Initial Reaction to "Lighthouse"

I think this season is getting better and better as it moves forward. The writers, producers, directors, and actors had all said, before this season started, that it felt a lot like Season One. Well, now we know why. This season is directly paralleling Season One, by episode-centricity, by scenery, and even by line. It's been really great to have that overall feel of Season One back. It reminds me so much of why I love this show. So, let's get on with why I loved this episode, and some (few) things that I have issues with.

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4.10 Something Nice Back Home

1. Juliet wakes Jack, everyone is arguing with Charlotte and Daniel, Daniel says they have no signal, Jack says to clam down, agrees, says he knows they're lying, sooner or later their people will come back for them, and they'll be waiting, promised they'd get off the Island, Jack collapses in pain.From Lostpedia
   
2. Jack in bed, gets up, bare chested, the phone rings, Jane confirming consult with Ms. Berenberg, has a scar on his lower abdomen, goes to kitchen, hears whispers, trips on toy, makes coffee, newspapers reads "Yankees Bludgeon Red Sox in Sweep," goes to take a shower, Kate is there.From Lostpedia
3. Jack is reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Aaron, he tells Kate that his old man used to read that story to him, that he was a good story teller, Kate says she's glad he changed his mind, glad he's there.
4. "Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: `Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Aha, that's the great puzzle." JackFrom Lostpedia
5. Jack gets up, they say he fainted, he says he's just dehydrated, but Kate says that he's not fine.
6. Claire is feeling better, but she has a bit of a headache, says at least she's not seeing things anymore, Miles hears voices, asks who Danielle and Karl are, they find the bodies buried, face up, Sawyer says they'll be back to the beach by noon tomorrow.From Lostpedia
7. Jacks says he has food poisoning, Juliet says to lift his shirt, checks it out, she says that it's his Appendix, Jack says the pain started yesterday, that it hasn't ruptured yet, but Juliet says they have to take it out.
   
8. Juliet sends Sun to The Staff station for medical supplies because she knows where it is, she needs the medical instruments for Jack's Appendectomy but Sun doesn't know what they look like, Daniel offers to help, says he's done animal autopsies, says they're Scientists and they don't take anyone to get hurt, so Sun and Jin go and Charlotte and Dan join them, Juliet says that if they try to run, to shoot them in the leg.From Lostpedia
9. Juliet says they need to create a sterile environment, that Jack can't be brought to The Staff instead because his Appendix might rupture, and he'll die.
10. Sawyer tells Miles he has a restraining order and to stay away from Claire.
11. Rose wonders why Jack got sick, Bernie says it was bad luck, happened the day before they're supposed to leave, Rose says people don't get sick on the Island, they get better.
12. "Why did he get sick?" Rose "Why? It's just--it's just bad luck." Bernard "The day before we're all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddenly comes down with a life-threatening condition, and you're chalking it up to bad luck?" Rose "Well, what are you saying, that--that Jack did something to offend the Gods? People get sick, Rose." Bernard "Not here. Here, they get better." Rose
13. Juliet shaves Jack's stomach, she says she did a lot of Appendectomies in her Medical Residency, Jack looks at where she is shaving and tells her the incision is two inches lower, Jack wants to stay awake for the surgery and talk her through it, they can use Lidocaine to numb the area, he'll watch and Kate will hold a mirror, Juliet says she needs someone with Medical experience to help, she wants Bernard to instead, but Jack says no, he wants Kate to be there.
14. Jack, working at St. Sebastian's, with patient Ms. Berenberg who leaves, he sees someone walking, looks like Christian Shephard, Erika asks him to take a look at an x-ray on the L4, he gets a call from Dr. Stillman, he's from Santa Rosa, he says Hurley refuses to take meds, stopped sleeping, and therapy is useless because he thinks his doctor doesn't exist.
15. Jack goes to visit, asks why he isn't taking his meds, Hurley says they're dead, the Oceanic 6, that they never get off Island, he asks Jack what he did today, and Jack says that he woke up, took shower, he and Kate fed the baby, Hurley says he thought Jack didn't want anything to do with Aaron, Jack says he changed his mind after the trial, Hurley says everything is perfect, just like Heaven, living with Kate and and taking care of Aaron, Jack says just because he's happy doesn't mean it's not real, Hurley says he was happy too, but then he saw Charlie, that he likes to sit with him on the bench out on the front lawn, yesterday Charlie told him that Jack would be coming by, he wanted Hurley to give him a message, that he made him write it down, the note says "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack," Hurley asks if he thinks that means Aaron, Charlie also said someone will be visiting Jack soon too, Jack gets upset and leaves.
16. "I was happy, too, Jack... for a while, anyway. Then I saw Charlie. He likes to sit with me on the bench out on the front lawn. It's pretty cool, actually." Hurley From Lostpedia
17. While at The Staff, Jin asks Sun if she thinks Charlotte knows that Dan likes her, Charlotte looks at them like she understand Korean, Daniel asks where they think all the power is coming from on the Island, Charlotte says to add it to the list, Sun tells Jin The Staff is where Juliet brought her, Jin promises to get her and the baby off the Island.
18. Sawyer, Claire and Miles run into Frank Lapidus, he warns them that Keamy and his men are coming, says they're wounded, they show up and Frank tells them they have to get back now, that he's not flying at night.From Lostpedia
19. Juliet asks Kate to help with the surgery, Kate says she's surprised he's not taking his Appendix out himself.
20. Jack is back at Santa Rosa, in his car, watching, he goes back home, asks Kate if she really thinks he's good at this, asks her to marry him, gives her a ring, she says yes.
21. They're back from The Staff, Juliet asks Sun to sterilize the instruments, Jin tells Charlotte he knows she understands him, that she speaks Korean, that she smiled when he was talking about her, asks about listening station, says if she continues to lie, he'll hurt Daniel, break his fingers, Charlotte admits she understands, he makes her promise to take his wife off the Island when the helicopter comes.From Lostpedia
22. Bernard says he could use Chloroform to knock Jack out, asks if he'd rather dream about something nice back home, but he declines, Juliet starts the surgery, but Jack is struggling with the pain, Juliet tells Bernard to knock him out, but Jack is fighting it, Bernard uses the Chloroform, Juliet yells for Kate to leave.From Lostpedia
23. Jack is at St. Sebastian, looking at x-rays, he hears beeps, it's the smoke alarm,goes to check it out, his dad says "Jack," Jack is startled, he sees him, Christian Shephard is wearing the suit and tennis shoes he was buried in, then Erika interrupts him, startles him again, he asks her to write a script for Clonazepam, says that he's not sleeping well, has a lot going on, she tells him to talk to someone.From Lostpedia
24. Jack gets home, Kate is on the phone, she says Jack is never home before 8, that she can stay for at least an hour, gets off the phone, she tells Jack that it's Noreen, one of the moms from the park, Jack says she's never mentioned her before, he drinks and takes pills.
25. Camp fire, Aaron is gone, Christian Shephard is holding him, Claire investigates and finds them.From Lostpedia
26. Bernard tells Kate the surgery went well, Juliet said she can go back inside, she tells her Jack is fine, they'll have to talk him into rest, Juliet tells her that Jack kissed her, that it was nice, but he did it for him, to prove that he doesn't love someone else, Kate says thanks, leaves, Jack is awake, overheard the whole thing.
27. Jack comes home early, tells Kate that he sent Veronica home early, asks where she was, why Veronica was there so late, Kate says she was running errands, Jack tells her that he went to see Hurley, last Friday, Kate asks why he didn't tell her, she would've gone, Jack says that he's crazy, he didn't want to upset her, he asks where she was, she asks him to trust her, to just leave it be, but Jack insists, asks who she was talking to on the phone, wants to know where she was, who she was with, she says that she was doing something for Sawyer, that she made a promise, that he wouldn't want her to tell him, Jack says he's not there, that he made his choice, that he chose to stay, Jack is the one who came back, that he's the one who's here, that he saved her, Kate says that if he has a problem, he needs to figure it out, but that she can't have him around her son, Jack says that she's not even related to him, Aaron walks in on their argument.
28. Sawyer wakes up, Miles says that Claire walked off into the jungle in the middle of the night with her dad, they hear Aaron crying, find him left under a tree, alone, Claire is gone.
    

