ON-GOING 'SUMMARY' OF "LOST" FACTS

[Just Willow]

Linda posted a comprehensive summary of what we have learned about each of our characters, as of the episode
.....IN TRANSLATION.


Her posts have been moved here out of the episode thread.

Everyone is invited to add as information is revealed.

[Just Willow]

LINDA POSTED......

What we know so far (as of Episode 1.17 ...In Translation)

Kate ?? Episodes: a) Tabula Rasa & b) Whatever the Case May Be

Flashback a) turning point: Trusting Ray to drive her to the train station.
Flashback b) turning point: Preventing the death of the bank manager by shooting her co-robbers.
Island a) turning point: Trusting Jack to tell him about why she's a fugitive. (Changed her mind later, though.)
Island b) turning point: Telling Jack that she killed the man she loved.
Why in Australia: She was already a fugitive, but it's unknown why she picked Australia.
Misc. facts: Neither flashback episode began with and eye shot. She's a fugitive. She had some sort of relationship with the Marshall. She can handle guns. She seems squeamish when it comes to blood, although she shot her co-robbers pretty coolly. She was married (for a short time). She's a vegetarian on the island, but scarfed down that plate of bacon & eggs back at Ray's ranch. She likes Jack. She's attracted to Sawyer. She has now admitted she's killed someone to both Jack & Sawyer.
Misc. questions: What is her crime (that the authorities know of)? Who did she kill? Who was her father? Why so many trust issues? What's the deal with the toy plane? Since she wanted it so badly, why the heck did she let Sawyer have the Pandora's Case in the first place?
"How the heck did she get away?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ?
Con (Wo)Man or Killer?: Con, definitely. Killer, possibly.



John Locke Episode: Walkabout

Flashback turning point: Flying to Australia to go on the Walkabout, despite his boss's denigration, his "break-up" and his disability.
Island turning point: Getting up again after missing the boar the first time (The scene exactly echoed the beach scene with the toe shot, except shoed.)
Why in Australia: The Walkabout tour & his reach for his destiny
Misc. facts: He's the Hunter of the group. He used to be paraplegic. He likes role playing games & backgammon. He imagined a relationship with a phone sex operator -- who seemed to like him well-enough until he pushed too far. His boss was an asshat, probably not the first. He trusts the Island's magic. His compass does not point to True North. He *knows* things: how to get Vincent back, Charley's addiction, Walt's specialness, when it's going to rain, etc. Knocked Boone out and drugged him, with the intention of sending Boone on a "journey" without his consent. Appeared in Claire's dream. Brrrrr. Light & dark. Knives & blood.
Misc. questions: Big Roaring Thing/Heart of the Island -- What? What? What?! Is he insightful by himself, or does the Island tell him things? Agenda? How did he become paraplegic in the first place? Did he develop his hunting skills pre- or post-island? Why was he so obsessed with the underground metal thing? What is it? What made his father "uncool"?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: The BRT attack/approach. (ROAR!!! Rustle. ... "Locke is dead." Rustle. Bacon!)
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con Man or Killer?: Con -- keeps many, many secrets. Killer -- not of humans that we've seen so far, but lots & lots of animals.



Jack Shepherd Episodes: a) White Rabbit & b) All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues

Flashback a) turning point: Chasing his father to Australia.
Flashback b) turning point: Choosing to tell the truth about his father at the inquiry.
Island a) turning point: Going into the scary jungle to search for his father's specter.
Island b) turning point: Refusing to give up on saving Charley's life.
Why in Australia: His father's runaway bender. Don't know why his father chose Australia, though.
Misc. facts: He's the leader by default. He doesn't want to be the leader. He is a surgeon. He deals with fear by the 12345 method. He has a strong sense of right & wrong (except in the case of Sawyer-torture). Not so much the people-person on the island. He *hates* death. He can golf. (One assumes.)
Misc. questions: Where did he get his sense of right & wrong? And tattoos? Was his Dad in the coffin on the plane?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: Jack appeared in Sun's flashback (at the Airline ticket counter). Special mention: Jack's dad played a pivotal (devilish?) role in Sawyer's second flashback.
Con Man or Killer?: Killer, if you count the marshall.



