Charlotte Lewis

"Charlotte" redirects here. For the flashback character from "?", see: "Charlotte Malkin".

Charlotte Lewis
First	"Confirmed Dead"
Last	"This Place Is Death"
Centric	"Confirmed Dead"
Age	25
Birth	2 July 1979
Death	During a jump through time
Death Episode	"This Place Is Death"
Place	The Island
Profession	Cultural anthropologist
Island Reason	Part of a team searching for Ben, looking to return to where she was born
Family	David Lewis - Father Jeanette Lewis - Mother Two sisters

Charlotte Staples Lewis was a cultural anthropologist who parachuted onto the Island on day 91. She was initially found by John Locke's faction of survivors but was later traded for her teammate Miles by Sayid and Kate. She returned to the beach camp with Daniel (whom she shared feelings for), where her presence caused some minor problems with the survivors due to her dishonesty about their mission. Due to the rapid time travel of the island, Charlotte's consciousness became unstuck in time, leading to her death.

Before the Island

Background

According to information provided by Ben, Charlotte Staples Lewis was born on July 2, 1979 in Essex, England to parents David and Jeannette and was raised in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England along with two younger sisters ("Confirmed Dead").

Charlotte stated that she grew up on the Island, in the DHARMA Initiative, though she and her mother had to leave while she was still quite young. Her father did not leave with them. At some point while she was on the island, she had an encounter with a "crazy" man (who she later came to believe was Daniel Faraday) who told her that she should never come back to the island or else she would die. After they settled in England, Charlotte says that whenever she would ask her mother about the island, her mother would insist that it was not real, and that she had imagined it ("This Place Is Death").

Charlotte did her undergraduate studies at the University of Kent, and also received a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Oxford University ("Confirmed Dead"). She states that her reason for becoming an anthropologist was to find the Island again ("This Place Is Death"). She also, at one point in her life, learned how to speak Korean fluently ("Something Nice Back Home").

Tunisia

Charlotte smiles as she finds the DHARMA collar on a polar bear skeleton in an archaeological dig in Tunisia ("Confirmed Dead")

Around the time that the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815 was recovered (about which she had already expressed some disbelief), Charlotte was in Tunisia. After bribing a man with orders not to let anyone pass to allow her into a dig-site, an excavation revealed the skeleton of a polar bear, and also a DHARMA collar with the Hydra station logo emblazoned upon it. This discovery caused Charlotte evident pleasure as she began smiling. ("Confirmed Dead")

Recruitment

Charlotte was recruited by Matthew Abaddon to go to the Island. Together with Miles, Daniel and Frank Lapidus she formed a four-man team, and every member of this team was chosen for a specific reason. ("Confirmed Dead")

On the Island

Season 4 (Days 91-100)

After landing on The Island, Charlotte is questioned by Locke's group. ("Confirmed Dead")

Charlotte Lewis arrived on the Island after parachuting from a helicopter which had taken off from freighter. She was the last of the passengers to jump out (after Miles and Daniel) when the helicopter encountered electrical problems. During landing, her parachute got caught in a tree which hung over a small river, causing her to beome suspended upside down. She managed to free herself, landing in the water below, just before encountering Locke's group. She showed great pleasure at arriving on the Island, smiling and laughing. She questioned the group about various issues (such as how many survivors there were) and she seemed surprised when Locke announced that his group didn't want to be rescued from The Island. Locke told Charlotte that he wanted her to come with his group, and her transponder was later found attached to Vincent apparently to throw off anyone who may have been looking for her. ("Confirmed Dead")

Sayid brings Charlotte back to Frank, in return for a seat in the chopper. ("The Economist")

After Frank Lapidus let off a flare, Charlotte tried to leave Locke's group to meet up with her team, but before she could leave she was shot in the stomach by Ben. She survived the attack however, because she was wearing a cleverly concealed bullet-proof vest. After this, Locke held a gun to Ben, who proceeded to divulge detailed information pertaining to Charlotte's background. However, this information may or may not be correct, according to Charlotte herself. Ben also informed the group that he had a spy among the freighter people. ("Confirmed Dead")

