3.18 D.O.C.

1. Sun is working in her garden, Jack helps her, asks about the pregnancy, if she's okay, if she has morning sickness, Sun says not anymore, Jack asks if there's any bleeding, Sun says she's fine, she's suspicious.
2. Sun talks to Jin on the phone, they were just married, a woman sitting next to her on a bench asks about their photo in the paper, their wedding announcement, asks about Mr. Paik, of Paik Automotive, if it's her father, asks about her husband's parents, Sun says they're dead, the woman says Jin is the son of a fisherman, son of a prostitute, that she'll be back in 3 days, 5 PM, with $100,000, spare him the shame. From Lostpedia
3. The parachutist wakes up, Desmond says he's never seen her before, Hurley says she speaks Spanish, she says she's dying, they find a branch in her side, they say to get Jack, but if they move her, it will make it worse, but Hurley looks through her pack for help, he accidentally shoots the flare gun that he found in the woman's backpack. From Lostpedia
4. Sun asks Jin where there are no photos of his family, asks why his father didn't leave any, Jin says they didn't have a camera, he was in the Army when he died, Sun says he was 16 when it happened, gets confused about his story, Jin gets upset. From Lostpedia
5. Sun asks Kate what happened to Jack, says he seems different, asks if she believes his story, he asked about the baby, she says maybe the Others want it, he could be working with them, he was there for over a week, Kate says no, Juliet was a fertility doctor, the reason the Others wants Claire's baby was for research.
6. Sun goes to Juliet, asks her what happens, Juliet says that all the pregnant women on the island die.
7. The parachutist speaks Chinese, not Korean, Jin says, Desmond wants to go get Jack.
8. "Lest you forget. She said my bloody name. She had a photo of me and my girlfriend. Do I understand? I understand better than the lot of you." Desmond
9. Mikhail shows up, sees them and runs away, Jin goes after him, slaps some kung fu on his ass, Charlie says that's the guy who shot Sayid, Desmond threatens him with the flare gun, but Mikhail says he already died once, the woman speaks Italian, Mikhail understands her, says she's dying, needs help, he was in the Soviet Army, a field medic, the branch punctured her lung, it needs to be ventilated, that if he fixes her, they let him go.
10. Sun is on the beach, thinking, watching Claire and Aaron.
11. Sun goes to see Jin's father, he asks about their wedding, he tells him Jin said he was dead, Jin's father says that he said it to avoid shame, he told him his mother died when he was a baby, she was with many men, she left him, his dad raised Jin himself, wasn't even sure he was the father, he tells Sun not to tell Jin. From Lostpedia
12. Juliet wakes Sun quietly in the middle of the night, she tells Sun that she'll help her, that she has to go with her, there may be hope, there's a medical station, there's an ultrasound machine, Sun says it was abandoned, but Juliet says that Kate and Claire didn't know where to look, she will look at the baby, and then she can determine the D.O.C., date of conception, if she got pregnant off the island, she and the baby will be okay. From Lostpedia
13. Sun goes to see her dad, Mr. Paik, asks him for money, says she can't tell him what it's for, he gives it to her, he says Jin will bear the debt, he works for him now.
14. Hurley has a big mouth, tells Mikhail about the satellite phone, Mikhail helps, removes the branch, she speaks Italian, he says that she said thank you, but it appears that she said something else to him.
15. Juliet takes Sun to The Staff, Sun asks Juliet why she's helping, she says she lost 9 patients in 3 years, wants to give someone good news, Sun tells her she slept with another man before she was on the island, her and Jin were having trouble at the time.
16. "Once upon a time, I told women that they were pregnant and their faces, it was the best news they ever got in their entire life. Then I came here. I've lost, nine, patients in the last three years. I'm helping you because I want to tell you that you and your husband got pregnant before you came here. I'm helping you because I want to give good news again." Juliet
17. Juliet brings Sun in the locker room, where there is a secret door, a hidden room, with medical supplies, the crib and things from the baby's room that was given to Claire. From Lostpedia
18. Mikhail says she should be better in a day, Desmond tells him to go, but Jin runs after him, because he stole the satellite phone without them noticing.
19. "Day? Her lung was punctured." Charlie "On this Island, the wounds are a bit different. Maybe a day and a half. I did as I promised, she will live." Mikhail
20. Sun tells Juliet they tried to have a baby, but Jin was infertile, Juliet says that average male sperm count is between 60-80 million, but on the island, it's 5 times that, she's in her 1st trimester, she takes the measurement of the fetus, she'll find out when the baby was conceived, then who, Sun says that she loses either way, but she wants to know. From Lostpedia
21. Jin discovers the money in Sun's purse, Sun says that it's money from her father for new furniture, he says to give it back, he can take care of her, he doesn't want to be in her father's debt, that he's sorry they couldn't go on their honeymoon yet, she says okay.
22. Juliet says the baby is strong and healthy, they crashed 90 days ago, she conceived about 8 weeks ago, 53 days, Sun got pregnant on the island, it's Jin's child.
23. Sun meets the woman, gives her the money, asks why she didn't tell her that she's Jin's mother, the woman says she only gave birth to him, Sun says Jin thinks she's dead, to keep it that way, that her family is powerful. From Lostpedia
24. Juliet says that most of the women made it to the middle of their 2nd trimester, none to their 3rd, that she has 2 months, Juliet goes back inside to clean up.
25. Juliet goes to the locker room, finds a tape recorder, records a message for Ben, 6 Am Saturday morning, Kwon is pregnant, fetus is healthy, the baby was conceived on the island with her husband, he was sterile before, working on samples from the other women, Austen soon, she'll report when there's more, turns the recorder off, says she hates him.
26. They make a stretcher for the parachutist, Charlie says they should've killed Mikhail.
27. The woman wakes up, Hurley says they're survivors of Flight 815, she says they found the plane, there were no survivors, they were all dead. From Lostpedia
28. "You're on an Island. Are you here to rescue us? Are there more of you, can you make your phone work?" Hurley "Who are you?" Parachutist "Hugo Reyes. I crashed here on Oceanic Flight 815. A bunch of us survived, is that why you're here, were you looking for us?" Hurley "815. Flight 815? The one from Sydney." Parachutist "Yeah!" Hurley "No, that's not possible." Parachutist "Yeah I know. It wasn't easy but we found food, and the hatch..." Hurley "No. No, Flight 815 they, they found the plane. There were no survivors. They were all dead." Parachutist

