Analysis of Epilogue, "The New Man in Charge"

Wow. It's been a while since I've done this. I'm a little rusty. I've been writing a post about the Finale, "The End" and my thoughts on the entire series, and the aftermath of everything for a few months now, but I still haven't even come close to finishing all of my thoughts and theories on the whole matter, so that's going to have to wait for bit. So, before I finished doing all of that, I figured I'd brush up on some LOST because I've been thinking about it again a lot lately.

I haven't bought the LOST Season Six DVD Set as of yet, and I have the first Five Seasons already, so I'll be holding off from buying the LOST Complete Collection Box Set for at least a little while, but I had a chance to watch  the 12-Minute Epilogue, titled "The New Man in Charge," online a few weeks ago when it was leaked, and now that the DVD has finally come out, I figured I'd do some writing about it. This is the last new footage that I will probably ever write about LOST, so that's kind of sad. Well, that is unless they come out with something new, which I could see ABC/Disney doing, so maybe that's a lie. 

After I finish this, and my post about the Finale and everything else, I'm going to be dong a re-watch of Season Six, in the same style that I've done Seasons before, and then a re-watch and analysis of the entire Series, which will be different than everything else I've done. I plan to focus on analyzing each episode with the knowledge of having watched the entire Series, which should be interesting and a lot of fun. I really want to go back and reflect on everything, because I feel like then, and only then, will this entire experience come to an end. But, let's be realistic, this whole thing is never going to be over for me. I'm going to be watching and thinking about LOST for the rest of my damn life, so deal with it. It comes with the territory now.

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5.09 Namasté

1. A plane is in the air, Ajira Airways Flight 316, Kate, Sun, Jack, Ilana and Sayid, Hurley, Frank's co-pilot asks if he wants to hear something crazy, he asks Frank if he saw the big guy who got on in Los Angeles, sitting in First Class, the guy with curly hair, a guitar case, Frank asks what about him, the co-pilot says he's one of the Oceanic 6, that the guy has nerves of steel, he survives a crash, now he's flying back over the same South Pacific, Frank says maybe he doesn't believe lightning will strike twice, they begin to experience some turbulence, the co-pilot asks Frank if he's alright, he says he's just fine, in First Class, Hurley tells Caesar to fasten his seatbelt, Frank says oh no, there is a lot more turbulence, the co-pilot says confirms to Frank that the Auto Pilot is off, Frank has the controls, the plane is going down, there's a flash, the plane is flying through the flash, it's dark, they stall, lost power, the co-pilot says he's restarting 1, 2, Altimeter reading 650, come through the clouds and they see the island, Frank says to give him more power, that he can pull them out of this, he says to just do it, the computer repeats "failure," Frank says he's putting her down, the co-pilot calls for a mayday, says they're Ajira Flight 316,  Frank spots somewhere to land, the co-pilot asks if it's a runway, the transmission of the numbers plays over the radio, Frank asks for full flaps, the co-pilot says the gear is down, they're at airspeed 190, that he's coming in too steep, but Frank lands the plane on the runaway on The Hydra island, thought they start running out of runway, he tells them to brace for impact, they crash at the end of the runway, Frank is hurt, he's bleeding, but the other co-pilot has been impaled, Frank gets out of his seat, he exits out of the cockpit, Ilana is passed out, Caesar wakes her, asks if she's okay, she notices that Sayid is gone, but Frank notices Sun is there, she asks what happened, Frank says he doesn't know, he asks her where's everyone else, Jack, Kate, Hurley, where'd they go, Ben says they're gone, they ask gone where, Ben says how would he know.
   
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2. Thirty years earlier--Sawyer meeting up with Hurley, Jack and Sawyer, Hurley says he's alive, hugs Sawyer, says he can't believe it, Sawyer says easy on the ribs there, Kong, Hurley says that he actually missed that, Sawyer says he missed Hugo too, Jack shakes Sawyer's hand, Kate gives him a hug, Sawyer says it's good to see her, Kate says you too, James, Sawyer says they're really here, that the son of a bitch actually did it, Locke said he was going to bring them back, but he asks where is he, Jack says John's dead, Sawyer asks how, Jack says it doesn't matter, that he's gone, Hurley says what's up with them in the old DHARMA jumpsuits, Sawyer asks Jin if he didn't tell him, Jin says no, that he was waiting for him, Kate says tell them what, Sawyer says they're in the DHARMA Initiative, Jack asks if DHARMA came back to the island, Sawyer says no, Hurley, Jack and Kate came back, and so did they, he tells Jack that it's 1977, Hurley says what.
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3. Jack says he's telling him, that they've been there, living with the DHARMA Initiative for the past three years, Sawyer says that's right, asks how long it's been for them since the chopper, Kate says three years, Miles calls Jin on his walkie, Jin says if he doesn't report in soon, they'll send out a patrol, asks Sawyer what to do with them, Hurley says Jin's English is awesome, Sawyer says what they do is bring them in, back to DHARMAville, they can't be wandering around the jungle with the hostiles, Hurley asks what about everyone else from the plane, Jin asks about everyone else, Jack says they didn't come back alone, that Sayid was on the plane too, Lapidus, and Sun, Jin takes off, says he's going to The Flame, that if a plane landed on the island, Radzinsky will know, he leaves in the jeep, Sawyer says for them to stay put, that he has to figure out what to do with them, how to explain where they came form, Kate asks Sawyer, other than him and Jin who else is still there.
4. Juliet asks Miles if he's seen James, Miles says no, and he's not answering his walkie either, Juliet says that Jin called him this morning, and then James ran off without saying what was going on, Miles checks the monitors in the Security station, he spots Sawyer arriving at the barracks.
5. Juliet goes home to meet Sawyer, who is gathering clothing, asks for his baggy sweatshirt, Juliet asks what's going on, Sawyer tells Juliet that they're back, Juliet asks who's back, Sawyer says Jack, Hurley, Kate, says he knows, they came back, Juliet asks if they're here now, Sawyer says yeah, they're at the North point, waiting for him to tell them what to do, Juliet asks how did they get there, Sawyer says he's not sure, but they said they were on a plane, that he doesn't understand it anymore than she does, but they're here, and he has to figure out a way to bring them in, before someone else finds them and they screw up everything they have there, Juliet says there's a sub coming in this afternoon.
6. Jin drives the Jeep to The Flame, where there's a man building a model of The Swan station, asks Jin if he understands the concept of knocking, Jin rushes in, looks at the monitors, print outs from The Flame computer, the man says hands off, no one handles the gear in the station except him, Jin says he needs to check the radar logs, that he needs to know if a plane landed on the island, the man says so he thinks if a plane landed on the island, he'd be over there building a model, and he wouldn't put out an alert, Jin says check with the other stations, maybe he missed it, Radzinsky says attention all stations, calling from The Flame, checking to see if anyone's seen a plane flying over the island, he asks Jin why a plane is so damn important, Jin says that it just is.
   
