Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 2 USERS: C YOU GRADE IT I'm So Dizzy My Head Is Spinnin'
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 15 | Aired on 05.06.2009
"Hello, everyone. My name is John Locke. I've been told that for some time, you all have been accepting orders from a man named Jacob. And yet, oddly enough, it seems that no one has actually seen him. Now, I'm sure there are very good reasons why his existence and whereabouts are secret. I just don't know what they are. And to be honest with all of you, if there's a man telling us what to do, I want to know who he is." Sun wonders if Jacob can tell them how to bring Jin and everyone back to 2007. Locke says, "Absolutely," and then invites the whole gang to tag along while he goes with Richard to see Jacob. The rabble -- she is roused! This does not escape Richard's notice. He turns to Ben. "I'm starting to think John Locke is going to be trouble." Ben agrees. "Why do you think I tried to kill him?" We won't get into how you succeeded, Ben, even though I think Richard has sussed all that out, too. Remember, as you told Sun, Richard has been here a very, very long time. Commercial.
Submarine: Juliet wonders what she and Sawyer will do once they get to Ann Arbor. Sawyer says they're not going there. Dharma has no authority over them in the real world. "Once we dock wherever we dock, we're free." Juliet laughs at the idea of being in the real world, once again. "I don't even know what that means, anymore." Sawyer tells her no matter what happens, he has her back. Juliet looks him in the eye. "I love you." Sawyer smiles. "I love you back." It's a beautiful moment cut way too short not only by the Dharma-Goon Sawyer has nicknamed "Nemo" and nasty-ass Phil, but by the last-minute passenger now boarding the sub. We see the work boots, and motor-pool navy blue pants, and then the fabulous head of curls. It is, of course, Kate. Like Sawyer and Juliet, she too is cuffed. And lucky Juliet gets to share a table with her. Cozy! She breathes heavily. "Hey." Sawyer replies grimly, "Hey." Juliet thinks to herself, "Shit." There's all kinds of naval talk about the ship being prepared to dive. Sawyer searches Juliet's face for a reaction to their unexpected company, and she can't even fake a smile. The submarine submerges and we cut to...
The Tunnels: As Richard and Ellie lead Jack and Sayid to the bomb, Sayid asks Jack if he's stopped to think that Ellie is probably only motivated by a desire to "annihilate the Dharma Initiative." Jack gets that, but he still trusts her, "because 30 years from now, she's the one who's going to tell us how to get back to the island." Tripping or straight, Sayid speaks for me when he says, "And that makes you trust her?" Jack doesn't have a lucid bone left in his body, so he just nods. They enter a huge space and Ellie and Richard light the torches on the walls, and Ellie pulls the cover off our old friend, Jughead. You can see where it's leaking, and it's probably not the best place for a pregnant woman to be standing, huh? Oh well, in for a penny... When Jack approaches the bomb with near reverence, Richard looks to Eloise as if to say, "Are you OUT OF YOUR DAMNED MIND?" She ignores him, sighs and says, "Well. Now what?" And we jump to...
2007; Camp Richard By-The-Sea: It's daylight now, as Locke leads his band of buggered off to see the wizard. As they tromp along, Locke decides to needle Ben with some small talk that's just dripping in sarcasm, and Ben is more than happy to play along. Being a good little Locke-Follower like Smokey-Alex told him to is getting on his last evil nerve.
LOCKE: Beautiful day, isn't it?