4.08 Meet Kevin Johnson

1. Locke's camp has a meeting, Locke says there will be no more secrets, he brings Miles in, and Miles they're there for Ben, Sawyer wants to turn Ben over to them, but Locke says no, Ben says that once they have him, they'll kill everyone else on the island, that Michael is the man on the boat, everyone is shocked at this news.
2. On the freighter, Desmond and Sayid are asleep, an alarm goes off, they wake and go to the deck, the Captain says no one leaves the ship without his say so, he's beating two of his crew members for trying to leave and go to the island, he calls Michael to clean up.
3. Sayid approaches Michael, questions why Michael is on the boat, says he's there to die.
4. Sawyer approaches Locke after the meeting, who is bringing Miles back to the boathouse, he questions the $3.2 million Miles asked Ben for, but Locke says he doesn't think he'll be able to get it since there isn't a bank on the island, Miles says he'll find a way to get it.
5. Ben gives Alex a map to The Temple, he says it's a sanctuary, that it may be the last safe place on the island, Karl asks why don't they know about it, Ben says that he doesn't tell everyone about it, that the rest of their people are already there, that they can get there in a day and a half, Karl says they all should go, but Ben says it's only for them, people are there to capture him, that they will use Alex to get to him, Rousseau agrees, Ben says they're more dangerous than him, tells Alex that her mother will protect her, they leave. From Lostpedia
6. In the morning, Sayid and Desmond find out that Michael is in the engine room, they go there, Michael is fixing the engine, asks Jeff to go get a pressure valve from the supply room, when he leaves, Sayid attacks Michael, wants to know how he's on the boat, Michael said he wouldn't understand, so Sayid says to start from the beginning. From Lostpedia
7. Michael is in his apartment in New York, he's writing a letter, he looks at a photograph of him and Walt, he takes the note and leaves, gets in his car, Mama Cass plays on the radio, he pins the note to his coat, drives away. From Lostpedia
8. Michael says he's sorry, he drives full-speed into a dumpster, the radio continues to play, there are sirens in the background, coming toward him.
9. He wakes up in the hospital, a nurse comes in, he asks how he got there, she says he was in a car accident, that it's a miracle he's alive, there is whispering, the nurse is Libby with blankets, Michael wakes up from a dream. From Lostpedia
10. The real nurse comes in, there is a Christmas tree in the hallway, she says he's lucky to be alive, that he wrecked his car, there was a note was pinned to his chest, she asks him if he wants her to call Walt, that's who the note was written to, he says no.
11. Michael goes to see Walt at his mother's house, but his mom says no, that Walt doesn't want to talk to him, that she thought he was dead, questions why they have different names, that Walt wakes up in the middle of the night screaming, they said their plane crashed in the middle of the ocean, wants to know why she can't tell anyone about him and Walt, that they were gone 2 months, that until he explains, he gave up his rights, Michael asks her to tell Walt that he loves him.
12. Michael leaves, Walt watches by at the window. From Lostpedia
13. Michael pawns the watch that Jin gave him for a gun and bullets, goes into an alley to kill himself, he's about to pull the trigger, but Tom Friendly shows up.
14. Michael attacks him, Tom is going to shoot him, so Michael says do it, but Tom says they sent him there, kept tabs on him, realizes that he told Walt what he did, that he couldn't carry the guilt, says that he can't kill himself, that the island won't let him, that he has more work to do, tells him that when he comes to terms with that, he's staying in the Pent House, at Hotel Earl. From Lostpedia
15. Michael goes back to his apartment, he tries to kill himself, but nothing happens, the gun is loaded, but no bullets come out, the gun jams.
16. Michael has the television on in the background, a Game-Show Host asks a Literature questions referring to the book, Slaughterhouse Five, and the contestant answers Kurt Vonnegut, but then the news interrupts the program, Michael hears that Oceanic Flight 815 was found, the wreckage, they say that there's little chance of retrieving the black box.
17. Michael goes to the hotel to meet Tom, who is now gay Friendly.
