What anda saw on television, the tunjuk itself, was the ten percent of the 'iceberg' above the water. But the majority of our time in the writer's room was spent constructing the part below it. The details. The timeliness. The intricate backstories... -Darlton

That is an excerpt from the ke hadapan provided sejak Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse for the official Lost Encyclopedia. I happen to own that glorious book and I thought I'd take a minit and share with anda the highlights for us Jack lovers!.

JACK Shephard
A gifted surgeon and natural leader, Jack Shephard's greatest strengths were always tempered sejak his fear of failure. He adopted his father's technique of overcoming fear in five seconds, but Jack rarely believed in himself. Instead, he wore a heroic mask in many situations, from performing complex surgeries, to calming survivors of the crash.

Rarely letting anyone see his insecurities, Jack faced the physical and emotional traumas on the island with an act of defiance, driven sejak an obsession to make things better.

Jack saved the world from being engulfed in darkness, just before his own light flickered out.

Although he Lost his way after returning to Los Angeles, the man of science gradually increased his belief in the power of the island. When he embraced his destiny, Jack saved the world from being engulfed in darkness, just before his own light flickered out.

The Fixer, The Surgeon
As a child, Jack always had the desire to fix things and help others. When his friend Marc Silverman was bullied at school, Jack stepped in and received a beating himself. His father tried to explain that the dilemma in being a hero was that Jack would need to learn to deal with failure. Jack misunderstood his father's message, and concluded his father didn't believe in him. Even after he became a highly regarded surgeon, Jack punished himself and pushed himself to do more.

Failed Marriage
Running a tour de stade to clear his head after operating on Sarah Wagner, his future wife,

Jack went to Sydney to bring his father's body utama to Los Angeles on Oceanic flight 815.

Jack met Desmond Hume for the first time. After Desmond spoke of miracles, Jack was proud of Sarah's astonishing recovery from a broken back, but he couldn't process this event as being anything lebih than a scientific anomaly.

In a rare moment of public fragility, during their wedding vows, Jack admitted she had in fact fixed him. However, their marriage was short-lived. Due to Jack's desire to fix people -and his need to prove himself- their relationship deteriorated. After the divorce, Sarah found Cinta with a new man and Jack became obsessed with her new boyfriend. Christian pleaded for Jack to let the relationship go, causing Jack to accuse his father of an affair with Sarah and physically attack him at an AA meeting.

From the beginning, Jack was the accepted de facto leader of the 815 survivors.

As Christian's alcoholism worsened, so did Jack's relationship with him. The last time Jack spoke to his father was during the hospital inquiry after Christian's drinking cause the death of a patient Jack's testimony result in his father losing his license and his position at the hospital, as well as his subsequent journey to Australia, where he drank himself to death. Jack went to Sydney to bring his father's body utama to Los Angeles on Oceanic flight 815.

Leadership
From the beginning, Jack was the accepted de facto leader of the 815 survivors. In addition to his own inclination to take charge, the other survivors also responded favorably to Jack's leadership. He kept the key to the Halliburton case that held the Pistol and he rallied the troops to help Michael build the raft. However, internally Jack strived to bury his insecurities and bravely battled to keep a degree of order within the chaos on the island. His missteps were always honest, driven sejak his desperation to honor his promise to get everyone rescued.

Jack struggled so often with his role, because he couldn't accept failure of any kind from himself.

Jack struggled so often with his role, because he couldn't accept failure of any kind from himself. Shortly after the crash, one of the survivors drowned while swimming. Boone attempted to save Joanna, but he needed help too. Jack chose to help Boone first, but that didn't' stop him from blaming himself that he didn't save them both, however impossible that was.

when the group realized the freighter wasn't there to rescue them, faith in Jack as a leader faded.

When conflict with the Others escalated, Jack collaborated with Ana Lucia and later with Rousseau and Juliet to plan counter-attacks. This strategy was a turning point in Jack's leadership. It dispatched several Others, as Jack led the survivors to the radio tower to await rescue. But when the group realized the freighter wasn't there to rescue them, faith in Jack as a leader faded. He refused to accept that he'd made errors in judgment, and refused to listen to anyone else's counsel.

When Jack returned to Lost Angeles as part of the Oceanic Six, his view of himself and his leadership began to change. After he struggled with severe depression and alcoholism, he began believing in fate.

If something terrible happens and you've done everything anda can, anda need to realize the burden of responsibly. anda need to let it go.

