it. Doctor: Commencing with the post. Whisper: That's her (or), That's enough. Doctor: This is a clear case of drowning. I'll begin with a thoracic. Charlotte Malkin: John! (screaming)Whisper: She's alive. Whisper: How will we know? Assistant: Oh my God! Doctor: Valerie!Assistant: She's Alive! Doctor: I think she's trying. Charlotte Malkin: Let John Locke go (on)! Whisper: She's not dead. Whisper: I found it. Doctor: Try and calm down (Assistant screaming stop, stop). Doctor: Valerie get.. she's crying, don't just stand there do something! Whisper: We’re sending them in (or), Let’s hear what she says.
4. Dr. Marvin Candle appeared in The Swan Orientation film, but appeared as Dr. Mark Wickman in The Pearl Orientation film, where he also no longer has a prosthetic left arm as he did in The Swan Orientation, which suggests that The Pearl was made first.

2.03 Orientation

1. "Others" take Michael, Jin and Sawyer prisoner.
2. Locke meets Helen in anger management meeting.
3. Kate crawls through air vent, comes down in gun closet. She shoots the computer.
4. "We're all gonna die." Desmond tells them they have to fix the computer. From Lostpedia
5. "Do I know you?" Desmond recognizes Jack.
6. John goes to Cooper's house. He asks him why.
7. "You think you're the first person that ever got conned? You needed a father figure and I need a kidney, and that's what happened." Anthony Cooper
8. Jack insists Desmond tell him how he got on the island.
9. "It was three years ago. I was in a solo race around the world. My boat crashed into the reef, and then Kelvin came. He comes running out of the jungle. "Hurry, hurry, come with me." He bring me down here. First thing he does, cause it's already beeping, he types int he code, he pushes the button, and it stops. "What was that all about?" I say. "Just saving the world." He says.
10. "Saving the world?" Jack "His words, not mine." Desmond
11. "And we saved the world together for a while and that was lovely. Then Kelvin died, and now here I am all alone. The End." Desmond
12. Orientation film behind Turn of the Screw on the bookshelf. From Lost Hatch
13. Michael, Jin and Sawyer are in a hole. A girl is dropped into the hole. It is Ana Lucia, the woman from Flight 815 that Jack met in the airport. From Lostpedia
14. "The last time I saw the computer that was gonna save the world, it didn't look like that." Jack "Is the reason you're so upset because he said he recognized you? Because that would be impossible." Locke
15. Dharma Initiative 3 of 6 Orientation film 1980. Station 3 "The Swan," Dr. Marvin Candle, Dharma Initiative created in 1970, brain-child of Gerald and Karen DeGroot, two doctoral candidates at the University of Michigan, following BF Skinner, a large-scale communal compound, scientists and freethinkers pursue research in meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, electromagnetism and Utopian social, Alvar Hanso financial backing, you and partner at Station 3 "The Swan" for next 540 days, station originally constructed as lab, scientists work to understand unique electromagnetic functions emanating from this sector of the island, not long after experiments began an incident occurred, since then, every 108 minutes, button must be pushed, from moment alarm sounds, 4 minutes to enter the code, alternating shifts.
16. "Do not attempt to use the computer for anything--" Namaste and good luck.
17. "Flight 815? You were in the back? It broke off in mid-air. How did you survive?" Michael
18. Ana Lucia doesn't know, she was knocked out, woke up underwater and swan to shore.
19. "Kelvin died waiting for his replacements." Desmond
20. "Did you ever think that maybe they put you down here to push a button every 108 minutes just to see if you would? That all of this, the computer, the button, is just a mind-game, an experiment." Jack "Every single day." Desmond
21. Desmond tries to fix computer, blows fuse, breaks it, leaves with medicine, food.
22. Helen asks John to choose her over Cooper, tells him that it's a leap of faith. From Lostpedia
23. Ana Lucia takes Sawyer's gun. She's one of "them."
24. Jack goes after Desmond, he realizes he met Jack in LA, he asks about Sarah. From Lostpedia
25. "See you in another life, yeah?" Desmond
26. Sayid fixes the computer. Locke wants Jack to push the button. From Lostpedia
27. "Why do you find it so hard to believe?" Locke "Why do you find it so easy?" Jack "It's never been easy!" Locke
28. "It's a leap of faith, Jack." Locke relays what Helen told him. From Lostpedia
    
29. Jack pushes the button.
    

Questions:

1. Why didn't anyone replace Desmond and Kelvin?
2. Helen says she wasted 20 years of her life being angry. Why was she in anger management?
3. Why was Desmond's story about coming to the island somewhat different? Does he just remember it different because he was disoriented? Why would he lie about it?
4. Why is The Swan Station not occupied by the others?
5. Do the others know Desmond is in The Swan?
6. What is the incident?
7. How did Marvin Candle lose his arm?
8. Why did Jack push the button when he was so adamant about not doing it?
9. What did Locke think was supposed to happen?

Favorites:

1. "It's about time things are finally returning to normalness. (Kate runs up to Hurley and Sayid, screaming.) Oh, crap." Hurley
2. "We're gonna need to watch that again." Locke
3. "Depends what you mean by it." Hurley looking for the conduit lines, but discovering the food pantry instead.
4. "You know what, forget it, go ahead, do your thing." Hurley, about typing in the numbers.

Notes:

1. The photograph we see of Desmond and a woman we later find is Penelope Widmore was not actually Sonya Walger in the original airing of this episode. The photograph was later fixed for the DVDs so that Sonya was in the picture with Desmond. From Lostpedia
2. When Anthony Cooper talks to Locke about conning him, it brought about the theory that he is the real Sawyer, the man who killed James "Sawyer" Ford's parents, and of course now we all know that he is.
3. The orientation film for The Swan station is the first time we hear of the Dharma Initiative.
4. Dharma stands for the Department of Heuristics And Research on Material Applications.
5. Why is Jack so difficult? Come on, Jack, watch the damn film again!

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.