"Destiny, John, is a fickle bitch."

*  I know Keamy's a cold-blooded killer, but damn. That is one hot
mercenary.
    * Geronimo Jackson strikes again. Teen Locke had a poster for the
band taped up in his locker. We saw one of their albums in the Swan
station as well as in another of Locke's flashbacks.
    * The Mystery Tales comic gave us some intriguing hints about the
island's future. The cover read, "What was the secret of the
mysterious hidden land? Does it pay to ignore the voice of warning?"
The main image--a city with another city floating above it on a cloud--
resembles Locke's new plan for the island. There was also a man
looking out the window, terrified at the sight.
    * Locke's love of backgammon goes back to his childhood. Back in
the pilot, John tried to teach Walt the game.
    * Why didn't Locke remember meeting Alpert as a child? I know he
was young, but it was a strange moment in his life. Why did Alpert
pretend not to know Locke when they met on the island?
    * Michael Emerson's delivery--half bored, half annoyed--when
Hurley asked Ben about shooting Locke was too perfect.
    * It's strange that significant people are behind the 815ers'
presence on the flight in the first place. Jack would never have been
on the plane if Christian hadn't died in Australia, Claire was
convinced to take the flight by the psychic Malkin, and now Locke and
Abaddon. Did someone (maybe Widmore) want those specific people on
Oceanic 815?
    * "Destiny, John, is a fickle bitch." Best line of the episode.
Ben has become a bitter man.