Synopsis:
We catch up with Locke, Desmond and Eko after the Hatch implosion. Locke and Desmond are battered but ok. Eko is missing.
Back on the beach, Locke quickly builds a sweat lodge where he retreats in order to meditate and determine what to do next. He has a series of visions, in which he talks with the deceased Boone and determines Eko has been taken by a surviving polar bear. With Charlie, Locke rescues a half-dead Eko from the bear's lair.
Also, Hurley returns to the beach camp and updates everyone on what's happened to Jack, Kate and Sawyer.
In flashbacks, we see Locke living on a farm/commune that supports itself by growing marijuana. The settlement is infiltrated by an undercover cop picked up hitchhiking by Locke. Locke has finally found happiness in the commune and wants to do anything he can to protect the situation. He lures the cop alone into the woods, planning to kill him, but he can't force himself to commit murder. We see the cop leave, not knowing how the situation resolves.
Clues, observations, speculation:
* There are bones and remnants of a Dharma uniform in the bear's lair. Along with a Tonka dump truck!
* Eddie, the undercover cop, is wearing a Geronimo Jackson t-shirt, which is remarked on by Mike, the leader of Locke's farm/commune. Eddie said the shirt belonged to his dad. Last season, a Geronimo Jackson LP is discovered in the Hatch.
* The Hatch implosion blew off all of Desmond's clothing.
* Desmond remarks to Hurley about Locke's speech about going to rescue Jack, Sawyer and Kate. The thing is, Locke hadn't yet made this speech. Hurley is duly freaked out.
* Is Desmond psychic? Does Locke project his thoughts somehow (last season, he and Eko exchanged dreams)? In this episode, Eko seems to awake from unconsciousness to give Locke guidance, but we're not sure if Locke imagines this or if it really happened. Are the three implosion survivors somehow sharing a mind link or something?
* In Locke's vision, he sees all the other key plane crash survivors. Charlie and Claire are shown and Boone tells Locke "they'll be ok... for a while." Is this a clue to future problems for the couple?
* Speaking of Charlie, could he be any more self-centered and annoying? His lack of concern for what became of Locke, Eko and Desmond is startling. By episode's end, though, a glimmer of his old self seemed to be coming through.
* Does Locke's vision give us a view of the future, with people getting on planes to go home after getting off the island? Or does it refer to before the crash?
* In the vision, Sawyer is holding what appears to be a tourist pamphlet for San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge on it. Last season, there was an upside-down pic of the bridge on the wall of the Australian psychic's place.
* Desmond is shown in the vision as a pilot, followed by flight attendants. In a way, it appears he's responsible for the "trip" everyone is on--his inaction resulted in the plane crashing and his girlfriend is somehow tied in with Dharma and everything that's going on with the island. Boone says Desmond is "looking after himself."
* And Benjamin Linus is depicted as an airline security guard.
* Looking at the remnants of the Hatch (basically now just a big hole in the ground), how in the world did anyone survive the implosion?
* The tip of Eko's walking stick features a verse from John 3.05: "Lift up your eyes and look north."
* An error or clue: Locke has different birthdates on his driver's license and gun registration when he's pulled over by the Sheriff's deputy.
* Charlie tells Locke: "You can't tell me what I can't do." Variations on this sentiment crop up often on the show. Locke, Jack and others have said it.
* Is the drawing on this promo shot for the episode a joke, or an outtake?
* The episode includes a jokey reference to the film "Altered States" when Charlie cautions Locke about changing into a monkey when entering the sweat lodge. Another possible in-joke, Charlie remarking about tree being good conversationalists. Is this a reference to Dom's previous role in the "Lord of the Rings" films?
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