Initial Reaction to "The Candidate"

WOW. That definitely was the most shocking and emotionally heart-wrenching episode of the season so far. I think that I cried pretty much the entire time that I was watching it. It was beyond incredibly sad. I had to watch the episode three times just to get it to sink in, and I think I'm still in utter shock. I don't even know what to say right now, so let's just get into the episode before the waterworks come...

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Initial Reaction to "The Package"

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

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Initial Reaction to "Recon"

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

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5.15 Follow the Leader

1. Daniel Faraday asks Richard where the bomb is, Richard says to lower his gun, that no one has to get hurt there, Kate and Jack watch from a distance, Daniel says he'll give Richard three seconds, Kate says he's crazy, Jack says what if this is their one chance to put things back where they're supposed to be, Daniel gets shot, Jack wants to go help him, but Kate says they have to go now, they start to leave, but some men on horseback show up, one of them knock Jack out, they say don't move, it's Charles Widmore, he beats the crap out of Jack, he asks Jack who he is. From Lostpedia
2. "What's he doing down there? Jack, he's crazy." Kate "Is he? What if this is why we're here? What if this is our one chance to put things back the way they're supposed to be?" Jack
3. Eloise Hawking looks through Daniel's journal, at the inside over, her note to him, Charles Widmore comes into camp, he asks Eloise what happened, Richard says this man walked into camp and put a gun to his head, that Eloise reacted, Richard asks where he found them, Jack and Kate, Charles says crouched in the bushes, Eloise asks if they came here with this man, Jack says yes, she says to put them in her tent, Charles says to tell him why the DHARMA Initiative seem to have declared war on them, Eloise says they're not from the DHARMA Initiative, Charles asks then where the hell are they from.
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4. "Would you care to tell me, Eloise, why the DHARMA Initiative seems to have declared war on us?" Charles "These people aren't from the DHARMA Initiative, Charles." Eloise "Then where the hell are they from?" Charles
5. Thirty years earlier--a ship in a bottle, Richard, wearing glasses, working on it, someone shows up, says he's here, Richard comes out of his tent to see John Locke walking up with a boar, he says he brought dinner, says hello to Richard, that it's been a while, Richard says it's been three years, asks what happened, where was he, John says he'll explain on the way, that it's going to be night soon, that they have an errand to run, and they don't have a lot to time, he asks Richard what's wrong, he says there's something different about him, John says that he has a purpose now, Ben and Sun show up behind him, Richard asks what's he doing here, Ben, Locke says that he helped him get back.
   
