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| *'''Origin of name:''' Anagram of "Other Man" | *'''Origin of name:''' Anagram of "Other Man" | ||
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| '''Ethan Rom''' was the first of the Others to be introduced. After Flight 815 was observed breaking up in midair by the Others, Ethan was sent by ] to investigate and locate any survivors from the fuselage. He was instructed to live among them and prepare a list within three days. Ethan lived among the survivors of Flight 815 during their initial days on the island (claiming to be from ], ]) until Hurley discovered he was not on the ]. Just as that discovery is made, Ethan kidnaps ] and ]. He tells Jack and Kate that if they follow him, he will kill either Charlie or Claire. Following up on his promise, Ethan hangs Charlie from a tree and leaves him for dead, though Jack later finds Charlie and resuscitates him. Ethan takes Claire to a ] ] with medical supplies and a nursery for her ]. He injects a ] into Claire's stomach, claiming it will prevent the baby from becoming sick. He keeps her drugged, and in this state Claire comes to trust Ethan and wants him and the Others to take her baby. He tells her they are a good family and good people. Before she gives birth, Claire escapes from the station with the aid of ], who says that the Others will cut the baby out of Claire and then kill her. After Claire makes her way back to the beach, Ethan returns. Ethan demands that Claire be returned to him or he will kill the survivors one by one. Again, Ethan keeps his promise and kills Scott Jackson. The following day Ethan falls into a trap set up by ], ], ], ], and ]. However, before Ethan can be interrogated, Charlie shoots and kills him in anger. | '''Ethan Rom''' was the first of the Others to be introduced. After Flight 815 was observed breaking up in midair by the Others, Ethan was sent by ] to investigate and locate any survivors from the fuselage. He and Goodwin was instructed to live among them, listen, learn, don't get involved and prepare a list within three days. Ethan lived among the survivors of Flight 815 during their initial days on the island (claiming to be from ], ]) until Hurley discovered he was not on the ]. Just as that discovery is made, Ethan kidnaps ] and ]. He tells Jack and Kate that if they follow him, he will kill either Charlie or Claire. Following up on his promise, Ethan hangs Charlie from a tree and leaves him for dead, though Jack later finds Charlie and resuscitates him. Ethan takes Claire to a ] ] with medical supplies and a nursery for her ]. He injects a ] into Claire's stomach, claiming it will prevent the baby from becoming sick. He keeps her drugged, and in this state Claire comes to trust Ethan and wants him and the Others to take her baby. He tells her they are a good family and good people. Before she gives birth, Claire escapes from the station with the aid of ], who says that the Others will cut the baby out of Claire and then kill her. After Claire makes her way back to the beach, Ethan returns. Ethan demands that Claire be returned to him or he will kill the survivors one by one. Again, Ethan keeps his promise and kills Scott Jackson. The following day Ethan falls into a trap set up by ], ], ], ], and ]. However, before Ethan can be interrogated, Charlie shoots and kills him in anger. | ||
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| '''Goodwin''', like Ethan, is a spy for the Others. He is sent by ] to investigate the tail section after Flight 815 is observed breaking up. Like Ethan, he is told to prepare a "list" within three days. He lives among the tail section survivors for the initial days of their stay on the island, claiming to be a former member of the ]. After Nathan is accused of being a traitor and thrown in a pit-cage, Goodwin kills him to throw suspicion off himself. Later, when he and ] are alone, Ana Lucia says that she knows Goodwin is one of the Others because when he came out of the jungle (ten minutes after the plane had crashed into the sea) his clothes were dry. Goodwin reveals that the survivors who have been abducted are "good people." "Nathan was not a good person," Goodwin tells Ana-Lucia, "That's why he wasn't on the list." He also claims that the abducted kids are ''better off'', which upsets