Episode Analysis of 1.09 "Solitary"

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This episode was written by David Fury, and directed by Greg Yaitanes. It originally aired on November 17th, 2004.

This is a Sayid Jarrah flashback-centric episode.

We begin with a shot of Sayid Jarrah sitting on beach, after he's left the rest of the plane crash survivors out of shame for what he did to Sawyer, and also to map the Island.

5.05 This Place is Death

1. At the Long Beach Marina, Sun gets a phone call, it's her mother, she asks where Sun is, she says she's still in Los Angeles, finishing up, she'll be on a plane tomorrow, Ji Yeon wants to say hello, Sun says she met a new friend for her in America, his name is Aaron, Ji Yeon says to come home, she misses her, Sun says soon, she loves her, goodbye. 
2. Sun is watching Jack, Ben, Kate talk, she gets out of car with her gun, Kate tells Ben to leave her and her son alone, Ben says that it's not her son, Sun walks up with her gun, points it at Ben, she tells Kate to move away, Kate is frightened, she asks where Aaron is, Sun says he's in the car, Jack says that he knows Sun thinks she's helping, Sun says if it wasn't for Ben, Jin would still be alive, Ben says he didn't kill her husband, that no one did, because he's not dead, Ben says Jin is still alive and he can prove it. From Lostpedia
   
3. Jin on the beach, with Danielle Rousseau's science team, Montand listening to the transmission of the numbers on his radio, Jin asks Rousseau where she's from, she says they sailed from Tahiti, Jin asks when, she says November 15, Jin says no, what year, she says 1988, she asks why, Jin says he needs to go find his camp, they ask if he was on the island before, Jin asks if they saw a helicopter, Montand says that first it was a boat, then a helicopter, the next thing he'll be talking about a submarine, says he knows which way to go, they're looking for an antenna, they ask Jin if there's an antenna on the island, they show him the radio, antenna, ask him if there's a radio tower, Jin says he must find his camp, because maybe the helicopter went there, Rousseau asks if he knows where his camp is from there, Jin says no, but he does from the radio tower, Rousseau says to go with them to the tower, then find his camp, Jin watches Robert kiss Danielle, Rousseau asks Jin if he's ready to go, who he's hoping to find, Jin says his wife. From Lostpedia
   
4. Walking through the jungle, Montand is listening to transmission still, Rousseau experiences some pain, Robert says that it was a bad idea, she's seven months pregnant, Rousseau says she just gave her a little kick, that it's a girl, Robert says Alexander is going to be a boy, Rousseau says Alexandra is a girl, Robert says to get some water, but Nadine has disappeared, they start to look for her, but Jin hears something, he tells Robert that it's a monster.
5. Rousseau says to find Nadine, they want to look, but Jin says they must go, but they go looking for her anyway, calling Nadine, they find her pack, Robert says to spread out, Brennan, Lacombe, the monster comes toward them, spits Nadine out, Jin says to run, Montand gets approached by the smoke monster, it drags him through the jungle, to The Temple, Robert and Jin grab him, it pulls him underneath, rips off his arm, Robert asks what that thing was, they hear Montand yelling for help from underneath The Temple, Robert says they have to go in and get him, Montand says he's hurt, is calling for their help, Robert says they do not leave anyone behind, they go under, but not Jin and Rousseau, a flash begins to happen, Rousseau asks Jin what's wrong, but Jin disappears in another flash.
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6. After the flash happens, Jin is now alone, everyone from Rousseau's science team is gone, he's still at The Temple, there are hieroglyphs on it, he sees the opening underneath, Montand's decaying arm, he leaves, goes through jungle, drinks from a leaf, he sees a pillar of smoke in the distance, he goes toward it.
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7. At the beach, scattered with things, a fading fire, a music box is playing, bag, bugs, violin, explosives, hut, two bodies that have been laid to rest, Jin hears someone shouting, Rousseau holding rifle, pointing it at Robert, he tells her to stop, she says that thing changed him, that he's sick, the monster made him sick, Robert says that it's a security system, to put down the gun, he tells Danielle that he loves her, that he doesn't want anything to happen to her, or the baby, she begins to raise her gun, but as soon as she does, he raises his gun, he pulls the trigger to shoot her but the firing pin is missing, she raises her gun and shoots him in the head, she sees Jin on the shore, watching, she says that he disappeared, that he's sick too, she shoots at him, Jin runs into the jungle, another flash happens, he falls down a hill, but Jin still hears someone cocking a gun, then Sawyer's voice, they reunite, Sawyer says he thought Jin was on the boat, thought he was dead, Jin says he was in the water, he asks where Sun is.
   
