5.07 "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"

Locke's mission off the island, as Jeremy Bentham, is revealed.

I found this episode mediocre. The beginning and end were interesting; learning of the fate of 316 and how Bentham died, but the middle seemed like filler. We saw small bits of his meeting with the O6, which I thought were disappointing. I'd hoped for a bit more out if his meetings. No one seemed the least bit surprised to see him, besides Hurley. It was so hard for them to get off of the island, yet John did it and not one of them asked him how. It is ironic how, when on the mainland, Locke is back in a wheelchair and a bit of a failure. I believe he truly is meant to be on the island.

Caesar, the 316 passenger that I said we'd be seeing again, enters an office and begins ruffling through papers. First thought, this is a flashback and we'll now learn what led Caesar to flight 316 in the first place. There's a old Life Magazine on the desk dated April 19, 1954. The cover story is about Hydrogen Bomb testing. Suddenly, we recognize the symbol on one of the folders as a DHARMA symbol. The Hydra to be exact. The Hydra is the "other" island. The one where Kate and Sawyer were held captive in bear cages and where Jack was confined in an empty shark tank. Inside we see notes from Daniel's notebook, though they're aged much more then the last time we saw Daniel rifle through them. While going through the folder, on the floor, Caesar notices a loaded rifle hidden beneath the office desk. He grabs it and sticks it in his pack just as our other 316 newbie enters the room. Ilana asks him what he's found, he says nothing. She saw him put something in his pack, he pulls out a flashlight and says that's what he stashed away. Why the lie? Is he just playing it safe because he doesn't really know her? She tells him that one of their people found a man just standing in the water. One that wasn't on the plane. Caesar asks if he's one of "the ones that disappeared". She says he's not. He asks who the man is then, she says to ask him himself. As they leave the building we see a plane, carefully landed in brush to their left. They walk out into a familiar scene. People spread out on a dark beach, a large bon-fire burning. My very first gut instinct was that of the Others when the Losties arrived; get off our island! Funny how it's now ours and we don't want anyone new on it. Sitting on the beach, in the dark, cloaked in a Ajira Airways blanket the mystery man reveals himself to be John Locke. Is this where my "told ya so" come in? LOL

The next morning Locke stands at the waters edge looking out at the main island on the horizon. Ilana approaches him, introducing herself and offers him a mango. He asks her of the two outriggers on the beach. She says that they were already there but there was a third that the pilot and "some woman" took during the night. Locke should recognize these as the ones from the beach before he turned the FDW. He asks if they have a passenger list and she tells him that he'll have to ask Caesar about it. She seems none too happy that Caesar has taken it upon himself to "lead" them. She tells Locke that no one remembers him being on the plane. He says he doesn't remember being on it either. She asks him why he's dressed so nicely. He tells her that he's pretty sure that it's what he was going to be buried in. He tells her that he remembers dying. A little creeped out, she just walks away. And speaking of Lapidus, that man can land a plane can't he? The thing didn't even look like it had a scratch on it. And why did he land it? It doesn't appear to have "crashed". And could he have used the "runway" that Juliet joked Kate and Sawyer were building when they were held captive?

Tunisia - Unknown Date

Locke finds himself in the desert. Nauseous from his "travels", and probably the pain he's in from his broken leg, he vomits. He can't get up but looks around to see a video camera pointed exactly where he lays. Night falls and Locke sees a truck speeding towards him. The men race to collect him up and toss him into the back. They bring him into a hospital, it is now daylight. He asks repeatedly where he is but no one answers; they're too busy rushing to care for him. The doctor forces pills down his throat as Locke sees Matthew Abaddon watching from across the room. As the doctor then resets Locke's broken leg, the pain causes him to pass out. I nearly did the same just watching it. *cringe*

When he awakens he finds Charles Widmore sitting at his bedside. He tells Locke that he had a specialist flown in to do a better job of resetting his leg. He then marvels at how Locke looks exactly the same as he did when they met when he was 17. He asks him how long it's been, for him since they met. Locke tells him that it's been only 4 days to Widmore's 50+. Locke asks if it was him that set up the camera in the desert. He says that that is the "exit". That explains why both Ben and the polar bear turned up there. Well, kind of. Did the polar bear turn the FDW too? He tells him that he was afraid that Ben would fool him into leaving the island, as he did him. Widmore then tells Locke that he was the leader of the Others, protecting the island for more then 3 decades before Ben exiled him, just as he did John. 3 decades? That would mean that Penny was either conceived or born on the island. Could that be why Widmore was so mean to Des? He wanted to be sure he didn't take her to the island because she'd die like Charlotte did. ?? And after meeting the 17 year old Widmore, I have a hard time believing that he was ever their leader. Lived there maybe, but leader? Naw. Locke tells him that Ben was already gone when he left on his own accord. Widmore can't understand why he'd do this, then he realizes that he's come to bring the O6 back. Locke tells him that's not what he's come to do but Widmore says that he understands his lying to him. He tells Locke that the O6 have been back for more then 3 years and shows him a newspaper clipping of their heroic return. He tells them that they've been lying about where they were and what happened. This must make John happy since this is just what he asked Jack to do. Locke tells Widmore that he has to bring them back and Widmore vows to do everything in his power to help him. Locke can't understand why Widmore would help him and he tells him that there's a war coming and Locke has to be on the island in order for the right side to win.

Sitting outside of the hospital, Widmore gives Locke cash, a cell phone and passport with the fake Jeremy Bentham identity. He tells him that he can reach him on the cell anytime by pressing only 2-3. He shows Locke files on each of the people that have left the island and confesses that he's been watching them because he's "deeply invested in the future of the island". He tells Locke that he should probably keep his name out of their meetings because of Ben's lies. Locke asks how he knows he can trust him and Widmore points out that he hasn't tried to kill him as Ben has. Locke notes that Widmore sent the frieghter and C4 to the island, which Widmore defends, were meant to take Ben out. He says that Locke needs to take over. The island needs him and has for a long time. Locke doesn't believe he's a special as Widmore does. He then tells Widmore that Richard told him he'd have to die to save the island. This appears to surprise Widmore, who tells Locke that he doesn't know why Richard would say that, but he won't let it happen. He then introduces Locke to Abaddon and tells him that he'll be his driver and protector. Locke recognizes Abaddon from the hospital after his fall but says nothing. As they drive away Abaddon asks Locke if there's anything he can do for him, anyone he can contact, but he asks him not to talk to him, just drive. As they approach the airport Abaddon asks where they're going first and Locke tells him they're going to Santa Domingo.

Santa Domingo - Unknown Time

Sayid is helping build homes with a charity called Build Our World. Another volunteer tells him that he has a visitor. He sees Locke, sitting in a wheel chair, waving; he doesn't even look surprised to see him. We enter the conversation midway with Sayid telling Locke that he's not going back. He tells him how he was manipulated by Ben for 2 years, believing he was protecting everyone on the island. He asks John who's manipulating him. Locke says he's doing this on his own. He tells Sayid that he knows, deep down, that they never should have left. Sayid tells Locke of Nadia and how leaving the island brought them back together, even if it was only briefly. He then blames Locke's need to be on the island on not having anywhere else to go. Locke tells him where and how he can be reached should he change his mind. Sayid tells him he can always come back to Santa Domingo should he ever want to do some real good in the world.

New York, NY - Unknown Time

Sitting outside of a school in NYC, John asks Abaddon to look up Helen Norwood. When he asks if she's an old girlfriend Locke doesn't answer. The school bell rings and Walt emerges. He sees Locke across the street and crosses to see him. Again, he's not really surprised. Locke calls him on it. He tells Locke that he's been having dreams of him in a suit with people around him that want to hurt him. Locke says it's a good thing they're only dreams, but he knows better. Walt asks if his dad returned to the island because he hasn't heard from him in 3 years. Locke squirms a bit and tells him that the last he knew he was on a freighter just off of it. How does he know that? I don't remember anyone telling him that Michael was on the freighter. And why isn't he asking about Vincent. He asks what brings Locke out here. He says he's just checking up on him. He says he's doing good and they part ways. Abaddon asks if Locke didn't invite Walt along. He says no, that he's been through enough. When Walt visits Hurley later on he tells him that he was visited by Jeremy Bentham. Locke never told Walt that he was referring to himself as Bentham during this conversation. Could this just be an error or will there be another meeting? Locke tells him that if he can convince just one of the O6 to return, the rest will follow. Presumably, he's talking about Jack. He tells Abaddon that they're off to LA. If Jack can bring them all back, why didn't he just start there? As they get in the car, it's revealed that Ben is watching them.

Santa Rosa, California - Unknown Time

If Jack is the one to convince, why is he visiting Hurley next? Anyway, Hurley's outside of Santa Rosa drawing a picture of an Egyptian sphinx. BTW, "sphinx" is "strangler" in Greek. Locke rolls up in his wheelchair and Hurley hardly bats an eye. He tries not the make eye contact as he notes that Locke must not have "made it". He tells him it's cool and that he's not the first to visit him. He asks why he's in a wheelchair and Locke says it's because he fell down a hole. Hurley asks him if that's how he died. Locke tells him that he's not dead. Hurley looks almost sorry for Locke, like he's one of those dead people that doesn't know it ala Sixth Sense. Locke tries to convince him when Hurley just asks a nearby nurse if he's talking to a man in a wheelchair. When she says yes, he nearly jumps out of his skin. FINALLY! Someone reacts to Locke being off the island! Funny how a living Locke is scarier to him than the dead one was. LOL He asks what he's doing here and Locke tells him that they need to go back to the island. Hurley tells him that there's no way he's going to get Kate or Jack or Sun. He then notices Abaddon and tells Locke to be cool but they're being watched. When Locke tells him that Abaddon is with him Hurley loses it. He tells him that Abaddon is a bad guy and that he approached him after the crash saying he worked for Oceanic. Once he realizes that Locke and Abaddon are together he freaks out and asks to be taken back inside. Abaddon tells Locke that he needs to step up his game since he's now gotten 3 strikes. Irritated, Locke asks Abaddon what exactly he does for Mr. Widmore. He tells him that he gets people where they need to go and asks if Locke really doesn't remember meeting him after his fall. He points out that he was the one that pushed him to go on his walkabout. The same walkabout that got him on flight 815. The same flight that got him to the island. Locke tells him that he remembers.

