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| ⚫ | In 1961 or 1962, [[Richard Alpert]] presented a five-year-old [[John Locke]] with a '''test''' involving six items. Alpert placed a compass on a table with five other items, asking Locke to identify which "already belong to him". A time-traveling Locke had previously given Richard a compass, a compass that Richard would return to Locke years later, in 2007. |
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| + | Young John selected a container of granules and the compass before settling upon a knife. Disappointed, Richard collected the items and left, leaving a dejected Locke with his angry [[Florence|foster mother]]. |
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* A brass [[compass]] {{Crossref|5x01|5x03|5x15}} |
* A brass [[compass]] {{Crossref|5x01|5x03|5x15}} |
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| − | * A [[baseball]] glove {{ |
+ | * A [[baseball]] glove. In {{ep|6x03}}, [[Jack]] walked into [[Dogen]]'s area of [[the Temple]] and found him tossing a baseball into the air. |
| − | * An old [[book]] whose cover |
+ | * An old [[book]] whose cover bore the title, "[[Book of Laws]]". In {{ep|2x09}} [[Eko]] told [[Locke]] a story about the "Book of Law", i.e., the Old Testament. |
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+ | * A vial of granules |
| − | * A comic book, ''[[Mystery Tales]]'' issue 40 from April 1956 (right before Locke's birth), bearing the subtitle "What was the secret of the mysterious 'HIDDEN LAND!'" |
+ | * A comic book, ''[[Mystery Tales]]'' issue 40 from April 1956 (right before Locke's birth), bearing the subtitle, "What was the secret of the mysterious 'HIDDEN LAND!'" |
* A wood-handled [[knife]] |
* A wood-handled [[knife]] |
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| ⚫ | ** In the [[Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD)|Season 3 DVD commentary]] for {{ep|3x20}}, Richard Alpert was described as someone who was not interested in leading the Others but was very influential in finding and selecting a leader. In the commentary for {{ep|3x20}}, he was described as being similar to a [[wikipedia:Panchen Lama|Panchen Lama]] choosing the next [[wikipedia:Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]]. He and [[Ben]] kept each other in "check" by having the power to pick/veto each other's replacement on the Island. Ben's role would be to pick the next Panchen, should the need arise. This kept the two in a sort of balanced power relationship. They were allies, yet they had some measure of control over the other should one get out of hand. |
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| − | John selected the container of the granules and the compass. John then picks up the knife, to which Richard seems upset. He asks John if he is sure it is his, and after nodding affirmatively, Richard snatches the knife from his hands and takes the other items away. He places all of the items back into his bag and stands up quickly. [[Florence]] enters the room and asks how John did. Richard responds sternly that John was not quite ready for his school and walks out of the house. Florence scolds John, asking what he did wrong; John looks down dejectedly. |
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| − | * In {{ep|2x09}} [[Eko]] told [[Locke]] a story about the "Book of Law", i.e., the Old Testament. |
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| − | * In {{ep|5x01}} Richard gives Locke a compass, although it is a different model. Locke later uses this compass to prove his time traveling to Richard in {{ep|5x03}}. |
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| − | * In {{ep|6x03}}, [[Jack]] walks into [[Dogen]]'s area of [[the Temple]] and finds him tossing a baseball into the air. |
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| ⚫ | ** In the [[Lost: The Complete Third Season (DVD)|Season 3 DVD commentary]] for {{ep|3x20}}, Richard Alpert |
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| − | *This relationship is further confirmed by the fact that Carlton revealed in a recent podcast '''(Which Podcast? Citation Needed) that they had researched how the new Dalai Lama is discovered. An episode of "King of the Hill" has nearly the same scene, a selection of objects from which the new Dalai Lama should be able to select, if he truly is the reincarnated Lama, the object that has already belonged to him. |
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Latest revision as of 05:28, 29 June 2020
Richard Alpert's items. ("Cabin Fever")
In 1961 or 1962, Richard Alpert presented a five-year-old John Locke with a test involving six items. Alpert placed a compass on a table with five other items, asking Locke to identify which "already belong to him". A time-traveling Locke had previously given Richard a compass, a compass that Richard would return to Locke years later, in 2007.
Young John selected a container of granules and the compass before settling upon a knife. Disappointed, Richard collected the items and left, leaving a dejected Locke with his angry foster mother.
Items
The comic book and knife. ("Cabin Fever")
- A brass compass ("Because You Left") ("Jughead") ("Follow the Leader")
- A baseball glove. In "What Kate Does", Jack walked into Dogen's area of the Temple and found him tossing a baseball into the air.
- An old book whose cover bore the title, "Book of Laws". In "What Kate Did" Eko told Locke a story about the "Book of Law", i.e., the Old Testament.
- A vial of granules
- A comic book, Mystery Tales issue 40 from April 1956 (right before Locke's birth), bearing the subtitle, "What was the secret of the mysterious 'HIDDEN LAND!'"
- A wood-handled knife
Cultural references
Richard Alpert's compass.
- The test given to young Locke by Richard Alpert resembled the Tibetan Buddhist ritual used to confirm a reincarnated tulku (the Dalai Lama being the most widely known). (Religion and ideologies)
- In the Season 3 DVD commentary for "The Man Behind the Curtain", Richard Alpert was described as someone who was not interested in leading the Others but was very influential in finding and selecting a leader. In the commentary for "The Man Behind the Curtain", he was described as being similar to a Panchen Lama choosing the next Dalai Lama. He and Ben kept each other in "check" by having the power to pick/veto each other's replacement on the Island. Ben's role would be to pick the next Panchen, should the need arise. This kept the two in a sort of balanced power relationship. They were allies, yet they had some measure of control over the other should one get out of hand.
