Onward with the LOST-pocalypse! The Substitute is spooling up, and here are the rules.
The live blog begins below:
9:59pm — “Hell yes.” Wait, Sawyer is going to help Faux-Locke?! This is getting even more interesting. So much revealed tonight! Quick, before we call it, what was the best reveal of the night? Do you think Sawyer is safe in helping Faux-Locke, or is he at greater risk? Discuss!
9:55pm – His name was Jacob. Wait, each of the Losties corresponds to a number?
23 Shephard
8 Reyes
16 Jarrah
42 Kwon
4 Locke
15 Ford
And, Jacob met each one of them. Now Faux-Locke is spinning things, Jacob “pushed” them to the island. They were candidates to replace Jacob? Wait, that’s why Faux-Locke needs to kill them! If all of the candidates die, then he is free! The devil and his lies.
9:54pm — John Locke: Substitute teacher. Holy cow, it’s Ben Linus! The amount of crossover in this new timeline is pretty amazing. But why?!
9:50pm – Oh man, Darlton is doing a really good job with season 6. This episode is so steeped in mythology, I feel like I’ve jumped back to Lockdown in season 2 — blast door anyone? Names scrawled on the cave wall, but why? Were those Jacob’s notes?
9:48pm – I keep anticipating a Lenny moment from Faux-Locke, mostly because of mini-Jacob’s reference to “the rules.” Where are they going? Black and white rocks on a scale. Balance of power, Jacob and Man in Black! Oooh, he tossed Jacob’s rock into the ocean. “Inside joke.”
9:47pm – Damn.
9:46pm – Push the ladder Sawyer. Kill him!
9:42pm — Why does John refuse help from Jack? Here’s the thing, part of him likes being in that chair. But why? Oh, is he going to blame being fired for his refusal to accept help? Better yet, how much you want to bet that his knives aren’t in the luggage? OK, nevermind. Interesting, she’s wearing a shirt that says “karma” on it. Also, she stays by his side in this timeline, and keeps the faith.
9:39pm — So, Faux-Locke is stuck. But why? What are the rules damnit!? BTW — updated the lyrics to Search and Destroy by Iggy Pop and The Stooges below. Ben giving eulogy to John Locke? Oh the irony! And he admits to murdering him!
9:34pm — Part of me wants Sawyer to follow Faux-Locke in hopes that he will spill some beans. The other part of me screams, “Run back to Alpert for crying out loud!!” This is crazy good.
9:29pm – Rose’s talk with Locke is loaded with information. She has cancer, I’ll need to revisit this. I love that Sawyer’s fascination with literature just moved from figurative to literal. Of Mice and Men spelled out, and then re-enacted? BTW — Here are the lyrics to Iggy Pop and The Stooges’ Search and Destroy:
“I’m a street walking cheetah
with a hide full of napalm
I’m a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am a world’s forgotten boy
The one who searches and destroys
Honey gotta help me please
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby detonates for me
Look out honey, ’cause I’m using technology !
Ain’t got time to make no apology
Soul radiation in the dead of night
Love in the middle of a fire fight
Honey gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby penetrates my mind
And I’m the world’s forgotten boy
The one who’s searchin’, searchin’ to destroy
And honey I’m the world’s forgotten boy
The one who’s searchin’, searchin’ to destroy
Forgotten boy, forgotten boy
Forgotten boy said
hey forgotten boy”
[update]
I’ve bolded the sections of the song that actually had screen time last night. Pretty telling if you consider the following:
- Jacob appearing as a boy –> “world’s forgotten boy”
- The use of Jughead/Jacob as a boy –> “I’m the runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb”
- Redemption, being saved, soul –> “Somebody gotta save my soul.”
9:29pm — Alpert is crazy and frantic, we’ve NEVER seen him like this. Desperation, this is true fear. Oh man, now Faux-Locke denies the kid exists. But why? Is he planning to kill Sawyer? “What kind of animal would you describe yourself as?” I really wish John responded with “Polar Bear.” HOLY SHIT! Rose?!? What is GOING on here?
9:27pm — Hannahmcnoface points out that Sawyer was listening to Search and Destroy: “The one who’s searching/searching to destroy.” OK, so how does this apply to Jacob/Man in Black? Discuss during commercials.
9:24pm — Burials always remind me of Nikki and Paolo. Will they return? Fingers crossed they don’t. HOLY SHIT, the kid! Who is that? My money is on Jacob. Sawyer sees him? He was a candidate, too.
9:21pm — BTW, for the record, my wife prefers a pantsless Sawyer. Just sayin’. Oh poor John, he can’t even get revenge when he wants to. OH SHIT, Hurley and Locke cross paths in this timeline. Luckiest man alive, indeed. Oh man, Hurley is the nicest person alive, even in the new timeline.
9:19pm — Sawyer’s ambivilence is interesting. I like that they really developed the Juliet arc to a point of extreme believability. Oh wow, even drunk Sawyer sniffed out the truth about Faux-Locke. Does anyone else find it funny that Faux-Locke keeps promising answers? Wait, I know who he is…DARLTON!
9: 16pm — What is Sawyer listening to? OK, so does Faux-Locke plan to be straight with Sawyer? Wait, who am I kidding?! He’s lying to EVERYONE.
9:12pm — And here’s Ben. Will he be honest this time around? Nope, lying about Jacob’s death, sort of. He’s asking for answers about Richard. “He’s recruiting.” Interesting. Seems like Jacob was doing the same.
9:08pm — Hmm, still at the box factory. Randy is back to harass our favorite Locke. And now he’s fired. What was he up to in the outback? Wait, John was a candidate? A candidate for WHAT? Now Faux-Locke is promising the world to Richard. Alpert is loyal to Jacob and…WHOA! Who was that boy?
9:06pm — Whoa! Smokey cam is amazing! Oh crap, now Faux-Locke is looking for some answers from Richard. So, my questions: Which chains were Faux-Locke referring to back in LA X? How much does Richard know about the Man in Black? This can’t be good.
9:04pm — So Helen didn’t leave him in this timeline, and they are getting married. AND she’s a WOMAN OF FAITH!
9:00pm – Locke’s even more miserable sans-crash. I have to admit, the attempt to jump off the ramp was admirable but the sprinklers sealed his fate as a loser. WHAT?! Katy Sagel (aka Helen in the Lost-o-verse) returns? There’s going to be a wedding? Aaaaa-YuLL!