Questions:

1. Why does Naomi speak so many languages? Why not just speak English?
2. Why is the room in The Staff hidden?
3. How did Mikhail get back through the sonic fence?
4. Is the baby Jin's?
5. Was anyone else on the island pregnant?
6. Was the plane crash staged? Who did it?
7. Was the plane that was found on an alternate timeline?
8. Who is Naomi working for?

Favorites:

1. "Nobody knows we're here!" Desmond "[Hurley accidentally shoot the flare gun] Oops." Hurley
2. "What else do you know about this woman? Did she have anything on her besides the flare gun?" Mikhail "Just a book, fancy radio phone thingy. [Charlie shakes his head as Mikhail turns to Hurley]" Hurley "Does it work?" Mikhail "Like I'd tell you." Hurley
3. "You stole this." Charlie "How could you respect me if I didn't try?" Mikhail "How about I take your other eye? Would you respect that?" Charlie "Sorry, what?" Mikhail
4. [Hurley sits with the parachutist. He attempts to make the satellite phone work, and holds it to his ear] "Mom?" Hurley

Notes:

1. Sun, thank you, finally someone confronts the possible evil-Jack issue! I wished Jack was evil at this point.
2. Naomi says to Mikhail "I'm not alone," but he says that she said thank you.
3. How our views of Sun and Jin have changed.
4. I wish Mr. Kwon was my dad!
5. They were all dead? Whaaaat?!

