I was really hoping that the pilot was going to blow up the helicopter as it flew towards the island. Take out Keamy and the whole team with one heroic sacrifice, but it was not meant to be. If I have to guess, I think the thing on his arm is some sort of detonator or explosive device set to go off if it stops reading a pulse or some other vital sign. Either that, or it's some sort of amazing thing to make him superhuman and 3v1l.
Pretty solid episode last night. Very different sort of flashback than we've seen previously, but a nice look at Locke's roots and yet more mysteries relating to Abbadon and Richard Alpert. I don't really know what the Claire/Jacob/Christian thing is, and I'm not sure we're likely to get a good explanation of it. Guess we'll just have to see where things take us.
Moving the island through time seems like it makes more sense than moving it through space, but even if the people ON the island aren't there when Whidmore's people arrive, the island, presumably, will be. I've always assumed that he's after some immutable characteristic of the island itself rather than needing the people on the island, in which case, it doesn't do them much good to move the island through time. Cool stuff, though. This season continues to shine.
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