Questions:

1. Do Charlotte and Daniel really not know anything? Are they just a Science Team?
2. What was Claire seeing when she wasn't feeling well?
3. Hey, Juliet, I thought you weren't a surgeon? So you can't remove a bullet, but you can perform an Appendectomy? What's next, Heart Surgery?
   
4. Did Jack get sick for a reason? Was he not supposed to leave the Island?
5. Why do some people get cured on the Island and some get sick?
   
6. How and why is Christian Shephard appearing to Jack off Island?
   
7. What did Charlie mean by telling Jack that he's not supposed to raise him?
8. Is Jack not supposed to raise Aaron or someone else?
9. What powers the DHARMA stations?
10. Why does Christian appear to Claire? Why does she go with him?

Favorites:

1. "Just watch your tone, Red." Rose
2. "I don't say nice things about my dad? Well, he was a good storyteller. I'll give him that." Jack
3. "Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Don't mess with her. You got a restraining order. 20 feet." Sawyer "What are you, her big brother?" Miles 
4. "Do you think she knows he likes her?" Jin "She's a woman. She knows." Sun
5. "Where do you suppose all this power's coming from?" Dan "Add that one to the list, Dan." Charlotte 
6. "If you continue to lie... I'm going to hurt your friend Daniel. I'm going to break his fingers one at a time. Do you understand that?" Jin
7. "Wouldn't you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?" Bernard
8. "I would like to be able to tell you you' not gonna feel a thing, but... you will." Juliet 
9. "You know, getting engaged is supposed to help reduce stress, not create it." Erika 
10. "Dad?" Claire
11. "He should be fine. We just have to talk him into resting." Juliet "Good luck with that." Kate 
12. "I'd have followed them, but I have a restraining order." Miles

Notes:

1. Jack steps on a Millennium Falcon, which is yet another Star Wars reference.
2. The toy can also be a reference to Sawyer, who had made several Star Wars references himself throughout the series. Jack also exclaims "Son of a bitch!" which is a Sawyer line.
   
3. When Jack is seen shirtless in the flashforward, he has a scar where his appendix would be. Obviously this is shown for continuity, but there was a big deal made over the fact that Matthew Fox had shaved his chest and stomach for this episode, when he was clearly hairy previously. Kate also says that she bought Jack a razor in the same scene. Obviously the chest-shaving was done to show the scar from his surgery in this episode, which was revealed in the flashforward before we knew that it happened on the island.
4. I always wonder what exactly Jack is responding to when he scoffs at the newspaper and exclaims "A-Rod."
5. The Yankees/Red Sox series, to my memory, occurred in August of 2006.
   
6. This is not my favorite episode ever. In fact, I think it's one of the weakest of Season 4. Maybe it's just that I don't enjoy Jack or Kate flashes so much anymore. I'd rather learn about characters that I don't know that much about yet. However, I love the scene with Hurley. Jorge Garcia's serious acting is so underrated.
   
7. When Jack is supposed to work on someone with an L4 vertebrae problem, obviously he was familiar with it already, because he operated on Ben who had a tumor on his L4.
8. Jack gets a prescription for Clonazepam. Hurley asked Sawyer for Clonazepam in Dave. He said he needed it so that he wouldn't see things. Now Jack is the one seeing things and taking pills.
   
9. Jack is looking pretty freakin' crazy right here. This is one of Jack's craziest Crazy-Jack moments.
10. The title comes from something Bernard says to Jack during the surgery, "dream of something nice back home."
    
11. In Raised by Another, Richard Malkin told Claire that she was the only one who could raise the baby, but she wanted to give it up for adoption, when she decides not to, he then changed his story and told her that there was a couple in Los Angeles that would adopt the baby. He said "They're not strangers. They're good people." Now, there is a couple in Los Angeles raising Aaron. Was Richard Malkin somehow talking about Jack and Kate?
12. You didn't save Kate, Jack. What the hell is wrong with you? Sawyer saved her more than you did.
13. Why in the hell did Keamy bury Danielle and Karl's bodies face up, showing through the dirt? Not only is he a ruthless kill, but he's lazy too.
14. Uh, usually the Smoke Monster beats the crap out of people and kills them. Those guys had a few scratches.
    
