Episode Analysis of 1.09 "Solitary"

WARNING: If you have not already seen all of LOST, please DO NOT READ THIS.

My LOST re-watch and in-depth episode analysis will include major details from the entirety that was LOST, and will be written with the perspective of having seen everything already. You will be SPOILED if you read any further. It is far better if you learn the story of LOST for yourself, as it is meant to be seen. Trust me on this, and don't say that I didn't warn you first. Seriously. Stop it. Now. Go watch it. Then, come back here.

To read my original post on this episode, please refer to Solitary.

This episode was written by David Fury, and directed by Greg Yaitanes. It originally aired on November 17th, 2004.

This is a Sayid Jarrah flashback-centric episode.

We begin with a shot of Sayid Jarrah sitting on beach, after he's left the rest of the plane crash survivors out of shame for what he did to Sawyer, and also to map the Island.

Initial Reaction to "Everybody Loves Hugo"

This episode was pretty awesome. I always enjoy Hurley-centric episodes and this one was no exception. On the surface, Hurley appears to be the source of the show's comedy, and merely that, but there is some deep-seeded seriousness to his story. He is the source which brought us to the numbers, one of the story's largest mythological mysteries. Speaking of which; we still don't know the answer to what the numbers really mean. Sure, Hurley is funny and he says "dude" a lot, but he's also a very serious character whose story tugs at your heart-strings. He sees dead people and relays messages from Jacob. He is haunted by these things, but tries to make the best of the situation. He can make you laugh one minute and cry the next. That says a lot about the depth of his character. This season; Hurley has become a leader. Everybody loves Hugo? You're damn straight we do.

From Lostpedia

Questions & Predictions on LOST SEASON SIX!

I can't believe that it's finally here. I've spent over five years religiously, and almost frighteningly, dedicated to this show. I watched from the first moment it was on the screen. Who would've thought that I'd be here right now and that I'd learn so much from a television show. It feels bittersweet right now, as I am glad that it is ending because we'll get the story that was supposed to be told, but I'm also sad. But for right now, I'm going to be excited, and I am sure that when it all comes to an end, I'll spent a lot of time reflecting on the series as a whole.

Here are some of my thoughts, questions and predictions for the FINAL SEASON OF LOST (!!!):

Some of the questions that I ABSOLUTELY NEED answered:

• What is the Smoke Monster? How was it created?
• Why is it afraid of the security fences but can be summoned from inside the barracks?
• How is the island moving through time and space?
• Why is Desmond special? Will he go back to the island?
• Why is Walt special? Will we ever see him again?
• What is Richard Alpert's story? How did he get to the island?
• Why doesn't he age? Why did Jacob do that to him?
• What is the story of the Black Rock? How did it get to the middle of the island?
• What is the sickness? Did Rousseau have it?
• What or who are the whispers?
• Who are Adam and Eve?
• Did the bomb go off? Is it what caused the incident?
• Who is the good guy, Jacob or the Man in Black?
• What are the rules and why must there be a loophole?
• How did Jacob and the Man in Black get to the island?
• When and how was the four-toed statue destroyed?
• Is Aaron special? If so, why?
• What happened to Claire? Did she die?
• Will she ever find out that Jack is her brother?
• Why did Desmond have a flash of Claire getting on a helicopter?
• Will Claire and Aaron ever be reunited?
• Will Claire or Aaron ever get Charlie's ring?
• Will John Locke ever get redemption?
• Is Christian Shephard really dead? Was he on the island before?
• Why did Jacob visit some survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 at an early age?
• Why did he visit some as an adult and some after the crash?
• Why did Jacob touch some of them?
• Why can't women give birth on the island?
• What is the significance of the numbers? Why are they cursed?
• Who built the frozen donkey wheel?
• What is The Temple for? Who created it?
• Who was the first to discover the island?
• Why is the island capable of healing people?
• Why does the island have a pocket of electromagnetism?
• How did The Swan fix that problem and why didn't they just built an automated system?
• Is Sayid dead? Is Juliet dead? Is John Locke really dead?
• Why did it seem as if Jacob was prepared to die? Did he know what was going to happen?
• What is the significance of the hieroglyphs on the island?
• Why did they all have to go back to the island?
• What is the island? Why is it special? Why are they all there?

Things I'm (somewhat) okay with not having an answer for:

• What's Libby's story? Why was she in Santa Rosa? Was she working for Widmore?
• Who and where is Annie? What happened to her?
• What happened to the Hurley bird?
• Why was Ilana covered in bandages and speaking Russian?
• Who killed Nadia? Was it Ben? Did Jacob save Sayid or kill Nadia?
• Was Richard Malkin a fraud or did he know Claire's plane would crash on the island?
• Why do the others always say they're the good guys?
• Why do they kidnap children?
• What happened with Walt when he was with the others?
• What is the magic box?
• How did Anthony Cooper get to the island?
• When did the purge occur? Who was in charge of it?
• Why did Radzinsky build a blast door map if he knew where the stations all were already?
• Did Radzinsky really kill himself?
• Why did Richard say that he watched them all die?
• How did Ben and others get to and from the island so freely and how often did they leave?

