In this episode, Sawyer makes reference to Jack trying to “buy his way into heaven” by trying to patch Sawyer up, after the attempt to torture information out of him had resulted in a knife fight in which he was injured badly.
Sayid set out in the last episode to explore the island. In this one he finds a rope running from the beach and traces it back towards its source, but sets off a tripwire and is caught in a trap. When evening comes we hear him reciting the Islamic statement of faith. Someone (we later learn it is Danielle Rousseau, the French woman whose voice is on the repeating distress call) is asking “Where is Alex?” in an impressive array of languages. We later learn that Alex was her child.
We also have the first introduction of Ethan.
Hurley builds a golf course, because he realizes that “just surviving isn’t gonna cut it.”
Danielle mentions hearing others whispering in the jungle, but not seeing them. The question of her sanity is raised. The Black Rock is mentioned. And so is the sickness that led Danielle to kill the other members of her scientific team, including Robert whom she loved. And yet when Sayid mentions the monster, Danielle says there is no such thing.
Sayid tells Danielle the words that Nadia wrote on the back of the photo: “You’ll find me in the next life if not in this one.” The episode ends with the first time we hear the famous whispers.
When we eventually see the scene when Danielle kills Robert, it matches what was hinted at here quite precisely. So once again I am impressed by the continuity.
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