We start off on the beach where Rose is organizing the newly dropped food. Bernard comes up and wonders if Rose is bothered, seeing that the food just came from the sky. Obviously Bernard isn't having a great time. He thinks everyone's given up on being rescued, seeing they're building houses and pantries and what not.
Meanwhile, Locke's in the hatch trying to figure out what was on that door that dropped down on him. He can't get it and I know why, that damn counter's going off and he's not hitting the button. Luckily Jack's there to remind him to hit it. How things have changed. Ana-Lucia's still there and apparently Henry's not eating, hasn't for two days. No water either. What's the rule? 3 minutes, 3 days, 3 weeks? How long you can survive without air, water and food. He should be coming up on the water one. If he really wants to show them he should hold his breath. When Jack goes in to talk to him and change his bandage Henry's not in a talkative mood. That whole bedside manner thing of Jack's has totally gone out of the window. He does tell Henry that maybe that whole prisoner exchange thing he talked about the other day may be a good idea. That maybe they'll exchange Walt for him. Jack says he's going out to that line they told him not to cross when they met up in the jungle and cross it, see if he can get their attention to get Walt back. Henry finally speaks and tells him that they'll never give him Walt back. Jack likes a challenge.
We get our very first Rose and Bernard flashback, yay! I don't know what city they're in, maybe New York, and Rose is stuck in the snow. She's just stepping on the gas and the tires are rotating, but she's not going anywhere. She must be from the south or something, because any self respecting Northerner knows exactly how to get out of the snow. Bernard is outside of the car and tells her that she needs to rock it back and forth. She thinks she's doing just fine but he goes around the back and rocks it for her. As she steps on the gas and moves forward, he falls face first into the snow. Once she gets out of her car to see if he's alright, they introduce themselves. Yes, they don't even know each other. Is it just me, or did you think they've known each other forever? Anyway, it looks like they have an instant connection, but he goes to his car to leave. She gets up the courage to ask him if he wants to have coffee and he smiles.
Back on the island Rose has put aside a box of Dharmabars or something just for Hurley. Of course he's on a diet so thanks her but doesn't take it. Bernard walks up and wonders what Hurley's doing. It's not like they all have jobs so they're just standing around. He wants Hurley to gather up a bunch of people and meet him down the beach. He has an idea.
Jack's preparing to go off and get Walt back and Ana-Lucia doesn't think its' the smartest thing. She offers to go with him but he says no. She gives him the gun and warns him not to go out there alone. He wasn't planning to. He finds Kate and Sawyer on the beach and says he's going into the jungle to talk to the bearded guys. Sawyer takes this as an invitation and as a request for a gun, but it's not him he's come for, it's Kate. (yeah, I wondered why he would want Kate instead of the cop Ana-Lucia, but he answers it soon enough) He tells Sawyer he already has a gun and this surprises him. Doesn't he take inventory of his guns? The lineage of the gun, post Sawyer's confiscation. Because Charlie's in on the whole Sawyer thing he took the gun out of his stash. He gave the gun to Sayid when they were going to look for the balloon, and to make sure Sayid didn't blow Henry's brains out Ana-Lucia took it. Again, if Sawyer just had an inventory he would have realized something is gone. Sawyer looks hurt Jack didn't ask him to go.
Bernard's on the beach and he's standing on a soap box. He's basically making fun of the creature comforts, you know, like the showers they're talking in the hatch. He says it's like none of them want to go home again. Hurley points out that they did build a raft, it's not their fault the thing got blown up. Bernard thinks that since the food was dropped that means a plane flies over. He says that they're going to build a big sign so that next time a plane flies over or a satellite takes a picture, they'll know they're there. Rose is standing in the background and says that maybe they should talk to Jack about this. Bernard rightfully points out that Jack's just the doctor, that this isn't a democracy. Rose sorta rudely points out that he's just a dentist. He pulls her aside and wonders why she's arguing with him. She says that all he's doing is giving them false hope. Not really the best thing to say, he gets a little mad at her for that.
In their flashback they're at Niagra Falls, at a restaurant. She thinks the falls are beautiful but he seems a bit distracted. He calls over a violinist and gets down on one knee to propose. No one in the restaurant seems too concerned. I'd be standing behind him with popcorn to see what she said, but that's just me, and I'm nosy. Anyway, he gives a beautiful speech about them only being together for five months, but that he loves her deeply. He's very touching. When he asks her to marry him she tells him that she's dying. Not quite the response he was looking for. She tells him that she's been in remission but now it's back and her doctor doesn't think she has more then a year. He looks heartbroken but tells her that she hasn't answered his question. After some thinking she says yes. Tears, rolling.
Bernard's finally gone to Eko to ask him for some man power and some of the wood they're using. He tells him that they're going to be building a sign but Eko says he's busy. Charlie's busy helping Eko and Bernard wants to know what they're building. When they tell him it's a church
Bernard's pissed, he's trying to get people saved. Eko points out that people are saved in different ways.
I had a hard time sleeping after seeing this
Locke's still trying to figure out that damn door. He gets frustrated and hobbles over to the locker. Ana-Lucia won't let him in but says he can talk to him through the door. Locke goes up and tries to talk to Henry, but he doesn't answer. He just wants to know if Henry pushed the button. Henry's just sitting in the room looking really frakin' creepy with a half smile. Can Sayid please kick his ass again?
When Bernard gets back with some wood, there's only about 8 people there to help him build the sign. He starts instructing them on how to build it, starting with black rocks he found half a mile into the jungle. He says they're going to hall them out. Hurley's not too keen on walking about a mile in and out of the jungle, and I say I have to agree with him. Everyone else isn't too keen on it either and Bernard thinks it's worth the trouble.
