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[Jason]

Set up and ready to go for future episodes.   

[Heather's Brain]

D.O.C.
Wednesday, April 25 at 10/9c


Sun discovers the identity of her unborn child's father after being examined by Juliet. Meanwhile, Desmond allows an unlikely foe to help save the life of a mysterious new island inhabitant.

Episode Title: D.O.C.


Episode Number: 18

Production Number:

Air Date: 04/25/07


Synopsis: "After discovering that all of "The Others'" pregnant women died before giving birth on the island, an extremely reticent Sun allows Juliet to examine her -- and uncovers the identity of the unborn child's father. Meanwhile, Desmond allows an unlikely nemesis to help save the life of a new, mysterious island inhabitant.

Guest starring are Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail, Marsha Thomason as Naomi, John Shin as Mr. Kwon, Alexis Rhee as older woman, Esmond Chung as Paik's associate and Jean Chung as Paik's secretary.

"D.O.C." was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Fred Toye." (ABC Press Release 4/9/07)


Flashback: Sun


OMG Moments:


New Clues: The title is allegedly an acronym for "date of conception."

From ABC.COM

[Heather's Brain]

Ok, so let's say the D.O.C. really does mean DATE OF CONCEPTION...just for a second...that would be a very important clue as to how this island affects the women.  Remember in a flashback of Juliet's she says just let me get off the island and have the girls conceive there...(or something like that)...she thought the same thing.  SO...IF Sun gets prego OFF island two very important issues may be in play...ONE ~ NOT JIN'S KID ~ UH OH!  TWO ~ perhaps the baby is ok and so is Sun???

Here is a point to ponder, nothing was wrong with Claire...they put an implant in her to make her get sick and used that to gain access and trust fro Juliet.  This in my mind means that OFF island conception is OKEE DOKEE and ON island equals death.  SO...here is a big problem.  Sun wants it to be Jin's but if it is SHE IS DEAD!!!  Oh MY!

[Dave]

it could be both Jins and what his faces (guy who Sun *ahemed*)...as far as I understand this is possible.

But highly unlikly.

What if Sun is kidnapped.
Jin goes after them.
Big enemy apears locke comes out to try and pacify them both sides settle differences and fight whatever enemy/foe comes against them.

[Jason]

ok so in the flashback Juliet had where she was trying to save the pregnant woman and she died anyway we never saw a baby. It makes me wonder if the women ever reach fullterm. The fact of the matter is Juliet says "The mother's keep dying" we have never seen a kid except for the crash survivors. I think that the mom and the child both die before it's safe for the baby to be born. Maybe the reason Claire had no problems is because she got pregnant off the island and she was already 8 months when they crashed. If this is true sun is in trouble.

[DakkonA]

First, the producers confirmed that D.O.C. = Date of Conception on their most recent podcast.

But Juliet also said that whatever happens seems to occur at conception. Although, those x-rays shown to Juliet were 70-year-old wombs in young women, so I'm not sure what to make of that. However, while we do know that Claire's problems are not actually due to the island, Sun doesn't know that; she would think it was something that happens to all mothers on the island. What happens from there depends on what Juliet's real motivations are, but given the rouse she's set up, the D.O.C. wouldn't matter, on island or off. So I'm not sure how that will lead to us being able to find out who the father is, unless Juliet is able to date the conception to pre-island.

However, I've heard some talk that the father might be someone we hadn't heard about yet... why that would be, I'm not sure; but could Sun have been artificially inseminated? This entire paragraph is shameless speculation of course.

[Alec]

Andi's analysis is up: http://lost-and-gone-forever.blogspot.com/

[Christie]

Spoiler... I don't remember where, I saw it, but I'm sure, that I saw Jin say, he was disappointed after finding out who the father was.  Okay, now I remember, it was in the TV guide dvd for season 3.  So that means that Jae is the father, date of conception is pre island, hope that means Sun has the baby, with no island complications, witch would be around season five, when Sun actually has the baby witch  would be when Lost ends.

[Alec]

There's some discussion over at the blog that Patchy might actually be alive. Anyone buy this? I was thinking it's possible that Locke and Patchy had some sort of arrangement where Locke pushes Patchy through the fence and Patchy (well-schooled in special effects) fakes his death, for some reason...

[Beth]

So I'm not sure how that will lead to us being able to find out who the father is, unless Juliet is able to date the conception to pre-island.

If Juliet has access to an Ultrasound machine, she can determine the age of the fetus and subsequently it's conception.

Seems to me, the Others would have this device.

[Jason]

Sun and Jin had a very strained relationship before the plane crash so I think it's been suggested that they weren't having any sex around the time her and Jae were. So they'd both know it's not his if the date falls around then. If it falls after the crash then Jin will know it's his but Sun will freak out over possibly dying. The others have medical equipment even if it is starting to fall apart they probably have an ultrasound machine. especially since Juliet's whole purpose for being there is to work with babies and that's an important piece of equipment.

[Danno]

First, the producers confirmed that D.O.C. = Date of Conception on their most recent podcast.

I had a weird thought while driving to work .... You know the producers love of Anagrams, backwards statements and titles with multiple meanings  ... what if D.O.C. was reversed?  It would be C.O.D...as in Cause Of Death.   

Interesting how the mothers conceive and it appears to be their cause of death.

- Danno

[Alec]

I had a weird thought while driving to work .... You know the producers love of Anagrams, backwards statements and titles with multiple meanings  ... what if D.O.C. was reversed?  It would be C.O.D...as in Cause Of Death.   

Interesting how the mothers conceive and it appears to be their cause of death.

- Danno

Ooh! Cool thought! Driving is good to you...

[Dave]

So was Jae the dad?

[Alec]

So was Jae the dad?

SPOILER ALERT for those who haven't yet seen the episode:





No, Jin is the dad.