Los Angeles, California - Unknown Time (notice how all of the places the O6 are have either saint or angel in their names?)

Locke's at Kate's. Again we come in mid conversation. Kate tells him that the answer is no. She assures him that she understands that every one on the island will die if she doesn't go back. She tells Locke that the only reason he wants to stay on the island is because he doesn't love anyone. Huh? Are they just trying to re-work Helen into the story line? Is that why Kate doesn't want to go back, because she does; and it's not the man's life she could save if she returned? Locke tells her that he did love someone but it just didn't work out because he was angry and obsessed. Kate points out that he still hasn't changed.

Outside Locke asks Abaddon if he's found Helen. He tells him he hasn't. Locke gets angry at his inability to help him when he seems to be able to help everyone else. Abaddon takes Locke to the cemetery. Helen's grave is before them. Abaddon tells him that she died of a brain aneurysm. Locke believes that if he had just changed they'd still be together but Abaddon notes that she still would have died. Locke doesn't believe that. Abaddon tells him that she's where she's meant to be, where her path led her. Just as his path leads back to the island. Abaddon tells him that Widmore told him what Richard had said about him dying. When did he do that? Locke told Widmore just before he met Abaddon and they left. He asks Locke if his death is inevitable or if it's a choice. Locke asks if Abaddon thinks he wants to die. Locke is back in the car, Abaddon is loading his wheelchair into the back. Just then Abaddon is shot twice from behind. As he falls to the ground Locke struggles to get into the drivers seat. As he speeds away there is one more gun shot and we see Abaddon's body fall to the ground.

Locke speeds through an intersection and a red light causing an accident. He wakes in the hospital, his head and face cut badly. He looks to the right and sees Jack. Jack asks Locke what he's doing in his hospital. Locke tells him it's destiny that he was brought to Jack's hospital, Jack says it was probability based on where his accident occurred. Locke tells him that they need to return to the island and Jack's the only one that can get all of them to join him. He tells Jack that someone was trying to kill him to keep him from getting back to the island because he's important. Jack tells him that he's delusional and that he's just a normal, lonely old man that crashed on an island. He gets up to leave and Locke tells him that his father says hello. Jack tells him that his father is dead. Locke tells him that he saw him on the island, his name is Christian and he says hello. This obviously gets to Jack but he insists that Locke leave him and everyone else alone and leaves. Jack later tells us that Locke told him that something terrible happened to everyone they left behind and that it was his fault. This didn't happen during this meeting, do they have another or was this just an error?

Back in his hotel room Locke writes the letter to Jack. He tosses the cell phone that Widmore gave him in the trash and grabs a paper bag from Angel's Hardware store. In it is an extension cord. He ties it off and wraps it over a pipe in the ceiling where tiles were rotting away. He climbs a table and loops the cord around his neck. Why is he doing this? Does he feel he's failed everyone else and knows this way he'll please Richard? Does he think that his death alone will bring the O6 back and save the island? It takes a few minutes but just as he's gotten up the courage to jump there's a frantic knock at his door. Ben yells for him from the other side. He breaks the door down and sees Locke. Locke asks how Ben found him and he confesses that he has a man watching the O6 to keep them safe, when Locke showed up in Santa Domingo the man called Ben. Locke begins to ask who his man is when Ben interrupts and asks him what he's doing. John cries and asks what everyone wants from him. Ben tells him that his just trying to protect him. Locke realizes that it was Ben that killed Abaddon, which he confesses to, insisting again that he was just trying to protect him. He tells Locke that Abaddon was dangerous because he worked for Widmore. Locke tells Ben that Widmore is not dangerous and that he saved him. Ben tells him that Widmore is just trying to use him to get back to the island. Remember, "Widmore is the reason I moved the island!" He tells Locke that he's important and nothing can happen to him. He begs him to let him help him. Locke tells him that he's a failure and there's no helping him. He tells him how he couldn't get any of the O6 to return and that he's no leader. Just as he about to jump from the table Ben blurts out that Jack booked a flight from LA to Sydney, leaving tonight. He tells him that whatever he said got to him and he can get the rest. This must be when Jack started flying, hoping to crash. Locke's knowledge of Christian must have gotten to him. Why Sydney? Does he think he needs to take the same route or is there more to this trip? Is he looking into his father's death more? This works, Locke climbs down with Ben's help. Ben tells him that they'll get them, together. He says that they'll start with Sun since Locke hasn't visited her yet. He tells Ben that Jin's alive and doesn't want Sun to know. This news shocks Ben. Why? He didn't know that Jin was on the freighter. Is he surprised to hear that anyone else on the island has survived? Locke tells him that he's supposed to tell Sun that Jin's body washed up on the beach, if she asks and that he has Jin's wedding ring to prove it. Ben agrees to keep Locke's promise. He helps John to his wheelchair and says that he's not sure what they'll do next, but they'll figure something else. Locke tells him of Eloise Hawking. Ben looks surprised to hear her name and Locke asks if he knows her. Ben says he does and grabs Locke from behind with the extension cord and strangles him.

After killing him, Ben hangs Locke's body to simulate a suicide. He cleans his fingerprints from the room and takes Jin's ring that Locke had placed on his nightstand. As he leaves the room he tells Locke "I'll miss you, John. I really will". This leads me to believe that Ben doesn't know bringing Locke's body back to the island will bring him back to life. Maybe Hawking tricks him into bringing it back knowing what will happen if he does.

If Jack takes his first "break down" plane trip the day after Locke visited him, I'm wondering how long he was hanging in that room before someone found him. Jack had made several trips, lost his job, became obsessed with finding the island and addicted to drugs all before he saw the obituary. Speaking of the obit... where did the newspaper get the personal info on "Jeremy Bentham"? Ben? Widmore?

Hydra Island - Unknown Date

Caesar's reading some DHARMA files in the Hydra station when Locke enters. Notice how the island has healed him again? He tells Caesar who DHARMA is and tells him that he's spent more than 100 days on this island. Technically he spent more then 100 days on the other island, but let's not be picky. Caeser thinks that Locke means he was on the island already when the plane crashed but he tells him he wasn't, that he'd left but he can't quite explain how long ago it was. Caesar asks him how he got back but Locke tells him that he's not sure. Caesar tells Locke about the plane crash and how there was a loud noise and bright light and then Hurley vanished. Some of the other passengers saw it happen to the other O6 to. He asks John if he knows what happened to them. Locke says he might but he'd need to see the passenger list. Caesar says that the pilot took it when he ran off. He tells him that everyone has been accounted for except those that vanished and those that were hurt.

He takes Locke to the hurt passengers, the last is turned on his side. Locke goes around the bed and recognizes that it's Ben. Caesar asks if he knows him and Locke says "Yeah. He's the man that killed me."

LOST

"Where" are Locke and the survivors of 316? Obviously not in the 70s like Jin, Kate, Jack and Hurley because Daniel's notes are aged and the DHARMA station is abandoned. I'm guessing they're in the present. So, if the O6 were sucked back in time, who's with Lapidus? And where are they going with the outrigger and passenger list? How will John get back to his people? Will he try to catch them in a leap so he can go with them? Could it have been him shooting at himself in the outrigger, trying to stop him so he could go back with them?

Who's the bad real guy? All along we've known that Ben could go either way but never once did we think that maybe Widmore wasn't bad. Ben made him out that way. His treatment of Desmond led us to believe it. The freighter that he sent to the island made the point stronger but now... now he seems to be a good guy. Especially after watching Ben strangle Locke with is bare hands. But could Ben have needed to kill Locke? We've seen in the past that the island won't let people kill themselves if it's not finished with them. Maybe Ben knew Locke wouldn't be able to kill himself and instead did it for him because, as we know, he has to die in order to save the island. Or, maybe Ben just killed Locke because he got the information from him that he needed. Hawking can get him back to the island.

Regarding where Locke "hung himself". According to the obituary Jack had, Jeremy Bentham's body was found hung in The Grand Tower, not the Westerfield Hotel where it actually was. Again, error or is there more to the story?

I'd like to go back to "316" for a second. Is it possible that the O6 weren't meant to jump? After rewatching last weeks episode again I noticed that Hawking told Jack that his window would close in 36 hours. When the show went back from J, K & H in the water to Hawking's church is said "46 hours earlier". Did they miss their window and accidentally go into the wrong window?

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5.06 "316"

Ms. Hawking tells Jack, Ben and Sun how to return to the island.

The title of this episode is “316”. Could be in reference the to flight number our O6 take back to the island or is it in reference to the Bible scripture, John 3:16? “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Could “God” in this reference be Jacob and the “Son”, Locke? Those that believe in them have eternal life, like Richard? This same Bible verse is also hidden in the source code of the “Ajira Airways” website.

