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Locke accepts his handicapped condition as Nemesis tempts Sawyer to join his cause, and reveals new truths along the way about the nature of the infamous lists.
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Locke goes in search of help to further his cause
Note: "Lost in the Vines" is made for discussion of the series "Lost" on ABC. As such, here be spoilers! We talk frankly about the events of the night, speculate about future events, and so on. Read no further if you don't want spoilers.
The Big Reveal: Jacob's lists were an effort to find the next protector of the Island.
Summary
A van pulls into a suburban neighborhood, and Locke lowers the wheelchair ramp to exit it. It gets stuck halfway, and he attempts to wheel off of the ramp anyway, but falls off and onto the ground. The sprinklers in the lawn come on and start to soak him, and Helen opens the door and finds him. She turns off the sprinklers and helps him inside.
Locke takes a bath as Helen talks on the phone about a wedding. She hangs up the call and suggests to Locke that they have a smaller wedding with immediate family. He says she deserves better and picks out a color swatch. She calls him sweet and they kiss. She asks how his conference was, and he tells her it was boring. She finds Jack's card and asks who he is, and Locke explains how they met. Helen suggests he call, and Locke says he was just being polite. She asks what the odds are of finding a spinal surgeon, and says maybe it's destiny. He says, maybe it is.
The Smoke Monster traverses through the woods, stopping momentarily by a Dharma house. It spots a machete, and turns back into Locke-Nemesis, picking it up and cutting loose a trap bag with Richard inside. Nemesis tells Richard it's time to talk.
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Locke wheels through his office and to his cubicle. Randy tells him he got a nice tan in Australia, and asks how the conference was. Locke says he didn't learn anything but made some good contacts. Randy says that Ken Fisher told him he had to cancel his lunch. Locke says he had some jetlag, and Randy challenges him, claiming he didn't go to any events at the conference at all. Locke apologizes and asks to have the week as his vacation. Randy says his vacation is in October for his wedding. Locke apologizes again, saying where he was is personal, but Randy fires him.
Nemesis apologizes for hitting Richard. Richard asks what he wants, and Nemesis says he wants him to come with him. Richard asks why he looks like Locke, and Nemesis explains that he'd get him access to Jacob, because he's a candidate, or at least was one. Richard asks what he means, and Nemesis balks. He asks if Jacob never told him why, and explains that he would have treated Richard with respect. Nemesis offers to tell him everything if Richard will come with him. Richard refuses, and Nemesis says that people seldom get a second chance. Richard says he's not going anywhere with him. Nemesis starts to respond, but sees a small child bloodied in the distance. Richard looks and it's gone. Nemesis leaves, saying he'll see Richard sooner than he thinks.
Ben walks into the statue, finding Ilana crying. He asks if he's interrupting, and Ilana says she wants to know what happened to the other men. Ben says there's a chance she won't believe him, and she tells him to try her. Ben says that "Locke" turned to a pillar of black smoke and killed them. He claims Locke killed Jacob too, and Ilana asks why there's no body. Ben says he kicked Jacob into the fire and he burned away. Ilana gathers the ash from the fire into a pouch. Ben asks why he took Richard into the jungle, and Ilana says he's recruiting.
Nemesis walks into the Dharma village, to a house with music blaring. He looks around, and walks to the bedroom where he finds Sawyer drinking. He greets him, and Sawyer says he thought he was dead. Nemesis says, he is.
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Sawyer pours a drink and hands it to Nemesis. He makes a toast, to being dead, and Nemesis remarks that Sawyer is taking this extremely well. Sawyer says he doesn't care if he's dead or time-traveling or the ghost of Christmas past. He says all he cares about is the whiskey, so to get out of his house. Nemesis says this isn't his house, he just lived here for a while. Sawyer asks who he is, because he's not John Locke. Sawyer explains that Locke was scared even when he pretended he wasn't. But Nemesis, he says, isn't scared. Nemesis asks, what if he's the person who can answer the most important question in the world: why are you on this Island? Sawyer says it's because the plane crashed, the raft blew up, and the chopper was one too heavy. Nemesis says that's not why he's here, and if he comes with him he can prove it. Sawyer says he better listen then.
