Initial Reaction to "The Last Recruit"

This episode was jam-packed with awesomeness and more confusion, as per the usual. It implies that it will focus on one person, a la "the last recruit," however it focused on all of the candidates, plus Claire and Desmundo, and only left me more puzzled than I was before. This episode also had me about as anxious as I've been this entire season, barring maybe the Season Premiere of LA X, Parts 1 & 2. For some reason, the entire episode had me thinking that for sure someone would die, but no one did, as far as we know right now. Although, the promos lied to us by showing a gunshot, and Desmond in the well. But, alas, we do not know Desmond's fate. Let's get into the episode...

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Initial Reaction to "Dr. Linus"

Dr. Linus is a doctor? Didn't see that one coming! This episode was pretty awesome, though not as high-paced as I had anticipated. It was a very strong character episode, regardless of the pacing. Well, until the last two seconds when everything is all well and nice and everyone's hugging, and then the cheeriness is all blown to hell when Charles Widmore shows up to the party. Dude always has to ruin everything that's fun. Will he go on a baby killing tour around the island? Well, considering there are no longer any babies on the island at the moment... maybe he'll re-kill Claire's squirrel baby. That thing is the only thing that's more of a mood-killer than Widmore. But, I guess we'll only find out what his deal is in the weeks to come (Though probably not next week because they always like to do that to us. Grrrrr!). Enough chatter, let's get into it, Dr. Linus...

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2.22 Three Minutes

1. 13 Days Ago--Michael asks John about guns, knocks him out, talks to Walt on the computer, Walt tells him to go North, to a rock with a hole in the middle, by the beach.
   
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2. Today--Michael with paper, burns it, Jack says they need to talk, they plan to go across the island, Sawyer says there are 11 rifles and pistols, that they took 5 off them, Michael says if they leave now and move fast, they can get to the Others camp in the middle of the night tomorrow, that just the 5 of them should go, Jack questions Michael's decision making, says they'll bury Ana and Libby tonight, then figure out what's next.
3. 13 Days Ago--Michael runs through the jungle, checks his compass, runs into a man taking a piss, Danny Pickett, Mr. Friendly comes up from behind, Michael runs, firing, Pickett fires back, and the Others capture him.
4. Today--Eko tells Michael about boy at his church who killed his dog.
5. "For a brief time I served in a small parish in England. Every Sunday after Mass, I would see a young boy waiting in the back of the church. And then one day, the boy confessed to me that he had beaten his dog to death with a shovel. He said that the dog had bitten his baby sister on the cheek, and he needed to protect her. And he wanted to know whether he would go to hell for this. I told him that God would understand, that he would be forgiven, as long as he was sorry. But the boy did not care about forgiveness. He was only afraid that if he did go to hell, that dog would be there waiting for him." Eko
6. Michael tells Jack that everything has to go his way, that it has to be just the 5 of them, that it puts them in more danger, that it's his son, Jack says that's the way it will go then.
7. Charlie gives Claire and Aaron the vaccine from the pallet, that they have to take it every 9 days, that it's a pneumatic injector, he says that he tried it, that he wanted to make sure that it was safe for her and the baby, that he feels fine.
   
