Episode Analysis of 1.11 "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"

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This episode was written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and directed by Stephen Williams. It originally aired on December 8th, 2004.

This is a Jack Shephard flashback-centric episode.   

We begin exactly where we left off, in Raised By Another, in the caves, with Sayid unconscious, Hurley telling Jack, who is tending to Sayid's wounds, and Kate, who asks questions, about Ethan not being in the flight manifest, while Locke looks on in the background. The other survivors in the caves begin to become aware of the situation as Jack raises his voice. Michael joins them to talk about Ethan.

HURLEY: "He wasn't on the plane."

KATE: "Who wasn't on the plane?"

HURLEY: "Ethan.. The Canadian guy. He's not on the passenger manifest."

JACK: "Well, where the hell is he?" [He gets up from tending to Sayid's wound.]

HURLEY: "I don't know. I saw him yesterday, but now.."

JACK: [raising his voice] "Has anyone seen Ethan?"

KATE: "Sayid's leg.."

JACK: [talking louder] "Has anyone seen Ethan?"

4.11 Cabin Fever

1. Record player, Buddy Holly's "Everyday" is playing, it's the 1950s, a young girl getting ready, tells mom she's going out with him, that mom can't stop her, mom says he's twice her age, calls her Emily, says she loves him, runs out of house and is hit by a car, goes to hospital, says she's pregnant, five months, almost six months, the baby is born, it's a boy, nurse says he's okay, but it's real early, he's too little to hold, they take him away, Emily says to call him John. She is Emily Locke and the baby is John Locke.From Lostpedia
2. Hurley asks who builds a cabin in the middle of the jungle, Locke says he doesn't know, says hopefully the man in the cabin will tell them about the people trying to kill them, Ben says he's following Hurley, Locke says they should stop and make camp, says he doesn't know what will happen when the Freighties come back to the Island.
3. Sayid wakes Desmond, says the helicopter is back with injured men, Keamy wants to know how many people are on the Island, where they are, says the Captain gave him up, but the Captain says no, Keamy goes after Michael, says he gave his name to Ben, tries to shoot him, but nothing happens, Captain says he's only the guy who can fix the engine.
4. Locke's eye opens, by the campfire, Ben and Hurley are asleep, he hears someone chopping wood, introduces himself, Horace Goodspeed, wearing a DHARMA Initiative jumpsuit, knocks down the tree, building a getaway for he and the misses, needs a break from the DI, says he's not making sense, bloody nose, says that's probably because he's been dead 12 years, pushes over tree again, he's on a loop, "Hello, there," he says to find him, when he does, he'll find "him," Jacob, says he's been waiting for Locke a real long time, chopping, pushes over the tree again.From Lostpedia
5. Locke wakes up again, says he knows where to go now, Ben says that he used to have dreams.
6. John Locke is the youngest premature baby to ever survive in that Hospital, he's had infections, pneumonia, you name it, he's knocked them all out, nurse says, he's a fighter, they say he's a miracle baby, today they can take him out of incubator, so she can hold him, but Emily can't do it, leaves, mother asks about adoption, Richard Alpert is in the Hospital, watching, she says he's not the father, doesn't know who he is.From Lostpedia
7. Hurley asks why he's here, Locke says he can see the cabin, Hurley says he has a theory, they can see it because they're the craziest, Locke asks Hurley if he wonders where DHARMA Initiative went, says they're all gone, disappeared, going to see them, Ben happened.
8. "You ever wonder what happened to the DHARMA Initiative, Hugo? There must have been at least a hundred of 'em living on this island--manning the stations, building those homes, making all that ranch dressing that you like. And then one day, they're all gone. They just disappeared. You want to know where we're going? We're going to see them." Locke "Whoa. What happened to 'em?" Hurley "He did. [Points to Ben]" Locke
9. Richard goes to see John, he's playing backgammon, Richard says he runs a school for kids who are extremely special, thinks he's one of them, asks to show him some neat things, we see drawing of Locke and the Smoke Monster, Richard asks if he drew it, John says yes, Richard shows him a baseball mitt, Book of Laws, sand, compass, comic book, knife, tells him to look at the things and think about them, asks him which things belong to him, John asks to keep, but Richard says no, which ones belong to him already, Locke picks the sand, compass, hesitates, and then picks the knife, Richard asks if he's sure about the knife belonging to him, John says yes, but Richard says it doesn't, tells mom he's not ready for the school, says he's sorry he wasted her time, she asks Locke what he did wrong.From Lostpedia
10. "You like backgammon? Yeah? You seem to have a pretty good sense of the game. I'm Richard, John. I run a school for kids who are... extremely special, and I have reason to believe that you might be one them. Mind if I show you a couple of really neat things?" Richard Alpert
11. Hurley asks Ben if he shot Locke and left him for dead, Ben says he realizes that it was pointless, that he wasn't thinking clearly, Hurley asks why he killed all those people too, Ben says he didn't kill them, that it wasn't his decision, the others wiped out the DHARMA Initiative, it was their leader who made the decision, Ben wasn't always the leader, Locke finds the body of Horace Goodspeed, his jumpsuit says he was a Mathematician, Locke finds the blueprints for the cabin in the grave.From Lostpedia
12. Keamy asks for the Captain's key, Lapidus says Mayhew just died, the crew is asking questions about what happened, Keamy says he's dealing with it, tells Frank to gas up the chopper, says he's going back, Captain says there was a sickness while he was gone, that Regina threw herself overboard, Keamy says to give him the key, Captain says it's not the protocol, Keamy takes it anyway, Captain says they're only supposed to open the safe together, Keamy says it's the secondary protocol, that it says where Ben is going, DHARMA symbol, The Orchid, Captain asks how Charles Widmore would know that, Keamy says if Linus knows they're going to torch the Island, he has only one place to go, Captain says that wasn't the agreement, that it's supposed to be an extraction mission Keamy tells him to fix his gun.From Lostpedia