   
   
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8. Miles asks where Jin came from, Daniel says the blast must've thrown him in the water, he's been moving with every flash just like them, Sawyer tells Jin that every time the sky lights up, they move through time, Jin doesn't understand, Jin tells Charlotte to translate, but Sawyer thinks he's talking to Miles, who says Jin is Korean, he's from Encino, Jin talks to Charlotte, she says he wants to know how they're sure his wife is off the island, Sawyer and Miles are stunned that Charlotte speaks Korean, Locke says he's sure, but none of it will matter if they don't make it to The Orchid, Charlotte tells Jin, he asks what The Orchid is, she tells Jin that it's a way off the island, Locke is planing to leave and bring back all his friends, including his wife, that it's the only way to stop the flashes, Jin asks Locke why he would bring Sun back, Locke says because she never should have left.
9. Sun pointing her gun at Ben, says she's spent the last three years thinking, believing that he was dead, Ben says he has proof, if she wants to see it, he'll show her how he knows Jin is alive, Ben says there's someone in Los Angeles, he can take her to them, show her proof, they're the same person that's going to show them how to get back to the island, Kate is putting Aaron in her car, overhears them talking, she gets mad, says that's why Jack was pretending to care about Aaron, Jack says no, Sayid says he doesn't want any part of it, that if he sees Jack or Ben again, it will be extremely unpleasant for all of them, Ben tells Sun to give him thirty minutes, they can be there that fast, and she'll have her proof, or she can shoot him and never know.
10. Walking through jungle, Jin asks Locke how he will leave the island, says that he'll go with him, Locke says it doesn't work that way, that it's a one man job, but he promises he'll bring Sun back.
11. Daniel asks Charlotte if she's okay, if she wants to take a break, if she speaks any other languages, she says just Klingon, Charlotte asks Daniel if what they're doing is going to work, Daniel says that it does make sense, that if all this started at The Orchid, then it's where all of it should stop, but as far as bringing the people that left the island back in order to stop these temporal shifts, that's where we leave science behind, Charlotte gets dizzy, another flash starts to happen, it's dark now, and another flash happens again, they're all in pain because the flashes are happening so close together, it's light out again, Charlotte passes out, nosebleed, Sawyer points out that Juliet has a bloody nose, she says he does too, Daniel asks if Charlotte can hear him, she starts talking to Jin in Korean, in a really frightening voice, then speaking English, she says not to let them bring her back, no matter what, that this place is death. From Lostpedia
    
12. "It does make empirical sense that if this started at The Orchid, then that's where it's going to stop. But, as far as bringing back the people who left in order to stop these temporal shifts? That's where we leave science behind." Daniel
13. "Don't let them bring her back. No matter what--don't let them bring her back! This place is death!" Charlotte
    
14. In the Canton-Rainer van, Sun and Jack, Ben driving, Sun says that Ben said they'd be there in thirty minutes, Ben didn't account for traffic, Jack tells Sun that he's sorry, Sun asks for what, Jack says for leaving Jin behind, says when they landed the chopper on the boat, everything was happening so fast, he knew Jin was down below, but they should've waited for him, Sun asks why he's telling her this now, that if she finds out Ben is lying about her husband, he's going to ask her not to kill him, Jack says that after what Ben just did to Kate, if she doesn't, he will, Ben gets mad, pulls the van over, he says that what he's doing is helping them, that if they had any idea what he's done to keep them safe, to keep their friends safe, they'd never stop thanking him, he says that if Sun wants to shoot him, then shoot him, but get on with it, he asks what it's going to be, Sun says to drive.
15. Charlotte asks why daddy can't come with them, asks Daniel if he knows what her mother would say about marrying an American, says she knows more about Carthage than Hannibal, Sawyer asks what the hell she's talking about, Locke says they have to get moving, Daniel says they need to carry Charlotte, Locke says that she'll hold them up, Dan says they can't just leave her, Sawyer says that the flashes are getting closer together, that they'll come back for her, Daniel says no, that he's not going to leave her behind, Charlotte says to go without her, another flash happens, Locke says that they have to move now, Charlotte tells Dan to go, she says to turn it up, that she loves Geronimo Jackson, Juliet says they're running out of time, Dan says for them to go, that he'll stay with her, Sawyer asks if they don't know when the hell they are, what happens if The Orchid isn't around anymore, Charlotte says to look for the well, then they'll find it, they leave.
16. "Let me ask you something, John. If we don’t even know when the hell we are, what happens if the Orchid ain’t around anymore?" Sawyer "Look for the well. You’ll find it at the well." Charlotte
17. Walking through the jungle, they find a partial Orchid building, Locke says they're here, Juliet says what are the odds that they'd end up in the same time is that thing, another flash happens, and it's gone, Sawyer says she just had to say something, but the well that Charlotte mentioned is there, a rope going down, Miles asks how the hell Charlotte knew that it was there.
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18. Daniel and Charlotte in the jungle, she tells him she's been there before, Dan asks, she says she grew up there, on the island, and there was the DHARMA Initiative, then she moved away with her mom and never saw her dad again, and when she got back to England, she would ask her mom about this place, but she would say that it wasn't real, and that she made it up, she says that's why she became an Anthropologist, to find this island again, that's what she's been searching for her whole life, Dan asks why she's telling him that, she says she remembers something now, that when she was little, living there, there was this man, this crazy man, and he really scared her, he told her that she had to leave the island and never ever come back, he told her that if she came back, she would die, Dan says he doesn't understand, Charlotte says she thinks that man was him.
19. "I’ve been here before. I grew up here...on the island. And there was this thing...this DHARMA Initiative. And then I moved away with my mum. Just my mum, and I never saw my dad again. And then when I got back to England, I would...I would ask my mum about this place, yeah? But she would say that it wasn’t real, and that I’d made it up. That’s why I became an anthropologist. To find this island again. It’s what I’ve been searching for my whole life." Charlotte "Charlotte, why are you telling me this?" Daniel "Because I remember something now. When I was little, living here, there was this man, a crazy man, he really scared me. And he told me that I had to leave the island and never ever come back. He told me that if I came back I would die." Charlotte "Charlotte, I don’t understand." Daniel "Daniel--I think that man was you." Charlotte
20. At the well, Locke says he's going down, Sawyer asks what he's hoping to find, Locke says that it's a way off the island, says goodbye to James, Juliet, Miles, says he'll see them when he gets back, Jin tells Locke to stop, he says don't bring Sun back, Locke says he has to bring them all back, that's how it works, Jin asks how he knows, Locke says he just knows, Jin says he'll cut the rope going down the well, that the island is bad, he tells Locke to promise he won't bring Sun back, that he won't bring his baby to the island, Locke says he has his word, Jin says to promise, Locke says he promises, says he won't go to Sun, but says she might find him, if she does, what does he tell her, Jin says tell her he's dead, say he washed up on the shore, that he buried him, he gives Locke his wedding ring, as proof, Locke says okay, that he'll be back as soon as he can, Locke begins to go down the well, Sawyer asks if he's sure he doesn't want them to lower him, Locke says where would the fun in that be, Juliet says if whatever he's attempting to do works, thank you, Locke says you're welcome, he begins to lower himself down the rope, gets about halfway, and another flash starts to happen, Sawyer says to hold on, he takes the rope, Locke drops all the way down, falls down the well, hurts his leg, has a compound fracture, it's digusting.
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21. After the flash happens, Sawyer is still holding the rope, Miles says that he thinks he can let go now, because the well is completely gone, Sawyer begins to dig with his hands, he asks the others for help, but Juliet says they can't help him, there's nothing that they can do. From Lostpedia
    
