The Last Recruit Recap

Apr 21

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“The Last Recruit” is the 13th episode in Season 6 of Lost and the 116th produced hour of the series as a whole. It was broadcast on April 20, 2010. As Jack and Locke’s camps merge, alliances are forged and broken. (Lostpedia.com)

Christian in “White Rabbit” was actually Smokey. However, we don’t have an explanation for who Christian was in the hospital, since Smokey can’t travel off the island. Was it the same guy? What about the other dead people? Ilana said that Smokey can only look like one person at a time so was he able to also be Yemi, or was he only able to be Christian? What allows him to slough off one body for the other?
Sun recognizes Smokey in the SW… how did she recognize him? Was the gunshot a jolt? If it was, why didn’t she see the life she had with Jin in the other world, too?
Interesting that Zoe gives Smokey until nightfall to turn over Des, just as he gave everyone in the Temple until nightfall to get out.
I was convinced the lawyer would be Ana Lucia. Didn’t see Ilana coming. She did look rather, ahem, dynamite, though, didn’t she? Ha. Ha. I mean, she really… blew them away with her, erm, explosive beauty? OK. I’ll stop now.
“He’s the only one that didn’t abandon me.” No, he’s just the one who drew you away from everyone else so they wouldn’t know where you’d gotten to, and completely brainwashed you into thinking it was totally awesome that Aaron was with them and not her, and then they were forced to leave without her because they couldn’t find her. Of course, Claire presumably doesn’t remember any of this; I’m thinking it’s part of Smokey’s mindwipe of her. I felt terrible as she stood by the tree and watched them abandon her… again. Poor Claire.
WHO IS DAVID’S MOM?! Possibles that are left: Sarah again. Juliet. Kate’s twin sister she never knew about (Skaters and Jaters are both happy in the end!). Cassidy. Ana Lucia (1-6 from Nik at Nite)
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As crazy as Jack was for turning back and going to the Island, I think he was right. It’s not that I have any reason for thinking he’s right, I just can’t imagine how Sawyer’s plan could be right. So anything against his plan must be in the general direction of rightness.
I wish Jack had had a talk with Hurley before he went back. Hurley and Jack should probably stay together, I like that dynamic they were developing.
”Locke” and Jack’s conversation in the jungle is very similar to the one back in White Rabbit. Except last time Locke was trying to inspire Jack’s faith in the Island, this time “Locke”’s trying to destroy Jack’s faith.
Back in that original scene Jack asks Locke what would happen when he caught up with Christian. Now we know.
Our theory about “Locke”’s cadaver rule was right. “Locke” needs an actual body in order to possess them. It was really obvious, but at least it was said out loud.
Wait a second. “Locke” tells Jack that he was trapped on this Island because Jacob chose him. Then he continues on, “But now Jacob’s dead. We don’t have to be trapped anymore.” It was pretty subtle but he implies, slightly, that he was trapped on the Island just like Jack, so that might mean that he was chosen by Jacob too. Maybe “Locke”, or rather Esau, was the first Candidate.
…Or perhaps “Locke” is Cain! oh yeah, I just brought Adam and Eve back into the discussion.
This refers more to the last episode, but whatever. Desmond was more than willing to talk to Ben and then hit Locke. I think he has nothing to lose. He must have a deadline or something that really matters.
Has anyone not talked to “Locke” yet? Maybe Miles. I don’t know if “Locke” has ever directly talked to Frank, but he’s been around when he’s talked. The overwhelming theory is that if you talk to “Locke” then you’re powerless against him. If that’s right then we need to find a loophole. That loophole could be someone he’s never talked to, or maybe there’s some other way. So far all we have to go on is the no talking rule. But everyone’s talked to him except Miles. Maybe that’s why he’s survived for so long, to take “Locke” down… that would be weird. (7-12 from Not Confused Just Lost)
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To me this episode felt like The End, Part I of VI. It moved things along, got a lot of pieces into place (especially in the Alt, which I really dug) and set things up for the final stretch. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), it felt kinda slow to me. Yeah, a lot of stuff happened, but the end result was just to shuffle a bunch of people around. Not a whole lot of big reveals and the ones we got (like Smokey finally admitting to Jack he was one impersonating Christian) weren’t really earth-shattering.
As far as the Alt goes, Desmond is acting as chessmaster, setting up the board for some grand design. I loved every moment of the Alt and now we have a plan to get just about everyone together at the same time. Jack’s at the hospital with Locke, Ben, Sun and Jin. Presumably Miles and Sawyer will be coming to interview Jin (and Ben for that matter, since he saw Desmond). Sayid and Kate will probably be sharing a jail cell at some point and Claire and Ilana will have at least one more meeting with Jack. It’s all coming together, the only question now is “For what?”
