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Interesting Episode Facts- Season 3


49. (1.) A Tale Of Two Cities
  • Producer/ writer Damon Lindelof explained that the "two cities" refer to the two "societies" of the Others and the survivors.
  • The Others' village is a make over of a campground on the North Shore of Ohau.
  • The title is also from the Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale Of Two Cities"
    Synopsis: It is a story of how love, revolution, and chaos can all fall into place at the same moment. But the most interesting topic that he addresses is the theme of rebirth or revolution. This rebirth is not only that of France, but of Dr. Manette, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. All of them are changed by the events happening during the time of the novel. They reshape their ideals, reintroduce themselves into the world, reinvent themselves and revitalize their spirits. That is way resurrection is the most noticeable subject in the novel.
  • The close up of an eye has now been used as the first scene in the season premiere of each season.
    The Season 1 Episode 1 "The Pilot" episode begins with a close-up of Jack's eye.
    The Season 2 Episode 1 Man Of Science, Man Of Faith episode begins with a close-up of Desmond's eye.
    The Season 3 Episode 1 A Tale Of Two Cities episode begins with a close up of Juliet's eye.
  • The Man Formally Known As Henry Gale tells Kate that her clothes were burned. This may be a nod to Patrick McGoohan's character (simply known as Number 6) in the TV series "The Prisoner", who is likewise abducted on an island and told his clothes were burned.
  • The things we learn about Jack and his family:
    Sarah won't tell him the name of the guy she seeing.
    Sarah got Christian Shepard into a AA group and was once 50 days sober.
    Jack got arrested for fighting his father at his father's AA meeting.
    Sarah posted Jack's bail and left the police station with the new guy.
    Jack graduated from Columbia Medical School one year early.
    Jack suspected that Sarah cheated on him with his father.
    Juliet tells Jack that Sarah is very happy in life without him.
    Jack contested his divorce.
  • During Jack's flashback when he follows his father, Jack's father's car was a 2007 Mercedes Benz.
  • Info on Petula Clark (Juliet has a copy of her CD collection):
    The most commercially successful female singer in British chart history, Petula Clark trained to sing by her soprano mother. Clark embarked on a stage career at the age of seven and soon she was a fixture on British radio by hosting her own regular show, Pet's Parlour (a series spotlighting patriotic songs designed to boost the morale of wartime audiences). After entertaining British troops, Clark made her film debut in 1944. By the dawn of the 1950's she was a superstar throughout the U.K. Still, Clark struggled with her inability to shed her adolescent image. In 1961, she married and relocated to France, establishing a strong fan base there. Clark was finally able to penetrate the U.S. market in 1964 with the Grammy-winning "Downtown", the first single by a British woman ever to reach number one on the American pop charts. In addition to hosting her own BBC series, she also starred in the 1968 NBC television special Petula. As the 1960's drew to a close, Clark's commercial stature slipped, although in 1968 she revived her film career for a short time. In later years Clark focused primarily on international touring, headlining the 1981 London revival of "The Sound of Music". In 1990, she starred and co-wrote the musical "Someone Like You". She made her Broadway debut in "Blood Brothers" in 1993.
  • Ben and Kate's breakfast included: coffee, orange juice, catsup, muffins, scrambled eggs, bacon and sliced tomatoes.
  • Jack's meal was bottled water and a burnt toasted cheese sandwich.
  • Sawyer's Skinner Box meal includes a biscuit shaped like a fish that has the word "Dharma" on it, food pellets and water.
  • Lyon (seen on the "Others" ' lockers) is the leading manufacturer of steel lockers for athletic, business, club, industrial and scholastic applications. All Lyon lockers are designed to eliminate metal-to-metal contact for smoother, quieter operation, are in stock for immediate delivery in your choice of Dove Gray or Putty. Many models are also available set up, ready to use.
  • The book club discussed the book "Carrie" by Stephen King.
    Synopsis: Carrie White, menaced by bullies at school and her religious nut of a mother at home, gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers, powers that will eventually be turned on her tormentors.
  • The radio is playing "Moonlight Serenade" in Jack's car when he is spying on his wife at the school.
  • What we learn about the "Others":
    The Man Formally Known As Henry Gale real name is Ben.
    We get the "Others" view of Oceanic Airlines flight 815's plane crash.
    The release of the electromagnetic force which broke open the plane in mid air caused the "Others" to feel like they were having an earthquake.
    Judging by Ben's giving orders, it seems as if a plane crashing there not a new thing.
    Ben didn't think the tail section would have any survivors.
    The compound where the "Others" live appears to be in a volcanic depression. The tail section of Flight 815 landed in a bay fairly close to the compound, while the fuselage and cockpit landed much farther away on the other side of the island.
    Ethan sucks at being a plumber.
    Some names of the "Others" include Ben, Juliet, Adam and Amelia.
  • A view of the compound where the "Others" live is shown. Many small houses are shown. All have light yellow paint and brown roofs.
  • What we learn about Juliet:
    Juliet says the Dharma Initiative was "A long time ago".
    Juliet says that her favorite book is "Carrie" by Stephen King.
    She doesn't know how cook.
    She doesn't know how to fix household pluming.
    Juliet's CD collection includes "Speaking In Tongues" by the Talking Heads. Juliet plays "Downtown" by Petula Clark as she getting ready for the book club meeting.
    Juliet seems to be good at psychology.
    Juliet tells Jack that they are all what is left of the Dharma Initiative but they do not have the same beliefs that originally they began with.
    While Henry played "mind games " on Locke in Season 2, Juliet seems to be doing "mind game" tactics on Jack.
    Despite her lack of cooking skills, Juliet cares about food presentation by putting 3 toothpicks into the 3 cut pieces of Jack's grilled cheese sandwich.
    She has a book club with several of the "Others".
    In the beginning when Juliet is getting a CD, there is one case you can read. It says "self-sufficient".
    She may have had a relationship with Ben based on their conversations they have.
  • The Dharma Initiative logo (seen on the wall) for the Hydra Station" is a swirl.
  • A Hydra (the name of the underground hatch where Jack is located) in Greek mythology lived in the swamps near Lerna in Argolis, is a terrifying creature with several serpent like heads (the number of which deviates from five up to one hundred). When one was cut off, three more would grow back in its place. It was also said that no weapon could harm it.
  • Four names of the Dharma Initiative hatches were named after star constellations: The Swan, The Arrow, The Caduceus and The Hydra
    The Hydra is the largest of the modern star constellations. The Hydra resembles a twisting snake.


    The Arrow (or Sagitta) is a very small constellation that resembles, of course, an arrow.
    The Caduceus (or Snake) is the only constellation broken into 2 parts with Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer). The constellation resembles a doubly winged wand entwined by two snakes.

    The Swan (or Cygnus) constellation bears a resemblance to a wide winged, long necked bird in graceful flight.
  • The Hydra Dharma Initiative Station was not pictured on the Blast Door Map. Radzinsky and Kelvin may not of known of its existence and because of its remoteness and distance to the Swan Hatch.
  • Sawyer is in a human Skinner Box. Through trial and error he figured out the process to get music, food and water.
  • The music Sawyer hears when he figures out the human Skinner Box is John Philip Sousa's "The Thunderer".
  • Info on John Philip Sousa:
    John Philip Sousa wrote "The Thunderer" in 1889.
    He is known as The March King.
    Sousa created 136 marches in his lifetime.
    The best known march of Sousa's is "The Stars and Stripes Forever", the official march of the United States of America.
  • The creator of the Skinner Box, B F Skinner, was mentioned in the Swan Orientation film.
  • Christian Shepard goes to The Lynwood for his AA meeting.
  • "Friends Of Bill W." (the name sign outside the AA meeting door) refers to William Griffith Wilson was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
  • The voice Jack heard over the intercom said "Let it go Jack".
  • During Sawyer’s escape, initiated by Karl, there are a number of other cages in the compound. At least two of the cages looked large enough to house a bird the size that Hurley encountered in the Season 2 Episode 25 Live Together, Die Alone episode.
  • The Numbers spotted:
    The locker number that Kate takes the dress from has an 8 and 4 in it ("841").
    Juliet made 16 muffins. Jack's pager has the time that includes 15 and 23 ("7:15:23AM").
    On Jack's crossword puzzle, the answer to 42 across ("necessary evils") describes the "Others".
    Juliet offers Jack a grilled cheese sandwich cut into 4 pieces with 4 toothpicks in it.
  • While trying to escape from the human Skinner Box, Sawyer talks to another prisoner, Karl, and refers to him as “Chachi”. On the TV series "Happy Days" Charles “Chachi” Arcola was the cousin of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli and love interest of Joanie Cunningham. He appeared in 7 episodes of the popular hit show Happy Days which aired from 1974 to 1984.
  • The crossword puzzle is the Monday, July 31, 2006, Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle, authored by George Shayler.
  • Some of the words in Jack's crossword puzzle:
    Boom, Heroes, Raft (answer to "Huck's transport"), Sit, Oval, Carol (answer to the clue "Comedienne Burnett"), Slat, Bit, Ensemble, Vital Statistics, Necessary Evils, Impel, Prenatal, Must, Omelet, Nest, Area, Salt, Ear bone, Oven, Bore, Usually, Embark, Tot, Ella (perhaps means Ella Fitzgerald), Amabae (an infection), Scat (an improvisational vocal technique in jazz, in which nonsensical syllables or words are sung, often as part of a call-and-response interaction with other musicians), Balt (a speaker of one of the Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family), Omea (an information manager developed by JetBrains. It is a client for aggregating and organizing many kinds of information: emails, files, web links, RSS feeds, newsgroups, tasks, contacts, or custom resource types), Flue (a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, boiler, or generator), FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), Ore (a volcanic rock), Uele (a river in the Congo), MOTUSARI (The mission of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences or ARI is to maximize individual and unit performance and readiness to meet the full range of Army operations through advances in the behavioral and social sciences), Ottole (means ancestry), Hereian (an outbreak caused by the consumption of an imported foods), Pale (a territory or jurisdiction under a given authority, or the limits of such a jurisdiction. The term was often used in cases where the territory or jurisdiction outside the pale was hostile), Sevens (a card game), ACES (a common abbreviation for the compound NO-2 Acetamido-2 aminoethanesulfonic acid), Clef (a symbol used in musical notation that assigns the pitch of notes to lines and spaces on the musical staff. The word itself is based on the French word for key), Sot (a British slang term for a drunken person), Et al (abbreviation for the Latin phrase "et alii" meaning "and others"), Evens (The Evens or Eveny, formerly known as the Lamuts- a term meaning "ocean people" in Even. Even are a people in Siberia and the Russian Far East. They live in some of the regions of the Magadan and Kamchatka Oblasts and northern parts of Sakha east of the Lena River), Tet (operational offensives during the Vietnam War, coordinated between battalion strength elements of the National Liberation Front's People's Liberation Armed Forces), Aton (an ancient Egyptian religion, a sun god, depicted as the solar disk or the sun god Aton), ICIER (The International Consortium of Independent Educators and Researchers) and LSAT (a law school test)
  • Sawyer makes a second reference to the video game "Donkey Kong" (the first reference is from the Season 2 Episode 13 The Long Con episode).
  • This episode marks the only episode so far in the series with the least regular cast members appearing, and the most absences of characters ever.
  • Info on actor Blake Bashoff (Karl):
    His favorite past times include singing, dancing, skiing, swimming and roller blading.
    In 1996 Blake won the "Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film" for his role in Big Bully.
    Notable TV appearances include NCIS, Judging Amy, Boston Public, Charmed, Law & Order, New York Undercover, One Tree Hill and Without A Trace.
  • Info on actress Julie Adams (Amelia):
    She started out in early adulthood as a part time secretary, later getting her foot into the door of the acting business.
    She first used the name Betty Adams then Julia Adams and finally Julie Adams.
    Her most recognized portrayal, was that of Kay Lawrence in the sci-fi movie The Creature From The Black Lagoon in 1954.
    Her popularity is still very strong as can be seen by viewing items related to her on E-bay.
    Notable TV appearances include Cold Case, Murder She Wrote, 77 Sunset Strip, Alcoa Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Beverly Hills 90210, Cagney & Lacey, Cannon, Cheyenne, Diagnosis Murder, Family Law, Frontier Justice, Hawaiian Eye, Ironside, Loretta Young Show, Mannix, Marcus Welby, Maverick, Melrose Place, McMillian & Wife, Perry Mason, Sliders, Surf Side 6, The Andy Griffith Show, The Big Valley, The Incredible Hulk, The Mod Squad, The Rifleman, The Streets Of San Francisco, Too Close For Comfort, Trapper John MD, Vegas and Zane Grey Theater.
  • An epidural catheter (mentioned by Jack) is used to insert small amounts of medicines and narcotics in the epidural space (or regional anesthesia).
  • PCA or Patient controlled analgesia (mentioned by Jack) is any method of allowing a person in pain to administer their own pain relief.
  • An Ottoman (mentioned by Sawyer) is a piece of furniture, a padded, upholstered seat or bench having neither back nor arms, often used as a stool or footstool. The word Ottoman was introduced into English in the "footstool" sense in 1806 (probably from the identical French word, which also denotes a type of textile fabric), because the ottoman's typical use in a reclining position was associated in Europe with the Orient, in line with fashionable Turkish influence since the early 18th century (when the Balkans were still partially under Ottoman rule). However, it is not supposed to have been invented by the Ottoman Turks.
  • Two Oceanic Flight 815 plane survivors, Paulo and Nikki, feel uninformed about the "Others" and whereabouts of Jin, Sun, Sayid, Sawyer, Jack & Kate
  • Information on toothpicks (mentioned by Juliet):
    The first use of the toothpick in the United States was perhaps in the Union Oyster House of Boston, Massachusetts, one of the oldest restaurants in the United States. Charles Forster, who had imported toothpicks from South America, apparently decided that the best way to increase demand for his innovation was to pay Harvard students to eat there and to request toothpicks.
    The first toothpick manufacturing machine was patented on February 20, 1872 by Silas Noble and J. P. Cooley of Granville, Massachusetts.
    Maine claims to be the toothpick capital of the world, producing 90% of the country's toothpick supply.
    A toothpick is a slang name for a very narrow pointed boat.
    Toothpick grooves have been found in the teeth of prehistoric humans.
  • Some of the books found on Jack’s office bookcase:
    On top of the bookshelf:
    West’s Business Law by Clarkson, Miller, Jentz and Cross, Compton's Encyclopedia Volume 23, Clinical Procedures, Harrison's Platinum Edition by Anthony S. Fauci MD, Eugene Braunwald MD, Kurt J. Isselbacher MD, Jean D. Wilson MD, Joseph B. Martin MD, Dennis L. Kasper MD and Stephen L. Hauser MD (It is considered the "gold standard" in internal medicine)
    On Shelf 1:
    Information Systems- Management in Practice by Barbara C. McNurlin and Ralph H. Sprague, Fire in the Mind: Faith and the Search for Order by George Johnson (The book is based on a collection of interviews with scientific and religious pundits), Dark Horse by Tami Hoag (The story revolves around an ex-policewoman mired in self-pity and self-hatred. It takes readers on a suspense-filled ride of shocks and twists), Parker’s Astrology by Julia and Derek Parker, Book of the Year 1976, Pale Horse Coming by Stephen Hunter (The story of a prison in the deep south run by an aging madman with insane theories of racial purity and administered by a brutally efficient Stalin of a guard sergeant), Nighttime Is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark (The story involves young women across the nation vanishing. By all accounts, their disappearances seem unrelated. But one young woman, realizing that she may have narrowly escaped their fate, begins to wonder- could all these women have had the same abductor? Determined to learn the truth, she finds herself in the midst of an investigation pitting her against a dangerous and ruthless foe), The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw (Tom Brokaw's homage to the Americans who survived and overcame the depression and World War II and went on to build modern America), Coping With Job Loss: How Individuals, Organizations, and Communities Respond to Layoffs (Issues in Organization and Management Series) by Carrie R. Leana and Daniel C. Feldman, Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen (The story of a corrupt, evil and inept man who will do anything to get what he wants. Even murder!) and Redemption by Leon Uris (The continuing story of the Irish struggle for freedom after Uris’ book Trinity. A dramatic saga set against the backdrop of growing unrest in Ireland and a world on the brink of the first World War, this book weaves together a cast of unforgettable characters that form the heart and soul of three extraordinary Irish families. They love freedom more than life, and they will fight to the death to win it)
    On Shelf 2:
    Two Dollar Bill by Stuart Woods (The story revolves around a brilliant con man and his exploits), Domes of Fire by David Eddings (The story begins after six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana's realm. The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia. Simple problems, apparently unrelated - until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk's aid), Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler (The main character in story finds himself confronted by an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient. He will tread upon territory previously known only to legend), No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark (The story about a young woman is ensnared into returning to the childhood home she wanted to leave behind forever and where her hidden past emerges with a new and deadly twist), Hearts In Atlantis by Stephen King (In the book, King mesmerizes readers with fiction deeply rooted in the Sixties and explores through four defining decades the haunting legacy of the Vietnam War), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (J. K. Rowling’s forth book on boy warlock Harry Potter and friends. They find an island protected by dark soul sapping entities with a prison of unknown location and a dark and deranged prisoner freed unexpectedly), Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest, Volumes I-IV by Fraser and Pare Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter (The story about Father Michael Joseph is killed and it is up to his twin brother to find the killer and unravel the mystery)
    On Shelf 3:
    Funk and Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia Vol. 14, Lawrence Sanders McNally's Folly by Vincent Lardo (The story about Archy McNally who agrees to help Desdemona Darling's husband find out who's been blackmailing her for years and while he's at it, “get the goods” on a psychic who's been milking Miami's finest ladies), Funk and Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia Vol. 14, Astrological Patterns, Holy Bible- King James Version, Dirty Work by Stuart Woods (The story of cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington. He is back in New York City after the London adventures and is approached by a colleague at the firm of Woodman & Weld who needs help with a celebrity divorce case. Heiress Elena Marks needs proof of her layabout husband's infidelity before she can begin divorce proceedings. When the undercover work Stone sets up turns dirty - and catastrophic - leaving the errant husband dead and the mystery woman gone without a trace, Stone must clear his own good name and find a killer hiding among the glitterati of New York's high society), Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (The story about Maftu who was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother away when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided the sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered— so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home), Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders and The Scottish Bride by Catherine Coulter (The story of a single father of three who has inherited a Scottish castle and the title of Baron Barthwick, but does not realize how much his austere life will change)
    On Shelf 4:
    Scientific Genius by Dean Kenneth Simonton (Dean Simonton study on creative people studying creativity today. He presents a theory of the bases of scientific creativity, as well as the beginnings of what he calls a ‘psychology of science’), A History of World Societies by John P. McKay and Encyclopedia Americana Volumes I-II
    On Shelf 5:
    Encyclopedia Americana Volumes 11-13, The Bailey Chronicles by Catherine Cookson and Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical Establishment by Stephen Kiernan
  • On producer Damon Lindelof's video podcast for Season 3 Episode 1 A Tale Of Two Cities episode the Hydra Station logo can be seen on his hat.

