Exodus, Part 2
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| Lost Season 1 (Flashbacks in Parentheses) | S2 >> • S3 >> • S4>> | |||||||
| #01 | "Pilot, Part 1" | (Jack) | #10 | "Raised by Another" | (Claire) | #18 | "Numbers" | (Hurley) |
| #02 | "Pilot, Part 2" | (Various) | #11 | "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" | (Jack) | #19 | "Deus Ex Machina" | (Locke) |
| #03 | "Tabula Rasa" | (Kate) | #12 | "Whatever the Case May Be" | (Kate) | #20 | "Do No Harm" | (Jack) |
| #04 | "Walkabout" | (Locke) | #13 | "Hearts and Minds" | (Boone) | --- | "Lost: The Journey" | (recap) |
| #05 | "White Rabbit" | (Jack) | #14 | "Special" | (Michael & Walt) | #21 | "The Greater Good" | (Sayid) |
| #06 | "House of the Rising Sun" | (Sun) | #15 | "Homecoming" | (Charlie) | #22 | "Born to Run" | (Kate) |
| #07 | "The Moth" | (Charlie) | #16 | "Outlaws" | (Sawyer) | #23 | "Exodus, Part 1" | (Various) |
| #08 | "Confidence Man" | (Sawyer) | #17 | "...In Translation" | (Jin) | #24 | "Exodus, Part 2" | (Various) |
| #09 | "Solitary" | (Sayid) | ||||||
Episode transcript
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"Exodus, Part 2" is the twenty-fourth episode and 2-hour finale of Season 1 of Lost. As with the previous episode, flashbacks show numerous characters in Sydney before they board their doomed flight. With the dynamite retrieved, the team face the task of bringing the volatile substance back across the Island to the Hatch. Meanwhile, Charlie and Sayid set off to rescue Aaron after Danielle kidnaps the child from Claire.
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Synopsis
Flashbacks
Jin
In the airport, following Sun spilling coffee all down his shirt, Jin goes to the bathroom. Meanwhile, airport security releases Sayid and apologizes to him for the delay. In the bathroom, Jin encounters a casually dressed Caucasian man who conversationally asks him for a paper towel in English. When Jin indicates that he speaks no English, the man switches to Korean. Seeming somewhat more menacing now, he then reveals that he works for Mr. Paik, and knows that Jin was attempting to run away with Sun. He tells Jin to complete his delivery of a watch to an associate in Los Angeles.
Charlie
Charlie looks for his stash before leaving for his flight. A girl from the previous night is in his bed. As Charlie finds the drugs, she asks if he has any left. He lies and says that he's out, but she can tell that he's lying and attacks him for the drugs.
Michael
Michael and Walt sit in the airport waiting for their flight. Walt is absorbed in his Game Boy Advance SP, and Michael is obviously frustrated that they can't connect. He gets up, claiming to need to call work, but he really calls his mother. He expresses his exasperation to his mother, and asks if she can take care of Walt, eventually offering to pay her. Locke makes a split second on screen appearance while Michael is on the phone being pushed in his wheelchair. When Michael hangs up, Walt is right next to him asking for new batteries for his game, and may have heard the whole conversation.
Hurley
Hurley is shown waking up late for his flight due to a localized power outage. In a mad dash for the airport, he experiences several other problems, including a flat tire, arriving at the wrong terminal; he buys an electric scooter from an old man for $1600 and manages to get to the terminal just as they are closing the gate. At the gate, Hurley finds the doors closed, but the gate attendant is able to get them to reopen the doors for him, and he hugs her effusively. Hurley is shown to be staying in room 2342, his digital display in his car shows that it is 23 degrees outside, and he is originally going 42 km/h; when he gets a flat tire he slows first to 16, then 15, then 8, and finally 4 before the display cuts out altogether. As he is running through the airport, he passes a team of soccer players, wearing jerseys with the Numbers in numerical order. We also see Oceanic Flight 815's gate number was 23. Another revelation from this flashback is that Hurley, Charlie, Michael, and Walt all stayed in the same hotel (Charlie yells at him for holding up a full elevator, and the elevator bank looks exactly like the hotel that Michael and Walt stayed at as well).