Jack's time in 1977 DHARMA left him no position of power, as he was assigned the role of janitor. Although he supported Daniel Faraday's plan to detonate the hydrogen bomb, Jack wasn't trying to fix anything. Instead, he was talking a step towards following a feeling, something that he didn't fully understand, but believed was his purpose. Jack's final stop on his leadership path was taken sejak learning to listen instead of shouting orders. Hurley helped Jack realize that when he didn't have al the answers, embracing the unknown would tunjuk him the way. Jack finally understood what his father had descried during his childhood.: If something terrible happens and you've done everything anda can, anda need to realize the burden of responsibly. anda need to let it go.

Kate Austen
Jack was immediately attracted to Kate Austen after she mustered the courage to stitch up his wound from the crash. When Jack challenged Kate to a game of skills, he was surprised to learn how good she was and thrilled to find a mutual interest. Her independence both intrigued and annoyed him. This was a woman Jack could never control atau predict her behavior.

This was a woman Jack could never control atau predict her behavior.

Aware of the chemistry Kate also shared with Sawyer, Jack often used his medical skills to gain the upperhand. He coerced Sawyer into returning Kate's Halliburton case sejak threatening to stop giving Sawyer the antibiotic for the infection in his arm wound.

After Sawyer, in a fever-induced delirium, told Jack that he loved Kate, she kissed Jack when she was feeling upset. Jack began falling lebih in Cinta with her while in front of his eyes she grew closer to Sawyer. The Cinta segitiga, segi tiga intensified when all three were imprisoned on Hydra island.

he made Kate swear not to come back to save him.

Jack was heartbroken when he saw Kate and Sawyer make Cinta in the cages, but he still struck a bargain so that Kate could be safe. Jack didn't want to see Kate with Sawyer, so he made Kate swear not to come back to save him.

Their subsequent rescue changed everything. As part of the Oceanic Six, Jack, Kate, and Aaron because a family. But their engagement and happiness were short-lived. When Jack learned that Claire was his half-sister, his guilt over leaving Claire on the island and watching Kate raise Aaron overwhelmed him. Jack became jealous of Kate and her secretive phone calls. He became convinced she was having an affair and a similar pattern of behavior he exhibited with Sarah began to repeat itself with Kate.

Jack's last thought was that he did what he promised: He got the woman he loved safely off the island.

Returning to the island, Jack left their relationship in the hands of fate. Ultimately, they declared their mutual Cinta before they parted for a final time. Jack's last thought was that he did what he promised: He got the woman he loved safely off the island.

James "Sawyer" Ford
Jack and Sawyer had radically different personalities, which led to regular conflict. Jack was frustrated sejak Sawyer's selfishness, and Sawyer was often jealous of Jack's heroism. When Sayid inadvertently severed an artery in Sawyer's arm, Jack saved his life. Jack also diagnosed his headaches and gave Sawyer a pair of glasses.

In return, Sawyer gave jack information about his father's last hours. Christian and Sawyer met in an Australian

Jack was frustrated sejak Sawyer's selfishness, and Sawyer was often jealous of Jack's heroism.

bar the hari Christian died. Sawyer told Jack about christian's confession of regret about his son andhow much pride and Cinta he had for him.

The two alpha males shared numerous confrontations from poker and meja, jadual Tenis to gunplay and their rivalry for Kate's affections. Their biggest physical confrontation came during DHARMA 1977. This time, the two disagreed about Jack's plan to change the timeline sejak detonating the Jughead bomb. Sawyer threw the first blow, but both men unleashed years of pent-up rage in a brutal fist-fight. Juliet's death resulted in a new division between the two men, but ultimately, they were united sejak a mutual understanding of their fallibility. They moved ke hadapan with a new respect and a desire to help their surviving Friends leave the island.

Juliet Burke
Although Juliet was one of Jack's Original captors in the Hydra aquarium, he swiftly learned that she was not completely loyal to the Others. The two formed a deep connection, fueled sejak their shared medical background and a desire to go home.

After saving Ben's life sejak removing his tumor, Jack and Juliet's union became stronger. She began to express feelings for him and the two shared a kiss. Jack realized, however, that he truly loved Kate.

When the two returned to the pantai camp, Jack showed his trust in Juliet sejak warning Sayid that Juliet was under his protection. Later, Juliet diagnosed Hack's stomack pains as appendicitis and performed his appendectomy.

His determination to execute the angsa, swan station plan resulted in Juliet's death, for which Jack accepted the responsibility and guilt.

Once Jack left the island with the other Oceanic Six, it was three years until he saw Juliet again. Jack was surprised sejak her happiness with Sawyer but quickly realized it was genuine. His determination to execute the angsa, swan station plan resulted in Juliet's death, for which Jack accepted the responsibility and guilt.