Off the Island – 2008

Ms. Hawking takes Ben, Jack, Sun and Des down to the basement of the church. There’s a “Caution High Voltage” sign on the door. They enter in through a hatch door with a never-before-seen DHARMA logo on it. Inside the room, a large pendulum, hanging from darkness, swings back and forth as old computers change the numbers on a latitude/longitude machine. There’s a chalk board with formulas on the back wall. Stone pillars placed around the room remind me of the 4-toed statue we’ve briefly seen on the island. Ms. Hawking tells Jack that this station is called “The Lamppost”. CS Lewis also had a lamppost in his Chronicle of Narnia novels. The lamppost was used to mark the exit from Narnia to the real world. BTW, CS Lewis is also Charlotte’s initials. Charlotte Staples Lewis. The Lamppost station is “how they found the island”, Ms. Hawking explains. Jack asks Ben if he knew about this place and he says no. Based on the look on his face, I believe he may actually be telling the truth. Of course, he’s such a pro at this lying thing; Ms. Hawking even says he’s probably lying.

Des got Hawking’s address from Widmore. Why wouldn’t Widmore be using her to find the island and get back himself? I’m guessing he doesn’t know about this station so it could be safe to assume that Ben doesn’t either.

Jack sees a photo of the island on the wall that reads “9/23/54 – U.S. ARMY – OP 264 – TOP SECRET – EYES ONLY”. Oceanic 815 crashed there on 9/22/04, one day shy of 50 years from when this photo was taken. As Ms. Hawking begins to explaining the station to the group, she asks for Jack’s attention. She tells them that the room was built, years ago, over a pocket of energy. She says that these pockets are located all around the world. We know that one is on the island; could another be in Tunisia, where Ben “landed” after turning the FDW? Where Charlotte found the polar bear? She says that they’d gathered evidence that the island existed but couldn’t find it. Then a “clever fellow” (Faraday?) created the pendulum and told them that rather then looking for where the island was supposed to be, to start looking for where it was going to be. She says that “this fellow” presumed, correctly, that the island was always moving; explaining why the Losties were never rescued. That would mean that it’s been moving since the day they crashed on it… before even? I can’t wait to see some proof to back that up. If it were moving all the time, how come they never ran into themselves? Where were the light and the humming sound? How could the Others travel to the mainland so easily? How would Ben have the exact coordinates to send Michael and Walt away or to travel by submarine? We’ve only seen and heard the light and humming twice, other than when Ben turned the FDW. First when Des almost missed pressing the button and ultimately crashed Oceanic 815 and then when he turned the failsafe key. Are those the only 2 times since the crash? Hawking tells them that the “fellow” and his team have determined that the movements are not random and have created equations that can determine where the island will be at a certain points in time. These are their windows to get back. She tells them that their window will close in 36 hours.

Des can’t believe his ears. He thinks they’re nuts for willingly returning to the island. He tells them that only reason he’s there is to deliver a message. He tells Hawking that her son, Daniel Faraday, asked him to tell her that he and the others on the island need her help. She doesn’t even flinch at the mention of Daniel’s name. She says that she is helping. She, nor anyone else, asks how Des got the message. Did she already know he was coming with it? As he walks away Ms. Hawking tells him that the island isn’t done with him yet. He tells her that after wasting 4 years of his life pushing the button that she told him was “his purpose”, he’s done with it. He warns Jack that he and the others are just being used and begs him to ignore whatever she tells him to do and storms off, brotha’. I thought for sure he was going to just reach out at one point and just stop the pendulum from swinging since he kept walking right past it.

Without pause, Ms. Hawking tells Jack that there’s a flight, Ajira Flight 316, flying through their window and that in order to get back they all need to be on it and to try to recreate the original flight as best they can. She tells him that he needs to get as many of the same people on the flight as possible. If he doesn’t, the results would be unpredictable. In private she gives Jack an envelope with his name written on the front. She tells him that it’s Locke’s suicide note. Jack is obviously distressed to learn that Locke hung himself. She then tells him that he needs to take Locke’s body in replacement of his father’s and that he needs to give Locke something of his fathers. Jack doesn’t understand why Locke needs to play proxy to his father and thinks the whole thing is ridiculous. She tells him that that’s why it’s “called a leap of faith, Jack”.

Out in the church, Ben is sitting in a pew, either praying or scheming. Jack asks him where Sun is and Ben tells him that she left. He asks where Locke is…err, his body, the coffin. Another Freudian slip? Ben tells him that a friend is looking after “it”. This friend, as we know, is Jill the butcher. Ben asks what he and Ms. Hawking talked about and Jack said that it was nothing that matters. He asks who this woman is and how she knows these things. I’m confused as to why he or anyone else, hasn’t asked about her relationship to Daniel.

Ben stands and points out a painting hanging in the room. Caravaggio’s The Incredulity of Saint Thomas. He tells Jack of Thomas’ bravery in persuading others to go with Jesus to Judea, where he would probably be murdered, by telling them “Let us also go, that we might die with him”. This bravery was not remembered though, instead he’s remembered as “Doubting Thomas” for wanting to touch Jesus’ wounds after resurrection, to be convinced. Jack asks if he was convinced after touching them. Ben tells him “Of course he was. We’re all convinced sooner or later, Jack”.

Ben goes to leave and Jack asks where he’s going. He tells him that he’d made a promise to an old friend, “just a loose end that needs tying up”. He tells him that he’ll meet him at the airport after picking up Locke’s coffin. We all know what the promise was and where he’s headed. Watch out Penny! Of course, Des left like an hour ago, how the heck did he follow him? *shrug* Of course, should Ben be heading for Penny, what are the chances that Widmore didn’t have Des followed on his own and there will be someone there to protect her?

Jack’s sitting in a bar, staring at a drink, but never drinks it. There’s a blonde woman sitting a couple seats from him, and for some reason I can’t help but wonder if she’s important somehow. Anyway, his cell phone rings. He’s vague but not happy about something someone did. Could this woman be playing proxy to Ana Lucia? Will she wind up on flight 316?

He’s now walking down a corridor with a nurse. She tells him that “he’s” got to start following the rules or "he’ll" have to move to their “fully assisted facility”. Jack says that he understands. He enters a hall where a magician is performing for a group of people. The magician uncovers a white rabbit with a black ring around its eye. It’s been a while since the black & white theme has played a part in our show, or maybe just a while since I’ve noticed it. FYI – “White Rabbit” was the name of the first episode that Jack saw his recently deceased father up and walking around. Jack quietly gets the attention of an older gentleman, Ray, in the back of the room and asks him if he’s ready to leave. As they walk down another corridor, Jack asks where he was headed this time. Ray tells him that it doesn’t matter, anywhere “is better than here” he says. They enter his room and Jack notices that he even packed a suitcase. Ray says that he always does because one of these times he’ll get away and they’ll never find him again. I don’t understand why this man is in this home. He seems to me like he’s plenty competent to take care of himself. Jack offers to ‘help you unpack, Granddad”. Why was he calling him Ray? Ray (I can call him that, he’s not my grandfather) asks Jack how he’s been and how Kate is. Jack tells him that they’re not together anymore. Ray says that now he’ll have more time to visit but Jack tells him that he can’t. He’s going away. When Ray asks where, Jack tells him “somewhere better than here”. Touché. As he unpacks the suitcase he finds a pair of dress shoes on the bottom. He asks Ray if they’re his and he tells them they’re not, they belonged to his dad (Christian). Jack’s mom sent them to him after Christian passed away. Jack asks if he can have them. “Be my guest” Ray responds.

WTH? Why the sudden introduction of an entirely new character that we’ll never see again since Jack is leaving for “Guam” tonight? Seemed odd to me. Maybe TOO odd. Does Ray have some kind of connection to the island too? Was it just a coincidence that he tried to run away tonight? Or that he “mixed” the shoes in with is stuff? I’ve learned there are no coincidences on this show.

Jack returns to his messy house. Empty bottles are EVERYWHERE. He searches for a full one. Finding it, he goes to pour himself a drink when he hears something from his bedroom. Again, why do the previews have to ruin this stuff? I knew it was Kate since they showed the kiss in last weeks preview. She’s lying on his bed, she’s obviously been crying. Jack asks what she’s doing there. She asks if he’s still going to the island, he tells her yes. She says she’s going with him. He asks her what happened. “Where’s Aaron?” he asks. She tells him not to ask questions. Never ask about Aaron again or I’m not going, understand? “Yes” WHAT?!?! Screw her. He’s your nephew and she’s obviously done something wrong. How could he just say yes? Anyway, I have a few theories as to where Aaron may be. My first thought is that she gave him to Claire’s mother, Carole. Or maybe she gave him to her own mother. My last theory is that she gave him to Cassidy, Sawyer’s baby-momma. Remember, Kate knows about her because that’s what Sawyer whispered to her before jumping from the helicopter. Aaron would be safest with her because she has the smallest connection to the island of the three. My only question is why she’d keep it from Jack. What could she have done that’s so terrible that she can’t tell Jack? I’m guessing she did something in her past that no one knows about that’s come back to bite her in the ass. Something that, even now, she can’t bring herself to tell Jack. Something that possibly Ben knows about and used to actually *get* Aaron from her? I don’t know. This one’s got me stumped for sure.

She kisses Jack and, well, we can all guess where it goes from there. I wonder here, is she just using him for comfort or is there more to this encounter? Ms. Hawking told them that they had to recreate the 815 flight as best they can. Has someone forced Kate’s hand into getting pregnant so she can play the role of Claire? And if she is *supposed* to get pregnant, she has to do it before she returns to the island because if she got pregnant while she was there, she’d die.

