Leave it to J.J. Abrams and Co. to conclude the season premiere with more questions than answers. But at least they weren’t lying about one thing. We did finally get to see what was inside that damn hatch. Was that Alfie? Maybe not, but it’s definitely some dude making breakfast in an ultra-chic kitchen while listening to Cass Eliot’s “Make Your Own Kind of Music.” The guy completes his daily exercises and then shoots himself with some sort of medication just before a giant explosion goes off somewhere nearby.
It’s actually the dynamite just set off by Jack, Locke, Kate and Hurley, and after further investigation, they discover that the word “QUARANTINE” has been stamped on the inside of the door. Well… that can’t be good. That barely concerns Locke, though, who runs off to grab some cable so he can shimmy down the 40-ft shaft. Jack doesn’t seem as content with the idea of actually entering the hatch – even though that was the main reason for blowing it up twenty minutes before – but Kate decides to join Locke in the adventure. This, of course, results in some more bad luck for Locke for our favorite ex-handicapper. This guy cannot be trusted alone with another castaway, but it’s hardly his fault when this kind of stuff happens. As can be expected, Kate disappears into the hatch and a bright light blasts into the sky before promptly turning off.
Meanwhile, Jack is back at camp trying to call down the red shirts, but it appears that he’s not one for making promises. Jack’s reluctance spans back to the days where he met his future fiancée, a car crash victim who miraculously recovered a broken backbone. Jack’s not one to believe in something like Faith, but her incredible recovery occurred only a day after talking to a Aussie stranger about miracles. We finally learn more about Jack’s relationship with this girl, and the reason behind shaving his head (1984 called, they want their hair back), but there’s still no explanation as to why he’s no longer married.
Finally, Jack decides to return to the site of the hatch to help, but when he arrives, no one is around. Being the hero that is, Jack enters the hatch only to discover the very setting from the beginning of the episode. And just as he’s about to press a button on the nearby computer, Locke yells at him to stop. But it’s really less about what Lock wants, and more about the guy holding the gun to his head. And who could he be? Alfie? No! We already told you that it wasn’t him, but none other than the Aussie from Jack’s past. Now how exactly that fits in to everything is a bigger question than what was inside the hatch itself. I expect that we’ll know more about this situation by next year’s season premiere.
By the way, what the hell is going on with the raft? We’d like some answers please. Please?
