We flash back to Michael's brief time with the Others and learn about how they persuaded him to return to the Oceanic survivors, and that means we spend a lot of time bemoaning Michael's tragic character arc. We're delighted to see Alex, grateful for Sayid, and a bit annoyed with Charlie. Best of all, we return to our interview with Henry Ian Cusick, who played Desmond, and whose boat returns in the closing moments of this episode. 

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