<P> The pilot introduces the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, who experience a plane crash and end up on a mysterious island . Three of the characters, Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) and Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan), are featured before the crash in flashbacks of their experiences on the plane as it breaks apart in mid-air; this narrative technique would be reused in almost every subsequent episode of the series . The Lost pilot is one of the most critically acclaimed television pilots of all time . Both parts earned high ratings, with Part 1 breaking the record for a pilot episode with 18.6 million viewers, and the episode would later win many awards and accolades . </P> <P> On September 22, 2004, Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) awakens disoriented in the jungle and notices a yellow Labrador retriever (Madison) darting through the bamboo forest . Following the path it came from, Jack runs haphazardly through the jungle to a beach, where he is confronted by the carnage of the airplane crash of Oceanic Flight 815 . Jack, a surgeon, administers medical aid to the survivors, assisting the pregnant Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin), enlisting Hurley (Jorge Garcia) to watch her, and administering CPR to Rose Henderson (L. Scott Caldwell), saving her life . After the initial shock passes, Jack retreats to a quiet area beyond the beach to tend to his own injuries, when he notices Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) passing through the jungle . He asks her for assistance, which she gives by helping suture a wound on his back . Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) organizes a clean - up crew, while Hurley salvages meals from the plane's galley and distributes them to the survivors . Shannon Rutherford (Maggie Grace) refuses chocolate offered by her brother Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder), believing that rescue is imminent . A Korean man, Jin - Soo Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim), tells his wife, Sun - Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim), in Korean that she should remain close to him at all times . </P> <P> That night, as Jack and Kate decide to search for the plane cockpit as its transceiver would allow the survivors to send a distress signal, loud roaring noises and crashing trees are heard in the nearby jungle . The following morning, the two are accompanied by Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) on their way into the jungle . The cockpit is found leaning against a tree, forcing the trio to climb it to reach the cabin . Charlie disappears into the bathroom while Jack and Kate awaken the concussed pilot (Greg Grunberg) in the cabin . The pilot tells them that the plane had lost radio contact six hours after take off, where it turned back for Fiji and hit wake turbulence . After estimating that the flight was 1,000 miles off course before it crashed, the pilot tries using the transceiver, but cannot get a signal . Suddenly the strange roaring noises heard on the beach the previous night return, and when the pilot investigates, he is seized by something outside and blood splatters on the window, prompting the trio to grab the transceiver and flee . During the escape, Charlie falls and Jack returns to help him, while a terrified Kate runs on . After the monster disappears, Kate, Charlie and Jack reunite and find the pilot's bloodied corpse suspended in a treetop . </P> <P> On the airplane, Jack jokingly tells a flight attendant named Cindy (Kimberley Joseph) that his alcoholic drink is not strong, and she gives him a stronger one . Charlie runs by while being called after by flight attendants before turbulence shakes the plane, scaring Rose, who is sitting across from Jack . The two talk, and Rose mentions that her husband is in the bathroom . The plane gets exceptionally shaky, causing a man to hit the plane's ceiling and oxygen masks to fall . </P>

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