Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 5820 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 17 | Aired on 2010.05.23
Sideways; Classical-Rock Fusion Concert: Juliet -- waiting in line with David and Claire -- is paged by the hospital. She kisses David as she makes her excuses, then addresses her new ex-sister-in-law: "We'll get to know each other better, I hope?" Claire agrees and once Juliet is gone, she links her arm in David's. "Well, I guess it's just you and me, kid." And I've been trying to hold my commentary to the end and not interpret things too much during the recap proper, but Claire is so much smaller than even Jack's Mini-Me that I can't help but feel like I'm watching Claire and Jack experience the childhood they never shared in life.
Backstage: Charlotte wakes Charlie who -- (still) smashed and surly -- attempts to come on to this goddess. She's all whatever, wake up, you're with the band, scumbum. Charlie blurts: "I was shot by a fat man." Thankfully, Charlotte doesn't have to respond to that, because it's then that she sees Daniel. They don't have the full-on epiphany the other characters have experienced, but they stutter, stammer and can't take their eyes off one another. Since they've just shaken hands when we cut away, it's only a matter of time before the most chaste love story ever ignites -- you know, like the world's tiniest sparkler.
David and Claire join Desmond and Kate at table 23. Des is pleasantly surprised when he realizes Claire and Kate have met before. Their reunion is cut short, though, by Pierre Chang and his introduction of Mr. Daniel Widmore and Drive Shaft. We don't actually hear much classical-rock fusion. It's mostly Giacchino and I'm glad for that. Besides, Charlie is letting his bass hang limp in front of him. He's noticed Claire and is enraptured. She's intrigued by his attention, but then her labor starts. She tells her nephew she's heading to the ladies room, but Kate knows enough to follow along where she's not invited, because she's Kate. She squeezes the shoulder of her erstwhile lover's son as she follows his auntie backstage. Desmond looks like he's front row at the best sideshow ever.
Islandways: At the bottom of the waterfall, Desmond frees himself from Faucke's rope and wanders past the skeletons of those who were not so uniquely immune to electromagnetism. The cavern is full of stalactites, stalagmites and possibly fibroid tumors. The glow emanates from the center of a pool. There's an actual (stone) cork sticking out of its center. I will not call it a tampon. I will not call it a tampon. Desmond takes a deep breath and steps into the water. Smokey-esque noises start once both of his feet are submerged. The light comes in staccato bursts. He screams in pain; his nose bleeds. Up above, Faucke and Jack are riveted. Des struggles to the center and finally pops the cork; the Smokey noises diminish; the water flowing into the pool slows; the pool drains; the light dims and then goes out. Desmond, now out of the pool, looks around -- surprised he hasn't been whisked away to Happy Penny Heaven. The cavern is dark for a moment, before an eerie red glow fills the place. And then, the most awesome thing in forever happens. The unplugged glowhole morphs into TUBEY! Okay, a depressed Tubey...possibly in Darth Vader drag. Seriously. Click here and check it out.