Across the Sea (11 May 2010)

The story of how Jacob and his brother came to the island, their uneasy relationship with their "mother," their eventual falling-out, and revelation of what Jacob was on the island to protect.

Director:

Tucker Gates

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (creator), J.J. Abrams (creator),

Stars:

Naveen Andrews, Nestor Carbonell, Henry Ian Cusick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah (credit only)
Nestor Carbonell	...	Richard Alpert (credit only)
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume (credit only)
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton (credit only)
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus (credit only)
Jeff Fahey	...	Frank Lapidus (credit only)
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard (credit only)
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (credit only)
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford (credit only)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon (credit only)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon (credit only)
Ken Leung	...	Miles Straume (credit only)
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen (credit only)
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke (credit only)
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Ilana Verdansky (credit only)

Storyline

The motives of John Locke (the Man in Black) are finally explained.

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Plot Keywords:

Twins | Pregnant Woman Swimming | Matricide | Evil Twin | Foster Mother | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin

Release Date:

11 May 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Robot, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the DVD audio commentary, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof said that, although they supposed she wasn't available, they asked the casting director to contact Allison Janney for the role of Mother, saying that they wanted "someone like Allison Janney". A few days later, Janney was shooting the episode.

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Quotes

Man in Black: Don't. I beg you don't do this. She burned them. She was crazy. She burned them all. You can't kill me Jacob. She's made it that way. You can't.
Jacob: Don't worry brother. I'm not going to kill you.
Man in Black: She brought you back here.
Jacob: Yes.
Man in Black: Why would she?
Jacob: Because I have to protect it now. You want to find the light? You want to leave this place brother? Go!

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.203 (2011)
Allison Janney talks about appearing in an episode of the show

User Reviews

Across the sea review

Starting with this beautiful woman in the water, but on from that.. Some green stuff on the beach, might be interesting:) Allison Janney, i love her, but i think a "unknown" would be better here. (error 1) Allison tells species of plant she is crushing, poles. Babies! "I only picked one name." Stupidest line in the series. (error 2) Kids who look like they belong in High School Musical... (syntax error) Mark Pellegrino is always interesting in my eyes, especially in Mulholland Dr. and most memorable from Lebowski. But this might be superseding it, just have to wait.. Anyway, eggs are eggs right, so two more weeks and we have the answer to what eggs really are.