3.14 Exposé

1. Nikki is running frantically through the jungle, she stops and buries something, she gets up and keeps running toward the beach.
2. Nikki is a stripper, named Corvette, she goes into an office in the back, finds Mr. La Shade, stealing the money for the orphanage, that means he's the Cobra, he attacks her, she says Razzle-dazzle, she gets shot, series wrap for Corvette, it's a television show, Billy Dee Williams, they're in Sydney, the director says she doesn't need to die, they could say she's wearing a bullet proof vest, she says she's not leaving, that she loves him. From Lostpedia
3. Hurley and Sawyer are playing ping-pong, Nikki runs up to them, stumbling, she collapses in front of them, Sawyer says to go get some water, looks around to see what happened to her, but Hurley checks her, says that she's dead. 84 days ago--Nikki is having breakfast with the director, Zuckerman, Paulo is his chef, the Wolf Gang Puck of Brazil, Howie gives her a diamond bracelet, he starts to choke and he dies, heart attack, her and Paulo poisoned him, Nikki takes a key form around his neck, they go to a safe, Paulo wants to have a cigarette, but Nikki says it's evidence, they take a Matryoshka doll, something is inside it.
4. Everyone checks on Nikki, there's no gunshot wound, no knife, polar bear bite, maybe she was poisoned, check the food supply, she has gunk under her fingernails, Sawyer says she said something like plywood, but Hurley says it sounded like power-lines, but then thinks about it and realizes that she said Paulo lies, he's her husband, or boyfriend. From Lostpedia
5. 80--days ago--Howard L. Zuckerman, creative force behind hit shows Exposé, Strike Team Alpha and Dr. Kincaid Esquire, found dead from heart failure, Paulo and Nikki read in a newspaper in the Sydney Airport, drinking champagne, Paulo is chewing nicotine gum, they see Boone and Shannon arguing, they ask for a chair. Nikki tells Paulo to promise her that they'll never end up like them, Nikki looking for Paulo on the day of the crash, Jack helping Claire, Locke with Gary Troup, Dr. Arzt asks her if they're alive, Boone runs by and asks her for a pen, she finds Paulo, she wants to know where the bag is. From Lostpedia
6. They find Paulo in the same condition as Nikki, pants undone, shoe in a tree, Sawyer sees something, but doesn't say anything, tells Jin not to drink his water, pours it out, Hurley says it's evidence, that he's screwing up the crime scene, Jin says the monster.
7. 75 days ago--Paulo and Nikki are looking for their bag, Paulo says maybe the monster is a dinosaur, Nikki says they've been there for 6 days, the Coast Guard is coming, Ethan offers to help, Nikki says they're not looking for clothes, that Paulo lost his nicotine gum, Ethan says look in-land, that the plane split apart over the island, maybe some of the stuff rained down in there, Dr. Arzt says Boone took the water, everyone fighting, Jack gives his infamous life together, die alone speech.
8. They move Paulo's body to where Nikki's is, Hurley agrees with Jin, says it's the monster, says that Eko said they're next, and Nikki and Paulo were there, Sawyer says they should look in their tent, find out about them, get some shovels.
9. "He wasn't saying you're next about them, he was saying you're next as in, you're all next." Sawyer
10. 57 days ago--Nikki talks to Dr. Arzt, being flirty, he's a scientist and an educator, he tells her about his discoveries, 22 new species, says he's going to be the next Charles Darwin, shows her a Latrodectus Regina, the Medusa spider, her pheromones are very strong, one whiff and every male of the species would be there in seconds, she says she's trying to find her luggage, asks him about trajectories, he draws her a map, Paulo looks on nearby, he is jealous, they follow Arzt's map, find the beachcraft, Paulo doesn't want to go up, but Nikki says there might be a radio, Paulo says he'll fall, they keep going and find a metal door, The Pearl station, Paulo wants to go down, but Nikki says no. From Lostpedia
11. Sun checked the food, but they were eating the same thing as everyone else, they go through Nikki and Paulo's things, find Arzt's bugs, a script, Exposé, Hurley watched it, tells them about it, find Nikki Fernandez on the cast list, say that's why they must've been in Australia, Sawyer finds walkie-talkie, says Nikki and Paulo were working with the Others. From Lostpedia
12. 48 days ago--Kate tells Shannon, Dr. Arzt, Nikki and Paulo about the gun case, they all argue over not having known about it, they ask about where Kate found the gun case, then Nikki and Paulo go to the waterfall to find their luggage, Nikki wants Paulo to dive in and look, Paulo asks if she didn't need him to get the bag, if they'd still be together, Nikki says the bag is worth $8 million, Paulo goes down and finds it, but says nothing. From Lostpedia
