Let's talk about
LOST! Happily Ever After.
Desmond's
eye opens.
Zoe is adjusting his
IV. Desmond's
vision is very
blurry and then
clears.
Zoe-"I know you're
disoriented,
you've been unconscious for the last
three days. But
you're off the IV sedation now, and I've just
given you a shot to help you wake up ."
Desmond-"Are you a
nurse?"
Des is told he's
not in a hospital anymore; he had to be
moved.
Desmond wants to
find his wife, "
I want to see Penny!"
Widmore appears and tells him that's not going to be possible. Desmond looks up, sees Widmore and says what Desmond always says when he realizes someone is
familiar, "
You."
Desmond is
groggy and
confused. He asks Widmore what happened to him, "
Where am I?"
Widmore- "You were
shot...By Benjamin Linus. Do you
remember that?"
Yes, Desmond
remembers. He wants to
talk to Penny and calls out for her.
Widmore- "She's not here. But I assure you
both she and
your son are perfectly
safe. I'm really sorry for taking you away from them but I didn't have a
chance to explain, and if I had
you never would have come with me. "
Desmond wonders, "Come with you where?"
Widmore reveals he
brought him back to the island.
Desmond is furious; he actually twitches with emotion. Widmore confesses he can't
imagine how
Des must be feeling.
Desmond freaks and starts to beat Widmore with the
IV pole. Two of Widmore's
bodyguards restrain Des and Widmore
warns them not to hurt him.
Desmond-"
You take me back! You take me back right now, you hear!"
Widmore sternly replies that he can't take him back,"
The island isn't done with you yet."
Desmond cries out apparently in pain.
Widmore tends to his
injured head.
Jin asks Widmore what Desmond is doing there.
Rather than explain, Widmore feels it will be easier
to show him. Widmore instructs Zoe to take Jin to the
generator room and then he'll be along for the
test. Concerned Zoe mentions that
test isn't
scheduled until tomorrow and Widmore is
aware of that. He demands they get them
ready now. Zoe looks troubled.
Zoe escorts Jin past an area where there is a
huge white box with large
wires and
power cables running to it. As Jin stops to get a closer look, Zoe hurries him along as there is
no time for sightseeing.
Inside the "
control room" Zoe informs Seamus that they're bringing Hume
down now. {
The room is filled with lots of electronics, computers, generators, gages, coils, transformers. etc.}
Their
time frame isn't good and the
generator probably
hasn't been run in 20 years. {
Uh, then how the hell is everything else getting power? Oh yeah, two "rats" on a big wheel!}
Jin inquires what they are doing there. Zoe reveals they are
running a "little test".
Seamus calls out to the team, "All right, let's
see where we are? Can we get a functioning
EM field going, people? Let's try a
power test.
Generator on full, please."
Seamus-"Here we go. On my
count... three...two...one...and
power on."
He pulls a
lever and the equipment attempts to start up but fails.
Frustrated Seamus feels there's a
faulty contact somewhere. He has Simmons go
down and
check the
circuits on the solenoids, and warns Angstrom {
The White Rabbit!} that he's going in next.
Simmons checks the huge coil with his trusty
yellow meter. Zoe
watches via computer screen/monitors.
The
tech in the
control room found the
bad breaker on the
jenny and brings it back
online.
Zoe freaks, No!"
He
flips the switch and the solenoids ignite; the
room is filled with intense bright white light.
Seamus yells for them to
turn it off.
Zoe, Seamus and Jin hurry to check things out and find Simmons smoking burned body.
Widmore arrives asking Zoe if "
Are we ready?" He is unaffected by Simmons sacrifice to get the machine running.
Desmond is
dragged into the room and can't help but see the body that was in there before him. As the body is being removed Widmore stops them, uncovers it, seems to 'take a moment'.
Desmond is dragged into the room and
strapped into the
waiting chair. {
Mind you Des is supposedly still coming out of a three day sedation and a gunshot wound!}
Widmore-"I know how this
looks, Desmond. But if everything I've been told about you is
true, you'll be perfectly fine."
One team member confirms Desmond doesn't have any
"metal, keys or change" on him. {
Important Desmond words!}
Motivated Widmore states,"Course he doesn't, you
idiot. I hate to
resort to forcing this upon you, Desmond. But once it's over I'm going to ask you to make a
sacrifice. And I hope for all our sakes you'll help me."
Desmond-"
Sacrifice? What the bloody hell do you know about
sacrifice?"
Widmore-"My
son died here. For the sake of
this island. Your wife, my own daughter hates me. And I've
never even met my grandson. But if you won't help me, Desmond,
all of it will be for nothing. Penny, your son, and everyone else, will be
gone forever."
