As the beach-dwelling survivors continue to plan their ambush of The Others, another plan is in the works to try and get them off the island. It seems that Sayid, who I think I will start calling The Onion as he has so many layers to him, has managed to retrieve a set of blueprints for another Dharma station, this one called The Looking Glass.
It seems that The Looking Glass is an underwater station that is underwater somewhere off the beach, but perhaps more importantly, it broadcasts a signal that keeps the island from being found. That means if they can turn off the signal, the island might be able to be found, and they can be rescued. Now to figure out how to find the station, swim down to it, turn off the signal, get back, initiate the ambush…
So there are a few things that need to happen. Luckily Hurley has found a cable running from the jungle into the water, and it seems that The Onion – that’s Sayid, remember – has deduced that the cable is what powers The Looking Glass. Problem #1 solved.
Now if only they had someone to swim down to the station. Luckily little Charlie Pace was pushed into swimming as a wee lad by his father, so he insists that he can make the swim. Unfortunately, future-seer Desmond has already seen Charlie die. Again. This time it might stick. But that’s a minor issue for now.
As the rest of the group on the beach encounters none other than Bernard and Rose, who seem to be alive and well, and Bernard entertains everyone with his fine shootin’ skills, Charlie, Desmond and Hurley head off to the beach, where they plan to put in a little swimming. At least someone does.
When they arrive, Charlie knocks Desmond out and dives into the water. Guess Desmond didn’t think the little guy had that in him. The last shot is Charlie, looking a lot like the baby from the Nevermind album cover, hanging almost motionless in the water, above The Looking Glass station – which looks like it was brought over directly from The Abyss set.
