 Lindelof later described this limited scope as "a mistake, when the audience is away from the show for that long, they want to see everybody", causing the following season openers to have scenes with most of the main characters.In the episode, Tom tells Kate that she is not his type.This comment resulted in online discussion in regard to Tom's sexual orientation, and Lindelof and Cuse hinted that a "Lost" character would later be outed.