I think it wasn’t a sudden illness his wife had, IMO it was TB or ‘consumption’ since she was coughing up blood?
One of my all time favorite Lost episodes as well. I’ve always liked Richard’s character, glad they expanded on it. Kind of sad and bittersweet.
“Consumption”.
I wonder what happened to MIB’s form or body and how he lost the ability to change shape when he became Locke.
Not taking anything away from the actor’s terrific performance, but I couldn’t help thinking of Manuel in Fawlty Towers.