The Substitute (Lost)
| "The Substitute" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Tucker Gates |
| Written by |
Elizabeth Sarnoff Melinda Hsu Taylor |
| Production code | 604 |
| Original air date | February 16, 2010 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler |
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L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler
Billy Ray Gallion as Randy Nations
Kenton Duty as Boy
Joshua Smith as Kid
Katey Sagal as Helen Norwood
Suzanne Krull as Lynn Karnoff
Eddie L. Cavett as Courier
"The Substitute" is the fourth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 107th episode overall. The episode aired on February 16, 2010, on ABC. It was directed by Tucker Gates and written by executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and producer Melinda Hsu Taylor.John Locke is the character the episode is centered on.
In 2007, The Man in Black (Terry O'Quinn) attempts to recruit James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) and reveals the survivors' purpose on the Island. Meanwhile, Jacob's (Mark Pellegrino) bodyguards, led by Ilana Verdansky (Zuleikha Robinson), decide to bury John Locke (also O'Quinn). In the "flash-sideways", John Locke tries to balance his life as after he is fired from his job.
John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) arrives at his home, after returning from Australia on Flight 815. He is greeted by his fiancée, Helen Norwood (Katey Sagal), whom he is set to marry shortly, in a wedding also apparently to be attended by his father. Locke returns to work, where his supervisor, Randy (Billy Ray Gallion), confronts Locke about Locke's failure to attend a company conference while in Sydney. Locke attempts to apologize, but Randy abruptly fires him. As he leaves the building, Locke comes into contact with Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia), the owner of the company, who refers Locke to a temp agency that he also owns. At the temp agency, Rose Nadler (L. Scott Caldwell) sympathizes with Locke's handicap because of her own battle with cancer. Rose denies his request to work at a construction company because his handicap will make this impossible and eventually finds him work as a substitute teacher at a school where Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) also works as a history teacher. In addition, Locke tells Helen why he lost his job and admits that he went to Australia to go on a walkabout, but was not allowed to do so. Helen encourages Locke to call Dr. Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), who previously offered to evaluate Locke's condition. Locke declines to do so because he doesn't believe in miracles and wants Helen to love him for who he is; they reaffirm their love for one another.
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