The next morning Jack makes some juice and coffee for Kate. He’s spunky but she seems like she just wants to leave. They sit at the table and she notices the shoes. She tells Jack that they’re probably not the best choice for the island. He tells her that they were his father’s and how he didn’t have dress shoes for his dad when he dressed him for his coffin and instead just put white tennis shoes on him because he wasn’t worth the time or effort to get nice shoes. That’s why he’s always wearing those shoes! Kate asks why he doesn’t just get rid of them if they make him feel sad. Hmm.. could there be more to what she just said then we think? Could it have something to do with where Aaron is? Just then his cell phone rings. Kate tells him to answer it; she’ll see him at the airport and leaves. How’d she know about the airport?

Ben’s on a pay phone at the pier, covered in blood and looking pretty beat to hell. He tells Jack that he’s been delayed and asks if he can bring Locke’s coffin to the airport. He tells him where it is. Jack asks what’s happened; Ben asks him to just do it, please. Who did this to Ben? Desmond? Penny? Widmore’s men? Or maybe Sayid. He didn’t beat up anyone in this episode yet.

Jack shows up at “Simon’s Butcher Shop” but it’s closed. I’d like to point out here that I noted back in “The Lie” that Charlies’s father is a butcher. His name was Simon. Hmm. Only catch… his butcher shop was in England; this on is in LA. Jack knocks and Jill comes to the door. Ha ha! Jack and Jill. Knowing full well who he is, she shows him into the cooler and tells him that she’ll bring the van around back for him. After she leaves, Jack opens the casket and puts his father’s shoes on Locke. First of all, I thought for sure that he’d be wearing white tennis shoes when Jack opened the bottom half of the coffin. Secondly, the entire time he was talking to him and swapping the shoes, I was waiting for Locke to talk back. All in good time. After he put the shoes on him he tucks the unopened suicide note into his vest and tells him that he’s heard everything he’s had to say. He wanted him to go back, he’s going back.

At the airport, the attendant question Jack’s relationship to Locke and explains procedure for bringing the coffin onboard the plane. After receiving his boarding pass Jack spots Sun. When he walks away to see her, the man in line behind him offers his condolences. Jack says thanks. This man is credited as Caesar. I believe we’ll be seeing more of him.

Jack greets Sun and tells her that he was afraid she may have changed her mind. I thought maybe she’d have Ji-Yeon with her. Guess she’s ok about getting stranded on the island again, for God knows how long, without her little girl. Could she not have had her flown in since they spoke with Ms. Hawking yesterday? *shrug* She tells Jack that she has to go to the island if there’s even a chance that Jin’s alive.

Sun and Jack see Sayid in the distance being led to the boarding gate, in handcuffs, by a Marshall. Jack and Sun look at each other, confused. What’s going on here? Could Ben have turned Sayid in for one of the dozens of murders he’s committed for him since returning home? That’s one way to get him on that plane.

In a very familiar scene, we see Hurley reading a comic book sitting in the airport. BTW, this Spanish comic book is called Y: The Last Man Vol. 3: One Small Step. It’s written by one of the writers for the show. Anyway, woo-hoo! Hurley made it! He hears a woman announce that his flight is boarding and that there are plenty of seats available for all the stand-bys. Hurley jumps from his seat and tells her that there are no available seats because he bought them all. She confirms and tells him that these people just want to get to their destinations. He scans the crowd, seeing families and children and tells her that they can take the next flight. What a good guy. Trying to protect these people from what’s about to happen. Speaking of that… how did he know to be here? My guess… one of his dead friends. Probably Charlie, hence the guitar case he’s carrying. Could he be bringing the guitar in hopes that Charlie will be alive on the island? Maybe it turns out to be the one that Locke finds for him with the 815 wreckage. Or maybe it’s just filled with Apollo Bars. LOL

Jack sees Hurley and seems a bit giddy. He’s excited to see him and asks how he knew to be here. Hurley coldly tells him that it doesn’t matter. Ok then. They board the plane.

As he boards, Jack and Sayid share a look. Sayid looks jumpy, like he needs to talk to Jack but can’t because of the Marshall sitting beside him. Could it be that Sayid is just shocked to see Jack boarding the plane? Is he noticing that all of the O6 are there and it’s dawning on him what’s about to happen? Oh, and the Marshall’s credited name is Ilana, which, again, leads me to believe we’ll be seeing more of her too. He walks by Sun, who’s admiring her wedding ring. He makes it to Kate’s seat and leans in, telling her that he’s happy she made it. She almost struggles to make eye contact with him. Caesar puts his items in the overhead compartment a few seats in front of Jack, Hurley sits beside him across the aisle. As the flight attendant says that they have everyone Ben comes running in. He’s looks like hell. His face is all cut up, his left arm in a sling. He enters the plane and sees Sayid. He has a legitimately surprised look on his face. Hmmm… maybe Sayid’s arrest wasn’t his doing. Hurley sees him and freaks out. “He can’t come” he tells Jack. Jack tells him that Ben has to be here if they’re going to go back. Hurley tells Jack that no one told him that “he’d be here”. “Who told *you* to be here Hugo?” Ben asks. The flight attendant asks if everything is ok. Jack says yes, right Hurley? Like a good boy, Hurley says “yes, I’ll be fine Jack” and sits down. When the flight attendant hears Jack’s name she tells him that something of his was found in his cargo. Well go figure. Something of HIS was found in HIS cargo? Shocking. It’s Locke’s suicide note. Ben asks what it is; Jack tells him it’s nothing. Jack asks Ben what’s going to happen to the other people on the plane (guess they got tickets before Hurley bought them all up), Ben, oh sweet Ben, says “Who cares”.

Take off.

Why aren’t they dressed better? Seriously? They know where they’re going. Why the hell is Jack in a suit? Where are the hiking boots Kate suggested earlier? Really?

When the seatbelt light goes off, Jack moves up to sit beside Kate. Another thing. Why aren’t they sitting together? They’re completely spread out all over the place with empty seats everywhere. Anyway, Jack notes that this is “crazy”. Kate asks which part. He says that Sayid & Hurley are here. How? She says ala Ben, “They bought a ticket”. Suddenly it seems that Jack’s taken the role of Locke and Kate’s taken Jack’s. Jack thinks it’s odd that they’d all end up back together. She notes that just because they’re on the same plane, they’re not “together”. Wow, that’s cold. The love and admiration that Kate and Hurley once had for Jack is definitely missing today. Just then the pilot can be heard over the loudspeaker. He introduces himself a Frank J. Lapidus. Wait. What? Holy crap! That one took me by surprise! Jack too. He gets up and asks the flight attendant if she can tell Frank that he’s on board. She calls him and a clean shaven, almost unrecognizable Frank emerges from the cockpit. He greets “Doc” and notes how it’s a small world. Wasn’t Frank supposed to go “under cover” like Des? What happened when Widmore found out that he made if off the island? Anyway, he tells Jack that he’s been flying this route for about 8 months. Just then he notices Sayid and Hurley, then Kate and Sun and asks Jack, “We’re not going to Guam, are we?” Great line! I like Frank.

It’s now night. Jack and Ben are sitting across the aisle from one another. Ben’s reading Ulysses by James Joyce. Jack asks how he can be reading. Ben says “My mother taught me.” This line seems innocent enough but we all know that Ben’s mother died giving birth to him. Why would that be his instinctual response? He tells Jack that he’s reading because it’s better then just waiting for something to happen. Something makes me feel like Ben’s done this before. Jack asks him if he knew that Locke hung himself. Ben says no. Lying again. Jack tells him of the suicide note and how it’s been “following” him around like Locke needs him to read it. Ben asks him if he’s afraid to read it. Jack asks if it was his fault that Locke killed himself. Ben says no and offers to give Jack privacy to read the letter. He gets up and heads towards the front of the plane. Could he be headed to the restroom? Bernard was in the tail-section restroom when 815 crashed.

I loved how they re-created the first plane trip yet all took on new roles.

815 – Cpt. Seth Norris 316 – Cpt. Frank Lapidus
815 – Kate was a fugitive 316 – Sayid’s a fugitive
815 – Marshall Edward Mars 316 – Marshall Ilana
815 - Charlie had a guitar case 316 – Hurley has a guitar case
815 – Claire was pregnant 316 – Kate could possibly be pregnant
815 – Bernard was in the restroom 316 – Ben could be in the restroom
815 – Rose had Bernard’s wedding ring 316 – Sun has Jin’s wedding ring
815 – Christian was dead 316 – Locke is dead

“Jack, I wish you had believed me. JL” Instantly the plane hits turbulence. The O6 know just what’s happening. Hurley turns to Caesar and tells him he to buckle his seat belt then puts on a eye mask. Suddenly there’s humming and a bright light. Are they experiencing a “flash” rather than a “crash”?

On the island - 1970s

An eye opens, it’s Jack’s. Miss the eyes! Jack’s lying in the jungle, reminiscent of the pilot episode. LOVE THIS SHOW! Take a look at these comparison shots.

Pilot






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He hears Hurley in the distance yelling for help. He sees him in the lagoon below a water fall. I believe this is the same lagoon where Sawyer and Kate found the Marshall’s briefcase. Jack dives down the waterfall to Hurley who apparently can’t swim, like Charlie claimed. He pulls him to shallower waters and notices Kate lying on the rocks near the edge. He swims over to her and wakes her. She asks if they’re back. Jack says they are. She asks what happened but none of them remember. They don’t even know if/where the plane crashed. Kate asks where Sun, Sayid and Ben are. They decide to split up and search. Just then they hear something approaching and music playing. It’s the VW van! Shiny brand new!! Someone in a DHARAM jumpsuit steps out toting a rifle. They point it at Jack, Kate and Hurley. Hurley recognizes the man as Jin! Jin lowers his gun and seems to have a small smirk on his face. Does he recognize them? My guess it that, after Locke turned the FDW the Lefties were stuck in early DHARMA time and just took on DHARMA identities. That would explain Jin Workman and why Daniel was below the Orchid in the season premiere. Could this be it? Were the Oceanic 815 survivors meant to be in the 70s all along? Is that what makes them all so special? Are they their own parents or the parents of other important characters? If they’re DHARMA why would Richard want them back? Could they be Others infiltrating DHARMA? Does Richard need their help to purge DHARMA? So many questions. Aren’t they supposed to be answering questions now, not creating more! Also, has it been 3 years for them like it was for the O6?