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7. "Attention all stations, this is a system-wide broadcast from Radzinsky at the Flame. I'm checking in to see if anyone's seen an airplane over the Island. [Chuckles] No one else has seen an airplane, but if you have, could you call in to me, please? Over." Radzinsky
8. On the beach, Sun is holding Jin's wedding ring, the survivors of the Ajira Airways crash sit on the beach, with the plane parked on the runway, Ilana asks Sun if she's lost someone, says she thought maybe she lost someone on the plane, Sun says no, she was traveling alone, Frank asks for everyone's attention, he says to listen up, he doesn't know where they're at, the radio is dead, so he hasn't been able to call in their situation, but as soon as they figure out that they're not where they're supposed to be, they'll come looking for them, so the best thing to do right now, is to just stick together, and wait until help gets there, Caesar asks where is here, Frank says the island is not on charts, Caesar says there are buildings over there, with animal cages, that down the beach, you can see a bigger island across the water, Ben listens near by, Caesar says maybe he should get some new charts, Frank says right now he's trying to keep everyone safe, they should gather firewood, Sun sees Ben take off, she follows him, Caesar says maybe Frank wants to wait, but he says to search the building, that maybe they have a radio, or some food, he asks who wants to help, Frank sees Sun and Ben leave, he follows after them.
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9. "Can I get everybody's attention?! Everybody, please! Listen up, folks! Here's where we're at. The radio's dead, so I haven't been able to call in our situation. But that's all right. Soon as they figure out we're not where we're supposed to be, they'll come looking for us. So best thing to do right now is just stick together. Stick together, hunker down and just wait till help gets here." Frank
10. Sun following Ben, who still has his arm in a sling, with bag, he stops, knows she's following him, doubles back and catchers her from behind, asks why she's following him, Sun asks where he's going, he says back to their island, he asks if she wants to come.
11. In the barracks, Juliet takes Amy's chart, she's sleeping on a hammock, but Juliet accidentally wakes her up, says she just came to get the sub manifest, she tells Amy that obviously she doesn't want her to be working today, Amy says thank you, Juliet asks if there's a full load, Amy says two recruits dropped out in the 11th hour, that they didn't want to take the sedative, Amy asks Juliet to tell Pierre for her, Juliet checks on the baby, picks him up, asks if Horace and her decided on a name yet, Amy says they're going to name him Ethan, Juliet immediately gets freaked out, gives him to Amy, Amy asks when her and Jim are going to have a baby, Juliet says she doesn't know, the timing has to be right.
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12. Jack, Kate, Hurley waiting, Kate asks Jack if the woman who told him he had to come back mentioned that it would be 30 years ago, Jack says no, she left that part out, Kate asks so what are they supposed to do now, Jack says he's not sure yet, Horace notices Sawyer's back, drives up in a DHARMA van, Sawyer gives them some clothes, he says they're going to be the second batch of recruits coming off the sub, they're pulling in right about now, so they don't have much time, Sawyer says nice suit, Doc, but it's not exactly island wear, Jack asks if he wants to them to say they came in on the sub, asks how that's going to work, Sawyer says that everyone gets knocked out before the trip, so no one meets until they process them, Jack says they need to find the rest of the people from the plane, Sawyer says if there's a plane, that Jin will find it, he says they'll be camping in the jungle for a long time if they don't go with him, that there isn't another batch of recruits due in for six months, Jack asks Kate what she thinks, Kate says she thinks they should listen to Sawyer, Hurley says he votes for not camping, Sawyer says if they do everything he says, they'll be fine, let's move.
13. Jin at The Flame, Radzinsky says he just heard from The Looking Glass, that they're the last station to check in, Radzinsky tells Jin to go home, says that he'll call him if something happens, beeping, something shows up on a monitor, Radzinsky says it's grid 325, the motion sensor alarm has been tripped, that there's a hostile inside the perimeter, Jin takes off.
14. Jin runs through the jungle with a rifle, he comes upon Sayid, he says to stop right there, Sayid is still wearing handcuffs, Jin asks him where's Sun, Sayid says he doesn't know, Radzinsky gets there, Jin says to shut up, get down, Sayid says another word and he's dead, Sayid gets on his knees, doesn't say anything.
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15. Sawyer driving DHARMA van, Hurley says so it's 1977, and they're all members of the DHARMA Initiative, he asks Sawyer you do realize those guys got wiped out, says he saw the pit where all the bodies where, asks Sawyer isn't he going to warn them, stop it from happening, Sawyer says he isn't there to play Nostradamus, he says besides, Faraday has some interesting theories on what they can and can't do, Jack asks about Faraday, if he's there, Sawyer says he's not anymore.
16. "Okay, so it's 1977." Hurley "Yep." Sawyer "And... you guys are all members of the DHARMA Initiative." Hurley "Yep." Sawyer "Well, you do realize those dudes get wiped out, right? I saw where all the bodies got dumped." Hurley "What about it?" Sawyer "Well, aren't you gonna warn 'em? Aren't you gonna stop it from happening?" Hurley "I ain't here to play Nostradamus to these people. Besides, Faraday's got some interesting theories on what we can and can't do here." Sawyer
17. At the barracks, a sign says "Welcome New Recruits," the DHARMA van pulls up, Sawyer says they recruits will be going inside for processing, it's where they'll be given their work assignments and lodging, he says to put these necklaces on, and listen up, he says that Juliet put their names on a list, Sawyer says when they get in there, they'll watch a meet and greet video, when they call their name, just smile, step up, take their jumpsuits and work assignments, Sawyer says he has it all worked out, Hurley asks what if they start asking them questions they can't answer, like who was President in 1977, Sawyer says it's not a damn game show, but he'll be in there to get their backs.
18. At the Processing Center, Miles pulls up in a van, calls La Fleur, asks where he's been, says he's been trying to reach him on his walkie, Miles sees Hurley, Jack and Kate, La Fleur says they're the new inductees, that he'll explain everything later, he tells Miles to stop staring, says to tell him what the damn problem is, Miles says it's Jin, that there's a 14-J at The Flame, La Fleur asks what, speaks to Jin, calls him on his walkie, says that he found a hostile, La Fleur asks where, Jin says he was wandering in the jungle, he says that Radzinsky is taking care of it now, La Fleur asks Jin what he's doing in their territory, he says that it's a violation of the truce, Jin says that it's Sayid, La Fleur is surprised, he asks what, says son of a bitch, he asks if anyone else was with him, Jin says no, that he was alone.
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19. Ben and Sun walking through the jungle, she says to wait, Ben says that waiting doesn't interest him, that there are three outriggers near there, he's going to take one of them, he says that she can help him and row, Sun asks Ben why he's leaving, he asks her why she's staying, she says the main island, asks is that where Jin is, Ben says honestly he doesn't know, but that's where he'd start looking, Frank calls for Sun, asks if she's alright, he says he got worried when couldn't find her, that he saw Ben leaving, asks what they're doing out here, Sun says that Ben knows where there's a boat, that she's going back to the main island with him, Frank asks Sun if she thinks she can really trust this guy, she says she has to trust him, Frank goes with them, they find the outriggers, covered up, Ben asks if they're ready, Frank says to think about it, he says this guy is dangerous, that the boat he came on, it was filled with commandos, who's only mission was to get him, Ben asks and how'd that work out, Frank says don't do it, Sun asks why he doesn't come with them, Frank says that he can't, he has a group of people to take care of, Ben says that's right, a Captain's first responsibility is to his passengers, Ben says he has people he has to take care of too, he says that across the water, on the other island, there's a small dock, about a half mile due South, that it leads to a town where he used to live, he says there are resources there, so if anyone can help him and the rest of the plane get out of there safely, Sun knocks Ben out with an oar from the outrigger, Frank says he thought she trusted this guy, Sun says she lied.
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20. Jack and Kate watch an Orientation video at the Processing Center, Pierre Chang talking, he says Welcome to the island, for their own comfort and safety, they ask that they stay in the confines of their new living quarters, their barracks are protected by a high frequency, sonar fence, you are now a member of the DHARMA Initiative.
21. Orientation Video playing: "Welcome to the island. For your own comfort and safety, we ask that you stay within the confines of your new living quarters. Our Barracks are surrounded by a high frequency sonar fence to protect us from the Island's abundant and diverse wildlife." Pierre Chang
22. Someone calls Jack Shephard's name, it's Phil, he says to have a seat, Pierre Chang says of course it isn't here, Jack asks what's that, Pierre says his file, how could they be any more disorganized on the other side, he says namasté, introduces himself as Pierre Chang, says welcome to the DHARMA Initiative, asks Jack how was his ride in, Jack says it was fine, Pierre asks who was shuttle driver, Jack says he's sorry, Pierre says the shuttle from the sub, Jack says that was uh, La Fleur, Pierre says he's a good man, La Fleur, runs a very tight operation, he says he's sorry for the disorganization, that the woman who was supposed to process them in had a baby last night, and he got pulled out of his lab, he tells Jack his job assignment, that he's been assigned to the shed, that he's a workman, Jack asks what is that, Pierre says that, based on his aptitude test, he'll be doing janitorial work.
    
