tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37572197506522854182024-03-13T11:07:44.391-04:00Lost with DrewA recap of the show LOST, and detailed investigation into each episode, trying to make sure all viewers are filled in on all easter eggs that the LOST crew has hidden throughout the show.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-58963842808632357232010-05-11T12:40:00.012-04:002010-05-11T14:42:12.107-04:00S6E14 - The Candidate<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5gWBFp3imkCsfM4PkaL3reUAhe_il00zgzpo3_kX6tnUHknUtHLysT3J4JaoXdwT99UksRWzdHPJZc4bcU2onNyqZsVzTmzjo4JE1YrOQXf-tmG2pJJdRmAVPhY0x1XzgeXCgiQ2uZI/s1600/LOST_S6E14b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470054701817336066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5gWBFp3imkCsfM4PkaL3reUAhe_il00zgzpo3_kX6tnUHknUtHLysT3J4JaoXdwT99UksRWzdHPJZc4bcU2onNyqZsVzTmzjo4JE1YrOQXf-tmG2pJJdRmAVPhY0x1XzgeXCgiQ2uZI/s400/LOST_S6E14b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, I realize that image is from an old episode, but it's relevant..... what do you mean, you want a picture from this episode? This episode was too sad for screengrabs! Ok... fine.... here's one from this episode: <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470054552368934338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNI2Yq43toAB-JRpjthHzIhFJYzl2l8va3HQWrBHyLomR3PLquDJLn1YzCoqDwwaAWYTg9Eokht2j586Dq97jkH4sMH9M3B5aWjRJ21xQb42FqyisMT4wEgwiS6Wu0LOumZChcbOC65YU/s400/LOST_S6E14.jpg" border="0" /><br />There it is. Jin and Sun are dead. D-E-A-D! Are you happy now?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Four for the Road</span></strong><br /><br />This blog post is dedicated to the memory of those we lost in this episode. <em>Note: Miles is apparently still alive, despite being voted Most Likely to Die Next in my poll.</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Sayid: </span>The word you're looking for here is "redemption". Sayid was brought back from the dark side, and he is responsible for saving the lives of the remaining three candidates (plus Kate).<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Sun & Jin: </span>Sun was pinned to the wall by what appeared to be an endless stream of bars and file cabinets, she couldn't be freed. Jin tried to pry her loose, and when he realized there was no hope, he stuck by her side. They got some traditional LOST death-music (for extra-sadness), and died a very Titanic-like death.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Frank: </span>While we don't yet know for sure that Frank is dead, I think we can assume that he was only kept around this season so that we believed it was possible to leave the island on the plane. This brings up an interesting idea though...<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Leaving the Island</span></strong><br /><br />If (not)Locke really wants to leave the island, why did he blow up the sub? Because, with the sub destroyed and the airline pilot seemingly dead, how will he be able to leave? More importantly, does he actually want to leave? He says that he wants to go home, but maybe "Home" is not a location, but more a state of being? Or maybe a time? I think we'll find out tonight!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Rules</span></strong><br /><br />(not)Locke's plan all along has been to kill all of the candidates. But in the same way the he cannot kill Jacob, he also cannot kill the candidates. And while the only way to kill Jacob was to convince someone else to do it, the only way that he can kill the candidates is to trick someone else into killing them. Unfortunately, his plan worked.... for half of the candidates.<br /><br />The tricky thing here is that, if ONE candidate survives, then (not)Locke will be stuck on the island, as he won't be able to kill him. Perhaps this is what happened to Jacob.... maybe he was the one remaining candidate, and because of these rules, he can't kill him.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Desmond</span></strong><br /><br />Before running off with the bomb, Sayid told Jack about Desmond being alive in the well. He warns him, "Locke wants him dead, which means he's important." Jack asks why he's telling him, and Sayid quickly responds, "Because it's going to be you, Jack."<br /><br />So now I think we can assume that Locke and Jack are both headed straight for the well. It's an interesting parallel because of the struggle between Jack and Locke over the hatch, which was essentially a giant hole in the ground that Desmond was living in. Who gets there first? Answer in the poll.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Catatonthony Cooper</span></strong><br /><br />Sideways Question: How did Locke end up in the wheelchair?<br />Sideways Answer: A week after getting his pilot's license, he was in a plane crash with his father aboard the plane. And while the crash left Locke paralyzed, his father was left in some sort of catatonic state. And to punish himself, he refuses Jack's offer to fix him with a new surgery that they're developing. I still think that we'll see Jack fix Locke by the end of the series. (3 episodes left!)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mini-Awakenings</span></strong><br /><br />We've seen several of our sideways characters "awaken" and come to the realization that there is another world of things that happened. And while no one had a full realization here, they're getting close. While Locke was waking up in the hospital, he said "Press the button" (a reference to the comptuer in the hatch) and "I wish you believed me", which was a reference to the suicide note that he left Jack.<br /><br />And then when leaving the hospital, Jack said to Locke "I wish you'd believe me", and Locke paused as if he was starting to remember. End-of-LOST, here we come!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Flight 815-ers</span></strong><br /><br />Several times in this episode, Jack ran into someone else from the infamous Oceanic flight, and he is starting to realize that this is important. It's just like Jacob said to Hurley: Some people can just be told these things... some people have to see it and figure it out for themselves. So it's not something that Desmond can just approach Jack and tell him about. He needs to realize it on his own.... and that is happening FAST! (Again, have I mentioned that there are only 3 episodes left?)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">BONUS: Adam Rucker</span></strong><br /><br />There is a guy named Adam Rucker who posts videos of him and his friend watching episodes of LOST, and they are fantastic! And while this episode of LOST didn't reach me emotionally as much as I would've thought, I was nearly brought to tears watching these people watch this episode.... some tears of sadness, some tears of laughter. Check out their video:<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pn65CR24TUw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pn65CR24TUw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />OH YEAH.... DON'T FORGET.... The Series Finale, which airs on Sunday, May 23rd, has just been extended by an extra half-hour, so now the final episode will run from 9pm-11:30pm (EST).Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-1561916170412730072010-04-27T09:06:00.014-04:002010-04-28T12:33:36.506-04:00S6E13 - The Last Recruit<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-u3mmvDz1W9Z-NVMF67l2xbM8JWbcemfIHcNuWRgRqy_TGR38UU2WVx19liivQ6buiKrwcguXy6acd8PT4Gt5-banOHFMVJxny4WZM49Dw1Cq6PpcodLHOqftXsW3wH1IXUsLoD2C0g/s1600/LOST_S6E13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464805491421953026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-u3mmvDz1W9Z-NVMF67l2xbM8JWbcemfIHcNuWRgRqy_TGR38UU2WVx19liivQ6buiKrwcguXy6acd8PT4Gt5-banOHFMVJxny4WZM49Dw1Cq6PpcodLHOqftXsW3wH1IXUsLoD2C0g/s400/LOST_S6E13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Another One Bites the Sand</span></strong><br /><br />The biggest question coming out of this episode: Is Jack dead? There was a pretty <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">big </span>explosion on the beach (courtesy of Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Widmore</span>) that sent Dr. Jack flying in the air, landing face-first on the beach. (not)Locke picked him up and carried him to safety, comforting him with, "it's gonna be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ok</span>... you're with me now". If Jack died in the explosion and (not)Locke brought him back, that makes him evil, right? It's very similar to Claire's situation. Back in season 4, Claire's house was blown up by the mercenaries and her body was pulled out of the rubble. It has been long-theorized that she died in the explosion. And I guess the same thing could probably be said for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sayid</span> too.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Remember-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ers</span></span></strong><br /><br />While being wheeled into the hospital on the stretcher, Sun looked over and saw Locke next to her. She began to cry, "No! No! It's him!" It appears that she has joined Desmond's team of "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rememberers</span>". So far, that brings the total to 6: Desmond, Charlie, Hurley, Libby, Sun, and Faraday. And coming soon, Locke. Here's my prediction: Jack will fix Locke. Completely, 100% fix him. And Locke will be in the hospital bed, look down, and see his foot wiggle. It'll be shot-for-shot the same as when he first woke up on the island to find that he was healed. In that instant, he will flash and remember EVERYTHING.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Reunion</span></strong><br /><br />Finally <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jin</span> and Sun are reunited! Relationship crap.... let's get back to the island stuff. (Oh yeah, she can speak English again now)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Tipping the Scale Back</span></strong><br /><br />Since the beginning of this season, there has been no balance of good and evil... only evil (yes, I'm saying it.... (not)Locke is officially evil). But now that Desmond is back, I'm seeing changes. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sayid</span> claimed to have killed Desmond just as (not)Locke had instructed him to do. But we all know that's not true. So was Desmond able to bring <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sayid</span> back from the dark side? The thing that confuses me about Desmond is that he is NOT a candidate, so he can't take over for Jacob... yet he has a purpose. So what is that? Is he the "loop-hole" that can kill (not)Locke?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Permission Granted</span></strong><br /><br />Before following (not)Locke off into the jungle, Jack asked Hurley if it was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ok</span>. And I get that Jack feels like every time he leads, someone ends up getting hurt (or killed). But why is he asking for Hurley's permission. Rather than stepping out of his leadership role, it seems like he's pushing Hurley to become the leader. Could Hurley be the new Jacob?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The White Rabbit</span></strong><br /><br />No, this isn't about the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Dharma</span> rabbit with the number painted on the side. It's about Jack's vision of his father (from the season one episode, "White Rabbit"), in which Jack follows his (dead) father into the jungle. We got confirmation this week that the man Jack was following was Smokey. It's interesting because when (not)Locke admits to it, he says to Jack, "All I've ever been interested in, is helping you." Is (not)Locke just pulling his leg here? Or could he actually be good? No! Wait! I already decided that he's evil! ...or is he? (probably, yes)<br /><br />(how's that for indecisive?)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Destiny</span></strong><br /><br />It seems like Desmond isn't the only thing trying to get the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Losties</span> all together. The universe seems to be pulling them all together even more. When Desmond brings Clarie up to meet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Ilana</span> (a lawyer in the sideways world), it seems that Destiny was already working at getting them together. Their father's will mentioned Claire, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Ilana's</span> firm was looking for her.<br /><br />We also saw this with Sawyer and Kate, who were (on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">multiple</span> occasions) brought together by the forces of the universe. First on the plane. Then in the elevator. And then in the streets. And pretty soon, in the bedroom. Guaranteed!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Elizabeth</span></strong><br /><br />The boat that Sawyer & Co. were on was, in fact, the Elizabeth. For those that don't remember, (here we go...) this is the boat that Desmond arrived to the island on. Kelvin (from the hatch) spent years secretly fixing it, all a part of his plot to leave Desmond back on the island pushing the button... then Desmond killed Kelvin. Then about a month-and-a-half later, when the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Losties</span> took over the hatch, Desmond tried to leave on the boat. About 3 weeks after that, his boat ended up back on shore. Then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Sayid</span> took the boat (with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Jin</span> and Sun) to the Others' camp (which was just a decoy camp), at which point the Others ambushed the boat, Sun shot Colleen. That's when Mr. Friendly (you remember... Tom) and the rest of the Others took the boat back to Hydra island to try and save Colleen. And now, three years later, they suddenly know where the boat is? They've been in the 1970's for the past three years. How could they know where the boat is? Not to mention the boat was in great condition for having been sitting steady in the water for 3 years.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">ok</span>.... my rant is over. I guess the whole point of that is.... it was great to see the boat one last time.<br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Leap of Faith</span></strong><br /><br />In the beginning of season 2 (the episode, "Man of Science. Man of Faith"), Jack was asked by Locke to take a leap of faith (referring to the pushing of the button). And that was the beginning of this real battle within Jack to essentially pick a side. He was at times BOTH a man of science, AND a man of faith). It's a real struggle. And in this episode, Jack takes it upon himself to take his leap of faith, right into the water, where he began his return to the island. He even remarks that leaving the island "doesn't feel right". He explains that if (not)Locke wants them to leave with him, maybe he's afraid of what will happen if they all stay. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Woah</span>. Step aside man of science. The man of faith has arrived. And could it be any more obvious that Jack will take over as the new Jacob? ...and yes, I know what you're thinking.... "too obvious" on LOST often means that we're wrong. In that case, maybe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Sayid</span> is the candidate.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Poll</span></strong><br /><br />According to the poll last week, the soon-to-die people are Miles, Claire, and Frank (with Miles slightly ahead of everyone). And now (because this is what I do), I'm going to argue against each one of those:<br /><br />Miles: He talks to the dead. Having him around will come in very handy in the future. I still feel like he's going to be the one to discover the identities of the real Adam & Eve (from the caves). And since he's been on the island for several years, who's to say that he doesn't already know? I think that he'll be around for at least a couple more episodes. After all, they kept him on the show for a reason, right?<br /><br />Claire: Back in season 3 when Desmond kept flashing images of Charlie's demise, he finally convinced him that he'd have to die because he saw a flash of Claire and Aaron getting in a helicopter. And while I'm a huge Desmond fan, I think my perception of him would change if I found out that Charlie died for nothing. He would go from A-list to A-hole. And they just can't do that to Desmond.<br /><br />Frank: He's the pilot. He needs to stay alive right until the end because (not)Locke needs to believe that he has a way off the island. If Frank dies, then (not)Locke would have to find someone else to fly the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Ajira</span> plane of the island. And apparently, Smokey doesn't really plan well for the future, since he's actually the one that killed the pilot of Flight 815. Jerk.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">This Week's Poll</span></strong><br /><br />It's simple.... who is the candidate? Remember, LOST isn't on this week, but next week's episode is titled "The Candidate". So something tells me we're gonna find out very soon! (Only 4 episodes left!)Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-31336656588968674682010-04-20T11:14:00.003-04:002010-04-20T13:08:38.948-04:00S6E12 - Everyone Loves Hugo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj24w1-i9Shl5B9V_ww7-KQn8haXUWOJNkAwRIDCsDWaY_YZH3WvOUjkzcaBgsWTkVV9WV7KXacn66YF5BpbzckRJevLQ6O1B5XjFjEha1NhXwI1Hmgsz6RGltCo9P79AhhCnhfHeM4Fc/s1600/LOST_S6E12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462238518927163298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj24w1-i9Shl5B9V_ww7-KQn8haXUWOJNkAwRIDCsDWaY_YZH3WvOUjkzcaBgsWTkVV9WV7KXacn66YF5BpbzckRJevLQ6O1B5XjFjEha1NhXwI1Hmgsz6RGltCo9P79AhhCnhfHeM4Fc/s400/LOST_S6E12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Blast from the Past</strong></span><br /><br />I knew going into season 6 that our favorite characters (Boone, Faraday, etc.) would all get a curtain call. I was surprised to find that they were curtain calling all of the locations (the caves, the statue, etc.). What I didn't expect was a curtain call for specific causes of death. But as soon as Ilana started shoving her water bottles on top of the dynamite, we all knew she was going to be Arzt'ed. Note to self: When handling dynamite, be sure to.... um.... you know what..... actually, just don't handle dynamite.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>More Explosions Please!</strong></span><br /><br />Ok... it was cool to see Ilana blow up, but it was way cooler when the Black Rock exploded, specifically with Hurley running away, yelling "RUN!" It was very reminiscent of when the Hatch exploded. Explosion curtain call #2.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Libby! Libby! Libby!</strong></span><br /><br />I don't know why, but Libby's curtain call was one of the ones I was looking forward to most. And what a cool twist that she ended up in the mental hospital because she "remembered" the other timeline and admitted herself, in fear that she was crazy. It's worth noting too, that Hurley was never in the mental hospital. And there was also ZERO mention of a lottery... so how did he get all that money to buy Mr Cluck's Chicken Shack? Was he born into the money?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Three For The Road</strong></span><br /><br />I'm going to make a prediction.... Some of our favorite characters are about to meet their demise. Sun asked Frank if they made the wrong decision, but I think they actually made the right decision. The ones who made the wrong decision-- Ben, Richard, and Miles. Separating themselves from the candidates was not a smart move. The island is officially done with them. (we'll see)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Jungle Boy</strong></span><br /><br />This is the second time this season that we've seen this little boy staring at (not)Locke from the within the jungle. It was the same boy, but he did appear older. So, who is this boy? Why does he look older? I heard a cool theory that this was Jacob as a child, and he is progressively "recharging" (getting older and older), and (not)Locke has until Jacob reaches "full-power" to get off the island. If he doesn't get off the island in time, he'll be stuck there again.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Whispers</strong></span><br /><br />Yes, we all want answers. But wasn't this kinda out-of-the-blue? Let's set up the scene:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cccccc;"><em>Hurley & co. are walking through the jungle. They hear whispers.</em><br /></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hurley:</span> "Don't worry, everyone.... I know what these are."<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#cccccc;">Michael shows up.</span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff99;">Michael:</span> "Hey, Hurley."<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hurley:</span> "Hey, Dude. Are these whispers just the voices of dead people?"<br /><span style="color:#ffff99;">Michael:</span> "Yep, we can't leave the island."<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Hurley:</span> "ok."<br /><br /><em><span style="color:#cccccc;">Hurley & Co. continue their mission</span></em><br /><br />I had an 11th grade Creative Writing class, and the teacher would always write "SDT!" on our papers; it stands for "show. don't tell." And I never really got WHY until now. I wanted them to SHOW me what the whispers were, rather than just say it. I get it though... they don't really have a lot of time left.... And it's possible for them to redeem themselves by having this pay-off. Is this end-game stuff? If (not)Locke leaves the island, will the other souls be freed as well? How does this play into the big picture? And most importantly, <em>why</em> do they whisper?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Well, Well, Well</strong></span><br /><br />Here's a free piece of advice. When an enemy is standing behind you, don't lean over the edge of a well. He will likely push you in! I'm confused, though, at why (not)Locke didn't just turn into the smoke monster and crush Desmond to death. Can he not kill Desmond?