Born to Run (11 May 2005)

Jack suspects foul play when Michael becomes violently ill while building the raft. Meanwhile a secret from Kate's past is revealed, the mysterious hatch is shown to a few of the survivors, and Walt gives Locke a warning.

Director:

Tucker Gates

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (creator), J.J. Abrams (creator),

Stars:

Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Maggie Grace	...	Shannon Rutherford
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford
Malcolm David Kelley	...	Walt Lloyd
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke
Harold Perrineau	...	Michael Dawson
Ian Somerhalder	...	Boone Carlyle (credit only)
Mackenzie Astin	...	Tom Brennan

Storyline

Jack suspects foul play when Michael becomes violently ill while building the raft and the suspects include both Kate and Sawyer. Meanwhile, more of Kate's background story is revealed involving her continuing fugitive status and her old school friend and the events leading up to his death. The mysterious hatch is shown by Locke to Jack and Sayid, and Walt gives Locke a warning not to open it.

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Plot Keywords:

hatch | panic | concealed evidence | mysterious island | ohio | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kate uses the alias of "Joan Hart" early in the episode. Kate's mother is played by Beth Broderick, who played Melissa Joan Hart's aunt on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

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Goofs

The car Kate and Tom get into just before the shootout with the Iowa State Patrol does not have a front license plate. By Iowa law, all passenger vehicles are required to have both front and back tags. As Tom owns the car, he would have no reason to omit front tags.

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Quotes

Charlie Pace: Platinum.
Kate Austen: Platinum?
Charlie Pace: As in a platinum record, as in a million units sold. Now drive shaft's albums must have spiked when everybody found out that I have died in some catastrophic plane disaster. When I come back, alive, it's gonna be insane.
Kate Austen: So you think the raft's gonna work?
Charlie Pace: Of course it'll work, look at that thing! It's not a raft; they built a sodding boat. When they get picked up, the helicopters will come, making us ridiculously and eternally famous. What's the matter? Don't you wanna be ...

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Connections

References Psycho (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Main Title"
Written by J.J. Abrams

User Reviews

Kate's Airplane and Past Disclosed

Michael Dawson is advised by another survivor that the monsoon season will begin, and he needs to sail on the next morning. Kate Austen requests the spot of Sawyer in the craft, since its full capacity of four persons is fulfilled. When Michael is poisoned, the group suspects of Kate. She remembers her past with her friend Tom Brennan (Mackenzie Astin), when he was accidentally killed. Locke shows the hatch to Jack and Sayid.

In "Born to Run", another part of the dark past of Kate is disclosed, inclusive the fatal accident with the owner of the miniature of airplane, and the survivors finally know that she was a prisoner of the federal agent. The weird advice of Walt to Locke seems to be a hint that another mysterious situation will happen. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Born to Run"

Note: On 23 March 2013, I saw this episode again.