    50. (2.) The Glass Ballerina
  • The title came from an incident from Sun's childhood. She broke a glass ballerina statue and blamed it on the maid. It sets up a lifetime of Sun being deceitful.
  • The survivors have been on the Island for 69 days.
  • The things we learn about the "Others":
    They didn't know about Desmond's boat.
    Pickett's first name is Danny.
    Ben's last name is Linus.
    Ben has lived on the Island his entire life.
    Some names of the "Others" include Danny and Colleen.
    Pickett has a relationship with Colleen.
    Ben does not seem to care if Juliet dies by the hand of Jack.
    Alex Rousseau talks to Kate secretly trying to find out what happened to love interest Karl.
  • The name Benjamin (the first name of Benjamin Linus) from the Bible:
    The name comes from the Hebrew name "Binyamin".
    The name translates to "son of right," generally taken to mean "son of my right hand".
    Not much is written in the Bible about Benjamin's early years, but what is known is that he did not feel jealousy towards Joseph as their older brothers did and he had no involvement in Joseph being sold into slavery.
    Once Benjamin's brother Joseph was sold and thought to be dead, His father Jacob took Benjamin as his favorite son. As a result, Jacob did not send Benjamin with his older brothers to Egypt and when the brothers returned for him it took them two years to convince Jacob to let Benjamin go. Once in Egypt, Benjamin was key in Joseph's plan in testing his brothers to see if they had really changed their ways. Joseph demanded that the brothers bring Benjamin back with them on the pretense that they prove they are not spies, while Joseph kept his brother Simeon as collateral. After two years the brothers return with Benjamin, although Benjamin doesn't recognize his brother.
  • Linus (the last name of Benjamin Linus) in Greek legend Linus was the son of the god Apollo. Linus is said to be the innovator of melody and rhythm. He was the music teacher of Orpheus, Herakles (Heracles), and Iphikles (Iphicles). During one of the lessons, Linus struck Herakles as punishment for his inattention and the youthful Herakles flew into a rage and beat Linus to death with a chair. The second pope, predecessor to St. Peter, and close friend to the Apostle Paul was St. Linus. His father's name was Herculanus and his feast is celebrated on September 23.
  • Ben's monitors show:
    Monitor 1- The jungle area where Jin and Sayid are waiting for the "Others" near the Pala Ferry and their fire.
    Monitor 1- Jack in the corner of his cell at the Hydra Station.
    Monitor 3- An unknown jungle location, which could be Alex.
    Monitor 4- A strange compound location not yet seen.
    Monitor 5- Sawyer in his cage at the zoo talking to Kate.
    Monitor 6- Kate in her cage at the zoo talking to Sawyer.
  • Sawyer's comment to Kate “You taste like strawberries” is a quotation from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode called “Crashed”. It implies that Kate may have eaten the strawberries that were on the table while having breakfast with Ben.
  • Ben proves to Jack that they have access to the outside world when he tells George W. Bush got re-elected, Christopher Reeve died and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series.
  • The things we learn about Sawyer and Kate's time with the "Others":
    They become manual laborers.
    Sawyer gives Kate the first and only fish biscuit that he earned.
    Kate and Sawyer has their first kiss in a dramatic fashion.
    Sawyer suspects that some of the "Others" have never seen any real action.
    Sawyer felt that Juliet would have shot Kate.
    Kate learns Sawyer's first name is really James.
  • Jack no longer tries to overpower Juliet when she opens the cell door.
  • There is a guard by the side of the door to Jack's cell.
  • FOX sportscaster Joe Buck is the announcer from the World Series clip Ben shows Jack.
  • It has been over a day since the ending of Season 2 Episode 25 Live Together, Die Alone episode.
  • The things we learn about Jin and Sun:
    [It is finally confirmed that] Sun had an affair with Jae Lee.
    Jae Lee did business with Mr. Piak.
    Not knowing about Jae's affair with Sun, Mr. Piak orders Jin to "deliver a message" to him.
    Jin claims to know English better than Sayid think he does.
    It appears Sun and Jin has handle guns previously.
  • The canteen that Juliet gives Sawyer has the Dharma Initiative logo similar to the one on the shark.
  • The things we learn about Sayid, Jin and Sun's excursion to the other side of the Island:
    Sayid anticipated a fight on the boat with the "Others" by hiding a gun.
    Sayid drew a map of the area.
    Sun tells Sayid that she can help him sail the boat. Jin wants to turn around and go back and says they have to because he is the only one that can sail the boat. Sun tells Sayid that Jin is wrong and that she can help sail the boat.
    They did manage to light a signal fire.
  • The scene between Kate and Alex (Alex asking Kate about Karl and Kate is wearing one of Alex's dresses) was originally a scene between Claire and Libby in season 2, but the scene was cut due to length so it was re-written. The original scene can be seen in the season two special features section on the Season 2 DVD.
  • The numbers spotted:
    The room number of Jae’s hotel room is 1516.
    Ben tells Jack the Red Sox won 8 straight playoff games.

