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Jack Shephard
Played by Matthew FoxThe Survivors
A spinal surgeon who becomes the reluctant leader of the crash survivors. Driven by a need to fix everything and everyone. His journey from man of science to man of faith is the emotional spine of the entire series.
Notable Quotes
“Live together, die alone.”
“We have to go back, Kate!”
“If we can't live together, we're gonna die alone.”
Trivia
- Jack was originally supposed to die in the pilot episode, with Kate becoming the leader.
- Matthew Fox was initially considered for the role of Sawyer before being cast as Jack.
- The opening eye shot in the pilot was conceived by J.J. Abrams as the first image of the entire series, mirrored by Jack's closing eye in the finale.
Key Episodes
S1E01Pilot (Part 1)S1E05White RabbitS1E11All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy IssuesS1E20Do No HarmS1E23Exodus (Part 1)
+ 26 more centric episodes
Character Arc
Fate
Candidate Number
First Appearance
Episode #1Centric Episodes
S1E01: Pilot (Part 1)S1E05: White RabbitS1E11: All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy IssuesS1E20: Do No HarmS1E23: Exodus (Part 1)S1E24: Exodus (Part 2)S1E25: Exodus (Part 3)S2E01: Man of Science, Man of FaithS2E11: The Hunting PartyS3E01: A Tale of Two CitiesS3E09: Stranger in a Strange LandS3E22: Through the Looking Glass (Part 1)S3E23: Through the Looking Glass (Part 2)S4E10: Something Nice Back HomeS4E12: There's No Place Like Home (Part 1)S4E13: There's No Place Like Home (Part 2)S4E14: There's No Place Like Home (Part 3)S5E01: Because You LeftS5E06: 316S5E09: NamasteS5E15: Follow the LeaderS5E16: The Incident (Part 1)S5E17: The Incident (Part 2)S6E01: LA X (Part 1)S6E02: LA X (Part 2)S6E05: LighthouseS6E13: The Last RecruitS6E14: The CandidateS6E16: What They Died ForS6E17: The End (Part 1)S6E18: The End (Part 2)