Widmore and the team exit and close the door.
Desmond starts yelling and fighting his way out of the chair. He friggin
Hulks out and literally breaks out of the chair.
In the
control room Widmore instructs them to "
turn it on."
Jin-"No! If you want me to help you with whatever you're doing here, you need to explain to me..."
Widmore-"That man is the only person I'm
aware of in the
world, who has
survived a
catastrophic electromagnetic event. I need to know that he can
do it again....
or we all die. Turn it on!"
The
machine starts up and Widmore asks if they have
full power.
Seamus is hesitant to throw the
three levers. {1
red, 2
black)} Impatient Widmore uses his forearm and
pulls the three levers
Desmond is yelling for the bastards to, "
Let me out!"
The coils start up and the room gets
bright with the
white light; Des physically reacts to the effects of the
machine, then....
...Desmond is at LA X
staring at the flight information board. {
The board flashes Oceanic 815 ARRIVAL, meanwhile its passengers are already walking around. A sign shows F-2}
Hurley passes by and informs Desmond,"It's
carousel four."
Desmond-"Sorry?"
Hurley-"You were on the Sydney flight,
right?"
Desmond-"Yeah."
Hurley-"Our
bags on
carousel four, I
double checked it with the dude at the
counter." {
Double checked}
Although Desmond didn't ask him for the update he politely thanks him anyway.
Claire
struggles to pull her bags off the
carousel. Desmond tells her to "
Hang on..." lends her a hand and asks if she has anymore bags.
She does not.
Desmond-"Boy or a girl?" He didn't mean to pry.
Claire-"Oh no it's fine, I just umm, I don't know what
it is."
Desmond-"All right. Well you're
braver than I.
I'm not a big fan of surprises. Oh excuse me, that's mine."
He takes grabs his bags from the
carousel while Claire
is looking around for someone.
Des notices this-"So, have you got someone meeting you?"
Claire-"Uh yeah, uh maybe
they got the flights messed up or something."
Desmond-"Because I've got a car picking me up. You now, if you need a ride I'd be more than happy to give you a
lift."
Claire declines because there are
cabs. The enjoyed meeting each other.
Desmond declares the
baby to be a boy.
Claire-" What?"
Desmond-"
Bet it's a
boy."
Whistling
RayBan sunglass wearing George Minkowski is the
driver waiting to pick up "Hume".
Desmond sees his
sign, "
Looks like
I'm with you."
Friendly George takes Desmond's bags and asks "Take you back to your hotel?"
Desmond is
checking his cell replies, "The office."
As George
directs him to the limo he makes small talk. "So uh, you
flew in from Sydney huh?"
Desmond-"That's
right."
George-"And what, what were you doing uh
down under?"
Desmond-"I was
closing a
deal for
the boss."
George-"Oh good for you, congratulations. Hey
listen, if you need anything at all while you're in town,
I know everyone. You need a
reservation? You just pick a restaurant."
Des feels the room service at the hotel is excellent.
George-"You uhh, you
looking uh for some
company? I noticed that you weren't wearing a wedding
band. And there are a lot of lovely ladies
offering their uh companionship."
Focused Desmond tells him he's
not looking for any companionship, "
I'm here to work."
George-"Guess that's why you're
the boss's right-hand man, and I am the
driver. Okay. Got it."
Desmond arrives at Widmore's office and is sent right in by the receptionist who inquires about his
flight.
He enters the office and is greeted by a happy Charles Widmore, who welcomes his friend to L.A.. {
The receptionist knew Desmond, this couldn't be his first time in LA then...could it?} The two happy friends hug.
Desmond is looking at Widmore's
replica of a sailing ship. {
The office is filled with black and white and things seem to not be in the same place}
Widmore is on the phone, "I don't give a
bloody damn what he did, or how much it's going to
cost. Just get him
arraigned and
get him out of there."
Widmore-"Sorry Desmond.
Looks like our
celebration of the Australian
deal is going to have to be cut short. You are aware that my son is a
musician?"
Desmond-"Yes. I've
heard he's quite
talented."
Widmore-"Yeah he is, quite. {
Watch how he says that!} Anyway, my wife is putting together one of her
charity events and uh, the
boy had a
crazy idea to
combine classical music with modern rock. You
heard of a
band called
Driveshaft?"
Desmond
hasn't heard of them.
Widmore-"Their bass guitarist
overdosed and uh a, got himself
arrested. And now, if I don't get this
junkie to my wife's
event she will, simply put...
destroy me."
Desmond-"So you want me to
babysit him?"