13. Sawyer says Nikki and Paulo could've been working with the Others, like Michael, Hurley says the Others on other side of the island, Sun says she was attacked, Sawyer says he's going to do a perimeter sweep, has a gun, they cover the bodies up.
14. 32 days ago--Paulo has nicotine gum, digging hole, burying the doll, Locke says things don't stay buried on this island, beach is eroding, winter is coming, high tide, Paulo goes to The Pearl, hides it in the toilet tank, hears voices coming down, Ben and Juliet, Ben asks who left the door open, says cover it up with the plane, they look at the monitors, Juliet says Jack is cute, he'll never agree to surgery, Ben says he'll convince him, find something he's invested in, exploit it, Juliet asks if they grab Ford and Austen too, Ben says no, they need to come to them, get Michael to bring them, Paulo takes walkie. From Lostpedia
15. Hurley asks Desmond about Nikki and Paulo, if he knows anything, use his psychic powers, Desmond says he only sees flashes, he says Nikki was with Sawyer, Hurley says that Sawyer said he didn't know her, but Desmond says she was yelling at him.
16. Vincent pull the blankets off the bodies, Hurley wonders why Sawyer's so into investigating, Sun says that Sawyer isn't a murderer, that he went all the way across the island to help Michael, it was the Others, that she knows what they're capable of, Hurley gets Desmond. From Lostpedia
17. Charlie tells Sun it was him who kidnapped her.
18. "It was me who took you, not the Others. I wasn't myself. After Locke hit me. After he humiliated me. Sawyer told me I could get even by helping him steal the guns, we just made it look like, the Others. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry." Charlie
19. 9 days ago--Everyone heads to The Pearl, Paulo gets the package form the bathroom, diamonds, puts them down his pants, puts the doll back in the toilet, flushes.
20. Hurley tells Sawyer to give him the gun, Sawyer says it's not even loaded, Hurley says Desmond saw him fighting with Nikki, asks Sawyer if he killed them, he says no, Sawyer says Nikki wanted a gun, didn't tell them because she was digging, he saw a mound of fresh dirt, burying something, must've been something good, Sun takes the pouch, they're diamonds, Sawyer says to keep them, because he had nothing to do with it. From Lostpedia
21. 12 hours ago--Nikki is sitting on the beach, upset, says Thanksgiving was two weeks ago and they missed it, just like they're going to miss everything, Paulo says they're going to find them, they'll get rescued, that he has perspective, the bag could've torn them apart, Paulo says he'll go get them breakfast, Nikki finds his gum wrapper in the sand, knows he's lying, asks Sawyer for a gun, he says no, they argue.
22. Sun confronts Sawyer while he's digging Nikki and Paulo's grave, about the kidnapping, says she won't tell Jin, gives him the diamonds back, says they're worthless there.
23. They have a funeral for Nikki and Paulo, Sawyer pours the diamonds in the grave. From Lostpedia
24. "Nikki and Paulo. I guess we didn't really know you very well. And it appears, you killed each other for diamonds. But I know there are good parts to you too. You were always nice to me. And you're a member of the camp. And, er, I really loved Exposé. Okay, then, goodbye..." Hurley
25. 8 hours ago--Nikki says she found the diamonds, knows Paulo has them, says she found his nicotine gun, takes a jar out and throws a Medusa on Paulo, paralyzes for 8 hours, slow heart rate, she looks in his shoe, opens his pants and find them, Paulo says he's sorry, that he was afraid of losing her, that if she found the diamonds, she wouldn't need him anymore.
26. "Because one look from Medusa will turn anyone to stone, just like one bite from the spider will paralyze you, for about eight hours. It won't kill you, it'll just slow your heart rate down to the point of where even a doctor would have a hard time... [Paulo falls to the ground] ...Hearing it beat. You won't be able to move a muscle, so I'll be able to do, all sorts of nasty things to you. And since it bit you on your neck, I'd say paralysis will happen fast. I'm guessing that you have the diamonds on you. Huh?" Nikki
27. Several Medusa's appear, sounds like the monster, they attack Nikki, she buries the diamonds, runs to the beach to Hurley and Sawyer
28. "I'm paralyzed." Nikki
29. They start to bury Nikki and Paulo slowly, Nikki opens her eyes as dirt pours over her face, they are buried alive, the pile the dirt on the grave. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Was the murder of Zuckerman ever found out?
2. Why is the monster heard when Nikki is attacked by the Medusa spiders?

