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"What Kate Does" is the third episode of Season 6 of Lost and the 106th produced hour of the series as a whole. It was first broadcast on February 9, 2010. Kate finds herself on the run while Jack is tasked with something that could endanger a friend's life.

Synopsis

Previously on Lost

At the Barracks in 1977, Sawyer and Juliet kiss. ("LaFleur")
Juliet dies in Sawyer's arms. Sawyer blames Jack. ("LA X, Part 1")
The survivors are taken to the Temple by the Others to heal Sayid's bullet wound. The Others drown Sayid, but he suddenly comes alive again. ("LA X, Part 2")

On the Island

At the Temple

6x03 StayWAway — Sawyer declares he is leaving the Temple.

A barefooted Lennon hurries through corridors in order to tell Dogen the news - Sayid is alive. Jack tells Sayid he died. The last thing Sayid remembers is being shot back at the Barracks. Sawyer is resentful a torturer and child shooter should have another chance and tells Kate he is thinking about running. ♪ Sayid's gunshot wound is almost completely healed and he thanks Jack for saving his life. Jack doesn't have time to answer when Dogen arrives and asks to speak with Sayid but Jack wants answers first. Dogen sets his men on Jack, Miles and Jin as Sawyer appears and begins firing a gun saying he's leaving. Dogen says he has to stay and they won't hurt his friend, Sawyer replies Sayid is not his friend and leaves saying "Don't come after me."

Jack is held at gunpoint by Aldo and told to calm down. Lennon wants to know where Sawyer has gone. Kate claims she can bring Sawyer back. Jin volunteers to go with her. Lennon, still cautious as to whether Kate can accomplish her task asks what makes her think Sawyer will listen to her. Kate replies she can be very convincing when she wants to be.

Dogen-tortures-sayid — Dogen tortures Sayid with a red-hot poker.

Once Sayid is in what appears to be Dogen's lab he is strapped down to a gurney. Dogen blows ash over his chest and then hooks him up to an electric generator. Dogen uses the motor to shock Sayid. Dogen stops as soon as Sayid screams in agony and then burns Sayid's abdomen with a red-hot poker. Sayid is released and Lennon apologizes and says that this was a test which he had passed. After Sayid has been taken out, Lennon correctly guesses he has just lied about the "test results" on behalf of Dogen.

6x03 FateInHisHand — Jack decides whether or not to give the pill to Sayid.

After Sayid returns and tells Jack he was tortured, Jack demands to enter Dogen's room and, once allowed there without trouble, questions why would he torture Sayid. Lennon translates for Dogen that Sayid has been "infected" — for lack of a better translation of the word Dogen used — and that they were diagnosing him. Dogen then asks Jack to give Sayid a pill which he claims will stop the infection from spreading; when Jack asks why are they tasking him with that, Dogen says it won't work unless it's taken willingly. Jack takes the pill to Sayid who says he will take the pill if Jack thinks he should. After considering it for a while, Jack decides not to give it to him.

Jack returns to Dogen's room and asks him why he uses a translator when he can speak English. Dogen replies that it helps him maintain a barrier between himself and those he is in charge of. When Jack asks whether Dogen is from the Island, Dogen says he was "brought here" like everyone else. Jack questions this and Dogen replies, "You know exactly what I mean." Dogen then asks why Jack did not give Sayid the pill. Jack answers that it's because he does not know what is in it. He then repeatedly demands to know its contents. Dogen says that Jack will just have to trust him to which Jack sneers, saying he doesn't even trust himself. Exclaiming, "Let's see where trust takes us," Jack then ingests the pill. Dogen promptly tackles Jack and with a desperate Heimlich Maneuver, he manages to make Jack spit out the pill and then he admits that the pill is poison.

Jack-takes-dogens-pill — Jack about to take the pill.

Dogen makes tea for Jack and himself. Jack questions Dogen and Lennon about why they wish to poison Sayid. Dogen uses a Japanese word to explain what has happened to Sayid and Lennon says that the closest word for it in English is "claimed". As Jack struggles with the concept, Dogen explains in English that "there is a darkness growing in him and when it reaches his heart, everything Sayid once was will be gone". He does not say what has "claimed" Sayid. When Jack asks how he can be sure, Dogen tells Jack that it was what happened to his sister.

Jin and Kate

6x03 IWasThatGuard — Kate being confronted by Aldo.

In the jungle, Kate leads Jin, Aldo and Justin after Sawyer. Kate questions what they are trying to protect them from. Aldo states they are protecting them from the "big pillar of black smoke that makes a 'ticka-ticka' noise and looks pissed off." Jin asks about the Ajira flight, which Aldo refuses to talk about and scolds Justin when he insinuates he knows about the plane.

Justin suddenly grabs Kate, preventing her from tripping a wire hidden in the foliage which appears to be connected to one of Rousseau's old traps. Justin seems puzzled about this, exclaiming that Rousseau died "years ago," and is once again cut off by Aldo when he starts expounding on the origin of the trap. Kate demands to know what is Aldo trying to hide. Aldo becomes defensive and hostile, explaining that he's the one Kate knocked out with a rifle butt during the Hydra Island escape three years ago. He argues and harasses her until Kate hits him and springs the trap, incapacitating both Aldo and Justin. Jin is bewildered by these actions, and Kate explains that they are escaping.

Jin wants to know where Kate is going. Kate says she is catching up with Sawyer and that she has no intention of bringing Sawyer back to the Temple nor being a prisoner there. Jin asks where the plane she was on landed, as he wants to find Sun, but she doesn't know. Kate says the Others don't care about any of them. Jin asks, "Who do you care about, Kate?" at which Kate leaves, angrily wishing Jin good luck. She says she will figure out with Sawyer what to do next.

6x03 LordOfTheRing — Sawyer holds onto Juliet's engagement ring, before throwing it into the water.

6x03 ClaiRousseau — Claire re-appears after three years in the jungle.

Kate finds Sawyer in the now abandoned house he and Juliet lived in at the Barracks. Kate spies on Sawyer as he removes a box from under the floor boards in the bedroom and takes an unknown item out of the box. He is clearly very upset. Kate turns to leave and causes the floorboards to creak. Sawyer comes out into the hall with his gun raised and is surprised to find Kate there. The scene shifts to Sawyer and Kate sitting at the end of the submarine jetty where Kate explains that she came back to the Island to find Claire to reunite her with Aaron. Kate attempts to enlist Sawyer's help in her quest, but Sawyer displays an utter lack of interest in the plan. Kate then apologizes for Juliet's death, as she feels it is her fault. Sawyer, however, blames himself for Juliet's death, admitting that he convinced her to stay on the Island with him three years ago (in 1974) because he didn't want to "be alone." He says he was going to ask Juliet to marry him, showing an engagement ring he had clasped in his hand. Clearly a broken man, Sawyer suggests that perhaps some people are just meant to be alone. He then throws the engagement ring into the water, and proceeds back to his former house at the Barracks, solemnly telling Kate she can probably make it back to the Temple by nightfall. When left alone, Kate starts to cry. ♪

On his way back to the Temple, Jin is attacked by an embittered Aldo who wants to kill him despite Jin's claims of wanting to go back and Justin's reproaches. As Jin attempts to flee, his foot is caught in a bear trap. Just as Aldo is about to shoot him, an unseen person fires on them, killing Aldo and wounding Justin. Jin turns around and is stunned to see that the shooter is a disheveled-looking Claire.