Widmore-"I know it's
beneath you, but I need someone I can
trust to do the job
right."
Desmond-"Say no more Charles,
it's done."
Widmore-"Huh. You really do have
the life,
son. No family, no commitments. Ahh to be
free of attachments."
Desmond feels he's a blessed man. Yet Widmore claims he is blessed to have Desmond in his employ.
He toasts Desmond, "A
drink, to
celebrate your indispensability."
He pours
two glasses of
MacCutcheon whiskey.
This surprises Desmond, "That's your
sixty-year-old Scotch, Charles."
Widmore feels nothing is too good for Desmond.
Desmond toasts-"
Sláinte."
Desmond arrives at the
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE; Superior courthouse, as junkie Charlie is exiting with a
female lawyer. {
Des' reflection in the door.} She
checks her cell.
The lawyer walks directly to Desmond and correct inquires/assumes/knows it's Mr. Hume.
Desmond-"That's
right."
She informs Des that
bail's all been taken care of. "
Remember he's not allowed to leave the state."
Charlie is going through the
plastic bag that contains his
personal effects. Desmond introduces himself to Mr.
Pace, conveying that
Charles Widmore sent him.
Charlie defies authority, dumps the bag on the ground and walks away.
Desmond-"Hey!
Where you going?"
The lawyer tells Des, "He's all yours."
Charlie
purposely crosses the street walking directly in the path of oncoming cars.
A
driver yells out, "What's
wrong with you?!
Idiot!"
Charlie heads directly into
JAX bar. {
Jack's Bar}
Desmond looks at his
watch and seems a bit annoyed. He follows Charlie into the
bar. {
The following conversation is very important}
He'll have whatever Charlie's having. "One
drink, then we go."
Charlie-"So what's your
job then, to
babysit me?
What are you, Mr Widmore's chief lackey? Henchman?" {
Shinny DS ring}
Desmond-"No title. Plenty of
perks though." He gets to meet charming people.
Charlie-"Well, cheers then. Tell me
perky, are you
happy?"
Desmond-"Quite."
Charlie-"No you're not."
Desmond-"Well I've got a great job,
lots of money, get to
travel the world. Why wouldn't I be
happy?
Charlie-"Have you ever been in
love?"
Desmond-"
Thousands of times."
Charlie- "That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about spectacular
consciousness altering love.
Do you know what that looks like?"
Desmond-"I wasn't
aware that
love looked like anything."
Charlie-"I've
seen it,
mate. On the
plane back from Sydney."
Desmond-"Is that so? Well we were on the same
flight, so...maybe I
saw it too."
Charlie-"Trust me, you didn't."
Desmond- "Oh?
Enlighten me."
Charlie-"There was this woman,
two rows in front of me,
in handcuffs, sitting with a
cop. He
looked at me, knew I was
holding. If I didn't take
action I'd be caught. So I got up, went to the lav, proceeded to
eliminate the evidence by swallowing my
stash. And at that exact moment we hit turbulence.
I choked. The entire bag of
heroin is
stuck in my
throat.
It's over, everything starts to go
dark, I'm
slipping into the abyss and then I see
her."
Desmond- "Her?"
Charlie- "A woman. Blond
, rapturously beautiful, and I know her...we're together. It's like we've always been and always will be. {
He's euphoric for a moment}
This feeling, this love... and just as I'm about to be
engulfed by...I
open my eyes and this sodding
idiot is standing there
asking me if I'm okay. But I
saw it, just for a moment I saw what
it looked like."
{
Like when Locke looked into the eye of the Island and what he saw was...beautiful?!}
Desmond-"Well that's just...
poetry,
brother. You know you should, you should
write a song about that."
Charlie-"Yeah yeah, I know what you're saying, poor
suicidal rock star. But I've seen something
real,
I've seen the truth."
Desmond- "No that's
not the truth. You want to know the
real truth, Pace?
Right now you have a
choice... you can keep on
drinking, or you can
come with me. Now before you make your
choice, realize that if you stay here, it will very likely result in the
extermination of your
musical career."
Charlie-"And if I
go with you?"
Desmond- "In
twenty minutes you'll be luxuriating in a
five star hotel, right on the
harbor front, and Charles Widmore - one of the most
powerful men in this town will
owe you a
favor."
Charlie- "Doesn't really seem like a
choice."
Desmond-"
There's always a choice,
brother."
Desmond and Charlie ride in the car and "
You All Everybody" plays on the radio. Charlie's
band Drive Shaft's first single; fondly claims that to be "
The beginning of everything great. You like it?"
Desmond-"Sure, for what it is."