Bad news? Looks like we won’t learn anything about this next week. Good news. We WILL find out what happened to Locke after he turned the FDW and how he ended up “dead”.

Another thing… When they skipped back from when Jack, Kate and Hurley “landed” on the island to when Ms. Hawking was explaining to them how they’d get back, it’ said “46 hours earlier”. Didn’t she tell them that their window would close in 36 hours? Did they not go through the window they were supposed to? Also, though I’m glad it didn’t take the entire season to get them back, I wish they hadn’t shown us in the first minutes of the show that they’d get there tonight. Also, that Hurley and Kate were with Jack. Kind of ruined the surprise when we saw Hurley in the airport. And lastly… this can’t be how Ben always gets on and off the island. If so, he would have known about the lamppost. Maybe it just has to be done this way because it’s moving. But didn’t Hawking says it’s always moving. Pardon me whilst my head explodes a little bit.

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5.05 "This Place is Death"

Jin and Rousseau's team meet up with Smokey. Locke sacrifices himself for the island and the "Lefties". Ben fails to collect all the O6 but does end up with a member that was completely unexpected. On the island – 1988

Jin asks Danielle her name again and where she came from. She repeats her name and tells him that her team sailed out of Tahiti on November 15, 1988. Jin is confused. How could this be Danielle and how could it be 1988? He tells her he needs to get back to his camp. She and the rest of the team are surprised to learn that he’s been on the island before. As he walks away Robert draws a radio tower in the sand, asking Jin if there’s one on the island. He tells him that there is.

He and the members of the science team argue about what to do next. Jin wants to go back to his camp; Robert wants to follow the transmission to the radio tower. Danielle asks Jin if he knows where his camp is from where they are. He doesn’t. She then asks if he could find it from the tower. He says yes. (I’m not sure how since when the rest of the survivors went to the tower he stayed behind at the beach with Sayid and Bernard setting up the trap for their ambush of the Others.) Danielle tells him that if he goes with them to the tower he can then find his way to his camp. He agrees. Why do they need his permission? Can’t they just go without him? *shrug* As then leave, Danielle stops Jin and asks who he’s hoping to find at his camp. “My wife” he replies.

As they walk, Danielle experiences some pain and stops. Robert asks if she’s ok noting that she’s seven months pregnant. She tells him that “she just gave me a little kick”. They flirt back and forth about the gender of the baby and whether it’s an Alexander or Alexandra. Danielle insists that it’s a girl. Robert suggests that they rest and she drink some water. Brennan tells them that Nadine has the canteen. They turn to notice that Nadine is missing. Suddenly a deep growling sound emanates from the jungle. Immediately Jin recognizes it. Robert asks him what it is and he replies “monster”.

They back track to find her even though Jin tells them they need to go. They find her backpack and begin yelling for her. Just then they hear the roaring again and the monster uproots a tree. The group twists and turns looking for the source of the growling. Just then Nadine’s body falls from the sky. Danielle is hysterical as she cradles Nadine’s body. Just then the growling returns and Jin yells to everyone to “RUN!”.

They reach a clearing where the monster and Montand come face to “face”. The monster grabs him and drags him through the jungle. The rest of the group chase and grab him just as the monster pulls him into a crack in the ground outside an old ruin. The group all pull together as the monster snakes up Montand’s body. It then pulls with such force that Montand’s left arm is severed at the shoulder and the group is left holding it.

A little about Smokey: Remember that map that Locke briefly saw on the back of the hatch’s blast door? There were several notations on that map describing a “Cerberus system” as well as 4 instances of the initials “CV”. The produces have since confirmed that Cerberus is what they use when referring to the monster. Cerberus is the mythological 3-headed watchdog of Hades used to allow spirits to enter the underworld and keep them from leaving. They also confirmed that “CV” stands for Cerberus Vents which are underground passageways used by the monster. According to the blast door map, there are 4 of these on the island. This one at the ruins being one of them. The hole that he tried to pull Locke through in “Exodus, Part 2” is another (or could be the same one if the ruins are gone in “Locke’s time”.)

As they stand and collect themselves they hear Montand calling from the hole for help. He seems calm considering his arm has just been ripped off. I think that he’s already been “infected” by the monster. They begin to climb down the hole to Jin’s dismay. As Danielle goes to join them, Jin stops her and tells her she needs to protect her baby. Looks like Jin may have saved her from being infected. She agrees and waits outside the hole with one of the rifles. Just then Jin notices the bright light and humming. Danielle notices only that Jin’s acting erratic. She asks what’s wrong just as Jin vanishes. This makes it more confusing to me as to why Danielle wouldn’t recognize Jin in the future. You don’t forget a guy that disappears before your eyes.

On the island - 1988 or early 1989

Jin opens his eyes to find that Danielle has vanished. He steps forward towards the ruins only to trip on Montand’s rotting arm. He wanders the jungle, drinking water from a large leaf. He then sees a column of smoke in the distance and heads towards it. He comes out on the beach and sees a small camp with a fire burning out. There are various items spread around the camp including the music box that an older Danielle will give to Sayid to fix for her. As he looks around, he’s being pestered by flies. He turns and sees where they’re coming from. The bodies of Brennan and Lecomb are lying on the beach with bullet holes in them. They look (and smell) to have been dead maybe a couple days. Just then Jin hears arguing and peers through the brush to see Robert and Danielle in a heated argument. Both have rifles, Danielle’s trained on Robert. Danielle tells him that the monster has changed him. He says it’s not a monster but rather a security system for the Temple. He asks her to lower her gun because he loves her and doesn’t want her or their baby to be harmed. As she lowers it, Robert quickly raises his and fires. The gun doesn’t go off however. Danielle sadly shoots him in the head and kills him. Just then Jin bursts from the bushes. Danielle turns her gun on him yelling that he too is sick because he disappeared before her eyes. He runs into the jungle with her in chase. He trips over a log just as a flash occurs and as he lands he’s moved to a different time.

So this is the “sickness” Danielle spoke of. Not your run of the mill sickness but more the Exorcist sort of “sickness”. At first you believe, wow, she really was crazy but when she lowers her gun and Robert tries to kill her *and* her unborn baby you gain a whole new respect for one Danielle Rousseau. Why does Smokey want her dead? Is it because she’s carrying a baby?

Side note: In the episode “Exodus, Part 1” where members of the beach group and Rousseau trek through the jungle to the Black Rock, Danielle finds a piece of black fabric hanging from a branch and announces to the group that they’ve entered the “Black Territory”. She tells them that is was there that “it all began – where my team got infected – where Montand lost his arm.” This leads me to believe that Montand didn’t die during this incident. If so she would have phrased it as “where Montand died”. If this is the case, where is he now? Why wasn’t he one of the bodies on the beach? Has he already died or been killed somewhere else? Can Cerberus only inhabit one body at a time? Did it bounce from Montand into Brennan/Lecomb, then to Robert? Why didn’t it “infect” Danielle?

Also, regarding the pillar of smoke that Jin saw in the distance… Also in “Exodus, Part 1”, Danielle tells the survivors that a pillar of smoke appeared just before the Others took Alex from her. She says that the pillar of smoke is a warning that the Others are coming.

Another thing. The ruins themselves. Could this be (or at least be part of) “The Temple” that Ben sent Richard and the Others to and then Danielle with Alex and Karl? It seems rather dilapidated to be a “Temple”. And what of the hieroglyphs? We’ve seen glyphs in multiple places so far in the island. First was on the countdown timer when it reached 108 minutes. The producers confirmed these to mean “underworld”. The next were in Ben’s secret room that he visited just before Cerberus attacked Keamy. These have been translated to mean “to summon protection”. Could Ben have a CV right in his own home? We then saw them on the walls surrounding the frozen donkey wheel. Those translate to “resurrection”. I’ve come across a few attempts at deciphering these new ones but so far nothing that makes any sense. Maybe we’ll have something by next week.

And lastly, in the episode “Solitary” when Rousseau captures Sayid, Sayid tries to escape and gets a hold of Danielle’s rifle. He holds it on her, threatening to fire. When he does, it doesn’t go off. She tells him that “The firing pin has been removed. Robert didn't notice it was missing, either -- when I shot him.”

On the island – unknown time

Jin moves to get up and hears a gun cocked behind him. A voice tells him to turn slowly. He does to find that he’s face to face with Sawyer. They’re thrilled to see on another and hug. Sawyer tells him that he thought he died on the freighter. Jin tells him that he’s been in the water. As the rest of the Lefties happily join them, Jin asks where Sun is.

If Jin is leaping with the other Lefties, wouldn’t they have seen or at least heard Danielle shooting at Jin? Also, how does Sawyer know this isn’t someone from another time that he’s interfering with? When he sees that it’s Jin, how does he know it’s “now” Jin if he thinks “now” Jin is dead?

As they rest by a stream, they try to explain to Jin what’s been happening to them. Jin doesn’t understand and is getting frustrated so he turns to Charlotte (who’s sitting beside Miles) and says “translate!”. Sawyer assumes he’s talking to Miles and tells him to translate. Miles tells him that he doesn’t speak Korean and that he’s from Encino. Jin turns to Charlotte and beings speaking Korean. She turns to Locke and translates, to everyone’s amazement. She tells Jin that Locke plans to bring Sun and the others back to stop the time flashes. Locke tells Jin that she never should have left.