Predictions for the Final Season (I know of NO SPOILERS whatsoever.):

• John Locke will get some sort of redemption.
• We will find out who Adam and Eve are.
• We probalby won't find out more about Walt, unfortunately.
• However, I think Walt having dreams about John Locke and what he says to him about him "wearing a suit, and people standing around you, trying to hurt you." are significant.
• I'm almost positive that we will finally get a Richard Alpert backstory.
• (More of a hope than a prediction.) PLEASE let the love triangle be over.
• Desmond will be important. We will learn why he is special and why the rules just don't apply to him.
• I'm starting to lean more and more toward them not crashing on the island, and landing in Los Angeles.
• We will finally find out what the island is and why they are there.
• We will learn more about the bomb going off, if it actually did, and what happens as a result of that.
• I really feel like the whole story is somehow going to come full circle, and I've felt that way since some time late in Season 2. I would not be surprised if the ending to the show was actually the beginning in some form or fashion and we learned that all we've watched was a way of getting everything right and back to the way it's supposed to be somehow. That would not shock me. 
• The two opposing sides have been going on for a long time. There's Jacob and the Man in Black, Benjamin Linus and Charles Widmore, Jack Shephard and John Locke. There will be great significance to this.
• This has all probably been going on for a very long time, and has taken a very long time to get to whatever the end point actually is. All of these people are special because they fix the timeline somehow.
• My biggest hope for the ending is that it will be left with some mystery and it will be something that grows on you over time, becoming more and more significant and mind-blowing as you think about it. I want it to be something that was clearly there all along, but never in your face; something that makes you go back and watch every episode again and you can't believe that you didn't see it.
• I really trust the writers of this show, so regardless of if there will be things I like or not, which I'm sure there will be, I believe it will all work itself out in a satisfying way.
• It will be amazing, scary, awesome, mind-blowing, bittersweet, sad, happy.
• I can't wait!

That all being said, I don't expect every question I have to be answered. I fully expect, and actually hope, that some of the mysteries will be able to live on forever. It will be what keeps people watching and talking about this show for years and years to come, and it is what LOST deserves. I'm sure there will be some things that I am disappointed in, but I have faith and am now, after five years, just along for the journey.

4.10 Something Nice Back Home

1. Juliet wakes Jack, everyone is arguing with Charlotte and Daniel, Daniel says they have no signal, Jack says to clam down, agrees, says he knows they're lying, sooner or later their people will come back for them, and they'll be waiting, promised they'd get off the Island, Jack collapses in pain.From Lostpedia
   
2. Jack in bed, gets up, bare chested, the phone rings, Jane confirming consult with Ms. Berenberg, has a scar on his lower abdomen, goes to kitchen, hears whispers, trips on toy, makes coffee, newspapers reads "Yankees Bludgeon Red Sox in Sweep," goes to take a shower, Kate is there.From Lostpedia
3. Jack is reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Aaron, he tells Kate that his old man used to read that story to him, that he was a good story teller, Kate says she's glad he changed his mind, glad he's there.
4. "Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: `Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? But if I'm not the same, the next question is, 'Who in the world am I?' Aha, that's the great puzzle." JackFrom Lostpedia
5. Jack gets up, they say he fainted, he says he's just dehydrated, but Kate says that he's not fine.
6. Claire is feeling better, but she has a bit of a headache, says at least she's not seeing things anymore, Miles hears voices, asks who Danielle and Karl are, they find the bodies buried, face up, Sawyer says they'll be back to the beach by noon tomorrow.From Lostpedia
7. Jacks says he has food poisoning, Juliet says to lift his shirt, checks it out, she says that it's his Appendix, Jack says the pain started yesterday, that it hasn't ruptured yet, but Juliet says they have to take it out.
   
