Jin/Sun link?[]
The man who she thought was her dad fought in Korea.
Link with Jin and/or Sun?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.152.46.79 (talk • contribs) .
Possible, but only through their parents. The Korean War was in the fifties, so neither of them weren't even born. Sun's father has that soldier demeanor, Jin's probably was just a fisherman back then. --skks 17:26, 9 March 2006 (PST)
She didn't say he fought in Korea, just that he was in Korea. Sgt. Austen looks fifty-something so he would have been busy being born about the time of the Korean War. However we still have thousands of troops stationed in South Korea, espaecially along the border. That's probably why he was there.--Tricksterson 10:30, 10 March 2006 (PST)
Why is the assumption here that all Koreans are connected? --Amberjet11 13:38, 13 November 2006 (PST)
- I think the assumption is that EVERYONE is connected. People take notes everytime an Other uses a masculine pronoun! -BearDog 10:09, 15 November 2006 (PST)
- But we were right in taking the notes about him. -- Sam McPherson T C E 13:58, 26 February 2008 (PST)
Interesting points.[]
She seems amazingly cold and yet compassionate too.
She wounds her three accomplices in the "bank job" to save the bank manager, who can identify her and the leader, all for the content of box 815. Which would appear to only have sentimental value.
She saves the farmer from his burning truck and even drags him to the highway instead of escaping.
She is capable of murder.
She has no qualms about lying to Jack about things like the gun-case key and seems adept at deceit and manipulation.
She is wracked by guilt for the death of her childhood sweetheart.
Seems equally attracted to and disgusted by Sawyer.
Helps Sun develop the garden and discovers Sun speaks English when she says she was on her way to Bali but ended up on a flight to LA.
Would seem her morals are swayed greatly by the morality of who shes dealing with. --MRNasher
May contain traces of Sawyer gross!
Anyone is capable of killing someone else if put in the right state of mind, the American justice system calls this 'Temporary insanity'. To me, this was prettymuch what happened with Wayne. Hefty emotional stress combined with the protective insticts for one's family, namely her mother as she thought Wayne was his step-father. It's semantics whether this was an actual murder. Due to her guilt though, she probably thinks she murdered both Wayne and Tom. --skks 09:04, 12 March 2006 (PST)
She also seems protective of Aaron and Claire. twice now she's gotten in the way of people who were percieved as potentially dangerous to them, Charlie in "Fire+Water" and Rousseau in "Maternity Leave--Tricksterson 09:31, 13 March 2006 (PST)
She also seems to have befriended Sun but didn't have any qualms about talking her into poisoning Jin.--Tricksterson 09:31, 13 March 2006 (PST)
We know she has mitigating circumstances for murder but its seems that once on the run she becomes ever more cold hearted towards bad sorts but tempered by compassion for the innocent. Still she puts the people in the bank in mortal danger by creating an armed robbery.
Unfortunately while resisting and avoiding arrest she is just compounding her sentence. Would she be facing the death penalty for her crimes? The Marshall makes rather knowing references to "More Juice".
Mind you she wanted for: Murder (father), Armed Robbery (Bank Job), Resisting Arrest, Shooting of 3 accomplaces in the bank job and her reckless driving and failure to stop for the law lead to the death of her friend. That all adds up i guess.
--MRNasher
That would depend on whether or not Iowa has the death penalty. Anyone know? --134.241.122.143 09:28, 13 March 2006 (PST)
No. Iowa does not have the death penalty--Lucy 13:52, 14 July 2006 (PDT)
vegetarian?[]
She did say once that she was a vegetarian but this may have been said in jest as we saw her eat eggs and sausage on the farm in Australia. Flora 22:46, 10 May 2006 (PDT)Flora
Good point. I put in the vegetarian reference so I'll remove it.--Tricksterson 08:27, 11 May 2006 (PDT)
She might have become a vegitarian since then?
