Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 1149 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Locke 3 Times on the Ceiling if You Want Me
By Cindy McLennan | Season 6 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2010.02.16
L.A. Reality; School Gym: Locke leads a girls' gym class through some sprints. Next, he's in a classroom, telling students to open their books to chapter 4. "Today we are going to talk about...the human reproductive system." Oh my word, he's a sub, and I'd bet folding money that the teacher he's covering for right now is sitting home laughing and laughing about sticking some non-union sucker with the sex talk. After class, Locke wheels his way down the hall. He stops a male, African American student (I wish it were Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalt) and asks him the way to the teachers' lounge. In the lounge, various teachers are reading, eating and whatnot. Ryan, over at Zap2It, thinks the woman doing the crossword puzzle might be Harper Stanhope. I'm not so sure, she looks older to me, but that could just be the shot. Regardless, she's not our focus, here. There's one teacher with his back to the group. He's fussing at the counter about how nobody ever throws out the used coffee filter. "Fear not... I will make a fresh pot." We know the voice. We know his frame, but I'll let him speak his own name. Locke wheels up behind Professor Pickypants. "Actually, I was hoping for some Earl Grey." Prof. Pickypants turns around. "Tea? Now there's a gentleman's drink." He walks forward and extends his hand to Locke. "I don't believe we've met. Ben Linus, European history." Locke shakes his hand. "John Locke. Substitute." Ben says, "Well, welcome!" Locke smiles and we cut to...
Island Reality; Jacob and/or Esau's Nerd Hole: Sawyer looks around at all the names scrawled all over the rock and asks who wrote it. Faucke says, "His name was Jacob." Sawyer picks up on that was, so Faucke explains that Jacob died yesterday. Sawyer mentions Faucke doesn't seem all broken up about it. Faucke says, "I'm not." When Sawyer wants to know why the names are crossed out, Faucke shows him they're not. Sawyer reads: "Shephard." There's a 23 in front of it, but he doesn't mention that. Instead, we flash back to Jacob touching Jack as he hands him the Apollo Bar at St. Sebastian's. Faucke takes back the torch and shows Sawyer another name. Sawyer looks up, "Reyes, that's Hugo, right? What's the 8 about?" We flash back to Hurley's post-jail cab encounter with Jacob. Faucke says, "Jacob had a thing for numbers." Next, he reads "16 Jarrah," as we cut to Jacob touching Sayid right before Nadia's death. Faucke then says, "42, Kwon. I don't know if it's Sun, or if it's Jin." In the flashback, Jacob lays his hands on the couple when he greets them in their wedding reception line. People have been quick to point out that in the new reality, Sun seems to be using her Paik surname. Others says Korean women don't take their husband's names, but still others point out that before this season, Sun was addressed as Mrs. Kwon. Right now, I'm inclined to think it matters little. 42 is a big number, and Jacob touched them both. Next, Faucke reads, "4, Locke. I think we both know him. Jacob touches a seemingly dead Locke after his father defenestrates him.. Faucke turns and takes a few steps and shines the torch on the name and number written right over Sawyer's head. "Last, but not least, number 15, Ford."