13. Desmond says the injured man had no gunshot wound, Captain tells Omar that Keamy wants him in the armory, Omar says he was supposed to watch Sayid and Desmond, but the Captain says he will, he tells Sayid and Desmond to go the the pantry and hide, that he left them food and water, to go before Keamy comes back, Sayid asks about Michael, Captain says he's not dead, Sayid says hiding is pointless, that he wants the Zodiac, that he can ferry people off the Island, Captain says ten minutes, boat will be in the water.
14. They look at a map and blueprints of the cabin, Locke says Hurley should head back, that it'll be dark soon, he'll hit the coast, then go North until he reaches their beach, doesn't want to put him in harms way, Hurley says he'll stick with them, Ben says thinks that Locke talked him into it, making him think it was his idea.From Lostpedia
15. Locke in locked in a locker, in high school, everyone is laughing, a teacher comes to help him out, he's bleeding, Geronimo Jackson poster in his locker, he gets a call form Portland, a camp doing exciting things in Chemistry, New Technology, place called Mittelos Laboratories, spoke with Dr. Alpert, interested in finding young, bright minds interested in new fields of Science, want him to go to their camp this summer, John says that's why he gets stuffed into lockers, John asks how they know about him, sent a representative to the Science Fair, John says he's not Scientist, that he likes boxing, fishing, cars, that he likes sports, his teacher says that it might not be what he wants to be, but it's what he is, John gets upset. 
16. "I'm gonna tell you something--something I wish someone had told me at your age. You might not want to be that guy in the labs surrounded by test tubes and beakers, but that's who you are, John. You can't be the Prom King. You can't be the Quarterback. You can't be a Superhero." Teacher 
17. "Don't tell me what I can't do!" JohnFrom Lostpedia
18. Frank asks Michael why he didn't tell him he was a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, Michael says that we wouldn't believe him, Frank says that he's one of the only people in the world that thinks it was a hoax, Michael says that he didn't think he could trust him, that his boss put the plane on the bottom of the Ocean, he tells Frank that he can't fly Keamy back, that he'll kill everyone on the Island.
19. Captain tells Desmond ans Sayid to take the Zodiac, stay on bearing 305, Desmond says that he's not going, that he was on the Island for three years, that Penny is coming for him, Sayid leaves.From Lostpedia
20. Locke says the cabin should be about 200 yards away, Locke says he was told that is where it would be, Ben says he was told a lot of things, that he was chosen, that he was special, that he ended up with a tumor on his spine, daughters blood on his hands, Locke says he's sorry, Ben says it was his destiny, says Locke will understand there are consequences to being chosen, destiny is a fickle bitch, they find the cabin.
21. "I was told a lot of things, too--that I was chosen, that I was special. Ended up with a tumor on my spine and my daughter's blood all over my hands. Those things had to happen to me. That was my destiny. But you'll understand soon enough that there are consequences to being chosen... because, destiny, John, is a fickle bitch." Ben
22. Locke is in Physical Therapy after his eight story fall, the Orderly tells him don't give up, that anything is possible, Locke says he should read his file, that his spine was crushed, the Orderly says he did, that Locke survived falling eight stories, that it's a miracle, the Orderly is Matthew Abaddon, pushes his wheelchair to stairs, waiting for elevator, says that he needs to go on a walkabout, that it's a journey of self-discovery, go to the Australian outback, nothing but a knife and wits, went on a walkabout convinced of one thing, found another, that when he's ready, he'll listen, they'll run into eachother again, and Locke will owe him one.From Lostpedia
23. "You should read my file. My spine was crushed. There's a 98% chance I'll never get any feeling back in my legs. So I don't know why I'm even trying to--" Locke "As a matter of fact, I did read your file. You survived falling eight stories out of a building. That's a miracle, Mr. Locke." Abaddon
24. "Wha--what's a walkabout?" Locke "It's a journey of self-discovery. You go out into the Australian Outback with nothing more than a knife and your wits." Abaddon
25. "When you're ready, Mr. Locke... (presses button) you'll listen to what I'm saying. And then when you and me run into each other again... you'll owe me one." Abaddon
26. They're loading guns and supplies up for the chopper, Omar tells the Doctor, Ray, that the Morse Code message said the Doctor washed ashore with his throat slit, Lapidus says he was hired to fly Scientists, Keamy says to go, but Frank refuses, Keamy slits Doctor's throat, throws him in overboard, Captain is back, tells Keamy to stand-down, that he fixed his gun, and he will fire, Keamy shows the Captain a device on his arm, shoots the Captain, Lapidus says he'll fly the helicopter, and he has a satellite phone.From Lostpedia
27. Jack is out of bed, Juliet yells at him, they see a helicopter fly overhead, drops a package on the beach, it's a satellite phone, Jack says he thinks they want them to follow.
28. Cabin, Ben says he's not going in, the Island wanted him to get sick, and John to get well, it's his now, Hurley says that he's not going in either.
29. "I'm not going in there with you. The island wanted me to get sick and it wanted you to get well. My time is over, John. It's yours now." Ben
30. Locke takes a lantern, goes into the cabin, sees a man, asks if he's Jacob, he says he's not Jacob, it's Christian Shephard, he says he'll speak on Jacob's behalf, Locke asks if he knows why he's here, Christian says yes, asks if he knows why, Locke says because he was chosen, Christian says he's absolutely right, Locke hears a sound, notices that Claire is there, she says that she's fine, that she's with him, Locke asks about the baby, Christian says he's where he's supposed to be, and that's not here, he says not to tell anyone that he saw Claire, Locke tries to question it, but Christian says the Freighties are on their way back, to ask the one question that does matter, Locke asks how to save the Island.
    From Lostpedia
31. Hurley and Ben share an Apollo Candy Bar.
32. Locke tells Hurley and Ben that they have to move the Island.
33. "He wants us to move the island." Locke