Flash sideways

6x03 MyBabyPhoto — Kate finds a photo of a pregnant Claire.

At Los Angeles International Airport, Kate holds the taxi driver at gunpoint and orders him to drive. Claire begs to be let out of the taxi but Kate refuses. When the driver stops in front of Arzt, who is in a crosswalk, picking up his luggage which has fallen in the street, Claire tries to get out, but Kate won't let her. Kate momentarily sees Jack and both look quizzically at each other. Then, they finally get past by running over one of Arzt's bags. On the street outside, the taxi driver flees the car, and Kate takes the wheel. She pulls over and allows Claire to get out, though she refuses to let her get her luggage from the trunk, and then speeds away. ♪ Next, Kate stops at a garage and pays a mechanic 200 dollars to remove the handcuffs with a punch press. While there, she uses the washroom to change and she sees herself in a mirror. Kate searches Claire's bag and discovers a photo of a pregnant Claire, baby clothes and a toy stuffed killer whale. ♪

6x03 HelloNewMommy — Kate and Claire meet the adoptive mother.

Kate, guilty at putting the pregnant woman through the ordeal, drives the taxi back to where she left Claire. She offers to bring Claire to her destination. Claire is initially hesitant, but agrees. ♪ The couple that were to adopt Claire's baby had not shown up at the airport, so Claire assumed they had gotten their days mixed up. When they arrive at the house, Claire asks Kate to accompany her inside, much to the latter's surprise. A woman answers the door in tears and tells Claire her husband had just left her. She then tells Claire they cannot take the baby and she is truly sorry. Kate starts criticising the woman for her actions towards Claire, but the latter becomes upset upon the news and goes into labor. ♪

6x03 DoctorGoodspeed — Doctor Goodspeed shows Claire her unborn baby.

Kate drives her to the hospital, where a nurse admits her. Doctor Ethan Goodspeed asks Claire if she is ready to have her baby, which confuses her. It appears the baby is ready to be delivered, even though it is still slightly premature. Ethan then tells her she can have the baby now or he can give her drugs which are safe and may stop the labor. Claire decides she isn't ready and she will take the drugs. When a monitoring device loses the unborn baby's heartbeat, Claire panics momentarily, crying out, "Is Aaron okay?" Ethan, assisted by a nurse, performs an ultrasound to show that the baby had simply changed position and appears to be healthy. ♪

6x03 TakeMyCreditCard — Claire gives Kate her credit card.

Later, Detective Rasmussen and Officer Westly enter the hospital room, searching for Kate. ♪ Claire covers for her, claiming she was just a cab driver who helped her into the hospital. After the police officers depart, Kate emerges from an adjoining room and thanks Claire for her help. When Claire asks Kate what she had done, Kate asks "Would you believe me if I said I was innocent?" Claire says she would and, in gratitude, gives Kate her credit card. Claire says she used the name "Aaron" because she "knew it or something," and Kate tells Claire she should keep him. The two wish each other luck as Kate departs. ♪

Trivia

With this episode, Kate becomes the first character to have a flashback episode, a flash-forward episode, and a flash sideways episode centered solely around her.
Kate was both the first character to have an episode dedicated to her flashbacks and the first character to have an episode dedicated to her flash sideways - "Tabula Rasa" and this episode, respectively. Earlier flashbacks and flash sideways appeared in multi-centric episodes.
- This is the first episode to have a solo-centric episode focused on a Flight 815 survivor since the Season 5 "Whatever Happened, Happened"—also a Kate-centric—a span of 9 episodes.
When Hurley asks Sayid if he was a zombie, this is an inside reference to the running joke on the Official Lost Podcast that (the non-existent) Season 7 will be called "The Zombie Season."
The title of this episode is a reference to the Season 2 episode "What Kate Did". (Official Lost Podcast/February 4, 2010)
In the flash sideways scene where Kate and Claire are in the cab and the cab driver slams on the brakes so as not to hit Arzt, Arzt yells "I'm walkin' here! I'm walkin' here!" This is a memorable line uttered by the crippled Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) in the film Midnight Cowboy, in a scene where he is crossing a street and is nearly hit by a taxi.
This episode is rated TV-14-V

Production notes

This is Claire's first on-island appearance in the original timeline since "Cabin Fever".
The credits are not in alphabetical order (as they have always been): Emilie de Ravin comes before Henry Ian Cusick.
The shot of Claire holding the gun was the first new footage of Season 6 to be released (eleven days before "LA X, Parts 1 & 2" premiered). It was shown briefly in a promo that was combined from footage in previous seasons.^[1]
- The producers wanted no new footage released as it was deemed "too revealing."^[2]
Some scenes involving Emilie de Ravin (Claire) and Evangeline Lilly (Kate) in the flash-sideways timeline were shot in Los Angeles.^[3]
- As a result, it was the fifth time the show was shot outside of Hawaii.
Rob McElhenney reprises his role as Aldo from "Not in Portland", after a 48-episode absence.
Tania Kahale reprises her role as Veronica from "Eggtown", after a 29-episode absence.
This episode marks the final appearence of Edward Mars and Ethan Rom in the series.

Bloopers and continuity errors

ClaireWhatKateDoes — Aaron's ultrasound showing a date of October 22, 2004.

The date in Claire's sonogram (10-22-2004) was confirmed as an error by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse in the official Lost podcast of February 22, 2010. Previously, Gregg Nations had stated in a post on The Fuselage that the date contains both a clue and an error. Damon and Carlton in the podcast confirmed as well that the plane in the flash-sideways timeline landed on September 22, 2004, so, Gregg Nations' post refers to the month (October) as the error and the year (2004) as the clue.
Kate's dialogue when she hijacks the taxi differs slightly from the dialogue in "LA X, Part 2".
After Kate climbs to the front of the taxi after the taxi driver runs out of it, she closes the front door while one of her hands is on the steering wheel. The length of the chain of her handcuffs should prevent her hands from moving the distance needed to accomplish that.
In the scene in which Kate gets the handcuffs cut off, what may be the date "5-8-07" (though it is ambiguous) is marked on the windshield of a car. It may be a production oversight. Dates are written on windshields when cars are impounded and/or wrecked and this prop may have been purchased at a junkyard/auction. It may also be the delivery date or the date to complete work.
We see a small blue thing attached on the upper left part of Claire's body when Ethan first approaches Claire in the Hospital. Moments later, when he wants to have an ultrasound the sensor on her stomach is black and on the right side.
During the scene when Sawyer was holding the Others at gunpoint his pistol changed. He started out with a Sig Sauer and left with a Glock.
During the scene where Jack was inspecting Sayid's gunshot wound, the wound was on the left side of Sayid. During the scene where he was shot in "The Incident, Part 1", he was shot on the right side of his stomach.
During the enhanced repeat, when Hurley rushes to Sayid, the on screen text reads "As seen in the Season 5 Premiere, "LA X"..." It should be Season 6.

