This article contains episode summaries for the second season Lost; the new episodes began airing September 21, 2005. The original airdates (U.S.) are listed here for each episode. For airdates on other networks and in other countries, see Airdates of Lost.
| # | Title | Flashbacks |
|---|---|---|
| -- | "Destination Lost" | Various (clip-show) |
| 1 | "Man of Science, Man of Faith" | Jack |
| 2 | "Adrift" | Michael |
| 3 | "Orientation" | Locke |
| 4 | "Everybody Hates Hugo" | Hugo "Hurley" |
| 5 | "...And Found" | Jin and Sun |
| 6 | "Abandoned" | Shannon |
| 7 | "The Other 48 Days" | the "tailenders" |
| 8 | "Collision" | Ana Lucia |
| 9 | "What kate did" | Kate |
Man of Science, Man of Faith
- See main article at Man of Science, Man of Faith.
- Original air date: September 21st, 2005
- Flashback: Jack Shephard
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Adrift
- See main article at Adrift.
- Original air date: September 28th, 2005
- Flashback: Michael Dawson
- Written by Steven Maeda and Leonard Dick
Sawyer surfaces in the ocean after the attack on the raft. The raft is burning, one whole side of it blown away. Pieces of wreckage float everywhere. Michael is heard screaming for Walt repeatedly, and Sawyer screaming for Jin. Sawyer decides to rescue Michael first, and swims over to him, dragging him onto a piece of flotsam. On their makeshift raft, Michael blames Sawyer for making him fire the flare, drawing their attackers to them, and Jin is nowhere to be found.
Shortly after they climb aboard the wreckage, something pounds on the raft from below. When Sawyer and Michael investigate, they see the distinctive fin of a shark. Michael blames Sawyer's bleeding wound for attracting the shark, and this devolves into an argument which ends when Michael orders Sawyer off his piece of raft. Sawyer complies, but soon the two are arguing again, during which time Sawyer's piece of raft disintegrates and he is forced to rejoin Michael.
As they continue to float along with the current, one of the raft's pontoons appears, and they decide to board it. At this time we get a glimpse of the shark's tail underwater and we see a strange marking. Sawyer swims to the pontoon, giving Michael his gun in case the shark appears. When it does, Michael fires several times, apparently injuring the shark, which breaks off. Momentarily shocked by the experience, Michael numbly swims for the pontoon, where Sawyer waits for him.
During Michael's flashbacks, he remembers his early custody struggles with Susan, who has asked Michael to sign away his paternal rights to Walt. Though Michael initially resists, suing to keep his rights, he eventually relents, realizing that Walt's best interests should supercede his own. As part of the flashback there is a parting scene between Michael and Walt. Michael gives Walt a toy polar bear.
When day breaks on the raft, Michael is crying. He realizes that he should not have brought Walt with him on the raft, even if all he really wanted was to be with his son. As with his custody battle, Walt's safety and security should have been paramount, and Michael tells Sawyer that Walt's kidnapping was his own fault. At this point, Sawyer looks around and notices that they are back at the island. When they wash ashore, on a beach they do not recognize, they are greeted by Jin running toward them, fleeing a group holding him captive.
During the night Sawyer and Michael drift ashore, Claire also discovers Charlie carrying a Virgin Mary statue, stolen from the Beechcraft. Also shown are the events at the hatch before Jack's arrival. After Kate disappears into the hatch, Locke descends as well, finding an unconscious Kate in the computer room. An armed Desmond walks up behind them, quizzing Locke if he is "him." Locke at first claims to be whom Desmond is seeking, but fails to answer his riddle correctly, prompting Desmond to round up the two. Desmond orders Kate to tie Locke up, but Locke, explaining that Kate is the bigger threat, convinces Desmond she should be tied up. When Desmond concurs, Locke slides her one of his knives, and locks her in the pantry. Kate frees herself, and after enjoying a chocolate bar, climbs into a ventilation shaft, while Locke and Desmond take turns asking each other questions.