15. Hurley states that someone will be visiting Jack as well, this is reminiscent to ghosts visiting Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
    
16. This episode was the second time Kate's identity was revealed in a shower scene. Not complaining.
17. Sawyer's evolution to leader begins, and Jack's drug addiction begins.
    
18. I dare you to name a Jack flashback/forward where Jack hasn't cried. Go ahead, find one.
    

4.06 The Other Woman

1. Juliet is waiting, Harper Stanhope comes in, says that today is just a meet and greet so they can get to know eachother, she's a therapist, Juliet has been there 1 week, says she doesn't like being treated like a celebrity, Harper says she's no different from anyone else there, Tom comes in, says that Ben wants to see Juliet. From Lostpedia
2. Ben gives Juliet a house, says she's there helping them with very important research, gives her all the opera classics on CD, so she feels at home.
3. Charlotte and Daniel have disappeared, Jack is looking for them, he says all their stuff is gone, he doesn't have the satellite phone, Sun says that Jin saw them going into the jungle, that Jack said they were friends, but Jack is worried, they go after them.
4. Juliet hears the whispers, turns and sees Harper in the jungle. From Lostpedia
5. Harper says she came to deliver a message from Ben, that Charlotte and Daniel are heading to The Tempest, to deploy the gas, and everyone will die, Harper says that Ben wants her to go, Juliet asks how Ben could know this when he's a prisoner, but Harper says that he's exactly where he wants to be, that she needs to stop them.
6. "I came to deliver a message from Ben. The two people you're looking for--Faraday and Lewis. They're headed to The Tempest, and if they figure out how to deploy that gas, then everyone on this island is going to die." Harper
7. "Ben is exactly where he wants to be." Harper
8. Jack shows up, Harper says that she's an old friend of Juliet's, that he needs to help her.
9. They hear the whispers again, Harper disappears.
10. Juliet is crying in a medical supply room, Goodwin comes in, says he was at the power station, his arm pressed against a transformer, Juliet takes a look at him, Goodwin says they lost Henrietta, she died this morning, that's it's not her fault, Juliet says that pregnant women keep dying on the island, that she was brought there to help fix that, but Goodwin says no one expects Juliet to fix the problem overnight.
11. He suggests she talk to Harper, but Juliet says that Harper hates her, that she gets the feeling she's a mean, spiteful person, Goodwin tells Juliet that Harper is his wife, he says that if she needs to talk, he's around, Juliet asks him not to tell her what she said and she won't tell anyone that he lied about how he hurt his arm, that's it's a chemical burn. From Lostpedia
12. Juliet tells Jack they're heading to The Tempest, that it's safer for him if she doesn't talk about it, but Jack insists, Juliet says that it's an electrical station that powers the island, that she wants Jack to help her, if they move all night, they can catch them.
13. Charlotte and Daniel stop to look at a map, Daniel wonders what happens if he can't do it. From Lostpedia
14. Kate shows up, tells them that Locke has Miles, but that he's fine, Charlotte says the satellite phone is dead, that they're going to get batteries from the packs they threw out of the chopper, but Kate spots the bag they're carrying, wants to look inside it, she finds gas masks, Charlotte knocks Kate out.
15. Juliet tells Jack about Harper, that she's a therapist, Jack wants to know more.
16. Juliet looks into a microscope, she tells Ben that in the 2nd trimester, the mother's immune system is triggered, the white blood cell count plummets, the immune system turns on the fetus, Ben looks at the microscope, Goodwin shows up for lunch, makes an excuse that he just had an extra sandwich, but Juliet has an appointment with Harper.
17. Harper asks Juliet what she thinks of Ben, she says he's great, smart, intense, challenging, he's been good to her, Harper says of course he has, she looks just like her, that she's close to Goodwin, her husband, asks her when they started sleeping together, that she followed them, watched them, that if she continues their relationship, there will be consequences, that Ben will hurt him.
18. Claire asks Locke, who's killing and skinning a rabbit, about Miles, says she wants to talk to him, find out who they are, why they're not rescuing them, says that he killed one, Ben shot one, and now they're holding one prisoner, that it's not hard to understand why they think they're hostile, Locke says remember what Charlie said about them, Claire says that Charlie said whose boat it isn't, not whose boat it is.
19. Locke brings Ben some rabbit, who is reading Valis, Ben says Locke's the leader, now, people start questioning, they're going to get angry, says that he always has a plan, Locke asks if it involves him raising $3.2 million, Ben says they have shared interests, a common enemy, not the people on the freighter, but the one they work for, says to let him out, and he'll tell him everything, Locke says he doesn't trust him, Ben says he'll show him. From Lostpedia
20. "So has the revolution begun yet? Or..." Ben (The door creaks shut, but Locke peeks back in, interested.) "What are you talking about?" Locke "Well, you're the leader now. I know it's a tough position. You have to deal with all those people constantly second-guessing your decisions, and it always starts out so innocently, doesn't it? A question here, a comment there, and then if you're not careful, you find you have a full-blown insurrection on your hands. Believe me, your people are gonna be so angry when they realize you still don't have a plan." Ben "And I assume you have a plan." Locke "I always have a plan." Ben
21. "I can help you, John. We have shared interests, or at least a common enemy." Ben "And that would be our friends on the freighter." Locke "Not them. The one they work for. Let me out of here. Give me some semblance of freedom, let me sleep in a bed and eat with utensils, and I give you my word I'll tell you everything you wanna know about the person who sent the freighter." Ben "Yeah, but see, there's the problem. I don't trust your word." Locke "All right, then. I guess I'll have to show you." Ben
22. Juliet with Goodwin, having a picnic on the beach, wine, Goodwin says he swiped it off the sub, he says he doesn't want to be private, but Juliet says no, that Ben wouldn't like it, Goodwin says that he has a crush on her, says he's working a kilometer away, with chemicals, could kill everyone if he flips a switch, Ben doesn't care.
23. We see the Oceanic 815 crash, Ben sends Goodwin.
24. Jack and Juliet find Kate, Juliet says she's going to get water, Kate says she was going to the beach, that she ran into them, Jack says they're headed to power station, Kate says they had gas masks, Juliet disappears.
25. Locke lets Ben out, wonders how he knows that Ben won't take off, but Ben says his people don't want him, they would've came for him already.
26. Ben says to look behind a picture frame, Ben gives him the combination to the safe, 36-15-28, the Red Sox tape is inside, Ben says he taped over it, Locke puts the video on. From Lostpedia
27. Charles Widmore, Ben says it's the man whose boat is parked off shore, he gets out of a limo, Ben says he's trying to find the island, there is a man in a blindfold, Ben says it's one of his people who got caught, says he doesn't know how Widmore knows about the island, Locke asks what he wants, Ben says that 3 months ago, in Gainesville, Florida, a Virgin Mary appeared in a patch of mold on the side of an old housing complex, when word got out, 5,000 people came to see it, that Locke survived an airline crash on the island, that now he can do jumping jacks, asks how many would come to see him, that Charles Widmore wants to exploit the island, that he'll do anything to possess it, in the video, Widmore beats the man he's captured, discovers the person video taping him, and the video cuts out.
28. "This is Charles Widmore. This is the man whose boat is parked offshore. This is the man that's been trying to find the Island." Ben (On the TV screen, a henchman removes a blindfolded man from the limousine trunk and walks him to the first man.) "Who's the man in the blindfold?" Locke "One of my people that had the misfortune to get caught." Ben "How does Widmore know about the Island?" Locke "I don't know, but he does." Ben "What does he want?" Locke "John, three months ago, in Gainesville, Florida, the Virgin Mary seemed to appear in a patch of mold on the side of an old housing complex. When the word got out, over 5,000 people came to see her face for themselves. You've survived an airline crash on this island. One minute, you're in a wheelchair. The next minute, you're doing jumping jacks. If 5,000 people came out to see a piece of mold, how many people do you think would come here to see you? Charles Widmore wants to exploit this island, and he'll do everything in his power to possess it." Ben (On the tape, Widmore beats the blindfolded man with his fists. When he finishes, he looks up, apparently noticing the handy-work of the concealed cameraman. With a static hissing, the picture turns to snow noise. Ben gets up and goes back to the safe, removing a file folder, filled thick with papers.) From Lostpedia
29. Ben gives Locke a file on Widmore, says that some of it is vague, some is guess work, some is concrete, says he didn't tell him sooner because it's a bargaining chip, Locke wants to know who the man on the boat is, Ben tells him to sit down for that one.
30. "Everything I know about Charles Widmore is in this file. Some of it's vague, some of it's guesswork, some of it's concrete. But this is everything, and now it's all yours. I'm sorry I didn't tell you all this sooner. But it was the only bargaining chip I had left." Ben "There's one more thing I need to know. Your man on the boat...I want you to tell me who it is." Locke "All right. But you might want to sit down." Ben
31. Kate and Jack track Juliet, Jack wants to know why she stayed, Kate says to find out if they knew about her, if she's a fugitive, she says that they do.
32. Juliet arrives at The Tempest, she goes inside. From Lostpedia
33. Juliet goes to Ben's for dinner, talks about Zack and Emma, says they're asking about their mother, Ben says they were on the list, Juliet says that Goodwin has been with the tail section 3 weeks, Ben says that he keeps making a case for Ana Lucia, that his assignment will be over soon, not to worry.
    