Questions:

1. Who is Emily Locke going to see? Anthony Cooper? Is the man John Locke's father?
   
2. Who ran Emily Locke over with their car?
3. How in the world was that girl almost six months pregnant?
4. Did John Locke live as an infant because he's special?
5. What is the significance of Locke's dream about Horace Goodspeed?
6. Why is Horace on a time loop?
7. Did Mrs. Locke really not know who Richard Alpert was?
8. How does Richard Alpert get off the Island?
9. Why can Hurley, Locke and Ben see the cabin but no one else can?
10. Why doesn't the knife belong to John already?
11. Was the sand directly from the Island?
12. Which items was John supposed to pick according to Richard?
    
13. What is the significance of the drawing John did of the Smoke Monster?
14. What miracle happened to Matthew Abaddon?
    
15. Why does Matthew Abaddon tell Locke to go on a walkabout? What did he do on his?
16. Why does Mr. Abaddon think that he and John Locke will run into eachother again?
17. Why is Claire with Christian Shephard in the cabin? Why is she so calm, so content?
    
18. Is Claire dead? Is she the Smoke Monster?
19. Why does Christian ask Locke not to tell that he saw Claire?
20. Why is Christian Shephard in the cabin?
    
21. Does the Island really move? Does it move through time and through space?
    

Favorites:

1. "How long?" Locke "I don't know. I've been following him." Ben "What? What do you mean, you've been following him?" Locke "I'm not even in front." Hurley "I have no idea where the cabin is. Hugo's the last one who saw it." Ben "Oh, this is just awesome." Hurley
2. "Oh, building a place--a little getaway for me and the misses. I mean, sometimes you need a break from the D.I., y'know? The DHARMA Initiative? (Laughs) I'm not making any sense, am I?" Horace Goodspeed 
3. "I'm Horace. [Grunting] Godspeed, John. [Thud]" Horace
4. "[Locke awakes] Hugo." Locke "(Muttering) Mallomars." Hurley "Wake up, Hugo." Locke
5. "You can't smoke in here, Mrs. Locke." Nurse [Mrs. Locke closes her lighter.] "Oh. Of course. I'm sorry." Mrs. Locke 
6. "Well, I have a theory as to why we're the only ones who can see it." Hurley "I'd love to hear it." Locke "I think we can see it 'cause we're the craziest." Hurley
7. [Playing Backgammon] "That game's stupid." John
8. "Okay, now tell me, John, which of these things belong to you?" Richard "To--to keep?" John "No, no, John. Which of these things belong to you already?" Richard
9. "So... This is where you shot Locke and left him for dead, huh?" Hurley "Yes, Hugo, I was standing right where you are now when I pulled the trigger. Should have realized at the time that it was pointless, but... I really wasn't thinking clearly." Ben [Hurley steps back a little] 
10. "He actually thinks staying was his idea. Not bad, John. Not bad at all." Ben "I'm not you." Locke "You're certainly not." Ben 
11. "I'm not a scientist! I like boxing and fishing and cars. I like sports!" John 
12. "Destiny, John, is a fickle bitch." Ben 
13. "I can't "walkabout" anything. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a cripple." Locke "Is that what you are, Mr. Locke? I went on my walkabout convinced I was one thing, but I came back another. I found out what I was made of, who I was." Abaddon "And here you are, an orderly." Locke 
14. "Yeah, I'm cool with you going in alone, too." Hurley
15. The scene with Hurley and Ben sharing the Apollo Candy Bar. Jorge Garcia and Michael Emerson are brilliant.

Notes:

1. Buddy Holly plays in the opening scene. Buddy Holly died in a plane crash.
2. It looks like Ben is the third wheel.
3. The search and tests for the leader of the Island given by Richard Alpert is much like the Tibetan Buddhist ritual for the choice of the Dalai Lama. The Panchen Lama chooses the Dalai Lama, which is much like Richard Alpert's role. I'm guessing that Jacob chose Richard as the Panchen. In Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama also chooses the Panchen. So, which came first, the Panchen or the Dalai, the chick or the egg?
   