22. Dan and Charlotte in the jungle, Dan tells her to stay with him, that she's going to be fine, everything will be okay, he says he has a plan, that back at the hatch, he talked to Desmond, told him to find his mother, that she can help them, Charlotte asks how his mother can help them, she coughs, smiles, says she's not allowed to have chocolate before dinner, Charlotte dies. From Lostpedia
    
23. Locke calls for James from underground, asks if he can hear him, can anyone hear him, he hears someone down there, asks who's there, someone comes walking out, it's Christian Shephard, he says hello John, Locke asks what he's doing down there, he says that he's there to help John the rest of the way, holding a lantern, Locke says he doesn't understand, Christian says that he came to see him in the cabin, asked him how to save the island, and he told him he had to move it, he said that he had to move it, Locke says Ben said he had to do it, told him to stay there and lead his people, Christian asks since when did listening to him get him anywhere worth a damn, says the good news is that he's there now, he asks if he's ready to go, Locke says he doesn't know what to do once he gets there, Christian says that there's a woman living in Los Angeles, that once he gets all of his friends together, and it must be all of them, once he's persuaded them to join him, this woman will tell him exactly how to come back, Locke asks who she is, Christian says that her name is Eloise Hawking, Locke asks what if he can only convince some of them to come back, Christian says that he believes in John, says that he can do this, Locke says that Richard said he was going to die, Christian says that he supposes that's why they call is sacrifice, Locke says alright, he's ready, Christian says good, now on the other side of the column, there's a wheel that slipped off its axis, all he has to do is give it a little push, Locke asks for help, but Christian says he can't, Locke gets up by himself, sees the frozen donkey wheel, flashing light, Christian says good luck, Locke pushes the wheel, another flash happens, Christian says to say hello to his son, Locke asks who his son is.
    
