Yes, I know it took me a whole week to get this up. So let’s just say this serves as both a recap and a refresher in this Lost-less week. Moving along.
Once again the internet is full of a bunch of Negative Nellies who are blasting this episode as being “pointless” and “a waste of time.” It’s true that, despite a massive amount of action, little actually happened in the grand scheme of plot advancement, and some of the acting was a little underwhelming (I’m looking at you Fake Tina Fey), but I personally went away from this episode feeling completely satisfied. The Sideways-verse plotlines might have felt a little jarring since they were not focused on one character’s perspective, but they existed mostly to orientate the audience to where all of the characters are in time since the last time we saw them, and to begin to get everyone to where they need to be. On island, things were a bit more focused on Jack and getting everyone to where they need to for the action of the next episode, which I hear is going to be a humdinger (yeah, I said humdinger, what?). If you haven’t watched this episode yet, you know the drill – scoot! The rest of you hurry on down to the rest of the blog – but try not to get lost along the way!
The Sideways-verse: Where everyone’s got a shit-ton of stuff to do
Locke is rushed to the hospital after having been run over by Desmond. Ben rides in the ambulance with him. The Paramedic says that they aren’t seeing any responses or reflexes in his lower body and Ben tells them that’s because he is a paraplegic. Ben says he doesn’t know Locke that well and in fact doesn’t know his first name. He does say that he can give a full description of the man that hit him, which the paramedics say he can give to the police at the hospital. The Paramedics need to know who to notify and Locke is able to mumble to Ben “Helen Norwood” and says that he was going to marry her. Ben tells Locke that he still can marry her, because he is going to be okay. Locke says his name is John.
At the police station, James asks to have a moment with Kate. He picks up her file and reads off her list of offenses, including arson and murder. He says that she doesn’t look like a murderer. She says that’s because she not. He brings up the coincidence of them running into each other again.
“Don't you think it’s weird that we were on the same flight, we meet in the elevator and then of all the cars in L.A., you run into me.” ~ James
Kate asks if James is hitting on her. She then asks why he didn’t arrest her in the airport elevator when he saw her with the cuffs. He claims that he didn’t see any handcuffs, just a woman who needed the door held. She says that it’s because he didn’t want anyone to know that he had been in Australia and asks if she should tell the feds that. James considers this and says that he likes Kate. Miles calls James over to say there has been a multiple homicide. He says Keamy and three of his goons are dead and there are two witnesses who don’t speak English, one of whom was shot. The look at the security footage which shows the suspect (Sayid) leaving the restaurant.
Claire arrives at an office building and is looking for the adoption agency which she told is on the 15th floor. While she signs in Desmond appears and is a total creeper, as per usual these days. He reintroduces himself and looks over her shoulder to read her name off the sign in sheet.
Weirded out. She tells Desmond that he was right, the baby is a boy. Desmond then proceeds to follow her up the escalator and into the elevator. He tells her that adoption is a complex legal mater and that she should have representation. He offers to set he up with the lawyer he is about to meet with. Claire is hesitant, especially about the expense, but Desmond implies that she shouldn’t worry about that. He introduces her to Ms. Verdansky.
Hey Ilana! Hey American accent! What-up with dat? Desmond introduces Ilana to Claire Littleton, and Ilana asks if she is from Australia. She says she’s been looking for her! She takes Claire away into an office.
Sayid returns to Nadia’s house and begins packing. He says that he has taken care of their situation. She wants to know what he did, but he will only say that he has to leave right away and that he can never come back. The police arrive and Sayid asks Nadia to stall as he heads out the back. Nadia opens the door to Miles after requesting to see his identification. Miles sees the suitcase on the table. Sayid attempts to escape out the back but is tripped by James with a garden hose and arrested.