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23. Phil asks Kate, if they haven't called her yet, asks her name, she says she's Kate Austen, Phil says she's not on his list, and not on the sub manifest either, he asks who her recruiter was, Juliet comes in, says hold on Phil, she has a new list from Amy, some last minute additions, Juliet says, including Ms. Austen, Phil says alright, Kate is all hers, Juliet tells Kate sorry for the mix-up, Juliet introduces herself to Kate, she says welcome to the island.
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24. Jin at The Flame, Sawyer gets there, asks what happened, Jin says that Sayid just came walking out of the jungle, wearing handcuffs, Sawyer asks if he said anything about the plane they were on, Jin says no, but Radzinsky thinks he's a hostile, he won't leave him alone, Sawyer says he has this, asks where is he, Radzinsky says he's locked in the storage room, La Fleur says to give him the key, Radzinsky asks why he needs to know, that the hostile saw the model of The Swan, that he could've seen the survey of where they're building it, Radzinsky says that he's a spy, that this whole thing is an act, that either they play into it or they don't and end this right now, La Fleur asks what he's talking about, Radzinsky says to shoot him, La Fleur says he appreciates his input, but he wants to talk to him first, he says to give him the damn keys, La Fleur gives them to Jin, who takes Sayid out of the storage room, sits him down, Sawyer says his name is La Fleur, that he's the Head of Security, that he wants him to listen real carefully to what he has to say, he says that if he does that, he'll be fine, he asks Sayid if he understands, Sayid nods, La Fleur says to identify himself as a hostile, he says that the terms to the truce say that he has to identify himself as a hostile, or they have the right to shoot them, Sayid says that they do not refer to themselves as hostile, but yes, he is one of them, La Fleur says good, now they can proceed like a couple of gentlemen, he says let's go, that he's taking him back  to the barracks, Radzinsky says that he's making a mistake, that he's going to talk to Horace about this.
25. "You need to know, La Fleur--he saw the model of The Swan, and he could've seen the survey of where we're building it." Radzinsky
26. "My name's La Fleur. I'm Head of Security. I want you to listen real carefully to what I got to say. And if you do that, you'll be fine. Understand? [Sayid nods.] All right, let's start simple. Identify yourself as a Hostile [Sayid says nothing.] The terms of the truce say you gotta identify yourself as a Hostile, or we got the right to shoot you." La Fleur
27. At night, Frank and Sun paddling the outrigger canoe, they get to the dock, Frank says to remind him why they're doing this, Sun says that Ben says her husband is on the island, that the best place to start looking is there, some advice she took before whacked him in the head, the dock looks old and worn, falling apart, they hear the Smoke Monster sound, Sun says it's probably just an animal, they walk through the barracks, Frank says he doesn't think she'll find her husband there, Processing Center sign hanging, light on in house, DHARMA symbol on the door, a man comes out, it's Christian Shephard, he says hello, Frank asks who the hell is he, he says his name is Christian, Sun says she's looking for her husband, that his name is Jin Kwon, she asks Christian if he knows where he is, Christian says to follow him.
    
