Episode Report Card LuluBates: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Monks Gone Wild!
By LuluBates | Season 3 | Episode 17 | Aired on 04.17.2007
The rain has stopped, but it doesn't help them know where the parachute landed. Jin and Desmond disagree, so Hurley suggests they split up. Charlie wants to go with Desmond so he can yell at him. As he and Desmond search the woods for signs of a downed pilot, Charlie accuses Desmond of yelling "Duck!" And there was no duck. He looked and looked and there was no duck anywhere. A wild chicken, sure, but no duck. Desmond looks confused and Charlie explains that Desmond yelled "duck!" and how could he have known unless he had foreseen it? Charlie is understandably pissed that Desmond didn't tell him about the whole death by arrow thing. Desmond points out that if he had told him about it, he wouldn't have come. Which is probably true, but Charlie can't seem to see past the whole arrow-to-the-head thing. Charlie knows that Desmond was going to sacrifice him so he could get his girl back. Desmond explains that if his visions don't happen exactly like he saw them then it makes them moot. He was supposed to let Charlie die. But he didn't, and now it's pointless, especially because it just keeps happening, and Charlie should just die already! Des, he has to wait until he has a movie deal signed in ink. Then he can be killed off. Desmond makes a clumsy parallel between himself and Abraham and sacrifice. I would parse it out, but I don't care. Just accept that it ties into his time at the monastery and makes the flashback du jour not entirely pointless. The conversation is interrupted when they hear a shout from Jin. If my Korean serves me right, he is yelling that the buffet line is open and if they hurry there should still be some of those little quiches left. Obviously Desmond and Charlie rush over. Hurley and Jin are not in the buffet line. Man, does my Korean suck! They are standing underneath the pilot hanging in a tree. The pilot does not respond when they shout at her. Desmond looks horrified and starts apologizing a lot.
Desmond goes to say good-bye to the Main Monk. He tells Desmond that he can get him a ride back to town if he doesn't mind some heavy lifting. Desmond loads a bunch of wine into a car driven by -- Penny. He tells her how he is an ex-monk as of yesterday. She laughs at him, and he says it's not that funny. He tells her that God has big plans for him. She giggles some more. They flirt for a while, which strikes me as a really odd thing to do with a recently ex- monk. Where's that damn flirtation expert already? Geez, While Desmond and Penny flirt in the flashback, Hurley, Jin, and Charlie hold out the parachute to catch the pilot, Desmond climbs up the tree to cut the pilot down. After she drops, Hurley announces she is alive. Desmond shoves everyone out of the way. In the flashback, Desmond and Penny introduce themselves and stare meaningfully into each other's eyes. On the Island, Desmond starts to remove the pilot's helmet. He is still apologizing profusely to Penny and therefore is not prepared for the shock when he removes the helmet and finds someone who is definitely not Penny. Unless Penny photographs as a blonde but is actually African-American. The pilot mutters "Desmond" and then drifts out of consciousness. Everyone looks confused.