As they move Jin tells Locke that he’ll go with him to get the others. Locke tells him he can’t. Jin asks why. Locke says it just is but he promises to bring Sun back.

Daniel asks Charlotte if she needs a break. She tells him that she just wants to get there. She looks horrible. She’s pale(r then usual) and has dark circles around her eyes. She asks if Locke’s plan will work and Daniel tells her that it makes sense that they could stop what was started by returning to where it began. Charlotte starts to stumble as the sky lights up. With each time shift everyone seems to be experiencing more and more pain.

One the island – unknown time

Immediately yet another flash begins. Charlotte seems to be suffering the most pain.

On the island – unknown time

Charlotte collapses. As Juliet attends to her Sawyer points out that her nose is bleeding again. She tells him that his is too. Daniel asks Charlotte if she can hear him. As she regains consciousness she turns to Jin and beings to frantically speak Korean. As Sawyer asks what she said, she repeats it in English to Jin. “Don’t let them bring her back. No matter what – don’t let them bring her back. This place is death!” Could she be referring, not to Sun but rather, Ji-Yeon? Will Smokey kill her too?

Charlotte rests with the others surround her. She keeps speaking gibberish.

“Why can’t Daddy come with us?” in a childish voice.
“You know what my mum would say about you marrying an American”
“I know more about ancient Carthage then Hannibal himself”

Note about Carthage: After she said this I thought “there’s got to be something to that” so I did a little internet research. Carthage is now known as Tunisia. This is where Charlotte found the polar bear and where Ben “landed” after he turned the frozen donkey wheel. I found that the Carthanginians were searfaring people (Black Rock ring a bell?) that were into child sacrifice. Yeah, you heard me. This is a quote from Wikipedia.com:

Accounts of child sacrifice in Carthage report that beginning at the founding of Carthage in about 814 BC, mothers and fathers buried their children who had been sacrificed to Ba`al Hammon and Tanit there. The practice was apparently distasteful even to Carthaginians, and they began to buy children for the purpose of sacrifice or even to raise servant children instead of offering up their own.

This just had my mind buzzing! Could Cerberus be taking the unborn children of the Others as sacrifices? Is that why they can’t carry to full-term? Is that why these Dharma children keep popping up? Miles? Charlotte? Were they sent away to protect them but something pulled them back? Something like Cerberus? Were the Others protecting Aaron? Protecting Alex? Was Ben protecting Walt when he sent him off the island? Was he protecting Locke when he turned the wheel instead of him? Oh, I think I have a whole new theory of what’s going on here!

Sawyer asks what she’s talking about and Daniel says he has no idea. Locke tells them that they have to keep moving, without Charlotte because she’ll just slow them down. Daniel refuses to leave her and says he’ll stay with her. Suddenly Charlotte appears to be coherent and tells Dan to leave her but he refuses. Suddenly the sky lights up again.

On the island – unknown time

Locke says that they have to move “NOW!”. Charlotte’s incoherent again and mumbles “Oh, oh, turn it up! I love Geronimo Jackson!” Dan tells the others to go, he’ll stay behind. Sawyer asks what happens if they get to the Orchid and it’s not built yet. Charlotte tells them to look for “the well. You’ll find it at the well.” Sawyer looks at her likes she’s nuts and says that they’ll be sure to do that.

Geronimo Jackson has popped up a few times on Lost. First was when Hurley and Charlie were looking through the records in The Swan. The hitchhiker turned undercover cop, Eddie, was wearing their t-shirt. 16 year old Locke had their poster in his locker and one of their albums was at Hurley’s surprise party. What could a (possibly fictitious) 70s band have to do with Lost?

As they arrive at the Orchid Juliet notes that they’re lucky it’s there. Just then, another flash.

On the island – unknown time

The Orchid is gone. Sawyer chastises Juliet for saying something. Locke notices something behind them and pushes by. He comes to an old stone well with a rope hanging down the center to an unseen bottom. Miles asks how Charlotte could have possibly known it was there.

How indeed? Could it just be a childhood memory? Could Jacob be speaking through her to lead Locke in the right direction? Can Jacob infect people as Cerberus does? Could Jacob and Cerberus be one in the same?

Daniel tends to Charlotte as she confesses to him that she’s been on the island before. Daniel asks what she means. She tells him that she grew up here. She says she was there during “this thing…this… Dharma Initiative” but doesn’t say whether her family was part of it. She says that when she was little she moved away with her mother and never saw her father again. When she got “back to England” (had she been to England *before* she went to the island? Or maybe her “mum” went home to England to give birth to her since babies can’t be born on the island.) her mother told her that the island wasn’t real, just something Charlotte had made up. She confesses that that’s why she became and anthropologist, so she could find the island again. Dan asks why she’s telling him all of this. She says that she’s just remembered something. She remembers a man, “a crazy man” that scared her. He told her that she had to leave the island and never come back. He told her that if she did, she’d die. She tells Dan that she thinks that man was – him.

First of all. Who do you think Charlotte’s parents are? My guess is Ben and his little girlfriend Annie. I think that either Ben made them leave before the purge or Annie noticed Ben going mad with power and just left. And my thoughts on Dan is that he’ll flash forward to when Dharma inhabits the island, and even though he knows he can’t change what’s done, he’ll go to a young Charlotte and try to keep her from coming back to the island. I’m sure his crazy talk, and just the way Dan carries himself, would totally freak out any small child.

Back at the well, Jin tells Locke that he doesn’t want him to bring Sun back. Locke says that the all *have* to come back. Jin grabs Locke’s knife and holds it to the well’s rope. He tells Locke to promise that he won’t bring Sun or his baby back to the island. Locke reluctantly promises but asks what he’s supposed to tell Sun if she asks about him? Jin gives Locke his wedding ring and tells him to tell her that he washed ashore, dead, and they buried him. Locke takes the ring and nods. Funny how Juliet and Sawyer don’t ask Locke to keep Jack and Kate safe huh? He climbs up onto the rope to climb down. Juliet tells him that if what he’s doing actually works, she wants to thank him. Just as he beings to climb, there’s another flash. It emanates *from* the bottom of the well. As the flash occurs, Locke falls.

This scene was reminiscent of the one in “Man of Science, Man of Faith” when Locke and Kate entered the Swan hatch for the first time. As Locke lowers her, one of the trees holding his harness breaks and he nearly drops her. Then he lowers her the rest of the way when the flood light fills the hatch and Locke pulls at the cable and Kate’s no longer tied to it.

Suffering even more from this last flash, Charlotte coughs up blood. Dan tells her that he’s sent Des after his mother who will save them. Charlotte stares at Dan who asks “What?”. She tells him “I’m not allowed to have chocolate before dinner….mm..” and then she dies (did Cerberus get another sacrifice?). Daniel cries over her body. Looks like I called this last week when I noticed her red shirt huh?

On the island – unknown time

Sawyer struggles to hold the rope, Juliet tells him he can stop. He looks down to see that the well is gone and that the rope goes directly into the ground. He begins to dig, begging for help. Juliet tells him that there’s nothing they can do for Locke now.

On the bottom of what was once, or will eventually be, the well, Locke screams in pain. He’s broken his leg right through is shin. He yells up to Sawyer but gets no answer. He hears footsteps and sees a shadow approaching. Christian Shepard comes around the corner and says hello. Locke immediately recognizes him as the man from the cabin. He asks what he’s doing here. Christian tells him that he’s here to help him the rest of the way. He tells him that when he came to see him in the cabin he told him that *he* had to move then island but then he let Ben do it. He tells him that Ben told him he knew how to do it and that John had to stay to lead his people. Christian asks him when listening to Ben has never gotten him anywhere. He says that the good news is that he’s here now and asks if he’s ready. Locke says he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do. Christian tells him that Eloise Hawking, in Los Angeles will know exactly how to get them back, he just has to get each and every one that left. (including Des, Frank, Walt, Ji-Yeon?) Locke worries about what will happen if he can’t get them all to come back, Christian says he has faith in him. Locke notes that Richard told him that he’d have to die. Christian tells him that’s why this is called sacrifice. Christian tells him that he just has to get the “frozen donkey wheel” back on it’s axis with a little push. Locke asks for help standing but Christian says he must do it alone. Locke struggles to get up and walk to the wheel. He pushes it and light fills the room. As the flash occurs, Christian asks John to say hello to his son. He vanishes before he finds out who his son is.

I’m still not sure if this is “Christian” or if it’s Jacob in a Christian suit (when I typed that all I could hear is “Edgar-suit” in my head LOL). If it’s Jacob, who IS his son? Ben? I’m pretty confident that we’re going to learn that all of the O6’s parents were either Others or Dharma, like Widmore and Ellie.

So, has the island stopped leaping now that Locke turned the frozen donkey wheel? Will it continue to leap until the O6 return?