18. Tom says he doesn't make it to the mainland too often, Michael wants to know why the plane is at the bottom of the Ocean, Tom says it's not his plane, that it's a phony, that Charles Widmore staged the wreckage, doesn't want anyone else to find where the real plane is except him.
19. Tom asks Michael if the bullet bounced or the gun jammed, Michael says to prove it.
20. Tom shows Michael a photograph of a cemetery in Thailand where the bodies were dug up, a purchase Order for a 777, bought through a shell company, shipping logs for a freighter to drop the whole mess down a trench too deep enough to guarantee no remains would be identified.
21. Michael wants to know what he wants, Tom says in a few days, a freighter, porting Fiji, that it's Widmore's, that they have reason to believe he's finally found the coordinates to the island, that he's heading for it, Michael has a job on the boat, shows him a fake ID, says meet Kevin Johnson, that he's joining the crew as a deckhand, going undercover, that if Widmore finds the island, everyone dies, that Michael can redeem himself for what he did, to give his life, but Michael says he can't go back to the island, Tom says that he's not going back, that he's going so he can kill everyone on board the freighter that's heading for it. From Lostpedia
22. Michael arrives in Fiji, gets to the freighter, he meets George Minkowski, who says that check in is with Naomi Dorrit, she tells him he had a crate delivered, he then meets Miles, who says his name isn't Kevin, that 80% of the people on the boat are lying about something, offers him an orange. From Lostpedia
23. Michael gets a phone call, Tom says to wait a day or two until they're out in the open sea, asks if he's getting cold feet, but Michael says he's in, Tom tells him to ditch the phone, do the job.
24. Frank and Naomi argue about the chopper.
25. Frank talks to Michael about Oceanic Flight 815, asks what if he said the plane that was found int the trench wasn't the real 815, Michael asks why he signed up for the trip, Frank says that Widmore believes him, asks to imagine if they found people alive. From Lostpedia
26. Keamy shooting, Michael says he thought they were on a rescue mission.
27. Michael opens the crate he received, there's a case inside, with a bomb in it, he brings it in to the Engine room, executes the code, Libby appears, she says don't do it, but he pushes the button anyway, counting down from fifteen seconds, a note comes out that says "NOT YET." From Lostpedia
28. Michael gets a phone call on the freighter, says it's Walt, but it's not, it's Ben.
29. Ben says that he will not kill innocent people, Michael asks about Ana Lucia and Libby, Ben says he killed them, that no one told him to do it, he tells Michael to compile a list of names, every person on the boat, give him the list, to disable communications and to take out the engine, that the boat will never get to island, that his friends will be safe, Ben says that Michael is one of the good guys. From Lostpedia
30. Michael finishes telling Sayid his story, that he's working for Benjamin Linus but Sayid isn't satisfied and brings him to Captain Gault, tells the Captain his story.
31. "This man is not who you think he is. He was a passenger on Oceanic Flight 8-1-5. I spent two months with him on the Island before he betrayed us. This is the man who sabotaged your radio room. He destroyed the ship's engine, and his name isn't Kevin Johnson. It's Michael Dawson, and he's a traitor." Sayid
32. Rousseau, Alex and Karl are going to The Temple, they stop to drink and rest. From Lostpedia
33. Gun shots fire towards them, Karl's water bottle is shot, and then while starring at it, he gets shot, he dies.
34. Alex is in shock, Rousseau tells her that they have to go, that she's going to count to three and they're going to run, but as soon as they run, Rousseau gets shot and dies.
35. Alex surrenders, says she's Ben's daughter so they stop shooting. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why does Miles think it will be so easy for Ben to get $3.2 million?
2. What is The Temple? Why is it only for the Others?
3. Why does Ben think it would be the only safe place on the island?
4. How did Tom get off the island?
5. When in the timeline did Tom visit Michael? When was he gone?
6. Was Libby a hallucination or the smoke monster?
7. What stopped the gun from firing and Michael committing suicide? Was it the island? Was it Jacob?
8. Why in the hell did Michael tell Walt what he did on the island? How do you tell a ten year old kid that you killed two women?
   
