S.O.S. (Lost)

Infobox Television episode | Title = S.O.S.
Series = Lost (TV series)


Caption = Rose and Bernard with the S.O.S. sign
Season = 2
Episode = 19
Airdate = April 12, 2006
Production = 219
Writer = Steven Maeda & Leonard Dick
Director = Eric Laneuville
Guests = L. Scott Caldwell
Sam Anderson
Wayne Pygram
Michael Emerson
Donna Smallwood
Episode list = "Lost" (season 2)
List of "Lost" episodes
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Next = Two for the Road"S.O.S." is the 43rd episode of "Lost". It is the nineteenth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Eric Laneuville, and written by Steven Maeda and Leonard Dick. It first aired on April 12, 2006 on ABC. The characters of Rose and Bernard are featured in the episode's flashbacks.

Plot

Centric Character(s): Rose, Bernard

The episode begins with Bernard and Rose bickering over the recent arrival of DHARMA INITIATIVE foodstuffs. Bernard posits that the other suvivors had already "given up" on being rescued.

Meanwhile, Locke attempts to remember and to draw the writing he saw on the blast doors in " Lockdown", but to no avail. Jack enters the armory to change Henry's bandages and to interrogate him. Jack tells Henry that he plans to cross the line of The Others and tell them that Henry is a captive. Jack suggests Henry could be used in a trade for Walt, but Henry replies "They'll never give you Walt."

"In flashbacks, Bernard and Rose are seen meeting for the first time when he helps get her car unstuck from the snow. Rose, initially reluctant to accept his help, ultimately manages to start the car with his support. In return for his assistance, and perhaps a result of an initial attraction, she offers to buy him a cup of coffee."

Bernard enlists Hurley to gather the survivors for an impromptu meeting.

In the hatch, Ana Lucia offers to accompany Jack in his attempt to negotiate with The Others. Ana gives Jack a gun and advises him to take someone with him. Jack approaches Sawyer and Kate on the beach to explain his plan for a prisoner exchange. Jack invites Kate to accompany him into the jungle, and she agrees to come.

Meanwhile, Bernard admonishes the others for losing their will to be rescued. He, citing the supply plane that must have dropped the DHARMA INITIATIVE rations, suggests to create a S.O.S. sign. Rose shoots down the plan, dismissing it as giving the others "false hope."

"In a flashback, Bernard and Rose are lunching with a view of Niagara Falls, five months after their first meeting. At this point, Bernard proposes to Rose, citing that they "fell into this rhythm." Rose, without giving an answer, reveals she is terminally ill, and has a year left to live, perhaps slightly longer. Bernard nevertheless reaffirms his proposal, to which Rose responds with an affirmative."

Bernard asks Charlie and Mr. Eko to help build his S.O.S., but the two men responds they are too busy building a church. Bernard, incredulous at the seemingly cavalier attitude the survivors have towards their rescue, storms off.

In the hatch, Locke tries to speak to Henry through the armory door, asking him whether or not he entered the numbers into the computer. However, Henry doesn't respond, only smirking to himself.

On the beach, Bernard tells a diminished group a newfangled plan to bring rocks from a field for the S.O.S. Hurley and Jin express skepticism for Bernard's planning skills.

"On their honeymoon, Bernard takes her to Australia to see a faith healer, Isaac of Uluru. Rose becomes angry and says, "I have made my peace with what's happening to me." However, Bernard succeeds in persuading Rose to talk to Isaac."

Bernard encounters more apathy when he tries to enlist Sawyer's help, and reveals to Rose his group had diminished to four. Bernard and Rose argue, as Rose suggests his managing skills aren't up to par.

Jack and Kate trek through the jungle. Kate notices a doll on the ground, and reaches to pick it up, despites Jack's frantic cries to stop. Kate picks up to doll and both she and Jack become ensnared in a net. They determine the trap is Rousseau's due to its lower level of sophistication, and attempt to free themselves. Kate reaches around Jack to get the gun, and they try to shoot the rope suspending them in the air. Jack succeeds.

On the beach, Bernard and Jin engage in an argument over the placement of the rocks. Jin is visibly fatigued from the labor, and walks away. Bernard calls out, telling him he wants to get Rose home, but Jin simply apologizes and walks away.

Rose derides Bernard's plan to Locke, but Locke is more sympathetic. Locke tells her that he's "done with the hatch", but Rose is skeptical. Locke tells her that Jack diagnosed a four week period of healing, but Rose says "you and I both know it's not going to take that long."

"Isaac states that his office is on top of a place of great energy, perhaps magnetic or geological. He says he will attempt to harness that energy to give it to others. However, he says he is unable to help Rose because the energy in Australia is not the right kind for her. He even offers to return Bernard's money, but Rose tells him to keep it, saying that she will tell Bernard that Isaac "fixed" her so that Bernard would stop trying to save her life."

Now free, Jack and Kate continue to march through the jungle, through a heavy rain. Jack asks Kate to explain her earlier comment about the lack of sophistication in the net. Kate tells him about her expedition with Claire to the other hatch.

Jack and Kate arrive at the place where his standoff with The Others occurred. He calls out into the jungle, challenging them to show themselves. He becomes increasingly animated as he calls for The Others, but receives no response.

Bernard continues to work on the S.O.S. alone. Rose brings him some supper and offers him an apology for lying about being healed by Isaac. Rose says that she was nevertheless healed because after the crash, should "couldn't feel" the illness inside of her anymore. She tells him that the island healed her, and tells him with absolute certainty that she knows who or what healed her.

"In the airport, Rose drops her pills while waiting for a boarding call. Locke, still in his wheelchair, returns them to her, revealing that she knows his secret."

Bernard realizes that Rose doesn't want to be rescued from fear of regaining the illness away from the island. Upon his revelation, he tells Rose that he won't leave the island or try to continue the sign.

At nightfall, Locke continues to try to remember the diagram he saw on the blast doors while the other survivors enjoy themselves on the beach.

In the jungle, Kate apologizes for kissing Jack, but Jack reveals that he is not sorry about the moment. A man comes stumbling out of the jungle carrying a torch. He falls to the ground in front of the two, and is turned over, revealing himself to be an unconscious Michael.