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"So It Begins"

Season

Episode

Missing Pieces

13

Aired

January 28, 2008
(Verizon)
February 4, 2008
(ABC.com)

Starring

Matthew Fox - Jack
John Terry - Christian

Days

1

Written by

Drew Goddard

Directed by

Jack Bender

Production code

113

Guest starring

John Terry - Christian Shephard

Episode Transcript
[[{{{transcript2}}}|Part Two]]

"So It Begins" is the thirteenth and final Lost mobisode. Christian tells Vincent to wake up Jack shortly after the crash of Flight 815.

Synopsis

Vincent is trotting through the jungle, as we follow his point of view. After moving past a bag of luggage with clothes strewn about, he hears a whistle. It is Christian Shephard, who calls the Labrador closer. Christian tells Vincent to go wake up his son, who is unconscious and not far away. As the dog trots off, Christian adds, "He has work to do." We then see the opening moments of "Pilot, Part 1": Jack's eye opens as he awakens disoriented in a bamboo grove and Vincent approaches. They look at each other for a moment before Vincent trots off.

Trivia

General

• If we trace a line in the Lost History between the past and the future since the Losties crash on the island, it's the first canonic scene of the show. In other words, So it (the show) begins.
• This mobisode was leaked in full quality the same day as the Verizon version was released.
• The mobisode has the same title as the second episode of Alias, another program created by J.J. Abrams.

Production notes

Scan of the 'making of' article from the Lost Magazine. ("2008 Yearbook")

• The production code/mobisode number for this mobisode is 113, and it was the thirteenth one released.
  • This final mobisode is the only one to have the production code match its release number.
• The running time is 02:02.
• This mobisode contains stock footage from "Pilot, Part 1".
• There is a "making of" article about this mobisode in the "2008 Yearbook" of Lost: The Official Magazine.

Recurring themes

• Christian says, "He has work to do". (Regularly spoken phrases)
• A closeup of Jack's right eye, the first shot ever seen on Lost, is shown. (Eyes)

Literary techniques

• Christian tells Jack he has "work to do". (Foreshadowing)
• The title "So It Begins" is used for the final episode of the Missing Pieces. (Irony)

Episode references

• The scene takes place shortly after the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. ("Pilot, Part 1")

Unanswered questions

For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: So It Begins/Theories

• How does Christian communicate with Vincent?
• What "work" has to be done?
• How long had Jack been unconscious before he awoke?

External links

• Watch the mobisode on ABC's site
• Download the mobisode from ABC's site (FLV Player needed)
• Mobisode credits