9. Who was watching Michael after he left the island?
10. Why won't the island let Michael kill himself?
11. How did Miles know that Michael's name wasn't really Kevin?
12. Does Michael tell Sayid and Desmond the part about Tom Friendly being gay?
    

Favorites:

1. "We're here for him. (Ben)" Miles "Um, we kind of, like, knew that forever ago." Hurley
2. "I'm sorry. You mean the same guy that killed two women in cold blood to set this little bastard free? And then sold all of us out so he could get off the Island? That Michael?" Sawyer
3. "Yeah. Miles offered his loyalty in exchange for the money. But as I haven't seen a bank on the island, I didn't think it worth mentioning." Locke
4. "He wants to survive. And considering a week ago you had a gun to his head, and tonight he's eating pound cake, I'd say he's a guy who gets what he wants." Miles
5. "It's a cold night. I brought you some extra blankets." Libby
6. "Excuse me, sir. You got the time?" Tom
   
7. "Manhattan, huh? We let you leave one island, and you just go to another one." Tom
8. "Is this the guy who hit you with the champagne bottle?" Arturo "Yeah, but I had it comin'." Tom
9.  "Did the bullet bounce off your skull, or did the gun just jam on you?" Tom 
10. "You know those nuts that think the moon landing was faked?" Frank
11. "What, are you going Nicholson on us? You know, Jack Nicholson in The Shining, when he's bouncing that ball against the wall? Next thing you know, you're gonna go after your wife with an axe." Minkowski "I'm not married, man." Kevin 
12. "You put me on this boat, talked me into blowing it up, and when I push the damn button, a flag pops up." Michael "You actually activated the bomb?" Ben "It's not a bomb! It's a... (catches himself) It's a joke." Michael 
13. When Karl dies. That was the most hilarious death ever. Karl wonders why his water bottle was shot.

Notes:

1. So, Mr. Friendly is gay. I guess that's why Kate isn't his type, as he said in A Tale of Two Cities.
2. Michael's mother notes that he was missing for over two months, which tells us that time on the island and off the island are the same. It had been speculated for a long time that time on the island may lapse differently than the island world, but this is one of the many conformations that it hasn't.
3. Michael David Kelly claimed in an interview that it in fact was him that appeared in this episode, but obviously was digitally altered.
4. It made me kind of sad that Michael pawned the watch that Jin gave him. Jin attacked Michael for having the watch in House of the Rising Sun, but they built the raft together and quickly became friends, so Jin gave it to Michael. It was a symbol of how much they grew and their time on the island, and Michael goes and hocks it. Bastard!
5. I like how Tom has all the funny lines in this episode.
6. Michael knew Naomi was from Manchester because of Charlie.
7. When Michael sees Libby on the freighter, she is wearing the same clothing that she died in.
8. From Lostpedia: "Kevin Johnson" and "Dean Moriarty," from The Economist, share the same passport number: HNSO12153. The passport number: HNSO12153 references Hanso (HNSO) and two of the Numbers 4 and 8 (1+2+1=4 and 5+3=8).
9. Karl saying "I've got a bad feeling about this" is yet another Star Wars reference.
   