{
It's looks like they drive right by the backdrop used in the photo Des and Penny used in their infamous photo.}
Charlie feels sorry for him "You think you're happy. You think you've got it all, this...your life.
But, you don't."
Desmond- "Why,
because none of it's real?"
Charlie-"All right, Mr. Hume. How about I
offer you a
choice?" He can either
show Des what he's talking about, or Des can get out of the car. Desmond scoffs at this.
Desmond-"Why in God's
name would I want to get out of the car?"
Charlie pulls the wheel purposely driving the car into the
water.
Underwater.
Desmond gets out of his seatbelt and tries to rescue
unconscious Charlie.
Desmond actually yells-"Charlie! Charlie! Come on"
while submerged under the water. {
Muffled sound}
Desmond swims out of the driver's window; the
sun roof/moon roof is open. He takes a
deep breath and
dives down to get Charlie. Desmond can't open the passenger door even though the
lock is open.
Charlie nonchalantly opens his eyes and holds up his left hand to the window. Desmond immediately "
Flashes" to the moment Charlie informs Desmond it's "
NOT PENNY'S BOAT".
Charlie
stares then closes his eyes, seemingly becoming
unconscious again. Desmond miraculously gets his door open, unstraps the seatbelt, and pulls unconscious Charlie to safety. Des calls out for help.
In the
hospital Desmond is being examined and questioned by the
female doctor. She shines her
pen light into his
eyes to check
pupil dilation. He is
stitched up on the
right side of his
forehead.
Dr.- "You sustained a pretty bad
bump in your
accident. Any
nausea?"
Desmond- "Nope."
Dr.- "
Double vision?"
Desmond-"No.
Listen, I need to
find the man I was brought
in here with."
Dr.- "How about
hallucinations?"
Desmond-"What do you mean?" {
He doesn't know what hallucinations mean?!}
Dr.-"
Hallucinations.
Seeing things that aren't there."
Confused Des isn't sure. The Dr. informs him the
C.A.T. Scan was inconclusive and she's sending him
downstairs for an
MRI.
Desmond tells her he
doesn't have time for this and needs to find the man he came in here with.
Dr.-"I'm afraid
you're not finding anyone until we know what's going on
inside your brain."
The
MRI tech asks Desmond if he's wearing any
metal, carrying keys or change. "Any
metal inside your body,
pacemakers, pins, bullets, steel plate
inside of your head?"
Desmond-"No. Nothing."
The
tech notes Desmond didn't
list an
emergency contact, no friends or family. He just put down his employer, Charles Widmore.
The tech explains
this machine is
super loud. "You're gonna want these. {gives him
ear plugs and
straps him to table.} And you need
the button."
Desmond-"
The button?"
Tech-"The
panic button. You need to stop, press it.
Try not to 'cause we'll have to start all over again from the beginning. I'll be in that booth over there. You'll be able to
hear me.
Thirty minutes, okay?"
Desmond is
sent into the machine.
The
machine starts along with its
{familiar} noises.
With his eyes open Desmond "sees" images, as if movie clips are being displayed above him in the bright light: Charlie drowning, Penny smiling, kissing Penny,the birth of Charlie, toddler Charlie, kissing Penny. He hears Penny's voice whisper... "Desmond."
Des freaks out, "Hey!
Let me out of here!"
He
pushes the panic button!
The overhead light in the machine is off.
The tech pulls him out, "What happened, man?
Are you all right?"
Panicked Desmond needs to
find the man he came in there with. He takes out
ear plugs.
Desmond is at the
nurse's station talking to an uninterested nurse. "His
name is Charlie Pace. He came in an hour ago. Just give me his
room number."
The nurse informs him if he's not a
relative that's confidential information.
Desmond-"
Look, we were in an
accident together. I need to
see him!"
There's nothing she can do. Just then
Dr. Jack Shephard happens by.
Desmond-"Hey. Excuse me. Um., were you on the
same Oceanic
flight from, umm, Sydney."
Jack-"Yeah, yeah,
you were sitting next to me. Desmond,
right?"
Desmond-"Yeah, that's
right. Listen. I wonder if you can help me,
brother.
I need to find someone. He was on our
plane.
He's somewhere in the hospital."
Jack-"Hold on. He was on our
plane and now he's here
in the hospital?"
{
Yeah, Jack the same dude you saved on the damn plane!}
On cue Charlie Pace is
running away from a
nurse and yelling "
None of this matters!", right past Desmond and Jack.
Desmond takes up the
chase after Charlie. Charlie runs down the stairs and exits on the
2nd floor. {
Wearing his black and white vans.}
With Charlie finally cornered, Desmond asks him, "
Why you runnin'?"