    51. (3.) Further Instructions
  • The title refers to Eko's suggestion that Locke attempt to rescue of Kate, Sawyer and Jack.
  • This was originally supposed to be the 2nd episode of season 3, but was swapped.
  • [It is finally confirmed that] There is another polar bear on the Island (seen by Eko, Charlie and Locke).
  • Locke is taking charge of the rescue mission for Jack, Kate and Sawyer, giving the speech that Desmond predicted, having Paulo & Nikki bring towels & water for Desmond and having Claire get the first aid supplies to clean up Desmond.
  • We learn about the fate of Locke, Eko and Desmond in the aftermath of the Swan hatch:
    A polar bear brought an unconscious Eko into a cave
    Desmond is alive in the jungle but he is naked
    Locke wakes up lying on his back unable to talk
  • The things we learn about Locke:
    His full first name is Jonathan
    He lived in San Francisco, California
    His height is 5 feet 10 inches
    His weight is 175 pounds
    Locke likes to pick up hitchhikers
    He is called a good person by Eddie
    Locke owns lots of guns
    For a time Locke lived in a commune, became religious and no longer angry
    Locke built a small sweat lodge in order to "talk to the island"
    Locke sees Desmond walking in the jungle after Locke become conscious
    Locke finds Eko's walking stick in the jungle after it falls to the ground
    Locke finds Eko's cross
    According to Charlie, Locke has a few too many messes to clean up
    Mike called Locke "a very special guy"
    Locke says he is a hunter not a farmer
    Locke's drivers license says his birthday is May 30, 1956 (a Gemini).
    The paperwork for Locke's guns shows Locke's birth date as November 15, 1946 (a Scorpio)
    According to Eddie, Locke has not been at the commune long, didn't have a criminal record and his psychological profile said he would be "amenable for coercion"
    Boone is Locke’s spiritual guide. Boone fills the role of Cedalion, the young guide of Orion. Locke represents Orion, the hunter
    Locke buys candy for commune kids
    Locke is driving on Highway 36 in rural northern California near Eureka
    Locke's license plate number on his truck is 5Q49938. (Note: This area was prominent in the Lost Experience game in the book “Bad Twin”. The characters find themselves in or near Luna, California)
    Locke does not speak about his father because "there is nothing worth talking about"
    Locke has "orchard duty" in the commune's greenhouse
    Mike said that Eddie played Locke for a sucker
    The paperwork for Locke's guns shows Locke's current street address in San Francisco
    Locke's current address is:
    25164 Franklin Street
    San Francisco, CA 94099
  • The computer screen at the ticket counter and Jan's computer screen in the greenhouse shows Edward Colburn's badge
  • We learn that Charlie watched nature TV programs when he was doing drugs.
  • The things we learn about polar bears from Charlie:
    Polar bears are meant to be quite clever
    They're like the Einsteins of the bear community
  • Locke and Charlie in the jungle encounter a dead boar, the Swan Hatch imploded, white polar bear fur, a toy truck, human bones, a human body with a Pearl Hatch t-shirt and an angry polar bear.
  • Info on Eureka, California (mentioned by Locke):
    It is the county seat of Humboldt County, California
    Eureka was founded in 1856, and soon became an important port city for northern California's logging and commercial fishing industries.
  • Info on Bridgeville, California (mentioned by Locke):
    The 83 acre town became famous in 2002 for being the first in history to be put up for auction on eBay. It was originally sold for $1.77 million but the buyer backed out of the deal only for it to be bought by businessman Bruce Krall for $700,000.
    Bridgeville is a town in Humboldt County north of San Francisco, California.
  • The airport scene in Locke's vision featured:
    Boone covered in blood with his shirt torn (Boone looks as he did in Locke's dream from the Season 1 Episode 19 Deus Ex Machina episode).
    Locke once again needs his wheelchair because he has been rendered a cripple.
    Boone pushes Locke in his wheelchair is an allegory for the current status of the survivors on the island.
    Charlie and Claire are together and caring for Aaron. Charlie is clean (and sober) and Claire and Aaron look vital, happy and healthy.
    Sun and Jin are standing in line waiting and Boone tells Locke that Sayid will take care of them.
    Hurley, as the gate attendant, is the message bearer and is waiting to deliver it.
    Desmond, as a pilot walking with some flight attendants, can take care of himself.
    Kate and Sawyer, looking very much a couple, are in the security line together.
    Jack is being scanned by airport security agent Ben and is in line alone.
    Eko’s stick is bloody and Eko is not in the airport, which indicates that he is missing and in trouble.
    The image of an angry polar bear's face.
  • When his speech is impaired, Locke makes a funny illustration for Charlie that Locke needs to talk to the island. However, the drawing was cut from the episode.
  • Locke finds that Eko's walking stick contains the words: "John 3:05", "Lift up your eyes and look North", "Gen 13:14", "Rom 6:21" and "Acts 4:12")
  • Romans 6:21 (on Eko's walking stick):
    Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
  • John 3:05 (on Eko's walking stick):
    Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water and of the spirit".
  • Genesis 13:14 (on Eko's walking stick):
    The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west
  • Acts 4:12 (on Eko's walking stick):
    Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
  • The things we learn about Eddie:
    He is a officer with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Department
    He is wearing a Geronimo Jackson shirt
    The Geronimo Jackson's shirt belonged to his father
    His full name is Edward F. Colburn
    He has badge number 84023
    He stayed with the commune for 6 weeks
    According to Eddie, Locke is not a murderer, a good man and a farmer
    His Mom is dead and his Dad is a drunk
    Eddie was looking to do some logging work
  • The Numbers spotted:
    4, 8 and 23, are in Eddie's police badge number.
  • Members of the commune include: Bobby (a little kid), Mike (a leader), Jan (a leader), Lizzy (a member) and Kim (a member).
  • Sweat lodge info:
    A sweat lodge is a ceremonial sauna used by North American First Nations or Native American peoples.
    Traditionally it is built with a frame of willow branches, which are long, thin and very flexible. During the ceremony, the participants encircle the stone pit inside the lodge. The medicine man, leader of the ceremony, or elder receives the glowing hot stones from the firekeeper and places them in the pit. When enough stones have been placed in the lodge, the medicine man closes the door and pours water on top of the stones to fill the lodge with steam. This happens usually four times, with periods of between ten minutes to hours spent sweating in the lodge.
  • The Swan Hatch is gone. History. Finieto.:
    There is just a large hole.
    Locke and Charlie find debris from the Swan Hatch.
    If you look closely, you'll see that a horizontal shaft does goes into the side of the hole.
    In rememberance of the Swan Hatch, we remember all of its execute button pushers: Kelvin, Desmond, Locke, Hurley, Ana-Lucia, Ben (The Man Formally Known As Henry Gale), Sawyer and Mr. Eko.
  • The things we learn about Desmond:
    Desmond appears to have not only to have lost his clothes but also his copy of the book "Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens.
    He believes that the fail safe key must have detonated the Island magnetic anomaly and imploded the Swan Hatch.
    Desmond knew that Locke would make a speech and he also knew the content of that speech.
  • When Charlie says, “I’ve heard trees are great conversationalists.” This may be a veiled reference to his role in “The Lord of the Rings”, where his character, Merry, talks to the living trees known as Ents.
  • The song playing in the truck when Locke picks up Eddie is Muddy Waters "I Feel Like Going Home".
  • Hurley asks Desmond if he’s going to turn into the Incredible Hulk since Desmond was involved in the implosion of the Swan Hatch and all the effects it may caused.
    [From the HulkLibrary.com]: "Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, victim of gamma radiation gone wild, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner now finds himself transformed in times of stress into the dark personification of his repressed rage and fury- the most powerful man-like creature to ever walk the Earth: The Incredible Hulk!"
  • We were introduced to two new cast members, Paulo and Nikki. Paulo and Nikki's entrance scene was cut from the episode. It was meant to be Claire finding them having sex in Jack's tent, but for some unknown reason, it was cut from the episode.
  • Info on actor Chris Mulkey (Mike):
    Mulkey has released a CD of original music. "It Is About The Heart" is a mixture of Texas alternative blues and rock. Ten of this CD's tracks have been used in episodes of Any Day Now.
    He is married to actress Karen Landry.
    He has two daughters, Amelia and Elizabeth.
    Notable appearances include the movie North Country, JAG, CSI, CSI Miami, Boomtown, voice on Batman Beyond, The Outer Limits, Any Day Now, Behind Enemy Lines, Touched By An Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, Murder She Wrote, Grace Under Fire, Thirtysomething, Twin Peaks, Matlock, Beauty & The Beast, Baretta, Barnaby Jones, Charlie's Angels, Remington Steele, The Dukes Of Hazard, TJ Hooker and the movie First Blood.
  • Info on actor Justin Chatwin (Eddie):
    Chatwin says that he treats life like a playground.
    Chatwin's character (Billy) in the movie Chumscrubber went through the same experiences as him.
    Chatwin is considered the young Tom Cruise [I guess that comes from his role as Tom Cruise's son in the movie The War Of The Worlds]
    Chatwin likes to camp.
    Notable appearances include the movie The War Of The Worlds, Weeds, Taking Lives, Just Cause, Taken, Beyond Belief Fact Or Fiction and Smallville.
  • Charlie observes that he is supposed to stand guard outside the Sweat Lodge in case Locke devolves into a monkey, a reference to the movie "Altered States".
  • Synopsis of the film "Altered States" (mentioned by Charlie):
    William Hurt plays a Harvard scientist named Jessup who also uses sensory deprivation flotation tanks and takes a drug made from the sacred hallucinatory mushrooms of a primitive tribe. Jessup immerses himself in his tank for too long and regresses to a simian - that is he physically turns into some kind of ape, attacks the campus security guards, is chased by a pack of wild dogs into the local zoo, and kills and eats a sheep before turning back into Professor Jessup.
  • The phrase "Clean up your own mess" is repeated 8 times.
  • Sun is now on a list of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 survivors who have killed an Other. The list includes Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Charlie and Sawyer.

    52. (4.) Every Man For Himself
  • The title "Everyman For Himself" comes from a comment Sawyer makes to Kate when she gets out of her cage but won't leave without Sawyer.
  • While Sawyer makes the statement, “Every man for himself”, no one is actually doing that. In each of theses cases the islanders committed acts of selflessness:
    Desmond builds a lightning rod to protect Claire and Aaron from a lightening strike.
    Sawyer overtly protects Kate when he decides not to tell her about what was done to him in the Hydra Station.
    Jack and Juliet come together to try and save Colleen.
    Sawyer gives up his “commission” to his young newly discovered daughter.
    Kate climbs back into her cage after she gets out because she will not leave Sawyer and Jack.
  • It looks like someone gave Desmond a better fitting shirt and pants [I guess people got tired of looking at Desmond's pretty legs while wearing Hurley's shirt].
  • Desmond's ability to see (and seemingly change) the future may be critical in changing the variables of the Valenzetti Equation later on. The Valenzetti Equation is doomsday code that foretells the exact date the world will end. The Valenzetti Equation was being used by the Hanso Foundation during the "Lost Experience" game.
  • The survivors have erected a kitchen tent since the implosion of the Swan Hatch.
  • The "Others" tricks:
    The "Others" make Sawyer believe that they have installed a pacemaker in him (Ben telling him he can die if he gets above a certain heart rate to get him to corporate).
    The "Others" reacted quickly and in shock bringing Colleen's stretcher by Sawyer and Kate's cages (It will give Sawyer and Kate false hope the survivors are coming after them).
    The "Others" put Sawyer back in his cage after Kate realizes she can get out of the cage at the top (The "Others" realize Kate cares for Sawyer and would not leave without him and Sawyer is scared to exert his heart rate to escape).
    The "Others" try to get Jack's compassion when he is summoned to help Juliet with Colleen (Jack was smart enough to realize it was a trick- Colleen was probably beyond help before she reached the table and the x-ray displayed was of a 40 year old male with a spinal tumor).
    The "Others" got some of their medical training from the movies.
    The "Others" let Jack hear Sawyer during his "operation" (The "Others" hope Jack will get concerned enough to want to help).
    The "Others" run a hooded Jack by Sawyer and Kate's cage (so Sawyer and Kate know he is alive and will stop asking about him).
  • [It is finally confirmed] The "Others" compound is on another island.
  • Info on Alcatraz (mentioned by Ben):
    It is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California.
    It was formerly used as a military stockade from 1850-1933 and later as a maximum security prison.
    Today, the island is a historic site.
    During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary never had any official successful escapes [You can't say that about Stalag 13 on "Hogan's Heroes"].
    The prison closed because it was far more expensive to operate than other prisons of the time. It was easier to build a new, traditional land-bound prison than to pay for all the upkeep and support the Alcatraz prison required.
  • What we learned about the "Others":
    They are unaware that the hatch has imploded and refer to it as "the day the sky went purple.
    The electromagnetic anomaly, which turned the sky purple, took out the "Others" communication equipment.
    The "Others" have a sub.
    Juliet is not a surgeon.
    Juliet is a fertility doctor.
    Juliet tells Jack that she doesn’t work for Ben, Ben is not the person in charge and a committee makes the decisions.
    Apparently Jack was captured by the "Others" to remove a spinal tumor from one of them.
    Colleen got a retro aortic valve leak from the gunshot wound.
    Colleen was nicknamed "Col".
    Danny and Colleen were married.
    Danny Pickett takes it hard that Colleen is dead and takes out his aggression on Sawyer.
    Some more names of the "Others" include Jason and Matthew.
    Ben hates needles.
    The "Others" got some of their medical training from the movies.
    The "Others" don't have any surgeons.
    The "Others" are having electronic communication problems.
  • What we learn about Sawyer:
    He did 9 months in prison after Cassidy Phillips pressed charges for conning her (from Season 2 Episode 13 The Long Con episode).
    Sawyer's job in prison is "trash pickup".
    Sawyer complains the he hasn't done "Tote bag duty" in the 9 months he has been in prison.
    Cassidy Phillips claims that Sawyer fathered her daughter Clementine.
    Sawyer leaves the money he made during the prison con to Clementine Phillips.
    While Sawyer is in prison, he and the warden scan money out of the inmates doing boxing matches.
    Sawyer read "Of Mice And Men" while in prison
    Sawyer's weight is roughly 180 pounds
    Sawyer's claims his age is 35
    Sawyer's resting heart rate is 70 and his active heart rate is 140
  • Info on the Merrie Melodies cartoon from Looney Tunes Jack is watching:
    It is titled "“A Corny Concerto".
    It is a two part cartoon featuring the titles “Tales From the Vienna Woods” and “The Blue Danube” (Jack is watching “The Blue Danube”).
    The cartoon was directed by Bob Clampett and written by Frank Tashlin.
    It features music that was composed by Johann Strauss.
    It was intended as a parody of Disney's "Fantasia".
    The cartoon is narrated by Elmer Fudd.
    this cartoon tells the tale of The Ugly Duckling.
  • Synopsis of the portion of "A Corny Concerto" called "The Blue Danube":
    A mother swan is leading her children along a river, when a small black duck (Daffy Duck, according to later historians) tries to tag along with them. The mother duck shoos the duck away. When the black duck tries again, with his underwater bubble tactic, the mother duck gets angry at the duck that's the cause of the bubble mess (himself encased in a bubble), and sends him back to the water. A large vulture hangs in the distance, spotting the troupe. At one time he sprinkles salt and pepper on one of the ducklings, but too much pepper causes the duckling to sneeze. Then, one by one, the vulture picks off the baby swans, and at one point he picks up the black duck, but returns him, labeling the duck with a "4F" (unfit for military service). The mother swan sees the ducklings missing and goes into a panic, not knowing where her children are (at one point, picking up the black duck as if he was an inanimate object). The black duck sees the vulture, and immediately becomes angry. Flying off (for a few moments resembling a P-40 Warhawk fighter), the duck chases after the vulture, who turns yellow and drops the baby swans, who each have a parachute which lets them drop safely. The duck chases after the vulture, who gets knocked out. He then hands the vulture a drum of TNT and drops him from the sky, causing the vulture to die and play a harp in heaven. The cartoon ends with the black duck finally being allowed to tag along with the swan and her children- with only the duck's shadow having a hard time keeping up with the rest of them.
  • Info on actor Bill Duke (Warden Harris):
    He is also a writer and producer.
    He won a Special Jury Prize for dramatic film directing for the film "The Killing Floor" at the Cannes Film Festival in 1985.
    He received his dramatic arts training at Boston University, New York University's Tisch School of Arts and at the American Film Institute.
    Duke first broke into TV in the early eighties directing episodes from "Miami Vice", "Cagney & Lacey" and "Hill Street Blues".
    He appeared in the Busta Rhymes video "Dangerous".
    Notable acting appearances include Battlestar Galactica, the movie "Get Rich or Die Tryin", Karen Sisco, Fastlane, the movie "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit", the movie "Menace II Society", the movie "Predator". the movie "Action Jackson", the movie "Red Dragon", the movie "Commando", the movie "X-Men: The Last Stand", Charlie's Angels, Starsky & Hutch and Kojak
    Currently he is the Chairperson of the Radio-TV-Film department at Howard University
  • Info on actor Ian Gomez (Munson):
    He is married to actress and writer Nia Vardalos
    He is of Puerto Rican, Jewish and Greek descent
    He is probably best known from his roles as the gay Javier Quintata on Felicity and Larry Almada on The Drew Carey Show.
    Notable TV acting appearances include The George Lopez Show, Jake In Progress, Felicity, the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", The Drew Carey Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, NYPD Blue, The Norm Show, Murphy Brown and Melrose Place.
  • The story "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck (mentioned by Sawyer and Ben) surrounds 2 people, Lenny and George, efforts to get and retain work on ranch near Soleda. They have difficulties with being outsiders. Their intrinsic inability to be free is sheer tragedy as they both fail again and again to make the right decision. It's a lonely story about two men who hope more than they can think, who are destined by their misery never to enjoy true companionship and happiness.
    The rabbit, in the context of the episode, is significant because on the farm George and Lenny dream that George is promised he'll be allowed to tend the rabbits.
  • Jack is starting to manipulate Juliet when he begins to question whether she makes decisions with Ben or Ben makes all the decisions.
  • Sawyer successfully got another fish biscuit, food pellets and water [but he hasn't figured out how Ben knows what he is up to].
  • It turns out that Paulo has been an Oceanic Airlines flight 815 survivor on the Island all along he's just been off golfing.
  • We learn that Desmond is still clairvoyant- he knew lightening from a sudden thunderstorm would wreck Claire's shelter's roof and Hurley will get soaked from the rain after he leaves the kitchen tent.
  • The Numbers spotted:
    The white rabbit has the number 8 painted on its back.
    Ben tells Sawyer the heart monitor watch will alert him when is 15 beats away from the maximum number.
    Munson and another inmate fight in front of cell block number 15.
    Sawyer tells the warden that the cash is in unit 23-C.
    Munson's prison number ID ("248") has a 4 and an 8 in it.
    Munson's hidden money was in storage facility off 441.
    Sawyer's prison number ID ("840") has a 4 and an 8 in it.
    Jack states that a patient's x-ray shows a tumor on the L-4 vertebrae.
  • Sawyer refers to Munson as “Mergatroid”, a line uttered by Snagglepuss (the pink anthropomorphic mountain lion).
  • A "crash cart" (mentioned by Jack) is often believed to be a defibrillator used to start the heart, but rather, it stabilizes its rhythm.
  • Juliet brings Jack pancakes, syrup and soda [what, no orange juice].
  • We learn that Charlie is quite handy building roofs.
  • The conversations that Jack hears through the intercom:
    Conversation 1:
    Sawyer: "Wait! Wait! What are you doing!? No!"
    Conversation 2:
    [scratchy and intermittent]
    Intercom voice 1: "...under control"
    Intercom voice 2: "Yeah? You know what he's doing with the girl?"
    Intercom Voice 1: "He knows what he's doing"
    Intercom Voice 2: "It was a mistake bringing those 2 here"
  • When Sawyer begins to regain consciousness on the examination table in the Hydra Station, he hears Tom tell Ben, “It has been two days since the sky turned purple. We’re blind. The “comms” are down and we can’t get them back up and Colleen is in critical condition.” [Could there be dissention in the ranks?]
  • The number 8 white rabbit is probably another Stephen King reference. In his non-fiction book “On Writing” King describes a caged white rabbit with the number 8 painted on it as an illustration of the significance of the written word to communicate images and ideas.
  • The sternum (mentioned by the Other Jason) is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax.
  • According to Ben, a pacemaker is used in the heart of people who've had bypass work and who's hearts needs just a little jump.
  • Originally, a Kahuna (mentioned by Sawyer about Ben) was the Hawaiian title for a priest, expert, teacher and/or adviser, and the term is still used in that context by native Hawaiians.
  • The only two survivors left on the Island who are parents are Claire and Sawyer (if you don't count Michael and would be parents Sun and Jin).






