The scenes with Smokey and Sawyer were some of my favorite scenes in the whole series! I love the way Sawyer could care less who Smokey is or if he is the "ghost of Christmas past"! He he he But Sawyer had to be intrigued enough to follow him.... off a cliff no less!
Have we ever seen Richard Alpert less than perfectly coiffed and assured of all goings on?? There's a new "smokey" in town and Richard doesn't know what to do with himself!
It was nice to see Locke's life in the flash sideways. He's dead on the island and he was the only character in previous seasons who knew he didn't anything to return to off island. In this world - he's engaged to Helen, Locke has some sort of relationship with his father, and he is on his way to starting a new career (with BEN LINUS as his co-worker!) This is Locke doesn't believe in miracles and he has no faith like the Locke we knew on the island. This Locke seems more self assured and comfortable in his life. Destiny and miracles are not in Locke's vocabulary.
Smokey/Locke lures Sawyer into following him by asking Sawyer the question "What if I told you I was the person who could answer the most important question in the world? Why are you on this island?"
Realistic/drunk Sawyer says, "My plane crashed, my raft blew up and the helicopter I was on was one person too heavy." (he he he - only Sawyer....)
Smokey/Locke convinces Sawyer to follow him but Alpert jumps out while Smokey is chasing the blond kid and warns Sawyer that they HAVE to get to the Temple, that's the only place they'll be safe and Smokey wants everyone dead!
After following Smokey down the narrowest most rickety rope ladder over the side of cliff they find themselves in a CAVE - a cave with a scale holding 1 black rock and 1 white rock. Smokey throws the white rock out into the ocean in his "inside joke."
The CAVE ceiling! Carvings on the ceiling Ford is 15, Jarrah is 16, 8 is Reyes, Kwon (sun or jin) 42, Shephard 23, 4 Locke, Kate (I didn't see what number she was). Littleton, Goodspeed and some others were crossed off!!
Smokey/Locke tells Sawyer that Jacob had a thing for numbers.... (is that all the numbers mean?!) And that Jacob came to you (as he had with all the others who have their names on the ceiling)… manipulated you and choices you made were never really choices you made but choices that led you (via Jacob) to the island. You were a candidate – to take over the island as protector. huh? what? whoa....
Smoke tells Ford that has three options.... and he chooses option 3 - get off this island and never look back. What does that entail?
The best funeral speech of all time occurred on this island, "John Locke was a believer, a man of faith, a much better man than I will ever be. And I’m very sorry I murdered him.” And then Lapidus says "This is the weirdest funeral I've ever been to." :-) This was hilarious!
Here are my questions...
Who is the blonde kid? Why can't Richard see him? Why CAN Sawyer see him? Is this the re-incarnate of Jacob? Or is this kid Aaron in some islandlike time warp?
Why does Smokey want everyone dead? Why can't he kill the people who's name's are written on the wall? (the prospects)
How long has Smokey been Smokey? When was he a man with all those feelings? Who turned him into this?
If Smokey has taken over Locke, why does he say "Don't tell me what I can't do!" ? That is John Locke's theme song...
What is the purpose of Ilana getting Jacob's ashes? Does she need them to help him be "re-incarnated"?
Wouldn't Ilana know that the Smoke Monster DIDN'T kill Jacob? She seems like she knows THE RULES too!
To get off this island, what does Smokey have to do? What has he convinced Sawyer to do? Is he the devil's minion now?
Can't wait til next week! Would love to hear some thoughts :-)
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