   
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6. "Hello, Richard. It's been a while." Locke "It's--it's been, uh, three years. What happened? What--where--where were you?" Richard
7. "What's wrong?" Locke "Something different about you." Richard "I have a purpose now." Locke
8. Sun asks Ben why did Locke say these were his people, she thought they were his, Ben says that when he left the island, John stepped in, that he's the leader now, Sun asks who's that man he's talking to, Ben says that his name is Richard Alpert, he's a kind of adviser, and he's had that job for a very, very long time.
9.  "Why did Locke say these were his people?" Sun "When I left the Island, John stepped in. He's the leader now." Ben "Who's that man he's talking to?" Sun "His name is Richard Alpert. He's a kind of... adviser. And he has had that job for a very, very long time." Ben
10. Sun goes over to Richard, takes out the photograph of the DHARMA Initiative new recruits, she asks Richard if he was there in 1977, shows him the photo, she says these people, Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, Hugo Reyes, they were there with her husband, Jin Kwon, she asks was he there, does he remember them, Richard says he was there in 1977, and he remembers meeting them very clearly because he watched them all die.
11. "These people... Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, Hugo Reyes. They were here with my husband--Jin Kwon. Were you here? Do you remember them? A--any of them?" Sun "Yes, I was here 30 years ago. And I do. I remember these people. I remember meeting them very clearly, because... I watched them all die." Richard
12. Sun looks at Jin's wedding ring, sits on the beach, Locke comes over, asks her if she wants some water, Sun asks him if he thinks it's true, that they're all dead, Locke says that he doesn't think that they went through all of this for nothing, Richard comes over to them, he says he's ready, Locke asks if he still has that compass he gave him, Richard says it's a little rusty, but she could still find North, Locke tells Ben that he'd like him to join them, Ben asks doesn't he trust him there with his former people, if he's afraid he'll stage a coup, Locke says he's not afraid of anything he can do anymore, Ben says in that case, he'll come, Locke tells Sun to stay there, that they'll be back in a couple of hours, that he's going to see what he can find out, but he says that no matter what happens, she has his word, he tells her if there's a way for her and Jin to be together again, if there's a way to save their people, he'll find it, he leaves. From Lostpedia
13. "You still have that compass I gave you?" Locke "A little rusty, but she can still find north." Richard
14. A hostile throws Jack and Kate in a tent, beats them up, Jack says take it easy on her, he hits Jack, tells him don't talk, the hostile leaves, Kate asks if he's okay, she says that before they were caught, he said that they needed to put things back the way that they were supposed to be, what did he mean by that, Jack says that if they can do with Faraday said, their plane never crashes, that Flight 815 lands in Los Angeles, and everyone they lost since they got there, they'd all be alive, Kate asks and what about them, that they'll just go on living their life because they've never met, Jack says all the misery they've been through, they'd just wipe it clean, Kate says it was not all misery, Jack says enough of it was.
15. "If we can do what Faraday said... [sniffs] our plane never crashes... Flight 815 lands in Los Angeles. And everyone we lost since we got here... [chuckles] they'd all be alive." Jack
16. Eloise Hawking comes in, she says the man she shot, what did he need the bomb for, she needs them to tell her why he needed the bomb, Jack says he doesn't think she'd believe him if he did, Eloise says that when she was 17 years old, she took a young man to the bomb, he proceeded to tell her that if they buried it under the ground, it would all work out splendidly, and when she asked how he could be so sure, he said that he was from the future, and then he disappeared, right in front of her eyes, she says that ten minutes ago she shot that man in the back, and before he died, he told her that he was her son, she says to explain to her and they have her word that she will believe them, she shows Jack Daniel's notebook, the note she wrote on the inside cover, she asks him how is this her handwriting if she doesn't remember writing it, Jack says because she hasn't written it yet, he says that he knows this is hard to understand, but what she just did, it was an accident, and he thinks that there is a way for her to take it all back, he says her son came back here because he'd figured out a way to change things, that he doesn't have to be dead, she doesn't have to have killed him, that if they do what's written in that journal, none of this would have happened, Eloise asks Kate if Jack knows what he's talking about, Kate says that he thinks he does, Eloise says alright, she'll take them to the bomb, but there's just one small issue, they secured it over 20 years ago underground, and since that time, it appears that someone has built an entire village over it, she says however, it appears the two of them have been passing themselves off as them, so coming and going might be relatively simple, Jack tells her that it might be a little more complicated than that. From Lostpedia
17. "When I was 17 years old, I took a young man to the bomb. He proceeded to tell me that if we buried it underground, then things would work out splendidly. When I asked him how he could be so sure... he said that he was from the future. And then he disappeared, right in front of my bloody eyes. Ten minutes ago, I shot that man in the back. And before he... died... he told me that he... [whispers] he said he was my son. Explain to me... and you have my word I will believe you. How is this my handwriting if I don't remember writing it?" Eloise "Because you haven't written it yet. I know this is hard to understand, but... what you just did... it was an accident, and I think that there's a way for you to take it all back." Jack "What?" Eloise "Your son came back here because he had figured out a way to change things. He doesn't have to be dead. You don't have to have killed him. If we do what's written in that journal... [sighs] none of this will have happened." Jack
18. In the security station, they have Sawyer and Juliet handcuffed, Radzinsky asks that woman, Kate, where is she now, Radzinsky punches Sawyer, Horace asks what he's doing, Radzinsky says he's getting answers, Horace says to stop, that's an order, that he's still in charge here, Radzinsky says he was in charge, but if they're going to do what they need to do here to keep them safe, then he doesn't have the stomach to do what's next, Radzinsky tells Phil to help him, Radzinsky says it's his last chance to tell him where she is, Sawyer looks at Kate on the security monitors, Radzinsky says or so help him, he will kill him.
19. Radzinsky beats the crap out of Sawyer, Juliet says stop, Radzinsky asks if he's ready to talk now, Sawyer says no, Radzinsky says to tell him where his girlfriend took the boy, asks if she brought him to the hostiles, if he knows where they are, he beats Sawyer up more, Juliet says to stop, Radzinsky says if she wants him to stop, then tell him what he needs to know, Juliet say please, they've known eachother for three years, they're not bad people, they're not here to hurt them, Sawyer says don't, that whatever she tells him, they're not going to believe them, it's just going to get more people hurt, Horace says there's no point, that he's not going to tell them anything, Phil says that he can make him talk, he hits Juliet, Sawyer gets upset, says he's going to kill him, a man comes in, he tells Radzinsky that there's still no sign of Miles or Jin, but the new recruits from last week, he got their sub's manifest from Amy, there were three last minute add-ons, the two people that shot at him, Shephard and Austen, and one guy they can't track down, he says that he's got to be a part of this, Radzinsky asks who the hell is Hugo Reyes, Phil says he's the fat guy.
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20. "We are not bad people!" Juliet
21. Hurley in the kitchen, hoarding food, he packs it in his backpack, he leaves with his guitar, goes into the jungle, Pierre Chang sees him, follows him, Hurley shows up to meet Jin and Miles, they sent him for food, Miles says they're going to the beach, that they all have guns, the DHARMA Initiative, they can't rescue anyone, the only people they can rescue is themselves, Hurley says they have to do something, that Sawyer would never leave them behind, Pierre Chang comes up to them, they ask what he's doing there, he asks them the same, he says that they're friend Faraday said he was from the future, that he needs to know if he was telling the truth, Hurley says dude, that's ridiculous, Chang asks Hurley what years he was born, Hurley says 1931, Chang asks if he's 46, Hurley says yes, he is, Chang asks so he fought in the Korean war, Hurley says there's no such thing, Chang asks who's the President of the United States, Hurley says alright, he's from the future, Chang asks Miles if it's true then, that he is his son, Miles says yes, it's true, Chang says his friend, the Physicist, he also told him to evacuate everyone off the island, he also said that there was going to be a massive accident at The Swan, he asks if that's true, Miles says he's been right about everything so far, if Faraday said to get people off the island, he'd do it, Chang says well, let's hope he knows what he's doing.
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22. "It's true then? You are my son?" Pierre "Yeah, it's true." Miles
23. "Your friend--the physicist--he also told me to evacuate everyone I could off the Island. He said there was going to be a massive accident at the Swan. Now is that true?" Pierre "He's been right about everything so far. If Faraday said get people off the Island... I'd do it." Miles
24. Charles looks at Daniel's body, he says to tell him something, why is it that this man looks familiar to him, Eloise comes over, says Richard is coming with her, she says to untie them, to give them a moment, she covers Daniel's body, closes his eyes, she tells Charles she's taking them to the bomb, he says what, Richard unties Jack and Kate, Jack asks Richard who is he, Richard says he's Charles Widmore, that he and Eloise are, well love can be complicated, Eloise says alright, let's move out. From Lostpedia
