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Speaking of Desmond, in
FLASHBACKS we finally learn the answers to how he ended up in this spot in the
first place. And they are more shocking and tragic than we could have ever
imagined. Beginning with his exit from a British military stockade and
dishonorable discharge from his regiment, and winding all the way to the day
he first pressed the button himself, we see a much different Desmond. And the
man we assumed held all the answers turns out to be as LOST as anyone else on
this island.
But he still knows a trick or
two, and as Jack follows a man he knows to be a traitor deeper and deeper into
the unknown, it is Locke who forges an alliance with Desmond in the hopes of
answering his own questions (and ours) once and for all. What's he willing to
risk in order to find out? Just the future survival of the entire world, is
all.
In the jungle, Jack is forced
to expose Michael for what he is, and after a few horrible moments, even
Michael is unable to continue his charade. As he breaks down and admits what
he has done, Hurley realizes that he's looking at the man who killed the woman
he loved -- perhaps the only one who would ever love him. And as he realizes
that he is being led into a trap Hurley turns to leave -- preferring to go
back and mourn rather than try to exact some futile attempt at revenge. But
Jack has one more bomb to drop which stops Hurley in his tracks. Turns out
Michael isn't the only one who can keep a secret…
As Sayid and his
"crew" sail the ship around the point of the island, passing ever
more mysterious landmarks on their way, we are left to worry about who is
outsmarting whom? How many double crosses can there possibly be before you end
on with the short side of the stick again?
We don't have to wait long to
find out the answer. And, as usual, the answers hold no comfort. And we all
learn a lesson about the depths of treachery. About the lengths to which
someone will go to do what they think is right.
But that's the thing about
committing. There's no going back. What if you're wrong? Where do you go from
there? And what happens to the rest of us? As the season comes to close, we
all get to find out. And THESE answers are more explosive and ever-changing
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