Analysis of Epilogue, "The New Man in Charge"

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

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

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

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Initial Reaction to "Happily Ever After"

Oh, brotha. I said that LOST would be picking up in the next couple of weeks and I'm happy to say that it definitely has. Desmond centric episodes are arguably the best of the series. You cannot deny that. You also cannot deny that the intelligent and sophisticated storytelling are not the only thing that makes the character of Desmond so uniquely and profoundly intriguing. Desmond's world is not only mythological, but it's emotionally charged in a way that is more realistic and intense than any other character on this show. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Desmond is the heart of this show. He is everything that makes it unlike any other show than there has ever been. It is not only because he has great importance to the mythology, but it's because he makes you laugh and cry and cheer for him when he gets a win. It is because, when Henry Ian Cusick is on screen and portraying the character of Desmond David Hume, you never want it to end. Not for a second. For someone that wasn't even on this show since the very beginning, I'd have to say it's pretty damn important for a character to have the ability to impact a show in such a way. For every moment that he's gone, there is something missing. Needless to say, I am glad to have Desmond back. Now, let's discuss our favorite Scotsman and yet another of his episodes that did not disappoint in the least.

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Initial Reaction to "The Package"

Okay, let's get the dirty jokes out of the way now. The title "The Package" can't help but make me laugh. I can only imagine the euphemisms being thrown out in the writers room as they wrote this episode. Between the title and Sun's undone sweater-buttons, this episode was all sorts of scantily-clad. There was also much more to it than that. There was more Season One nostalgia, lots of Korean (Including an annoying V promotional countdown clock that was subsequently blocking the subtitled translations of said Korean. Grrrrr, ABC!), Sayid Ninja-moves, Room 23, electromagnetism, more Evil-Tina Fey, and most importantly, our beloved Scots-brotha, Desmond David Hume. After the past two episodes, I can feel the momentum truly picking up. I can only hope that the pace continues. Now, let's talk about "The Package" (Giggle).

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Initial Reaction to "Recon"

Some loved it; some hated it. I was very entertained. Of course, there was some predictability and not a whole lot happened. I agree with that. When you invest yourself so thoroughly into a television show for six years, you get to know the people that create and write much better than you think. As much as we've (the fans) put ourselves into this show, they've invested way more than we can even imagine. The show, in a way, becomes a dialogue between the creators and the fans. We get to know eachother through the screen. I think we've become so accustomed to the craziness and confusion that is LOST that we almost try too hard to anticipate their every move at this point. In many ways, I think, especially in this final season, that they're trying to keep us on your toes, though in much subtler ways that they have before. Relax people. It's building. LOST has always been a character story. If this is the story that Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse wanted to tell, then regardless of if I like it or not, I respect that. I'm not going to set myself up for failure. I have loved this show for six years, and if the ending isn't every single thing that I had hoped and theorized it would be in those six years, I'm not going to stop loving it because of that. Perhaps, I will be a bit disappointed. That's a strong possibility. I expect they won't answer every question that I want answered. I'm okay with that. What LOST changed about television is that it never stops making you think, and I wouldn't expect any less if LOST left me thinking for the rest of my life. Now, I'll give you a topic and let's discuss... "Recon" is neither a "re" nor a "con," discuss!

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5.07 The Life & Death of Jeremy Bentham

1. In a building, it's dark, there's a desk, must be an office, a man comes in, turns on a light, he's a man from the plane, Ajira Airways Flight 316, he finds a flashlight, looks through LIFE magazines, he then looks through a filing cabinet, finds a folder, several maps, Rousseau's maps of the island, copied pages from Daniel Faraday's journal, Daniel's map to The Tempest which has added hieroglyphs to it, he finds a gun taped under the desk, puts it in his bag, a woman comes in, Ilana, asks if he, Caesar, found anything, he says he found nothing useful, she asks then what did he just put in his bag, he shows her the flashlight, gives it to her, she says they found someone, a man, that Roxanne was scouting just South of there, and he was just standing in the water, he's wearing a suit, Caesar asks if anyone recognizes him from the plane, how do they know he's not one of the ones who disappeared, Ilana says he's not, Caesar asks how she knows, she says he wasn't on the plane, he asks what did the man have to say, Ilana tells Caesar to ask the man him himself.
   
   
   
