Saturday, December 19, 2009

Season 2, Episode 22: Three Minutes

Michael snapped and murdered Ana Lucia as well as Libby, but the reason he did wasn't clear until now. The Others used Walt's freedom to get Michael to do their dirty work and free "Henry Gale," whose real identity is as Ben Linus, the leader of The Others.

MAJOR PLOT POINTS

13 Days Earlier — Michael knocked Locke out cold and locked up Jack before talking with Walt online and heading north. He comes upon Danny Pickett, one of The Others, taking a whiz in a clearing and is captured by The Others, who seem to know who he is. Later that night, when The Others confront Jack, Locke and Sawyer, who have followed Michael into the jungle, Alex tells Michael that Tom Friendly is delivering a message and asks about Claire and her baby.

11 Days Earlier — The Others took Michael to a staged camp, where he meets Mrs. Clue but can't answer the questions she has about Walt.

3 Days Earlier — When Ben Linus is captured, Mrs. Clue goes to Michael with a new proposal: He and Walt can go free if Michael springs him from the survivors' custody. Michael is given three minutes with Walt, who says he's being tested by The Others and that they are not who they say they are. Michael agrees the deal, which also requires him to bring back a handful of specific survivors, but only if he's given a boat as well.

Today — Back with the Oceanic 815 survivors, Michael burns a piece of paper, which we will later learn had four names — Jack Shephard, Kate Austen, Hugo Reyes and James Ford — written on it. As a plan to free Walt is conceived, Hurley insists they bury Anna Lucia and Libby before seeking retribution Michael, meanwhile, helps clean the blood he spilled.

In planning a rescue mission for Walt, Michael insists only the four people from his list accompany him to The Others' camp. Sayid forces himself into the group as well, but Michael insists that he can't join the rescue mission. Sayid relents, but believes Michael "has been compromised," so he wants Jack's help to recreate an secondary plan of attack against The Others.

At memorial services for Ana Lucia and Libby, Sun sees a sailboat on the horizon.

In other action on the island, Mr. Eko tells a cute story about his time as a priest in England when a boy came to confession asking about a dog he'd killed with a shovel. But the boy wasn't seeking forgiveness and instead wanted to know if the dog would be waiting for him in hell. Charlie is looking for Eko, who has stopped building the church. He has found a new purpose in manning the computer at the hatch, which leaves Charlie angry. As he struggles to build the church himself, Vincent brings him one of the Virgin Marys filled with heroin. Charlie then tosses all of them into the ocean.

QUOTABLE

"'Cause you're about the closest thing I've got to a friend, doc. Because she's gone." — Sawyer explaining to Jack why he felt the need to tell him he'd had sex with Ana Lucia before she died

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