Born to Run (Lost)
"Born to Run" | |
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Adam Horowitz | |
Production code | 120 |
Original air date | May 11, 2005 |
Running time | 44 minutes[1] |
Guest appearances | |
Mackenzie Astin as Tom Brennan Daniel Roebuck as Dr. Leslie Arzt Beth Broderick as Diane Janssen Anosh Yaqoob as Sanjay Tamara Lynch as Nurse Scott Rogers as Wheeler | |
"Born to Run" is the 22nd episode of the
Plot
Flashbacks
Kate is changing the license plate of her car, dyeing her hair, taking a shower, as well as claiming a letter under the alias Joan Hart. She returns later to her hometown to visit her dying mother and, while there, meets up with her now-married ex-boyfriend Tom Brennan (
On the Island
Michael suddenly becomes ill while working with Jin (Daniel Dae Kim). Having returned from the hatch, and summoned by an urgent Kate, Jack examines him and searches for the cause of the illness. He eventually discovers some partially dissolved drugs in a water bottle from which Michael has been drinking. Upon learning of this, the afflicted immediately suspects Sawyer, but, in short order, Kate also is suspected, leading Jack to confront her about it. She denies any involvement, apparently offended that Jack should think her capable of such a thing. Walt Lloyd (Malcolm David Kelley), meanwhile, assures Locke that he is not responsible either, fearing that he suspects him after his earlier sabotage of the raft. When Locke touches his arm to assure him that his fears are unfounded, Walt becomes frightened and, despite having no prior knowledge of it, begs Locke not to open "it"; that is, the hatch.
Sawyer walks up to the recovering Michael and offers him a bottle of antacid. Angry at his ostensible cheek, Michael kicks him off the raft. Furious, and finally tested beyond the bounds that his patience allows, Sawyer exposes Kate's criminalism to everyone present (significantly, Sun is not present). Snatching her bag, Sawyer empties it to reveal that Kate has stolen the passport of Joanna, the woman who drowned in "White Rabbit", in a bid to forge her identity. Kate reluctantly admits the truth that she was the person in the marshal's custody.
As the raft is hurried toward completion, Jack walks up to Sun (Yunjin Kim) and confronts her about the poisoning. Sun admits that she is the one responsible, explaining that she wanted to keep Jin from leaving. Jack has already reasoned that, with Jin and Michael working in such close proximity, it is easy for them to mix up their water bottles. He sees no reason to reveal her indiscretion to the others, though, and promises her that he will not do so. Later, in a private conversation with Kate, Sun swears not to tell anyone that the drugging was her idea. Her reasoning is flawed, however, for she believes that Kate's idea was hatched for the sole purpose of helping her.
That night, Kate and Sawyer say farewell and make something like amends, while Walt confesses to his father that he is responsible for the fire that destroyed the first raft. He explains that he wanted to stay on the island. Michael, surprised, says that they can still stay behind, but Walt insists that they leave.
Trivia
In the Lost: Missing Pieces mobisode "Tropical Depression", Dr. Arzt admits and apologizes to Michael that he made up the entire monsoon thing because he wanted the raft to leave immediately.
The voice message played back by Kate and Tom was recorded on August 15, 1989, in American date format, 8/15. This relates to the Oceanic Flight 815 and two of the Numbers. 8 and 15 are both a part of the island's mysterious numbers: 4 8 15 16 23 42. Beth Broderick was on Sabrina the Teenage Witch which starred Melissa Joan Hart on ABC during the 90s and Kate's alias of Joan Hart is a reference to said show.
Reception
This episode gained 17.10 million viewers when it first aired.[2]
References
- ^ "Lost - Netflix". Netflix. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 17, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
External links
- "Born to Run" at ABC
- "Born to Run" at IMDb