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Payback</strong></span><br /><br />The episode ended on a GREAT note, with Desmond (in the sideways world) slamming into Mr. Locke (the substitute teacher) with his car. This, of course, will lead to Locke being taken to the hospital with everyone else...<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Claire:</span> Aaron's birth<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Sun:</span> Shot in stomach<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jin:</span> With Sun<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Ethan:</span> Doctor<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Jack:</span> Doctor<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Kate:</span> Maybe visiting Claire?<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Locke:</span> Hit by Desmond<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Sawyer:</span> Maybe assigned to Locke's case?<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Ben:</span> Maybe visiting Locke?<br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Sayid:</span> Last seen w/ Jin & Sun???<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Poll</strong></span><br />Congratulations to Love at First Sight, which most of the voters believe in. This week's poll is all about prediction. Who's next to die? Vote at the top.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-5384467371436018382010-04-13T08:29:00.009-04:002010-04-13T13:15:42.980-04:00S6E11 - Happily Ever After<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdIM_sKHilr30IcGFjaMNdqYEYLKV3ZGxZtryoLAoyu3z0UdePWo657yOcAtbXud_4Ythk5BPUTKkNhUXcxYa3ABFIjQpTfaH2XhmybyrXtg4SYyOaUqvnxcI-bPY_cTvVj1txnOD5BA/s1600/LOST_S6E11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459600890633536882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="LOST - Charlie" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdIM_sKHilr30IcGFjaMNdqYEYLKV3ZGxZtryoLAoyu3z0UdePWo657yOcAtbXud_4Ythk5BPUTKkNhUXcxYa3ABFIjQpTfaH2XhmybyrXtg4SYyOaUqvnxcI-bPY_cTvVj1txnOD5BA/s400/LOST_S6E11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Woah</span>.<br /><br />7 hours of LOST left now. Tonight.... Then next week.... Then a week break (sorry).... Then episodes the first 3 weeks in May.... and then.... gulp.... the Finale. ABC recently announced that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOST's</span> Sunday May 23rd finale will be a 5 hour event! (Yes, you read that right) 2 hours of LOST-recap, 2 hours of LOST finale, and an hour-long LOST tribute with Jimmy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Kimmel</span>. And if last week's episode was a sign of what's to come, we are all in for a hell of a ride!<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">You All Everybody</font></strong><br /><br />Charlie's band was known to be a one-hit wonder, with their single, "You All Everybody", but in this episode, we see that Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Widmore</span> (one of the most powerful people) is trying to get them to play at his charity event. So does this mean that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Driveshaft</span> was more that just a one-hit-wonder? Too bad Charlie died in the island timeline, so we probably won't get this full story. I guess this little glimmer of hope is all we really need.<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">The Coil</font></strong><br /><br />According to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Widmore</span>, the island is not yet done with Desmond. And because Desmond is the only person that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Widmore</span> knows has survived a "catastrophic electromagnetic event", <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Widmore</span> says he won't be harmed by the giant electromagnetic coil, despite the fact that he just watched as another man was killed (fried, in fact) during a test run.<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">Desmond Episodes</font></strong><br /><br />In the episode "Flashes Before Your Eyes", after the implosion of the hatch (the aforementioned "catastrophic electromagnetic event"), Desmond was blasted back in time to his life with Penny. During this time, he had recollection of his island days, and when he tried to change his path, Eloise guided him, telling him that it was his destiny to go to the island.<br /><br />In the episode "The Constant", because of his overexposure to electromagnetism, while trying to leave the island, flying through a storm, Desmond's consciousness was split in two... one on the helicopter/freighter, and the other in the past. In order to survive, he had to find his constant-- the one person that he cares about, and that exists in both <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">time lines</span>.<br /><br />So now in this episode, another electromagnetic event has occurred, and again, Desmond is thrown into another time, and he again has recollection of the other world. It isn't until Charlie "shows him" that he sees it too. He sees the name "Penny" on Charlie's hand. He sees them kissing. He sees the birth of their son. Note: He does NOT see the island.<br /><br />All he sees is love.<br /><br />And he's not the only one. Charlie realized it when he was dying on the plane (after choking on his stash), and he had a vision of Claire. Faraday realized it when he saw Charlotte working at the museum. Is it possible that in order to exist, they need to find their constants? We know that Desmond (off-island) is now on a mission to find all of the passengers of Flight 815 so that he can show them too. But what I hadn't thought about until my wife pointed it out during our weekend re-watch, is that ON-island Desmond ALSO remembers the off-island world. So could this be what Juliet saw too? After detonating the nuclear bomb, and while nearing death, she started talking to Sawyer about going out to get coffee. And just before she died, her last thought to Sawyer was "it worked" (referring to the bomb).<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">Daniel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Widmore</span></font></strong><br /><br />The return of Faraday revealed a little more on the subject of the bomb. He approached Desmond in the limo and told him that, although he is a musician, after "seeing" Charlotte, he wrote some equations in his notebook that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">could've</span> only been written by someone who'd been studying physics their entire life. The equations (as explained to Faraday by his "math <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">whiz</span>" friend) document the idea that with the detonation of a nuclear bomb, he could prevent something catastrophic from happening. And he theorizes that he may have already set off a nuclear bomb and is currently living a life that he should not be living.<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">The Violation</font></strong><br /><br />Similar to her role in "Flashes Before Your Eyes", Eloise appears to know what is going on, and is guiding Desmond into the "right" direction. When she realizes that he is trying to find Penny, that he may have recollection of this other life, she refuses to help him, telling him that he's "not ready yet". She goes on to say, "Someone has changed the way you see things. This is a problem. It is, in fact, a violation." A violation of what, though? I'm definitely intrigued by this, as it appears that she is trying to stop him from finding Penny, but why? It's not like they're going to find the island again (remember, it's underwater). I get the feeling that she is afraid that they're going to reverse things and try to get back to the other life. If this is the case, then that would mean that it's actually possible to go back to the island-life. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Woah</span>.<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">Super Desmond</font></strong><br /><br />After waking up in the electromagnetic coil box, Desmond is more than willing to go with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Widmore</span>. I can't explain why, but it certainly appears that he has recollection of this off-island life. So why he wouldn't want to go back to Penny is a big mystery. But now, he's headed back to (not)Locke's camp with the neck-snapping <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Sayid</span>. Is this all part of the plan, though? Since Desmond has survived something like this, does <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Widmore</span> need him to defeat smokey? Will he act as some sort of human-version of the sonic fence? And was this the whole point of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Dharma</span> Initiative? To create this super-human to "save the world" from the evilness that is (not)Locke?<br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff0000">The Poll</font></strong><br /><br />Congratulations to Kate for winning this week's "Who would Jack save?" poll. My sympathies to Claire, who received only half as many votes as her skull baby. This week's poll is a more serious question proposed by Faraday... Do you believe in love at first sight?</div>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-75955807496744970712010-04-06T12:58:00.006-04:002010-04-06T13:38:11.638-04:00S6E10 - The Package<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFJnuAP71pRTWnawxJYULPKA_vq0ZUMzrfEZq19Mizobo6nqRXdphhEaQHv-3z_AbleSaJuDEEBc_ywdvoAIBIMKopixUVFwWi_4Tw9M4QO9h8WYjQhjQBnWDOFhgDL8a4z1EJ2eyC5U/s1600/LOST_S6E10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457070101568564402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFJnuAP71pRTWnawxJYULPKA_vq0ZUMzrfEZq19Mizobo6nqRXdphhEaQHv-3z_AbleSaJuDEEBc_ywdvoAIBIMKopixUVFwWi_4Tw9M4QO9h8WYjQhjQBnWDOFhgDL8a4z1EJ2eyC5U/s400/LOST_S6E10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Color me surprised... this was probably one of the best Jin/Sun episodes. I'm not usually a huge fan of Jin/Sun episodes, but this one was great! I think my favorites are Locke and Desmond centric stories. And what do you know... tonight is Desmond's episode! But we'll save that conversation for the next post. Let's look at "The Package".<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Baby Paik/Kwon</span></strong><br /><br />We learned that the difference in the Sun/Jin timeline is that they aren't married. In fact, they're sneaking around behind her father's back... and that $25K that Jin had in his luggage was payment to Keamy for killing him, as he should know better than to date his boss's daughter. This brings up an interesting question, though... if Jin and Sun aren't knowingly together, then why is Jin working for Mr. Paik in the first place? Originally, he worked for Paik in exchange for his daughter's hand in marriage.<br /><br />The other difference here is that Jin apparently has no fertilization problems, as Sun (who, at the end of the episode, was shot in the gut) is pregnant! They'd better head to the hospital. I'm going to go ahead and put money down that they're headed to Jack's hospital.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Final Destination</span></strong><br /><br />I just wanted to point out that the actor playing the hotel worker was in the movie "Final Destination". This movie dealt with the idea that if you were to try to change your destiny, it would only get delayed, but you can't escape it for good. This is an issue that LOST has dealt with heavily in the past, and I'm sure will deal with for the remaining 8 hours. ...just an interesting choice in actors. Coincidence? I think not.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Seasons</span></strong><br /><br />Season one was the season of the Losties. Season two was the season of the Dharma Initiative. Season three was the season of the Others. Season four was the season of the Freighter-folks. Season five was the season of the Oceanic 6, and time travel. Season six is the season of the Candidates.<br /><br />When it comes to the candidates, it appears that BOTH (team)Jacob and (not)Locke want to protect them. But why? What if the final candidate is not chosen, but instead is the last one standing? If (not)Locke protects them, then he may be able to leave the island before all-but-one dies. If that's the case, though, he should just kill them all at once. Maybe he can blow up the plane.... I think that's the one thing on the island that Locke has yet to blow up. Though if Richard can make it there in time, he's already planning on blowing it up.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">No Speak English</span></strong><br /><br />Ok... let me get this straight.... Sun is running from (not)Locke and hits her head on the tree.... then God only knows what happened.... but by the time she is found, she can no longer speak English. And I keep thinking that this is somehow tied to her flash-sideways where she also doesn't speak English. Remember how when Jack was on the plane in the premiere and he looked in the mirror and found a scratch on his neck. Could this be a small connection to what he was experiencing on the island? Could these two "paths" already be closing in on one another?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Speaking of Mirrors</span></strong><br /><br />It's worth noting that reflections have appeared in EVERY flash-sideways so far. Jack looking into the mirror on the plane, Sawyer looking into the broken mirror in the locker room, etc. Another call-out to these flash-sideways? 8 hours left to explain!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pockets</span></strong><br /><br />After capturing Jin, Zoe began to question him about some maps that he'd made back in his Dharma days. She's looking for the island's pockets of electromagnetism. And I'm willing to bet that these have something to do with the "package", which (in case I haven't mentioned) was DESMOND! We know that working in the hatch (around all that electromagnetic energy) has had effects on Desmond in previous episodes. And we know that he's also "special". Could they be looking to use Desmond's "special abilities" to somehow harvest that energy? I know we've got 8 hours left.... but I'm expecting some answers tonight!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Limited Days</span></strong><br /><br />I hate to say it.... but..... dare I? Of course, I will. Kate's days are limited. Claire made it pretty clear that she still intends on killing her. And if that's not bad enough, (not)Locke made it even more clear that he's going to let her do that as soon as he's got all the candidates. I can see it right now.... Claire and Kate are in a huge fight and both of them are nearing death, when Jack has to make the decision-- Save the woman he loves, or his sister? Vote in the poll.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Return of Patchy</span></strong><br /><br />I was excited to see Mikhail again, and relieved that he had both of his eyes. But rest assured that as soon as Jin picked up the gun, I leaned forward and shouted at the TV, "Shoot him in the eye!" Wish granted!<br /><br />One more thing to mention when it comes to Mikhail... Keamy referred to him as "Danny's friend". I wonder if this is Danny Pickett (the "other" who tried to kill Sawyer back in season 3). I'm looking forward to his curtain call (assuming he gets one).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">What Happens if Smokey Leaves</span></strong><br /><br />The big mystery in this episode is something that Widmore mentions to Jin. On the topic of what happens if (not)Locke leaves the island, "Everything you know and love would simply cease to be." He's not simply saying "Everyone would die". The words "cease to be" are used intentionally. This suggest to me that going "home" also involves going back in time, and severly altering the future. Think to "Back in the Future"... if (not)Locke went back in time and made it so that Lorraine and George never went to the dance together, Marty and his siblings would all disappear from the picture.<br /><br />My wife's probably laughing while reading this, as I spent an entire season telling her that she can't compare LOST time travel to "Back to the Future"... that they have different rules.<br /><br />Enjoy tonight's episode, titled "Happily Ever After", which I doubt is how it'll actually end.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-9558257317801276642010-03-30T10:52:00.006-04:002010-03-30T12:59:58.896-04:00S6E09 - Ab Aeterno<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j9Af60-JDPgmJxdXuYDr0zjbNZR0K5TVB95XInfWXaWH1BIcZ5B7TIXi5uzja7qVDofiajVgwhORJ2wLxyKDdWnK1h8niC0zfRYTLUFk0AYDbLUp_jmKq3w1gDpuYV3xbwDeCd9jEIo/s1600/LOST_S6E09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454441341443824386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j9Af60-JDPgmJxdXuYDr0zjbNZR0K5TVB95XInfWXaWH1BIcZ5B7TIXi5uzja7qVDofiajVgwhORJ2wLxyKDdWnK1h8niC0zfRYTLUFk0AYDbLUp_jmKq3w1gDpuYV3xbwDeCd9jEIo/s400/LOST_S6E09.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><br />The Balance of Good vs Evil. Which is which? I've always thought that this is one of those bigger questions that will be up for debate long after LOST is over.... but this episode really changed my mind.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cork Island</span></strong><br /><br />Big reveal #2: The purpose of the island is to keep evil at bay. That being said, I don't think they can continue the story without saying definitively that (not)Locke is officially evil. According to the producers, the analogy of the wine bottle has been used in the writers room for a VERY long time to describe the island. And what a great analogy! Well done, writers! Keep up the good work!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rock the Boat</span></strong><br /><br />Confirmation! Richard came to the island as a slave on the Black Rock. And how cool was it to see the Black Rock smash into the statue. But there was one thing worth noting that I'm sure not a lot of people caught onto.... At the season 5 finale, Jacob and (not)Locke(yet) were sitting on the beach, watching the Black Rock in the distance... but the weather was beautiful! So why was it now storming? This goes back to one of the season one mysteries of why the weather changes so drastically on the island. I wouldn't be surprised if after that sunny beach scene, (not)Locke(yet) created some massive storm in an attempt to kill the passengers. For those skeptical, I believe the producers have confirmed that the boat was, in fact, the Black Rock.<br /><br />Also a fun reminder, the captain of the Black Rock was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Magnus</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hanso</span>, who was an ancestor of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Alvar</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hanso</span>, founder of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hanso</span> Foundation, who funded the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Dharma</span> Initiative.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hell Island</span></strong><br /><br />This is the second time a character on LOST has referred to the island as Hell. The first time was back in season 3 when Sawyer killed Locke's dad (also on the Black Rock), and Locke's dad told Sawyer that they were in Hell. I believe his exact phrasing was, "It's a little hot for Heaven, don't ya think?". And remind me... have I ever mentioned the idea of good vs evil on this show? Heaven vs Hell?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Immortal Ricky</span></strong><br /><br />Another answer! Why doesn't Richard age? Because Jacob made him that way. Why did Jacob make him that way? Because Richard is afraid that when he dies, he's going to go to Hell. Are we sure this isn't purgatory?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Scanned by a Monster</span></strong><br /><br />Chained up against the wall of the Black Rock, Richard appeared to be the only one that Smokey didn't kill. But it did come by and scan him (the same way that we've seen it scan Juliet and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Eko</span> in the past). Later, Richard saw an apparition of his dead wife, and I truly believe these were connected. Smokey likely scanned Richard to learn as much about him as possible so that he could use that information to manipulate him. Remember, right before <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Eko</span> was killed, smokey presented himself as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Yemi</span> and some of the other people that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Eko</span> killed.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Corruptible</span> or Not?</span></strong><br /><br />There is a battle between Jacob and (not)Locke(yet). Jacob is trying to prove that mankind is truly good, while (not)Locke(yet) believes that mankind is always <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">corruptible</span>. You know the drill... vote at the top of the page.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hired!</span></strong><br /><br />One of Jacob's rules in proving that mankind is good, is that he cannot intervene. Of course, that doesn't mean that Richard can't. So Jacob hired Richard to be the "in-between" man. But maybe Richard is the one being tested. After Jacob dies, the question is whether or not Richard will stay good or cross over to the dark side.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The White Rock</span></strong><br /><br />After Jacob convinced Richard to help him, he sent Richard back to (not)Locke(yet) with a white rock. Remember.... it's an inside joke. I think we can assume that the white and black rocks were sitting on that scale in the cave since then. But now that Jacob is dead, the white rock is gone.... or is it?<br /><br />And by the way, how cool is it that the slave ship is called "The Black Rock" and they're using this black vs white rock analogy.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Elina's</span> Theory</span></strong><br /><br />Thanks to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Elina</span>, who provided this great theory, definitely worth posting...