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28. In the DHARMA rec room, pictures are hanging on the wall, Christian takes one off the wall, 1977 Recruits, Sun asks where her husband is, Christian says that he's with her friends, Sun asks what he's talking about, he shows her the photograph of Hurley, Jack and Kate in the DHARMA Initiative, Christian says that Sun has a bit of journey ahead of her.
    
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29. "I'm sorry, but you have a bit of a journey ahead of you." Christian Shephard
30. In the barracks, a photograph is being taken, NAMASTE NEW RECRUITS, Hurley, Jack, Kate, refer to their protocol handbooks, Phil says they're perfectly safe there.
31. Sawyer calls Phil on his walkie, says he's ready, coming in with a 14-J, Sawyer arrives with Sayid, Phil asks everyone to hold back, he says they have a minor security situation, they take Sayid out of the van, Hurley, Jack, and Kate, see him, Hurley says he guesses they found Sayid.
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32. "So you guys have the rest of the day to get acquainted with your security protocol handbooks waitin' in your new digs. Now some of it may seem a little scary, but I promise you all, we are perfectly safe here, okay? So make yourselves at home." Phil
33. Sayid is taken into Security, they put him in a cell, Sawyer says to hang out there until he can figure out what the hell to do with him, Phil asks what they'll do with him, La Fleur says to bring the man some damn food, that they're not savages.
34. "Bring the man some damn food. We're not savages." La Fleur
35. Jack asks Phil where James La Fleur lives, Phil says his house is right there, Jack says thanks, Phil says he wouldn't call him James, that he hates it, Jack knocks on La Fleur's door, Juliet answers, she says hey Jack, they hug, Jack says he saw her earlier today, that she was helping Kate, he wanted to say something to her then, Juliet says but they're not supposed to know eachother, Jack says he was looking for Sawyer, but he must've came to the wrong house, Juliet says no, to come in, Sawyer is inside, reading a book, Jack is surprised, Juliet says she's sure they have a lot to talk about, she leaves them.
36. Sawyer asks Jack if he wants a beer, Jack says he's fine, Sawyer asks what he can do for him, Jack says he doesn't know where to start, how about with Sayid, Sawyer says he had no choice, he was running around the jungle, he got caught by his people, he says they can't tell the truth about how he got there, so he had to improvise, and now Sayid is safe, and that's all that matters, Jack asks where they go from there, Sawyer says he's working on it, Jack says it looks to him like he was reading a book, Sawyer says he heard once that Winston Churchill read a book every night, even during the Blitz, he said that it made him think better, Sawyer says that's how he likes to run things, he thinks, he says that he's sure that doesn't mean much to Jack, because back when he was calling the shots, he pretty much just reacted, he didn't think, and as he recalls, a lot of people ended up dead, Jack says he got them off the island, Sawyer says but here he is, right back where he started, so he's going to go back to reading his book, and he's going to think, that's how he saved his ass today, and that's how he's going to save Sayid's tomorrow, he tells Jack what he has to do, is go home and get a good night's rest, and let him do what he does, he says ain't that a relief, Jack says yes, he leaves, Sawyer walks him out.
37. "Evening, Doc." Sawyer [Door closes] "[Sighs] Well, I'm sure you two have a lot to talk about." Juliet "Take a load off. You want a beer?" Sawyer "No. [Chuckles] No, I'm fine." Jack "What can I do for you, Jack?" Sawyer "[Exhales deeply] I don't even know where to start. Uh... how about with Sayid?" Jack "I had no choice. He was running around in the jungle, got caught by my people. And seein' as how he can't tell the truth about how he got here, I had to improvise." Sawyer "Improvise?" Jack "Uh-huh. And for now, Sayid is safe, which is all that matters." Sawyer "So, where do we go from here?" Jack "I'm working on it." Sawyer "Really? Because it looked to me like you were reading a book." Jack "[Chuckles] I heard once Winston Churchill read a book every night, even during the Blitz. He said it made him think better. It's how I like to run things. I think. I'm sure that doesn't mean that much to you, 'cause back when you were calling the shots, you pretty much just reacted. See, you didn't think, Jack, and as I recall, a lot of people ended up dead." Sawyer "I got us off the Island." Jack "But here you are... [sighs] right back where you started. So I'm gonna go back to reading my book, and I'm gonna think, 'cause that's how I saved your ass today. And that's how I'm gonna save Sayid's tomorrow. All you gotta do is go home, get a good night's rest. Let me do what I do. [Door creaks] ...now ain't that a relief?" Sawyer "Yeah." Jack
    