Locke
Locke feels humiliated and vulnerable as staff report to him that they have lost the wheelchair normally used to load disabled passengers onto the plane, and he must be carried on to the plane by two attendants. When he drops a pamphlet from his seat, he is unable to reach it. He is clearly frustrated by the whole situation, and struggles to maintain his dignity.
Finally, all of the passengers board Oceanic Flight 815. They take their seats, unaware of each other, and of the relationships they will form as they casually engage in emphatic smiles and gestures to the strangers. As Hurley boards, he gives Walt a thumbs up, who looks up from his Gameboy for the moment and smiles. Hurley smiles back, sitting down and settling in with his headphones and comic book. Leslie Arzt also helps Claire put her bag in the overhead compartment.
Real-time events
Though Locke pleads with Jack to let him get dragged under, Jack instead tells Kate to grab dynamite out of his bag and drop one down, revealing that he had in fact switched the content of their packs. Kate drops the dynamite down the tunnel, causing an underground explosion, resulting in black smoke similar to that seen before coming out of a nearby hole on the horizon, moving in a bizarre, almost supernatural way, and disappearing, all in less than a second. The hold on Locke slackens, and they are able to extract him. Later, Locke reveals that the reason he wanted to fall in the cavern is because it was his destiny and he felt the Island was testing him.
On the beach, Sayid is leading the group back to the caves, awaiting Jack's party's return. Charlie and Claire are alone on the beach when Rousseau runs up, telling Charlie that she needs to see Sayid urgently. When Charlie runs off to get Sayid, Rousseau begins asking Claire to hold her baby, and Claire tries to make several excuses why she can't give Rousseau the baby. Claire sees a strange scar on Rousseau's arm and has a short ambiguous flashback to a struggle between Rousseau and herself. Soon Charlie and Sayid return to find Claire exclaiming that her baby has been taken, and Sayid surmises that Rousseau intends to attempt an exchange of the baby, which Claire has named Aaron, for her own child, Alex, with "The Others". Charlie and Sayid go toward the black smoke, with little daylight left. On their journey they encounter the downed drug smugglers' plane, and Sayid reveals to Charlie that it is full of heroin, ignorant of Charlie's junkie past. They also encounter a trap set by Rousseau, which injures Charlie. Charlie's wound is bleeding profusely, and Sayid orders him to go back to the camp, but Charlie refuses. Sayid then cuts open a bullet, pours the gunpowder into the wound, and sets it on fire to cauterize the injury. When Sayid and Charlie arrive on the beach with the black smoke, there are no other people, just a pyre. The sound of the baby crying alerts them to Rousseau hiding in the bushes. She cries and tells them that she overheard the others saying that they were going to go after "the boy," and she thought that if she brought him to them, they would return her child. She returns the baby, and they reunite it with Claire. It is revealed that Charlie kept at least one of the statues filled with heroin in his bag.
On the raft, the crew is sailing according to plan, and Michael bonds with Walt. Walt learns about Sawyer's long term search for revenge. Jin returns Michael the watch which caused a fight between them earlier in the series. At one point, the rudder breaks off, and Sawyer dives into the water after it, risking his life. At this point, Michael discovers that Sawyer has a gun, but decides not to tell the others. That night, their radar sweep turns up a boat in the distance. They fire their single flare, and the boat approaches them. Though they think they are about to be saved, it turns out to be a group of four strangers. The boat's captain demands that they hand over "the boy." Sawyer tries to pull his gun, but he is shot by one of the other crewmen and falls into the water. Jin jumps into the water to try and save Sawyer, while the strangers overpower Michael and kidnap Walt. As they sail off, one of the crewmen throws an explosive onto the raft, destroying it.
Meanwhile, Jack, Kate, Locke, and Hurley arrive at the Hatch. They manage to set the dynamite up on the hinge of the Hatch, and are about to set it off when Hurley notices the appearance of the Numbers on the side. He yells at them not to light it, but Locke lights the fuse anyway. Hurley tries to stamp out the fuse, repeating "the Numbers are bad," but Jack tackles him, and the dynamite explodes. They pry open the Hatch to reveal a deep, dark metal tunnel. A partial ladder (with broken rungs) can be seen near the top of the tunnel. Jack and Locke stare down into the pit before them, with no idea of what might be at the bottom.
Trivia
General
- This is the only season finale (so far) that ends on the island (Season 2 ends in the outside world, and Season 3 and Season 4 end in flashforwards).
