Left Behind

Season 3, Episode 15, Aired
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After the events at the Barracks reach a climax, Kate finds herself forced to team up with one of the enemy. Meanwhile, Sawyer is worried to learn from Hurley that the other survivors may be planning to banish him.
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  • Juliet is left behind by the Others along with Jack, Sayid and Kate. John says goodbye to Kate.. Why??? That's to be seen in the future... The flashbacks involve Kate and how she meets the last person Sawyer cons...moreless

    9.3
    "Superb"
    By hkwong72, Aug 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Yet another episode which leaves viewers guessing... WHY?!?! John bids Kate goodbye, and then the entire settlement at the Barracks is emptied. Kate finds a gas canistor thrown into where she was held captive and when she awoke, she found herself in the middle of the jungle handcuffed to Juliet...
    Strange... Yes...
    Juliet apparently has no idea what she's doing there either.. However, she doesn't reveal that she has a key that could release them from the handcuffs. It's only later when they are chased by the island's mysterious smoke creature that she uses it.. Juliet then activates the electromagnetic barrier and luckily, the smoky creature doesn't pass through it by going over like how John, Sayid, Kate and Russo did..
    Jack is found in the Barracks along with Sayid.. But EVERYONE else is GONE... The four of them then heads back to their camp...
    I wonder if they'll return to claim ownership of the Barracks.. It'll be nice to finally sleep on a proper bed eh??moreless

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  • I hope there are more like this one, and less like last weeks.

    8.6
    "Great"
    By timonperry, Sep 13, 2010 Report Abuse
    I have to say that I really did like this episode. It showed some interesting insight into the "others" as well as good background with Kate. This season I have found the background stories too prominent in the episodes and it is very annoying and unnecessary, but this wasn't bad. The scene with the black mist was great. It didn't reveal as much as I wanted, but then again, no episode of Lost has ever really done that. I have been disappointed in Lost this season, but this episode seemed hopeful. I really do hope that we see more of this kind. Revealing and still making us want more, much like sexy underwear! I'm thinking that maybe the other's left Juliet behind on purpose, but maybe I'm looking to much into this.moreless

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  • Women on the run, the return of the monster, and a mini con on the beach

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By DavidB226Morris, Dec 27, 2009 Report Abuse
    Now this is more like it. After running in place last week, we now get to deal with a Kate-centric episode, in which she finds herself wearing handcuffs again, has a couple of major secrets reveal, we get another reveal to her past, and as an added bonus, we see the monster (which now seems to have been classified 'Old Smokey. Groan."
    In last seasons, 'What Kate Did', we learned that Kate blew her mother's house up with the man who turned out to be Kate's father inside it. The marriage was full of physical and emotional abuse, so it came as a huge shock to her when Diane called the police without a second thought. And just like almost every other character on the show who was abandoned, she has to know why. This episode is chronologically the second earliest of Kate's flashbacks, and it shows that Kate has returned home to find out why. Diane isn't the only familiar face. Also appearing is Cassidy, a few months after the events in 'The Long Con'. Fallen on desperate times, she seems to have fallen back on the one skill he taught her--- running cons, and based on what we see, she's doing a piss-poor job of it. (However, she seems a lot better at it then she lets on, though I'm now convinced she's not the Machiavellian mastermind some fans have written her up as.) She decides to help 'Lucy' have a meeting with her mother, which leads to one of the most gutwrenching scenes we've had. Turns out what Kate did was kill the man she loved, and her mother couldn't forgive her for that.

    At which point we all say 'Diane is the worst parent in history' and there's a good reason to think that despite the tough competition. Wayne her father has been abusing Kate to, and there's a damn good chance he was molesting her. Diane apparently didn't think what having this alcoholic, abusive, sexual deviant in her house was doing to her daughter. Battered wife syndrome only carries things so far, and even if Kate was quiet on the abuse, does Diane really think it's a good idea to have her daughter living in this house listening to this assaults on her? It's repulsive is what is it. Despite all this, Kate keeps her word on one thing; she tells her daughter, next time she sees her that she'll scream for help. As we saw in 'Born to Run' when she was in a hospital ill with cancer, that's just what she did.

