Episode Report Card Daniel: B | 240 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Pure guava
By Daniel | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 2005.01.12
We flash back to Boone's other recent "rescue" of Shannon, back in Australia. He shows up at her house, and she tellingly seems surprised to see him, saying that he wasn't supposed to come until later. He tells her to get whatever she wants to take from Australia, and they're leaving. She's extremely hesitant, much to his confusion, and things only get worse when Bryan shows up, carrying groceries. "Let's go," Boone tells Shannon, but she doesn't move. "You still don't get this, do you?" says Bryan. Not yet, but as Boone looks at Shannon, who can barely make eye contact, he figures it out. "You set me up. This whole thing was a setup," he says. Shannon says nothing, so Bryan explains that Shannon's only getting what she's owed, since she told him that Boone's mother screwed her over when her father died (considering how she's behaved towards Boone, Bryan might want to consider that Shannon isn't being completely honest with him, Bryan, either, but that's a whole other kettle of fish). Bryan's slagging Boone's mom, but something else dawns on Boone, who turns to Shannon. "This isn't the first time. You've done this before, you little bitch." Bryan, scam artist and mom-insulter, thinks that's not necessary and steps between the two of them, so Boone attacks him, which, considering Bryan's size, must be not unlike attacking Lostzilla. Bryan starts punching him, in wince-inducing cinematography, until Shannon screeches and pulls Bryan off her mark, I mean "stepbrother." Boone, nose bloodied but pretty eyes unblackened, gets up and walks out the door.
Locke's doing his staring at the sea thing when Jack strolls up and asks him if he's seen any ships. "Not yet, but I'm patient." Jack sits down and joins him. "It's been a while since you and I talked, John," says Jack. I suspect Jack's going for "friendly" here, but it kind of comes out like Jack's the boss and he's acknowledging that he hasn't checked in to see how Locke's doing. "Where's Boone?" asks Jack, and Locke says he hasn't seen him all day. Jack says Locke and Boone have been attached at the hip lately, and Locke jokingly checks his hip. "No Boone!" he says, like maybe they could cut John Locke's Def Comedy Jam and get to the point here. "How's the boar-hunting going?" asks Jack, finally cutting through all the small talk. "Between you and me?" says Locke, and Jack says, "Always." Word is bond! Locke says that he thinks the boar are migrating out of the valley, because they're smart animals, and smart animals adapt when a new predator is introduced into the environment. And in case you don't know what predator they're talking about, Jack clarifies that they're the predators.