Ana Lucia. They struggle, and in the course of their fight, Goodwin is impaled on a wooden stake and dies. His rotting corpse is later found by ]. | '''Goodwin''', like Ethan, is a spy for the Others. He is sent by ] to investigate the tail section after Flight 815 is observed breaking up. Like Ethan, he is told to listen, learn, don't get involved, and prepare a "list" within three days. He lives among the tail section survivors for the initial days of their stay on the island, claiming to be a former member of the ]. After Nathan is accused of being a traitor and thrown in a pit-cage, Goodwin kills him to throw suspicion off himself. Later, when he and ] are alone, Ana Lucia says that she knows Goodwin is one of the Others because when he came out of the jungle (ten minutes after the plane had crashed into the sea) his clothes were dry. Goodwin reveals that the survivors who have been abducted are "good people." "Nathan was not a good person," Goodwin tells Ana-Lucia, "That's why he wasn't on the list." He also claims that the abducted kids are ''better off'', which upsets Ana Lucia. They struggle, and in the course of their fight, Goodwin is impaled on a wooden stake and dies. His rotting corpse is later found by ]. | ||
| Goodwin's comment about how "the Others" are "good people" parallels Ben's claim that he "is not a bad person" and that the Others are "the good guys." Ben also notes that Goodwin actually considered Ana Lucia a good person, telling his fellow "Others" that she is not bad, just misunderstood, and tells Ana Lucia that when Goodwin attacked her, he was not planning to kill her. | Goodwin's comment about how "the Others" are "good people" parallels Ben's claim that he "is not a bad person" and that the Others are "the good guys." Ben also notes that Goodwin actually considered Ana Lucia a good person, telling his fellow "Others" that she is not bad, just misunderstood, and tells Ana Lucia that when Goodwin attacked her, he was not planning to kill her. | ||
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The Others are fictional characters of the fictional island in the American television series Lost, who serve as the antagonists to the series' main characters. Template:Spoilers
The term "The Others" was coined by Danielle Rousseau, and the survivors of Flight 815 adopted the term to describe anyone on the island not from the plane, with the general use of the term meaning "the enemy," or people to be feared and avoided at all costs.
The Others have been observed to inhabit various locations, usually around the northern part of the island. They have also been observed on boats, in and around the Hydra station, and in a camp near the island's northern shore, though on closer investigation, the camp turns out to be a mere facade. Their most modern residence appears to be a small suburban-like village, from which they watch as Flight 815 crumbled out of the sky.
The Others are difficult to track; they generally leave a minimum of footprints and avoid disturbing underbrush. Their appearance is sometimes heralded by mysterious black smoke or by strange, barely audible whispering. Their origins are unknown; at one point, Jack asks Juliet if they are the leftovers of the Dharma Initiative, and Juliet responds: "That was a long time ago." Their leader, Benjamin Linus, tells Jack that he had lived on the island for his entire life.
The motives of the Others remain unclear, though their interactions with the survivors often appear malevolent and manipulative. They have kidnapped children on the island, and have raised at least one for 16 years -- Rousseau's infant daughter, Alex. They have also kidnapped a number of adult survivors from both the tail section and fuselage. In at least two cases, an Other has killed a Flight 815 survivor--Goodwin murdered Nathan and Ethan killed Scott. However, at other times they treat some of the survivors with great courtesy. Currently they hold Sawyer, Kate and Jack as prisoners.
In the season 2 finale, when Michael asks Ben (AKA "Henry Gale") about who they are, Ben responds that they are "the good guys". Earlier in the finale, Desmond refers to them as "the hostiles", as does his former partner Kelvin in a flashback. In the episode "Three Minutes", Walt tells Michael that the Others "are not who they say they are."
