We start things off with Charlie today- he looks to be in bad shape from his withdrawal. The ever helpful Locke suggests that they go for a walk.
Over at the beach, Jack is rounding up the rest of his stuff and gives Kate her own mugshot. She can use it to start conversations at parties, I suppose. They argue a little bit more about where they should live until Sawyer interrupts by moving into Jack's now abandoned tent.
Back over to Charlie, who is stumbling around the jungle looking for Mr. Locke. He doesn't find him but he does find an angry boar. In the midst of running for his life, Charlie flashes back to his last church confession. Being in a band can lead to many temptations and the bass player for Driveshaft has been a very bad boy behind the bedroom door. Charlie leaves the confessional and finds his bandmate waiting for him in a pew with good news. Turns out, Driveshaft has been signed to a major record label.
Back to reality, Charlie is still running for his life, but fortunately, this was part of Locke's plan. Charlie was merely making himself useful by luring the boar toward a trap. Locke tells him he makes good bait, but Charlie is not amused- he angrily demands his drugs back. Locke doesn't answer before the title screen comes up.
After commercials, Locke strikes a deal with Charlie- on the third time he asks for his drugs back, he'll give them to him. I say strange because why wouldn't Charlie just ask three straight times immediately? Any four year old could figure that out. That's television for ya!
Over at Team Beach, Sayid, Kate and Boone (making his triumphant return to television) arrange a plan to find the power source of the French lady's distress signal. It involves setting up three antennae at remote locations and communicating with fireworks. Just like the Indians. In order for the transceiver to work again, Sayid needs more power, like say, from a laptop. Kate manages to get one from Sawyer, but not before she tells him how much she pities him and speculates that he doesn't want to leave the island because he has no one waiting for him at home.
At the waterfall, Jack returns with the stuff he took off the beach. Charlie tries to help, but spills a bag full of medicine. Jack basically tells him to get lost, but says it more nicely than that. Charlie stews a little about feeling useless and thinks back to the time when his bandmate, aka, his big brother Liam talked him in to taking Driveshaft to the big time. Charlie is cautious but agrees to do it only if Liam promises they can walk away if things get too crazy for Charlie's super-religious tastes.
In the present, Jin tends to his wounds from last week and tells his wife to cover herself up. Sun defies him, saying that it is too hot (to be modest). Elsewhere, Hurley brings Charlie his guitar case which Charlie uses as an opening to talk about his songwriting career. Unfortunately, Hurley doesn't want to hear it and was just telling him that Jack wanted the case moved out of the way. This sets Charlie off, so he storms into a cave after Jack to tell him what's what. Before any blows can be exchanged, the cave begins to crumble and collapse. Charlie makes it out, but Jack doesn't...
The soundless commercial for Extreme Deaf Makeover makes me realize how loudly I have the television turned up. (all the buzzing) After that, Hurley sends Charlie to the beach to get some more man power. "And make sure you tell Kate!" he calls after him.
Speaking of Kate, she and Sayid are walking through the woods, carrying out their antennae plan. Sayid puts a voice to the one thing that all the critics of the show have pointed out. That is, there's no possible way they could have survived the plane crash. Kate tells him that lots of things happen with no rhyme or reason to them.
Charlie makes it to the beach and rounds up Michael, Boone and even some extras, who are actually given names! Scott and Steve, welcome to LOST. Potential Mistake # 1- Boone decides to help Jack and leaves Shannon in charge of setting off the firework and turning on the antenna at the right time. Potential Mistake # 2- Charlie leaves Sawyer in charge of going off to tell Kate about the cave-in.
Flashback to Driveshaft performing their biggest hit, You All Everybody. Liam steals all of Charlie's thunder by singing the entire song- we all know from Episode 1 that Charlie sings the chorus to that song! Charlie seeks a confrontation backstage, but Liam blows him off for the sex and drugs part of sex, drugs and rock n' roll.
Michael shows up to put a stop to the rescue effort. We learn that he has spent eight years in construction and can figure out where to dig without putting everyone in more danger.
Sawyer catches up to Kate and Sayid and gets so insulted by his cold greeting, that he bites his tongue about Jack's peril and decides to simply tag along with them. Meanwhile, Charlie finds Locke skinning a boar and tells him about Jack. Locke knows that that is not the reason Charlie came to see him, so Charlie wastes no more time and asks for his stash again. In response, Locke plays Nature Show Host and shows Charlie a moth cocoon. He uses it to make an analogy. He could help the moth get out of the cocoon, but it would be too weak to survive. Struggling is what makes it stronger. Get it? Get it?
Over at the cave, Michael is able to dig out a small hole into the cave and they learn that Jack is alive but pinned. They try to decide who should go in and Charlie bravely volunteers because he is alone on the island compared to everyone else.
At Antenna Site Number 2, Sawyer compares himself to Jack and lets it slip that Jack is in trouble, so Kate goes running off to help.
Charlie slithers his way into the cave, thinking back to the time when he finally called out his brother and ended Driveshaft's wild ride. Liam responds with anger and tells Charlie that he is nothing but a bass player. Low blow! After Liam storms out, Charlie sits down for a cry and a bit of drugs. In the cave, things start collapsing again. Charlie makes it in, but he won't be able to go back the way he came.
Commerical for a drug that helps acid reflux disease. How long before they sign Ashlee Simpson as spokesperson? Anyway, Kate arrives to help dig. Actually, to be the only one to dig since everyone else apparently gave up when the tunnel collapsed. Inside, Charlie gets Jack loose and pops his shoulder back into place.
Charlie's final flashback is vastly different from the previous ones. Liam has cleaned himself up and is living in Sydney with a wife and child. He even has glasses now. Only rock stars can afford contacts, you know. This time it's Charlie that brings the good news of a comeback tour, but Liam wants no part of it. Angry that his brother has not, and never really did look out for him, Charlie storms off. He even turns down the generous offer to crash there and receive drug rehab. He has somewhere else to crash- after all, he has a plane to catch...
In the cave, Jack reveals that he has figured out Charlie's secret about the drug withdrawal. You can't hide anything from a spinal surgeon. Things are looking bleak since they are running out of oxygen, but luckily Charlie spots this week's title character- The Moth. The Moth leads Charlie to a new place to dig, where he eventually is able to poke his hand all the way to the outside world. The two make it out and are reunited with their friends. Jack gives Charlie all the credit, which he deserves anyway, and there are hugs all around. Charlie realizes he can be useful and is appreciated after all.
At five that evening, Sayid sets Team Beach's plan into motion by setting off his firework. Shannon comes through and lights hers- and so does Sawyer, though we only see his firework in the distance, not him actually doing it. This is because we need suspects for this week's cliffhanger mystery: Who whacked Sayid in the back of the head with a stick just when he was about to go off and find the source of the French lady's signal?
Around the campfire that night, Jack covers for Charlie's withdrawals by telling Hurley that the rocker has the flu. Walt asks Dad if they can switch teams and move into the caves. Michael exchanges a meaningful look with Sun, which I guess means yes. Kate brings Jack a sling and teases him about the safety of the caves. Not to worry though, because Michael checked the rest of them out and gave them the thumbs up.
For the epic final scene, Charlie asks Locke for his stash back for the third time. Locke hands them over, no questions asked, and Charlie throws them into the fire. Locke is proud. So am I, even if that was totally predictable. Charlie looks up to see the real hero of this episode- Mr. Moth, who I think it's safe to assume is also proud of Charlie.
Next week: Sawyer cranks his jerk factor up to eleven by not immediately handing over Shannon's asthma medicine. And don't worry Sayid fans- he looks to be okay and will even help to beat Sawyer up.
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