Off the island – 2008

Sun sits in her car, about to get out with her gun, as her cell phone rings. (Continuity error! At the end of “The Little Prince” Sun was half out of the car with her gun and her cell hadn’t rung.) It’s Ji-Yeon. She answers and tells her that she misses her. She also tells her that she’s met a new friend for her in America, referring to Aaron. (Ok, creepy. Is she planning to kidnap Aaron?) She tells her she loves her and hangs up. She pulls out the gun and gets out of the car. She approaches Ben and orders Kate to get out of the way. All Kate cares about is the whereabouts of Aaron. Sun tells her that he’s in the car. She goes to get him. Sun holds her gun in Ben’s face, threatening to kill him when Ben tells her that Jin’s alive and he can prove it. He explains to her that someone in LA has the proof; she just needs to take a quick 30 minute ride to see it. He notes that this same person knows how to get them back to the island. Why didn’t he just have everyone meet at the church rather than the marina? *shrug*

Kate puts Aaron in the car and yells at Jack for pretending to care about her and Aaron again only to manipulate them into going back to the island. He insists that he wasn’t pretending. Kate leaves with Aaron. Sayid also leaves, warning Jack and Ben that if he sees either of them again that it’d be unpleasant for them all. Not me! I love Sayid's ass-kicking scenes!! Sun tells Ben to take her to the proof, Jack joins them.

In the car Jack tells Sun that if she doesn’t kill Ben, he will for what he did to Kate. Don't make me pull this van over... Ben screeches the van to a halt and tells them that if they had any idea what Ben has done for them, they’d actually be thanking him. He gives Sun an ultimatum. Shoot me or don’t and we’ll go get your proof. She tells him to drive.

They arrive at a church and get out of the car. Ben pulls Jin’s ring from his pocket and hands it to Sun. He tells her that he got it from Locke and that Jin gave it to him before he left the island. Sun asks why Locke didn’t tell her that himself and he says he doesn’t know. Jack notes that Ben told him Locke didn’t come see him. He tells him that he didn’t; Ben went to see Locke. (Someone has to drug… err kill him right?) Ben apologizes for waiting until they got to the church to give her the ring but he needed them to come here to get back to Jin and the others. Again, why meet at the marina? Just then Desmond arrives. He asks them what they’re doing there and Ben tells him probably the same thing he is. He asks if they’re looking for Faraday’s mother too and Ben looks at him with a puzzled look. There are numerous reason Ben could be looking at Des oddly. a)He didn’t realize that Des was off the island too, b)he knows Des can lead him to Widmore’s daughter (Penny), c)he didn’t realize that Hawking was Faraday’s mother or d)he didn’t realize that Des *knew* Hawking was Faraday’s mother. Or maybe he wasn’t making a face at all and that’s just the way his bug eyes looked at the very moment. Who knows with this show.

They all follow Ben into the church. Eloise is lighting a candle (for Charlotte maybe) and turns to greet them. Does Des recognize her? I’m sure she recognizes him. She sees that not all of them have returned. Ben tells her it’s the best he could do with such short notice. “Alright! Let’s get started” she says. What happened to “God help us all”?

LOST

Why the 70 hour time limit? Will Hawking know where the island will be at the 70 hour mark? Will it be in 2008 at that moment so the O6 can make just an even leap?

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5.04 "The Little Prince"

Kate learns who's after Aaron. The "Lefties" set forth a plan to stop the time jumps. A missing "Leftie" is rescuded by a familiar face
Let’s start by talking about the title of this episode. The Little Prince was a French book written by Antoine de Saint. It involves the narrator surviving a crash in the desert. He encounters the Little Prince who has left his home asteroid but ultimately cannot survive away from his home. The illustrator of the book drew the Little Prince as a young, blond-haired child. So many references to Aaron there… Now on with the story.

2004 – On the island

Charlotte remains unconscious while Dr. Juliet repeatedly checks her eyes for dilation. Guess that’s all they taught her at med school. She asks Daniel if he knows what’s wrong with her. Off to the side Locke and Sawyer discuss what they should do next. Locke says he thinks they should head to the Orchid. He figures that this is where it all started maybe that’s where they need to go to stop it all. He has to get off the island like Ben did to bring “them” back. Sawyer asks who and Locke tells him. Sawyer says that they’re dead but Locke says they’re not. When he asks how he knows that Locke says it’s not important. Sawyer points out that it’s a long haul and Locke suggests that they go back to the beach and use the Zodiac to go around the island rather then hiking across it. Locke plays Sawyer like a fiddle here using seeing “her” again as leverage. Looks like he’s learned Ben’s leader-manipulation well. Charlotte wakes up and at first doesn’t recognize Daniel but does after a moment. With that, Sawyer tells the group that they’re heading back to the Orchid like he’s the leader but we know he was just played.

After nightfall the group sees a large beam of light in the distance. Locke recognizes this light as the one that emanated from the Hatch the night that Boone died. He detours the group away from the light. I loved this and I immediately recognized the light.

A short while later they hear a woman’s cries. Sawyer says he’ll investigate. Through the brush he sees the back of Claire sitting on a log. In front of her is Kate. She’s delivering Aaron. Sawyer watches silently in awe. I believe I may even have seen his eyes well up with tears. Was it because of this moment? Or was it because he sees Kate? I’m not sure that he would have said anything, but before he could the island moved again. As excited as I was to see old footage of Claire, I would have loved to have seen Jin and Charlie, who were also in this scene watching the birth from a distance. I almost want to go back and watch the original episode just to see if we can see Sawyer hiding in the bushes behind them. How cool would that be?!

2005 or Later – On the island

Locke approaches Sawyer who is now just looking at the log Claire was sitting on. He asks what he saw. He says that it doesn’t matter because it’s gone now. They continue walking.

After they walk for a bit Locke asks Sawyer if he’s ready to discuss what he saw before the flash. Sawyer tells him to fess up first asking if the light they saw was from the Hatch. Locke tells him of that night, how he thought the light he saw meant something but he later learned that it was just a light. Sawyer asks why he didn’t go to himself and tell him to do things differently. Locke tells him that he couldn’t because he needed to go through that pain to get where he is now.

Now secretly suffering from his own nosebleeds, Miles asks Daniel about it. Daniel tells him that he believes that it’s related to the amount of time one has spent on the island. This confuses Miles because “those yahoos have been here for months” and he’s never been on the island before 2 weeks ago. Daniel asks him if he’s sure about that, hinting that Miles may have been here before, probably as a child since he doesn’t remember it. This supports my “Miles is Chang’s baby” theory.

They arrive at the beach and find that the camp is back but it’s a mess. All of the supplies, and more importantly the beer, are gone. Sawyer calls out the Rose and Bernard, Locke finds Vincent’s leash and the Zodiac is missing. Charlotte suggests that maybe Rose & Bernard and the other Losties took the Zodiac. Sawyer asks why they would do that and Miles points out that they may have been running from whoever came in the outriggers sitting on the beach. Sawyer finds a water bottle in the kayak and Juliet recognizes the name on it as an Indian airline, Ajira. To learn more about this fictious airline, visit www.ajiraairways.com/ Sawyer suggests that the kayaks belong to the Others but Juliet doesn’t recognize them. Locke suggest they take one, in replacement of the missing Zodiac, before the owners come back.. My thoughts here? Clearly, based on the shape that the camp is in, this is the future. I’m not sure why the camp looks the way it does but I think that the outriggers brought the O6 back to the island, hence the airline water bottle.

They begin paddling the kayak. Miles asks now far they have to go and Locke tells them that it won’t take more then a couple hours to get where they’re going. Juliet sees that something is bothering Sawyer and asks if he’s ok. He tells her that he saw Kate. Shocked, she asks what he means. He explains that it was Kate from the past delivering Aaron. Just then a group of people in the other outrigger begin shooting at them. The try paddling fast but they continue to shoot. Sawyer takes Juliet’s paddle after his is destroyed by bullets and she begins shooting back. Just then the light emanates, Sawyer praises God, the flash occurs and they move, into a downpour. Sawyer retracts his praise and they being paddling for shore. Who are the shooters? My guess is that it’s the O6 from the future, not knowing who they’re shooting at. My wild theory? It’s them, shooting at themselves. Maybe they’re heading into trouble and they’re trying to stop themselves, forgetting Daniel’s “rules”, if it didn’t happen, it can’t happen. Or maybe, something the shooting caused HAD to happen. For example, Sawyer's paddle wouldn't have been destroyed. Juliet wouldn't have shot off a few rounds of ammo. Maybe the island wouldn't have moved. It does seem to do it just when we need it too. Yeah, it’s crazy but this is LOST. Also, the shooter were incredibly far away but it appeared to me that Juliet may have hit one when she shot at them.

1988 – On the island

They make it ashore as night falls. Juliet asks Sawyer to continue telling him about seeing Kate in the jungle. He tells her that he was close enough to touch her if he wanted to and Juliet asks why he didn’t. He tells her “what’s done is done”. Just then he notices that she has a nosebleed. Sawyer was sweet here… he really does love Kate. I hope the writers aren’t planning a Sawyer/Juliet match up because… ewww.

Walking the beach, Charlotte calls to the other to “come look at this”. She’s found wreckage washing up on the beach. Locke rolls over some of it with is foot to see that it reads “besixdouze”. He asks if anyone speaks French. Besixdouze means B612 in French. B612 is the name of the asteroid in which The Little Prince lives in the book.

Meanwhile, we see a group of men and woman floating in the ocean in an emergency life raft. They’re speaking French to one another so they’re probably from the wreckage that’s washing ashore. Here’s a translation of the conversation…

Robert: I told you so! We never should have followed those damn numbers!
Montand: It’s not my fault, Robert. Brennan was in charge of the sonar!
Brennan: I was watching, Montand! I told you already, the instruments malfunctioned!
Woman: Man overboard!

In the distance they see a man floating on a piece of debris.

Man: What?
Man: I thought we were all there!
Man: We are all here! He’s not one of us. So who is he?
(Shouting)
Paddle! Paddle! Come on!
Point the light on him!
Brennan, help paddling!
Come on! Hurry up! We are moving with the current!
No... There's only him! No boat, nothing.
The waves will bring us to the coast.
The wind is coming over here.
In the name of God, Brennan! Shut up!
Come on, bring him in the raft.
Help me.
He's heavy!
He's still breathing.