The Others
The following characters are listed in order of appearance:
Ethan Rom
- Played by: William Mapother
- Origin of name: Anagram of "Other Man"
- Appears in: "Solitary", "Raised by Another", "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues", "Homecoming", "Maternity Leave", "A Tale of Two Cities"
Ethan Rom was the first of the Others to be introduced. After Flight 815 was observed breaking up in midair by the Others, Ethan was sent by Ben to investigate and locate any survivors from the fuselage. He and Goodwin was instructed to live among them, listen, learn, don't get involved and prepare a list within three days. Ethan lived among the survivors of Flight 815 during their initial days on the island (claiming to be from Ontario, Canada) until Hurley discovered he was not on the flight manifest. Just as that discovery is made, Ethan kidnaps Charlie and Claire. He tells Jack and Kate that if they follow him, he will kill either Charlie or Claire. Following up on his promise, Ethan hangs Charlie from a tree and leaves him for dead, though Jack later finds Charlie and resuscitates him. Ethan takes Claire to a DHARMA station with medical supplies and a nursery for her baby. He injects a syringe into Claire's stomach, claiming it will prevent the baby from becoming sick. He keeps her drugged, and in this state Claire comes to trust Ethan and wants him and the Others to take her baby. He tells her they are a good family and good people. Before she gives birth, Claire escapes from the station with the aid of Alex Rousseau, who says that the Others will cut the baby out of Claire and then kill her. After Claire makes her way back to the beach, Ethan returns. Ethan demands that Claire be returned to him or he will kill the survivors one by one. Again, Ethan keeps his promise and kills Scott Jackson. The following day Ethan falls into a trap set up by Jack, Locke, Kate, Sayid, and Sawyer. However, before Ethan can be interrogated, Charlie shoots and kills him in anger.
Tom
- Played by: M. C. Gainey
- Also Known as: "Mr. Friendly" and Bearded Man (writers), "Zeke" and "Bluebeard" (Sawyer), "Sea Captain"
- Appears in: "Exodus: Part 2", "The Hunting Party", "Maternity Leave" (in flashback), "Three Minutes" (in flashback), "Live Together, Die Alone", "A Tale of Two Cities", "The Glass Ballerina", "Every Man for Himself", "I Do"
Tom appears to act as an unofficial spokesperson for the Others; however, he is not their leader. According to Ben, Tom is of little importance compared to the real leader.
While not technically in charge of the Others, Tom does have some authority as shown in his conversation with Ethan in "Maternity Leave," in his dealings with Alex and Pickett in "The Hunting Party" and "Three Minutes", and with the party that captures Hurley, Jack, Kate and Sawyer in "Live Together, Die Alone." He also appears to act as Ben's second-in-command at the Hydra Station in Season Three, though his position relative to Juliet and other apparently high-ranking Others remains unclear.
Tom's first appearance was in the finale of the show's first season, where he is on a boat alongside three partners: a pair of men, and an older woman. They kidnap Walt, shoot Sawyer and blow up the raft. Later in season two, he confronts Jack and the rest of the survivor search party that was assembled to find Michael, who had run into the jungle to find Walt. (See "Encounters with the Others" below.)
Claire's memories of her time at the Staff station show a shaved and clean Tom wearing regular clothing instead of the dirty, haggard look in which he has shown himself to the crash survivors. During her exploration of the Staff, Kate finds dirty clothes, as well as Tom's fake beard and theatrical glue inside a locker. Seemingly, Tom's dirty appearance is merely a disguise. Why the Others desire to appear rugged and dirty is unknown.
In the early episodes of Season 3, we see Tom (again beardless) helping supervise Kate, Sawyer, and possibly other captives (e.g. Karl) at the Hydra Station. More than once, he displays an unexpected amount of gentleness and tact in dealing with Kate, while remaining gruff and sarcastic with Sawyer. When Kate becomes indignant at the idea of showering in front of him, he informs her that she is "not type". In The Glass Ballerina, he participates in the attack on the Elizabeth, in which the boat is captured and Colleen is shot by Sun.
Tom's real first name is accidentally revealed by Ms. Klugh in "Live Together, Die Alone" when she told him that Kate knew his beard was fake.
Goodwin
- Played by: Brett Cullen
- Appears in: "...And Found" (corpse), "The Other 48 Days", "A Tale of Two Cities"
Goodwin, like Ethan, is a spy for the Others. He is sent by Ben to investigate the tail section after Flight 815 is observed breaking up. Like Ethan, he is told to listen, learn, don't get involved, and prepare a "list" within three days. He lives among the tail section survivors for the initial days of their stay on the island, claiming to be a former member of the Peace Corps. After Nathan is accused of being a traitor and thrown in a pit-cage, Goodwin kills him to throw suspicion off himself. Later, when he and Ana Lucia are alone, Ana Lucia says that she knows Goodwin is one of the Others because when he came out of the jungle (ten minutes after the plane had crashed into the sea) his clothes were dry. Goodwin reveals that the survivors who have been abducted are "good people." "Nathan was not a good person," Goodwin tells Ana-Lucia, "That's why he wasn't on the list." He also claims that the abducted kids are better off, which upsets Ana Lucia. They struggle, and in the course of their fight, Goodwin is impaled on a wooden stake and dies. His rotting corpse is later found by Jin.
