5-15: "Follow The Leader" 2009.05.06 - TWoP Forums p1:

-This was a very, very cool episode. I love Jack with his new, morally-ambiguous purpose, especially because it puts him and Kate at odds, I loved Sayid's return yes, and I'll take all the Locke, Ben, and Richard I can get. yes me too.

-Yes, next week is the two hour long finale! The stage was beautifully set in this episode.
Maybe we might see a glimpse of Claire in the next episode! That would be awesome!

-Oh, it's all coming together.
As much as I loved the Machiavellian, always have a plan, unflappable Ben, I'm eating the pissy, resentful, jealous, impotent Ben up with a fucking spoon. Destiny is a fickle bitch, Ben.
Looks like Lcoke caught Richard by surprise, which is saying something. I am beginning to wonder what Mr. Alpert's game is, though. y. that's about the most int open storyline. bcs Alpert is intriguing.

[ Follow the Leader/Theories - Lostpedia: -The island has never talked to Ben, and as concigliere, Alpert is also not privy to the island. Jacob probably died a long time ago, and he may have spoken to the island, and they've been keeping the idea of Jacob alive but if so wh about the 'Help Me' that Locke heard in the cabin, they wldn't dare not explain that & thus keeping "the others" in line, but Locke and the island actually DO have a connection, and he will replace Jacob, whatever it is, and push the others to realize their true potential, whatever that is.
that's a good word for Alpert's seeming place. Consigliere - Wkp: Consigliere (pronounced [konsiʎˈʎɛːɾe]) is a position in the American Mafia. The word is derived from an Italian word that means 'adviser' or 'counsellor.' This word is in turn derived from the Latin consiliarius, from consilium, 'advice.' ]

-This Locke angle seems to fit with a lot of the things that have confused me over the years. It fits with my belief that Cabin-Christian was not speaking for Jacob. hmm.
-And what is Locke up to? I've often wondered if Jacob is real, or just a boogie man story. I know Locke heard "someone" say "help me" but that is the only indication we have that he is real.
Also this is the first time I havent trusted Richard. I trust him in 1977, but not 2007.
ah and I'd near forgotten his early in the epsd "Yes, I remember these people very clearly. because I watched them all die." re Hurley, Jack, Kate. that's unexpected, bcs means either a) sth happened that is now going to have happene differently (bcs no, they are not all three going to die) or b) Alpert is lying. ~or, I suppose, he could just be wrong. ah. that's probably most likely: he thinks he saw them die, but what he actually saw was the moment they return to 2008-9.

-Maybe Jacob *wants* to die? ah. brilliant. and: maybe.


-Priceless! Sayid: "Why did you do that." ah right, to Kate about taking Ben to the Others to save him. I liked Jack's I'm-with-you-man shrug~ look during this exchange.

-Just the fact that Sayid was back was enough to rock this show for me. Kate on the other hand, talk about a killjoy.

-Glad that Sayid's back, but totally bummed that he prevented Kate from getting a nice shotgun blast to the back. classic Sayid appearance, though, perfectly timed, perfect shot. the man in black in the bushes..

-I liked the full-circle of the Richard-Locke plane scene. I especially love that Richard and Ben seem completely confused by the time travel. y! me too. it's surprising & int.

-I gotta say, Radzinsky makes me pro-purge. yeah ppl been saying this kind of thing since his first bit w the Swan model & Sayid. but he gets worse & worse every appearance.

-This was a bloody good episode simply for the fact that all of the main characters save Desmond, Penny, & Frank were present. We've had far too many episodes this year where half of the cast was missing.
That brief scene between Richard and Ben where Richard thinks Locke could be trouble was my favorite of the night. "I'm starting to think John Locke is going to be trouble." -Richard Alpert "Why do you think I tried to kill him?" -Ben
It suggests those two have a much deeper connection and a much larger master plan that is different than anything we have seen thus far.
Next week's finale is going to be epically intense, perhaps as much as the second or third season finales.

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