Whatever Happened, Happened

Notice Ben's gunshot wound is now on his right side last episode it was more on the left side of his chest!?!?

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This week I have decided to do the weekly recap a little differently in order to try a new format. I am going to take a more chronological approach. So with that in mind let's start with all of the off island flash back scenes.

She’s Got You

First off, in an episode that is Kate centric, you can usually count on two things; the first being I will probably hate it and two; a Patsy Cline song will show up somewhere in the episode. The country stars song She’s Got You plays across two lines here. It alludes to Kate having Aaron but it also points towards Juliette having Sawyer. Kate sings "Catch A Falling Star" to Aaron when he is asleep. This was the same lullaby that Claire asked Arlene Stewart to sing to Aaron when she was going to give him away for adoption in "Raised by Another". This song also plays in Aaron's would-be nursery in The Staff as the mobile spins in the episode "Maternity Leave". Kate shows up at Cassidy’s house with Aaron in tow and an envelope full of money. Kate tells Cassidy what Sawyer asked her to do. Kate tells Cassidy the money is for her that Kate received it from a settlement from Oceanic Airlines. What happened to the money Sawyer had in an account for Clementine? Perhaps Cassidy already got that and is how she has a house. Cassidy says Sawyer was a coward for jumping from the helicopter. She tells Kate that he jumped because he wanted to be away from Kate.

In a mirror reflected image there are two of the numbers "4" and "23". Obsess much?

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In The Supermarket - “I was standing over there by the tomaders, and I hollered ‘Don't look Ethel!’ but it was too late, she'd already been incensed!”

That may be the longest sectional title I have ever used! It’s from The Streak by Ray Stevens by the way. If it’s not on your ipod it oughta be! Anyway, we revisit the marina scene when Kate takes Aaron and leaves. On the way home, the little prince is thirsty. They go to the grocery store and Aaron wants a juice box not milk. They grow up so fast! Jack calls Kate and she ends up loosing Aaron. She frantically runs through the store looking for him and she finds him with a woman who looks like Claire. For a second I actually thought it was Claire which would have been awesome. The next day Kate shows up back at Cassidy’s where Kate tells her about loosing Aaron. Kate says she wasn’t surprised that she lost him and she thought “It’s about time.”. Kate always knew she would one day loose Aaron or have him taken from her. Cassidy tells Kate she took Aaron because Sawyer broke her heart and she needed Aaron to fix it.

Sometimes I Am Wrong And This Time, I Liked It

Kate goes to the hotel room where Claire’s Mum is staying and the two have an uncomfortable meeting. Kate tells her about Aaron and Claire. Kate claims Claire is still alive but does she really know this? The answer is easy at this point; there’s no way she can, except for the visions of Claire she has been having so maybe Kate is on to something. That must be proof enough for Kate. Kate continues on with her explanation of why she has Aaron and why she lied about him. She now knows that Aaron was filling a place in her heart left by Sawyer but that is still not why Kate decides to go back to the island. She isn’t going back to find Sawyer, she is going back to find Claire. She is going back for Aaron not Sawyer. Aaron still has the place in her heart and there is no room for Sawyer in it now. Now, I started this recap by saying that I don’t like Kate centric episodes. I really don’t like Kate's character much at all either (I know, I hear the jeers already, you can like her I don’t mind. The fault may lie with me, not you, but who is to say?) however, this episode was probably one of, if not her best episode. If there was any doubt about Evangeline Lilly’s acting ability it can all be put away now. The scene where she says goodbye to Aaron tore me up. One of the best Kate scenes ever and she only spoke one line: “Bye bye baby.”. Absolutely heart wrenching!

Now let’s move on to the on island scenes:

“Administer two-amp sodium bicarb, insert an airway. Start an IV, 51. Lactate Ringer's. Squad 51, continue to monitor patient and transport immediately." "We're on our way, Rampart!”

This is the recap with the largest section titles. This last one is from the television show “Emergency”. Jin does his best Randolph Mantooth impression as he makes the first island ambulance run. Back at the scene of the diversion created by Ben and the flaming Dharma van, Horace has a way of stating the obvious. Not to be outdone, Jack, makes himself seem a little too inquisitive by asking way to many questions. Especially for someone who says “Hi, I’m the new guy, what’s going on? I deserve to know.” Will you shut up already! Roger asks Kate to run the winch but, ha-ha, I heard “Run the wench!” Ah sweet irony. The trippy aspects of time travel catch up to Kate when Roger introduces himself.

It’s Allergy Season On The Island Of Mystery

Josh Holloway must either get sick once every season or his allergies act up while they are filming because he sounded like crap in the beginning of the episode. Kate goes to the security room (how secure is this room if anyone can just come strolling in?) to see Sawyer. Sawyer quickly tries to get her to leave. Horace and the rest of the security team show up and Horace is very interested to know why Kate is there. Sawyer basically pats Kate on the head and tells her to run along while the men talk. The group go to Sayid’s cell and Sawyer takes the set of keys from the lock. After telling Miles to gather their fellow survivors together until he can figure out what to do next, Sawyer finds Roger at the infirmary and asks for his keys. Roger of course, doesn’t have them. Now I have to ask, for a weird cultish community like the Dharma Initiative have set up on the island and with hostiles and smoke monsters that need sonic fences to keep them out, why the hell is their only one doctor there? I'm just saying is all. Juliette tells Sawyer that Ben is bleeding internally and she can’t find where the bleed is. Sawyer goes to find Jack.



Hello! McFly?