8. Juliet sends Sun to The Staff station for medical supplies because she knows where it is, she needs the medical instruments for Jack's Appendectomy but Sun doesn't know what they look like, Daniel offers to help, says he's done animal autopsies, says they're Scientists and they don't take anyone to get hurt, so Sun and Jin go and Charlotte and Dan join them, Juliet says that if they try to run, to shoot them in the leg.From Lostpedia
9. Juliet says they need to create a sterile environment, that Jack can't be brought to The Staff instead because his Appendix might rupture, and he'll die.
10. Sawyer tells Miles he has a restraining order and to stay away from Claire.
11. Rose wonders why Jack got sick, Bernie says it was bad luck, happened the day before they're supposed to leave, Rose says people don't get sick on the Island, they get better.
12. "Why did he get sick?" Rose "Why? It's just--it's just bad luck." Bernard "The day before we're all supposed to be rescued, the person that we count on the most suddenly comes down with a life-threatening condition, and you're chalking it up to bad luck?" Rose "Well, what are you saying, that--that Jack did something to offend the Gods? People get sick, Rose." Bernard "Not here. Here, they get better." Rose
13. Juliet shaves Jack's stomach, she says she did a lot of Appendectomies in her Medical Residency, Jack looks at where she is shaving and tells her the incision is two inches lower, Jack wants to stay awake for the surgery and talk her through it, they can use Lidocaine to numb the area, he'll watch and Kate will hold a mirror, Juliet says she needs someone with Medical experience to help, she wants Bernard to instead, but Jack says no, he wants Kate to be there.
14. Jack, working at St. Sebastian's, with patient Ms. Berenberg who leaves, he sees someone walking, looks like Christian Shephard, Erika asks him to take a look at an x-ray on the L4, he gets a call from Dr. Stillman, he's from Santa Rosa, he says Hurley refuses to take meds, stopped sleeping, and therapy is useless because he thinks his doctor doesn't exist.
15. Jack goes to visit, asks why he isn't taking his meds, Hurley says they're dead, the Oceanic 6, that they never get off Island, he asks Jack what he did today, and Jack says that he woke up, took shower, he and Kate fed the baby, Hurley says he thought Jack didn't want anything to do with Aaron, Jack says he changed his mind after the trial, Hurley says everything is perfect, just like Heaven, living with Kate and and taking care of Aaron, Jack says just because he's happy doesn't mean it's not real, Hurley says he was happy too, but then he saw Charlie, that he likes to sit with him on the bench out on the front lawn, yesterday Charlie told him that Jack would be coming by, he wanted Hurley to give him a message, that he made him write it down, the note says "You're not supposed to raise him, Jack," Hurley asks if he thinks that means Aaron, Charlie also said someone will be visiting Jack soon too, Jack gets upset and leaves.
16. "I was happy, too, Jack... for a while, anyway. Then I saw Charlie. He likes to sit with me on the bench out on the front lawn. It's pretty cool, actually." Hurley From Lostpedia
17. While at The Staff, Jin asks Sun if she thinks Charlotte knows that Dan likes her, Charlotte looks at them like she understand Korean, Daniel asks where they think all the power is coming from on the Island, Charlotte says to add it to the list, Sun tells Jin The Staff is where Juliet brought her, Jin promises to get her and the baby off the Island.
18. Sawyer, Claire and Miles run into Frank Lapidus, he warns them that Keamy and his men are coming, says they're wounded, they show up and Frank tells them they have to get back now, that he's not flying at night.From Lostpedia
19. Juliet asks Kate to help with the surgery, Kate says she's surprised he's not taking his Appendix out himself.
20. Jack is back at Santa Rosa, in his car, watching, he goes back home, asks Kate if she really thinks he's good at this, asks her to marry him, gives her a ring, she says yes.
21. They're back from The Staff, Juliet asks Sun to sterilize the instruments, Jin tells Charlotte he knows she understands him, that she speaks Korean, that she smiled when he was talking about her, asks about listening station, says if she continues to lie, he'll hurt Daniel, break his fingers, Charlotte admits she understands, he makes her promise to take his wife off the Island when the helicopter comes.From Lostpedia
22. Bernard says he could use Chloroform to knock Jack out, asks if he'd rather dream about something nice back home, but he declines, Juliet starts the surgery, but Jack is struggling with the pain, Juliet tells Bernard to knock him out, but Jack is fighting it, Bernard uses the Chloroform, Juliet yells for Kate to leave.From Lostpedia
23. Jack is at St. Sebastian, looking at x-rays, he hears beeps, it's the smoke alarm,goes to check it out, his dad says "Jack," Jack is startled, he sees him, Christian Shephard is wearing the suit and tennis shoes he was buried in, then Erika interrupts him, startles him again, he asks her to write a script for Clonazepam, says that he's not sleeping well, has a lot going on, she tells him to talk to someone.From Lostpedia
24. Jack gets home, Kate is on the phone, she says Jack is never home before 8, that she can stay for at least an hour, gets off the phone, she tells Jack that it's Noreen, one of the moms from the park, Jack says she's never mentioned her before, he drinks and takes pills.
25. Camp fire, Aaron is gone, Christian Shephard is holding him, Claire investigates and finds them.From Lostpedia
26. Bernard tells Kate the surgery went well, Juliet said she can go back inside, she tells her Jack is fine, they'll have to talk him into rest, Juliet tells her that Jack kissed her, that it was nice, but he did it for him, to prove that he doesn't love someone else, Kate says thanks, leaves, Jack is awake, overheard the whole thing.
27. Jack comes home early, tells Kate that he sent Veronica home early, asks where she was, why Veronica was there so late, Kate says she was running errands, Jack tells her that he went to see Hurley, last Friday, Kate asks why he didn't tell her, she would've gone, Jack says that he's crazy, he didn't want to upset her, he asks where she was, she asks him to trust her, to just leave it be, but Jack insists, asks who she was talking to on the phone, wants to know where she was, who she was with, she says that she was doing something for Sawyer, that she made a promise, that he wouldn't want her to tell him, Jack says he's not there, that he made his choice, that he chose to stay, Jack is the one who came back, that he's the one who's here, that he saved her, Kate says that if he has a problem, he needs to figure it out, but that she can't have him around her son, Jack says that she's not even related to him, Aaron walks in on their argument.
28. Sawyer wakes up, Miles says that Claire walked off into the jungle in the middle of the night with her dad, they hear Aaron crying, find him left under a tree, alone, Claire is gone.
    

Questions:

1. Do Charlotte and Daniel really not know anything? Are they just a Science Team?
2. What was Claire seeing when she wasn't feeling well?
3. Hey, Juliet, I thought you weren't a surgeon? So you can't remove a bullet, but you can perform an Appendectomy? What's next, Heart Surgery?
   
4. Did Jack get sick for a reason? Was he not supposed to leave the Island?
5. Why do some people get cured on the Island and some get sick?
   
6. How and why is Christian Shephard appearing to Jack off Island?
   
7. What did Charlie mean by telling Jack that he's not supposed to raise him?
8. Is Jack not supposed to raise Aaron or someone else?
9. What powers the DHARMA stations?
10. Why does Christian appear to Claire? Why does she go with him?

Favorites:

1. "Just watch your tone, Red." Rose
2. "I don't say nice things about my dad? Well, he was a good storyteller. I'll give him that." Jack
3. "Don't look at her. Don't talk to her. Don't mess with her. You got a restraining order. 20 feet." Sawyer "What are you, her big brother?" Miles 
4. "Do you think she knows he likes her?" Jin "She's a woman. She knows." Sun
5. "Where do you suppose all this power's coming from?" Dan "Add that one to the list, Dan." Charlotte 
6. "If you continue to lie... I'm going to hurt your friend Daniel. I'm going to break his fingers one at a time. Do you understand that?" Jin
7. "Wouldn't you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?" Bernard
8. "I would like to be able to tell you you' not gonna feel a thing, but... you will." Juliet 
9. "You know, getting engaged is supposed to help reduce stress, not create it." Erika 
10. "Dad?" Claire
11. "He should be fine. We just have to talk him into resting." Juliet "Good luck with that." Kate 
12. "I'd have followed them, but I have a restraining order." Miles

Notes:

1. Jack steps on a Millennium Falcon, which is yet another Star Wars reference.
2. The toy can also be a reference to Sawyer, who had made several Star Wars references himself throughout the series. Jack also exclaims "Son of a bitch!" which is a Sawyer line.
   