Suddenly, an alarm starts beeping. Desmond walks Locke at gunpoint to the computer terminal, and forces him to enter "the numbers" into the computer, which resets the alarm timer. Soon after, Desmond detects Jack, and after channeling him to the computer room, forces Locke to greet Jack, leading to the showdown seen in the previous episode.
Orientation
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- Original air date: October 5th, 2005
- Flashback: John Locke
- Directed by Jack Bender
- Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Craig Wright
On the beach, Michael and Sawyer discover Jin, arms bound, being chased by a group of five people he calls "Others." The three are attacked and quickly knocked unconscious by one of the group, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The people, including some dressed in contemporary clothing, drag the unconscious men in nets to a pit, covered with bars made of bamboo.
At the underground compound, the standoff between Jack, Desmond, and Locke provides enough of a distraction for Kate to drop from the air ventilation system into the compound's armory, wherein she finds and loads a shotgun. She makes her way behind Desmond, and ends the standoff by striking him with the butt of the shotgun. Desmond fires a round from his gun as he falls, hitting and badly damaging the computer. When an upset Desmond claims that everyone will die unless the computer is fixed, Locke suggests that Sayid could repair the machine, and Kate is sent to retrieve him.
At Jack's insistence, Desmond explains that, three years prior, he had been in a solo race around the world, when his boat crashed on the reef surrounding the island. On the island, he met a man named "Kelvin," who enlisted his help in his sole duty on the island: inputting the numbers into the compound's computer and pressing the execute button every 108 minutes. Desmond explains that "the end of the world" would come if the button was not pressed, but without time to explain in detail, Desmond directs Jack and Locke to watch a film reel he's placed behind a copy of The Turn of the Screw. This film welcomes its viewers to the underground compound, calling it Facility 3, the Swan, a mark that is almost on anything inside the Hatch (and reminds us of the mark on the shark on episode 202, however the shark's marking eventhough looks like it does NOT have a swan rather than something that looks like a fish), before going on to describe a project called "The Dharma Initiative," apparently founded by experimental psychology research group The Hanso Foundation. The film ends by explaining that, due to an incident on the island, the viewers must enter the code into the computer every 108 minutes for the next 540 days. Jack and Locke take opposite responses to this film: Jack believes that this is nothing more than a social experiment, while Locke believes the film should be taken at its word.
Narrator of the "Orientation" film standing before a miniature scale mock-up of the domed portion of the hatch compund. View the film
Soon after, Desmond attempts to power up the computer, but it shorts out, blowing a fuse in the compound. Desmond panics, packs his stuff, some food along with some of the medicine he's injecting himself (we also get a short glimpse of the book The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien that maybe Desmond was reading at that time) and hurriedly leaves the facility. Jack follows behind him, abandoning Locke to attempt to fix the computer alone. Locke briefly suffers an emotional breakdown, but Kate, Sayid and Hurley arrive to help, likely from the other entrance of the hatch since it would be almost impossible to lower Hurley down the shaft. Uninterested in the details of the situation, Sayid directs Kate and Hurley to restore power, while he fixes the computer. Outside, Jack catches up to Desmond, holding him at gunpoint. Desmond tells Jack the code, but Jack's not interested. Instead, he asks where Desmond was running to, which reminds Desmond's of his earlier conversation with Jack. When Desmond asks about Jack's patient, Jack stonewalls, before eventually replying that he married her. Desmond guesses from his reaction that they are no longer married. Jack lowers his gun as he begins to cry, and Desmond runs off.
Elsewhere, Sawyer, Michael and Jin evaluate their prison, with Sawyer attempting to get above the bars by having the others boost him. The man who bested them earlier intervenes, and another prisoner is dropped into the pit. When she awakens, she introduces herself as Ana-Lucia, and they determine they were all on Flight 815; Ana-Lucia was in the rear secton, which landed in a different area from the other survivors. She claims to have survived on her own all this time (she doesn't mention 40 days), and that she was then taken prisoner like the three men. Sawyer shows her that he still has his gun, and that he plans to bait the guard and escape. Ana-Lucia scoffs at the plan; as they debate, she manages to grab the gun, call for the guard, and is lifted out of the cell. The guard asks her what information she was able to gain, and the men realize that she has deceived them.