- When they come upon the smoke monster in the jungle, a huge bird takes flight out of a tree, making a noise that sounds something like "Hurley". This is the same bird that they come across in the jungle in the Season Two finale "Live Together, Die Alone".
Production notes
- For the Europe and Australian markets, this episode was cut into two hour-long episodes, therefore making it Exodus, Part 2 and Exodus, Part 3 (episode 1x25) for the Region 2 and 4 DVD release.
- This was the final episode to feature Ian Somerhalder as a main credited cast member.
Bloopers and continuity errors
- Walt asks for new batteries for his Game Boy SP, although SPs run on batteries that need to be charged and it is not possible to put new batteries in.
- "Needs new batteries" could have been his way of expressing the fact that the battery is dead, regardless of whether it needs to be replaced or recharged.
- The battery in a Gameboy Advance SP can be replaced; as with all rechargeable batteries, it will eventually 'die' after repeated use. They supposedly last for near to 2000 charges, however, and it's unlikely Walt's would be completely dead.
- The sound effects used for the video game Walt was playing was for the Atari 2600 Pac-Man game. Not that this is anything unusual on television shows.
- At 35 minutes 47 seconds, a motorboat (presumably being used by the film crew) can be seen a short distance from the raft.
- Sawyer's hair on the plane during the sequence at the end is noticeably longer than it was in Pilot part 1 and Pilot part 2. As is Sun's and Shannon's.
- After Hurley purchased a second ticket at the domestic Oceanic counter and found out that he needs to get to the Oceanic international terminal, several errors occur on his way there. First, after running down some stairs, he is seen running through a hallway past a door that sports the name "Kamehameha" above it, which is rather unusual for an airport in Australia. (The name is permanently present over the exhibit hall door at the filming location for that scene, the Hawaii Convention Center [1].) Immediately afterwards, he is seen running up an escalator (the same one Shannon and Boone were using in the previous episode), and after that, he is suddenly shown entering the airport building from the outside again, at the same location he entered it before making it to the domestic Oceanic ticket counter (but not reusing the same take).
- During the scene at the end, Charlie is trying to stuff his guitar into some compartment on the plane. However, in The Moth, he states that he had to check it and couldn't bring it into the cabin.
- The dynamite thrown by Kate should've exploded in mid-air, while swayed, as seen with Arzt earlier in the episode.
Recurring Themes
- The episode opens with Aaron's eye in view. (Eyes)
- Hurley stays in the same hotel as Charlie, Michael, Walt, Shannon, Boone, Ana-Lucia and Steve. (Character connections)
- Hurley runs past a team of soccer players. The numbers on the back of their shirts are 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. (Numbers)
- The number of the terminal they enter to get on the plane is 23. (Numbers)
- The man that Hurley takes the scooter from in the airport is wearing a "Crazy Eight's" (8) hat. (Numbers)
- Locke refers to extracting the dynamite as the game "Operation". (Games)
- Hurley's hotel room number is 2342. (Numbers)
- Hurley almost misses his plane because his alarm clock stops working. (Time)
- Jack, Locke and Kate draw straws to choose who will bring the dynamite. However Jack refuses to give it to Kate and takes it (Fate versus Free Will)
Cultural References
| Cultural references in Lost (direct references only) |
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- The Wages of Fear. The dynamite transport scene (and Montand's name) are an homage to this movie (Official Lost Podcast transcript/May 19, 2006). The plot of the extraordinarily tense movie involves transport of dangerous explosives in a desperate situation with few safety precautions. It also featured the idea of separating into two groups that keep their distance from one another, planning for the "worst-case-scenario" of one of them not making it, that the other will reach the destination with adequate explosives to accomplish the mission (much like Jack's idea). (Movies and TV)
- Redemption Song. When the raft is in the water, Sawyer starts to sing this song from Bob Marley. The beginning of the first verse, which he does not sing aloud, has lyrics are somewhat prophetic towards Walt's situation: "Old pirates, yes, they rob I; sold I to the merchant ships". (Music)
- "Star Wars": When Sawyer is explaining that they need to fire the flare, he refers to Michael and Jin as Han and Chewie. (Movies and TV)
Episode references
- The comic book that Hurley is reading on the plane is the same one that Walt finds on the beach. ("Special")
- In "Numbers" the last shot shows the numbers beside the hatch. In this episode, Hurley is some distance away from the hatch when he finds the numbers on a metal panel which appears to be part of the Swan station.