38. Sawyer sees Kate from his porch, he waves to her reluctantly.
39. At Security, Ben says hey Phil, he says that he's just going to go in there and deliver him a sandwich, Sayid in his cell, Ben says he brought him a sandwich, that he didn't put mustard on it, he says if he'd like some, he can get some, Sayid says this will be fine, Ben asks if he's a hostile, Sayid asks does he think he is, Ben asks what his name is, Sayid, he asks what's yours, Ben, Sayid is surprised, he says it's nice to meet you, Ben.
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40. "Are you a Hostile?" Ben "Do you think I am?" Sayid "What's your name?" Ben "Sayid. What's yours?" Sayid "I'm Ben." Ben "It's nice to meet you, Ben." Sayid

3.20 The Man Behind the Curtain

1. A pregnant woman is giving birth in the woods, her name is Emily, something is wrong, she has a boy, she says it hurts, bleeding, her husband says no one knows they're there, carries her and the baby, a road, Portland 32 miles, a car pulls over, a woman and a man stop to help them, he says they were hiking, that she's not due yet, they're going to bring them to the hospital, Emily says to call him Benjamin, then she dies. From Lostpedia
2. Ben is holding a carved doll, it's his birthday, Richard asks about bringing the tape to Juliet, Ben says he was supposed to do it yesterday, he's missing his recorder. From Lostpedia
3. "It's a birthday present. Mine just happens to be today. You do remember birthdays, don't you Richard?" Ben
4. Locke returns with his body, wants Ben to tell him everything he wants to know about the island, says to start at the beginning, Ben says it's not that simple, he's not their leader, Jacob is, he can't take him there, Richard doesn't know where he is, Ben says he was born on the island, one of the last that was, most people he brought there, Jacob talks to him, trust him, tells him what to do, no one else has seen him, Locke says he's lying, that he's the man behind the curtain, because his hand is shaking, that his people are stupid to believe him.
5. "I was born here on this Island. I'm one of the last that was. Most of these people you see—I brought them here. So Jacob talks to me, John. He tells me what to do, trusts me." Ben
6. "How convenient. You know what I think, Ben? I think there is no Jacob. I think your people are idiots if they believe you take orders from someone else. You are the man behind the curtain, the Wizard of Oz. And you're a liar." Locke
7. Ben as a child, arrives at the island on the sub, walking on the dock, Pala Ferry, with his father, DHARMA vans, Namaste sign, the man from the car that tried to help Emily, Horace Goodspeed, doing his dad a favor, gave him a job, Ben doesn't say much, processing. From Lostpedia
8. "That's okay. I bet he will when he has something to say. Right, Ben?" Horace Goodspeed
9. Roger and Ben at Orientation, Dr. Marvin Candle, he says stay within the confines, barracks surrounded by high frequency sonar fence, to protect from the wildlife, study properties.
10. "Welcome to the Island. For your own comfort and safety, we ask that you stay within the confines of your new living quarters. Our Barracks are surrounded by a high frequency sonar fence, to protect us from the Island's abundant and diverse wildlife. You are now a member of the DHARMA Initiative. Every morning you will be given a new code which will allow you to cross outside the fence... there are properties on this Island that exist nowhere else on Earth. Our mission is to study these properties for the betterment of mankind and advancement of world peace. Most of you will be working on the main (inaudible), should you be assigned...(inaudible, possibly "to geological studies")" Dr. Marvin Candle
11. Annie introduces herself to Ben, gives him an Apollo bar, says they can have as many as they want, Roger Linus, Ben's father, is given a janitor uniform, Roger Work Man, Goodspeed said they were doing experiments changing the world.
12. Sawyer returns to camp, he tells Sayid about Locke and the tape.
13. Mikhail is back with the Others, says the pylons were not set to a lethal level, Ben says Locke is with them now, tells Ben about Naomi, encountered several of Locke's people in the jungle, injured woman parachuted onto the island, helicopter crash, her ship is 130 clicks west, had a radio phone, he assumes they brought her back to their camp, Ben says they're going there the day after tomorrow, Mikhail says they have to go now.
14. Locke says Ben is not going anywhere, that they're going to see Jacob, Ben says no, Mikhail questions Ben, Locke attacks Mikhail, Alex gives him a gun.
15. Ben is in school, the teacher, Olivia Goodspeed, doing their own volcanic reaction, says there is a volcano on the island that erupted, reaction a long time ago, gunshots ring out, an alarm goes off, she tells them to get in their positions, grabs a gun, says it's the hostiles. From Lostpedia
16. Roger argues with Horace Goodspeed, says he was driving back from The Flame, explosion, siren, drove into the middle of a shoot-out, Horace says they've been having skirmishes with the natives, says not sure who they are, Roger wants more money.
