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!"

2.18 Dave

1. Libby is helping Hurley lose weight, he confesses he has a stash of food, she helps him destroy it.
2. Everyone discovers the food drop, they want Hurley to be in charge of it, but he says no.
3. "Locke said some kind of blast doors trapped him in the Hatch. Maybe it was because of this, so no one would see who dropped it." Charlie
   
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4. Hurley sees a bald guy in a robe and slippers, follows him.
5. Hurley in Santa Rosa, on a diet, had a visit with his mom, she put him in the hospital because of "the accident," Dr. Brooks says the bald guy, Dave, is a negative influence.
6. Jack fixes Locke's leg up, Locke tells him that Henry could have escaped.
7. "Henry Gale" tells Sayid he was part of a search party, the real Henry was dead already, hanging out of the basket with a broken neck. Sayid knows he's lying because he shows him a 20 dollar bill that the real Henry Gale wrote on before he died.
8. "You really should have checked his wallet before you did that. I assume Henry Gale did not have any paper on which to compose his thoughts, so he had to improvise. There wasn't much space for that. "Jennifer, well you were right. Crossing the Pacific isn't easy. I owe you a beer. I'm hiking to one of the beaches to start a signal fire. If you're reading this I guess I didn't make it. I'm sorry. I love you, Jenny. Always have; always will. Yours, Henry." So tell me, how did Henry Gale write a note to his wife with a broken neck?" Sayid From Lost Hatch
9. Sayid and Ana Lucia interrogate "Henry," he says that he didn't kill him, Sayid asks if he interrogated him, how many of them there are, Henry says that if he told them, they don't know what "he'll" do, Ana asks about their leader, the man with the beard.
10. "Him? He's no one! Nothing." Benry tells Sayid.
11. "You have 3 seconds to answer my question. How many of you are there? 1--" Sayid "He'll kill me!" Benry "I'll kill you!" Sayid "You can't do this! I am not a bad person!" Benry
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12. Charlie helps Eko build a church.
13. Hurley with slipper, runs into Dave, follows him, Dave disappears, Hurley asks Charlie and Eko if he saw a man wearing a robe with a coconut.
14. Dave and Hurley with Leonard Simms, playing connect four, Dave tells Hurley not to take his medication, Clonazepam, Dr. Brooks takes a picture of Hurley and Dave.
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15. Hurley asks Sawyer for meds, attacks him for poking fun at his craziness.
16. Sawyer tells Kate about Hurley, but Kate questions why he would do that.
17. Hurley leaves camp to go live at the caves, sees Dave in the jungle again.
18. Hurley talks about the accident to Dr. Brooks, 23 people on a deck, built to hold 8, collapsed, people died, Hurley was catatonic, stopped talking, sleeping, going out, but never stopped eating. Dr. Brooks shows Hurley the picture he took of him and Dave, but Dave isn't there. From Lostpedia
19. Dave wants Hurley to escape from Santa Rosa, says that Hurley stole the keys from Dr. Brooks' desk, Hurley opens the window to escape, but realizes Dave's not real, refuses to go.
20. Dave tells Hurley that he never got better, he's still in Santa Rosa, none of what's happening is real, that he's in his own private Idaho in Santa Rosa, Dave wants Hurley to jump off the cliff on the island, says he'll wake up, but Dave goes.
    
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21. "See you in another life, Hurley." Dave
22. Locke tells Ana he wants to talk to Henry Gale, asks his name, if he got caught on purpose, Benry says that God doesn't know about the island, that the place is a joke.
23. "I crawled through your vents and I stood at your computer as the alarm beeped, and you know what happened? The timer went all the way down to zero, and then some funny red pictures flipped up in its place. They looked like hieroglyphics, but I'm no expert, and then things got real interesting. There was a loud clunking and a hum like a magnet, a big magnet. It was really very frightening, and you know what happened next? Nothing happened, John. Nothing happened at all. Your timer just flipped back to 108. I never entered the Numbers. I never pressed the button." Henry
24. Libby followed Hurley to the cliff, he tells her he killed 2 people, that he has an imaginary friend, that she wouldn't like him if it all were real, Libby says it's insulting that he thinks he made her up, asks him the name of the man with the broken leg, Donald, that he doesn't know because it happened to her, Hurley and Libby kiss. From Lostpedia
25. Hurley takes a picture with the imaginary Dave while Libby looks on quite crazily in Santa Rosa. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why was Libby a patient at Santa Rosa? Is she really a clinical psychologist?
2. Did "Henry" really not push the button? How does he know what happens if you don't?
3. Was Dave really part of Hurley's imagination? Was he a manifestation of the Smoke Monster?

Favorites:

1. "Fantastic. Give it to the guy who's not even in the game!" Dave
2. "What are you making?" Charlie "Hold that end." Eko "Is it a Starbucks?" Charlie
3. "Did either of you see a guy run through here, in a bathrobe, with a coconut?" Hurley "No, but I did see a polar bear on roller blades with a mango." Charlie
4. "Dude, that's celery. Celery's not a snack. Leonard's got graham crackers, man. You should snag one. He won't notice. What's he going to do, call you a 23?" Dave
5. Sawyer eating Dharmalars and milk.
6. "What stuff you seeing?" Sawyer "I don't know, maybe like a bald guy, in a bathrobe." Hurley "You mean like that guy right there?" Sawyer
7. Hurley beating Sawyer up, Sawyer almost getting away, and Hurley dragging him back in, repeating all the nicknames Sawyer has called him, while Jin and Sun look on and laugh. From Lostpedia
8. "Barbar! Jabba! Stay Puft! Mongo! Lardo!" Hurley
9. "Don't you got an adventure to get to? I think Timmy fell down a well." Sawyer
10. "Where are you going?" Libby "Back to the caves. No one lives there anymore, so I won't bother anybody. I'm just going to live alone and be one of those guys, you know, the crazy guys, with a big beard and no clothes who's naked and throws doodie at people." Hurley
11. "Uh, Kinko's, Photoshop? What, you think they really blew up the Death Star?" Dave

Notes:

1. Locke looks at his foot like he did on the day the plane crashed and also in Walkabout.
2. Libby says that she's a clinical psychologist, but she was in the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute. This could indicate that she was lying, although it is possible that both could have happened.
3. Yet another episode where the writers put all of the clues right in front of us, and when you realize it at the end you have to go back and watch everything you missed the first time.
4. Sayid was really going to kill "Henry."
5. This episode was a nod to the fans, putting out the theory that the island is all in Hurley's head.

2.17 Lockdown

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

Questions:

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

Favorites:

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

Notes:

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