- I think it was supposed to be a joke. --Alilamba 09:48, 23 April 2008 (PDT)
Kate Austin[]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Austin
Yet another philosopher reference, or coincidence? She definitely has problems with authority, though calling her an anarchist is too speculative. The feminist thing could suit better, because she doesn't like being 'left out' by the male 'clique' in Lost. Joffeloff 17:59, 25 May 2006 (PDT)
Step-Father?[]
I noticed the article calls Wayne her step-father. Is there any evidence that Wayne and Diane married? The Marshall refered to him as Diane's boyfriend not her husband.
Birthday[]
"27?" What kind of a birthday is that?--LOCI! 15:04, 29 June 2006 (PDT)
A very good birthday if you ask me.--Countdown 16:28, 2 June 2007 (PDT)
Kate promo picture[]
Is it just me or does the season2 picture look better?
vs. 
-- Jabberwock talk contribs email - 13:03, 21 September 2006 (PDT)
- Definately go with the Season 2 picture --NSHS07 16:37, 23 September 2006 (PDT)
season 2 is better, but neither look like kate
Evangeline herself has said she is hard to paint or photograph. Princess Dharma (banned) 13:59, 21 February 2007 (PST)
Last flashback[]
Didn't Kate appear in Michael's flashback in Three Minutes, when The Others captured her? Alex then asks Pickett to take her to Jack, Sawyer and Locke... so, her last appearance is not What Kate did. --Esragiv
SPeaking of flashbacks was it just me or when Jack came out of the police station in a tale of two cities, did you guys see Kates wanted picture on the wall? It was so small and fuzzy I could bareley tell, but it may have been there. Anyone else see it? I don't want to put it in the article without at least one other person seeing it.
No I'm pretty sure that wasn't her. THe woman in the pic looks more Oriental than anything. Maybe Sun has a criminal past she's not sharing... or it's a real person in the real world. --Marik7772003 00:59, 6 October 2006 (PDT)
DISTRESSED[]
Kate seemed shook up after her meal with 'Ben'.. She didnt speak to Sawyer right away and her marked wrists seem to indicate some sort of struggle took place.
I know it was a tease.. but its what Lost does best.. wonder what they did to make her stuggle so.
And now her actions and demeanour are so muted. When talked too she barely responds, until they are back in the cages and she encourages Sawyer to talk (while Ben listens) :S --MRNasher
Destination/Reason ?[]
I'm not entirely sure that her being escorted by a US Marshal is a destination/reason. In all honesty, that doesn't even make sense. The true answer is, "Extradition to the United States on murder charges." Magnoliasouth 01:54, 8 October 2006 (PDT)
Season 1/2/3 Section Headers[]
Why do you keep reverting it every time I try to add headers by season to the On-Island section? Jack's article has them, and he's the featured article... so shouldn't we add these headers to the other character's articles? I'm just going for some consistency here.
Episode Names[]
Why shouldn't episode names be put? It seems like it should help people who want to quickly refence something. - Pkal 06:33, 26 October 2006 (PDT)
October rewrite[]
This needs to be rewritten into past tense. The tense shifts from past to present tense and is quite a mess. -- Plkrtn talk contribs email 08:36, 26 October 2006 (PDT)
Kate's mother and her history of marriage[]
The article read that Diane was married to Wayne, gave birth to Kate, left him for Sam Austen and then left Sam to return to Wayne. The episode never said Diane was married to Wayne before or during her pregnancy. In fact it was heavily implied that Diane cheated on her husband Sam while he was stationed in Korea, that Sam knew this and raised Kate anyways.
Going by the episode I think it's fairly clear Diane was not married to Wayne when Kate was born so I edited the article to reflect that. user: ksofen666
Revealed[]
I've re-added the deleted Kate#Revealed section. It seems like a good idea to move questions from "Unanswered Questions" to "Revealed" when the questions are answered.--Dagg 11:59, 10 November 2006 (PST)
- I disagree. When theories are proven/debunked and questions answered, we can add them into the article narrative. Doing this seems so bulky. Bellemichelle 12:10, 10 November 2006 (PST)
Better remove the revelead answers from the article. -- Magioladitis 04:14, 12 November 2006 (PST)
Is it just me,...[]
or are her flashbacks getting boring? I would like a flashback unrelated to being a fugitive, just like I would like a Claire flashback unrelated to Aaron.--LOCI!