    Now, on the island, she's committed a far worse crime. She trekked across the island with Locke and Sayid, only to learn a)Jack was doing fine without her, and b) that she' led Locke to their submarine which he has now blown to piece. To make matters worse, the Others have no pulled up camp, and have decided to gas the followers. When she regains consciousness, she's still in handcuffs, but now she's chained to Juliet,, who is not going to let this go, either.
    As much as we want to be in Juliet's corner (after what we saw in 'Not in Portland', it's hard not to have sympathy for her, she is an Other. (This is made clear in the teaser where she does the same judo superstrength that they seem to have on poor Kate). It's hard to believe that she would just get dumped in the jungle cuffed to Kate, and harder to believe that she knows nothing about the island. (We'll soon learn we have reasons to be suspicious.) Her anger at Kate is genuine, though--- a few hours ago, she thought she'd be on her way home; now, because of Kate, she's trapped again. The knockdown brawl that the two have is probably inevitable; even more shattering than the painful shoulder dislocation is that Juliet is basically right, and that Jack knew about Kate and Sawyer's liaison in the cages, and that she broke his heart
    However, they're soon dealing with a far more formidable threat--- the monster, now showing it's face for the first time since it killed Eko in 'The Cost of Living'. Juliet claims not to know anything about it, but that's yet another lie, which she is very quick to reveal. What's far more interesting is what we see of it. Juliet and Kate reach the sonic fence (and she knows that it's working, yet another lie), and after activating, the monster approaches split into three large section. There is a passing resemblance to Cerberus, the three headed dog who guarded the entrance to Hades, and we remember from the blast bay door map that the word Cerberus was written on it several times. Juliet stares right into the monsters without blinking, just like Eko, and this time when the monster hits the fence, there is a noise as if the beast has been repelled somehow. Perhaps this is the real reason the fence was designed, and the monster would have destroyed everybody on the island by now if not for it.
    Of course, in order to do this, Juliet has to reveal that being handcuffed to Kate was, in fact, another con. Once again, she's lied to us, and we wonder whether this entire thing was just another exercise, run by Juliet to test Kate somehow.

    Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, it's been less than a day since Paolo and Nikki, ahem, died, and now Hurley cons Sawyer into believing that the survivors are now planning on voting him off the island. Sawyer thinks this is crap, but after a pitiful attempt to fend for himself (somehow he never learned to gut a fish in three months on the island) he decides to make an effort to win hearts and minds. Eventually, of course, Sawyer learns that Hurley has now conned him (for the second time in less than a week) but we get a more interesting lesson, when we realize that Hurley is trying to train Sawyer to serve as their new leader. The idea seems laughable at first, but it turns out to be foreshadowing of later Starting in Season 4, Sawyer will have to step up, and take charge. It'll be interesting to compare his work to Jack and Locke. It also proves that Hurley probably is the secret leader of the Losties, and that if he wanted the job he's handling it a lot better than Jack did. (It also shows how Sawyer and Hurley's relationship is evolving from just insulting nicknames.)

    In the end, Kate and Juliet return to camp to find the Others gone (Locke, as we learned early on, has gone with them) and Sayid and Jack lying gassed in their. Kate makes a somewhat pitiful and painful attempt to apologize, and Jack seems to let it go, because he is apparently far more concerned about Juliet. When they salvage what they can, Jack gives his first order as a leader all season--- that Juliet is going to come back with them. Sayid is appalled by this, but yields to Jack on this. But considering how effortlessly she was able to lie to Kate, we find it hard to trust Juliet. It seems like Jack is about to make a huge mistake, and though he has his reasons, it will cost him severely in the eyes of the camp.

    'Left Behind' demonstrates why Evangeline Lilly is this show's secret weapon. Ironically, because she's spent her life spinning the same kind of lies, it's hard to believe what she's told us, which makes her often brutally honest moments of the flashbacks even more heartrending. The Others seem to know every detail about the survivors---- where they're getting their data is another question we still don't know--- but they're as able-bodied liars as everyone else. Kate has been played by them twice so far--- can she convince the Losties that she's right now?
    My score: 9.2moreless

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  • Girls!!!

    8.1
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    By Dante_Edy, Jul 12, 2009 Report Abuse
    Objective - After the delay because of the previous episode, the producers decided to take back the focus to our Main Survivors. Here we have 3 Focus: Kate and Juliet (a great idea to create mystery and to make you guess what happened with Jack and Co), Kate Flashbacks (the sequel about Kates Drama about her mother, with a strange connection to Sawyer) and Hugo and Sawyer (that have some funny moments).

    Flashbacks - Kate Flashback began to seem like a random flashback (like the last one), but then she meets someone that we know from Sawyer flashbacks. The complication phase dont seems very interesting, but how Kate would do what she wanted to do seemed impossible. The Climax was her conversation with her mother, nothing special here. The ending was a setup for future events to come.

