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"Follow the Leader" is the fifteenth episode of Season 5 of Lost and the 101st produced hour of the series as a whole. After the death of Daniel, Jack and Kate work with the Others to follow through with Daniel's plan to detonate the hydrogen bomb. Locke finally takes his place as leader of the Others and begins his new mission, with Richard's help. It was originally broadcast on May 6, 2009.
Synopsis
1977
2007
Trivia
General
Production notes
- Desmond does not appear in this episode.
- For the second episode in a row, a scene from the season premiere is shown in a different context.
Bloopers and continuity errors
Recurring themes
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| Animals • Black and white • Character connections • Children • Coincidence • Death • Deceptions and cons • Dreams • Economics • Electromagnetism • Eyes • Fate versus free will • Games • Good and bad people • Imprisonment • Isolation • Leadership • Life and death • Literary works • Mirrors • Missing body parts • Nicknames • The Numbers • Pairings • Parapsychology • Parent issues • Pregnancies • Psychology • Rain • Redemption • Relationships • Religion • Revenge • Salvation • Secrets |
- Sawyer calls a crewman of the Galaga "Nemo".(Nicknames)
- Kate tells Richard that she and Jack are not bad people. (Good and bad)
- Sayid kills Erik to keep him from killing Kate. (Life and Death)
- Locke states that his reason for wanting to visit Jacob is in order to kill him. (Life and Death)
- Jack tells Kate that it is their destiny to prevent the Swan Incident. (Fate versus Free Will)
- Richard tells Sun that he remembers seeing Jin, Kate and the others in 1977, because he watched them die. (Life and Death)
- There were neither flashbacks nor flashforwards in this episode. (Flashbacks) (Flashforwards)
Storyline analysis
| Storyline analysis |
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| A-Missions • Crimes • Economics • Leadership • O-Missions • Relationships • F-Missions • Rivalries • S-Missions |
Cultural references
| Cultural references (direct references only) |
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| Art • Automobiles • Games • History • Literary works • Movies and TV • Music • Philosophy • Religion and ideologies • Science |
- 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: Sawyer calls one of the Galaga crewmen Nemo. Nemo is the Captain of the submarine Nautilus in this book by Jules Verne. (books)
Literary techniques
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| Comparative: Irony • Juxtaposition • Foreshadowing Plotting: Cliffhanger • Plot twist Stock characters: Archetype • Redshirt • Unseen character Story: Flashbacks • Flash-forwards • Flash sideways • Framing device • Regularly spoken phrases • Symbolism • Unreliable narrator |
Episode references
- Kate and Juliet are handcuffed together again. ("Left Behind")
- We see the events at the Beechcraft from a different perspective. ("Because You Left")
- Jack tells Sayid that Eloise Hawking will help them to find the Island in the future. ("316")
- Ben's murder of Locke is spoken of and alluded to in this episode. ("The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham")
- Sun shows Richard the photo given to her by Christian Shephard. ("Namaste")
- Dr. Chang asks Hurley the name of the president in 1977. ("Namaste")
- Sayid believes that he has killed Benjamin Linus. ("He's Our You")
- Dr. Chang and Miles acknowledge their relationship as father and son. ("Some Like It Hoth")
- The aftermath of Daniel's shooting is shown. ("The Variable")
- Pierre Chang asks Miles, Hurley, and Jin whether or not Faraday was right about being from the future. ("The Variable")
Unanswered questions
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- For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Follow the Leader/Theories
- Why does Locke want to kill Jacob?
- How does he intend to do so?
- Why is Richard hesitant to bring Locke to Jacob? What does he want to tell him about Jacob?