3. When Jack is seen shirtless in the flashforward, he has a scar where his appendix would be. Obviously this is shown for continuity, but there was a big deal made over the fact that Matthew Fox had shaved his chest and stomach for this episode, when he was clearly hairy previously. Kate also says that she bought Jack a razor in the same scene. Obviously the chest-shaving was done to show the scar from his surgery in this episode, which was revealed in the flashforward before we knew that it happened on the island.
4. I always wonder what exactly Jack is responding to when he scoffs at the newspaper and exclaims "A-Rod."
5. The Yankees/Red Sox series, to my memory, occurred in August of 2006.
   
6. This is not my favorite episode ever. In fact, I think it's one of the weakest of Season 4. Maybe it's just that I don't enjoy Jack or Kate flashes so much anymore. I'd rather learn about characters that I don't know that much about yet. However, I love the scene with Hurley. Jorge Garcia's serious acting is so underrated.
   
7. When Jack is supposed to work on someone with an L4 vertebrae problem, obviously he was familiar with it already, because he operated on Ben who had a tumor on his L4.
8. Jack gets a prescription for Clonazepam. Hurley asked Sawyer for Clonazepam in Dave. He said he needed it so that he wouldn't see things. Now Jack is the one seeing things and taking pills.
   
9. Jack is looking pretty freakin' crazy right here. This is one of Jack's craziest Crazy-Jack moments.
10. The title comes from something Bernard says to Jack during the surgery, "dream of something nice back home."
    
11. In Raised by Another, Richard Malkin told Claire that she was the only one who could raise the baby, but she wanted to give it up for adoption, when she decides not to, he then changed his story and told her that there was a couple in Los Angeles that would adopt the baby. He said "They're not strangers. They're good people." Now, there is a couple in Los Angeles raising Aaron. Was Richard Malkin somehow talking about Jack and Kate?
12. You didn't save Kate, Jack. What the hell is wrong with you? Sawyer saved her more than you did.
13. Why in the hell did Keamy bury Danielle and Karl's bodies face up, showing through the dirt? Not only is he a ruthless kill, but he's lazy too.
14. Uh, usually the Smoke Monster beats the crap out of people and kills them. Those guys had a few scratches.
    
15. Hurley states that someone will be visiting Jack as well, this is reminiscent to ghosts visiting Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
    
16. This episode was the second time Kate's identity was revealed in a shower scene. Not complaining.
17. Sawyer's evolution to leader begins, and Jack's drug addiction begins.
    
