4.05 The Constant

1. The helicopter is flying back to the freighter, Desmond looks at his photograph of Penny.
2. Frank is flying the helicopter, looks at his notes from Daniel, 40 N at bearing 305, 7 Kilometers, Sayid asks what it is, Frank says that it's a cheat-sheet.
3. A storm forms ahead of them, but they're flying straight into it, Sayid asks why, Frank says it's because they have to stay on the bearing.
4. Sayid asks Desmond about Penelope, that she told Charlie she didn't know about the boat, asks what he expects to find when he gets to the freighter, Desmond says answers.
5. They hit some turbulence in the storm, lightning strikes, they go slightly off the bearing, to 310, Frank struggles to take control of the helicopter. From Lostpedia
6. Frank tells them to hold on, Desmond holds on to his seat, gripping it, and suddenly he is transported to when he was in the Royal Scottish Regiment, in a Military barrack, gripping onto the side of his bed, a Drill Sergeant calling orders, telling them to get up, Desmond appears to be disoriented, confused, but gets out of bed slowly. From Lostpedia
7. Desmond rushes to his mark, his Drill Sergeant asks what took him so long, Desmond says he was having a dream, he says he was on a helicopter, in a storm, the Army Officer says to be in the yard in 4 minutes, tells all the Soldiers to be thankful that they have to do it in double-time because of Desmond's tardiness.
8. In the yard, they do push-ups, sit-ups, in the mud and rain, Desmond's friend tells him that he hopes his dream was worth it, Desmond says he's never had a dream so vivid, that it was like he was actually there, the Drill Sergeant sees Desmond talking, asks him a ques--
9. Back in the storm, on the helicopter, Desmond is confused, Frank says they're almost through it, they see daylight, Desmond is disoriented, doesn't know where he is, is trying to get out of the helicopter, unbuckle his seat-belt, but Sayid is trying to help him, hold him back, but Desmond doesn't recognize Sayid, asks who he is, how he knows his name. From Lostpedia
10. Jack is worried, says they took of a day ago, Charlotte says she doesn't know anything, Juliet says they're not worried, that their boat is 40 miles off-shore, it should have only taken them 20 minutes to get there, Dan says they should just tell him, but Charlotte says not to get them confused, Jack and Juliet insist, Dan says that their perception of how long they've been gone may not be exactly how long they've actually been gone, that it will be okay as long as they stay on the bearing, and if not, there may be side-effects.
11. Desmond is confused, keeps trying to get out of the helicopter, Sayid is trying to help him, hold him back, tells him to sit down, that they're at 2,000 feet, but Desmond keeps asking what he's doing there, how he knows his name, but Frank tells Sayid to just hold on to him, that they'll be there in 2 minutes, and the helicopter gets to the freighter, The Kahana. From Lostpedia
12. Desmond looks down at Penny's photograph clenched in his hand again, and he appears to recognizes her.
13. They get off the helicopter, the people on the freighter question them, want to know who they are, Frank says they're survivors of Flight 815, Sayid says his friend is disoriented, but Desmond doesn't claim to know Sayid.
14. Desmond is freaking out, wants to know who they are, where he is, what he's doing there.
15. They ask how long Desmond has been like that, Frank says he was fine when they took off, Sayid tries to protect Desmond, but they talk to Sayid, say they want to take Desmond to their sickbay, to have their doctor look at him, then Sayid can come down, Desmond says this is a mistake, he's not supposed to be--
16. --here, suddenly Desmond is transported back into the Royal Army, standing in the rain, while the rest of the soldiers are doing crunches, the Drill Sergeant catches Desmond, makes the soldiers start running as punishment. From Lostpedia
17. Desmond is loading a truck, he tells his friend, Billy, that he left, he was on a boat, then he was back there, right where he started, Billy asks who else was on the boat, if there was anyone he recognized, Desmond says Penny was on the boat, that he had a photograph, and Penny was in the photo.
18. Desmond goes to a phone booth to call her, an angry soldier comes out and bumps into him purposely, saying thank you for that morning, and Desmond drops his change on the ground, going to pick it up.
19. Desmond is back on the freighter, trying to pick up his change on the deck, but nothing is there, Desmond says he's not there, doesn't believe this is happening, Keamy and Omar take him to the sickbay.
20. Desmond asks them who they are, Keamy says he's from Vegas and Omar is from Florida, they last ported Fiji, that at least they know they're in the Pacific, they put Desmond in the sickbay, saying they're going to get the doctor, that he'll ask him questions and try to sort everything out, they lock him in there.
21. Desmond discovers a man strapped down to the bed in the sickbay, the man asks if it's happening to him too.
22. Sayid asks Frank what's happening to Desmond, but Frank doesn't know, Sayid asks why they took off at dusk and landed on the freighter in the middle of the day, Frank says he's trying to help him, Sayid asks for a satellite phone to call his friends, Frank wants Sayid's weapon for the phone, he gives it to him.
23. Sayid calls Jack, tells him something happened during the flight, Desmond is in their sickbay, Jack puts him on speaker phone, Sayid says that Desmond doesn't recognize him or know where he is, Jack asks if that's the side-effects, Dan wants to know if Desmond has been exposed to high levels of radiation or electromagnetism, he says that they don't know why, but going to and coming form the island, some people can get a little confused, Juliet asks if it's amnesia, but Daniel says no.
24. Desmond tries to talk to the man in the sickbay, but he appears to be staring blankly into space, he suddenly blinks, becomes lucid, says he was just on a Ferris Wheel.
25. The doctor, Ray, comes in, the man strapped to the bed says it's happening to Desmond too, that he's not crazy, that it's going to happen to all of them once they start heading to the island again, but Ray draws a needle and injects him, which relaxes him immediately.
26. Desmond says he's not giving him that too, but Ray says he just wants to check Desmond's eyes, so he can help him, he asks his name, the last thing that he remembers. From Lostpedia
27. Desmond is transported back to the phone booth, picking up his change on the ground, he calls Penny, he tells her he's in trouble, that he thinks something's happened to him, he's confused, that he needs to see her, she says he broke up with her and joined the Army, and now he expects that she still cares about him, that he is confused, Desmond says he has 2 days leave starting tonight, asks if he can come see her, but she says no, that she moved from the flat, so don't bother showing up there, that it doesn't matter where, not to call her again, he tells her "Penny, I need--
28. --need you." Desmond is back in the sickbay, the Doctor, Ray, checking his eyes, asks him if he just experienced something.
29. "Did you just experience something, Desmond?" Ray
30. Sayid and Frank come in, Ray says they're not supposed to be there, but Frank says he has Faraday calling from the island, that he needs to talk to Desmond, but Ray says he's not talking to his patient, Sayid says he's not his patient, slams him against the wall, tells him to give Desmond the phone, Ray sounds an alarm, Sayid closes the door.
