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AFTER THE CRASH

Season 1

Hurley maintains a friendly persona since the crash. He tries to help out whenever possible, most noticeably when Jack attempts to treat Edward Mars, but his hemophobia gets the better of him. He moves into the caves with some of the other survivors, where he discovers a pack of golf clubs. Inspired, Hurley creates a golf course, in order to ease the stress and tension from being stranded. It proves to be a success. When Claire claims to have been attacked one night, Hurley offers to create a census, asking every survivor their names. When he has a look at the official flight manifest, which was taken by Sawyer, he discovers that Ethan was never on the flight, and raises the alarm.

Hurley develops a friendship with Charlie, and the two get along quite quickly. However, Hurley grows concerned when Charlie's exhibits strange behaviour, particularly when the two bury Ethan. The next day, Hurley witnesses Sun's revelation that she speaks fluent English - he is shocked due to earlier predictions that her husband was the one who spoke English. When Hurley looks at the maps that Sayid recovered from Rousseau, Hurley discovers a sheet of paper containing the cursed numbers. He treks into the jungle in search of Rousseau, with Jack, Sayid and Charlie in pursuit. After being separated from the rest of the group, Hurley eventually encounters Rousseau, where she reveals that the numbers brought her to the island, and agrees that they are cursed. He later presents Sayid with a battery, which was needed for the raft.

That night, during a heart-to-heart, he tells Charlie about his wealth. Charlie does not take him seriously, and storms off. One morning, Rousseau arrives on the beach and warns the camp that the Others are coming. She then leads Hurley, Jack, Kate, Locke and Arzt into the jungle, where they make a brief encounter with the "Monster". They soon arrive at a ship called the Black Rock, which contains some dynamite. After witnessing Arzt's unexpected demise, Hurley blames himself due to his consistent bad luck. However, the four of them return to the hatch, where Hurley, after discovering the number on the side of the hatch, tries to prevent the detonation. However, the hatch is blown open regardless, and the four of them peer inside.

Season 2

Hurley is brought into the hatch a few days later, and is given the task of checking the food inventory, much to his resentment. He brings Rose in to help him, as she was the only person not curious about the hatch. After being confronted by Kate and Charlie regarding the inventory, Hurley attempts to blow up the food with dynamite, but Rose manages to talk him out of it. As an alternative, Hurley decides to distribute the food freely, explaining to Jack that there is no feasible way to ration it).

Shortly after the arrival of the tail-section survivors, Hurley takes a liking to Libby and, after some coaxing, decides to speak to her. The two bond fairly quickly, despite Hurley finding her remarkably familiar. However, Sawyer eventually discovers Hurley's secret food stash, and blackmails him into helping him. Hurley agrees, shrugging off Sawyer's threats to reveal his stash. One morning, he and Libby go jogging together, where Hurley decides to tell her about his food stash. The two of them destroy it together, only to learn of the food drop from the night before. It is then that Hurley begins seeing his imaginary friend, Dave, from his days at the mental institution.

He breaks away from Libby and the rest of the camp, and restarts his eating habits, under the influence of Dave. Dave then leads Hurley to a cliff-top, convinces him that he is still at the institution and says the only way to "wake up" is to jump off the cliff, which he does himself. Hurley is about to jump when Libby stops him and makes him see reason. The two kiss before returning to camp. He then plans a surprise picnic for her, but forgets to bring blankets. Libby offers to retrieve them for him. He learns of Libby being shot, and rushes to her side. She coughs out Michael's name before dying. Since then, Hurley declines the offer to help Michael. However, after speaking at Libby's and Ana Lucia's funeral, he changes his mind. He sets off, along with Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Michael across the jungle, where they are ambushed by the Others. They are tied, gagged and blindfolded, and brought to a pier. Hurley is released and instructed to return to his camp and never to return.

Season 3

Hurley encounters Locke and Charlie on his way back, as well as Desmond, telling him of Locke's speech to rescue Jack, Kate and Sawyer. When Locke gives this speech later, after bringing Mr. Eko back, Hurley suspects Desmond of being able to see the future. Later, he and Charlie devise a plan to draw the truth from him, only for it to backfire. Later, Hurley follows Vincent into the jungle, where he discovers an old DHARMA van. He attempts to get help in overturning and starting it, but only manages to convince Jin. Sawyer later turns up and offers to help. It is then that Hurley pulls Charlie out of his depression and convinces him to help too. After getting it started, the four embark on a joyriding session briefly. Later, Sawyer challenges Hurley to a game of ping-pong in order to win back his stash. Hurley wins the game, and Sawyer must refrain from using nicknames for a week.

Later, Hurley and Sawyer discover Nikki stumbling out of the jungle, uttering something. He mistakes her for dead and finds Paulo in the jungle in the same situation. After failing to find a certain cause of death, Hurley gives them a funeral. He fails to notice that Nikki had opened her eyes seconds before being buried. Later that day, Hurley tricks Sawyer into thinking he is being banished, and convinces him to start becoming more involved with his fellow survivors in order to fill the void left by Jack. When Jack, Kate and Sayid return to the beach with Juliet in tow, Hurley is sent to keep an eye on her. The next day, Desmond asks Hurley to join him on a hike, along with Jin and Charlie. On their trek, they notice a parachutist bailing out of her helicopter, prompting them to head inland. They find Naomi hanging from a tree, and the four cut her loose.

Hurley accidentally fires one of her flares, attracting Mikhail to the scene. After he tends to Naomi's injuries, the four carry her back to the beach, where they hide her in Hurley's shelter. Later, Hurley and the others are shown Jack's plan to deter the Others from carrying out their kidnapping. Just as Charlie and Desmond set off to the Looking Glass, Hurley offers to join them, to which his offer is declined. He instead accompanies Claire to the radio tower. That night, he witnesses the backfire of Jack's plan, but must press on with the other survivors. As Sawyer and Juliet head back to the beach, Hurley again offers his services, with little success. Hurley then heads for the van and drives it onto the beach, killing one of the three surviving Others. Once the other two are neutralized, Hurley radios Jack and informs him of their success and safety. Hurley is rumoured to be captured for season 4.