11. House of the Rising Sun (1x6, Sun)
Episode highlight: The discovery of Adam and Eve and their white and black stones
#2: The reveal that Sun speaks English
10. The Greater Good (1x21, Sayid)
Episode highlight: Locke's admission that he was the one who knocked Sayid out
#2: Everything else about Sayid and Locke's conversation
9. Numbers (1x18, Hurley)
Episode highlight: the reveal of the numbers on the side of the hatch
#2: Hurley's conversation with Rousseau
8. Raised by Another (1x10, Claire)
Episode highlight: The chaotic scene at the caves as the picture comes together--Sayid declaring they are not alone and Hurley's discovery that Ethan was not on the plane
#2: The creepiness of Malkin's prophecy
7. All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues (1x11, Jack)
Episode highlight: Jack brings Charlie back from the brink of deah
#2: The Jack/Christian backstory
6. Solitary (1x9, Sayid)
Episode highlight: We meet Rousseau and hear her tale, introducing so much mythology (Black Rock, Others, science team, Alex, whispers, Alex, etc.) that it's hard to imagine the show prior to this episode
#2: Sayid hears the whispers
5. White Rabbit (1x5, Jack)
Episode highlight: Jack and Locke's chat about destiny and the Island--really the first true classic Jack/Locke showdown
#2: Jack's pursuit of Christian ends with an empty coffin
4. Walkabout (1x4, Locke)
Episode highlight: We discover that Locke was paralyzed before coming to the Island, and we should have seen it all along
#2: Locke stares down the Monster
3. Deus Ex Machina (1x18, Locke)
Episode highlight: The light turns on in the hatch as Locke pounds on it
#2: Boone hears "WE'RE the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815" on the Beechcraft radio
2. Exodus (1x23 and 1x24, Various)
Episode highlight: The taking of Walt is a great twist
#2: So many to choose from, but the reveal of the Black Rock as a slave ship is pretty awesome
1. Pilot (1x1 and 1x2, Various)
Episode highlight: The plane crash itself
#2: Between the Monster and the French Transmission..."Guys, where are we?"
