Tabula Rasa (Lost)
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| “Tabula Rasa” | |
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| Lost episode | |
 Kate speaks with Jack |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Guest stars | Fredric Lehne (Marshal), Nick Tate (Ray) Daniel A. Ortiz (Passenger) |
| Written by | Damon Lindelof |
| Directed by | Jack Bender |
| Production no. | 101 |
| Original airdate | October 6, 2004 |
| Episode chronology | |
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"Tabula Rasa" is the 3rd episode of Lost. It is the third episode of the show's first season. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by Damon Lindelof. It first aired on October 6, 2004 on ABC. The character of Kate Austen is featured in the episode's flashback.
[edit] Plot
The group tends to the marshal, and in the process, Jack learns about Kate's past.
The signal party returns down the mountain, but decides not to tell the others about the French transmission. When a fight breaks out over who should keep the gun, they agree to give it to Kate.
In flashbacks, Kate is in Australia and is awakened by a farmer, Ray, who wants to know why she is sleeping in his barn. Using the alias Annie, Kate is offered a job on the farm. When she later leaves the farm, she accepts a ride from Ray to the train station, but learns that he is planning on turning her in to the authorities for reward money. When she sees the marshal driving behind them, she jerks the wheel and causes the vehicle to crash off the road. When trying to save Ray, though, she loses her chance to escape.
Michael asks Walt about Locke, and then instructs his son to stay away from the man. Walt says that Locke's secret is that a miracle happened to him. Michael looks for the dog Vincent in the jungle and stumbles upon a topless Sun washing herself. Locke eventually finds the dog by using a dog whistle that he made, but he gives the dog to Michael so he can give it back to Walt.
The marshal's loud moans of pain take a toll on the group. He tells Jack he wants to speak to Kate alone. While she is in the tent, Hurley tells Jack that Kate has a gun. Jack sees Kate leave the tent, and they hear the gun being fired. Sawyer walks out of the tent and says he did what had to be done. However, the cries continue, and Sawyer reveals that he shot him in the chest, not in the head. Jack throws an extremely shaken Sawyer out of the tent and, a few moments later, the moans stop.
[edit] Trivia
- Tabula Rasa, the episode's title, refers to the 17th-Century philosopher John Locke's theory that the (human) mind is at birth a "blank slate" without rules for processing data, and that data is added and rules for processing are formed solely by one's sensory experiences.
[edit] Music
- Patsy Cline - Leavin' On Your Mind
- Joe Purdy - Wash Away
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