18. I dare you to name a Jack flashback/forward where Jack hasn't cried. Go ahead, find one.
    

4.08 Meet Kevin Johnson

1. Locke's camp has a meeting, Locke says there will be no more secrets, he brings Miles in, and Miles they're there for Ben, Sawyer wants to turn Ben over to them, but Locke says no, Ben says that once they have him, they'll kill everyone else on the island, that Michael is the man on the boat, everyone is shocked at this news.
2. On the freighter, Desmond and Sayid are asleep, an alarm goes off, they wake and go to the deck, the Captain says no one leaves the ship without his say so, he's beating two of his crew members for trying to leave and go to the island, he calls Michael to clean up.
3. Sayid approaches Michael, questions why Michael is on the boat, says he's there to die.
4. Sawyer approaches Locke after the meeting, who is bringing Miles back to the boathouse, he questions the $3.2 million Miles asked Ben for, but Locke says he doesn't think he'll be able to get it since there isn't a bank on the island, Miles says he'll find a way to get it.
5. Ben gives Alex a map to The Temple, he says it's a sanctuary, that it may be the last safe place on the island, Karl asks why don't they know about it, Ben says that he doesn't tell everyone about it, that the rest of their people are already there, that they can get there in a day and a half, Karl says they all should go, but Ben says it's only for them, people are there to capture him, that they will use Alex to get to him, Rousseau agrees, Ben says they're more dangerous than him, tells Alex that her mother will protect her, they leave. From Lostpedia
6. In the morning, Sayid and Desmond find out that Michael is in the engine room, they go there, Michael is fixing the engine, asks Jeff to go get a pressure valve from the supply room, when he leaves, Sayid attacks Michael, wants to know how he's on the boat, Michael said he wouldn't understand, so Sayid says to start from the beginning. From Lostpedia
7. Michael is in his apartment in New York, he's writing a letter, he looks at a photograph of him and Walt, he takes the note and leaves, gets in his car, Mama Cass plays on the radio, he pins the note to his coat, drives away. From Lostpedia
8. Michael says he's sorry, he drives full-speed into a dumpster, the radio continues to play, there are sirens in the background, coming toward him.
9. He wakes up in the hospital, a nurse comes in, he asks how he got there, she says he was in a car accident, that it's a miracle he's alive, there is whispering, the nurse is Libby with blankets, Michael wakes up from a dream. From Lostpedia
10. The real nurse comes in, there is a Christmas tree in the hallway, she says he's lucky to be alive, that he wrecked his car, there was a note was pinned to his chest, she asks him if he wants her to call Walt, that's who the note was written to, he says no.
11. Michael goes to see Walt at his mother's house, but his mom says no, that Walt doesn't want to talk to him, that she thought he was dead, questions why they have different names, that Walt wakes up in the middle of the night screaming, they said their plane crashed in the middle of the ocean, wants to know why she can't tell anyone about him and Walt, that they were gone 2 months, that until he explains, he gave up his rights, Michael asks her to tell Walt that he loves him.
12. Michael leaves, Walt watches by at the window. From Lostpedia
13. Michael pawns the watch that Jin gave him for a gun and bullets, goes into an alley to kill himself, he's about to pull the trigger, but Tom Friendly shows up.
14. Michael attacks him, Tom is going to shoot him, so Michael says do it, but Tom says they sent him there, kept tabs on him, realizes that he told Walt what he did, that he couldn't carry the guilt, says that he can't kill himself, that the island won't let him, that he has more work to do, tells him that when he comes to terms with that, he's staying in the Pent House, at Hotel Earl. From Lostpedia
15. Michael goes back to his apartment, he tries to kill himself, but nothing happens, the gun is loaded, but no bullets come out, the gun jams.
16. Michael has the television on in the background, a Game-Show Host asks a Literature questions referring to the book, Slaughterhouse Five, and the contestant answers Kurt Vonnegut, but then the news interrupts the program, Michael hears that Oceanic Flight 815 was found, the wreckage, they say that there's little chance of retrieving the black box.
17. Michael goes to the hotel to meet Tom, who is now gay Friendly.
18. Tom says he doesn't make it to the mainland too often, Michael wants to know why the plane is at the bottom of the Ocean, Tom says it's not his plane, that it's a phony, that Charles Widmore staged the wreckage, doesn't want anyone else to find where the real plane is except him.
19. Tom asks Michael if the bullet bounced or the gun jammed, Michael says to prove it.
20. Tom shows Michael a photograph of a cemetery in Thailand where the bodies were dug up, a purchase Order for a 777, bought through a shell company, shipping logs for a freighter to drop the whole mess down a trench too deep enough to guarantee no remains would be identified.
21. Michael wants to know what he wants, Tom says in a few days, a freighter, porting Fiji, that it's Widmore's, that they have reason to believe he's finally found the coordinates to the island, that he's heading for it, Michael has a job on the boat, shows him a fake ID, says meet Kevin Johnson, that he's joining the crew as a deckhand, going undercover, that if Widmore finds the island, everyone dies, that Michael can redeem himself for what he did, to give his life, but Michael says he can't go back to the island, Tom says that he's not going back, that he's going so he can kill everyone on board the freighter that's heading for it. From Lostpedia
22. Michael arrives in Fiji, gets to the freighter, he meets George Minkowski, who says that check in is with Naomi Dorrit, she tells him he had a crate delivered, he then meets Miles, who says his name isn't Kevin, that 80% of the people on the boat are lying about something, offers him an orange. From Lostpedia
23. Michael gets a phone call, Tom says to wait a day or two until they're out in the open sea, asks if he's getting cold feet, but Michael says he's in, Tom tells him to ditch the phone, do the job.
24. Frank and Naomi argue about the chopper.
25. Frank talks to Michael about Oceanic Flight 815, asks what if he said the plane that was found int the trench wasn't the real 815, Michael asks why he signed up for the trip, Frank says that Widmore believes him, asks to imagine if they found people alive. From Lostpedia
26. Keamy shooting, Michael says he thought they were on a rescue mission.
27. Michael opens the crate he received, there's a case inside, with a bomb in it, he brings it in to the Engine room, executes the code, Libby appears, she says don't do it, but he pushes the button anyway, counting down from fifteen seconds, a note comes out that says "NOT YET." From Lostpedia
28. Michael gets a phone call on the freighter, says it's Walt, but it's not, it's Ben.
29. Ben says that he will not kill innocent people, Michael asks about Ana Lucia and Libby, Ben says he killed them, that no one told him to do it, he tells Michael to compile a list of names, every person on the boat, give him the list, to disable communications and to take out the engine, that the boat will never get to island, that his friends will be safe, Ben says that Michael is one of the good guys. From Lostpedia
30. Michael finishes telling Sayid his story, that he's working for Benjamin Linus but Sayid isn't satisfied and brings him to Captain Gault, tells the Captain his story.
31. "This man is not who you think he is. He was a passenger on Oceanic Flight 8-1-5. I spent two months with him on the Island before he betrayed us. This is the man who sabotaged your radio room. He destroyed the ship's engine, and his name isn't Kevin Johnson. It's Michael Dawson, and he's a traitor." Sayid
32. Rousseau, Alex and Karl are going to The Temple, they stop to drink and rest. From Lostpedia
33. Gun shots fire towards them, Karl's water bottle is shot, and then while starring at it, he gets shot, he dies.
34. Alex is in shock, Rousseau tells her that they have to go, that she's going to count to three and they're going to run, but as soon as they run, Rousseau gets shot and dies.
35. Alex surrenders, says she's Ben's daughter so they stop shooting. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. Why does Miles think it will be so easy for Ben to get $3.2 million?
2. What is The Temple? Why is it only for the Others?
3. Why does Ben think it would be the only safe place on the island?
4. How did Tom get off the island?
5. When in the timeline did Tom visit Michael? When was he gone?
6. Was Libby a hallucination or the smoke monster?
7. What stopped the gun from firing and Michael committing suicide? Was it the island? Was it Jacob?
8. Why in the hell did Michael tell Walt what he did on the island? How do you tell a ten year old kid that you killed two women?
   
9. Who was watching Michael after he left the island?
10. Why won't the island let Michael kill himself?
11. How did Miles know that Michael's name wasn't really Kevin?
12. Does Michael tell Sayid and Desmond the part about Tom Friendly being gay?
    