<br /><br />Desmond is coming back to the island (maybe on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Widmore's</span> sub), and will be the one to take over Jacob's role. Jacob told <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Ilana</span> that there were 6 candidates left; but wasn't that after Locke died? Maybe the spot that we assumed was reserved for Locke was actually for Desmond. And when Desmond takes over as Jacob, he makes it his first priority to give the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">losties</span> their lives back (treating it as if Jacob had never lured them to the island). And THAT is what the flash-sideways is.<br /><br />As for why the island is underwater? With Desmond taking over as the new Jacob, the "cork" was moved to a new location. I couldn't say where, but since so many people already seem to know about the island, the only way to protect the world from the evil getting out is to move to a new place.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Poll Results</span></strong><br /><br />I just wanted to say "Thanks" to everyone who voted last week....and congratulate Destiny for winning over Free Will.... and "Free Willy 2", which beat out "Free Willy" by just one vote. Don't forget to vote this week!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-85144712325617072082010-03-23T12:15:00.004-04:002010-03-23T13:22:30.200-04:00S6E08 - Recon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmE4AL-H4yenMVwWoSId8HRTOly-tAfvmX9rMtennB2z-RSYicufz1JqXgRVT1zPYgXA5vVXod7-5A46omuKVz-vtYCWiJ09ZTW4rFWNUpwsxevbnK2xiPpqTsB4m1lyWPMzwLp_Bbss/s1600-h/LOST_S6E08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451865877906366626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmE4AL-H4yenMVwWoSId8HRTOly-tAfvmX9rMtennB2z-RSYicufz1JqXgRVT1zPYgXA5vVXod7-5A46omuKVz-vtYCWiJ09ZTW4rFWNUpwsxevbnK2xiPpqTsB4m1lyWPMzwLp_Bbss/s400/LOST_S6E08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Recon" - verb - to con again.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Detective Ford</span></strong><br /><br />Wow... right out of the gate, we found out that Sawyer-- I mean Jim, is a detective. He talked about why he decided to become a detective, and his response was, "I was at a point in life where I was either going to become a criminal or a cop... so I chose cop". They're really driving this idea of the balance of good and evil within each one of us, and are introducing the theory that we can all choose which path we take. Destiny or free-will? Vote in the poll.<br /><br />So if James is a cop, why didn't he stop Kate at the airport when he saw that she was on the run? In fact, he helped her escape! Sometimes, I wish I looked good enough to get away with crimes! ...not that I would... but you get the point.<br /><br />Anyway, I guess we'll see what happens to Kate now that he's arrested her. I mean, he can't exactly let her go now that Miles is there too.... unless Miles has a thing for pretty ladies too.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Don't Touch Smokey!</span></strong><br /><br />After being nearly killed by Claire while <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sayid</span> just sat back and watched, Kate was rescued by (not)Locke. But after (not)Locke sat with Kate and explained the state of mind that Claire is in, we started to get some insight into who (not)Locke really is.... and he doesn't seem totally bad. Though, Kate didn't fall for his sob-story because when he reached out to help her up, she stood up on her own. And the fact that she didn't touch him (or rather, that he didn't touch her), I think, is significant. It goes back to when Jacob touches people, they are given a gift. Perhaps when (not)Locke touches people, something else happens. Then again, if this were the case, you think he'd just run around tagging everyone in sight.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Search for Anthony Cooper</span></strong><br /><br />Even in this sideways-world, James/Sawyer is looking for the man who is responsible for the death of his parents. Reminder: The man he is looking for is Locke's dad! I completely forgot about this connection until this episode, and that's when I realized that this is how they were going to cross paths. Maybe he'll learn that Anthony Cooper has a son, and James will try to connect with Locke to learn more about his dad.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dharma</span> Initiative</span></strong><br /><br />We got confirmation last week from Ben's dad that the island and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dharma</span> Initiative both co-existed; however, in the sideways world, they both left the island before it was sunk. And now in "Recon", we got a very quick mention of Pierre Chang (aka the guy from the "Orientation" videos, aka Miles' dad). When Miles was setting James up with Charlotte, he mentioned that Charlotte works with his dad at the museum. So this is yet another confirmation that the island did not sink as a result of the H-Bomb, as Pierre was also on the island at that time. The 2 big questions I have are (1) what happened to the island, and (2) why did they all leave?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sonic the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">FenceHog</span></span></strong><br /><br />After Sawyer's recon mission went sour and Zoe took him back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Widmore's</span> sub, we get a quick glimpse of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Widmore's</span> crew setting up a sonic fence... you know, the one used to keep smokey out. I was always under the assumption that smokey couldn't travel to the Hydra island, but it looks like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Widmore</span> is preparing for such an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">occurrence</span>. I guess that's what I get for assuming ANYTHING on this show.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Hatch (part 2)</span></strong><br /><br />We spent half of season one, and the summer before season 2 wondering what was in the hatch. And now, we're given a second "what's in it?" scenario. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Widmore</span> is keeping something locked up in his submarine and I heard a really good theory about what is in there. What if Desmond was killed off-island, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Widmore</span> is bringing his body back so that Jacob's soul can take it over? Then, it'd be Desmond vs Locke? I'd be cool with that.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Mommy Issues</span></strong><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Ok</span>, so the characters on LOST are basically known for having "daddy issues", but now (not)Locke tells Kate about his "crazy" mom, and tells Kate about how Claire is crazy now. I've received several e-mails and instant messages asking me if I think that (not)Locke is actually Aaron. And while I'm hesitant to jump to that conclusion for a number of reasons, I'm still sticking to my guns that there is a definite reason that they have not yet said his name. I mean, at this point, they can't just call him "Fred".... he's GOT to be someone! And right now, Aaron is starting to make sense. Though, I'm not fully committing.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">This Blog is Dying</span></strong><br /><br />I realized today, on the 23rd of March, that the season finale of LOST airs exactly 2 months from today. It hurts to write that. And while part of me is ready for the end, there is another part of me that will never be ready. I guess we have no choice but to sit back and enjoy it while it lasts.... unless, of course, they have a Sawyer and Miles "cop-show" spin-off.<br /><br />Until next time!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-262308985167268302010-03-15T22:36:00.007-04:002010-03-16T12:08:12.495-04:00S6E07 - Dr. Linus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU9wZdx1s6ooDPR1rK-Yb_ABmf4jrQ7bgPATY20Xn98xHGjLhW8kIJBz7nKndLxt0Kx_QEnb1j92NuXvcu2qJexb1gDgnL_vCA0vJPsAuXgtrhvXd_GhlCGlXNrmIEQpQaGBKdu981FU/s1600-h/LOST_S6E07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449057377388159106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU9wZdx1s6ooDPR1rK-Yb_ABmf4jrQ7bgPATY20Xn98xHGjLhW8kIJBz7nKndLxt0Kx_QEnb1j92NuXvcu2qJexb1gDgnL_vCA0vJPsAuXgtrhvXd_GhlCGlXNrmIEQpQaGBKdu981FU/s400/LOST_S6E07.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Ok... let me just start by saying that episodes like this are what makes LOST LOST. It's all about characters. Forget the smoke monster. Forget the island. This is a show about people.<br /><br />OK.... maybe you should forget I said that. True, this show is about people, but if it weren't for the mythology, not as many people would be as hooked as they are. And, frankly, none of you would even be reading this blog. But this show really wouldn't be what it is without a foundation of great characters... characters like...<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Dr Benjamin Linus</strong></span><br /><br />When it comes to characters on the show, none is more complex than Ben Linus. He's the man we all love to hate, but in this episode, we can't help but feel sympathy for the poor guy... even though he's just as scheming off-island as he is on-island. Hey, speaking of the island...<br /><br />What the hell?! Ben's dad talked about joining the Dharma Initiative and leaving the island. Clearly, the h-bomb isn't what reset the timeline. I keep going back to what I posted last week.... that the crash of Flight 815 was a part of a deal made with the Losties, and that this sideways world was actually the original timeline. Off-island, we're seeing Ben taking care of his dad, and his dad reminices on what would've been if they hadn't left the island. Imagine Ben gets approached and an offer is made-- Ben can go back in time and gets to experience life as if he never left the island. And just as the deal that Dogen made with Jacob, there must've been something that Ben (or his dad) gave in return.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Roger Gasman</strong></span><br /><br />It was so ironic to see Ben taking care of his dad. Here Ben is changing out his dad's oxygen tank in this off-island reality, while in the on-island life, Ben killed his dad by opening up a poison gas canister. Life given. Life Taken.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Miles the Rat</strong></span><br /><br />It's clear that Ilana was brought to the island to protect Jacob; and now that Jacob is dead, then it is her sole responsibility to protect the 6 candidates. She also comments about Jacob being the closest thing to a father that she's ever had. So I wasn't too surprised that when Miles revealed that Ben is the one that killed Jacob, Ilana swore to kill Ben. And it did feel a little good to watch Ben begging for his life. The best part, though, was when Ben offerred Miles $3.2 Million, but Miles refused, stating that Nikki and Paulo's bodies were buried with $8 Million in diamonds. And even better, we see Miles staring into a diamond later, suggesting that he actually dug up their bodies. And for that kind of cash, I can't say that I blame him.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Prinicipal / Island Leader</strong></span><br /><br />I'm noticing a strange (yet, surely intentional) similarity between (not)Locke and off-island Locke. In this episode, we saw (not)Locke inticing Ben with the idea of becoming the leader of the island. And off-island, substitute teacher Locke convinced Ben that he should try to take over as principal of the school. And while Ben did sacrifice Alex on the island, but not off-island, he appears to have chosen the "good" team in both timelines. Could this be foreshadowing of the finale, suggesting that, while the two timelines are very different, they will "merge" in the end?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Everyone in LA?</strong></span><br /><br />I thought it was a little strange that EVERYONE is in LA. Ben was born in Oregon (just outside of Portland), while Rousseau (and Alex) are from Europe. Sayid's from Iraq, while Jin & Sun are from Korea. Sawyer was from the south. And yet, everyone seems to STILL be in LA. I guess this is the island's way of getting everyone together.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Dy-no-mite!</strong></span><br /><br />The return of Richard couldn't have been better. I take that back.... it'll surely be better in a week when Richard gets his own episode! FINALLY! But in this episode, not only did we get confirmation that Richard came to the island on the Black Rock, but we also got one of LOST all-time best scenes with Jack and Richard talking about destiny, all while the fuse on a stick of dynamite quickly burns, just inches away. And when the fuse suddenly burned out, Jack proved to Richard that he was brought to the island for a reason, and that they still have a purpose, and Jack delivered a classic Jack line... "wanna try another stick?"<br /><br />I'm telling you, if LOST doesn't sweep the emmies this year, there are going to be riots.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Not Penny's Submarine</strong></span><br /><br />...or is it? The episode ended in traditional LOST fashion, with the big shocker that Widmore made it back to the island on a sub. What?! What is he doing there?! Is he on Jacob's side, or (not)Locke's side? Maybe he wants to take over for one of them. Maybe he's trying to destroy the island. Producers have hinted that it won't take long for us to find out. (Maybe tonight?)<br /><br />And I've got a strange feeling that Widmore is not alone on this sub. I've spent a lot of time thinking about Widmore's role in the big picture, and I keep going back to him and Eloise working together. And we've seen Eloise guiding Desmond in the past, making sure that he makes it to the island. Perhaps Widmore was mean to Desmond, only because he knew that it would push him to the island. But now that he's back, maybe Desmond and Widmore are working together. I'm going to go out on a line here and make a prediction that Desmond is on the sub.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Battle</strong></span><br /><br />Since the beginning of LOST, there has been a lot of focus on the idea of Good vs Evil. Science vs Faith. Dark vs Light. And it wasn't until the final season that we realize that this isn't a battle between 2 entities. It's a battle within a single entity. Every man has a good side AND a bad side. Jack is BOTH a man of science AND a man of faith. Hurley is both lucky AND unlucky. And perhaps that's all this flash-sideways is demonstrating. It's the good side AND the bad side that make us who we are. I honestly have no idea where I'm going with this. I just love how they can easily do something that completely changes the way I see things. Well done, writers!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-3379027753118701752010-03-08T10:01:00.010-05:002010-03-09T17:17:48.747-05:00S6E06 - Sundown<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kPKirgX3Nl2wpv1yNEONvzSipp3qzP00zfK6zPrg1wUBq-3-bUaCUdx9WaLhBiu6uslNuI-LruRHOgOby3MZmdVSiXMbpLXhQPikLslhl3R-J6QWe2ty0rF0mwZsrYhR2s3sUHxGhWA/s1600-h/s6e06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px; display: block; height: 184px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446463800357317394" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kPKirgX3Nl2wpv1yNEONvzSipp3qzP00zfK6zPrg1wUBq-3-bUaCUdx9WaLhBiu6uslNuI-LruRHOgOby3MZmdVSiXMbpLXhQPikLslhl3R-J6QWe2ty0rF0mwZsrYhR2s3sUHxGhWA/s400/s6e06.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that this episode wasn't a Sun & Jin episode, but rather a Sayid episode. And the minute Sayid and Dogen started fighting, I had a flashback to my "Alias" days, where every episode was action-packed and the fights were so intense! I really miss hand-to-hand combat on TV. Though I wouldn't expect any less from "season 6" Sayid.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Keamy's Bling</span></strong><br /><br />In the sideways world of this episode, we have another character-crossover. Sayid's brother is in a little bit of trouble, and we find out that the man behind it is none other than Martin Keamy (leader of the freighter mercenaries). The other catch here is that after shooting Keamy, Sayid finds Jin being held captive. So does this mean that Keamy is the man whom Jin was delivering the watch to? Back in season one, Jin and Sun were travelling to the US to deliver a watch for Sun's father. Or perhaps was this who all that money was intended for (from Jin's luggage at LAX)? Maybe the folks over at LAX confiscated the cash, and that's why Jin is being held prisoner (because he couldn't deliver the goods).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Welcome to the Dark Side</span></strong><br /><br />I think it's safe to say that Sayid is officially evil. And on this whole "is (not)Locke good or bad" issue, I'm still going to have to vote for "bad". By popular demand (one friend of mine), I'm reinstating the poll. Do you think (not)Locke is good or bad? Respond in the sidebar.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dogen's Ninth Inning</span></strong><br /><br />Poor Dogen, spilling his heart out to Sayid, and then he's killed. The good news here is that we finally understand the significance behind his baseball. His son was killed in a drunk-driving accident, and Jacob promised to bring him back to life under the agreement that Dogen would move to the island, never to see his son again. Ouch.... catch 22. This has me thinking, though...<br /><br />What if that's what is happening with the Losties? And I'm not talking about this "LA" alternate timeline. I'm talking about Flight 815 crashing on the island. Think about Locke. He was thrown out of a building by his father, and crashed on the ground 8 stories below. He appeared to be dead until Jacob touched him. So, he was given back his life, but everything guided him straight to the island. Could this be the case with everyone on Jacob's lighthouse compass?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Smoke Doesn't Bleed</span></strong><br /><br />When Sayid stabbed (not)Locke and saw that there was no blood, nor did (not)Locke seem to be phased by what had just happened, I was sure he was going to turn that dagger around and lunge it right into Sayid's chest. But he didn't. Why? Surely, (not)Locke has no problem killing people. Could it be that he can't kill certain people (candidates, perhaps)? This could explain why Eko was not killed during their initial confrontation. Maybe Eko was still considered a candidate; however, by the time they "met" again, Eko was already proven as a non-candidate, so smokey was free to kill him. If that's the case, then we've got to ask ourselves, "What did Eko do to un-candidate himself?" Dammit.... Does this mean I'll have to re-watch season 2 again? I think I'll just wait until the end of this season to re-watch the entire series, as I'm sure most of us will.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ben's Sixth Sense</span></strong><br /><br />Ben knew. I don't know how he knew, but he knew that Sayid had been taken over. Perhaps this is just the con-man in him. Sawyer knew that (not)Locke wasn't really Locke within seconds of seeing him. Maybe Ben's con man instinct kicked in and he realized that (not)Sayid wasn't really Sayid?<br /><br />Note: I'm just going to call him "Sayid" unless we see his body laying somewhere on the beach while another version of him still appears to be walking around. That's when he earns the "(not)" prefix. Same thing goes for Claire.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cerberus</span></strong><br /><br />One the subject of (not)Sayid (sorry, I had to do it just one more time), what was it that brought him back to life? Miles told him that it wasn't the water... that he was dead for 2 hours before he "woke up". So if it wasn't the water, then what was it? I'm weary to say that Jacob's soul took over, since Jacob has been visiting Hurley, and because I don't think Jacob is that evil. I'm starting to think that there are 3 iterations of Smokey. The blast door map referred to Smokey as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus">Cerberus</a>, the mythological 3-headed creature who guards the gates of hell (to make sure no one escapes). So perhaps smokey is "3-headed".... Locke, Sayid, and Claire? Maybe they are the trio of evil, and the necessity of balance would suggest that we could expect a trio of good-- perhaps Jack, Kate, and Sawyer? Sort of a love triangle vs a hate triangle?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Smokey's Revenge</span></strong><br /><br />I could watch this scene over-and-over again. After Dogen's death (and yes, I think he's dead for good), Smokey was free to cross the line of ash. And he did NOT hold back. He plowed through the temple, taking many lives and destroying the temple. Enter: Season Six, Act Two.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Undercover Kate</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div>In the final shot of the episode, we saw the temple survivors all following behind (not)Locke, with Kate trailing in the back. There was a very uneasiness about her though. She did NOT fit in this group. But here's what I think we might expect: Kate will go "undercover" with Locke, but will be convinced by Sawyer that she needs to stay with him. This will create a big divide between Jack and Kate, leaving Jack (and Hurley) as the odd-balls. And Jack will officially become "season one" Locke. What a nice turn of events that'd be.</div><div></div><br /><div>Until next week!</div></div>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-10335907900628493362010-03-02T14:17:00.008-05:002010-03-02T17:02:43.028-05:00S6E05 - Lighthouse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyQdfK1w4cIIiK4CRlO5t-3dmbcz0x8k1eon6kUbft8yJqfDwH5oAedmlA3D95PhsxvrlTRkJVc-6wJsiReEgyAaL1nCivGLqN5Wi3Qk_U4Pm5dDGJoM313HSoC9fRKRabFYasU1aHQY/s1600-h/LOST_S6E05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444119848263019602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyQdfK1w4cIIiK4CRlO5t-3dmbcz0x8k1eon6kUbft8yJqfDwH5oAedmlA3D95PhsxvrlTRkJVc-6wJsiReEgyAaL1nCivGLqN5Wi3Qk_U4Pm5dDGJoM313HSoC9fRKRabFYasU1aHQY/s400/LOST_S6E05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Before I start, I wanted to give a quick shout-out to my son, Dawson, who made it onto Jacob's wheel of names (#124) ! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>... I admit... it's Michael's last name, and that's why it's really on the wheel. It's still cool though.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Claire's Friend</strong></span><br /><br />Yes, Claire has been trekking through the jungle for the past 3 years. No, she is not alone. She refers to her "friend", but it isn't until the end that we realize she's referring to (not)Locke. So now, he has "recruited" Claire and Sawyer, and (perhaps through this "infection") <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sayid</span>? And if he promises <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jin</span> to take him to Sun, I'm sure he too can be recruited. And I'm pretty sure they're headed straight for the temple, so when they get there, I think it'll be easy for them to convince Miles (the only "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lostie</span>" at the temple) to join as well. Looks like (not)Locke is quickly building his team.<br /><br />On a side note, I haven't really been "feeling" Claire this season... up until the moment when she said, "This isn't John... this is my friend." At that moment, I became a Claire-fan again.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Mirror Mirror</strong></span><br /><br />No, I'm not referring to the lighthouse mirror. I referring to the one at the beginning, when Jack first noticed his appendectomy scar. Remember, back in season 4 when they were trying to leave the island, Juliet performed an emergency appendectomy on Jack. But now, in this "alternate timeline", Jack has the scar, apparently from when he was a child. Strangely, though, he doesn't seem to remember. I'm positive this is connected to the weird "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DejaVu</span>" feeling that he had on the plane. 13 more hours left to explain what all of this means!<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Will</strong></span><br /><br />Ah, so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">THAT's</span> how Jack is going to meet Claire in the "LA" timeline. She's in his dad's will! Wow.... bad week for Jack's mom. Her husband runs away to Sydney, then dies, then she find out that he was cheating on her. Ouch!<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Translated Threat</strong></span><br /><br />When Hurley told <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Dogen</span> that he was a candidate and could do whatever he wanted, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Dogen</span> said something in Japanese(?), which Jacob refused to translate. Luckily, the online community was able to help out with this one. Roughly translated, he said, "You're lucky I have to protect you. Otherwise, I'd cut your head off."<br /><br />A little harsh, don't '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">cha</span> think? Kidding aside, this is good confirmation that the people of the temple are there to protect the candidates. It's just too bad they all left. :)<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Whose Funeral is it Anyway?</strong></span><br /><br />Jack's mom mentioned to him that David (Jack's son) was "really upset at the funeral". But wait... earlier in the episode, Jack's mom called Jack and asked him if the airport found the body yet. So, she's not referring to Christian's funeral. Whose funeral was it then? It wasn't David's mom (as she was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">mentioned</span> as being "out of town").<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Baby Mama</strong></span><br /><br />Speaking of David's mom, the writers intentionally did not put her in this episode for a reason (most likely to tease us). My first thought was, "Of course, they're not going to show her... she's on Modern Family now" (referring to Jack's wife in the original timeline, Sarah). But the fact that they didn't even use her name has me a little suspicious. What if it's not Sarah? Dare I say.... Juliet? Libby, perhaps? Maybe a more obscure character, like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Cassidy</span> (Sawyer's old girlfriend)?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Off-Island Samurai</strong></span><br /><br />After David's piano performance, Jack was approached by a young boy who turned out to be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Dogen's</span> son. So not only are the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Losties</span>' paths crossing off-island, but ALL islanders lives are intertwining. I look forward to seeing Richard and Mr. Friendly off-island now.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Coming Soon</strong></span><br /><br />Warning! Someone is coming to the island! Maybe! I'm split 50/50 on this... Jacob told Hurley that he needed to take Jack to the lighthouse to help someone find the island. While the first assumption is that someone is trying to get to the island, I don't know that that's entirely true. Could he have been referring to Jack needing to find out the truth about the island? Needing to realize his destiny?<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>What about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Gromit</span>?</strong></span><br /><br />At the lighthouse, Hurley was told to turn the dial to 108. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to do that before Jack destroyed the mirror. Fortunately, though, we all got to see the name next to "108"-- Wallace. So who is Wallace? We haven't yet met a character with that last name. Wait... I take that back. We haven't yet been told that a character's last name is Wallace. So it could be ANYONE whose last name we have yet to learn. That crosses out all the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Losties</span>.... could it be (not)Locke? Or what about Jacob himself? I mean, it's not unreasonable to think that Jacob was a candidate at one point for the "boss" before he took over.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Grandfather Paradox</strong></span><br /><br />I was reading the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">WikiPedia</span> page for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_paradox">Grandfather Paradox</a>, which basically says that if I were to travel back in time and kill my grandfather, then I would never be born... but if I were never born, I'd never be able to kill my grandfather, so then I would be born.... and so forth. The part of this that relates to LOST is the theory that goes along with the Grandfather Paradox, which explains that if time travel (into the past) is possible, then alternate universes would also exist.... one in which I <u>did</u> kill my grandfather, and one as if I <u>didn't</u>. It appears that this is what is also going on, though I'm sure we'll be proven wrong in the final 13 hours.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>My Crazy Theory</strong></span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Ok</span>... I wasn't going to post this, because I know it's too crazy to actually happen, but.... Here goes nothing.<br /><br />Jack's son, David, was referred to as "gifted" in this episode. Several other characters on LOST have been identified as special. What if David (and all of these other "special" characters like Desmond and Walt) can break the rules of time travel. They're the "fixers". When someone tries to change the future, these are the people who can fix it. So, Jack's son, David will go back in time, and marry Libby (note: we <u>do</u> know that Libby's husband was named David), intentionally leaving her with his boat, knowing that she will give it to Desmond, and it will take him to the island, setting in motion all of the events of LOST.<br /><br />...again, I'm sure this is wrong.... but I had to post it.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-22307510835412467822010-02-23T12:06:00.008-05:002010-02-23T14:20:05.465-05:00S6E04 - The Substitute<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJcjVVt9qP5rBD_03mvz_HwJUte50gyqbX0y6S7bZPP4WL3eMwToR0ixqacobhB3VMbMX98nqxKtreDb5b5KiJxEQAIHqvI_ZgtaA0TBldeEdjSs8taphjpLZmenSVg2nZgS1LnG7fbo/s1600-h/LOST_S6E04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441516303992499234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJcjVVt9qP5rBD_03mvz_HwJUte50gyqbX0y6S7bZPP4WL3eMwToR0ixqacobhB3VMbMX98nqxKtreDb5b5KiJxEQAIHqvI_ZgtaA0TBldeEdjSs8taphjpLZmenSVg2nZgS1LnG7fbo/s400/LOST_S6E04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />What a great episode! Answers, Answers, and (oh yeah) More Questions!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Cave of Names</span></strong><br /><br />Let's start off with the biggest reveal in the episode. (not)Locke took Sawyer to his cave, where he revealed a list of names on the wall.... all possible candidates to take over Jacob's role of Island Protector. We were shown the obvious ones (all that Jacob touched): Locke, Hurley, Jack, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sayid</span>, Sawyer, and either <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jin</span> or Sun. The obvious question... why no Kate? My theory-- she's on another part of the cave. That simple. What would've been a better reveal is if they would've panned around the walls of the cave to show the other names a little better. Here are some of the names that other viewers spotted on the walls (courtesy of <a href="http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Candidates"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LostPedia</span></a>):<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lacombe</span></span> (one of Rousseau's team members)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mattingly</span></span> (one of the Army guys from the 50's)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Rousseau</span> (Alex or Danielle?)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Brennan</span> (from Rousseau's team)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Rutherford</span> (Shannon)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Martin</span> (Karl, Alex's boyfriend)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Burke</span> (Juliet)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Troup</span></span> (Gary, another Flight 815 survivor)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Linus</span> (Ben or Roger?)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Lewis</span> (Charlotte)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Straume</span></span> (Miles)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Pace</span> (Charlie)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Carlyle</span> (Boone)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jones</span> (Army guy from 50's)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Jenkins</span> (Steve, from Flight 815)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Mars</span> (Edward, the US Marshall from Flight 815)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Littleton</span></span> (Claire or Aaron?)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Cunningham</span> (Army guy)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Fernandez</span> (Nikki, of Nikki & Paulo)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Henderson</span> (Rose's maiden name)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Faraday</span> (Daniel)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Chang</span> (Pierre.... Miles' dad)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Goodspeed</span></span> (Ethan, Amy, or Horace?)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Pickett</span> (Danny or Colleen.... both Others)<br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;">Sullivan</span> (another Flight 815 survivor)<br /><br />Seeing this list of names is HUGE. And we see that the ones that are NOT crossed off (the ones associated with our favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Losties</span>) each have corresponding numbers. Actually, every name on the wall has a number... but THESE numbers are special. 4-8-15-16-23-42. Yes, you guessed it... the infamous LOST numbers!<br /><br />So, who is the candidate going to be? The obvious choice, I think, is Jack. It'd be great to see Jack and Locke in these polar-opposite roles. If REAL-Locke convinced Jack about the island's power and Jack takes over as protector of the island, that would be a great way for REAL-Locke to get his redemption... even though he's dead.<br /><br />And my final prediction (of course, only until they prove me otherwise, which is probably in tonight's episode) is that Jack will take over Jacob's role, (not)Locke <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">remaining</span> in Locke-form, and Sawyer taking on the role of Richard (the mediator).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Professor Linus</span></strong><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ok</span>... how the hell is Ben alive? If the bomb went off in 1977, present-time Ben was still on the island, so how is this possible? Sit back while I theorize...<br /><br />The timeline that we're experiencing right now is NOT a "what would happen if the bomb worked" situation. This timeline is how their stories end. They all got to the island and had nothing to live for. They had no reason to go back to their real lives. This "new" timeline is everyone living happily ever after. I know what you're gonna say... What about Kate? She's still on the run! True... but do we know what she's on the run for? Maybe she's innocent? I'm starting to think that maybe (not)Locke is the (not)Bad guy. Maybe his goal is to help all of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Losties</span> get back to lives that were not "affected" by Jacob. Perhaps all of the things we saw happen (Hurley having bad luck, etc.) were the effects of Jacob "pushing" them toward the island. If (not)Locke can reset it, then this is the outcome.<br /><br />Boy... that sure is a lot of rambling, just to figure out why Ben is alive, when the real answer could be as simple as, "Ben is special". It wouldn't be the first time someone was able to break the rules on this show.<br /><br />**COUGH**Desmond**COUGH**<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Inside Joke</span></strong><br /><br />My favorite part of this episode was when (not)Locke took the white stone from the scale and threw it into the ocean. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">symbolism</span> of there no longer being a balance of good and evil was great! I feel like at that moment, I got on a freight train headed straight to answer-ville. We shall see if tonight's episode delivers.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jacob's Ashes</span></strong><br /><br />Ben interrupted a clearly disturbed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ilana</span>, still grieving over the deaths of her team. When she asked what happened to Jacob, Ben told her that he burned up in the fire. She proceeded to pick up the ash and pour it into a pouch. What for, though? Is this the same ash that is used to block smokey? (I warned you that there were new questions)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Off-Island Connections</span></strong><br /><br />Simple and sweet... Locke worked at a box company. His boss was Randy, who was Hurley's boss at Mr. Clucks (chicken shack). After Hurley won the lottery, he bought a box company and hired Randy to work there after the chicken shack was hit by a meteorite.<br /><br />That stuff, we already knew.<br /><br />But after Locke was fired, he ran into Hurley (who, as far as we know, goes by "Hugo" in this timeline). He referred Locke to the temp agency that he also owes. The first person Locke encounters (who asks him what kind of animal he would be) was the psychic who Hurley's dad took him to in order to rid him of the "curse" of the numbers (though, that was the old timeline, so who knows). Her boss was Rose! And we got confirmation that she still has cancer. DAMN IT!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jungle Boy</span></strong><br /><br />A young boy with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">blond</span> hair and (oh yeah) blood-covered arms appeared to (not)Locke and Sawyer in the jungle. When (not)Locke chased him down, he reminded him that he wasn't allowed to "kill him". Who's "him"? Sawyer? Jacob? Richard? And who is this boy? A lot of online speculation has this being young Jacob, or maybe Aaron... though this seems like too easy of an answer. I'd be willing to bet against both of those. Instead, I'm thinking maybe this boy is his son, who died hundreds of years ago because of something that (not)Locke did. No, we don't know for a fact that he had any kids, but he did make it a point to tell Sawyer that he <em>does</em> know what it's like to lose a loved one. Not a great theory, but a theory nonetheless.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Helen</span></strong><br /><br />It was great to see Helen again, and I loved thinking that Locke was finally being dealt a good hand. But I heard something on <a href="http://www.jayandjack.com/">The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack</a> that gave me chills, so I've got to share it. Remember in "The Constant" when Desmond kept bouncing back-and-forth between times, carrying over memories between the two? Well, when Locke fell out of his van and onto the lawn, Helen came running out of the house to help him. Back in season one, Locke was attacked by a boar, and spun to the ground, standing up saying, "I'm okay, Helen. I'm fine." Could these flash-sideways be the same thing that was happening to Desmond? Was this "confusion" from season one a result of jumping between <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">time lines</span>? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">OOOOooooooOOOOOOO</span> (to be read as a spooky sound)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">No Such Thing</span></strong><br /><br />The new off-island Locke is not the same man that we knew in past seasons. When Helen brings up the idea of miracles and he said that there was no such thing. And when she mentioned destiny, his reaction made it seem like he was just humoring her. So what happened to Locke? Was it surviving the fall out of the window and Jacob saving him that gave him the faith? And who knows how he got paralyzed this time, but there's no denying that he is a different man.<br /><br />So if there is always supposed to be a balance in life, does this mean that Jack is now the "man of faith"? He did say to Locke in the airport that nothing was irreversible. I'd really love to see Jack's story soon so that we can see what has changed in his life. Maybe he is still married to Sarah. We do know that his dad is dead still... though we don't know how he died.<br /><br />Man... the producers weren't kidding when they said that this season would feel a lot like season one. I really hope that the show doesn't end with Jack and Locke looking into another hatch (maybe one with actual stairs). :)Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-71158666257266163672010-02-15T20:26:00.005-05:002010-02-16T12:53:19.979-05:00S6E03 - What Kate Does<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErdoo-ON6caV0inLFgiUGxCKxiyq_oTFQ_rhLHGu2zzdxSXURyfogYGpEKhvDkLiNtyA6nXz4Ye543RIFZCUELjXPcgFulmG25WPoPpSaLUyx5Q2T2XN9ZbKhvryB2jaCnUazeqwm05g/s1600-h/S6E03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438899835754977026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErdoo-ON6caV0inLFgiUGxCKxiyq_oTFQ_rhLHGu2zzdxSXURyfogYGpEKhvDkLiNtyA6nXz4Ye543RIFZCUELjXPcgFulmG25WPoPpSaLUyx5Q2T2XN9ZbKhvryB2jaCnUazeqwm05g/s400/S6E03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ok</span>, so the episode wasn't rich in mythology, and some may consider it a "filler", since we've only got 15 hours of LOST left. But there were certainly some things worth thinking about... primarily, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sayid's</span> "condition".<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Infection</span></strong><br /><br />I think we can all agree that SOMETHING is in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Sayid</span>. According to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dogen</span> (the temple master), he didn't pass the test, meaning that he has been "infected", or "claimed". But what does that mean? Our biggest clue was given at the end of the episode when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Dogen</span> told Jack that Claire too had been "claimed". Could this explain why she only seemed to grieve over Charlie's death for a half-an-episode? Maybe when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Keamy</span> and the other mercenaries from the freighter blew up Claire's house, she was killed? She did seem spacey and very much out-of-it afterwards.<br /><br />And is this the same "sickness" that Rousseau spoke about? We saw that Rousseau's team was taken by smokey, and after they returned, she killed them all, claiming that they were "sick". We were all convinced that she was right when we saw her husband try to shoot her.... BUT, it is possible that SHE was the sick one? That SHE was claimed and her husband was trying to kill her because of that?<br /><br />On a side note, don't the commercials for LOST keep saying something like, "The time for questions is over"? So far, that's false advertising.<br /><br />Note: I'm not complaining... I just think it's funny. Though if they don't start answering things soon, it's not gonna be so funny.