4. Richard Alpert gave young Locke the same compass that he gave him on the Island, which John then returned back to him in the past, which Richard then shows him in this episode.
5. The drawing of the Smoke Monster is reminiscent of the scene in Exodus, Part 2. 
6. From Lostpedia: The comic book that Richard shows to John is "Mystery Tales" Issue #40, which was published in April of 1956 by Atlas Comics. The cover contains the text "What was the Secret of the Mysterious Hidden Land?" and "Does it Pay to Ignore the Voice of Warning?"
7. I feel really bad for young and older Locke in this episode. He was abandoned by his Biological Mother, then his adoptive Mother is mean to him, Richard Alpert is snappy with hm, get gets beat up in high school, made fun of, and stuffed in a locker, and then he has to go through grueling Physical Therapy after getting thrown eight stories out of a window from his own father.
8. Locke is locked in a locker. He likes boxing. Very funny.
9. The way that Matthew Abaddon says "Mr. Locke" is just like Walt. This led to theories that this is future Walt, which is obviously impossible, but still cool.
10. The scene where Matthew Abaddon pushes John Locke in his wheelchair to a flight of stairs and stops totally freaks me out. Every time I watch it, I think he's going to push him down the flight of stairs. That scene just creeps me the hell out.
    
11. Terry O'Quinn's acting in the Physical Therapy scenes is so great. He doesn't use his legs at all. He really makes you feel his pain and believe that he's paralyzed.
12. John Locke finally takes Matthew Abaddon's advice and goes on a walkabout in Walkabout.
    