Favorites:

1. "We're here for him. (Ben)" Miles "Um, we kind of, like, knew that forever ago." Hurley
2. "I'm sorry. You mean the same guy that killed two women in cold blood to set this little bastard free? And then sold all of us out so he could get off the Island? That Michael?" Sawyer
3. "Yeah. Miles offered his loyalty in exchange for the money. But as I haven't seen a bank on the island, I didn't think it worth mentioning." Locke
4. "He wants to survive. And considering a week ago you had a gun to his head, and tonight he's eating pound cake, I'd say he's a guy who gets what he wants." Miles
5. "It's a cold night. I brought you some extra blankets." Libby
6. "Excuse me, sir. You got the time?" Tom
   
7. "Manhattan, huh? We let you leave one island, and you just go to another one." Tom
8. "Is this the guy who hit you with the champagne bottle?" Arturo "Yeah, but I had it comin'." Tom
9.  "Did the bullet bounce off your skull, or did the gun just jam on you?" Tom 
10. "You know those nuts that think the moon landing was faked?" Frank
11. "What, are you going Nicholson on us? You know, Jack Nicholson in The Shining, when he's bouncing that ball against the wall? Next thing you know, you're gonna go after your wife with an axe." Minkowski "I'm not married, man." Kevin 
12. "You put me on this boat, talked me into blowing it up, and when I push the damn button, a flag pops up." Michael "You actually activated the bomb?" Ben "It's not a bomb! It's a... (catches himself) It's a joke." Michael 
13. When Karl dies. That was the most hilarious death ever. Karl wonders why his water bottle was shot.

Notes:

1. So, Mr. Friendly is gay. I guess that's why Kate isn't his type, as he said in A Tale of Two Cities.
2. Michael's mother notes that he was missing for over two months, which tells us that time on the island and off the island are the same. It had been speculated for a long time that time on the island may lapse differently than the island world, but this is one of the many conformations that it hasn't.
3. Michael David Kelly claimed in an interview that it in fact was him that appeared in this episode, but obviously was digitally altered.
4. It made me kind of sad that Michael pawned the watch that Jin gave him. Jin attacked Michael for having the watch in House of the Rising Sun, but they built the raft together and quickly became friends, so Jin gave it to Michael. It was a symbol of how much they grew and their time on the island, and Michael goes and hocks it. Bastard!
5. I like how Tom has all the funny lines in this episode.
6. Michael knew Naomi was from Manchester because of Charlie.
7. When Michael sees Libby on the freighter, she is wearing the same clothing that she died in.
8. From Lostpedia: "Kevin Johnson" and "Dean Moriarty," from The Economist, share the same passport number: HNSO12153. The passport number: HNSO12153 references Hanso (HNSO) and two of the Numbers 4 and 8 (1+2+1=4 and 5+3=8).
9. Karl saying "I've got a bad feeling about this" is yet another Star Wars reference.
   