3.09 Stranger In A Strange Land

1. Sawyer and Kate are rowing back to the island, Kate says to go back, she doesn't want to leave Jack behind, Sawyer says no, that they'll kill them.
2. Jack is back in his cell, Tom says they're moving him, he thinks they're going to kill him.
3. "Oh, I don't know, Tom--the kind of people that would take a pregnant woman, that would hang Charlie from a tree, would drag our people out of the jungle, would kidnap children. That's the kind of people I think you are." Jack "You see this glass house you're living in, Jack? How about I get you some stones?" Tom
4. The Others have Juliet in handcuffs when they move Jack, they're putting her in his cell, a woman is escorting her.
5. Jack is in Phuket, Thailand, staying on the beach, he buys soda from a kid, a woman helps him with his kite, Achara.
6. They put Jack in Sawyer's cage, Tom brings Jack a cheese sandwich, he asks why they put Juliet in his cell, he says Juliet's in trouble, for him to stay put, but Jack points out the camera that they're watching him on, asks about the woman, the Sheriff.
7. Kate wants to sail around the island, but Sawyer says no, camp for the night.
8. Karl wakes up, he says the other island isn't where they live, just where they work, on projects, that they live on the main land, they gave the kids a better life than theirs, Alex and him made up names for the constellations in his backyard, he points out Ursa Theodorus, the Teddy Bear.
9. Juliet is let out to examine Ben, she wants Jack to help her, to look at Ben, shows him a photograph she just took of Ben's stitches, Jack says they're infected, she says she just killed someone, that it's complicated, but Jacks says no.
10. Jack eats at the restaurant of Achara's brother, she asks Jack why he didn't know how to fly a kite, he says his dad wasn't around, she says she has no interest in his father, asks if he's in Phuket to find himself, a man gives her an envelope filled with money, she tells Jack that she has a gift, Jack says it must be one hell of a gift.
11. The Sheriff reads Jacks tattoos, says the 5 and the stars are cute, but the Chinese is ironic, asks Jack if he knows what it says, says her name is Isabel, wants to talk to him and ask him questions, takes him with her, tells Alex to go check on her father.
12. Isabel takes Jack to a room where Juliet and Tom are waiting, she says they don't live on this island, that they don't even like going there, there was an incident she's investigating, wants to ask him questions, clear up inconsistencies, she asks Tom if Jack made comments about Juliet asking him to kill Ben, Tom says yes, she asks Jack the same thing, but he struggles to answers her, he says that he was lying, turned them against eachother to create chaos, Isabel asks why he's lying for Juliet, he wants to go back to his cage. From Lostpedia
13. Jack is sleeping, Achara shows up, he says it's been a month of her coming and going, she says there are things that happen, that he couldn't understand, he asks about her gift, she has sex with Jack to distract him from her being a gifted tattoo artist. Oops. From Lostpedia
14. Jack wakes up, there are people all around at his cage, Cindy says hi, Jack recognizes her, the Stewardess from the plane, asks if she was captured, she says it's not that simple, that they're there to watch, Emma wants to know how Ana Lucia is, Zack, her brother, is also there. still has his teddy bear, hands it to his sister.
15. "If you've got something to watch, Cindy, go watch it!! Go!!" Jack From Lostpedia
16. Sawyer and Kate wake up, Karl is gone, Sawyer finds him crying, hits him, tells him to go after Alex and find her, Karl says they'll kill him.
17. Alex smashes camera by Jack's cage, says he can tell the truth, asks him why he saved Ben after all they've done to him, that he should hate him, tells Jack they're going to read Juliet's verdict, that they're pretty strict about killing one of their own, she killed the man who was going to murder his friends, Jack asks if Ben is still in charge.
18. Alex takes Jack to Ben, he says he'd be more impressed if they had a capable surgeon, Ben tells Jack they had a surgeon, Ethan, Jack says he has a serious infection, he needs to be closely monitored, might be nerve damage or other complications, Jack wants to make a deal, wants him to let Juliet go too, Ben writes a note to stop the verdict. From Lostpedia
19. Jack stalks Achara, finds out that she's a tattoo artist, she says she sees who people are, her work is not a decoration, but definition, he asks her if she sees who he is, she says he's a leader, a great man, but it makes him lonely, frightened, angry, he says to put it on him, but she says it's against her people, that there will be consequences.
20. Jack and Alex stop Juliet's verdict, Isabel says Ben commuted her sentence, ordered her to be marked.
21. Jack gets beat up by Achara's brother and friends, who found out about the tattoo Achara gave him, Chet tells Jack he has to leave the country. From Lostpedia
22. Juliet brings Jack a grilled cheese the way he likes it, he makes her show him the mark they gave her, she asks why he helped her, he says Ben told them both he'd let them go, that they're going to make sure he keeps his promise together, Juliet tells him the Others will be coming for him, because his friends know where they are, so they have to leave that island to go back to where they live now, home. From Lostpedia
23. Sawyer tells Kate that he let Karl go, she says he could've let them back to where they live, but Sawyer says that he's a target, that Kate's upset about Jack because she feels guilty.
24. The Others are preparing to leave the smaller island, Isabel talks to Jack.
25. "He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us. Your tattoos--that's what they say." Isabel "That's what they say. It's not what they mean." Jack From Lostpedia
26. Jack escorts Ben on a smaller boat to their large yacht, Kate and Sawyer walk in the dark with torches, Karl at a campfire, looks at the stars, across the sky, Alex is looking up at the stars as well, Juliet looking out on the boat, Jack joins her, they share a moment. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Who can't Jack put a kite together?
2. Did Jack figure out how to get a fish biscuit?
3. Where are the Others keeping the kids and Cindy?
4. Why doesn't Karl know who Bobby from The Brandy Bunch is?
5. Where are Bai Ling's other 5 episodes? I thought she had a big arc?