Goodwin's comment about how "the Others" are "good people" parallels Ben's claim that he "is not a bad person" and that the Others are "the good guys." Ben also notes that Goodwin actually considered Ana Lucia a good person, telling his fellow "Others" that she is not bad, just misunderstood, and tells Ana Lucia that when Goodwin attacked her, he was not planning to kill her.
Benjamin "Ben" Linus (a.k.a. "Henry Gale")
Originally captured by Rousseau during Season 2, he insisted that his name was Henry Gale, but this was later revealed to be a cover story, as he had taken the name from the ID of a deceased balloonist. In The Glass Ballerina, he tells Jack that his name is Benjamin Linus, and that he has lived on the island all his life.
He appears to be the de facto leader of the Others. Ben witnesses the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, and commands Goodwin to investigate the tail portion, and Ethan to investigate the fuselage. He also seems to have a past with Juliet. Ben is suffering from a life threatening tumor in his spine which he hopes Jack will able to remove via surgery.
Alexandra "Alex" Rousseau
- Played by: Tania Raymonde
- Appears in: "Maternity Leave", "Three Minutes", "Live Together, Die Alone" (no dialogue), "The Glass Ballerina", "I Do"
- Origin of name: Means "defender of men." This naming may be intentional by the writers, as she saved Claire's life.
Alex Rousseau was kidnapped by the Others after her mother, Danielle, gave birth to her. Alex is now 16-17 years old and appears to have been raised by the Others for most of her life. Despite her vague allegiance to the Others, Alex aids Claire in her escape from "The Staff", one of the DHARMA Initiative stations. She also shows on several occasions that she is concerned for the survivors and for Claire's baby, and she often refuses orders given to her by higher Others, most notably when she refuses to escort the kidnapped Kate to Tom ("The Hunting Party", "Three Minutes"), passing the duty over to Pickett. When Claire and Kate part company with Danielle Rouseau ("Maternity Leave"), Claire makes reference to the girl who saved her. Claire does not know Alex's name, but her comments regarding Alex's good nature and blue eyes leave Danielle visibly relieved. Alex later attempts to communicate to Kate ("The Glass Ballerina"); she reveals that the dress Kate is being forced to wear was originally hers and asks about Karl, the young man from "A Tale of Two Cities" who had tried to help Sawyer escape. As tensions rise and the Others plan to kill Sawyer, Alex creates a compound breach and tries to rescue Kate and Sawyer, armed only with a slingshot (" I Do"). She takes down the men holding the duo but is quickly captured after a confrontation with Pickett. As she is being forced away, she shouts to Kate: "They'll kill your boyfriend!...just like they killed mine." Ben later asks about her, and he is told that she has gone "home".
Danny Pickett
- Played by: Michael Bowen
- Appears in: "The Hunting Party" (no dialogue), "Three Minutes" (in flashback), "Live Together, Die Alone" (no dialogue), "The Glass Ballerina", "Every Man for Himself", "The Cost of Living", "I Do"
Danny Pickett is one of the Others responsible for the capture of Michael. He is a loyal Other; during the Hunting Party standoff with Sawyer, Locke and Jack, when Alex refused to bring Kate out, Danny did so. It is still unclear how important he is in the Others' hierarchy, but he is shown taking orders from Tom and Ms. Klugh on several occasions. He is also the Other given guard duty over Walt and Michael when they have their "three minutes" together in the Others' campsite. Before, at the camp, Danny draws blood from Michael, saying he needs to just perform a few tests. In "The Glass Ballerina", he is seen kissing Colleen on the cheek. He is a senior guard over Kate and Sawyer when they are ordered to dig up rocks. When Kate refuses to obey him, he shocks Sawyer with a stunner. After he learns Colleen has been shot, he stands by in the operating room with her, and reacts strongly to her death. Out of anger for his lost love, he proceeds to beat up Sawyer and asks Kate if she loves him. He now appears to want to kill Sawyer and almost succeeds in "I Do" as he holds him at gunpoint. As it seems he is about to shoot him, Tom radios in and prevents the disaster.
