The action kicks off where 'The Candidate' ends up - with a wounded Kate, Jack, Sawyer and Hurley scrambling to figure out what to do next. They decide to locate Desmond in the well. Along the way, Hurley encounters a young boy (whom we now know is Young Jacob), who boldly asks for Ilana's ashes.
The boy swipes them, and by the time Hurley can locate him, Adult Jacob is waiting by a fire, ready to do some splainin'. He tells the group why they were - or weren't chosen as candiates. They were lonely, lost, you see. Kate's name was crossed off simply because she had become a mother to Aaron. (This is an interesting bit. It would imply Jin was the "Kwon" candidate because Sun had become a mother, but why wouldn't Jin be exempt because he was also a parent?)
In the end, Jack volunteers to be the Island's protector, the keeper of the source. Hurley mumbles something like, "I'm glad it's not me," which makes me suspect he will be the selected candidate before long.
We also finally catch up with Ben, Richard and Miles. Richard is quickly head-butted by Smokey, Miles takes off, and Ben, after encountering Widmore and Dirty Tina Fey (aka Zoe), hides them in his secret room. He tips Flocke off of their whereabouts, however, and before long Zoe's throat is slashed and Ben - after allowing Widmore to whisper to Locke his true intention for coming back to the island - plugs Widmore full of lead. It would seem discovering Alex's grave (thanks to Miles and Richard) has turned him back to the dark side.
In the Sideways universe, there's a lot going on. Desmond beats Ben in the face after returning to the school (seriously, how does Ben not have more visible scars?); John finds Jack and agrees to the operation after hearing Desmond's advice of "letting go"; Ben meets Alex's mother, a glammed-up Rousseau, and the two hit it off; and Desmond arranges (via Ana Lucia) a breakout for Sayid and Kate.
The concert coming up - with meet ups arranged almost solely by Desmond - promises to be a reunion. But what will happen?
Tidbits:
-So nice to see Danielle again! And so nice to see her not crazy! The scene with her and Ben was surprisingly touching.
-After dating Libby, Hurley seems to fully remember his island life. Hence, Desmond tells him Ana Lucia is "not ready" to go the distance of remembering her fate.
-Who all will we see at that benefit concert? My best guess: our castaways, plus Charlie, Eloise and Widmore (wasn't Driveshaft playing?), Penny, Juliet, Daniel, Charlotte, and maybe some surprises?
-I think Ben's sole goal - aside from possibly become the Island guardian - is to kill Flocke. And something tells me he will succeed.
-We're still unsure of the fate of Lapidus (is he really dead?) and now Richard. I think both are alive.
-The only characters we haven't seen return are Walt, Eko and Shannon. I know the latter will probably be in the finale; Eko won't; but will Walt? And how old would he be? 26? WAAAAALT!
It's almost The End. How do you feel? B+
2 comments:
I'm so excited for the finale.
Good observations. In regards to your thoughts on Jin vs. Sun being the candidate on the wall: Sun was a mother, sure. Jin may have biologically been the father to the child, but he was never aware that he was a father. He didn't feel like a father. Kate, however, while not being a biological mother to Aaron, felt like a mother. I think that was why Jin (if it was intended to be him) wasn't crossed off on the wall.
Interesting! You're right, Jin only found out a few episodes ago that he was a father.
I'm excited for the finale too. I don't even know what to expect, frankly.
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