Favorites:

1. "Show me the way to go home; I'm tired and I want to go to bed; I had a little drink about an hour ago; And it went straight to my head." Sawyer
2. "What do you think Captain Bunny Killer's going to do if he catches us?" Sawyer
3. "Well, sure, like the steal-the-kid-off-the-raft project. That was a humdinger." Sawyer
4. "You have backyards?" Sawyer "Yeah." Karl "Well, ain't that quaint." Sawyer
5. "She wants to know how Ana Lucia's doing." Cindy "Are you serious?" Jack
6. "Ow!! What the hell was that for?!" Karl "So you'd cowboy up. Crying in the jungle. I thought you people were supposed to be tough." Sawyer "I am tough." Karl "Sure you are, Bobby. [Karl looks puzzled] Bobby, the Brady Bunch?" Sawyer "What the hell's the Brady Bunch?" Karl "Okay, anyway look, Karl--I've been with a lot of girls--some of them worth the trouble, some not. Every now and again there's one--one you name dumb stars with. So this girl, Sally Slingshot--" Sawyer "Alex." Karl
7. "Your bedside manner leaves something to be desired." Ben

Notes:

1. Good plan, Kate. You just went through all the trouble to get away, and now you want to go back and get Jack even after he just told you not to. Sorry Kate, I'm on Sawyer and Jack's side on this one.
2. Stranger in a strange land? Ohhhh, I get it!
3. Poor Jack. You have to stay in the cage Sawyer and Kate had sex in.
4. Worst sex scene ever? Yeah, I wasn't interested in this one.
5. Jack really sucks at stalking women.
6. Thai. Not Chinese. Thailand! Not China! Different!
7. Matthew Fox's actual tattoo says "Eagles high, cleaving sky."
8. Apparently Isabel dies off screen in Through the Looking Glass. What crap.
9. Sorry, LOST, but this one time, I just have to say... GAY! Even Exposé I can deal with compared to this, even Fire + Water! Probably the worst episode following best episode combo.

