Another new episode last night. Once again it was very enjoyable.
Here we go
(SPOILERS FROM HERE)
Episode 11: "The Hunting Party"
This is a Jack episode.
FLASHBACK:
In the flashback we see Jack at the hospital before his father, Christian, was stripped of his medical license for performing surgery while under the influence. Jack and his father are looking at x-rays and discussing what they mean in whispers. His patient, an older Italian gentleman, sits at a conference table with his daughter, Gabriella.
The patient, with Gabriella translating, tells them they can talk aloud because he is not stupid and he knows what his chances are. Christian begins to tell them that the tumor is too close to the spine and the surgery is too risky. He won't do it. The patient bluntly explains that they did not come for Christian, rather they came for Jack. They have heard about how Jack saved Sarah, now his wife, and it was a miracle. They are hoping for the same miracle. Jack agrees with his usual never say never attitude and says that he will want to perform tests.
Later we see Jack looking over the patient in the hospital room when Gabriella walks in and says they have been doing tests for a month. Jack explains that he is thorough. Gabriella then explains that they know the risks, while using Jack's first name, a clue that they are becoming closer than a doctor/patient professional relationship. She says that she knows about how his wife must think he is a miracle worker, and when Jack looks up she says that she is thorough as well. Apparently Jack marrying his patient was not supposed to be public knowledge.
Gabriella says that she must be a great wife to not worry when he stays at the hospital until 4:30 in the morning. Jack looking at his watch quickly leaves for home where Sarah is in bed, but not asleep. When Jack goes to bed she gets up and makes excuses to leave, such as the gym and grading papers. She also explains that her period was late and so she took a pregnancy test, but it was negative. Jack's reaction says that they wanted a child.
Next we see Jack and Gabriella in a conference room and she is signing waiver forms. As their conversation ends Christian comes in and Jack and Gabriella look uncomfortable with the intrusion. After Gabriella leaves Christian explains to Jack that there is a line and he is about to cross it, and he isn't the type of man who can cross it. Jack throws a parting blow by asking if that is from personal experience.
In the final scene we see Jack in surgical scrubs very angry and yelling that he had it, that he had gotten all of the tumor out, he was almost finished. Christian attempts to console Jack by telling him that he was an old man who had been on the operating table for 7 1/2 hours and his heart just gave out. It happens.
Jack then thinks about needing to tell Gabriella and Christian says that he already told her and she has left. Jack looks upset by this. As Jack is leaving the hospital and getting in his car Gabriella approaches him in tears. Jack hugs her and consoles her and they end up kissing. Jack quickly backs away and leaves saying that he can't do this.
When Jack gets home he finds Sarah cleaning up dinner dishes and she explains that her mom had been over. Jack helps her clean up while he tells her what happened. Sarah's immediate question is, "How did the daughter take it? Gabriella was it?" Jack is completely honest about the kiss and says that he realizes this is a sign of their marriage and that he will work less and do whatever it takes to save their marriage. Sarah tells Jack that she is leaving him, her mother had been there to help her pack, she had been seeing someone else. As she walks away Sarah says that he will always need something to fix. The reason she married him is why she leaves him.
Jack should have called Gabriella so they could console each other.
ON THE ISLAND:
Jack goes into the hatch only to find Locke is unconscious in the gun safe. While checking on Locke Michael comes up behind him and points a gun at him saying that he is going to go find Walt. Jack calls his bluff by saying that he isn't going to shoot him. Michael says he's right but he will shoot the computer. Michael then orders Jack into the safe and locks him in.
Jack gets Locke to come to and checks him for a concussion. They immediately begin trying to find a way out but can't. Locke has been thorough in making sure no one could get into the gun case without reason. He has even sealed off the air vent.
Before long Sawyer and Kate come into the hatch because Sawyer needs to change the bandage on his arm. They hear Locke and Jack yelling as well as the alarm on the timer. Kate goes to enter the code while Sawyer gets the combination from Locke and lets them out. As soon as the door is open Jack begins grabbing guns, saying that they are going after Michael. Sawyer volunteers to come along.
As they are leaving Kate asks about a gun and Jack tells her that he wants her to stay behind and watch the button. He has to practically yell at her to get her to stay. Locke quickly finds Michael's trail and they head off.
Jin and Sun and are sitting on the beach watching Kate talking to Hurley and Jin deduces that something is wrong. Sun asks Hurley what is going on and he tells them about Michael. When Sun translates for Jin he quickly begins packing a bag, but Sun refuses to let him go because when he was gone on the raft she was going insane. Jin tries to explain that Michael is his friend, but Sun comes back with, "I am your wife."
As we follow the hunting party we see them following Michael's path but Locke thinks something is suspicious. He asks Sawyer where they came from when they were coming back from the tail section camp and he says he doesn't know. Through questioning about what side the ocean was on Locke deduces they came from the East, but Michaels trail is heading north. Instead of going to wear he came from he is going somewhere else. Michael seems to know where to go to find Walt. Last week he was being given the message on the computer screen which a quick camera cut prevented us from seeing.