Charlotte continued traveling with Locke's group unwillingly, and as she pointed out to Hurley, her status was basically that of a hostage. With the rest of the group, she reached the barracks. She wasn't there for long however, as Sayid arrived (with Kate and Miles), and proposed a deal to Locke; he wanted to exchange his hostage, Charlotte, for Miles. Locke accepted the exchange and Charlotte was released back to Jack and her other team-mates. Frank asked her if she wanted to return to the freighter by helicopter, but she refused, explaining that she had work to do on the Island. ("The Economist")

Juliet commands Charlotte to call the "other number". ("Eggtown")

Along with Jack, Juliet and her fellow team mate, Daniel, Charlotte traveled to the beach, where she met some of the other survivors. That night she played a card game with Daniel to test his memory. After only guessing two out of three cards correctly, Charlotte tried to console Daniel by telling him that he was making progress. Their game was interrupted when Jack and Juliet questioned them about the satellite phone they were in possession of. They didn't believe that there was only one contact number to get in touch with freighter. Charlotte told them that there was also another number, one used for emergencies, and Juliet asked her to dial it. Charlotte called the number and Regina picked up; she informed Charlotte that the helicopter, carrying Sayid and Desmond, never arrived back at the freighter. ("Eggtown")

While being continuously questioned by Jack about the helicopter, Charlotte repeatedly answered that she didn't know what was going on and why it hadn't arrived at the freighter. Juliet then noted that it was very peculiar and strange that Charlotte wasn't worried about those on the helicopter. Daniel asked Charlotte if they should "tell them", and Charlotte hinted to him that she did not want to. However, Daniel told them that the Islander's perception of time was not realistic, and that the helicopter was fine anyway, much to Charlotte's displeasure. ("The Constant")

Charlotte reveals her and Daniel's true intents at the Tempest. ("The Other Woman")

Later that night, in secret, Charlotte and Daniel packed a bag full of gas masks and HAZMAT suits and set off for the Tempest, a DHARMA station on another side of the Island. During a rest-stop along the way, a somewhat anxious Daniel asked Charlotte what would happen to them if "he couldn't do it". Charlotte reassured him that he could, and just as they were about to set off, Kate chanced upon them. She quizzed them about what they were doing, and Charlotte lied to her, making up a story that they were looking for the packs that they threw away from the helicopter. When Kate searched in their bags and found their gas-masks, Charlotte whacked Kate on the back of the head with the butt of her gun, rendering her unconscious. ("The Other Woman")

The two journeyed on and eventually they reached the Tempest. When they arrived, they then began working on the station's computer network to disable the lethal gas system that was installed there. They nearly completed their mission, when Juliet arrived and tried to stop them. Juliet fought and beat Charlotte, but when she and Daniel told Juliet what they were actually doing there, she changed her mind and allowed them to continue their work. Later, an angry Kate arrived and held Charlotte at gunpoint, but after Juliet explained that Charlotte was on their side, she relented, and Charlotte brought her into the Tempest to explain to her what has just happened. ("The Other Woman")

The science team's mission comes under scrutiny by the survivors. ("Something Nice Back Home")

Charlotte was also one of the people present at the beach when Ray's body washed up on shore. When she was questioned by Jack, she denied having any knowledge about his death. Later, Daniel revealed that it was never their objective to rescue any of the survivors from Oceanic 815. ("The Shape of Things to Come")

A day later, both Charlotte and Daniel were still being hassled by the survivors, most notably Bernard and Rose, about how much information they know about the freighter. The bickering was interrupted by Jack, who needed emergency surgery to remove his infected appendix. Charlotte, along with Daniel, Jin and Sun, agreed to travel to The Staff station to collect medical supplies for Jack's treatment. When they reached the station, Daniel gallantly offered to enter inside first to make sure that there wasn't any danger. Jin remarked to Sun in Korean that he wondered if Charlotte knew that Daniel liked her, to which Sun replied "she's a woman, she knows". Charlotte then smiled to herself at this interchange, all the while not realizing that she gave away the fact that she could understand Korean to Jin. ("Something Nice Back Home")

Jin forces Charlotte to admit she speaks fluent Korean. ("Something Nice Back Home")