Sun ?? Episode: House of the Rising Sun

Flashback turning point: Staying with Jin & their marriage.
Island turning point: Revealing her English-speaking to Michael.
Why in Australia: Traveled to Australia with Jin.
Misc. facts: She's the gardener & herbalist of the group. She speaks English. She comes from a wealthy background. She was willing to elope with Jin. She hated her old, constricting, incommunicative life.
Misc. questions: Where did she learn about plants? What is her relationship with her father like? (We didn't get to see them together. Ever.) Mother?
"How the heck did she escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: Her flashback is the other half of Jin's
Con (Wo)Man or Killer?: Con -- pretending & secrets & non-communication.



Charley ?? Episodes: a) The Moth & b) Homecoming

Flashback a) turning point: Taking that first snort.
Flashback b) turning point: Taking Churchill's flask.
Island a) turning point: Burning the last of his stash.
Island b) turning point: Killing Ethan.
Why in Australia: Searching for his brother to re-start Driveshaft.
Misc. facts: Former heroin addict. Used to be all about the music. (Have we seen his guitar since The Moth?) He's had carnal relations with many women. He was a church-going boy who planned to quit the music biz for his own good. He has self-esteem issues. He likes Claire. He really, really wants to be able to take care of someone. Copy machines -- not his thing.
Misc. questions: Why did he kill Ethan? What did Ethan (or The Others) do to him before hanging him? Does he remember? Jack brought him back from the dead -- does it mean anything?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: He didn't escape.
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con Man or Killer?: Both.



Sawyer (not his real name) Episodes: a) Confidence Man & b) Outlaws

Flashback a) turning point: Stopping the con when he saw the boy.
Flashback b) turning point: Killing the wrong!Sawyer.
Island a) turning point: Not burning his letter.
Island b) turning point: Giving up the gun (& the need for revenge, IMO).
Why in Australia: Looking for the original Sawyer.
Misc. facts: He is the collector/scavenger/saver of things of value. (The go-to guy when any of them need something important.) He witnessed the deaths of his parents. From that point onwards (until very recently), his primary driving force was vengeance -- aimed at the person who triggered his parents' murder/suicide. His surrogate parent seems to be Hibbs (Sawbucks -- good catch, Vlad!) He was damaged enough to pull the trigger on not-Sawyer. He doesn't let anyone except Kate (and, rarely, Jack & Sayid) see more than the surface asshat. He is able to forgive Sayid for the torture (I think). He's still an intermittent bone-deep asshat. With nice dimples.
Misc. questions: How did he and Hibbs hook up? And how did Hibbs betray him that first (but not last) time? Why was he arrested in Australia & how did he escape being charged with murder?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: He was being arrested during Boone's police report.
Con Man or Killer?: Both.



Continued in the next post...

[Just Willow]

...The List, continued


Sayid ?? Episode: Solitary

Flashback turning point: Killing his commanding officer to let Nadia escape.
Island turning point: Asking the CFL to come back with him? Or letting go of Nadia?
Why in Australia: ??
Misc. facts: Was a communications officer. He's good with fixing things. He abandoned his military duty for love. Until then, he was able to torture others for duty. He was horrified to learn that his capacity to torture was still with him. He is attracted to Shannen. He can smile. (Who knew?) He believed Boone's assessment of Shannen.
Misc. questions: What happened after Nadia escaped? What happened to Sayid's family once he left the military? What kind of family? Parents? Siblings? Wife? Kids? And how did he leave the military?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: The voices!
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con Man or Killer?: Conned & killed his commanding officer.