31. Daniel talks to Desmond, says they met yesterday before they took off, but he's guessing he doesn't remember that, Desmond doesn't remember taking off or the island, Daniel asks Desmond what year he thinks it is, Desmond if confused but this questions, he says it's 1996, Daniel asks where he's supposed to be in 1996, Desmond says Camp Millar, Royal Scots Regiment, just North of Glasgow, Daniel tells him that when it happens again, to get on a train and go to Oxford University, Queens College, Psychics Department, Desmond questions why, Daniel says he needs Desmond to find him.
32. Daniel looks for his notebook, says he needs to find it or he won't believe him, Jack wants to know why Desmond thinks it's 1996, Daniel tells him that he doesn't know, that it's a random effect, it's unpredictable, that sometimes it's for a couple of hours, other times it's years, Jack asks if it's happened before. From Lostpedia
33. Daniel gets back on the phone with Desmond, Sayid is holding the door closed in the sickbay, Daniel tells Desmond that he needs to find him, when he does, tell him to set the device to 2.342, and make sure it's oscillating at 11 Hertz, and if the numbers don't convince him, to tell him that he knows about Eloise.
34. Desmond writes the note on his hand, Keamy and Omar bust into the sickbay.
35. Desmond is transported back to the phone booth, checks his hand, but the note is no longer there.
36. Desmond goes to Oxford, he finds Daniel, tells him he thinks he's just been to the future, that he spoke to him there, Daniel told him to find him at Oxford, he said he'd help him, but Daniel asks why he would put him through the headache of time travel, that it seems unnecessary, thinks that it's a prank, says it's a paradox.
37. Desmond tells Daniel to set his device to 2.342 and to make sure it oscillates at 11 Hertz, Daniel asks who told him those numbers, Desmond says that he told him, Daniel says it's ridiculous, but Desmond says that he knows about Eloise, which gets Daniel's attention. From Lostpedia
38. Daniel takes Desmond to his lab, says it's where he does the things that Oxford frowns upon, asks that the future version of him referenced their meeting, so he would remember Desmond coming to Oxford, but Desmond says no, that maybe he just forgot.
39. Desmond asks if they're changing the future, but Daniel says you can't change the future.
40. Daniel puts on a radiation vest, Desmond asks what it's for, if he gets one, but Daniel tells Desmond he only needs it for prolonged exposure, that he does it 20 times a day, but Desmond asks why he then doesn't protect his head, Daniel flicks some switches.
41. Daniel shows Desmond Eloise, a rat, says that if the numbers Desmond gave him are correct, the machine will unstick Eloise in time, just like him.
42. Daniel places Eloise at the beginning of a maze, puts his machine on her, presses a button and a red ray of light consumes her, Desmond asks what happened, but Daniel says she's not back yet, when Eloise comes to, Daniel releases Eloise into the maze and she goes through it without a mistake, Daniel says it's perfect, that it worked, it's incredible, but Desmond questions what's so wonderful about it, Daniel says that he just finished the maze that morning, that he's not going to teach her how to run it until an hour from then, Desmond says that she traveled to the future, but Daniel says that it's only her consciousness, her mind that traveled to the future. From Lostpedia
43. Desmond asks how that's supposed to help him, but Daniel asks if he sent Desmond back there to help him, Desmond says he doesn't know why he sent him there, he just knows that Daniel ends up on some island, Daniel asks about the island.
44. Desmond is back in the sickbay, Keamy taking the phone from him, Frank says that Daniel just wanted to talk to him, that he said he could help, but Keamy says Faraday can't even help himself, tells them to leave, that the Captain wants to talk to Frank.
45. Sayid says he wants to talk to the Captain, Keamy says that he'll let him know, Desmond says that he needs to get back, Sayid asks where, to the island, Desmond says that Faraday said he could help him, he could tell him what he needed to do, Sayid wants an explanation. From Lostpedia
46. The man who is strapped to the bed speaks to them, he recognizes Desmond's name, he says his name is George Minkowski, that he's the boat's Communications Officer, that before they strapped him down there, all the calls to and from the boat came through him, in the radio room, and every so often, he'd get a flashing light on his console, an incoming call, that they were under strict orders never to answer, he says that those calls came from Desmond's girlfriend, Penelope Widmore. From Lostpedia
47. Desmond is back in Daniel's lab, he says that Desmond was out 75 minutes, that he went catatonic in the middle of a sentence, but Desmond says he was in the future, only there 5 minutes, Desmond asks why it keeps happening, Daniel says that he thinks, in his case, progression is exponential, that each time his consciousness jumps, it gets harder to jump back, he tells him to be careful crossing the street.
48. Desmond discovers that Eloise is dead, Daniel says it was probably a brain aneurysm, that he'll do an autopsy later, Desmond asks if that's going to happen to him, Daniel says the effects vary from case to case, but Desmond throws him against a wall, wants to know if he's going to die, Daniel says he thinks Eloise's brain short-circuited, the jumps between the present and the future, she couldn't tell which was which, she had no anchor, the equation needs stability, a constant, to stop it, he needs to find something there that also existed in 1996, something that's important to him, Desmond asks if he could be a person, Daniel says yes, but that he has to make some sort of contact. From Lostpedia
49. "I think Eloise's brain short-circuited. The jumps between the present and the future...she couldn't tell which was which, she had no anchor. Something familiar in both times. All this, see this is variables, it's random, it's chaotic. Every equation needs stability, something known. It's called a constant. Desmond, you have no constant. When you go to the future, nothing there is familiar. So if you want to stop this, then you need to find something there, something that you really, really care about, that also exists back here, in 1996." Daniel "This constant, can it be a person?" Desmond "Yeah, maybe. But you have to make some kind of contact. Didn't you say you were off on a boat, in the middle of nowhere?" Daniel
50. Desmond makes a call, to Penny, but her number is out of service, been disconnected, he leaves to go find her, but he collapses in the stairwell.
51. Desmond is back in the sickbay, falling down, he sees himself in the mirror, noticing that he has a beard and looks very different from 1996, a lot older.
52. Desmond says he needs to call Penny, but Sayid says that it isn't their priority now.
53. "I need to call Penny." Desmond "Calling your girlfriend is not our priority." Sayid "Listen, brotha, I don't know you. But you seem to know me, so...so if you and me are friends, then I need your help. I need to call Penny, now." Sayid
54. Minkowski says that 2 days ago, someone sabotaged all the equipment, they lost all communication with the mainland, that he probably could have fixed it, but then he went nuts, Sayid asks where the radio room is, Minkowski says it's one deck up, that he will help them, they wonder how they will get out, but Minkowski says through the door, which is now suddenly opened, Minkowski says they must have a friend on the boat, but his nose then begins to bleed.