3.11 Enter 77

1. Sawyer sees everyone carrying the ping-pong table, Hurley says Jin found while looking for firewood, they made legs, paddles and now all they need is a ball, it must've landed in the jungle when the hatch exploded, Sawyer says that he thought it collapsed.
2. Sawyer wants his Guns and Ammo magazine back from Paulo, but he says that they share things now, while carrying it wrapped around a roll of Dharma toilet paper.
3. Sayid says they're still heading North, bearing 305, Locke senses a lack of confidence, Sayid says they've been walking for 2 days following a compass bearing from Eko's stick, Locke says it's the only bearing they have.
4. Sayid is picking fruit, he hears a bell, finds a cow, a house, sees the eye patch man, calling the cow to him, it's another station.
5. Sawyer has a ball, challenges everyone to ping-pong game for his stuff back, pick their best man, they say no nicknames for a week if he loses.
6. Sayid circles the house, he says there's nothing but jungle surrounding it, there are horses, cows, fenced in, a satellite dish on top, Sayid says a dish of that size would have broadcasting capabilities for thousands of miles. From Lostpedia
7. Sayid asks Danielle if it's the radio tower, but she says no, she's never seen it before.
8. Kate asks Sayid where he recognizes the man with the eye patch from, Sayid tells her The Pearl video feed, the only way to find out who he is, is by asking him, if he's unarmed, he won't feel threatened, they cover him.
9. Rousseau says she has no interest on the man inside the house, that she survived by avoiding encounters, that she'll wait by the stream for those who survive.
10. Sayid is a cook, going by the name Najeev, meets a man named Sami, says he's Syrian, but Sami says he's Iraqi too, wants him to work for him because his chef quit, they're in Paris.
11. Sayid approaches the house, with his hands up, there is a horse, saddled, stirrups, a grey cat catches his attention, the eye patch man shoots Sayid, says he didn't cross the line, it's his land, they said he could stay there. Sayid tells him his name, he's not who he thinks he is, says he was on plane that crashed months ago, that he's unarmed.
12. Locke and Kate approach the house, tell the man to drop the weapon, he surrenders. He asks if they really crashed there, Sayid tells him over 40 of them did, Kate asks who he is.
13. "My name is Mikhail Bakunin and I am the last remaining member of the DHARMA Initiative."
14. Mikhail takes a look at Sayid's gunshot wound, spent time in Afghanistan, had experience with field medicine in the Soviet Army, tells Sayid his story while Locke and Kate investigate the station. Kate goes in the kitchen, while Locke sees a computer with a chess screen, "Ready to play? Y/N," he presses yes, the computer tells him it's his move. From Lostpedia
15. "I grew up in Kiev and joined the Soviet Army. I was stationed at a listening post at Vladivostok. After the Cold War, after we lost the Cold War, my unit was decommissioned. I was dismissed from my life in the military. And after years of conducting unpleasant actions against our enemies, I found myself wanting to do something good. So I replied to a newspaper advertisement." Mikhail "An advertisement?" Sayid "Would you like to save the world? it read. That’s how I met them, the Initiative. They’re very secretive, very rich, very smart." Mikhail "So, when did you come to the island?" Sayid "11 years now. I like computers, communications equipment, being along like a lighthouse keeper. So they put me in this station. They called it The Flame." Mikhail "What is the purpose of the flame?" Sayid " To communicate with the outside world, of course."
16. Mikhail says the Dharma Initiative all dead, initiated war against hostiles, the purge, didn't participate in it, likes being alone, after the war was over, 4 men appeared in the yard, they offered a truce, line around the alley, do not cross, he'll be left alone, they took 2 cows, never saw them again, satellite hasn't functioned for years, the hostiles were there a long time before Dharma Initiative.
17. Mikhail removes the bullet from Sayid's arm.
18. Sayid goes to see Sami at his restaurant, Sami greets him, introduces him to his wife, Amira, she says it's him, Sayid is attacked by Sami and his men.
19. Mikhail has a cat named Nadia, after Nadia Comaneci, greatest athlete the world has ever known, they have the same birthday. Mikhail stitches up Sayid's wound, he offers them some iced tea.
20. Locke plays chess on the computer, Mikhail says he's been playing it for 10 years, it's been programmed by 3 Grand Masters, and it cheats.
21. "Well, I’ve played a lot of computers and I’m pretty sure they don’t know how to cheat. That’s what makes being human so distinctly wonderful." Locke
22. Kate questions why they'd leave Mikhail there all alone, with the equipment, but Sayid says that it makes perfect sense, that Mikhail is one of them, and he's not alone.
23. Sawyer plays Hurley in ping pong, gets schooled.