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2. On the beach, there is a fire burning furiously, a man sits on the beach, wearing what appears to be a cloak, but really is an Ajira blanket wrapped around him and over his head, everyone stands around him, staring, Caesar approaches him, says hello, tells him his name, asks what is his, he is John Locke.
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3. "Hello." Caesar "Hello." Locke "My name is Caesar. What's yours?" [The man removes the blanket cloaking his head. It's Locke.] "My name is John Locke."
4. On the beach, Locke, with his shoes off, looking out at the water, at the other island, they're on Hydra island,  Ilana says good morning, brought him some breakfast, a mango, she introduces herself, John asks if those are their boats, as he points to a pair of outrigger canoes, she says no, they were there when they got there, she says there used to be three, but the pilot and some woman took one, she says they didn't tell anyone, just ran off in the middle of the night, the pilot of plane that brought them there, Locke asks for a passenger list, she says to talk to Caesar, Locke eats his mango, says he thinks this is the best mango he's ever eaten, Ilana says no one remembers him being on the plane, Locke says that he doesn't remember it either, but he says he remembers a lot, she asks like why he's dressed so nice, he says he can guess why, he thinks the suit is what they were going to bury him in, Locke says she asked what he remembered, he remembers dying.
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5. "I think this suit is what they were gonna bury me in." Locke "Sorry?" Ilana "You asked what I remembered. I remember dying." Locke
6. Locke flashes back to the frozen donkey wheel, when Christian Shephard says good luck, John flashes, his eyes open, he's in the Tunisian desert, in pain, he throws up, hurt his leg from falling down the well, Locke notices a surveillance camera that is focused on him, he asks if anyone is there, to help him, Locke lays there until it's dark, night, he hears a car coming up, a truck stops in front of him, Bedouin men speaking in Arabic get out, they pick him up, put him in the back of the truck, bring him to a hospital, Locke asks where he is, is anyone speaks English, the Doctor gives him pills, Matthew Abaddon is watching him, the Doctor tells Locke to bite a stick for the pain, while he sets his leg, in a lot of pain, Locke passes out, at night, he wakes up, Charles Widmore is there, says to wake up, tells Locke he had a compound fracture, that the doctors did their best, but he had a specialist flown in to reset his leg properly, pours him a glass of water, Widmore says it's nice to see him again, Locke asks if he knows him, Widmore says yes, that he understands being confused, could only image how he feels, Widmore says that he met him when he was 17 years old, and now all these years later, here they are, and Locke looks exactly the same, Locke says who are you, he says his name is Charles Widmore, to tell him, how long has it been for him since he walked into his camp and spoke to Richard, Locke says it's been four days, Widmore says that's incredible, Locke asks about the camera in the desert, if it was his, he says yes, Locke asks how he knew he'd be there, Widmore says that's the exit, that he was afraid Ben might fool him into leaving the island like he did to him, Widmore says he was their leader, Locke asks about the others, but they're not the others to Widmore, they're his people, they protected the island, peacefully for more than three decades, but then he was exiled by Ben just like Locke was, Locke says Ben wasn't there, he wasn't exiled, he chose to leave, Widmore asks why he would do that, Locke doesn't answer, Widmore asks if he's come to bring them back, Locke says no, Widmore says that he understands him lying, but something he should know, is that all his friends who left the island, they've been back for three years, they've gone back to their normal lives and none of them have spoken the truth of where they were, Locke says he has to bring them back, Widmore says he'll do everything in his power to help him do that, Locke asks why he would do that, Widmore says because there's a war coming, and if he's not back on the island when that happens, the wrong side is going to win.
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7. "It's nice to see you again, John." Widmore "Do I know you?" Locke "Yes. I understand your being confused. Imagine how I feel. I met you when I was 17. And now all these years later, here we are. You look exactly the same." Widmore "Who are you?" Locke "My name is Charles Widmore. [Locke's eyes widen.] Tell me, John. How long has it been for you since... we first met, since you walked into our camp and you spoke to Richard?" Widmore "Four days." Locke "[Chuckles] That's incredible." Widmore
8. "The camera in the desert--that was yours?" Locke "Yeah." Widmore "How did you know I'd be there?" Locke "Well, that's the exit. I was afraid Benjamin might fool you into leaving the Island, as he did with me. I was their leader." Widmore "The Others?" Locke "They're not the "Others" to me. They're my people. We protected the Island peacefully for more than three decades. But then I was exiled... by him, just as you were." Widmore "No. Ben wasn't even there when I left. He was already gone. I wasn't exiled. I... chose to leave." Locke "Why would you do that, John? [Pause] You've come to bring them back... the ones who left." Widmore "[Sighs] No." Locke "I understand you lying to me. I do. But there's something you should know. All your friends who left the Island? They've been back three years." Widmore "Three years?" Locke "They've gone back to their normal lives. [Widmore produces a newspaper and hands it to Locke.] And none of them has spoken a word of truth about where they were." Widmore [Locke looks at the newspaper, the London Daily Tribune from January 14, 2005. Its headline: "OCEANIC SIX: SURVIVORS RECEIVE HEROES WELCOME". Locke puts the paper down.] "I have to bring them back." Locke "And I'm going to do everything in my power to help you do that." Widmore [Widmore gets up to leave.] "Why? [Widmore stops and turns round.] Why would you help me?" Locke "Because there's a war coming, John. And if you're not back on the Island when that happens, the wrong side is going to win." Widmore
9. Outside, kids are playing soccer, Widmore gives Locke his new identity, a passport, with the name Jeremy Bentham, Widmore says that his parents had a sense of humor when they named him, so why can't he, gives him money, says that it should be enough money for now, he also gives him an international phone, Widmore says if he needs to reach him for anything, just press 23, he gives him a folder, which contains his people's whereabouts, everyone that was on the island, Locke opens it up and sees a photograph of Sayid, Widmore says he's been watching them, that he's deeply invested in the people that were on the island, can't imagine what they must think of him after listening to Benjamin, Locke asks how he knows he's telling the truth, Widmore says he hasn't tried to kill him, and asks if can Locke say the same for Ben, Locke says he still doesn't trust him, that he sent a team of killers and a boat load of C4 to the island, Widmore says he needed Linus removed so it could be Locke's time, that he island needs him, and it has for a long time, Locke asks what makes him think he's so special, Widmore says because he is, a car pulls up, Locke says that Richard Alpert said he would die, if he wanted them to come back, he was going to have to die, Widmore says that he doesn't know why Richard said that, but he's not going to let that happen to him, Matthew Abaddon gets out of the car, Widmore says that he'll take him wherever he needs to go, protect him from anyone that will do him harm, Widmore says good luck and godspeed, Abaddon gets a wheelchair out of the car, says that anything Locke needs, just let him know, asks if there's anyone from his past he wants him to look up, he says that the whole world thinks he's dead, there must be someone that would be happy to see him, almost at the airport, Abaddon asks to at least tell him where they're going, Locke says Santo Domingo.
   