13. Claire clearly had been smoking some illegal substances in that cabin. She also freaks me out in that scene.
    

4.04 Eggtown

From Lostpedia

1. Locke's eye opens, he's sleeping in Ben's bed, living in his house, gets up, makes eggs, cuts cantaloupe, goes into the basement, gives Ben his breakfast, the last 2 eggs, a book from his own bookshelf, Valis.
2. Locke wants Ben to tell him about the boat, his spy, Ben says Locke couldn't find the cabin, couldn't make contact with Jacob, that he's more lost than ever, Locke knows what he's trying to do, but gets upset anyway, storms out, throws the food tray against the wall, Ben knows that it worked, that he has Locke's number.
3. "You might catch something you missed the second time around." Locke
4. "I feel for you, John. I really do. You keep hitting dead ends. You couldn't find the cabin, you can't make contact with Jacob. You're so desperate to figure out what to do next, you're even asking me for help. So here we are, just like old times. Except I'm locked in a different room, and you're more lost than you ever were." Ben From Lostpedia
5. Locke goes outside and slams his door, angry, Kate and Claire watch nearby, having coffee.
6. Sawyer comes by, Claire goes to get him some coffee, he wants Kate to move in, says he'll kick Hugo out, she says she's not moving in with him, that it's none of his business why she stayed, Sawyer knows she has a secret agenda.
7. Kate, wants to go through the back entrance, lawyer says front door, with her head held high, there's press outside, her lawyer says no statements, not answering any questions right now, in court, The People vs. Katherine Anne Austen, charged with fraud, arson, assault on a Federal Officer, assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, grand theft auto, murder in the 1st degree, she pleads not guilty, the DA wants her to be remanded into custody for the duration of the trial, her lawyer says she's been free pending arraignment, she's not a flight risk, she's one of the most recognizable faces in America, the Judge says she has a prior history, agrees with The People, remanded into Federal custody for the duration of the trial, she's taken into custody. From Lostpedia
8. Jin and Sun look at a map, for a new place to live, Jin suggests Albuquerque, New York, but Sun wants to go back to Seoul, Jin says he learned English for her, to go to America, but Sun wants to raise the baby at home.
9. Jack and Juliet get back to the beach, with Charlotte, Daniel, Jack introduces them, says their helicopter took Sayid and Desmond, that they can make arrangements to get off the island, tells them that Kate stayed with Locke.
10. Kate talks to Locke, wants to talk to Miles, but Locke says no, that it's not a democracy.
11. Kate gets information out of Hurley when he's bringing food to Miles, says Locke told her to take it to him, Hurley says Locke moved Miles to the boathouse.
12. Kate goes to the boathouse, asks Miles if he knows who she is, what she did, he says he'll tell her, but he wants something, Kate says she's not letting him go, but Miles says that he's exactly where he wants to be, that he'll tell her what she wants to know, if he gets one minute of someone's time, bring him, then he'll tell her everything he knows about her.
13. Kate in jail, her lawyer is trying to cut a deal, says she'll get a 15 year sentence, and she'll only serve 7, if she goes to trial it will be 20 years on each count, and she'll get a life sentence on the murder charge, she confessed to her mother, and she's their star witness, but Kate says put her on the stand, the lawyer is concerned about the DA crossing her, wants to make it about character, not what she did or didn't do, but who she is, wants to bring him in, but Kate says no, that they're not bringing her son in there.
14. Jack is trying to call the boat, they haven't heard from Sayid, Sun asks if Locke was right.
15. Claire tells Kate that Ben is in Locke's basement, asks her to help with Aaron, but Kate is uncomfortable, she tells Kate to try it sometime, Kate says she's good with Aaron, but Claire says the last thing she thought she'd be good at is being a mum.
16. Kate's lawyer brings a witness in, Jack, the Judge says he's only a character witness.
17. The lawyer asks Jack questions, how they met, Jack says on September 22, 2004, they were both passengers on Oceanic Flight 815, they crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific, he learned she was a fugitive, the Marshal died in the crash, he never asked if she was guilty, just assumed it was a mistake, says that 8 survived the crash, they landed in the water, he was hurt badly, if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have made it to the shore, she took care of them, gave them first-aid, found water, shelter, food, she tried to save the other 2, but Kate stops Jack from talking, says that it has nothing to do with anything.
18. The DA asks Jack if he loves her, but Jack says no, not anymore.
19. "Um..on September 22, 2004, Kate (sighs, smiling)--Ms. Austen and I were both passengers on Oceanic Flight 815, which crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific." Jack
20. "Only eight of us survived the crash. We landed in the water. I was hurt, pretty badly. In fact, if it weren't for her, I would have never made it to the shore. She took care of me. She took care of all of us. She--she gave us first aid, water, found food, made shelter. She tried to save the other two, but they didn't--" Jack From Lostpedia
21. Kate wants to use Sawyer, to help her bust Ben out of Locke's basement.
22. Sawyer goes to Locke's house, asks him to play backgammon, Locke asks Sawyer if he thinks he knows what he's doing, if he's worried, Sawyer says he'd be more worried if he was at the beach, Locke asks what everyone else is saying, Sawyer tells him Kate wanted his help busting Ben out, she talked to Miles, he told her to bring Ben to him, Sawyer wants his word that he won't do anything to her.
23. Sawyer and Locke go to the boathouse to get Miles, but no one is there.
24. Kate is at Ben's house with Miles, breaks in, gives him one minute to talk to Ben.
25. Miles asks Ben if he knows who he is, who he works for, Ben says yes, Miles says then he knows that his boss put a lot of time and energy into finding him, and now he found him, that he can tell his boss exactly where he is, or he can lie and say he was already dead, he'd be willing to do that for $3.2 million.
26. Ben asks why $3.2 million, what makes him think he has access to that kind of money, Miles says not to treat him like he's one of them, like he doesn't know who he is, what he can do, Ben says his friend Charlotte has seen him, knows where he is, but Miles says he'll take care of Charlotte, that he has 2 days, but Ben says his situation is a little restricted right now, so Miles gives him a week, and wants the money in cash. From Lostpedia
27. Kate says their time is up, takes Miles out, wants to know if he knows who she is now.
28. Miles says they got her name when they called the freighter, knows about her and everyone else on the 815 manifest, he knows her name, her charges, wanted for murder, fraud, arson, a bunch of other stuff, that she was a fugitive, was caught in Australia, the feds were bringing her back, he says he'd stay there if he were her, on the island, that maybe she didn't' survive the crash.
29. Kate starts to take Miles back, but Sawyer and Locke show up, Locke tells her to go home. From Lostpedia
30. Kate goes home, Locke comes over to talk to her, wants to know what they said, Kate tells him about the money, that Miles said he would lie to the people on the boat, that he would tell them that Ben is dead, Locke says she's not welcome there anymore, wants her gone by morning.
31. Kate's lawyer brings her mom, Diane, to see her, so they could talk, she wants to know if Kate really is a hero, if what Jack said was true, Kate says she won't talk to her because the last time she saw her, she screamed for help, called the Police, but Diane says it all changed when she thought Kate was dead, she's been given 6 months to live for the last 4 years, she doesn't know how long she's going to last, that she doesn't want to testify, she just wants to see her grandson, wants to meet him, but Kate says no, she doesn't want her near him. From Lostpedia
32. Kate goes to Sawyer's house, he says he wanted Locke to think she fooled him too, Kate tells him Locke banished her, but Sawyer says she can stay, that he'll keep her safe.
33. Daniel and Charlotte are playing cards, Daniel is trying to remember three cards that were turned over, he says they are the Queen of Diamonds, 6 of Clubs, and the 10 of Hearts, but he gets the last one wrong, it's the 5 of Spades, Charlotte says it's not bad, that he made progress, but Daniel says 3 cards isn't progress. From Lostpedia
34. Jack still can't reach the freighter, he tells Charlotte and Daniel to call the emergency line.
35. Regina answers the line, Charlotte says Minkowski wasn't answering, they want to talk to their friends, that they left last night, but Regina doesn't know what they're talking about, she says that she thought the helicopter was with them.
36. Locke put Miles back in the boathouse, comes to talk to him in the morning, puts a grenade in his mouth, says he's responsible for the well-being of the island, leaves him there, tied up and with the grenade still in his mouth.
37. "I realize that when I tied you up in here the other day, I made the mistake of failing to introduce myself. My name is John Locke, and I'm responsible for the well-being of this island. Eventually, Miles, you're going to tell me who you are, and you're going to tell me about the people on the boat, and you're going to tell me why you're so interested in Ben. In the meantime, however, you're going to keep your mouth shut. I learned something yesterday. There's no use in having rules if there's no punishment for breaking them. You'll be fine if you bite down on the trigger. Enjoy your breakfast." Locke From Lostpedia
38. Sawyer wants to have sex, but Kate says no, Sawyer says she's still worried about the pregnancy thing, but Kate says that she's not worried, and she's not pregnant, Sawyer is happy, but Kate asks if it would be the worst thing in the world, Sawyer says yes, Kate says she's going back to the beach, but Sawyer calls her out, says she's just looking for an excuse to go, that she'll come running back to him when Jack pisses her off.
39. "Don't make this about me, Kate. You didn't want a baby any more than I did. You're just looking for some excuse to split, and now you got one. But it's alright, freckles, I ain't gonna hold it against you. I'm just gonna sit right here in my comfy bed. Because in about a week, you'll find some reason to get pissed at Jack and bounce right back to me." Sawyer
40. Diane is unable to testify in court because of medical reasons, the DA loses her star witness, she says she'll give Kate 4 years, but her lawyer says no jail time, the DA offers time served, plus 10 years probation, in agreement that she doesn't leave the state, Kate agrees immediately, says she just wants it to be over, that she won't go anywhere because of her son.
41. "No jail time. Kate Austen is a worldwide hero who saved five other people's lives after a plane crash, and nearly starved to death on a deserted island. And after all that, you put this woman on trial for rescuing her mother from an abusive husband. If you think that jury is going to give her actual time, then you must have a hell of a closing, Melissa." Lawyer
42. Kate leaves court, goes through the back door, Jack is there, waiting, her lawyer gave him a heads-up, owed him one, Kate says she's heard him tell that story so many times, she's starting to think he believes it, Jack says that what he said in court, he didn't mean it, Kate asks him to come to her house for a visit, but Jack says he has to get back to the hospital, maybe they could go for coffee sometime, Kate says she knows why he doesn't want to see the baby, but that until he does, there's no going for coffee, that anytime he changes his mind, to come and see them, Jack says okay. From Lostpedia
43. Kate leaves, gets in a taxi, goes home, to a nice house, a nanny greets her, she says he missed her so much, Kate asks if she kept him away from the television, she says yes, that he's sleeping, Kate goes upstairs and wakes up her son, and it's Aaron. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why isn't Kate charged for the bank robbery and shooting in Albuquerque?
2. Why is she being tried in the State of California, in Los Angeles, and not in Iowa?
3. Why does Jack say that they crash-landed on an island if he then says they landed in the water?
4. How could Kate get them to shore, take care of them, if she was 6 months pregnant?
5. Why do they say that 8 people survive survive the crash?
6. Why does Miles ask Ben for exactly $3.2 million?
7. What does Miles mean by he knows what Ben can do?
8. How is Kate's mom, Diane, still alive?
9. Why is Daniel trying to remember the cards? Is he time-jumping? Does he have brain-damage? Why does he have a loss of memory?
10. Did Kate's mom not testify because of medical reasons or did she just back out?