Claire Littleton Episode: Raised by Another

Flashback turning point: Keeping the baby.
Island turning point: Accepting Charley's help?
Why in Australia: She lived there. She was headed to LA for the baby's adoption.
Misc. facts: She believes in psychic phenomena. She was the one who coordinated their fuselage memorial. Her baby was inactive after the crash, until she had some Island food (sea urchin). She likes peanut butter. Her ex-boyfriend was an artist & asshat. Her father abandoned her (ex's interpretation of events, anyway). She couldn't count on any help from her family when she got pregnant. She was on birth control when she got pregnant. She was told by the psychic that she needed to raise the baby herself.
Misc. questions: Who is her family? What did the psychic see? Why is her baby so important? Who is her baby? What is her baby? How many months pregnant already? (I think Matthew's last count was 327.)
"How the heck did she escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: Ethan kidnapped her. Then she suddenly reappeared days later. With amnesia, of course.
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con (Wo)Man or Killer?: Neither.



Boone Carlyle Episode: Hearts & Minds

Flashback turning point: Had sex with Shannen even after he knew she conned him.
Island turning point: Let go of his Shannen fixation to go off with Locke.
Why in Australia: He went to Australia to save Shannen
Misc. facts: He really, really tries to save others, but not so much with the competence. He had an unhealthy fixation on Shannen. His politics are Liberal. His mother is rich. He ran one of her companies. He goes out with girls who look like Shannen. He felt relieved when he thought she was dead. He follows Locke, his one true love, the man who helped him break free of his Shannen addiction.
Misc. questions: How well *did* he run his Mom's company? Was there any injustice in the family distribution of wealth? What psychological quirk (or circumstance) caused him to fixate on Shannen in the first place? Was that the first time they had sex?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: We've only seen his hallucination-danger so far.
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con Man or Killer?: Self-con?



Michael Dawson Episode: Special

Flashback turning point: Putting his own pain aside to prevent Walt's.
Island turning point: Letting Locke help him with Walt.
Why in Australia: He went to Australia to retrieve Walt after the death of Walt's mom.
Misc. facts: He wanted to give his son everything. His Dad's name was Walter. He is an artist. He wants to be an architect. He worked in construction instead. He isn't sure that he can give his son what he needs. He's still not used to the parent-thing. He has anger management issues. He is attracted to Sun.
Misc. questions: Sooo...Walt has abilities? And he doesn't want to leave the island? Or maybe it's Vincent who's "special"?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment:
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ??
Con Man or Killer?: Cons Walt -- Vincent retrieval & Mom/Brian coverup.



Jin ?? Episode: ...In Translation

Flashback turning point: Deciding to leave his old life for the sake of his marriage.
Island turning point: Deciding to leave his marriage for the sake of his new life.
Why in Australia: He was delivering watches to Sun's father's associates.
Misc. facts: He has the best Dad so far. He was ashamed of his past. He was not a violent man at first. He had the strength to resist becoming a killer or rather an accomplice of a killer. He chose violence as a way of protecting others. He withheld the truth from Sun to save her pain. Most important of all, he has a pretty good golf swing. (What? Rob said so.)
Misc. questions: How did he & Sun fall in love in the first place? How many more "messages" did he have to deliver before he left? Were any of them as bad as the first? Why did Sun's father hire him in the first place?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: His flashback is the other half of Sun's. And you could see him waiting in line behind Jack at the airport in Jack's second flashback episode.
Con Man or Killer?: Con.


Hurley (Hugo Reyes) None, yet.

Flashback turning point: --
Island turning point: --
Why in Australia: --
Misc. facts: Very insightful & caring. Extreme squeamishness. Geek roots.
Misc. questions: Nothing but questions so far.
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: --
Cameo in someone else's flashback: On the television of Jin's first messagee.
Con Man or Killer?: --



Shannen Rutherford Episodes: None, yet.

Flashback turning point: --
Island turning point: --
Why in Australia: With her latest boyfriend.
Misc. facts: Lying & manipulative. Felt like she was cheated out of her inheritance. Most of her skills were learned from old boyfriends. She comes through when something is asked of her. She likes Sayid.
Misc. questions: Is she really as bad as Boone thinks she is?
"How the heck did he escape?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: --
Cameo in someone else's flashback: Should be the other half of Boone's
Con (Wo)man or Killer?: Con.