25. "Tell me something. Why is it that this man looks... familiar to me?" Charles
26. "The man you're asking about, Jack, is Charles Widmore. He and Eloise are... well, let's just say love can be complicated." Richard
27. Richard, Ben, John, walking through the jungle with torches, Richard asks John if he's ready to tell him where's he's been the last three years, John asks if he really doesn't know, Richard says he knows that on the day that Ben turned the wheel, they were sitting on a log, there was a bright light, a loud noise, and then he just disappeared, John says well he's just about to see where he disappeared to, and after that, he'd like him to take him to go see Jacob, Ben says that's not how it works, Locke asks if that's true, Richard, if it's going to be a problem, Richard says the he just got back, that there's no rush, Locke says that he's the leader now, right, Richard says right, Locke says good, then he'd like him to take him to Jacob, can he do that, Richard says of course, Locke says to keep moving, they're almost to the plane, Ben asks what plane.
28. "Well, Richard, you're just about to see where I disappeared to. And after we're finished with that, I'd like you to take me to see Jacob." Locke
29. From inside the jungle, they stop, Locke points out the beachcraft from a distance, he says that it was used to smuggle heroin, that it crashed there flying in from Nigeria, Locke tells Richard to listen very carefully, because he's only going to have about three minutes to get this right, Richard asks get what right, Locke says that a man's about to walk out of the jungle, he's been shot in the leg, he gives him a medical pack, says he'll need this to get the bullet out, Richard says he's sorry, Locke says to just listen, this is the important part, he says that he's going to have to tell him to bring everyone who left back to the island, and when he asks how to do that, you tell him he's going to have to die, they see Locke hoping through the jungle with a bullet wound in his leg, Ben asks who is that man, John, he says it's him.
30. "It's a beachcraft--used to smuggle heroin. Flew out of Nigeria, crashed here. All right, Richard, listen very carefully because you're only gonna have about three minutes to get this right." Locke "Get what right?" Richard "A man's about to walk out of the jungle. He's been shot in the leg. [Locke pushes a backpack into Richard's chest. Richard grunts.] You'll need this to get the bullet out." Locke "Uh, I'm sorry, John. I'm not--" Richard "Now just listen. This is the important part. You're gonna need to tell him that he has to bring everyone who left back to the Island. And when he asks how to do that... You tell him he's gonna have to die." Locke
31. "Who is that man, John?" Ben "Me." Locke
32. Locke with bullet wound, he ties seatbelt around his leg, sits by the beachcraft, he hears someone coming, sees a torch, takes out his knife, it's Richard Alpert, he asks what is happening, Richard says what's happening is he's bleeding to death, he kneels in front of Locke to help him with his wound, rips his pants open, says he needs to get the bullet out, Locke says how did he know there was a bullet in his leg, Richard says because he told him there was, Locke says no he didn't, Richard says well, he will. From Lostpedia
33. "Richard? Richard... What is happening?" Locke "What's happening is that you're bleeding to death. Okay, here. [Richard rips open the fabric of Locke's pant leg. Locke grunts.] I need to get the bullet out." Richard "How did you know there was a bullet in my leg, Richard?" Locke "Because you told me there was, John." Richard "No, no. No, I didn't." Locke "Well... you will." Richard
34. In the jungle from a distance, Ben says this must be quite the out of body experience, Locke says it's something like that, Ben says that his timing was impeccable, how did he know when to be there, Locke says that the island told him, didn't the island ever tell him things, Ben says no, and clearly it hasn't told him where Jacob is, or he wouldn't need Richard to show him, Locke says he's never seen him, has he, Ben says what, they see Locke disappear from in front of Richard, Ben asks what just happened, where did he go, Locke says to give Richard his compass back, Richard comes back to them, he asks Locke if he wants the bullet, Locke says to keep it, asks if everything went alright, Richard says the he seemed convinced, especially when he mentioned that he was going to die, Richard says that he's certainly glad that didn't have to happen, Locke says that actually, Richard, it did, he says they'd better get back to camp, they leave.
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35. "Your timing was impeccable, John. How did you know when to be here?" Ben "The Island told me. Didn't it ever tell you things?" Locke
36. "What just happened? Where did you go?" Ben "To give Richard his compass back." Locke
37. "Well, you--you seemed pretty convinced, especially when I said you were gonna die. I'm certainly glad that didn't have to happen." Richard "Actually, Richard, it did." Locke
38. Pierre Chang comes into the Security station, he says they need to evacuate the island of all non-essential personnel, he sees Sawyer and Juliet tied up, bleeding, he asks what's going on here, Radzinsky says isn't he supposed to be at The Swan right now, that they're supposed to break ground in less than 20 hours, Pierre says they're under an immanent threat, if they start drilling, there's a high probability of a cataclysmic accident, Radzinsky says that they are drilling, and on schedule, Pierre talks to Horace, says he's in charge, Radzinsky says that he's not in charge anymore, that this is his decision, and it's been made, he says that they keep working, Sawyer says to put them on the sub, that he's right, it ain't safe, to put the women and children on the sub, and get them all the hell out of there, Sawyer says and if they put him and Juliet on the sub with them, they'll tell them anything they want to know, he asks Juliet if she's okay with that, she says yes, Radzinsky says that if he wants on the sub, then draw him a map, he says he wants to know exactly where the hostiles are, gives him a notebook.
39. "We're under imminent threat. If we start drilling, there's a high probability of a cataclysmic accident." Pierre
40. In the jungle, they stop at a pond, Jack and Kate, Richard, Eloise and Erik, Eloise asks them if they know how to swim, Kate says can't they just go around it, Eloise says they need to go in, that they need to swim under the pond to get to the tunnels, Kate says that she's not going, that she's going to go back and find everyone else, that she can't go any further with Jack, not this time, Jack says that she can't go back now, that they're trying to kill them, Kate says and what is he trying to do, she says bye Jack, Erik points his gun at her, Eloise says that they don't just let anyone go off with their secrets, Kate says she doesn't care about their secrets, that she just wants to leave, she starts to go, they tell her to stop, Jack says to just let her go, but there is gunfire, it seems as if Kate is the one who may have been shot, but it's Sayid who shoots Erik, who was pointing a gun at Kate, Sayid kills him.
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41. "I'm gonna go back and find everyone else. I... [sighs] I can't go any further with you, Jack. Not this time." Kate
42. "We're not in the habit of telling our secrets to strangers, then just letting them saunter off." Eloise
43. Erik is dead, Richard checks his pulse, Richard asks Eloise what they're doing there, that man just killed one of their own people, and she's acting like it doesn't matter, Eloise says if these people are right about what they're about to do, then it won't matter, Richard asks what are they about to do.
44. Sayid talks to Jack, says that he's telling him that he's going to erase the last three years of their lives, Jack says that they can change things, Sayid says he doesn't know if he's aware of it, but he's already changed things, that he killed Benjamin Linus, and they're all still there, Kate says that's because he didn't kill him, that Sawyer and her took him to the others so that they could save him, Sayid asks why she did that, Kate says since when did shooting kids and blowing up hydrogen bombs become okay, Jack says the three of them disappeared off that plane and ended up there, ended up now, so that they could change things, Kate says and if he's wrong, everyone on the island dies, Jack says that he's not wrong, this is it, this is why they're here, this is their destiny, Kate says does he know who he sounds like, because he was crazy too, he said so himself, Jack smiles, he says well maybe he was wrong, Kate says no, he was right, that she's going back to find the rest of their people, because if she can't stop him, then maybe they can, she leaves.
45. "So you're telling me you're going to erase the last three years of our lives?" Sayid "We can change things, Sayid." Jack "I don't know if you're aware of this, but I've already changed things. I killed Benjamin Linus, and we're all still here." Sayid
46. "The three of us disappeared off that plane and ended up here, ended up now, because this is our chance to change things." Jack "And if you're wrong, then everyone on the Island dies. Do you understand that?" Kate "I'm not wrong, Kate. This is it. This is why we're here. [Sighs] This is our destiny." Jack "Do you know who you sound like? Because he was crazy, too, Jack. You said so yourself." Kate "Well, maybe I was wrong." Jack
47. The loudspeaker says the submarine departs in 30 minutes, all evacuees proceed to the dock, Jin, Miles and Hurley watch the Pala Ferry dock from afar, with binoculars, they see Charlotte get out of a van, Pierre take his wife and son out of another van, they hear Pierre tell his wife that he wants her to leave now, Hurley asks Miles why he's yelling at her, Miles says that's the only way he can get her to leave, Hurley says he's sorry, Jin says they better get moving, Miles says wait a minute, he sees a jeep pull up, he says it's Jim and Juliet, asks why the hell they're putting them on the sub, he gives the binoculars to Hurley, he says don't worry, it's going to be okay, that Sawyer always has a plan, right.
    