Favorites:

1. "Excellent, John! You're evolving!" Ben
2. "You got blood..." Kate "I just killed a chicken. What can I do for you?" Locke
3. "You may think this is a democracy, Kate, because of the way Jack ran things, but this is not a democracy." Locke "Well, I guess that makes it a dictatorship." Kate "If I was a dictator, I would just shoot you, and go about my day. Dinner's at six if you're hungry." Locke
4. "Hey, Hurley! You bringing that to Miles?" Kate "Yeah." Hurley "Well, Locke asked me to do it." Kate "Cool. That dude creeps me out." Hurley "He's still in the rec room, right?" Kate "Naw, we moved him to the boathouse that...You just totally Scooby-Dood me, didn't you?" Hurley "Sorry." Kate
5. "What did you do?" Miles
6. "So...what do you wanna watch? Xanadu or Satan's Doom?" Hurley "I'm reading. Turn that thing down, dammit! " Sawyer
7. "Got something in your eye, Hugo?" Sawyer
8. "You are terrible at this, freckles. You already said you didn't stay behind for me. So, at least be woman enough to tell me you want to use me for something." Sawyer "I want to use you for something." Kate
9. "I think they're saying "Baa." That's the nice thing about sheep. They're predictable." Sawyer
10. "What, the boathouse down by the dock? If Hugo knows, everybody knows." Sawyer
11. "You've arranged this meeting so you could blackmail me?" Ben "It's extortion if you want to get technical." Miles "3.2? But why not 3.3 or 3.4?" Ben
12. "Ooh, this is hot." Miles
13. "What, he banished you? Well, I unbanish you. You can stay right here. This is my house.
    [The toilet flushes.] Okay, me and Montezuma's house." Sawyer
14. "Open your mouth. Open your mouth. [Locke forces Miles' mouth open, and shoves a grenade in.] Wide. Don't talk, bite down, bite down." Locke
15. "Enjoy your breakfast." Locke
16. "Oh, come on! It's not like we ain't never done it before. Now, I'm cool we didn't go all the way last night. I get it. You were sad. But I mean, how can you resist after that whole "I'll keep you safe" thing?" Sawyer

Notes:

1. It is said that when Kate enters the courthouse, when there are protesters outside, the man yelling says "Claire will hate you."
2. Sawyer finally calls Kate out for not being able to choose between him and Jack.
3. I still don't know what the hell Eggtown means or what relevance it has to this episode.

