Lost: The Package episode recap

Scene from "Lost" episode "The Package."

The sideways jumps are back in a non-essential but decent episode that feature strong scenes for the star-crossed lovers Sun and Jin.  SPOILERS AHEAD, as we jump into a recap of “Lost: The Package.”

In the sideways timeline, Jin and Sun come to Los Angeles, but lose $25,000 given to them by Sun’s father in customs.

Back in the regular timeline, Smokey-as-Locke is searching for Sun, attempting to reunite her with Jin.   When he leaves his camp, it’s attacked by Charles Widmore’s mercenaries, who grab Jin for their own purposes.

Ben thinks Richard isn’t coming back, which means he’ll of course show up momentarily.   Sun is ticked off by Alaina’s calls to wait, and wanders off to her old garden.   There, she tells Jack to shut up about destiny and get lost.

In the sideways timeline, Jin visits Sun’s hotel room to discuss the lost money, and she all but puts the Barry White on the record player.  Apparently while they aren’ t married in this timeline, they are still involved, and doing their best to keep it from Sun’s father.

Back in the garden, Sun is visited by fake Locke, saying he can reunite her with Jin.  She doesn’t buy it, and takes off running, Fake Locke in pursuit.   She runs into a tree and knocks herself out.

Back in the sideways line, Jin and Sun wake up in bed together, but there’s shortly a knock at the door.  It’s Martin Keamy, and he wants his two dollars.  Or $25,000 as the case may be.

Back on the island, turns out the bump on the head has given Sun aphasia.  She can understand English but not speak it.   Ben finds her and brings her back to camp, where Jack tells her it should be temporary.  Weirdly, Locke doesn’t grab her or anything while she’s knocked out – maybe he can’t? – and returns to his camp to find everybody tranquilized by Widmore’s team of mercenaries.

Jin is back in the subliminal message room from I believe season 3.   Widmore’s scientist woman wants Jin to tell her about some Dharma maps.  He wants to talk to Widmore.   Good, says the scientist, Widmore wants to talk to you, too.

Claire asks if she’s essential, since her name isn’t on the list.  I need you, Smokey tells her.  How about Kate?, she asks.  Well, Smokey needs her to gather everybody on the plane, but after that… eh, whatever happens, happens, Smokey tells her.

Smoke-Locke and Sayid head over to Hydra island.  Locke apparently can’t turn to smoke to head over there; he has to take a boat.  Does that mean anything?  Probably.

Back in sideways world, Jin and Sun can’t speak English (or at least so they say), so Keamy calls in a buddy who knows Korean – a Russian who we know as Mikhail.  With the money gone, Sun offers to get some of her secret stash from a hidden bank account.  Keamy takes Jin to the restaurant.

On the island, nice line from Alaina.

Ben: Why don’t you believe me?
Alaina: Because you’re talking?

Richard returns and he has a plan.   Go blow up the plane so Smokey can’t leave.  Sun says that’s ridiculous.  I’m not here for all your nonsense, I’m here to get my husband and get out of here. I’m not blowing up my ticket out of here.

Smokey heads over to Hydra Island and has a chat with Widmore.  Smokey’s pretty pissed about the pylons that seem to be keeping him out.  He’s also ticked that Widmore claims not to have Jin.

“A wise man once said that war was coming to this island,” Locke/Smokey says.  “I think it just got here.”

Sideways Sun finds out her father has closed her secret account and taken her money away.  It starts to sink in that her father may not agree with her choice of boyfriends.