Libby (Lost)

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Libby
Cynthia Watros as Libby
First appearance	"Adrift"
Last appearance	"?" "Live Together, Die Alone" (Flashback)
Centric episodes	"None"
Information
Name	Elizabeth
Status	Deceased (Accidentally shot by a startled Michael)
Profession	Clinical psychologist
Portrayed by	Cynthia Watros

Elizabeth, commonly known as "Libby," is a fictional character on the second season of the ABC television series Lost played by Cynthia Watros. A tail-section survivor of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, she became romantically involved with Hurley.

[edit] Biography

Libby at the mental institution.

[edit] Prior to the crash

Libby gave Desmond Hume Elizabeth, the boat he uses for his race around the world (between 3 and 4 years before the plane crash). Elizabeth hailed from Newport Beach and was a gift given to Libby by her recently deceased husband David ("Live Together, Die Alone - Part 1").

Libby was a patient at the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute. Her stay coincided, at least in part, with Hurley's (up to 1 year and 2 months before the plane crash). No reason is given for her institutionalization. ("Dave")

She claimed to have attended medical school for one year before deciding to become a clinical psychologist.

At some point, Libby went skiing in Stowe, Vermont (revealed in "The Other 48 Days"). While racing a ski patrol man, she claims to have broken her left leg by falling off a mogul and losing her edge.

At the airport, shortly after buying her ticket, she notices Eko yelling at Charlotte Malkin ("?") and intervenes before moving on to board Flight 815.

[edit] After the crash

Libby was in the tail section of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 when it crashed. On the beach Libby helps a man with his injured leg and there she meets Ana Lucia Cortez. They both question each other about what they do for a living, and Libby tells Ana Lucia that she is a clinical Psychiatrist. On her fourteenth day on the island the camp is invaded by "The Others" who take everyone except Bernard Nadler, Cindy Chandler, Ana Lucia, Mr. Eko, Goodwin, Nathan and Libby herself. Ana Lucia soon suspects that Nathan is an Other and Libby tells her it scares her due to the fact that someone could be an "Other". Ana Lucia digs a hole and chucks Nathan inside it. When Nathan is killed by Goodwin, revealing himself to be the Other, Ana Lucia kills him, then claims that they’re safe now.

Soon after, Cindy and Libby discover Jin washed up on the beach. They tie him up and debate about whether he should be trusted. When Jin escapes and runs off, they all go after him and then attack his friends Sawyer and Michael, who have also washed up on the beach, and they put them in the pit. However, when they learn they are also Flight 815 survivors release them. While leading the three newcomers back to their camp, Libby is by far the friendliest of the Tailies, and tells Michael about their own ordeal.

Ana Lucia and the other Tailies decide to go back to the Fuselage camp. On the long journey across the island, Cindy goes missing and they hear whispers in the jungle; Libby and everyone else panics and they run. Ana Lucia has only one bullet, and when Shannon Rutherford runs into the scene Ana Lucia mistakes her for an Other and shoots her. She dies in Sayid's arms. Libby leaves for the fuselage camp along with Bernard and Jin.

When living with the other survivors she helps Hurley with his weight and food problem and helps Claire Littleton to remember her past when she was kidnapped by the others. After convincing Hurley not to throw himself off a cliff, she kisses him ("Dave").

In "Two For The Road" Libby accepts Hurley's offer of a romantic picnic on the beach. However, he forgets the blankets so Libby has to return to the hatch. When she arrives there she discovers Michael holding a gun and Ana Lucia sitting dead on the sofa; Libby calls Michael's name he turns round and shoots Libby twice in the chest. When Jack Shephard, Mr. Eko and other survivors come into the hatch they discover that Ana Lucia is dead, but that Libby is still hanging on to life. Hurley turns up later and tells Libby he's sorry he forgot the blankets. Despite Jack's attempts to save her Libby dies, after spitting out Michael's name.

Libby and Ana Lucia are buried alongside each other in "Three Minutes", and Hurley speaks at her funeral.

In the episode "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" Hurley visits Libby's grave and tells her he misses her.

[edit] Trivia

• Libby was the fourth main character to be killed off Lost.
• To date, Libby is the only main character not to have a flashback episode of her own before she was written out of the series, although she did appear to varying degrees in three other character's flashbacks (Hurley, Eko and Desmond). Libby's background will be further explored in Season 3 through the flashbacks of other characters.^[1]
• Originally, Libby was not set to die, but Ana Lucia Cortez was not considered a popular enough character to garner sympathy from fans, so Libby, who was well liked, was killed as well for emotional impact.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} TV Guide Community - The Ausiello Report: Why Lost Killed Libby with executive producers/writers Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse

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