Bea Klugh
- Played by: April Grace
- Appears in: "Three Minutes", "Live Together, Die Alone"
When Michael is brought to the Others' camp, he meets Ms. Klugh who asks Michael several questions about Walt, such as "Are you his biological father?", "When did he start talking?", "Did he have any illnesses?" and most notably, "Did he ever appear anywhere he wasn't supposed to be?" (making a reference to Walt being seen by some of the survivors). Her questions were also very similar to the questions Walt's mother's lawyer asked Michael. Michael eventually demands to see Walt, and she agrees to let them see each other for three minutes. When Walt begins to say "they're not who they say they are" and "they're pretending...", Ms. Klugh has Walt taken away, but not before threatening to send him back to "The Room" if he does not behave. After a brief hug, Walt is taken away and Michael reluctantly agrees to Klugh's demands: rescue Henry Gale, and then bring Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley back to the Others' camp. When she accidentally reveals Tom's name in "Live Together, Die Alone", he reveals hers as Bea in return.
Juliet
Juliet first appeared in "A Tale of Two Cities". She is one of the most influential of the Others, and seems to be in charge of Jack's imprisonment. According to Ben, she strongly resembles Jack's ex-wife Sarah. Not showing the same reverence for Ben as the majority of the Others, Juliet wants a change in the leadership of this group of people, prompting Jack, in "The Cost of Living", to help her do something about it. Her mysterious character will be further explored throughout the rest of the season.
Karl
- Played by: Blake Bashoff
- Appears in: "A Tale of Two Cities"
Karl is seen in "A Tale of Two Cities" at the Hydra Station, in a cage across from Sawyer. A scruffy-looking teenager, for the most part he keeps his back turned to Sawyer, and initially refuses attempts at conversation, except for offering advice about not pushing a button (which Sawyer ignores, only to receive a powerful electric shock). Later, Karl indicates interest in how far away Sawyer's camp might be. Karl picks the lock on his own cage, then runs over and frees Sawyer. He tells Sawyer to run a certain direction, while he runs another, but they are both still caught and returned to their cages, though a bloodied Karl is brought up close to Sawyer's cage and forced to apologize, for involving Sawyer in his "escape attempt". Alex Rousseau, Karl's girlfriend, contacts Kate from a hiding place, asking about whether or not she has seen Karl in the cages ("The Glass Ballerina"). In the first Lost Season 3 audio podcast, Damon Lindelof stated that Karl is simply an Other who is trying to escape, not planted in the cage by the Others to trick Sawyer. Alex later tells Kate that the Others are going to kill Kate's boyfriend (Sawyer), "just like they killed mine".
Colleen
- Played by: Paula Malcolmson
- Appears in: "The Glass Ballerina", "Every Man for Himself" (no dialogue)
Colleen, sometimes called "Cole," was married to Pickett. She is first introduced when she tells Ben about how Sayid has a sailboat, after which he orders her to steal the Elizabeth. However, during the mission, Colleen comes upon Sun in the boat's cabin, and Sun shoots her in the abdomen. The wounded Colleen is then taken back to the Hydra station, evidently by submarine. Both Juliet and Jack operate on her, but she still dies on the operating table. Her funeral takes place in "The Cost of Living," at which Ben speaks.
Him
An unnamed and unseen Other of particular importance has been alluded to by Ben, Ethan Rom and Tom. "He" is feared by the Others. The only illustration of Him was given by Ben when he described Him as "a great man, a brilliant man, but not a forgiving man". Ben also said to Sayid during his 'talk', "If I told you about them, you have no idea what he'll do", and "he'll kill me". As Benjamin Linus was discovered to be the de facto leader of the Others (or at least, a certain part of the Others), it is questionable whether Ben is Him, or even if He really exists.