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10. "I'm deeply invested in the future of the Island, John. So, yes, I've been watching them. I wouldn't mention I'm involved in this. I can't imagine what they think of me, having listened to Benjamin's lies." Widmore
11. "The Island needs you, John. It has for a long time." Widmore "What makes you think I'm so special?" Locke "Because you are." Widmore
12. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic--people building houses, Save Our World, Sayid, on a roof, a man tells him he has a visitor, Sayid looks to see Locke in a wheelchair, meets with him, Sayid says he doesn't believe him, that he actually wants him to go back, Locke says it's the only way to save them, Sayid says that he's not going back, that for two years he was manipulated into thinking he was protecting everyone on the island, Locke asks who was manipulating him, Sayid says Ben, that he doesn't believe this is only coming from Locke, and nobody else, Locke says he knows that deep down Sayid knows he wasn't supposed to leave the island, Sayid says it was only because he left the island that he was finally able to marry the woman he loved, they spent nine months together, and they were the best nine months of his life, and that's what he knows in his heart, Locke asks where she is now, Sayid says she was murdered, Locke says he's sorry, Sayid asks why he really needs to go back, if it's just because he has nowhere else to go, Locke says if he changes his mind, he'll be staying under the name Jeremy Bentham in Los Angeles at the Westerfield Hotel. From Lostpedia
    
13. "It's only because I left the Island that I was finally able to marry the woman I loved. We spent nine months together--the best nine months of my life, John. That's what I know in my heart." Sayid
14. "Why do you really need to go back? Is it just because you have nowhere else to go?" Sayid "If you change your mind, I'll be staying under the name "Jeremy Bentham" in L.A. at the Westerfield Hotel." Locke "And if you change your mind, you're welcome to come back here and do some real good. Good-bye, John." Sayid
15. New York, NY--Locke tells Abaddon that he asked if there was someone to look up for him, he says her name is Helen Norwood, living in Los Angeles, Abaddon asks if she was an old girlfriend of his, Locke tells him to help him get out of the car, Abaddon spots who he calls Michael Dawson's son, says the boy's gotten big, Walt sees Locke from across the street, Abaddon says he'll give them some privacy, Walt goes over, he says hey John, asks him what happened to him, Locke says he hurt his leg, that Walt doesn't seem surprised to see him, Walt says that he's been having dreams about him, that he's on the island, wearing a suit, and there are people all around him, they wanted to hurt him, Locke says it's a good thing they're just dreams, Walt asks if his dad is back on the island, he says he hasn't talked to him in three years, he figured he must've gone back, Locke says that the last he heard was that his dad was on a freighter near the island, Walt asks why he came to see him, Locke says he just wanted to make sure he was okay, Walt says he's doing pretty good, that he has to go, but it was good seeing him, Locke says to take care, Abaddon says he takes it he didn't invite him along, Locke says that he's been through enough, Abaddon says he's 0 for 2, Locke says he only needs to convince one and if he can do that, the rest will come, and maybe he was mistaken, but he thought he was his driver, Ben is watching then creepily from afar.
    
16. "I've been having dreams about you. You were on the Island, wearing a suit, and there are people all around you. They wanted to hurt you, John." Walt "Good thing they're just dreams." Locke
17. "I only need to convince one. And if I can do that, the rest will come." Locke
18. Santa Rosa, CA--Hurley outside, painting a sphinx, Locke shows up, he says hello, Hurley says he didn't make it, Locke says pardon him, Hurley says he didn't make it, that it's cool, it's no biggie, that he's not the first person to visit him, Locke says he broke his leg falling down a hole, tells him he's not dead, Hurley asks Suzy if he's talking to a dude in a wheelchair right now, she says yes, Hurley gets freaked out about the real Locke being there, what he's doing right now, Locke says he needs him to come back to the island with him, not just him but everyone who left, Jack and Kate, Hurley says that Jack's a doctor now, and Sun has her baby and Kate has Aaron, he tells Locke to be cool, don't look, that they're being watched, Abaddon is waiting by the car, watching them, Locke says that he's with him, Hurley says he showed up claiming he worked for Oceanic Air, that he's evil, Hurley says that he's not listening to Locke, not going anywhere with him.
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19. "That dude is far from okay. When I first got locked up in here, he showed up, claiming that he worked for Oceanic Air. He's evil! You should not be trusting that guy." Hurley
20. Abaddon says that's three visits now, that Locke might want to step up his game, or they're all in serious trouble, Locke asks what is it he does for Mr. Widmore, Abaddon says he's ready to talk about it, asks if he's not really going to pretend that he wasn't an orderly after he had his accident, that he wasn't the one who told him to go on a walkabout, the same walkabout that put him on the plane that crashed on the island, Locke says he remembers, Abaddon says that he helps people to get to where they need to, that's what he does for Mr. Widmore.
21. "You're ready to talk about it now, huh? John... you're not really going to pretend you don't remember that I was an orderly in the hospital right after your accident? That I was the one who told you to go on your walkabout? The same walkabout that put you on the plane that crashed on that Island?" Abaddon "No. I remember." Locke "I help people get to where they need to get to, John. That's what I do for Mr. Widmore." Abaddon
22. Los Angeles, CA--in Kate's house, she says the answer is no, Locke doesn't think she understands, Kate says he's made himself perfectly clear, that everyone on the island is going to die if they don't go back, and the answer is no, Locke says she doesn't she care about them, Kate asks if he's ever been in love, that she thinks about him sometimes, thinks about how desperate he was to stay on that island, and then she realized it was all because he didn't love anyone, Locke says that's not true, that he loved someone once, he tells Kate that her name was Helen, Kate asks what happened, Locke says it just didn't work out, Kate asks why not, Locke says he was angry, he was obsessed, Kate says look how far he's come, Locke leaves. From Lostpedia
    
