After much ado and a loooong wait. Here it is.
SPOILER ALERT
Episode 20: Two For The Road
This is an Ana-Lucia-centric episode
As always my comments will be in
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Flashback Running Away
Ana-Lucia arrives at work as a cop when her captain/mother approaches and asks where she was the night before.
Remember she shot the guy that had shot her earlier Ana claims that she was at home all night just chilling out. Her mother doesn't believe her and makes her come with her. She takes her to the morgue where the man Ana shot is laying there. Her mother tells her that they found him and the gun in a nearby dumpster with no registration and no prints. Ana plays dumb and asks if they know who did it. Her mom says yes, it was Ana. He confessed to shooting her and she refused to ID him so they had to let him go only to show up dead a week later. Her mom tells her that she will need her help but Ana says no thanks. Her mom tells her she is a police officer and if she doesn't respect her mother she can at least respect that. Ana quits.
Next we see Ana working as airport security. After she finishes working she goes to the airport bar for a drink. At the bar is Christian Shepherd, Jack's dad. He strikes up a conversation. He tells her about how his son caused him to lose his license for drinking on the job. She tells him parents and kids shouldn't work together. He tells her that he is headed for Sydney and invites her along. It is fate that they met because they can help each other. He needs a bodyguard and it would be perfect for an ex-cop. He recommends using fake names. She calls him Tom and he calls her Sarah.
We find her next in a hotel in Sydney unable to sleep. Christian begins banging on her door and tells her it is time to go. She asks if after four days of drinking and doing nothing if this is when it is time to g in the middle of the night. He just tells her to get ready.
She drives him to the suburbs where he tells her to keep the engine running. Christian bangs on the door until a woman answers the door. They immediately begin arguing and we hear him say that it's his daughter and he has a right to see her.
What the? He begins getting violent and trying to bust into the door and Ana jumps out and pulls him back to the car.
Later when they are driving away Christian is still drinking mini bar bottles. Ana asks who the woman is and he says it is a long story. He calls her Sarah and she tells him her real name, but he refuses to give his. She calls him pathetic and stops the car. She asks why he is in Sydney and he admits that it is because he can't apologize to his son. He tells her she is there for the same reason he is, she ran away. Then he looks up and sees they are stopped in front of a bar and offers her the chance to go drink and be pathetic together. She refuses. As he opens the door to get out he hits Sawyer on his way into the bar. Ana offers to go back home with Christian but he says he can't and gets out to go into the bar.
Next we see Ana in the airport getting her ticket for her trip home. At the head of the line Jack is arguing with the ticket agent about taking his father's body home. Ana hearing what Jack is saying decides to call her mother. She tells her where she is and says she is tired of running, she wants to come home. Her mother tells her to come home. Ana gives her the flight information and her mother agrees to meet her.
Side Story Hurley gets his grove on.
Hurley approaches Sayid and asks about the radio that they made and wants to know if he can borrow it to get it to play some music for Libby. Sayid tells him that he has tried many times since and it has not worked. Hurley says that it doesn't matter because Libby will say that it is the thought that accounts, especially after he holds it over his head. Sayid asks why he would do that and Hurley explains the movie "Say Anything" to Sayid. He recommends checking it out if they ever get off the island. Sayid recommends the beach he took Shannon to before.
Later we see Hurley stuffing food into a bag when Libby walks up. He tries to make an excuse and she thinks he is hiding that he is still eating too much. Hurley finally admits that he was going to pack a picnic for the two of them as a surprise. She agrees to go along with him.
Later Hurley and Libby are walking through the woods trying to find the beach when Libby points out that they are going in circles. Hurley disagrees and says that they are there. As he walks out on the beach Libby points out that Jin is there. It is the same beach their camp is on. Libby says they can just have their picnic there but Hurley didn't pack blankets or drinks. Libby says she will get blankets while Hurley goes and finds Rose and Bernard because she saw them with wine. Hurley jokes that if he gets drunk enough he will remember where he knows her from. Libby pauses and then just says OK before walking off. As Hurley gets ready to walk off he looks over at Jin who gives him a thumbs up. 👍
Main Story Bad PR
Picking up where we left off Jack and Kate have just found Michael in the jungle. They decide to take him back to camp.
Meanwhile, back in the hatch: Ana is cutting up fruit for Henry. She takes it in to him and his previous bowl hasn't been touched. Ana asks how long this is going to go on. She wants him to talk. She talks about how she used to be a cop and most killers love to talk but he is quiet. Henry whispers something and Ana gets in close to tell him that if he is going to talk he needs to…. Henry jumps up and starts choking her. He tells her that she killed two of them, good people that were leaving them alone.
I don't think he is watching the same show we are. He tells her that she is the killer. She begins fighting for breath when Locke hits Henry over the head with his crutch.
Later Ana is on the beach trying to patch up her wounds when Libby walks up and asks what happened. Ana tells her about Henry attacking her. Ana says that she is fine but he won't be. Libby tells her not to do anything stupid.
Locke is in the hatch checking out the blast doors and decides to go talk to Henry. Henry says he forgives him for hitting him with the crutch. He is glad that his head didn't break it. Locke asks Henry why he tried to kill Ana but not himself when he was trapped under the blast door. Henry says it is because he is one of the good ones. Locke asks what he means and Henry says that he has nothing to lose because either Jack will kill him or his own people will. He explains that the man in charge is a great man, a brilliant man, but he isn't forgiving and Henry failed his mission. He was on his way to come and take Locke.
LIAR!!!!!
At that moment Jack and Kate come in with Michael.