- I agree. This last one was a little better, focusing more on her marriage than her as a fugitive, but it did switch back at the end. I'm not so worried about Claire, she's had only two flashbacks as opposed to Kate's five. Pkal 08:33, 13 November 2006 (PST)
Rename to "Kate Austen"[]
I really see no valid reason for this article to be titled 'Katherine "Kate" Austen', it really isn't unnecessary to use her birth name for the name of the article. If you've ever been to Wikipedia before, you would know that articles about people are titled by the names that they are best known by, for example: Malcom X (born as Malcolm Little), Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III), Chuck Norris (born Carlos Ray Norris), Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud), Don Knotts (born Jesse Donald Knotts), and J. R. R. Tolkien (full name John Ronald Reuel Tolkien). The purpose of the title of an article is not to disclose the full name of the person that it is about, that information is something that belongs in the infobox next to "Name".
And if that isn't enough to convince you, then take a look at this article I found at Wikipedia on properly titling articles about people: Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Naming conventions (people). I think that this is evidence enough that this article, as well as other articles here at Lostpedia, are inappropriately named and should be named for the first and last name that they are commonly known by in the show.
Therefore, I propose that the name of this article be changed from 'Katherine "Kate" Austen', back to 'Kate Austen'. Who else agrees with me? -- Nahald 17:39, 13 November 2006
- Agreed. If anything, there should be a little section in each article (or where applicable) to put characters' aliases. The only articles that I think should stay "as is" with a nickname in quotes are Hugo "Hurley" Reyes and James "Sawyer" Ford, for obvious reasons. --Amberjet11 13:31, 13 November 2006 (PST)
- Agree. I totally agree with Amberjet's above comment. -- Liz
- agree It just looks better.
- Agree Good argument. Bellemichelle 15:50, 13 November 2006 (PST)
- Agree Totally right, get it changed.
- Though I agree with you, I'll remind you once again, we are not Wikipedia, and quoting Wikipedia rules at us is counter-productive. -- Plkrtn talk contribs email 15:03, 21 November 2006 (PST)
- I totally agree with the redirect for the reasons above (and was halfway through writing agreement, when I got called away from the desk :)). At any rate, it's been done for Locke, Jack and Walt, to me it just makes much more sense. I would suggest that we leave James "Sawyer" Ford and Hugo "Hurley" Reyes alone, since they are sufficiently different from their regular names, and everyone calls them by their nickname, but the real name is also important. Also, what do we want to do with Jin-Soo Kwon and Sun-Hwa Kwon? They are the full names, just contracted, but few people know them by the full name. --PandoraX 16:29, 13 November 2006 (PST)
What now with the what what?[]
I don't understand what Kate's license plate stash has to do with her false identities. I don't think it's ever even been implied that there's any connection between her aliases and that. And I don't know that the plates are supposed to be magically connected to the places she's lived either? Jengod 16:31, 14 November 2006 (PST)
Narrative bias[]
I'm a Skater, so I'm biased, but I detect something of a Jateyness in the authorial tone of this page... Jengod 20:59, 20 November 2006 (PST)
- Are you being serious?!?! I can't believe anyone would complain about the authorial tone of an article for its "Skate" or "Jate"ness! I can't see it, and to be honest, it is irrelevant, petty and purile. This Jate and Skate crud is Hello for Sci-Fi geeks, and has no place here.