Locke carries his office things out to his van. A Hum-V is parked too close, so he lowers his ramp, but it stops short of scratching it. Locke hits the hummer until the alarm goes off, and Hurley comes out to ask what he's doing. Locke asks if he's ever parked before, and Hurley points out that there was a handicap spot next to it. Locke says he can park wherever he wants, and he should stay in the lines. Hurley explains that they were supposed to reserve a spot, and explains that he owns the company. Locke says he just got fired, and Hurley calls Randy a huge douche. Hurley gives Locke a number and tells him to call it, and instructs him to say that Hugo told them to help him find a new job. He tells him to keep his chin up.
Frank sits down with Sun near Locke's body. Ilana asks where everybody is, and Sun explains that they went to the Temple. Ilana says they should go there too. Sun asks if she's alright, and Ilana says she's fine. She suggests going, and Sun asks what makes her think she's going with her. Ilana says, because she wants to find Jin, and he's at the Temple. They start to leave, and Sun asks about Locke, saying they should bury him.
Nemesis asks what Sawyer was doing, he says drinking. He asks where his friends were, and Sawyer tells him about the Temple. Tired of the questions, Sawyer suggests they stop talking. The child appears again, and Sawyer asks who he is. Sawyer tells him that he can see him, and Nemesis chases after the boy. Nemesis falls, and the boy says that he knows the rules: he can't kill him. Nemesis shouts not to tell him what he can't do.
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Sawyer searches the jungle, calling out for Locke. He says whoever he is, he has 20 seconds before he's out of here. Richard comes out of the jungle, asking where he is. Sawyer says he ran off, and Richard, panicked, tells him they have to go to the Temple. Sawyer says Nemesis has answers, and Richard says Sawyer doesn't understand: he wants everyone dead, everyone he cares about. Nemesis comes back and asks who he was talking to. Sawyer says nobody, and asks if he caught up with the kid. Nemesis asks, what kid? Sawyer says they should get on with it.
A woman, Lynn, asks what kind of animal Locke would describe himself as. He doesn't understand, but she presses on, asking if he would describe himself as a people person. He gives a quizzical look and asks to speak to her supervisor. Lynn says she'll go get her, and Rose enters introducing herself as the office supervisor. She asks what she can do, and Locke says she can save the questions about what kind of animal he is and place himself in a job. He suggests a site coordinator, and she says it isn't a good match. He talks about his experience, but she says experience isn't the issue. He mentions Hurley, and she says that's her boss so if he wants it, she can make it happen. But if she sends him there, the day after he'll be back in her office. She tells him they should be a little more realistic. He asks what she knows about being realistic, and she reveals that she has terminal cancer. She says she had a hard time accepting it, but she got past the denial part and got back to living whatever life she has left. So, she suggests, how about finding a job you can do.
Sawyer asks Nemesis if he reads books, he says who doesn't. Sawyer talks about Of Mice and Men, and Nemesis says no, that was a little after his time. Sawyer talks about George and Lenny, and how George killed Lenny out in the woods. Nemesis says that doesn't sound like a happy ending. Sawyer cocks and points his gun, and says "it ain't." Nemesis asks what's on his mind, and Sawyer says he wonders what would happen if he put a bullet in his head. Nemesis says, why don't we find out? Sawyer asks what he is. Nemesis says, what he is, is trapped. He says he's been trapped so long he doesn't remember what it feels like to be free. He says before he was trapped he was a man just like Sawyer. Sawyer says he doesn't believe it, but Nemesis says it's the truth. Nemesis says he knows what it's like to experience human emotions and lose someone he loves. Nemesis says if he wants to shoot him, go ahead, but he's so close it would be a shame to turn back now. Nemesis turns and walks away, and Sawyer lowers his gun.
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Frank, Sun, Ilana and Ben walk along the beach, carrying Locke. Ben asks why they brought it to the statue, and Ilana says they needed to see the face of the enemy. Ben asks what's to keep him from changing his face, and Ilana says he can't anymore. He's stuck this way. They come to a grave site and start digging a grave for Locke. They put Locke into the grave, and Ilana asks if anyone wants to say anything. She asks, didn't any of you know him? Ben steps forward, saying he knew him. He says John Locke was a believer, a man of faith. He says Locke was a much better man than he will ever be. He says he's very sorry he murdered him. Ben walks away, and Frank says it's the weirdest funeral he's ever been to.
Locke wakes up and puts his clothes on. He finds Jack's card and dials the number. A receptionist answers, and he hesitates, then hangs up. Helen asks who it was on the phone, and he says it was no one. She presses him, and he admits he was calling Dr. Shepard. Helen asks when he's going to see him. Locke says he's not going to see him, and reveals that he got fired. A doorbell rings, and Helen goes to answer it.
