Cabin Fever (Lost)

Cabin Fever (Lost)

Infobox Television episode
Title = Cabin Fever
Series = Lost


Caption = John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) meets Christian Shephard (John Terry) inside Jacob's cabin.
Season = 4
Episode = 11
Guests = Jeff Fahey
Lance Reddick
Marc Vann
Kevin Durand
Anthony Azizi
Grant Bowler
John Terry
Holland Roden
Rebecca Tilney
Amanda Carlin
Patrick Torres
Doug Hutchison
Nestor Carbonell
Matthew Pedersen
Mandy June Turpin
Sarah Duval
Charles Henry Wyson
Phil Abrams
Caleb Steinmeyer
Writer = Elizabeth Sarnoff
Kyle Pennington
Director = Paul Edwards
Airdate = May 8, 2008
Production = 411
Episode list = "Lost" (season 4)
List of "Lost" episodes
Prev = Something Nice Back Home
Next = There's No Place Like Home

"Cabin Fever" is the eleventh episode of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series "Lost" and eightieth episode overall. It was aired on May 8, 2008 on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada.cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet|date=2008-04-11|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/primeschedule/ABCGRIDS_APRIL14_MAY11.xls|title= Weekly Primetime Program Schedule|accessdate=2008-07-07] The episode was written by supervising producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and Kyle Pennington and directed by Paul Edwards. According to a press release, "John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) is enlightened as to the whereabouts of Jacob's cabin, and life aboard the freighter becomes perilous." [cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet|date=2008-04-21|url=http://abcmedianet.com/DNR/2008/pdf/dnr042108.pdf|title= Locke Discovers the Whereabouts of Jacob's Cabin, and Life Aboard the Freighter Becomes Dangerous|accessdate=2008-07-07] The episode was written alongside "The Shape of Things to Come" and "Something Nice Back Home".cite web|author=Lachonis, Jon|date=2008-03-13|url=http://www.ugo.com/tv/lost/?cur=darlton |title=Darlton "Lost" Interview|publisher=UGO|accessdate=2008-07-07] "Cabin Fever" was watched by 11 million American viewers and received mostly positive critical reviews.

Plot

The episode begins with a flashback to the 1950s, when 16 year old Emily Locke (Holland Roden) is preparing for a date with a man twice her age. Her mother tries to stop her from going out, but Emily escapes and is struck by a car. The trauma triggers the premature birth of John (as an adult portrayed by Terry O'Quinn). John's life is monitored by Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell) and Matthew Abaddon (Lance Reddick), each of whom attempts to influence his life.

In the present day, Locke, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia) and Benjamin Linus (Michael Emerson) are attempting to find a cabin inhabited by Jacob, the "de facto" leader of the Others. They are initially unsuccessful, but an apparition of deceased DHARMA Initiative member Horace Goodspeed (Doug Hutchison) assists Locke by pointing him to the Initiative's mass grave. There, Locke extracts a set of blueprints from Horace's jacket, and uses it to locate the cabin.

On the freighter "Kahana", mercenary Martin Keamy (Kevin Durand) returns from his unsuccessful attack on the Barracks, the former home of the Others. [cite episode |title=Something Nice Back Home |episodelink=Something Nice Back Home |series=Lost |serieslink=Lost (TV series) |credits= |network=ABC|airdate=2008-05-01 |season=4 |number=10 ] Enraged that his mission was unsuccessful and several of his colleagues were killed, he accuses Gault (Grant Bowler) of giving him up to Ben, but Gault tells Keamy that Michael is the actual spy. He tries to kill Michael by shooting him, but just as in "Meet Kevin Johnson" when Michael tries to commit suicide, the gun jams. Gault (Grant Bowler) then tells Keamy that Michael is vital to repairing the engines, because he is the one that sabotaged them initially. Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews), fearing Keamy's intentions, uses a Zodiac boat to return to the island, hoping to save as many people as possible. Desmond refuses to accompany him, saying that he would never return to the island after he left.

Several hours after Sayid leaves, Keamy stages a mutiny. A soldier receives a message from the island saying they found the doctor's body, but the doctor protests that it's impossible since he's alive on the boat. Keamy orders Frank Lapidus (Jeff Fahey) at gunpoint to prepare the freighter's helicopter; Lapidus refuses, and Keamy kills the ship's doctor Ray (Marc Vann) and Gault in response. Lapidus acquiesces and Keamy leaves the freighter with a group of mercenaries, intending to "torch the Island". When the helicopter passes over the survivors' beach camp, Frank drops a bag containing a satellite phone onto the beach.