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48. "Why is he yelling at her, dude?" Hurley "It's the only way he can get her to leave." Miles
49. Sawyer and Juliet walking down the dock, handcuffed, Sawyer says that they'll buy Microsoft, or they'll bet on the Cowboys in the 1978 Superbowl, he says they're going to be rich, he says he's sorry, he should have listened to her when she wanted to get on the sub three years ago, Juliet asks why he talked her out of it, the man says to come on, get in, Sawyer says ladies first, Juliet gets in the sub, Sawyer looks back at the island, he says good riddance, he gets in the sub too.
50. Richard dives down, Jack tells Sayid that if he doesn't see him on the other side, he won't blame him, Eloise says to take a deep breath, and follow Richard under, that there's an opening at the rocks on the far side, Jack dives under as well, he goes through a tunnel, comes up, out of breath, underground, he says that was a lot further than he thought it was, he asks where are they, Richard says the tunnels, Jack asks how they're going to get a bomb out of there, Richard says the same way they brought it in, Jack says he assumes not through the pool, Richard says that it's a 12-foot long, 40,000 pound hydrogen bomb, so no, not through the pool, Eloise comes in through the pool, then, so does Sayid, Jack helps him up, he says that he didn't think he'd come, Sayid says that if this works, he might just save them all, and if it doesn't, at least he'll put them out of their misery, Eloise says alright, let's get started.
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51. "Well, if this works, you might just save us all. And if it doesn't? At least you'll put us out of our misery." Sayid
52. At the beach, Locke, Richard and Ben arrive, the others camp, Richard says he'll have a tent prepared for him, and then they can leave the first thing in the morning, Locke says that he thought they could leave right now, that he's eager, Richard says that he can do the whatever he wants, but maybe the two of them should talk in his tent, Locke asks if this is everyone, who are gathered around him, Locke says if he doesn't mind, he'd like to talk to everyone here, now, Richard says of course, to be his guest, Locke says hello everyone, my name is John Locke, I've been told that for some time, you all have been accepting orders from a man named Jacob, and yet, oddly enough, it seems that no one has actually seen him, he says that now, he's sure that there is a very good reason as to why his existence and whereabouts are a secret, but he just doesn't know what they are, and to be honest, if there's a man telling them what to do, he wants to know who he is, Sun says this man, Jacob, can he tell them how to bring Jin and the rest of their people back there, Locke says absolutely, he says Richard has agreed to show them where they need to go, so he's going to go see Jacob, right now, and he'd like all of them to go with him, they all seem enthused, agree, Richard says that he's starting to think that John Locke is going to be trouble, Ben says why does he think he tried to kill him.
    
