Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT L'chaim!
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 12 | Aired on 04.08.2009
Hydra Island; 2007: Frank arrives on shore and is greeted by a guy yelling his name. He tells Frank that Ilana and three of the others found guns and say they're in charge, now. Frank approaches Ilana, who is still fiddling with the "crate." What's in the box?! He asks her what's going on. She draws out a gun and says, "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" Oh, I know this one. Ben Linus's mouth! It also lies out in the sun, in the various stations, on the phone, and basically whenever it's open. She can't hear me, so she repeats her question to Frank. Who's all, "What?" Some big meathead who is also armed points his weapon at Frank and orders him to answer the question. Ilana asks again, "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" Frank squints at her. "I have no idea what..." Ilana whacks him with the butt of her weapon and knocks him down. Frank looks up at her while she orders the meathead to get everyone else. "And tell them it's time. And tie him up. He's coming with us." The meathead smiles a meaty smile and runs off. Ilana looks back down at Frank who decides consciousness is too much trouble, and closes his eyes. Sleep well, sweetie.
Craphole; 2007: Locke and Ben are underneath the temple. Sun must have wisely stayed outside. Locke lights their torches and they set out on their way through the underground as Ben confesses that Locke was right that Ben needs to be judged for Alex's death, because he could have just gone with Widmore's men. "So you were right, John. I did kill Alex. And now I have to answer for that. I appreciate you showing me the way, but I think I can take it from here." Locke says, "You've got it," and stands behind as Ben goes it alone. He only makes it a few steps though, before the ground beneath him opens up and swallows him whole. Ben falls to yet a lower level beneath the temple. And just as Sawyer looked down the well for Locke, Locke looks down into the hole, for Ben. The difference is, there's been no time flash, so Ben's still there. He assures Locke that he's all right and Locke goes off to find "something to get [him] out of there." Ben tries to tell him to wait, but Locke's gone. Ben rises to his feet and looks around at the chamber into which he's fallen. There are hieroglyphs all over the walls and pillars. He approaches what might be an altar and we see a picture of Anubis (not Horus), on his knees. He seems to be summoning Smokey. There's a rattling sound and Ben looks down to see a stone filled with little holes -- holes that might be perfect to vent smoke. I'm just sayin'... With a puff, his torch goes out. The rattling gets louder and black smoke pours from the holes in the stone. It surrounds Ben like the Angel of Death-smoke surrounds the first born Egyptians in The Ten Commandments. The smoke envelops Ben as he stands there, burnt out torch still in hand.