    53. (5.) The Cost Of Living
  • Hurley notices that since Jack has been absent from the survivor's camp, there are few arguments about Locke's leadership.
  • We learn that Juliet does not like funerals.
  • The things we learn about Eko:
    Eko has been unresponsive for about two days.
    Eko says that he doesn't need to confess to God his sins because since childhood he has done what he did to survive.
    An unconscious and delirious Eko sees visions of Yemi, the militia and an altar boy.
    Eko (posing as Yemi) was taken back to Yemi's village by the government soldiers from the airport.
    Eko told Amina that Yemi is gone. He was called away quite suddenly. An emergency at the refugee camp down south.
    Eko has a deep anger and violent streak that has resulted in murder all his life- even as a child.
    Eko's rage can scare even the militia.
    Eko finds out that the Red Cross sometimes drops a vaccine shipment to Yemi's village. Unfortunately, the frightened villagers give away 80% of this shipment to the militia that is “protecting” them, and the militia can sell it for big bucks on the black market.
    Eko tries to trade the vaccines himself to get more money from the sale for the people of Yemi's village.
    The militia finds out about Eko’s plans to sell the vaccine and keep it from them.
    Eko was building the church on the island because Anima, the woman from Yemi's village clinic, tells Eko that he owes Yemi one church after it has been rendered unholy due to Eko's murdering the militia men inside of it.
    Eko discovers in Yemi's bible a black and white picture of him and Yemi as kids.
    Eko learns that Yemi was going to London to continue his studies. Locke gives back to Eko Yemi's cross.
    The "Monster" reappears for Eko, he is afraid of it and it pursues him until it kills him.
    Locke is the first person to get to Eko after the "Monster" leaves.
    Eko tells Locke when he was in the woods, he saw a beautiful white light.
    Eko repeats the words from the Psalm 23, as he lies dying in the jungle.
  • The things we learn about the "Others":
    Ben isn’t the leader of the Others.
    Ben was born on the island, but different Others came to the island.
    Still further evidence that Ben has some connection to the outside world because he knew what Jack’s wife looked like.
    They had plan to assimilate Jack into their group so he’d feel like one of them.
    There's dissention in the ranks- Juliet shows Jack a hidden video message.
  • A description of Colleen's funeral:
    Colleen's funeral involved setting her body in a funeral pyre of strew and palm leaves into the ocean.
    The funeral is reminiscent of the Viking tradition of burning the dead at sea.
    Funeral attire for Colleen's funeral was white. In some cultures, white is a symbol of mourning.
    Brenda Lee's "I Wonder" is played over the loudspeaker the pyre is released into the ocean.
    A still distraught Danny Pickett is seen.
  • The things we learn about Jack:
    Jack attended Colleen's funeral.
    Jack doesn't like mysteries.
    Jack has decided to exercise by doing pull ups during his stay at the Hydra Station.
    Jack informs Ben the symptoms of the spinal tumor causes numbness in the hands and feet.
    Jack knew the tumor he saw was an aggressive tumor.
    Jack viewed a recently developed x-ray.
    Since he is cooperating, Jack is getting better meals- a cheeseburger.
  • The things we learn about Ben and his spinal tumor:
    Ben first denies to Jack that he has a spinal tumor.
    The x-rays were of Ben's neck.
    Ben believes in God rather than fate.
    Ben does not want to talk to Jack about the tumor in front of any of the Eko's last words were chilling, "We're Next". (especially Juliet). He cites patient doctor confidentially.
  • Juliet gives Jack a cheeseburger to eat and tells Jack that she killed the cow, processed the meat, baked the bun and rendered animal fat for the fries.
  • Eko, Locke, Desmond, Nikki, Paulo and Sayid go to the Pearl Hatch.
    Sayid finds the Pearl Hatch's wiring is a closed system.
    Desmond knew that people can communicate with other Dharma Initiative stations.
    Nikki figures out the monitors are of the other 5 stations and made the suggesting of tapping into one of them.
    Paulo finds the Pearl Hatch bathroom works.
    Locke, Desmond, Nikki, Paulo and Sayid observe on one of the monitors a strange man with a patch over his right eye then he covers his camera with something.
    Eko confesses to the vision of Yemi (the "Monster") when Eko, Locke, Desmond, Nikki, Paulo and Sayid are inside the Pearl Hatch.
  • When a monitor in the Pearl Hatch is hooked up by Sayid:
    A picture of a big chair (like the ones in the Pearl Hatch) with a monitor.
    The chair is placed before a huge wall of electronic computer or television monitoring equipment (like a master control room) and has a reel to reel tape recording machine.
    A man with a eye patch over his right eye comes into the monitor screen in a head shot from the right of the screen.
    The man appears to be wearing a white shirt and a Dharma Initiative work suit (like the one Desmond wore in the Swan Hatch) The man appears to be in his 50's and has a slender build.
  • Synopsis of the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee: Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, "To Kill A Mockingbird" follows three years in the life of 8 year old Scout, her brother Jem, and their father, Atticus- three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. The story shows how 3 young outsiders who are taught by their father to practice sympathy and understanding and that experience with hatred and intolerance should not discourage their faith in human goodness.
  • According to Nikki, Paulo is always wining about not being included.
  • Bernard must be one lucky person- he is now the only one left from the plane's tail section (although technically he was seated in the plane's middle section).
  • When Locke and Eko remove the rocks from the entrance to the Nigerian plane is similar to an act from the Bible. When the rock was removed from Jesus’ tomb his body was also not found in the tomb.
  • Eko found the picture of himself and Yemi in Yemi's bible at the Book of Isaiah chapter 5. The first 4 books set up what God wanted Israel to become (Eko's original plans of becoming a priest) and what Israel became (Eko as a warlord). Chapter 5 is the Song of the Vineyard that illustrates the consequences of the rift. This was a prophecy as Israel was later invaded and destroyed by the Assyrians (or a prophecy that Eko would be destroyed by his sins). Then comes the 6 Woes (or blights): Greed, Pleasure Seeking, Deliberate Sinning (because they believed they would not be punished - Eko believing his killing was justified), Perversity (calling good bad and bad good - killing bad people and believing it was necessary for the good of), Conceit (knowing better than God) and Corrupt Values.
  • The "Monster" makes its return and can take human form.
  • Juliet's video looks like the videoes for Bob Dylan's song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" and INXS's “Mediate” (an extended version of “What You Need”).
  • Info on actor Adetokumboh M'Cormack (Yemi):
    He was born in Sierra Leone and grew up in Kenya.
    He graduated magna cum laude with a BFA from the prestigious SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory. Other notable alumni include Edie Falco, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey and Wesley Snipes.
    He had previous roles on Gilmore Girls and The Unit.
  • The signs Juliet shows on her tape to Jack:
    "Ignore everything I'm saying
    Ben is a liar
    And he is very dangerous
    Some of us want a change
    But it has to look like an accident
    It has to look like we tried to save him
    And that's up to you, Jack
    It's a complicated surgery. No one would ever know
    And I would protect you
    Now tell me to turn off the movie" And Eko and Yemi find each other again
  • Many fans were shocked and saddened by the sudden death of the beloved Eko. However, actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr. Eko) wanted a short term contract and it was rumored that he had "become an increasingly difficult presence on set, refusing to film scenes as scripted, insisting on rewrites and even "demanding" several times to be released from his contract".
  • Eko's last words were chilling, "You're Next".

