Locke is Cabin Boy
Richard is Like Dick Clark
The dude is seriously older than dirt. That was a nice surprise of the episode right off the bat. Then we have to talk about Locke being selected from birth as “Island Special” - whether or not Ben was aware of this, at least we know that Richard has known. Also - we’re getting an awful lot of “no smoking” references when an island personality shows up. This happened right before Richard appeared the first time. Locke’s grandmother was told she wasn’t allowed to smoke. This also occurred in the previous episode when Jack was putzing around with the smoke detector and his dead father appears. I don’t know if this eludes to Richard and Christian being spirits/jinns or what have you or not.
Horace Doesn’t Need Home Depot
It turns out that Horace Godspeed built the cabin for him and his hot wife (Samantha Mathis). Horace was the one who helped Ben’s father when his wife gave birth to Ben in the woods - and brought them to the island, via the Dharma Initiative. I was slightly disappointed with this revelation, as I was hoping that the cabin was far older than 12-20 years.
Keamy is a Bastard
I think that Keamy has a nuclear trigger strapped to his arm that will blow the island to bits if his heart stops. He’s a right bastard anyway for killing Alex and now the doctor and the captain. I also think the boat is going to blow up in the finale, killing Michael, maybe Desmond - and the Oceanic 6 will be found by life raft. Of course, Desmond might be in the coffin - a result of a feud between Ben and Widmore, and Desmond saving Penny’s life by taking a bullet (or something).
Claire is Hanging With Ghost Dad
Ok, so I’m thinking Claire is dead. She seems awfully content to sit in a dark cabin with her dead daddy and without her baby. I think she blew up in Othersville. And I’m kinda pissed that she might know more than Locke at this point, which, if she is alive, makes her way more powerful than him.
Random Thoughts
So Charlotte knows Korean - does she have ties to Paik? She couldn’t be there for Sun. And is Faraday evil? And why is Jack heading towards Keamy’s party? Is Matthew (the orderly that tells Locke to take a walkabout) part of the island or is he working for Widmore? The last time we saw him he was hiring Naomi for something sinister - and before that he was asking Hurley if the others were alive. Being part of the island, wouldn’t he know this? Is he like Richard or maybe the same but on the other team? Tonight’s episode should be good.