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24. "There's a woman living in Los Angeles. Now once you get all your friends together--and it must be all of them, every one who left--and once you've persuaded them to join you, this woman will tell you exactly how to come back. Her name is Eloise Hawking." Christian "What if I can only convince some of them to come back?" Locke "I believe in you, John. You can do this." Christian "Richard said I was going to die." Locke "Well, I suppose that's why they call it sacrifice." Christian
25. "Good luck, John. Say hello to my son." Christian Shephard
26. Sun, Jack and Ben get to the church, The Lamp Post, they get out of the van, Ben gives Sun Jin's wedding ring, Sun asks how he got it, Ben says that John gave it to him, Jack says he said Locke never went to see him, Ben says that's true, but he went to see John, says Jin gave it to Locke before he left the island, Sun asks why Locke didn't tell her that himself, Ben says he doesn't know, maybe he died before he had the chance to, he says he's sorry he had to bring her there before he gave it to her, but all those people back on the island, Jin included, need their help, there is a woman in the church, and she can tell them how to get back to her husband, he says that they're running out of time, that he needs her to decide right now, Ben asks if she'll come with him, Sun says yes, Desmond shows up, asks what they're doing there, Ben says he assumes the same thing he is, Desmond asks if he's looking for Faraday's mother too, Ben seems confused, they go into church, Eloise Hawking is there, Desmond sees her, the same woman that told him his purpose was to go to the island, she says hello to Benjamin, says she thought she said all of them, Ben says that this is all he could get on short notice, she says she supposes it will have to do for now, let's get started.
    
    
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5.04 The Little Prince

1. On the Searcher, night, Jack and Kate, holding Aaron, Kate says don't whisper, when he's out, he's out, Jack says at least one of them can sleep, Kate says it's going to take a while to get used to sleeping in normal bed, she asks Jack what to do about Aaron, Jack says he doesn't know, Kate says been thinking, asks if he knew Claire was flying to Los Angeles to give Aaron up for adoption, Jack says he didn't know, Kate says she thinks they should say he's hers, they can say she was six months pregnant when she was arrested, that she gave birth to him on the island, Jack says there are other ways, she doesn't have to do this, Kate says after everyone they've lost, Michael, Jin, Sawyer, that she can't lose him too, Jack says Sawyer's not dead, Kate says no, but he's gone, says goodnight to Jack, he says if they're going to be safe, to protect the people they left behind, tomorrow they're going to have to convince everyone that they're going to have to lie, if it's just him, they won't go with it, he's going to need to turn to her first, the others will follow her lead, Jack asks Kate if she's with him, she says that she's always been with him. From Lostpedia
   
2. Three years later--Kate borrowing Sun's clothes, Sun asks if she's sure she wants to do this, Kate tells Aaron she's going to run out and do an errand, Sun says not to worry, that there's candy and a hundred channels on TV, Kate says she doesn't know what she would've done if Sun wasn't there, Kate says she'll be back soon, tells Aaron to be good for Sun, a delivery comes to the door of Sun's room, Sun tells Aaron she'll be right back, Aaron is eating, Sun goes to room, opens package, inside is a folder, pictures of Ben with Jack getting out of the van, Sun opens a box of chocolates, gun underneath, Sun takes it out.
   
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3. Miles getting water at the creek, brings it to Charlotte, Juliet checking her out, Sawyer says she's been out for ten minutes, Juliet asks Dan if there's something he wants to tell her, Sawyer says why his girlfriend had a seizure, Juliet says to give them space, Sawyer says she's like this because the sky keeps lighting up, that he knew it would happen and didn't say anything about it, Sawyer leaves, Juliet asks Dan if he knew it would happen, Daniel says he thought it might, that he thinks it's neurological, he says that brains have a sense of time, an internal clock, the flashes throw the clock off, it's like really bad jet-lag, Juliet says really bad jet-lag doesn't make you hemorrhage, Juliet asks why isn't happening to the rest of them, Dan says he doesn't know, but thank God it's not.
4. Kate goes to Lawyers office, Dan Norton asks how he can help, Kate says he came to her house looking for blood samples, that he wouldn't tell her who his client was, that she'll give the blood samples, but she wants to talk to his client first, Dan Norton says he'll be seeing his client later today, will pass along the offer, but he's pretty sure what the answer will be, which is no, he says that she's in no position to be making a deal, that he has a signed court order, and he can make her do it, they'll handle the exchange of custody quietly, Kate just wants to know who's doing this, he says that it's time she prepare herself, that she's going to lose the boy.
5. Locke tells Sawyer they have to go back to The Orchid, he says it's where this all started, maybe it's where it'll all stop, Sawyer says it's far away, Locke says they can take the zodiac raft, use it to cut around the island, Sawyer asks if he knows what to do once he gets there, Locke says not exactly, but he knows that Ben used it to get off the island, that he can do the same thing, he believes he can save them, he says this is all happening because they left, that he can bring them back, Sawyer asks who, Locke says, Jack, Sun, Sayid, Hurley, Kate, Sawyer says the boat blew up and the chopper was probably on it, Locke says they're not dead, Sawyer says who, Locke says it doesn't matter, all that matters is they have to come back, he has to make them come back, even if it kills him, asks Sawyer doesn't he want them to come back, want her to come back, Sawyer says it doesn't matter what he wants.
6. Miles says Charlotte is waking up, at first she doesn't recognize Daniel, but after a moment, she remembers, she asks what happened, Dan says another flash, she passed out, she says she's a bit dizzy, but she's fine, Miles says now what, Sawyer says they're going to The Orchid. From Lostpedia
   