23. "Have you ever been in love, John?" Kate "What?" Locke "I think about you sometimes. I think about how desperate you were to stay on that Island. And then I realized... it was all because you didn't love anybody." Kate "That's not true. I loved someone... once. Her name was Helen." Locke "What happened?" Kate "Well... it--it... it just didn't work out." Locke "Why not, John?" Kate "I was angry. I was... ob-obsessed." Locke "And look how far you've come." Kate
24. Locke asks Abaddon if he found her yet, Helen Norwood, Abaddon says no, he says that three years is a long time, it's possible she got married, changed her name, moved out of state, Locke says that he found everyone else, all of them, that Sayid was in the middle of nowhere, but he can't find Helen because she moved, his job is to get people to where they need to get to, well Locke needs to get to her.
25. "You found everyone else! All of them. Sayid was in the middle of nowhere, but you can't find Helen because she moved? Your job is to get people to where they need to get to? Well, I need to get to her." Locke
26. Santa Monica, CA--cemetery, Locke and Abaddon, he asks what happened to her, Abaddon says she died of a brain aneurysm, that he's very sorry, grave, headstone reads In Memory of Helen Norwood June 30, 1957 - April 8, 2006, Locke says she loved him, if he had just, they could've been together, Abaddon says maybe they could have, but that wouldn't change anything, she'd still be gone, he says that Helen is where she's supposed to be, and as sad as it is, her path lead there, just like his path leads to the island, Locke says that he says that like it's all inevitable, Abaddon says that Mr. Widmore told him that Richard Alpert said that he was going to die, so tell him if that's inevitable or is it a choice, Locke asks if he thinks he wants to die, how could he possibly think that's a choice, Abaddon says he's just his driver.
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27. "Helen is where she's supposed to be. As sad as it is, her path led here. And your path, no matter what you did or what you do, your path leads back to the Island." Abaddon
28. Leaving the cemetery, Abaddon getting Locke's wheelchair into the trunk, he gets shot, Locke climbs into the front seat, drives away, the back window is busted out, Locke starts driving erratically, he gets in car accident in an intersection, he's hurt, unconscious.
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29. Locke in a hospital bed, Jack is there, Locke asks what he's doing there, how he found him, Jack says he was in a car accident, he was brought into his hospital, Jack asks what he's doing there, Locke says they have to go back, Jack says of course they do, Locke says that the people left behind are in trouble, Jack says because it's their destiny, he asks Locke how many times is he going to say that to him, Locke asks how could he not see it, of all the hospitals, they brought him there, Jack says his car accident was on the west side of Los Angeles, that it wasn't fate, it's probability, Locke says he doesn't understand, it wasn't an accident, someone is trying to kill him, because they don't want him to succeed, don't want him to get back, because he's important, Jack asks if he's ever stopped to think that these delusions that he's special aren't real, that maybe there's nothing important about him at all, maybe he's just a lonely old man that crashed on an island, Jack says goodbye, begins to leave, Locke says that his father says hello, that the man who told him to move the island, the man who told him to bring them back, he said to tell his son hello, Locke says that it couldn't have been Sayid's father, and it wasn't Hurley, so that leaves him, he says his name is Christian, Jack says that his father is dead, that he died in Australia three years ago, that he put him in the coffin, Locke says he didn't look dead to him, he says that Jack's the one who can convince them, that he's supposed to help him, Jack says that it's over, it's done, they left and they were never important, Jack tells Locke to leave him alone and to leave the rest of them alone, he leaves. From Lostpedia
    
30. "Jack, the people I left behind need our help. We're supposed to go back--" Locke "--because it's our destiny? How many times are you gonna say that to me, John?" Jack "How can you not see it? Of all the hospitals they could've brought me to, I end up here. You don't think that's fate?" Locke "Your car accident was on the west side of Los Angeles. You being brought into my hospital isn't fate, John. It's probability." Jack
31. "They don't want me to get back because I'm important." Locke "Have you ever stopped to think that these delusions that you're special aren't real? That maybe there's nothing important about you at all? Maybe you are just a lonely old man that crashed on an Island. That's it. Good-bye, John." Jack "Your father says hello." Locke "What?" Jack "A man--the man who told me to move the Island--the man who told me how to bring you all back--he said to tell his son hello. It couldn't have been Sayid's father, and it wasn't Hurley's, so that leaves you. He said his name was Christian." Locke "My... my father is dead." Jack "Well, he didn't look dead to me." Locke "He died in Australia three years ago. I put him in the coffin! He's dead." Jack "Jack, please, you have to come back! You're the only one who can convince the rest of them. You have to help me! You're supposed to help me!" Locke
32. At the Westerfield Hotel, Locke writes his suicide note to Jack, there is a stain on the ceiling, Locke gets out of his wheelchair, uses crutches, he moves a table, gets a bag, with electrical cord, climbs on top of the table, pulls stained section out of the ceiling, ties the cord to the beam in the ceiling, makes a noose, puts it around his neck, is about to leap off of the table, but then hears a knocking at the door, Ben calling his name, he says what are you doing, buts in the door, tells him to stop, Locke asks how he found him, Ben says he has a man watching Sayid, watching all of them, keeping them safe, he says that when he turned up, the man called him, Locke asks what he wants from him, Ben says he's protecting him, Locke says he shot Abaddon, Ben says yes, Ben says it was only a matter of time before he tried to kill him, that he was working for Charles Widmore, Locke says Widmore came to him, Ben says he used him, came to him, Ben says he moved the island because of Charles Widmore, so that he can lead, Ben tells Locke that he can't do this, that if anything happens to him, has no idea how important he is, he asks Locke to let him help, Locke says there is no helping him, that he's a failure, Locke says he is, that he couldn't get any of them, he couldn't get a single one to get back with him, that he can't lead anyone, Ben says that Jack booked a ticket, from Sydney to Los Angeles, tonight, with a return trip the first thing in the morning, Ben says if he got Jack, he can get the rest of them, he tells Locke that he can't die, that he has too much work to do, that he has to get back to the island so that he can do it, Ben undoes the rope, says please, Locke cries, Ben says he knows they can do it, that he hasn't been to Sun yet, Locke says no, he promised Jin that he wouldn't bring her back, Ben asks if Jin is alive, Locke says that he didn't want her to know, that he wanted him to tell her that his body washed up on the beach, gave him his wedding ring to prove it, Locke removes the cord, he says thank you, Ben takes off his jacket, says he knows they can do it, once they get them all in the same place, he doesn't know where they go from there, but they'll figure something out, Ben gathers the cord, Locke says he knows what to do, that there's a woman in Los Angeles, he doesn't know exactly where, but her name is Eloise Hawking, it shouldn't be that hard to find her, Ben asks if he's sure, Locke asks if he knows him, Ben says he knows her, Ben strangles Locke from behind, Locke fights it, but he dies.
    