Favorites:

1. "Razzle-dazzle!" Nikki
2. "Look, I'm just a guest star, and we all know what happens to guest stars." Nikki
3. "...Who the hell's Nikki?" Sawyer
4. "Razzle-frickin'-dazzle." Nikki
5. "If you quit flirting with random guys, maybe you could actually get on the plane." Shannon
6. "Are we alive? Did we survive? Look at me, am I okay? Am I okay?" Dr. Arzt
7. "Hey. Do you have a pen? Do you have a pen? Hey does anybody have a pen?!" Boone
8. "That's evidence. You're messing up the crime scene." Hurley "Crime scene? There a forensics hatch I don't know about?" Sawyer
9. "It's not Jurassic Park, Paulo, its the South Pacific." Paulo
10. "Boone! Boone took the water!" Dr. Arzt
11. "Alright, so here's how I see it. We wanna know what happened, we gotta find out whatever we can about these jabronis." Sawyer "Jabronis?" Jin "Nina and Pablo." Sawyer
12. "Are you sure we should be listening to a High School Science teacher?" Paulo "Junior High, and yes. What's your problem with Leslie anyway?" Nikki
13. "Okay, I'm sorry, I just, I don't trust that guy. We should have gone to Ethan, he would have helped." Paulo
14. "Go up there, maybe there's a radio or..." Nikki "Are you insane? If I go up there that thing's gonna happen." Paulo "You're not gonna fall." Nikki "What? You want me to die?" Paulo
15. "Only of the most awesome hour of television ever. It's like Baywatch only better. Its about Autumn and Crystal, two strippers that solve crimes with the help of their suave smooth-talking club owner, Mr. La Shade." Hurley
16. "You're all out of control. The pigs are walking. Huh, the pigs are walking!" Dr. Arzt
17. "No offense dude but, as far as superpowers go, yours is kinda lame. Thanks anyway." Hurley
18. "Oh I see what this is. Villagers have got themselves some torches." Sawyer
19. "And who the hell are you?!" Sawyer
20. "See, and I thought I was going to get out of this without a lesson..." Sawyer

Notes:

1. If you look at this episode as a stand-alone, it really isn't terrible, and it's a pretty great filler.
2. I love Billy Dee Williams.

