White Rabbit

In White Rabbit we get multiple firsts, including the first Jack flashback, the first strange appearance on the island, and the first of many Alice in Wonderland references.


Favorite Scenes/Quotes

•  Kate and Claire's first scene together of what come to be one of the most important relationships on the show.
• I think the show did a great job of setting up Jack's relationship with his father from the beginning, obviously Jack had some issues with his father (to put it mildly) but also still cared for him.
• Jack: "If I'm not hallucinating we're all in a lot of trouble". He had no idea how true that would wind up being.
• Locke "What if whatever happens here happens for a reason?", "I've looked into the eye of this island and what I saw was beautiful".
• The reveal that Christian's body wasn't in his coffin was another exciting reveal that kept adding on to the intrigue of the series. 
• "If we can't live together, we're going to die alone" Who would have guessed how important that quote/philosophy would be to the overall show's message.
• Jin getting Sun water, his first moment where it appeared hey may not be a complete jerk.
• The love triangle/square was not one of my favorite aspects of the show, but I do like Jack and Kate's chemistry here in the early episodes.

Minor (or Major) Quips

• Overly slow pacing in some sections.
• Poor child actors in opening scene.
• The "B-plot" about the missing water was less than riveting, although it did have some moments.

Random Thoughts

•  Charlie doesn't swim? Then how did he get to the bottom of the Looking Glass station. A minor inconsistency, but related to a very important moment in the show later.
• Similarly why were Boone and Jack the only people who went after the drowning woman?
•  What was the Monster trying to accomplish by appearing to Jack as Christian? If Jack fell off that cliff and died would he not be breaking the rules since he wasn't directly responsible?
• Jack's parents really weren't great, his Dad was obviously terrible, but even his Mom suggested what he did to his father was awful when really he did the right thing.
• Had kind of forgotten that Jack and Locke at least initially had a less than hostile relationship.
• Jack, despite his initial hesitation, certainly quickly embraces his role as the leader.

Score
8.55- A strong episode that in reflection after the series finale may be one of the most important episodes of the entire series as it relates to the overall themes. Still as a standalone episode the slower pace, a couple of awkward scenes, and less than engaging subplot keep this from being one of the first season's best episodes.

Your Thoughts
What do you think the Monster was trying to accomplish by appearing as Christian? Was Boone right to have taken the water to try to conserve it? Out of the many memorable or important quotes from this episode which is your favorite?