7. Jack checking Sayid, Sayid says take IV out, Jack says he was unconscious for 42 hours, had the equivalent of three doses of horse tranquilizers, Sayid says if he sent Ben to Hurley's house, they have to leave, Jack says Ben is on their side now, Sayid says the only side he's on is his own, Dr. Ariza comes in, asks for a word with Dr. Shephard, asks Jack what he thinks he's doing, Jack says he's treating a patient, Dr. Ariza says he was suspended on charges of substance abuse, emergency or not, he has no business being there, Jack says that he takes full responsibility, Dr. Ariza says the hospital takes responsibility, it makes them liable.
8. Jack gets a phone call, it's Hurley, he asks if Sayid got to him, if his dad dropped him off, if he's okay, Jack says yes, Jack asks where he is, Hurley says he's in LA County lockup, to tell Sayid he did exactly what he said, that he's safe and Ben will never get him now, Jack is confused, Hurley hangs up.
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9. Ben shows up, asks Jack how Sayid is.
10. Nurse in Sayid's hospital room, asks how he's doing, says he has his meds, Sayid says he thinks he has the wrong room, nurse says room 133, got meds right here, won't have to give injection, he turns around, shoots tranquilizers at Sayid, but Sayid is not in bed, attacks man from behind, strangles him, asks who he is, who he's working for, address in pocket, Sayid shoots him with tranquilizer gun, gets paper out of pocket, Ben and Jack come in, Jack asks what happened, Sayid says 42 Panorama Crest, Jack says Kate lives there. From Lostpedia
    
11. Jack calls Kate, she answers, he asks if she's okay, where she is, she says she's fine, Jack says she has to get Aaron, Kate says he's at a hotel with Sun, that it's not a good time, Jack says to tell him where she is, that he needs to see her, Kate says okay, that she's downtown.
12. Jack tells Ben she's not at home, that he's going to her now, Ben says he'll get Hugo, Sayid says sorry, but he's not letting him get anywhere near him, Ben says he has friends in trouble, to get them to safety, Sayid takes his keys, Ben says after Jack gets Kate, to meet at the Long Beach Marina, slip 23, hurry, they're running out of time.
13. Back on the island, walking through jungle, Sawyer asks Locke what he's going to say to Kate to get her to come back, Locke says he hasn't figured that out yet, Sawyer says she was pretty excited to get out of there, they see light shining through the jungle from the hatch, Miles asks what it is, Locke says whatever it is, they better stay clear of it, Sawyer says the beach is that way, why take the scenic route, Dan asks Locke if he knows when they are, Locke says they need to keep moving. From Lostpedia
    
14. Dan asks Charlotte how her head is, he says that once they get to the beach, they're going to take the zodiac, then she can rest.
15. Miles begins to get a nosebleed, they hear Claire screaming in the jungle, Sawyer says don't move, goes to check out what it is, hears Kate and Claire, sees Claire giving birth, Kate talking her through it, Sawyer watches them, another flash begins to happen, it's daytime now, and they're gone.
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16. Locke asks Sawyer what happened, if he saw something, Sawyer says it doesn't matter, it's gone now.
17. Kate waiting in her car, Jack shows up, she notices that he shaved his beard, he says he needed a change, Kate says she doesn't know why he called, but she can't be dealing with this now, Jack asks what's going on, Kate says to just go, Jack says to tell him, Kate says somebody wants Aaron, a lawyer is in the building she's watching, his clients know they're lying, know she's not Aaron's real mom, that they're going to take him away, a car comes out of building, Kate wants to follow it, she tells Jack to get in or don't, Jack does.
18. Back on the island, walking through jungle, Locke asks Sawyer if he's ready to tell him what he saw back there, says they both know when they were before the flash, asks who he saw, if it was Charlie, Shannon, himself, Sawyer asks how it is that he knows when they were, light in the sky was from the hatch, Locke says the night that Boone died, he went out there, he was pounding on it, confused, scared, babbling like an idiot, asking why all this was happening to him, but then a light came on, shot through the sky, Sawyer says why not go back there, that he could tell himself to do everything different, save himself a world of pain, Locke says no, he needed that to get to where he is now.
19. "You and I both know when we were before the flash, James. So who was it you saw? Charlie? Shannon? Yourself?" Locke "And how is it that you knew when we were, Johnny Boy? That light in the sky--it was from the hatch, wasn't it?" Sawyer "The night that Boone died...I went out there and started pounding on it as hard as I could. I was..confused, scared, babbling like an idiot. Asking, why was all this happening to me?" Locke "Did you get an answer?" Sawyer "Light came on, shot up into the sky. At the time, I thought it meant something." Locke "Did it?" Sawyer "No. It was just a light." Locke "So why'd you turn us around then? Don't you wanna go back there?" Sawyer "Why would I want to do that?" Locke "So you could tell yourself to do things different, save yourself a world of pain." Sawyer "No, I needed that pain to get to where I am now." Locke
20. Miles tells Dan he just got a nosebleed, says don't freak out the others, just tell him why Charlotte, and why him, Dan says it may have something to do with duration of exposure, the time they've spent on the island, Miles says it doesn't make any sense, the others have been here for months, he's never been here before two weeks ago, Dan asks if he's sure about that. From Lostpedia
    