After gathering the medical supplies, the group returned to the beach, where Jin decided to confront Charlotte. He revealed that he knew that she could speak Korean, as he noticed her listening to several conversations he and Sun were having. Though initially she denied this fact, Charlotte finally caved in after Jin threatened to harm Daniel. Charlotte spoke to Jin in Korean, and asked him what he wanted from her. Jin instructed her to make sure that Sun was on the helicopter when it left the Island. Charlotte agreed to his proposal. ("Something Nice Back Home")

The next day Frank Lapidus, who was flying overhead in a chopper, threw a satellite phone down onto the beach. The phone was tracking the helicopter, and Jack and Kate believed they should follow it.

Charlotte is shocked as Miles discusses her search for the Island. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2")

Before they did however, Daniel put a call through and listened to what was happening on the other end, but he appeared to be very dismayed by what he heard. Charlotte, noticing that something wasn't right, asked Daniel "what's wrong?" He told her that "they were using the secondary protocol" and that they had to get off the Island right away. A while later, Daniel began to ferry people from the Island to the freighter. Charlotte stood ashore watching, looking somewhat anxious after him as he left. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")

When Daniel returned to ferry a second group to the freighter, he told Charlotte and Miles that they should be on the next one. Charlotte initially complied with this, until Miles asked her why she was willing to leave so soon, after trying hard to get back to the Island again - implying that she has been to the Island before. Charlotte was very visibly surprised that Miles knew of this. Later, Charlotte told Daniel that she was not going to go back to the freighter quite yet, because she was still "looking for where she was born." She kissed Daniel tenderly on the cheek before they parted ways. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 2")

Season 5 (Days 100-)

Charlotte's nose begins to bleed. ("Because You Left")

Charlotte was at the beach camp when white light immersed the camp, and the various makeshift structures disappeared from sight. When Daniel arrived back on the Zodiac she was happy to see him alive, having thought he may have been on the freighter when it exploded, and the two hugged. She followed Daniel as their group headed to the Swan to try and analyse the events in progress. She displayed her anger when Sawyer struck Daniel, becoming very protective over him. Later, while conversing with Daniel, her nose bled in a manner similar to that of Minkowski and Desmond when they were unstuck in time in "The Constant". She commented that she had not had nosebleeds since she was a child. Daniel displayed serious concern, but then covered it up by saying that it was just the sight of blood disturbing him. Daniel told Charlotte to return to the beach while he recovered his backpack ("Because You Left").

Back on the beach around two hours later, and after another timeshift, Charlotte hugged Daniel when he reappeared claiming he had gotten lost. Later that evening while he was doing calculations, Charlotte approached him and gave him some fruit she found in the jungle. She explained to him that her headache was not going away, and more worryingly she seemed to be suffering from memory loss; being unable to remember her mother's maiden name for a short time. Suddenly looking serious, revealing the true intent of the conversation, she asked Daniel if he knew why this was happening to her. Before he answered her, Miles approached with a boar he had found. Soon after the camp came under heavy attack from an unseen group firing flaming arrows from within the jungle. Charlotte and Daniel, sticking close together, fled into the jungle, Daniel helping Charlotte when she fell over while running. ("The Lie")

Charlotte collapses in Daniel's arms. ("Jughead")

However, soon after reaching the rendezvous point, Charlotte, Daniel, and Miles were captured by a group of Hostiles, led by Ellie. The three were then taken back to a camp being inhabited by the Hostiles, and led to a tent to be held. Charlotte's headaches became worse and worse as their journey progressed. As leverage, Daniel offered to help deactivate the bomb, citing his love for Charlotte as the reason he would not detonate it instead. Before he departed, he admitted to Charlotte that he did love her, and then departed. Charlotte then remained in the tent with Miles until the survivors time-traveled again. Soon after the flashing light of the time travel, Charlotte's nose began bleeding profusely, and she collapsed onto the ground, unconscious. Daniel huddled over her and grabbed her in obvious distress and fear moments later. ("Jughead")

