All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues 

Jack, Kate, Locke and Boone go after Ethan, Claire and Charlie. They separate, and while Jack and Kate confront Ethan, Locke and Boon find another mystery at the jungle. Flashbacks reveal more about Jack's past with his dad.

Director:

Stephen Williams

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (created by), J.J. Abrams (created by)

Stars:

Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah
Matthew Fox	...	Dr. 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-Soo Kwon (credit only)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun-Hwa Kwon (credit only)
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke
Harold Perrineau	...	Michael Dawson
Ian Somerhalder	...	Boone Carlyle
William Mapother	...	Dr. Ethan Rom
John Terry	...	Dr. Christian Shephard

Storyline

Claire Littleton and Charlie Pace are abducted by the mysterious Ethan Rom, and Dr. Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, John Locke and Boone Carlyle go after them. When the leads divide, the group split in two. Jack follows with Kate and recalls his sad past with his father. He struggles against Ethan who reveals himself not an ordinary man revealing to have super speed, agility, and near-superhuman strength. Kate and Jack later they find a near-death Charlie hanged in a tree. Things take another mysterious turn when Locke and Boone find a mysterious hatch in the jungle. Meanwhile, the nasty Sawyer confronts Sayid about torturing him, and is skeptic to Sayid's claim about other people hiding on the island.

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Plot Keywords:

hatch | flashback | friends who live together | laughing | red eyes | 

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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:

8 December 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pounding on a chest, like Jack does to Charlie, is only found in cinema. As it does absolutely nothing, a doctor would not do that. This was an attempt to depict a precordial thump, which is used during v-fib or v-tach.

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Goofs

While Jack is speaking with his dad, you hear the pen his dad hands him click, yet it is clearly a pen that needs to be twisted and you then see Jack twist it to sign the document.

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Quotes

Sawyer: Who got taken by what?

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

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Soundtracks

Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by J.J. Abrams

User Reviews

In my professional opinion...

This is a great episode showing the moral and ethical dilemma Jack has between his father and the right thing to do in the flashbacks. Love the character depth shown between Jack and Christian in this episode, and the overall series.