2.17 Lockdown

1. John is packing a picnic, he's going to ask Helen to marry him.
2. Helen reads the obituaries, Anthony Cooper is dead.
3. Henry Gale tells Jack and Locke about the map, that he was just kidding. Jack tells him to draw it again, but Locke says that it's too late. Jack tells Locke to put Henry back in the armory, and Henry asks why he lets Jack talk to him that way, which angers Locke
4. Sayid, Charlie and Ana Lucia search for Jennifer Gale's grave, Charlie finds it, and they find the balloon Henry claims took him to the island in the trees above them, "Proudly Sponsored By" Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack, Nozz-a-La Cola, a Widmore Labs logo, and Minnesota Metallurgy & Mining Co. logo. From Lostpedia
5. Jack checks on Aaron, who is now no longer sick.
6. Locke rides the exercise bike in the hatch, plays music, he hears voices on the loud speaker, 20 minutes to Lockdown, Locke tries to fix the speaker, feedback, 17 minutes to Lockdown, Henry asks what's the matter, what's going on.
7. Anthony Cooper's funeral, John and Helen are the only ones there, two guys watch from a distance, a car also.
8. "I forgive you." John says at Anthony's funeral.
9. In the Hatch, protocol, please proceed, countdown from 10, blast doors come down, but Locke manages to stick a crowbar underneath the door.
10. Locke is a home inspector in California, he inspects Nadia's house, he asks her about her husband, but she says she's not married. From Lostpedia
11. Locke sees the same car from his father's funeral, it's Anthony Cooper, he says he faked his death because the guys from the funeral that were watching were after him, he took them for $700,000, a retirement scam, the money is in a safe deposit box, wants John to get it for him and keep $200,000, says he'll understand if he never sees him again.
12. Locke tells Henry about the blast doors, asks him for help, Henry agrees but makes a deal for Locke to protect him.
13. Jack plays Sawyer in Texas Hold'em for the medicine.
14. Henry and Locke try to pry the blast door up, but it comes down on Locke's leg, traps him underneath, Henry tries to help Locke. From Lostpedia
15. Locke goes to safe deposit box 1516, gets the money.
16. When Locke goes home, there are two guys from the funeral waiting for him, asking about Anthony Cooper, if John knows if he's still alive, if he's seen him, he says no, they look in his bag and there are work papers, no money, Helen asks if he was lying, but Locke says that he was just scared.
17. Locke tells Henry Gale about the button, to go through the vent in the pantry, Henry falls and hits his head, is knocked out.
18. Jack catches Sawyer dealing from the bottom of the deck.
19. Jack wins in poker, takes all of Sawyer's fruit and the medicine, Sawyer asks why he didn't want the guns.
20. "When I need the guns, I'll get the guns." Jack
21. Henry wakes up while the timer is going off, he goes through the vent.
22. John at a hotel, an Oceanic Airlines plane flies overhead, he gives Anthony Cooper his money, and Anthony leaves John his, but Locke says that he didn't do it for the money. Anthony asks about Helen, John tells him that he's going to ask her to marry him that night.
23. When Anthony opens the door to leave, Helen is there, she followed John.
24. "Are you him?" Helen asks Anthony.
25. She leaves, but John follows her, asks her to marry him, but she says no and leaves, there is another Oceanic plane that flies overhead.
26. The alarm for the computer and the button is going off, numbers flipping sound, light out, then there is a black light that goes on, a map on the blast door in front of Locke. From Lostpedia
27. A few moments later, the doors go up, and Henry comes back.
28. Kate wants to go to the hatch for a shower, but Jack tells her the pipes are busted, they see a flashing light in the jungle, a beacon, a parachute, pallet, food drop, they run into Sayid, Charlie and Ana Lucia on their way back from the balloon. From Lostpedia
29. Henry says that he put in the numbers, but nothing happened, the clock flipped back, and then nothing, crawled back into the vent, and then the doors came up, the lights back on.
30. Sayid says that they found the balloon, the grave, but Sayid didn't believe it, so he dug up the grave, found a man's body, named Henry Gale.
31. "We did find your balloon, Henry Gale, exactly how you described it. We also found the grave you described. Your wife's grave. The grave you said you dug with your own bare hands. It was all there. Your whole story, your alibi, it was true. But still, I did not believe it to be true. So I dug up that grave and found that there was not a woman inside. There was a man." Sayid reveals the real Henry Gale's drivers license. From Lost Hatch

Questions:

1. Where are the food drops coming from? Where are they still coming after the purge happened? Does the Dharma Initiative know what happened?
2. Do the blast doors come down so that no one sees where the pallet comes from? How did no one see it?
3. Did Locke take the money from Cooper?
4. Who killed and buried the real Henry Gale? Why?
5. When are we going to have an episode about Jack learning to play poker in Phuket?

Favorites:

1. "Hey, maybe he left you his kidney." Helen
2. "Why don't you put your mangoes where your mouth is?" Sawyer
3. "So, where'd you learn to play cards, doc?" Sawyer "Phuket." Jack "What the hell were you doing in Thailand? What? You don't think I know where Phuket is? Just cause I dropped out in the 9th grade don't make me an idiot. Far East, huh? Wouldn't have taken you for a world traveler. that where you got the art on your shoulder?" Sawyer
4. "You may have been to Phuket, doc, but I've been to Tallahassee. Let's just say something was burning and it wasn't from the sunshine." Sawyer
5. "What's going on?" Libby "Jack and Sawyer are finally gonna beat eachother up." Hurley

Notes:

1. Sawyer's comment about Jack getting the art on his shoulder in Phuket, amongst Kate asking where Jack got his tattoos from earlier in House of the Rising Sun, opened up the vault for the possibly the worst episode ever, Stranger In A Strange Land, where there is an entire episode about Jack going to Phuket and getting a tattoo.
2. On the Blast Door Map, the Monster is called Cerberus.
3. In Solitary, Sayid states that Nadia is dead to Rousseau, but we clearly see that Nadia is alive and well in this episode.
4. Another indication that Anthony Cooper is the real Sawyer.
5. Sayid = one badass mutha fucka.