Please, please, please add facts, questions, categories & corrections! I can't be the only one this obsessive ... ummm ... well, OK, obsessive. There really isn't another word for it.



Linda, oh, yeah! This was for Patti. It's all Patti's fault! Yeah, that's it! Must. Do. What. Patti. Wants. www.soulfulspike.com/membersavatars/smileys/bid.gif [/img]

P.S. Please add "Hawaii Pretty?: Yes!!!!" to each person's list.

[Karen]

Excellent list, Linda! And great idea to have an on-going "summary" thread, because this is one series that needs it in order to keep all the details straight.

One category I'd like to add is "Father Issues".

Not all, but most of the characters have either mentioned their fathers, are fathers, or their fathers were actually in the flashback.

Michael - is a father. Didn't get to raise Walt.

Locke - his father "isn't cool" - in response to Walt's question. Has a 'fatherly' persona.

Jin - at first said his father was 'dead'. Then reunited and went fishing with him.

Jack - major father issues. Turned his father in for drinking. Father killed himself with booze (mirrors Sawyer's father) and his coffin was on the plane.

Charlie - no father mentioned, but was confessing to a priest (father) in the opening scene of his flashback.

Kate?? - seems to mirror both Jack and Sawyer. I suspect something traumatic happened with her father. (Nicki has a theory that something Kate did indirectly caused her father's death.)

Sun - She hasn't addressed her father issues directly. But she did ask Jin - "What do you do for my father?". I don't know if she knows about her father's shady dealings, but I get the feeling that she was attracted to Jin because she felt he was so unlike her father. A waiter - not rich. But in fact, Jin had ambitions and a dream.

Sawyer - major father issues. He saw his father kill his mother and then commit suicide. Raised by

Claire - The father of her baby walked out on her.

Boone - no mention of his father. Possibly raised by a step-father.

Sayid - ??



One detail - Sawyer called himself "James". Not sure if that was his real name or not.

[William the Bloody]

Great list Linda!

Here's some things I know that weren't covered:

Charley's last name is Pace. It's mentioned more than once in Charley's second episode.

I don't know if it would be considered a cameo in someone else's flashback but Sawyer mentions seeing Sayid being questioned by security at the airport in the second half of the pilot.

Charley was in Jack's flashbacks racing for the toilet on the plane and Locke was seated behind him a little ways back.

[Sara]

William said:

Great list Linda!

Here's some things I know that weren't covered:

Charley's last name is Pace. It's mentioned more than once in Charley's second episode.

I don't know if it would be considered a cameo in someone else's flashback but Sawyer mentions seeing Sayid being questioned by security at the airport in the second half of the pilot.

Charley was in Jack's flashbacks racing for the toilet on the plane and Locke was seated behind him a little ways back.

Another one to add: Sun and Jin are in Jack's flashback--you see them when he's trying to convince the lady at the airline's desk to let him take his father home and bury him.

[Techno-bot]

Only trouble with this is that Linda can't modify the posts to add all this info to her lists.

oh well.

my only addition is that I'd say for Shannon that we did get some backstory for her as well in Hearts and Minds - though it wasn't from her point of view. So I guess that's why it wasn't included there. nevermind.

[Queen E]

Hurley Connections:

1) Numbers came from the island transmission.

2) Owns box company Locke worked at.

3) Numbers are on the mystery metal box Boone and Locke found.

[Linda]

Hi again!

By the way, thanks so much for the nice words about the summary. (Especial thanks to everyone who added on to it. I don't feel alone in my obsession special interest. )

I posted the following on the episode thread, too. Feel free to dispute, add, correct etc.




