Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A+ | 641 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT I'm So Dizzy My Head Is Spinnin'
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 15 | Aired on 2009.05.06
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?
BEN: Yes, so far. A beat. Richard had some...concerns.
LOCKE: Concerns about what?
BEN: This pilgrimage to Jacob makes him uncomfortable. He's... expressed... reservations about whether or not you know What The Hell You're Doing.
LOCKE: I appreciate you bringing this to my attention, Ben.
BEN: I know we've had our differences in the past, John, but I'm here to follow you now. So if you need Jacob to help you reunite your people, then I'll do whatever...
LOCKE: I'm not interested in being reunited with my people.
YOUR RECAPPER: But Locke, you told Sun...
BEN: What do you mean? You told Sun--