    
34. Juliet enters The Tempest, alarms are going off and red lights are flashing, an automated voice speaks over the loud speaker, Daniel is working at the computer inside, wearing a hazmat suit, a gas mask, Juliet approaches him.
35. "Warning. Computer switching to manual operation. This attempt is unauthorized. Warning--manual entry override denied. Warning--manual entry override denied. Repeated attempts to access storage tanks will result in contamination." Automated voice
36. Juliet tells Daniel to stop, but Daniel says he has to render it inert, Charlotte attacks Juliet, while Daniel continues to work on the computer, Charlotte says they're trying to disable it, Ben has used it before, but Daniel is successful, it works.
37. "We're trying to disable it before he can use it against us! Juliet, look me in the eye and tell me you are certain that Benjamin Linus wouldn't use this gas to kill everyone on this island! We know he's used it before. If you want to stop us, you're going to have to shoot us both." Charlotte
38. Juliet reads Shephard's file, Mikhail dropped it off, Juliet says he's a spinal surgeon, that he can help, she's surprised Ben isn't excited, he tells her to come with him.
39. Ben takes Juliet for a walk, shows her Goodwin's body, Juliet asks why he took her there, she says he knew it would happen, Ben says that she's his. From Lostpedia
40. "We don't know. There weren't any witnesses. I can only assume they found out he wasn't one of them. Guess I should've listened to you." Ben
41. "You knew this would happen. You sent him out here because you knew this would happen. (Cries) You wanted this! You wanted him to die! Why? Juliet "Why? You're asking me why? After everything I did to get you here, after everything I've done to keep you here, how can you possibly not understand...that you're mine? (Ben looks down, surprised at himself.) Take as much time as you need. (He storms off.)" Ben
42. Kate and Jack show up at The Temple, Charlotte says they saved their lives, but Kate doesn't believe her, so Charlotte agrees to take her inside and explain.
43. Juliet says that Ben said to kill both of them, she tells Jack that she doesn't know how Ben got to her, but he knew who they were and where they were going, that they came to the island to wage war on Ben, and Ben is going to win.
44. Juliet tells Jack that he doesn't want to be near her, that Ben thinks she's his, and he knows how she feels about Jack, but Jack kisses her anyway, says he knows where to find him.
45. Hurley and Sawyer play horseshoes, Locke lets Ben out.

Questions:

1. Why does Harper appear to Juliet? Is she alive?
2. How did she get a message from Ben to deliver to Juliet?
3. Why is Ben exactly where he wants to be?
4. Why can Jack see Harper?
5. What did Goodwin get a chemical burn from?
6. Where did Charlotte and Daniel get so much information about the island from?
7. How do they know about The Tempest station?
8. Who does Harper think Juliet looks like? His mother or Annie?
9. Who is the man that Charles Widmore captured? Who is filming?
10. Why does Ben claim to not know how Widmore knows about the island or who he really is?
11. Did Ben use The Tempest for the purge?