Jack and his son, David, arrive at the office building for the reading of Christian’s will, and look adorable while doing so. Those Shephard boys sure do clean up nice. Jack is on the phone with David’s mother, who apparently is back in town. He says that he’ll bring David home at 5, but David makes a face for him to say later, so he says they might grab dinner after – so make that 7. When Jack gets off the phone he tells David that he knows the Will reading isn’t exactly fun and he says it’s okay to be sad. David says he is said for Jack. In the lawyer’s office Ilana meets them and asks says she has a surprise. She asks if they believe in fate. She takes them into the conference room and introduces them to Claire. He asks how she knew his father, and she said he was her father too. Jack is speechless and full of Jears.
He receives and emergency call from the hospital and says he needs to go and that they’ll need to reschedule.
At the hospital Sun wakes up with Jin at her bedside. Jin says that she is going to be okay and that the baby is fine too. He says that it’s all over and they’re going to be okay.
David and Jack walk through the hospital. Jack asks if David is sure he’s okay, and David says it’s fine. Apparently it’s completely normal for doctors to leave their teenage children and let them roam the hospital halls unsupervised. David wishes Jack luck in surgery. Jack heads in and is caught up on the case – a paraplegic who was hit by a car. They say his dural sac is obliterated, which is a nice call back to the case Jack told Kate about in the Pilot . Jack goes into surgery confidently and looks down in the mirror to see his and Locke’s reflections. He says he thinks he knows this guy. He is, no doubt, remembering their meeting in the airport. Looks like Jack is going to have a chance to make good on his claim to Locke that nothing is irreversible. I think he’ll be walking down that isle with Helen after all.
MIB is pleased as punch to see Hurley’s group stroll into the camp. He tells Jack that he was hoping he would come and asks to speak to Jack alone. Jack checks in with Hurley first to make sure that it’s okay, seeing as how this was Hurley’s plan and all. Hurley gives his blessing and I predict this is the last we’ll see of Hurley as a leader for a while. MIB sits on a log and Jack squats in front of him. He remarks that he really does look just like John Locke and he asks why MIB chose Locke’s appearance.
“Cause he was stupid enough to think he was brought here for a reason, because he pursued that belief until it got him killed and because you were nice enough to bring him back in a wooden box.” ~ MIB
Jack remarks that Locke was the only one who ever believed in the island and that he did everything he could to try and stop them from leaving the island. MIB says Locke wasn’t a believer, he was a sucker. Finally Jack comes right out with what he’s been wanting to ask for some time. He wants to know if the vision of his father that he saw when they first arrived on the island (White Rabbit) was actually MIB. MIB says that it was indeed him and he did it to lead them to water so they would survive. He says he was been trying to help them all along, but that Jack had been trapped because Jacob chose him.
“All I've ever been interested in is helping you to leave, but because Jacob chose you, you were trapped on the Island.” ~ MIB
He tells Jack that with Jacob dead they are finally free to leave the island. The trick is that they need to do it all together. On the way back to the camp Locke notices Claire following them and calls her out. Claire says that Jack is her brother and MIB leaves them alone to catch up. She tells Jack that she has never really had much in the way of family so it means a lot to her that he’ll be joining them. He says that he hasn’t really decided yet whether or not he was joining them.
“You decided the moment you let him talk to you. So like it or not, your with him now.” ~ Claire
Back at the camp Sawyer is filling Hurley in on the details of the plan to steal Widmore’s submarine and hightail it off the island. Sawyer tells Hurley that Sayid isn’t invited because he’s gone to the dark side.
Sawyer: Sayid has gone over to the Dark Side.
Hurley: Yeah, but you can always bring people back from the dark side. I mean, Anakin.
Sawyer: Who the hell is Anakin?
Sawyer’s pop-culture reference failure disappoints me, but he’s more of a classic Star Wars kind of guy. Besides, he’s been rocking the 1970’s for so long it’s understandable for him to dismiss the prequels I suppose. Anyway, Kate is explaining the plan to Sun in the distance (they are avoiding huddles to remain inconspicuous). Sawyer tells Hurley to keep the plan a secret (obvs) and Claire comes waltzing up with a big “good to see you” hug for Hurley. Somehow this seemed much more genuine that Claire’s other hugs where I’ve been sure she was about to snap and kill everyone. I guess everybody really does love Hugo after all. Plus he’s a super hugger.
