Pilot (Season 1, Ep 0)

STORYLINE

40+ survivors have crash landed on a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 miles off course. An unknown monster is present, large enough to rip down trees and yank pilots out of planes. Rain comes and goes literally in an instant, and Arctic polar bears run throughout the jungle. And things only get weirder. When trying to use a radio to send out a distress call, several survivors receive a distress call- one in French that has been playing for 16 years! When translated, it says,

"Please help me, please come get me. I'm alone now, on the island alone. Please someone come. The others, they're, they're dead. It killed them. It killed them all."

CHARACTERS

~JACK SHEPHERD: Late 20s; A spinal surgeon concerned with people's well being. A natural leader and takes a unspoken leadership role among the survivors. By the end of the episode, he's trying to save the US MARSHALL as he has a piece of shrapnel in his side.
~CLAIR LITTLETON: Young women (early twenties, maybe?) 8 month pregnant. Pretty sure her baby is a boy.
~JOHN LOCKE (Bald guy): Kind of an eerie, older fellow. Doesn't seem to talk much. Likes backgammon and seems to be very happy for someone who just crashed on an island. Even enjoys being on the island, almost. Has a secret that he tells WALT LLOYD, but we have no idea what it is- Yet.
~BOONE CARLYLE: young man (20s) who is concerned about his sister SHANNON RUTHERFORD and seems to want to help out where he can. Apparently a former lifeguard, although not a very good one.
~HURLEY REYES: caring, lovable, a bit carefree. Doesn't like to eat sea urchins and faints at the site of blood.
~KATE AUSTEN: Young woman, mid 20s, almost 'assistant leader' to Jack. Turns out that's shes a criminal being brought back to the United States by a US MARSHALL. On what charges, we don't know.
~SAYID JARRAH: Middle Eastern, probably mid-30s. fought with the Republican Guard in the Gulf War. Communications specialist. Believes JAMES SAWYER to be the prisoner of the US MARSHALL.
~CHARLIE PACE: Young man in his twenties. Bassist for the band Driveshaft. Addicted to heroin.
~SHANNON RUTHERFORD: Young twenty-something blond who thinks she's the center of the known universe. She spends her time after the crash sunbathing and painting her toenails and insisting that the rescue boat is coming. We see moments of venerability as she is chased by a polar bear or sees someone in the wreckage she talked to.
~MICHAEL DAWSON: Father to WALT LLOYD, although seemingly distant since Walt says he has been living with his mom. Trying to strengthen the relationship, and it seems to be working- painstakingly slowly.
~JIN KWON (Korean dude): Controlling; tells SUN KWON (currently unknown relationship) she must always stay by him and ignore the others. Seems good at preparing sea urchins to eat.
~WALT LLOYD: Son of MICHAEL DAWSON. Seems concerned with his dog, VINCENT. Seems intrigued by JOHN LOCKE.
~FLIGHT ATTENDANT: We only see her in flashbacks to before the crash. But who knows? She might have survived...
~ROSE HENDERSON: Elderly woman, maybe 50s or 60s. From the Bronx. Revived by Jack after the crash. Finds the distant sound of the monster familiar. Seems sad about someone (it's suggested it's her husband as she fingers a ring and then puts it on a necklace.) possibly in the crash.
~PILOT: Pilot of the plane. Gets killed by the monster. That was a short contract.....
~SUN KWON: Related to JIN KWON. seems defiant, annoyed at JIN's control.
~JAMES SAWYER: Man in his late twenties. Likes smoking. A real charmer, as he gets on almost everyone's nerves. Has a note in his pocket that seems to sober him up whenever he reads it. Thinks SAYID JARRAH is the prisoner of the US MARSHALL.
~US MARSHALL: Middle-aged Jerk. We find that it was not Sayid nor Sawyer he was bringing back to the US- it was KATE AUSTEN. Wakes up in the middle of Jack surgery and hisses in his ear: "Where is she?".

MYSTERIES

~What is the monster?
~Why does Rose think the monster sounds familiar?
~Why are there polar bears (or at least, a polar bear) on the island?
~What did Kate do to be arrested?

MEMORABLE QUOTES

Hurley (looking nervously at Walt): Do you think we should do something about the b-o-d-y-s?
Michael: What are you spelling, man? Bodies?
Walt: B-o-d-i-e-s.

Locke (Talking to Walt about backgammon): Two players. Two sides. One is light, one is dark.

NOTICEABLES

~When Jack, Kate, and Charlie find the pilot dead in the tree, it seems only his face has been removed- the rest of the body seems unharmed.