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33. "I'm trying to protect you." Ben "Protect me? You shot him. You killed Abaddon." Locke "Yes. Yes, I did. But it was only a matter of time before he tried to kill you. I was just trying to get to you, but you drove off and crashed." Ben "Why? Why would--" Locke "He was working for Charles Widmore. He's extremely dangerous." Ben "No! Widmore came to me. He saved me." Locke "No, John, he used you. He waited until you showed up so that you could help him get to the Island. Charles Widmore is the reason I moved the Island! So that he could never find it again, to keep him away so that you could lead. You can't do this. If anything happens to you... John, you have no idea how important you are. Let me help you." Ben "[Inhales sharply] There is no helping me. [Sniffles] I'm... [Sniffles] I'm a failure." Locke "No, John, you're not." Ben "I am! I couldn't get any of them. I couldn't get a single one of them to come back with me. Lead anyone." Locke "Jack booked a ticket." Ben "W--what?" Locke "A plane ticket from Los Angeles to Sydney, tonight. Return trip first thing in the morning. Whatever you said to him, John--it worked. And if you got Jack, you can get the rest of them. John... you can't die. You've got too much work to do. We've gotta get you back to that Island so that you can do it." Ben
34. Ben positions Locke in a hanged position, arranges the room the way he was going to commit suicide, he cleans up the crime scene, wearing latex gloves, he finishes up, puts his jacket back on, takes Jin's ring, he says he'll miss John, he really will, makes sure not to get his finger prints on the door knob while he's leaving. From Lostpedia
    
35. "I'll miss you, John. I really will." Ben
    
36. Back on the island, Caesar reads from a DHARMA Initiative folder inside The Hydra, Locke comes in, he says the symbol belongs to an organization called the DHARMA Initiative, that they were conducting some experiments there a while back, Caesar asks how he knows that, Locke says that he spent more than 100 days on the island, Caesar says so when they crashed, he was already there, Locke says no, he left, Caesar asks how long ago, Locke says the timing would just confuse him, Caesar asks how he got back, Locke says to be honest, that part is a bit of a mystery, Caesar says he has a mystery too, that maybe he can help him with it, he says that on the plane, he was sitting across from really big guy with curly hair, that there was a bright light, and he disappeared, that some of the others saw it happen to other people too, Locke says he thinks he might know how he got there, that he needs to find his friends, asks Caesar if he has a passenger list, Caesar says no, that the pilot took it when he took off, Locke asks if everyone is accounted for, Caesar says except for the people who got hurt, he takes him to room, there are beds, injured people, Locke finds Ben there, Caesar asks if he knows him, Locke says yes, he's the man who killed him.
    From Lostpedia
37. "I spent more than a hundred days on this Island. I know a lot." Locke
38. "He's the man who killed me." Locke

The Life & Death of Jeremy Bentham, Initial Reaction

Wow, yeah, I really really hate Ben now. I hope Locke beats him with Eko's Jesus stick and then Desmond finds the island and beats him with his bloody fists. I was really hoping that Locke discovering someone that he recognized would end up being Walt, but alas, it was stupid evil Benjamin Linus, the master manipulator and liar extraordinaire. Beat his face more, Locke!

Questions:

• Is Christian Shephard really alive? Did he have the same experience as Locke?
• Does Walt have to go back to the island? Why or why not?
• Did Ben kill Locke because he got the information that he needed or because he knew that he had to die to go back to the island?
• How does Ben know Eloise Hawking? Why is he disturbed by hearing her name?
• Is Helen really dead? Did Abaddon lie to keep Locke from going to see her?
• Did Frank land the plane on the runway near The Hydra on Alcatraz island?
• Who did Frank take off with?
• Are Jack, Kate and Hurley in a different time from the rest of the survivors of the Ajira Airways crash? Are the plane crash survivors in present time?
• Why did Ben and Locke flash with them? Where are Sun and Sayid?
• What, why, who and when are the war that is coming to the island?
• How did Ben convince Widmore to leave the island?
• Why is Walt having dreams about Locke?
• Is Caesar working for Charles Widmore?

Notes:

• In the opening sequence, Caesar finds copies of the same map that Rousseau gave Sayid, a page from the notebook of Daniel Faraday, and the map of the Temple that Ben gave to Alex and Rousseau.
• So, Sayid has clearly turned into Jimmy Carter after working for Ben for a while.
• Whyyyyyyyy did you have to kill Matthew Abaddon?!?!?!
• Who is good and who is fucking bad? Widmore or Ben? I still don't know dammit!
• I felt really bad for Locke in this episode. The face he made right before he died was the most frightening look I've ever seen on Locke.
• I hate Ben now. Especially if he killed Desmond and/or Penny and Charlie too. I really had that bug-eyed little fucker.
• I love how you can clean up an entire crime scene with a rag and a bottle of Windex.
• The place where they are holding the injured survivors appears to be Ben's office at The Hydra, as seen previously in a deleted scene.
• Locke didn't tell Walt he was Jeremy Bentham.
• Hurley was painting a Sphinx at Santa Rosa.
• Helen's last name was Norwood and she died on April 4, 2006.

That all being said, I liked this episode. Although, I'm really wondering where the season is going right now. I really have no idea what they're going to do now that they're back on the island so soon. What's going to happen now?