    
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53. "Hello, everyone. My name is John Locke. I've been told that... [sighs] for some time, you all have been accepting orders from a man named Jacob. And yet, oddly enough, it seems that no one has actually seen him. Now I'm sure there are very good reasons why his existence and whereabouts are secret. I just don't know what they are. And to be honest with all of you, if there's a man telling us what to do, I want to know who he is." Locke
54. At the sub, people getting on, Juliet and Sawyer handcuffed, the man says they're taking off in two minutes, he'd appreciate it if they didn't cause them any trouble, Sawyer says he wouldn't think of it, Juliet asks Sawyer what they're going to do when they get to Ann Arbor, Sawyer says they're not going to Ann Arbor, Juliet asks what he means, Sawyer says they're not cops, that they don't have authority over them in the real world, so once they dock wherever they dock, they're free, Juliet says the real world, Sawyer smiles, Juliet says she doesn't even know what that means anymore, Sawyer tells her to come here, he says that whatever happens, he has her back, remember, Juliet says I love you, Sawyer says I love you back, someone coming into the sub, Phil says to wait a minute, don't close the hatch, that Horace wants her off the island too, made a deal, caught her coming back into town, it's Kate, they put her on the sub, Juliet and Sawyer feel awkward, Kate says hey, the sub begins to takeoff, leave the island.
    
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55. "These guys ain't cops. They got no authority over us back in the real world. So once we dock, wherever we dock... we're free." Sawyer
56. In the tunnels, Eloise, Richard, Jack and Sayid, Sayid asks Jack that he's sure that this woman's motivation to detonate a hydrogen bomb is only to annihilate the DHARMA Initiative, Jack says yes, but he still trusts her, Sayid says why, Jack says because 30 years from now, she's going to be the one that tells them how to get back to the island, Sayid says and that makes him trust her, Jack nods, they go through the tunnel, Richard leads them to the bomb, Eloise uncovers it, she says well, now what.
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57. "I'm sure it's occurred to you that this woman's motivation in helping us detonate a hydrogen bomb is only to annihilate the DHARMA Initiative." Sayid "Yes, but I still trust her." Jack "Why?" Sayid "Because 30 years from now, she's the one who's gonna tell us how to get back to the Island." Jack
58. Back at the others camp, they leave, begin their trek to Jacob, Locke says it's a beautiful day isn't it, Ben says yes, so far, he tells Locke that Richard had some concerns, Locke asks concerns about what, Ben says that this pilgrimage to Jacob makes him uncomfortable, that he's expressed reservations about whether or not he knows what the hell he's doing, Locke says that he appreciates him bringing this to his attention, Ben says that he knows they've had their differences in the past, but he's here to follow him now, so if he needs Jacob to reunite his people, then he'll do whatever, Locke says that he's not interested in reuniting with is people, Ben asks what he means, that he told Sun, Locke says he knows what he told her, but that's not why they're going to Jacob, Ben asks then why are they going to Jacob, Locke says so he can kill him.
    
    
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59. "Richard had some concerns." Ben "Concerns about what?" Locke "This pilgrimage to Jacob makes him uncomfortable. He's expressed... reservations about whether or not you know what the hell you're doing." Ben "I appreciate you bringing this to my attention, Ben." Locke "I know we've had our differences in the past, John, but I'm here to follow you now. So if you need Jacob to help you reunite your people, then I'll do whatever--" Ben "I'm not interested in being reunited with my people." Locke "What do you mean? You told Sun--" Ben "I know what I told her, but that's not why we're going to Jacob." Locke "Then why are we going to Jacob?" Ben "So I can kill him." Locke

The Incident, Initial Reaction

THAT'S JACOB?!?! SERIOUSLY? FINALLY! ROSE AND BERNARD! AND VINCENT!

Questions:

• Did the bomb actually explode?
• If it did, is that what caused the magnetic anomaly and caused the incident to begin with?
• Is Juliet dead? Come on, she has to be dead, right?
• So, was Richard on the Black Rock?
• How is he ageless? Why did Jacob make him that way?
• Is Jacob evil? Is his "friend" the good one?
• Why did he have to find a loophole to kill Jacob?
• Is this the end of Rose and Bernard? Are they Adam and Eve?
• Why did Jacob visit everyone? Why did he touch them?
• Did Jacob kill Nadia, or prevent Sayid from dying?
• What is in the guitar case that Jacob gave to Hurley?
• If fake John Locke is the smoke monster, or Esau, then how does he have all of his memories, and know that Ben was the one who killed him?
• Is Locke really dead?
• What the hell is Kate's purpose anymore?
• Is Sayid dead? Will the island heal him?
• How does Ilana know Jacob? Why was she covered in bandages?
• Who broke the line in the ash around the cabin?
• How did Locke's body get from the coffin into the crate that Ilana and Bram were carrying?
• What happened to the four-toed statue?
• They're coming? Who's coming?
• Were the people from 1977 flashed to present time?
• What the hell is going on? Where is this show going to be next year?