Music

The Season 6 soundtrack includes the following tracks from this episode:

"Temple and Taxi"
"My Orca"

Analysis

Recurring themes

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 reveals he was going to ask Juliet to marry him. (Relationships)
Claire begins to give birth to Aaron. (Pregnancies)
Sawyer forcefully leaves the Temple to go back to the Barracks and be alone. (Isolation)
Sawyer removes a black and white box he had hidden in the Barracks. (Black and white)
Claire finds out that the adoptive parents who were to raise her son broke up. (Relationships)
Dogen admits he does not speak English in front of the Others to avoid them arguing his orders. (Deceptions and cons)
Dogen and Sayid both say that Sayid will take the pill Dogen created only if Jack asks him to do so; Jack doesn't ask Sayid to do so because he doesn't trust Dogen without knowing exactly what's in the pill. (Trust)
Dogen attempts to convince Jack to give Sayid "medication", which turns out to be poison, by appealing to Jack's sense of guilt. (Deceptions and cons) (Redemption)
After looking through Claire's luggage, Kate decides to return it to her. (Redemption)
Dogen is seen spinning a baseball on his desk. A baseball has 108 double stitches. (The Numbers) (Games)
Dogen has a bowl of black stones on his desk. (Black and white)
While looking through Claire's luggage, Kate finds a stuffed Orca. (Black and white) (Animals)
Dogen and Lennon tell Sayid he passed their test when in fact he hadn't. (Deceptions and cons)
Claire gives Kate her credit card as she is leaving the hospital room. (Character connections)
Aldo attempts to not reveal information about the trap in the jungle and the landing of Ajira Flight 316 to Kate and Jin. (Deceptions and cons)
While they are doing it for their protection, the Others are keeping the survivors in the Temple against their will. (Imprisonment)
Dogen tells Jack that by convincing Sayid to take the pill, Jack will redeem himself for all of those who have been hurt or killed because of his actions. (Redemption)
Dogen forces Jack to spit the poison pill, saving his life. (Life and death)
Jack tells Sayid that he died and Miles inquires about his post-death experience with no response. (Death)
Aldo calls Kate, "Princess". (Nicknames)
Dogen says Sawyer must come back voluntarily. (Fate versus free will)
The numbers in the license plate (4DQ5554) of the taxi, besides beginning and ending in 4, add up to 23. (The Numbers)
Kate looks into the mirror in the flash sideways in the garage. (Mirrors)
Kate is handcuffed in the flash sideways. (Imprisonment)

Literary techniques

Literary techniques
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

Sayid the torturer is himself tortured. (Irony)
Ethan, in the flash-sideways timeline, says that he doesn't want to stick a bunch of needles into Claire if he doesn't have to, which is exactly what he does to her in the original timeline. (Irony)
Claire reappears after three years in the jungle. (Plot twist) (Cliffhanger)
Ethan jokes that Aaron 'likes to move around' and he is going to be a 'handful'. In the original timeline, Aaron has already moved between several mothers at such a young age (Claire, Kate, then Carole Littleton) and has been one of the many problems the survivors have had to deal with on and off the island. (Irony)
Miles makes note of Hurley's leadership position. (Foreshadowing)
Dogen tells Jack the pill will save Sayid, but it will actually kill him. (Juxtaposition)

Storyline analysis

Storyline analysis
A-Missions • Crimes • Economics • Leadership • O-Missions • Relationships • F-Missions • Rivalries • S-Missions

Kate steals a taxi. (Crimes)
Miles tells Sayid that Hurley has assumed a leadership role. (Leadership)
Kate and Jin go to find Sawyer. (A-Missions)
Aldo and Justin go with Kate and Jin to find Sawyer. (O-Missions)
Sawyer was going to marry Juliet. (Relationships)
Dogen tortures Sayid. (Rivalries)

Episode connections

Episode references

Sawyer points out to Kate that Sayid was an Iraqi torturer who shot kids. ("Solitary") ("He's Our You")
Hurley says the Others caught them again. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 2")
Aldo is bitter that Kate knocked him out and doesn't remember him. ("Not in Portland")
Justin recalls that Rousseau has been dead for three years. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")
Sawyer tells Kate about his requesting Juliet to stay on the Island with him after encountering DHARMA. ("LaFleur")
Kate refers to Sawyer asking her why she came back to the Island. ("He's Our You")
Sayid says he remembers being shot. ("The Incident, Part 1")

Episode allusions

Kate uses the same alias, "Joan Hart" she used in the normal timeline. ("Born to Run")
The title of this episode is a nod to a Season 2 Kate-centric episode. Both episodes were directed by Paul Edwards. ("What Kate Did")
Ethan examines Claire's baby off the Island, much in the same way he did on the Island. ("Maternity Leave")
The stuffed animal Kate finds in Claire's luggage is the same stuffed Orca whale Aaron is carrying as a toddler when Kate and Jack fight about him. ("Something Nice Back Home")

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: What Kate Does/Theories

How/when/where did the infection/darkness enter Sayid's body?
How did Claire become infected?

External links

ABC Medianet Press Release

References

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[2] ttp://scifiwire.com/2009/11/losts-final-season-will-a.php