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8. Michael returns to the beach camp, everyone is happy to see him, but then discover the bodies of Ana Lucia and Libby being buried.
9. "They were murdered." Michael
10. 13 Days Ago--Michael captured and Kate, who was following Sawyer, Jack and Locke.
11. "You make one sound and you'll never see your boy again." Mr. Friendly
12. Mr. Friendly speaks to the Hunting Party, Alex talks to Michael, tells him it's alright, that he's just delivering a message to his friends, she asks about Claire, if she's okay, if she had the baby and if it's a boy or a girl, after Mr. Friendly leaves the hunting party, Alex apologizes and then knocks Michael out with her rifle. From Lostpedia
13. Today--Jack and Sawyer go his tent to get the guns, Sawyer asks Jack about what happened with him and Kate in the jungle when they went to the line, Jack says they got caught in a net, Sayid asks about Benry escaping, asks who's going after him, he wants to go with them, but Jack says that he can't go, but Sawyer gives him a gun anyway.
14. Eko is in the hatch, Charlie visits, asks where he's been, Eko tells Charlie that he's not working on the church anymore.
15. Sawyer tells Michael that Sayid's on board to come with them, but Michael isn't happy.
16. "Oh, well I'm sorry. I just figure if we going to war, we'd want the one guy who's actually been in a war. That a problem?" Sawyer
17. 11 Days Ago--Michael at Others camp, big rock with hole in the middle, tents, dirty people, raggedy clothing, camp fires, a hatch door being guarded by two men with rifles, people with fishing nets, Danny Pickett draws Michael's blood. From Lostpedia
18. "See you in the funny pages." Danny Pickett
19. Ms. Klugh asks questions about Walt, if he's Michael biological son, age he first spoke, illnesses, headaches, fainting spells, Michael says he wasn't there, that Walt was halfway around the world.
20. "Did Walt ever appear in a place he wasn't supposed to be? You say he was halfway around the world, but did you see him?" Ms. Klugh
21. Today--Michael tells Sayid that he's not coming with them because he's going after the guy that escaped and Michael's going after his son.
22. Charlie works on Eko's church, Vincent brings him a Virgin Mary statue with the heroin inside, he leads Charlie to Sawyer's stash, Charlie takes all of the statues and throws them in the ocean as Locke watches from afar.
23. Sawyer tells Jack he screwed Ana Lucia, that was how she lifted the gun off of him.
24. "Why are you telling me this, Sawyer?" Jack "Because you're about the closest thing I got to a friend, doc." Sawyer
25. Hurley and Kate dig Libby and Ana Lucia's graves, Hurley questions why he'd go with them, Michael tries to convince him, he says because they killed her.
26. 3 Days Ago--Ms. Klugh tells Michael there's something he needs to do, that there's been a development, that one of their people were taken by one of his, Michael insists on seeing Walt, Ms. Klugh says Walt is right outside, she says he can talk to him, but only for 3 minutes.
27. "They make me take tests." Walt "We're not going to talk about that." Ms. Klugh
28. "They're not who they say they are. They're pretending." Walt "Walt! Do you want me to put you in the room again?" Ms. Klugh From Lostpedia
29. Ms. Klugh says Michael has to do something else after he releases their man, she gives Michael a list of four people, that he has to bring them but only them, and if he doesn't, he'll never see Walt again, the names on the list are Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, Hugo Reyes, James Ford, Michael asks who James Ford is, Ms. Klugh says that if he does it, that he and Walt will be let go, Michael says that he also wants the boat. From Lostpedia
30. Locke takes the splint off his leg and walks off into the sunset.
31. Jack tells Sayid about his dad, Sayid says that he thinks Michael has been compromised, that his actions are not that of a man that is telling the truth, that a father would do anything for his son, that he believes Michael may have freed Henry and he believes that Michael is leading them into a trap. Sayid says to let Michael believe that he's in control so that they can create an advantage.
32. "You believe a lot, Sayid." Jack "I also believed that Henry was one of them." Sayid
33. There is a funeral held for Libby and Ana Lucia, Jack speaks about Ana Lucia and Hurley speaks about Libby, gets angered and says he's going with them. From Lostpedia
34. "She probably helped a lot of people. She helped me and she was my friend. It's not fair that this happened to her. It's not. I'm going with you. Goodbye, Libby." Hurley
35. Claire grabs Charlie's hand, Sun looks out on the water.
36. "Boat." Sun

Questions:

1. Did Walt really talk to Michael on the computer?
2. How did Kate not know that Michael was there when she was captured by the Others?
3. What did Danny Pickett draw Michael's blood for?
4. Did Michael ever see Walt in a place he wasn't supposed to be?
5. What room would Ms. Klugh put Walt in? Room 23?

Favorites:

1. "You're Walt's old man, aren't you?" Danny Pickett
2. "So, what do you say, doc? I was thinking the Irish drink when someone dies." Sawyer "I'm not Irish." Jack "Neither am I." Sawyer
3. "Yeah, well, him says even though Pippy Longstocking and the damn Grape Ape are ideal candidates for the Dirty Dozen, I'm just going to say we might just want to bring the Red Beret." Sawyer
4. "We got caught in a net." Sawyer

Notes:

1. As far as I'm concerned, Mr. Eko, you still owe Yemi one church.
2. Libby dies as Desmond returns with her husband's boat to the island, how convenient.

