Exodus: Part 1
- Episode aired May 18, 2005
- TV-14
- 43m
The French woman arrives at the camp with a dire warning about a group of survivors known as the Others.The French woman arrives at the camp with a dire warning about a group of survivors known as the Others.The French woman arrives at the camp with a dire warning about a group of survivors known as the Others.
- Marshal Edward Mars
- (as Fredric Lane)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first episode since the pilot that didn't center on one individual character for the flashbacks. Instead, we get flashbacks from Michael, Walt, Kate, Sawyer, Jack, Sun, Jin, Shannon, Boone, and Sayid, all showing what each one was doing before they got on the plane.
- GoofsLeading a party in the woods, Danielle Rousseau announces that they have reached the "territoire fonce" (dark territory), pronouncing "fonce" with one syllable; in French it ought to be "foncé", two syllables. Furthermore, the word means 'dark' only in the sense of a deep shade of a color.
- Quotes
Sawyer: Jack! About a week before we all got on the plane, I got to talking to this man in a bar in Sydney. He was American too. A doctor. I've been on some benders in my time, but this guy, he was going for an all time record. It turns out this guy has a son. His son's a doctor, too. They had some kind of big time falling out. The guy knew it was his fault, even though his son was back in the States thinking the same damn thing. See, kids are like dogs, you knock them around enough, they'll think they did something to deserve it. Anyway, there's a pay phone in this bar. And this guy... Christian... tells me he wishes he had the stones to pick up the phone, call his kid, tell him he's sorry, that he's a better doctor than he'll ever be. He's proud and he loves him. I had to take off, but something tells me he never got around to making that call. Small world, huh?
Jack: [unable to hold back tears] Yeah...
- ConnectionsFeatures Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005)
The script is the first truly great script by writing team and current showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. I don't think there are any serious flaws in this script, not at all. Jack Bender's work as director is impeccable and Giacchino's composition is flawless.
"Exodus: Part 1" is about as good as any episode setting up a season finale could ever be, and is a masterpiece in its own right. The flashbacks in Australia are all outstanding and key to the development of the characters they feature. Not a moment is wasted in this episode.
10/10
- ametaphysicalshark
- Aug 2, 2008