- Which part is too Jatey for you? The part where Kate watches over Sawyer constantly? The part where Sawyer and Kate make love? The part that completely ignores Kate and Jack kissing? *bangs head against table* -- Plkrtn talk contribs email 02:17, 21 November 2006 (PST)
- Not to mention, what is up with this: They have an emotional exchange, where Jack blames a handcuffed and sobbing Kate for his decision to trust the Others, saying "you told me to." He whispers in her ear that he "will come back for [her]" , but he abandons her there in handcuffs with the Others. I don't think Jack was blaming Kate for anything that she wasn't a part of herself. She wasn't sobbing, either. If she was, I didn't see it on my tv screen. And the word, 'abandon' cuts against what was just stated in the sentence preceding in this article - that he will come back for her. I don't recall Jack wielding the power to choose to 'abandon' or not. Talk about narrative bias...can I edit this? --Easter 21:07, 25 April 2008 (PDT)
Kate = Claire[]
Why do I keep seeing Claire's promo image in Kate's profile ? This happens occasionally, but lately too often than to be ignored. I've tried clearing my cache, and rechecking that the profile points to the right image, but everything seems fine yet it still repeats, for me at least..what is up with that ?-- 08:32, 5 December 2006 (PST)
Article style[]
- IMHO this article is not biographical/encyclopedic in tone. Instead, it is more akin to a plot summary, often resorting to event-by-event detail within a single scene. This issue is symptomatic of several other main character articles as well. I made a little stab at attempting some copy edit with regard to this issue. In general, 1) the prose may read something like: First this happened, then this person turned to that person, and this person realized something and was shocked, and in that moment of distraction, he did that, then she did responded to that, (and in the meantime they also did some unrelated actions), then finally the result was this; but should read something like 2) Situation A caused person B to want outcome C. Instead, action D resulted in outcome E. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 22:25, 22 December 2006 (PST)
- I agree with you Santa. Nick has said several times that this article is too detailed in describing every single detail happening on the island. IMO we need to go thru most of the main character articles and fix this problem. --Marik7772003 23:59, 22 December 2006 (PST)
- I finished a first draft rewrite of the entire biography section (before the crash,S1, S2 S3) along these lines. I pruned some irrelevant minor details, and made a first stab at making the important details of her biography more concise, as well as introducing some of the main themes of her storyline such as the love triangle. Her redemption (from a previous life of crime) might or might not be a major theme, so I omitted it for now. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 01:11, 23 December 2006 (PST)
- Her character also seems to be written to be helpless or incompetent in many situations (shooting from the doll trap net, being captured at the line, etc.), which seems to be in direct contrast to her rough history as a criminal on the run. I'm not sure where in this article to mention this inconsistency, or whether to make note of it at all. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 01:14, 23 December 2006 (PST)
1977[]
- I've been trying to find in the transcripts which episode her birth year came from, haven't found it so far (maybe I'm just missing it, and she gives how many years ago she was born)? If someone knows the episode, please let me know. --PandoraX 13:45, 21 February 2007 (PST)
Something to do with her burying the capsule in '89 I guess when they'd be about 12. --Princess Dharma (banned) 13:50, 21 February 2007 (PST)
- In What Kate Did, she tells her mom at the diner that she's 24 (after she asks for id). In the Exodus Part 1 flashback to the airport, the Marshal says he has been chasing her for 3 years, making her 27. -- Graft talk contributions 20:00, 12 September 2007 (PDT)
- Obviously, without any more than speculation as to her birthdate, it should be removed...and will be. --OGRastamon 19:19, 5 March 2008 (PST)
Renaming[]
- This article should be renamed Katherine "Kate" Austen to make it the same as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes and James "Sawyer" Ford--Phil (talk) 14:06, 8 May 2007 (PDT)
- It don't think this is necessary. Hurley and Sawyer both use nicknames distinctly different from their given names so their page names reflect this for clarity. Anybody would realise that Kate is short for Katherine. If we start changing all the names like this then we'll have to do Jonathan "John" Locke, Charles "Charlie" Pace, Benjamin "Ben" Linus, etc, etc. the list goes on. Do we have Desmond "Des" Hulme? Is Jack Shephard actually a nickname for John (dunno if that happens in the US)?