Charlotte was incapacitated for over ten minutes as a worried Daniel and Juliet attempted to revive her. Eventually she came to and was initially a bit confused, but apart from a headache she said she was fine. Along with the rest of the group she trekked back to the beach camp to collect the Zodiac so as to sail around the horn of the Island and reach the The Orchid. Along the way Daniel told Charlotte that she'd be able to rest up when they reached the zodiac to which she replied, "you're sweet, but you don't have to baby me. I'm fine." Eventually they reached the beach camp after enduring another time-shift. They found the camp deserted, the zodiac missing and two canoes beached on shore. They took one of the canoes and began sailing to another part of the Island, but along the way they were waylaid by unseen assailants firing guns at them from another canoe. They survived the attack when a timeshift brought them back in time to 1988. After landing on another shore of the Island during a violent storm, Charlotte found some scattered items and the recent wreckage of a sailing vessel strewn about on the beach. ("The Little Prince")

Charlotte warns Jin

Charlotte and the others continued their trek to the Orchid experiencing increasingly frequent time flashes along the way. After these flashes Charlotte collapsed, bleeding profusely from her nose. As Dan and the others tried to revive her she spoke rapidly in Korean. Then, in English, she told Jin that "she" must not return to the Island because "this place is death." She continues to mumble fragments of sentences, apparently randomly. Unable to move herself, she urges Dan to leave her and accompany the rest of the group to the Orchid. After the others leave, Charlotte confesses to Dan that she was born on the Island and had left it with her mother. Despite her mothers assertion that she had merely invented the Island, Charlotte believed otherwise and had been searching for it ever since. She also confides to Dan that as a child a "crazy" man had told her that she must leave the Island and never return or she would die. She admits that she now recognizes that man as Dan. After telling him this, she dies. ("This Place Is Death")

Trivia

• Charlotte was the twenty-seventh character to ever have a flashback.
• Charlotte has met almost all of the main cast, except Boone, Shannon, Nikki, Paulo, Ana Lucia, Eko, Libby, Walt and Charlie.
  • Charlotte has met almost all of the survivors who were alive at the time of her arrival because she had visited both Jack and Locke's group of survivors.
• The headline on the right hand side of the Tunisian newspaper she is reading reads "Le lavage de cerveaux en liberté" - "The free brainwashing" but "free" as in "freed from prison", not as in "free of charge".
• Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have confirmed that the role was originally offered to Kristen Bell, who turned it down to join the cast of Heroes. Thus, Rebecca Mader auditioned for the part, and was the only new cast-member to read for her role. [1]
• The place she was raised (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England), is accessible from the M42 motorway.
• Because Charlotte studied for her doctorate at Oxford, it would be a D.Phil rather than a PhD as stated by Ben in "Confirmed Dead".
• Charlotte was the last member of the freighties to be cast for Season 4.
• Charlotte was originally scripted as American. Rebecca Mader auditioned with her own accent and the producers liked it so much that they changed the character to be British. [2]
• Despite her storyline in Season Four revolving around her role as part of the science team from the Kahana, Charlotte has never been seen aboard the ship.
• Charlotte knows Charles Widmore. She is wondering if Widmore will look for them, after the Island moved ("Because You Left")
• Charlotte's episode count is 15 (as of "This Place Is Death").
• Charlotte is the second member of the main cast to die without having a centric episode devoted completely to her, the first being Libby.

Name

• Like the Victorian author Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte Lewis is the eldest of three sisters.
• The name Charlotte Lewis appeared as a season 4 clue word for chapter 3 of the Find 815 ARG. it was initially thought to be the names of two separate characters, Charlotte and Lewis.
• Charlotte Staples Lewis is a reference to the British writer and scholar, Clive Staples Lewis. Lewis is most famous for his works on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism, and in fantasy literature (The Chronicles of Narnia). Both C.S. Lewises attended Oxford University.

Unanswered questions

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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Charlotte Lewis/Theories

• What was the award she was holding in the photo of her which was given to Naomi?
• Why does she find it hard to accept the newspaper stories about the finding of Flight 815?
• Where did she learn Korean and why?
• Why did Matthew Abaddon send a cultural anthropologist on the mission to find the Island?
• Who are Charlotte's sisters?
• Who is her "real" father?