Talk:The Substitute (Lost)

Plot (2004)

I didn't necessarily attempt to work on the 2007 section, but I tried to clean up the 2004 section before it was overhauled into one paragraph. I personally believe it should be more than one. My version is as follows:

“ Arriving at home, John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) falls out of his wheelchair, after his lift malfunctions. Helen (Katey Sagal) rushes out to help him. We learn that they are engaged to be married in October. Helen finds the business card of Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and encourages John to call him.

Once John returns to work, he is confronted by is supervisor, Randy, who tells Locke he knows that Locke never attended a single day at the conference the company sent him to in Australia. Locke explains that where he really spent his time is personal, but Randy fires him. After packing up his belongings, John goes outside to his car and realizes another vehicle is parked too close to be able to navigate his wheelchair around to get in. He is visibly angry as Hugo Reyes (Jorge Garcia) comes over and speaks to him. Locke berates Hugo for parking by him prompting Hugo to apologize and, after finding out who that Randy had just fired Locke, tells Locke he wants to help. He gives Locke the phone number to a temp agency he owns and suggests Locke call them.

Locke visits the temp agency and meets first with a woman (Suzanne Krull, then with Rose Nadler (L. Scott Caldwell). He asks her to give him a construction job, though she is hesitant. Rose senses Locke’s frustration with his handicap and reveals she has terminal cancer and says she will help him find a job he can do.

After calling the office of Jack Shepherd and hanging up, he tells Helen he got fired. His lost luggage is then delivered to the home and he admits he skipped the conference to go on a walkabout but the people in charge would not let him go. He then gets a substitute teaching job at a high school and meets Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) there.

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Would it be possible to clean this up a bit, and add it, or is the one paragraph only the better version? --HELLØ ŦHERE 03:34, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't matter to me how many paragraphs there are, but the above summary is verging on a play-by-play of the episode. --Jackieboy87 (talk · contribs) 03:50, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I agree. At the time, I began to add links and actor names, but then added several things. It needs work I admit, if it's to be included. --HELLØ ŦHERE 04:18, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I've also noticed we don't have where Suzanne Krull appeared. While listening to Jorge's podcast again, he states her name is "Lynn Karnoff". I'm not sure if that's the correct spelling, but it's similar to that, if someone would like to add it. Especially since she is a returning actor, which he also mentions. --HELLØ ŦHERE 23:39, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Shephard

I got the impression from fake Locke that "Shephard" referred to Jack (the possibility of it being Christian didn't seem to be raised) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marshalvinny (talk • contribs) 06:07, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

I'm not saying that I agree, but I do think the "either/or" part should be removed. It says his name, it says "Kwon". That's it. They don't explicitly say who it is, so we shouldn't guess. --HELLØ ŦHERE 06:15, 17 February 2010 (UTC)