Mysteries of Lost

Season 1 (Days 1-44)

Sayid and Hurley talk as he fixes the transceiver. (”Pilot, Part 2“)

After the crash, Sayid was the first to make a signal fire and asked Charlie to help. At night, he told Charlie that someone would have come already. The next day, Sayid was the first target of blame for the survivors’ misfortune, including accusations from Sawyer of being a terrorist and the US Marshal’s prisoner. However, the early contributions of Sayid, facilitated by his military background, soon proved him to be a vital member of the group. After having a fight with Sawyer, he employed his experience as a communications officer in fixing the plane’s transceiver. While fixing it, Sayid was visited by Hurley, and told him that he had served in the Gulf War, with the Republican Guard. After fixing the transceiver, he led an expedition to find high ground for receiving a signal. There, they picked up a looped French signal from the Island. Sayid deduced that it has been on a loop for 16 years, and fearing such information would take away the hope of the survivors, he asked the group to keep the information a secret. (”Pilot, Part 1“) (”Pilot, Part 2“) (”Tabula Rasa“)

Sayid tortures Sawyer in order to save Shannon’s life. (”Confidence Man“)

A few days later, after wild boars were in the fuselage, Sayid disagreed with Jack’s plan to burn the bodies. Sayid and Kate started to police the Island, after the water was taken, initially blaming Sawyer for it. Sayid stopped the fight between Jin and Michael and insisted that Jin be handcuffed until he could figure out what had happened. Later, Sayid disagreed with Jack’s plan to move to the caves, believing in the importance of the signal fire, and stayed at the beach camp. (”Walkabout“) (”White Rabbit“) (”House of the Rising Sun“)

Later, Sayid attempted to locate the origin of the signal, but just as he began to pick up the signal again, he was knocked unconscious and his equipment smashed. (”The Moth“)

Initially, he was led by Locke to believe that Sawyer might have been behind this sabotage, though Locke much later (”The Greater Good“) revealed himself as the actual culprit. When Sawyer fell under suspicion for hoarding Shannon’s asthma medicine, Sayid and Jack decided that they should use any means necessary to get it back from him. During an interrogation, Sayid tortured Sawyer, causing injury to his arm. When Kate then discovered Sawyer was innocent all along, Sayid was severely abashed, recalling his times as a torturer. This guilt led Sayid to leave his group on a solitary journey of redemption, under the pretense of attempting to map the Island. (”Confidence Man“)

Rousseau questions Sayid about Nadia. (”Solitary“)

While following the beach, Sayid found a cable, which led him straight into a trap set by Danielle Rousseau. Sayid was trapped for hours until he was cut loose by Rousseau. She took Sayid to her dugout, tied up his hands and feet, and began to interrogate him. Rousseau questioned him, repeating “Where’s Alex?” However, Sayid didn’t know, and found himself on the receiving end of torture. Sayid told her he was on a plane and it crashed, and that the he picked up a distress signal, and asked how it was 16 years old. Rousseau stopped torturing him and wondered if it really had been that long. However, Rousseau did not believe him, and tortured Sayid more, believing Sayid was an Other. (”Solitary“)

When Rousseau found a photo of Nadia, she asked about what happened to her and Sayid told that she was dead, because of him. Later Rousseau showed Sayid her music box and Sayid fixed it. Rousseau then told Sayid about the Others and how she had come to the Island. When Rousseau was distracted by noises outside the dugout, Sayid managed to escape, stealing Rousseau’s maps and notes and bringing them back to camp. Sayid found Rousseau in the jungle pointing a gun to him. Sayid asked her if she wanted to go back, but she didn’t want to go back with him, because she said his people were sick. On his return journey, Sayid was surrounded by whispers, coming out from the jungle. (”Solitary“)

Sayid and Shannon, attempting to decipher Rousseau’s Maps (”Whatever the Case May Be“)  (promotional still)

A few days later, Sayid returned to camp, telling Jack they were “not alone”. Later, Sawyer approached Sayid and threatened him, but stopped himself from carrying out his revenge when he heard that the French woman was alive and claimed there were others on the Island. The mention of the whispering intrigued Sawyer. Deciding not to retaliate, Sawyer left, mentioning that he kept the signal fire burning while Sayid was away. (”Raised by Another“) (”All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues“)

Back at camp, Sayid enlisted Shannon to help him translate the French markings on Rousseau’s maps, and as they continued work together, Shannon and Sayid began to develop a relationship. Shannon’s translations made no sense, though, and Sayid said that the time they had spent was a mistake. This caused Shannon to feel frustrated with Sayid and herself as well, and she left in tears. Later she approached him and told him the story of her French boyfriend’s son, who repeatedly watched a French dubbed cartoon about a fish. She told Sayid there was a song called La Mer and she revealed that the notes on the maps were the lyrics of that song, repeated. (”Whatever the Case May Be“)

Sayid and Charlie find Rousseau with Aaron, at the source of the Pillar of Smoke. (”Exodus, Part 2“)

Sayid later took Shannon to an isolated part of the beach for a romantic night. Upon their return, Sayid and Shannon were informed of Boone’s death. Shannon wasn’t able to speak at Boone’s funeral, so Sayid stepped up and spoke instead. (”Do No Harm“)

As they grew more intimate, Sayid was faced with a rising enmity from Boone, but eventually Boone had relented for his own reasons. However, after Boone’s death, Shannon asked Sayid to kill Locke, whom she blamed. When he refused, she attempted to shoot Locke herself. Sayid intervened and prevented her from killing him. A temporary break up was then initiated between the couple by the resentful Shannon, during which Sayid led Charlie into the Jungle to pursue Rousseau, who had kidnapped Aaron, and got Aaron back safely to Claire. At his safe return, Sayid was met by a worried Shannon who hurried to embrace him. (”Hearts and Minds“) (”The Greater Good“) (”Exodus, Part 2“) 

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