Recap: Hawking saying “That’s why they call it a ‘Leap of faith,’ Christian: “That’s why they call it a sacrifice.”
9:01- That’s “colored pictures of hydrogyen test” on the cover of LIFE. Is this Lockes/ Bentham’s apt?
9:04- Am I crazy about adding yet another group to the island? Not exactly. I didn’t think the plane was going to land at all. So much for my “Langoliers” theory. But maybe this constant putting of new groups on the island will somehow play into the larger scheme of things. I don’t mean plotwise, but thematic wise. I mean, let’s look at all the elements: The “Others,” the “military,” “Dharma,” the French exploration, the people Ben’s Dharma/others brought to the island (Juliet, et. al), Desmond, the Oceanic Front, the tailies, the freighter folk, and now whoever is on this new crash.
9:07- And each one has a new leader- here, it’s Caesar.
9:09- Is this the exact spot Ben & the Polar Bears wound up? I don’t think so. But in any event, why Tunisia? There’s always a reason with this show.
9:14- Why were the cameras not set up for Ben? Did Ben’s exit predate or post-date John’s? Did Widmore only “think” of putting up the cameras after they disappeared? The timeline is confusing. It sounds like that- the oceanic 6 show up, Ben shortly thereafter, and maybe even after Ben encounters Widmore, and Widmore realizes people are coming off the island, and then he sets up cameras. Hrm. To ponder.
9:27- You know, neither Sayid nor Walt seemed to want to talk to Locke for more than two minutes- time constraints of TV? PTSD for Sayid regarding anything about the island? What about Walt? Just given it up- shouldn’t he be asking a lot more about his dad? Oh well. And why is Ben watching Walt at his school? Does Ben know Locke is back & is using Walt as bait, etc. etc.
9:36- He’s still just pushin that button. What a pretty moment that was with Locke remembering Helen for Kate.
9:46- Boy, Locke really pissed everybody off. Nobody wants to see him.
9:46 (again)- Look at how nicely the orange hospital light in this scene serves as a parallel to the fires of the torches when Locke & Jack were arguing about fate/decisions about whether or not to go into the hatch, way at the beginning of season 2/end of season one.
9:48- More of King. This set up, when I saw previews, and knew about it here, reminded me of James Whitmore killing himself in the movie adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption.
9:49- Here he is, hanging himself. Which character is going to be there with him? And is he hanging himself now? If so, how did Jack’s beard get so full so quick?
9:54- What an odd scene this all is- the gentleness Ben is showing towards Locke, all of it. Now we’re going to see Eloise.
9:55- And now we know that Ben is, indeed, evil. For this week.

9:56- Ever seen the sublime Peter O’ Toole film My Favorite Year? “Well, we know he can do that.”
9:51- Isn’t Locke supposed to go see Eloise Hawking?