Lost: The Last Recruit

"It's gonna be OK, you're with me now". That was the creepiest line I have ever heard uttered on television. Smokey is telling truths when it suits him, however, I believe he is lying nearly as often. The smoke monster said he was Jack's dad and he proved it by confirming the result of Jack chasing his "white rabbit". Locke, however, is more than a broken shell that Smokey chooses to inhabit. The Man in Black has spoken ill of John Locke every time the actual man is mentioned, maybe it is because some measure of the man still exists.

When Jack and Un-Locke met at the beginning of this episode electricity was in the air. Their conversation on the outskirts of camp as dawn was approaching did not fail to deliver. I find it interesting that Jack checked with Hurley before heading into the jungle with Locke, because it is possible that may be the last time Jack decides to let someone else render judgment about important life altering decisions. Smokey the Nemesis was his normal confident self but Jack was approaching a Desmond like level of Zen that has been absent in his character since he convinced Kate to stitch up his back in the pilot episode of this series. Jack's decision to make his case to Sawyer and then jump off the boat seemed to make perfect sense after seeing the progression of his character over the course of the past two seasons.

Desmond did not die in that well. Sayid is heartless but he is not without reason and considering deep down he really knows he does not deserve Nadia I am positive Des will be with us for at least one more episode.

Widmore it seems is as cold as ever despite the hope that he was doing something selfless. If Widmore is the man I believe him to be, it would make sense that he plans to execute Sawyer, Jin, Sun, Kate, Claire, and Frank. It is the only way to keep Smokey from leaving the island with the candidates. Unless of course killing the candidates frees the Man in Black automatically.

Off island the action was as interesting as ever. Claire and Jack met and now know they are siblings and Jack has grown well into his role as father of the year (though we still do not know who David's mother is). Desmond continues to work his magic, thankfully he did not need to hit pregnant Claire with a bus to make his point! Semi-conscious Sun took one look at semi-conscious Locke and freaked out right before Jack attempted to make Locke walk again.

On the other side of L.A. Kate and Sawyer still have chemistry even if they are on opposite sides of the law and even though Miles and Sawyer have a better relationship. Sayid still feels, which is good, except for the fact that he felt Sawyer handcuff him, which is bad for Sayid.

I know I have been harping on this but the flash sideways as some kind of psychic psycho therapy seems more likely with each passing episode. I do not trust Widmore or the Man in Black and even Jacob seems suspect considering how much better the Lostie's lives would be without his influence. The island itself must be powering the flash sideways.