Over at house arrest, Hurley and Miles discuss the effects that changing the past will have on the future. This scene is a shout out to us, the viewers, and all of the discussions that have taken place over the past few weeks. There are two sides of the fence and Hurley is on one side and Miles is on the other. I love it when the writers give the viewers a voice. Sawyer asks Jack to come and help save young Ben’s life. He refuses. Kate and Jack argue about Jack not trying to save Ben. Jack says he has already done this once. Jack tells Kate that it is not supposed to happen. He is going to let the island do what it wants for a change. Jack feels that maybe he is just getting in the way. Finally, Jack has fully come around to the Man Of Faith thinking that Locke wanted him to do so many moons ago. His timing sucks though. Kate leaves in a huff when Jack reminds her that she didn’t like the “old me”.




I Don’t Know My Bloody Blood Type

Ahh, anyone still really miss Charlie? Kate shows up at the infirmary to donate blood for Ben. Kate tells Juliette that Jack and her were engaged off the island in the three years they were gone. Roger comes in to check on his son and tells Kate that Ben took his keys and let Sayid out. Roger opens up to Kate about Ben and the circumstances of his birth and the fact that Roger has not been a good father. Kate has a hard time saying “No” when Roger asks her if she has any children. Their conversation is cut short as Ben goes into medical distress.


What Now Mr. Smarty Pants?

Hurley and Miles continue their debate about changing the past and the future. The writers did a pretty good job of clearing up some of the questions and answers about any time paradox. Except for the question of why Ben didn't remember Sayid when Ben first saw Sayid after the crash. Easily the best scene of the episode!



Run Kate, Run!

The writers are trying to suddenly do a 180 on Roger. One episode they try to make us hate him and the next he gets a chance at redemption as they try to make him a little bit more like able. Juliette tells Kate that maybe there is something “they” can do to help Ben. She is referring to the Others. The two hotties load Ben into the Dharma patient transport van and Juliette tells Kate she will give her as much of a head start as she can. Kate eventually arrives at the sonic fence. Ben asks Kate to tell his father he is sorry for stealing his keys. Sawyer pulls up and tells her he is there to help her. Sawyer calls Kate “Freckles” for the first time since she returned to the island. Uh oh! Kate wants to know why Sawyer is helping her save Ben. Sawyer tells her that Juliette said it was wrong to just let a kid die. “I’m doing it for her.”, he tells her. We are left on our own to decide if Sawyer meant Juliette or Clementine. They go off into the jungle together and don’t bother to reset the sonic fence? That’s just careless.



Rant Juliette, Rant!

Juliette confronts Jack who is just getting out of the shower. I think Juliette got a peek at Jack’s little “Shephard’s Hook”. Juliette informs Jack that Kate and Sawyer have gone off to try and save Ben’s life. She says it is because they “actually care”. Oh snap! Jack says he came back to the island because he cared. He says to Juliette that he was trying to save them. Juliette then tells him they didn’t need saving. Juliette corrects him by telling him he came back for himself. Jack tells her he is supposed to be back but doesn’t know why yet. Juliette tells him he better figure out why and do it damn skippy!




You are lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Kate tells Sawyer about her visits with Cassidy and Clementine. She tells him all about his daughter. Sawyers' face expresses his emotions, especially when Kate gives him Cassidy’s take on why he jumped from the helicopter. Apparently Cassidy was on the right track. Sawyer tells Kate that he wasn’t fit to be Kate’s boyfriend nor was he fit to be Clementine’s father. We watch Sawyer’s face light up, however, when Kate says that he seems to be doing alright with Juliette. Sawyer admits he has done a lot of growing up in the last three years. Their little chat is interrupted when The Others show up. Sawyer asks them to take him to see Richard Alpert if they want to avoid a war. Interesting statement.


Boy, you gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time

Richard intercepts Kate and Sawyer and says something like "you wanted to see me, here I am" when Sawyer asks where he came from. Richard just keeps getting more and more mysterious. As we get answers about the island we get more questions about Mr. Alpert. Alpert then asks if the boy is Benjamin Linus. Sawyer asks if the two of them know each other. Some interesting information comes out when Richard tells them what will happen to Ben if Richard saves his life. Richard says he will never be the same. Ben will forget any of this ever happened (a good ploy played by the writers in order to explain Ben not knowing Sayid, one question answered) and his innocence will be gone (we know why Ben turns all dark and deadly now I guess answer number two) and Ben will always be “one of us”. Which we know will happen. One of the Others tells Richard that he shouldn’t do it without talking to Ellie first and if Charles finds out. We know who he means there. Ms. Hawking and Charles Widmore are both still on the island with The Others in 1977. Richard cuts him off by saying that he doesn’t answer to either of them. Ellie and Charles Widmore now appear to have authority among the Others. The Others allow Sawyer and Kate to leave as Richard takes Ben to what I am guessing is “The Temple”. In an odd twist of fate, Sayid, Juliet, Jack, Kate and Sawyer are somewhat responsible for the person Ben will become.


"Bedside Manner?" "Yeah, that." "Yours sucks dude!"

The episode ends back in 2007. John Locke is diligently sitting next to Benjamin Linus’ sick bed. Ben wakes up and is surprised to see John Locke alive and sitting there. Locke smiles at Ben when he says “Welcome back to the land of the living.”



Mostly Harmless

The episode title is an allusion to a Douglas Adams quote from his book in the Hitchhikers Guide Trilogy. "Anything that happens, happens. Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen. Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again. It doesn't necessarily do it in chronological order, though." Jack refused to save the young Ben because of who he would become. As a result, Kate had to take Ben to Richard, which is what made Ben the man Jack hated.