Back at the hatch Hurley and Charlie are hanging out and going through the records to find something to listen to. They run across an album by Geronimo Jones, but neither have heard of it. They push it aside and opt for another album. Hurley during all of this expresses an attraction to Libby (psychologist from the tail group) and thinks he has a chance because it is the perfect island scenario. If he ever had a chance it was now. As they are listening to the music and talking Sayid walks in and tells them that the music is depressing. Hurley offers to put something else on and asks if Sayid has heard of Geronimo Jones. He hasn't.
Sayid then asks where everyone is and Charlie says that they went after Michael. When Sayid asks who all went Charlie says, "Everyone, Jack, Sawyer, Locke, and Kate." Kate wasn't supposed to have gone.
We go back to the hunting party and they are walking along at dusk. Sawyer calls Locke Mr. Clean during a conversation. Locke asks Sawyer why he chose that name and Sawyer says that he just needs an earring and a mop. Locke clarifies by saying he meant the name Sawyer because he saw the manifest and his real name is James Ford.
The course of the conversation goes on and Locke asks Jack what he thinks he will accomplish when he finds Michael. Jack says he will get him to come back. Locke asks why he thinks he has the right to tell anyone what they can or can't do. Locke hates being told what he can't do, if we remember.
During the course of this they hear gunshots and go running towards the sound of them. They find a clearing where Locke spots bullet marks on the trees and finds one of Michael's bullet casings on the ground. Locke restarts the argument about just letting Michael do his thing and Jack even accuses Locke of not caring about Michael. Locke defends himself by saying that he wouldn't be running TOWARD gunfire if he didn't care. He just feels that it would be best if they went back and let Michael do what he wants.
Then the conversation is interrupted by a man who says that they should listen to Mr. Locke. A man is approaching and Sawyer quickly identifies him as the man who took Walt and shot him. The man (let's call him Zeke, you'll see why) looks rough and has overalls on. He is unshaven and extremely dirty, looking just as he did on the boat in season 1. Zeke says all of their names and tells them he knows what they are doing but they need to go back home. Sawyer makes a move forward but a gunshot rings out and hits him in the ear. I couldn't tell if it was Zeke who shot Sawyer or if it came from the woods. He has the worst luck with getting shot by these people. Zeke then tells Locke to build a fire because they need to talk.
Zeke explains to them that this is their island and the survivors are only living on it because they are allowing them to. He compares the survivors to an unwelcome guest who takes off his shoes, puts his feet up, eats your food, and opens doors he shouldn't open (this part directed at Locke). He says it is okay, a great man once said, "From the dawn of our species, man has been blessed with curiosity." A statement that sounds familiar and can be found at
http://www.thehansofoundation.org/ It is supposedly a quote from a speech given to the UN by Alvar Hanso, the man who funded Dharma. He then quickly reminds them of the other saying about the cat.
Jack asks about Walt and Michael but is told that Walt is safe and Michael will never find them. Finally Jack decides to call his bluff and says that he thinks they are small, otherwise they wouldn't have needed a spy, Ethan. Zeke seems to pause at first and then smiles saying it is an interesting theory. He then yells, "Light them up." Quickly they are surrounded by torches, each being held by someone obscured by foliage.
Zeke informs them that they have reached a line and they shouldn't cross it. Jack's flashback had him not crossing a metaphorical line only to be hurt. Zeke tells them all to lay down their guns and go home. They refuse and so Zeke plays one last card. He yells, "Alex, bring her out." (Danielle's child that The Others took was named Alex.) Someone shoves a bound and gagged Kate into Zeke's arms. Zeke puts a WWII style German Luger (handgun) to Kate's head and tells them it is their guns or her life. They give in, and Zeke shows how much he knows by asking Locke for his other gun as well. As Sawyer sets his gun down he says, "You and I aren't finished, Zeke." (It was something close to that. He calls him Zeke.)
After they have all surrendered their weapons he releases Kate and walks back into the shadows as all the torches go out. The group despondently heads back. On the way Kate is trying to talk to Jack who just tells her it is fine and just keeps going.
It is morning when they return to camp and Kate is still trying to apologize, Jack is still ignoring her. Sawyer tells her to just forget it and they walk off.
Locke goes up to Claire and begins to tickle Aaron's foot and play with him as Charlie looks on from a distance. He seems unhappy.
Jack decides to go and talk to Ana-Lucia. (I have noticed that every woman we have seen in Jack's life, except for his wife, has been a long-haired brunette, including Gabriella.) When he sits down Ana-Lucia asks about Michael and Jack tells her about what happened. He asks her about being a cop and having training in fighting. The show closes when Jack asks her how long it would take to train an army.
Questions:
1) What is it that Zeke and The Others want?
2) If they don't want the survivors on the island, why not help them get home?
3) Was Jack focused on Michael too much to point out #2?
4) Are The Others the remnants or still functioning parts of Dharma?
-4a) Are they just some kind of crazy tribal people trying to get away from society, ala The Village?
-4b) If they are Dharma, it was a group of self-proclaimed peaceniks, what happened?
5) What happened to Michael?
6) Where was Michael trying to go?
7) Did Michael shoot anyone or get shot?
8) Is the "monster" controlled by The Others and they have decided a direct confrontation was now best?
9) WTF is going on!?!?!?!?!?
Ask your own.
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If Jack Black pops up I will die laughing.
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