2.20 Two for the Road

1. Michael is unconscious, Jack thinks maybe they just let him go, Kate says that he's alone.
2. Ana Lucia and her partner pull up to the Police Station, you can see the number 15, 16, 23 and 42 on the police cars at the station.
3. Ana Lucia's mom questions her, Jason McCormack found just about 3 AM in a parking lot, dead for 1 hour before anyone saw him, Crime Scene pulled gun from dumpster, registration filed off, no prints, no witnesses, her mom offers to help her, she doesn't want it, quits the Los Angeles Police Department. From Lostpedia
4. Ana brings Benry breakfast, tells him she was a cop. He says something inaudible to her, than he attacks her, chokes her, but Locke comes to her rescue.
5. "You killed 2 of us, good people. You're the killer, Ana Lucia." Henry
6. Ana Lucia is working in Airport Security, she meets Christina Shephard, tells him she used to be a cop, he tells her he just stopped being a doctor, asks her to go to Sydney with him, they pick names for eachother, he's Tom and she's Sarah.
7. "Maybe fate has just thrown the two of us together." Christian From Lostpedia
8. Locke asks Benry why he hurt Ana and he didn't hurt him, he says Locke is one of the good ones, that his people will kill him, Locke asks why his own people would want to kill him, he says because he failed his mission to get Locke, he tells him about their leader.
9. "Because the man in charge, he's a great man, John, a brilliant man, but he's not a forgiving man. He'll kill me because I failed, John. I failed my mission. When that woman caught me in her trap I was on my way here, John. I was coming for you." Benry
10. Ana Lucia asks Sawyer for a gun, but he says no.
11. Ana in Sydney hotel, 3:51 AM, she has a drink, Christian knocks on her door, after 4 days of drinking and doing nothing, he says it's time for protection duty, raining, she brings him to house, he argues with an Australian woman, says he pays the mortgage.
12. "She's my daughter and I have every right to see her!" Christian yells at the woman.
13. Hurley asks Sayid for the radio so he can play it for Libby, but Sayid says it doesn't work and suggests taking her to the beach that he took Shannon to.
14. Locke suggests that they made the trade, gave Michael to them for Benry, but Jack says they didn't give them anything, but Locke questions if it was just a coincidence, Jack says he was shouting and Michael heard his voice.
15. Ana Lucia jumps Sawyer in the jungle, steals his gun.
16. Ana Lucia and Christian in the car, she asks about the woman, tells him her name is Ana Lucia, she stops in front of a bar, Sawyer walks into the door as Christian is getting out. From Lost Hatch
17. Hurley packs a picnic for Libby.
18. Locke covers for Ana to Jack, says he left the water on in the bathroom, that she slipped and hit her head.
19. Michael wakes up, says he found them, hiked North to the beach, followed the shoreline, saw one of them, dirty, worn clothes, no shoes, they live in tents, eat dried fish, he counted 22 of them, didn't see anyone they took, Walt, Cindy, the kids, they have a hatch, metal doors, guarded 24 hours a day, 2 guards and 2 guns, most of them are old, half are women, that he came back to tell them, so they could get Walt back.
20. Jack tells Locke that he was right about Benry, about what he and Sayid did when the first put him in the armory, they argue that something has to be done.
21. Hurley is lost trying to lead Libby to the beach Sayid told him about, he leads him to their beach instead, but Libby says they can just have a picnic there, but Hurley forgot the blankets and the drinks, so Libby says she'll get blankets and Hurley should go get wine she saw Rose and Bernard take.
22. "Maybe if I get drunk enough, I'll remember where I know you from." Hurley
23. Sawyer is reading Bad Twin by Gary Troup, Jack takes it from Sawyer and throws it in the fire so Sawyer will give him the guns, points his gun at Sawyer, but Sawyer reaches for his gun and realizes that Ana stole his gun, Locke tells Jack about Benry attacking her. From Lost Hatch
24. Ana goes into the armory with the gun to talk to Benry, gives him a knife to cut himself loose, he tells her that Goodwin kept saying she was misunderstood, that he thought she was worthy, that he could change her.
25. Jack is at the Sydney Airport arguing with the woman at the counter about his father's body, while Ana Lucia calls her mom nearby, tells her she's in Sydney, that she made a mistake and wants to come home, that she's on Oceanic Flight 815.
26. Ana tells Michael that she wants to kill Benry because he attacked her, but she can't do it, Michael says he'll do it, to give him the gun, the combo to the armory.
27. "I'm sorry." Michael shoots Ana Lucia and then Libby when she's getting the blankets, opens the armory and shoots himself, letting Benry escape. From Lost Hatch
    