[3] ttp://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00029250.html

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-'''"What Kate Does"''' is the 3rd episode of [[Season 6]] of ''Lost'' and the 106th produced hour of the series as a whole.  It was first broadcast on Feb 9, 2010.
+'''"What Kate Does"''' is the third episode of [[Season 6]] of ''Lost'' and the 106th produced hour of the series as a whole.  It was first broadcast on February 9, 2010. {{alt|Kate Austen|Kate}} finds herself on the run while [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] is tasked with something that could endanger a friend's life.
 ==Synopsis==
 ===Previously on ''Lost''===
-* [[James "Sawyer" Ford | Sawyer]] caresses [[Juliet Burke | Juliet]] after her death, blames Jack for her death.
+* At [[the Barracks]] in 1977, [[James "Sawyer" Ford|Sawyer]] and [[Juliet Burke|Juliet]] kiss. {{crossref|5x08}}
+* Juliet dies in Sawyer's arms. Sawyer blames [[Jack Shephard|Jack]]. {{crossref|6x01}}
-* [[Jack_Shephard | Jack]], [[Kate Austen | Kate]], [[Hurley]] and [[Sayid_Jarrah | Sayid]] are captured by the others and Sayid is immersed in the Temple waters on the orders of [[Dogen]]. Sayid dies but "awakes" and says "What happened"?
+* The survivors are taken to [[the Temple]] by [[the Others]] to heal [[Sayid Jarrah|Sayid's]] bullet wound. The Others drown Sayid, but he suddenly comes alive again. {{crossref|6x02}}
-===Parallel timeline (2004)===
+===On the Island===
+====At the Temple====
-Kate holds the Taxi Driver at gunpoint and orders him to drive. Claire begs to be let out of the taxi but Kate refuses. The driver stops when [[Leslie Arzt (flash-sideways timeline)|a man]]'s luggage is strewn on the road, and he is picking it up. Claire tries to get out, but Kate won't let her. They finally get past by running over the luggage, but then the Taxi driver escapes. Claire, however, still isn't allowed to get out. Then Kate drives the taxi to a curb, where she tells claire to get out and ,refuses to let her get her suitcase from the trunk, and then speeds away. Kate then stops at a mechanics garage and pays him 200 dollars, so he will take her handcuffs off. She then gets changed and looks inside Claire's bag realizing she is pregnant and the reality of the baby.
+{{I|I=6x03 StayWAway.jpg|w=200|a=left|c=[[James "Sawyer" Ford|Sawyer]] declares he is leaving [[the Temple]].}}
+A barefooted [[Lennon]] hurries through corridors in order to tell [[Dogen]] the news - [[Sayid Jarrah|Sayid]] is alive. [[Jack Shephard|Jack]] tells Sayid he died. The last thing Sayid remembers is being shot back at the Barracks. [[James "Sawyer" Ford|Sawyer]] is resentful a torturer and child shooter should have another chance and tells [[Kate Austen|Kate]] he is thinking about running. [[Temple and Taxi|♪]] Sayid's gunshot wound is almost completely healed and he thanks Jack for saving his life. Jack doesn't have time to answer when Dogen arrives and asks to speak with Sayid but Jack wants answers first. Dogen sets his men on Jack, [[Miles Straume|Miles]] and [[Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin]] as Sawyer appears and begins firing a gun saying he's leaving. Dogen says he has to stay and they won't hurt his friend, Sawyer replies Sayid is not his friend and leaves saying "Don't come after me."
+Jack is held at gunpoint by [[Aldo]] and told to calm down. Lennon wants to know where Sawyer has gone. Kate claims she can bring Sawyer back. Jin volunteers to go with her. Lennon, still cautious as to whether Kate can accomplish her task asks what makes her think Sawyer will listen to her. Kate replies she can be very convincing when she wants to be.
-She drives back to where she left Claire out to find her sitting on the bench. The couple that were to adopt Claire's baby had not shown up to pick her up. Claire thought that they had gotten their days mixed up. Kate offers Claire a ride to where her baby was to be adopted. Claire is hesitant at first but then decides to go with Kate.
+{{I|I=Dogen-tortures-sayid.jpg|w=200|a=right|c=[[Dogen]] tortures [[Sayid Jarrah|Sayid]] with a red-hot poker.}}
-[[File:603Ethan.jpg|thumb|right|Ethan helps Claire with her labor.]]When they get there Claire asks Kate if she will come in with her because she does not want to go alone. A woman answers the door in tears, as her husband had just left her. She tells Claire that they can not take the baby and that she is truly sorry. Claire becomes upset, and goes into labor. Kate then drives her to the [[Angel of Mercy Hospital|hospital]], where the doctor is [[Ethan Goodspeed]].  He asks Claire if she is ready to have her baby, which confuses her. It appears the baby is ready to be delivered, even though it is still slightly premature. Ethan then tells her that he can have the baby now or he can give her drug's that will stop the labour. Claire decides that she isn't ready and that she's going to take the drugs.
+Once Sayid is in what appears to be Dogen's lab he is strapped down to a gurney. Dogen blows [[ash circles|ash]] over his chest and then hooks him up to an electric generator. Dogen uses the motor to shock Sayid. Dogen stops as soon as Sayid screams in agony and then burns Sayid's abdomen with a red-hot poker. Sayid is released and Lennon apologizes and says that this was a test which he had passed. After Sayid has been taken out, Lennon correctly guesses he has just lied about the "test results" on behalf of Dogen.
+{{I|I=6x03 FateInHisHand.jpg|left|w=200|a=left|c=Jack decides whether or not to give [[Dogen's poison|the pill]] to [[Sayid]].}}
-===Original timeline (2007)===
+After Sayid returns and tells Jack he was tortured, Jack demands to enter Dogen's room and, once allowed there without trouble, questions why would he torture Sayid. Lennon translates for Dogen that Sayid has been "[[The Sickness|infected]]" — for lack of a better translation of the word Dogen used — and that they were diagnosing him. Dogen then asks Jack to give Sayid a [[Dogen's poison|pill]] which he claims will stop the infection from spreading; when Jack asks why are they tasking him with that, Dogen says it won't work unless it's taken willingly. Jack takes the pill to Sayid who says he will take the pill if Jack thinks he should. After considering it for a while, Jack decides not to give it to him.
-====Inside The Temple====
-Lennon marches to tell Dogen the news that Sayid is alive. Jack tells Sayid that he died, and Sayid has no memory of dying. The last thing that Sayid remembers is being shot back at the Barracks. When Dogen learns of Sayid's revival he and Lennon request that he come with them. Jack, not trusting the two, insists on going but eventually allows them to take Sayid.
+Jack returns to Dogen's room and asks him why he uses a translator when he can speak English. Dogen replies that it helps him maintain a barrier between himself and those he is in charge of. When Jack asks whether Dogen is from the Island, Dogen says he was "brought here" like everyone else. Jack questions this and Dogen replies, "You know exactly what I mean." Dogen then asks why Jack did not give Sayid the pill. Jack answers that it's because he does not know what is in it. He then repeatedly demands to know its contents. Dogen says that Jack will just have to trust him to which Jack sneers, saying he doesn't even trust himself.  Exclaiming, "Let's see where trust takes us," Jack then ingests the pill. Dogen promptly tackles Jack and with a desperate Heimlich Maneuver, he manages to make Jack spit out the pill and then he admits that the pill is poison.