4.06 The Other Woman

1. Juliet is waiting, Harper Stanhope comes in, says that today is just a meet and greet so they can get to know eachother, she's a therapist, Juliet has been there 1 week, says she doesn't like being treated like a celebrity, Harper says she's no different from anyone else there, Tom comes in, says that Ben wants to see Juliet. From Lostpedia
2. Ben gives Juliet a house, says she's there helping them with very important research, gives her all the opera classics on CD, so she feels at home.
3. Charlotte and Daniel have disappeared, Jack is looking for them, he says all their stuff is gone, he doesn't have the satellite phone, Sun says that Jin saw them going into the jungle, that Jack said they were friends, but Jack is worried, they go after them.
4. Juliet hears the whispers, turns and sees Harper in the jungle. From Lostpedia
5. Harper says she came to deliver a message from Ben, that Charlotte and Daniel are heading to The Tempest, to deploy the gas, and everyone will die, Harper says that Ben wants her to go, Juliet asks how Ben could know this when he's a prisoner, but Harper says that he's exactly where he wants to be, that she needs to stop them.
6. "I came to deliver a message from Ben. The two people you're looking for--Faraday and Lewis. They're headed to The Tempest, and if they figure out how to deploy that gas, then everyone on this island is going to die." Harper
7. "Ben is exactly where he wants to be." Harper
8. Jack shows up, Harper says that she's an old friend of Juliet's, that he needs to help her.
9. They hear the whispers again, Harper disappears.
10. Juliet is crying in a medical supply room, Goodwin comes in, says he was at the power station, his arm pressed against a transformer, Juliet takes a look at him, Goodwin says they lost Henrietta, she died this morning, that's it's not her fault, Juliet says that pregnant women keep dying on the island, that she was brought there to help fix that, but Goodwin says no one expects Juliet to fix the problem overnight.
11. He suggests she talk to Harper, but Juliet says that Harper hates her, that she gets the feeling she's a mean, spiteful person, Goodwin tells Juliet that Harper is his wife, he says that if she needs to talk, he's around, Juliet asks him not to tell her what she said and she won't tell anyone that he lied about how he hurt his arm, that's it's a chemical burn. From Lostpedia
12. Juliet tells Jack they're heading to The Tempest, that it's safer for him if she doesn't talk about it, but Jack insists, Juliet says that it's an electrical station that powers the island, that she wants Jack to help her, if they move all night, they can catch them.
13. Charlotte and Daniel stop to look at a map, Daniel wonders what happens if he can't do it. From Lostpedia
14. Kate shows up, tells them that Locke has Miles, but that he's fine, Charlotte says the satellite phone is dead, that they're going to get batteries from the packs they threw out of the chopper, but Kate spots the bag they're carrying, wants to look inside it, she finds gas masks, Charlotte knocks Kate out.
15. Juliet tells Jack about Harper, that she's a therapist, Jack wants to know more.
16. Juliet looks into a microscope, she tells Ben that in the 2nd trimester, the mother's immune system is triggered, the white blood cell count plummets, the immune system turns on the fetus, Ben looks at the microscope, Goodwin shows up for lunch, makes an excuse that he just had an extra sandwich, but Juliet has an appointment with Harper.
17. Harper asks Juliet what she thinks of Ben, she says he's great, smart, intense, challenging, he's been good to her, Harper says of course he has, she looks just like her, that she's close to Goodwin, her husband, asks her when they started sleeping together, that she followed them, watched them, that if she continues their relationship, there will be consequences, that Ben will hurt him.
18. Claire asks Locke, who's killing and skinning a rabbit, about Miles, says she wants to talk to him, find out who they are, why they're not rescuing them, says that he killed one, Ben shot one, and now they're holding one prisoner, that it's not hard to understand why they think they're hostile, Locke says remember what Charlie said about them, Claire says that Charlie said whose boat it isn't, not whose boat it is.
19. Locke brings Ben some rabbit, who is reading Valis, Ben says Locke's the leader, now, people start questioning, they're going to get angry, says that he always has a plan, Locke asks if it involves him raising $3.2 million, Ben says they have shared interests, a common enemy, not the people on the freighter, but the one they work for, says to let him out, and he'll tell him everything, Locke says he doesn't trust him, Ben says he'll show him. From Lostpedia
20. "So has the revolution begun yet? Or..." Ben (The door creaks shut, but Locke peeks back in, interested.) "What are you talking about?" Locke "Well, you're the leader now. I know it's a tough position. You have to deal with all those people constantly second-guessing your decisions, and it always starts out so innocently, doesn't it? A question here, a comment there, and then if you're not careful, you find you have a full-blown insurrection on your hands. Believe me, your people are gonna be so angry when they realize you still don't have a plan." Ben "And I assume you have a plan." Locke "I always have a plan." Ben
21. "I can help you, John. We have shared interests, or at least a common enemy." Ben "And that would be our friends on the freighter." Locke "Not them. The one they work for. Let me out of here. Give me some semblance of freedom, let me sleep in a bed and eat with utensils, and I give you my word I'll tell you everything you wanna know about the person who sent the freighter." Ben "Yeah, but see, there's the problem. I don't trust your word." Locke "All right, then. I guess I'll have to show you." Ben
22. Juliet with Goodwin, having a picnic on the beach, wine, Goodwin says he swiped it off the sub, he says he doesn't want to be private, but Juliet says no, that Ben wouldn't like it, Goodwin says that he has a crush on her, says he's working a kilometer away, with chemicals, could kill everyone if he flips a switch, Ben doesn't care.
23. We see the Oceanic 815 crash, Ben sends Goodwin.
24. Jack and Juliet find Kate, Juliet says she's going to get water, Kate says she was going to the beach, that she ran into them, Jack says they're headed to power station, Kate says they had gas masks, Juliet disappears.
25. Locke lets Ben out, wonders how he knows that Ben won't take off, but Ben says his people don't want him, they would've came for him already.
26. Ben says to look behind a picture frame, Ben gives him the combination to the safe, 36-15-28, the Red Sox tape is inside, Ben says he taped over it, Locke puts the video on. From Lostpedia
27. Charles Widmore, Ben says it's the man whose boat is parked off shore, he gets out of a limo, Ben says he's trying to find the island, there is a man in a blindfold, Ben says it's one of his people who got caught, says he doesn't know how Widmore knows about the island, Locke asks what he wants, Ben says that 3 months ago, in Gainesville, Florida, a Virgin Mary appeared in a patch of mold on the side of an old housing complex, when word got out, 5,000 people came to see it, that Locke survived an airline crash on the island, that now he can do jumping jacks, asks how many would come to see him, that Charles Widmore wants to exploit the island, that he'll do anything to possess it, in the video, Widmore beats the man he's captured, discovers the person video taping him, and the video cuts out.
28. "This is Charles Widmore. This is the man whose boat is parked offshore. This is the man that's been trying to find the Island." Ben (On the TV screen, a henchman removes a blindfolded man from the limousine trunk and walks him to the first man.) "Who's the man in the blindfold?" Locke "One of my people that had the misfortune to get caught." Ben "How does Widmore know about the Island?" Locke "I don't know, but he does." Ben "What does he want?" Locke "John, three months ago, in Gainesville, Florida, the Virgin Mary seemed to appear in a patch of mold on the side of an old housing complex. When the word got out, over 5,000 people came to see her face for themselves. You've survived an airline crash on this island. One minute, you're in a wheelchair. The next minute, you're doing jumping jacks. If 5,000 people came out to see a piece of mold, how many people do you think would come here to see you? Charles Widmore wants to exploit this island, and he'll do everything in his power to possess it." Ben (On the tape, Widmore beats the blindfolded man with his fists. When he finishes, he looks up, apparently noticing the handy-work of the concealed cameraman. With a static hissing, the picture turns to snow noise. Ben gets up and goes back to the safe, removing a file folder, filled thick with papers.) From Lostpedia
29. Ben gives Locke a file on Widmore, says that some of it is vague, some is guess work, some is concrete, says he didn't tell him sooner because it's a bargaining chip, Locke wants to know who the man on the boat is, Ben tells him to sit down for that one.
30. "Everything I know about Charles Widmore is in this file. Some of it's vague, some of it's guesswork, some of it's concrete. But this is everything, and now it's all yours. I'm sorry I didn't tell you all this sooner. But it was the only bargaining chip I had left." Ben "There's one more thing I need to know. Your man on the boat...I want you to tell me who it is." Locke "All right. But you might want to sit down." Ben
31. Kate and Jack track Juliet, Jack wants to know why she stayed, Kate says to find out if they knew about her, if she's a fugitive, she says that they do.
32. Juliet arrives at The Tempest, she goes inside. From Lostpedia
33. Juliet goes to Ben's for dinner, talks about Zack and Emma, says they're asking about their mother, Ben says they were on the list, Juliet says that Goodwin has been with the tail section 3 weeks, Ben says that he keeps making a case for Ana Lucia, that his assignment will be over soon, not to worry.
    