Blue eyed Charlie-"
Cause nobody here can help me. Now let me go."
Desmond-"Why’d you try an kill me? Charlie insists he didn’t try to kill him,
he was trying to show him something. Desmond wants Charlie to
show him his hand. {
What is this...Poker?!}
Desmond-"Your hands. Show me your
bloody hands now."
Charlie is intrigued and wonders,"
You saw something, didn’t you?
In the water. What was it?"
Desmond grabs Charlie’s hands
Charlie-"
What are you looking for, mate?"
Desmond-"Who’s Penny?"
Charlie-"I don’t know. Ah. You
felt it, didn’t you?"
Desmond-"
I didn’t’ feel anything."
Charlie-"Then, why are you accosting a man in a dressing gown?"
Desmond-"All right. Come on. We’re
leaving."
Charlie-"Whoa! You think I’m going to
play a
rock concert after this? This doesn’t matter.
None of this matters.
All that matters is that we felt it. You wanna try and
stop me,
good luck."
Desmond-"Hey,
where you going?"
Charlie-"If I were you I’d
stop worrying about me and
start looking for Penny." He walks away.
Widmore is on the phone with Desmond being told that Charlie is
gone.
Desmond-"He
escaped. He knocked over a
doctor with a
bloody crash cart and then
ran out of the
hospital.
Widmore-"And you let him go?
Desmond-"He’s a
junkie who drove my car
into the ocean, Charles. I’m fine, by the way. Thanks for asking."
Widmore is thrilled Desmond survived but when he gives Desmond a
job to do he expected him to do it.
Desmond fluffs it off as "just a
bloody concert."
Widmore-"I tell you what, Desmond, if you can’t
deliver Pace, why don’t you tell Mrs. Widmore, it’s just a
bloody concert." He hangs up on Des. {Des pushes the
elevator button-he's on the
3rd floor!}
George opens the limousine door for Mr. Hume and remarks about him never having met
the boss’ wife; and wishes him luck with that.
Snooty and annoyed Eloise is
directing workers {young man dressed in
Black and White.} in preparation of her event. "Please, tell me, how someone in your
line of work is not
aware that the butter knife is placed handle to the
right, blade facing
left? Just so." {
Daniel is playing classical music on the piano.}
Desmond introduces himself to Eloise. "My
name is Desmond Hume. I work for your husband." {
She knows this is Desmond and is shocked to see him}
Eloise-"Of course, Mr. Hume. Charles has told me so much about you. It’s a travesty we
haven’t met before. Well, it’s about time."
Desmond-"Well, the feeling is
mutual, Mrs. Widmore."
Eloise-"Oh, please. It’s Eloise."
She wonders
what crisis forced Charles to send his best fix-it man into the bowels of charity balls.
Desmond is deeply sorry and informs her that
Drive Shaft won’t be able to
perform alongside her son. "And, uh, I take full responsibility…"
Eloise- "Don’t worry about it."
Desmond is confused by her accepting attitude. "Excuse me?"
Eloise-"Oh, my son will understand. I suppose
if one employs certain so-called,
rock stars, certain
unpredictability comes with the
territory."
Desmond-"Yeah. You’re not
angry?"
Eloise-"Oh, not at all dear.
What happened, happened. Thank you so much, Mr. Hume, for coming and telling me in person. A pleasure meeting you."
Desmond-"And you."
Eloise
corrects a worker to
center the flower arrangement. Desmond wishes her a good evening.
A man is going over the guest
list and is heard mentioning: Leifer, Stefanie, plus two. Markey, Mary, plus one.
Milton, Penny solo. Pepper, Nicholas, plus one.
The name Penny catches Desmond's attention and he asks the man about it.
Man-"
And who are you?"
Desmond-"Um, I work for Mr. Widmore,
may I see the list?" {He takes it.}
Eloise grabs the
list, "You absolutely may not.
That list is confidential.'
Desmond begs her pardon, but he's entrusted with confidential items every day.
Eloise-"Are you questioning me?"
Desmond- "No, I just want to
look at one name on that
list. And, if for some reason, that’s a problem…"
Annoyed Eloise-"Come with me."
She demands the cooking staff to get out. Desmond apologizes if he's
overstepped his bounds.
Eloise-"
Stop talking, Hume. I’ve
heard what you’ve had to say. Now, you
listen to me.
I want you to stop."
Desmond-"Stop? Stop what?"
Eloise-"
Someone has clearly affected the way you see things. This is a serious problem. It is, in fact, a
violation. So, whatever you’re doing, whatever it is you
think you’re looking for….
