Two for the Road (Lost)
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 |
| Guest star(s) | John Terry (Dr. Christian Shepherd), Rachel Ticotin (Captain Teresa Cortez), Michael Emerson (Henry Gale), Gabrielle Fitzpatrick (Lindsey) |
| Writer(s) | Elizabeth Sarnoff & Christina M. Kim |
| Director | Paul Edwards |
| Production no. | 220 |
| Original airdate | May 3, 2006 |
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"Two for the Road" is the 44th episode of Lost. It is the twentieth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Paul Edwards, and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Christina M. Kim. It first aired on May 3, 2006 on ABC. The character of Ana Lucia Cortez is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
[edit] Plot
In flashbacks, Ana Lucia is shown in the morgue, viewing the body of the man she has killed. Her mother, also present, begins asking questions, and her daughter gives a half-hearted alibi, knowing full well how patently guilty she looks. Her mother then offers her help, which Ana Lucia declines; when she insists her daughter get help from somewhere, to respect her job, the younger officer quits.
Later, Ana Lucia is shown working as an airport security officer. In the bar, she meets Christian Shephard, Jack's father. The two commiserate, and the older man offers her work as his bodyguard in Sydney. The two decide to adopt false names for their relationship. Christian asks Ana Lucia to give him a false name and she chooses 'Tom' (Which happens to be the name of Kate's childhood love and one of the Others), while Christian chooses to call her 'Sarah' (the name of Jack's ex-wife).
In Sydney, Christian and Ana Lucia spend four days drinking, until Christian finally works up the nerve to visit a blonde woman in the suburbs, in the middle of the night. When they arrive at the home of the woman, Christian tells Ana Lucia to stay in the car. When Christian goes up and knocks on the woman's door, she opens it and a shouting match ensues; Christian tells the woman that he paid the mortgage on her house and that he has a right to see his daughter. Ana Lucia drags Christian away from the scene and they leave. Later, the two discuss what they are each running away from; Ana Lucia tries to encourage her friend to return to the States, but he refuses and heads for a bar instead, bumping into Sawyer in the process.
Later still, Ana Lucia is shown in the airport waiting in line with Jin, prior to boarding Oceanic flight 815. Jack is at the ticket counter, earnestly telling a woman about his need to get his father's dead body home as quickly as possible. Ana Lucia overhears and calls her mother to confess the reason she went to Australia was to escape her, since she knew what she'd done; her mother asks her to come home.
On the island, Ana Lucia is shown caring for Henry Gale. She asks him a question; when he whispers something, she leans in close, only to be attacked. While strangling her, he snarls, "You killed two of us." A struggle ensues and Henry explains that those two men were good people who meant the tailies no harm. As Henry is strangling Ana Lucia, Locke sneaks up from behind and knocks Henry unconscious with one of his crutches.
Jack and Kate bring Michael back to the hatch. Meanwhile, Hurley is asking Sayid about the radio; he hopes to impress Libby by imitating the protagonist of the movie Say Anything (who woos his love by holding up a boombox playing "In Your Eyes"). Sayid advises a picnic instead, and tells him about the beach where he took Shannon. Hurley and Libby set out for the picnic, but Hurley gets lost, and they wind up back where they started. Libby suggests they have a picnic right there, but Hurley forgot to bring blankets, or anything to drink. Libby says she'll get the blankets if Hurley gets the wine; Hurley jokes that if he gets drunk, maybe he'll remember where he knows her from. Libby looks worried and unsure about this suggestion, perhaps afraid that Hurley will realise that she too was at the mental institution.
Ana Lucia approaches Sawyer to get a gun. He laughs at her, and she attacks him. After a struggle, he overpowers her, and she responds by seducing him. Afterwards, she informs him that if he tells anyone, she'll kill him, Sawyer responds "What? Aren't you gonna give me your phone number?".
In the hatch, Locke asks a now tied-up Henry why he attacked Ana Lucia, but not him, when he was trapped under the blast door. Henry claims that his mission was to kidnap Locke, as he is one of the "good ones." But now that he's failed, either one of the survivors will kill him.
Michael tells the assembled onlookers that he's found the Others. There's 22 of them, living squalid lives in canvas tents. They have a hatch of their own, with two armed guards. He tells them that he will lead them back there. Jack and Locke discuss this, then decide it's time to get the guns from Sawyer. Kate accompanies them; leaving Michael and Ana Lucia in the hatch. Sawyer is reading a manuscript, Bad Twin; Jack throws it into a fire, then points a gun at Sawyer, demanding to be taken to the guns. Sawyer then realizes that his gun is missing, and suspects Ana Lucia, who stole it from him after they had sex. Locke, suddenly realizing why she would do that, informs Jack about Henry attacking Ana Lucia.
Back in the hatch again, Ana Lucia gives Henry a knife and instructs him to free himself. He does, and she points a gun at him. Later, she is shown sitting morosely. Michael talks with her; she tells him about Henry, about how he tried to kill her, and how she couldn't bring herself to kill him. Michael offers to do the job for her, and she gives him the gun. Michael looks at the gun somberly, says, "I'm sorry," then shoots Ana Lucia, killing her. Libby walks in, holding the blankets she just retrieved; Michael, startled, shoots her twice as well, and she collapses. Michael then opens the door to Henry's cell. Henry stands and the two exchange meaningful glances; Michael then deliberately shoots himself in the shoulder.
[edit] Notes
- Although credited, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin), Sun Kwon (Yunjin Kim) and Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) do not appear in this episode.
- Ana-Lucia dies in this episode. Michelle Rodriguez will still be credited for the rest of the season.
[edit] Trivia
- Sawyer is seen reading the manuscript of the tie-in novel "Bad Twin," by Gary Troup.
- During one of the commercial breaks of the US airing of this episode, a 30-second ad for The Hanso Foundation was aired featuring a toll-free phone number which officially opened 'The Lost Experience' game. Similar commercials aired in the UK the day before, and would air in Australia the next day, during commercial breaks in Lost.
| Lost | |
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| Production: | DVD releases • Episode list • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Soundtrack |
| Main characters: | Ana Lucia • Ben • Boone • Charlie • Claire • Desmond • Hurley • Jack • Jin • Juliet • Kate Libby • Locke • Michael • Mr. Eko • Nikki • Paulo • Sawyer • Sayid • Shannon • Sun • Walt |
| Supporting characters: | Bernard • Rose • The Others |
| Organizations: | DHARMA Initiative • Hanso Foundation • Oceanic Airlines |
| Elements: | Crossovers • DHARMA Initiative stations • Flight 815 • Mythology • Thematic motifs |
| Miscellaneous: | Gary Troup • In popular culture • Lost Experience • Rachel Blake • Video game |
| Lost Season Two | |
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| Man of Science, Man of Faith • Adrift • Orientation • Everybody Hates Hugo • ...And Found Abandoned • The Other 48 Days • Collision • What Kate Did • The 23rd Psalm • The Hunting Party Fire + Water • The Long Con • One of Them • Maternity Leave • The Whole Truth • Lockdown Dave • S.O.S. • Two for the Road • ? • Three Minutes • Live Together, Die Alone |
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