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Having escaped the "monster" and retrieved the plane transceiver, a group of the survivors travel to higher ground so they can transmit a signal. On their way, they receive a mysterious transmission and encounter another of the island's inhabitants. Meanwhile, back at camp, Jack tends to a wounded man who reveals a secret about Kate.moreless
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  • Here is where we are!

    7.5
    "Good"
    By AmbroseMS, Jun 16, 2011
    Covering the grounds of the first adventure of Lost is simple. Jack was designed to die, you can tell the moment where he was supposed to be killed through the Pilot character. This character and Jack share a connection because of this. When we see the body of the pilot we are supposed to be looking at the protagonist. This was initially planned as a shock narrative twist, one that the writers will more than make up for throughout the shows next six years. The writers were kind enough to leave these seeds strewn through the pilot; notice that Jack went to pilot school? Because of the intense focus on the pilot, it's fitting the pilot is called well... "Pilot". Getting back onto the focus of this episode, the episode focuses on interactions. Shannon, the paris Hilton character, gives the show the iconic image of sunbathing in the wreckage. John Locke plays Backgammon with Walt. A game based on SENET which no one has ever been able to understand the full rules off. The writers will latter return to this and it will serve as a narrative plot in the latter seasons But this review isn't designed to spoil anything past the episode I am reviewing. One bit on analysis I will add; is the Hurley + Jack, blood scene. Hurley is a television buff, he is unhealthily obese. The writers designed this character around the personality of the actor. Now the first thing everyone expected was that this character would lose weight throughout. However to do this, the actor would have to take a major life-style change and so the character wouldn't be the one to "fill the role of the audience". Which is what he serves as; especially in any of the heavy sci-fi parts (this is a sci-fi show btw). So anyway, to focus on his character (since there is no Hurley centric until latter this Season minor spoiler). The sight of blood makes him cringe, yet being a major television fan this strikes odd. What we can deduce is that he is used to watching bloodless shows with bloodless fights so often, he has forgotten how the human body acts. Lost in its first Season does its best to integrate itself with medical reality. Which it really is forced to do when the Polar bear shows up and drifts the show away from reality. Charlie; "where are we". LOST has begun.moreless

  • We will never have Paris

    9.0
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    By Rufam, May 09, 2011
    Sayid is looking for a signal, while Walt is looking for his dog. What they actually find out is a transmission and a secret. -

    Overall, this episode was much better than the first one. First of all, we got to learn more about the supporting cast and the exploration of the characters was very well done (I especially liked the twist involving Kate being a fugitive). But what made this episode really special was the introduction of some of the show's many mysteries. The polar bears, the nature of the Monster, the mysterious distress signal etc. were all presented perfectly and, all together, created a superb cliffhanger. Very well done.moreless

  • Equally as good as part one...

    10
    "Perfect"
    By Jacob316, May 09, 2011
    Part two of the pilot episode is slightly slower in pace compared to part one but this gives the rest of the characters more of an introduction. Boone, Shannon, Sawyer and Sayid are the most notable because of them going on the trek. I felt that these scenes with the six survivors trying to get a signal was the best and most entreating parts of the episode the scene with the polar bear is great and exciting. We also learn that Charlie is a rug addict and that Kate is the fugitive both back in the day were shocking twists which I didn't see coming. What makes this episode a ten is the final scene with the French distress call, it gives my chills every time I watch it and it was wonderfully acted by all six of the cast. As a whole the pilot episode is perfect in my opinion there is nothing that could be done to make this more enjoyable than it already is. JJ Abrams also does a fantastic job directing showing his potential as a film director once again.moreless

  • A tale of survival...

    10
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    By ionee24, May 09, 2011
    After lying through their threet about the pilot's death, Doctor Jack realizes just how good liar Kate really is when the mortally injured marshall, Edward Mars, reveals she was the prisoner he was trying to bring back to L.A., there's nothing he can do about it for she has already left with unsuspecting 5 passengers to try to send a messge with the very transceiver the Doctor trusted her when he didn't know who she was.