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Goodspeed</span></span></strong><br /><br />My favorite thing about this episode was the return of Ethan! I didn't even think about this before, but if all the women and children left the island, then a 3-year-old Ethan and his mother (Amy) made it off the island and to safety. This got me thinking about all of the other people that are off the island. Other than the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Losties</span>, I'd like to think we could look forward to seeing an off-island (and hopefully less messy) Rousseau, and perhaps Tom (Mr. Friendly). Fingers crossed!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love Triangle No More?</span></strong><br /><br />Could it be? Is Sawyer officially out of the love triangle? It's gone from a triangle, to a quadrangle, to a couple happy couples, to a couple triangles, and now appears to be a series of one-directional arrows... Jack loves Kate; Kate loves Sawyer; Sawyer loves Juliet; Juliet is dead.<br /><br />On the subject of the original love triangle of Jack-Kate-Sawyer, I have a new theory that a lot of people aren't gonna like.... Kate will end up with Jack in the Island timeline, but with Sawyer in the "LA" timeline. So far, so good. She appears to not have a choice with island-Sawyer anymore; and her only LA interaction with Jack was when she stole his pen on the plane.<br /><br />Ooh.... typing that just gave me another theory. If Jack ever finds his dad's body, he will have the funeral in LA. There, he'll meet Claire's mom, who will introduce him to Claire (who will still be in LA). And because Kate is now friends with Claire, that's how they could meet. Though, I don't know if Jack is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ok</span> with dating one of his sister's friends. Then again, she's only his HALF-sister.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">LA Criminals</span></strong><br /><br />Before I get into this, why the hell would Claire feel safe at all around Kate, who just carjacked her taxi and stole her purse? Just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">because</span> she gave it back? Strange... Anyway, I've been trying to think about how they can get all of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Losties</span> together in the LA timeline, and I have a feeling that a good number of them may be headed for the slammer.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Charlie</span> was arrested for heroin <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">possession</span>.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Jin</span></span> and Sun may be be in trouble for travelling with large quantities of unclaimed cash.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Sawyer</span> killed a man the night before Flight 815 (assuming that this hasn't changed in the new timeline).<br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Kate</span> is on the run for murder.<br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Claire</span> lied to police and is harboring a fugitive.<br /><br />....Seinfeld ending, anyone? God, I hope not!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Remedy</span></strong><br /><br />Most people didn't like this episode, again, because they called it a "filler". I think the real reason that they didn't like it was that it didn't show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">everyone's</span> favorite character, Locke. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ok</span>... so he's just MY favorite character. Anyway, have no fear... he'll be back in tonight's episode! It's supposed to be Locke-centric... but since Locke isn't Locke, can we expect it to be smoke monster-centric? I get chills just thinking about it!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-39703723098031717092010-02-09T09:40:00.012-05:002010-02-09T12:12:56.762-05:00"LA X" RevisitedAfter posting my recap yesterday, I realized that I forgot to mention 2 of the biggest things in the episode...<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Born Again</strong></span><br /><br />With bullet wounds still not healed from last year, Sayid was nearing Death when Jacob told him to take him to the temple. There, they dipped his body in water and drowned him. After lying lifeless on the temple floor for quite some time, he was suddenly resurrected. I've heard a lot of speculation that Sayid's body has been taken over by Jacob, but I don't know that it'd be that obvious. I mean, if Jacob's soul can take over another body, then there aren't any ramifications of him dying. Remember, Jacob's nemesis did not take over Locke's body (as it is still lying in the beach, spilling out of that steel crate). He simply took on Locke's form. But there's no denying that SOMETHING is in Sayid. I keep going back to when Ben was a kid, and Richard took him to the temple to save him, but warning that he would never be the same, and all his innocence would be lost. I hate to say it... but I think we're about to see a dark side to Sayid.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Smokey's Home</strong></span><br /><br />(not)Locke, also known as "Smokey", told Ben that he wants the one thing that John Locke never wanted-- to go home. But where is home? That's the million-dollar question right now. The easy assumption is that his home is the temple. But is that too easy? What if his home is not on the island? My wife's going to be disappointed that I'm writing this because she thinks I'm looking into it too much, but... In the pilot episode, just after seeing the "monster" knocking down the trees in the jungle, we hear Rose in the background having a conversation with another one of the survivors, and she says, "The sound that it made... There's something so familiar about it," to which the other castaway says, "Really? Where are you from?" She replies, "The Bronx." Could Smokey be from New York? Really?<br /><br />Here's my theory:<br /><br />The smoke monster is the soul of Jacob's nemesis. It was separated from its body, and currently exists in 2 forms. Its naked form is the smoke monster, but it has the ability to assume the forms of other dead bodies on the island (Jack's dad, Ben's daughter, Eko's brother, and now Locke). His real body (perhaps the one we saw him "wearing" in last year's finale) is being guarded in the temple. And the whole purpose of the island is to keep this smoke monster at bay.<br /><br />He was banished to the island, and Jacob was sent as his guard. But now that Jacob is dead, Richard is free from his "chains", and the smoke monster can now resume his original shape and leave the island. It just needs its body first. This is why everyone was putting the ash around the temple... to prevent him from getting his body back.<br /><br />This man is truly evil. And letting him get his body back is the only way he can leave the island. And him leaving the island is NOT good.<br /><br />OK... I get it.... some of the ideas here are flawed, but still worth keeping in the back of our heads. All I know is that when (not)Locke shows up at the temple, the doo-doo is gonna hit the fan! Remember, Jack & Co still believe that Locke is dead, so when they see him walking around, they're going to be in shock. Will he be able to trick them into letting him into the temple? Maybe Jacob will visit Hurley again and warn him that this man is NOT Locke.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>And Now, a Treat...</strong></span><br /><br />Here is a side-by-side comparison that someone did of the pilot episode and the opening scene of this year's premiere.<br /><br /><object width="400" ><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N2vMU6OQpM0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N2vMU6OQpM0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" ></embed></object>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-56663919708556503202010-02-07T20:29:00.009-05:002010-02-08T13:11:16.392-05:00S6E01 - LA X<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZT95TutFWfChv5H98lOtBDkqw3WKW_UPd4-Q4ItfCgfz5sFo3rnjPseCiiQnWspW0PMONe6nALqmAQhlhptdvYlM3VzLffC2MrkbFUXIoVy_NE67qxuCcW3AwZzGQgySX_m3OxCLgSE/s1600-h/LOST_S6E01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435679035524590818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZT95TutFWfChv5H98lOtBDkqw3WKW_UPd4-Q4ItfCgfz5sFo3rnjPseCiiQnWspW0PMONe6nALqmAQhlhptdvYlM3VzLffC2MrkbFUXIoVy_NE67qxuCcW3AwZzGQgySX_m3OxCLgSE/s400/LOST_S6E01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well, folks, the sixth and final season of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LOST </span>is officially underway. And I couldn't be happier with the premiere episode (especially since my theory from last week was pretty darn close)! The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">losties</span> have found themselves living two alternate <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">time lines</span>-- both serving as a "what if" scenario. In scenario #1, we see what happens if the bomb didn't work as planned. Jack & Co are blasted back to 2007 and the survivors find themselves mingling with the island natives back at the Temple. The second scenario shows Flight 815 flying safely over the island (which is now underwater) and landing in Los Angeles. But this Flight 815 wasn't totally the same as the original one.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Flight 815B</span></strong><br /><br />The differences between the original flight and this one are very important to note. And I think the best way to do this is to look at each character.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Jack:</span> Rather than consoling Rose and easing her nerves when the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">turbulence</span> hits, the roles are reversed, and it is Jack that is the nervous one. Something else that is worth noting is that the stewardess (Cindy) gave Jack only one bottle of liquor this flight (instead of 2).<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Locke:</span> He mentioned to Boone that he went on a walkabout in Australia. In the first season, we saw that Locke went to Australia for the walkabout, but was rejected due to his paralysis. And apparently, my TV wasn't listening to me when I was yelling at it, "Stand up, Locke!" as I hoped that John had some better luck in this alternate world. So when we saw him getting wheeled off the plane at LAX, we found ourselves wondering whether or not he was telling the truth.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Hurley:</span> No more bad luck... though he still won the lottery. Does this mean that he didn't use the numbers? I guess that if the island blew up in 1977, then Sam and Lenny never heard the numbers. And Lenny never ended up in the mental institution. And Hurley never heard the numbers. Though something tells me that they still managed to come into his life. They do seem to have a power of their own.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Kate:</span> Her plane ride didn't seem all that different; though a video released at Comic Con suggested that she didn't really kill her father, but instead killed one of her father's work buddies. Hopefully, we'll get more insight into this in the next episode.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Sawyer:</span> I have to admit... I'm at a crossroads when it comes to Sawyer. On one hand, he offered to help out with Charlie. But on the other hand, he seemed a little too interested in Hurley's money. Is he a con-man in this new world, or not? I really hope not.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Charlie:</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Everyone's</span> favorite one-hit-wonder wasn't living it up in this world... though he was still living... for now. After being saved by Jack (again), he wasn't very appreciative, but instead told Jack that he <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">should've</span> died.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jin</span> & Sun:</span> Some things never change. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Jin</span> was a jerk in season one. He's a jerk now. Maybe if he had someone to build a raft with, he could work out some of that aggression. Though they tip-toed around whether or not Sun spoke English. The mystery remains.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Boone:</span> I was really excited to see Boone in the premiere. And even better, Shannon wasn't there. Don't get me wrong... I like Shannon... I just didn't like how much she complained in the first half of the season. Maybe by the time they bring her back, she'll be past that "annoying" phase. Note: I really loved how Boone told Locke that if the plane went down, he would stick with him. Unfortunately, it's his trust in Locke that ended up killing him in season one.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Desmond:</span> In the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">original</span> Flight 815, Desmond.... wait.... what the hell was Desmond doing on the plane? I guess if the island has been under water for the past 27 years, Desmond wouldn't be pushing that button. Though, his appearance on the flight really suggests that it is all about fate. He was destined to connect with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">losties</span>. And while I loved seeing Desmond again, I don't think we're going to get to see him and Penny together. I mean, if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Widmore</span> was on the island in 1977, then he was likely killed in the explosion. This means that Penny was never born. ... it actually hurt to write that.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Smokey's Apology</span></strong><br /><br />Speaking of things that are painful to write, YES... this is the last season of LOST. That being said, they certainly set the pace for the season by answering something BIG in the fist 15 minutes. (not)Locke was being shot at by Bram's team after killing Jacob, and after he disappeared around the corner, down came Smokey! Tossing around Bram's team and killing them 3-at-a-time, Smokey was stopped (only briefly) when Bram surrounded himself with a circle of ash. It quickly outsmarted Bram, and after Bram was killed, the smoke retreated, and (not)Locke reappeared. His apology to Ben made my top 10 LOST quotes ever... "Sorry you had to see me like that." Confirmation, (not)Locke is the smoke monster. And also confirmation, the ash around Jacob's cabin was for the smoke monster. The question... was it keeping him locked in the cabin, or was it keeping him out?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jacob's List</span></strong><br /><br />A ghost-Jacob came to visit Hurley and told him to take a dying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Sayid</span> to the Temple, making sure to bring the guitar case that he gave to Hurley last season. When they got there, the temple master opened it up to find the Ankh from the four-toed statue. He cracked it open over his leg and pulled out a piece of paper (kinda like a giant <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Egyptian</span> fortune cookie). And we can only assume (after his response) that the paper had their names on the list. Was this something that Jacob recently put together, or has it been inside the statue for hundreds of years? I hope we find out soon. I mean, they've only got 16 hours of the show left.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Connections</span></strong><br /><br />By the end of the "LA" timeline, we see that connections are already being made. Kate and Sawyer shared a little moment in the elevator. Jack & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Sayid</span> saved Charlie, though I think Charlie may come back, seeking a little revenge on Jack. Locke and Boone became single-serving friends (a "Fight Club" reference). But most importantly, Jack and Locke met and ended their conversation with Jack giving Locke his business card. "Nothing is irreversible," offered Jack, about Locke's paralysis. They're all coming together, and I think it's a safe assumption that this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">time line's</span> story over the entire season will be about them all continuing to make these connections. I wouldn't be surprised if we found ourselves in an alternate version of the Jack/Kate/Sawyer love triangle in the coming episodes.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Richard in Chains</span></strong><br /><br />After (not)Locke came out of the foot-statue, he said to Richard, "It's good to see you out of those chains." This comment brings up 2 popular theories-- Was Richard one of the slaves on the Black Rock? Or are these metaphoric chains, in that now that Jacob is dead, perhaps Richard is free from the age-defying spell that Jacob put on him?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">It Worked</span></strong><br /><br />These 2 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">timelines</span> (which the producers are trying to refrain from using the term "alternate") raise some great questions about the direction of the show. And something very important to note is that Juliet (in the "it didn't work" timeline) told Miles that it <em>did</em> work. So the question is.... do these two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">time lines</span> co-exist? Maybe this is tied into the consciousness travelling that we've come to love in episodes like "The Constant". Are the characters jumping between <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">time lines</span>? I'm hesitating to say that Jack seemed like he had some weird sort of a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">deja-</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">vu</span> feeling in the opening scene because I think it might just be something I'm looking for, rather than something that's actually there.<br /><br />I hope you all enjoyed the premiere! We've only got 16 hours (in 15 episodes) left!<br /><br />Until next time!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-24677884920825064402010-01-31T15:57:00.007-05:002010-02-01T12:36:22.941-05:00Ready for Season Six!Guess who's back! And I'm totally ready for season six... I think. I honestly couldn't be more excited, but it's certainly bittersweet, thinking that tomorrow, I'll be watching the last ever LOST season premiere. And in just a few months, we will all gather around our television sets and watch the final episode in LOST history. Sure, someone will try to remake it in 30 years (probably in a major motion picture)... but it'll never be LOST.<br /><br />I wanted my "return of LOST" post to be about the surprise LOST-themed birthday party that my wife threw me this summer, but (as always) I got a little side-tracked when my daughter was born, just a couple weeks after the party. I'll be doing a post full of pictures in the near future. But for now, I wanted to do a quick post on some possible theories for the final season.<br /><br />As you remember, LOST season 5 ended with one big question-- can you change the past? Back in 1977, Juliet was pulled deep into the hatch shaft where she detonated a hydrogen-bomb, hoping to destroy the island, or at least the pocket of electromagnetic energy that lead to the pushing of the button, which lead to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Faraday's theory is that if they can detonate the bomb at the source of this electromagnetic anomoly (the "incident"), their plane will never crash on the island in 2004.<br /><br />So, did it work? It had to. I mean, if it didn't, wouldn't that mean that all of the characters back in 1977 are dead? We did hear an explosion.... and I doubt that after waiting nearly 9 months, they'd go back and say that it was just a minor explosion (enough to kill Juliet, and that's it). Then again, they did do a switch-a-roo with where Sayid shot Young Ben (moving his bullet wound from heart-side to the other side of his chest).<br /><br />I also have a hard time believing that the premiere is going to start with Flight 815 landing in LAX. It's a cop-out to undo everything over the past 5 seasons.<br /><br />The best option that I can think of is a combination of both... the half-"it worked" and half-"it didn't" theory.... here's my prediction for season 6.<br /><br />Seasons 1, 2, and 3 had flashbacks. Season 4 had flash-forwards. Season 5 had time jumps (between 1977 and 2007). I'm predicting that the storytelling will change in season 6 to a flashing between alternate paths.<br /><br />Along one path, Jack & Co are blasted back to 2007 where they meet up with "Locke" and friends, and try to figure out their purpose on the island. <br /><br />Along the second path, the Losties are blasted back to September 22, 2004 on Flight 815, where they land safely in LAX. Off the island, we'll watch as destiny brings the losties together. We'll see Boone die, then Shannon, etc. And at the end of the series, they'll all end up back on the island, exactly where they are in the first timeline. It'll be a season-long course-correction.<br /><br />I'm sure that my theory is wrong... and I'm sure I'll be proved wrong as soon as the season starts. But in the off-chance that I'm right, I had to post it. :)<br /><br />Thanks again to eveyone that reads. I'm really looking forward to this season and being able to share my theories with you all!<br /><br />Namaste!<br />-drew.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-25708632284934356902009-05-19T12:22:00.022-04:002009-07-21T21:14:16.033-04:00S5E16 / S5E17 - The Incident<strong>HAVE NO FEAR! I'M STILL ALIVE!</strong><br /><br />I know it's been far too long since my last post, and I'm about 2 months late with this recap, but things have calmed down in my life a little bit (aka I recently took a week off work), so I've managed to squeeze in an extra couple hours to do this post. So, without further ado, let's examine the finale.<br /><br />What an episode! We finally got to meet Jacob, who appears to have played an important role in the lives of our Losties... but I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let's go in order.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Q: What lies in the shadow of the statue?