4.02 Confirmed Dead

1. Opening of an underwater camera searching the ocean floor, 5,000 meters below sea-level, sonar picking something up, bearing 137 from coordinates on map, magnetometer picking up a lot of anomalies, they discover Oceanic Flight 815. From Lostpedia
2. A news reports that the Christiane I, in the Indian Ocean, looking in the Sunda Trench, off Bali, looking for sunken remains of a trading ship, sent 2 ROVs.
3. "This haunting footage comes to us from the Christiane I, a salvage vehicle in the Indian Ocean. For more than two months, it's been scouring the depths of the Sunda Trench off Bali, in search of the remains of sunken trading ships. Late last night, the Christiane deployed two remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, that verified what the National Transportation Safety Board had long feared, that the commercial...."
4. Essex, Massachusetts--Daniel Faraday crying, watching television news coverage of the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815 being found, a woman, cooking for him, asks him about the plane, why he's upset, but he says he doesn't know. From Lostpedia
5. The helicopter is going down, preparing, people jumping out, parachutes, Daniel jumps out, has a beacon, hears something, prepares his gun, Jack and Kate meet Daniel Faraday, he says he's there to rescue them.
6. "I'm Daniel Faraday. I'm here to rescue you." Daniel
7. Daniel says his helicopter crew is 4, including him, doesn't know if they jumped out before the helicopter went down, he lost his pack, so he lost his phone, but Kate and Jack have a phone, Dan calls George Minkowski on their satellite phone, says there was an electrical storm, the instruments, thinks they went down, he made contact with some of the survivors, Minkowski asks if he's on speaker phone. From Lostpedia
8. Kate says not to worry, that Naomi covered for them, but Jack points out the gun in the back of Daniel's pants.
9. Daniel tells them they all have GPS transponders on them, so they can find the rest of the team, asks for their help, where the rest of their people are, Jack says most are back at the beach.
10. "Okay, so the boat hasn't heard from anybody else yet but er, their GPS transponders, my team and I are all wearing these, the transponders will send the locations back to the ship, and then the ship will send all locations back into the phones. Er, oh, there we are, there's my signal right there, and hopefully we'll get the signals for the rest of the team soon. Will you help me find them?" Daniel
11. Locke and the people that went with him, are in the jungle, Vincent, going East, Sawyer says the barracks are due South, Locke says he's going to the cabin, but Hurley says it's the other way, but then quickly pretends he was talking about the airplane's cabin, Sawyer questions why, Locke says they're supposed to, tells them he's getting orders from Walt.
12. Sayid doesn't see anything, but says the freighter could be approaching from the other side of the island, asks Juliet why Ben would say they'd do them harm, Juliet says Ben is a liar, or the people really intend to the them harm, asks Sayid about the guns they have left.
13. They find Dan's equipment in the jungle, gas masks, Jack asks about the gun, Daniel says it's a precaution, that rescue isn't exactly their primary objective, Jack asks what is.
14. "Er, okay, see, erm, rescuing you and your people. Can't really say its our primary objective." Daniel Faraday
15. The satellite phone picks up a GPS signal, Dan says it's Miles, they head off to find him.
16. Sawyer asks Locke about seeing Walt, Locke says that Walt said he had work to do, he was taller, that Ben shot him, left him for dead, that Walt saved him, shows him his wound, says that he'd be dead if he still had his kidney. From Lostpedia
17. "He said I had work to do. That I had to stop this woman, Naomi, from bringing the rest of her people here. The bullet went in one side, came out the other. I'd probably be dead if I still had a kidney there. Anything else? " Locke
18. Kate, Jack and Daniel find another parachutist unconscious, lying on the rocks, they think he's hurt, or worse, dead, but he's just pretending, he pulls a gun on them, asks where Naomi is, the woman that Kate killed. From Lostpedia
19. Inglewood, California--Miles arrives at a house, on the radio in the car, "All 324 passengers dead," he gets out of his car and goes to the door.
20. "Oceanic 815, it can only be described as the worst case scenario. With the plane accounted for, and a salvage mission unlikely, authorities are confirming all three hundred and twenty-four passengers dead." Radio report
21. Mrs. Gardener answers the door, he introduces himself as Miles Straume, she says the room is upstairs at the end of the hall, he says it's $200, paid in advance, cash, the woman says it was supposed to be $100, but Miles says that was before his friend at the Police Station said that her grandson was murdered, tells her not to come upstairs, no matter what she hears, there are photographs of her grandson on the wall by the stairs.
22. Miles brings a machine with him, looks like a vacuum, goes into the room, feels something, shivers, appears to be possessed, he says he's not doing his grandmother any good, that he's causing her a lot of pain, that he'll tell her he's gone if he tells him where it is, a book-shelf shakes, something falls, Miles goes to look behind it, finds money, drugs, but only takes the money, says he can go now, he leaves the room. From Lostpedia
23. He goes back downstairs, tells the grandmother that it worked, that he's at peace now, he gives her $100 back, says it wasn't that tricky.
24. Miles says Naomi used the code, saying to tell her sister that she loves her, Jack and Kate say she wasn't killed by them, but by John Locke, who isn't with them anymore, Miles wants to go to her body, he says he'll know what happened.
25. "Then why'd Naomi use the damn code? Yeah, you remember when she said tell my sister I love her, well she doesn't have a sister. That's what we're supposed to say if we get captured, have a gun to our heads. Like right now, Jack here would say tell my sister I love her, you get it?" Miles
26. "Even if I took you to her body you wouldn't know what happened..." Kate "I'll know! Now take me to her body." Miles
27. Ben wants to tell Alex something, but tries to get to Karl, then asks Sawyer why he left Kate behind, says in the real world he wouldn't be able to compete with Jack, Sawyer beats him up, asks why they should keep him alive, Locke says not to do it.
28. "James. Look at yourself. Yes, on this Island you're brave, daring, handsome, you're someone, but if you left with them, back in the real-world a low-life scam artist like you could never compete with a first class surgeon. I think Kate was really upset when you made your choice to come with us. Thank God she has Jack there to comfort..."
29. "We're keeping him alive because he's been on this Island a lot longer than any of us. Because he has information we need. And because apart from his mouth, he's completely harmless." Locke
30. They take Miles to Naomi's body, he communicates with her somehow. From Lostpedia
31. Daniel says the light is strange, that it doesn't scatter quite right.
32. "The light, is strange out here isn't it? It's kinda like, it doesn't scatter quite right." Daniel
33. Kate tells Daniel he doesn't want anyone to get hurt, to put his gun away, but Dan says that Miles would kill him, Kate says they're trying to help, but Jack says to let it play out.
34. Miles says that they didn't kill her, that it happened the way they said.
35. They see Charlotte on the satellite phone's GPS transponder, 3 kilometers from them, Miles says to go get her.
36. Jack says to put the gun down, that his friends are in the jungle holding guns to their heads.
