On the island, it has been four days since the plane crashed and that night boars raid the fuselage and are eating the dead bodies. Jack decides that it should be burned to avoid their remains being treated poorly or rotting in the sun. The next day, food is running low and Locke says they should go hunt for the boar. He reveals that he packed a case of 400 knives on the plane...hmm.
On the mission, Locke is accompanied by Kate and Michael. Sayid gave Kate an antenna to put on high ground so he could try and pinpoint the location of the french woman's signal. While hunting, Michael is wounded by one of the boars, so Kate takes him back while Locke goes into the jungle on his own to hunt the boar.
While on their way back, Kate tries to attach the antenna to a tree, but falls and breaks it. She fell because she heard the monster and saw it headed straight towards Locke. Locke claims to have stared straight at it.
Back at the island, Locke returns with the boar to everybody's surprise. While the plane is burning, a memorial service is held to pay tribute to the people that died.
During this episode, we saw a lot of flashbacks into how Locke got onto the plane. Locke has a desk job and a terrible boss who always is a jerk to him. Locke is taking vacation days to go on an Australian walkabout. Locke believes he has a relationship with an over the phone escort, but she tells him she won't have a relationship with customers. Locke keeps saying that it is his destiny to do this. When Locke arrives in Australia, the walkabout guide tells him he can't go due to his condition. Locke is paralyzed from the waist down. A flashback shows that when he gained consciousness, we see that he somehow regained the use of his legs.
Do you think that the burning was the best decision for how to handle the deceased? Taking no regard for their wishes or religious beliefs?
OK: In my opinion it was. There was no way of knowing their wishes or religious beliefs and burning them was the most humane option. Burial would've been impractical and nearly impossible. It would've been inhumane to let them decay there or be eaten by wild animals.
SH: This may sound a bit harsh, but the survivors don't have time to be searching through bags and looking for the wishes or religious beliefs of the deceased. Quite honestly, I think burning them was the best decision, as there would be no body to serve as a physical reminder of their deaths. Being stranded on an island is hard enough, but constantly seeing the bodies of those who didn't make it would make it much worse.
Do you believe that Locke was right about it being his destiny to be able to do these things? Was it a miracle that gave him back the use of his legs back?
OK: In my opinion it very well could have been a miracle. On the other hand, it could have very well been something that the shock of the plane crash caused the damage to be reversed. I think that's happened before, but don't quote me. Also, I feel like there is a lot more to this show that we need to learn before we can make judgments about this topic.
SH: Personally, I don't have much of an opinion one way or the other about Locke. I am interested in learning more about him, but as of this point in time, I can't tell if he is a credible source. I do believe that miracles can happen, and that it is a miracle that his regained the use of his legs. However, I am not a strong believer in destiny at all. I believe fully in the power of free will. I think if Locke set his mind to doing something, he can call it his destiny, but I don't believe in the idea of a preconceived plan.
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