Besides, if she is billed as Kate in the credits and press releases than we should probably stick with that.--TechNic|talk|conts 14:54, 8 May 2007 (PDT) - Agreed. Hurley and Sawyer's nicknames are much more different than their full names, and most people know that Kate is short for Katherine.--Berethor222 15:36, 8 May 2007 (PDT)
Flashback chronology - I Do and Whatever the Case[]
I've swapped "I Do" and "Whatever the Case May Be" in the flashback timeline. According to the Marshal's dialog in "Exodus, Part 1":
| “ |
Well, somewhere along the way during the 3 years I was chasing her, she's starts calling me, at my house, and whining on about her mitigating circumstances. But what she's really doing is taunting me. So, I tell her that I've got whats-him-name's little toy airplane in a safe deposit box in New Mexico. So, she somehow figures out which bank, which safe deposit box... |
” |
And then when he's talking to her on the phone in "I Do":
| “ |
I realized this morning that it was the Feast of the Assumption and I was feeling bad. How many holy days have come and gone since you last called? I thought you and I were friends? |
” |
I think it's pretty clear that after "Born to Run", there was a period of time that she was calling him, ending when she got the heads up on the safe deposit box; leading to "Whatever the Case May Be". Then, after some time had lapsed (marriage), she called him in "I Do". If there's nothing else tying down the chronology of these two episodes in relation to each other, I think we can go off this; it's less arbitrary than the other way, makes more sense, and I can't find anything contradictory about it either. -- Graft talk contributions 00:56, 28 January 2008 (PST)
Marital Status[]
Kevin is generally referred to as Kate's 'former' husband, but if Kate just walked away, aren't they still legally married?--Bonefishj0e 08:50, 18 February 2008 (PST)
- She married under a false name and committed fraud. Their marriage was never legal. --Meteor
- As far as we know, he may have divorced her at some later date, or died, or any number of things. Anyone's guess. DestradoTensai 18:05, 28 February 2008 (PST)
- But since we don't have any facts to indicate that the marriage was ended I think it would be appropriate to assume that they are still married until we do.--Bonefishj0e 16:47, 1 March 2008 (PST)
- I think we should be able to word it so as to indicate that the current status of the marriage is unknown.
- Use of a false name and deception regarding her personal circumstances would not be enough to invalidate it in the real world, though the show could easily get away with claiming this is the case. Divorce is also possible, either while Kate is on the run, or after she returns from the Island.--Hylas 13:37, 23 April 2008 (PDT)
- So I'm not sure where we fall on this. Kevin. Does he count as her husband...ex-husband...pseudo-husband? Technically the marriage was never legal, with the fake name, so maybe...I'm proposing "Illegal Husband". Certain connotations, yes, but it's true. Also, Jack... Does he count as a Fiance? Ex-Fiance? If I'm not objected, I'm going to put in "Fiance" because we have yet to 'see' the breakup. Ah, wait, Kate's not wearing the ring in TTLG. So, ex-fiance. Yes? Okay? Stamp of approval? It's kind of funny how this is the only stuff I can get excited about. I'm sure there are plenty of pages on this site which could use the sort of attention shippers lavish. --Alilamba 14:09, 2 May 2008 (PDT)
- On what are you basing your opinion that use of a false name would make the marriage illegal? There are some jurisdictions where this is true, but the general position is that such a marriage is valid. This is all somewhat beside the point, because regardless of what the actual law in Florida is, we're concerned with what the writers say the applicable law is in the fictional Florida of the "Lost" universe, and we can't make assumptions in that regard.
