At the top of the show Michael is looking for Walt only to find him with resident creepster, Locke. But before you start to worry, they werent being dangerous they were merely throwing knifes so it's cool. The first throw completely misses the tree, but when Locke tells Walt to picture it in his minds eye hitting the tree, guess what?? It hit the tree! nuts huh? Michael once again warned Locke to stay away from his kid to which Locke suggested he stop treating Walt like a kid and let the island be his entry to manhood, like a bar mitzvah only without the gifts. Or the religion. Or the temple. Or toilet paper. Locke and his new goon Boone, wind up going their way, while Walt and Mike go the other. That makes this the perfect time for.......

....FLASHBACK!

A younger, less goateed Michael is standing in front of a baby's crib with his pregnant girlfriend, who won't marry him (she just doesn't believe in marriage). The couple, as most young couples do, dream of the future. Michael is so in love with his girlfriend and child, he works while she is pregnant then the plan is for her to finish law school make sick money and support the family.

The next flashback now has Michael and his girlfriend discussing her moving to Amsterdam for work...without Michael, but with Walt. Michael is pissed. He doesn't want her to go and certainly doesn't want her to take Walt. She reminds him they talked about spending time apart and when he tries to put his foot down, she points out that they aren't married. She's Walts mother and gainfully employed, the courts would rule in her favor. OH SNAPS!

Shortly before Walts 2nd birthday, Michael, seemingly down and out, calls Amerdam from a payphone. The ex suggests he calls back, it's not a good time blah blah blah, but Michael hears a mans voice in the background. Then its revealed she's been seeing someone. Fuckin Women! Michael is going to Amsterdam! He slams the phone down and crosses the street determined to fly to Amsterdam. And fly he did. About 6 feet when a small sedan smashes into him.

Which puts him here. In a wheel chair for months. If his story isn't reason for birth conrtol, I don't know what is. While he sits in his wheelchair drawing a picture for his 2 year old son, who appears but his ex. She feels guilty for what has happened and demands to pay for the medical bills. Which really is sweet. Oh, she came to pay for the bills and have Mike sign custody over to Brad her fiance. Oh did I not mention shes decided to get married now? To the guy who hired her in Amsterdam? Oh that and her new guy, Brad, wants to adopt Michaels son. I am assuming that they edited the part when she tips over his wheel chair and kicks him in the spleen while he's down.

The next flashback we see is one of Walts not Michaels. Now living in Australia with his mom and Brad, Walt is studying the local birds and trying to get his moms attention to show a photo of a cool bird in his book. Sadly, she is too busy being carressed to notice. At the heat of his frustration there is a thud at the window. Brad and Walt walk over and see a bird (the same bird Walt was looking at in the book) dead on the ground. That'll teach the birds to let Walts mom flirt with her husband. Brad gives Walt a look worthy of a bad Twilight Zone episode.

A now healed and back on his feet Michael is chilling in his apartment when there is a knock at the door. It's Brad. AKWARD. He comes bearing bad news. Hes wife, Walts mom, is dead. Michael invites Brad in. Turns out she had a rare blood disorder was sick for less than a week and then died. In a move that took a lot of sac, Brad asks Michael to take Walt back. He never wanted the kid in the first place, he only adopted Walt to get the girl. Such Moxy!! He gives Michael a plane ticket and begs him to take Walt back, we mentions Walt is different than other kids. There's something off about him.

Posted by madeyoulaugh on January 20, 2005 10:15 AM