What is this stuff, anyway? Are you high right now? He was taken by the Others almost immediately — in fact, he was back in the trees when Jack and Zeke were haggling over captured Kate. Tania Raymonde, quit playing with my fragile emotions! They take some blood, they talk in circles. For three minutes. He says they make him take tests. Poor Locke! His supposed prizes: Walt, freedom, and a boat.

But how will he collect? What possible reason might the Others have for holding up their end of the bargain?

He insists on a small group, and he insists that small group include certain people. But Sayid scents treachery. Sawyer, meanwhile, is dealing with the aftereffects of having a semi-functional soul. Jack, clearly enjoying himself, is doing little to disabuse Sawyer of that suspicion. But maybe it takes a little grief to clear the head: Congrats, Sawyer, for being the first to point out that Sayid is the only castaway with actual military experience and might therefore be useful in a fight.

At the double funeral, emotions are building to quite a pitch when…a boat sails up. A boat. A boat that quite a few have speculated belongs to Desmond, he of the race around the world. And Eko, the fan favorite, has become the new prisoner of the Hatch. Maybe my Eko theories are just wishful thinking. In every fandom, there are characters that fans love and hate with a deep passion. While many Lost fans still love characters like Sawyer and Hurley, many of them despise Michael Dawson.

These negative feelings are largely rooted in Michael betraying his friends and murdering Ana Lucia Cortez and Libby Smith, with Libby's death being particularly devastating. Consumed with animosity toward Michael, many fans tend to overlook much of the hardship and suffering that the character endured.

He had one of the saddest backstories and he continued to suffer greatly on the Island, when he got off the Island, and even after he died. Michael was a gifted artist. He had aspirations to take his talents to the next level and become a professional artist, but he put his dreams on hold so he could work in construction, thereby providing a better life for his son, Walt.

Unfortunately, Michael never got to fulfill his dreams because of the selfish decisions that his partner Susan made. Michael made a sacrifice for the betterment of his family, and in the end, it was for naught as Susan tore apart the family they were supposed to build together.

Not long after Walt was born, Susan accepted a prestigious legal job in Amsterdam and took Walt with her. She accepted the job and made the decision before even talking about the situation with Michael. She took his son away from him and despite her promises that it wasn't goodbye forever, she went back on her word.

Susan married a man named Brian Porter and she convinced Michael to relinquish his custody so Brian could adopt Walt. Michael was thus cut out of his son's life entirely. Walt didn't even know who Michael was until Susan died. Despite being separated from his son, Michael sent him many letters, cards, and drawings. Susan hid them from Walt, never letting him know that he had a father overseas who loved him very much.

After Susan's death and Brian's plea that Michael be the one to take care of Walt now, Michael traveled to Australia and learned that Walt had never seen any of the letters, cards, or drawings. It wasn't until they were on the Island that Walt got a chance to see them and to understand that even though Michael hadn't been there through his childhood, Michael cared deeply for Walt and had been doing his best to communicate and stay connected with his son over the years.

After being separated from his son for years, Michael and Walt finally got to spend time together and embrace their father-son relationship. It was later revealed that Sun tried to make Jin ill by contaminating his water bottle, but that Michael had accidentally drank from the bottle. Michael recovered quickly and continued to build the raft. He and Jin became strong friends, and managed to build a sturdy boat able to carry up to four people.

With the boat complete, Michael, Jin, Sawyer and Walt cast off in search of rescue. However, they were intercepted by a boat belonging to the Others , and in the chaos that followed, Walt was taken , and the raft was blown up by a petrol bomb. Michael and Sawyer find that the current has brought them "home. Michael's initial reaction is the yell for his now kidnapped son.

Michael begins to sink underwater, until he is grabbed by Sawyer , who pulls him up onto the wreckage of what was the raft. Sawyer then starts pounding on Michael's chest to revive him.

Michael wakes up and yells for Walt, despite Sawyer's advice. Michael is quick to blame Sawyer for the kidnapping, because Sawyer made him fire the flare that signaled the Other's boat. Before the two have any more time to bicker, a shark makes its presence known in the water. Michael is even more angry at Sawyer, because his bloody shoulder is what attracted the shark in the first place.

Sawyer can't take this anymore and swims to another piece of wreckage, away from Michael. Michael later advises Sawyer not to take the bullet out of his shoulder with his bare hands, and Sawyer says that he thought Michael didn't want anything to do with him.

Michael tells Sawyer that he has no idea what it is to care for someone else. When the shark attacks, Michael helps save Sawyer. In the morning, they land back on the Island. They soon found Jin , who was being chased by mysterious individuals. Eko helps Michael out of the pit. Before Michael and company have time to collect themselves, they are knocked out and carried to a pit into which they are dumped.