    
34. Juliet enters The Tempest, alarms are going off and red lights are flashing, an automated voice speaks over the loud speaker, Daniel is working at the computer inside, wearing a hazmat suit, a gas mask, Juliet approaches him.
35. "Warning. Computer switching to manual operation. This attempt is unauthorized. Warning--manual entry override denied. Warning--manual entry override denied. Repeated attempts to access storage tanks will result in contamination." Automated voice
36. Juliet tells Daniel to stop, but Daniel says he has to render it inert, Charlotte attacks Juliet, while Daniel continues to work on the computer, Charlotte says they're trying to disable it, Ben has used it before, but Daniel is successful, it works.
37. "We're trying to disable it before he can use it against us! Juliet, look me in the eye and tell me you are certain that Benjamin Linus wouldn't use this gas to kill everyone on this island! We know he's used it before. If you want to stop us, you're going to have to shoot us both." Charlotte
38. Juliet reads Shephard's file, Mikhail dropped it off, Juliet says he's a spinal surgeon, that he can help, she's surprised Ben isn't excited, he tells her to come with him.
39. Ben takes Juliet for a walk, shows her Goodwin's body, Juliet asks why he took her there, she says he knew it would happen, Ben says that she's his. From Lostpedia
40. "We don't know. There weren't any witnesses. I can only assume they found out he wasn't one of them. Guess I should've listened to you." Ben
41. "You knew this would happen. You sent him out here because you knew this would happen. (Cries) You wanted this! You wanted him to die! Why? Juliet "Why? You're asking me why? After everything I did to get you here, after everything I've done to keep you here, how can you possibly not understand...that you're mine? (Ben looks down, surprised at himself.) Take as much time as you need. (He storms off.)" Ben
42. Kate and Jack show up at The Temple, Charlotte says they saved their lives, but Kate doesn't believe her, so Charlotte agrees to take her inside and explain.
43. Juliet says that Ben said to kill both of them, she tells Jack that she doesn't know how Ben got to her, but he knew who they were and where they were going, that they came to the island to wage war on Ben, and Ben is going to win.
44. Juliet tells Jack that he doesn't want to be near her, that Ben thinks she's his, and he knows how she feels about Jack, but Jack kisses her anyway, says he knows where to find him.
45. Hurley and Sawyer play horseshoes, Locke lets Ben out.

Questions:

1. Why does Harper appear to Juliet? Is she alive?
2. How did she get a message from Ben to deliver to Juliet?
3. Why is Ben exactly where he wants to be?
4. Why can Jack see Harper?
5. What did Goodwin get a chemical burn from?
6. Where did Charlotte and Daniel get so much information about the island from?
7. How do they know about The Tempest station?
8. Who does Harper think Juliet looks like? His mother or Annie?
9. Who is the man that Charles Widmore captured? Who is filming?
10. Why does Ben claim to not know how Widmore knows about the island or who he really is?
11. Did Ben use The Tempest for the purge?

Favorites:

1. "That Harper's a piece of work. (Chuckles) But you give her a week, she'll have you cryin' about your daddy. I'm speaking from personal experience here." Tom
2. "I'm only gonna be here for six months." Juliet "Right, of course." Ben
3. Ben checking Juliet out. She's his, dammit. From Lostpedia
4. "So... if you threw your pack from the chopper, what's that?" Kate (Kate indicates Dan's bag.) "This? Uh... it's...I just borrowed this." Daniel
5. "You people had therapists?" Jack "It's very stressful being an Other, Jack." Juliet "Seemed kinda hostile, even for a therapist." Jack
6. "And I see you and my husband have become friendly." Harper "Yeah. He's great. He's been really helpful." Juliet
7. "Rabbit today?" Ben "Running out of chickens." Locke "This didn't have a number on it, did it?" Ben "What?" Ben
8. "Does it involve you raising $3.2 million? Phew. That's a lot of money. Wait. (Locke removes a dollar bill from his pocket, uncrumples it, and hands it to Ben.) Maybe this'll get you started." Locke
9. "That's what this is about? You're worried about Ben? Why? Because he has a crush on you?" Goodwin "You know?" Juliet "Come on. Everyone knows. He follows you around like a puppy." Goodwin
10. "What's Ben gonna do?" Goodwin
11. "Red Sox?" Locke "I taped over the game." Ben
12. Ben opening the door for Juliet and running like a mixture of a little girl and a geekily excited teenage boy to the oven.
13. "Hi. Come on in. Sorry. I have to get this ham out of the oven, or it'll dry out." Ben
14. "I hope you like dinner rolls." Juliet "I do indeed." Ben
15. "Why are you showing me this? Why did you bring me out here?" Juliet "What, you mean instead of his wife?" Ben
16. "What the hell are you doing out?" Sawyer "See you guys at dinner." Ben

Notes:

1. The whispers, from DarkUFO: "He can die. You never know. This is Lapidus? I told you. There is no way to stop them. I know."
2. One of Harper's diplomas in her office has a Hanso Foundation logo on it.
3. I'm not really a big fan of this episode, but I really like the Locke and Ben scenes.
4. Alright there, Kate. You're officially no longer Super Kate for getting bopped over the head with a gun.
5. Jack is so annoying in this episode.