Back on the island, Sayid is talking to Jack about their plan to double-double-cross Michael. He says that the boat will help them. As Jack and the others (small o) approach by land Sasyid will approach by water and get to the camp before them. That way he can scout out the Others' numbers and weapons. He will then burn a pile of wood to make black smoke so Jack, Sawyer, and Kate can meet him there and go in together. Sayid doesn't take a dump without a plan. I did once. It was a disaster.

In the hatch Eko is keeping watch over the computer. Locke comes in and tells him that he's been thinking. He doesn't want Eko to hit the button anymore. Actually he commands him not to hit the button anymore. This brings out the Nigerian warlord in Eko, and when Locke tries to smash the computer, Eko punches him and he drops like a bag of wet mice. Then Eko grabs him and throws him out of the hatch. "Do not come back." He says. Priests. Whattya gonna do?

On the beach, it's time for the posse to saddle up and head into the sunset. When Kate says she has second thoughts about it because of the fact that she knows they use fake beards and maybe, just maybe, that means their campsite is fake too, Michael just interrupts them in his subtle "nervous murderer" way and says they have to go. "Enough jibber jabber. Lets roll" says Sawyer. Jibber jabber? Really? Well, with that they head off. On the other part of the beach Sayid is going to Desmond about the boat. Desmond says not to bother trying to get away, there's no way off the island. Sayid says he won't, he just needs it to go after the Others, who Desmond refers to as hostiles. Since Desmond already has unloaded his grain alcohol he says it's all his. We then cut back to the flashback.

Desmond is in a Starbucks buying a four-dollar cup of coffee. When he realizes that all he has is the wacky colored money from England, the woman next to him offers to buy him his coffee. The woman is none other than Libby herself, with a different haircut. An ugly haircut. As they sit and talk Desmond tells her that he is preparing for a boat race around the world. He wants to win it because he will win the money from Charles Widmore, who took away everything he loved because Desmond wouldn't take his money. The only thing he needs is a boat. Wow. Other than the whole "I don't have a boat" part, Desmond has a fantastic plan. I plan on going to the moon and building a huge castle for me and five of my favorite TVgasm readers. Now all I need is a rocket ship and the materials to build it. I plan on starting any day now! Libby is touched by Desmond's inability to create realistic goals for himself, so she offers to give him her boat. It was her husband David's, but he died a month ago. If we find out in another flashback that her dead husband was Hurley's uncle, I am officially giving up on this show. Desmond asks what the boat's name is. "Elizabeth. He named it after me." Libby says. "Then I will win this race Elizabeth. And I will win it for love" Desmond tells her. Good, I'm sick of people winning races for hate. It's about time love got a chance.

In the jungle the merry band of brothers (and sister) are walking along until they hear something. They look up and see a bird in the trees come swooping down. It looks like a vulture or an eagle. Or it could be Toucan Sam searching for a "fruitful snootful" of Kellogg's Fruit Loops for all I know. It all happened so fast. When it swoops over it subtly screeches out Hurley's name. This is confirmed by rewatching it with the closed captioning on. So now what? Dharma has talking birds? When Michael starts shooting at the bird he realizes his gun isn't loaded. Jack looks over and says he must have forgot to load it. Then he gives Michael a new gun, with bullets. Michael eyes him suspiciously. Methinks the jig is up.

Posted by EdHIll on May 31, 2006 5:28 PM