MIB addresses the camp and says it is nice to finally everyone together again. Kate joins Jack and he tells her that he isn’t sure whether to follow MIB or not. Zoe (aka Fake Tina Fey aka Stranger Glasses Bitch – the internet really doesn’t like her) arrives and tells MIB to return what he has taken. MIB plays dumb. Zoe communicates with someone on a two-way radio to confirm that they have a fix on her position. She says to show MIB what they’re capable. A missile is fired and explodes just beyond the group.
MIB is not fazed. Zoe says he has until nightfall to return what he took and leaves the radio for communication. Once she is gone MIB throws the radio on the ground and smashes it with the stick he was working on last episode. Apparently the wood told him it wanted to smash radios when it grew up. MIB declares, “Here we go.”
MIB tells the group that their hands have been forced by Widmore who is pushing for a confrontation. He tells everyone that they must gather their things and make their way to the Hydra Island so they can get on the plane and fly away. MIB gives Sawyer a map to a boat (Desmond’s boat, The Elizabeth) and tells him to get the boat and meet them to bring them all over the Hydra Island.
Sawyer asks for Kate’s assistance. MIB goes off to have word with Sayid and Sawyer tells Jack that they aren’t going to meet MIB. Instead he wants Jack to sneak off with Sun, Hurley, and Frank (or “the pilot” as Sawyer doesn’t seem to ever be able to remember his name). He’s to lead them to the old dharma dock where Sawyer and Kate will meet them to sail over to the Hydra Island to meet Widmore, whom he has a deal with. Jack asks about Claire but Sawyer indicates that she’s coo coo for coco puffs and lost her invitation when she tried to kill Kate.
MIB tells Sayid to go to the well and kill Desmond. Sayid is hesitant, leading MIB to ask Sayid if he still wants what he asked for. Sayid says he does and heads off to the well. Once he reaches the well he points his gun at Desmond, who is sitting calmly in the water at the bottom, which is no where near as deep as the sound effects last week suggested it would be. Desmond asks Sayid what MIB promised him, and Sayid responds that he could get back the woman he loved, even though she was dead. When Desmond asks how MIB would be able to help with that Sayid responds that MIB brought him back from the dead, so why wouldn’t he be able to bring back his love as well? Desmond asks Sayid what he would tell his beloved when she asked what he has to do to be with her again.
When they arrive at the coast Sawyer tells Kate that it’s a terrible idea to meet back up with MIB and reveals that he has arranged for Jack to bring Hurley, Sun, and “that pilot looks like he stepped off the set of a Burt Reynolds movie” to meet them. She asks about Claire but Sawyer tells her that the Claire she had come back for is gone, and that this Claire is far too dangerous. They swim out to The Elizabeth.
Back in Locke’s group Claire tells Jack that she trusts MIB because he is the only one who didn’t abandon her. Locke drops back looking for Sayid. He asks Sun if she’s seen him and Sun (still unable to speak English) writes a pissed note to MIB saying “you did this to me.” MIB says he didn’t do anything to her, but scurries off to continue looking for Sayid. He tells Cindy to keep everyone moving and that he’ll meet up soon. Jack sees this as his chance and leads Sun, Hurley, and Frank away from the group. Claire sees them abandon her once again. Harsh.
Locke finds Sayid and wants to know what took so long. Sayid says he needed a moment after just killing an unarmed man. MIB is a little suspicious but Sayid says he killed Desmond and MIB could go and check if he liked. MIB takes his word for it and they continue on to catch up with the group. Seriously MIB? Sloppy work. While we don’t officially know whether Desmond is alive or dead it seems pretty obvious that he triggered a change of heart in Sayid and is doing just fine somewhere, preferably out of the well. That’s gonna come back to bite you in the ass, brother.
Jack’s group runs through the jungle and for a moment it appears that Jack has led them astray and they are lost. Thankfully they find their way to the dock where Kate and Sawyer are waiting for them on the boat. They prepare to leave but Claire appears from the jungle with a riffle. To be fair if someone just abandoned me after I blatantly told them how much it sucked when everyone abandoned me last time, I’d be a little pissed too. Kate talks her down by telling her that they aren’t going with MIB because he isn’t Locke. Kate asks Claire to come with them. Claire says that MIB made her a promise, but Claire assures her that she is making a promise to her now that she will get her off the island and reunite her with Aaron. Claire agrees to join them and lets Kate take her rifle, but she ominously says that when he finds out they have left he is going to be mad.
