'''Season 2, Episode 6:'''

!Abandoned
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I will never leave you. I love you. And I believe you."'']]

->Written by Elizabeth Sarnoff.
->Directed by Adam Davidson.

->''"They came the first night that we got here. They took three of us. Nothing happened for two weeks, then they came back. They took nine more. They're smart, and they're animals, and they could be anywhere at any time.''"
-->-- '''Ana Lucia Cortez'''

In flashbacks, Shannon receives the news of her father's death in a car accident. Boone comforts her at the funeral, but her stepmother is cold to her. Shannon gets an offer for a prestigious dance internship in New York, but is unable to go when her stepmother refuses to give her any money. Boone offers her money, but she refuses to take it.

At the beach, Sayid and Shannon have sex for the first time. Afterwards, Shannon sees Walt, dripping wet, inside her tent. She tells Sayid, who believes she was dreaming. Claire tells Locke about Charlie's Virgin Mary statue. Shannon tells Sayid about the message bottle. Sayid assures her that he believes and loves her. The two see Walt at the edge of the jungle, and Shannon rushes in after him.

In the jungle, Eko, Jin and Michael rejoin the group, and they continue to make their way back to the survivors camp. Sawyer's shoulder injury has worsened to the point that he can barely stand. Eventually he collapses, and Michael builds a stretcher to carry him back. Cindy disappears, and the group panic and run when they hear whispers. Shannon comes running into their midst, and is shot by Ana Lucia. She dies in Sayid's arms, as he looks at Ana Lucia with fury in his eyes.

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!Tropes in this episode include:
* AccidentalMurder: Ana Lucia accidentally shoots and kills Shannon after mistaking her for one of the Others.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Shannon is killed at the end of her first centric episode.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Shannon dies in Sayid's arms after being shot by Ana Lucia.
* FreezeFrameBonus: When Eko and Ana Lucia crest a ridge during their hike, a large island can be seen in the distance. This is actually Hydra Island, which will be visited in Season 3.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: This episode confirms that the Adam Rutherford who died in Jack's OR was in fact Shannon's dad. Jack even walks past Shannon and her stepmother when they're being informed that he didn't make it.
* StealthHiBye: The Others manage to snatch Cindy from right under the noses of the Tailies and the raft crew, without anyone even seeing them take her.
* WhamEpisode: Shannon is mistakenly killed by Ana Lucia, making her the second main character to die in the series and getting the new relationship between the Tailies and the main survivors off to the worst possible start.
* WickedStepmother: Shannon's stepmother hates her, is emotionally abusive, and uses her father's death as an opportunity to cut her off financially.
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