It’s
ironic that in an episode with a title promising revelations
of complete truths, we are given very few facts, and left
scratching our collective heads once again.
With
Sun and Jin finally back in the spotlight, it appears that
the second honeymoon may be over. Ever concerned with his
wife’s safety, Jin resorts to his basest of male instincts
by smashing something Sun loves, namely her garden. Sure
his intentions are good, especially since Sun recently fell
victim to an Abu Ghraib influenced abduction. Never mind
that her garden-napping was actually at the hands of Charlie,
the rest of the Losties still think the Others wanted Sun
for some reason.
As expected,
this personal story sheds a little more light on why Sun
reacted to Claire’s “baby” comment in
"Maternity Leave."
As it turns out, the young Korean couple wanted a child,
Jin moreso than Sun, but had hit a few roadblocks along
the way. We see Sun partaking in secretive English lessons,
meeting her instructor in hotels in actions that suspiciously
resemble an affair to anyone on the outside. Sun is also
diagnosed as being unable to conceive by her physician.
Flash back to the island, and low and behold,
it appears that Sun may be pregnant. After wrangling a pregnancy
test from Sawyer and enlisting the supportive help of Kate,
Sun learns that this is the case and sets about pondering
how to break the news to Jin.
Did anyone
else find it interesting that Sawyer is spending his time
reading Judy Bloom’s Are
You There God? It's Me, Margaret
?
He claims the book doesn’t have enough sex in it, but
if memory serves, this pre-pubescent book about a teenager
wrestling with religion and sexuality is chock full of sexual
fantasy. No?
Furthermore,
in another indication of corporate conspiracy, the pregnancy
test that Jin uses is a product of Widmore Laboratories.
Widmore.
As in
Widmore Construction? Yes, we are seeing this name pop up
more and more within the context of the show, so what does
it mean? Perhaps this is another faction of the mysterious
Hanzo Corporation? How did Jin know that there would be
a test on the plane, unless she had it on the flight with
her? Who knows, but back to the pregnancy at hand.
Miracle,
you ask? Perhaps. The island has been consistently giving
its inhabitants chances at redemption, in some cases even
fulfilling their wildest hopes and dreams. Consider Locke’s
legs for one. Yet despite the appearance of a miracle, the
reality of the situation is a tad bit more sinister. You
see, the doctor lied when he said Sun was infertile. It
was actually Jin who was firing blanks all along.
So this
leads us to ask the all important question: who fathered
the child? If we believe Sun, she never slept with anyone
but Jin, but in flashbacks we see her relationship with
her English instructor come to an uncomfortable standstill.
On the precipice of cheating, we leave Sun to return to
the present and watch as Jin makes amends, learns the truth
and gives the island credit for the miracle at hand.
With all of this character development going
on between Sun and Jin, its hard to believe that there would
be any time to get any other island business done within
the confines of the hour, but somehow the writers manage
to pull it off.
Back in the hatch, Henry Gale has been plenty
busy polarizing his captors. The effect has taken its toll
on Locke, who we find going out of his way to show Jack
that he has a voice in what goes on regarding hatch politics.
His method of defiance is undercutting Jack by bringing
Ana Lucia in to go a few rounds with Gale in hopes of gaining
some insight regarding his potential “Other”
status.
What results is something Locke could have
never planned for as Ana Lucia quietly slips into self-preservation
mode and encourages Gale to draw a map to his supposed balloon
while insisting that if they find his balloon his life will
be spared.
Keeping this information from Jack and Locke,
Ana Lucia enlists Sayid to help locate the balloon, perhaps
as a peace offering for accidentally killing Shannon. Whatever
the case may be, Sayid seems to have put his loss behind
him, convinced that the Others were indirectly responsible
as Ana Lucia was merely acting in defense.
"The
Whole Truth" sets us up perfectly for some interesting
developments in the coming weeks, especially with the closing
moments. Gale, having been freed from his prison by Jack,
lets slip that he sent Ana Lucia off in search of his balloon.
He then elaborates that it is a good thing he isn’t
an Other, as he would have likely led them into a trap,
only to be used in barter for his life.
Truth
or Fiction? Who knows for sure, but one thing is certain,
next week’s episode promises to be a doozy.
This
Wednesday: We are promised to be treated to five
important developments in the island mythology next Wednesday,
and two of them appear to be involving the hatch. Blast
doors and mysterious noises abound next week, and we’ll
be here for a recap. See you then!
