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*Instead of [[Michael]] returning on his own, which is unlikely due to his condition, he was returned as an exchange to get [[Henry Gale]] back in terms of the deal suggested by [[Jack]] to [[The Others]] |
*Instead of [[Michael]] returning on his own, which is unlikely due to his condition, he was returned as an exchange to get [[Henry Gale]] back in terms of the deal suggested by [[Jack]] to [[The Others]] |
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** Proved wrong in later episodes. |
** Proved wrong in later episodes. |
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| − | *The poem on which [[Locke's Map]] is being drawn |
+ | *The poem on which [[Locke's Map]] is being drawn might be a hint that what Locke is trying to figure out in a rational way (i.e. where and what the "?" is) will be solved by someone else, thanks to a more naive and intuitive approach - see the poem line "two children born yesterday will know more than we do". Alternatively, this line could refer to [[Aaron]] and [[Walt]] |
*The incomplete sign, if looked from the top, with the unused rocks, makes another sign, a smiley emoticon -- a complete sign of human life, after all. An inconscient SOS to the world, after all. |
*The incomplete sign, if looked from the top, with the unused rocks, makes another sign, a smiley emoticon -- a complete sign of human life, after all. An inconscient SOS to the world, after all. |
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Synopsis
When Bernard attempts to recruit people to build an S.O.S. Sign on the beach, Rose uncharacteristically defies him, telling him that he shouldn't give everyone false hope.
FLASHBACKS reveal the source of her hesitation, as we highlight Rose and Bernard's love story from the day they met to the day he proposed. When Bernard takes a knee, Rose confesses that she is sick and has less than a year to live. But it doesn't deter Bernard -- he loves this woman and wants to marry her, regardless.
We follow their hopeful love affair through to their honeymoon in Australia to learn that it was, in actuality, a ploy by Bernard to get Rose to see a faith healer in an effort to cure her terminal cancer. Rose clearly isn't a believer, but goes along with it to satisfy Bernard. And though the healer tells her that he cannot help her, Rose decides to let Bernard think that he did. Her hope may be gone, but she is going to preserve his.
On the island, Rose finally comes clean and admits to Bernard that she was lying to him. She confides that after the crash, she began to feel better and that she suspects it was the island that fixed her. Bernard has a difficult time believing this and maintains that it was Isaac who did the healing. But Rose is insistent. And in the final flashback we find out that her conviction lies in the fact that she saw John Locke, on his feet on the island, in a wheelchair at the airport.
Bernard realizes that Rose doesn't want to be rescued because she thinks she might get sick again. And in an act of faith and love, Bernard vows to stop work on the SOS and tells her that they will never leave the island.
Back in the hatch, Locke attempts to draw the map he saw on the blast door from memory. His faith in pushing the button is diminished after the statement of Henry in the last episode and Locke nearly lets the counter reach zero. He tries to get clarity about the button by talking to Henry, who just secretly smiles behind the closed door of his prison. Locke's commitment to the hatch with its button and secret map is clearly waning and he leaves the station in frustration. It's not until Rose convinces him to maintain faith that Locke returns with a sense of renewed purpose and continues drawing.
Meanwhile, Jack and Kate go out on a mission to attempt to trade Henry for Walt. On their way to The Line they get trapped in a Doll Trap, with interesting results. While they wait for Mr. Friendly to make an appearance, Michael stumbles out of the jungle and collapses at their feet.
Trivia
- Rose accidentally dropped her pills at the airport and Locke, still in his wheelchair, picked them up for her (making her the only person to know about the miraculous recovery of Locke's legs).
- Was the "first official mention" of Neil Frogurt on the show
- In the last shot of Rose and Bernard, the incomplete S.O.S. on the beach looks like a frowning face.
- It also looks like the prompt on the computer screen where the numbers are entered.
Theories
- The black rock behind Jack and Kate when they reach "the line" is from the volcano field.
- Instead of Michael returning on his own, which is unlikely due to his condition, he was returned as an exchange to get Henry Gale back in terms of the deal suggested by Jack to The Others
- Proved wrong in later episodes.
- The poem on which Locke's Map is being drawn might be a hint that what Locke is trying to figure out in a rational way (i.e. where and what the "?" is) will be solved by someone else, thanks to a more naive and intuitive approach - see the poem line "two children born yesterday will know more than we do". Alternatively, this line could refer to Aaron and Walt
- The incomplete sign, if looked from the top, with the unused rocks, makes another sign, a smiley emoticon -- a complete sign of human life, after all. An inconscient SOS to the world, after all.
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