Season 3 Episode 3

Season 3 Episode 3 Further Instructions

Let's start with the title of the episode. Back in season 2 in the episode where Eko and Locke find the Pearl hatch Eko says to Locke, after finding the question mark in the ground, "we'll wait here for further instruction".

Our old buddy Boone makes his return in a whacked out dream sequence. He makes some interesting quotes in this vision: He tells Locke "I'm gonna help you find your way again, so you can bring the family back together." After telling Locke that someone in the airport is in danger Locke starts pointing at the other characters. As he points at Claire and Charlie Boone says "Not them, they'll be fine... for a while". Is there anything to the fact that the only three people that we recognize who are employees are Hurley, Desmond and Ben? All other characters are just passengers boarding planes. After seeing Desmond Boone says "forget it, he's helping himself".

There was some debate that some of the people sitting with Locke at the table in his flashback when he brings Eddie to supper look like some of the Others. I played it back several times; no one looks familiar to me.

Geronimo Jackson: That's the name of the band on Eddie's shirt. This is also the band Michael and Hurley listened to on the record player in the swan hatch.

Eddies full name is Eddie Colburn and he is a cop for the Humbolt County Sherrif Department. He's been a cop there since June 12, 1994. (this all comes from the print out Mike and Jan had of him from the internet). Jan says "nice picture huh, you found him fresh out of the academy". This gives us a time frame. On the island it's 2004 so Locke's flashback all happened roughly 10 years ago.

While Locke walks through the cave to find Eko he comes across some things: First is a Tonka Dump Truck. He then comes across a skeleton wearing the Dharma Pearl symbol on its clothing. Guess someone didn't make it back to the Pala Ferry.

In my opinion Locke shoots Eddie we just don't see it happen. Here is why I believe this. Eko talks to Locke in some kind of trance. He tells Locke "You can still protect them John, you can still save them. You will find them, after all you are a hunter John." Now the only other person John told he was a hunter was Eddie when Eddie says "You won't shot me John you're a farmer." So it's almost like Eddie is talking through Eko. Reminding me of when Kates dad was talking through Sawyer wanting to know why Kate killed him. So if the person talking through Sawyer is dead... well you see where I'm going. By shooting Eddie he proved to him he was a hunter.

The big questions left unanswered of course is, how did Desmond know Locke was going to give a speech about saving Sawyer, Jack and Kate? What happened to Desmond when the hatch imploded?

This weeks episode is called "Everyman for Himself" and is a Sawyer flashback.