Jack

Jack's Tattoos; what happened with the children

# 02/10 - Guest starring are M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Kimberly Joseph as Cindy, Bai Ling as Achara, Diana Scarwid as Isabel, Shannon Chanhthanam as Thai boy, Siwathep Sunapo as Thai man and James Huang as Chet. Source: ABC
# 01/30 - A power play ensues between Jack and "The Others" as Juliet's future hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, Kate, Sawyer and Karl continue on their journey away from "Alcatraz." Source: ABC
# 01/24 - This episode reveals more flashbacks about Jack on his travels to Bangkok and Thailand. He recalls the intriguing people he met, in particular the unforgettable Sherry and a talented tattoo artist. Source: UK DigiGuide via spoilerslost.blogspot.com
# 12/12 - Bai Ling reveals: The three episodes I have, it's very deep. My character says, "I can see who people are." [...] I am a very important character in [Jack's] life; like, his tattoos have something to do with me. [My character name is] Achara [...]. But, you know, what is funny about my part... she seduces him, and she's really forward, and she behaves the way she wants, which is really beautiful. It's very healthy and honest and very powerful, in a way. We're lovers, but I am kind of a mystery to him. He doesn't really know me. I don't allow him to visit me, I don't allow him to know what I really do — we're together, we sleep together, we hang out together, we're lovers. And there is a mystery, he never knows what I do. There is also a psychological twist and betrayal. Source: Kristin on E!Online [Note: According to Entertainment Weekly, Bai Ling is in only one episode.]
# 12/07 - Lost fans can expect things to heat up next year when Bai Ling joins the cast for a three-episode stint. The Chinese actress appears when Jack, played by Matthew Fox, has a flashback of his old lover. [...] She went on to explain that her character, who is responsible for Jack’s tattoos, stays shrouded in mystery, keeping the doctor at a distance, despite their passionate relationship in the bedroom. Source: Celebrity Week
# 11/14 - A wonderful location shoot in downtown Honolulu turned Fort Street Mall near Hawaii Pacific University into Bangkok, Thailand. Two blocks away, the Indigo Restaurant on Nuuanu Avenue played both a tattoo parlor, and a restaurant. All this appears to be for Ep. 3x09, a Jack-centric episode. The night shoot for "Bangkok" was as colorful as any for "LOST," with signs and lights and sexy dancers. Two days of meticulous setup netted ten seconds of footage, in which a mysterious woman in red walks down the crowded street and turns down a narrow alley. Jack follows. According to a camera operator at the restaurant location, the female guest star opposite Matthew Fox was Bai Ling. Source: The Transmission
# 11/08 - Cuse and Lindelof revealed: I think you'll begin to get a real sense of the answer to [what happened to the kids who were abducted] in about the second episode back after the break — a very real sense. I think that's a reasonable connection [to think that it has to do with Juliet being a fertility doctor]. Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide [Note: It seems this has been moved to the third episode.]
# 11/08 - Pictures from the shooting of an upcoming Jack-centric episode show the actor in a fight. Check our source for the pictures. Source: StationZer0
# 10/11 - This episode will feature a sensual and mysterious Asian woman in her late 20s to early 30s who speaks English and another language. She is an artist and her work in inspired by the feelings and desires of her subjects. Source: SpoilerFix.com
# 11/07 - Flight attendant Cindy and kids Zack and Emma will be in episode 3.08. Source: Lost Podcasts [Note: It seems this has been moved to the third episode.]
# 05/24 - "You will [eventually] find out what happened to Cindy," [says Cuse.] Source: Ask Ausiello @ TV Guide [Note: It seems this has been moved to the third episode.]
# 09/19/2005 - From Damon Lindelof: There is going to be a flashback story that fully explains the significance of all [Jack's] tattoos and puts it into the framework of what was happening in his life when he got them. Source: Kristin on E!Online

Either tonight or March 14 (Claire focused episode) it should be revealed that Claire is Jack's half sister.

It has basically been confirmed by the producers. When answering a question regarding the possibility of Claire and Jack being related, the producers said "this will be resolved in an upcoming episode."

My favorite line : "We had an excellent surgeon, Jack. His name is Ethan."

Jack's tattoo says "He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us" (but it is not what it means, according to Jack

chopped baby fetus dumplings.

Woohoo! They're leaving the stupid mini-Island! But if they have a massive tugboat why didn't they just load Ben onto that, or are they hiding his injury? Either way, seemed kind of silly.