21. "I think it might have something to do with duration of exposure. You know, the amount of time you've spent on the island." Daniel "Doesn't make any sense. Those yahoos have been here for months. I've never been here before two weeks ago." Miles "Are you sure about that?" Daniel
22. They get to the beach camp, everything is there, but the camp is a mess, falling apart, Locke wonders how long ago this happened, Locke finds a rope from Vincent, Dan says zodiac gone too, Charlotte says maybe their people took it, Sawyer asks why they would do that, Miles points out two outrigger canoes, says to get away from whoever came in those, Charlotte asks where they came from, Dan says pretty old, Miles says not that old, finds water bottle, with Ajira label on it, Juliet says an airline based out of India, Sawyer says maybe they have a flight to Vegas, asks who came in these, Dan says when are they coming back, Locke says don't wait to find out, they take one of the canoes to go The Orchid.
    
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23. Miles asks how far is The Orchid, around that point, Locke says, not more than a couple of hours, Juliet asks Sawyer if he's alright, Sawyer says he saw Kate, last night in the jungle, before the last flash, she was delivering Claire's baby, Juliet says that was two months ago, Sawyer says time travel's a bitch, someone begins shooting at them, it's the other outrigger, Miles asks if it's their people, one of them shoots Sawyers paddle, Juliet shoots back at them, gets one of them, they paddle harder, another flash starts to happen, Sawyer says thank you, Lord, they're now in the dark and rain, a storm surrounding them, Sawyer says he takes that back, Locke says paddle, head for the shore. From Lostpedia
    
24. Kate follows the car to a motel, Jack says just because the guy told her he's meeting his client, doesn't mean they're meeting right now, that he could've just told her that to throw her off, Kate says or they're in that hotel right now, Dan Norton goes to a room, Jack says what if they are, what if the person who wants to take Aaron is sitting in that room right now, they can go get Aaron, put their heads together and figure something out, they see a room door open, Mr. Norton goes in, it's Claire's mother, Carole Littleton.
25. Dan Norton leaves the hotel, Jack says to think about it, maybe she doesn't know, Kate says she knows about Aaron and that's all that matters, Jack says to let him go talk to her, explain to her why they did it, maybe she'll listen to him, that he can fix it, says that Aaron is his family too, Kate says okay.
26. Jack goes to Ms. Littleton's hotel room, she lets him in, says she hasn't seen him since his father's funeral, asks how he knew she was there, Jack says he knew because he followed her lawyer, she asks why he would do that, he says he understands that she feels the need to do this, but everything Kate and he have done, it was for Aaron, she asks who Aaron is, she says she's not following him, doesn't know what he's talking about, Jack asks what she's doing in Los Angeles. From Lostpedia
    
27. Jack comes running out of the hotel, tells Kate to go, call Sun, tell her to meet them at the Long Beach Marina with Aaron, Kate says she's not going anywhere until he tells her what's going on, Jack says she doesn't know anything, she still thinks that Claire is dead, she doesn't even know that Aaron exists, she sued Oceanic, she's only in town to pick up her settlement, Kate says so it's just a coincidence, Jack says whoever is trying to take Aaron, it's not her.
28. Ben, and Sayid driving the van, Canton-Rainer written on the side, Ben asks him something, why'd he take it upon himself to rescue Hugo, Sayid says had to make sure Hurley was safe, Ben says to pull in here, parking garage, Sayid stops van, the Lawyer, Dan Norton is there, waiting, he gets out of his car to talk to Ben, says he looked into it and they don't have any kind of solid evidence against Reyes, that the man killed outside of Santa Rosa happened before Reyes escaped, Ben says that's good news, Mr. Norton says there's a prelim hearing in the morning, that the judge will never let it get past that, Ben says thank you to Dan, Sayid asks who that is, Ben says it's his lawyer. From Lostpedia
    
29. Back on the island, they get to the beach with the outrigger canoe, Locke says it's hard to say where they are until it gets light, storm offshore, Juliet tells Sawyer they didn't get a chance to finish their conversation, the one before they started shooting at them, the one where Sawyer was about to tell her how it felt to see Kate again, Sawyer says he wasn't about to tell her anything, Juliet says to tell her now, Sawyer says he was close enough to touch her, if he wanted to, he could of stood right up and talked to her, Juliet tasks why he didn't, Sawyer says what's done is done, points out that Juliet has a bloody nose. From Lostpedia
    
30. Charlotte discovers something washed up on the beach, wreckage, looks like it just happened, a box that says Bésixdouze, Locke asks if anyone speaks French.
31. A life raft in the ocean, a group of people speaking French, they see the shore of the island, discover a man floating in the ocean, on piece of wreckage, they rescue him from the water, it's Jin. From Lostpedia
    