If they really are both (Claire and Sayid) dead and resurrected by Smokey’s black magic, they’re probably not getting off the Island. But perhaps their souls can be redeemed by sacrificing themselves for the others. I’m guessing Sayid in particular is going to sacrifice himself to save Jack or one of the other candidates at some point.
Locke’s going to walk again, for certain. And now it seems that the sole purpose of Desmond running Locke over was so that Jack could operate on him. Will this merely help both Jack and Locke remember or is it something more powerful than that. In the first few seasons, Locke’s wheelchair came to represent everything that was pathetic and futile about his life. Does it also carry a greater significance here?
But all of these “don’t talk to him” instances seem to indicate it might be something more. Can Smokey plant the seeds of infection through his voice? Is that how the evil spreads throughout the world? If so, Jack might be in a world of trouble if he’s going to be buddy-buddy with Smokey for the rest of the show.
Judging from Tina Fey’s actions this episode, Widmore seems just a wee bit desperate to get Desmond back. Now this implies either 1) that Widmore doesn’t think Desmond knows what he has to do yet or 2) Widmore thinks he has no chance of stopping Smokey without Desmond.
And I think we’re going to see a Smokey rampage in an episode or two. But ironically, there is someone on Hydra Island with a weapon that might be able to hold Smokey at bay: Hurley, and his pouch of Jacob’s ashes. Widmore might have been unwittingly handed the best weapon remaining on the Island… if he doesn’t shoot Hurley first.
he real question is where did Desmond go, since I imagine Sayid also helped him out of the well.Presuming he knows what Widmore needs him to do, I imagine he’s heading towards one of the pockets of EM on the Island. If he doesn’t know, he heading back to Widmore… on Hydra Island… where Smokey’s heading. That would be bad. Methinks Desmond knows better than that. I expect to see Desmond at a new DHARMA station in an episode or two and I’m guessing Charles is going to try and meet him there.
Augh! No new Lost next week? And they didn’t even warn us? The rest of the season runs straight through after that (13-21 from Mistaking Confidence for Fate)
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Jack is now a full-on island convert. In a conversation with Sawyer, Jack whips out all of Locke’s old talking points: “the island isn’t done with us” and “we have a purpose” and destiny and fate and “hey, those Apollo Bars aren’t so bad,” etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. And, most interesting, Jack also understand that Flocke should not leave the island. I imagine that’ll hinder their budding bromance.
Last week it seemed, at least for a moment, that Desmond actually thought he was talking to John Locke. But when he asks Sayid in this episode what he was offered in return for being Flocke’s wet work guy, it was clear to me that Des is fully aware Locke isn’t Locke anymore. And that casts some interesting perspective on Desmond’s alternate universe actions. I’m guessing vengeance was not his motivation for running down Alt Locke
The alternate timeline was labyrinthine in this episode, but the chess pieces are clearly moving into place for some sort of cross-timeline reveal. Here’s where the players currently stand:Jack and Claire — He briefly crossed paths with Claire at Ilana’s law office, but he had to run off to repair Locke’s dural sac. And we know Jack’s a dural sac master thanks to his history of nicking and fixing those buggers.Locke — On the operating table with Jack hovering over him.
Sun and Jin — When Sun was closest to death (thanks to the bullet in her gut) she actually recognized Locke. But now that she and her unborn child are both safe, her knowledge of the alternate timeline appears to have subsided. But if she follows the trajectory established with Alt Charlie, Alt Desmond, Alt Hurley and Alt Libby, she’ll have residual memories of the island. Jin, on the other hand, doesn’t appear to have any island knowledge at this point.

Sawyer, Miles and Sayid — The grisly doings in that restaurant kitchen catch the attention of Sawyer and Miles. They track down Sayid and use guns and a garden hose to snatch him.

Kate — Sawyer arrested her, then he flirted with her, then he left her handcuffed to a chair in the police station.

Desmond — His cupid act is getting a little creepy, now. He somehow lures Claire to his attorney’s office, which is super convenient because Ilana (Des’ lawyer) was looking for her. I’m not sure what Desmond’s next move will be, but he might want to tone the act down a bit.

Missing / unaccounted for — Charlie, Faraday, Charlotte, Penny, Minkowski, Boone, Hurley and Libby aren’t seen in this episode’s alt-timeline scenes. Ben makes a brief cameo in Locke’s ambulance, and it would seem he’s at or near the hospital where Locke was taken.
The mystery of Juliet’s outrigger victim remains unsolved. It initially seemed like someone on Sawyer’s crew would take a time bullet en route to Hydra island, but that theory fizzled when the sailboat came into play. Now, I’m concerned we’ll never know who was firing / fired upon or we’ll see Bernard take one right between the eyes. (22-25 from the Lost Blog)

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