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

When Juliet punched in the code to activate the monster fence, the code utilized part of LOST's mystical number sequence: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42, 16, and 23. You can see her enter 16 and 23.

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Goofs

When Kate and Juliet land face-first in the mud, their clothes are already matted with mud on both sides (presumably from previous takes).

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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

Left Behind

This is a more or less solid episode, one of few post-Hydra pod season 3 episodes ("Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Par Avion" being the others, although the latter is a good episode overall) that aren't at least 'very good'. The flashbacks with Cassidy and Kate are pretty awful and pointless, but the on-island stuff is generally rather good, I disagree with those who don't like the monster in this episode. Plus, there's nice guy Sawyer and Kate and Juliet in a lot of mud. Really not all that much to talk about here, it's a good TV episode overall, somewhat disappointing for "Lost" especially given the momentum the show was gaining at this point. Not much to talk about here but still a fun 42 minutes overall, really not as bad as some make it out to be, even though it is awkwardly-placed within the season and a bit frustrating on re-watches.