John Locke
As a man of science, Jack found a counterpoint in John Locke, a man of faith. Both men suffered similar internal struggles: each dealt with father/son issues and a desperation to prove their self-worth. When Jack struggled to save Boone's life, he even creamed Locke's' mantra, "Don't tell me what I can't do!" Yet it was a long road before they could see eye to eye on much of anything.

forced Jack to rely on this man who represented a completely different approach to life.

In the first few months of knowing Locke, Jack was suspicious of his intentions. Locke's tracking skills and ease witin the jungle enviroment forced Jack to rely on this man who represented a completely different approach to life. At the height of their conflict, Jack tried to murder Locke in front of the whole group. The only thing that saved Locke's life was that the gun Jack fired at Locke's face was empty. Ironically, it was Locke's heartfelt plea for Jack to remain on the island that later contributed to his return.

"You know that you're here for a reason. anda know it. And if anda leave this place, that knowledge is gonna eat anda alive from the inside out.. until anda decide to come back." -John Locke

Jack's aggressive reactions to Locke's attempts to reunited the Oceanic Six pushed Locke to attempt suicide. The last communication Jack had from Locke was a suicide not that simply read, "I wish anda had believed me." Part of Jack did, but refusing to accept it entirely drove him to attempt suicide, before I realized he hat to go back.

Man in Black
A few days after the crash, the Man in Black appeared to Jack, in the form of his dead father. Jack was manipulated several times sejak the Man in Black in Christian's form and nearly fell off a cliff while following him. Jack also experienced the smoke monster's devastating power in it's natural state several times.

He began to realize that his man of faith counterpart had been right all along.

The Man in Black's influence extended to Jack even off the island. After being rescued, Jack was reunited with Locke at St. Sebastian Hospital. Locke knew if he couldn't convince to go back, it was over. Locke relayed a message from the Man in Black in Christians form, a simple hello, but it hit a nerve and Jack began to believe Locke.

Back on the island the Man in Black in Locke's form was the most intimidating identity to confront Jack. Jack felt responsible for what he thought was Locke's suicide. He began to realize that his man of faith counterpart had been right all along.

Jack's final fight was fueled sejak his newfound belief for his purpose on the island.

After surviving the submarine explosion, Jack made his final moves towards destroying the entity. With the hati, tengah-tengah of the island's light extinguished, and the Man in Black turned into flesh and bone, Jack's final fight was fueled sejak his newfound belief for his purpose on the island.

Dharma 1977
The guilt Jack felt for leaving his Friends behind - and the realization that Locke was right - drove Jack back to the island. After assuming the role as a DHARMA workman, Jack led the march to the angsa, swan construction site in an attempt to detonate the nuke to reset time so that flight 815 never crashed on the island. In particular, one person who stood in the way was Stuart Radzinsky. His suspicious mind combined with his ambition to tap the pocket of electromagnetism at the angsa, swan site created quite a challenge for Jack. On the other hand, Jack had several sympathetic cohorts like Daniel Faraday, Richard Alpert, Sayid, and Kate.

23
- Room 23 at the Hydra Station was the re-education room.
- Sayid was 23 when American forces invaded his hometown.
- 23 flavors in Dr. Pepper
- Duotriophobia is fear of the number 23
- Kate had a $23,000 bounty for her capture
- Faraday set his radiation device to 2.342
- Widmore told Locke to call 23 to reach him on the international satellite phone
- Dave berkata Leonard would call Hurley "23" if he mencuri his graham cracker
- Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times
- The Black Rock's first-mate's journal was lot #2342 at the Southfield's auction
- Hurley's hotel room in Sydney was 2324
- Eko recites the 23rd Psalm when attacked sejak The Smoke Monster
- 23 people were on the deck that collapsed with Hurley on it
- Penelope's utama address is 423 Cheyne Walk
- The 23 Enigma
- Jin chases a taxi with the license plate number 2369
- Juliet enters 1623 into the keypad for the Dharma sonar fence
- 23 is a prime number
- Wore jerseys with #23: Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Don Mattingly
- The container holding Locke's body is 823
- The Blake Rock's slip was #23 in Portsmouth
- a 23-sided polygon is an icosikaitrigon
- The Geronimo Jackson European tour poster listed the kick-off time at 23:00 hours
- Ben told Jack he'd meet him at slip 23
- Lost ended on the 23rd of May
- Psalm 23 begins, "The Lord is my shepherd."
- Jack was candidate #23