Ep 15. Left Behind

In Lost season 3 episode 15, "Left Behind", the focus shifts to the group of survivors who have continued to stay at the beach camp while the others have gone to join the mysterious Others at their village. Specifically, the episode follows a few of the women in the group, Kate and Juliet, as they form an unlikely partnership and go on a mission to find out why one of their own, Claire, was taken by the Others.

When the episode begins, there is tension and distrust between Kate and Juliet, as well as between Kate and the other beach survivors who left her behind. But when they hear Claire's baby, Aaron, crying in the jungle and realize that Claire has been taken, the women put aside their differences and set out to find her. They soon discover that the Others have left a trail for them to follow, which leads to a trap that separates Kate and Juliet. Kate is able to evade the Others and continue on, while Juliet is captured.

As Kate continues to follow the trail, she begins to have flashbacks to her past, specifically to the time when she was on the run from the law and working as a mechanic in Iowa. Through these flashbacks, we see how Kate's troubled past has led her to be wary and distrustful of other people, and how she has never truly felt like she belonged anywhere. This introspection gives the episode a more character-driven feel than some of the show's more action-packed installments.

Meanwhile, Juliet is taken to the Others' base and is subjected to intense questioning and torture. We learn more about her motivations for working with the Others, and how she has been torn between her loyalty to them and her growing friendship with the survivors at the beach camp. Her interactions with one of the Others, Isabel, also highlight the power struggles and politics at play within the Others' group.

Eventually, Kate is able to track down Claire and frees her from the Others' clutches. But while they are making their escape, they are ambushed by a group of the Others and are forced to hide in a nearby cabin. It is here that they meet a mysterious woman named Danielle, who has been living on the island for years.

The episode ends with Kate and Claire safe, but still stranded on the island, and with Juliet's fate unknown. "Left Behind" is an intense and suspenseful episode that explores themes of trust, loyalty, and belonging, while also setting up further mysteries and plot points for the show's overarching storyline.