55. Desmond is transported back to the stairwell, he wakes up and leaves to find Penny.
56. He goes to an auction, where they are selling the Black Rock journal, owned by Tovard Hanso, Charles Widmore is there, bidding on the item, which he wins, and then leaves.
57. "The Black Rock set sail from Portsmith, England, on March 22, 1845 on a trading mission to the kingdom of Siam, when she was tragically lost at sea. The only known artifact of this journey is the journal of the ship's first mate, which was discovered among the artifacts of pirates on the Ile Sante-Marie off the coast of Madagascar seven years later. The contents of this journal have never been made public, or known to anyone outside the family of the seller, Tovard Hanso. We open the bidding on lot 2342 at 150,000 pounds." Auctioneer
58. "Sold, for 380,000 pounds to bidder 755. Thank you." Auctioneeer From Lostpedia
59. Desmond approaches Widmore, says he needs to have a word him, Widmore tells him to walk with him, they go into a bathroom, Desmond says he needs to get in touch with Penny, that he doesn't know how to reach her, her number has been disconnected, Widmore says that there was a time, if he'd asked her to marry him, he's certain she would have said yes, but that his cowardice won out instead, that he's had second thoughts, he he wants her to give him another chance, Desmond asks why he hates him so much, but Widmore says it's not him who hates him, gives him Penny's address, says she'll tell him herself.
60. Widmore leaves the faucet in the bathroom on, and Desmond goes to turn it off, but then flashes back to the freighter.
61. Minkowski tells Desmond that he knows it's getting harder, that it starts happening faster too, they start to head to the radio room.
62. Desmond asks Minkowski how this happened to him, he says the freighter was anchored there, they were waiting for orders, bored out of their minds, that him and one of the other crew members, Brandon, took out the ship's tender, wanted to see the island, but Brandon started acting crazy, they had to turn around, tells them that he's dead now, in a body bag.
63. They get to the communications room, Sayid asks Minkowski who destroyed the equipment, he says he doesn't know, but then he collapses, Desmond catches him, Sayid says that after he makes the call, he wants to know what exactly is going on, he asks Desmond if he has the number, Minkowski starts having a seizure, Desmond tries to get him to wake up, but he doesn't.
64. While Sayid tries to fix the equipment, he tells Desmond that he needs to remember the number, Desmond notices a calendar in the communications room, he realizes that it's December 2004, they notice that it's also Christmas Eve. From Lostpedia
65. Desmond starts to get a bloody nose, Minkowski begins to have another seizure, he goes into convulsions, says that he can't get back, and then he dies, Sayid asks what happened to Minkowksi, and Desmond says it's the same thing that's going to happen to him.
66. "I...can't....get....back!" George Minkowski From Lostpedia
67. Desmond is transported back into the bathroom, laying on the floor, water filling the sink, dripping on him, he turns the faucet off, goes to wipe his nose, but no blood is there, he leaves to go find Penny, 423 Cheyne Walk, knocks on the door.
68. Penny answers the door, Desmond says he needs to talk to her, but she says she's trying to make a clean break from him, but he begs her to let him talk to her, so she lets him in.
69. "Desmond? What are you doing here?" Penny "I had to...I mean, I tried to call you but you disconnected your phone." Desmond "Yeah, because I moved. Look, I don't know if you're getting the signals, Desmond, but I'm trying to make a clean break from you, so if you don't mind..." Penny "Wait a minute, Pen, please wait. I just need to get your new phone number, okay?" Desmond "Why would I give you that?" Penny "Because I made a huge mistake, I never should have broken up with you, and...and I know that now, and I'm sorry, and--" Desmond "Don't, just don't dare..." Penny "--and I understand. And I know it's...it's too late to change things, but I need to tell you something, and I need you to listen to me, and I know it's going to sound ridiculous, but...please, Pen. I need you to listen to me." Desmond
70. Desmond tells Penny that he needs her number, she questions why, but he says that if there's any part of her that still believes in him, to give him her number, that he won't call for 8 years, on December 24, 2004, she gives him her number, 79460893, he says that she can't change her number, to believe him, trust him, Penny makes him leave. From Lostpedia
71. "Just, say what you need to say and go." Penny "I know this doesn't make any sense, because it doesn't make any sense to me. But...eight years from now...I need to call you, and I can't call you if I don't have your number." Desmond "What?" Penny "Look, Penny, just give me your number, and, and I know I've ruined things, and I know you think things are over between us, but they're not. If there's any part of you that still believes in us, just give me your number." Desmond "And what's to say you won't call me tonight, or tomorrow?" Penny "I won't call for eight years. December 24, 2004. Christmas Eve. I promise. Please, Pen." Desmond "If I give you the number, will you leave?" Penny "Aye." Desmond "79460893. [Desmond repeats the number, whispering.] All that, and you're not going to write it down?" Penny "It wouldn't do any good. You have to keep that number. You can't change the--" Desmond "Just get out, get out!" Penny "--just remember, December the 24th, 2004. If you still care about me you'll have to--[Door slams in his face.] I'm not crazy, Penny! You have to believe me! You have to--[Desmond reappears on the freighter]--trust me." Desmond
72. "I do trust you. But you still have to remember that number." Sayid "79460893. (repeating) It's a London number." Desmond "Excellent timing. The patch is done, but I don't know how long the battery will last. I hope she's there." Sayid "I hope so, too." Desmond
73. Sayid fixes the phone with a battery, Desmond is back and has the number.
74. Desmond calls Penny, it rings for a long time.
75. Penny answers the phone, Desmond can't believe he's talking to her.
76. Desmond says that she believed him, that she still cares about him, Penny says she's been looking for him for 3 years, that she knows about the island, that she won't give up, they say they love eachother, but the battery dies, and the phone calls cuts out. From Lostpedia
77. "Hello?" Penny "Penny?" Desmond "Desmond?" Penny "Penny...Penny, you answered. You answered, Penny." Desmond "Des, where are you?" Penny "I'm...I'm on a boat. Um...I've been on an island, and--Oh, my God, Penny. Is that really you?" Desmond "Yeah! Yes, it's me!" Penny "You believed me. You still care about me." Desmond "Des, I've been looking for you for the past three years. I know about the island. I've been researching--(static)--and then when I spoke to your friend Charlie, that's when I knew you were still alive. That's when I knew I wasn't crazy. Des, are you still there?" Penny "Yes, yes, I'm here! I'm still here, can you hear me?" Desmond "Yeah, yeah, that's better." Penny "I love you, Penny. I've always loved you. I'm so sorry. I love you!" Desmond "I love you too." Penny "I don't know where I am, but--" Desmond "I'll find you, Des--" Penny "I promise--" Desmond "No matter what--" Penny "I'll come back to you--" Desmond "I won't give up--" Penny
    Both say: "I promise. I love you." [Static cuts them off.]
    
