“Tea? Now there’s a gentleman’s drink!”
February 17th, 2010
European-history-teacher-Ben totally redeemed everything horrible about the last episode, and every other bad episode – LOVE. I thought this flash-sideways was really really good. I could take or leave the on-island stuff (although I am glad John finally had a proper funeral with people attending, and I don’t know what to think about the Fakelocke/Sawyer storyline until it goes somewhere), but the plane-lands-safely storyline was really good. The Hurley/Locke scene in the parking lot was awesome.
Although now there are all new questions – how did Locke end up in the wheelchair in this reality if his father is expected to be at his wedding?
This episode follows the current pattern of copying season 1’s centrics. The pilot and LA X were multi-centric, episode 3 of season 1 and 6 were Kate-centric, and the fourth episodes of season 1 and 6 are Locke-centric. If this is any indication for future episodes, the next one will be Jack-centric.
When we saw their names on the ceiling of the cave I muttered something about their seat numbers.
Mikey: “Why would anybody know their seat numbers??”
Um, I don’t know – a sickness?
February 17th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Wasn’t it weird to see Locke being kissed — passionately!
How about Frank’s line: “This is the wierdest funeral I’ve ever been to”
Hurley is way better off in sideways land. Driving a damn Hummer. The big reveal of this episode — that Jacob hand-picked them all — is something we all figured out for ourselves. I guess the biggest reveal is that he was searching for a protector of the Island, or a replacement. Clint hopes Sawyer is the one that saves them all from Man in Black. That would be pretty awesome, but I think Sawyer is about to be overcome by Blackie. Poor Richard. What a wierd scene where he tried to convince Sawyer. Richard seemed so vulnerable. They don’t have long to wrap it up. Come on writers!
February 17th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
the blond kid looked strikingly like jacob.
did hurley still use the numbers to win the lottery? if so, how did he learn them?
loved rose in this episode.
February 17th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Frank’s line – almost my blog title :) Loved it!
I’m really wondering if Jacob wanted a replacement in line because he knew Blackie would eventually get him, or if there is another reason.
The Richard thing was really sad. For some reason this episode reminded me of his encounters with younger versions of Locke, which I’d forgotten happened. I wonder why Jacob sent him to see babyLocke so many times but not the others.
Rose was awesome! She always is :)
February 17th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Agreed—blond boy definitely Jacob.
I hope Sawyer saves them all!!
I LOVE ‘I’m the luckiest person alive’ Hurley….but i’ve always loved Hurley.
I somehow almost cried when Ben said that Locke was a better man than he ever will be.
Good question about Locke ending up in the wheelchair. Destiny? And for Hurley winning the lottery. Destiny? Nothing changes your destiny? Jacob was playing with their destiny? I’m stuck on this somehow…Events that happen to them still happen, but it just happens differently?
I really want some questions answered NOW!!
February 18th, 2010 at 12:20 am
didn’t Helen leave Locke before he went to Austrailia?
February 18th, 2010 at 1:33 am
RW – definitely almost cried, too. “Events that happen to them still happen, but it just happens differently?” …….maybe so. I’ve wondered that throughout this show.
RD – she did indeed. In THAT life. Seems like their past and present are both totally different in this sideways storyline. It’s boggling my mind. It seems that since Jacob was on the island long before the hatch was built and was recruiting them before that time, too (some of them), Juliet blowing up the bomb should not have affected his “recruitment” plans since he was in their lives before the hatch was even built… so maybe in this new sideways timeline, they are on another path in life that will get them to the island another way, since there is no hatch to crash their plane.
Richard Alpert was there when Locke was born, remember…
February 18th, 2010 at 8:23 am
i have a lot of stuff swimming around in my head but all i can really talk about is ben linus in that damn faculty room.
February 18th, 2010 at 11:23 am
He’d be a good teacher for sure. He’d make those kids work for their grades! And then kick their dogs on the street.