-Sawyer appears and begins firing his gun demanding to be released from the confides of the temple. Despite objections from [[The Others]] that he needs to stay and that they won't hurt his friend, Sawyer replies that they are not his friends. He promptly leaves and asks that nobody come after him.
+{{I|I=jack-takes-dogens-pill.jpg|w=200|a=right|c=Jack about to take the pill.}}
+Dogen makes tea for Jack and himself. Jack questions Dogen and Lennon about why they wish to poison Sayid. Dogen uses a Japanese word to explain what has happened to Sayid and Lennon says that the closest word for it in English is "claimed". As Jack struggles with the concept, Dogen explains in English that "there is a darkness growing in him and when it reaches his heart, everything ''Sayid'' once was will be gone". He does not say what has "claimed" Sayid.  When Jack asks how he can be sure, Dogen tells Jack that it was what happened to [[Claire Littleton|his sister]].
-Jack, still resisting the others and showing concern over where Sayid is being taken, is held at gunpoint by [[Aldo]] and told to calm down. Lennon wants to know where Sawyer has left the temple for. Kate claims that she can bring Sawyer back. Jin volunteers to accompany her on the mission. Lennon, still cautious as to weather Kate can accomplish her task asks what makes her think Sawyer will listen to her. Kate replies that she can be very convincing when she wants to be.
+====Jin and Kate====
-Once Sayid is in what appears to be Dogen's "lab" he is strapped down to a gurney and then hooked up to a small motor. Dogen uses the motor to shock Sayid as a form of torture. Dogen stops as soon as Sayid screams in agony and then goes on to take a hot metal rod and use it to burn Sayid's chest. After this is done Sayid wants to know why they are doing this, and Dogen tells him via his translator Lennon that this was a test, and that he had passed. After Sayid has been returned to the spring room, Lennon correctly guesses that he has just lied on behalf of Dogen.
+{{I|I=6x03 IWasThatGuard.jpg|w=200px|a=left|c=[[Kate Austen|Kate]] being confronted by [[Aldo]].}}
+In the jungle, [[Kate Austen|Kate]] leads [[Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin]], [[Aldo]] and [[Justin]] after [[James "Sawyer" Ford|Sawyer]]. Kate questions what they are trying to protect them from. Aldo states they are protecting them from the "big pillar of [[The Man in Black|black smoke]] that makes a 'ticka-ticka' noise and looks pissed off." Jin asks about the [[Ajira Flight 316|Ajira flight]], which Aldo refuses to talk about and scolds Justin when he insinuates he knows about the plane.
+Justin suddenly grabs Kate, preventing her from tripping a wire hidden in the foliage which appears to be connected to one of [[Danielle Rousseau|Rousseau's]] old traps. Justin seems puzzled about this, exclaiming that Rousseau died "years ago," and is once again cut off by Aldo when he starts expounding on the origin of the trap. Kate demands to know what is Aldo trying to hide.  Aldo becomes defensive and hostile, explaining that he's the one Kate knocked out with a rifle butt during the [[Hydra Island]] escape [[Not in Portland|three years ago]]. He argues and harasses her until Kate hits him and springs the trap, incapacitating both Aldo and Justin. Jin is bewildered by these actions, and Kate explains that they are escaping.
-====Search Party====
+Jin wants to know where Kate is going. Kate says she is catching up with Sawyer and that she has no intention of bringing Sawyer back to the [[The Temple|Temple]] nor being a prisoner there. Jin asks where the plane she was on landed, as he wants to find [[Sun-Hwa Kwon|Sun]], but she doesn't know. Kate says the Others don't care about any of them. Jin asks, "Who do ''you'' care about, Kate?" at which Kate leaves, angrily wishing Jin good luck. She says she will figure out with Sawyer what to do next.
+{{I|I=6x03 LordOfTheRing.jpg|w=200|a=right|c=[[James "Sawyer" Ford|Sawyer]] holds onto [[Juliet's engagement ring]], before throwing it into the water.}}
+{{I|I=6x03 ClaiRousseau.jpg|w=200|a=left|c=[[Claire Littleton|Claire]] re-appears after three years in the jungle.}}
+Kate finds Sawyer in the now abandoned house he and Juliet lived in at the [[Barracks]]. Kate spies on Sawyer as he removes a box from under the floor boards in the bedroom and takes an unknown item out of the box. He is clearly very upset. Kate turns to leave and causes the floorboards to creak. Sawyer comes out into the hall with his gun raised and is surprised to find Kate there. The scene shifts to Sawyer and Kate sitting at the end of the [[Galaga|submarine]] jetty where Kate explains that she came back to the Island to find Claire to reunite her with [[Aaron Littleton|Aaron]]. Kate attempts to enlist Sawyer's help in her quest, but Sawyer displays an utter lack of interest in the plan. Kate then apologizes for [[Juliet Burke|Juliet's]] death, as she feels it is her fault. Sawyer, however, blames himself for Juliet's death, admitting that he convinced her to stay on the Island with him three years ago (in 1974) because he didn't want to "be alone." He says he was going to ask Juliet to marry him, showing an [[Juliet's engagement ring|engagement ring]] he had clasped in his hand. Clearly a broken man, Sawyer suggests that perhaps some people are just meant to be alone. He then throws the engagement ring into the water, and proceeds back to his former house at the Barracks, solemnly telling Kate she can probably make it back to the Temple by nightfall. When left alone, Kate starts to cry. [[Ocean's Apart|♪]]
+On his way back to the Temple, Jin is attacked by an embittered Aldo who wants to kill him despite Jin's claims of wanting to go back and Justin's reproaches. As Jin attempts to flee, his foot is caught in a bear trap. Just as Aldo is about to shoot him, an unseen person fires on them, killing Aldo and wounding Justin. Jin turns around and is stunned to see that the shooter is a disheveled-looking [[Claire Littleton|Claire]].
-[[File:603ClaireIsland.jpg|thumb|right|Claire after 3 years on the Island]]
+===Flash sideways===
+{{I|I=6x03 MyBabyPhoto.jpg|w=200|a=right|c={{alt|Kate Austen|Kate}} finds a photo of a pregnant {{alt|Claire Littleton|Claire}}.}}