Hurley (Hugo Reyes) Episode: Numbers

Flashback turning point: Winning the lottery in the first place?
Island turning point: The French chick believes! Or maybe trying to tell Charlie the truth about himself.
Why in Australia: Searching for Sam Toomey to ask him about the source of the mysterious numbers.
Misc. facts: Was a patient in a psychiatric hospital (IMO). Won the lottery with numbers he heard from a fellow-patient. Strong need to be seens as *not* crazy. He is consistently underestimated. He sticks to his guns when he feels it's important. His luck is both very good & very bad. He's extremely squeamish. He's very insightful & caring. Knows about Kate's fugitive-ity.
Misc. questions: What was it that put him in the hospital? Where did he get the nickname Hurley? The numbers -- cursed? Mystic?
"How the heck did he escape!?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: On the television of Jin's first messagee.
Con Man or Killer?: neither
Father issues (Karen's excellent category addition): Unknown. No father in flashback episode -- only Grandfather, Mother, Brother & Sis-in-law. And accountant.



Other miscellaneous questions that don't fit under particular characters:

What is the Big Roaring Thing?
Polar bears?
Who or what bashed Sayid on the head during the triangulation attempt?
What happened to Alex?
What sickness?
How sane is the French chick?
Who was Ethan?
Are there others?
Walt is Special -- who else?
What & where is the black rock?
The radio tower?
Who built it?
Why did the ocean push them to a different part of the beach?
What was the significance of the colored stones that Jack & Kate found in the caves with the body?
Whose body was that anyway?
The numbers?
The underground metal thing with the numbers on it? (What? Who? When?)


Linda, goodnight all!

[Alice]

It might be interesting to note who has been revealed (so far) to have had some connection to the island pre-crash. Maybe I'm stretching this a bit, but it seems like it might be interesting or important. Especially if we could dig up more connections. Right now I can only come up with these two:

Hurley with his numbers.

Claire didn't choose to get on flight 8-15, the psychic insisted on it.

[KMInfinity]

Posted at the SurvivorSucks website...

Edited to fix the link~

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4
- Sawyer made the b-day wish
- Sam the ex navy guy died
- Locke was crippled
- number of guns in the case
- four people at a time digging Jack and Charlie out of the cave
- Boone had four inhalers for Shannon
- Claire's psychic stalked her for four months
- Walt rolls four-three in backgammon
- Michaelangelo stared at the block of marble that became David for four months
- Locke tied Boone up four miles away from camp
- Michael's nurse was a mother of four
- 4 people can fit on the raft

8
- Helen and John talked for eight months
- Michael worked eight years in construction
- DriveSHAFT was going to tour for eight weeks opening for Meat Coat
- Charlie didn't play his guitar for eight days
- Claire's 8 months preggers (duh! - I miss the obvious)
- Shannon was eight when her dad married Boone's mom
- Michael sent Walt cards/letters for eight years
- 8 people died in a fire at one of Hurley's businesses

15
- Sun was supposed to leave at 11:15
- number of main castaways (including Claire's baby as a separate entity)
- Boone spent fifteen hours flying to rescue Shannon

8/15
- flight number
- deposit box number

16
- 16 years ago Sam and Lenny heard transmission
- 16 years ago Dannielle and crew heard transmission/crashed/died/changed signal
- 16 weeks since lottery was won
- 16 hours to find the pilot/cockpit
- Jack's first spinal procedure was on a 16 year old girl
- when Locke was showing Walt the backgammon game the dice added up to 16
- in Sun's flashback, Jack was at the counter and said he had to be back to LA in 16 hours.

23
- The reward for Kate was $23,000
- Hurley lost $23,000 to Walt at their first backgammon game

42
- heh - the meaning to "life, the universe, everything..." (42-day long hiatus! )

[Karen]

42 - want to make any bets on Claire having her baby on the 42nd day?