17. Ben is listening in on their conversations, has a pet bunny, Ben hears something, then he sees mom through the window in his room. From Lostpedia
18. Sawyer and Sayid looking for Juliet, Kate says she took off with Jack, that she told them everything about Naomi.
19. Ben says tells Locke that Jacob is real, and he will be angry, because he's a man who summons you, but Locke says there's a first time for everything.
20. "Something you should know, John, before we go. Whether or not you think he's the Wizard of Oz, I can assure you that Jacob is very, very real. And we're gonna go see him, and he's not gonna like it. In fact, I have a feeling he's going to be very...angry. And that's why my hand was shaking, because this is not a man you go and see. This is a man who summons you." Ben
21. Annie gives Ben dolls for his birthday, so they never have to be away form eachother, he returns home and dad is drunk, forgot his birthday, says he can't celebrate the day he killed his mom, she was only 7 months pregnant, they went on a hike, and he came early. From Lostpedia
22. "It's your birthday. Sorry I forgot. Kinda hard to celebrate on the day you killed your mom. She was just seven months pregnant. We went for a hike, but you had to come early. Now, she's gone. And I'm stuck here on this island...with you. Happy birthday, Ben." Roger
23. Ben runs away into the jungle, he hears the whispers, sees his mom at the sonar fence, she tells him not to approach her, that it's not time yet.
24. Ben and Locke walk upon what appears to be a circle of ash.
25. Sayid tells everyone about Naomi, Jack protecting Juliet, Sawyer plays the tape for everyone, Jack and Juliet return, Juliet says to play the other side of the tape, Ben says he's sending 3 teams to extract Kwon, the night after tomorrow, to mark the tents, Juliet says she told Jack everything after she took Sun to The Staff, Jack says he didn't tell anyone because he didn't have a plan yet.
26. Ben runs away, gets to the sonar fence, puts in code 54439, let's his bunny go through the pylons to make sure he doesn't die, he hears the whispers, Richard appears, asks if he's one of them, Ben says he left home, looking for his mom, she's dead, not on the island, that he saw her, she talked to him, she said that he couldn't go with her, tells him to go home, Ben says he hates it there, says take him, Richard tells Ben to think about it, to be patient. From Lostpedia
27. Ben and Locke arrive at Jacob's, a cabin, Ben says no flashlight, feels the same way about technology as Locke does, Ben gets a lantern, they enter the cabin, a room, painting on the wall, an empty rocking chair, jars on a shelf, nothing, no one is there, Ben appears to be having an imaginary conversation with himself, Locke thinks Ben is crazy, that he is Jacob, doesn't know anything about the island, putting on a show, Ben says he's too limited to see, that he know there's someone there, Locke thinks none of it is real, but then hears something, "Help me," is terrified, person appears, an eye, Locke flashes light on him, Jacob gets angry, Locke is terrified, runs out of the cabin. From Lostpedia
28. Locke thinks there is no Jacob, Ben asks what he said to him, Locke says it's time his people were told truth, that they're not going the way they came, Ben says he wanted to show him something first, tells him he wasn't born on the island.
29. Ben Work Man, older, has the doll Annie gave him, birthday again, Roger and Ben run supplies to The Pearl, dad says then go to the mesa, they can drink some beers, have some father and son time, Shambala plays in the car, Ben asks dad if he really blames him, dad says he'll try to remember his birthday next year, Ben keeps looking at his watch, says putting up with him took patience, puts on a gas mask, releases a canister, then kills father, returns to the barracks, everyone is dead, Horace Goodpseed, Richard and his people there, masks, guns, the hostiles, Ben says leave dad out there. From Lostpedia
30. "You know, I've missed her too. Maybe as much as you have. But the difference is, for as long as I can remember, I've had to put up with you. And doing that required a tremendous amount of patience." Ben
31. Ben takes Locke to a mass grave, where Ben came from, the DHARMA Initiative, seeking harmony, couldn't even co-exist with the island's inhabitants, the purge, Ben says he was one of the people who was smart enough to not end up in there, he shoots Locke, says because he heard Jacob, asks Locke what he said, Locke tells him that Jacob said help me, tells him that he hopes he can help him, leaves him for dead. From Lostpedia
32. "This is where I came from, John. These are my people. The DHARMA Initiative. They came here seeking harmony, but they couldn't even coexist with the Island's original inhabitants. And when it became clear that one side had to go, one side had to be purged, I did what I had to do. I was one of the people that was smart enough to make sure that I didn't end up in that ditch. Which makes me considerably smarter than you, John.