32. At the Long Beach Marina, Kate and Jack show up, Kate asks Jack why he called her today, Jack says he was worried, Kate asks why today, Jack shows her paper with her address on it, says right before he called her, Sayid was attacked, guy had her address in his pocket, Jack says he needed to get her and Aaron someplace safe, Kate asks safe from who, Ben and Sayid show up, Jack says it's okay, Ben's is with him, knows it's going to be hard to understand, but Ben is there to help them, to help everyone they left behind, Jack says they all need to be together again, Kate says it's him, Ben, he's the one who's trying to take Aaron, Jack says no, but Ben says she's right, it was him, says he's sorry, Kate asks why not stay away, Ben says because he's not her son, Sun is at the Marina, watching them from a distance with Aaron in the backseat of her car, gets out of car with her gun.
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33. Jin on beach, people from life raft, man with violin case, Robert, listening to a transmission, numbers being read, 4 8 15 16 23 42, sounds like Hurley's voice, a French woman talks to Jin, he doesn't understand her, she asks if he speaks English, asks if Jin is okay, he says yes, she asks how he got there, he says boat, she asks what boat, Jin says it's gone, it sunk, they asks who he is, how long he was underwater, how he doesn't know how he got there, the woman gives him water, she's pregnant, Jin thanks her, she asks what his name is, he tells her Jin, she says her name is Danielle Rousseau, Jin is stunned.
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34. "Hello, Jin. I'm Danielle. Danielle Rousseau."

This Place is Death, Initial Reaction

I liked this episode. I was disappointed by a few things. I'm also getting annoyed with a few things. I'm kind of getting sick of the slow, yet completely obvious reveals. We know it's going to happen, just show us already. However, I am happy with the plethora of answers. I also liked that this episode picked up the pace a little bit, because I'm getting tired of the Oceanic 6 story. I'm glad that Desmond is back at the end of this episode, because I think his story is the most interesting off-island. I am worried that he and/or Penny may die though. I'm going to be really pissed if that happens. If there's anyone that I don't want to die, it's them.

Questions:

• Was Ben surprised that Ms. Hawking is Daniel Faraday's mother or that Desmond knew?
• Did going into The Temple make Rousseau's science team sick?
• Does the monster protect The Temple?
• Why did Danielle seem to think that Robert wasn't himself?
• What exactly is the sickness?
• Did Locke visit Sun when he was Jeremy Bentham?
• How did Ben know that Locke was off the island? How did he know where to find him?
• What time are they now in when Locke turns the donkey wheel?
• Does Locke figure out that Christian is Jack's father?
• How long has the donkey wheel been there?
• Why did Charlotte just remember that Daniel visited her when she was young?
• When does Daniel go back in time and visit Charlotte? Is that the time they're stuck in?
• Why does Charlotte tell Jin not to bring Sun back to the island? How does she know?
• Who are Charlotte's parents?
• Is Christian Shephard Jacob? Why does he know so much?
• So what would have happened of Locke was the original one that moved the island, instead of Ben? Was he not supposed to lead the Others? Why didn't Richard know this?
• Did Ben know he wasn't supposed to move the island?
• Will Brother Campbell make a reappearance? Will we find out why he was in cahoots with Ms. Hawking? Is he Daniel Faraday's father?
• If they need all of them to go back, then why is what they have good enough for now?
• Will Frank Lapidus fly them back to the island?

Notes:

• It was awesome to finally see at least part of Danielle Rousseau's story.
• Desmond is going to need to seriously flip out on that ring lady.
• Montand losing his arm and a bone sticking out of Locke's leg grossed me out.
• If I recall correctly, Sayid asked Danielle, "Have you see other people on this island?" and she replies, "No, but I hear them, out in the jungle. They whisper." So, what was Jin then, lady? Perhaps she just went completely insane and forgot about him, but, in my opinion, it would be pretty hard to forget a dude that's been on the island before you and kept disappearing and reappearing in front of you, and was there when your entire team died. I personally think that's a little weak. Unless, she couldn't remember him from the past until it happened when Jin traveled from the future, in which case, Danielle couldn't remember it because she was already dead. That's the only way it works.
• The smoke monster seemed a little different in this episode, older, and more greyish looking. It reminded me a lot of Season 1, especially with dragging Montand down the hole.
• Sun calling her mother and talking to Ji Yeon, telling her that she found a friend for her in America named Aaron, I thought she was totally going to be so evil and kill everyone, and that she would kidnap Aaron and take him back to Korea.
• Ben said something to the affect of, "The Temple is a sanctuary. It's only for us (meaning the Others)." So, perhaps that's why Danielle's team got supposedly sick.
• Rousseau, that is not where Montand lost his arm.
• I'm really hoping to see more about Rousseau, like when she had Alex and Ben took her.
• I'm so happy that Jin is back. No one matches the comedy he brings to the show.
• My thought is that Christian has done the same thing that he told Locke to do, which is why he seems to know so much about it. He pushed the donkey wheel, then died and came back to the island where he was somehow resurrected.
• I really hope that we're going to see everything Jeremy Bentham did in the real world.
• I would like to know what exactly these rules are for objects traveling through time.
• So, the frozen donkey wheel was actually stuck, therefore, skipping like a record, just as Daniel said.
• Basically Ben screwed everything up. Locke should wear a shirt that says "I'm with stupid."
• Sawyer had a nose bleed, but not Locke or Jin, who have been there the same amount of time as Sawyer, nor has Daniel Faraday had one yet.
• Ben pulling the van over cracked me up. "I'll turn this van around right now!"
• Before this season began, I was under the impression that the entire season was going to be about them getting back the island, and that it wouldn't happen until the very end of the season. But, now, I'm feeling like it's going to happen pretty soon, which makes me wonder what's going to happen in the rest of the season or the rest of the series.
• Charlotte speaks Korean and Klingon.
• Rousseau's team heard the numbers being broadcasted on the radio.
• The hieroglyphics on The Temple are similar to Ben's underground lair where he summoned smokey and the ones in The Swan on the countdown timer.
• Jin found Rousseau's music box on the beach, the same one that Sayid fixed for her.
• Robert tried to shoot Rousseau, but failed because the pin was removed from his gun, just as Rousseau told Sayid when he tried to shoot her with the same gun, failing also.