78. Desmond recognizes Sayid again, remembers everything in the present, Sayid apologizes, but Desmond thanks him, says that it was enough.
    
79. "I'm sorry. The power source went dead, it's all we have." Sayid "Thank you, Sayid. It was enough." Desmond "Are you alright now?" Sayid "Aye. I'm perfect." Desmond
    
80. On the island, Daniel looks in his notebook, comes to an interesting page, which states that if anything ever goes wrong, Desmond Hume is his constant. From Lostpedia
    

Questions:

1. Why do they have to stay on the bearing of 305? Why did it change?
2. Why did they take off at dusk and land in the middle of the day?
3. Why don't Jack and Juliet tell Daniel that Desmond was exposed to electromegnetism?
4. Where was George Minkowski time-jumping to?
5. Was Desmond traveling through time in Flashes Before Your Eyes?
6. Is the radiation and Daniel not protecting his head the reason for his memory loss?
7. How does radiation unstick you from time?
8. If Minkowski was under strict orders to never answer the call, how does he know the calls were coming from Penelope Widmore, and that she's Desmond girlfriend?
9. Who did the orders come from? How do they know Desmond was on the island?
10. Why is Desmond only in the future for 5 minutes, but catatonic in the past for 75 minutes?
11. Who sabotauged the equipment in the radio room?
12. Who opened the door to the sickbay?
13. How did the Black Rock ledger get from the ship to being discovered with the artifacts of pirates off the coast of Madagascar 7 years later?
14. What's in the journal? Why does Charles Widmore want it?
15. Why does Charles Widmore leave the faucet in the bathroom running?
16. Does Widmore know that Desmond is time-jumping?
17. Did Penny remember Desmond telling her he wouldn't call for 8 years, on Christmas Eve, 2004?
18. Did Penny know that Desmond was alive because he told her he would call in 8 years?
19. Why is Desmond Daniel Faraday's constant? Is he time-jumping also?