</strong> </span><br /><br />We finally got the answer (in Latin), which translates to "He who will save us all." Is this a reference to Jacob? He's been living in the foot of the statue for (presumably) hundreds of years. Could this also be a reference to Locke (the real Locke), whose body is now laying on the beach, next to the foot? I'm actually re-watching all 5 seasons (surprise, surprise), and I'm half-way through season 1, and Charlie told Jack that if he had to put all of his faith into one person saving them all, it'd be John Locke. Then again, how can he save everyone if he's dead? Unless, of course, he isn't...<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Is Locke Dead?</span></strong><br /><br />I mean, technically, yeah... he's dead. But... I think we're asking the wrong question here. The right question is....<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Did the detonation of the bomb work?</strong> </span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>For those that can't remember back to May, here's a quick recap of the plan-- The Losties were stuck in 1977, at the time of the "incident". The incident is what led to the pushing of the button, which led to Desmond pushing the button, which led to the crash of Flight 815, which led to seasons 1-5 of LOST. Essentially, they planned to detonate the Jughead bomb in order to "fix" things so that their plane never crashed on the island. The problem with this plan, of course, is that Jack and Kate never would've met; Kate would've gone to jail; Sawyer would've likely been arrested for killing the guy in Sydney; Hurley would've continued to be cursed; Aaron would've been given up for adoption; the list goes on.<br /><br />So how does this tie into the "Is Locke dead" thing? If the plane never crashed, Locke would still be in the wheelchair, and would not be dead. So, if the bomb really reset things, then the Locke / Jacob events don't really matter.<br /><br />I know I'm going in circles here, but you've got to see the issue that they face, which (to me) only seems like there is one solution. If the timeline is reset, then the Locke/Jacob storyline (and everything we've seen so far) is meaningless. If they don't end up on the island, then how would we learn the history of the island next season? But if the bomb didn't work, then the second half of season 5 was pointless. They've essentially got to make it so that the bomb goes off, but that everything that's happened so far counts. Is it possible that, as a result of the bomb being detonated, the Losties were blasted ahead in time to 2008, meeting up with the Locke/Jacob timeline? Could that be what Jacob meant when he spoke his dying words, "They're coming"?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jacob's Nemesis (Esau)</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Ok, so who is Jacob's nemesis? He is given no name in the episode, but the online LOST communities have been referring to him as "Esau" (pronounced "ee-saw"). Biblically, Esau is Jacob's twin brother, who vows to kill him. This appears to be the origins of the black vs white theme. Jacob is dressed in all white, while Esau is dressed in all black. And while it seems obvious to assume that Jacob is the good guy and Esau is bad, I want to make sure to mention that it's possible we're being misled.<br /><br />Also, the Locke we've been watching all season is actually Esau in disguise. He is unable to kill Jacob himself (same reason Ben is unable to kill Widmore?), so instead he gets Ben to kill Jacob for him. But that was no easy task. (Buckle up.... it's gonna get rough.)<br /><br />Esau (as Locke) took Ben to the temple so that Ben could confront the smoke monster and be forgiven. After Ben and "Locke" separate, the smoke monster appears. The smoke monster here is likely also another manifestation of Esau. The smoke monster lets Ben go, and he is soon confronted by the ghost of Alex (who is ALSO Esau), who tells Ben that he has to do everything that Locke (Esau) tells him. ... If you need to read that again, please do so now.... I'll wait for you..... ok.... got it? Good. Let's move ahead.<br /><br />If we've seen Esau manifest himself as Locke, Alex, and the smoke monster, can we assume that this isn't the first time we've seen this guy? Is he the smoke monster all the time? Can Jacob also manifest himself as someone else? This just flipped our LOST world upside-down. I'm ok with the idea that Esau is the smoke monster, as long as Jacob also manifests himself as a white light (the one that Locke saw back in season one). Since the first season, we've seen A LOT of creepy ghosts and things on the island, and it seems reasonable now to consider that they may all be either Esau or Jacob. The question we face now is... who's who?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Touching Flashbacks</span></strong><br /><br />In all flashbacks in the finale, we saw how the Losties encountered Jacob in their pasts, and the important role that he played. More importantly, you should all note that he touched all of them during the flashback. Here's a quick rundown of each:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Jack:</span> </strong>After Jack's infamous "angel hair pasta" surgery, he was trying to get an Apollo bar from the vending machine, but it was stuck. It was Jacob who eventually got it it down for him.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Hurley:</span></strong> After being released from jail, he and Jacob shared a cab ride. Jacob left Hurley with the guitar case that he was carrying on the plane.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Kate:</span> </strong>When Kate was a child, she and Tom (her best friend) were trying to steal a New Kids on the Block lunchbox, when they got caught by the store clerk. Jacob paid for the lunchbox, and Kate was free to go. Note: This is also the same lunchbox that Kate and Tom used to bury their time capsule, which Tom kept his plastic plane in until they dug it up years later. (That's the plane that the marshall had in his case on Flight 815).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Locke:</span> </strong>After his father pushed him from an 8-story window, Locke smacked the ground, and Jacob appeared to revive him with a simple touch of the hand. Whether he really brought Locke back to life or if it was just good timing, we don't know. I'm guessing he was brought back to life.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Sawyer:</span> </strong>While writing the infamous "Dear Mr. Sawyer" letter, his pen dried up. Jacob was there to provide him with a fresh ballpoint, to ensure that Sawyer finished writing the letter.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Sayid:</span></strong> After he and Nadia stepped off of a curb, Jacob grabbed Sayid to "ask for help", ensuring that Sayid wasn't hit by the same truck that killed Nadia.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Jin and Sun:</span> </strong>Jacob made a cameo at their wedding, wishing them good luck and telling them never to take each other for granted.<br /><br /><br />Now, I don't know the significance of Jacob's touch, but you should note that all of those people are still alive on the island. Is it possible that they needed his touch in order to come to the island?<br /><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lord of the Ring</span></strong><br /></p><p>Sun found Charlie's DriveShaft ring that he left behind. Is this a sign that we'll soon be seeing Claire again? I can't imagine that they'd bring up the ring without having Claire back to get it. I know she's supposed to be back next season... I just don't know how soon (first episode? 15th episode?). I'm voting for episode 1.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">ROSE AND BERNARD!</span> </strong><br /><br />I'm so happy to see Rose and Bernard back! They've been living with Vincent in the jungle for the past 3 years, saying that they didn't want to work for the Dharma Initiative because they're retired. This caused a lot of buzz in the LOST fan community that Rose and Bernard are likely the Adam and Eve from season 1. To me, it seems a little too obvious. I know this is supposed to be one of the bigger LOST mysteries, so I can't see them putting it out there so soon.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Is Jacob dead?</span></strong><br /><br />I can't imagine you could be stabbed and thrown onto a campfire and live to tell about it. Then again, if you have some form of island-magic, I think there might be an exception for you. I've been having suspicions lately that Jack's reason for being on the island is to save Jacob. The problem here is that Jack's still in 1977... or is he?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Four-Toed Statue Confirmed!</span></strong><br /><br />The LOST crew has confirmed the identity of the 4-toed Statue as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taweret">Taweret</a>, the Egyptian Goddess of childbirth and fertility. This ties in well with the fertility issues on the island. I'm a little confused, though, as this statue is considerably old (at least a few hundred years), but the fertility issues on the island didn't always exist. They weren't there in the 1970's (when Amy gave birth to Ethan on the island), but women couldn't carry to term on the island in the early 2000's. The big question here-- what changed? Is it possible that Ethan could be born on the island because of research by the Dharma Initiative? Maybe they found a way to fix it?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Big Question</span></strong><br /><br />The MOST IMPORTANT thing in the finale was the opening sequence. As Jacob and his nemesis are sitting on the beach watching the Black Rock in the distance, they have the following conversation (courtesy of <a href="http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Incident,_Parts_1_&_2_transcript">lostpedia</a>):<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong>Jacob:</strong></span> I take it you're here 'cause of the ship.<br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">Nemesis:</span></strong> I am. How did they find the island?<br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong>Jacob:</strong></span> You'll have to ask 'em when they get here.<br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">Nemesis:</span></strong> I don't have to ask. You brought them here. Still trying to prove me wrong, aren't you?<br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong>Jacob:</strong></span> You are wrong.<br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">Nemesis:</span></strong> Am I? They come. They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same.<br /><span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong>Jacob:</strong></span> It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.<br /><br />Go ahead.... read that a couple more times. It's clear that Jacob is trying to prove his nemesis wrong on something. And he keeps bringing people back to the island to help, but it never works. Jacob won't give up though... he's determined. And while it's easy to assume that Jacob is good and Esau is bad (as discussed above), I keep reading that conversation thinking, "This sounds an awful lot like Jack and Locke talking." Jacob is the man of faith, while his nemesis is the man of science.<br /><br />The big LOST mystery here is, "What is Jacob trying to prove?" I think this isn't going to be answered until the final episode, as I think it'll reveal A LOT about why they were brought to the island, which is (of course) one of the biggest mysteries on the show (now that we got the answer of where Rose and Bernard are).<br /><br />***********************<br /><br />Ok, so I finally finished the recap of the finale. And just in time for Comic Con this weekend. I'll be posting some brief things after Comic Con to let you all know what went down. Plus (fingers crossed), I'm re-watching the series (from season 1 all the way through) and formulating a "Big Theory". I've got it laid out in my head and I'm trying to work in all the details, while hopefully not being proved wrong. If any of you have theories or questions, send 'em to me and I'll try to address them in the blog. That way, it won't be completely dead for the next 7 months.<br /><br />Thanks again for reading! And thanks also for your patience!<br /><br />-drew.</p>Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-61164131660443335082009-05-11T12:18:00.011-04:002009-05-12T12:30:15.507-04:00S5E15 - Follow the Leader<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Captain Richard</span></strong><br /><br />If you're a consistent reader of this blog, you know about my "Richard is from the future" theory, but I'm starting to consider otherwise. This week, we saw Richard building a ship in a bottle. The ship bore a striking resemblance to the Black Rock (as seen in the painting purchased by Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Widmore</span>). I'm frustrated because I think they're trying to tell us something here about Richard's origins, but I'm a firm believer that he is an island-native. Aren't we due for a Richard flashback?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Guess Who's Back</span></strong><br /><br />It's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sayid</span>! I'm glad to see him back, just in time for the finale. Now where the hell are Rose and Bernard?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Jealous Submarine</span></strong><br /><br />Just as Sawyer and Juliet are about to be handed a "Happily Ever After" card, in comes Kate. So, what happens now? Will Sawyer, Juliet, and Kate be the members of an off-island love triangle? I wouldn't place my bets on it. I would guess that they make it no further than the other "Alcatraz" island. And as much as I'd like to see Juliet happy, I think Kate and Sawyer are going to be together in the end. Then again, what do I know?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Radzinski's</span> Map</span></strong><br /><br />The various LOST communities around the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">internet</span> have been buzzing about the map that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Radzinski</span> asked Sawyer to draw for him. It's a popular theory that Sawyer's drawing becomes the basis for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Radzinski's</span> infamous Blast Door map, as seen in the hatch (under the black light). I don't personally subscribe to the theory, but I wanted to post this to get your thoughts on it. Please leave me a comment below, or <a href="mailto:lostwithdrew@gmail.com">e-mail me</a> with your thoughts.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Not Under the Swan?</span></strong><br /><br />I always thought that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Jughead</span> (bomb) was buried beneath the swan station, where all that concrete was poured, but they seemed to have suggested that it was buried beneath the barracks. Isn't that where Ben went to summon smokey? Richard did make a comment about getting the bomb out "the same way we got it down here". Could smokey have done that? It'd be a GREAT turn of events to find out that while Ben can summon smokey, it's actually Richard who can control it. Wouldn't that be cool?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Death to Jacob</span></strong><br /><br />The big kicker at the end of this episode was when Locke told Ben that he was looking for Jacob so that he could kill him. Would this even be possible though? Does the island not want Jacob to live? Is Jacob a bad guy? If so, does that mean that Richard is also a bad guy (as he's been following Jacob)? Or does Jacob simply not exist? I really really really hope we get answers on this in the finale. I don't feel like waiting another 8 months to get this answer.<br /><br />But why would Locke want to kill Jacob? He hasn't really done anything to Locke. Did the island tell Locke to kill Jacob? Is Locke just out to prove that Jacob doesn't really exist? Or...<br /><br />Remember back last season, when Ben took Locke to Jacob's cabin? And Locke heard Jacob say "Help me." Is it possible that killing Jacob will help him in some way? After all, killing Locke helped him get back to the island. Could Jacob be trapped in-between worlds right now? Maybe he's in a coma somewhere, and the only way he can be saved is if Locke pulls the cord, allowing the island to resurrect him?<br /><br />It's a stretch, I know. I've really got my fingers crossed that we find out this week.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Incident</span></strong><br /><br />Jack's plan (originally Faraday's plan) is to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">detonate</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">jughead</span>, as to prevent the "incident", which (for those who don't remember) happens during the construction of the Swan. Apparently, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DHARMA</span> crew drills into a pocket of electromagnetism, which causes them to create this button that needs to be pushed every 108 minutes (in order to discharge the electromagnetism before it becomes to strong). It's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">because</span> of this, that Flight 815 crashed on the island. So, by <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">detonating</span> the bomb, it changes the future, ensuring that Flight 815 never lands on the island.<br /><br />And while Jack is fine with this, Kate refuses to help him because (DUH) if Flight 815 never crashes, she'll end up in jail, never having met Jack, Sawyer, or any of the other passengers on Flight 815.<br /><br />Let's face it, though. Would they really build this storyline up if they weren't able to change it? Probably not. So, buckle your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">seat belt</span> and get ready for tomorrow's episode. I have a feeling we're in for a game-changer, involving Flight 815 having never crashed on the island.<br /><br />Good luck.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-7187543386529170192009-05-05T12:33:00.016-04:002009-05-06T16:59:18.547-04:00S5E14 - The VariableCongratulations to LOST on airing their 100th episode, "Variable". And as the first Faraday-centric episode, it certainly did not disappoint (except, of course, for when he was killed.... but I'm getting ahead of myself).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Yet More Daddy Issues</span></strong><br /><br />One of the big reveals in this episode was Charles Widmore claiming that he is Faraday's dad. It's strange, though, that when he mentioned it, Eloise slapped him. I got the impression that he hasn't earned the "father" status with Faraday. The sad thing is that he could've been around for Faraday's entire life, and he wouldn't have known because of his little memory problem.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">LOST with Whom?</span></strong><br /><br />We got a little more insight this week into Faraday's memory problem. He has to live with a caretaker because he has major memory-loss issues... likely as a side effect of all his crazy experiments. His mother persuaded him to work for Widmore and go back to the island, where he'll be healed (and apparently shot as well).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Beating Around the Bush</span></strong><br /><br />Ok. I'll stop beating around the bush here. Faraday was shot. By his mother. In 1977. WHAT? Does this mean he's dead? I certainly hope not. However, I'm definitely not gonna hold my breath on that. I just can't fully commit one way or the other yet, because he's still supposed to film that video with Pierre Chang from last summer's comic con video.<br /><br />Need a reminder?<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AdWLYVRiin8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AdWLYVRiin8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So did she know that he was gonna get shot? Probably. So why did she send him back to the island? It's simple-- she's just making sure that things happen the way that they're supposed to. If that's the case, she's gonna be really pissed with Jack & Co. because they're going to spend the rest of the season trying to prevent Flight 815 from crashing on the island.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Faraday May Be Dead, But...</span></strong><br /><br />PENNY AND DESMOND ARE ALIVE!<br /><br />That's it.... nothing else here. Just celebrating. Move on to the next line item.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">In Trouble</span></strong><br /><br />The Dharma folks found Phil tucked away in Sawyer's closet, and now Sawyer and the rest of the Losties are in BIG TROUBLE. After a big shoot-out, Radzinski was shot in the arm by (if I remember correctly) Sawyer (or was it Jack?). Regardless of who it was, they've got no choice now but to run. And while Sawyer's option of starting over in the jungle sounds interesting, I think we (as an audience) would benefit much more if they just joined up with Richard's team. Maybe then we'll get to see what the hell Rose and Bernard have been up to for the past 3 years.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Chocolate Before Dinner</span></strong><br /><br />I was glad to see Charlotte back in this episode (granted, she was just a child). And there are 2 things that we should take away from this scene.<br /><br />1) She told Daniel that she wasn't supposed to have any chocolate before dinner. This is also what she told him before she died. So, it established that this is, in fact, the same memory she was reliving before taking her last breath.<br /><br />2) HE DID IT! He told her not to come back to the island. WHY?! He said that he wanted to try to change things.... but if he DIDN'T tell her, then THAT WOULD'VE BEEN CHANGING THINGS!!! You would think that, for a PHYSICIST, he'd be a little bit smarter. Sheesh!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Son of a Dharma Scientist!</span></strong><br /><br />Let's face it-- the "Miles is Pierre's son" thing wasn't going to stay buried for long. But leave it up to Faraday to spill the beans and make for an awkward moment between father and son. Faraday told him that he needed to evacuate the island in order to save everyone from the electromagnetic pulse that is destined to happen in a matter of hours. But again, if Faraday is big on changing things, then why tell Dr. Chang? If he didn't know about it, then baby Miles would've stayed on the island, thus changing things.