Unanswered questions
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- For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Exodus, Part 2/Theories
- Why did the Monster become aggressive toward Locke, instead of letting him go like last time?
- Where was the Monster taking Locke?
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| Flashback episodes | "...In Translation" • "Exodus, Part 2" • "...And Found" • "The Glass Ballerina" • "Ji Yeon" | |||
| Mobisodes | "Arzt & Crafts" • "Buried Secrets" • "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" | |||
| Flashback characters | Airport cop • Chinese ambassador • Chinese security agent • Gina • Byung Han • Mrs. Han • Byung's daughter • Hawaiian Shirt • Sayid Jarrah • Jeff • Mr. Kim • Mr. Kwon • Sun-Hwa Kwon • Jae Lee • Maternity nurse • Mr. Paik • Poor man • Poor man's son • Hugo "Hurley" Reyes • Jack Shepherd • Shopkeeper • Tai Soo • White Suit • Sun's friend | |||
| Items | Rolex watch • Panda | |||
| See also: Main Characters | ||||
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| Flashback episodes | "Pilot, Part 2" • "The Moth" • "Homecoming" • "Exodus, Part 2" • "Fire + Water" • "Greatest Hits" | |||
| Flashback characters | British priest • Buyer • Boone Carlyle • Cindy Chandler • Charlie's groupies • Commercial director • Francis Heatherton • Lucy Heatherton • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jazeem • JD • Lily • Claire Littleton • Rose Nadler • Karen Pace • Liam Pace • Megan Pace (child) • Megan Pace (mother) • Simon Pace • Roderick • Shannon Rutherford • Jack Shephard • Dexter Stratton • Tommy • Unnamed Drive Shaft member | |||
| Items | D.S. ring • Greatest Hits list • Guitar • Peanut butter • Piano • Voltron | |||
| See also: Main Characters | ||||
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| Flashback episodes | "Special" • "Exodus, Part 2" • "Adrift" • "Three Minutes" • "Meet Kevin Johnson" | |||
| Mobisodes | "The Deal" • "Arzt & Crafts" • "Buried Secrets" • "Tropical Depression" • "Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum on the Golf Course" | |||
| Flashback characters | Alex • Andy • Arturo • Kate Austen • Dagne • Walter Dawson • Naomi Dorrit • Female anchor • Finney • James "Sawyer" Ford • Gus • Hospitalized man • Martin Keamy • Bea Klugh • Frank Lapidus • Libby • Benjamin Linus • Lizzy • Susan Lloyd • Walt Lloyd • John Locke • Michael's mother • George Minkowski • Nurse (Meet Kevin Johnson) • Nurse (Special) • Omar • Danny Pickett • Brian Porter • Jack Shephard • Miles Straume • Tom • Vincent | |||
| Items | Comic book • List • Michael's bomb • Michael's passport • Rafts • Vincent | |||
| See also: Main Characters | ||||
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| Flashback episodes | "Walkabout" • "Deus Ex Machina" • "Exodus, Part 2" • "Orientation" • "Lockdown" • "Further Instructions" • "The Man from Tallahassee" • "The Brig" • "Cabin Fever" | |||
| Flashback characters | Matthew Abaddon • Adam • Richard Alpert • Autumn • Jimmy Bane • Bobby • Cindy Chandler • Father Chuck • Eddie Colburn • Anthony Cooper • Crystal • Eddie (security guard) • Emma • ER doctor • ER nurse • Florence • Frainey • Francine • Gellert • Government worker • Helen • Helen (phone operator) • Jan • Bea Jones • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jazeem • JD • Kid • Kim • William Kincaid • Jin-Soo Kwon • Benjamin Linus • Lizzie • Emily Annabeth Locke • Mrs. Locke • Detective Mason • Melissa • Michelle • Mike • Moderator • Randy Nations • Nurse • Nurse Margaret • Charlie Pace • Physical therapist • Detective Reed • Shannon Rutherford • Security guard • Mrs. Talbot • Peter Talbot • Tom • Travel agent • Waiter • Warren • Sheriff Williams • Zach | |||
| Items | Backgammon • Coffin • Compass • Crossword Puzzle • Knife • Trebuchet • Wheelchair • Whistle | |||
| See also: Main Characters | ||||
