Lost · Season 1
Backgammon is the oldest game in the world. Archeologists found sets when they excavated the ruins of ancient Mesopotamia. Five thousand years old. That's older than Jesus Christ.
Did they have dice and stuff?
Mhhm. But theirs weren't made of plastic. Their dice were made of bones.
Cool.
Two players. Two sides. One is light... one is dark.
If we tell them what we know, we take away their hope... and hope is a very dangerous thing to lose.
So we lie.
Three days ago we all died. We should all be able to start over.
You're just not looking at the big picture, Doc. You're still back in civilization.
Yeah? And where are you?
Me? I'm in the wild.
Was it a dinosaur?
It wasn't a dinosaur.
If you didn't see it, how do you know it wasn't a dinosaur?
Cause dinosaurs are extinct.
Oh, yeah, good point.
So, your, uh... your husband, was he on the flight?
Oh, no, I'm not married.
Oh.
I know. How modern of me.
Well, who needs men, right? Bloody useless.
Everyone who was in the rear of the plane is dead.
They're probably thinking the same thing about us.
We can find food. There are plenty of things on this island we can use for sustenance.
And exactly how are we gonna find this sustenance?
[A knife is thrown into the seat next to Sawyer's head, everyone looks at Locke]
We hunt.
How did you get that on the plane?
Checked it.
You either have very good aim, or very bad aim, Mr...
Locke. His name is Locke.
Okay Mr. Locke, what is it that we're hunting?
We know there are wild boar on the island. Razorbacks by the look of em. The ones that came into the camp last night were piglets, 100, 150 pounds each. Which means that there's a mother nearby. A 250 pound rat, with scimitar like tusks, a surly disposition, who'd love nothing more than to eviscerate anything that comes near it. Boar's usual mode of attack is to circle around and charge from behind so I figure it'll take at least three of us to distract her long enough for me to flank one of the piglets, pin it and slit its throat.
And you gave him his knife back?
[To Sawyer about Locke's hunting] Well if you've gotta better idea?
Better than the three of us wandering into the magic forest to bag a hunk of ham with nothing but little bitty hunting knife? Hell no it's the best idea I ever heard. [Locke reveals his suitcase full of hunting knives.]
Who is this guy?
We don't have time to sort out everybody's God.
Really? Last I heard we were positively made of time.
The ocean's full of fish.
Hate to break it to you...the ocean's not gonna take your gold card.
Hey, hey! Don't you walk away from me! You don't know who you're dealing with! Don't ever tell me what I can't do, ever! This is destiny. This is destiny. This is my destiny. This is -- I'm supposed to do this dammit! Don't tell me what I can't do. DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T...
What is it with you, Locke? Why do you torture yourself? I mean, imagining you're some hunter? Walkabouts? Wake up, you can't do any of that.
Norman Croucher.
What? Norman what?
Norman Croucher. Norman Croucher, double amputee, no legs. He climbed to the top of Mt. Everest. Why? It was his destiny.
That's what you think you've got, old man? Destiny?
Just don't tell me what I can't do.
The Walkabouts we arrange here are not just some stroll through the park. It's trekking across vast stretches of desert, rafting bloody treacherous waters--
Look, you've got no idea who you're talking to. I'm well aware of what's involved, believe me. I probably know more than you on the subject.
In any case, it's a trying ordeal for someone in peak physical condition, let alone--
Look, I booked this tour a month ago, you've already got my money. Now, I demand a place on that bus.
You misrepresented yourself--
I never lied.
By omission, Mr. Locke! You neglected to tell us about your condition.
My condition is not an issue. I've lived with it for 4 years. It's never kept me from doing anything.
Look, unfortunately it is an issue for our insurance company. I can't keep the bus waiting any longer. It isn't fair to the other people.
Hey, don't talk to me about fair!
I can get you on a plane back to Sydney on our dime. That's the best I can do.
No. I don't want to go back to Sydney. Look I've been preparing for this for years. Just put me on the bus, right now, I can do this.
No, you can't.
Hey, hey, don't you walk away from me.
[Locke moves from under the desk, revealing that he is in a wheelchair]
You don't know who you're dealing with! Don't ever tell me what I can't do, ever! This is destiny. This is destiny. This is my destiny. [yelling] I'm supposed to do this, dammit! Don't tell me what I can't do! Don't tell me what I can't...
But I've looked into the eye of this island, and what I saw... was beautiful.
...
I'm not a big believer in... magic. But this place is different. It's special. The others don't wanna talk about it because it scares them, but we all know it, we all feel it.
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