<br /><br />Hello! McFly! Anybody home?! Think, Faraday! Think!<br /><br />(He's very "George McFly", isn't he?)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Half Lab Assistant, Half Girlfriend</span></strong><br /><br />We also got a little more insight this episode into the relationship between Faraday and Theresa. She started out as his lab assistant, but they soon became romantic. And after performing experiments on himself, she offered to be the guinea pig, and things went sour. The question here is-- why did it hurt her, but not him? Is he special? Or was he just able to find his constant? I'd like to wrap this up with a "Time will tell" like I normally do, but if he's dead, then I don't know if we'll ever find out.<br /><br />************************<br /><br />Well, that about does it for me. I'm glad that I was able to get this done before tonight's new episode, titled "Follow the Leader". I'm really looking forward to Season Five's penultimate episode. Normally, the episodes before the finale normally serve as a big set-up for the finale, so I'm not expecting a lot of big reveals. Then again, last year's pre-finale episode was "Greatest Hits", where Charlie died. GREAT episode! Let's hope tonight's is just as good, if not better!<br /><br />After tonight's episode, I'd love to hear from you guys! Leave me a comment or send me an <a href="mailto:lostwithdrew@gmail.com">email</a> with your theories, comments, or questions!<br /><br />Until next time!<br /><br />-drew.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-678504213207502442009-04-20T20:31:00.010-04:002009-04-22T13:19:51.192-04:00S5E13 - Some Like It HothI'm sure that by now, you've all given up on this week's recap, but things have been a bit crazy and I haven't had a lot of "free time", which is (unfortunately) when this blog gets written. I got lucky that this week's episode isn't new, so I've got a little bit of wiggle room. Enough excuses! On with the recap!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">A Familiar Face</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVzROtUw3v44Hk-RX9cU4EG6aijlDVEsVcB0Zp57gPHLmW5DmHy_q32XuvJOpTTnXwsKgWbn6v9OH4NhrUNq4iGIDWH3pV-SDAYiXXqHfMIckXuOFY6_nHkRyjHtCNAYp15IxERUz1_o/s1600-h/Bram.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327179518673010530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVzROtUw3v44Hk-RX9cU4EG6aijlDVEsVcB0Zp57gPHLmW5DmHy_q32XuvJOpTTnXwsKgWbn6v9OH4NhrUNq4iGIDWH3pV-SDAYiXXqHfMIckXuOFY6_nHkRyjHtCNAYp15IxERUz1_o/s320/Bram.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The above photo is of Bram... the guy in the van who captured Miles and warned him about working for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Widmore</span>. And when Miles asked him about which team he's on, he responded, "the one that's gonna win." Is this ANOTHER team? Not Ben? Not <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Widmore</span>?<br /><br />...if only he were on the island....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRnzZFBne9ucO0wIjKwo3zkgIQg-JpMBjotQPDHyyE7FUxHknNIf_APFmL8FB-wZSmJMclGHwF0d37IxYVH78ptGAz_6MWvMskowa0SiLd2M4XwVSmsqp5Cl5mG8M-f1ACYuIY_kE6eE/s1600-h/Bram_1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327179739759225074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRnzZFBne9ucO0wIjKwo3zkgIQg-JpMBjotQPDHyyE7FUxHknNIf_APFmL8FB-wZSmJMclGHwF0d37IxYVH78ptGAz_6MWvMskowa0SiLd2M4XwVSmsqp5Cl5mG8M-f1ACYuIY_kE6eE/s320/Bram_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yep.... he's there. He's with the survivors of Flight 316. And he was with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ilana</span>, asking Frank the infamous "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" (which Bram also asked Miles in the van). He told Miles that if he didn't know the answer, then he wasn't ready to go to the island.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Shadow of the Statue</span></strong><br /><br />So what DOES lie in the shadow of the statue? One of the theories going around online is that the statue is a sort of sun-dial, so TIME is what lies in the shadow of the statue. The thing that I really like about this is that it's a LOST-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ish</span> answer, in that it's not really something that physically lies in the shadow of the statue (like sand).<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">3.2 Million Dollars</span></strong><br /><br />Last season, Miles tried extorting Ben for $3.2 Million. We found out in this episode that the reason he wanted 3.2 (and not 3.3 or 3.4, as Ben questioned) is that it was double the amount that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Widmore</span> was paying him ($1.6 Million). But is it wrong that I still don't understand why he didn't ask for a little more? Why not tell Ben that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Widmore</span> was paying him $2 Million, and ask for an even $4 Mil?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Daddy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Dharmacare</span></span></strong><br /><br />As it's been long-suspected, it was revealed this week that Dr. Pierre Chang (previously known as Marvin Candle, Edgar <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Haliwax</span>, and Mark <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wickmund</span>) is the father of Miles. When Miles was a baby, Dr. Chang forced him and his mother to leave the island. Miles was mad at his dad for it, but I think in the end, we'll see that he sent them away to save their lives, as he may have travelled to the future and learned about the purge.<br /><br />This makes me think that the island brought Miles back in order to course-correct, as he was probably never meant to leave in the first place.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hurley Strikes Back</span></strong><br /><br />...nothing really important here. I just wanted to say how great I think it is that Hurley was trying to write Empire Strikes Back. That's golden!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hostile Territory</span></strong><br /><br />Miles was asked to bring a mysterious package to "Grid 334", which he was quick to identify as hostile territory. When he got there, we found a man who was killed by.... wait for it..... a FILLING being pulled through the top of his head! I'm thinking it's pretty obvious that this is the swan station. It was a nice touch to have death-by-filling, 'cause Desmond made a comment to Jack back in the hatch, saying, "I don't know about you, but every time I walk by that wall, my fillings hurt."<br /><br />But wait... back up.... the Swan station is in hostile territory? Is this why it was so hidden? Could this have caused the war? Maybe the Others found out about the swan being built in their territory? No... that can't be. Can it? I mean, wasn't the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Dharma</span> Initiative (Kelvin) still working in the hatch until 2004? Unless Kelvin was an Other.... TOO MANY QUESTIONS!!!<br /><br />...Speaking of "too many questions", I wanted to take a minute to say that in a year from now, when we've only got 3 episodes left of the entire series, we'll be wishing that they were introducing more questions instead of being in constant answer-mode. Then again, maybe not. :)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Return of Daniel Faraday</span></strong><br /><br />YES! Faraday is back! I'm so excited to see him again! He's quickly become one of my favorite characters. And I think next week's episode is supposed to be Faraday-centric. I can't wait! Had I known that he was in Ann Arbor this whole time, I would've made the hour drive to see him. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Haha</span>!<br /><br />The important thing here to remember is that Gerald and Karen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">DeGroot</span> (the founders of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Dharma</span> Initiative) were professors at the University of Michigan (in Ann Arbor). A flashback of his time spent there could offer A LOT of insight into the origins of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Dharma</span> Initiative. I CAN'T WAIT!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">My Season 5 Finale Prediction</span></strong><br /><br />Previously, I had theorized that season 5 would end with them avoiding the purge, and season 6 would be about how that affected everything.<br /><br />SCRAP THAT! Time for a new theory!<br /><br />In this episode, Hurley saw them building the swan station hatch and embossing the infamous numbers into the side. My prediction is that he'll go back and tell everyone about it, and they'll try to stop the swan station from ever being built. And remember, the swan station is the reason that flight 815 crashed on the island. So without the swan station, they never ended up on the island, right? WRONG! My prediction is that season 5 will end with them NOT crashing on the island, but will show how they course-corrected to all end up on the island in some other way.<br /><br />Maybe (as theorized above) the Swan station is the reason for the purge. So, not building the swan also avoided the purge, and we'll find out that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Dharma</span> Initiative lived on, and ended up recruiting all of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Losties</span>' parents, ensuring that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Losties</span> would be on the island.<br /><br />I realize it's a stretch, but I had to put it out there just in case it came true.<br /><br />*********************************<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Poll</span></strong><br /><br />This week's poll is simple-- What team are Bram and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Ilana</span> on?<br /><br />*********************************<br /><br />As always, please leave me a comment, or <a href="mailto:lostwithdrew@gmail.com">e-mail me</a> with your thoughts, speculations, or off-the-wall theories.<br /><br />Until next time!<br /><br />-drew.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-34546666851539666852009-04-13T15:37:00.007-04:002009-04-14T12:31:37.437-04:00S5E12 - Dead is Dead<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">My Name is Smokey</span></strong><br /><br />Ok... I was willing to look past Young Ben's bullet moving from one side of his chest to the other side last week... but what I cannot forgive is Ben not having a name for the smoke monster. How could you live on the island for decades and not have a name for the giant cloud of smoke that you summon to kill the island's invaders? Surely he must be lying. (Big surprise, right?)<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lil' Alex</span></strong><br /><br />One of the semi-big reveals this week was that Ben was the one who stole Alex from Rousseau. Seeing this made me wonder why Rousseau didn't recognize Ben as the guy who stole her baby when she caught him in one of her traps back in season 2. If someone were to steal my son from me, you'd better believe I'd never forget that person's face.<br /><br />The other part to this reveal was Ben warning Rousseau at the end that, if she ever hears whispers, to run in the other direction. This is officially the first time that anyone (other than Rousseau or the Losties) has spoke of the whispers. And for it to come directly from an Other is big. Does this mean that it has nothing to do with time travel, though? Maybe it really is just one of those creepy things that the Others do.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Timeline?</span></strong><br /><br />Continuing with the Ben/Rousseau/Alex storyline, Rousseau crashed on the island in 1988. Ben (and young Ethan)kidnapped Alex in early 1989. But the purge didn't happen until 1992. This means that Ben and Ethan were BOTH a part of the Others before the purge happened. Woah. I really hope we get to spend some serious time with Richard Alpert and his team. There's definitely a lot of stuff to learn here.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Ben's Choice</span></strong><br /><br />Ben chose to save Rousseau's life.... but why? And why did Widmore think she should've been killed? Was this just a test to see if Ben was capable of murder? Was it in preparation of the Purge?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">They Need Locke</span></strong><br /><br />Christian told Sun that if she wanted to find Jin, she needed to wait for John Locke, who would be able to help her. Does this mean that he'll need to turn the wheel again to get them back to 1977? Or will Jacob show Locke a new way to get back to 1977, or bring the Losties back to present time (2008)?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Thank You, LOST Writers</span></strong><br /><br />I'd personally like to thank the LOST writing staff for not killing Penny or Desmond. But at the same time, I'd like to curse at them for not showing much of them lately. I'm really in need of a Desmond and Penny fix. Soon, please!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Farewell Caesar</span></strong><br /><br />Ben is a kuniving snake... but you have to give him credit for being so damn smart. I totally fell for the trick he was playing on Caesar and Locke. And while I wasn't exactly hating Caesar's character, I was glad to see Ben blast him in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. It just goes to show how bad-ass Ben is.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Anubis Returns</span></strong><br /><br />When we saw the back of the four-toed statue, I was about 80% sure that it was of Anubis. Now, after seeing this episode, I'd say, that's risen to 95%. When Ben made it to the temple, while trying to find the Smoke Monster, he came to a wall that had hieroglyphics on it and an illustration of Anubis kneeling before what appeared to be a smoke monster. Not only does this confirm theories about the statue, but it also suggests that Smokey has been there for a VERY long time. But Smokey's not the only one. I think Richard's been there just as long. That all goes back to my "Richard is from the future" theory.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Smokey's Confessional</span></strong><br /><br />When Ben was confronted by the smoke monster, it flashed images of his daughter throughout his life, all leading up to her death (which was Ben's fault). Ultimately, Smokey decided that Ben was forgiven. This reminds me of Eko's death back in season 3. The smoke monster was lurking around him, but then his brother appeared and asked for his apologies for all of the things he'd done. And when Eko said "I apologize for nothing," his brother walked away and soon Smokey burst out of the jungle and killed Eko. I think the smoke monster saw that Ben was truly sorry.<br /><br />Don't think it ended there though. After smokey disappeared, Alex appeared behind Ben and threw him up against a wall, giving him one final warning. She knows that Ben plans on trying to kill Locke again. But Alex demands that Ben follow Locke. Does this mean that Ben will officially become a follower? Is he a good guy now? If so, I'm anxiously awaiting the episode where Ben tells Locke everything he knows about the island. *fingers crossed*<br /><br />The fact, though, that Smokey went back into the vent before Alex appeared makes me think that smokey and the "ghosts" are 2 different entities. But I wonder if these ghosts are actually manifestations of Jacob? Or maybe there are 2 monsters (not counting Ben, of course)?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Shadow of the Statue</span></strong><br /><br />While the Flight 316 survivors are cracking open a giant metal crate, Frank emerged from the jungle, and Ilana confronted him with a single question: "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" Of course, Frank had no idea what she was talking about, so she knocked him out with the butt of her rifle. Is this a secret code for something (ala Desmond's Snowman joke)? Or perhaps they really are asking about something next to the four-toed statue? But why ask Frank? Is this another one of Ben's cons, where he is making them think that Frank is an island native?<br /><br />Well... that's about it for me this week. I apologize for the delayed post. Please leave me a comment or <a href="mailto:lostwithdrew@gmail.com">e-mail me</a> with your questions or theories. I'd love to hear them!<br /><br />Until next time!<br /><br />-drew.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-56651710939142592702009-04-06T10:44:00.005-04:002009-04-06T12:49:20.570-04:00S5E11 - Whatever Happened Happened<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Remember <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cassidy</span>?</span></strong><br /><br />For those that don't remember <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cassidy</span>, I think the best way to start off this week's recap is to give you a quick reminder.<br /><br />She was the recipient of a large settlement, and Sawyer's job was to con her out of it. Try to follow me here-- as a part of <i>that</i> con, he let her find out that he was a con man, where he taught her how to con other people, thus earning her trust and ultimately conning her out of her money. It's what they refer to as a "long con".<br /><br />During the con, Sawyer fell in love with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cassidy</span>, but ended up finishing the con to save her from his "boss", who threatened to kill her if he didn't. In the end, she turned him over to the police, but was pregnant with his child, a daughter named Clementine.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Three That Know</span></strong><br /><br />In an earlier episode this season, Hurley told his mom the truth about the island. As far as we know, she was the only person that someone from the Oceanic 6 blabbed to. This episode revealed 2 more people that know the truth: Claire's mom and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cassidy</span>. I've got a serious suspicion that there are already more people than we know that know the truth about the island. And it's only a matter of time before their cover is completely blown and the public finds out about the island.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Catch a Falling Star</span></strong><br /><br />While Kate was carrying Aaron into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cassidy's</span> house, she was singing "Catch a Falling Star" to him. When Claire was trying to put her baby up for adoption, her only request to the adoptive parents was for them to sing that song to him, as her father (Christian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Shephard</span>) sang it to her when she was a kid. Since that was revealed, we've seen/heard that song come up several times.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Jack is Locke</span></strong><br /><br />This episode was very important for the Jack storyline. Jack's life revolves around helping people... so why not help young Ben? The most important line for Jack in this episode was "Do you think that maybe the Island wants to fix things itself and we are getting in the way?" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Woah</span>. Is Jack a believer of the island? Or is her just being difficult because he's still pissed that Sawyer is the "leader" now?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">What The Writers Do Best</span></strong><br /><br />The LOST writers are good at A LOT... but what they do best is take a character that we don't like and flip it to make us really sympathetic to them. This week, it was Roger Linus's turn. Is anyone else a Roger Linus fan now?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kate's Nicknames</span></strong><br /><br />Kate had 2 nicknames this episode that deserve recognition. The obvious one is when Sawyer called her "Freckles" again. This is bad news for Juliet. The other nickname is when Clementine (Sawyer's daughter) called her "Auntie Kate". While not important to the overall story, it's important to note that this indicates Kate and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Cassidy</span> hung out frequently over the years.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Why Did They Come Back?</span></strong><br /><br />We know why Kate came back.... we know why Jack came back... Same for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sayid</span> and Sun. We still have yet to find out why Hurley came back. But that's not what I'm questioning here. I'm wondering why they needed to come back. When Locke turned the wheel, the time skipping stopped, and they were all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ok</span> (granted, they were in 1977)... but in the overall scheme of things, they didn't need saving. ...or did they? If you read my post last week, this could tie in with my Rat Theory. The reason that Jack & Co. needed to come back was because they DID, and because they were meant to. Had they not come back, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Sayid</span> wouldn't have shot little Ben, and it would've created a paradox.<br /><br />If that was a confusing statement, don't worry.... The conversations with Miles and Hurley in this episode are EXACTLY how my brain works. I'm constantly battling both sides. So if I'm not making any sense here, forgive me.<br /><br />...and if that's not confusing enough...... it's about to get a little worse.<br /><br />Let's try this.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Richard Breaks The Rules</span></strong><br /><br />At the end of the episode, Richard took an injured Ben to some sort of building (maybe the temple?), but warned Sawyer and Kate that, by helping Ben, he would "forget this ever happened," continuing with, "His innocence will be gone. He'll always be one of us." Is this just a cop-out to say that <em>this</em> is why he doesn't remember <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Sayid</span> shooting him? Or is there more to the story here. I have a theory.