+At {{alt|Los Angeles International Airport}}, {{alt|Kate Austen|Kate}} holds the [[Airport taxi driver|taxi driver]] at gunpoint and orders him to drive. {{alt|Claire Littleton|Claire}} begs to be let out of the taxi but Kate refuses. When the driver stops in front of {{alt|Leslie Arzt|Arzt}}, who is in a crosswalk, picking up his luggage which has fallen in the street, Claire tries to get out, but Kate won't let her. Kate momentarily sees {{alt|Jack Shephard|Jack}} and both look quizzically at each other. Then, they finally get past by running over one of Arzt's bags. On the street outside, the taxi driver flees the car, and Kate takes the wheel. She pulls over and allows Claire to get out, though she refuses to let her get her luggage from the trunk, and then speeds away. [[Temple And Taxi|♪]] Next, Kate stops at a garage and pays a [[Mechanic (What Kate Does)|mechanic]] 200 dollars to remove the [[Restraints#Handcuffs|handcuffs]] with a punch press. While there, she uses the washroom to change and she sees herself in a [[mirrors|mirror]]. Kate searches Claire's bag and discovers a photo of a pregnant Claire, baby clothes and a toy stuffed killer whale. [[My Orca|♪]]
+{{I|I=6x03 HelloNewMommy.jpg|w=200|a=left|c=Kate and Claire meet [[Lindsey Baskum|the adoptive mother]].}}
+Kate, guilty at putting the pregnant woman through the ordeal, drives the taxi back to where she left Claire. She offers to bring Claire to her destination. Claire is initially hesitant, but agrees. [[My Orca|♪]] The couple that were to adopt Claire's baby had not shown up at the airport, so Claire assumed they had gotten their days mixed up. When they arrive at the house, Claire asks Kate to accompany her inside, much to the latter's surprise. A [[Lindsey Baskum|woman]] answers the door in tears and tells Claire her [[Mr. Baskum|husband]] had just left her. She then tells Claire they cannot take the baby and she is truly sorry. Kate starts criticising the woman for her actions towards Claire, but the latter becomes upset upon the news and goes into labor. [[Claire's Flash Sideways Theme|♪]]
+{{I|I=6x03 DoctorGoodspeed.jpg|w=200|a=right|c={{alt|Ethan Rom|Doctor Goodspeed}} shows Claire her unborn {{alt|Aaron Littleton|baby}}.}}
+Kate drives her to the [[Angel of Mercy Hospital|hospital]], where a {{alt|Veronica|nurse}} admits her. Doctor {{alt|Ethan Rom|Ethan Goodspeed}} asks Claire if she is ready to have her baby, which confuses her. It appears the baby is ready to be delivered, even though it is still slightly premature. Ethan then tells her she can have the baby now or he can give her drugs which are safe and may stop the labor. Claire decides she isn't ready and she will take the drugs. When a monitoring device loses the unborn baby's heartbeat, Claire panics momentarily, crying out, "Is {{alt|Aaron Littleton|Aaron}} okay?" Ethan, assisted by a [[Margaret (What Kate Does)|nurse]], performs an ultrasound to show that the baby had simply changed position and appears to be healthy. [[Claire's Flash Sideways Theme|♪]]
+{{I|I=6x03 TakeMyCreditCard.jpg|w=200|a=left|c=Claire gives Kate her credit card.}}
+Later, [[Detective Rasmussen]] and [[Officer Westly]] enter the hospital room, searching for Kate. [[Claire's Flash Sideways Theme|♪]] Claire covers for her, claiming she was just a cab driver who helped her into the hospital. After the police officers depart, Kate emerges from an adjoining room and thanks Claire for her help. When Claire asks Kate what she had done, Kate asks "Would you believe me if I said I was innocent?" Claire says she would and, in gratitude, gives Kate her credit card. Claire says she used the name "Aaron" because she "knew it or something," and Kate tells Claire she should keep him.  The two wish each other luck as Kate departs. [[My Orca|♪]]
+{{brclear}}
 ==Trivia==
+*With this episode, Kate becomes the first character to have a [[Tabula Rasa|flashback episode]], a [[Eggtown|flash-forward episode]], and a flash sideways episode centered solely around her.
-===General===
-*Kate was the first character to have an episode dedicated to both their own flashbacks and their own flash sideways.
+*Kate was both the first character to have an episode dedicated to her flashbacks and the first character to have an episode dedicated to her flash sideways - {{ep|1x03}} and this episode, respectively. Earlier flashbacks and flash sideways appeared in multi-centric episodes.
+**This is the first episode to have a solo-[[centric]] episode focused on a Flight 815 survivor since the Season 5 {{ep|5x11}}—also a Kate-centric—a span of 9 episodes.
-*Before Claire covers for Kate saying that she was just a cab driver who helped her into the hospital she is looking at the ultrasound of unborn Aaron. The ultrasound is labeled with the date and time October 22, 2004 at 9:29am, one month after the crash of flight 815 in the original timeline.
+*When Hurley asks Sayid if he was a zombie, this is an inside reference to the [[Portal:Official Lost Podcast#Running gags|running joke]] on the Official Lost Podcast that (the non-existent) Season 7 will be called "[[The Zombie Season]]."
+* The title of this episode is a reference to the [[Season 2]] episode {{ep|2x09}}. {{crossref|Official Lost Podcast/February 4, 2010}}
+* In the flash sideways scene where Kate and Claire are in the cab and the cab driver slams on the brakes so as not to hit Arzt, Arzt yells "I'm walkin' here! I'm walkin' here!" This is a memorable line uttered by the crippled Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman) in the film Midnight Cowboy, in a scene where he is crossing a street and is nearly hit by a taxi.
+* This episode is rated TV-14-V
+==Production notes==
+* This is [[Claire Littleton|Claire's]] first on-island appearance in the original timeline since {{ep|4x11}}.
+* The credits are not in alphabetical order (as they have always been): [[Emilie de Ravin]] comes before [[Henry Ian Cusick]].
+*The shot of Claire holding the gun was the ''first new'' footage of Season 6 to be released (eleven days before {{ep|6x01-02}} premiered). It was shown briefly in a promo that was combined from footage in previous seasons.<ref>http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/414547_tvgif22.html</ref>
+**The producers wanted no new footage released as it was deemed "too revealing."<ref>http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/losts-final-season-will-a.php</ref>
+*Some scenes involving [[Emilie de Ravin]] ({{alt|Claire Littleton|Claire}}) and [[Evangeline Lilly]] ({{alt|Kate Austen|Kate}}) in the [[flash-sideways timeline]] were shot in Los Angeles.<ref>http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00029250.html</ref>
+**As a result, it was the fifth time the show was shot outside of Hawaii.
+* [[Rob McElhenney]] reprises his role as [[Aldo]] from {{ep|3x07|}}, after a 48-episode absence.
+*[[Tania Kahale]] reprises her role as [[Veronica]] from {{ep|4x04|}}, after a 29-episode absence.
+*This episode marks the final appearence of [[Edward Mars]] and [[Ethan Rom]] in the series.
+===Bloopers and continuity errors===
+{{I|I=ClaireWhatKateDoes.png|w=200|a=right|c=[[Aaron]]'s ultrasound showing a date of October 22, 2004.}}
+* The date in Claire's sonogram (10-22-2004) was confirmed as an error by [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Carlton Cuse]] in the official ''Lost'' [[podcast]] of February 22, 2010. Previously, [[Gregg Nations]] had stated in a [http://forum.thefuselage.com/showthread.php?t=120299 post] on [[Thefuselage.com|The Fuselage]] that the date contains both a clue and an error. Damon and Carlton in the podcast confirmed as well that the plane in the flash-sideways timeline landed on September 22, 2004, so, Gregg Nations' post refers to the month (October) as the error and the year (2004) as the clue.