Favorites:

1. "Well, at least it was a bloody military dream. Right!" Drill Sergeant
2. "Should I wring me hands together and whisper a prayer on their behalf?" Charlotte
3. "Here? Here what? What the hell are you doing on your feet? Are you finished with your crunches, because you want to run?" Drill Sargeant
4. "Keep moving, or so help me, I'll kill you myself!" Billy
5. "If I told you, you'd think I was crazy." Desmond "I already know you're crazy." Billy
6. "Be quick. And don't go trying to call Baghdad, those phones can only call each other." Frank
7. "I was just on a ferris wheel." Minkowski
8. "What the bloody hell is going on?" Desmond
9. "You're not going to stick me with that, brotha." Desmond
10. "You broke up with me and then you joined the Army. And now you call with the expectation that I still care about you? Yeah, I say you are confused, Desmond." Penny
11. "Um...um...I'm in some kind of sick bay..." Desmond
12. "You do understand the concept of original, the opposite of derivative? Now I'm the one you need to impress, you need to impress me. And I'm not impressed. Go, go try again." Daniel
13. "Why would I put you through the headache of time travel, you know? You know what I mean, it just seems a little...unnecessary. And don't you think that my esteemed colleagues could have come up with something just a little more believable, huh? Wha--what kind of a prank is that? Paradox, so uninspired." Daniel
14. "Maybe you just forgot." Desmond "Yeah, right, how would that happen?" Daniel
15. "What's that for?" Desmond "Radiation." Daniel "Do I get one?" Desmond "You don't need one. For prolonged exposure, I do this twenty times a day." Daniel "So what do you put on your head?" Desmond "(chuckles) Yeah." Daniel
16. "I'm sorry, how is a rat running through a bloody maze so incredible?" Desmond
17. "All I know about you is that you end up on some bloody island." Desmond "An island. What island, where...why would I go to an island?" Daniel
18. "I would be careful crossing the street if I were you." Daniel
19. "I'm calling my bloody constant." Desmond
20. "And how do we get out of here?" Sayid "Through the door." Minkowksi
21. "Yeah, because I moved. Look, I don't know if your getting the signals, Desmond, but I'm trying to make a clean break from you, so if you don't mind..." Penny
22. "All that, and you're not going to write it down?" Penny
23. Every damn scene with Desmond and Penny.

Notes:

1. If this isn't my favorite episode of all time, it's definitely in my top 3. But it still may very well be my favorite when the series comes to an end.
2. Every time I watch this episode, I feel like I am Desmond.
3. The editing in this episode is phenomonal. When the scences cut from Desmond in the helicopter and on the freighter, to 1996, you almost feel as if you're living it yourself. When he falls down walking down the stairs, and then he's immediately falling down on the boat, and then when he's talking to Penny on the freighter and looking back, recognizing the situation when he's at her house in 1996, with a smirk on his face beacuse he knows he finally talks to her again in 8 years. The transitions are smooth, with wonderful acting by Henry Ian Cusick, just pure perfection.
4. The Desmond and Penny story is by far the best relationship only the show. It's the only one that I actually like. I believe that Desmond, Penny, and his story, is probably one of the most essential to the story as a whole. Their relationship is the most real, heartbreaking, and most romanticly non-shipper story. Their love is timeless. They're probably two of the most important characters on the show, and I'm not ashamed to admit, this episode made me cry. Desmond finally talking to Penny after 3 years is touching, and you can't help but feel something for him when he finally gets to talk to her.
5. Have I mentioned that I love this episode?
6. Ben gave Michael a bearing of 325 to leave the island, but now it's 305.
7. Oxford University has also been the location of the Monastery where Desmond was a monk, and he met Penny, in Catch-22, and also the church where Charlie confessed to having relations in The Moth.
8. Desmond remembers things in the past because he's traveling to the future, which is why he doesn't remember Sayid and doesn't remember being on the island in the future until he talks to Penny, his constant.
9. Eloise dies before Daniel can teach her how to run the maze because Desmond has already visited him, causing him to teach her how to run it sooner, therefore she doesn't need to be alive when she is going to learn how to run it, because she ends up dying anyway.
10. Daniel giving Desmond the numbers to unstick Eloise in time could possibly not be a paradox because he obviously ended up figuring on the numbers eventually anyway, so it isn't changing anything, just possibly making it happen sooner than it originally did.
11. If George Minkowksi was time-jumping to the future, it would make sense, because he remembered everyting in the present day, and when he dies, it may have been a way of the universe course-correcting as Ms. Hawking said, which wouldn't be a paradox.
12. The music during the Desmond and Penny scenes is bloody amazing.
13. That phone rang for a damn long time, Penny was making a brotha sweat.