    54. (6.) I Do
  • The episode title refers Kate getting married (in flashback), Kate leaving a man she loved (in flashback) and Kate staying for a man for the first time (on the Island).
  • "Slowly" by Ann-Margaret is heard as Kate walks to her hotel room.
  • What we learn about the Others:
    Alex told Kate that they were going to kill Sawyer like they killed her boyfriend Karl.
    Alex is being kept in a secluded area. When she escaped, it caused a "compound breached".
    Danny takes advantage of Ben's authority during Ben's surgery.
    Danny is still seeking revenge for Colleen's death.
    Juliet brings Kate into see Jack to try to convince him to do Ben's operation. Otherwise the Others will kill Sawyer.
    Juliet has the nickname "Jules".
    The Others have rifles and guns in the Hydra Station.
    The Others have authority/leadership issues.
    The last thing Ben asked before going into surgery was about Alex.
    The Others seem to be working off lists.
    The Others doing the surgery are wearing surgery scrubs with the Hydra Station logo on them.
    Another Other is mentioned: Jacob.
    Jack informs Ben that in another week his tumor will be inoperable.
  • What we learn about Kate:
    The priest at the wedding mentioned how was struck by Kate's/ "Monica's" honesty and devotion to Kevin.
    When the priest asked Kevin what Kevin loved most about Kate/ "Monica", Kevin said "cause what you see is what you get"
    Kate considers hauling rocks "big".
    The fugitive Kate doesn't do taco night.
    Kate called the Marshal and asked him to stop chasing her. He said that he would as long as she lived a normal life, but they both knew that she couldn’t do that.
    Kate calls the Marshal and times how long the conversation will be so he can’t trace the call.
    At one time Kate went by the pseudonym of "Monica".
    Kate lived at one time in Palmetto Bay, Florida.
    While on the lam, she marries a Dade County Florida policeman Kevin for 6 months.
    Marital bliss was short lived when she almost got pregnant.
    After finding out how close she got to being pregnant, Kate left her husband. She told him some things about her past then gave him a drug laced drink so he couldn't arrest her when she left.
  • Kate and Sawyer are still doing manual labor for the Others.
  • Jack informs Ben that in another week his tumor will be inoperable.
  • Locke believes that Eko died for a reason.
  • We learn that Sayid believes what he can see and doesn't believe what Locke tells him about the "Monster".
  • What Jack sees on the monitor of Sawyer's cage: "Kate and Sawyer makin' it in a cage. First come off the shirt. Hope the monitors are set to record."
  • Info on Eko's funeral:
    Locke is the only person who spoke during the funeral.
    Locke and Sayid found Eko's walking stick and Locke wanted to bury it with Eko.
  • "Lift up your eyes and look North" (on Eko's walking stick). In the book of Isaiah, it is a smoke at ascends from the North.
  • Sawyer tells Kate that they are on a different island.
  • The things we learn about Jack:
    Jack was never on what the Others call "the list". Both Goodwin and Ethan were given a list of people who they were to take and Danny stated that Jack was never on [an Other in charge] Jacob's list.
    Ben gave Jack some trust after Jack continues to refuse to operate on him. Ben left the door to the cage unlocked, Jack found a gun locker and found Ben's TV monitor room.
    Jack suddenly takes control of his situation with the Others during Ben's surgery. Jack makes an unnecessary incision in Ben that will make him bleed to death, but Jack will fix it when he knows Kate and Sawyer are released.
    Jack hears over the intercom a girl’s voice saying "try the door".
  • To refresh your memory, the story Jack told Kate while she was stiching him up in "The Pilot" was about his first solo surgery:
    "Well, fear's sort of an odd thing. When I was in residency my first solo procedure was a spinal surgery on a 16 year old kid, a girl. And at the end, after 13 hours, I was closing her up and I, I accidentally ripped her dural sac, shredded the base of the spine where all the nerves come together, membrane as thin as tissue. And so it ripped open and the nerves just spilled out of her like angel hair pasta, spinal fluid flowing out of her and I... and the terror was just so crazy. So real. And I knew I had to deal with it. So I just made a choice. I'd let the fear in, let it take over, let it do its thing, but only for 5 seconds, that's all I was going to give it. So I started to count, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Then it was gone. I went back to work, sewed her up and she was fine."
  • Sawyer has now gotten lucky twice on the island.
  • The name Jacob from the Bible (the name of a person mentioned by the Others):
    Jacob was the third Biblical patriarch.
    His father is Isaac and his grandfather is Abraham.
    Jacob plays a major part in some of the later events in the Book of Genesis.
    Also noted about Jacob is "Jacob's Ladder". The term refers to the biblical story in which Jacob was given a vision of a ladder leading to Heaven with angels ascending and descending during a fight with his brother Esau.
    Jacob robbed his brother Esau out of his birthright.
    Jacob wrestled with an angel and won.
    Jacob had 12 boys who would form the 12 tribes of Israel.
    One of Jacob’s sons (and his favorite) was Benjamin, the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons and full blood brother to Joseph.
    The Tribe of Benjamin and the Tribe of Judah split from the rest of the tribes. They formed their own country in the southern part of the Promised Land. Eventually, the other 10 tribes were conquered.
  • Info on actor Nathan Fillion (Kevin):
    He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    In 1994, he moved to New York City and landed the role of Joey Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in 1996.
    He got a small but memorable part in thr movie "Saving Private Ryan" and a recurring role in the TV series Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place.
    Fillon moved up to a lead part when he was cast as Captain Malcolm Reynolds on the short lived but critically acclaimed TV series Firefly.
    Thanks to enthusiastic support of the Firefly concept by executives at Universal Pictures Nathan was cast to play Malcolm ("Mal") Reynolds a second time in the movie adaptation entitled "Serenity".
    Nathan was given a chance to display his range as an actor when he was cast as the murderous preacher Caleb on the final season of Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  • The gun Jack selects from the Hydra armory is a Walther P-38 type Revolver.
  • Info on the Webley-Fosbery Revolver (found by Jack in the Hydra Station gun armory):
    The Webley-Fosbery Revolver was an unusual, recoil-operated, automatic revolver designed by Lieutenant Colonel George Vincent Fosbery.
    It was produced by the Webley and Scott company from 1901 to 1915.
    The Webley-Fosbery Revolver is easily recognizable by the zig-zag grooves on the cylinder.
    The Webley-Fosbery Revolver quickly proved popular among target shooters because the trigger mechanism did not rotate the cylinder and shots were smooth & consistent permitting rapid and accurate shooting.
    The Webley-Fosbery Revolver was never adopted as an official British government sidearm, although many were privately purchased by British officers prior to and during World War I.
    Production of the Webley-Fosbery Revolver ceased between 1915 and 1918, with a total production of less than 5000.
  • Info on The Feast of the Ascension (mentioned by Marshal Mars):
    The Christian doctrine of the Ascension holds that Jesus body ascended to heaven in the presence of His disciples, following his resurrection.
    Jesus and the remaining eleven Disciples are seated at a table, presumably in a room in or near Jerusalem. Jesus commands his followers to spread the Gospel and that those who believe will be known by their invulnerability to poison, ability to heal the sick, exorcise demons, and the like. After delivering these final words, Jesus is received into Heaven to sit at the right hand of God. No description of the Ascension itself is given.
    The first account of the Ascension found in the Gospel of Mark (16:14-19)
  • Unlike in "A Tale of Two Cities," the alarm is not activated when Sawyer's cage is broken into.
  • Info on a hemostat (mentioned by Jack):
    A hemostat is a surgical tool which resembles a set of scissors with a locking clamp replacing the blade.
    A set of hemostats comes in several different sizes and types. For example, Kelly, Crile and Halstead
    Any given surgery may require the use of a number of hemostats
    A hemostat is also called a hemostatic clamp
    A hemostat is commonly used in both surgery and emergency medicine to control bleeding, especially from a torn blood vessel, until the bleeding can be repaired by stitches or other surgical techniques. The process of halting bleeding is called hemostasis
  • About half way into this episode, one of the plane crash survivors was wearing an orange shirt that said "CIELO AGUA". It is a Spanish phrase that means "Sky Water" in English.
  • When Kate says she and Sawyer are a team, explaining that he breaks the rocks and she hauls them, that's actually the reverse of the jobs they were given in Season 3 Episode 2 The Glass Ballerina episode.
  • This episode has a reoccuring theme of doing something: [Thanks to The Alternative Island in Kenosha, Wisconsin]
    I do– Want to invest in marriage (Kate purchasing and buying wedding veil and dress)
    I do– Want to do it (Kevin to Kate in the opening scene and visa versa)
    I do– Want to get married (Kate to Kevin at the altar)
    I do– Want to kill Sawyer (Picket to Sawyer for Colleen’s death)
    I do– Want to do it (Kate to Sawyer – Cage love scene)
    I do– Love you! (Sawyer to Kate after cage love scene)
    I do– Want to know what killed Eko (Sayid to Locke)
    I do– Want to bury Eko in the jungle (Locke making the decision himself)
    I do– Want to stop running (Kate to Edward Marsh and Kate by committing to the marriage)
    I do– Want to warn you (Alex to Kate – “They’re going to kill your boyfriend)
    I do– Have an answer (Eko’s Jesus stick – “lift up your eyes and look north”)
    I do– Want you to see the monitor of Kate and Sawyer (Ben allowing Jack to “escape” from his cell again)
    I do– Want to “fix” you (Jack to Ben on his surgery, finally)
    I do– Want to leave the island (Jack to Ben for doing the surgery)
    I do– Want to live (Ben on his upcoming surgery)
    I do– Want Alex here (Ben to Juliet before the surgery)
    I do– Want Ben to die (Juliet during the operation)
    I do– Want Ben to live (Tom after Jack’s coup)
    I do– Want to play mind games (Jack to the Others during the coup)
    I do– Want to follow orders (Juliet to Jack before the surgery)
  • The numbers spoted:
    The last number Ben says before drifting off for surgery was 8.
    Suzanne tells Kate she had 4 boys.
  • The thing we must remember after seeing this episode: Don't introduce Sun (Colleen's killer) to Danny Pickett. You've seen how upset Danny is and he is taking it out on to Sawyer. What would he really do if he came face to face with Sun? I doubt there would be much hestitation and he would not hear the pleas of mercy saying "she's pregnant".


    55. (7.) Not In Portland
  • The title comes from an interview Juliet had with Mittelos BioScience who told he their lab is in Portland, Oregon. However, she finds out it's actually the "Others" Hydra Station island instead.
  • The things we learn about the "Others":
    They are reprogramming Karl.
    Some names of the "Others" include Aldo and Ivan. Juliet killed Danny do Sawyer and Kate can escape the "Others" Hydra Station island.
    Alex had to choose to stay with her father Ben or getting killed as Karl is escaping the "Others" Hydra Station is land with Sawyer and Kate.
    It is confirmed that Alex is Ben's daughter.
    Alex has looked everywhere for Karl except the "Others" Hydra Station island's reprogramming chamber.
    Alex's hobbies are digging and basket weaving.
    Alex has a boat in order to get from island to island.
    Tom is squeamish around blood.
  • The things we learn about Juliet:
    Juliet's research at Miami Central University is about an injection impregnating otherwise infertile females She has a sister names Rachel
    Her last name is Burke
    Juliet lived in Miami, Florida
    She was married to Edmund Burke
    She has the Nickname "Jules"
    Juliet can shoot a gun and murder someone
    She successfully impregnated a male field mouse
    She works at Florida Central University's Medical Research Labs
    She met Ethan at Florida Central University
    She has been on the "Others" Hydra Station island for 3 years, 7 months and 28 days
  • Juliet's medical research lab card said:
    Miami Central University
    Medical Research Lab
    Unrestricted Access Card
    Research Lab A-4
  • Check out the Mittelos BioScience website
  • If you move the letters around Mettelos spells "Lost time".
  • "A Brief History Of Time" by Stephen Hawking (the book Aldo was reading) synopsis:
    It attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, light cones and superstring theory, to the nonspecialist reader.
    Its main goal is to give an overview of the subject but, unusually for a popular science book, it also attempts to explain some complex mathematics.
    Hawling notes that an editor warned him that for every equation in the book the readership will be halved, hence it includes only a single equation: E=mc2.
    In addition to Hawking's abstinence from equations, the book also simplifies matters by means of illustrations throughout the text, depicting complex models and diagrams.
    The book is considered by many to be an "unread bestseller" which is a book many people own but few have finished.
  • Rachel uses a Widmore Pregnancy Test.
  • The drug Juliet gives to Rachel is a test sample of 30 ml of A4363-E3
  • There is a copy of Stephen King's book Carrie on Rachel's nightstand
  • The wide screen display of flashing images, words and blaring music reprogramming video, which produces a sensory overload effect, is very similar to a scene from the film A Clockwork Orange. The film takes place in a futuristic Great Britain where a captured gang leader, Alex DeLarge, agrees to an experimental aversion therapy to shorten his sentence. The brainwashing technique is called the "Ludovico Technique" in the film.
  • The reprogramming film features pictures and video:
    A video of flowers and the words "Plant and seed and you will joyfully gather fruit"
    A video of blue rectangles boxes in a pink background with the boxes changing shape
    Several pictures of coins and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of a 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of 4 CDs with a silver cylinder on them and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of an old coal stove and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of a water valve and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of a compass and the words "Everything Changes"
    A picture of 2 piano keyboards and the words "Everything Changes"
    A video of circular light images dissolving into small boxes with images inside
    Individual pictures of 5 women shown horizontally
    A picture of Buddha
    A picture of a theater mask
    A video of blue rectangles boxes in a pink background with the boxes changing shape (seen reflected on people and things in the room)
    A video of the Moon from a spaceship Several pictures of movement in a bee colony and the words "We are the causes of our own suffering"
    Several pictures of several dead fish
    A picture of a camera lens
    A picture of the Moon from a spaceship
    A picture of a bird's nest
    A picture of an eyeball
    A picture of a car odometer
    A picture of the inside of a watch
    A picture of noodles on a plate
    A video of blue rectangles boxes in a pink background with the boxes changing shape (seen reflected on people and things in the room)
    A picture of a brick wall and the words "God loves you as he loved Jacob"
    A video of blue rectangles boxes in a pink background with the boxes changing shape (seen reflected on people and things in the room)
    A picture of the ceiling of a factory with moving white swirls in it
    A picture of a factory with moving white swirls in it
    A picture of disorganized number of lead pipes hanging on a wall with moving white swirls in it
    A picture of bent iron like armor with moving white swirls in it
    A picture of a cobblestone wall with moving white swirls in it
    A very dark picture of Alvar Hanso in a window of a building with moving white swirls in it (the picture was seen in the video from the Dharma Initiative Swan Hatch video)
    A video of small boxes dissolving back into the screen with the words "Think about"
    A picture of a large bomb over the video of small boxes dissolving back into the screen with the words "Your life"
    A video of fireworks
    A video of Gerald DeGroot with protective goggles in a lab
  • The World according to the "Others" (the quotes Karl sees in the reprogramming lab):
    "Plant a good seed and you will joyfully gather fruit"
    "Everything changes"
    "We are the cause of our own suffering"
    "God loves you as he loved Jacob"
    "Think about your life"
  • The text of the reprogramming film features Buddhism teachings:
    "Plant and seed and you will joyfully gather fruit” is from a verse in the Dhammapada (a Buddhist scripture)
    "Everything changes" is one of the 3 Buddhist universal laws
    "We are the causes of our own suffering" is one of the 4 Noble Truths
  • Tom finally politely introduces himself to Jack.
  • "The Wookie prisoner gag" that Sawyer, Kate, and Alex use to fool Aldo at the Dharma facility where Karl is being held is the same trick Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca use to enter the Death Star's prison during the movie "Star Wars: A New Hope".
  • Karl's reprogramming scene is similar to a scene in the movie "A Clockwork Orange".
  • The Miami Central University's Medical Research Laboratory seen in the episode is actually the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
  • You might have seen actress Kimberly Estrada (Sherry) as one of the models on the TV series "Deal Or No Deal".
  • Facts on actor Zeljko Ivanek (Ed Burke):
    His name is pronounced Zhel-ko Ee-Vah-nek.
    He has had several theater acting nominations including 3 Tony Award nominations.
    The Yugoslavian born actor graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1980.
    He is frequently cast on TV series as political or business middlemen of corrupt, shady natures who often end up stabbing somebody in the back. Most notably: "CSI", "24", "Law & Order", "NYPD Blue", "The Practice and "Oz".
  • Actor Rob McElhennery (Aldo) acting credits include Mac on the TV series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia".
  • Edmund was hit by a bus with an Apollo Candy Bar advertisement
  • The important think we learned from this episode: If you want to intimidate Tom, show him some blood.
  • Edmund Burke (the name of Juliet's ex-husband) is also the name of the famed philosopher considered one of the founders of modern conservatism, most famous for the quote, "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing".
  • The numbers spotted:
    Karl is being held in the Hydro Station's reprogramming room number 23
    There is a 4 on Juliet's medical research lab ID card
    There is a 4 in the name of the test drug Juliet gives Rachel
    Ben's heart monitor displays the number 108

