Time Locke

I just watched "The Man From Tallahassee" for the fist time since it was broadcast. The great thing about old Lost episodes is when you watch them a second time, you now understand what was happening. You know who Richard is, you know what Jack is planning, you know if Ben is lying, you know what drives Locke, and so on.

"The Man From Tallahassee" is considered a classic. It's best known as the one where we see how Locke became paralyzed. Terry O'Quinn won an Emmy for his performance. This moment had been teased almost from the start of the series. You knew they were finally going to show it, but even then, it was pretty spectacular.

After watching Locke fly out the window, it occurred to me, if anyone wanted to do a chronological remix of the show, right after this would be the moment when Jacob walks up to John, touches him and tries to comfort him.

Then it occurred to me further, when you think about it, there really is no way to do a chronological remix of the show. Not truly. Even if there's only one past, present and future, different characters are on different timelines. One's past is another's future--the timeline depends on your point of view.