| LOST: There's No Place Like Home, Part 1 |
| Thursday, 15 May 2008 | |
 LOSTThere's No Place Like Home (part 1) aka: "The calm before the sh**storm" by Peter Sorensen In the eleventh episode of Season Four, the face-off between the Losties and the mercenaries from the freighter ignites. Jack follows the sat phone into the jungle while Sayid rushes to get people off the island. In flashforwards we see the Oceanic Six return to civilization and begin to put their lives back together. The first of the three-part season finale is over now, and I want to run screaming through the hills because it will be two more weeks before Lost returns. Why, television gods, WHHHhhhhyyy!?!? On a related note, I plan to spend next Thursday wandering my neighborhood and smashing any television that has Grey's Anatomy on. Take that, poorly written hospital drama! That's what you get for messing with my Lost timeslot!  Apparently, you don't need seatbelts after you've been in a crash. Back on the island, Jack gives the phone over to Daniel to try to communicate with whoever dropped the phone, but it's set to monitor only. They hear Keamy demand that the helicopter be put down, and Frank arguing with him. Keamy utters that they're headed to the Orchid Station, which hasn't been seen yet on the show. Jack tells Kate to get water and the guns, and Juliet storms after him to give him a piece of her mind. After realizing that Jack won't slow down until everyone is off the island, Juliet gives up and walks away. "Don't bleed to death, Jack" she mutters, frustrated. Meanwhile Daniel, freaking out about the fact that Keamy's going to the Orchid, consults his journal and sure enough - the Orchid logo is drawn in there. Realizing what that means (even though we don't) Daniel tells Charlotte that Keamy is using the second protocol, and that they need to get off the island immediately. I have a theory on this one, but it's posted below in the theory section (damn you spoiler-free people!).  'I'm just one Tom Selleck short of a hit 80's movie' Flashforward to the Oceanic press conference. According to the Oceanic Representative (which threw me for a loop because I kept wondering why Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica was working for Oceanic Airlines) the Losties were rescued on Day 108, which aside from being the same amount of minutes between button presses, also means that the Losties arrive on an inhabited island named Membata near Indonesia eight days after the current events on the island (this episode takes place on day 100). Taking into account at least a day or two for travel, that means that most likely we're going to see the Losties leave the island at the end of the season finale, which leaves some major questions hanging in the air (again, theory section below). At the conference, the representative also claims that Aaron is Kate's baby, which proves that she did indeed claim it as her own. The press jumps on the Six, however, asking them how they're so healthy looking for plane crash survivors, how pregnant was Kate when she was arrested prior to the crash, what happened to Jin, etc. They handle themselves well, and stick to the story. Outside, after the event is over, Sayid is reunited with Nadia.  'Grey's...Anatomy...sucks...' Ben, Hurley, and Locke head to the Orchid Station to move the island. When Hurley asks how they do that, Ben simply replies "very carefully". Gee, thanks for nothing Ben! Ben moves some rocks out of the way and reveals a box underneath containing crackers, binoculars, a mirror, and other junk. He uses the mirror to signal the Others on the mountain above them, and then they continue on towards the Orchid. Locke asks him what he said to the Others, and Ben tells him it's none of his business. In flashforwards, we see how the Oceanic Six are coping with their newly restarted lives. Sun, blaming her father in part for Jin's death, takes her Oceanic settlement and buys controlling interest in her father's company, then puts him in his place by telling him that after the baby is born, they'll talk about what to do with "their" company. Hurley returns home to a quiet house, and hears whispers (like the ones on the island). He grabs a nearby statuette of Jesus and swings open the door to find... a surprise birthday party. His father takes him aside at the party to reveal that he finally fixed up the Camaro, and gives it to him. They get in to go for a drive when Hurley glances down and suddenly realizes that the odometer and gauge reads 4-8-15-16-23-42. He flips out and runs as fast as he can away from the car. At the Orchid Station, Ben lets Locke in on the fact that Widmore knows about the Orchid, and Locke doesn't seem to be surprised by Ben's lying. Using the binoculars, Ben scans the station and finds it already swarming with the mercenaries. Meanwhile, Daniel and the first group make it back to the freighter and Sun and Jin have a tense reunion with Michael. He gets the engines working again, but the crewman at the helm can't see the reef because something transmitting below deck is giving him interference. Desmond goes to investigate and finds a bomb. A big bomb. Huge bomb. Room size bomb. Giiiiiiant bomb. Big big bomb.  This'll teach that wascally wabbit! On the island, Jack and Sawyer find the helicopter and Frank, handcuffed to it. Frank tells them he'll take them to the freighter after they cut him loose, but after hearing that the mercenaries are going to hurt Ben (and Hurley who's with him) Jack and Sawyer leave the helicopter to go after Hurley and save him. I have a sneaky, sneaky feeling though that the helicopter will still be there later when, say, someone needs to make a quick escape from a certain group of mercenaries? In a flashforward, Jack holds a service for his father, and says his goodbyes. After the service, a woman comes up to Jack and asks to speak with him a moment. It's Claire's mother, and not only does she break the news to Jack that Christian had a daughter, she drops the mother of all bombs and actually tells Jack that it was Claire. On her way out, she tells Kate that her baby is beautiful, not knowing it was Aaron the whole time. In the jungle, Kate and Sayid are tracking Jack when Kate realizes that the tracks aren't his. They belong to someone else, and that someone else is doubling back behind them. They draw their guns, but it's no use: Richard Alpert and a group of Others have them at gunpoint in no time, and Sayid and Kate surrender and are taken away. Did Ben alert them when he signalled? They seemed to be ready for Kate and Sayid, and know exactly where they'd be. How many times do I have to tell you John? I always have a plan. -Ben In an almost "Lord of the Rings" moment, we see our heroes in slow motion, headed towards their shared fate: Jack and Sawyer head into the jungle after Hurley, Sayid and Kate are led at gunpoint, Ben slowly marches into the waiting hands of Keamy and his mercenaries. Keamy puts a gun to Ben's head... and then knocks him out. Now for the fun part, the theory section:
Sorry, this part is for members only and may contain spoilers. If you'd like to read it, please LOG IN or REGISTER. Next week, we get nothing (other than the gates of hell being opened - thanks Grey's Anatomy). But, the week after that, we get to see both part 2 and part 3 of the season finale back-to-back in a special two hour season finale. Just like tonight, they are written by Damon and Carlton themselves, so expect to have the season end with a bang. See you in two weeks! Will they be rescued? Is the Orchid Station really just a Dharma Initiative Discotheque? Post a comment below and let us know! Comments (3)
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