Favorites:

1. "That Harper's a piece of work. (Chuckles) But you give her a week, she'll have you cryin' about your daddy. I'm speaking from personal experience here." Tom
2. "I'm only gonna be here for six months." Juliet "Right, of course." Ben
3. Ben checking Juliet out. She's his, dammit. From Lostpedia
4. "So... if you threw your pack from the chopper, what's that?" Kate (Kate indicates Dan's bag.) "This? Uh... it's...I just borrowed this." Daniel
5. "You people had therapists?" Jack "It's very stressful being an Other, Jack." Juliet "Seemed kinda hostile, even for a therapist." Jack
6. "And I see you and my husband have become friendly." Harper "Yeah. He's great. He's been really helpful." Juliet
7. "Rabbit today?" Ben "Running out of chickens." Locke "This didn't have a number on it, did it?" Ben "What?" Ben
8. "Does it involve you raising $3.2 million? Phew. That's a lot of money. Wait. (Locke removes a dollar bill from his pocket, uncrumples it, and hands it to Ben.) Maybe this'll get you started." Locke
9. "That's what this is about? You're worried about Ben? Why? Because he has a crush on you?" Goodwin "You know?" Juliet "Come on. Everyone knows. He follows you around like a puppy." Goodwin
10. "What's Ben gonna do?" Goodwin
11. "Red Sox?" Locke "I taped over the game." Ben
12. Ben opening the door for Juliet and running like a mixture of a little girl and a geekily excited teenage boy to the oven.
13. "Hi. Come on in. Sorry. I have to get this ham out of the oven, or it'll dry out." Ben
14. "I hope you like dinner rolls." Juliet "I do indeed." Ben
15. "Why are you showing me this? Why did you bring me out here?" Juliet "What, you mean instead of his wife?" Ben
16. "What the hell are you doing out?" Sawyer "See you guys at dinner." Ben

Notes:

1. The whispers, from DarkUFO: "He can die. You never know. This is Lapidus? I told you. There is no way to stop them. I know."
2. One of Harper's diplomas in her office has a Hanso Foundation logo on it.
3. I'm not really a big fan of this episode, but I really like the Locke and Ben scenes.
4. Alright there, Kate. You're officially no longer Super Kate for getting bopped over the head with a gun.
5. Jack is so annoying in this episode.