They begin sailing to the Hydra Island. Sawyer lets Frank in on the plan saying that that they are going to take Widmore’s sub and get off the island. This suits Frank just fine. Some food is located in the cabin and Sun, Frank, and Hurley take their leave. Sawyer gives Kate the wheel so he can go have a one on one with Jack he is playing his new favorite game: staring at the ocean. Sawyer tells him he glad to see that Jack has finally come around to taking orders from other people. Jack says that this doesn’t feel right. He remembers what it felt like when he left the island the first time – like something was missing.
“It doesn't feel right leaving the island. We were brought here because we were supposed to do something. If Locke wants us to leave, maybe he's scared of what will happen if we stay. The island is not done with us yet.” ~ Jack
Sawyer says Jack can either cut the crazy talk or get the hell off his boat. He says that he is done with the island and that if Jack wants to take a leap of faith he should take it . . . over the end of the boat. Jack tells him that he is sorry he got Juliet killed, jumps into the water, and begins swimming back to the mainland. Kate says they have to go back for Jack but Sawyer says they are done going back.
When Sawyer’s boat arrives at the Hydra Island they are met by Widmore’s people who raise their guns. They lower their weapons when Zoe says it is okay, she knows Sawyer. Jin appears and sees Sun on the beach. FINALLY! Reunited and it feels so good! They rush towards each other and I like to think that for a moment the entire viewing audience screamed at their TV because we were all convinced they were going to get zapped by Widmore’s makeshift sonic fence.
Luckily the fence wasn’t turned on and Jin and Sun got to embrace and kiss. Sun tells him (in English) that she loves him and Jin promises they will never be apart again. Frank got the dubious job of pointing out to the audience that they’re speaking English and this should be a big deal.
“Looks like someone got their voice back.” ~ Frank
Yes, it was a completely corny and pretty lame, but apparently it was necessary because a lot of viewers commented later that they didn’t notice they were speaking English until it was pointed out to them. While all this is going down, Zoe radios Widmore. She tells Sawyer’s group to put their hands up and get on the ground. Sawyer reminds her that he has a deal with Widmore, but Zoe says the deal is off. She confirms with Widmore that they have a sightline on MIB and says to fire when ready.
Jack swims back to the beach of the main island and find MIB and several of his people waiting. MIB makes light of Jack’s swimming and then confirms rather nonchalantly that Sawyer took his boat, almost as if he was expecting it to happen. The missiles fired by Widmore’s people land on the beach with great explosions. Jack and several others are thrown through the air.
Jack is disorientated. MIB picks Jack up and takes him out of the line of fire. He leans Jack against a tree and assures him that everything will be alright.
“Don’t worry. It’s going to be okay. You’re with me now.” ~ MIB
Bloopers, Sidenotes, and Questions
Jack says to MIB that he chased saw his father on the island three days after the crash, but it was actually six days. At the end of “White Rabbit” he begins his speech with “it’s been six days . . . “
The EMT mentions that Locke's wheelchair was "smashed to pieces", yet in "Everybody Loves Hugo", the wheelchair is shown intact, standing upright after the accident.
Sawyer addresses an officer as “LaShade”. This was the character played by Bill Dee Williams on Expose in “Expose”.
Why has Widmore called off his deal with Sawyer, and why is he blasting MIB with missiles? Does he really think a missile is going to do anything to MIB?
Is Sayid still super evil, or did Desmond have a profound effect on him?
Why is David’s mother? It’s seeming more and more likely that it’s going to turn out to be Juliet. I expect we’ll find out next week which is rumored to be a Jack centric episode.
I’m seriously hoping that the cop Ben talks to about the hit and run turns out to be Ana Lucia who then turns out to be Miles’s girlfriend. Just saying.
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