Who is Kate Austen in Lost?
The one who runs · Flight 815 Survivors
Kate Austen (The one who runs) is a character in Lost, part of Flight 815 Survivors. Kate Austen comes out of the crash competent, calm, and quietly evasive about why she was on the plane — sewing up Jack's wound with steady hands and changing the subject with steadier ones. She climbs, tracks and volunteers for everything dangerous, as if motion itself were the point. It is: whatever Kate is carrying, her solution has always been the same, and an island offers nowhere left to run.
When does Kate Austen first appear?
Kate Austen first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”) of Lost (2004–2010, ABC).
Who is Kate Austen connected to?
Relationships already established when Kate Austen first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Jack Shephard — The doctor and the fugitive
Which group does Kate Austen belong to?
By the time Kate Austen appears, Flight 815 Survivors also includes Jack Shephard, Sawyer, John Locke, Hurley Reyes, Sayid Jarrah, Charlie Pace, Claire Littleton, Jin-Soo Kwon and others.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jack Shephard — The reluctant shepherd
- Sawyer — The con man who reads
- John Locke — The man of faith
- Hurley Reyes — The luckiest unlucky man alive
- Sayid Jarrah — The soldier trying to retire his hands
- Charlie Pace — The one-hit wonder in withdrawal
- Claire Littleton — The mother-to-be the island wanted
- Jin-Soo Kwon — The fisherman with his father-in-law's debts
- Sun-Hwa Kwon — The wife with a hidden tongue
- Boone Carlyle — The lifeguard out of his depth
- Shannon Rutherford — The sunbather with more underneath
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