    Drug addict Charlie keeps trusting the convict murderer as he did on the first part of the pilot, siblings Boone and Shannon keep trying to prove themselves to one another and the irony is that the soldier Sawyer just accused of terrorist may be the only ally he can count on once he figures out what Kate really is, after they shots a polar bear that simply didn't belong there. Something else that also didn't belong there? A french transmission Shannon translates for them, a transmission that has been repeating in a loop for over 16 years:"... they are dead, it killed them all, I'm all alone now, please ...someone come."

    They may as well end up being the aid for someone else before they could receive aid themsleves.moreless

  • 102

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    By Canogaparkcindy, May 09, 2011
    Part 2 was equally as good as part 1. I'm astonished at how amazing this pilot episode was. Both perfect in every aspect. I was almost shaking in the end when everyone was listening to the transmission. These characters are easy to warm up too, I like every single character already.

    A polar bear on an island? Each episode seems to give us more questions than answers, also who else loved the flashbacks? It's great that the writers have some sort of angle on this. Possibilities are endless, when it comes to the possible flashbacks on the plane before it crashed, could bring us some answers and character development.

    I also like that this is going as a day-by-day thing and it isn't rushing the days or weeks for that matter. Can't wait for the next episode with the creepy transmission and the wounded man awakening asking "where is she?" Charlie continues to be my favorite character, but Sawyer is pretty interesting too. I love all the characters, amazing pilot episode overall. One of the best I've ever seen.moreless
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    • Goof: When Sayid says that he fought in the Gulf War, Hurley says he had a buddy who also fought there, stating "He was in the 104th Airborne." There was no unit designated "104th Airborne" that fought in the Gulf War. There was, however, a 104th Airborne that fought in Chechnya for the Russian Federation in 2004.

    • When Sayid and Sawyer are fighting, Sayid says "Ibn al-kalb" to him. This translates to "Son of a bitch".

    • When Kate, Sayid, Boone, Shannon and Charlie are leaving the camp to test the tranceiver, Sawyer is reading a letter and we can see that he is not shaved. A couple of seconds later, when he joins them he is shaved, which wouldn't be possible in this time frame.

    • Numbers: 8 The ring charlie has in his right hand has 8 point-lane.

    • Boone had no way of knowing that the pilot was killed on Charlie, Kate and Jack's trip to the front of the plane? When asked if there were any survivors, Jack replied no while Charlie and Kate looked away.

    • Numbers: 16 The message the survivors pick up has been repeating itself for 16 years.

    • As stated by Locke, backgammon is (probably) the oldest game in the world, being over 5,000 years old and dating back to ancient Mesopotamia.

    • When Jack was about to pull out the shrapnel from the marshal, you can see the marshal's legs are crossed. Someone unconscious couldn't do this and I don't think anyone else would have thought to cross an unconscious person's legs.

    • The french on the radio was not really as Shannon translated, but rather: "It is outside, they are all dead, please help us". And then "If anyone hears this, I'll try to reach the Black Rock".

    • Though Sayid's calculation is merely an estimate, the message would have only repeated for approximately 8 years. This is calculating based on the fact that the message was only about 21 seconds long and that the iteration at the end of each message would have been a few seconds shorter when it was initially started playing by the french woman. However, based on a static length message of 30 seconds, Sayid's calcuation is dead on at 16 years.

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    • Shannon: (Translating the message from the radio) She's saying, Please help me. Please come get me... I'm alone now. On the island alone. Please someone come. The others, they're... they're dead. It killed them, it killed them all.

    • Hurley: (to Sawyer) We're all in this together man, let's treat each other with a little respect. Sawyer: Shut up, lardo!

    • Sayid: Polar bears don't live near this far south. Boone: This one does. Sawyer: Did. It did.

    • Sawyer: I know your type. Kate: I'm not so sure. Sawyer: Yeah, I've been with girls like you. Kate: Not girls exactly like me.

    • Marshal: You look worried. I'd be worried, too, if I was you. But you've got to stay positive, kiddo. You know, there's always that off chance that they'll believe your story. I know I sure did. Kate: I don't care what you believe.

    • Sawyer: Oh, now's a good time to check the radio. Not before, but now. Sayid: We're up higher. Sawyer: Yes, we are!