Jacob
An unseen character but is mentioned in I Do by Pickett, in which he states to his fellow other that Ben just put his life in the hands of one of them, and that Shephard (Jack) wasn't even on Jacob's list.
The home of the Others
The Others were revealed in the first episode of season 3 ("A Tale of Two Cities") to be living in a suburban-like village of houses, complete with furniture, indoor plumbing and even electricity. In the village the Others have other conveniences of modern living, such as ovens, relatively new books, and CD players. The village even has a book club.
The village has at least 13 houses, all laid out with only footpaths between them. They are arranged in a circular pattern around a central picnic area, which includes a small gazebo. Also along these footpaths are speakers and lights found on poles. These are also found at The Hydra station, and around the Island The Hydra is situated on. This may indicate a connection with the DHARMA initiative.
It is not within visual line of sight of the beaches of either the tail section crash site or the main fuselage crash site; however, it is within an hour's reach of the tail section. It is hidden behind a row of mountains forming a crater surrounded by jungle in a separate island next to the one where the plane crashed, therefore the castaways have not discovered this area.
"Yurtville"
Prior to this, the Others appeared to live in yurts on a beach in the northern part of the island. A significant landmark is a rock wall with a large hole in it on top of a nearby hill. This is visible from sea. In the camp, guards were protecting what appeared to be the entrance to a DHARMA Initiative station. Days later, Sayid discovers that the camp had been abandoned and the DHARMA station was a mere façade. The fake village is referred to as "yurtville" by the producers of the show.
Encounters with the Others
Attack on the raft
In "Exodus: Part 2" the Others are seen out in the ocean when Sawyer, Jin, Michael, and Walt were attempting an escape from the island on a raft. The raft encounters a short-range fishing boat, with four people on board: a woman, two twin-like men, and Tom. At first the survivors on the raft mistake them for "fishermen or pirates" of some sort and assume they are going to aid in rescuing them. This assumption is soon destroyed when the Others demand that Walt be handed over to them, but Michael refuses. The Others then attack the castaways, kidnap Walt, and blow up the raft. Sawyer, Jin and Michael are left to die in the ocean.
Tail section encounters
In "The Other 48 Days", the tail section survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 have many encounters with the Others. Over the first two weeks, the Others take twelve of the tail section survivors. During the raids, "Mr." Eko and Ana-Lucia manage to kill three of the Others. Later on many of the tail section survivors grow suspicious of one another. They decide that Nathan, one of the survivors, is a spy, but later on they discover that Goodwin, who they had assumed to be another tail section passenger, is the real spy. After discovering this, the tail section survivors encounter the shipwrecked raft crew in Orientation. After deducing that the raft crew are also survivors of the plane crash, the tail section survivors set out for the midsection survivors' camp. During the journey across the island, Cindy, a flight attendant from the plane, disappears under mysterious circumstances. Bernard, Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Michael, and Jin assume that she was abducted by the Others.
Jin and Eko's encounter
In "...And Found," Eko is alerted to the presence of Others in the jungle. He hides Jin and himself in some brush and while there, sees eight Others trekking through the jungle. They are barefoot, covered in mud, only visible from the waist down and one of them is carrying a teddy bear that belonged to Zack, a child survivor from the tail section. Eko then claims that The Others "leave no footprints" and only allow you to see them at their choosing.
The hunting party standoff
In "The Hunting Party," Michael decides to go after his kidnapped son Walt. Jack, Locke, and Sawyer follow him and run into Tom, who along with other Others has kidnapped Kate, who had been secretly trailing. He threatens to kill her if they don't give him their guns and turn around. He claims that Walt is safe and Michael will not find Walt "where he's at". He says that the island is their island and the only reason the Flight 815 survivors are living on it is because they (the Others) allow them to. Tom draws a line in the ground and says if any of the survivors cross that line, there is going to be trouble. Jack suggests to Tom that he is bluffing and that the Others are not nearly as powerful as they want to appear. Tom then cries, "Light 'em up!", and approximately ten torches are lit outside the clearing. After this he releases Kate, takes the survivors' guns, and disappears into the jungle with his fellow Others.