Rose thinks she and Bernard are lost in the outback. Yes, they said LOST. I love it when the show shouts itself out. Bernard's not lost though, at least not yet. He and Rose are in Australia to see some sort of healer. Rose didn't know about this because Bernard didn't think she'd come otherwise. He's right because she's pissed he brought her out there and paid $10,000 to this guy. She's upset because she's made her peace with this whole dying thing, but he hasn't. He doesn't want to give up and asks if she'll just try, for him. How can she say no to those baby blues?
Rose sees Bernard approach Sawyer about helping him and of course he doesn't want to help, he's rebuilding his shelter from when Hurley knocked it down kicking his ass. When Bernard and Rose do talk, Bernard's pissed at her because she didn't give him her support. He wonders what's the matter with her. She's being a bit of a bitch, saying he's always having to do something. He points out that if he didn't always have to do something she wouldn't be there. Ouch. She walks away.
Hotness
Jack and Kate are still walking through the jungle and she says she's flattered. He didn't take her because she was the best shot, or the best fighter, it was because they didn't want her. The Others had her before and didn't keep her. Haha, no one wants you bitch. I'm joking, I sorta like her. Except when she's stupid, like now. She sees a baby doll on the ground and as Jack screams for her not to touch it, she does. Oldest frakin' trick in the book. Suddenly a trap springs and they're both caught up in it, dangling ten feet over the ground. They're really close and I feel a little sexual tension as well as awkwardness. Jack tries to get the gun that's around in the waste band of his pants but can't reach it. Kate reaches around and we get a sweet shot of that area right above his pants and a little bit of his underwear. Hotness. Hold on, I need a minute. It's the small things in life, really. Anyway, once Kate gets the gun they want to shoot the rope. She claims she's a better shot then him but truly, how the hell would they even know that? She misses, stupid girl. When Jack tries he, of course, gets it and they fall down on top of each other and giggle.
Jin's the only one left on the beach helping Bernard, mostly because he doesn't understand what he's saying. When he sees Jin's only making one row of rocks he gets pissed. He's only pissed because everyone's left him and Jin walks off, upset. But Bernard catches him and says he just wants to get his wife, Rose, home. Jin understands Rose, but he doesn't get the rest of it and walks off anyway.
Locke's made it to the beach on his crutches. Must have taken most of the day. Rose sits down with him and they have a little chat. They talk about the sign Bernard's making and how she thinks it's futile. Then the subject of Locke's broken leg comes up. Locke says that Jack thinks it'll take a few weeks to heal. Rose tells him that they both know it's not going to take that long. Wink. Wink.
Back in Australia, Rose meets with the faith healer. In his office he has tons of crutches, wheelchairs, and braces, making me think he's healed all the people those used to belong to. He also has thank you cards on one wall. Rose sits down and he explains to her that the place they're at has some sort of energy to it, that other places in the world have it as well. He says he can harness the energy and give it to her or whatever. He then does some sort of healing touch thing, closing his eyes. Unfortunately he can't do anything for her, says that place can't help her, although other places may be able to help, just not that one. She's upset, but more worried about Bernard, who she sees playing with a little girl. She tells the healer that she's going to tell Bernard that he fixed her.
In the jungle it's raining and Kate and Jack are still walking. She finally admits to him about finding the other hatch. She also tells him about the clothes and theatre make-up she found. 'Bout time she told someone. He's a bit irritated and she says she was going to tell him when he let her back into the club. Bitter much? As they're talking they come across the area they were at when the Others found them and had Kate hostage. Jack goes into the middle of the field and starts yelling that he's there and has their man. He wants them to come out because he knows they can hear him. He says he'll be there until they come out. Let's hope it's soon.
Bernard's still making the signal in the sand and Rose comes with a peace offering, food. He's still pissed because her little speech earlier caused everyone to leave. She apologizes to him for lying, about the faith healer. She admits he didn't heal her, but Bernard doesn't believe it.
At the airport she and Bernard are waiting for the plane while she describes to him what she means in a nifty voice over that I don't believe they've done before. She says that when you have something in your body that doesn't belong, you know it. When she got to the island she knew it wasn't there anymore. When he questions why she said she was cured she says she didn't want him to waste the time they had left. He also wonders how she knew it was gone and she says she just did. In the airport she drops a bottle of pills and they roll over to Locke who's in a wheelchair.
Bernard looks hurt and realizes she doesn't want to be rescued. Kinda selfish seeing there're 40 other people there. Why she couldn't have the rescue team leave them there I don't know. Anyway, he tells her that he just wants to be with her, no matter where it is. Luckily he didn't get too far on the giant S.O.S.
In the hatch Locke's listening to some music when Ana-Lucia comes in, real proud of herself that she pushed the button. He goes back and tries to work on the diagram he saw on the door. All he needed was some fresh air and a talk with Rose because he starts drawing it and is quite pleased.
We see flashes of some of the other people. Charlie and Eko are still building the church; Jin and Sun are hanging out in their tent while Jin rubs her belly; Claire's with Aaron; Hurley's making shadow puppets for Libby which she thinks are hilarious; Sawyer's eating some food when Walt's dog, Vincent, comes up. He feeds him some of the food, reluctantly; Rose and Bernard sit by the fire together.
Meanwhile, out in the jungle, Kate thinks the Others aren't going to show their faces. She's getting bored already. Damn, you got somewhere else to be? While they're waiting she says she's sorry for kissing him, he says he's not. They look like they're going to kiss again when suddenly, they hear something in the jungle. It looks like someone, with a torch, is running straight for them. Jack gets his gun out but when the person gets to them and falls to the ground, it's MICHAEL!!!!! Bad ass!
