The Moth (Lost)
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| “The Moth” | |
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| Lost (TV series) episode | |
 Charlie on stage with his band |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 7 |
| Guest stars | Christian Bowman (Steve Jenkins), Dustin Watchman (Scott), Richard MacPherson (Record Exec), Glenn Cannon (Priest), Neil Hopkins (Liam) |
| Written by | Jennifer Johnson & Paul Dini |
| Directed by | Jack Bender |
| Production no. | 105 |
| Original airdate | November 3, 2004 |
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"The Moth" is the 7th episode of Lost. It is the seventh episode of the show's first season. The episode was directed by Jack Bender and written by Jennifer Johnson and Paul Dini. It first aired on November 3, 2004 on ABC. The character of Charlie Pace is featured in the episode's flashback.
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Charlie is suffering from withdrawal, and is chased by a boar as he is walking in the jungle. In a flashback, Charlie is in church confessing his sins. He comes out of confession and sees Liam, who tells Charlie that Drive Shaft has a recording contract. Locke traps the boar and thanks Charlie for being bait. Charlie asks Locke for the heroin that Locke has taken from him earlier. Locke says that he’ll give Charlie the drugs the third time he asks.
Sayid, Kate and Boone attempt to triangulate the French transmission. At the caves, Charlie searches through Jack’s medicine for something to replace his heroin. When Jack catches him, Charlie says he has a headache and wants aspirin.
In a flashback, Charlie doesn’t want to sign the record contract because he has qualms about the sex and drugs the band engages in. Liam talks him into signing, promising that Charlie can quit any time he’s had enough. One evening at a show, Liam starts singing the chorus to ‘’You All Everybody’’, which is supposed to be sung by Charlie. He yells at Liam after the show, but Liam reassures him it won’t happen again.
When Jack upsets Charlie by telling him to move his luggage, Charlie confronts him in a cave. Charlie’s shouting causes the entrance to the cave to collapse. Charlie escapes, but Jack is trapped inside.
Using his construction experience, Michael leads the rescue attempt. In the jungle, Sawyer goes to tell Kate about Jack's predicament, but decides against it because he doesn’t like Kate’s attitude. Charlie tells Locke about Jack being trapped. Charlie asks for his drugs a second time, so Locke shows him a moth cocoon. Locke explains that he could help the moth by slitting the cocoon, but it would not survive. Instead, the moth needs to struggle to break free. Nature and struggle make people stronger, Locke says, indicating to Charlie that he needs to fight through his suffering.
Kate and Sawyer stay at the second triangulation point, while Sayid goes to the third point. Sawyer tells Kate about Jack's situation, and she runs back to the caves. Charlie squeezes through an opening at the cave and finds Jack. A flashback shows Charlie finding Liam high on heroin with groupies. Charlie kicks them out, and tells Liam that he’s done with the band. Liam says no, which causes Charlie to use heroin for the first time. Years later, Charlie visits Liam's house in Australia and wants him to rejoin Drive Shaft for their comeback tour. Liam refuses, but the band can’t do the tour without him. He criticizes Charlie for still using drugs, and Charlie blames Liam for getting him started with drugs. Charlie angrily leaves, and says he has a plane to catch.
After resetting Jack’s shoulder, they dig out of the cave. Jack confronts Charlie about using drugs, and reassures him that it’ll be okay. Charlie asks Locke for his heroin, looks at it, and tosses it into the fire. Charlie and Locke see the previously cocooned moth flying away. Before Sayid is able to triangulate the signal, an unseen person knocks him out.
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