White Rabbit (Lost)

"White Rabbit"
Lost episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed byKevin Hooks
Written byChristian Taylor
Production code103
Original air dateOctober 20, 2004 (2004-10-20)
Running time43 minutes[1]
Guest appearances
John Terry as Christian Shephard
Veronica Hamel as Margo Shephard
John O'Hara as Young Jack Shephard
Sev Palmer as Meathead
Andy Trask as Hotel manager
Geoff Heise as Doctor
Meilinda Soerjoko as Chrissy
Bryan Sato as Richard
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"White Rabbit" is the fifth episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Christian Taylor. It first aired on October 20, 2004, on ABC.

The episode is centered on the character of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), with flashbacks revealing his past, including his childhood and his trip to Australia looking for his missing father Christian Shephard. In present-day events, the plane crash survivors begin to struggle as they realize they are running out of fresh water. While Jack tries to solve the conflicts, he starts seeing Christian in the jungle, and chases the hallucination of his dead father.

The episode attracted an estimated 16.82 million live viewers. It received mostly positive reviews, and was listed as #49 on IGN's ranking of every episode of Lost. After the broadcast of "White Rabbit", ABC picked up Lost for a full season, adding an additional nine episodes to the thirteen that were already scheduled.

  1. ^ "Lost – Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved 24 November 2017.