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Episode 3.09: Stranger in a Strange Land (Jack-Centric Episode)
Airdate: February 21, 2007
A power play ensues between Jack and “The Others” as Juliet’s future hangs in the balance.
Meanwhile, Kate, Sawyer and Karl continue on their journey away from “Alcatraz.”
This episode reveals more flashbacks about Jack on his travels to Bangkok and Thailand. He recalls the intriguing people he met, in particular the unforgettable Sherry and a talented tattoo artist.
From Damon Lindelof: There is going to be a flashback story that fully explains the significance of all of Jack’s tattoos and puts it into the framework of what was happening in his life when he got them.
This episode will feature a sensual and mysterious Asian woman in her late 20s to early 30s, played by Bai Ling, who speaks English and another language. She is an artist and her work in inspired by the feelings and desires of her subjects.
The Chinese actress appears when Jack, played by Matthew Fox, has a flashback of his old lover. […] She went on to explain that her character, who is responsible for Jack’s tattoos, stays shrouded in mystery, keeping the doctor at a distance, despite their passionate relationship in the bedroom.
Bai Ling reveals: The three episodes I have, it’s very deep. My character says, “I can see who people are.” […] I am a very important character in [Jack’s] life; like, his tattoos have something to do with me. [My character name is] Achara […]. But, you know, what is funny about my part… she seduces him, and she’s really forward, and she behaves the way she wants, which is really beautiful. It’s very healthy and honest and very powerful, in a way. We’re lovers, but I am kind of a mystery to him. He doesn’t really know me. I don’t allow him to visit me, I don’t allow him to know what I really do — we’re together, we sleep together, we hang out together, we’re lovers. And there is a mystery, he never knows what I do. There is also a psychological twist and betrayal.
A wonderful location shoot in downtown Honolulu turned Fort Street Mall near Hawaii Pacific University into Bangkok, Thailand. Two blocks away, the Indigo Restaurant on Nuuanu Avenue played both a tattoo parlor, and a restaurant. The night shoot for “Bangkok” was as colorful as any for Lost with signs and lights and sexy dancers. Two days of meticulous setup netted ten seconds of footage, in which a mysterious woman in red walks down the crowded street and turns down a narrow alley. Jack follows.
Cuse and Lindelof revealed: I think you’ll begin to get a real sense of the answer to what happened to the kids who were abducted. I think there’s a reasonable connection to think that it has to do with Juliet being a fertility doctor.
Guest starring are M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Kimberly Joseph as Cindy, Bai Ling as Achara, Diana Scarwid as Isabel, Shannon Chanhthanam as Thai boy, Siwathep Sunapo as Thai man and James Huang as Chet. Source: ABC
Credit: SpoilerFix.com, ABC, Kristin on E!Online, Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide, The Transmission
