Lost: What Kate Does

Hurley: "You're not a zombie, right?"
Sayid: "No, I am not a zombie."

Sounds corny, but Kate helps people — that's what Kate does. (Well, she runs, too.) She tried to help Sawyer in the Island timeline, and Claire in the LAX timeline (just like Cassidy, who was also pregnant). And she told Claire that she was innocent. Is she? She used to admit straight out that she killed Wayne. Dwayne. Whatever. Why lie now? She didn't steal Claire's money, either.

Lost: Whatever Happened, Happened

Locke: "Hello, Ben. Welcome back to the land of the living."

Geez, Sayid. Heart and head! What sort of half-assed assassin are you?

Lost: The Little Prince

Sawyer: "Who came in these? Other Others?"
Juliet: "Don't look at me."

And we have French people.

Lost: Eggtown

Claire: "The last thing I ever thought I'd be good at, being a mom. You know, you should try it sometime."

Future Kate was tried for her father's murder, and she plea bargained. It's over. And with a baby and ten years of probation, she can't run any more. Another huge plot point resolved. And only three hundred more plot points introduced. We're making progress.

Lost: Left Behind

Kate: "Welcome to the wonderful world of not knowing what the hell is going on."

Mud-wrestling and barbecue. What's not to love?

Lost: I Do

Sawyer: "And how was your day, honey?"

Marrying a cop while running from the law. That was what you might call ironic.

Lost: What Kate Did

Kate: "I'm sorry I'm not as perfect as you. I'm sorry I'm not as good."

I'm glad that we now know what she did. It explains a lot about her. But still... I wish her murder had been less ambiguous. I wanted her victim to be a monster, not just a stereotypical wife beater and pathetic loser. I mean, not to get too personal, but I've been in a worse situation than either Kate or her mother, and it didn't drive me to murder. Or maybe there was something else that drove her to it. I didn't quite get what Kate and Sgt. Austen were talking about that happened when Kate was five.

Lost: Born to Run

Tom: "You always want to run away, Katie."

At least now we know why that stupid toy airplane was so important to her.

Lost: Whatever the Case May Be

Sawyer: "Impact velocity. Physics, my ass."

The locked metal case was the Most Obvious Symbolism this week. It represented the mystery of Kate's past. (See, I was paying attention in college.)

Lost: Tabula Rasa

Jack: "Three days ago, we all died. We should all be able to start over."

One down, forty-seven to go.