24. Sayid says he noticed thick wires when he walked around the station, Mikhail says that it's the hub, they go around to other stations all over the island, Sayid asks if they go underwater, Mikhail says there's underwater beacon that emits solar pings to help guide in the vessels, submarine, Dharma Initiative used it to bring them there, hostiles have either destroyed or decommissioned it by now, Sayid says that explains how they were able to get around his position and capture the sailboat, lost it to them, killed one.
25. Mikhail wonders why they're playing a game, Sayid fights him, Kate and Locke draw their guns, Mikhail surrenders and they tie him up.
26. Sayid is being held prisoner by Sami, who brings him water, says he was a torturer in Republican Guard, he victimized his wife, Amira, arrested, harbored an enemy of the state, held for 3 months while she was questioned. Sami wants him to admit what he did, but Sayid only admits who he is, Sayid Jarrah, was in the Republican Guard, was an interrogator, but says he doesn't know Sami's wife, he can remember every face, Sami says his wife remembers, wants him to admit or he will kill him.
27. Sayid says Mikhail is not alone, the horse is still saddled, for someone much shorter. Locke says that he's checked everywhere, but Sayid reveals a trap door under a rug. From Lostpedia
28. Sami brings his wife into the room, Sayid says he didn't know her, wouldn't touch a woman, wouldn't admit to something he didn't do, bu Sami says Amira admitted to something she didn't do and he poured boiling water on her arms and hands, he beats him badly, but Sayid won't admit to torturing his wife. Amira says that's enough for today.
29. Sayid and Kate go underground, while Locke watches Mikhail, the entire place is wire with C4, Sayid finds Dharma Initiative Operations Manuals. From Lostpedia
30. Locke beats the chess game, you win, checkmate, a video begins with Dr. Marvin Candle, "Manual override complete. For pallet drop enter 24. For station uplink enter 32. For mainland communication enter 38." Locke enters 38, "The satellite dish is inoperable. Communications are down. For sonar access enter 56." Locke presses 56, "Sonar is inoperable. Has there been an incursion of this station by The Hostiles? If so, enter 77." Mikhail approaches Locke with a knife. From Lostpedia
31. Kate finds a rack of DHARMA jumpsuits, Ms. Klugh pops up from behind it and attacks Kate, Sayid stops her, Kate says it's her, she was there at the dock. Sayid asks if there's any more of them there, but Ms. Klugh is silent.
32. They bring Ms. Klugh upstairs, Locke and Mikhail have disappeared, they are now outside, where Mikhail has a gun on Locke, he wants to do a prisoner exchange.
33. Mikhail and Klugh speak to eachother in Russian. Klugh says Mikhail knows what to do, but he says they have another way out, she says they can't risk it, but he says no, she says he knows the conditions, they captured them, can't let them get into the territory, he knows what to do, it's an order, Mikhail says that there's still another way, but Klugh insists, he says to forgive him, pushes Locke and shoots her, but Sayid has his gun on Mikhail, who tells him to do it already, to finish the job, to kill him. From Lostpedia
34. Hurley beat Sawyer badly in ping pong, tells him his mom had a table in her basement, played a lot in the instu--this place he hung out at, gives him back one of his Playboy magazines, tells him that Kate's going to be okay, she's with Locke and Sayid.
35. Locke is looking at the computer again, Kate is downstairs, Sayid questions Mikhail, who admits he wasn't a member of the Dharma Initiative, but says that everything else was true. Rousseau wants to kill him, but Sayid says they're collecting whatever is useful from the house, they have a ticket to where the Others live, they can find her daughter, Jack and maybe a way home.
36. Mikhail says that he won't help them, but Sayid has a map to the barracks. From Lostpedia
37. "I didn’t say you were our ticket, did I? This is a map showing electrical and data cabling running from The Flame, here, to a place called The Barracks, here. It’s comprised of houses and dormitories, with water and power large enough to accommodate an entire community. Sounds like a place well worth visiting, don’t you think?" Sayid
38. Mikhail says Sayid will have his guard down, and he won't hesitate to kill him.
39. Sami's wife, Amira, visits Sayid with a similar cat to the one from The Flame.
40. "After my husband and I first arrived in Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me." Amira From Lostpedia
41. "I remember you. I remember your face. Your face has haunted me ever since I left Iraq. I am sorry. I am so sorry for what I did to you. I am sorry." Sayid
42. Amira forgives Sayid, says she'll tell her husband she was wrong, she made a mistake, that it wasn't him, that they're all capable of doing what the children did to her cat, but she won't do that, won't be that.
43. Rousseau says they should kill Mikhail, but Sayid wont kill him, Locke and Kate show up. Locke says he knows why Mikhail didn't want him to beat the game, The Flame explodes. From Lostpedia
44. "What have you done, John? That place was our one hope of communication with the outside world!" Sayid "The computer said that if there was an incursion of the station by The Hostiles, I should enter 77. So I entered 77." Locke
45. Sayid says they should leave, the explosion will attract attention, he sees the grey cat again.