    Kate and Juliet - This one was Funny. The beginning start with a mysterious interaction between Locke and Kate, than the complication phase became interesting when she and Juliet are alone in the jungle. Even the Smoke Monster Appeared. The combination of this two characters was interesting, because the interaction between them. This was mean to allow Kate to know that Jack Saw her and Sawyer in the Cage. Maybe this was the climax, the conversation about Jack and how the Smoke Monster tried to kill them was the first ending before them found Jack. The idea of Kate and Juliet being handcuffed was excellent.

    Sawyer and Hugo - This was very interesting. This begins because Hugo tell sawyer about the vote. The complication phase was very funny and the end was brilliant, very simple and well done.

    Overall:

    1 - Plot Holes: Gold. Didnt Notice.

    2 - Time and Scenes Management: Gold. Lost continues to deliver scenes like this and you cant notice that scenes that are there just to stole time. The nice dialogues between Kate and Juliet, Hugo and Sawyer.

    3 - Surprises/Twist/Shocks/Cliffhangers: Bronze. The Monster shows up, this is a surprise, but there is nothing there, besides Hugo excellent idea and the twist in the end.

    4 - Action: Silver. There Is a fight that ended well. You have an Stealth scene.

    5 - Funny: Hugo and Sawyer Scenes.

    6 - Drama: Silver. Kate interaction with her mother, and then when Juliet told her what she need to know.

    7 - Tension/Fear: Silver. The Smoke monster, there is something that can stop him, after all.

    8 - Excitement Level (curiosity/Mystery/Doubt/Revelations: Silver. There is enough mystery about why the Other moved and What happened with Jack. You even can expected that Juliet can tell something that is revealing. The revelations are low this time, but not bad.

    This episode is great, some nice interactions, drama, humor, mystery and tension.moreless

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  • Kate & Juliet

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By napen, Jan 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    No fue un captulo memorable pero sirvi para entablecer la relacin entre Kate y Juliet en su pelea por el amor de Jack que, como ya sabemos, no dudara un segundo en volverse slo si volvera a tener la posibilidad. Los otros con Ben a la cabeza dejan a ellos tres y Sayid slos en el pueblito vaya uno a saber por qu razn. Quizs para que los buenos incorporen a Juliet a su comunidad y ella luego los termine cagando... parece demasiado obvio...
    Pero algo a considerar y no puedo esperar en ver en que se convierte es Locke animoso de unirse a Ben y los suyos, loco...moreless

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    • Saint Lucy: Kate took the alias "Lucy", remarking that Lucy was a Saint. The Feast of Saint Lucy falls on December 13, the same day on which the events of this episode (including the Feast at the beach) occur. Edit
    • When Kate and Cassidy are in the bar having a drink, Cassidy is asking Kate a question and we see Kate playing with an empty glass. We then cut to a view of Kate face on, where she holds up the glass with a dark drink in it, and drinks it in one sip. Edit
    • Black and white ("Lost"'s recurring theme): While she's being held, Kate observes a backgammon board to kill time. Edit

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    • This episode won a 2008 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form – Sound Effects and Foley. Edit
    • Rodrigo Santoro (Paulo) and Kiele Sanchez (Nikki) are no longer in the opening credits. Edit
    • Ben (Michael Emerson) is the only main cast member who doesn't appear in this episode. Edit

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    • Juliet: I hope you're not dragging me all the way back there for him. Kate: Excuse me? Juliet: I hope you're not going back for Jack. Because I was standing right there when he told you not to come back! And now that you've ruined his chance to get off the island - (Kate stops Juliet from talking by punching her in the face) Edit
    • Sayid: I've checked all the houses. Everyone's gone. No weapons. No trail. It's like fifty people disappeared into thin air. Edit
    • Kate: So, this guy who ripped you off, will you give me his name, tell me where I can find him? You almost got arrested for me, Cassidy, I wanna help you. Cassidy: I'm pregnant. It's his; baby is his. And I still love him. Kate: So, call the cops. Have him locked up. Cassidy: Will you ever forgive your mom for calling the cops? Kate: No. No, I won't. Edit

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    • The title is also the title of a series of novels, about what might happen after the "rapture" (the future vanishing of christians to meet Christ in Heaven). After Jack, Kate, Sayid and Juliet are left behind by the Others, Sayid says, regarding the Others's sudden disappearance, "It's like fifty people disappeared into thin air". This also fits with Locke's conversation with Kate where he indicates she is not good enough to be taken because of what she has done. The tribulation, a time of war, death and destruction, traditionally follows the rapture. Edit

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