They paddle over and pull the man from the water, revealing him to be JIN!! Woo-hoo! Looks like Jin’s been leaping through time with the others all this time.

They reach the beach by morning. Two of the French men are discussing the numbers being transmitted over their radio leading them to wonder if the island is inhabited. Here’s the translation…

MONTAND: Look, the signal's coming from the island.
ROBERT: Can you find the source?
AUTOMATED VOICE OVER RADIO: 15... 16...
MONTAND: Yes, of course. Look.
ROBERT: Do you think it is inhabited?
MONTAND: I don't know.

You’ll recognize these numbers as THE numbers. This is the transmission that Rousseau will later block with her SOS.

As Jin wakes, one of the women who’s removed her rain gear and shows us her pregnant belly, offers him water and asks if he’s ok but he can’t understand French. Poor Jin. He spends 3 months on a island struggling to understand English and now that he gets it, he has to learn French! LOL After he says “no understand” she replies in English. He tells her that he was on a boat but it’s now gone. She asks his name and tells him that hers is Danielle Rousseau, leaving Jin very confused. LOVE THIS SHOW! It’s odd to see a sweet, round-faced Rousseau. This island really did a number on her huh?

I guess it’s safe to assume, based on Daniel “rules”, this meeting occurred back in 1988 which means Rousseau should have recognized Jin when she meets the Losties. I don’t remember any specific point where Jin and Rousseau have met. If they have, maybe she just too nuts to remember him.

Day after being rescued – Off the island

Jack and Kate are on The Searcher and discuss what to do about Aaron. Kate tells Jack that she wants to pretend that he’s hers. She’s lost so many people, she couldn’t stand to loose him too. Jack tells Kate that they’re all going to have to lie and he’s going to need her help convincing everyone that it’s a good idea. When he asks if she’s with him she tells him that she’s “always been with” him.

Current day – Off the island

Kate borrows a suit from Sun and sets out to meet with the lawyer demanding her blood sample. While she’s away Sun agrees to watch Aaron. As Kate walks out the door a delivery man give Sun and envelope. In the package she finds surveillance reports, photos of Jack and Ben and a box of chocolates with a gun hidden inside. I’m guessing this was sent by Widmore. I’m sure we didn’t see they’re entire meeting at the airport. This was probably discussed. I tried to read some of her surveillance reports by pausing the ol’ TiVo. After being confused because the “subject” appeared to be a woman I did some research online. Turns out that the “characters” in the report are from a Lost online game which means there’s probably little relevance to the actual show.

At Dan Norton’s law office, Kate tries to make a deal. She tells him that she’ll supply the blood samples if he’ll tell her who his client is. He tells her that she knows she’s in no position to bargain but he’ll mention it to his client when he meets with them later that day. I’m guessing he told her of the meeting knowing she’d follow him. I don’t think, however, that he expected that Jack would be there to confront his “client”. Had Jack not been there, Kate would have recognized his “client” and freaked out, leaving her vulnerable to running away to the island with Aaron.

Back at the hospital, Jack continues to help Sayid. He tells him that he has the equivalent of three horse tranquilizer in him. Sayid tells him that they have to get to Hurley before Ben does. Jack tells him that Ben is on their side. Sayid believes that Ben is only on Ben’s side. Just then the head of clinical services comes into the room, demanding a word with Jack. She’s furious with him for using the hospital after he’s been suspended. He apologizes and tells her it was an emergency just as he’s cell phone rings. He excuses himself and takes the call. It’s Hurley… wearing the biggest orange jump suit I’ve ever seen. He asks Jack if Sayid is ok and Jack tells him that he is. He asks where he is and Hurley tells him that he’s in LA County lockup and to tell Sayid he did just what he told him and that Ben will never get him now. Jack asks what he’s talking about as Hurley hangs up on him.

Back in Sayid’s room a nurse comes in to give him his “meds”. Sayid tells him he has the wrong room but the nurse checks the chart and says it’s the right one. He turns to put the chart down and when he turns back he shoots to darts towards Sayid. Luckily Sayid had already climbed out of the bed and grabbed the assailant. They struggle, the assailant drops the dart gun and Sayid strangles him with is IV tube. Sayid asks who sent him and the assailant tells him “address… in my pocket”. Sayid releases him, shoot 2 darts into his chest then checks his pockets. In the first he finds keys, in the other, his wallet. Upon opening his wallet he finds a scrap of paper with an address on it. Ben and Jack come in and see the scene. Jack asks what happened and Sayid shows him the address. 42 Panorama Crest, Kate’s address. This doesn’t explain who sent him does it? Common thought is that it’s either Widmore or Ben that keeps attacking Sayid. Ben knows that Sayid and Kate will fight going back to the island. Maybe he thinks the only way to get them there is unconscious. Widmore could be a)trying to keep them from Ben or b)collecting the O6 for himself so he can go back. Or maybe it’s not “Kate’s address” at all… maybe it’s Aarons. Still doesn’t explain whey the assailant would give up the address when asked who sent him. Hmmm…

Outside, Jack frantically calls Kate. He asks if she’s ok and tells her that she needs to get Aaron and get out of the house. She tells him that she’s not home and that Aaron is with Sun. Jack’s surprised to hear that Sun’s in LA. He asks if he can see her, he tells her where she is. He tells Ben that he’s going to her; Ben says he’ll go get Hurley. Sayid tells him that he’s not going anywhere. Ben reminds Sayid that his friends are in trouble and need to be taken somewhere safe. He tells Ben that he’ll drive. Ben tells Jack to meet them at the marina after he gets Kate. He tells him to hurry because they’re running out of time.

Jack finds Kate sitting in her car. She smiles at the sight of a clean, shaven Jack. Though she’s happy to see the old Jack she tells him that she just doesn’t have time to deal with whatever he’s doing right now. He sees that she’s watching the building across the street and asks her what’s going on. She tells him that someone’s after Aaron and that someone knows they’re lying. Just then Dan Norton pulls out onto the street. She tells Jack to get in or don’t. He gets in. They follow.

They arrive at a hotel; Kate’s told Jack the story on the ride. He tells Kate that the lawyer was probably lying about meeting his client but we see Carole Littleton opens her hotel door to Dan Norton. It’s Claire’s mom! Jack tells Kate that he’ll go talk to her; maybe he can explain why they did what they did. Kate just wants to run but Jack points out to her that Aaron “is my family too”. I honestly don’t think Kate knows just how “family” he is. If she did he’d have said “he’s my nephew” but instead he just makes it sound like he’s part of his life…kwim? Kate agrees to let him go.

After Dan Norton leaves Jack goes up. Carole seems a bit surprised to see him. Personally I’m kind of surprised she recognized him. It has been 3 years and she only met him once for a matter of minutes. It’s pouring out so she invites him right in. She asks how he knew she was in LA and she tells her that he followed her lawyer. She’s a little shocked and asks why he’d do that. He starts to talk about Aaron but she clearly has no idea who she’s talking about. He then asks her why she’s in LA.

Back in the car Jack frantically tells Kate that they have to go NOW. We didn’t see the entire conversation… could he have accidentally told her about Aaron and that’s why he’s rushing to leave or is it just because we don’t know who the bad guy is now? He tells her to call Sun and have her bring Aaron to the marina. Kate asks what happened he tells her Carole had no idea what he was talking about and that she’s in town to get her Oceanic settlement. He also says that “she still thinks Claire is dead”… WTH does that mean? Don’t we all think Claire is dead? Kate notes the coincidence that Carole has the same lawyer as whoever is trying to take Aaron.

Ben and Sayid pull into a parking garage. Dan Norton (!) gets out of the car beside them and tells him that Hurley will be released tomorrow as he’s got a statement from the medical examiner saying that the man outside of Santa Rosa died while Hurley was still locked up. How ironic is it that the man that DID kill the man outside of Santa Rosa is sitting right beside him. Of course, how does he explain the men at the hotel when a witness actually got a picture of Hurley there with a gun in his hands? *shrug* Ben thanks him and he leaves. Sayid asks who he was and Ben says “my lawyer.” Dum-dum-dum. How is it that Dan is both Carole and Ben’s attorney? I think he’s a “main-land Other” who Ben sent to Carole to offer to represent her against Oceanic.

As Kate and Jack arrive at the marina Kate asks why Jack called her to being with. He tells her that Sayid was attacked and the man had her address in his wallet. He tells her that he needs to get her and Aaron someplace safe. Just then she sees Ben get out of the carpet van. Fun note about the van! It reads Canton-Rainier on the side. An anagram for “reincarnation”…ooooo. Could this be hinting to Locke's lack of deadness? Technically, if Locke were to "rise again" it'd be resurretion, not reincarnation. Reincarnation is when the soul moves to another body. When Kate sees Ben she freaks a little bit. Jack tells her that it’s ok because Ben’s with him. This shocks Kate. Jack tells her that he’s helping them save all those that they left behind. Suddenly she has an epiphany… Ben sent the lawyer. Jack begins to defend him when he confesses. Another point for me! She asks who he thinks he is and why he won’t leave her and her son alone. “Because he’s not your son, Kate” Ben says.

Parked a few cars away we see Sun watching them talk. She looks back to see Aaron sleeping. On her passenger seat we see the surveillance photos and the gun that was sent to her. She picks up the gun and gets out of the car. Now, first thought would be that she’s planning to kill Ben since that’s what she told Widmore that she wanted to but both Ben and Jack are in the photos and she blames Jack for Jin’s death so maybe she’s really planning to kill Jack.

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