The Watch

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		Lost: Missing Pieces (Main Character(s) in Parentheses)
#01	"The Watch"	(Jack)	#06	"Room 23"	(Ben & Juliet)	#10	"Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack"	(Jack)
#02	"The Adventures of Hurley and Frogurt"	(Hurley)	#07	"Arzt & Crafts"	(Various)	#11	"Jin Has a Temper-Tantrum On the Golf Course"	(Jin)
#03	"King of the Castle"	(Ben & Jack)	#08	"Buried Secrets"	(Sun & Michael)	#12	"The Envelope"	(Juliet)
#04	"The Deal"	(Michael & Juliet)	#09	"Tropical Depression"	(Michael)	#13	"So It Begins"	(Vincent)
#05	"Operation: Sleeper"	(Juliet & Jack)

"The Watch"

Season

Episode

Missing Pieces

Aired

November 6, 2007 (Verizon)
November 12, 2007 (ABC.com)

Starring

Days

Written by

Directed by

Production code

107

Guest starring

John Terry - Christian Shephard

Episode Transcript
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"The Watch" is the first Lost mobisode. It features a scene between Jack and Christian hours before Jack's wedding to Sarah.

1 Synopsis
2 Trivia
3 Episode references
4 Unanswered questions
5 External links

Synopsis

While Jack is throwing rocks into the ocean, Christian walks up and they start talking about Jack's wedding. Christian shows Jack the watch his father had given him on his own wedding day, and explains the reason he never wore it was that he didn't like it because his father had told him that same day of his disapproval of marrying Margo. However, Christian tells Jack that he is doing the right thing with Sarah, and passes him the watch. Jack immediately puts it on. Christian asks Jack to be a better father than he was, if Jack and Sarah have children.

Trivia

General

This is the only mobisode to take place off the island in a flashback.

Production notes

Scan of the 'making of' article from the Lost Magazine

The production code/mobisode number for this mobisode is 107, even though it was the first mobisode released.
The running time is 02:39.
This mobisode was released on November 6, 2007, the second day that the WGA had been on strike fighting for residuals from "new media" such as online and mobile distribution. However, the WGA had already worked out these details for the mobisodes on behalf of Lost, negotiating a contract with ABC Studios that essentially accomplished what the WGA is striking for across the board.
This mobisode was probably recorded around September 12, 2007, when John Terry was spotted in Hawaii.
This mobisode was filmed on location at Ala Moana Beach, located in Honolulu, Hawaii.
There is a making of article about this mobisode in issue 15 of Lost: The Official Magazine.

Recurring themes

Recurring themes in Lost
Black and white • Car accidents • Character connections • Deceptions and cons • Dreams • Eyes • Fate versus free will • Good and bad people • Imprisonment • Isolation • Life and death • Missing body parts • Nicknames • The Numbers • Parent issues • Pregnancies • Rain • Rebirth • Redemption • Relationships • Sacrifice • Secrets • Time

Christian tells Jack that his father did not like his marriage to Margo and asked Jack to be a better father than he was. (Parent Issues)
Christian and Jack talk about the possibility of Jack and Sarah having children. (Children)
The title of the episode and a major prop is The Watch. (Time)

Literary techniques

Christian says, "Unlike me, you made the absolute right choice." He was wrong; the marriage ended badly. (Irony)
Christian gives Jack the watch which he got from his father, putting them both in the same situation. But while Christian never wore that watch, Jack wears it immediately. This shows that from the same situation they are going in opposite directions. (Juxtaposition)
Christian says, "If you and Sarah ever have a kid, try to treat him a little better than I treated you". (Parent issues) (Pregnancy)

Episode references

The scene takes place during the time frame of Jack's flashback in "Do No Harm".
Jack gave Hurley what may have been the same watch to keep an eye on Claire's contractions shortly after the crash of Flight 815. ("Pilot, Part 1")
Christian implies that he really likes Sarah. After Jack and Sarah's divorce, Jack finds his father's telephone number in Sarah's cell phone, and accuses him of being her lover. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
Christian makes light of how Jack is throwing rocks; Tom would later admonish Jack for accusing the Others of being bad people by referencing the metaphor "Those in glass houses should not throw stones". ("Stranger in a Strange Land")
Feeling demoralized and tossing fish biscuits, Sawyer tells Kate that he is "throwin' rocks". ("I Do")
Jack is shown removing the watch to go through airport security in John Locke's vision in the sweat lodge. ("Further Instructions")