okay, so i wrote what follows during the episode last week and expected to get back to it with more thoughts and such for a full-on fantastic piece about the show… and, i never did… anyway, it’s still before 6.04 airs, so let’s give it a quick whirl before it’s too late…
LOST 6.03: What Kate Does (how it happened)
now playing: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police
we open to Sayid’s miraculous recovery… the message is brought to the leader of the temple… he freaks out… Sawyer heads off into the shadows and starts plotting with Kate about escaping the others and running… what Kate does? Kate runs.
cut to Kate in the cab… Artz is a pain in the butt… Claire is caught in the cross fire… slow, long, knowing glance at Jack in the distance… cabbie takes off running… Kate steals Claire’s purse and kicks her to the curb… tears off… what Kate does? Kate isolates herself.
cut to the temple… Sayid is healing quickly… the others want to chat with him… Jack is beligerent… Hurley is the leader… fight breaks out… Sawyer appears with a gun… “you must stay”… no, i don’t… to Kate: “don’t come after me”… (reminiscent of Jack stuck with the others)… what Kate does? Kate burns.
- LOST –
we must keep Sawyer safe… Kate can track him… what Kate does? Kate chases after people who don’t want her to come after them…
cut to Kate looking for a tire iron… making friends with the mechanic… no more handcuffs (chains?)… need to change my clothes… shamu? what Kate does? Kate regrets her actions…
cut to temple… Kate is leaving with the others to fetch Sawyer… “better not slow us down”… “better not slow me down”… i’ll take care of James, you take care of Sayid… be careful… what Kate does. Kate leaves.
cut to Sayid with his head strapped in… he’s being tortured by the man… brain jolts… why? why? i don’t have any secrets… firebrand… OOOOOWWWWWWWW!… “don’t worry, you passed the test”… “what the…?”… oops… he didn’t pass… that was a lie… what Kate does? Kate does something offscreen…
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cut to Claire waiting on a bench… waiting for a bench… Kate pulls up in the cab and begs to know where Claire is going… she returns her bags… and, after hearing about Claire’s plan (and plight), Kate offers her a ride… seriously?… yes… let’s go… what Kate does? Kate tries to make up for her bad behavior…
cut to the jungle… Kate, Jin and the others tracking Sawyer… woah, a rousseau trap… no way… remember that guard that you knocked out three years ago when you left the polar bear cages? that was me and now i’m a mouthy, annoying guy who has a grudge… oh yeah? well take that canteen to the face… watch out for rousseau’s trap… what are you doing? escaping Jin… escaping… what Kate does? Kate escapes…
cut to the temple… Sayid tells Jack that he was tortured… Jack goes to confront the man (the new Richard) and Lennon (the new Ben)… what are you doing torturing my boy Sayid, yo?… he’s sick… he needs this medicine… he doesn’t even have a fever… Jack, you’ve caused a lot of people pain and death… give this to Sayid and you can redeem yourself… what Kate does? Kate’s not here…
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temple… Miles and Hurley are grilling Sayid about what it’s like to die… Hurley makes sure that Sayid isn’t a zombie… he’s not… Jack strolls in and tells them to vamoose… Jack and Sayid start talking about this pill… should he take it or not… i didn’t fix you Sayid, they did… i don’t care, i trust you, not them… should i take it? um… what Kate does? Kate wanders off in the jungle, i guess…
cut to the jungle… Kate and Jin are arguing… Jin wants to find the plane and Sun… Kate tries to play coy and tells him that he only cares about Sun… Jin asks her who she cares about?… what is she going to do if she catches up with Sawyer?… goodbye jin… what Kate does? Kate cuts people out of her life…
cut to the cab… Kate and Claire are outside the house where Aaron is supposed to go… Claire actually asks Kate to go with her… uh oh… my husband left me… i can’t take the baby alone… what… ugh… the baby’s coming… what Kate does? Kate takes control…
cut to the jungle… Kate’s headed back to the barracks… there’s noises coming from inside one of the houses… she goes in… Sawyer has something hidden in the floorboards… (the tell-tale heart?)… no… is that the diamonds? no, those went in the grave… oh, the black and white stones?… he hears Kate… what are you doing here?… i was worried… exit Sawyer in an angry brood… what Kate does? Kate minds other people’s business…
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cab, screeching up to the hospital… Kate loads Claire into a wheelchair and follows her in… OH MY GOODSPEED, IT’S ETHAN!!!!!! do you want the baby tonight or do you want lots of drugs?… drugs… wait… flatline… she still plans to name him Aaron… he’s fine… perfectly normal… Kate is holding Claire’s hand… now, if only they don’t check out that stolen cab out front… what Kate does? Kate comforts and reassures others…
cut to barracks… Kate follows Sawyer and answers his question… why did she come back? to find Claire… Sawyer is crying… he misses Juliet… and Kate keeps apologizing… Sawyer takes the blame for making her stay on the island… he didn’t want to be alone… you understand that, right Kate?… (burn)… now Sawyer thinks that he’s meant to be alone… oh… it wasn’t the stones… it was an engagement ring… he was going to propose to Juliet… he tosses the ring into the water… (echoes of Desmond)… tells Kate to go back to the temple… she cries on the dock… what Kate does? Kate makes it about herself and disappears in self-loathing…
cut to temple… the man is staring at a baseball… Jack and the man are suddenly buddy-buddy… they giggle… “i must remain seperate from the people – it makes it easier when i make difficult choices for them”… (who’s reading Jack’s tats?)… my name is Dogun?… i was brought here… what’s in the pill? it will make him better… what is in it… you just have to trust me… i don’t trust myself… Jack takes the pill… Dogun makes him spit it out… now, what’s in it?… fine, it’s poison… what Kate does? Kate probably keeps crying…
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cut to the hospital… Claire Littleton in bed looking at ultrasound pictures… here come the police… they DID check out that cab… they’re looking for Joan Hart… i mean Kate… Claire covers for her… thanks Claire… what did you do Kate?… maybe i’m innocent… okay… take my credit card… Aaron is a great name… it was like i just knew it or something… you should keep him… good luck… what Kate does? Kate leaves…
cut to barracks… Sawyer is moping around… Kate’s drinking from the faucet… they pass each other… no words exchanged… what Kate does? Kate leaves…
cut to temple… Dogun is making tea… why do you want to kill Sayid… we believe he’s been… claimed… say what?… there is a darkness in him that will reach his heart and then he’ll be gone… how do you know that? it happened to your sister… what?… what Kate does? Kate already left…
cut to jungle… the others jump Jin… let’s take him back… let’s kill him… run Jin, run… bear trap!?!… Gunshots!!!… the others are taken out… who did that?… Claire…. but not just Claire… crazy hair Claire… the new Rousseau…
LOST
NOW WHAT?
okay, so that was my version of an episode synopsis… a few interesting things have occurred… we’ve got a LOT of storylines going on right now, for one… and a lot to think about… in the interest of time, i’ll just save my thoughts for later and get this posted now… i will re-watch the episode and comment further on it later (possibly combined with thoughts on tonight’s episode)…
AND TONIGHT?
i don’t expect to see Claire again for an episode or two… i understand that we’ll learn more about Locke and that he’ll reach out to Sawyer and i assume that a chain reaction will occur as Locke/MIB tries to get back to the temple, which is either his home or a gateway to his home…
peace… love… bdg…