    • Kate: What is that? Sayid: Feedback. Kate: Feedback from what? What would do that? Sayid: I don't know. Sawyer: I'll tell you what would do that. This guy not fixing the radio. This thing doesn't even work.

    • Sayid: It's a loop. Iteration, it's repeating the same message. The counter- the next number will end 533. Sawyer: Does anyone know what the hell he's talking about? Sayid: It's a running count of the number of times the message has repeated. It's roughly 30 seconds long so, how long...? (we see him trying to figure it out in his head) Sawyer: Don't forget to carry the 1, chief.

    • Shannon: (about the French transmission) She's saying, she's saying: "Please help me, please come get me." Sawyer: Or, she's not! You don't even speak French!

    • Kate: Look, everybody can come, but we're leaving now. Charlie (to Shannon): You can't tell from that, but she's actually really nice.

    • (About hiking to higher ground to get a better signal for the transceiever) Kate: What makes you think that we're any safer here than we are in the jungle? Jack: Alright, well, wait for me. Kate: Sayid said the signal won't last. Jack: Alright. But, Kate, if you hear...anything, run.

    • Kate: I'm glad you came, Charlie. Charlie: Every trek needs a coward. Kate: You're not a coward.

    • Kate: (to Sawyer) So you decided to join us.
      Sawyer: I am a complex guy, sweetheart.

    • Boone: Someone else was stranded here? Kate: Maybe they came for them. Sawyer: If someone came why is it still playing? Charlie: Guys, where are we?

    • Boone: You spent a year in Paris! Shannon: Drinking, not studying!

    • Charlie: That's French! The French are coming! I've never been so happy to hear the French!

    • Shannon: Are you going? Charlie: Yep, I'm going. Are you going? Shannon: Yes. Charlie: Yep, I'm definitely going.

    • Shannon: (to Boone) Shut up and stop trying to be charming.

    • Shannon: You know, that guy from the gate, he wouldn't let us have our seats in first class. He saved our lives. Boone: Come on, Shannon, we're trying to clear some of the wreakage. Why don't you help out? You're just being worthless over here anyways. Shannon: What? Boone: What do you want me to say? You're sitting on your ass staring at bodies. Shannon: I've just been through a trauma here! Boone: We've all been through a trauma! The only difference is that since the crash you've given yourself a pedicure!

    • Hurley: (to Jin) What, eat that? Look, I'm starving, but I am nowhere near that hungry.

    • Jack: Give it a break. Sawyer: Whatever you say, Doc. You're the hero.

    • Claire: (About Boone) Is that your boyfriend? Shannon: My brother. Boone. God's friggin' gift to humanity.

    • Shannon: (translating) Please help me... the others, they're dead. It killed them all.

    • Hurley: Uh, I'm not so good around blood. Jack: Then don't look Hurley: Yeah...but...I'm not so good around blood... (passes out)

    • Locke: (talking about backgammon) Two players, two sides. One is light, one is dark.

    • Hurley: How do you know how to do all that? Sayid: I was a military communications officer. Hurley: Oh yeah? You ever see battle? Sayid: I fought in the Gulf War. Hurley: No way! I got a buddy who fought over there. He was in the Hundred and Fourth Airborne. What were you, Air Force? Army? Sayid: The Republican Guard.

    • Charlie: Anything? Jack: You keep asking if there's anything. Charlie: Pardon me for appearing desperate, but before the pilot was ripped from the cockpit, he did say that no one was gonna find us unless we get that transceiver working.So is there anything? Jack: No. Charlie: Ok.

    • Boone: Do you think that's what killed the pilot? Charlie: No, that's a tiny, teenie version compared to that.

    • Kate: Does anyone know how to use a gun? Charlie: I think you just pull the trigger. Sayid: Don't use the gun. Kate: I wanna take it apart. Charlie: Oh.

    • Hurley: You sure he's out? Jack: He's out. Hurley: How do you know he won't wake up when you yank that thing out? Jack: I don't. Hurley: (to the unconscious marshal) Hey guy you awake? Yo! There's a rescue plane, we're saved. Yayyyyyy! (pause) Yeah, he's out.