Questions:

1. Does Richard Alpert have a birthday?
2. Why is Ben the only one that can talk to Jacob?
3. What happened to Annie? Is she still alive?
4. Who takes a 7 month pregnant woman hiking?
5. Why did Ben see his mother on the island?
6. What is the circle of ash? Why is it there?
7. Why doesn't Richard Alpert age?
8. Did Ben and Richard have contact from the time they met in the jungle to the time of the purge? How?
9. Who is Jacob? Why is he in the cabin? Why doesn't he like technology?
10. Why does Locke hear Jacob say "Help me?"
11. When was the purge?
12. Did Ben become the leader immediately after the purge?

Favorites:

1. "Work man? What is this? Work man? I'm a janitor?!" Roger
2. Richard, Tom and the Others' faces when Locke says he's going to see Jacob.
3. "You know, you didn't have to beat Mikhail senseless to make your point, John." Ben
4. "Well, I guess there's a first time for everything." Locke
5. "Jacob? I'm here with John Locke. We're coming in now." Ben
6. "Jacob. This is John. Aren't you going to say hello, John?" Ben
7. "Jacob! He's sitting right here, in this chair! [Looks at the chair] Yes, I know, but he insisted." Ben "What is this?" Locke "You wanted the secrets of the Island? Well, here they are. This is the man who can answer every single.... [Stops, pauses while looking at the chair] I am not. He made me bring him here—do you think that that was my—sorry, may I finish? Jacob, please, I can't hear him if you're gonna talk over what he's saying—" Ben
8. "What's the problem now? You're usually Chatty Cathy in the morning." Roger

Notes:

1. The whispers, from DarkUFO: (Center) Your hope is here. There ain’t no turning around. Sounds like “turn to that screen.” Don’t forget him. Is anyone awake? We should take him. (Right) What’s happening? If we go over there we might be able to see him, but I don’t know. Did you hear about him. Is anyone on? (Left) Sounds like “disobeys you,” because the moment’s bad/rare. That’s what I mean. It’s heavy. Don’t worry. Sounds like “I looked through them.”
2. Both Locke and Ben have had their fathers killed in order to become the leader of the Others; their mothers are both named Emily, and have both exclaimed "call him..(your name here)," right after giving birth to them.
3. Ben's mom is Michael Emerson's real-life wife, Carrie Preston.
   
