This was because, despite the broadcast dates, "Raised by Another" was written before "Solitary". The episodes were edited so that Sayid would return at the end of "Raised by Another".[5] "Solitary" and "Raised by Another" were the first to orient the series in a "weird and mythological" direction, according to Lindelof.[6] In "Solitary", the series solved its first mystery by revealing the origin of the French voice heard earlier.