Episode Report Card Daniel: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Thanks, But I'm Not Hungry
By Daniel | Season 4 | Episode 4 | Aired on 02.20.2008
Jack says he's been calling the boat all day, and he wants to know why he isn't getting an answer. "We're here, how would we know?" points out Charlotte. I'm surprised it's taken Jack this long to ask them. Jack doesn't believe there's just one line on the boat. Charlotte glances at Daniel, then says there is an emergency line. Juliet hands her the phone. "It's an emergency," she says.
Charlotte reluctantly takes the phone. "Put it on speaker," says Jack. Charlotte does. We hear the phone ring a couple of times, and then Regina picks up, wanting to know why Charlotte's calling on this number. Minkowski wasn't answering, says Charlotte, adding that the Lostaways want to talk to their friends. Regina says, "What friends?" Ruh-roh. Charlotte's all, you know, the friends that Frank took over in the helicopter last night. "We thought the helicopter was with you," says Regina. Everyone looks stunned. Jack looks stunned and angry. Stangry. He starts pacing, setting his jaw. I think I might owe Locke a Coke, he's thinking.
In the boathouse, it looks like Locke has taken more drastic measures to ensure Miles's captivity: Miles now has his hands tied together above his head. It doesn't look very comfortable. Locke walks in. "I don't know what you think you're doing, but you're wasting your time," says Miles. Locke ignores this, pulls a grenade out of his bag, and STUFFS IT IN MILES'S MOUTH. He tells Miles to bite down; Miles does so, biting down on the handle, and Locke then PULLS THE PIN. He says he made the mistake the other day of not introducing himself: "My name is John Locke. And I'm responsible for the well-being of this island. Eventually, Miles, you're going to tell me who you are, and you're going to tell me about the people on the boat, and you're going to tell me why you're so interested in Ben. In the meantime, you're going to keep your mouth shut." Muffled protests from Miles. Locke, zipping up his backpack, says he learned yesterday that it's no good having rules if there's no punishment for breaking them. "Enjoy your breakfast," he says, and walks out. I'm sure the grenade will turn out to be a dud, but Miles doesn't know that. Fortunately, we're spared watching the trickle of urine running down his leg (or worse).
Sawyer and Kate are asleep, entwined in bed. Kate nuzzles him, climbs on top and starts kissing him, he flips her over, and then she gets all reluctant on him. "Come on, it's not like we've never done it before," he says. He also adds that he's cool with the fact that they didn't "go all the way" last night, because she was sad. Funnily enough, Kate is immune to the charms of someone displaying the sexual maturity of a fifteen-year-old, and she demurs, and it's only a matter of time before Sawyer says something like, "It's different for guys. We could die if we don't do it." She turns away from him on the bed and says, "Forget it." "You're still worried you might be pregnant," he says, which I suppose is the only possible thing he can fathom that might explain a woman not having sex with him. She turns back to him, and props herself up on her elbows. "I'm not worried. And I'm not pregnant." Sawyer busts out the "woo-hoo!"s, to the extent that Kate asks if it would have been the worst thing in the world. Sawyer's answer is "yes," in so many words. "What would we have done with a baby?" asks Sawyer. Like there would have been any "we" about it where Sawyer's involved. "I'm going back to the beach," says Kate, which only sets Sawyer off more.
"Don't make this about me, Kate," he snaps. Yeah, that's Sawyer's job. He says she didn't want a baby any more than he did; she just wanted an excuse to split, and now she's got one. But he's not worried: "In about a week, you'll find some reason to get pissed at Jack, and you'll bounce right back to me," he says. She slugs him. He's still not wrong. "In about a week"? He's even got the timeline right.