3.17 Catch-22

1. Desmond, Hurley, Charlie, Jin, walking through the jungle, it's raining, Hurley and Charlie are arguing about a Superman vs. The Flash showdown, Charlie steps on a trip-wire, gets an arrow through the middle of the throat, suffocates, chokes on his blood, dies. From Lostpedia
2. Hurley picking up the beach wire during the day, then it's night, a beacon blinking in the sky, Desmond and Penny photograph, Jin, Hurley and Charlie holding a tarp, Charlie and Hurley arguing, a parachutist, hanging from a tree in the jungle, Penny.
3. Desmond has a flash, he asks Hurley where the wire is, the cable buried in the sand, if he knows where it is, says that it's important, that someone's coming.
4. Desmond is praying in a Monastery, reading the bible, a monk comes in, gives him a robe, says he had a vow of silence, that it challenges his patience and faith, he didn't think he would last that long, that his path led him there, he's now one of us, welcomes him.
5. "God tests our faith in many ways. So, as you well know, we have our own test here. A vow of silence that lasts as long as we see fit. This challenges both one's patience, and his faith. For some, it may last a week. Those we are less sure about, a month. Personally, Desmond, I never thought you'd last. And so now I stand corrected. For whatever reason, your path has led you here. And now you're one of us. Welcome, brother." Brother Campbell
6. Desmond asks Jack for a medical kit, says he twisted his ankle, while Hurley tries to act coy, Jack gives it to him.
7. Hurley asks if someone will get hurt, wants an explanation, Desmond says he saw a sequence of events, things that are going to happen, it's like a jigsaw puzzle, he saw Hurley pulling a cable out of the sand, not trying to stop something from happening, he wants it to happen, he's not trying to stop it.
8. "So you're not trying to stop something from happening, you want it to happen." Hurley "[Desmond sees himself and Penny posing for their photograph, of him wiping Penny's tear at the stadium, of her kissing him in their flat] More than anything." Desmond
9. Sawyer asks Kate if she told Jack about them, she says no, but he knows, he saw them on the surveillance camera in The Hydra station, he asks her to have sex, she says no, so he asks her if she wants him to make her a mix-tape. From Lostpedia
10. Desmond says Jin was there with them in the flash, but doesn't know how to get him to go with them, Hurley convinces him to come with, says they're going camping, under the stars, with marshmallows, Jin agrees.
11. Desmond goes to get Charlie, but he's suspicious, says he doesn't want him to go camping, that he had another vision of him dying, Desmond tells him that someone's coming to the island, that he's not going to die this time, Charlie agrees, asks to bring his guitar. From Lostpedia
12. "Right, but with all due respect, you haven't previously told Jin or Hurley that they're gonna die." Charlie
13. They're walking to the wire, whistling The Bridge on the River Kwai, Jin spots the wire, Hurley picks it up from the sand, Desmond has a flash of when he saw him picking up the wire on the beach, they agree to camp there for the night, Desmond tells Charlie that they're coming soon.
14. Desmond and Brother Campbell are packing wine for Moriah Vineyards, Desmond says Moriah is the mountain where Abraham was asked to kill Isaac, but Brother Campbell says that God spared Isaac, that it was a test, a sacrifice.
15. A man comes to see Desmond, punches him in the face, says he's sorry and leaves. From Lostpedia
16. Kate is eating oatmeal, says it's awesome, she says it's strange being back, Jack borrows her spoon, is going to have dinner with Juliet, and Kate is jealous, so she has sex with Sawyer to compensate, she's crying, Sawyer doesn't mind.
17. Jin tells ghost stories, Hurley gets scared, Charlie plays guitar, they toast marshmallows, Desmond shows Charlie the photograph of Penny, Charlie asks how he left her behind, he says he's a coward, he tried to run away and she tracked him down, he says that maybe she meant it, that she never gave up, spent the last 3 years looking. From Lostpedia
18. "You know I tried to run away from her and she, she tracked me down. With enough money and determination you can find anyone, she said. And I used to wake up in nights, thinking if she actually meant it, that she never gave up, then maybe she's spent the last three years looking for me." Desmond
19. They hear a helicopter, see it off in the distance, over the ocean, hear it getting choppy, crashes into the water, see a beacon, Jin says it's the pallet, Hurley says maybe they ejected, Charlie says you can't eject out of a helicopter, Desmond wants to leave now, but Charlie says they can't go into the jungle in the middle of the night, with Rousseau's death traps, that it will be light in 2 hours, Desmond says she can't wait, that they could be hurt, that's the way it's supposed to happen, Charlie says it's supposed to happen without him, but then Desmond has a flash and remembers that it was day time when they find the parachutist, says that they'll leave at first light, together. From Lostpedia
20. Desmond goes to a house, the man who punched him, Derek, answers the door, his sister is Ruth, Desmond says he's a monk now, she says he left one week before their wedding, dated 6 years, disappeared, everything was paid for, closest to religious experience was Celtic winning the cup, Desmond was scared, he says he had a calling, drank too much, asked if hew was doing the right thing, woke up in the street, a man asked if he could help, he was a monk, knew we was supposed to go with him, a sacrifice for a great calling. From Lostpedia
