6x14 "The Candidate" Alternate 2004

1. So the title of this episode refers to John Locke's potential to be eligible for a paralysis-reversing surgery.

2. The way Bernard talks about their encounter on Oceanic 815, it seems like he knows more then he's letting on.

3. Why does Bernard remember Anthony Cooper? Did Locke tell Bernard something after the emergency surgery?

4. It's funny how Jack still feels the need to fix Locke after saving his life, but he's still the "Man of Faith" in this episode.

5. In this reality, Anthony Cooper is trapped in a vegetative state. If he is the same man who conned Sawyer's parents, what will Sawyer do if he finds him?

6. In Locke's sleep he says, "push the button;" and "I wish you had believed me." Is he starting to remember the Island now consciously now?

7. One thing that's still the same is the way Christian Shepherd died: alcohol poisoning.

8. And now Jack and Claire know that they were on the same flight.

9. Christian wanted Claire to have the music box, because it plays "Catch a Falling Star," a song he sang to Claire when she was little.

10. John Locke is a plane crash survivor. He must have had to have gone through a great deal of therapy in order to be able to fly on a plane again.

11. Because Anthony Cooper was on the plane John Locke was piloting, Locke punishes himself by not allowing any chance for himself to get better.

12. Now it's Jack's turn to say, "I wish you believed me." I really love the role reversal in this reality.