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Thursday, January 12, 2006

...and carry a big-ass jesus stick.

read this first. (if you haven't already)

Charlie jumps down from the tree...
"Most people, when they see a creature made of swirling black smoke, they run."
"I was not afraid of it."
Maybe he would have been ‘eaten’ if he was?
Charlie spotted the plane from the tree, so the two move on in the right direction.

Under the hatch, Michael is taking Kate’s shift at the computer. He checks to make sure no one is around, then sits at the computer and starts to type… but nothing happens. He asks aloud, “where are you?”
A moment later:

Dad?

Michael begins to type.

>: Are you OK?

Yes.

He breathes a sigh of relief…

Are you alone?

>: Yes

Can’t talk long. They’re coming back soon…

>: Where are you?

You need to com

And that’s all we get to see. Mike is reading the rest of the message when Jack comes in, startling him. He sits across from Michael, and tells him that no one has forgotten about Walt, and he can’t begin to imagine what Michael is going through. Mike just wants him to leave so he can get back to Walt. That’s the shit he’s going through right now. Jack assures him that as soon as they can, they’re going to go out and find Walt. He gets up to leave, and Mike looks worried that he will see he’s been typing on the computer. But when Jack looks down at the monitor, it’s blank.

Eko and Charlie have found the wreckage. (N3785A…)
Flashback to the same plane, right side up and running. (52-GWN6)
Gold Tooth and Eko are dressed as priests, and they’re loading crates of the Mother Mary full of H statues onboard. Zombie’s on lookout. Eko’s brother, Yemi, drives up, and implores Eko to leave with him, now. “You saved my life once, now I’m here to save yours.” He’s called the military, but hasn’t told them who was involved. If Eko leaves with him now, he can start over. It’s too late… the military shows up like the Libyans in Back to the Future, and Zombie and Gold Tooth open fire. Eko pulls his brother down and out of harms way. Zombie gets hit, and Yemi jumps up to try and diffuse the situation. Eko grabs him again, but can’t pull him back in time, and Yemi is shot in the chest. Eko pushes the wounded Yemi toward the plane and Gold Tooth pulls him in, amidst a hail of automatic weapon fire. Eko tries to board the plane, but GT boots him to the tarmac, and flies off with the dying priest.

In the cabin of the downed plane, Eko finds the crusty corpse of his brother, still wearing the crucifix. He holds it close (ew.) and bawls.



Back on the tarmac, the soldiers believe Eko is the priest that called them… he realizes that this is his shot at redemption. (Does he take it? Or does he end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard?)

Eko is taking the crucifix from Yemi as Charlie peers into the plane. He tells him that it is his brother, and then pulls the fuel line out, dousing the cabin with gasoline. He gets out and hands Charlie one of the statues, “For the one I broke.” Not particularly priest-like. But then, he hasn’t put the crucifix on yet. Charlie takes the virgin, all the while avoiding looking into Eko’s eyes. They both stand back as the plane catches fire.
“So… are you a priest or aren’t you?”
Eko puts the cross around his neck.
“Yes. I am.”
He seems to be back to the (mostly) nice Eko we know. His whole tone changes when he puts it on. That sort of leads me to believe that he hadn’t really changed his ways until the crash… maybe? anyway –

He and Charlie watch the flames get higher. Eko begins:
“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”
Charlie joins in:
“Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod, thy staff, they comfort me.”

{{- their version of the 23rd psalm is a little off...
they say 'I walk through the shadow of the valley of death', rather than the valley of the shadow.
is that odd or not? i grew up protestant, and some of the prayers were worded a little differently than the ones i've heard at catholic masses, i figure maybe it's just something like that?
or is it intentional beacuse the black smoke is the shadow and the island is the valley of death? Charlie joins him right at that line; is it to draw attention to it?
does this tell us the nano smoke is evil for sure, and that Eko did not fear it because his jesus stick comforted him? -}}

Back on the beach, Ana is lighting a fire as Jin comes over to introduce Sun.
(“Thou preparest a table before thee in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; My cup runneth over.”)
Ana is taken aback at first, but she smiles, and shakes Sun’s hard. Jin hands her a fish for dinner, and she thanks them, smiling.
(“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever. Amen.”)

A soothing, Hawaiian sounding musical montage begins with Libby trying to put up a shelter on the beach. As he’s walking by, Hurley sees she needs some help, and he of course lends a hand. Libby looks up at him and smiles, as 20 million people across America instantly feel warm and fuzzy, hoping that Hurley might be getting some. Libby looks like she might just be down with that.
We see the made-over Sawyer… looks like Kate used to give haircuts to metal bands back in the 80’s. Sawyer and Kate are joking around as Jack walks up to give him his medicine, and share a smile with Kate. It looks like she’s leaning toward Sawyer at this point, though…
Charlie arrives “home” to find Claire throwing his stuff out into the proverbial front yard. –EASY WITH THE GUITAR!! yeesh…
He tries to apologize, but after his lies, she just wants him to stay away from Aaron and herself. He stomps off.

Finally, we see Charlie walking in the jungle later that night. The music slowly turns ominous as he stops and reveals his secret stash of statues… we can see six of them, but out of 300, who knows how many are still around? Or how many he’s already gone through… he looks down at the marys as it fades to

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