Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 904 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Ben, You're Always Running Here and There
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2010.03.09
Jungle Trek; Hurley, Jack, and Richard: Since Richard looks the same as he did 30 years ago, Hurley figures he's time-traveling, or a cyborg. Richard says he's not. When Hurley suggests, "Vampire?" Richard doesn't answer. You be the judge! After Richard is done rolling his eyes, he says, "Jacob gave me a gift." Jack's ears perk up at the mention of the name. "Jacob! What do you know about him?" Richard says, "I know he's dead," right before he arrives at his destination...
The Black Rock: Hurley says, "Uh...I thought you said we were going to the Temple, dude." Richard deadpans: "I lied." Jack wants to know why. Richard says, "Because everyone at the Temple is dead." Hurley's expression says he already knew that, and yet, he also looks nauseated and mournful. Jack needs more details than that, though. When Richard says there were no survivors, Jack asks about "our friends..." KATE, "Sayid?" KATE, "Kate?" Richard says they weren't there. "Maybe they made it out alive. All I know is -- whatever you're looking for at the Temple -- it's not there." When Jack asks Hurley if he was stalling because he knew about this, Hurley says that Jacob hinted at this outcome. Richard turns to him, agitated. "You spoke to Jacob?" Hurley: "Yeah." Richard: "Well, whatever he said -- don't believe him." And at that, he marches towards the ship. Jack wants to know where he's going. Richard says there's something he needs to do. Jack hollers after him: "To do what?" Richard keeps marching. "Die." Commercial.
L.A Reality; Ben's High School: Ben taps Arzt (who is in his glory, giving students "F" grades with bright red Sharpies) for a way into staff email. He doesn't want to admit his plan at first, but, promise to Alex abandoned, he finally confesses that he understands the school nurse is engaging in an inappropriate relationship with Principal Reynolds. Tool that he is, Arzt is excited that Ben is making a play for the big job, and says that in return, he wants a primo parking space, "The one next to the maple tree -- not under the maple tree -- next to the maple tree. That way, I get the shade from the maple tree, but not all that tree crap all over the hood of my car." Have you ever seen maple tree crap, Les? It doesn't confine itself to the area directly below the tree. Just sayin'... "And I want aprons. I want lots of aprons, and I want some lab equipment in here that was built in this decade. Is that a deal?" Ben says, "Deal."