- I think "Former Husband" is sufficient to describe their former relationship as husband and wife, without being too presumptive or worrying too much about fictional legalities.--Hylas 16:52, 3 May 2008 (PDT)
- I agree. And in the legal way of things (as we know nothing about separation laws in Florida, i.e. how long must a couple be physically apart before a marital union is decided as nullified), we should agree that Kavin Callis should be listed as her ex-Husband. They never signed divorce papers, but she left him. It's the same logic I think we're applying to "ex-Fiance". --Alilamba 08:51, 14 May 2008 (PDT)
- I agree that the marriage is valid, but I disagree that mere physical separation is sufficient to nullify a marriage. A marriage must be nullified by a court order, regardless of the state. I think it's appropriate to call Jack her "ex-Fiance" because there's no legal bond involved, and we can assume, based on their meeting at the airport, that they are no longer engaged. I don't think we can assume that Kevin and Kate are divorced because the last point of fact that we have to go on was an existing, valid marriage. If someone wants to make the case that the marriage was fraudulent because of her assumed identity then he's not her ex-husband (because he never was her husband), but if we agree that the marriage is valid we don't have anything but supposition and inference to support the idea that Kevin sought and obtained a divorce after she left him. For all we know the writers a planning a minor plot twist by having Kevin show up on her doorstep to claim his share of her Oceanic settlement.--Chickenhawk 17:08, 14 May 2008 (PDT)
Middle Name[]
While watching Lost yesterday, I was surprised to discover that Kate's full name is Katherine Ann, because mine is too! Is there any official source that says that her middle name is spelt Anne with an e, or is it just assumed? Thanks. --Katemoose 14:03, 22 February 2008 (PST)
Question[]
"Why is Kate eager to find out what Miles knows about her?" - I don't think this is unanswered. She obviously wanted to know if she could return home without being taken by the police, etc. because of all the media attention. Exactly what the episode is about. - Mark Jensen 03:29, 25 February 2008 (PST)
Since the fourth season started, does it seem that Kate's tone of voice has changed a bit from the first 3 seasons?? If anyone understands what I am saying and has noticed it as well, what do you think is the reason behind it?
Two men and a daughter[]
Hi, I've been reading Kate's biography here, and there's something that bothered me. According to the article Kate knew Wayne was her real father before she killed him - but do we know that for a fact? As I understand it, Kate developed a very strong relationship with her father Sam (it would be a good idea to include this in the "Before the crash" section). When she was just a kid (about 5 years old I think) her mother Diane decided to divorce from Sam, and live with Wayne. Apparently Sam and Diane were the only ones aware that Kate's biological father was Wayne. Sam tried to get Kate’s guard, but didn’t succeed. The divorce actually ruined Sam and Kate’s lives, and the only moment when they were happy was when they were together, hunting in Oregon mostly. In “What Kate did”, Sam specifies that he wanted Wayne dead, but couldn’t bring himself to kill him – so he left Kate thinking that Wayne wasn’t her real father, so she’d hate him and would kill him in the end. She only realises that Wayne was her biological father while she was in custody, and she went to her father as soon as she escaped the marshal to get things sorted out. So, one of us is wrong. If it’s me, please respond and explain why that is. If not, feel free to edit the article. Best regards, Rodion Sawyer 10:56, 8 March 2008 (PST)
- Kate found out when she was doing a family album as a gift for Sam I believe. She stumbled onto a picture of him which proved he was stationed in Korea around the time she was conceived if memory serves. She killed Wayne soon after figuring out he must be her biological father. Also Diane seems to have kept Kate's paternity a secret even from Wayne because Sam was a better father figure. --Meteor
- I'm pretty sure Meteor's right about how Kate found out (i.e. the date on the Korea picture). I think you misunderstood Kate and Sam's conversation. The way I remember, Sam said that he didn't tell Kate that Wayne was her father because he (Sam) knew that knowledge would make her hate him (Wayne) even more, and as a result she would kill him. He didn't want her to kill him, so he kept Diane's secret.--Bonefishj0e 17:22, 14 May 2008 (PDT)
Rich?[]
Did anyone notice how nice the house Kate lives at in Eggtown? It has two stories at least and she has a nanny? Where did Kate get the money to afford it? Did she cash in on her celebrity or is someone giving her money? --Meteor
Sayid mentioned he recieved a cash settlement from Oceanic Airlines. I believe this is where Kate got her money from--Phil (talk) 07:33, 9 March 2008 (PDT)
words not to use with regard to aaron[]
The words "adoption" and "custody" should not be used with regard to aaron in the article. Those are both legal terms that imply things that have not been said in the show. Dharmatel4 00:13, 18 March 2008 (PDT)
- What's the preferred wording then? --Jackdavinci 03:19, 19 March 2008 (PDT)
Another UQ Disaster[]
As the ultimate random UQ remover, I am hereby discussing almost a whole UQ section here, and not directly removing it because I don't want to be infamous for UQ bashing. Here are the UQ for Kate Austen, and my responses:
- Pre-Island
- Who sent her money in a letter informing her Diane was dying?