You need to stop looking for it."
Desmond- "Do you,
do you know what I’m looking for, Mrs. Widmore?"
Eloise-"I don’t know why you’re
looking for anything?
You have the perfect life. On top of it, you’ve managed to attain the thing you wanted more than anything, my husband’s approval."
Desmond-"How do you know what I want?"
Eloise-"Because I
bloody do."
Desmond-"
I need to see that list…or you need to tell me why
I can’t."
Eloise-"
You can’t because you’re not ready yet, Desmond." She walks away from him.
Desmond-"Ready? Ready, for what?"
Confused Desmond walks back to the limo.
George assumes things went badly. Desmond asks if there's any
alcohol in the car. Of course there is, as a matter of fact he's told "Whatever you need. So, uh,
where to, Mr. Hume?" {
Of course, what ever they need, the "Island" gives them.}
Desmond-"Just drive, George." There's a knock on Desmond's window.
Daniel-"My name is Daniel,
Daniel Widmore. We need to talk." {
Why is Daniel dressed very "dated"?}
Desmond-"
Look, uh, Mr. Widmore, um…"
Daniel-"Dan, please. Call me,
Dan. Mr. Widmore is my father."
Desmond-"Dan, if this is about Charlie Pace not being able to
perform with you, I’m, I’m very sorry."
Daniel-"Do you
believe in
love at
first sight, Mr. Hume?"
Desmond-"Excuse me?"
Daniel-"The
first time I saw her I was walking through this museum, a few weeks ago. She, she works here. She was on her lunch break. She was eating a chocolate
bar. She has these incredible
blue, blue eyes, red hair. And, as soon as I saw her,
right, right in that moment, it was like, it was like I already loved her. And that’s when things got
weird. {he takes a notebook from his bag.} That same night after I saw that woman, I
woke up and
I wrote this."
Desmond-"So what is it?"
Daniel- "I’m a
musician. I have no
idea. So I took it to a friend of mine at
Cal tech. He’s a
math whiz. He said this is
quantum mechanics. He said these
equations are so advanced that only someone who’d been
studying physics their entire life could have
come up with them."
Desmond-"So what do they mean?"
Daniel-"Okay.
Imagine,
imagine something terrible
is about to happen. Something
catastrophic, and the only way to
stop it from happening is by
releasing a huge amount of energy. Like setting off a nuclear bomb."
Desmond-"You wanna set off a nuclear bomb?"
Daniel-"Just
listen. What if, this,
all this, what if this
wasn’t supposed to be our life? What if we had some
other life and for some reason, we
changed things? I don’t want to set off a
nuclear bomb, Mr. Hume. I think I already did."
Desmond-"
Listen, mate, um. I don’t know what any of this has to do with me, so…"
Daniel-"Why did you ask my mother about a woman named Penny?
It happened to you, too, didn’t it? You
felt it."
Confused Desmond doesn't know; he doesn't know what he felt. Daniel says he does, "
You felt love."
Des feels that's
impossible because he doesn't know anything about this woman, "I don’t know where she is. I don’t even know
if she exists.
She’s
an idea."
Daniel-"No, Mr. Hume. She’s my
half-sister. And I can tell you exactly
where and when you can
find her."
{
That's one hell of a coincidence Desmond's love is Dan's half sister.}
Guess where he can find her?
At the stadium, running a Tour DeStade.
Desmond walks right up to her and asks "Are you Penny?"
It is.
Desmond smiles, "Hello. I’m Desmond."
Penny shakes his
hand and says hi.
Desmond
opens his eyes; he is
inside the huge white box. He looks at his
right hand.
Seamus sees Desmond and seems surprised, "He’s okay."
Widmore is pleased,"How are you, Desmond?" {Desmond's
eyes are checked with the
pen light.}
Desmond- "Fine.
How long was I unconscious for?"
Widmore-"
Well, No more than a few seconds."
Desmond seems peaceful-"Will you help me up, please."
Widmore-"I’m really sorry we
had to do this to you, Desmond. But as I told you, your
talent is vital to
our mission. So, if you just let me explain...."
Desmond-"It’s all right.
I understand."
Widmore-"What?"
Desmond-"I said, I understand You told me, you brought me here to the Island to do something very important."
Widmore confirms that.
Desmond-"When do we
start?"
The group is walking back and Zoe asks Desmond what happened to him.
Desmond-"What do you mean?"
Zoe-"What I mean is,
twenty minutes ago you were beating the crap out of Widmore with an
I.V. stand and now you’re
Mr. Cooperative."
Desmond-"
A lot can happen in twenty minutes."