I'm a little sad and disappointed to see Charlotte die already. I was looking forward to find out more about her story, though, I'm pretty sure we haven't see the last of her yet. Daniel still has to be scary and tell her not to come back to the island, and we have to find out who her parents are and how she got to the island. Charlotte exclaiming, "This place is death!" and telling Daniel that some scary man told her not to come back to the island, and she thinks it was him, totally freaked me out though. I may have nightmares about that one.

The Little Prince, Initial Reaction

JIN IS ALIVE!!!!! ROUSSEAU IS ON THE ISLAND!!!!!

This was a great episode, however, I didn't like it as much as the last one, Jughead. I think a few key moments were really outstanding though. As soon as I saw the French equipment, I knew it was going to be Rousseau and her science team, and as soon as I saw the body, I knew it was Jin. I was very pleased with those two things.

Questions:

• What is the significance of Ajira Airways?
• Is there another plane crash on the island in the future?
• Who were the people that were shooting at them?
• What is the significance of The Little Prince?
• If Rousseau met Jin when she arrived on the island, why doesn't she remember him in the future? Have Jin and Rousseau ever met in 2004?
• How did Jin survive the freighter explosion? How did he get to the island if it moved?
• Who was after Sayid? Why did the man have Kate's address?
• Is it Charles Widmore who is after them?
• What is Sun doing for Charles Widmore? Is she going to kill Ben?
• What were the documents that Sun received in the package?
• Did Kate come up with the plan to keep Aaron because of guilt?
• What are the significance of the nose bleeds? Are they going to die?
• Are the jumps in time causing memory loss? Is that why Charlotte didn't recognize Daniel at first?
• Why the hell does Locke say that the light from the hatch was nothing?
• Where are Rose and Bernard?
• Who attacked the camp on the beach?
• Were Miles and Charlotte born on the island? Who are their parents?
• Is Miles Pierre Chang's son?
• Lawyers and Lawsuits? How does Ben have so much money?
• Did Danielle Rousseau's science team really get to the island 16 years ago?

Notes:

• It seems as thought the nose bleeds happen first to those who have been on the island the longest. So, in order, Charlotte got one first, then Miles, and lastly Juliet had a nose bleed. Therefore, we know that both Miles and Charlotte have both been on the island for longer than 3 years, because that's how long Juliet has been on the island.
• Kate lives at 42 Panorama Crest.
• When Rousseau arrived on the island, she was with her science team, just as she told her story, with Montand and Robert.
• I really hope we get to see Rousseau's whole story.
• I liked the science where Sawyer saw Kate delivering Claire's baby, Aaron, and the light from Desmond in the hatch. I felt really bad for Sawyer.
• I really didn't like the whole revisiting the love triangle thing going on, especially when Kate said "I've always been with you" to Jack. That was so lame.
• The side of Ben's van says "CANTON-RAINIER Carpet Cleaner." Canton-Rainier is an anagram for reincarnation.
• Please tell me they're not going to run into their past or future-selves on the island.
• Whoever is after Sayid and Kate clearly didn't want to kill them. Otherwise, they wouldn't be shooting at Sayid with dart guns.
• Sayid is so badass. He can move at the speed of light.
• Hurley in jail and calling Jack was fucking hilarious.
• Jack finally gets scolded by the hospital for bringing a dead Pakistani in.
• I guess Sawyer and Juliet are friends now.
• If the freighter was in the radius of the island, it could have disappeared because it's an object, but the bodies from it still could have been there, giving reason for Jin to float to the island if he had survived the explosion.

In LOST fashion, I have a bloody nose right now. I'm not even kidding.