3.15 Left Behind

1. Kate is being held in the rec-room, she hears someone coming, attacks Juliet, who lays her out, says she was just bringing her something to eat.
2. Kate's car broke down, being towed, Patsy Cline playing, will take 3 days to get her car fixed, fan belt, she's in Iowa.
3. Kate at the mechanic shop, she sees Cassidy running cons, Kate helps her out so no one calls the cops, buys one of her bracelets to convince a guy that they're real, Cassidy wants to know why she helped her, says she's stranded there for some reason and didn't want the guy to call the cops, she gives Kate a ride to town. From Lostpedia
4. Locke goes to see Kate, who's playing backgammon, he says they captured him, but only temporarily, came to say goodbye, he's leaving with them, Jack has to stay behind like her, doesn't want to go home, says that he made a strong case for her, told them she was a good person, reliable, smart, honest, but they told him who she was, and what she'd done, that forgiveness isn't one of their strong suits, he wishes her good luck, says he's sorry, and leaves her there.
5. Hurley discretely tells Sawyer there's going to be a vote to banish him tomorrow, after the Nikki and Paulo thing, there's a consensus that he has to move half a mile down the beach, Hurley says that he needs to make amends, that there are benefits of being part of their society, that he can't even feed himself, he uses their latrine.
6. Kate eats her sandwich from the floor, she sees the Others, they are leaving the barracks, they're gathered, packing bags, putting on gas masks, a canister is thrown into the rec-room, Kate tries to escape, covers her mouth, but the gas gets her, she loses consciousness. From Lostpedia
7. Kate tells Cassidy that her name is Lucy, Cassidy says that's not her real name, that nex time she shouldn't think about it, Lucy says it's after a saint, says a few months ago, she killed her stepfather and escaped from a US Marshal, her father was a bad guy, she's in Iowa to talk to her mother, Cassidy says she'll help, tells her she fell in love with the wrong guy, that he took her life savings, they bond.
8. "I fell in love with the wrong guy. And then I gave him my life savings. He conned me, and embarrassed me. He was a bad guy. So, I'll help you get the meeting with your Mom, Lucy, because one of us deserves something good." Cassidy
9. Kate wakes up in the jungle, handcuffed to Juliet.
10. Sawyer tries to fish to prove that he doesn't need anyone, but he's unsuccessful at cleaning it, he wants Hurley to help him make amends, change the vote.
11. Kate steals Juliet's knife while she's unconscious, but Juliet wakes up, Kate tries to pick the handcuffs, says they're going back, that her friends are probably gassed, Locke came in and said goodbye, that they were all going somewhere.
12. Cassidy poses as Kate, goes to her mother's door, but the feds, the Marshal, come out, Cassidy says she's just selling bibles. From Lostpedia
13. Cassidy goes to meet Kate, says they questioned her for half an hour, 6 guys waiting there, that she doesn't know what she did to the Marshal, but if he ever gets his hands on her, it's going to be her or him, wants to know why, Kate tells Cassidy what she did, step-dad used to get drunk and beat up her mom, made it look like an accident, a gas leak, that she took out an insurance policy on the house, mom gave her up, she wants to know why.
14. Kate looks for a trial, asks why they're in the jungle, Juliet says Ben has a thing for mind-games, Juliet says she hopes that she's not dragging her all the way back there for him, he told her not to come back, and she ruined his chance to get off the island, Juliet and Kate have a chick fight, the monster comes, Juliet dislocates her shoulder, they run, Juliet asks what it is, but they hide in a tree, she sees the monster, it approaches them, it flashes, appears to take photographs, and it doesn't attack them. From Lostpedia
15. Hurley tells Sawyer to make nice with Claire, that she's really influential, if she votes for him to stay, he's home free, tells him to show interest in Aaron.
16. Sawyer brings a blanket to Claire and Aaron, tells them he doesn't need it. From Lostpedia
17. Juliet says she's never seen the monster, that it's the 4th time her shoulder has been dislocated, wants Kate to pop it back in, says Jack saw Kate and Sawyer on the monitor, told them not to come back because she broke his heart. Kate isn't gentle, pops Juliet's shoulder back out, Juliet screams.
18. Sawyer and Desmond go boar hunting, Desmond says he's never said three words to him, asks about his angle, Sawyer says he has hearts and minds to change, have to give the people what they like, meat. They get a boar.
19. Juliet and Kate get going.
20. Cassidy goes to Diane's diner, spills soup on her, so Diane goes into the bathroom, Kate is there waiting for her, wants to know why, Diane says she thought maybe she was sorry, that you can't help who you love, that she'll scream if she sees her again, won't tell 2 men waiting outside, they've been following her for a month. From Lostpedia
21. Kate says she doesn't know him, but Juliet says she knows all about Jack, where he was born, what his parents did for a living, that he was married, who he was married to, why he got divorced, how his father died, his height, weight, birthday, blood type.
22. Kate and Juliet hear the monster again, they run, fall in mud, come to the sonic fence, Juliet opens the handcuffs with a key she has, says the fence is off, Kate is reluctant but she goes to the other side, Juliet turns the alarm on, the monster approaches, but hits the fence and stops, then goes away, Juliet says they don't know what it is, but that it doesn't like the fences, she says that she was left behind too, spent the past 3 years of her life with them, maybe if she thought they were in it together, she wouldn't get left behind again. From Lostpedia
23. Charlie likes the boar, Sawyer says he hopes remembers that at the vote later, but Charlie doesn't know what he's talking about, Sawyer figures Hurley out.
24. Hurley says he didn't con him, that he needs to be the temporary leader, says Jack didn't want it either.
25. "Jack's gone, Locke's gone, Kate and Sayid, you're all we got. And Paulo and Nikki dying, we all look to you. Then again you totally tried to steal the diamonds, but we wanted to look to you. Look around, you made everyone happy. Just for today, they can eat boar, laugh, and forget that they're totally screwed. And who did that for them dude, you." Hurley
26. Sawyer feeds everyone, they're all happy, he holds Aaron. From Lostpedia
27. Juliet and Kate return to the barracks, Kate gets Jack, Juliet gets Sayid, Kate says they all left because of her, that she should have listened to him, she says she's sorry, tells Jack that they left Juliet too, Jack says they go back now.
28. Kate wants to help Cassidy, she tells Kate she's pregnant, the baby is his, that she still loves him, Kate says to call the cops, have him locked up, tells her that her name is Kate.
29. Sayid says that he checked all of the houses, that there are no weapons, no trail, 50 people disappears into thin air, Jack says they should take what they can find and leave, Sayid says no Juliet, Jack says she's coming because they left her behind too.