[Linda]

Added for this episode:



John Locke Episode B: Deus Ex Machina

Flashback turning point: Finding out how his Dad used him.
Island turning point: Dunno if Locke actually "turns" from a path. He keeps going & going & following the "signs."
Why in Australia: already answered in Walkabout
Misc. facts: Grew up in foster care. Worked in a Toy warehouse. Good with kids. Likes games (less violent than wargames from Walkabout). Mother is an unstable flitterer who is capable of giving Locke up (telling herself that he was adopted instead of abandoned), taking money for lying to him, and still not taking responsibility (IMO) for any of it. Father's worse (see Father issues).
Misc. questions: Still don't know how he got paralyzed. What the heck is the metal thing & what's with the light? Are there rescuers nearby?
"How the heck did he escape!?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: covered in Walkabout, although he shlepped Boone a long way to get him back to Jack.
Cameo in someone else's flashback: ?? Was the mousetrap kid Sawyer?
Con Man or Killer?: victim of a con.
Father issues (Karen's excellent category addition): Father is Anthony Cooper who turns out to be a slimy manipulative user, who plays on Locke's need to believe in something, to get a life-saving kidney.


New stuff about Boone:

Con Man or Killer?: Killer (unintentionally) of his nanny.


Linda, this was assembled on the run from work, so feel free to add / argue

[Linda]

More Listiness!




Jack Shepherd Episode C: Do No Harm

Flashback turning point: Committing himself without vows.
Island turning point: Letting go of Boone.
Why in Australia: already answered in All the Best Cowboys
Misc. facts: Was married to a woman named Sarah. He met her by fixing her paralysis. Had a best man named Silverman (Was this the kid he defended back in White Rabbit? My recording skipped the entire teaser for that ep, so I don't remember.) The wedding was pre-tattoo. He doesn't currently wear a wedding ring, and he doesn't seem to have a ring tan-line, so it's been a while. At the time of the wedding, he still looked up to his dad.
Misc. questions: So where's Sarah now? What happened to his marriage?
"How the heck did he escape!?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: covered in previous eps. Didn't notice anyone in this ep.
Con Man or Killer?: Con (IMO) in the flashback. Killer only in that there was another "failure" to save a life on the Island. (Marshall, drowning woman, Steve Scott red-shirt, and now Boone.) BTW, I don't blame Jack, but I think he blames himself. And Locke.
Father issues (Karen's excellent category addition): At the time of his wedding to Sarah, Jack still wanted his Father in his life (no mention of his mom, though. Was she there?) But he was able to transmute his Father's potentially poisonous life-lessons into a commitment to not harm Sarah.
Numbers Featured: 44 was the number on his fiancee's pajama shirt.


New information about Locke:

Con Man or Killer?: Like Boone, he is now an unintentional killer.


Please feel free to add / argue!

Linda, took me two and a half viewings to get a handle on this episode. Braincells not so cooperative last night.

[Linda]

For Patti (although omissions and inaccuracies are all mine)


Sayid Episode B: For the Greater Good

Flashback turning point: Convincing his friend to go through with it.
Island turning point: Preventing Locke's death & thereby losing Shannen?
Why in Australia: travelled around looking for Nadia & then got snatched by the CIA and brought to Sydney to go undercover.
Misc. facts: We now know that Locke is the one who koshed him on the head. He wasn't supposed to be on this flight. He rescheduled in order to claim his friend's body. He's still willing to sacrifice his principles for Nadia.
Misc. questions: Why did Sayid choose to keep the head-bash thing and the hatch thing between himself and Locke? What did Sayid major in? Did anyone catch his last name? (I missed it.) How did he get out of the Republican National Guard? Honorably? Dishonorably?
"How the heck did he escape!?" Jungle of Mystery Moment: n/a
Cameo in someone else's flashback: Didn't notice anyone in this ep, although he possibly saved their lives by stopping the bombing.
Con Man or Killer?: Con. In the flashback: indirect Killer, although he saved many lives.
Father issues (Karen's excellent category addition): unknown
Numbers Featured: didn't notice any (sorry.)


New information about Shannen: would-be killer.

New information about Jack: he hates death, but he hates Locke more right now.

Please feel free to correct/argue with any of the above.




Linda