"The Package" is the tenth television episode of the

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's sixth season of the serial drama television series '' Lost'' and 113th episode overall. The episode was aired on March 30, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by producer

Paul Zbyszewski Paul Zbyszewski is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series '' Lost'' and '' Day Break'', and he is the creator of ''Day Break''. He also wrote the feature film '' After the Sunset''. Career Zbys ...

and story editor Graham Roland. The episode is centered on

Sun-Hwa Kwon Sun-Hwa Kwon, better known simply as "Sun", is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Lost'' played by Yunjin Kim. Sun-Hwa Kwon is the daughter of a powerful and incredibly wealthy Korean businessman and mobster. Character biogr ...

and Jin-Soo Kwon. In 2007, Jin-Soo Kwon (

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) is captured by Charles Widmore's (

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) men (unknown to Widmore), leading the Man in Black (

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series '' Lost'' (2004–2010). In film, he also played the title role i ...

) to declare war with Widmore. Meanwhile,

(

Yunjin Kim Yunjin Kim (; born November 7, 1973) is a South Korean and American actress. She is best known for her role as North Korean spy Bang-Hee in the South Korean film '' Shiri'' (1999) and Sun-Hwa Kwon on the American television series '' Lost'' (200 ...

) suffers

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. In the "flash-sideways", Sun & Jin's relationship puts them into harm's way.

Plot

2004 (flash-sideways timeline)

At the airport, Jin-Soo Kwon (

) is released by security after the incident about his undeclared $25,000 is resolved. His watch is returned, but the money is not, as Jin needs to fill out the paperwork declaring its purpose. Having missed his appointment at the restaurant, he checks into a hotel with Sun-Hwa Paik (

). In this timeline, Jin and Sun are not married. Instead, they have become secretly romantically involved. The next day, Martin Keamy (

Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy Fet in ''The Strain'', Joshua in '' Dark Angel'', Martin Keamy in '' Lost'', Fred J. D ...

), his associate Omar (Anthony Azizi), and translator

Mikhail Bakunin Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin. Sometimes anglicized to Michael Bakunin. ( ; – 1 July 1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist. He is among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major figure in the revolutionary socialist, s ...

( Andrew Divoff) arrive at the hotel to collect the watch and the money. Since they lack the money, Sun offers to pay from a private account. Keamy sends her with Mikhail to get the money, but they learn that the account was closed by Mr. Paik, Sun's father. Meanwhile, Jin is tied up in the storeroom at the restaurant. Keamy reveals that the $25,000 was his payment for killing Jin, as Mr. Paik found out about his relationship with Sun. After shooting Keamy and his men,

Sayid Jarrah Sayid Hassan Jarrah (, ''Sa‘īd Ḥassān Jarrāḥ'') is a fictional character from the ABC show '' Lost'' portrayed by Naveen Andrews. Appearances Prior to the crash Sayid originally served as a communications officer in Iraq's Special Re ...

(

Naveen Andrews Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British-American actor. He is best known for his role as Sayid Jarrah in the television series '' Lost'' (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primet ...

) finds Jin tied up. He hands Jin a box cutter to free himself and leaves. When Mikhail returns with Sun, Jin holds him at gunpoint. Mikhail fights back, and in the ensuing struggle, Jin shoots him dead. Sun is also hit by stray fire. As Jin picks Sun up to take her to the hospital, she reveals she is pregnant.

2007 (original timeline)

On the beach,

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(

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) is waiting for Richard Alpert ( Nestor Carbonell) to return, confident that he will know what to do. Meanwhile, Sun, upset by Ilana's inability to find Jin, storms off to her garden. There, she is greeted by the Man in Black (

), who offers to take her to Jin. Unwilling to trust him, she runs for the beach, knocking herself out against a tree branch on the way. The head injury leaves her unable to speak English, though still able to understand it. Richard returns with Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (

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), having decided on a course of action. Knowing that the plane on Hydra Island is the only means for the Man in Black to escape, he intends to destroy it. Sun is opposed to the idea, having come back to the island to retrieve Jin.

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(

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) convinces her that they will find Jin and use the plane to get everyone home. Meanwhile, the Man in Black reveals to

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(

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) that he needs to gather all the remaining candidates, or he will be unable to leave the island. Before leaving to retrieve Sun, the Man in Black speaks with

, who reveals he no longer feels any sort of emotion. When the Man in Black leaves, the camp is attacked by the team hired by Charles Widmore (

). They tranquilize the group and take Jin to the Hydra island. Jin awakens inside Room 23 and Zoe ( Sheila Kelley) shows him a grid map the

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used to identify pockets of electromagnetism. Knowing that Jin was once a member of DHARMA, Zoe asks Jin for his help. However, Jin demands to see Widmore. The Man in Black and Sayid take a boat to Hydra Island to confront Widmore. When Widmore denies having taken Jin, the Man in Black warns him that war has come to the island and returns to his camp. Sayid is left behind to spy on them. Angry about the fact that Zoe has taken Jin ahead of schedule, Widmore orders her to bring the "package" from the submarine. Widmore gives Sun's digital camera to Jin, which has photos of his daughter. Widmore explains that he has come to the island to stop the Man in Black from escaping. He then says that Jin needs to meet the "package", a person they brought to the island. Spying on Widmore's team in the water, Sayid witnesses a drugged

Desmond Hume Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Lost'' portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to empiricist philosopher David Hume. He was not a passenger on Flight 815, but had been stranded on th ...

(

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) being dragged out of the submarine.

Reception

"The Package" was met with positive reviews. Review aggregate website

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gave the episode a score of 72 out of 100, indicating "Generally Favorable Reviews". The score was down on the previous week's score of 93.Dietz, Jason (March 31, 2010),
: Last Night's ''Lost'', Season 6, Ep. 10: 'The Package'
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Notes

References

External links

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