Locke goes to the living room, hearing Helen sign for his lost luggage. Helen wheels in the suitcase and asks how he got fired. Locke says he lied to Randy, and didn't go to the conference in Sydney. He tells her to open the suitcase. She does and she finds his collection of knives. She asks what they're for, and he tells her they were for his walkabout. He says it was supposed to be an adventure in the outback, but they wouldn't let him go. He says he shouted at them that they couldn't tell him what he can't do, but they were right. He says he's sick of imagining what his life could be out of the chair, because it's not going to happen. If she needs him to see more doctors, he doesn't blame her, but he doesn't want her to spend her life waiting for a miracle because there's no such thing. She tells him there are miracles, and the only thing she was ever waiting for was him. She rips up Jack's business card and kisses him.
Sawyer and Nemesis walk to the edge of a cliff, and Sawyer asks now what. Nemesis says, now they go down. Sawyer asks, down where? Nemesis points to a small cave in the bluff. Sawyer says he already died, so this is no big deal for him, but he's not going. Nemesis says he'll go first. He starts to descend the ladder leading to the cave, and asks if Sawyer is coming. Sawyer reluctantly follows, and almost falls from one of the ladders. The other gives way and he swings from the cliff. Nemesis grabs his hand and they finish going down the ladder together, and enter the cave. A white and black rock sit on a scale on a desk inside. Nemesis removes the white rock, throwing off the balance, and tosses it into the water. Sawyer asks what it was about, and Nemesis says, inside joke. Sawyer asks, is this what he wanted him to see? Nemesis says, no, and lights a torch as he ventures into the cave. He points to the cave and says that's why Sawyer is here. Sawyer shines a light on the writing on the cave, seeing a collection of names, including those of the passengers from Oceanic 815.
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Locke oversees a team running laps. Afterwards, in a classroom, he tells a class to open their books to talk about the human reproductive system. He stops a student to ask where the teacher's lounge is. The student directs him, and he enters, hearing Ben talk about coffee etiquette. Ben introduces himself, as a teacher of European history. Locke introduces himself as a substitute.
Sawyer asks Nemesis who wrote all that. Nemesis says his name was Jacob, and he died yesterday. Sawyer says he doesn't seem upset about it. Nemesis says he's not. Sawyer asks why the names are crossed out. Nemesis says they're not all crossed out. Sawyer finds Shepard, and asks if it's Jack Shepard. Nemesis points out that he's not the only one, and shows him Hurley's entry. He then points out numbered entries for Sayid, Kwon (for Sun or Jin), and Locke. Finally, he shows him Sawyer's entry with the number 15. Sawyer says he never met him, and Nemesis says he did meet Jacob at some point in his life. He says he manipulated him, pulled his strings like a puppet, and choices he made were never really choices at all. He says he was pushing him to the Island. Sawyer asks why he would do that. Nemesis says Sawyer was a candidate. Sawyer asks, a candidate for what? Nemesis says that Jacob thought he was a protector of the Island and Sawyer had been nominated to take over that job. He says he had three choices: Sawyer could do nothing, and his name might get crossed out. He says he could accept the job, become the new Jacob, and protect the Island. Sawyer asks, protect it from what? Nemesis says, nothing, that's the joke, it's just an Island and it would be fine on its own. Nemesis explains that the third choice is that they just go, get the hell off the Island, and never look back. Sawyer asks, how do they do that? Nemesis says, together. He asks if Sawyer is ready to go home. Sawyer says, hell yes.
Cut to LOST
The Big Questions:
- What did Nemesis want to ask Richard?
- Who was the child that Nemesis encountered?
- What does Ilana intend to do with Jacob's ashes?
- What is Nemesis "recruiting" for?
- Why could Sawyer see the boy, but Richard couldn't?
- Why (and how) does Nemesis want everyone dead?
- Why did Sawyer follow Nemesis so far, even after Richard's warning?
- Was Nemesis really a human being before, like he claims?
- Why can't Nemesis change his form anymore?
- How do the numbers correspond to the Oceanic survivors?
- What does it mean to take over Jacob's responsibility of protecting the Island?
- Why does Nemesis need Sawyer to get off the Island?
Lost in the Vines Trivia Question:
What number was assigned to Jack Shepard in the cave?
This Week in Original Articles:
Once again those who write original articles this year will be entered (once per week) in this year's contest. Contributing original articles or being the first to answer the trivia questions are the ways to be entered, so feel free to write!
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