In flashbacks, Locke is seen participating in a support group, wherein a woman is explaining that her mother stole money from her purse, but Locke simply laughs at this. When the moderator asks why, he explains that 30 dollars is nothing to get upset over, finally recounting the deception perpetrated by his father (as seen in Deus Ex Machina). After the meeting, he is approached by another member of the support group, Helen (Katey Sagal), who says that Locke said what she had always wanted to, before flirting with him. Later, Helen wakes up to find Locke putting on his clothes, claiming he is uncomfortable sleeping in an unfamiliar bed. That morning, he sits in his car outside the gates of his father's estate. His father opens the car door and gets in, saying he knows that Locke has been stalking him, and wants it to stop, finally telling him: "Don't come back; you're not wanted." Locke does not stop, however, and at dinner during their six-month anniversary, Helen gives Locke a present: a key to her house, under the condition that he stop going to his father's house. Locke agrees, but is unable keep his word. Helen eventually follows and confronts him, explaining that he is afraid. He is afraid of the future, of moving past what his father has done, and of moving forward in his relationship with her. When he replies that he doesn't know what else to do, she responds that it is meant to be difficult, because what she is asking him for is a leap of faith. He seems to understand, and they embrace.
At the facility, Sayid successfully repairs the computer, leaving Locke to type in the numbers. When Hurley hears them, Hurley again urges Locke not to use them, but stops protesting after seeing Locke enter a wrong number. Just as Locke is about to hit the "EXECUTE" button, Jack arrives and tells Locke the correct numbers. Locke tells Jack he should be the one to hit the button, but Jack refuses. As the klaxons sound, the two have another confrontation, with Locke asking Jack why it was so hard to believe, and Jack responding by asking why Locke found it so easy. An upset Locke tells him it was never easy, but Jack needs to make a leap of faith of his own. With a scant second left, Jack presses the button. Locke says that he will take the first shift at the computer.
Everybody Hates Hugo
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- Original air date: October 12th, 2005
- Flashback: Hugo "Hurley" Reyes
- Written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz
- Directed by Alan Taylor
Hurley struggles with an assigned task inside the hatch; Sawyer, Michael and Jin learn the identities of their captors; Claire makes a discovery about the fate of Michael's raft.
We open on Hurley, in the middle of the hatch's pantry, surrounded by his favorite thing in the world - food. Unfortunately for him, it's only a dream and he wakes up facing the reality of his newly assigned job - to inventory it and figure out how to make it last. Until then, nobody is to get anything - no exceptions. He enlists Rose's help and confides in her that his biggest worry is that everything is going to change - that he'll be the most hated man on the island once this job is put into action. So he keeps the contents of the hatch a secret, even from his most trusted friend, Charlie.
Likewise, in FLASHBACK, we learn that Hurley actually kept his winning lottery news from his best friend, fearing that everything would change. He quits his job and embarks on a journey to enjoy all the little things he loves best in his life. He acts as if nothing has happened and enjoys the freedom he knows will be lost once he comes clean about his newfound wealth. He asks his best friend to promise that no matter what happens, their relationship will never change.
On the island, Sawyer, Jin and Michael are lifted out of the trap to learn that their captors are actually survivors from the tail section of the plane. But that doesn't lessen the antagonism between Sawyer and Ana Lucia. These people have been under attack and are much more defensive than our guys. Twenty-three originally survived, but only five are left. Something went terribly wrong. The good news is that one of those survivors is Rose's husband, Bernard. The Tailies bring Sawyer, Jin and Michael into a bunker where they have been living and surviving since the crash and discuss what to do next.