4.03 The Economist

From Lostpedia

1. Sayid, eyes open, he's praying near the helicopter, nearby is Naomi's corpse.
2. Miles asks Juliet if Ben ever mentioned knowing anyone off the island, Juliet says no, Jack wants to know what they want with him, Miles says they need to locate Ben, Jack says he's with Locke and their friend.
3. "The people who hired me told me his name is Benjamin Linus. I don’t know anything else. They gave me the picture, that’s all they told me. They told me “find him” and for what they’re paying me I don’t need to know anything else, do you?" Miles
4. Sayid closes Naomi's eyes, covers her body, looks at a bracelet she was wearing.
5. "N, I'll always be with you, RG." The bracelet reads. From Lostpedia
6. Miles says Locke is the guy who killed Naomi, that he wants his gun back, but Jack says if he wants his gun, then he wants answers, they don't trust eachother, Miles says they both have the same problem, Locke, Kate says they can't just go in, that they're armed.
7. Sayid says they're not going anywhere, asks Frank if the helicopter will fly, says he wants him to take him to their ship, Frank says he can take 3 people with him, they burned a lot of fuel coming in, Sayid makes a deal with Frank, if he brings Charlotte back safe, he'll take him to the freighter.
8. Sayid, on a golf course, a man arrives, asks if he wants a ride to the next hole, Sayid says no, the man gives him advice, to use the 5 iron, not the 7, they make a bet, the man says 50 Euros, but Sayid makes it 100, Sayid says he does nothing for a living, that he was the recipient of a large settlement, a plane crash, Oceanic Flight 815, says he's Sayid Jarrah, one of the Oceanic 6, the man appears to be frightened, shocked, says he remembers reading about it, but takes his shot, wins the bet, Sayid insists on paying him, but the man says no, tries to leave quickly, but Sayid knows his name, calls him Mr. Avellino, shoots him, leaves quickly as the sprinklers come on. From Lostpedia
9. "Actually, a plane crash. Oceanic Airlines, Flight 8-1-5. I’m Sayid Jarrah, one of the Oceanic Six." Sayid
10. Sayid at a café, sits at an occupied table, meets a woman named Elsa, he's lost, asks her for directions, he's looking for Potsdamer Platz, they're in Berlin, he says he's a headhunter, a corporate recruiter, Elsa says she works for an Economist, who works in emerging markets, she doesn't really understand what he does, she just shops for him, if her pager goes off, she has to be at his side instantly, only in Berlin once or twice a year, she asks if she knows him from somewhere, Sayid is smooth, makes a date with her. From Lostpedia
11. "Do I… Know you from somewhere?" Elsa
12. Sayid leaves the café and calls someone, says that he made contact, then tosses the phone, wipes his hands off with snow.
13. Sayid shows Jack, Juliet and Kate the photograph of Desmond and Penny that Naomi had, says she was looking for Desmond, that whatever their agenda is, they're not telling them, and maybe Desmond could shed some light on it.
14. Jack asks Juliet to go get Desmond, she goes.
15. Sayid says Jack isn't the best candidate for this mission, that he'll make Locke release Charlotte without any blood shed, that the last time Jack encountered Locke, he put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger, that it's not good diplomacy, Miles says he's going with.
16. Sawyer wants to know who the man on the boat is, says he'll shoot Ben, but Locke says no.
17. They approach where the cabin should be, the circle of ash, but there is no cabin, Locke says the cabin should be there, Ben says he's looking for someone to tell him what to do next, but Locke says he was mistaken, that they keep moving, the barracks aren't far.
18. Rousseau says if Charlotte's team is with Jack's group, then they know they're going to the barracks, Sawyer says she was wearing a vest, so they're going to be expecting a gun fight, Hurley questions if they should just let her go, Locke says they're keeping her because she will be valuable, Hurley says he's trying to compromise, but Locke says no compromise.
19. Sayid is getting ready to go, Jack tells Kate she should go with him, that he doesn't trust Locke, Sawyer won't let him do anything to her, Sayid says guns are a last resort.
20. Frank asks Jack where Sayid is from, Jack says Iraq, Frank asks if he's a diplomat, but Jack says no, that he's a torturer.
21. Sayid has Naomi's bracelet, asks Miles about Naomi, he says he wasn't close to her, he met her on the boat, asks about Charlotte, why he doesn't care about them, Miles says they're the ones going after their friends with guns, asks what split the camp up, Sayid says there was a fundamental debate on whether they were coming to rescue them or kill them.
22. "And which side did you land on?" Miles "I'll let you know when I decide." Sayid
23. Sayid and Elsa are going to the opera, she has she's not bringing her pager, Sayid says to take it, he doesn't want her to be fired, but to tell her boss there is newer technology, she says her boss is old-fashioned, she asks if he has a boss, why he's still there, he was only supposed to be in Berlin for one week, he says the job is harder to accomplish than he thought, she says she was hoping it was her. From Lostpedia
24. "I’ll carry it. If he does call, I don’t want you fired over me. You should tell your employer that there is newer technology." Sayid "Well, I’ve tried. He’s very old-fashioned. You know how bosses can be. Do you have a boss?" Elsa "Everyone has a boss, Elsa." Sayid
25. "Why are you still here? When we met, you said you would only be in Berlin for one week." Elsa "The job I’m on is proving harder to accomplish than I thought." Sayid "Oh. Right. I was hoping it was because of me." Elsa
26. Daniel wants to do an experiment, he wants to use the satellite phone, to call Regina, Frank says to only use it for science stuff, that if Minkowski gets on, to hang up.
27. Daniel calls Regina, she says she's getting his signal pretty clear, Daniel says to fire the payload, 40 kilometers to beacon, countdown, gets down to zero and nothing happens, nothing arrives, Regina says that's weird, but Faraday says it's far more than weird.
28. Sayid, Kate and Miles arrive at the barracks, they hear muffled noises, banging, they go in one of the houses, find Hurley in a closet, gagged and tied up, he says they left him.
29. Hurley says Locke's gone off the reservation, he took a hostage, said Walt told him to kill Naomi, he was just trying to argue with him, they tied him up and they left, Locke said the people on the ship are going to kill them, that he said they were going by Ben's house.
30. Jack asks Frank if the Red Sox really won the World Series.
31. The payload finally arrives, the rocket's timer and the timer on island are at different times, the rocket is 3:16:23 and the timer on island is 2:45:03, Daniel says that's not good. From Lostpedia
32. "Thirty-one minutes. Oh, no. This is not good." Daniel
33. Juliet returns with Desmond, who is amazed by the sight of the helicopter.
34. They go to Ben's house, Kate searches the bedroom, Sayid finds a movable bookshelf, a hidden room, inside there is a rack with clothing, suitcases, and a desk, he looks through it and finds different kinds of currency, passports, looks through them and finds Ben's photograph in them, Dean Moriarty, Kate looks through the room, under the bed, sees someone's feet, Sawyer is in the bedroom, she calls Sayid, Sayid leaves the hidden room, but Locke is there, he says Kate is fine, says Hugo did a good job, he set them up. From Lostpedia
35. They capture Sayid, Rousseau, Hurley move him to the rec room, where they're also holding Ben, who says the he bet Locke that Sayid wouldn't be stupid enough to fall for his friend as bait.
36. Kate asks Sawyer why he went with Locke, he says he's not looking to leave, that there's nothing back there for him, says Kate is a fugitive, they'll be waiting for her with handcuffs, he says there they have roofs, electricity, showers, beds, Kate asks how long they can play house, Sawyer says they should find out.
37. Locke brings iced tea to Sayid, says Kate is with Sawyer, Miles is somewhere else, they only asked him questions, but he didn't answer them, Sayid wants Charlotte, says if he brings her back safely, they'll take him to their ship, but Locke says Ben has a spy on the boat, Sayid says to give him Charlotte, he wants to go to the boat, that he's not asking him to give her up for nothing.
38. "I agree that these people are liars and they’re certainly not here to rescue us. But if I return safely with Charlotte, they’ll take me to their ship. It’s our best chance of finding out who they are and what they really want." Sayid "Well, then, I can save you a lot of trouble, Sayid, because Ben says he’s got a spy on the boat." Locke
39. "Forgive me, but the day I start trusting him is the day I would have sold my soul. Give me Charlotte. Allow me to do things my way. Or war is coming, which we will both be powerless to stop." Sayid "Why would I give you Charlotte for nothing?" Locke "Oh, I think you misunderstood me. I never expected you to give her to me for nothing. (smiles)" Sayid
40. Sayid and Elsa are in bed, she says he never talks about his job, knows nothing about him, she understands that he doesn't want to talk abbot the crash, what happened to him, wants to know about life, about him, says that's what people do when they're in love, Sayid says no more secrets.
41. Elsa's pager goes off, she says that he's here, she has to go, Hotel Adlon, Sayid tells her to leave Berlin, that she can't be there anymore, people will be asking questions about what happened to her employer, she can't be around to answer them, she realizes he meant to meet her at the cafe, asks what he'll say when people ask what happened to him, if he's going to kill him, Sayid says her name was on a list, his employer's list, she asks if he just kills people because their name is on a list, innocent people, Sayid says the man she's working for is not Economist, she shoots Sayid in the shoulder, calls her employer, she says he was supposed to page her at 10:30, not 10, that she didn't kill him, says the he had no idea, that she'll bring him to her employer, they'll meet at a safe house, Sayid shoots her, she dies, he mourns her death, looks at her bracelet, the same one as Naomi's. From Lostpedia
42. Desmond asks Frank about Naomi, why she had a photograph of him, Frank says Naomi was senior management, he doesn't know anything, Desmond says he's going to the ship.
43. Sayid and Charlotte return, but no Kate, Sayid says she decided to stay, he traded Miles for Charlotte.
44. They're preparing to leave on the helicopter, Charlotte and Daniel say they have work to do, they're not going with, Daniel says to be sure to follow the bearing, to stay on it no matter what, Sayid says there's room for one more, wants to bring Naomi.
45. The helicopter takes off with Frank, Sayid, Desmond, and Naomi's corpse. From Lostpedia
46. Sayid, entering a veterinarian's office after being shot, he sits down and a man starts fixing his bullet wound, Sayid says she's dead, she didn't kill him because she was trying to get information from him, she wanted to know who he worked for, about him, Ben, asks if he wants to protect his friends, has another name for him, they know that Sayid is after them now, but Ben says that's good.
47. "Why are you crying? Because it hurts? Or because you were stupid enough to care for her? These people don’t deserve our sympathies. Need I remind you what they did the last time you thought with your heart instead of your gun?" Ben From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. What is the significance of Naomi's bracelet? Who is RG?
2. Why does Sayid appear to recognize it?
3. Did Mr. Avellino know Sayid? Did he know he'd be after him?
4. Did Elsa know who Sayid was from the beginning?
5. Why does Sayid throw the phone away and wash off his hands in snow?
6. If they weren't there for Desmond, why did Naomi have the photograph of him?
7. Why does Frank say they can't talk to Minkowski?
8. Why is there a 31 minute, 18 second time difference from the timer on the payload to the one on the island? Does time work differently on the island than it does in the outside world? Does time move slower on the island?
9. Why does Ben have a hidden room? What is the clothing, money, and passports for?
10. How does Ben acquire all of these things? How does he get off the island?
11. Did Ben put the room there or was it there before he became leader?
12. Why did Elsa have the same bracelet as Naomi? Did they know eachother?
13. Did Elsa only figure out that Sayid was after her boss when he told her to leave Berlin?
14. Who is The Economist? Who does Elsa work for?
15. Why did they want Sayid if they weren't going to kill him?
16. Is the Economist Charles Widmore?

