…In Translation
| "...In Translation" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Tucker Gates |
| Written by |
Javier Grillo-Marxuach Leonard Dick |
| Featured music | "Delicate" by Damien Rice |
| Production code | 115 |
| Original air date | February 23, 2005 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Byron Chung as Mr. Paik |
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Byron Chung as Mr. Paik
John Shin as Mr. Kwon
Joey Yu as Byung Han
Chil Kong as White suit
John Choi as Butler
Kiya Lee as Mrs. Han
Angelica Perreira as Byung's daughter
Tess Young as Sun's friend
"...In Translation" is the 17th episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Tucker Gates and written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Leonard Dick. It first aired on February 23, 2005, on ABC. Jin-Soo Kwon is featured in the episode's flashbacks. The episode title is a reference to the phrase "lost in translation", where a phrase or idiom loses its meaning when translated between languages.
Jin-Soo Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim) visits Sun's (Yunjin Kim) father, Mr. Paik (Byron Chung), to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. Mr. Paik asks Jin about his dreams and his family. Jin states that he would like to own his own restaurant and hotel, and that his father is deceased, as well as telling Mr. Paik that he would do anything for Sun. Mr. Paik offers Jin a job but is unspecific about its requirements. Later, Jin tells Sun that they will be able to go on their honeymoon after he does some management training.
Jin gets promoted and Mr. Paik assigns him to go to Mr. Byung Han's house and "deliver a message". There, he tells Mr. Han that Mr. Paik is displeased with him. As a way to make Mr. Paik happy Mr. Han gives Jin a puppy, the same dog seen earlier in Sun's flashbacks. Sun prepares a candlelit dinner for her husband, but they are interrupted by Mr. Paik, who is upset that his factory has been closed. Paik blames Jin for not delivering the message properly. He sends Jin, along with a mercenary companion, back to Mr. Han's house.
Before the other man can kill Mr. Han, Jin beats him up, telling him in the end that the factory must open tomorrow and that he just saved his life. Again, Jin is shown washing blood from his hands in the bathroom and Sun slapping him, but this is now followed by Jin crying for what he has been forced to do. Jin visits his father, who is still alive and working as a fisherman. Jin apologizes for being ashamed of his family. They talk about Sun and Jin's marital difficulties, and Jin expresses his wish to "start over". In the end, Jin's father tells him to go to America with Sun to start a new life.
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