Whatever the Case May Be

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired
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When Kate and Sawyer find a case on a dead passenger, Kate begins to act erratically, using whatever means necessary to get it away from Sawyer. At the beach, Sayid and Shannon begin to get close. Flashbacks in this episode center around Kate's involvement in a bank robbery in New Mexico.moreless
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  • Disspointing to say the least...

    8.0
    "Great"
    By Jacob316, Feb 13, 2011 Report Abuse
    Jack, Kate and Sawyer fight over possession of a newly discovered locked metal briefcase which might contain insights into Kate's mysterious past. Meanwhile, Sayid asks a reluctant Shannon to translate notes he took from the French woman. A rising tide threatens to engulf the fuselage and the entire beach encampment, and Rose and a grieving Charlie tentatively bond over Claire's baffling kidnapping. This is the perfect example of a filler episode, The shows previous episode was so fast paced and the ending was so exciting but in this episode was slow, it didn't continue any of the storylines in the previous episode including Boone and Lockes. A pointless episode.moreless

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  • Really bad episode for Lost.

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    By ffhc2000, Dec 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode was still better than a lot of stuff on TV, but by Lost's standards, it was scraping the bottom of the barrel.

    Strengths
    -Loved the hot shots of Shannon. Gratuitous, but I loved it.
    -The flashbacks except for the ending one were in fact mildly interesting.
    -I did like Sun's reaction to Kate and Jack talking about the guns.
    -Did love Rose and her prayer. Very nicely done.
    -I did like Jack finally seeing Kate for the ***** that she really is.

    Weaknesses
    -It was disturbing how nobody seemed to care where Claire was. Not even Charlie. Very disappointing.
    -Idiotic bank robbery plan though if you think about it. One of those TV-only things.
    -Not much really happened.
    -I hate Kate and her episodes anyway.
    -Didn't care about all of that Haliburton stuff between Sawyer and Kate.
    -The whole episode was just shockingly contrived for this show.
    -Oh God, I hated the stupid plane thing with Kate.
    -Oh God, Shannon singing. So weird.

    So dear writers of Lost, please kill Kate off. We don't care about her. Maybe if you had picked a good actress, we might have, but....nah, on second thought, I don't give a crap about Charlie despite the fact that Dominic Monaghan rocks.moreless

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  • A good look into Kate's past.

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    By CTU81, Dec 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    I was really glad to see this episode go into Kate's past more. She has been very mysterious so far because we know she did something to get arrested but we don't know what it is. Almost every episode has brought up her past but we are always left with more questions than answers.

    The flashbacks to the bank robbery were very entertaining and helped establish more background of the character. I thoroughly enjoyed these parts of the episode.

    At first I didn't think I would like the whole flashback aspect of Lost. However, it has surprised me. More times than not, I am looking forward to flashbacks. It a very ingenious approach since just about all of these characters has something to hide from their past.

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  • This is Lost's first bad episode.

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    By smc_dlux, Dec 01, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is the first episode of Lost that I really got tired of. Whereas Claire's episode had an interesting back story, this episode did not.

    We see a minor glimpse of Kate's back story where she robs a bank over a trinket (which isn't explained until much later), but other than that, the entire episode focuses on the island storyline, which would be great if there was one. Unfortunately, the island plot is non-existant. Instead we watch for an hour as Sawyer and Kate find a case, they attempt to open it, and then Jack gets involved and opens the case. This entire episode can be summarized in the phrase "We needed more guns to get Ethan Rom". I feel like the gun reterieval portion of this could have been incorporated into the next episode, and the Kate bank robbery storyline could have been plugged into her other back story episode.

    In any case, this is a very uneventful episode, and quite disappointing to watch. Luckily the rest of the season is much more fun.moreless

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  • Awesome.

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    By Sarah_LOST, Oct 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    While swimming, Kate finds the marshal's locked case. Jack agrees to help Kate open the case if she will show him what is inside it. There are guns inside and a toy airplane. Kate says the airplane belonged to the man she loved-and killed. In a flashback, Kate robs a bank so that she can recover the toy airplane. So Locke and Boone find the hatch - which is awesome. Kate and Sawyer swim and find a suitcase which they both want - so funny what they do to get it. I feel sorry for Charlies, when he cried, I cried - it's because I love this man. I love kate's back story in this episode - she is awesome. I also love Sayid and Shannon scenes. New camp - got to love it.moreless

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    • Sayid stole maps from Danielle's bunker. On one of the maps, it shows the Island and the Island is surrounded by a triangle. Giving credit to the theory that they are trapped in the Bermuda Triangle. Edit
    • Numbers: 4 The Halliburton contains 4 guns. Locke and Boone have been going out into the jungle for 4 days. Edit
    • Island events in this episode take place on October 12th and October 13th 2004. Edit

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    • First appearance of the second beach camp. Edit
    • International Airdates: - Denmark: March 25, 2005 on Kanal 5 - Greece: August 19, 2008 at 23.00 on ANT1 Edit
    • Daniel Dae Kim (Jin) didn't appear. Emilie de Ravin (Claire) also didn't appear, and she wasn't credited either. Malcolm David Kelley (Walt) appeared, but had no lines. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Kate: Are you stalking me now? Sawyer: Stalking you? I was protecting you. Kate: From what, southern perverts? Edit
    • Jack: (about the plane) I want the truth. Just this once. What is it? Kate: It belonged to the man I loved. Jack: The truth. Kate: It belonged to the man I loved! Jack: Stop lying to me! Tell me the truth! Kate: I'm not! Kate: It belonged to the man I killed! Edit
    • Kate: We got a problem. Jack: We have a problem, or ... you have a problem? Edit

  • Allusions

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    • The French song spoken of in this episode is not "Beyond the Sea" as sung at the end of Finding Nemo. "Beyond the Sea" is rather based on the original French version of this song called "La Mer" by Charles Trenet. The English version does not contain any of Shannon's translations, such as "Blue Infinity", while a translation of the original French version does. Edit
    • Shannon: The movie about the fish. The computer one. The movie that Shannon said the kid in France watched over and over again is Finding Nemo. This 2003 Disney/Pixar animated film is about a little baby Clown-fish that gets separated from his father, who then searches the ocean to find his son. Edit

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