Favorites:

1. "In case you zoned out while you were tweezing your goatee, one of these yahoos took Charlotte prisoner." Miles
2. "I’ll tell you exactly where you know me from… if you let me take you to dinner." Sayid "Um… [marks on map] this is the restaurant you’re taking me to tonight. 8:00. Well, if you can find it. [leaves]" Elsa
3. "Last time you encountered him, you put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. That’s not good diplomacy." Sayid
4. "Hey, Jarrah, you think you’re going after Charlotte without me?" Miles "Of course not." Sayid "Oh. Well, good." Miles
5. "You ready to give us the name, Gizmo?" Sawyer
6. "Well here’s an idea: why don’t we take a gun, point it to his big toe and send that little piggy to the market. [Ben looks slightly amused.] And if he still doesn’t want to tell us, move on to the roast beef. Why don’t we do that?" Sawyer "Because then we’d have to carry him." Locke
7. "Kinda sucks, huh?" Kate "What’s that?" Jack "Being told not to come along. Now you know what it feels like to be me." Kate "Does that mean I should wait twenty minutes and go anyway?" Jack "Touché." Kate
8. "Hey, this guy Sayid–where’s he from?" Frank "Iraq." Jack "Iraq? He’s just gonna go and work everything out? What was he, a diplomat?" Frank "No. No, he was a torturer." Jack
9. "Sure I’m affected. She was hot and I dug her accent." Miles "Nice." Kate
10. "Define care." Miles "So much for camaraderie." Sayid
11. "What’s his story?" Jack "Couldn’t tell ya. Half the stuff he says goes way over my head, the other half goes way, way over." Frank
12. "What’s with the swing set? These people have daycare?" Miles
13. "Where the hell did they go, Tubby?" Miles "Oh, awesome. The ship sent us another Sawyer." Hurley
14. "Mind if I ask you a question?" Jack "Shoot." Frank "The Red Sox really win the Series?" Jack "Hey, don’t get me started on that, alright? My dad’s from the Bronx. I bleed Yankee blue." Frank "I can’t believe it’s been a hundred days since I’ve seen a game." Jack
15. "I’m not going to hurt you, Hurley." Sayid "Yeah… I saw you snap that guy’s neck with that break dancing thing you do with your legs. I think I’ll hang back here." Hurley
16. "I lost a dollar, you know. I bet John that you wouldn’t be stupid enough to fall for your friend as bait." Ben
17. "[Raises hand] I’m thirsty." Ben
18. "Who?" Sayid "It’s a secret." Ben
19. "You cheated." Frank "Did I?" Sayid "Yes, you did. Lucky for you that guy’s nothing but a pain in my ass." Frank

Notes:

1. From Lostpedia: Among Ben's foreign banknotes is an original Series E £20 note issued by the Bank of England, withdrawn in 2001. The design incorporates the face of Michael Faraday. The New Zealand passport shown briefly from the drawer is a diplomatic passport. Standard issue New Zealand passports are blue, while the one shown in the episode was red. The passport that Sayid picked up to inspect was from Switzerland. The date of birth on this passport is March 3, 1962. It was issued on April 2, 2003 and expires on April 1, 2013. The name on the passport is Dean Moriarty.
2. The Theory of Relativity basically states that if objects are moving at different speeds, time can move at different speeds as well.
3. I really love the scene where the helicopter leaves the island.
4. Damn, Sayid is a ladies man in the future. Maybe I should straighten my hair.

