Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 2997 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Namaste Or Nama-Go Now?
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 9 | Aired on 2009.03.18
Even with only Christian's flashlight to illuminate their way, we can tell the processing center is a disaster. Books and papers are on the floor. Signs dangle and swing in the breeze. Blinds and windows are broken. Christian shines his flashlight on the wall and starts spouting numbers, but they're not the numbers. "72, 76, 78." Sun asks where her husband is. Christian seems to ignore her. "Oh, here we go. '77." He takes the picture off the wall and dusts it with the side of his sleeve, then turns to Sun. "He's with your friends." Sun asks what he's talking about. "What friends?" Christian brings her the picture and the door blows open and the wind begins to howl. He hands her the photo. It's so dark inside, but we can make out Hurley in the front row. As Sun stares down at it, Christian says, "I'm sorry, but you have a bit of a journey ahead of you." And we cut to...
1977; Dharmaville: Someone takes a picture of the new recruits, including Jack, Kate and Hurley, under a "Namaste New Recruits" banner, and then Phil tells them they have the rest of the day to familiarize themselves with their security protocol handbooks, which are waiting in their "new digs." He allows that some of the material might seem a little scary, but assures them they're perfectly safe here. Right. He invites them to dig into the hamburgers and punch, when a call comes over his walkie. It's "LaFleur," alerting him to the presence of a 14-J, that is, Sayid. Sawyer drives up, and as he, Jin, Radzinsky and Sayid get out of the VW Bus, Phil cautions the new recruits to stay back, because they have a "minor security situation." Hurley, Kate and Jack can't help but stare as they manhandle their prisoner toward one of the buildings. Sawyer just scowls at them. When they've passed by, Hurley whispers, "I guess we've found Sayid." What was your first clue, honey?
Sawyer and Phil march Sayid downstairs in The Arrow, and bring him past the security monitors and lock him in a cell. Sawyer says, "All right, you can hang out here until we can figure out what the hell to do with you." Phil wants to know what they will do with him. Sawyer looks at Sayid, sighs, and then looks back to Phil. "Bring the man some damn food. We're not savages." Phil looks like he'd rather follow the Radzinsky plan: shoot first; bring food to the widow. But he heeds Sawyer. Once Sawyer and Sayid are alone, does Sawyer wink? Oh no, he does not. But he does squint kindly, and he nearly nods his head before he walks off. Big of him, don't you think? Sayid just stands there all, What the hell? Why did I come back here?