Zoe agrees, "
That thing fried your brain." {
That thing! The smoke monster has recently been referenced as "that thing"}
Desmond smirks, "
Did it?"
Zoe-"Whatever,
doesn’t change the fact that you’re gonna...."
Armed Sayid attacks a couple of the workers and tells Zoe to
run.
He tells Desmond he
doesn't have time to explain, but these people are extremely dangerous. "We need to go, now."
Desmond-"
Aye, of course.
Lead the way." {
Ah, there's my pirate! lol}
{
Air plane engine/sounds-rumble}
Penny-"Hello?! You okay?"
They are at the
stadium. Apparently when Penny shook his hand he
fainted. She must have quite an
effect on him.
Desmond must look familiar to her because she wonders
if they've met before.
Des thinks "
we’d remembered it if we had."
Penny makes sure he's all right.
Desmond- "Yeah, I’m fine. Hey,
listen, um, would you like to go for a
coffee?"
Penny- "What, now? I’m a sweaty mess." {
Doesn't she have a charity ball to be at?}
Desmond-"I just
fainted in front of you. I’d say we’re
even."
Penny tells him of a
coffee shop on the corner of Sweetzer and Melrose; she'll meet you there in an hour. They both are smitten!
Happy Desmond heads back to the limo where George asks, "So
, did you find what you were looking for?"
Desmond-"
Yes, George, I did.
Corner of Melrose and Sweetzer, please."
George-"You got it. And if there is anything else I can do for you, Mr. Hume, you just
name it."
Desmond-"Actually, there is one thing, George. Can you get me the
manifest from our fight from Sydney, Oceanic 815?
Just the names of the passengers."
George-"Sure I can. Do you
mind if I ask you what you
need it for?"
Desmond-"
I just need to show them something."
Happily Ever After is a GREAT episode!!
All I can say is...you were given a shot to help you wake up. This was a "wake up call" for all "Island" residents and at home viewers! I think it's pretty obvious that the "LA X" bits aren't what you thought they were.
It's interesting to see that Widmore took Desmond by force; he didn't give Desmond a choice. Locke gives his people a choice.
In this version we see that Desmond's will to have Widmore's respect won out over love, but his life was incomplete. Also interesting is that Widmore adored Desmond until he couldn't "watch" Charlie.
With the difference of things we've been seeing brings me back to the possibility of each person having their own individual journey or is it simply that we're just seeing the different "go-arounds" tested/done until it is done right. {
Run the test 10 times and see what the outcomes are.} After all, a lot can happen in twenty minutes!
How believable was the huge white box with the two coils that supposedly produces energy, radiation, electromagnetism and such? It isn't even a completely enclosed room providing safety from exposure of all that shit
! Plus I hate how they throw the word
catastrophic around.
Things to Note...Questions to ask...
* Recycle. The same places, people, names, dialogue, props, etc.. {Reuse-rebirth}
* Head-consciousness. What's going on
inside your brain and
inside of your head.
It doesn't get any fucking clearer than that!
*
Because none of it's real.
* Ear. Earplugs. Loud. Hear.
* Eyes. Eye color. Look. See.
*
White Rabbit. Alice in Wonderland.
Through the Looking Glass. Down the rabbit hole.
* Penny Milton. Half sister.
* Disoriented. Groggy. Sedated.
* Remember. Forget. Deja vu. Familiar.
* Manifest. Idea. Imagine. Wish. Believe.
* Machines. Generator. Power. Radio.
* Wires. Cables. Monitors. Attachments. Driver. Button. Computes. Online.
* Test. Power test.
* C.A.T. Scan. MRI. Magnet.
* Game. Stadium. Bet. Sacrifice. Rules. Violations. Start. Stop. Start over from the beginning.
* Hospital. Jail.
* JAX bar. Jack and Christian.
* Tour DeStade, bar, pen, alcohol/liquor, hospital=Jack
* Mental health. Crazy. Addiction. MacCutcheon whiskey. Junkie.
* Maybe they need to learn how to contain their own anger or learn what to do with their own stored up energy/emotions.
* Playing roles. Changing roles.
* Perform. Solo. Rock star. Musician. Concert. Song. Poetry. Write/wrote.
* Drive Shaft's first "come back" show in L.A. was {Originally}supposed to be with
Meatcoat.
* Enlightenment. Free of attachments.
* "There's always a choice."
* Desmond on the plane had a wedding band on, yet this Desmond is not married. That is NOT a continuity error! We're seeing proof of different versions of things.
* Why was Daniel's last name fucking Faraday? Why is it Widmore?
* Half sister.