21. "I had a calling. Okay, yes, I was scared about the wedding, so I had a few pints too many, maybe I, I raised my eyes, and I asked am I doing the right thing, and that's the last thing I remember. And when I woke up, I was lying on my back in the street, and I don't know how I got there and, there was this man standing over me, Ruth. And he reached out his hand and he said to me, can I help you brother? And the first thing I noticed was the rope tied round his waist, and I looked at him and I knew, I knew, I was supposed to go with him. I was supposed to leave everything that mattered behind, sacrifice all of it, for a greater calling." Desmond
22. Sawyer and Jack play ping-pong, Sawyer says that it's strange being back, Jack says that Kate said the same thing last night in the kitchen, that he had dinner with Juliet, Sawyer figures out that Kate used him because she was jealous of Juliet and Jack. From Lostpedia
23. It's daylight, they go looking for the parachutist, the beacon, Charlie thinks Desmond is lying, Desmond says to trust him, Charlie spots a little Hula girl doll, they find a backpack in a tree, a Portuguese Catch-22, a satellite phone, the photograph of Desmond and Penny.
24. "Look, mate. I've saved your life three times now, if that hasn't bought me your trust I don't know what will. Let's move." Desmond From Lostpedia
25. Sawyer gives Kate The Best of Phil Collins tape, he asks her why she jumped him, says it's because she saw Juliet and Jack, that she doesn't have to use him, he calls her out on it. From Lostpedia
26. Charlie says that Desmond thinks the parachutist is Penny, Desmond has a flash of Charlie getting pierced by the arrow again, it starts to thunder and rain.
27. "You think its her don't you?" Charlie "Who?" Desmond "Your girl. Penny. You think it actually her who bailed out the helicopter." Charlie "Earlier, I hoped it. Now, I know it." "Why didn't you tell us?" Charlie "Would you come if I had?" Desmond "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Charlie "I didn't wanna tell you because, I didn't want anything to change." Desmond "Fair enough. Look if whatever you're seeing leads to your girl getting us rescued, why would we want to change anything, right?" Charlie
28. Desmond gets drunk on Moriah Vineyard's wine, Brother Campbell catches him, says it costs 100 quid, bottled 108 cases that year, says Desmond isn't cut out to be a monk, fires him, but Desmond says he heard the call, Brother Campbell says God has bigger plans for him, that he's spent too much time running to realize what he's running toward. From Lostpedia
29. "I'm sure you did hear the call, but the abbey clearly isn't where you were meant to end up. I have little doubt that God has different plans than you being a monk, Desmond. Bigger plans." Brother Campbell "Oh, aye, I'm sure he does." Desmond "He does. You've just spent too much time running away to realize what you may be running toward." Brother Campbell
30. The flash that Desmond had in the opening happens, Hurley and Charlie argue over Superman vs. The Flash, while there is a flash that appears in front of Hurley when he says the word flash, the wire, the arrow, but Desmond stops Charlie from dying. From Lostpedia
31. "I'm moving as fast as I can. In case you haven't noticed dude I'm not exactly The Flash." Hurley
32. They disagree about where the parachutist landed, so agree to split up, Desmond and Charlie, Jin and Hurley, go looking.
33. Charlie questions if Desmond knew, if he was going to sacrifice him, Desmond says the flashes have to happen the way he saw them, says that maybe it's a test.
34. "If the flashes don't happen exactly how I saw them, the picture changes. I was supposed to let you die, Charlie." Desmond "What's that supposed to mean?" Charlie "It means its bloody pointless. I keep saving your life, and what good has it done? Its just gonna keep happening again and again, maybe that's the point eh? Maybe its a test." Desmond "Test?" Charlie "Like God, testing Abraham, except I failed, because I changed what I saw." Desmond
35. Jin and Hurley find the parachutist hanging from a tree.
36. Desmond returns the robe to Brother Campbell, he says he can get a ride with Brother Martin into town, help loading the cases of wine for them before he goes, there is a photograph on the desk of Brother Campbell and Ms. Hawking in front of the Monastery. From Lostpedia
37. Desmond helps load the cases of wine, a woman says her father sent the check, 10 cases of wine, it's Penelope Widmore getting wine for Charles Widmore, Desmond meets her, tells her he used to be a monk, she asks him to help her unload the cases in Carlisle.
38. "You know I was told under no uncertain terms that the abbey wasn't where I was meant to end up. Just a, step along a path. You know, God allegedly has bigger plans for me." [On the Island, Desmond cuts free the chute, and the others catch it.] "Something tells me you don't entirely believe that." Penny "I suppose that's because I don't." Desmond "Well maybe they're right. I mean, just think, if you hadn't have got fired, we wouldn't have met, and then, how could you possibly help me unload these crates in Carlisle." Penny "Did I say I was coming to Carlisle with you?" Desmond "Not yet." Penny From Lostpedia
39. Desmond climbs up into the tree to cut the parachutist down, he's sure it is Penny, the scene cuts back and forth between him cutting her down and meeting her, she falls from the tree, Charlie, Jin and Hurley catch her, Desmond says to wait.
40. Desmond takes her helmet off, it's not Penny, but she knows Desmond. From Lostpedia
41. "Desmond?"