Back on the beach, Charlie pressures Locke for answers about the hatch, while Claire finds the message bottle from the raft. She shares the news with Sun, fearing the worst. But Sun decides to spare everyone and keep their hope alive by burying the bottle.
Meanwhile, inside the hatch, Sayid's explorations lead him to conclude that the strange magnetic wall is made up of Chernobyl style concrete - somebody wanted to cover something up in a hurry. And in the pantry, the pressure starts to get to Hurley, who decides to use the remaining dynamite in their possession to blow up the hatch and thereby, solve all of his problems.
But Rose talks him out of it and gets him to accept that things change - and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Hurley comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone - there's plenty of food to last for a while, so why not be generous and hand some of it out now, just as he did with his lottery winnings.
And as the survivors feast on food they haven't had since the day before the crash, Rose tucks away a candy bar for Bernard in hopes that he is still out there…somewhere.
...And Found
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- Original air date: October 19th, 2005
- Flashback: Jin-Soo Kwon and Sun-Soo Kwon
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
On one side of the island, Sun is devastated when she notices that her wedding ring is missing from her finger. While on the other side of the island, we follow Jin's attempt to return to his wife. Michael tells him that they will find each other again, soon.
As our survivors help Sun search for her ring, Jack shares that he lost his wedding band once. He looked everywhere - the garbage, the plumbing - and finally went to a jeweler to have a replica made. He tells Sun that it's now rattling around in his sock drawer. And Hurley recounts a story where his Dog once ate a drawer full of change, suggesting that Vincent might be the culprit. But when the search is fruitless, Sun ends up in tears, ripping apart her garden, until we realize that it's clearly not about the ring anymore - it's about the fact that she's lost Jin. Locke tells her that in order to find something, sometimes you have to stop looking.
Meanwhile, the Tailies enlist Michael & Jin to gather food and water before moving out to find the other survivors. Jin helps Ana Lucia fish, while Michael is supposed to help Libby gather fruit. But Michael takes off in search of Walt. And when Libby returns without him, Ana Lucia steps in and orders the group to move out immediately - before Michael gets caught and tells "them" where they are.
Jin wants to go after Michael, while Sawyer argues that Michael won't return without Walt. But Jin is insistent, to the point where he comes to blows with Mr. Eko. Eko, seeing Jin's determination and loyalty, offers to help him find Michael. Ana Lucia refuses to wait for them and moves out with the rest of the group, including Sawyer.
While searching for Michael, we get a glimpse of Eko's considerable tracking skills and come across the body of a fellow Tailie - Goodwin - whom Eko says was killed by the Others. And at the mention of their name, they seem to come out of nowhere. Eko and Jin hide behind some bushes as the Others march by silently in a line - the last a child, dragging a teddy bear.
When Jin and Eko finally find Michael, he refuses to return without his son. Jin tries to convince him by reassuring him that he and Walt will be together again soon. Michael reluctantly agrees and they head out to catch up with the group, and hopefully, reunite with their loved ones.
In flashback, we learn that Sun's parents have set her up with a matchmaker to find an appropriate husband - and it's not Jin. He's on a very different path, trying to make his way out of his station in life as that of a lowly fisherman's son. But after a series of near misses, in which their paths continue to cross, fate eventually brings them together - just as fate leads Sun to find her wedding ring, buried with the message bottle. And as she slips it on her finger, she registers a renewed hope that she and Jin will someday find each other again.
Abandoned
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- Original air date: November 9th, 2005
- Flashback: Shannon Rutherford
Abandoned Air Date: 11/09/2005
Our castaways may be stranded on an island, but human nature is a very powerful force. So when Sayid presents Shannon with a brand new shelter, we aren't exactly surprised when she invites him inside to spend the night. And until Sayid leaves to get them a drink of water, we might think that things are finally finding their way back to normal. But when Walt comes strolling into the tent, still dripping wet, any thought of normalcy goes flying straight out the hole in the tarp that serves as a window.