Combine two forms of "music/something"
to make a new "one".
* Why is Jin privy to the big white box?
* Desmond is Charlie's babysitter. {Guard}
* Widmore and Desmond have a head injury.
*
We had no Flash Whoosh and only once at the end scene did we get an Air plane engine/sounds-rumble to signify the change in "scene" for Desmond.
*
"It happened to you, ". George says a similar line to Desmond aboard the freighter.
* Heart.
* Which version (if any) is the real current run through? Did Widmore send Desmond over just to babysit Charlie?
* Piano players on the "Island: Daniel, Jack, Ben, Charlie and Sun. Although we must mention that we've seen Sun and Daniel have a disconnect from the music.
Vocabulary and Research...
*
Idea: an
idea is just whatever is before the mind
when one thinks.
I encourage you to read more on "
Idea" as is connects to the LOST story and the philosophy of it's character's namesakes.
*
Sláinte is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, literally translating as "health".
*
Carousel. Merry go round. Ferris Wheel. Loop. Circle.
*
White Rabbit: a character in Lewis Carroll's book
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- In The Looking Glass Wars, the White Rabbit is re-imagined as Bibwit Harte, an albino tutor with super-sensitive hearing.
- Jefferson Airplane recorded a song called "White Rabbit", with references to this character and the Wonderland saga in general as metaphors for drug-induced experiences.
- Neo is told to follow the White Rabbit in the Matrix
-A synchronized set of strobing lights on the approach end of an airport runway Approaching Lighting System.
Over the past five years I have given countless examples of things happening in their heads, minds, consciousness, sleeping, the hum of the magnet {a piece of medical equipment}, machine, wires, cables, computers, drugs, hallucinations, dreams, manipulated imagery, ship, test, learning, different versions, two, two sides, underwater, mental health, jail, game, journey, perception and enlightenment etc.. This episode outright spelled it out for you all, and this episode did indeed tie it up with a pretty little bow.
Here are the links to my previous notes for
Flashes Before Your Eyes,
Catch 22,
The Constant,
The Variable
Other important notes:
The Beginning of the End,
Deus Ex Machina,
Man of Science Man of Faith.
Desmond has "
Flashes" much like we've seen in his other centric episodes. Is he time traveling? No. Again I'll state... he just may be "remembering" other "go-arounds" on this little "Island" (testing) adventurous journey.
The truth got literally SHOVED in Desmond's face by someone (Charlie) who is off the "grid".
Desmond must be playing this game waaaay tooooooo long to keep on missing the point, so Charlie "PUSHED". But we did also see Desmond give his enlightened statement to Charlie of "There's always a choice". Who is pushing whom? Either way, someone is affecting the way Desmond is seeing things. In fact it's a violation. A violation by which side? Hmmm.
The only way to get out of this level is to get to
see,
feel,
hear and know truth.
We have seen "players" in the adventure/journey assume roles of guides, guardians and keepers of the path. The "lost" person must face challenges and the truth about themselves/someone/something and when they find what they are looking for, {themselves/something/someone; to forgive, trust, love, see truth, etc.} then they can move on. And for some, if they are getting to close to the "truth" about the "Island" itself or close to unseating the leader, then they are removed from the playing field/game board.
Just for a moment forget about the sideways stuff, the stupid time travel, hieroglyphics, quantum physics, bizarre gizmos and gadgets, other universes, smoke monsters and all the other illusions, magic and distractions and look at what the story is really about...
Try to see the "truth" or my favorite word...enlightenment. The answers are indeed right in front of our eyes as they have always been.
If there are people out there who still think they're watching a show only about a plane crash, another universe complete with time travel, alternate time lines due to blowing up a hydrogen bomb and such, and have not learned that in addition to those fantastical things that this story is a very human story...then I am sorry, I don't think my notes will show you anything to help you find your way.
Keep in mind the phrase "Happily Ever After" is traditionally a closing sentiment at the end of a "fairy tale"
Love to all who are "LOST"™
Charlie literally reaches out to his fellow "Island" friends in need!
Happily Ever After, Through the Looking Glass, The
Beginning of the End.
Disclaimer: I never claim to know everything about the show and my thoughts by no means make me right! The things I share here are my views and/or opinions. I don't claim to catch every single detail either! You all know I hate spoilers and I stand clear of reading certain sites as to not take me off my own course of research. The one thing I don't need to do here is rehash all of the obvious clues from an episode, we all know what they are. Understood? Good! Let the fun begin! I'll only note things that I know come up as clues later, but need to be noted when they first show up and things I find that will be of importance. It will get very exciting as we progress into the story.