Notes:

• Absolutely loved the opening scene. Very symbolic, following the black and white theme, commonly seen throughout the entire series. Jacob, the hieroglyphs, the four-toed statue, the Black Rock arriving at the island, very well done all-around.
• People are saying that the two men in the opening scene are Jacob and Esau from the bible, who are brothers. People are also saying that perhaps Jacob, wearing the white shirt, is the evil one and "Esau," wearing the black shirt is the good one. I'm starting to really believe that. Considering that, obviously "Esau" is the smoke monster. and has been using John Locke's body in order to find the loophole to kill Jacob. Jacob is the one bringing all of these people to the island, causing conflict and people to be killed. Esau seems to disagree with it.
• Also, considering that Ben never spoke to or saw Jacob, therefore it wasn't Jacob who was in the cabin, but Esau, and Christian Shephard was speaking on his behalf, telling Locke to move the island. The smoke monster, as Alex, was also the one that told Ben to do everything Locke says.
• Cool, we finally got to see the full statue. Also, is has been confirmed that it is Tawaret.
• I cannot believe that not only did they make Juliet die in a completely campy way, but they totally betrayed her character by making her do things that didn't make any sense whatsoever, coughing her up to being nothing but some chick that died just because she thought she couldn't get some dude to love her. What was the point of putting her character through this whole season for that? From our very introduction to her character, she's wanted nothing more than to get off the island, then they give her the opportunity to do so, even if it was in the 1970s, and she doesn't take it. Then she leaves the island again, on the submarine, with Sawyer, and it looks like everything is going to be fine and well for her, but no, she has to go back to save everyone from Jack setting up the bomb, then to have her suddenly change her mind and be the one that "blows" the bomb in the end. What the hell? Come on, guys.
• Not to mention, they put us through the agony of her death, and watching Sawyer's heartache, while she's ripped down a hole by chains which was so stupid, not only, after all of that, she's still alive and blows up a bomb by hitting it with a rock.
• Speaking of which, a hydrogen bomb doesn't go off by throwing it several hundred feet, but hitting it with a rock does the job. Okay.
• Well, we actually don't know if the bomb went off or not. Nor do we know if Juliet is actually dead. I know, I know. But still. That really irked me.
• That was Jacob? Come on, the guy we've been hearing about since Season 2? Though I wasn't disappointed with him at all really. I thought the character and acting were really good, it's just not how a imagined him at all.
• Jacob is kind of a dick. I would've killed him too.
• I thought it was cool how Jacob visited everyone.
• The Juliet flashback was totally out of place, considering the flashbacks were Jacob-centric and Jacob didn't even visit her. The whole point of her flashback was to set up what happens between her and Sawyer. Lame.
• Rose and Bernard! Vincent! That scene was hilarious and pretty awesome. Rose saying "Oh, hell no!" and Bernard going "Son of a bitch!" Good closure on Rose and Bernie, really enjoyed that part, probably my favorite.
• Rose is right, everyone needs to stop trying to shoot eachother and have some tea.
• Where the hell were Penny and Desmond? If that was the end of their story, I'm not going to be happy about it.
• I'm also not going to be happy if everything I've watched for the past 5 years is going to be completely obsolete by the plane landing in Los Angeles and none of it ever happening.
• Although, it would be kind of cool if they had one episode where they showed us what everyone's lives would have been like if the plane never crashed, but just one episode.
• Jacob made physical contact with everyone that he visited.
• Jacob visited young Kate, who was with Tom, stealing the New Kids on the Block lunchbox, which the used as a time capsule, burying Tom's toy plane, among other things, inside, and later dug up together. Jacob touched Kate on the nose.
• Thank God Phil is dead, though I was kind of hoping Sawyer would kill him.
• Now, just for Radzinsky.
• Ben admitted that he's never met Jacob.
• Jacob visited young Sawyer at his parents' funeral, while he was writing the infamous letter, giving him a pen to borrow, touching his hand.
• That was totally Sawyer's uncle with the brain tumor.
• Jacob visits Sayid, asks him for directions, and causes Nadia to get hit by a car and dies, telling Sayid to bring her home, which is why she was buried in Iraq.
• I'm not going to be happy if Sayid is dead.
• The line in the ash around the cabin was broken.
• Jacob visited Ilana, asking her to help him. She was covered in bandages.
• Jacob visited Locke, was reading the book Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor, after Anthony Cooper pushed him from the window, Jacob touched Locke, appearing to heal him and make him come back alive somehow.
• Sun found Charlie's DS ring. Finally! Someone found that damn thing. Now, she just has to give the damn thing to Claire or Aaron.
• Jacob visited Sun and Jin on their wedding day, speaking Korean to them, telling them that their love is special, wishing them well.
• Jacob visited Jack at his infamous "count to five" story from The Pilot, Part 1, after which he was buying an Apollo candybar from the vending machine.
• Jack and Sawyer finally throwdown.
• Jacob visits Hurley after he's released from jail, telling him that he's blessed, and not cursed, touches him, gives him the guitar case.
• "Live together, die alone." Enough!
• Radzinsky tries to drive away in a damn Dharma Jeep. What an idiot.
• The tapestry was translated as "May Heaven grant you in all things your heart's desire," which is said by Odysseus, in The Odyssey, by Homer.
• Instead of the show ending with a "LOST" flash and a fade to black, it faded to white, which I thought was a nice touch.

Initially following this episode, I wasn't sure if I loved it or hated it, or felt somewhere in between the two. Now, after some thinking and watching it a couple of times, I'm still not sure. I guess it's somewhere in between. There are parts that I loved, but there are parts that I loathed. I've gone back and forth from it being one of the best final episodes of a season and the worst ever. I've heard tons of people say that Season 5 was the best season ever, and then alternatively, I've heard people say that they "jumped the shark" after ever single episode. I don't believe that either of those statements are true. But that still doesn't arrive me at a conclusion. I think I'm going to let it sit for the next 8 months and then decide, or maybe even until the very end. I'm just a little too confused right now.

Follow the Leader, Initial Reaction

Questions:

• Does Jughead being under the barracks have something to do with Ben summoning the smoke monster from beneath his house?
• Are the tunnels the ones depicted in the blast door map? Do they lead to all the stations
• What's with Richard building the ship in the bottle? Is this foreshadowing for him being on the Black Rock?
• Can we just find out why Richard doesn't age, how he got to the island and what is purpose is already?
• If Richard watched Kate, Jack, etc. die, then why is he alive? What killed them if not Jughead?
• Why does Locke want to kill Jacob?
• When and why did Eloise leave the island?
• Does it not occur to Jack that if they stop the plane from crashing on the island, then Kate goes to jail and that may be why she doesn't want to detonate Jughead?
• Uh, how did they get Jughead down there?
• Where is young Daniel Faraday?
• Where is Locke getting all his information from?
• Has Ben ever seen Jacob?
• Are they going to blow up Jughead?

Notes:

• I'm really disappointed that Daniel Faraday is dead, especially since we didn't see him make the video with Pierre Chang.
• I'm getting sick of the closing of the eyes of a dead person scene. Where is the Life and Death theme, Giacchino? Though I did like hearing Hollywood and Vines.
• Okay, I don't get this. They send Juliet and Sawyer off the island, have Kate join them, make it awkward and everything, and then in the trailer (SPOILER ALERT) we see all three of them clearly back on the island. What exactly is the point of that and how they hell are they going to get away with that without it seeming ridiculous?
• Also, I was so sure that when Sawyer told Juliet to go ahead and get on the submarine, he was going to leave her behind.
• Uh, Kate, you save evil little Ben, but you don't want to help Daniel Faraday? Some things this season have just seemed so out of character to me.
• I still get giddy like a school girl when Jack gets his ass kicked. I can't help it.
• I seriously can't want for Radzinski to kill himself. Phil can join him. Also, Horace, grow a set already. You're supposed to be in charge.
• Hurley not knowing when he was born or the President in 1977 was awesome.
• So, Locke told Richard that he was shot and to go help him. This is getting pretty cool.
• Wow, they evacuated everyone off that island pretty damn quick.
• I totally thought they killed Kate at first. I was fooled.
• I'm glad Sayid is back. Now, just for Rose and Bernard, Desmond and Penny.
• Jack is the new Locke. He's talking about destiny and trying to blow things on the island up. Who was wrong now, bitch?
• The CGI when the sub leaves was terrible. Come on now, ABC.
• I'm really liking Locke as the new leader.

