Why Lost is So Awesome: Reason #4.11

  The force is strong with John Locke. Now it is even confirmed that he is no random potential island magic man, oh no. He was born special. There was an odd sort of favoritism to this episode that implies that Terry O'Quinn may just be a little more important than most everyone else on the show. It also heavily insists that it was fate that brought him to the island. I'm not sure how I feel about all this, but that just may be my own personal feelings about destinies versus creating your own path. And that I that I don't like him very much. This drastically changes the scope of his story (which was about to run on empty in my opinion) and now my theories on his "destiny" have changed as well.

Lost question confirmed: Yes, John Locke is more important than everybody else.

Anyway, Locke and co. were on a hunt to find Jacob's cabin, and hopefully some answers. On the way, he runs into that hippie Dharma dude that was killed in the purge. "Find my body and win a prize!" Well, not in so many words, but that's basically the challenge he gave Col. Kurtz. John fishes through the old Dharma Ditch and finds blueprints to the place he's looking for. Hurley shares his Apollo bar with Ben. These two don't have much to say to each other.

Meanwhile on the Freighter of Fun, Big nasty Bastard, Keamy is totally ticked that Ben knew so much about him. He tries to shoot Michael for the info leak, but the gun never discharges. Curious...Big B has had about enough of all of this and is sooo ready to kick that Island's ass and everyone on it. His orders are to burn it down! (I wonder if he might use a certain dormant volcano's help to pull that one off) In all honesty, that might be kinda fun to see.

Keamy and the captain have words, and then a stand off. Then he caps the cap. One commando got word from the island that the doctor has washed up dead on their shores. But the doc was clearly still alive. Big Nasty helps out with that, too. Keamy can't seem to go ten minutes without needing to kill something. I'm kinda that way with soda. Lost question confirmed: Yes, Island time is indeed not continuous with outside time.

Sayid heroically hops a boat in aim of saving some f'ing lives. Desmond stays behind. This might have seemed a bit cowardly or selfish, but I don't blame him at all. He's been marooned for 3 years, and the last thing he would do is step foot back on the bloody thing and risk his neck to save a bunch of people he hardly knows, and barely cares about. The last time he tried (saving Charlie) it was all for naught, anyway. He just wants to get back to his girl. Actually, I guess that sounded pretty damn cowardly and selfish after all. Oh well, I guess some people aren't the hero type. I could go on and on about how much I love Desmond's complexity, but that's a blog for another day.

Richard, the Ageless makes another appearance, this time in a flashback, hoping to find that diamond in the rough that is John Locke. He pays the kid a visit, lays some items in front of him, and in what has to have been the weirdest (and sure to be most talked about) segment in recent Lost memory, he asks him to claim that which is already his. Among the items are a comic book, a knife, a bottle of (mustard seeds?), and another book, hardback, with faded cover. Lil' John claims the knife, (sooo what I would have picked, too) but this irritates Dick and he storms away. (Too. Many. Questions! Overload!)

Aarrg!

Finally, the moment fans were salivating over: The meeting with Jacob:

"Sorry, Jacob couldn't be here today, but I'll be happy to answer any and all of your questions in his stead." (read: I'll be as vague as I possibly can) -Christian Shephard

John looked perplexed. "What's up, yo!" Claire was chillin' in the corner.

"KljsbdfasWHA??"- John Locke

Me too, John. Me too.

This was an intriguing bit of business. Claire seems to be in full health. Christian does not seem to be like himself at all, and Ben doesn't seem the least bit jealous about any of these on-goings. Does he really need Locke's help this badly? He was acting as if even Hurley knew more about Jacob than he does. Curious...

Like the Dali Llama, Shephard grants Locke one question- And he blows it. "How do I save the Island?" How do y-Are you kidding me? Why, of all the lame-brained... John, John, John...(sigh) Priorities. I agree with you, Hurley. You guys are crazy. It's all perspective, I guess.

Nevertheless, Locke emerges with new orders: "We have to move the Island." Wow. .. John, John, John... Lemme know how that works out for ya

Wow.

Why Lost is so Awesome: Reason #4.11

It moves.

Man, this was a lot of fun. Can't wait for next week. What did Richard mean by "belongs to you?" How does he know John is who he thinks he is? Is it weird that I'm wondering who all else is time-traveling on this show? (I question every character I see now). What makes him special? Plenty of people have been born prematurely. What's the big deal? Was that really the smoke monster he drew? Did Ben mean what he said? Is Locke really the chosen one? Or are the manipulations still in full effect?  Why Christian of all people? Is Claire dead? Is John? Any guesses as to exactly how he's gonna move this bitch? Wasn't he a bit big to fit in that locker?

I repeat: Sayid heroically hops a boat in aim of saving some f'ing lives. How awesome  is he?

I'm not feeling that Abbadon guy: He reminds me too much of that ridiculous Haitian from NBC's Heroes.

And oh yeah, Something dropped from a chopper flyby and almost hit Jack on the head. He and the ladies are going to follow its signal into the woods.

My fondest wish? That there's a time-traveler's chance that Charlie can be saved.