- Okay, this one is valid.
- How did she get the other key to the safety deposit box?
- Could be valid, but I don't think we should expect this to be revealed. The important thing is that she got it.
- How did Kate meet Kevin?
- Does it matter? Do we really expect a revelation about this? The important thing is that she did meet him somehow.
- How did they know she was in Australia?
- Umm, ain't that their job?
- On Island
- Do her true feelings lie with Jack or Sawyer?
- First of all, it's not a soap opera, this shouldn't be here. Second of all, clearly she has feelings for both of them. It's a love triangle, haven't you heard of such a thing?
- Is she telling the truth about not being pregnant?
- First of all, it's bad wording. Second of all, it's theory baiting. Questions like "is he really dead?" or "is she telling the truth?" are not unanswered, but only reflect doubt. If she says she's not pregnant, we should assume that's the case unless we are proven wrong. We can't just ask if everything said was true. Third of all, even if it is disqualified as theory baiting, she's still most likely telling the truth because A) she doesn't have a baby or look pregnant in the flashforwards, and 2) she drinks wine when Sawyer offers her from the "DHARMA wine". This is a badly worded, leading, and answered question.
- Post-Island
- How did she gain possession of Aaron and why does she act as if she were his mother?
- Again, bad wording. "Possession"? What's with that? And "Why does she act as if she were his mother"... Well, shouldn't that already be the case since she has "possession" of him? This one should be condensed to one question asking why she is taking care of Aaron now.
- What became of her relationship with Jack?
- First of all, again, Lost is not a soap opera and Lostpedia is not a tabloid magazine. We can keep track of these things as facts, but we shouldn't express our curiosity about relationships as Unanswered Questions. This is not a mystery. Second of all, when did she exactly have a relationship with Jack? Jack has a relationship with Juliette now. There is no "relationship" between Jack and Kate for something to "become of" it.
So, please someone agree and remove these UQ. Thanks. -- c blacxthornE t 05:42, 27 March 2008 (PDT)
- I agree with you that some of these questions seem a bit rhetorical; I'd still keep some here, but like you said, rephrase them to sharpen them up a bit.
- The Aaron question is definitely valid, and I think asking how she gets Aaron or is caring for him isn't so much of a mystery, but rather why she's lying and claiming to be his mother, even to Jack. I'd much rather see a question (if there had to be one) revolving around her false claim.
- Agree - dump the questions about her and Jack and, especially about her 'lying' about the pregnancy; like you said, it's leading and until we see a shred of anything that would lead to surmise the possibility such a thing, nix it.
- Keep the question about the triangle. Yes, it's an unrelenting headache of a soap opera, but I think the show itself has forced this element to become what it is, and a part of who she is, that, sadly, I think it really is a UQ, and again, sadly, will be till the end of this series. But like you said, she loves both men so the question is rhetorical. Suggestions?
- Nix all the pre-island questions, except, as you noted, the question involving who sent Kate that money.
- If others agree, I can remove them or restate some UQs.--Easter 19:26, 13 April 2008 (PDT)
- "How did they know she was in Australia?" She was turned in by the one-handed rancher for the reward because he was behind on his mortgage; he asked her to stay through that last night so they'd get her. "Do her true feelings lie with Jack or Sawyer?" Ugh-ditch it. -- LOSTonthisdarnisland 09:16, 26 April 2008 (PDT)
Freckles Redirect[]
- It would probably be a good idea to to instead of having freckles redirect to nicknames, to have freckles redirect here as this is a common way of identifying Kate by many fans and...Sawyer.--Jinx 18:16, 1 June 2008 (PDT)Jinx
#REDIRECT [[Page Name Here]]
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