Walkabout

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired
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As food supplies run low, John Locke emerges as the hunter after the survivors learn there are wild boars near camp. Meanwhile, the survivors realize that they must somehow get rid of the rotting bodies from the fuselage. The flashbacks in this episode depict Locke's plans to get to Australia and participate in a "walkabout" tour.moreless
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  • Best Episode of the Series

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    By pmo_09, Dec 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode, like all the lock-centric episodes, was amazing. When I watched this for the first time, I realized that this show was something different, not like other shows. This episode is probably one of the best episodes of any show I have ever watched (or maybe an episode of Dexter) but the ending is second to none. I miss this show

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  • Most sublime tale of a man's first steps.

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    By ionee24, Nov 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    As the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 prepare for an impromptu memorial service for those among them who are no longer part of the living, "hunter" John Locke, a case filled with knives, murderer Kate Austen and reluctant family man Michael go into the jungle to hunt food, several flashbacks introduce the audience to the past of the "hunter" which is parochial at best, pathetic at worst.

    Apparently, Locke's life adventure reduced to this Australian Walkabout for which he prepared for years, developping skills that only got to carry on after the plane crash he survived due to the fact the guide rejected him on arrival, not unlike the Black Smoke Monster rejects to kill him when he volunteers as a distraction in order so Kate & Michael could scape.

    Convinced that his name might be added to the memorial, everyone on the camp is shocked when Locke shows up alive & well with the product of his hunt, a boar ready to be eaten...what would really shock them, what in fact shocked us all, is Locke's final flashback, moments after the plane crash, when he realizes for first time that he can walk again, no longer rejected he stands up, as tall as he is, ready to face the ultimate walkabout of his life ...as the fire consumes what's left of the wheelchair that bound his past life Locke smiles, free, alive and most of all walking.moreless

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  • Awesome.

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    By Sarah_LOST, May 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    The fuselage is burned after it is raided by a group of wild boars. Locke successfully goes hunting for boar. Locke encounters the monster, but he does not tell anyone about this. In flashbacks, it is revealed that he was in a wheelchair before the plane crash and healed after the crash. Ah, the days they ran away from wild boars, I miss those days! I love they way Locke is made out to liik like a weirdo in the frist season, it's so cool. I love Michael, he is so funny, one of my favourite characters in season one. I also love Charlie, the best character on the whole show, he is so funny, and when him and Hurleya re fishing it's too good!moreless

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    By Canogaparkcindy, Mar 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    Superb episode of Lost, but that really isn't surprising, is it? I really did not expect that amazing ending, I really was looking forward to the Locke-centric episode just because of how mysterious he was in the first 3 episodes. He was just amazing here tonight.

    Amazing back story, and incredible outcome and effect the crash had on his life. I'm loving all the character interactions between everyone like Kate & Sayid, Shannon & Charlie, just all the characters, really.

    This has become one of the most intriguing shows I have ever watched and this episode just followed that same pattern. Overall, superb episode of this show, Locke definitely became one of my favorites tonight.moreless

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  • Sheds some light on John Locke...

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    By Jacob316, Aug 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    The episode starts well with a boar attack but from there it gets even better, the scene were John Locke finally gets notice by the survivours is awesome, the speech, the music, the knife the "Who is this guy?" it's a great scene. The hunting scenes are the best in this episode when it comes the island parts but then there is the flashbacks. Throughtout the series I have thought that the real time scenes are better than the flashback but sometimes flashbacks are just as good in this episode the flashbacks are the best, especially when you rewatch it and notice things, little clues to the conclusion of the episode. Oh and what a conclusion by the way totally didn't see it coming, it's wonderfully acted by Terry O'Quinn as he shouts the infamous catchprase "dont tell me what I can't do" and then the other conclusion were Locke wakes up on the beach and realizes that the island has healed him that the island is speacil. This remians to be one of the highlight episodes of the first season and even the entire series,moreless

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    • Numbers: 23 It is mentioned that Harold Wollstein, one of the passengers that died in the plane crash, was in seat 23C. Jack, Rose and Bernard were also on adjacent seats in the same row, 23. Edit
    • When Jack is cleaning Charlie's cut after the boar attack, the camera pans upwards and you can see a small tattoo of two figures on Charlie's shoulder. Dominic Monaghan, who plays Charlie, got this tattoo ("nine" in Elvish) to commemorate his part in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Monaghan, along with eight other actors who got the tattoo, were part of a the Fellowship of the Ring, the central group of characters in the films. Edit
    • Goof: It is mentioned that Harold Wollstein is a dead passenger in Seat 23C. This is not accurate, however, as 23C would have been where Rose was sitting prior to the crash. This can be seen from Jack sitting in a 2-seat section of Row 23 in "Pilot" and other episodes. He was in Seat 23A. This means that Harold had to be in Seat 23B, unlikely since Jack sits there in order to keep Rose calm, or in Seat 23E since Rose's husband would presumably have been in Seat 23D. Edit

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    • After this episode aired, ABC announced that "Lost" had been picked up for the full season. Edit
    • In Latin America, this episode was known as "Viaje Espiritual", which means "spiritual journey". Edit
    • International Airdates: Denmark: January 28, 2005 on Kanal 5 Greece: August 7, 2008 at 23.00 on ANT1 Edit

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    • Tour Agent: The Walkabouts we arrange here are not just a stroll through the park. It's trekking through vast stretches of desert, rousting bloody treacherous woods. Locke: Look, you've got no idea who you're talking to. I'm well aware of what's involved, believe me. I probably know more than you on the subject. Tour Agent: In any case, it's a trying ordeal for someone in peak physical condition, let alone... Locke: Look, I booked this tour a month ago, you've already got my money. Now, I demand a place on that bus. Tour Agent: You misrepresented yourself. Locke: I never lied. Tour Agent: By omission, Mr. Locke. You neglected to tell us about your condition. Locke: My condition is not an issue. I've lived with it for 4 years. It's never kept me from doing anything. Tour Agent: Look, unfortunately it is an issue for our insurance company. I can't keep the bus waiting any longer. It isn't fair to the other people. Locke: Hey, don't talk to me about fair! Tour Agent: I can get you on a plane back to Sydney on our dime. That's the best I can do. Locke: No. I don't want to go back to Sydney. Look I've been preparing for this for years. Just put me on the bus, right now, I can do this. Tour Agent: No, you can't. Edit
    • Kate: Is this when you say I told you so? Jack: I'm not big on rubbing it in. Edit
    • Shannon: (to Boone) Oh go rescue a baby bird or something! Edit

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    • Shannon mockingly calls Boone "Captain America," a reference to the Marvel comic book superhero of the same name. Edit
    • Lord of the Flies
      Locke has aspects from two different characters from the book "Lord of the Flies". He's partially like Jack, the hunter. He also has aspects of Simon, who was also disabled (But with epilepsy rather than in a wheel chair.) Simon also had a deep understanding of the island. The fact that they were hunting boars is also a reference. Edit
    • Randy: (Locke's former manager) Locke, I told you I need those TPS reports done by noon today. The TPS-Report is a substitute for all the pointless work ever assigned to you by your boss, often a list of completed goals. Referred to in the movie Office Space, when Peter Gibbons' boss lectures him on the 'proper way to file TPS reports'. Edit

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