Random Thoughts

Just finished "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham". A few random thoughts through the unofficial first half of season 5 -

• Where does Kate get off unloading on Locke like she does in "Jeremy Bentham"? Locke never really did anything to her like he did with Charlie, Jack or Sayid. So why would she feel compelled to throw his angry, lonely existence back in his face like that?
• Why does Walt dream of Locke back on the island with a group of people around him trying to kill him? We've seen a group of people stand around Locke's dead body ("The Incident"), but that's not the same thing. Does that mean Locke somehow really is resurrected? Or is Walt dreaming about Locke, version MIB? I hope they get back to this next season.
• I cannot watch the first part of "316" without getting an overwhelming urge to jam pencils into my ears. I just cannot stand Ms. Hawking. I can't stand her. I don't know if it's her acting, or the way she gets a little two scientific with the details of how the island moves or how they need to get back (couldn't they have just said everybody needs to go back, have a few subtle parallels like Locke in Christian's place, Hurley with the guitar case, etc, and left it at that?), but I get more irritated by her than any other aspect in the series. The last half is great (Ben's "Doubting Thomas" speech, the flight back to the island), but I have a hard time getting past the first few scenes.
• Since last year's finale, I've theorized that Charles Widmore has been in cahoots with the MIB. This is pretty much based on the idea that Widmore and the MIB have a similar agenda; they both want Locke back on the island, they both tell him he's special (I'm assuming the MIB did a lot of the on-island things that broght him to this conclusion originally), and they both generally seem evil. Anyway, in "Jeremy Bentham", some of what Charles tells Locke in that "hospital" in Africa made me question my assumptions. Charles insists that Jack, Kate and the rest return to the island with Locke. But since "The Incident" paints a picture suggesting that Jack and the others have been somehow "chosen" by Jacob and that "they're coming" to help him, maybe Widmore's not so bad.
• I just love the scene in "Jughead" where Des charges into Widmore's office, lays down the law, gets what he needs, and slams the door behind him. So long, Des the coward. I'd say he got his honor back.

That's all for now. I've noticed this blog is sorely lacking in Locke discussion. That needs to change.