 In a review of the first season episode " Solitary " , Chris Carabott of IGN commented that Rousseau appeared to be more emotionally fragile than in later seasons , and was like a " loose cannon " . Carabott found that as the series progressed and the mystery around the character was lessened , Rousseau was unable to deliver the same impact she made in her first appearance . In his review of " Numbers " , in which Rousseau makes her second appearance , Carabott described Hurley and Rousseau 's encounter as " the episode 's best moment " , as " Hurley finds comfort with someone who we would least expect . " Lost co @-@ creator J.J. Abrams commended Furlan for giving the character " heart and soul " , and managed to make her " identifiable and complex " . 