Michael and Jin give Sawyer a boost to the top of the pit, but someone sticks a knife in the pit which makes Sawyer fall. Then their captors drop in a girl who is unconscious. When the girl finally wakes up, she reveals that her name is Ana Lucia and that she was also on Oceanic Flight Michael is discouraged when Ana Lucia claims she hasn't seen Walt. In an interesting turn of events, Ana grabs Sawyer's gun, punches him and then is pulled out by an ally of hers. Ana Lucia returns and points the gun at Sawyer, forcing Jin and Michael to climb out of the pit.

When Sawyer refuses, Ana closes the cover of the pit. Later, Sawyer is given a second chance to come out, which he takes. They all realize that they were on the same plane.

Michael introduces himself to Libby , Libby says that 23 people from her group survived. Michael is surprised when they enter the Arrow and only a few people are present. Later in the episode, Michael tells Bernard that his wife, Rose , is safe. Michael meets Libby. Ana Lucia decided that they were going to journey back to the middle-section survivors' camp. Michael chatted again with Libby, before he ran away, in attempt to find Walt.

Jin and Eko soon pursued him and convinced him to come back and that they'd get Walt back together. And Found ". Sawyer says a few choice words about Michael, not knowing that he had returned.

When Sawyer's condition gets worse, Michael offers him help, but Sawyer refuses. Michael later questions Ana Lucia for being so paranoid about the Others.

Ana Lucia tells Michael about the Others kidnapping twelve of her fellow survivors, to which Michael replies, "They took my son. He then instructs his fellow survivors on what they need to do to make a stretcher. While carrying Sawyer, they all hear the whispers. Michael then witnesses Ana Lucia accidentally mistaking Shannon for an Other and shooting her. Michael with Vincent on the beach. Sayid , who is also present at the scene, attacks Eko despite Michael's pleas. Sayid is quickly knocked out, and Ana acts hysterically, pointing her gun at Michael.

Michael gets up to get a tied-up Sayid water. Ana points her gun at Michael and orders him to sit down. Michael claims that he's just bringing him water. He then tells Sayid about the raft, about Ana Lucia, and about his determination to get Walt back.

Ana sends Michael to camp to get ammunition and other supplies for her. He leaves the Tailies and runs into Sun in her garden. Sun brings him to Jack and informs him about Shannon's death. Michael offers to bring Jack to Ana, but Eko who is also present takes Jack instead.

Later on, Michael is reunited with his fellow survivors. While all this was going on, Ben and Juliet met in the Pearl station to discuss their plan to use Michael to eventually lure Jack , Kate and Sawyer to a remote location where they would be taken captive. That same day, Michael was contacted by someone claiming to be Walt on the swan computer.

Michael communicates with his son with the Swan's computer. That same day, while in the hatch , Michael discovers the blast doors.

He asks Locke about them, who doesn't know anything either. Eko asks if he can watch it too. Locke does not object. He shows Michael and Eko the film and then explains the shifts to Michael.

Michael investigates the computer. He soon notices that the monitor says "Hello? Michael types back "Hello? When "Who is this? To Michael's surprise, "Dad? The next day, Michael continues to communicate with "his son" on the computer. Jack enters when Michael was about to type something. Jack tells Michael that he will do everything in his power to get Walt back and that he can't imagine how tough it is to Michael.

Michael thanks him and Jack leaves after glancing at the computer screen. Klugh talks to Michael at the decoy village. The next morning, Michael asks John if he can borrow some guns for target practice.

Michael drops a box ammunition on the ground. When Locke bends down to get them, Michael knocks him out with the butt of his gun. He then walks over to the computer and gets instructions from Walt on where to find him. Michael tells Jack that he's going after his son. Jack tries to convince Michael otherwise, but is unsuccessful and Michael locks them in the closet. Michael runs through the jungle until he comes across Pickett urinating. Michael corners him, but is soon attacked by Tom , who takes his rifle.

Michael flees with Pickett firing shots at him. Tom orders Pickett to stop and throws a bola that trips Michael. They put a bag over his head and gag him. At night, when Tom removes the hood off Michael's head, Michael's first reaction is to spit on him. Tom warns him not to do that again.

When Tom and Pickett return, Alex is forced to knock Michael out with a gun. When Michael first arrives, Pickett takes a blood sample from him. Michael then encountered Ms. Klugh , who asked him a number of questions about Walt 's upbringing. Michael was unable to answer any of the questions asked. After being kept as a prisoner for almost a week, Michael was briefly allowed to see his son.

In the emotional reunion, Walt was once again pulled away from his father after hinting that the Others aren't who they claim to be. Michael is left in tears, when Ms. Klugh approached him. She offered Michael a deal: if he released the Other who had been captured by his friends, as well as bring Jack , Kate , Sawyer , and Hurley to them, they would release Walt. A devastated Michael agreed, but added that if he did what they asked, he wanted a boat.

She agreed. Michael shoots Ana Lucia. Shortly after, Juliet came in to see Michael, and told him that he can have the boat he requested.