'The Incident' Guide - Season 5, Episode 16

Pre-Airing - The Incident

Original Airdate: 5/13/09
Written by: Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
Directed by: Jack Bender

Preview
Young characters and Locke and Jack.

Who You Should Know Before You Watch The Incident
Phil, Ilana, Bram, Roger, Nadia

The Incident Photo Gallery
Photos of Jack and Christian.

Post-Airing - The Incident

Highlights
Flashbacks, early island times, 1977, and 2007.

The Incident Full Recap
Jacob, Kate's flashback, the sub, Jughead, drilling, thank Jacob, the crate, Sawyer's flashback, sub to surface, John Locke, Ben to follow Locke, Sayid's flashback, Jack and Sayid continue, Where are we?, heading for The Swan site, Sawyer chooses Kate, good guys, Ilana's flashback, he isn't there, Locke's flashback, home sweet home, Sun's flashback, Sawyer, Kate, and Juliet, the statue, Juliet changes her mind, Jack's flashback, I had her, Juliet's flashback, not meant to be together, drilling, Hurley's flashback, see you in Los Angeles, Jacob's home, live together, die alone, dropping the bomb, Jacob's death, white

The Incident Audio Recap
Listen from the site or download to your computer or mp3 player.

Understanding The Incident

Secondary Characters Introduced
Jacob - Introduced as a real person
Jacob's "Friend" - The man with Jacob who took over Locke's body

The Incident Clues, Theories, and More
Clues and Questions
Theories and Observations
The Numbers: Twenty-three

The Incident Quotable Quotes

Look for these quotes in The Incident Full Recap to see where and when they happened.

• Jacob: "It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress."
• Juliet: "You want out or you want to stay here and whine about it?"
• Ben: "Well, I started thinking differently about things when my dead daughter threatened to destroy me if I didn't do everything you said."
• Rose: "It's always something with you people."
• Frank: "I'm no tree hugger or anything, but that's a pretty good way to torch the whole jungle, don't you think?"
• Ben: "So, yes, I lied. That's what I do."
• Locke: "Well it's a wonderful foot, Richard, but what does it have to do with Jacob?"
• Sawyer: "I don't speak destiny."
• Hurley: "Sure it's wonderful, except for the part where I'm crazy."
• Sawyer: "This don't look like LAX."