Lost - The Hunting Party

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When Walt contacts Michael through the computer, it was clear both had access somehow. Michael was even given directions towards Walt’s location. Michael learned how to shoot and knew that Locke was adjusting the lock on the gun vault. Michael put into plan a rescue mission, holding a gun on Jack, ordering him into the vault. Michael was going after his son. The others are out there and Michael doesn’t care. Walt is what is important to Michael and he’ll brave whatever dangers lie ahead. Jack is dead set on going after Michael, as Locke will be the guide as Sawyer tags along as a “supporting gun”. Kate wants to also come but Jack insists she stay behind. Kate doesn’t take orders too well, though. That is the major plot on the island and this will take them into a night encounter with the others, MC Gainey’s character the voice of them. There is a warning towards Jack and company to drop their guns and go back to their own camp. Jack isn’t backing down, to his credit (or detriment?), despite Locke’s suggestion that he should listen. Then Gainey’s character tells Jack that they are only alive because the others allow it. Jack won’t forget this meeting, abandoning his guns (as do Locke and Sawyer) when Gainey’s character brings out Kate…Kate had been following behind them. So Kate’s safety will depend on Jack doing as he’s told. Upon return to camp Jack sits next to Ana, knowing she was a cop, and asks if she could build / train an army!

The back story is once again a humanizing of Jack, ultimately despite his success on Sarah, the marriage between them ends in a fizzle. Sarah has been seeing someone else while Jack was away being “super doc”, losing a patient to heart attack while trying to take care of a tumor in a bad spot in the spine, while fighting off his own feelings for the patient’s daughter. Sarah telling Jack he’ll always be trying to fix something (or someone?) is like a jagged edge knife penetrating deep. But it has its truth, right? Trying to locate and rescue Michael [from himself], Jack honestly believed he would be successful despite Locke’s feelings to the contrary. Jack can’t save them all…he’s not a superhero. He’s human.

Charlie agonizing as Claire no longer associates with him, Hurley contemplating seeking relations with Libby (the one lady he believes he might have a shot with), Jack frustrated with Kate and needing to get away from her while she tries to just apologize for her actions, Michael now seemingly kidnapped by the others (I can only imagine that story is upcoming), Gainey emphasizing his numbered forces and supposed superiority which enrages Jack, Locke not as gung ho to pursue Michael to the ends of the earth (what gives Jack the right to determine what decision Michael makes?), and Sawyer continues to recover from the bullet Gainey put in his shoulder.