+* Kate's dialogue when she hijacks the taxi differs slightly from the dialogue in {{ep|6x02}}.
+* After Kate climbs to the front of the taxi after the taxi driver runs out of it, she closes the front door while one of her hands is on the steering wheel. The length of the chain of her handcuffs should prevent her hands from moving the distance needed to accomplish that.
+* In the scene in which Kate gets the handcuffs cut off, what may be the date "5-8-07" (though it is ambiguous) is marked on the windshield of a car. It may be a production oversight. Dates are written on windshields when cars are impounded and/or wrecked and this prop may have been purchased at a junkyard/auction. It may also be the delivery date or the date to complete work.
+* We see a small blue thing attached on the upper left part of Claire's body when Ethan first approaches Claire in the Hospital. Moments later, when he wants to have an ultrasound the sensor on her stomach is black and on the right side.
+*During the scene when Sawyer was holding the Others at gunpoint his pistol changed. He started out with a Sig Sauer and left with a Glock.
+* During the scene where Jack was inspecting Sayid's gunshot wound, the wound was on the left side of Sayid. During the scene where he was shot in {{ep|5x16}}, he was shot on the right side of his stomach.
+* During the [[Enhanced episodes#What Kate Does-Enhanced|enhanced]] repeat, when Hurley rushes to Sayid, the on screen text reads "As seen in the Season 5 Premiere, "LA X"..." It should be Season 6.
-===Production notes===
+===Music===
+The [[Lost: The Final Season (Original Television Soundtrack)|Season 6 soundtrack]] includes the following tracks from this episode:
-*[[Nestor Carbonell]] ([[Richard]]), [[Henry Ian Cusick]] ([[Desmond]]), [[Michael Emerson]] ([[Ben]]), [[Jeff Fahey]] ([[Frank]]), [[Yunjin Kim]] ([[Sun]]), [[Terry O'Quinn]] ([[Locke]]), and [[Zuleikha Robinson]] ([[Ilana]]) do not appear in this episode.
+* "[[Temple and Taxi]]"
-* This is [[Claire]]'s first on-island appearance in the original timeline since the dream sequence in {{ep|4x14}} and the first time as herself since {{ep|4x11}}.
+* "[[My Orca]]"
-* [[Rob McElhenney]] reprises his role as [[Aldo]] from {{ep|3x07|}}, after a 50-episode absence.
-*[[Emilie de Ravin]] is incorrectly listed before [[Henry Ian Cusick]].
-*[[Tania Kahale]], who played [[Veronica]], [[Aaron|Aaron's]] nanny, in {{ep|4x04}}, appears in this episode as the admitting nurse. It is possible that this is the same character in the alternate timeline.
+==Analysis==
 ===Recurring themes===
 {{NavMinor-RecurringThemes}}
 * Sawyer reveals he was going to ask Juliet to marry him. {{crossref|Relationships}}
-* Claire begins to give birth to Aaron. {{crossref|Pregnancy}}
+* Claire begins to give birth to Aaron. {{crossref|Pregnancies}}
-* Sawyer forcefully leaves the Temple to go back to the barracks and be alone. {{crossref|Isolation}}
+* Sawyer forcefully leaves the Temple to go back to the Barracks and be alone. {{crossref|Isolation}}
+* Sawyer removes a black and white box he had hidden in the Barracks. {{crossref|Black and white}}
 * Claire finds out that the adoptive parents who were to raise her son broke up. {{crossref|Relationships}}
-* Dogen admits he does not speak English in front of The Others to avoid them arguing his orders. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons}}
+* Dogen admits he does not speak English in front of the Others to avoid them arguing his orders. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons}}
 * Dogen and Sayid both say that Sayid will take the pill Dogen created only if Jack asks him to do so; Jack doesn't ask Sayid to do so because he doesn't trust Dogen without knowing exactly what's in the pill. {{crossref|Trust}}
-* Dogen attempts to convince Jack to give Sayid "medication" which turns out to be poison. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons}}
+* Dogen attempts to convince Jack to give Sayid "medication", which turns out to be poison, by appealing to Jack's sense of guilt. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons|Redemption}}
-* After looking though Claire's luggage, Kate decides to return it to her. {{crossref|Redemption}}
+* After looking through Claire's luggage, Kate decides to return it to her. {{crossref|Redemption}}
-* Dogen is seen spinning a baseball on his desk.  A baseball has 108 double stiches. {{crossref|The Numbers}}
+* Dogen is seen spinning a [[Dogen's baseball|baseball]] on his desk.  A baseball has 108 double stitches. {{crossref|The Numbers|Games}}
-* Dogen has a bowl of black stones on his desk. {{crossref|Black and White}}
+* Dogen has a bowl of black stones on his desk. {{crossref|Black and white}}
-* While looking through Claire's luggage, Kate finds a stuffed orca.  {{crossref|Black and White}} {{crossref|Animals}}
+* While looking through Claire's luggage, Kate finds a stuffed Orca.  {{crossref|Black and white|Animals}}
 * Dogen and Lennon tell Sayid he passed their test when in fact he hadn't. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons}}
-* Clarie gives Kate her credit card as she is leaving the hospital room. {{crossref|Relationships}}
+* Claire gives Kate her credit card as she is leaving the hospital room. {{crossref|Character connections}}
 * Aldo attempts to not reveal information about the trap in the jungle and the landing of Ajira Flight 316 to Kate and Jin. {{crossref|Deceptions and cons}}
+* While they are doing it for their protection, the Others are keeping the survivors in the Temple against their will. {{crossref|Imprisonment}}
+* Dogen tells Jack that by convincing Sayid to take the pill, Jack will redeem himself for all of those who have been hurt or killed because of his actions. {{crossref|Redemption}}
+* Dogen forces Jack to spit the poison pill, saving his life. {{crossref|Life and death}}
+* Jack tells Sayid that he died and Miles inquires about his post-death experience with no response. {{crossref|Death}}
+* Aldo calls Kate, "Princess". {{crossref|Nicknames}}
+* Dogen says Sawyer must come back voluntarily.  {{crossref|Fate versus free will}}
+* The numbers in the license plate ('''4'''DQ555'''4''') of the taxi, besides beginning and ending in [[4]], add up to '''[[23]]'''. {{crossref|The Numbers}}
+* Kate looks into the mirror in the flash sideways in the garage. {{crossref|Mirrors}}
+* Kate is handcuffed in the flash sideways. {{crossref|Imprisonment}}
+===Literary techniques===
+{{NavMinor-LiteraryTechniques}}
+* [[Sayid]] the torturer is himself tortured. {{crossref|Irony}}
+* [[Ethan]], in the flash-sideways timeline, says that he doesn't want to stick a bunch of needles into Claire if he doesn't have to, which is exactly what he does to her in the original timeline. {{crossref|Irony}}
+* [[Claire]] reappears after three years in the jungle. {{crossref|Plot twist|Cliffhanger}}