    56. (8.) Flashes Before Your Eyes
  • What we learn about Desmond:
    Desmond claims to have good hearing.
    Desmond is the only person to remember the island in his flashback off the island.
    Desmond hates being called a coward.
    Desmond once fell while painting his London flat.
    Desmond went to Widmore Industries not for a job as he claimed but to ask Mr. Widmore for Penny’s hand in marriage.
    Desmond's London flat has the sound that the Swan Hatch made when 4 minutes came to the countdown clock.
    Desmond did not want to move into Penny's expensive London flat.
    Desmond was a set designer for a short time with the Royal Shake sphere Company.
    Desmond does not have a university degree.
    Desmond looked after his three brothers when he was young.
    Desmond goes to a jewelry store and looks at rings but has second thoughts about marrying Penny without her father’s permission.
    Desmond does not like the color red.
    Desmond loves the Alps.
    Desmond claims to have saved Charlie’s life twice and Desmond can only save Charlie’s life a certain amount of times.
  • We learn that Desmond and Penny’s picture is actually in front of a fake background.
  • In one of the paintings in Mr. Widmore offices there is polar bear, Buddha, and the word "Namaste" which is written backwards on the painting
  • Goof: In the poster for outside the recruitment office the word "honor" is spelled in the American spelling but it should be spelled in the English way "honour".
  • Sarah McLachlan’s song “Building A Mystery” is heard as Desmond dresses in his flat.
  • Synopsis of “Laughter In The Dark” by Vladmir Nabokov (Sawyer had a copy in his tent):
    Albinus, a respectable, middle-aged man and aspiring filmmaker, abandons his wife for a lover half his age: Margot, who wants to become a movie star herself. When Albinus introduces her to Rex, an American movie producer, disaster ensues. What emerges is an elegantly sardonic and irresistibly ironic novel of desire, deceit, and deception, a curious romance set in the film world of Berlin in the 1930’s.
  • Sawyer’s food stash includes: Dharma olives, Dharma pickles, Dharma chocolate cream cookies, Dharma bottled water, Dharma malamars, Dharma Macaroni & Cheese Supper, Dharma Instant Chocolate Drink and Dharma white wine.
  • MacCutcheon was made up for the show as it is not a real brand.
  • The jukebox in the pub was playing Mama Cass’s “Make Your Own Kind Of Music”. Desmond played this in the Swan Hatch in Season 2 Episode 1 Man Of Science, Man Of Faith episode.
  • Charlie is playing “Wonderwall” by Oasis on the streets of London when Desmond sees him in his flashback.
  • We learn that Charlie’s middle name is Hieronymus.
  • A fiver (mention by Desmond in the pub) is a British slang term for a British 5 pound note.
  • Wankered (said by Charlie about Desmond) is a British slang term for a drunk or drunken behavior
  • Information on actress Fionnula Flanagan (Ms. Hawking)
    She is expertly skilled at playing viola which is why she was cast as Dr. Tainer in her guest appearance on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", as producers needed an actress who could play so well that it would hint at her later revealed android status.
    Of her enormous body of work, including stage, television and film, she might be most well-known for James Joyce's Women, in which she plays six different women who had a profound influence on James Joyce's life. Besides giving an award winning performance, she also wrote, adapted and produced the piece for the stage, and subsequently as a feature film. She believes Joyce is the most important writer in the English language,
  • During the (football (or American soccer) match on the TV there is a big billboard ad for Buddies Diapers, Apollo Candy Bars, The Hanso Foundation, Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack and Oceanic Airlines. There is also an ad for Ganon Car Rentals. This company was previously shown on the back of the Oceanic Airlines passengers' plane tickets
  • A quid (Mentioned by Desmond) is a slang term for the British Pound.
  • The guy killed by the scaffolding was wearing red Chuck Taylor brand high top tennis shoes.
  • Ms. Hawking wears a brooch depicting an Ouroboros- a serpent/dragon swallowing its own tail and thus forming a circle. Although the one she wears does not have the usual shape of the symbol, it generally represents the ideas of cyclicality, primordial unity, or the "vicious circle".
  • This episode gives us another reference to an Enlightenment philosopher in the fact that Desmond's full name is Desmond David Hume. Hume was an Empiricist philosopher of the Age of Reason, famous for his ideas of the causation of events and how connections between events cause other events to happen.
  • The numbers spotted:
    108 is on Desmond’s clock in his flat.
    A parcel delivery at Widmore Industries comes for 815 when Desmond arrives there.
    The numbers 4, 8 and 15 are seen on the computer screen in the Swan Hatch.
    108 on the countdown clock in the Swan Hatch.

    57. (9.) Stranger In A Strange Land
  • The title of the episode comes from the science fiction book Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein.
    Synopsis:
    The story portrays Valentine Michael Smith's adaptation to, and understanding of, humans and their culture, which is portrayed as an amplified version of consumerist and media-driven 20th-century America. Smith is the son of two astronauts, raised by Martians on Mars until he is taken "home" to Earth, where he is effectively imprisoned in a hospital by the government, which wishes him to transfer any rights he may have to ownership of Mars to the itself, a world government whose Secretary-General happens to be American. Smith is also something of a political pawn in factional struggles within the Federation and to make matters worse he is heir to the fortunes of the entire exploration party, not just his parents. In short, he is a man besieged on all sides by those who wish to use him to further their own ends. Nurse Gillian Boardman works at the hospital where Smith is kept. Upon arrival on Earth, Smith is physically weak and oppressed by the heavy atmosphere, and has never seen a female human because the entire crew that retrieves him from Mars is male. Nelson, the ship's doctor, has ordered that Smith be attended by male staff only, including nurses, but this is simply a challenge to Gillian. Egged on by her sometime boyfriend, the investigative journalist Ben Caxton, she slips past the guards to get a peek at Smith, and in doing so inadvertently becomes his first female "water brother" by sharing a glass of water with him. To him this is a holy relationship based on the customs of arid Mars. Later, when she and Ben watch a "stereovision" telecast of the "Man from Mars", she knows instantly that it is a fraud. Emboldened by her revelation, Ben attempts to see and unmask the phony Smith, but disappears. Meanwhile, Gillian tries to persuade Smith to leave the hospital with her. He is willing to go anywhere with a water brother, but they only get as far as Ben's apartment before agents attempt to kidnap them. Smith causes the agents to disappear, and is so shocked by Gillian's terrified reaction that he enters what seems to be a catatonic state. They reach the enclave owned by Ben's friend and fellow gadfly, Jubal Harshaw, an eccentric millionaire writer of fiction, TV scripts and other kinds of mass-market pablum, who also happens to be a qualified medical doctor, a lawyer, and an advisor to certain public figures. Harshaw's five employees include three beautiful women who act as secretaries, walking dictation machines and cooks, as well as restraints on his excesses, along with technical helpers Duke and Larry. With Gillian, they teach Smith human customs and behavior (including sex), which he initially does not understand. Smith demonstrates psychic abilities and superhuman intelligence, which are coupled with a childlike naïveté. When Jubal is trying to explain religion to him, Smith understands the concept of God only as "one who groks", which includes every living person, plant, and animal. This leads him to coin the phrase "Thou art God" and apply it to every human he meets. Due to his education on a different planet, many human concepts, such as war, clothing, and jealousy are strange to him, while the idea of an afterlife is something he takes as a given because the government on Mars is composed of "Old Ones", the spirits of Martians who have died. It is also customary for loved ones and friends to eat the bodies of the dead, in a spirit of Holy Communion. Harshaw realizes he cannot keep the young man concealed forever, and after an attempt by government forces to reclaim Smith is frustrated by the young man's Martian-taught abilities, Harshaw brokers a deal under which the Secretary-General, in his individual capacity, will act as trustee for Smith's immense wealth. Harshaw is able to make his implication stick that human law, which would have granted ownership of Mars to Smith, has no applicability to a planet already inhabited by intelligent aliens. Once accustomed to the human race, Smith moves out with Gillian and joins a traveling circus as a magician, but although his "magic" is real, he is a failure as an entertainer because of his inability to understand people. He eventually learns to understand people when he realizes that most humor is based on laughing at distress or indignities suffered by others.
  • The Three biggest mysteries revealed in this episode:
    What happened to Cindy and the kids Zack and Emma
    Why Jack saved Ben's life after Sawyer and Kate escape
    What Jack's tattoo said
  • The things we learn about the "Others":
    Alex says the "Others" punishment code is “An eye for an eye” which is found in the scriptures.
    They work on the "Others" Hydra Station island and live on the survivors island.
    They have a police chief named Isabel.
    According to Ben, Ethan was a very good surgeon.
    The "Others" don't take too kindly to a killing of their own.
  • The things we learn about Jack:
    Achara tells Jack that he is: A Leader, A Great Man, Lonely, Frightened, Angry.
    Isabel tells Jack that the tattoo on his arm says "He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us". Jack replies that it does say that, but that it doesn't "mean" that.
  • Sawyer sings "Show Me The Way To Go Home" by Irving King in the boat. When Sawyer is paddling the boat back to the main island he sings this song which may be a nod to a scene in Jaws. While Quint, Brody, and Hooper wait out the night while at sea, they sing this song.
  • Facts about actress Bai Ling (Achara):
    Bai Ling served three years in the People Liberation's Army in China entertaining troops in Tibet. She had a bout of depression which sent her to a mental hospital. She then became a Chinese movie star. All of this was occurred before she was 18.
    Her name means 'white spirit' in English.
    She claims that her role on Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was cut during editing because of her posing for the June 2005 issue of US "Playboy" magazine. She was the first woman from the People's Republic of China on its cover. George Lucas strongly denies that this is the reason she was cut.
    Appearances in English movies "The Crow", "Nixon", "Red Corner", "Wild Wild West", "Anna And The King" and "Lords Of Dogtown".
    Appearances in American TV series: "Homicide: Life On The Street", "The Cosby Mysteries", "Touched By An Angel", "Angel" and "Entourage".
  • Facts on actress Diana Scarwid (Isabel):
    For her roles in the films "Inside Moves" and "Mommie Dearest", she became the first actress ever to go from being an Oscar nominee to a Razzie "winner" in just one year.
    She won an Emmy nomination playing First Lady Bess Truman in "Truman"
    She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Appearances in movies: "Pretty Baby", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Inside Moves", "Mommie Dearest", "Silkwood", "Extremities", "Heat", "J. F. K.: Reckless Youth", "Truman", "Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain", "If These Walls Could Talk", "Ruby Bridges, "Dirty Pictures", "Bastard Out Of Carolina", "What Lies Beneath" and "Path To War".
    Appearances in TV series: "Starksey and Hutch", "Hawaii Five-O", "The Outer Limits", 'The X-Files". "From The Earth To The Moon", "Law & Order", "Waterfalls", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Prison Break".
  • The constellation Ursa Theodorus (The Teddy Bear) mention by Karl:
  • The mark that Juliet receives is a simplified and inverted form of the Rose-Cross, the symbol of the Rosicrucian Order, an hermetic society documented in the 17th century, which aimed to help humanity's spiritual development. Some modern societies are believed to have been influenced by the Rosicrucianism (including the Freemasonry and the Church of Scientology). Nevertheless, the inversion of the symbol normally means opposition to its precepts or disrespect for them.
  • The numbers spotted:
    Jack mentions the flight number 815 to Cindy.

