Episode 29: Everybody Hates Hugo

I think a better name for this episode would be "Changes." The idea that everyone hates Hurly is in his mind. Hurley is concerned that the opening of the hatch and discovery of food will change everything. His flashbacks related to the changes that happened when he won his 156 million dollars. The episode begins with Jin speaking English to Hurley, but we soon realize he is dreaming. Jin does not speak English beyond Hurley's dream. It was nice to see Hurly's friend in the flashbacks. He's the skinny guy from Road Trip. We find out that the captors are in fact passengers from the back of the plane. They lead Michael, Jin and Sawyer out of the hole and take them into the forest.

While in the hatch Jack and Sayid explore the "guts" of the hatch, that is the mechanical aspects of it. They find that the builders of the hatch used tons of concrete to build it. How on earth did they get concrete? I can just imagine a boat carrying all these construction vehicles landing on the island and leaving months later. Jack and Sayid realize that the center of the hatch has a strong magnetic field.

As the new found passengers lead Michael, Jin and Sawyer into the forest they are told that there were 23 survivors from the back of the plane. We learn that there are now about 10 left, one which includes Bernard, Roses husband. We don't know what happened to the rest of them. What's interesting is that the trio are led into what I think is the other side of the hatch. The passengers from the back of the plane are living in a small room with the "Dharma" symbol on the walls. This same symbol is found in the hatch and on all the food packaging. It refers to the "Dharma Initiative," the research group that built the hatch.

Hurley feels that if the other passenger find out about the food there will be chaos. It turns out he kept some dynamite and plans to blow up the pantry which, in all likelihood, would blow up the hatch, not just the pantry. I don't think Hurley would care if the the entire hatch blew up, given that he thinks the place is evil. Rose talks him out of it, and Hurley decides to just give out all the food at once. The episode ends with all of the passengers pigging out on the beach while, on a different part of the island, Bernard finds out that Rose is still alive.

*Desmond does not appear in this episode, however references are made to him

*The bottle that was thrown into the water in episode 25 is recovered and given to Sun

*It is Sawyer who says "If you hit me again, I'm going to kill you"

*Charlie was acting very strange in this episode, which led me to believe he cracked into his heroin supply

*Rose makes a return to the series. In the pilot episode I was led to believe she had an important role in the show, however I haven't seen her again until now

*There seems to be a large supply of "Appolo" chocolate bars in the hatch. Remember, nothing happens in this show without a reason. Hurley had never seen or heard of an Appolo chocolate bar. Rose, who is said to be in her 50's, has also never heard of it. She says her husband has a sweet tooth, which led me to believe she might have an idea of various candies. I think these mysterious Appolo bars will come into play in future episodes.