+* Ethan jokes that [[Aaron]] 'likes to move around' and he is going to be a 'handful'. In the original timeline, Aaron has already moved between several mothers at such a young age (Claire, Kate, then [[Carole Littleton]]) and has been one of the many problems the survivors have had to deal with on and off the island. {{crossref|Irony}}
+*Miles makes note of Hurley's leadership position. {{crossref|Foreshadowing}}
+*Dogen tells Jack the pill will save Sayid, but it will actually kill him. {{crossref|Juxtaposition}}
 ===Storyline analysis===
 {{NavMinor-Analysis}}
-* Kate steals a taxi. {{crossref|Crimes}}
+* [[Kate]] steals a taxi. {{crossref|Crimes}}
-* Miles tells Sayid that Hurley has assumed a leadership role. {{crossref|Leadership}}
+* [[Miles]] tells Sayid that [[Hurley]] has assumed a leadership role. {{crossref|Leadership}}
-* Kate and Jin go to find Sawyer. {{crossref|A-Missions}}
+* Kate and [[Jin]] go to find Sawyer. {{crossref|A-Missions}}
+* [[Aldo]] and [[Justin]] go with Kate and Jin to find Sawyer. {{crossref|O-Missions}}
+* Sawyer was going to marry [[Juliet]]. {{crossref|Relationships}}
+* [[Dogen]] tortures [[Sayid]]. {{crossref|Rivalries}}
 {{brclear}}
+==Episode connections==
-===Cultural references===
+===Episode references===
-{{NavMinor-CulturalReferences}}
+*Sawyer points out to Kate that Sayid was an Iraqi torturer who shot kids.  {{crossref|1x09|5x10}}
-* '''''[[wikipedia:Midnight Cowboy|Midnight Cowboy]]''''': [[Arzt]] shouts, "I'm walking here. I'm walking here!" This line is from the 1969 film [[wikipedia:Midnight Cowboy|Midnight Cowboy]] where the same dialogue is delivered verbatim by [[wikipedia:Dustin Hoffman|Dustin Hoffman]]'s character, Ratso Rizzo.  The line ranked #27 on AFI's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. {{Crossref|Movies}}
+*Hurley says the Others caught them again. {{crossref|2x24}}
-* '''''[[wikipedia:Back to the Future Part II|Back to the Future Part II]]''''': The same [[wikipedia:Dustin Hoffman|Dustin Hoffman]] line that [[Arzt]] shouts was recreated in the 1989 science fiction film [[wikipedia:Back to the Future Part II|Back to the Future Part II]] delivered by [[wikipedia:Michael J. Fox|Michael J. Fox]]'s character, Marty McFly Jr. The [[wikipedia:Back to the Future (film series)|Back to the Future (film series)]] also centered around time travel, paradoxes, changing history and the impact they have on family relations. {{Crossref|Movies}}
+*Aldo is bitter that Kate knocked him out and doesn't remember him. {{crossref|3x07}}
-* '''''[[wikipedia:Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]''''': Kate uses the alias "Joan Hart" at [[Angel of Mercy Hospital]].  This name resembles that of [[wikipedia: Melissa Joan Hart|Melissa Joan Hart]], the star of this series.  Incidently, [[Beth Broderick]], who plays [[Diane Janssen|Kate's mother]] was Joan Hart's co-star on that series. {{Crossref|TV}}
+*Justin recalls that [[Rousseau]] has been dead for three years. {{crossref|4x08}}
-* '''''[[wikipedia:Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]''''': After being tortured, Sayid says, "They didn't ask me any questions." This is similar to the line spoken by [[wikipedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]] after being tortured. {{Crossref|Movies}}
+*[[Sawyer]] tells [[Kate]] about his requesting [[Juliet]] to stay on the Island with him after encountering [[DHARMA]]. {{crossref|5x08}}
-* '''''[[wikipedia:Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''''': [[Dogen]] has a baseball placed on his desk. In the TV series DS9, [[wikipedia: Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]], the commander of the station, used to have a baseball prominently placed on his desk throughout the entire run of the show. In the pilot episode, he used the baseball as a metaphor to explain the nature of linear time to the inhabitants of the wormhole, who experienced time all at once. {{Crossref|TV}}
+*Kate refers to Sawyer asking her why she came back to the Island. {{crossref|5x10}}
-{{brclear}}
+*Sayid says he remembers being shot. {{crossref|5x16}}
-===Literary techniques===
+===Episode allusions===
+*Kate uses the same alias, "Joan Hart" she used in the normal timeline. {{crossref|1x22}}
-{{NavMinor-LiteraryTechniques}}
+*The title of this episode is a nod to a Season 2 Kate-centric episode. Both episodes were directed by [[Paul Edwards]]. {{crossref|2x09}}
-* Ethan, in the flash-sideways timeline, says that he doesn't want to stick a bunch of needles into Claire if he doesn't have to, which is exactly what he does to her in the original timeline. {{crossref|Irony}}
+*Ethan examines Claire's baby off the Island, much in the same way he did on the Island. {{crossref|2x15}}
-*Dogen forcefully makes Jack cough up the pill that he told was medicine for Sayid but actually turns out to be poision. He then gives him a cup of something to help with the pain of regurgitaion and tells him that it's tea. {{crossref|irony}}
+*The stuffed animal Kate finds in Claire's luggage is the same stuffed Orca whale Aaron is carrying as a toddler when Kate and Jack fight about him. {{crossref|4x10}}
-===Episode references===
-*The title of this episode is a nod to the Season 2 episode {{ep|2x09}}.
-*The stuffed animal Kate finds in Claire's luggage is the same stuffed orca whale Aaron is carrying as a toddler when Kate and Jack fight about him. {{crossref|4x10}}
-*Sawyer throws the engagement ring he planned to give to Juliet into the water, similar to what Desmond had done eleven years before. {{crossref|3x08}}
-*Kate reuses an old alias, "Joan Hart". {{crossref|1x22}}
-*One of the methods of torture that Sayid indure's is electricity. Similar to when he was tortured by Rousseau who used the same method. {{crossref|1x09}}
-*[[Lindsey Baskum]] and her husband are supposedly the couple in Los Angeles who were very eager to adopt, as found by [[Richard Malkin]]. {{Crossref|1x10}}
-*When Sawyer fires his gun to get everyone's attention at the Temple it's a nod to the way he did the same thing after he acquired all the guns in {{crossref|2x13}}--[[User:JLPagano|JLPagano]] 11:39, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
-== Unanswered questions==
+==Unanswered questions==
+{{NavMinor-Unanswered}}
-''For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see [[What Kate Does/Theories]]
+* How/when/where did the infection/darkness enter Sayid's body?
-*Why is it important that [[Sawyer]] returns to the Temple?
-*What is [[Sayid]] infected with?
+* How did [[Claire]] become infected?
-*What has "claimed" [[Sayid]]?
-*Where has [[Claire]] been?
-*What caused [[Claire]] to become like [[Rousseau]] in the original timeline?
-*What was [[Dogen]] typing and why does he have a typewriter?
-*Why does [[Dogen]] have a baseball?
-*Why all the secrecy regarding Rosseau and Ajira Airways Flight 316?
-*Why was [[Claire]]'s ultrasound dated a month after the Original Timeline Oceanic flight crashed?
 ==External links==
-*[http://abcmedianet.com/primeschedule/ABCGRIDS_Jan18_Feb14.pdf ABC Medianet schedule]
 *[http://abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/020310_04.html ABC Medianet Press Release]
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