Everybody Loves Hugo

As my dad said, this episode started off with a bang. Ha ha.... ha.... okay, sorry.

Highlights:

Ilana explodes from the unstable dynamite!

Dead Michael tells Hurley that people will start listening to him, so he needs to be careful. Hurley takes that and pretends Jacob told him not to blow up the plane.

Richard calls his bluff in a testosterone showdown, and two teams emerge. Team Richard that includes Ben and Miles, and Team Hurley that includes Jack, Sun, and Lapidus. Richard wants to blow up the plane, and Hurley wants to talk to Locke.


Hurley blows up all the dynamite in the Black Rock a la Locke in Season 3 with the Submarine.

Sayid brings Locke to a tied-up Desmond. Locke throws Desmond down a well. Desmond still thinks he is John Locke.

Hurley hears the Whispers, goes off on his own, sees Michael, and asks if he is stuck on this island. Michael says yes, and that the whispers are the voices of the dead stuck here. Shazam.

Hurley tells Jack he never saw Jacob after Ilana explodes, Jack says he knows. They reach Locke's camp.

Hurley negotiates with Locke, and everyone smiles at each other. Locke only greets Jack.

In the Flash Sideways, Pierre Chang is alive and well!

Hurley's mom sets him up on a blind date. Before she gets there, Libby finds him and tells him of her joined memory of the island.


He doesn't share these memories, but really likes her. He binges on chicken wings, and gets a visit from Desmond. Desmond tells him to give Libby a second chance.

Hurley visits Libby at the mental institution and takes her out on a date. (She is apparently there voluntarily after her memory started to merge). She kisses him, and his memories of the island with her return.

For some reason we flash back to Desmond who is spying on John Locke at school. Ben Linus talks to him about his weirdness, and he leaves after running John Locke over with his car!



Special/Key Moments:

I loved seeing Libby back on the show! She looked just crazy enough to be in her state, but pretty enough to steal Hugo's heart again.


Desmond looked into the eyes of the devil and said "What's the use of being scared?". Even though he gets thrown down the well shortly after this bold statement, it really impressed me due to its biblical reference, and its reference to Desmond's character. Is he that enlightened after his EM exposure that he has no fear at all? Or does he really think he is still John Locke?

We finally found out what the Whispers are! Michael said he is stuck there "Because of what I did." So, for all of those people who thought the island was purgatory in Seasons 1 and 2... you were half right.

I really liked seeing Pierre Chang even though I missed the first five minutes driving home from class. I saw him in the screen caps, and that is enough for me. Yay, Chang!

Jack said that since Juliet died he has been trying to fix things, and he can't. He has since then given up his Man Of Science thrown, and explained his Man of Faith stance to us. He realizes things are out of his hands, and trusts in his friends. He also corrects himself by saying "When I got Juliet killed...". I found it interesting he still cared that deeply for her.

Sayid is acting as a sort of Iago now. Both in a Shakespeare and a Disney sort of way.

Oh, and check out Mr. Cool...

Miles and Hurley part ways in this episode, and it made me really sad. Almost as sad as Hurley pretending that Jacob told him to do something when he didn't.

Other than that, I can't say a lot happened in this episode, or that a lot made me smile.

Theories/Questions/Speculations:

A huge question was answered, so that was nice. But I still don't know what Hugo's angle is. I know he wants to be taken seriously and for people to listen to him, but he is acting like a damned child right now. I mean, he and Richard had this beautiful Latino friendship thing going on, and he had to ruin it for everyone. Now Richard is pissed, and Miles is stuck with the two most cryptic assholes on the island. Fuck.

I still don't know what Desmond's mindset is, and I am being lazy this week, and will ask you to refer to last week's Desmond theories for further information.

This episode was boring and lackluster. The only thing cool was Desmond being thrown down a well, and John Locke getting hit by Desmond's car. Everything else I could have done without.

The end.