The deja vu motif plays during several first meetings of flash sideways characters who knew each other when alive.
Full list of appearances[]
- Jack wonders how he knows Desmond. ("LA X, Part 1")
- Sawyer sees Kate's handcuffs. ("LA X, Part 1")
- Hurley tells Sawyer he's the luckiest man alive. ("LA X, Part 1")
- Locke talks to Boone about his "walkabout" in Australia. ("LA X, Part 1")
- Sun tells an airport employee that she speaks no English. ("LA X, Part 2")
- Helen exits the house and sees Locke in the grass. ("The Substitute")
- Rose introduces herself to Locke. ("The Substitute")
- Benjamin Linus greets Locke at the faculty lounge. ("The Substitute")
- Locke suggests Ben become principal. ("Dr. Linus")
- Sun and Jin are revealed to be unmarried. ("The Package")
- Jack talks to Bernard at his office. ("The Candidate")
- Jack and Juliet meet and talk about the concert. ("The End")
Influences[]
The motif shares elements with the main mystery theme.
Variations[]
"A Sunken Feeling", "Death Springs Eternal" and "The Substitute" use the motif.
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