Welcome to the Jack&Kate Appreciation Thread





They have struggled to survive, together.
They have faced the unspeakable, together.
Chance has separated them.
Nothing in the world will keep them apart.
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• Season One •

A doctor. And a criminal. On the same plane sitting just seats away from each other
not even knowing that if they looked to the left or right,
they'd be looking their destiny directly in the eyes. Out of the chaos and tragedy of a horrible plane crash in the
middle of nowhere, two people found their balance; their heart; their best friend.
S1 brought Jack and Kate into each other's lives but also presented them with various
obstacles that would be ever present as their relationship deepened.
Jack accepted Kate's past but showed her that it didn't have to dictate her future.
He held her accountable for her actions and didn't let the old Kate consume the strong and caring woman he met
the day they crashed. Kate gave Jack someone to lean on in his difficult job as leader, she gave him a companion to look to when he needed advice and most importantly never let him
put the blame of anything on himself. This is the season that showed us, no matter what happens, Jack and Kate will always have each other's backs.

Episode 1x07 - The Moth

"Only some days after the crash they experienced their first separation but they missed
more than anything else the presence of the other one. Love and Logic are two different things.
Heading out on a misson to get them rescued, Kate feels that something has happened.
On the same time we see Jack buried under stones.
When Sawyer announced this news , she gives up on the chance of being rescued for Jack.
In the caves, although she is literally loosing it, she puts all her strength to save him .
Ultimately, Jack sudenly arrives and Kate, who spent her whole life running away from people,
"is already running" to him and "wraps her arms around Jack in the hug of all hugs."
And we, the audience, embrace them closer.
After this meeting, they reach a new level of intimacy: Kate makes him his "very first sling." - Pauline

• Season Two •

Flirting in the shower, golf and dinner dates, first kisses, nets, jealousy and unspoken feelings. All of these things describe the Jack and Kate arc in S2. Team Jate was in full effect as the season opened but with the discovery of the hatch, the mysterious "Others", the people joining the group from the tail section of the plane, as well as the arrival of "Henry Gale" and the abduction of Walt, the Jack and Kate relationship took a bit of a backseat and the underlying gulf between them was emphasized as the season progressed. Even so, the depth of their connection and the longing they felt when they weren't on the best of terms was more than obvious. In a wave of passion and confusion, torn between her heart & her head, Kate kissed Jack for the very first time and then ran from him, as the criminal side of Kate who takes care of herself when things get intense took over her body and her mind. Both were shaken by a magnitude of feelings created by this event and it caused a rift between them that was riddled by jealousy on Kate's end of the woman, Ana, now occupying his time and companionship. It wasn't until Jack invited Kate on a mission with him that the tension came to a head. Kate felt so horrible that her kissing him had such a negative impact on their relationship so she apologized because she would rather have him back as her partner and friend, than not have him at all. But Jack didn't want her apology, because he wasn't sorry she kissed him and the revelation of that threw both of their hearts into a tailspin. We ended the season with Jack, Kate and Sawyer being abducted by the Others, but not before Jack and Kate let their eyes do the talking in one long look of love, fear and regret before they were to be separated for a very long time. Kate was about to experience what life on the island would really be like if you weren't here, Jack...

Episode 2x09 - What Kate Did

"Wow! Kate killed her father. And when you're on the island stuff like that come back to haunt you.
Kate used to run. And after she kisses Jack look what she did.
By the way, that kiss oh my God I didn't see it coming at all. It really surprised me.
They started to get closer and I thought they wouldn't and THEY.DID!
It's the most beautiful first kiss, and only they know about it. It's an unique moment.
There's always so much going on around them. But in that moment time stops & its only about them.
"I'm sorry that I'm not as perfect as you! I'm sorry that I'm not as good!". She's scared. She struggled at first.
But it's so hard to fight against a feeling so intense and magical.
That's the beauty of their relationship, they complete each other in every way,, - Carol

Episode 2x19 - SOS

Jack arrives on the beach & invites Kate instead of Sawyer
for a hike through the jungle. She wasn’t expecting he’d choose her. She shows it, and that’s very sweet.
“Damages Goods. Both of us” and for a moment they lock eyes and forgot why they didn't talk
to each other like this for such a long time. The Net scene!
The bickering, the touches, the sounds, the looks… everything! It couldn’t be better.
And then he shoots, Kate on top of him and they’re free. But they don’t move. HOT!
I was already freaking out because we got 3 scenes so far and now… Jate.in.the.rain!
“I’m sorry I kissed you.” “I’m not.”
Holy crap! I think I’m speaking for the major when I say we all thought a kiss was going to happen.
They stare at each other, in the middle of the night, alone in the dark, with a beautiful camp-fire…
I mean everything was perfect for a kiss scene.
We can see they both wanted it and so did we. - Alex

