Episode 3.4 "Every Man for Himself"

The fact that I am lost about Lost is understandable, especially considering the happenings as of late. The stars of the show are being held captive by the Others- Why? Perhaps only the polar bear knows. Either way- the writers better get to the GD point or at least distract me with the most insanely outrageous twist or I threaten to… uh, okay, I will probably watch no matter what- even if space creatures take their turn on the island.

This is Kate- crying- because some Other is messing with Sawyers perfectly chiseled face. She gives in, says she loves him and the Other backs down. Huh, what? Why? Why ask her?

Long story short- Kate loves Sawyer (she doesn’t… or does she?) and she is small enough to fit through the bars of the cage. Sawyer got the crap kicked out of him- twice- and the Others tricked him into thinking they planted a heart-blowing pacemaker in his chest. In flashbacks we learn Sawyer cheated his way out of prison and oh yes, he has a daughter- named Clementine. So, they put the thingy in Sawyers ticker (apparently) and just before I am ready to take a nap, because really- Ben/Henry Gale takes Sawyer for a little stroll. PEOPLE- there are 2 islands! TWO! One, where the others live and one that lays house to all the crash survivors. WHAT? The thought the Others lived on the other side of the island! No wonder they needed to get the boat away from Jin, Sun and Sayid. Hmmm, but I still don't understand the point of showing Sawyer. Help!

Jack scrubs in for surgery on the Other who was shot by Sun last week. She dies on the operating table and Jack gets a glimpse of some X-rays- someone’s got a spinal tumor and I will give you one guess who- he’s smarmy and wears plaid. HAHAHAHA!

Back on the beach, Desmond is in need of a padded room. This dude is bonkers. Nuts! Seriously! After asking Claire if he can fix her roof- which isn’t broken- he borrows a golf club from the new guy (hot!) and rigs up some sort of experiment. Lightening strikes and a large bolt of electricity zaps the club. But what is the GD point? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN!!???

Locke and Eko were no shows- but Charlie said something about Eko being blown to bits by the hatch. Hello? Was Charlie not with Locke when he rescued Eko? Why would Charlie say that?

Next week the new kids on the island discover one of the observation rooms and someone is clearly observing them.

PS. Blogger sucks! I cannot load anymore photos for some reason! ARGH!

Episode 3.3 "Further Instructions"

YAHOO!! Locke is back! Oh, how I missed T O'Q. Missed. Him. But, um, kay, I’m Lost (pun intended). What the sam hell is going on? Locke is launched out of the hatch when it implodes (you should have pressed the GD button) and wakes up without a voice. He stumbles back to camp and begins building a sweat lodge. I am telling you, Charlie is not the only one confused here! I expected chanting and whispers of the dead and by gollie- I got it! Once inside the lodge (and after eating some mashed up yuckiness) Boone appears. YES! Dead Boone! Boone whisks him away in a wheel chair and shows him shadows of his many island friends. Locke has gotta find out who to save and how to clean up the mess he’s made. I loved the return of Boone! I loved the trippy dream at the airport, but what does it all mean?

Locke emerges from the sweat lodge on a mission to find Mr. Eko. He has to make things right, and right would mean saving the man who was right all along. Charlie decides to tag along. In and out, we flash back to Locke’s life before the ill-fated crash. We see him driving an old pick up truck and pulling over for a hitchhiker. The young hitch is looking to escape from an abusive father, so Locke takes him back to what I can only describe as a cult compound. There we meet John’s “family.”



Setting off to save Eko, Locke is positive that the polar bear has him. Why? How does he know this? Because of his meeting with Boone? Wandering through the jungle, Charlie and Locke stumble upon Hurley, who is returning from the Other’s camp with the message to stay away. John instructs Hurley to go back to camp and give everyone the message. On the way, Hurley runs into Desmond, whose clothes have been blown off by the hatch implosion. Hilarious! HA! Desmond is able to coax Hurley out of a tie-dye shirt and the two hightail it back to the beach. But not before Desmond can reveal a small clue. When Hurley asks about saving Jack, Sawyer and Kate, Desmond is sure Locke will be off to save them next- he’ll even mention it in a speech. HUH? WHAT?

Back to Locke’s past- So, it looks like the compound houses a bunch of fruit-picking, free-loving hippies and it does (complete with a greenhouse dedicated to a certain illegal bud). Locke’s little hitchhiker wants in on the pot production, but the compound “parents” discover that the hitch is actually a cop. Crapper! Locke has endangered the whole operation. To correct the problem, he lures the hitch-snitch out to the woods and plans to shoot him, but Locke can’t pull the trigger.

Charlie and Locke pass by a dark cave on the hunt for the preacher, and Locke is certain that Eko is inside. He rigs up a torch and heads in. Sure enough, Locke finds the bones of several
other sacrificial islanders, and there is Eko! Just has he is about to be snacked on, Locke burns the bear and gets away with a wounded Eko. Back at camp, we find two newcomers (Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro) who are oddly interested in Locke’s return and the realization that Jack, Sawyer and Kate are missing- not to mention Sayid, Jin and Sun. And then- THEN- Locke gives a little SPEECH about going after the love trifecta. This freaks Hurley out and calls into question Desmond’s position on the island. Is he an Other? Perhaps he defected?

This episode threw me for a loop! Where are they taking us? What is going on? How will the newcomers play into the plan to rescue Jack, Sawyer and Kate (who I have decided to call JSK)? In regards to Locke’s past- perhaps the compound is raided- perhaps there is gun fire and Locke is hit, hence the wheel chair? I can’t wait to see what happens next, I just hope it doesn’t give me a headache!