2.08 Collision

1. Ana Lucia is a police officer and has been out of work for 4 months.
2. Therapy, Danny left, firing range, she gets her badge back.
3. Sayid tries to attack Ana Lucia and fights Eko, who knocks him out.
4. Ana shot Shannon. She wants to tie Sayid up to keep him from attacking her. From Lostpedia
5. Ana was in an officer involved shooting. Her mother is her captain.
6. She wants to put her behind a desk, but Ana argues to go back on the street.
7. Eko decides to bring Sawyer back to camp so he can find Jack and he can save his life. From Lostpedia
8. Michael tells Sayid about Ana and the other tailies, about Walt being taken.
9. Jack takes Sawyer back to the Swan to fix him up.
10. "She has no plan. She only has her guilt, and a gun." Sayid
11. Ana Lucia sends Michael to get her a few boxes of ammo, a pack, a blanket, medicine, jeans and socks, and she says she'll let Sayid go.
12. They picked up Jason McCormack on an assault on an elderly woman in Echo Park, they have a partial fingerprint from the crime scene where he shot Ana 4 times. They caught him, he confesses, they need her to identify him, but she says it's not him.
13. Eko tells Locke what happened, that there was an accident and Shannon died.
14. Ana Lucia lets everyone but Sayid go.
15. Michael runs up on Sun at her garden, tells her Jin is fine.
16. Jack realizes it was Ana Lucia who shot Shannon, he agrees to go with Eko without guns.
17. Ana Lucia asks Sayid where he's from, if he has children. He asks her if she has children, if she's going to kill him.
18. "Almost 40 days ago on this very island I tied a man to a tree and tortured him. I tortured him as I've tortured many men--men whose voices I still hear in the night. Should you kill me? Maybe you should. Maybe you were meant to." Sayid
19. "I'm a cop. I was a cop. One night my partner and I responded to a burglary call. We were the first ones there. I covered the front and he went around the back. I was there a minute and then this kid comes right through the front door. I tell him to put his hands up, and he's says I'm making a mistake, that he's a student and he wants to show me his I.D. I believed him. I just, I let him reach. All I remember was a pop. By the time I hit the ground I thought I was dead. I feel dead." Ana Lucia
20. "Hey, Jason. I was pregnant." Ana Lucia shot him 6 times.
    
    
    
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21. Ana Lucia tells Sayid what happened to her, but says they never found Jason.
22. Ana lets Sayid go. Tells him to kill her, that she deserves it.
23. "What good would it be to kill you if we're both already dead?" Sayid
24. Everyone reunites back at the beach. Rose and Bernard meet again.From Lostpedia
25. Sayid carries Shannon's body away.
26. Ana Lucia and Jack meet again. They are wearing black and white. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Who is Danny? What happened between him and Ana Lucia?
2. How did Ana Lucia get away with murder?

Favorites:

1. "I heard about you and Danny. Want me to go kick his ass for you?" Big Mike
2. "I'm bringing hm water. You want to shoot me? Shoot me." Michael
3. "You know the lady's tee at my golf club back home is about 10 feet closer." Jack
4. "Wow. You really put it in there." Kate
5. "Hello." Locke "Hello." Eko

Notes:

1. This episode was originally titled "Old Habits" and was supposed to be Charlie-centric.
2. Locke answered the crossword puzzle clue 42 down "Friend of Enkidu" with Gilgamesh.
3. I love the reunion scene at the end. Michael and Vincent, Rose and Bernard, Sun and Jin.
4. Collisions in this episode: Ana Lucia and Sayid, Ana Lucia and Jason McCormack, Ana Lucia and Jack, Eko and Locke, Eko and Jack, Michael and Sun, Rose and Bernard, Sun and Jin, Michael and Vincent.
5. I don't care what anyone says. I like Ana Lucia. "Hey, Jason. I was pregnant." still gives me chills when I watch that scene.