37. "Because our friends are out in the jungle right now holding a gun at your head, and his head. So I'm gonna forget about the misunderstanding, just put the guns down." Jack
38. Sayid and Juliet show up, guns a blazing.
39. Medenine, Tunisia--A newspaper reads "815: Retrouve!" A woman asks how many different languages she has to read it in before she believes that it's true, Charlotte asks how many different languages are there, says people in their line of work are terrible at keeping secrets, she says they know about the dig, but a man says the site closed, Charlotte gives him money, says to open it, there is a skeleton in the sand, her friend asks if it's a dinosaur, but Charlotte says it's not a dinosaur, not by a few million years, that it's an Ursus Maritimus, a polar bear, in the desert, Charlotte begins excavating, finds a DHARMA collar with a logo from The Hydra, she appears to recognize it. From Lostpedia
40. Charlotte wakes hanging from a tree, caught in it with her parachute, releases herself from it, into a stream below, appears to be excited about arriving on the island, looking around, Locke and the rest of the crew come upon her. From Lostpedia
41. Juliet says they were worried when they didn't get back, so they went to the cockpit and track them from there.
42. Sayid begins to interrogate them, asks their names, what they do, Daniel Faraday, physicist, introduces Miles, who says he collects soil samples, they're not there on a rescue mission, Sayid says that the world believes them to be dead, but they're not surprised to see them there, alive.
43. Charlotte, questioning them, can't believe they're alive, asks how many of them are there, if they've been living there the entire time, if Claire had her baby on the island, has a million questions, they can wait until they get back to freighter, tells them they have transponders, the pilot was trying to put the plane down, to stay where they are, but Locke says she's coming with them, they don't want to be found. From Lostpedia
44. "See, there's your problem. We don't want to be found." Locke
45. Sayid has the satellite phone, following Charlotte's signal, they see the transponder blinking, Charlotte moving fast, but it's Vincent, Jack says Locke has her.
46. Eleuthera, The Bahamas--toy plane, aquarium, a television reports that authorities released footage of sunken remains of Oceanic Flight 815, victim identification process, the pilot, Seth Norris, recovery of bodies next to impossible, identification provides closure, phone, NTSB Oceanic Hotline, supervisor, not family member, has information on the crash, says that's not the pilot, knows he always wore his wedding ring, that he knows it's not him, knows because he was supposed to be flying Oceanic 815 on that day. From Lostpedia
47. "We wanna caution our viewers that the images they are about to see are graphic in nature. Viewer discretion is advised. Authorities have released dramatic footage of the sunken remains of Oceanic Flight 815. The National Transportation Safety Board has set up a hotline for family members of the Oceanic victims. The NTSB has begun the victim identification process. We have confirmation that this is the pilot, Captain Seth Norris. In a statement, the NTSB said that, Quote...Recovery of the bodies will be next to impossible. We can only hope that identification will provide closure to the families of the victims...Unquote." Television Reporter
48. "Look, I'm staring at the television right now, you're broadcasting footage of the wreckage and saying that that's the pilot, Seth Norris. Well that's not him. Doesn't matter who I am, you're showing footage of Seth Norris and that's not him, listen, this guy married his high school sweetheart at nineteen, he always wore his wedding ring and I'm telling you there's no ring on that body. Because I was supposed to be flying Oceanic 815 on that day." Frank Lapidus
49. On the island, the same guy, stumbling up a hill, sees the cow, takes out his satellite phone, his flare gun, and fires it.
50. Locke and crew see the flare, Charlotte says they have to go, Hurley says they should, Claire says maybe they could be hurt, but Locke says she's lying, that she didn't come for them, Charlotte starts to go, Locke says she has to come with them, but Ben shoots her.
51. Sawyer beats Ben again, but Charlotte is okay, she was wearing a bullet-proof vest.
52. Jack and crew find Frank Lapidus, he's the pilot of the helicopter, says they got struck by lightning, he set the helicopter down safe and sound, shows them where it is. From Lostpedia
53. Naomi having a meeting with Matthew Abaddon about her team, he asks if she's familiarized herself with their profiles, Dan, Miles, Charlotte, Frank, Naomi says they're the wrong people for the mission, that they have no field experience, no military training, that it will be a disaster, Matthew Abaddon says it's a high risk covert operation in unstable territory, Naomi asks what if they find survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, he says there are no survivors, that every member of the team was selected for a specific purpose, that she gets them in and out without getting them killed. From Lostpedia
54. "With respect, these are the wrong people for a mission like this. None of them have field experience, military training. You can't just drop them in unprotected. It'll be a disaster. This is a high risk covert op in unstable territory. It's dodgy enough without having to babysit a head case, ghost buster, anthropologist and a drunk." Naomi
55. "There were no survivors of Oceanic 815. Don't ask questions, just do what you were hired for. Every member of this team was selected for a specific purpose, everything relies on you, getting them in, getting them out, and preventing anyone from getting killed. Think you can do that?" Matthew Abaddon
56. Kate and Dan bring Naomi's body on a stretcher to the helicopter, Sayid checks out the helicopter, says it will fly, there's minor damage, but the mechanical systems are in tact.
57. Miles says he'll tell why they're there if he can have the satellite phone to call the freighter, he calls Regina, she says Minkowski can't come to the phone, hangs up.
58. Dan wants to bring Naomi's body back on the helicopter, but Frank says they can't bring any extra weight, that he'll get her on the next run.
59. Frank asks Juliet who she is, her name, says she wasn't on the plane, that he memorized the manifest, he says that she's a native, he tells Miles.
60. "You know how many times I studied that damn manifest? Believe me there's no Juliet Burke on that plane. She's a native." Frank
61. Miles asks where he is, says they're there for Benjamin Linus. From Lostpedia
62. "You wanna know why we're here, I'll tell you why we're here! We're here for Benjamin Linus. Now where is he? " Miles
63. Locke wants to kill Ben, people object, Locke tells Rousseau to take Alex away, but Ben says that he has answers, so Locke asks about the smoke monster, but Ben doesn't have an answer for him, says he doesn't know, so Locke is going to shoot him.
64. Ben, however, knows a lot about Charlotte.
65. "Her name is Charlotte Lewis! Charlotte Staples Lewis. Born July 2nd, 1979, Essex, England. Parents David and Jeanette. Eldest of three, all girls. She was raised in Bromsgrove. Did her undergraduate studies at Kent. Took her PhD in Cultural Anthropology at Oxford. She's here with two other team members and a pilot. Their names Daniel Faraday, Miles Straume, Frank Lapidus. Your instinct was right, John, these people are a threat, and if you shoot me you'll never know how great a threat they were. Because I know what they're doing here. I know what they want." Ben
66. Ben says they want him, that he knows because he has a man on their boat.

