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John Locke, Resurrected!?

In this week's pivotal episode of "Lost," we learned the truth about John Locke's death—and can't believe we didn't see that coming!—got a cameo from an old friend, and found out we are headed for some serious war games.

*SPOILER ALERT*

Dead Man Walking
We knew John Locke was going to make a "sacrifice" for the island, but this filled in the blanks as to his off-island activities. After giving the frozen wheel a spin, Locke wakes up on the sand in Tunisia (where we first met Charlotte) with a camera pointed on him. Apparently, Charles Widmore and Benjamin Linus are watching you and me and the Others and especially the Oceanic Six (preferably in HD).

Next thing you know, Charles Widmore is playing Florence Nightingale, flying in specialists to treat that little BONE STICKING OUT of Locke’s leg and claiming he's not the baddie we think he is—and that Ben tricked him into leaving the island just as he did Locke. He also offers Locke a personal driver in the form of that wonderfully eerie Abaddon (Lance Reddick), as well as some cash, a passport and a new identity—Jeremy Bentham.

The Importance of Being John Locke
After adjusting to the irony of Locke once again in a wheelchair, we see him hop from Santo Domingo to Santa Monica, with multiple stops in between, visiting the gang (Sayid, Jack, Kate, Hurley and even long-lost Walt, even though he’s not an Oceanic Six-er) and failing to convince any of them to go back to the island.

What was most upsetting about all of his encounters was how cold-hearted and mean everyone treated Locke:

Sayid presumed Locke only wanted to go back to the island “because you have nowhere else to go.” Kate assumed Locke wanted to go back because she thought he never loved anyone (Kate, the man you love is ON the island, shut up and go back…p.s. can’t wait for you and Sawyer to reunite next week!). Jack tells him “Maybe there’s nothing important about you at all. Maybe you are just a lonely old man.” Damn!

It made seeing Locke wrap that noose around his neck all that more difficult to watch (though his compound leg fracture wins for most wince inducing). That is, until I was floored when Ben shows up…and strangles Locke with the electrical cord instead!  

A Date with Death
~The only woman Locke ever loved, Helen Norwood, died on April 8, 2006
~Sayid married the love of his life, but she was murdered nine months later
~At the Hydra Station, Caesar thumbs through an issue of Life magazine dated April 19, 1954, featuring a headline about a hydrogen test. U.S. military soldiers arrived on Lost island in 1954 and dropped off “Jughead” the hydrogen bomb, which the Losties discovered when they time-travelled to that same year
~At the hospital, Widmore hands Locke the London Daily Tribune newspaper, dated January 14, 2005. This article appears on Page 15: “Car crash causes major traffic headaches”

Collision Course
On top of everything else, Locke is in a car wreck in this episode after Abaddon is gunned down by Ben, so it’s time to revisit the wild number of vehicular incidences on this show:

~Michael was hit by a car (the elusive Golden Pontiac) in NYC and broke his leg.
~Locke was hit by a car in a parking lot while chasing his mother.
~Juliet’s husband was run over by a bus.  
~Kate’s childhood sweetheart Tom was killed in a shoot-out car crash.
~Hurley crashes his Camaro during a police chase.  
~Claire and her mother were in a car crash (it put her mom in a coma for five years).
~Shannon’s father Adam Rutherford was killed in the same car accident that paralyzed Jack’s wife Sarah.
~When Jack attempts suicide on the bridge (prompted by seeing Locke’s obituary), there is a car crash which stops him from jumping.
~Michael crashed his car on the docks in a failed suicide attempt.  
~Locke’s father Anthony Cooper was in a car crash in Tallahassee right before he mysteriously turned up on the island.
~Kate was in an accident with the marshal, which led to her escape, after a black horse ran onto the road…Kate saw a black horse on the island (along with Sawyer’s boar).
~Martha Toomey lost her leg in a car accident; her husband Sam Toomey (Hurley’s fellow cursed lottery winner) committed suicide.  

Rabbit Stew
~Locke says he “fell down a hole” in another reference to good old Alice in Wonderland.
~The revelation of Locke in the coffin was introduced in an episode called “Through the Looking Glass.”
~A rabbit is the logo of the Dharma station called “The Looking Glass.”
~Rabbits are a symbol for fertility and we know the island has fertility issues.
~There also was a Jack-centric episode called “White Rabbit.”
~There was a rabbit in the hatch and a rabbit in Sawyer’s cage with the #8 painted on it.
~In the “Orientation” films, Dr. Marvin Candle holds a rabbit with #15 painted on it.
~Sawyer was reading “Watership Down,” starring rabbits.
~There was a white rabbit in the magic show at the old folks’ home where gramps was trying to escape from.
~Ben had a white rabbit as a child.

Mirror, Mirror
~Locke was back in a wheelchair, just as he was in the beginning. Last week, Sayid was escorted through the airport by authorities, just as he was in the premiere when Shannon reported him to security for leaving his bag unattended. And Jack woke up alone in the jungle, matching the opening scene of the first episode.

~Caesar was in line behind Jack at the airport counter for Flight 316, just as Ana-Lucia was in line behind Jack for Flight 815. Is it just me or does new passenger guy give off a cop vibe (just like Ana-Lucia was)? He’s been appointed leader of the new survivors, knows how to handle a gun, rifles through files and asks an awful lot of questions. He also noticed that Hurley and the others “disappeared” before Flight 316 actually crashed. Consider me intrigued by Caesar (Marshal Alana, not so much).

~Locke wakes up in a hospital and Charles Widmore is by his bedside. Later on, Locke wakes up in another hospital and Jack is by his bedside.

~At the Santa Rosa mental hospital, Hurley was drawing a picture of a desert with pyramids. Locke was blitzed from the island to Tunisia.

~When Locke goes to see his former little buddy, Walt says he had been dreaming of Locke: “You were wearing a suit, there were people around you…who wanted to hurt you.”  

And since we now know Ben murdered Locke, it might be interesting to note the similarities of their origins:
~Locke’s mother—named Emily—was hit by a car, causing the premature birth of John Locke.
~Ben’s mother—named Emily—went into premature labor and died while delivering Ben.

Best Moments

~Locke visits WAAAALT!!!!!!!  And he’s so TAAAALLLLL!!!

~Matthew Abaddon’s unexpected death

~Locke shaking up Jack with, “Your father says hello…he says his name is Christian.”

~Hurley sees dead people, but Locke's not one of them....

~Locke DIDN’T commit suicide. Ben Linus, you bastard! (But Michael Emerson is sooo good.)

Best Quotes

“Unless I’m mistaken, I thought you were my driver.”—Locke to Abaddon

“The timing would just confuse ya.”—Locke to an inquisitive Caesar, wisely avoiding the "time travel talk"

“I haven’t tried to kill you. Can you say the same for him [Ben]?”—Widmore to Locke, when asked why he should believe him

Burning Questions

~Who do we believe: Ben or Widmore?

~Who is (more) evil: Ben or Widmore???

~What is the "war" Widmore says is brewing?

~Was it Sun who ran off in the night with Lapidus in the canoe (and why would he make it a point to take the passenger list with him)?

~Are the car crashes significant?

~Ben seemed truly surprised to learn Jin was alive, and just hearing the name Eloise Hawking drove him to strangle Locke just after talking him down from hanging himself. WHY?

~So, um, is John Locke ALIVE? Or is he just alive-ish like Christian Shepherd and Claire?

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Message Edited by Tracy_Phillips on 02-26-2009 12:52 PM