At the end of the episode, Locke enters the cabin alone and meets the deceased Christian Shephard (John Terry), who is speaking on Jacob's behalf and is accompanied by his daughter Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin). Christian warns Locke that Keamy's mercenaries from the "Kahana" are already en route to the Island, and that the Island must be moved.

Production

Recurring guest star Nestor Carbonell appeared in seven episodes of "Lost"'s third season as Richard Alpert and the mysteries surrounding his ageless character were heavily discussed among the fan community. [cite web|author=Lachonis, Jon|date=2007-07-18|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/cane-star-nestor-carbonell-lea-8398.aspx|title= "Cane" Star Nestor Carbonell Leaves "Lost" Future in Doubt|publisher=BuddyTV|accessdate=2008-07-07] While producing the final episodes of the third season, Carbonell was cast in a starring role on the new CBS series "Cane". The writers modified their original story plan for the third season in anticipation for Carbonell's potential unavailability. Despite Carbonell's willingness to return to "Lost", CBS president Nina Tassler ruled out another "Lost" guest appearance. [cite web|author=Sepinwall, Alan|date=2007-07-18|url=http://blog.nj.com/alltv/2007/07/lost_at_cbs.html|title="Lost" at CBS|publisher=The Star-Ledger|accessdate=2008-07-07] "Cane" was canceled during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, freeing Carbonell from his contract with CBS. [cite web|author=Ausiello, Michael|date=2008-03-12|url=http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/080312 |title=Ausiello on "Grey's", "Lost", "Smallville", "Tree Hill" and More!|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=2008-07-07] Executive producer Carlton Cuse cited this as an unintended positive consequence of the strike. [cite web|author=Jensen, Jeff|date=2008-02-22|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20179357,00.html|title= 7 Writers' Strike Postscripts|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2008-07-07]

Reception

"Cabin Fever" was viewed live or recorded and watched within five hours of broadcast by 10.78 million American viewers. [cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet|date=2008-05-13|url=http://abcmedianet.com/DNR/2008/pdf/dnr051308.pdf|title= Weekly Program Rankings|accessdate=2008-07-07] It attained a 4.7/13 in the key adults 18-49 demographic, [cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet|date=2008-05-13|url=http://abcmedianet.com/DNR/2008/pdf/dnr051308.pdf|title= Weekly Primetime Ratings|accessdate=2008-07-07] ranking "Lost" as the nineteenth most watched program of the week, [cite web|author=Seidman, Robert|date=2008-05-13|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/05/13/nielsen-weekly-top-20-idol-wins-zucker-and-nbc-nowhere-to-be-found/3754|title= Nielsen Weekly Top 20: "Idol" Wins, Zucker and NBC Nowhere to be Found|publisher=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=2008-07-07] two places up from the previous episode, "Something Nice Back Home". [cite web|publisher=ABC MediaNet|date=2008-05-06|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050608_02|title= Weekly Program Rankings|accessdate=2008-07-07] "Cabin Fever" was watched by 392,000 Australian viewers, making "Lost" the thirty-third most watched program of the night. [cite web|url=http://blogs.sunherald.com.au/whoweare/archives/2008/05/the_who_we_are_2.html|title=The Who We Are Update: Nine back on top|last=Dale|first=David|date=2008-05-16|publisher="The Sun-Herald"|accessdate=2008-05-16]

Robin Abrahams of the "Boston Globe" published an analysis exploring disability on her blog. A paragraph analyzed the scene where the "disabled-in-the-eyes-of-others Hurley" and the "disabled-in-his-own-mind Ben" shared a candy bar, which she thought was "kind of good and ... awful"; she said "It was great to see the most hateful and most lovable characters sitting on a log sharing a chocolate bar." However, she thought that the scene did not use its full potential in emphasizing Hurley's empathy and Ben's reaction. [cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/2008/05/extraordinary_b.html|title=Extraordinary bodies and "Lost"|last=Abrahams|first=Robin|date=2008-05-11|publisher="Boston Globe"|accessdate=2008-05-12] However, Kristin Dos Santos of "E!", who gave the episode a mostly positive review, was critical of the scene; she thought that the scene wasted time and was "cruel and unusual punishment" to air before the cliffhanger ending. [cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=657711a1-117a-4dca-b09d-cbe304c33f16|title=Lost Redux: "Destiny Is a Fickle Bitch"|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|authorlink=Kristin Dos Santos|date=2008-05-08|work=Watch With Kristin|publisher=E!|accessdate=2008-05-12]

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