Totally psyched for the season finale!

3.16 One of Us

1. Sayid, Kate, Juliet, Jack going back, stop at a stream, going to camp for the night.
2. Jack and Kate go to collect firewood, Jack says he made a deal with them, if he took care of Ben, they'd let him off the island, he did what he was supposed to do, didn't ask questions.
3. Juliet says let's have it, Sayid questions her while they have a moment alone.
4. "I want to know what you people are doing on this Island. Why you're terrorizing us. Making lists. Kidnapping children. I want to know everything. But the first thing I'd like to know is, who are you?" Sayid
5. Juliet, driving up to Mittelos Bioscience, Downtown playing in the car, Rachel is with her, Ethan gets her bags, Richard Alpert tells Rachel they're borrowing her sister for a few months, Juliet is worried about leaving her, but Rachel says the cancer is gone, she's pregnant, Juliet says she'll be back before she gives birth. From Lostpedia
6. Juliet says that if she told him who she was, everything she knows, he'll kill her, Jack says to leave her alone, but Sayid says sooner or later, she'll answer his questions, Jack says she's under his protection, that she'll answer questions when she's ready.
7. Claire is sleeping, while Aaron is crying, she doesn't hear him, Charlie comes to help, Claire doesn't feel well, Charlie watches Aaron, she goes back to sleep. From Lostpedia
8. Sayid wants to kill someone, chopping through the jungle with a machete, Kate is mad too, Jack says they'll come around.
9. "My people kept Sayid chained to a swing-set for three days, then I dragged Kate into the jungle, handcuffed myself to her and lied about it. How much time do you think they need?" Juliet "We'll be back at our beach in a couple of hours, they'll probably be over it by then. [Both laugh] You nervous?" Jack "Hell yes." Juliet
10. At Herarat Aviation, Richard says Juliet will be with them for 6 months, that time will fly once she's there, Ethan takes her vitals, Richard says everyone's excited, her research will have impact, gives her a sedative, tranquilizer, says the trip is kind of intense, Juliet says she was okay with signing paper work, agreeing not to talk to anyone for 6 months, no one in medical community heard of Mittelos Bioscience, Richard says she was fine with those things because she knows the place she's going to is special.
11. "Let me ask you, Juliet. You took a woman, your own sister, whose reproductive system was ravaged by chemotherapy, who was sterile. And you made her pregnant. You created life where life wasn't supposed to be. That's a gift, Juliet. You have a gift. And don't you think you're meant to do something significant with it? Where we're going, you can do just that." Richard "Where exactly are we..." Juliet "I can't tell you that. But what I can tell you is that, you'll see things there that you never imagined. Now, no-one is forcing you to do anything, so if you change your mind we're happy to take you back to..." Richard
12. Juliet downs the orange juice really fast, passes out immediately.
13. Juliet wakes up strapped to a bed in a bunker, Ethan says the last leg was a little bumpy, she gets out of the submarine, she's on the island, Ben comes to introduce himself. From Lostpedia
14. Claire is sick, doesn't look so good, she says her head is pounding, Sawyer gets her aspirin.
15. Sawyer sees that Jack is back, everyone greets eachother, they all embrace, Kate hugs Sawyer, Jack and Sawyer shake hands, Juliet watches from afar, Sawyer spots her, asks what the hell she's doing there.
16. Hurley approaches Juliet sitting alone on the beach, he talks to her, asks if she's one of them, says he doesn't remember her from the dock, when the put bags over their heads, shocked them, Juliet says she had off that day, he asks if she's a doctor, she says that she's more of a researcher, he says that the last one of them who was there, Ethan, the he kidnapped Claire, then Charlie got upset, and he points out where they buried Ethan's body. From Lostpedia
17. In The Staff, a woman dies on Juliet's table, Ethan is there, Goodwin says she tried, that it's okay, that he'll talk to Ben.
18. Juliet talks to Ben, he says it was Sabine's choice to get pregnant, Juliet says she thinks it happens at conception, nothing she could do about it there, wants to take a woman off the island, back to Miami, Ben says no. Juliet says she can't help, that it's time to go home, Ben says her sister won't be giving birth in 3 months, the cancer is back, she'll be dead, shows her reports, x-rays, got them form Mikhail, says she can go home, but if she stays, he'll cure her sister's cancer, Jacob said he would take care of it, if she stays. From Lostpedia
19. Jack wants everyone to trust Juliet, Sawyer wants Sayid to question her, but Sayid says he doesn't torture people anymore, but that he doesn't trust her, if she's innocent, why wouldn't she answer his questions, Jack says to give her time, she's afraid, tells them that Locke went with them, destroyed the sub that was going to take him off the island.
20. Claire is bleeding, she collapses in front of everyone.
21. Juliet says she can help Claire, that she did it to her, her immune system is turning on her, it's a reaction to the medication in her blood stream, designed by her to keep her alive, during late stages of the pregnancy, women there can't have babies, mother's body turns on the pregnancy, treat it as a foreign invader, every pregnant woman on the island has died, until Claire, Ethan infiltrated their camp right after the crash, took blood samples, Claire didn't conceive on the island, but her symptoms were consistent with the previous mothers, the kidnapping wasn't supposed to happen, he improvised, kidnapper her, it was never the plan, without the injections, she would've died, she needs the serum, Ethan kept a stash of medical supplies near the caves, she can get them, Jack says go.
22. Juliet with Goodwin, says she's been on the island for 3 years, there's a knock at the door. From Lostpedia
23. Juliet looks at x-rays that Karl developed for her, leaves to go tell Ben he was a tumor, he's reading Carrie by Stephen King, Juliet asks why Ben is scared, he told her no one on the island ever had cancer, said he curer her sister, says he lied to her, asks if he can cure cancer, then why he has it, wants to talk to Rachel, wants to go home, Ben says Rachel is fine, he told her the truth, gave her his word, he says no.
24. Juliet finds the hidden medical stash by a tree, with the same marking the Others gave her on her back, Sayid and Sawyer show up, they followed her, they want answers.
25. "You know its interesting, that you two are now the camp's moral police. I'm curious, Sayid, how long was it before you told everyone on that beach exactly how many people you've tortured in your life. Do they know about Basra? And I'm sure the first thing you did when you got here, James, was to gather everyone in a circle, and tell them about the man you shot in cold blood the night before you got on the plane. So why don't we just skip the part where you two pretend to be righteous. I'm taking that medication back to Claire. And you're gonna let me. Because if she doesn't get it, she's gonna die. And the last thing, that either of you need right now, is more blood on your hands." Juliet
26. We flash back to the day of the plane crash, the Book Club meeting, Downtown playing, plane crash, Ben takes Juliet for a walk, they go to The Flame, Oceanic Flight 815, Sydney to Lost Angeles, 324 on board including the flight screw, Ben wants detailed files on every passenger, Mikhail says he's already working on it. From Lostpedia
27. Ben tells Mikhail to up-link to Richard in Arcadia Park, Ben says it's live, Richard shows her a newspaper, dated September 22, 2004, Rachel with her son, Ben says 2 years ago her cancer went into complete remission, gave birth to a healthy baby boy, named him Julian, Juliet wants to go home, Ben says when her work is finished, Juliet says there are no more mothers, Ben says they'll find more, maybe even one on the plane.
28. Juliet comes back with the case and the serum, Jack tells Charlie he trusts her, to trust him, she gives Claire a shot, says they'll see results in a few hours.
29. Jack says if it doesn't work, he won't be able to protect her anymore, she'll be on her own.
30. Charlie watches Aaron, Claire wakes up, she's okay.
31. Jack brings Juliet some supplies, he says they're all good people, willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, but he says that eventually they'll need answers, Jack says he trusts her because she wants to go off the island, that she's one of us.
32. "You were there. You were standing right next to me when that submarine exploded. In that moment, I saw it in your eyes. You wanna get off this Island more than anything else in the world. That makes you one of us." Jack
33. Juliet and Ben talk, going over a plan, he tells her to drag Austen to the jungle, handcuff herself to her, tell her she was gassed too, admit it if she catches her in the lie, only want to earn her trust, go back to the beach with them, Ben says he activated the implant in Claire, symptomatic within 48 hours, crisis for her to solve, hide case at Ethan's old drop-point, tell Jack she can save her, he'll see her in a week.

