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- Original Title :
- Live Together, Die Alone
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- Year :
- 2004–2010
- Directror :
- Jack Bender
- Cast :
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje,Naveen Andrews,Emilie de Ravin
- Writer :
- Jeffrey Lieber,J.J. Abrams
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 27min
- Rating :
- 9.5/10
Jack, Sawyer and Sayid swim to the boat and find a completely wasted Desmond. His traumatic past experience before sailing to the island is disclosed through flashbacks. Sayid plots a plan with Jack to surprise "The Others" in case Michael is double-crossing the group. John Locke convinces Desmond to invade the hatch, which is protected by Mr. Eko, and not press the button of the computer to see what will happen.
Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | - | Mr. Eko | |
Naveen Andrews | - | Sayid Jarrah | |
Emilie de Ravin | - | Claire Littleton | |
Matthew Fox | - | Dr. Jack Shephard | |
Jorge Garcia | - | Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes | |
Josh Holloway | - | James 'Sawyer' Ford | |
Malcolm David Kelley | - | Walt Lloyd | |
Daniel Dae Kim | - | Jin-Soo Kwon | |
Yunjin Kim | - | Sun-Hwa Kwon | |
Evangeline Lilly | - | Kate Austen | |
Dominic Monaghan | - | Charlie Pace | |
Terry O'Quinn | - | John Locke | |
Harold Perrineau | - | Michael Dawson | |
Michelle Rodriguez | - | Ana Lucia Cortez (credit only) | |
Cynthia Watros | - | Libby Smith |
The man that Desmond replaces in the hatch is called Kelvin Inman; the man in the army that lets Sayid go and gives him some money is called Joe Inman - but they are both the same man.
After Desmond is released from military prison and dishonorably discharged from the Royal Scots Regiment of the British Army, Penelope's father reveals Desmond's last name when they have a talk in the limo. Desmond's full name is Desmond David Hume. David Hume, like John Locke, was an important philosopher of the 18th century. Hume was a Scotsman, just as Desmond is (hence he was in the Royal Scots Regiment). Both were Empiricists, and Hume was heavily influenced by Locke. This would serve to explain the friendship between John and Desmond on the show, and why Desmond goes along with John's plan to stop pressing the button without having seen the Pearl Orientation tape. It appears the show's writers have a habit of naming characters after famous philosophers in history. Rousseau is named after Jean-Jacques Rousseau, also of the 18th century, a French-Swiss philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution. Fleeing criticism in Switzerland, Rousseau took refuge and lived with Hume in Great Britain for a time.
Throughout the series, Desmond habitually refers to male characters as "brother" (as in, "See ya in another life brother!"). This episode marks the only time he addresses a female castaway (Claire) as "sister."
One of the notes in the big pile of tubes mentions a person called S.R. performing an activity in the Swan station; this is most likely Stuart Radzinsky, the designer of the Swan station, who worked inside the Swan at the time (which is confirmed in the same episode by Kelvin Inman).
Desmond needs $42,000 to buy a boat. 42 is one of the numbers.
This is the first Desmond-centric flashback, although this is the second flashback in which Desmond appears. He earlier appeared in a Jack-centric flashback when they briefly met in Los Angeles a few years before the crash of Oceanic 815.
In Desmond's flashback the woman who pays for his coffee and gives him a boat is Libby.
Henry Ian Cusick received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor for his performance in this episode.
This two-part season ender was shot over a period of 17 days by two crews simultaneously. It was only completed five days before transmission.
The boat named "Elizabeth" was from Newport Beach, California. Guest star Alan Dale played Caleb Nichol on the TV series The O.C. (2003) which took place in Newport Beach.
First appearances in the series for Alan Dale and Sonya Walger.
Henry Ian Cusick's first appearance in the series since Dingę: Orientation (2005).
Season 2 becomes the season with the most regular actor departures, as Michael(Harold Perrineau) and Walt(Malcolm David Kelley) leave the island, and Shannon(Maggie Grace), Ana-Lucia(Michelle Rodriguez) and Libby(Cynthia Watros) are all killed off.
Desmond's boat belonged to Libby's late husband, David. The name boat (Elizabeth) is named after Libby.
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