Michael's capture
Someone claiming to be Walt contacts Michael via the computer in the hatch. This person explains to Michael that he is being held captive in the northern part of the island with the Others. "Walt" then says to look for a rock with a large hole in it as a landmark. After this Michael is so determined to find his son that he seals Locke and Jack into the hatch's armoury, takes two guns and some bullets, and sets off north into the jungle to look for his son. It's not long before he sees one of the Others (Pickett), apparently urinating. Michael holds him at gunpoint. Pickett appears to surrender when he raises his hands. However, Tom is behind Michael and attacks him. Michael attempts an escape, and exchanges gunfire with the Others (as heard in the episode "The Hunting Party"); during this, Michael is nearly shot. This makes Tom angry and he reminds his fellow Others that they "need him alive". Tom then uses makeshift bolas to trip and tie Michael up.
Keeping Michael tied up, the Others carry him into the jungle. When the group rests, Alexandra secretly asks Michael if Claire and the baby are okay. Michael is unable to answer when Pickett comes back with a bound Kate. Tom instructs Alex to take her out to where the hunting party, which has caught up to them, is. Alex refuses and asks Pickett to do it. Pickett mocks her a little and then takes Kate out. At this time Alex makes a point to tell Michael that what Tom is doing is just "delivering a message" to the survivors. Once the situation is resolved Tom instructs the Others to move out. Alex apologizes to Michael and then knocks him out.
Two days later, after a non-stop walk north, the Others reach their campsite. Michael is escorted to Ms. Klugh. There Pickett takes some blood from Michael, puts the syringe with Michael's blood in a ziplock plastic bag, and leaves him with Ms. Klugh. Ms. Klugh then asks him questions about Michael's paternity and if Michael has ever seen Walt "in a place he wasn't supposed to be." Michael says that he was halfway around the world but Klugh still asks if Michael ever saw him, as if he were in two places at once. Michael, unsure of the meaning behind the question, is unable to answer and therefore put into solitary confinement.
Days later Michael is being held in one of the Others' yurts, and Ms. Klugh visits him again. She offers Michael a deal. Ms. Klugh explains that one of her people ("Henry Gale") has been captured, and Michael is to go and free him. Michael is also ordered to bring four of the survivors back to the Others. Ms. Klugh hands him a list with the names Jack Shepard, Kate Austin, James Ford, and Hugo Reyes. Michael then demands to see Walt. Ms. Klugh gives in to this and allows father and son to see each other for "three minutes." But when Walt begins to say "they're not who they say they are" and talk about the tests they make him do, Ms. Klugh gets angry and threatens that Walt will be put back in "the room" if he does not behave. After a brief hug, Walt is taken away and Michael reluctantly agrees to bring four of his companions, that Klugh had requested of him. At that moment he is sent away.
Two days later (in "Two For the Road"), Michael is found and taken back to "The Swan." After coming to, Michael tells Jack and Kate about what he experienced in the jungle. He explains that he encountered one of the Others in the woods and followed him deeper into the heart of the jungle. He claims to have seen the camp where the Others live, claiming that they occupy another hatch where the captives are kept. Michael further explains that the Others apparently live in makeshift tents, are lightly armed, and could probably be easily overwhelmed by a group of survivors. He claims that most of them are weak old men and women and not nearly the dangerous persona the Others have projected thus far. He also says they have another hatch where he believes the Others are keeping prisoners due to the guards that keep a 24-hour watch over the place.
The capture of Henry Gale
In "One of Them," Danielle Rousseau captures a man and brings him to Sayid, believing that he is an Other. The man identifies himself as Henry Gale and explains that he is from Minnesota and crashed in a hot air balloon with his wife. Sayid does not believe Henry, and, convinced he is an Other, tortures him. Jack quickly puts a stop to this, and afterwards Henry is well taken care of and fed regularly. Two days later, Mr. Eko learns Henry is in the hatch. In order to keep Henry's presence secret, Jack agrees to allow Mr. Eko into Henry's room. There, Mr. Eko confesses and apologizes to Gale for killing two of the "Others."
