sammi says

“What Kate Does,” the third episode in the final season of “Lost,” definitely was not as shocking as the first two episodes but I still think it packed a punch. I am loving all the intentional similarities and parallel situations that are happening on and off the island that resemble previous seasons of “Lost.” In my recap I’ll try to refresh your memory if you haven’t seen each episode as many times as I have thanks to reruns on the Sy-fy network. Be sure to click on all the links for more clarification and maybe some humor! (It's easier to right click on links and choose, "open in new window" so you don't have to keep leaving and coming back.)

On the island, Sayid wakes from the dead. Everyone’s stunned reactions reminded of “The Lion King,” (Simba! He’s Alive!). The Asian Other and Other With Glasses take Sayid, strap him to a table and torture him. Sayid doesn’t understand why. Other With Glasses says they are testing him and he passed.

Meanwhile, another Other runs in and tries to start trouble with the gang (Kate, Jack, Hurley, Jin, Miles, etc…) and holy crap...Is that Mac from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?” I had to rewind a few times, but then I remembered Mac (Rob McElhenney) was definitely on “Lost” and played a guard who Kate knocks out in order to save Karl from brainwashing. Either way, Sawyer breaks up the little scuffle with a gun, obviously, and demands to be let out of the Temple. Kate and Jin volunteer to go with Aldo (Mac) to bring him back. Kate clearly just wants to go wherever Sawyer goes and I assume Jin volunteers because he wants to find Sun. Out in the jungle all of my suspicions are confirmed. Much to Aldo and that other Other’s dismay Kate knocks them out and she and Jin go off on their own.

Back at the Temple Jack tries to confront Asian Other and Other with Glasses. They want Jack to give Sayid a pill to stop the infection. Jack is skeptical and starts asking questions. After Jack tries to take the pill himself and Asian Other heimlich’s it out of him, it is revealed the pill is poison. The Other’s want to kill Sayid because he has been claimed. Finally, Hurley asks the question that all of us nerds have been wondering for a long, long time…”You’re not a zombie, right?” Unfortunately, Sayid’s answer is no. What an interesting turn of events that could have been.

Kate eventually tracks Saywer to the Dharma Barracks and finds Sawyer in he and Juliet’s old house. Kate follows him to the dock and explains she came back to the island to find Claire and says she’s sorry about Juliet. Sawyer says it’s his fault because he kept her from leaving on a submarine three years earlier. He tells Kate, “Some of us are just meant to be alone,” and then in a totally “Titanic” (you will not regret clicking that link!) moment throws a wedding ring he was going to give Juliet into the ocean.

At the Temple, Asian Other tells Jack, that there is a darkness growing inside Sayid and once it reaches his heart everything about him will be gone. Jack asks, “How can you be sure about that?” Asian Other’s response, “Because it happened to your sister.” DUN DUN DUN. (If you don't remember, Claire is Jack's sister. They share the same father, Christian Shepard.)

Flash to Jin in the jungle, Aldo (Mac) and the other Other catch up to him and are about to kill him when all of sudden Aldo gets shot several times. In a classic Jin moment, he looks up and sees some sort of jungle creature with frizzy blonde hair wielding a rifle and says, “Claire?” Apparently she’s been in the jungle, Rousseau style this whole time. I guess more on that next episode.

In the alternative reality in Los Angeles, Kate is still in the car-jacked taxi with Claire. Arzt has dropped his luggage in the middle of the street which holds them back from speeding off. This gives Kate a chance to look out the window and make some weird eye contact with Jack, who at this point is a stranger to her. The cab driver flees. Kate takes the wheel and finally Claire grows a pair and escapes from the taxi. And Aha! We see that Claire is still pregnant. Kate goes to a mechanic to get her handcuffs removes and sees in Claire’s luggage that she’s pregnant. Kate feels guilty and finds Claire sitting on the side of the road. She gives her bags back. Claire explains that the couple adopting her baby was supposed to pick her up at the airport but they must have forgotten. In some strange turn of events Claire decides to trust the gun wielding Kate, and Kate drives her to the couple’s home.

At the door, the weepy woman tells Claire that her husband has left her and even though she wants a baby she can’t do it on her own. The exact reason Claire gave for giving up her baby in the first place. But of course the drama doesn’t end there, Claire spontaneously goes into labor on the front porch. Kate takes Claire to the ER and stays by her side. Guess who Claire’s doctor is….Ethan! Of course. Ethan explains she can have the baby now or he can try to stop the labor and they can try again in a few weeks. He says, “I don’t want to stick you with needles if I don’t have to.” Which is exactly what he was doing on the island; giving her injections in the middle of the night and eventually kidnapping her and taking her to the medical station. Creepy!

And for one more bit of suspense, the machine’s start going crazy and Claire screams out asking if Aaron’s ok. Ethan responds, “I have a feeling Aaron is going to be a handful.” Clearly this is in reference to the speculation that Aaron is a very important part to the “Lost” story. Claire asks Kate why she’s running from the law, Kate says, “Would you believe me if I said I was innocent?” Claire does. Kate tells Claire she should keep Aaron.

In this episode we learned…
Other’s believe Sayid needs to die because of his infection.
Sawyer is still super down about Juliet’s death.
Kate and Claire still have a connection even in the alternate reality.
Claire is still alive on the island.

My thoughts, theories and questions…
In regards to this whole Sayid being infected issue- could this have anything to do with the sickness Rousseau claimed her entire team was infected with leading her to kill all of them?

Kate starts crying when Sawyer leaves her on the dock. Is she sad because she feels bad for Sawyer? I kind of got the feeling she was feeling like things were never going to happen between them.

We last saw Claire acting pretty strange in Jacob's cabin with Christian Shepard. Where has she been this whole time and why did she go off with him the first place? There's definitely a lot of questions about her whereabouts and if she is even the same Claire.

I love that Kate is still going to be involved with the birth of Aaron. If you remember, Kate birthed Aaron on the island. Also, could Kate be innocent in the alternate reality? I thought it was poignant that the episode was titled, “What Kate Does,” and showed Kate being a good person whereas the season two episode, “What Kate Did,” tells the story of how Kate killed her father.

While this episode wasn’t the greatest in terms of answering our many questions I think it’s a good setup in terms of things to come.