Ana is out in the jungle when she comes across Sawyer using a stick to knock Mangoes from a tree. She decides to help herself. This of course gets Sawyer worked up. She tells him that she needs a gun. Sawyer tells her to go get Jack's, oh yeah he's running around with Kate. Ana calls him out on his jealousy and tells him not to take it out on her. He tells her to scram, almost like she was a dog.
Back at the hatch Jack is trying to revive Michael. Locke thinks Michael is a trade and Jack says that it wasn't. Michael followed his voice. Locke expresses his doubt and Jack asks if he really thinks they are on the honor system.
Sawyer is walking back with his mangoes when he hears Ana-Lucia following him. She confronts him again about guns and asks for the one he is carrying. They get into a physical fight when Sawyer pins Ana to the ground. Ana grabs him and kisses him. Things heat up and they begin undressing. Despite the commercial interruption we are to assume that they get it on.
Afterwards Ana is quickly getting dressed and Sawyer makes a joke about getting his phone number. She threatens to kill him if he tells anyone. He says that he guesses that takes cuddling off the table.
Jack is in the hatch cleaning his medical tools when Ana walks in. Jack tells her about finding Michael and then notices the cut on her head. Locke covers for her by saying he left some water on the floor and she slipped and hit her head.
Just then Kate comes running in because Michael is waking up. Michael tells them about finding The Others. He says he found one and he was dirty dressed in simple clothes. He followed him back where they live in tents and live worse than they do. He counted 22 but he didn't see the boat or Walt, but he knows they have him. Ana asks if he saw any other people taken but he thinks they are in their own hatch because they were guarding a set of metal doors that go underground. The guards had two guns and that was it. They were all old and half were women. He couldn't get in to save Walt so he came back to tell them that they can take them and get Walt back.
Later Jack goes to Locke and tells him that he was right about Henry and what he and Sayid did was right, even if he didn't like how they did it and he shouldn't have gotten in their way. Locke forgives him and says he just wishes he would include him when he decides to do something, which he thinks will be soon. Jack says Michael says that they can take them and Locke asks about what Zeke said. Jack says that they are liars, why should they believe him. Locke agrees.
Jack and Locke get ready to leave to get the guns from Sawyer and Kate wants to come along. Ana says that she will stay and watch Henry. She tells them to give Sawyer her best.
Jack, Kate, and Locke find Sawyer sitting on the beach reading a manuscript found in the wreckage.
The book can be bought here. Jack tells him to put it down so they can talk to him but Sawyer says he only has like ten pages left. Jack grabs the book and throws it in the fire. Sawyer pulls it out and starts yelling when Jack asks for the guns. Sawyer starts to protest Jack's actions when Locke tells him to just give up the guns. Sawyer starts to harass Locke but then Kate jumps in. As Sawyer starts to argue more Jack pulls out his gun and points it at Sawyer. Sawyer reaches for his own but finds it missing. When he says that Ana stole his gun Locke tells Jack that he has something to tell him.
We see Ana in the hatch pull the gun out of her boot and **** it. She then opens the armory door and throws Henry a knife telling him to cut himself loose. As he does so he tells Ana how Goodwin tried to tell them that she was good because he could change her, but he was wrong and it cost him his life. Ana says that he was going to kill her and Henry asks if he really was. She asks if he is done and then points the gun at him. Henry asks if this is it and she says yes------commercial.
Michael walks in and finds Ana playing with the gun. He asks where everyone is and she says they went to get the guns from Sawyer. He asks about Sawyer having all the guns and she says it is a long story. Michael points out that he at least didn't get that one. Ana says yeah, but she can't use it. When he asks what she is talking about she tells him about Henry and how he tried to kill her. She tells him about how she wanted to kill Henry but couldn't do it.
Michael says he will do it. They are animals and they took his son and he will do it, he will kill Henry because that is what they do. Ana hands Michael the gun and gives him the combination. Michael apologizes and Ana asks what for. Michael turns and shoots her in the chest. Her head falls over to the side and her eyes close. He is standing there holding the gun when Libby walks in looking for a blanket. She says Michael's name and he spins and shoots her twice. Libby falls to the floor. Then Michael opens the armory, walks in, looks at Henry and then shoots himself in the arm.
Roll credits
Take a second and say "OMFG!!!!!! What was that?"
Well, I guess we know how you get fired in Hollywood for creating bad PR by getting a DUI. Despite the producers and writers claiming that they were planned to die this soon it seems highly coincidental that the two actresses to get DUIs were killed within seconds of each other.
Now, a couple of quick questions.
-Did Henry really come for Locke or is he lying? I say he is lying.
-What is up with Michael? Is he an Other now sent to help Henry or is he trying to frame Henry and get everyone wanting to go and attack the Others? There is a lot of faked Others attacks in this show.
-Will Hurley go 100% truly psychopathic insane with Libby presumed dead?
Now on to another thought I have had. What is the deal with people being good or bad? Are we talking about people being a good person, as in kind and caring and whatnot? Or are we talking about good for the experiment? Someone open to seeing a bigger picture that the Others want them to see?
I have begun thinking about this because Jack is a good person in the traditional sense. He has devoted his life to saving lives and hasn't done anything seriously wrong in his life. From what we have seen his biggest sin is kissing another woman while married.
But would Jack be good for the experiment? Is he susceptible to brainwashing or indoctrination the way Locke would be or children are? Would Jack ever see acceptable deaths for the greater good or does he only see things one life at a time? Locke sees necessary sacrifices. Look at Boone.
What do you guys think?