Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 763 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Your Mother's An Other?!
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 14 | Aired on 2009.04.29
Medical Center; Exterior; Night: As Eloise leaves the hospital, she's stopped by a familiar voice. "Is he all right?" It's Charles. While her back is to him, Eloise's expression is about what you'd expect if she was standing downwind of a sulfur spray, but she rights it before she turns to him and simply says, "Yes, Charles. He's fine." Charles appears genuinely pleased by that news as he says, "Good." Eloise encourages him to go in there and see his daughter. Charles says that his relationship with Penny is something he's had to sacrifice. Eloise scoffs. "Don't you talk to me about sacrifice, Charles. I had to send my son back to the island, knowing full well that..." Charles interrupts her. "He's my son too, Eloise." She squeezes her eyes shut for a moment, then hauls off and slaps his face. She then gets into a cab, leaving Widmore alone in the night. And we jump to...
1977; Island: Kate thinks Daniel's plan is a mistake -- that it's crazy to talk about erasing everything about their lives since the crash. Jack says that since they poofed out of a plane and into 1977, he's getting used to the crazy. Daniel is just a little ahead of them when they hear the Others (talking, not whispering). Daniel looks down at Camp Richard, while Jack and Kate catch up. Before they can stop him, he tells them to wish him luck, and hustles down to the camp. Jack tries to call him back, but Kate tells him to let Dan go. When the first Other spots Daniel, Dan waves his gun and tries to get the guy to stay silent. He won't, though, probably because Dan doesn't look like he could hit the broadside of a barn. Mr. Other reaches for his rifle, so Daniel shoots at the ground twice and tells him to back up. He orders everyone not to move and says he only wants to speak to Eloise. He demands to see her a few times before Richard comes out of his tent and says that Eloise isn't "here right now." But please leave a message after the beep.
Dan knows Richard right away. It's less clear if Richard knows Dan, too, or if he just spots the recognition in Dan's eyes. Richard asks if they know each other, but Dan says it doesn't matter. "I need you to take me to Eloise." Richard repeats that she's not there, and starts to try to talk Dan into lowering his weapon. Dan closes in on him, though, and demands to know where the bomb is. "The hydrogen bomb I told your people to bury. Where is it?" Richard's eyes light up. He tells Dan to lower the gun and they'll talk. "Nobody has to get hurt." Oh man, that means someone's going to get hurt, and since I don't see Radzinsky anywhere nearby, I don't like my choices. Daniel tells Richard he's going to give him three seconds. "One, two..." A shot rings out. Daniel and Richard both jerk. And when Dan looks down, we can see he's the one who's been hit. Nooooooo! (Although I am glad it wasn't Richard.) He falls to the ground to reveal young (but not the youngest version of) Eloise standing behind him, holding a rifle.