3.02 The Glass Ballerina

1. Sun, as a little girl, breaks glass ballerina, blames it on the maid, tells her father, Mr. Paik, who says he has to fire her if she's the one who broke it. From Lostpedia
2. Jin says that Jack should be there already, Sayid wants to light another fire, but Jin says no, Sun says that she can sail, that she'll help Sayid.
3. Juliet brings Jack soup, Ben watches in a monitoring room, says that she never made him soup.
4. Colleen says that the Iraqi found the decoy village, Ryan radioed in, says they have a boat, they can find them, Ben wants it.
5. Pickett takes Sawyer and Kate out of their cages, gives them lunch.
6. Sun says she shouldn't have disagreed with Jin, that she doesn't want to be without him.
7. Sun and Jae Lee had an affair, he gives her a Pearl necklace, says he doesn't want to share her, her English is good, can go to America, Mr. Paik shows up.
8. Sawyer and Kate work for the Others, Kate chops rocks loose, Sawyer hauls them out, Pickett says they do anything wrong, they get shocked, Kate says she's not doing anything until she sees Jack, and Pickett shocks Sawyer.
9. Mr. Paik says Jae Lee stole from him, wants Jin to kill him, Jin says no, tries to quit, Paik says he soiled the family name, shamed him, manipulates Jin by calling him son.
10. Sayid, Sun and Jin arrive at the dock, Pala Ferry, Sayid says the dock is decaying, it's safe, wants to dock there, Jack will be able to see fire. From Lostpedia
11. Kate talks to Alex, she asks about Karl, says they're not supposed to be in those cages, says dress is hers, the she can keep it.
12. Sayid builds another fire, Sun knows he's lying, Sayid says they've been captured, tracks on the dock, fresh, as recent as yesterday, that the fire is for the Others, when they see smoke, send scout party, night, he'll ambush, take 2 hostage, one to make the other cooperate.
13. Jin tells Sun about the message he's supposed to deliver, she says don't do it, he says that he has to, that's what it takes to be married to her.
14. Jin figures Sayid out, asks him for gun, knows it's a trap, they want Sun to go to the boat, Sayid tells her about gun if the Others get past them.
15. "He says he understands English better than I think he does." Sun
16. "If they get past you, that means my husband is dead, and I won't care anymore." Sun
17. Juliet gives Sawyer her water, but he spills it out, he kisses Kate, he fights some of the Others, gets a taser but it doesn't work, then he gets one of their guns, but Juliet holds a gun to Kate, calls him James, Pickett shocks Sawyer. From Lostpedia
18. Sayid and Jin waiting in the trees, the Others sneakily on boat.
19. Jin at Seoul Gateway, threatens and beats the snot out of Jae Lee, who says he's sorry, knows that Jin is Sun's husband, but Jin only thinks he's there for Mr. Paik, feels guilty, he says leave country, never return, doesn't kill him, but Jae Lee commits suicide, jumps from the balcony and lands on Jin's car, with pearl necklace in hand. From Lostpedia
20. Colleen knows who Sun Kwon is, that she's not a killer, she has 5 friends with her, says they're not the enemy, but she does shoot Colleen, shooting goes on between the Others, Sun and Jin, Sun escapes from the boat, falls into water, the Others drive off with the boat. From Lostpedia
21. Jae Lee's funeral, Sun goes, Mr. Paik shows up, says he does business with his father, that he won't tell Jin about the affair, it's not his place.
22. Sayid apologizes to Jin and Sun, says that next time he'll listen.
23. Kate and Sawyer are back in their cages, Sawyer says 2 guards have a real fight in them, heavy set guy packs a good punch, shaggy haired guy has Martial Arts training, zappers things have a safety, they've never seen any real action, the blonde would've shot Kate, no problem, Kate asks why she called him James, Sawyer says because that's his name, that they wait for them to make a mistake, Ben watches and listens on the monitors. From Lostpedia
24. Ben talks to Jack, introduces himself, Benjamin Linus, lived on the island all his life, he tries to shake Jack's hand, but Jack leaves him hanging.
25. "Hello, Jack. You know what's crazy, Jack? A week ago, you and I were in exactly the opposite situation. I was the one locked up and you were the one coming in for visits. And I know that you were angry that I lied to you about who I was; but, hell, do you blame me? I mean, let's face it, if I had told you I was one of those people that you and your friends have been calling Others all this time it would have been right back to Sayid and his--fists. Wouldn't it?" Ben
26. "I want for you to change your at--perspective. And, the first step in doing that would be for me to be decent enough to introduce myself honestly, so--Hi, my name is Benjamin Linus and I've lived on this island all my life. You're not going to shake?" Ben
27. Juliet brings a television into the other side of Jack's cell, he asks about Kate and Sawyer, Ben says they're fine and close, says if he cooperates, they'll send him home, Jack asks if that's where he sent Walt and Michael, why they'd be there if they could leave, Jack says they're stuck there just like he is, but Ben says they do have connection to the outside world.
28. "Your flight crashed on September 22nd, 2004. Today is November 29th. That means you've been on our island for 69 days. Yes, we do have contact with the outside world, Jack. That's how we know that during those 69 days your fellow Americans re-elected George W. Bush; Christopher Reeve has passed away; the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. [Jack starts laughing] What?" Ben
29. Ben shows Jack the tape of the World Series, says if he listens, he can go home. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. What were Sawyer and Kate helping the Others build?
2. Where did the Others come from when they got to the dock? Did they take the submarine? How could they get onto the sailboat without Sayid and Jin noticing?
3. Why does Sayid decide to go back instead of looking for Jack, Kate and Sawyer?
4. How could the Others know a minute detail like Jack being a Boston Red Sox fan?

Favorites:

1. "You expect me to work in this dress?" Kate "Well, it's up to you. You can take it off if you want." Pickett "How dare you!" Sawyer
2. "I got a question, boss." Sawyer
3. "You're not going to shake?" Ben
4. "If you wanted me to believe this, you probably should have picked somebody else besides the Red Sox." Jack "No, they were down 3 games to none against the Yankees in the league championship, and then they won 8 straight." Ben "Sure. Sure, of course they did." Jack

Notes:

1. I don't really understand how Danny Pickett went from the guy who said "See you in the funny pages" to Michael when he took blood from him, to so angry toward Kate and Sawyer when they're breaking rocks, even before Colleen dies.
2. I absolutely love the scene where Jack sees the Red Sox winning the World Series. It's probably the only scene, besides where Jae Lee commits suicide, that I like in this episode.
3. Upon initial reaction, I never thought that Sun pushed Jae Lee off the balcony, although I wouldn't put it past her, and can definitely see the symbolism.
4. It's really cool that LOST started the phrase, "That's why the Sox'll never win the Series," and it not only paid off in this episode, but the Red Sox, in fact, did win the World Series the same year that LOST aired and started using the phrase on the show, 2004. Coincidence?