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Lost Recap: You Sank My Battleship

Posted May 6, 2010 by Michele Sager

Updated May 6, 2010 at 10:58 AM

In this episode called “The Candidate,” we say hello to the start of an epic tug of war between sides and goodbye to some beloved characters.
The episode begins with a flash sideways of Locke waking up in the hospital with Jack at his bedside. Jack explains that Locke is going to be fine and could be a “candidate” for spinal surgery, with Jack explaining he could fix him, but Locke declines.
Meanwhile, we see Widmore’s people put Sawyer, Kate and the gang in the same cages where Sawyer and Kate spent a good amount of time back in Season 3.
Flash sideways, Jack goes to see Locke’s dentist, which is Bernard, to get more info on why Locke doesn’t want the surgery. Bernard and Jack realize they were both on Oceanic 815 and Bernard sends Jack to see Locke’s father.
Back on the island, Smocke explains to Jack and Sayid that they must rescue Sawyer and crew from the cages so they all can get off the island. Jack explains he has no plans to leave the island and questions why he should trust Smocke. Smocke explains that he could have already killed Jack and all his friends. Smocke makes his way to cages in the form of the smoke monster and kills the guard. Jack is able to get the key and gets the Sawyer and company out, explaining he’s with Smocke.
Flash sideways, Jack goes to see Locke’s father and discovers he’s in a wheel chair.
Back on the island, Smocke kills the people guarding the Ajira plane and takes a watch off one of the dead guards. Smocke realized the plane is wired with dynamite and explains to Sawyer and gang that Widmore was trying to kill all of them by showing them the dynamite now in his backpack. They decide to use the sub instead, but Sawyer wanted Jack to stay behind because he doesn’t trust Smocke.
Flash sideways, Claire comes to visit Jack and shows him a music box left for Claire by their father. Jack has no idea why his father left the box, but the two share a moment looking into the mirror.
Back on the island, Sawyer and crew commandeered the sub while Jack pushes Smocke into the water. In the chaos, Kate gets shot and Jack carries her into the sub. Sawyer decides to leave without Claire who is still on the dock. Claire is upset that she is left behind but Smocke tells her that she doesn’t what to be on the sub because he has switched backpacks with Jack and there is now a bomb on the sub.
The crew panics when they see the dynamite rigged with a watch counting down the minutes until their destruction. Jack isn’t worried because he realizes Smocke can’t kill them so as long as they leave the bomb alone, they won’t die. But Sawyer doesn’t trust Jack and pulls out the wires, speeding up the bomb time. Sayid grabs the bomb and runs to an end of the sub to let it explode but first tells Jack that Desmond is still in the well and that Jack will need him because he’s “the one.” After the explosion, water rushes into the sub. Hurley takes wounded Kate to the surface and Jack takes an unconscious Sawyer to the surface. But Sun is pinned in and can’t get free. Jin decides to stay behind with Sun, keeping his promise to never leave her. We see them drown together grasping hands until their bodies float apart.
Flash sideways, Locke tells Jack that both he and his father were paralyzed in another plane crash, but Locke was the one at the controls. The guilt is what keeps Locke from getting the surgery but Jack tells Locke he needs to let go of that guilt just as he needs to do with his own father’s death. As Locke leaves the hospital Jack utters “I wish you believed me,” sparking a brief recognition in Locke because those are the same words he once told Jack.
Back on the island, Hurley, Sawyer, Jack and Kate make it back to the beach. Smocke realizes they aren’t dead and promises to finish what he started.