Questions:

1. Was the Christiane I looking for the Black Rock?
2. Why is Daniel Faraday so upset about the crash of Oceanic Flight 815?
3. Was he so upset because he knew that the plane would crash? About the people on the island? Because he's already been there?
4. Who is the woman that was with Daniel?
5. Why can Jacob's cabin move? Where did it go?
6. Why did Walt tell Locke he had work to do? Why kill Naomi?
7. Where did Kelvin's body go? Is he still alive?
8. What are Miles' abilities? How can he talk to the dead?
9. What does Miles' ghostbuster machine do?
10. Why do the photograph frames change from when Miles goes upstairs to when he comes back down? Did Miles change something?
11. Um, what's up with the light, McFly?
12. How did a polar bear with a Hydra logo get in the middle of the jungle? How long has it been there?
13. Why does Charlotte appear to recognize The Hydra logo on the collar?
14. Why was Frank Lapidus supposed to pilot Flight 815 that day? Why didn't he?
15. Who does Matthew Abadonn work for? Why does he think there are no survivors?
16. How did they get a photograph of Benjamin Linus?
17. Why does Frank say that Juliet is one of the natives?

Favorites:

1. "Dude. What's wrong with you. You're gonna get struck by lightning." Hurley "The storm's about to pass, Hugo." Locke "It's a frigging monsoon, we gotta..." Hurley
2. "You mind telling us who you're getting your orders from, Colonel Kurtz?" Sawyer
3. "Erm. I'm not in charge of packing so." Daniel
4. "What the hell do you mean you saw Walt? In a dream?" Sawyer "No dream, it was Walt. Only, taller." Locke "Taller? What like a giant? Okay, what exactly did Walt tell you?" Sawyer
5. "What you didn't ask any follow-up questions?" Sawyer "Ben had shot me and left me for dead, Walt saved my life, so I pretty much took him at his word." Locke "He shot you? Yet here you are fit as a fiddle tromping through the jungle." Sawyer
6. "Back up, handsome." Miles
7. "Keep your mouth shut, Mr Linus." Karl "Karl! Now, if you're gonna sleep with my daughter, I insist you call me Ben." Ben
8. "Wasting your time, Yoda." Sawyer
9. "It's only a matter of time before he gets us, Johnny, and I bet he's already figured out how he's gonna do it. So you walk him." Sawyer
10. "Come on, how stupid do you think I..." Miles [Miles and Dan duck as gunshots fire. Sayid and Juliet appear from the jungle. Kate takes Dan's gun.] "I dunno, Miles, how stupid are ya?" Jack
11. "Hi." Charlotte "Hi yourself." Locke
12. "Someone could have told me that the cavalry were here." Kate "I gave you that wink." Jack [Juliet laughs]
13. "I'm a physicist. Well, I guess you could call me a physicist, I don't really like being pigeon-holed into one..." Daniel "Dan, I swear to God you say one more word I'm gonna break your fingers." Miles
14. "And what do you do, Miles?" Sayid "I collect soil samples." Miles "Oh, that's nice, well maybe you can help me. You say you're not here on a rescue mission, and the world at large believes us to be dead. But here we are alive and well, and you don't seem remotely surprised to see us." Sayid "[Sarcastically] Oh my God, you guys were on Oceanic Flight 815, wow! That better?" Miles
15. "Sure, who are we to argue with taller ghost Walt." Sawyer
16. "I saw a cow." Frank
17. "Crash? The hell kind of pilot d'you think I am?" Frank
18. "Tell you what, I'll give you the phone if you tell me what you people are doing here." Jack "I'll tell you what we're doing here if you give me the phone." Miles "Don't say anything about your sister." Jack
19. "What's the point, that's not Naomi, it's just meat." Miles
20. "Really? Because it seemed like you were about to shoot me yourself." Charlotte "What good would you be to me dead?" Locke "I feel much more comfortable now. Thanks." Charlotte
21. "I guess this is the part where I'm supposed to say I told you so." Sawyer
22. "What is the Monster?" Locke "What?" Ben "The black smoke, the Monster, what is it?" Locke "I don't know." Ben "Then goodbye, Benjamin." Locke

Notes:

1. I think Daniel Faraday doesn't know why he's upset because it hasn't happened yet.
2. From Lostpedia: Michael Faraday was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism. From Wikipedia: "He established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena." In this episode, Daniel Faraday comments on abnormalities in the light rays on the Island and defines himself as a physicist.
3. The photograph frames by the stairs in the home that Miles goes to change from when he goes upstairs to when he comes back down. From Lostpedia
4. Miles says that Jack would say "tell my sister I love her," but we know, in fact, that Jack does have a sister, Claire, that he doesn't know about.
5. Matthew Abaddon is so creepy.
6. Charlotte Staples Lewis was named after C.S. Lewis.