One of Us
- Episode aired Apr 11, 2007
- TV-14
- 43m
Jack takes Juliet back to their camp after being abandoned by The Others. However, nobody else at the camp trusts her or wants her there, until she saves Claire's life.Jack takes Juliet back to their camp after being abandoned by The Others. However, nobody else at the camp trusts her or wants her there, until she saves Claire's life.Jack takes Juliet back to their camp after being abandoned by The Others. However, nobody else at the camp trusts her or wants her there, until she saves Claire's life.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Dharma logo in the show is encircled by symbols known as "Trigrams". There are eight Trigrams altogether, each representing an aspect of life. One of the Trigrams can be seen on the tower of the submarine as Juliet is standing on it. This Trigram represents the 'front door', the beginning or your life path, and career.
- GoofsWhen Juliet goes over Rachel's chart with Ben to confirm that her sister's cancer has returned, she somehow fails to notice in the upper right hand corner that her sister has apparently switched genders as well. The chart says this information belongs to a 5'11, 187 pound male patient.
- Quotes
Juliet Burke: You keep saying 'they.' Don't you want answers?
Jack Shephard: I was standing right beside you when that sub blew up. I saw your face. I saw that you want, more than anything, to get off this island. That's what we all want. That makes you one of us.
- Crazy creditsThe producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the people of Hawaii and their Aloha spirit.
- ConnectionsReferences Three Men and a Baby (1987)
On the island the drama starts on a low scale with Juliet arriving back at the camp and Claire falling ill, but slowly as we begin to see the bigger picture we begin to see the strength of the writing for this episode and the wonderful way it was structured. Ultimately it ends up a fascinating exploration of power and trust on the island, and the final revelation, technically part of a flashback, makes for an excellent ending. On-island flashbacks can either be terrific or underwhelming, but this episode is right up there with "The Brig" for me, though I prefer that episode for other reasons.
"One of Us" is a brilliant episode with a particularly neat narrative structure and some very good answers and plot advancement. The performances are also terrific as is Jack Bender's direction. A fine episode indeed, and part of the tremendous second half of season 3, possibly the best run of episodes the series has ever had.
- ametaphysicalshark
- Dec 19, 2008