3:01PM, Jan 14, 2009
The surgeon who needs saving. Jack has dedicated his life to helping others, but always at his own expense.
BEFORE THE CRASH
- Worked as a spinal surgeon at the same hospital with his father, Christian, also a doctor, with whom he has a conflicted relationship
- Met Desmond during a tour-de-stad run
- Successfully operated on a woman, Sarah, whose back was broken in a car accident and supposedly irreparable
- Married Sarah
- Sarah later left him because he worked too much and wasn't there for her
- Learned how to play poker in Phuket, Thailand
- Reported his alcoholic father to the hospital board after a patient died under his knife
- Went to Australia to find his missing father only to discover he'd drank himself to death
- Arranged to bring his father's body back with him on the plane from Australia for burial
- Contested the divorce Sarah wanted
- Obsessed with knowing the name of whom Sarah was seeing
- Attacked his father at an AA meeting because Jack thought
Christian was the man Sarah was seeing - Arrested and bailed out by Sarah
ON THE ISLAND
- Became the de facto, though reluctant, leader of the survivors
- Solved disputes with reason but not afraid to use force if necessary
- Euthanized the U.S. Marshal after a botched mercy killing attempt by Sawyer
- Found his father's coffin but not the body
- Discovered caves which provided shelter and a fresh water supply
- Trapped by cave-in and rescued by Charlie
- Tried but failed to save Boone's life
- Competed with Sawyer for Kate's affection
- Kissed by Kate and wanted more but became confused when she
ran away from him - Did not believe pushing the button in the hatch/Swan station
was important - Frustrated with Sawyer hording and controlling the medical supplies;
challenged him to a game of poker and won the supplies back - Organized the hunting party to find Michael after he ran off
- Angered by Mr. Friendly's threats to leave the Others alone and to not
attempt a rescue of Michael or Walt - Trekked into the jungle to trade Henry Gale for Michael and Walt but
found Michael unconscious and alone in the jungle - Realized Libby could not be saved and gave her a shot of heroin
to ease her suffering - Secretly planned to turn the tables on Michael when he realized Michael
was compromised by the Others - Captured by the Others
- Held captive in an underwater part of the Hydra station
- Held Juliet hostage in an escape attempt but was recaptured
- Shown a file that contained information about his life and was told
Sarah is happy in her new relationship - Fought Locke to contact the people aboard the freighter
- Had his appendix removed by Juliette
- Left the island on the helicopter
- Was rescued by Penny’s boat
POST ISLAND
- Met Carol Littleton (Claire’s mother) at his father’s wake.
She informed him that Claire was his half sister. - Proposed to Kate and moved in with her and Aaron. They eventually
split as Jack became unable to cope with life after the island. - Became addicted to prescription drugs and alcohol
- Met Jeremy Bantham (John Locke) who told him he had to go back
to the island - Met Ben Linus in the funeral parlour
