9. Locke gets thrown out a window by his father.

It was the flashback story we had been waiting for: Just how did John Locke wind up in his wheelchair? ''The Man From Tallahassee'' had the answer: His awful daddy threw him out an eighth-floor window! Shocking, heartbreaking, and, yeah, a little farfetched — but credit Terry O'Quinn's masterful performance as The Island's man of faith for making us believe every moment of it.