Trying to resolve the Henry situation once and for all, Ana-Lucia asks Gale to draw a map to his balloon. She, Sayid, and Charlie follow the map, and Henry's story seems accurate until Sayid exhumes the body in the grave Henry claimed belonged to his wife. Instead, they find the real Henry Gale. Upon interrogation by Sayid, "Henry" admits that he is an Other and that telling Sayid any further information would ensure that the Others' leader would kill him in retaliation.
When Locke visits Gale soon after, he asks him what his real name is, but is told that he's grown accustomed to "Henry." Before Locke leaves, Gale makes a point of telling him that the hatch is a "joke," and that he had lied about entering the code into the computer earlier. When Locke accuses Gale of lying, he replies, "I'm done lying." Later, Jack decides to try to trade Gale for Walt, which Gale dismisses as unlikely to be agreed to by the Others.
At this point, Gale goes on a hunger strike and refuses to talk to anyone. Ana-Lucia comes to see Henry and asks him how long his strike will go on, and claims that — in her experience — most killers like to talk. Henry says something indiscernable to her, and when Ana-Lucia gets closer to hear him Gale attempts to strangle her. In their struggle, Henry tells Ana that she "is the killer" and that she has killed "two good people." Before Henry can kill Ana-Lucia, Locke rushes into the room and knocks Henry out. When Henry wakes up, he finds himself tied down to the floor and in utter darkness. Locke opens the door to talk more with Henry. He asks him why Henry didn't take advantage of Locke's incapacitation under the blast doors, and is told that it was due to Locke being one of the "good people" in contrast to Ana-Lucia. Henry tells Locke that when Rousseau caught him in her trap, he had been on his way to get Locke to take him back with the rest of the "good people." Henry refuses to elaborate on the point, insisting enigmatically that he will soon be dead regardless of what information he gives.
Ana-Lucia enters the room not long after and, throwing him a knife, tells Gale to cut himself free. Henry does this despite knowing she is there to kill him in a faux escape attempt. He tells Ana-Lucia that Goodwin tried to change her but it was a lost cause. Ana-Lucia says that Goodwin was going to kill her, but Henry says that belief was only her paranoia. Ana-Lucia surprisingly finds herself unable to commit such a calculated murder, and leaves Henry alive. Several minutes later, Henry hears gunshots from Michael shooting Ana-Lucia and Libby. Entering Henry's makeshift prison cell, Michael shoots himself in the arm. When found later Michael explains that Gale has escaped and lies, saying Gale was the shooter of both Ana-Lucia and Libby.
Prisoners of the Others
In "Live Together, Die Alone" Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley are captured by a group of The Others and taken to a jetty. The Henry Gale imposter arrives in the motorized boat and allows Michael to leave with Walt. He tells Michael to follow the bearing of 325 from the pier to find rescue from the island. Michael asks him who they are; the Henry Gale impostor replies that they are "the good guys". The Others also release Hurley, telling him his task is to deliver a message to the rest of the survivors that no one could come there. Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are told they are "coming home" with the mysterious Others.
In a "A Tale of Two Cities", it is revealed that the Others live in a village similar to a typical American-suburban area which contains many modern conveniences, including recent books, CDs, electricity, and ovens. Jack finds himself in an underwater station known as "The Hydra" concealed within a specific area. Here he meets Juliet who offers him food and drink. Kate awakes in a changing room, she is asked by Tom to shower and change, he then takes her to curiously have a meal with Ben on the shore of the Island. Sawyer is locked in an outdoor cage by The Others where he is able to gain food by working through a puzzle. He is soon joined by Kate in an opposite cage. Kate is told that the next two weeks are to be very unpleasant as prisoners of The Others.
In "The Glass Ballerina", Ben Linus reveals to Jack that they are in contact with outside world, mentioning the reelection of George W. Bush and the death of Christopher Reeve, and argues with Jack over the Red Sox winning the 2004 World Series. Meanwhile, he sends Colleen and a team (including Tom) to steal the sailboat from Sayid's party.
It is found in "The Cost of Living" that the capture of Jack was for the operation of Ben's tumor.
