Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 900 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT John 3:16
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 6 | Aired on 2009.02.18
Mainland; Evening; Church Of The Doubting Escape-Aways: Jack asks Ben if he knew about "this place" and Ben says he didn't, so he turns to Mrs. Hawking and asks if Ben is telling the truth. Love it. She looks up from her desk and shakes her head. "Probably not." Ha. Jack skirts the pendulum as he approaches Hawking, and notices a photo of the island on the wall. It reads "9/23/1954 - U.S. ARMY - OP 264 - TOP SECRET - EYES." If there's anything past that, it's cut off. Jack's rapt attention to the photo makes me wonder if Jack's father or grandfather (we'll meet him in a bit) were ever part of the military operations on Craphole. Blue Binder in hand, Hawking addresses the group, apologizing if what she's about to say is confusing. The audience laughs and laughs and laughs. Good thing she can't hear us, because she strikes me as pretty strict. I mean get a load of her when she realizes Jack is still looking at the photo on the wall. "Let's pay attention, yes?" Jack's so used to people treating him like shit he doesn't even wince. I don't think I would have been so obliging.