    • Locke: Do you play checkers with your Pop? Walt: No. I live in Australia with my Mom. She got sick, she died a couple of weeks ago. Locke: You're having a bad month.

    • Kate: Where did that come from? Sawyer: Probably Bear Village. How the hell would I know? Kate: Not the bear, the gun. Sawyer: I got it off one of the bodies. Sayid: One of the bodies. Sawyer: Yeah, one of the bodies. Shannon: People don't carry guns on planes. Sawyer: They do if they're a U.S. Marshal, Sweet Cheeks. There was one on the plane. Kate: How do you know that? Sawyer: I saw a guy lying there with an ankle holster, so I took the gun. Thought it might come in handy. Guess what. I just shot a bear! Kate: So why do you think he's a Marshal? Sawyer: Because he had a clip-on badge. I took that, too. Thought it was cool. (shows her the badge) Sayid: I know who you are. You're the prisoner. Sawyer: I'm the what? Sayid: You found a gun on a U.S Marshal? Yes, I believe you did, you knew where it was, because you were the one that he was bringing back to the States. Those handcuffs were on you, that's how you knew he had a gun. Sawyer: Piss off! Sayid: That's who you are, you son of a bitch. Sawyer: You're as suspicious of me as I am of you. Sayid: But you are the prisoner. Sawyer: Fine, I'm the criminal, you're the terrorist. We can all play a part. Who do you wanna be?

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    • International Airdates: Denmark: January 14, 2005 on Kanal 5 Québec (Canada): March 24, 2005 on Radio-Canada Greece: August 5, 2008 at 23.00 on ANT1

    • Awards won: -2005 Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series", "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)", "Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series". -Casting Society of America's 2005 Artios for "Best Dramatic Pilot Casting". -*2005 VES (Visual Effects Society) Award for "Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program"*. The episode was also nominated for the 2005 Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series", but didn't win. *Not along Part 1.

    • The scene where Sawyer shoots a polar bear became very problematic, as discussed on the Season 1 DVD special, "Welcome to Oahu". The original test screening preview of the episode showed a stuffed bear that looked unrealistic when frozen in screen capture; this was later replaced with a much more realistic CGI animation.

    • The French transmission was dubbed in German for the French version.

    • Aired in Sweden on February 9th, 2005.

    • A Charlie and Kate-centric episode.

    • J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof & Jeffrey Lieber received a 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on this two-hour pilot episode.

    • J.J. Abrams won the 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series for his work on this two-hour pilot episode.

    • This two-hour pilot episode won the 2005 Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series.

    • This episode scored 5.9 million viewers when it aired for the first time in the UK.

    • Re-aired: Saturday, October 2, 2004 at 9 p.m. ET

    • It cost $250,000 just to ship the wrecked plane pieces to Hawaii.

    • In the pilot episode of Lost actress Emilie de Ravin was listed as a guest star and supposed to be on a recurring basis. After the series was picked up for the fall by ABC she became a regular cast member.

    • Although the Lost pilot is 2 hours long, network ABC decided to air both hours seperately, one on Sept. 22 and Sept 29.

    • Filming of the 2-hour pilot of Lost began on Monday, March 22 and lasted through Saturday, April 24.

    • Before being picked up for the fall season ABC had already order six additional scripts beyond the pilot episode of Lost.

    • Lost filmed its first two days in the rain and bamboo forest along Old Pali Road where three survivors of a plane crash -- actors Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan--- on an unnamed and deserted Pacific island find the dead pilot hanging in a tree, a dog (which suddenly vanishes) and a child's shoe. They also shot at Waikane Valley filming, when six of the survivors, while hiking, are attacked by a charging polar bear.

    • The 2-hour pilot episode of "LOST" cost approximately $10 million to make, one of the most expensive pilots produced in television history.

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    • Event: Walt reading a comic book Before being approached by his father, Walter is reading a comic book in Spanish. This comic is called Faster Friends, featuring DC Comics heroes The Flash (Jay Garrick and Wally West) and Green Lantern (Alan Scott and Kyle Rayner). The comic does make reference to a polar bear and two generations of people uniting, but the total significance of the comic book is unknown.

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