• Season Three •

There’s an old saying that says, “You really don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”. This couldn’t be truer for Jack and Kate during S3.
Widely held as the “Season of Heartbreak” instead of the “Season of Romance” by many Jaters, season 3 was all about Jack and Kate going down separate paths but ultimately ending up at each other. It was about Jack trying to let go, finally overcoming his obsessive need to control his situation and letting it linger in his heart and head. At the same time it was about Kate trying to hang on, running towards the fight and towards the person she loves instead of taking the easy route and running away. Jack saw the woman he loves in the arms of another man and was so moved by it that he risked his own life, he faced what he thought would be certain death so that the woman he loves could go free and be with the man he thought she wanted. Kate didn’t rest 1 night before she took off back in the jungle, back to danger, within hours of her safe arrival back at camp. She couldn’t see the sky from the ground, all she could see was Jack’s face. Between seeing him play that piano, and clinging to him in the game room, and hearing the softness in his voice asking about Juliet, Kate realized how much in love she is with this man. She didn’t hide her affection for him when they got back to camp, but didn’t stop her “relationship” with Sawyer either. It was a very awkward time for everyone involved in this turbulent romantic triangle, yet as the days went by, Jack and Kate became closer and closer. Needing to lead the rest of the group to safety once again, but this time to rescue, they fell back into their intense “Team Jate” mode and it was a welcomed sight. The most beautiful moment in the season came during the finale, when Jack stopped to check on Kate digging a rock out of her shoe. He tried to reassure her about the motives behind Sawyer’s ill treatment of her. Here is this man, so deeply in love with the woman in front of him and instead of trying to win her heart, he helps her feel better about the choice she made with her romantic life. When asked why he was doing so as Sawyer would never do the same in return for him, he replied simply and sweetly, “Because I love you.” Needless to say, he won her heart anyway. Just as Jack is finally making the call to the freighter off the coast to come rescue them, we jump forward to the future to what is the most memorable cliffhanger in LOST history. A very different Jack and Kate, off the island, torn and broken, but with a light glow of passion, love, and longing in their eyes. Jack wants to go back to the island, Kate isn’t having it. Jack is hooked on pills and alcohol and hasn’t shaved in months. Kate is shiny and pretty, drives a Volvo and most definitely not a criminal anymore. Everything seems cold and distant, and yet when he reaches for her and pulls her close, she can’t help but close her eyes and relish in his touch. There is a fire there that wasn’t there on the island and it’s not about to die anytime soon. This too shall pass.

Episode 3x06 - I Do

"This episode is what made me into a hardcode Jater, oddly enough.
There reunion in the hydra scene was just so breathtaking. When Jack and Kate first see each
the music doesn't swell, it's just a moment of quiet hope, love and relief as they reach out
to touch through the glass, though they know it's impossible. I love how the writers take you back
to "where it all began" with Jack sacrificing himself
for Kate and her happiness even after seeing her lying in Sawyer's arms. He asks her to recall
the moment they met when she's finally safe, the intimate story he shared when they were
merely strangers. helping each otherBut she can't just take her
and happiness run as the old Kate might have, because he is the the reason to stay when
even everything is telling her to run, even Jack himself, but she knows
she can't leave without him,, - Alesia

Episode 3x07 - Not In Portland

"Why I love this moment so much is because it shows the depth and connection that Jack and Kate have.
Kate's emotions were immediate from the moment she started, .."You were doing surgery on a girl..." and
from then on, she was so vulnerable and the floodgates were wide open. When she really broke down when
she mentioned him counting to five is when she really lost it. All inhibitions were gone at this moment.
She knew nothing but Jack on the other end of that walkie talkie. Knowing how much that mantra has helped
her on that island, you really felt it. You felt the emotion. You felt the depth.
You felt that unbreakable connection that nothing or no one will be able to break. That is why I love it.
Because it goes back to what is, ultimately, the foundation of their relationship.
Jack and Kate. On the beach. Both helping each other in ways they didn't even know of at the time.
As it should be,, - Carlie