Shannon screams at the top of her lungs but by the time Sayid gets to her, Walt has disappeared again. Half the beach is awake now and they all rush over. Sayid tells her (and everyone listening) that it was only a dream -- everything is fine. But the fact that Sayid publicly refutes her story leaves Shannon feeling angry and hurt. When Claire arrives with the baby, Charlie scolds her for waking the baby up and Claire actually apologizes.
In FLASHBACK, we see a younger Shannon and we're surprised to find her genuinely sweet and caring. She works as a ballet instructor, dreams of landing an internship with a prestigious dance company in New York and lives her life with the ease of someone who knows they have their bet covered. But when her father is killed in a car accident things go from bad to worse. In her father, she lost her best friend. And her relationship with her stepmother Sabrina isn't exactly what you might call loving. Boone does what he can to be there for her, but this type of grief takes time to process. Still, she soldiers on the best she can and even gets word about the internship in New York -- it's hers! There's just one problem -- the internship is unpaid and she doesn't seem to have any money. Her father always took care of that, so Shannon goes to see Sabrina to ask when she is getting the money left to her by her father in his will. And it's here that Shannon's world is turned completely upside down. Her father had no will. And through a living trust, all his assets go to his wife…Sabrina. Sabrina tells Shannon it's time to start taking care of herself -- that everyone has to work for what they have and that the free ride is over. And as Shannon is literally kicked out of the only home she has ever known we see the pain on her face and know she is being pushed down a path that will change her forever.
On the island, Claire finds herself more and more upset about having her parenting skills questioned by Charlie. As Locke helps her get the baby to sleep she rails against Charlie, admitting that she knows very little about him -- he could be a religious freak for all she knows. Why else would he carry a statue of the Virgin Mary around with him? And as this lands on Locke, we realize Charlie is walking a very dangerous line.
Halfway across the island, Ana Lucia and Mr. Eko are leading what remains of their party on a trek to join our castaways and unite the clans. They race against the clock of Sawyer's infection and the ever-present danger of the Others until silently and without warning, another of their clan simply disappears. Mistrust and paranoia reign as they fight their way through the jungle and into the driving rain -- never knowing they are on a collision course with tragedy just moments away.
And elsewhere, Sayid tries desperately to connect with Shannon, who has resorted to using Vincent to try and track Walt. When he finally catches up to her in the jungle, it's all he can do to prevent her from falling into hysterics. She tells him she knows he thinks she is crazy and that they found the message bottle from the raft. She knows he will leave her as soon as they are rescued. She knows this because everyone leaves her. So he should just go now. But Sayid tells her he believes her; promises her that he will never leave her no matter what happens. And then he says something neither of them thought they would ever hear or say again…He loves her. And as they fall into an embrace, Sayid sees something that couldn't be there. He sees Walt -- and Shannon doesn't know whether to be frightened or relieved. She takes off after him into the jungle and it takes a moment for Sayid to jar himself into action. But that second is all it takes for life on this island to take yet another tragic turn.
The Other 48 Days
- See main article at The Other 48 Days.
- Original air date: November 16th, 2005
- Flashback: Tailenders
The story of what happened to the original survivors of the tail section of the plane and their encouters with The Others up until the reuniting with the fuselage survivors.
Collision
- See main article at Collision.
- Original air date: November 23rd, 2005
- Flashback: Ana-Lucia Cortez
After killing Shannon, Ana-Lucia has to deal with the conciquences. She resorts to taking Sayid hostage and holding him tied up while she tries to negotiate supplies so she can escape and live in the jungle.
Through flashbacks, we learn of Ana-Lucia's return to the LAPD after being shot and the revenge she took upon the man who shot her.
What Kate Did
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- Original air date: November 30th, 2005
- Flashback: Kate Austen
We learn about Kate's original crime. We get to see Kate and Jack Shephard kiss. Michael has an interesting discovery about the computer.