    58. (10.) Tricia Tanaka Is Dead
  • The title of the episode come from the local reporter Tricia Tanaka covering the reopening of Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack restaurant and she was inside when a meteor hit the restaurant. Hurley returns home and tells his mom what happened to her.
  • What we learn about Hurley and his family:
    His dad deserted his mom and him as a child. He resurfaced after 17 years and after Hurley won the lottery.
    Before his dad left, Hurley and his dad were fixing a Camaro. Hurley had kept the car all the years he was growing up.
    Before his dad left, Hurley’s dad had promised to take him on a trip to the Grand Canyon.
    Hurley’s mom had a gold statue of Jesus specially done for her.
    Hurley talks to Libby’s grave and admits he is scared most of the time on the island.
    Hurley bought the Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack restaurant where he had previously worked and hired his old boss as an employee.
    Asked why he bought the Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack restaurant, he gives the obvious answer “I like chicken”.
    His friend Johnny ran off with his girlfriend Starla.
    He got his butlers for his home from Bennigans.
    Hurley’s dad took him to a psychic to see about breaking the curse only to discover his dad bribed the psychic.
    Hurley’s dad and mom have loud sex.
  • We learn that Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack is located in Diamond Bar, California. It is about 29 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
  • ”Shambala” by Three Dog Night plays on the car radio and in the VW van.
    The song is about the mythical kingdom of Shambala, said to be hidden somewhere within or beyond the peaks of the Himalayas and mentioned in various ancient texts including the Kalachakra Tantra and ancient texts of Tibetan Buddhism. Shambala is also a theme in Sufism (a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to God, divine love and sometimes to help a fellow man) and it is through this tradition that the notion of Shambala became the song’s subject. Songwriter Daniel Moore became a Sufi in 1970. The lyrics refer to a situation where kindness and cooperation are universal, joy and good fortune abound, and psychological burdens are lifted.
    The lyrics seem quite appropriate for Hurley:
    Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain
    With the rain in Shambala
    Wash away my sorrow, wash away my shame
    With the rain in Shambala
    Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind
    On the road to Shambala
    Everyone is lucky, everyone is so kind
    On the road to Shambala
    How does your light shine, in the halls of Shambala?
  • A map in the VW van shows the “Others” were build a winding road on the island.
  • We learn that Dharma also has oat bars and beer. Paulo seemed to take a liking to the Dharma Oat Bars.
  • We learn that Sawyer had Mono as a child and had watched a lot of the “Little House On The Prairie” TV series.
  • Hurley discovers a Dharma janitor named Roger in a VW van in the jungle. Also of note about the VW van, it has a Dharma symbol with no internal design.
  • Info on a Rabbit’s Foot (the keychain for the VW van had one on it):
    In American folklore, a rabbit's foot is carried as an amulet believed to bring good luck. The belief originates in the system of African American folk magic known as hoodoo. A number of rituals attached to the charm that are now observed mostly seen as myths (for example, it must be the rabbit’s left hind foot, the rabbit must be shot with a sliver bullet or captured in a cemetery, the rabbit must be shot during a Full Moon or New Moon, it must be done on a Friday or on a Friday the 13th, the shooter must be cross-eyed and the rabbit’s foot must be cut off while the rabbit is still alive). Rabbit's feet, either authentic or imitation, are frequently sold by curio shops and vending machines. Few of these rabbit's feet carry any warranty concerning their luck.
  • This episode also sees the return our favorite wondering dog Vincent.
  • Sawyer calls Hurley Ese. Ese is Spanish slang for "dude".
  • Sawyer calls Charlie "Oliver Twist" which is a 9 year old boy in a book of the same name Oliver Twist (1838) is Charles Dickens' second novel. The main character is a boy named Oliver Twist who steals for a living for an old miser named Fagin.
  • Snuffy (a nickname Sawyer gives Hurley) is a reference to Snuffleupagus. “Snuffy” which in itself is a nickname that Big Bird uses to refer to Snuffleupagus on the show Sesame Street. Snuffy resembles a woolly mammoth, but does not have tusks or ears.
  • Charlie can be seen wearing a t-shirt which promotes or references the album “Highway 61 Revisited” by Bob Dylan.
  • Info on comedian/ musician/ actor Cheech Marin (David Reyes):
    "Cheech" is derived from chicharron, a spicy fried pork skin snack.
    Marin is a graduate of California State University Northridge where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.
    Fleeing from the US draft during the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, Marin settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he met future comedic partner Tommy Chong. As a part of the duo Cheech and Chong he participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies.
    Marin has released a best-selling album in the children's music genre, My Name is Cheech, the School Bus Driver in 1997. The album was released bilingually.
    Marin is one of the foremost collectors of Chicano art in the United States and his private collection is claimed to be the world's largest.
    Marin was born with a cleft lip, which has long since been repaired.
    He's also an avid golfer, although Marin initially disliked the sport until he co-starred in the movie Tin Cup.
    His movie appearances include: Up In Smoke, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie, Nice Dreams, Things Are Tough All Over, Still Smokin', Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers, Get Out of My Room, After Hours, Born In East LA, Rude Awakening, Ghostbusters II, The Shrimp on the Barbie, Tin Cup, From Dusk Till Dawn, Paulie, Spykids, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Christmas with the Kranks.
    His voice has appeared in the movies: Oliver & Company, FernGully: The Last Rainforest, The Lion King, It's Tough to Be a Bug and Sian Ka'an.
    His TV appearances include: The Golden Palace, The Tracey Ullman Show, Tales from the Crypt, Buck the dog's voice on Married With Children, Dream On, The Cisco Kid, Tracey Takes On, Resurrection Boulevard, South Park, Nash Bridges, The George Lopez Show and Judging Amy.
  • Info on actress Sung Hi Lee (Tricia Tanaka):
    Lee was born April 1, 1970, in Seoul, South Korea.
    She spent a large part of her childhood moving around from city to city, even before the start of her career.
    Lee was a studious child and teenager spending more time at the library than at stay-overs and parties.
    She wants to pursue a degree in sports medicine.
    She has appeared in Playboy 12 times.
    She has appeared in the films Mortal Combat and Nurse Betty.
    Her TV appearances include Days Of Our Lives, This Girl's Life, V. I. P., The King Of Queens, The Practice and Pensacola: Wings of Gold.
  • According to Sawyer, the three things a woman wants to hear:
    "I'm sorry."
    "You were right."
    “Those pants do not make you look fat”
  • Kate goes to see Danielle Rousseau to tell her that Alex may be her daughter.
  • The numbers spotted:
    The psychic mentions the number 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 in Hurley’s reading.

    59. (11.) Enter 77
  • The title is from a command given on video by Dr. Candle/ Dr. Wickman if an incursion at the Flame station by the "Hostiles" occurs enter 77 into the computer and it will self-destruct.
  • According to Numerologists, 77 represents spiritual wisdom and mystical powers in action. In Christianity, 77 is also a number closely linked with forgiveness and redemption.
  • What we learn about Sayid:
    Sayid lived in Paris for a while.
    He posed as Syrian cook after the Iraq Republican Guard.
    He has held and tortured by the husband of one of his victims for several days.
  • What we learned about the Flame station:
    It is used to communicate with the outside world.
    A cable going into the water (found by Sayid in Season 1 Episode 9 Solitary episode) goes to a water beacon to help guide submarines.
    The Flame station has all the Dharma Initiative information.
    The Flame station was rigged to explode if there is an incursion with the "Hostiles".
  • What we learn about Mikhail:
    He is an "Other" (although he did have a pretty good story about being the last surviving Dharma Initiative member).
    He has experience with treating gun shot wounds.
    He speaks Russian.
    Mikhail (and Dr. Candle/ Dr. Wickman on videotape) call the "Others"-"Hostiles".
    He was at the Flame station.
  • What we learn about the "Other" Bea:
    She speaks Russian.
    She was at the Flame station.
  • Bea and Mikhail's Russian translated:
    Bea: Mikhail. Mikhail! You know what to do.
    Mikhail: We still have another way [out].
    Bea: We cannot risk. You know the conditions.
    Mikhail: There is another way.
    Bea: They captured us. We will not give (or let, or betray) [unintelligible].
    Bea: You know what to do. It is an order.
    Mikhail: We still have another way!
    Bea (in English): Just do it, Mikhail.
    Mikhail (in English): Forgive me. [shoots]
  • We learned that when the Dharma Initiative people came to the Island there was already another group there. At some point after the Dharma Initiative people set up shop, a war of some sort (a "purge") broke out. The first inhabitants of the island (The "Others") took back their island. Some of the Dharma Initiative people remained but everything else was left to rot.
  • We learn that Hurley is good at table tennis (ping pong). He played a lot of it at the Santa Rosa Mental Hospital and his mom had one in her basement of her home.
  • What we learned about Locke:
    Locke is good at chess.
    Locke can't watch a prisoner more than five minutes.
  • Mikhail Bakunin is also the name of a very famous XIX century Russian anarchist.
  • Info on chess (played by Locke in the Flame station):
    Chess came to the US with the earliest Spanish settlers. There is evidence of chess being taught to the Indians by Spanish settlers in the early 15th century. The first chess game was in St. Augustine, Florida played by the founder of St. Augustine (Pedro Entendre) and Ruy Lopez (the famous chess-playing priest). The aim of the game is to win by trapping your opponent's king (called checkmate). White is always first to move and players take turns alternately moving one piece at a time. Each type of piece has its own method of movement. A piece may be moved to another position or may capture an opponent's piece. This is done by landing on the appropriate square with the moving piece and removing the defending piece from play. With the exception of the knight, a piece may not move over or through any of the other pieces.
  • Info on table tennis (Ping pong) (Sawyer and Hurley play a game):
    In 1886, the English sporting goods house of F. H. Ayres Limited was selling a lawn tennis game played with miniature rackets However, the first table tennis sets were manufactured by the English firm of J. Jaques and Son. As early as 1891 Jaques had also registered an indoor game played with India-rubber balls called "Gossima". By 1898 Jaques was selling them as "The New Table Game of Ping-Pong".
  • Info on actress Anne Bedian (Amira):
    She is of Armenian descent and speaks Armenian fluently.
    She also speaks English, French, German and Spanish.
    TV series she has appeared in: The Hunger, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, This Is Wonderland, Sue Thomas: F. B. Eye, CSI and The Closer.
  • Info on actor Shaun Toub (Sami):
    Toub has been in over 100 television series episodes including episodes on Seinfeld, The Sopranos, ER, Just Shoot Me, Nash Bridges, Jag, The Bold and the Beautiful, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Married with Children and made various movies made for television.
    Toub is very proud of his Persian heritage and is very active in the community.
    He has also been in memorable movies including The Nativity Story, Crash, Stigmata, Bad Boys and Broken Arrow.
  • Info on actor Andrew Divoff (Mikhail):
    Divoff reads, writes and speaks 9 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Romanian, Catalan, Portuguese and Russian.
    He has a scar on his right eyebrow.
    He was born in San Tome, Venezuela.
    People know his work from The WishMaster series, though other fans may have noticed him before in movies like Oblivion and Toy Soldiers.
    He was a very shy boy but grew up to play mostly bad boy roles in numerous TV series and movies.
  • In the Flame station Sayid finds several folders from the Dharma Initiative. The two that he looks at in more detail are titled "Dharma Initiative Food Drop Protocol" and "Dharma Initiative Operations Manual"
  • The codes Dr. Candle/ Mark Wickman use:
    Pallet Drop enter 2-4
    Station Uplink enter 3-2
    Mainland Communication enter 3-8
    Sonar Access enter 5-6
    Hostile Incursion enter 7-7
  • Mikhail's book translated:
    were lost in his land, and they must
    ... force and, if necessary, through complete social
    ... in some measure pushed Andrey     My name is also Andrey. away. Nadji was not
    ... Afghan resistance, however he was an excellent
    ... He was a second cousin of an influential
    ... who controlled of one of the northwestern
    ...ical specialist helping
    ... Mujahideen* used against...
    ... of courage Nadji compensated with his wits...
    ... of a fundamentalist. Just like all the radicals of that time, Nadji...
    ... at his madrasah** believed that they are holding back the West and...
    were paving the way for Allah, so that he could erase the infidels from the face of the Earth, at the
    time that Andrey believed that the fall of Afghanistan will become an impulse for
    a new social revolution     I have forgotten so much about Afghanistan.
    ... "The Pakistanis arrived today", Nadji reported with a strong accent
    in grandiloquent Russian.
    ... We knew that the ISI*** would be involved. And you...
    ... report this?" Andrey knew that he...
    ... "I believed that you...
    Footnotes:
    Mujahideen is a term referring to Muslim jihadists (fighters). Afghani mujahideen are among the most well-known.
    Madrasah is a Muslim term for school.
    ISI is an acronym for the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence.
    Andrey, also transliterated as Andrei, is a common Russian variant of the name Andrew. The name Andrew is of Greek origin, and it means "man," or "warrior."
  • When Locke notices the computer chess game it prompts him to play like the WOPR computer in movie War Games. The voice of The Flame computer is also very much like the WOPR computer. In addition, the playing of the game itself is a back door into a much more dangerous and secretive capability. These three points make this an obvious reference the movie War Games.
  • The numbers spotted:
    Marvin Candle/ Mark Wickman instructs that 2-4 should be entered for a pallet drop.
    Marvin Candle/ Mark Wickman instructs that 3-8 should be entered for mainland communication
    Locke enters the code for mainland communications by typing 3-8.
    Mikhail states that after the incursion 4 men appeared in the yard. The underground portion of The Flame station is rigged for detonation multiple charges of C4.
    A chess game starts out with 8 pieces for each person. The chess board would have 16 pieces on it at the start of a game.