    
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Questions:

1. Was "Henry" really coming for Locke?
2. When Benry was talking about their leader, was he talking about himself or Jacob?
3. Was Michael told to kill Ana Lucia and Libby and shoot himself?
4. Did the Others bring Michael to the line they're not supposed to cross?

Favorites:

1. "Good to see you again. You, uh, wanded me at security. So, how does one get into wanding?" Christian Shepard
2. "What happened?" Libby "I cut myself shaving." Ana Lucia
3. "Here's the thing, even that would be good, because then Libby would be like, "it's the thought that counts," and I'll score major points. Especially when she sees me holding it over my head." Hurley "And why would I hold a static generating radio over my head?" Sayid "They didn't have Say Anything in Baghdad? It's awesome. This dude, like, gets his boom box and he holds it over his head outside this chick's window and he plays some Peter Gabriel song for her and bam, the girl's, like, his. I mean, after her dad goes to jail. But then he gets her." Hurley "I think I get the idea." Sayid "You should really check it out sometime. I mean, if we ever, you know, get off this island." Hurley
4. "I ain't gonna give me you nothing. We've been through this, Lucy." Sawyer
5. "What you gonna do now, Muchacha?" Sawyer
6. "Hey, I'm walking here!" Sawyer
7. "If you tell anyone about this, I'll kill you." Ana "I guess that takes cuddling off the table." Sawyer
8. "Dude, I'm not lost. Will you trust me? We're right about to walk on the most excellent secret beach on the Island, and surprise!" Hurley "Uh, Hurley, this is our beach." Libby
9. Jin giving Hurley a thumbs up when he's with Libby.

Notes:

1. The way that Ana Lucia meets Christian Shepard is very similar to the way she met Jack in the Sydney Airport in Exodus, Part 1.
2. Jason McCormack is referred to as Jason Alder by Teresa Cortez, Ana's mother.
3. We later find out that the woman Christian is arguing with in Sydney is Claire's Aunt Lindsey.
4. Sawyer later meets Christian in the same bar that Ana Lucia dropped him off at.
5. Michael didn't completely lie, he told the truth about what he saw, except for not seeing Walt, he just didn't tell them that he was leading them to a trap.
6. I totally called Ana Lucia dying long before this episode.

2.13 The Long Con

1. Jack brings the 6 guns in the Halliburton case to Locke so he can put them in the armory with the Virgin Mary statues. Jack asks why he didn't break them, Locke says that he's superstitious.
2. Jack goes through Sawyer's stash for medicine, he takes his painkillers.
3. Sawyer and Cassidy, he tries to pull his long con on her, she figures him out, says she didn't take anything in her divorce, that he should've done his research.
4. Sawyer tells Kate about Jack and Ana Lucia's army.
5. Hurley gives Sayid the radio from the tailies.
6. Sun is almost taken by "others," knocked out, hands tied. From Lostpedia
7. Sawyers tells Kate he thinks it's one of them, that they left a trail, the hood they used was different.
8. "Here's the good news, baby. Everybody's scared, but the thing they're scared of most is missing an opportunity." Sawyer
9. Kate questions Ana Lucia to Jack, how well he knows her.
10. Ana Lucia tells Jack that Sun's attack is making more people join the army, including Steve. Jack asks her where she was when Sun was attacked.
11. Kate thinks it was Ana Lucia's play to get her hands on the guns, she tells Sawyer, asks him to help her by going to the Swan to warn Locke, who is alphabetizing the library. From Lost Hatch
12. The long con, get somebody to do something like it's their idea, but it's your idea. Sawyer thinks Cassidy has $40,000, but she admits she lied and got $600,000 from her divorce.
    