Questions:

1. Has Juliet seen the monster before?
2. Why did the monster take photographs of Juliet?
3. Why doesn't the monster like the fences? Why can't it go over the fence?
4. Why has Juliet's shoulder been dislocated so many times?

Favorites:

1. "You know how for three days, ten hours and fifteen minutes I ain't allowed to use nicknames?" Sawyer "Yeah?" Hurley "Well, you, Sir Hugo, are rotund, annoying, and you're ruining my damned view. How's that for amends?" Sawyer
2. "I ain't gonna get the Korean vote." Sawyer
3. "Dude you stink. What is that, fish?" Hurley "No." Sawyer "Did you try to gut one yourself? How have you not learned that by now? I mean we've been here like, three months." Hurley
4. "Apologize for calling me all those names." Hurley "[Sighs] I'm really sorry I called you rotund." Sawyer "Really?" Hurley "Ah God, you're worse than a girl. Come on, let's, spread the love." Sawyer
5. "Welcome to the wonderful world of not knowing what the hell's going on." Kate
6. "No. I just came by to say, your baby's... he's not as wrinkly as he was a couple weeks ago." Sawyer "[Puzzled, then laughs] Yeah, I, I guess he's not. Thanks!" Claire "Oh and er, this is for you. [Hands Claire the blanket]" Sawyer "Thank you." Claire "I don't like, blankets. Well goodnight." Sawyer
7. "How's your shoulder?" Kate "Awesome." Juliet
8. "[At the beach, Sawyer pours beer over the skinned boar as he cooks it] Ahaha!" Sawyer "Um, ah, its delicious. Just a little DHARM-A1 and paprika." Charlie "I hope you'll remember this little barbecue at your meeting later." Sawyer "Oh what meeting?" Charlie "Hurley told me about the vote." Sawyer "Vote? Since when did anyone around here vote?" Charlie
9. "You son of a bitch. There wasn't ever gonna be no vote." Sawyer "But, wasn't it nice, being nice?" Hurley "You tricked me into being decent? That's gotta be the lamest cons in the history of cons." Sawyer "It wasn't a con dude. If you're gonna be our temporary leader, you need to do some damage control." Hurley "Leader? The hell are you smokin'?" Sawyer

Notes:

1. Sawyer was reading Watership Down again.
2. Although, Kate having a flashback entirely devoted to her meeting Cassidy and her mother telling her why she screamed in Born to Run, is kind of lame, I don't really mind this flashback.

1.17 ...In Translation

From Lostpedia

1. Jin asks Mr. Paik for permission to marry Sun, he says that his father is dead but he is not.
   
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2. Michael tells Walt he wants to take him to New York and show him the architecture, like the Flatiron building.
3. Michael tells Jack that there's only room for 4 people on the raft.
4. Someone destroys the raft by lighting it on fire. Micheal thinks that Jin did it, so does Sun. From Lostpedia
5. Jin is promoted by Mr. Paik to be his new assistant.
6. The man that Jin delivers the message from Mr. Paik to gives him the dog that he gave to Sun.
7. The television in the background at the man's house has Hurley on it. From Lost Hatch
8. "Everyone gets a new life on this island. Maybe it's time you start yours." Locke tells Shannon.
9. Everyone finds out that Sun speaks English when she tells them that Jin didn't burn the raft, that instead he was trying to put the fire out, which is why his hands were burned.
10. "We're so intent on pointing the finger at one another that we're ignoring the simple undeniable truth that the problem isn't here, it's there. They've attacked us, sabotaged us, abducted us, murdered us. Maybe it's time we stop blaming us and start worrying about them. We're not the only people on this island and we all know it!" Locke From Lostpedia
11. Sun's father wants Jin to deliver watches to his associates in Sydney and Los Angeles.
12. Jin visits his father and he tells him to get away, to disappear with Sun when they get to Los Angeles.
13. Hurley owes Walt $83,000 in backgammon.
14. Walt asks Locke about his father.
15. Locke knows that Walt burned the raft.
16. "I don't want to move anymore. I've been moving places my whole life. I like it here." Walt "I like it here too." Locke
17. Jin begins to help Michael on the raft.

Questions:

1. Do Walt and Locke belong on the island?
2. Why does Sun seem surprised to find out what Jin does for her father when she's the reason he's doing it in the first place?
3. How did Locke know that Walt burned the raft?
4. Did Walt begin Locke's blow-up everything on the island tour?

Favorites:

1. Jin playing golf and Hurley talking to him even though he knows he doesn't understand a word.
2. "The folks at the beach might've been doctors and accountants a month ago, but it's Lord of the Flies time now." Sawyer
3. "Why'd you burn my raft?" Michael
4. "Why take it out on our best chance of getting off the island?" Yeah, Locke, like you haven't destroyed every other chance of getting off the island since.

Notes:

1. Boone tells Sayid about Shannon's liking to older men who can take care of her, which turns him off from her, but he ends up pursuing her anyway because of Locke nudging Shannon to start over with Sayid.
2. This is the first time we see Jin in a new light, where we begin to like him and understand that he really is the good one in his relationship with Sun.
3. Good speech, Mr. Locke.
4. Sun and Jin both have the same idea to run away to the United States, except Jin's plan included Sun.