Questions:

1. How did objects explode out of the hatch when it imploded?
2. How could Sayid live in Paris and not know a lick of French?
3. Why were the codes on the computer in The Flame hidden behind a chess game?
4. Was Mikhail really a member of the Dharma Initiative?
5. Why would Mikhail tell a story that was partly true?
6. Why would Sayid say the horse was saddled for someone much shorter than Mikhail?
7. Did anything happen besides an explosion when Locke entered 77?
8. Who occupied The Flame before Mikhail?

Favorites:

1. "Look, dude, all I know is the sky turned purple. After that I don’t ask questions. Just make myself a salad and move on." Hurley
2. "We’ve been walking for two days, following a compass bearing provided by the carvings on a stick!" Sayid
3. "Uh-uh. We need to do a quick prid quo first. I know I’ve been gone a while and you thought the General Store was having a “going-out-of-business” sale. But now I’m back. And I want what’s mine." Sawyer
4. "Ooh, looks like crouching tiger and hidden dragon got something good. Lay it on me." Sawyer
5. "So, you really the number one draft pick, Grimace?" Sawyer
6. "Not every nook and cranny, John." Sayid
7. "Sorry I beat you so bad, dude." Hurley "Sorry you hustled me, you mean." Sawyer
8. "Looks like that last slam didn’t cause any long-term damage to your forehead. And you got 3 points which is better than nothing." Hurley
9. "Uh uh. It’s Hurley. Or Hugo if you want." Hurley "Get bent, Hugo." Sawyer

Notes:

1. The Flame station's name foreshadows its ultimate fate.
2. This is where my severe thoughts of time looping began, with Paris and the grey cat.
3. One of my favorite bloopers is from the Season 3 DVD, perhaps my favorite ever, where Naveen Andrews exaggeratedly says, "Not every nook and cranny, John!"