Questions:

1. Was Juliet lying about Claire being sick?
2. Why do pregnant women die on the island?
3. Did Jacob really cure Rachel's cancer or did it really even come back?
4. Why does Ben have a tumor when he said no one on the island has ever had cancer?
5. What happened in Basra? How did Juliet know so much about Sayid and Sawyer?
6. When did Juliet stop working for Ben?

Favorites:

1. "If I told you who I was. If I told you everything that I know. You'd kill me." Juliet "What you think I'll do if you don't?" Sayid
2. "Erm, you probably shouldn't have drunk that so fast." Ethan
3. "Well if it ain't three men and a baby.. I counted Hugo twice. Oh what, come on I used your name." Sawyer
4. "Mikhail! It's Ben. I'm here with Juliet, we're approaching the house. Don't shoot us..." Ben
5. "A plane fell out of the sky, Mikhail. Of course we saw it." Ben

Notes:

1. What a great reveal at the end of the episode, even though it didn't really go anywhere.
2. Michael Emerson and Elizabeth Mitchell, where are the Emmy nominations?

3.13 The Man From Tallahassee

1. Locke has an appointment with a social worker, asks about his condition, he says he's single, has no girlfriend, was raised in foster care, that he never knew his parents, he stopped going to therapy, the woman says that his benefits have been suspended, that depression can be temporary, and if he starts going to therapy again, his benefits will be reimbursed. From Lostpedia
2. Jack is still playing football with Tom, he stops to talk to Juliet, Kate tells Sayid and Locke that Juliet helped them escape, Rousseau is gone, they watch, Jack goes to see Ben at his house, who is in his wheelchair, shakes his hand, talks to him.
3. "This is going to be more complicated than we thought." Locke
4. Kate tells them they're here to rescue Jack, Sayid says they can't just start shooting, that the circumstances have changed, Jack may not want to be rescued, Kate says that's not him, that they drugged them, but Sayid says that he doesn't look drugged, that until they know, their lives are a risk, Locke says that Jack must have reasons, they should wait until dark, when Jack is alone, and if he wants out, they'll get him out. From Lostpedia
5. "It's Jack. The first time I saw him he was risking his life pulling people out of burning airplane wreckage. If he's shaking hands with the Others, I'm sure he has a good reason. We just have to go down there and find out what it is." Locke
6. Locke is alone in his apartment, watching Exposé, eating a TV dinner, a man comes to his door, Peter Talbot, wants to talk about his mother who is in trouble, she met a man, Adam Seward, a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario, had something special, after 2 months she agreed to marry him, but Peter sensed there was something wrong about him, he says that Locke donated a kidney to him, that Adam Seward used to be Anthony Cooper, but Locke lies and says that it was anonymous. From Lostpedia
7. It's night, they watch Jack talk to Juliet, and then go into a house. Kate goes in while Locke and Sayid guard the house, Jack is playing piano inside, there are cameras in the house, Jack says that they're watching them, that she has to go, but Sayid is captured and brought in by Ryan, Kate surrenders, she says it's only the two of them. From Lostpedia
8. Locke goes to Ben's house, Ben says he can tell him where Jack is, but Locke says he's looking for the submarine, that they use it to travel to and from the island, Mikhail told him before he killed him, Alex comes in, there is a knock at the front door.
9. Tom is at Ben's house while Locke hides in the closet with Alex, he says Austen and Jarrah have been captured, Ben says separate them, that he wants to know how they found them, Ben wants to talk to Richard, Tom leaves, says he'll wait outside. From Lostpedia
10. Ben tells Richard to bring him the man from Tallahassee, Richard asks what they need him for, Ben says to just do it, he leaves, Locke asks what that means.
11. Locke wants the pack Sayid had with him, sends Alex to go and get it, Ben says that his daughter currently hates him, but Alex agrees to go.
12. John follows Cooper to a flower shop, where he's picking out flowers for his wedding with Mrs. Talbot, Locke says he's conning her, tells him about her son, Peter, wants him to end the relationship, leave town, or he'll tell her the truth, Cooper says he'll do it. From Lostpedia
13. "Because. Because it's not fair! You make people think that you're their family. And then you leave their life in ruins. And I'm not going to let you do it again! You're going to call off your engagement and go... or I'm going to tell her the truth. I want to hear you say it! You say you're going to leave!" Locke
14. Ben wants to get out of bed, sit in his wheelchair, says Locke knows what it's like to want some dignity, asks how he's going to pilot the sub, Ben says if he met Mikhail, he was in the communications station, he found the C4, that he's not planning on piloting the sub, but planning to destroy it, says he knows him, born in California, raised in foster care, wasted big part of his life in Tustin, pushing papers of company that manufactured industrial boxes, 4 years prior to the island he was in a wheelchair, knows how he ended up in it, asks if it hurt, Locke says he felt his back break.
15. Kate is being held in the rec-room, getting out of the handcuffs, Jack visits her, Tom tells him to be careful, Jack says they didn't hurt him, Kate says they didn't hurt her either, Jack says that this is where they live, Kate wants to know about the people they took, the kids, Jack says they're all safe, that's he's not with anyone, that he told her not to come back, he tells her he made a deal with them, they're going to let him go home, first thing in the morning, he trusts them because she told him to, when she asked him to save Sawyer's life, that it's their best chance, Juliet says they have to go, he says that he asked her not to come back for him and he wishes that she hadn't, but that he'll come back for her. From Lostpedia
16. Locke is returning home with groceries, detectives are waiting for him, they question Locke about Peter Talbot, he says he was a solicitor, but the detectives say that he's wroth $200 million, they say that John's name and address were on a paper in his pocket, that they know that because he's dead.
17. Ben says it wasn't easy being in the hatch knowing Locke had no business walking around, couldn't ask about it without telling who he really was, so Locke says to ask him now that he knows, Ben wants to know if he was walking the day of the crash, if it was immediate, the moment he got there, Locke says he's wondering why it hasn't happened for him, Ben says he wants to destroy the sub because he's afraid it'll go away, the he knows if he ever leaves the island, he'll be back in the wheelchair again. From Lostpedia
18. "That's what immediate means, Ben. You’re wondering why it hasn't happened for you. You're not recovering as fast as you'd like. How long has it been since Jack fixed you? A week? Now that I think about it, how'd you get sick in the first place?" Locke
19. Sayid is being held by Ryan, tied to a swing-set, Alex comes to get the pack, tells him her dad wants it, Sayid calls Alex by her name, says she looks like her mother, but Alex says her mother is dead, Sayid says he's sure that's what they told her, but before they can continue, Ryan beats him, tells him to shut up. From Lostpedia
20. Locke asks where they get their electricity, eats some of Ben's chicken, Ben says if Locke blows up the sub, there's a big problem with his people, says he was born on the island, not many can say that, most were recruited and brought there, love the place, do anything to defend it, but they need to know they can leave if they want to, the sub maintains that illusion, they're here because they want to be, but some not ready to make a full commitment, John has made that commitment, he can show him things, he says to picture of a box, imagine somewhere on the island, there's a very large box, that whatever he imagined, when you open the box, there it would be, Locke says imagine himself a sub, says Ben is cheating, that he's a hypocrite, Ben's in a wheelchair and Locke isn't. From Lostpedia
21. "And now you have a choice. Because if you stop and if you think, I can show you things. Things I know you want to see very badly. Let me put it so you'll understand. Picture a box. You know something about boxes, don't you, John? What if I told you that somewhere on this island, there's a very large box... and whatever you imagined, whatever you wanted to be in it, when you opened that box, there it would be. What would you say about that, John?" Ben
22. "Because you're cheating! You and your people. Communicate with the outside world whenever you want to, you... you come and go as you please... you use electricity and running water and guns... You're a hypocrite! A pharisee. You don't deserve to be on this island. If you had any idea what this place really was... you wouldn't be putting chicken in your refrigerator!" Locke
23. "You've been here 80 days, John; I've been here my entire life! So how is it that you think you know this island better than I do?" Ben "Because you're in the wheelchair, and I'm not." Locke
24. Alex returns with the pack, Locke takes the C4, Ben says Jack is leaving, the anomaly wiped out communications, it's a one way ticket, the sub can never come back, no one will find the island.
25. Alex says Ben manipulates people, she brings Locke to the sub, he goes inside. From Lostpedia
26. "That's what my father does. He manipulates people. He makes you think it's your idea, but it's his." Alex
27. Rousseau watches Alex on the pier from the jungle.
28. Ben is putting the chicken away, Jack and Juliet show up to talk to him, Jack asks a favor of him, Ben says he'll let friends go as soon as he leaves, gives Jack his word. From Lostpedia
29. Locke is leaving the dock, dripping wet, Juliet and Jack show up with the Others, Locke says that he's sorry, he blows up the submarine, the Others capture him. From Lostpedia
30. Locke confronts Anthony Cooper about Peter Talbot, says he thought he was going to leave, accuses him of killing Peter, Cooper says he was looking for an angle to make some money, that he's a con man, not a murder, that Mrs. Talbot is upset, she called off the wedding, he's drinking MacCutcheon's Whiskey, Locke doesn't believe him, says he's going to call the woman, but Cooper pushes him out the window. From Lostpedia
31. Locke is in the hospital, he survived, the detectives visit him and say that his father is gone, fled to Mexico, disappeared, could be anywhere in the world right now, a physical therapist tells the detectives that's enough, Locke has work to do, but he doesn't want to, the physical therapist forces Locke out of bed, says he fell 8 stories and survived, he picks him up and puts him in a wheelchair, Locke is frightened. From Lostpedia
32. "John. You fell eight stories and survived, okay? I don't want to hear about what you can't do. Now let's go. It's going to be all right." Physical therapist
33. Locke is being held prisoner by Ben, he says he knows Ben wanted it to happen, that's why he left the C4 in Sayid's bag, that he wanted him to make it happen, Ben tells Richard to uncuff Locke.
34. "Do you remember earlier, John, when you called me a cheater? When you said I didn't deserve to live on this island? Well get this: there I was, shaking hands with Jack, and thinking I'd give almost anything to come up with a way to stop him from leaving... because to let him go would be a sign of weakness, of failure, of defeat. People would see that. They would know it. And that, John, would be the end of me. But to kill him... that would be cheating, because my people also heard me make a promise, and to break my word... that would be the end of me too. And then you came striding out of the jungle, John, to make my dream come true." Ben
35. Richard, Ben and Locke leave the room, head down the hall.
36. "When I asked you earlier if it hurt when you suffered your injury, I think you misunderstood me. Seems fairly obvious that when a person's back smashes into a hard surface after being thrown from a building, that that's going to sting a little. But I really wasn't asking about the physical pain." Ben "What, do you want to know if it hurt my feelings?" Locke "No John. I wanted to know what it felt like when your own father tried to kill you. He's the reason you destroyed the submarine, isn't he? You're afraid. You're afraid of him and this is the one place he can never find you. This is the one place he can never get to." Ben "What do you want from me?" Locke "I don't know how it happened, but you seem to have some communion with this island, John, and that makes you very, very important. You have no idea what you're talking about, of course, but in time you'll have a better understanding of things. So what do I want? I want to help you, John." Ben "Why?" Locke "Because I'm in a wheelchair and you're not. Are you ready to see?" Ben
37. Ben shows Locke what's in the magic box, Locke is amazed, it's Anthony Cooper. From Lostpedia
38. "Dad?" Locke

Questions:

1. How did Ben know that they would need the man from Tallahassee?
2. When did Richard and Ben discuss Anthony Cooper? How did Richard get him?
3. Why is Locke dripping wet when he leaves the sub?
4. How and when did Anthony Cooper get to the island?
5. What is the magic box?

Favorites:

1. "I'm sorry. No solicitors. [points to a sign that says "NO SOLICITING"] I have a sign." Locke
2. "The man from Tallahassee? What is that? Some kind of code?" Locke "No, John, unfortunately we don't have a code for "There's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head." Although we obviously should." Ben
3. "So tell me, John. How do you expect to pilot our submarine? I mean, it's a complicated piece of machinery. You don't just press "submerge." Ben
4. "Where do you get electricity?" Locke "We have two giant hamsters running in a massive wheel at our secret underground lair." Ben
5. "Mmm. I never really appreciated chicken until right now." Locke
6. "I'd say I hope that box is big enough to imagine yourself up a new submarine." Locke

Notes:

1. If Jack had actually left the island, that probably would have been the last time he saw Kate.
2. Did it hurt? Did it hurt, when you fell from the sky, John?
3. I love the scene where the physical therapist is putting John in the wheelchair, it's shot phenomenally well. The wheelchair becomes a character and Locke is so frightened by it. Good work, Jack Bender.
4. One of the best episode endings ever.
5. The food in Ben's refrigerator changes from when Locke opens it to when Ben opens it.