Questions:

1. Did Desmond change what happened because he saved Charlie?
2. How did Naomi get the photograph of Penny and Desmond and why did she have it?
3. Why was there a photograph of Brother Campbell and Ms. Hawking?
4. What is their relationship to eachother?
5. Was Brother Campbell someone to guide Desmond along his path to the island?
6. Did Desmond really have a calling?
7. Why doesn't Desmond remember what happened when had the call?
8. Is Desmond's destiny to push the button?

Favorites:

1. "You're insane, mate. Superman can fly around the entire planet in the blink of an eye." Charlie "Dude, if we're going by a pure footrace, Supes would get dusted by The Flash." Hurley "But, why would the Man of Steel agree to a sodding footrace?" Charlie "Er, for charity. And Flash would totally win cause he can like, vibrate through walls and stuff." Hurley "Oohh vibration, whatever would Superman do if he came up against a wall?" Charlie "Well, no smashing allowed." Hurley "No flying, no smashing, any other restrictions I need to know about? Perhaps we should fit Superman with a pair of Kryptonite..." Charlie
2. "Something wrong Hurley?" Jack "Nah, uh uh, just, keeping Desmond here company. Cause, we're friends." Hurley
3. "Well, you weren't around when I lost the bet, so you're...[Sawyer enters the tent to see Kate getting dressed]... Exempt." Sawyer "[Kate looks at Sawyer as he ogles] What's up?" Kate "Er, I wanted to ask you something." Sawyer "Yep? [Kate notices Sawyer ogling her breasts] I'm up here." Kate
4. "You know, did you tell the Doc? About you and me?" Sawyer "No. But he knows. He saw us on one of those surveillance monitors." Kate Thought you said the camera was broken?" Sawyer "Well they had another camera." Kate "Perverts." Sawyer
5. "Well now that, that's out the way, maybe a little afternoon delight. [Kate doesn't look impressed] It means sex." Sawyer "I know." Kate "Come on, Freckles, wait, now look, you need me to make ya a mix tape?" Sawyer "Yeah why don't you do that." Kate
6. "Watch the master. [Hurley walks towards Jin]" Hurley "Camping?" Jin "Yeah, you know, like sleeping under the stars, fire on the beach. Marshmallows." Hurley "Camping. Yes." Jin "[To Desmond] Everybody likes marshmallows." Hurley
7. Hurley, Charlie, and Jin whistling The Bridge on the River Kwai.
8. The ghost story that Jin tells, Hurley getting scared.
9. "Dude, I love the part about the bird. It was a bird right?" Hurley "[To Hurley] You." Jin "Me? Okay erm, have you heard the one about the Chupacabra.." Hurley "Chupa...?" Jin "Yeah, like a bear with spines..." Hurley
10. "That's not bad, Des. Not bad at all." Charlie
11. "We dated for six years, and the closest you ever came to a religious experience was Celtic winning the cup." Ruth
12. "Well its a good thing a bloody shepherd didn't help you up, or as I suppose you'd be off with the sheep wouldn't you? Next time you want to break up with someone, Des, don't join a monastery. Just tell the girl you're too bloody scared." Ruth
13. "What, your dad never taught you to use a hammer?" Juliet "No my dad taught me how to drink." Jack "Oh, well, at least it's something." Juliet
14. "Hope I'm not interrupting. You two arguing over whose your favorite Other?" Sawyer "What do you want, Sawyer?" Jack "Well, what I wanted, Doc, was to inform you there's been some developments since you were AWOL. So tell me...[He holds up some paddles]...How's your backhand?" Sawyer
15. "So where'd you get the table?" Jack "Don't you recognize it? Fell out of the purple haze. We don't play every hundred and eight minutes, the Island's gonna explode! [Sawyer wins the point] Finally, something I can beat you at." Sawyer
16. "Dude, seriously I'm gonna have a coronary." Hurley "Actually, you're not." Desmond
17. "It can't be Rousseau's, if it was Rousseau's a massive rock would be flying at my head right now." Charlie
18. "Crap, it's dead." Hurley "Shocker." Charlie
19. "The Best of Phil Collins, huh?" Kate "Don't get picky. And if Bernard asks, I don't know a thing about it." Sawyer
20. "Well, it's a grand old team to play for, and its a grand old team to see. And if you know your history, its..." Desmond "Brother Desmond. What are you doing?" Brother Campbell
    "Well, I believe I'm, getting pissed on a lovely wine." Desmond
21. "Who's Penny?" Jin "She's this chick Desmond used to date. And now he thinks she fell from the sky. So we're gonna go save her life, and she's gonna get us rescued. Dude, even if I spoke Korean it wouldn't make any sense." Hurley
22. "You better drive safe Miss, this vineyard only makes a limited number of these cases each year." Desmond "Is that so?" Penny "Aye, it's because the monks are lazy. [Penny laughs]Yeah, its easier making grape jelly than wine." Desmond "And how do you know so much about monks?" Penny "Because I'm an ex-monk." Desmond "Really?" Penny "As of last night I was fired. [Penny laughs again] Ah, it wasn't that funny." Desmond "I'm sorry I never I, I didn't know monks could be fired. I mean of course if an ex-monk already has plans, then..." You know I don't usually get into cars with strangers." Desmond "Well in that case, I'm Penelope. Penny." Penny "Desmond. Very nice to meet you, Penny." Desmond

Notes:

1. Jin's ghost story: "And the girl turned to the man who saved her and said, 'Thank God. I was afraid you were the Hook Man.' And the man looked at the girl with a smile and said, 'Don't worry, little girl. My hook is....STILL IN YOUR FATHER'S HEAD!"
2. If Desmond wouldn't have gotten scared and left Ruth, he wouldn't have gone to the Monastery, wouldn't have become a monk, then he wouldn't have been fired from being a monk by Brother Campbell, which he then wouldn't have met Penny, fallen in love with her, met her father, Charles Widmore, broken up with her, and then entered the boat race to get his honor back, ship-wrecked on the island and net Kelvin, ending up pushing the button for the next three years, and eventually not doing so, causing Oceanic Flight 815 to crash on the island, which also causes Desmond to get rescued with them, and reunite with Penny. So, is this Desmond's destiny?

3.11 Enter 77

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

Questions:

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

Favorites:

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

Notes:

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