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13. Sawyer tells Locke about Ana Lucia and Jack coming to get the guns, he asks Sawyer to help him move the guns, Sawyer says he's telling him to piss off Jack.
14. Sawyer in diner, orders 2 beers, the waitress is Kate's mom, Diane. Gordy, Sawyer works for, conning Cassidy for 6 months, says he has feelings for her. From Lost Hatch
15. "A tiger doesn't change his stripes." Gordy
16. Gordy says he'll kill both of them if he doesn't get his money.
    
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17. Jack confronts Locke about the guns, but it was Sawyer the whole time.
18. "You were so busy worrying about eachother, you never even saw me coming, did you?" Sawyer
19. "There's a new sheriff in town, boys. You all best get used to it." Sawyer From Lostpedia
20. Sawyer tells Cassidy the truth, that Gordy is going to kill him, that he knew about the money, that she was the long con, tells her to leave, go to Sioux City, Sage Flower Motel off Highway 29, wait for him, says he loves her.
21. Kate figures everything out, that Sawyer played them all. She thinks that he wants everyone to hate him and that's why he did it.
22. "Good thing you don't hate me, freckles. You run, I con. A tiger don't change his stripes." Sawyer
23. Hurley reads a manuscript from the plane, Bad Twin. Sayid tries to fix the radio, listens with Hurley on the beach, find Rousseau's transmission, and they find a station, WXR, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Moonlight Serenade. From Lostpedia From Lost Hatch
24. "It could be coming from anywhere." Sayid "Or any time. Just kidding, dude." Hurley
25. "How does someone think of something like that?" Charlie helped Sawyer with the guns, he wanted Locke to feel like a fool, he didn't want the Virgin Mary statues. From Lostpedia
26. Sawyer conned Cassidy again in the end, he never gave her the money.
27. "I'm not a good person, Charlie. Never did a good thing in my life." Sawyer

Questions:

1. Did Sawyer plan the long con on Cassidy from the start or did he improvise when she figured him out?
2. How did Sawyer know Kate would ask him to go to Locke?
3. How did he know that Locke would move the guns?
4. Did Sawyer con Gordy too?
5. Where did the radio transmission come from?
6. Did Sawyer really love Cassidy?

Favorites:

1. "You want to break 7 Virgin Maries, be my guest. I'm superstitious." Locke
2. "You even got Locke to take a swing at you. Hell, that's like gutting Gandhi to beat his kids." Sawyer
3. "Well, as much as I'd like to learn to feather my hair, I lost my damn glasses on the raft. You want to read it to me? What, you got an appointment or something?" Sawyer "Alright, 10 Ways To Tell If He's A Sensitive Man." Kate "Now, there's a sensitive man." Sawyer referring to Locke spending time with Claire.
4. "Hey, man. You gonna put the lime in the coconut, drink 'em both up?" Hurley
5. "You couldn't get away. You versus Sun, hot oil death match--my money's on you, Sheena." Sawyer
6. "It looks like the good folks of Island Town are about to form a posse, get themselves armed up. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Jack didn't find himself that horse of yours and start leading the charge in a big white hat." Sawyer
7. "One second, I'm like this close to the high score on Donkey Kong." Sawyer "Where's Locke?" Jack "I don't know. I think he said something about going to the store for a pack of smokes." Sawyer

Notes:

1. We the viewers are put on a long con because the first person they show when Sun is attacked is Sawyer, leading us to believe that he has nothing to do with it.
2. It's amazing how much Sawyer has changed and grown as a character. He says that he's never done a good thing in his life, but in the end, he does.
3. Sawyer cons Cassidy off-island and knows that she will figure him out and want to work with him, while he cons the survivors on-island and knows that Kate will ask him to help her. They both play into Sawyer's hands.
4. I believe that Sawyer long conned Gordy as well as Cassidy.