▁positive ▁reviews , ▁and ▁stands ▁as ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁with ▁ 2 3 . 4 7 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Introduction ▁A ▁man ▁( Hen ry ▁Ian ▁C us ick ) ▁w akes ▁up ▁from ▁his ▁b unk ▁bed ▁and ▁immediately ▁press es ▁a ▁few ▁keys ▁on ▁what ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s - era ▁computer . ▁He ▁then ▁gets ▁dressed , ▁and ▁begins ▁his ▁day ▁as ▁the ▁camera ▁moves ▁about ▁the ▁surrounding ▁rooms , ▁which ▁contain ▁an ▁ass ort ment ▁of ▁objects ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁He ▁puts ▁on ▁some ▁music , ▁begins ▁an ▁exercise ▁routine , ▁has ▁a ▁show er , ▁makes ▁himself ▁some ▁breakfast , ▁and ▁inject s ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁v acc ine . ▁He ▁is ▁interrupted ▁by ▁an ▁explos ion , ▁sp urr ing ▁the ▁man ▁to ▁arm ▁himself ▁before ▁using ▁a ▁teles cope - and - mir ror ▁system . ▁His ▁gaz e ▁reve als ▁the ▁faces ▁of ▁Jack ▁She ph ard ▁( M att hew ▁Fox ) ▁and ▁John ▁Lock e ▁( T er ry ▁O ' Qu inn ) ▁standing ▁around ▁the ▁now - open ▁H atch ▁sh aft . ▁ ▁Flash back s ▁Jack ▁enc oun ters ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Sarah ▁( Jul ie ▁Bow en ), ▁who ▁has ▁arrived ▁in ▁his ▁emer gency ▁room ▁after ▁a ▁car ▁crash . ▁Jack ▁saves ▁Sarah ' s ▁life