Don B Wrote:Hmmm. 1) If I remember right Locke was in the back room playing chess before Sayid and Kate went into the basement and he was taken hostage by the escaped prisoner and moved outside before they came out, so Locke couldn't know about the C4 in the basement from contact with Kate and Sayid.
You are correct, sir. Locke had no idea what was in the basement, including another person or the explosives. He had no idea the house was wired to blow, so he could not have planned the explosion or known that it could happen.
Quote:2) It seemed to me that the Dharma guy that came on the screen after Locke beat the computer was on a taped message that gave different answers depending on which scenario was in play. It is not clear that Locke was actually in contact with anyone since according to the message on the computer all outside communication links were down and if *hostiles* were in control of the site press *77*. And Locke typed it in. Now he did appear to go through the choices one more time and did not seemed surprised when the place exlpoded so I figure in knew what he was doing. But why was not made clear, Locke didn't say much. He is clearly on a different page than the other Losties.
I'm not sure Locke knew the house would blow. He seemed REALLY surprised and turned to Sayed with both surprise and an apologetic look on his face. I do think he wanted to see what would happen when he typed in 77, which he only did once, the latter time he was at the computer. The first time, the Eye Patch Man came up behind him with a knife and Locke didn't get a chance to input 77.
Quote:3) Locke was the guy who was most into pushing the button in The Hatch, until he lost faith in the idea and stopped. And the whole thing went Boom! So, he knows The Flame was a Dharma site, he sees a computer running with a chess game ready to play, and he plays it. For a long while. Leaving Kate and Sayid to talk with the guy who shot Sayid but then claimed to be friendly. Only coming out when he here a fight going on in the front room between Sayid and the other guy. Locke is then supposed to be guarding the other guy but since he is unconscious and Locke really wants to play the computer game, he does. Leaving the prisoner unguarded and who then escapes and takes Locke captive. A bit long-winded. But I am not so sure Locke is running on all cylinders and even if he is on the right track he seems reckless about his own safety and the safety of others.
Perhaps long-winded but accurate. Locke has become Hatch-impaired. God only knows what he actually experienced during the explosion, but of the three people closest to the innards of the hatch #1 is dead, #2 seems to see the future or the past or both, and #3 (Locke) can't NOT play with a Dharma computer and push a button all the while grinning foolishly.
Quote:4) What does it all mean? I don't know but next week's episode could be very interesting.
Indeed. I agree. That's the rollercoaster we call LOST.