Thursday, March 5, 2009

TV: Lost - Helpful Horace Reminder

In last night's episode, "LaFleur," we were re-introduced to the character Horace Goodspeed.  Here is some background on him in case you (like me) need a brush-up:

Horace was in the real-world with his wife (?) Olivia when they drove past Benjamin's parents laying by the side of the road in distress.  Ben's mom was giving birth to Ben.  She died. 

10 years later, Benajmin and his dad Roger were welcomed by Horace to the island and became a part of the DHARMA initiative.   It can be assumed that Horace invited them to come and join the group.  

We learned in this episode that Horace is the leader of the DHARMA initiative for some time, at least.  Horace helped Amy deal with the death of her husband, Paul.  Three years after Paul's death (and three years after Sawyer, Juliet, Miles, Dan, and Jin join DHARMA), Horace and Amy appear to be married.  They are expecting a child.  Amy gives birth to their son while Horace is passed-out drunk. 

Horace died in the Purge. Benjamin found him laying on a bench, dead, but with his eyes still open. Ben shut his eyes, signifying that Benjamin respected Horace.

Horace comes to John Locke in a dream 12 years later.  He is seen cutting down a tree over and over again while his nose bleeds.  He tells Locke that in order to find Jacob, he must first find his body.   Locke finds Horace's body in the DHARMA mass grave.  In Horace's pocket are plans to build a cabin and a map to where the cabin is located.   Jacob lives in Horace's cabin. 

What ever happened to Olivia?  She was Benjamin's teacher in school.  Why wasn't she still with Horace by the time he hooked up with Amy?
Why does Ben have so much respect for Horace?
What made Jacob decide to shack-up in Horace's shack, if for no other reason than it seems like a nice place to live outside of the barracks? 



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