We’ve analyzed the first few scenes of the
pilot episode of Lost. In this post
we start to learn some details about our characters. So here we go:
Milo, Spencer. "Episode Review: Lost – “The Pilot”." Based on Nothing. Based on Nothing, 29 May 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
After checking
to make sure they are okay, Jack runs off again. He begins to walk again
through the debris to take yet another survey of the area. He walks up to what
looks like the passenger carrier of the remainder of the plane and rests his
hand on one of the seats to take a few breaths.
After the events
he’s encountered so far today, it’s safe to assume that he needed some time to
assess the situation away from the crowd of people. The young man who ran to
get pens from other passengers finds Jack, hands him a handful of pens and says,
“I didn’t know which one would work best.” To which Jack replies, “They’re all
good. Thanks.”
This kind of
light-hearted, slightly funny banter lightens the mood of such a terrible
situation.
Jack starts to
go through luggage found on the ground and finds a miniature sewing kit. He
then begins to walk into the forest. He finds a nice secluded area and then
takes off everything but his pants.
It is then
revealed that he has a deep cut on this left side. This shocks the viewer as he
was helping numerous people moments ago, and being extremely selfless all the
while having that deep of a wound on his side.
Milo, Spencer. "Episode Review: Lost – “The Pilot”." Based on Nothing. Based on Nothing, 29 May 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
Knowing he can’t
fix the wound alone he calls upon another survivor, Kate, who happens to be
walking by to help assist him in stitching his cut up. Kate appears to be
crying. Jack doesn’t seem to notice; he’s too focused on the huge cut that’s on
his side, finally being selfish about his immense need to sew himself up.
He then explains
that he is in fact a doctor, and he would perform it himself but he cannot
reach it. Kate is visibly shaken up but insists she will do it anyways. Kate
jokingly says “Any color preference?”
The snide humor,
yet again, helps a difficult situation. Humor is a great way to engage the audience
in a way other than making them sympathizes with the characters. Humor also
triggers secondary emotions such as friendship (Dlugan.)
If humor is
evident this early in the show, you can assume that humor is going to be a part
of it for the remainder of the show.
Need to review what we’ve gone over so
far?
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