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* HolidayInCambodia: Thailand rather than Cambodia, but the episode still aligns with the trope of a westerner running into trouble while travelling in a South Asian country. Jack runs afoul of some local men after forcing Achara to give him a tattoo.
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-->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{Recap/LostS01E10RaisedByAnother}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E11AllTheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues}} that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
-->'''Tom':''' You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?

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-->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{Recap/LostS01E10RaisedByAnother}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], woman]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E11AllTheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues}} that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
-->'''Tom':''' -->'''Tom:''' You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Doubles as a [[{{Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} “reason you suck speech”]]. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Doubles as a [[{{Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} “reason [[Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "reason you suck speech”]]. speech"]]. Tom tells Jack they’re they're moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re they're going to kill him because they’re they're done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s it's a wonder why Jack didn’t didn't rush him and kick him in the crotch.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Doubles as a [[{{Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} reason you suck speech]]. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Doubles as a [[{{Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} reason “reason you suck speech]].speech”]]. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Coupled with MoralMyopia. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: Coupled with MoralMyopia.Doubles as a [[{{Main/TheReasonYouSuckSpeech}} reason you suck speech]]. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.
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—->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{Recap/LostS01E10RaisedByAnother}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E11AllTheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues}} that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
—->'''Tom':''' You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?

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—->'''Jack:''' -->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{Recap/LostS01E10RaisedByAnother}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E11AllTheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues}} that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
—->'''Tom':''' -->'''Tom':''' You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?
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—->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{LostS01E10"RaisedbyAnother"}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{LostS01E11AlltheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.

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—->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{LostS01E10"RaisedbyAnother"}} [[{{Recap/LostS01E10RaisedByAnother}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{LostS01E11AlltheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues [[{{Recap/LostS01E11AllTheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues}} that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Coupled with MoralMyopia. Tom tells Jack they’re moving him, which Jack takes to mean that they’re going to kill him because they’re done with him. When pressed, Jack proceeds to recite a list of their crimes, and the way Tom responds, it’s a wonder why Jack didn’t rush him and kick him in the crotch.

—->'''Jack:''' Oh, I don't know, Tom, [[{{LostS01E10"RaisedbyAnother"}} the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman)]], [[{{LostS01E11AlltheBestCowboysHaveDaddyIssues that would hang Charlie from a tree]], [[{{Recap/LostS02E07TheOtherFortyEightDays}} would drag our people out of the jungle]], [[{{Recap/LostS01E24And25ExodusPart2}} would kidnap children]]. That's the kind of people I think you are.
—->'''Tom':''' You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Sawyer compares Karl to Bobby from ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', but Karl has never seen it.


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* ShoutOut: While paddling to the island, Sawyer sings "[[Film/{{Jaws}} Show me the way to go home]]."
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* {{Filler}}: Creator/DamonLindelof and Carlton Cuse have openly admitted that this episode was born of a need to pad out the season. The flashbacks were derided for being uninteresting and the present day scenes do little to move the plot forward.
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* TheReveal: Cindy, Zach and Emma are all still alive and have joined The Others.
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->'''Jack:''' He told you he was going to let you go home. He told me the same thing. We're going to make sure he keeps his word.
->'''Juliet:''' And how are we going to do that?
->'''Jack:''' Together.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us."'']]
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In flashbacks, Jack, living in Phuket, meets a woman named Achara. She works as a tattoo artist, claiming that she has a gift to "see who people are" and mark them. Reluctantly she gives Jack a tattoo, despite his being a foreigner. Afterwards, Jack is beaten up by Achara's brother, and forced to leave Thailand.

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In flashbacks, Jack, living in Phuket, meets a woman named Achara. She works as a tattoo artist, claiming that she has a gift to "see who people are" and mark them. Reluctantly Reluctantly, she gives Jack a tattoo, despite his him being a foreigner. Afterwards, Jack is beaten up by Achara's brother, and forced to leave Thailand.

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On Hydra Island, Juliet is put in Jack's cell for killing Danny. A woman named Isabel, the Others' sheriff, asks Jack about Juliet telling him to kill Ben, but he covers for her, claiming to have lied about this. Jack meets Cindy, Zach and Emma, who have converted to the Others' way of life. Jack agrees to help Ben with an infection from his surgery if he convinces Isabel to spare Juliet. The Others allow her to live, but have her branded.

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On Hydra Island, Juliet is put in Jack's cell for killing Danny. A woman named Isabel, the Others' sheriff, asks Jack about Juliet telling him to kill Ben, but he covers for her, claiming to have lied about this. Jack meets Cindy, Zach and Emma, who have converted to the Others' way of life. Jack agrees to help Ben with an infection from his surgery if he convinces Isabel to spare Juliet. The Others allow her to live, but have her branded.
branded. The Others, with Jack in tow, head back to their home on the main Island.


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The story behind Jack's tattoos is revealed.

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The story behind In flashbacks, Jack, living in Phuket, meets a woman named Achara. She works as a tattoo artist, claiming that she has a gift to "see who people are" and mark them. Reluctantly she gives Jack a tattoo, despite his being a foreigner. Afterwards, Jack is beaten up by Achara's brother, and forced to leave Thailand.

On Hydra Island, Juliet is put in
Jack's tattoos cell for killing Danny. A woman named Isabel, the Others' sheriff, asks Jack about Juliet telling him to kill Ben, but he covers for her, claiming to have lied about this. Jack meets Cindy, Zach and Emma, who have converted to the Others' way of life. Jack agrees to help Ben with an infection from his surgery if he convinces Isabel to spare Juliet. The Others allow her to live, but have her branded.

Elsewhere, Sawyer, Kate and Karl row back to the main Island. Sawyer and Kate argue over whether or not to go back for Jack. Sawyer convinces Karl to go back for Alex.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Jack
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'''Season 3, Episode 9''':

!Stranger in a Strange Land
->Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Christina M. Kim.
->Directed by Paris Barclay.

The story behind Jack's tattoos is revealed.

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