Left Behind (4 Apr. 2007)

With their secret location now compromised, The Others abandon camp and take Locke with them. But they also leave Juliet behind, handcuffed to Kate in the middle of the jungle.

Director:

Karen Gaviola

Writers:

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

Stars:

Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Emilie de Ravin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus (credit only)
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke
Kim Dickens	...	Cassidy Phillips
Beth Broderick	...	Diane Jansen

Storyline

Juliet is left behind by The Others and handcuffed to Kate in the woods, and Locke joins them as the Others leave their village to another unknown location. Kate recalls her trip to Iowa, when she saves Cassie from the police and in return she helped Kate to meet her estranged mother. Later she reveals to Kate that she is pregnant, but Cassie never told Kate that Sawyer was her boyfriend or father of her baby. Juliet and Kate escape from the black smoke monster and returned to the empty village to meet Jack and Sayid. Meanwhile, Hurley deceives Sawyer, telling him that the survivors would vote to banish him from the camp, and Sawyer tries to change his selfish behavior, being nice, gentle and cooperative with the group hoping to stay with them.

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Plot Keywords:

smoke monster | dislocated shoulder

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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:

4 April 2007 (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

'The Others' have very similar taste in games to one Mr. John Locke. You can see the game 'Mouse Trap' in the game room. Mouse Trap was of extreme symbolic importance in the episode Deus Ex Machina in which John's description of the game to a young lad turned out to be a dissertation on the fraud that was about to befall him at the hands of his father, Anthony Cooper.

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Goofs

When Juliet and Kate are hiding from the "Black Smoke," there is a little part where you see (from the monster's point-of-view) a man in a red T-shirt visible on the very left side of the screen.

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Quotes

Sayid Jarrah: [as they gather up to leave the Other's home Sayid realizes Juliet is packing up too] She's not coming.
Jack Shephard: Yes she is.
[everyone stops cold, and stares in wonderment]
Jack Shephard: They left her behind, just like they left us. They obviously don't want her. She's one of us. She goes with us.

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Crazy Credits

The producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.

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Connections

References Doctor Who: The Face of Evil: Part One (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Walking After Midnight"
Performed by Patsy Cline

User Reviews

Watching Each Girl's Back

Juliet is left behind by The Others cuffed to Kate in the woods, and Locke joins them and the group leaves the village to another unknown location. Kate recalls her trip to Iowa, when she saves Cassie from the police and in retribution she helps Kate to meet her mother. Later she reveals to Kate that she is pregnant, but Cassie never tells the name of Sawyer to Kate. Juliet and Kate escape from the black smoke monster and returns to the empty village to meet Jack and Sayid. Meanwhile, Hurley deceives Sawyer, telling him that the survivors would vote to banish him from the camp, and Sawyer changes his selfish behavior, being nice, gentle and cooperative with the group hoping to stay with them.

"Left Behind" is another excellent episode of "Lost", centered in the past of Kate. Her dramatic relationship with her mother entwined with the personal drama of Cassie, left by Sawyer without her savings and pregnant, is one of the best flashbacks of this show. Sawyer changing his behavior is the funny part and the return of the weird black smoke monster is intriguing. Further, why Locke joined The Others? I would never trust in the treacherous Juliet, who inclusive had the key of the cuffs, but it seems that Jack has been seduced by the beautiful woman. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

Note: On 10 April 2013, I saw this episode again on DVD.