    60. (12.) Par Avion
  • The title Par Avion is literally translated from French as "by plane". The words "Par Avion" can often be seen on stickers on postage envelopes.
  • Claire comes up with an idea: Sea gulls migrate south, many get tagged to keep track of their migration and when they land in New Zealand or Australia they are examined.
  • We finally get confirmation: Christian Shepard is Claire's father.
  • What we learn about Claire:
    Claire didn't know Christian Shepard's name.
    Claire's car accident was caused when she hit a truck then ran off the road hit a pole.
    Claire believed her father died when she was 2.
    Claire once made a living piercing ears.
    Claire has an Aunt Lindsey.
  • What we learn about Christian Shepard:
    He paid Claire's mother's hospital bills.
    He visits Claire's mom in the hospital soon after the car accident. He had a "fling" with Claire's mom.
  • What we learn about Claire's mother Carol:
    She has been in a coma since a car accident Claire caused.
    She loved watching nature shows.
    She was a librarian.
  • The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (seen being read by Sawyer) is the story of an intransigent young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him.
  • A bit of interesting info on Ayn Rand: Ayn Rand was a disciple of Aristotle, the accidental godmother of libertarianism and founder of a philosophy she called objectivism. Like Mikhail Bakunin, she hailed from Russia and the ideas of both were shaped by their particular cultural moments; both were highly skeptical of centralized state governments and organized religion, but unlike the wild-haired ideologue, Rand was very much against political anarchism.
  • According to Claire, they have been on the island for 80 days.
  • The building they Jack and Tom are outside of is seen in the Mittelos BioScience presentation.
  • We learn that Locke likes dogs.
  • We learn that Tom is a football player.
  • We learn form Mikhail:
    People not on the list are flawed.
    The underwater beacon stopped emitting its locator signal (about the time the sky turned purple). There was an event. An electromagnetic pulse. It'd be impossible to come back.
  • Desmond saving Charlie's life #3:
    Charlie slips on some rocks, fell in, got pounded against the rocks while trying to get a bird for Claire.
  • We learn that cutting bait was the worst fear for Sun's mother about Sun marrying a fisherman.
  • Info about Bondi Beach (seen on a t-shirt that Claire was holding):
    Bondi Beach is a popular beach in the suburb of Bondi, New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
    It is situated in the Eastern Suburbs is about one kilometer long and roughly seven kilometers from the center of the city.
    Large numbers of tourists visit Bondi Beach throughout the year, and many Irish and British tourists spend Christmas Day there.
    "Bondi" or "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning "water breaking over rocks" or "noise of water breaking over rocks." The Australian Museum records that Bondi means "place where a flight of nullas took place."
  • What Claire's note said:
    "To whom it may concern. We are survivors of Oceanic Flight 8-1-5. We have survived on this island for 80 days. We were 6 hours into the flight when the pilot said we were off course and had to turn back towards Fiji. We hit turbulence and crashed. We've been waiting here all this time. Waiting for rescue that has not come. We do not know where we are. We only know you have not found us. We've done our best to live on this island. Some of us have come to accept that we may never leave it. Not all of us have survived since the crash. But there is new life too. And with it there is hope. We are alive. Please don't give up on us."
  • Actor Julian Barnes (Dr. Woodruff) has appeared on TV series: Cheers, Matlock, Days Of Our Lives, Murder She Wrote, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Babylon 5, The Wayons Brothers, 7th Heaven, Martial Law, Malcolm in the Middle and Num3ers.
  • Info on Actress Gabrielle Fritzpatrick (Lindsey):
    Fitzpatrick started off as a professional model. She auditioned for a modeling part in the film 'Via Monte Napoleone' while doing a photo shoot in Milan but was given an acting role.
    Appeared in the TV series: E Street, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, Fraiser, NYPD Blue, Legacy, Nash Bridges, Providence, 24 and North Shore.
  • By the position of the chess pieces on the board when Locke first defeats the computer, there were still two valid moves available for the computer. Also, the position of the chess pieces on the board was from a match between Anatoli Karpov and Garry Kasparov from the 1985 World Championship. In that match Karpov yielded after 40 moves.
  • The numbers spotted:
    The hospital intercom calls for a Dr. Alanson on line 4.
    Sayid discovers C4 in Locke’s backpack.
    The odometer tenths in Claire’s car display the number 8. The hospital intercom says "Information therapist 1-0-5-8, please. Information therapist 1-0-5-8".
    Kate mentioned that Danielle hasn't seen Alex in 16 years and is not asking about her.
    Claire’s note states that it’s from the survivors of flight 815

    61. (13.) The Man From Tallahassee
  • The Man From Tennessee is Anthony Cooper.
  • What we learn about Locke:
    Locke real purpose on going to rescue Jack is to blow up the submarine.
    Locke said about the fall the he felt his back break.
    Anthony Cooper pushed him out of a 8 story window.
    Locke was on disability insurance but it got suspended when he quit going to therapy
    Locke's address on his disability insurance application is:
    168 San Juan Street 201
    Tustin, CA 92986.
    On his disability insurance application, Locke's birthday is May 30, 1956.
  • What we learn about Anthony Cooper (Locke's father):
    He also used the name Adam Sewerd.
    He claimed to be a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario.
    He tried to con a Ms. Talbot until her son Peter caught on about his relationship with his mom.
    He claims to be a con man not a murderer.
    He drinks MacCutcheon scotch.
    He has been conning for a long time and doesn't worry some rich kid finding out about him.
    There's no profit when he couldn't marry Ms. Talbot.
    He wants an angle for some money from Ms. Talbot before he leaves town.
    According to Ben, he is "The Man From Tennessee".
  • 2 new "Others" mentioned by Ben are Richard and Ryan.
  • We learn that Ben likes dark meat chicken.
  • Richard, one of the "Others" with Ben during this episode, was the man who brought Juliet to the island in Season 3 Episode 7 Not in Portland episode.
  • Ben's refrigerator contains chicken, apples, grapefruit, a can of sweet peas, orange juice, milk, watermelon, pears, cans of beer, spam and tomatoes.
  • "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking is seen in Ben's home. It has been previously seen in the Season 3 Episode 7 Not in Portland episode.
  • The "Others" recreation room has a pool table, 2 pinball machines and a foosball table.
  • It has been a week since Ben's operation.
  • Behind Ben's bed, there is a picture of the island.
  • Foosball (table football or rods) (seen in the "Others" recreational room) is a table-top game based on European football. The origins of the game are unclear, but most historians agree that the first tables probably appeared in France or Germany in the 1880s-1890s.
  • The word Pharisee (mentioned by Locke) comes from the Hebrew prushim from parush, meaning a "detached" one, that is, one who is separated for a life of purity. The Pharisees were, depending on the time, a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 BCE–70 CE). After the destruction of the Second Temple, the Pharisaic sect was re-established as Rabbinic Judaism — which ultimately produced normative, traditional Judaism, the basis for all contemporary forms of Judaism, with the possible exception of the Karaites.
  • We learn that Jack can play the piano.
  • The numbers spotted:
    Locke mentions C-4.
    Locke fell from 8 stories.

    62. (14.) Expose
  • The title comes from the name of a TV series about 2 strippers fighting crime along with their club boss Mr. LaShade.
  • Info on the TV show "Expose":
    Its "Baywatch" meets "Silk Stalkings" Australian TV series.
    It is produced by Howard Zukerman.
    Nikki character is named Corvette.
    Alissa Jean Scott is an actress who portrays Crystal on the TV show "Exposé"
    Kimber Andrews is an actress who portrays Autumn on the TV show "Exposé".
    Billy Dee Williams is an actor who portrays Mr. LaShade on the TV show "Exposé"
    The Cobra is the big bad guy.
    The Cobra's identity has been shrouded in mystery for 4 seasons.
    The Cobra is Mr. LaShade.
  • What we learn about Nikki:
    She is an actress/ diamond thief.
    Nikki's skills included dancing and martial arts.
    Her last name is Fernandez.
    She had a guest starring role on the TV series "Expose".
    She and Paulo killed the producer of the TV series "Expose", Howard Zukerman, for a bag of diamonds.
    She was in Sydney filming the TV series "Expose" and killed the producer of the TV series "Expose", Howard Zukerman, for a bag of diamonds.
    Nikki died from a Medusa spider bite she exposed to Paulo.
  • What we learn about Paulo:
    He is a diamond thief with Nikki.
    He and Nikki killed the producer of the TV series "Expose", Howard Zukerman, for a bag of diamonds.
    He posed as Howard Zuckerman's cook and was supposedly "The Wolfgang Puck of preserves".
    Paulo doesn't trust Dr. Arzt but trusts Ethan.
    Paulo uses Nicorette gum to quit smoking.
    He is an optimistic person.
    On the island, Paulo lied about finding the bag of diamonds.
    At one point Paulo, hid the Matryoshka doll (Russian doll) in the toilet in the Pearl hatch.
    Paulo took a walkie talkie that Ben and Juliet left in the Pearl hatch.
    Paulo died from a Medusa spider bite Nikki exposed him to.
  • Nikki and Paulo's days 84, 80, 75, 57, 48, 32 and 9 on the island are shown:
    8 Hours Ago: Nikki throws a Medusa spider on Paulo
    Nikki gets the bag of diamonds off Paulo and Nikki gets bitten by a spider.
    12 Hours ago: Nikki tries to get a gun from Sawyer.
    9 Days Ago: Nikki and Paulo follow Locke, Sayid, Eko and Desmond to the Pearl hatch.
    Paulo recovers the bag of diamonds from the Pearl Hatch bathroom
    32 Days ago: Locke interrupts Paulo hiding the bag of diamonds and getting some Nicotine gum.
    Paulo goes into the Pearl Station's bathroom to hide the Matryoshka doll (Russian doll).
    Paulo hears Ben and Juliet in the Pearl Hatch.
    48 Days Ago: People are worried about Kate, Jack and Sawyer keeping guns in Marshal's case.
    At the waterfalls, Paulo finds Nikki's missing bag, but tells Nikki he did not tell Nikki.
    57 Days Ago: Dr. Arzt has a bug collection and draws a map to help Nikki find her missing bag.
    Nikki and Paulo discover the Drug Smuggler’s plane first and tell no one.
    Nikki and Paulo discover the Pearl Station first and tell no one.
    75 Days Ago: Nikki worries about her missing bag while Paulo worries about the Island Monster.
    Nikki and Paulo meet Ethan.
    80 Days Ago: Nikki and Paulo prepare to board Flight 815 free of murder suspicion and cigarettes then endure the crash on the island.
    84 Days Ago: Nikki and Paulo poison and kill Howard Zukerman.
    Nikki and Paulo steal a Matryoshka doll (Russian doll) which contains a bag of diamonds from Howard’s safe.
  • We learn that Nikki and Paulo discovered the Pearl Hatch first.
  • We learn that Juliet thought Jack was cute when she first saw him on the monitors in the Pearl hatch.
  • What we learn about Dr. Arzt:
    He thought that discovering 20 new species of insects would make him the next Charles Darwin.
    He knows about insects, spiders and trajectories.
  • Info on Matryoshka doll (Russian doll):
    A Matryoshka doll or a Russian Nested doll (also called stacking dolls or Babushka dolls) is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside another.
    "Matryoshka" is a diminutive from the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is traditionally associated with a corpulent, robust, rustic Russian woman.
    Matryoshkas are a relatively new Russian handicraft; the first one dates from 1890, and is said to have been inspired by souvenir dolls from Japan.
    Sergei Maliutin, a painter from a folk crafts workshop, saw a set of Japanese wooden dolls representing Shichi-fuku-jin, the Seven Gods of Fortune. The largest doll was that of Fukurokuju, a happy bald god with an unusually tall chin. It nested the six remaining deities. Inspired, Maliutin drew a sketch of a Russian version of the toy. It was carved by Vasiliy Zvezdochkin in a toy workshop in Sergiyev Posad and painted by Sergei Maliutin.
    In 1900, M.A. Mamontova, the wife of Savva Mamontov, presented the dolls at the World Exhibition in Paris and the toy earned a bronze medal. Soon, many other places in Russia started making matryoshki of various styles.
  • Actor Billy Dee Williams appears