4. This episode scares the hell out of me.
5. Skeletor is Ben's daddy!

3.05 The Cost of Living

1. Eko and Yemi steal food, a nun makes Eko give confession for stealing.
2. There is a close-up of Eko's eye, Sayid is back and he checks on Eko, who is unconscious, Hurley says he's been like that for a couple of days. From Lostpedia
3. Eko is having a dream of his brother, Yemi, scenes from The 23rd Psalm, confession, becoming a priest, the drug plane, Yemi in Eko's tent, with a lighter.
4. "It is time to confess, to be judged, brother. I will be waiting. You know where to find me." Yemi appears to light Eko's tent on fire. From Lostpedia
5. They save Eko from his burning tent, Eko says "My brother," then disappears.
6. Ben is wearing a robe, he asks Jack to go for a walk, gives him a robe to wear, Jack asks if it hurts, his neck, numbness in his fingers and toes, like pins and needles, but permanent, tumor on his spine, aggressive, no more walks, Ben says he has no idea what he's talking about, Jack says it must be his mistake.
7. Jack goes to funeral with Ben, Juliet says she hates funerals, Colleen on water, fire, Brenda Lee's I wonder plays on the loud speakers. From Lostpedia
8. Ben asks Juliet about x-rays and Jack, she says she didn't tell him.
9. Sayid and Locke talk about finding Jack, Desmond says he's pretty sure that the computer in the hatch was used to communicate with other stations.
10. Locke wants to go to The Pearl and find Eko and use the computer to try to communicate with the Others.
11. Soldiers from the runway, where Yemi was shot and left in the drug plane, take Eko back to Yemi's church, where Eko finds a photograph of him and Yemi when they were young in Yemi's bible, he tells a woman that Yemi was called away, down South, emergency at refugee camp, says he will take Yemi's place there, in London too.
12. Eko and the monster, he sees a bloody man, afraid of him, then an alter boy that says "confess."
13. Locke, going to The Pearl, he asks people to go along, Nikki and Paulo.
14. Locke tells Desmond that Eko is heading for the plane that crashed on top of The Pearl station, Desmond says it's a coincidence.
15. "Don't mistake coincidence for fate." Locke
16. Eko washes his hands with holy water, the alter boy says he's not supposed to do that, that Father Yemi wouldn't, but Eko says that he is not Yemi.
17. Men arrive at Yemi's church, they're looking for him, but the boy's mother says the shipment is late, vaccine from Red Cross, they keep 20% and give the rest to Emeka and his men, for protection, Eko says that he's not afraid of them, but Emeka kills a blind woman, says he'll be back for the vaccine.
18. Eko stops at a stream to put dirt on his wounds and he sees the smoke monster, it leaves and Locke arrives with everyone else at the stream.
19. Juliet brings Jack a cheeseburger, Ben wants to talk to him, alone, doctor-patient confidentiality.
20. Ben says that they had a wonderful plan to break him, wear him down, gain his trust, he'd choose to do what they wanted him to, he'd get invested, Juliet resembles his ex-wife, plan was shot when he saw the x-rays, wants him to want to save his life, wants him to think about it, 2 days after he found out about his tumor, a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky.
21. "Two days after I found out I had a fatal tumor on my spine, a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky. And if that's not proof of God, I don't know what is." Ben
22. Eko leads to plane, Locke asks about Yemi and Eko attacks him, saying not to speak his brother's name, Locke asks why he's so afraid.
23. They get vaccine every 6 months, agreement with militia, high price on black market, before Yemi, they got nothing, Eko reminds her of Yemi, says that he's a good man too.
24. Eko is selling the vaccine, and is leaving the country, to go to London.
25. Locke asks Eko about the monster, says he saw it once, a bright light, beautiful, while Eko checks the plane, says that's not what he saw, Yemi's body is missing. Locke says maybe his body burned when he set the plane on fire, and he gives Eko the cross he found. Eko looks at the photo of him and Yemi.
26. Emeka and his men come back to the church, figure Eko out about selling the shipment, they're going to cut off his hands, but Eko kills them with a machete, walks out of the church and everyone sees him.
27. They re-watch the Orientation film in The Pearl, Sayid says the wiring is only one way, that it's a closed system, Nikki says there are 6 stations, plays the tape of Dr. Mark Wickman, other monitors, Sayid tries to patch in another station, they see machines, a computer, in another station, a man with an eye patch. From Lostpedia
28. Juliet apologizes, shows Jack a movie, talks to him while it's playing, but there is a message she's relaying to him on the screen, she tells him to do the surgery.
29. "I felt like I should apologize. Say I'm sorry. I'm sorry for bringing you here. And for everything that's been done to you. And your friends. You have to know we were desperate. It was only so that we could save his life. Ben. He's a great man. I know you find that hard to believe but he is. You probably feel like you don't have a choice. But you do, Jack. Free will is all we've really got, right? Anyway, just wanted to put in my two cents. I told you before, you can trust me. I want you to trust me, now, when I tell you that doing the surgery is absolutely the right thing for you to do. It's the right thing because he deserves to live." Juliet tells Jack while the video is playing and she's relaying a completely different message.
30. "Ignore everything I'm saying. Ben is a liar. And he is very dangerous. Some of us want a change. But it has to look like an accident. It has to look like we tried to save him. And that's up to you, Jack. It's a complicated surgery. No one would ever know. And I would protect you. Now tell me to turn off the movie." Juliet tells Jack on the movie. From Lostpedia
31. "Turn the movie off." Jack
32. Eko goes to London, the alter boy asks if he's a bad man, that his mom says he's a bad man, they are boarding up the church, the woman tells him he owes Yemi a church.
33. Eko sees Yemi again, follows him, asks why confession now, he says he doesn't want forgiveness, that he had not sinned, Yemi appears to be a manifestation of the smoke monster, and the monster attacks Mr. Eko, while he starts reciting the 23rd Psalm. From Lostpedia
34. "I ask for no forgiveness, Father. For I have not sinned. I have only done what I needed to do to survive. A small boy once asked me if I was a bad man. If I could answer him now, I would tell him that when I was a young boy, I killed a man to save my brother's life. I am not sorry for this. I am proud of this! I did not ask for the life that I was given. But it was given, nonetheless. And with it I did my best." Mr. Eko
35. "You speak to me as if I were your brother." Yemi
36. "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. The Lord is my shepherd." Mr. Eko
37. Locke and Sayid find Eko's body, Eko relays a message to Locke as he's dying.
38. "He said we're next." Locke

Questions:

1. Was Yemi and manifestation of the smoke monster?
2. Where did Yemi's body go?
3. Why did the smoke monster seem frightened or skeptical of Mr. Eko in his previous encounter with it, but attack him now?
4. Where did the Others get their funeral rituals from?
5. Why would the island want Mr. Eko to die?
6. Is the glass eye found in The Arrow Mikhail's?
7. Again, why didn't Ben just ask Jack to do the surgery?
8. Why do Eko and Locke see two different versions of the monster? Can it appear differently to each person?
9. Why does Juliet ask Jack to kill Ben? If he doesn't, won't Ben die anyway?
10. If Eko had confessed, would he still have died?

Favorites:

1. "Is that supposed to hurt my feelings?" Desmond
2. "I'm not that big on mysteries." Jack
3. "You people have cheeseburgers?" Jack "You have no idea what I went through to make this for you. I killed the cow, processed the meat, baked the bun. And the fries... try rendering animal fat." Juliet "No ketchup?" Jack
4. " I'm telling you this, Jack, because my wonderful plan got shot to sunshine when you saw my damned x-rays and figured out I was dying." Ben

Notes:

1. As much as I liked Mr. Eko, for some reason, I felt completely unaffected by his death. I'm still not sure why, because he's one of the characters I miss the most. It's unfortunate to find out that he was only killed because the actor no longer wanted to be in Hawaii.
2. You still owe Yemi one church, Mr. Eko!
3. The Others appear to be very cult-like in this episode with the funeral.
4. I love the actors that play young Eko and Yemi, who are really brothers.