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White Rabbit (Lost)
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"White Rabbit" is the fifth episode of the first season of Lost
. The episode was directed by Kevin Hooks
and written by Christian Taylor
. It first aired on October 20, 2004 on ABC
. The character of Jack Shephard
(Matthew Fox
) is featured in the episode's flashback.
(John Terry
) sees his son's beaten face, he tells Jack he shouldn't be a hero because "he doesn't have what it takes."
Many years later, Jack's mother (Veronica Hamel
) tells him that his father has left for Australia. She wants him to bring his father back and Jack reluctantly agrees. Jack flies to Australia and while searching the hotel at which his father was staying, the manager informs Jack that his father has not slept at the hotel for several days following an incident at a bar.
Jack is shown at the morgue, where the coroner tells Jack that his father died of alcohol poisoning. Jack identifies the body and prepares to fly his father's body back home. While at the airport, the airline refuses to put his father's body on the plane because he does not have the proper documentation.
(Dominic Monaghan
) reveals to Jack that he cannot or does not know how to swim. Boone Carlyle
(Ian Somerhalder
) swims out but can't reach her, and Jack rescues Boone. Jack is distraught that he failed to save her and sees the mysterious man in a suit again.
Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia
) and Charlie Pace
(Dominic Monaghan
) want Jack to decide how to handle the lack of water. On the island Jack once more sees the man in the suit, and chases him. He catches up and discovers it's his father. Frightened, he calls out "Dad?" to the man, who silently turns and walks away.
Jack deliriously stumbles through the jungle looking for his father. On the island, Jack falls off a precipice while running after his 'father.' He hangs on to a branch, but cannot climb up. Fortunately, Locke appears and helps him up.
Locke tells Jack that the others need a leader, and it should be him. Jack reveals that his father is a hallucination. Locke claims the island is "special," and everything that happens on it does so for a reason. He says, "I looked into the eye of this island
and what I saw was beautiful." They split up; Locke looks for water and instructs Jack to follow his hallucination, saying "You need to finish what you started."
That night, Jack discovers caves with an abundance of fresh water. More wreckage from the plane is at the caves, including a coffin. Jack opens the coffin to find his father's body, and - finding it empty - angrily destroys it.
Jack appears and tells everyone about the caves, telling them they need to work together; introducing the show's well-known phrase "live together, die alone."
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
. The episode was directed by Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable from his roles in Aaron Loves Angela and Sounder, but may be best known as Morris Thorpe from TV's The White Shadow....
and written by Christian Taylor
Christian Taylor (screenwriter)
Christian Taylor is an award-winning screenwriter known for his work on the American television drama Six Feet Under. He wrote, directed and starred in the film Showboy which won Best Directorial Debut at the "British Independent Film Awards" and "Best Picture at the Milan International Film...
. It first aired on October 20, 2004 on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. The character of Jack Shephard
Jack Shephard
Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character and protagonist of the ABC television series Lost played by Matthew Fox. Lost follows the journey of the survivors of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 on a mysterious island and their attempts to survive and escape, slowly uncovering more of the much broader...
(Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox (actor)
Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
) is featured in the episode's flashback.
Flashbacks
A young Jack (John O'Hara) and a friend are being beaten up. One bully gives Jack the chance to leave, but he decides to help his companion, causing him to be further assaulted. When Jack's fatherChristian Shephard
Dr. Christian Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by John Terry. He is the father of lead characters Jack Shephard , who becomes the de facto leader of the survivors of Oceanic 815 after it crashes on an island, and Claire Littleton , another of the survivors...
(John Terry
John Terry (actor)
John Terry is an American film, television, and stage actor.-Early life:Terry was born in Florida, where he attended Vero Beach High School. He was also educated at the prestigious Loomis Chaffee prep school in Windsor, Connecticut, and began a career building original custom log homes in North...
) sees his son's beaten face, he tells Jack he shouldn't be a hero because "he doesn't have what it takes."
Many years later, Jack's mother (Veronica Hamel
Veronica Hamel
Veronica Hamel is an American actress.- Biography :After Hamel graduated from Temple University, she worked as a secretary for a company that manufactured ironing board covers. She began a fashion modeling career after being discovered by Eileen Ford...
) tells him that his father has left for Australia. She wants him to bring his father back and Jack reluctantly agrees. Jack flies to Australia and while searching the hotel at which his father was staying, the manager informs Jack that his father has not slept at the hotel for several days following an incident at a bar.
Jack is shown at the morgue, where the coroner tells Jack that his father died of alcohol poisoning. Jack identifies the body and prepares to fly his father's body back home. While at the airport, the airline refuses to put his father's body on the plane because he does not have the proper documentation.
On the Island
Joanna, one of the crash survivors, is drowning in the ocean. Charlie PaceCharlie Pace
Charlie Hieronymus Pace is a fictional character on ABC's Lost, a television series chronicling the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island...
(Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
) reveals to Jack that he cannot or does not know how to swim. Boone Carlyle
Boone Carlyle
Boone Carlyle is a fictional character played by Ian Somerhalder on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the south Pacific. Boone is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepbrother of fellow crash survivor Shannon Rutherford...
(Ian Somerhalder
Ian Somerhalder
Ian Joseph Somerhalder is an American model, actor and producer, best known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama Lost and Damon Salvatore in the TV drama The Vampire Diaries.-Early life:...
) swims out but can't reach her, and Jack rescues Boone. Jack is distraught that he failed to save her and sees the mysterious man in a suit again.
Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia
Jorge García is a U.S. actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker and later for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost. Garcia also performs as a stand-up comedian.-Early life:García was born...
) and Charlie Pace
Charlie Pace
Charlie Hieronymus Pace is a fictional character on ABC's Lost, a television series chronicling the lives of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island...
(Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan is an English actor. He has received international attention from playing Merry in Peter Jackson's adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and for his role as Charlie Pace on the television show Lost....
) want Jack to decide how to handle the lack of water. On the island Jack once more sees the man in the suit, and chases him. He catches up and discovers it's his father. Frightened, he calls out "Dad?" to the man, who silently turns and walks away.
Jack deliriously stumbles through the jungle looking for his father. On the island, Jack falls off a precipice while running after his 'father.' He hangs on to a branch, but cannot climb up. Fortunately, Locke appears and helps him up.
Locke tells Jack that the others need a leader, and it should be him. Jack reveals that his father is a hallucination. Locke claims the island is "special," and everything that happens on it does so for a reason. He says, "I looked into the eye of this island
Walkabout (Lost)
"Walkabout" is the fourth episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by David Fury. It first aired on October 13, 2004, on ABC. In the episode, flashbacks reveal John Locke's plans to get to Australia and participate in a walkabout tour...
and what I saw was beautiful." They split up; Locke looks for water and instructs Jack to follow his hallucination, saying "You need to finish what you started."
That night, Jack discovers caves with an abundance of fresh water. More wreckage from the plane is at the caves, including a coffin. Jack opens the coffin to find his father's body, and - finding it empty - angrily destroys it.
Jack appears and tells everyone about the caves, telling them they need to work together; introducing the show's well-known phrase "live together, die alone."