<br /><br />Most people are incapable of creating a paradox in time, but Richard can. The reason that Ben won't remember being shot is because Richard can take him back in time and help Ben avoid getting shot in one timeline, and bring him back to his original timeline. I think that there are only 3 people who can do this-- Richard Alpert, Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Widmore</span>, and Desmond. Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Widmore</span> "broke the rules" when he had Ben's "daughter" killed. We've also heard Faraday refer to Desmond as being special. I think they're going to rely heavily on Desmond to help them avoid the purge, thus changing the course of the future. I think that's how this season is going to wrap up, leaving us with the inevitable "Now what?" feeling that we end every season with.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Charles and Ellie</span></strong><br /><br />After taking Ben, Richard was warned by another one of the Others that he shouldn't do it without talking to Ellie <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">first</span>, and even saying, "...if Charles finds out...". Richard was quick to respond, "I don't answer to them." I think in the episodes to come, we'll get a good feeling for Richard's role (as well as Charles and Ellie's role) with the Others.<br /><br />***********************************************<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Poll</span></strong><br /><br />We're probably still several weeks away from an answer on this poll, so I'm going to leave it up for an additional week. I want to hear your thoughts on the Purge. For those that don't remember, the Purge happened in 1992, and was when Ben and the Others killed most of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Dharma</span> Initiative. I have a serious feeling that the Purge will be the focus of the last couple episodes of season 5. The big question-- will they be able to avoid it? Vote in the poll and let me know!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-59983585921963069452009-03-29T20:34:00.004-04:002009-03-29T21:36:44.421-04:00S5E10 - He's Our YouOn Friday, I was planning on trying to write this week's blog, wondering how I would be able to write about this episode. I mean, yeah, there were little things to talk about like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sayid</span> drinking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MacCutcheon's</span> (the infamous drink-of-choice of Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Widmore</span>). And yeah, we found out that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ilana</span> was a bounty hunter or something. But it wasn't until the end of the episode that we got a HUGE shocker. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sayid</span> shooting Ben could be a big game-changer. Have they broken the "You can't change the future" rule? More importantly, if young Ben is dead, then doesn't this create a paradox? Or will old-Ben disappear too? How does this work?<br /><br />I've got a theory.<br /><br />For those that can't tell, this week's write-up is going to be a bit different than usual. Because there weren't that many "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">easter</span> egg" things in this episode, I was a little worried that I wouldn't have much to write about. But then it hit me. I was re-watching some episodes from Season 4 on Friday, and I had a possible revelation during "The Constant". Let me set up the episode for those that don't remember.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Constant</strong> </span><br /><br />While trying to leave the island, the helicopter hit some rough turbulence, causing it to momentarily veer off-course. When this happened, Desmond's sub-conscious began skipping between 2004 (current time) and 1996. In order to prevent himself from dying, Faraday instructed him to go meet up with him at Oxford. When he got there, he provided Faraday with the settings that his "time travel" machine needed (in order to prove that he was, in fact, from the future).<br /><br />I've got you caught up to the right point... Now, this is where I need you to pay attention.<br /><br />Faraday zaps his rat (Eloise) with a beam of ultraviolet light, and the rat appears to blackout for a minute. Once it "wakes up", Faraday placed the rat inside a maze and it ran the whole thing with no problem. Excited, Faraday shouts, "It worked!" When Desmond asks about his little experiment, Faraday explains what happened--"I just finished the maze this morning. I'm not going to teach her to run it until an hour from now." Then Desmond says that he needs Faraday's help, and he begins to explain his situation before blacking out again.<br /><br />When we return to Faraday's office a little later, Desmond wakes up in a chair, as Faraday is frantically writing all over a chalkboard. Desmond asks how long he's been out, and Faraday explains that it's been about 75 minutes. Faraday is trying to figure out how to help Desmond, when Desmond notices that Eloise (the rat) is dead. He asked Faraday what caused her death, but he has no answer. Faraday still needs to perform an autopsy.<br /><br />I know what you're thinking-- GET TO YOUR THEORY ALREADY! Well, here it comes.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>The Theory</strong> </span><br /><br />Let's say that Desmond arrived at Faraday's office at 4:00. Faraday zapped Eloise, sending her to 5:00, when he taught her how to run the maze. She returned back to 4:00 and knew how to do it. Desmond blacked out at 4:05. But here's the problem-- after Desmond blacked out, Faraday was focused on helping him out, and forgot to show Eloise how to run the maze, thus creating a paradox. Mrs. Hawking explained that the universe has a way of course-correcting. And perhaps killing the rat was the solution.<br /><br />Do you follow me?<br /><br />Normally, if I come up with a theory like this, I can normally prove myself wrong, so I don't bother sharing it... but this time, I can't. That's why I decided to write about it-- to offer up someone else to prove it wrong. Is there something that I'm not thinking here? Or maybe I'm just crazy?<br /><br />Speaking of crazy, check this out: While watching The Constant, this theory hit me, and I instantly stopped in my tracks and had to write myself a note so I wouldn't forget. So, in the middle of writing "He never taught her to run the maze", my nose started to bleed. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Woah</span>. I didn't realize the symbolism here until I was rushing off to the bathroom with a paper towel on my nose. Then while I'm "cleaning up" my nosebleed in the men's room, I'm laughing at the situation, thinking, "Well, I've certainly got something to blog about now."<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Ben's Paradox</strong> </span><br /><br />That brings us to this week's episode, and the paradox that we may be facing. If young Ben is dead, then what kind of course-correcting can we expect the universe to do? Will old-Ben be dead? Is the island's ability to resurrect the dead (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ala</span> John Locke) its way of course-correcting? Will young-Ben be brought back to life? Or will the course-correcting happen in the 2007 timeline? Can we expect Ben to disappear? Just die? Or what if he is replaced by someone else? Imagine that young Ben is officially dead... all of the things that have happened through 2007 still need to happen, so maybe someone else takes on the role of the Bad Guy. Now that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">losties</span> are back in 1977, could one of them take on this role?<br /><br />Needless to say, my head is seriously spinning on this. So, I apologize if none of this made any sense. Never in a million years would I have imagined that I would be publishing content for the world to see, with my thoughts on time travel and paradoxes caused by changing the future. I had no idea what I was signing up for when I started blogging about LOST back in season 2.<br /><br />So please, leave me a comment or <a href="mailto:lostwithdrew@gmail.com">e-mail me</a>. I'd love to hear what you guys think of this theory, or just of LOST in general. I appreciate all the great feedback I've been getting. And don't forget to vote in this week's poll. It's a simple question: Is Ben dead?<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />-drew.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-56866051855372841532009-03-20T12:20:00.003-04:002009-03-20T13:16:55.120-04:00S5E09 - NamasteWe're officially past the half-way point this season, and season 5 has been so great! But for some unknown reason, we aren't being given our "no rerun" season. As you all know, last week wasn't a new episode... and now, they're saying that the April 22nd episode will be ANOTHER recap show, and not an actual new episode. Regardless, we're looking at a 2-HOUR finale in mid-May. I'm getting ahead of myself here-- let's focus on episode 9.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Runway</span></strong><br /><br />It was great to see Flight 316 going down this week, and even GREATER to learn that the runway that the Others were building back in season 3 had a purpose. I wonder, though, what made them build the runway. How did they know that there would be a need for a runway in the future? Do the Others know the future? Maybe this ties in to my "Richard Alpert is from the future" theory.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Non-Flashers</span></strong><br /><br />When the Ajira plane went down, 4 of the passengers flashed and woke up on the island in 1977-- Jack, Kate, Hurly, and Sayid. What's more interesting is WHY the other people didn't flash. I'm not talking about Caesar, Ilana, or any of the other background characters. I'm talking about Ben, Sun, and Frank. Is it possible that the island won't let you cross paths with yourself in another time? So, because Ben is on the island as a child in 1977, then it won't let his 2008-self come to that same time? If so, what does that mean for Sun? Was she on the island in the past? We know that her father is friends with Widmore, so could that mean that her father lived on the island once?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Radzinski</span></strong><br /><br />We finally got to meet Radzinski this week! For those that don't remember, he was one of the Swan station's original button-pushers. He was working there with Kelvin (Desmond's prior hatch-mate). According to Kelvin, pushing the button drove him crazy and he shot himself. Something tells me that Kelvin isn't being completely honest. We learned this week that Radzinski was involved in the design of the swan station. And hints from the producers indicate that we'll be learning a lot more about the Swan station this season. YES!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Mystery Girl</span></strong><br /><br />Ok... I.... When.... Did you.... forget it. Just look at the footage.<br /><br /><object height="264" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IUV3DeaF0To&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IUV3DeaF0To&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="264"></embed></object><br /><br />There's someone there, right? And does it not look like Smokey rolls into the room when the door bursts open? We heard smokey right before they found the houses too, so we know he's nearby.<br /><br />So is this Claire? It kinda looks like Charlotte too. It makes more sense that it'd be Claire, as she was last seen with Christian. And what does he mean when he says that they've got a journey ahead of them? Maybe if they leave the island on one bearing and return immediately after through a different bearing, then they'll be able to get to 1977. ???<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bruised Ben</span></strong><br /><br />At the end of "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham", Locke found a pretty beat-up Ben. In this episode, we learned that Ben survived the crash with only a few scratches... but was knocked out by Sun. My question is-- how did he get all bashed and bruised like we saw before? Can we expect to see Ben attacked by smokey? Or maybe the rest of the flight 316 survivors? Or maybe I'm just crazy.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Baby Ethan</span></strong><br /><br />Yes! The baby did turn out to be someone we know! And Juliet was quick to return him back to Amy when she realized the baby was Ethan. So, was Ethan the last known baby to be born on the island (other than Aaron, of course)? And I wonder if Amy is someone we've met before. At the beginning of season 2, when we first met Juliet, she was visited by an older lady named Amelia, who came over as part of her book club. And "Amy" is short for "Amelia", right? Hmmmm.<br /><br />************************************<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Bonus</span></strong><br /><br />The president in 1977 was Jimmy Cater. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.<br /><br />************************************<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Poll</span></strong><br /><br />Every time we're in Dharma-ville, I keep expecting to see Rose and Bernard somewhere! They can't just ignore the characters, right? And is it too late now to say, "Yeah, they've been here the whole time"? Let me know where you think they are.Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-35392057424442733872009-03-18T08:51:00.003-04:002009-03-18T08:59:07.451-04:00Dharma LadyThe "LOST" band, Geronimo Jackson, has released their first single on iTunes, and you can download it for free! It's just a remake (with a few changed words) to a song called "Excelsior Lady" by The Donkeys. The "new" song is called "DHARMA Lady"... how appropriate, right? Anyway, you listen to BOTH songs <a href="http://www.ephemeron.net/tag/geronimo-jackson/">here,</a> or you can click <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=307313302&id=307313295&s=143441">here</a> to download Geronimo Jackson's version on iTunes.<br /><br />You can also check out The Donkeys' MySpace page <a href="http://myspace.com/thedonkeys">here.</a><br /><br />Enjoy!Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757219750652285418.post-37999213869595990742009-03-06T12:31:00.009-05:002009-03-06T21:10:04.334-05:00S5E08 - La FleurSheesh... it's about time Sawyer (aka "Jim") gets his own episode. He hasn't had one since season 3, so this one was long overdue. And what more could we ask for than a trip back to 1974 to see the Dharma Initiative in full-swing.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Four-Toed Statue</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxl2CNnBLNoFjA9IxEtOOEL-hLeEx4V2EpF2Fye_PL6ZxhXqAoDWxdLUjgEqvs3vPTkFoGDINittHWhmUHuWwDfUAqDBelKEtEwV7ZoFwOj6shxc0fnWYL2Yfb_yBpo1Xdrwc3jmBQZI/s1600-h/Statue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310131405676713570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxl2CNnBLNoFjA9IxEtOOEL-hLeEx4V2EpF2Fye_PL6ZxhXqAoDWxdLUjgEqvs3vPTkFoGDINittHWhmUHuWwDfUAqDBelKEtEwV7ZoFwOj6shxc0fnWYL2Yfb_yBpo1Xdrwc3jmBQZI/s320/Statue.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As I mentioned, Sawyer hadn't had his own episode since season 3... but would you believe that we haven't seen the Four-Toed Statue since the end of season 2! In this past episode, it made a brief appearance. The good news is that we got to see the statue before it was reduced to a single foot. The bad news is that we only got to see the back of it. And even though we didn't see the front, I got the impression that the statue wasn't human... it looked like the Egyptian God, Anubis.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzVJNfSa3GZGPn3FNJ4Qcpb6l1a_vIkrW1FuNzu2HXZUFtTVClTWlhuUCZVmYWFUWyjpQMtAXl-NNvGUIorfA9stbYxgi-1KlTqgUES2CgT9ITVBg2eDfuJUkTe7Ww1JIOl58YLfOI2Q/s1600-h/anubis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310129986462062306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 161px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzVJNfSa3GZGPn3FNJ4Qcpb6l1a_vIkrW1FuNzu2HXZUFtTVClTWlhuUCZVmYWFUWyjpQMtAXl-NNvGUIorfA9stbYxgi-1KlTqgUES2CgT9ITVBg2eDfuJUkTe7Ww1JIOl58YLfOI2Q/s320/anubis.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis">Wikipedia</a>, Anubis was the god of the underworld. It was his job to protect the dead and bring them to the afterlife. It seem like the deeper we get into the history of the island, the more influence we see by ancient Egypt. The temple, smokey's door, and the clock in the hatch all had hieroglyphics on them. In fact, the hieroglyphs that appeared when the clock reached zero translated to "underworld". So, I wouldn't be surprised if the statue was of Anubis. Also, take notice of the staff in his hands having the ankh at the end of it... the same symbol that was on Paul's necklace.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Secret Life of Paul</span></strong><br /><br />If all of the stuff mentioned above is true, and the statue IS of Anubis, is it just a coinsidence that Paul (a member of the Dharma Initiative) has this ankh necklace, which ties him to the island's natives? And why did the hostiles break the truce by killing him? And why does Richard want Paul's body?<br /><br />Enter: Tragic Love Story.<br /><br />(This, of course, is all theoretical.) Amy worked for the Dharma Initiative. Paul was a native to the island. The Dharma Initiative posed a threat to the natives, so they made a truce-- the traditional "You leave us alone, and we'll leave you alone." But one day, their paths crossed (Amy and Paul, that is). It was love at first sight. Surely you see where this is going. It's classic Romeo & Juliet. Their love was forbidden, and when Richard found out, he was banished from their group, at which point he "joined" the Dharma Initative. After a long romance, Paul decides he wants to show Amy something from his native-days (the smoke monster, perhaps? maybe the 4-toed statue?), but that requires them to bend the rules. They get caught (of course) and he is killed.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Horace is a Polygamist?</span></strong><br /><br />Ok... so we don't have any real evidence to suggest that he is a polygamist-- but let me ask you, what the hell happened to his wife, Olivia? When he recruited Ben's dad to the island, he was married to Olivia. But now, he's shacking up with Amy. This requires a little look at the timeline here, and let's face it... when it comes to this timeline, there are MUCH more important things to think about than the whereabouts of Olivia. How about little Ben being on the island?...<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Little Ben</span></strong><br /><br />Any time I talk to anyone about this episode, we always end up in a long discussion about the timeline... so let's take this one thing at a time.<br /><br />Benjamin Linus was born in the early 60's (we'll guess around 62). At around age 8 (to make the math easy), he was brought to the island by his father, who was recruited to the Dharma Initiative by Horace (and Olivia too). This puts us at 1970.... jump ahead 4 years to when we see Paul get shot.... jump ahead another 3 years to 1977 when Sawyer, Miles, and Jin all work for Dharma Security. Horace and Amy have a baby together, Juliet and Sawyer are a couple, but more interesting... BEN IS THERE! We didn't see him, but the timeline implies that at this time, Ben is roughly 15 years old. And now that Jack & Co. have made it back to the island, it's only a matter of time before they all realize that Ben is there. That gives them 15 years to prevent the Purge from happening. If we assume that Ben was the only "inside man" that the natives had, then killing him should at least postpone the purge.... shouldn't it? We shal see.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">How Much Do They Know?</span></strong><br /><br />After spending 108 days on the island, the losties learned A LOT about the island, the Dharma Initiative, etc.... so how much do Sawyer, Jin, Miles and Juliet know now? Sawyer, Jin, and Miles have all been on the island for 3 years, while Juliet has been there for 6 years. They've got to know SOMETHING about the smoke monster by now. I'm sure they've got A LOT of information on the Dharma Initiative. I can't wait for them to give Jack & Co. a quick download on everything. Of course, they won't show that conversation on the show. They'll likely just start a scene where the conversation is ending, like, with Jack saying "Oh, wow... I never would've guessed that." Let's keep our fingers crossed that this doesn't happen.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Where Are They Now?</span></strong><br /><br />The last time we saw Rose and Bernard, it was the beginning of the season, and the islanders were just starting to jump through time. So, we know that Rose and Bernard were moving with them. Unfortunately, by the time they made it to the Barracks, Rose and Bernie were nowhere to be found. So, where are they now? Is it possible that they've been out in the jungle by themselves for the past 3 years? Maybe they ended up back in the caves, and we'll find out that <u>they</u> are the "Adam and Eve" skeletons that Jack found in the caves.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">30 Years Apart</span></strong><br /><br />Well, it's confirmed that Jack, Kate, and Hurley are officially in the 70's. What's very interesting about this is that Locke & Co. are in (I think) 2008. Their plane landed on the smaller "Alcatraz" island, and we saw Caeser going through Ben's maps at an abandoned Hydra station. While I can't confirm that it's exactly 2008, they're definitely in a different time period than the rest of the losties. The same goes for Frank Lapidus and possibly Sun.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">It's a Boy!</span></strong><br /><br />Horace and Amy's baby boy seemed very important in this episode... and I can't figure out WHY he's important. Was this just brought up so that we'd know that as of 1977, babies can still be born on the island? That way, we know that if Kate's pregnant with Jack's baby, they'll be able to give birth on the island. Or is it possible that the baby himself is important? Maybe he'll grow up to be someone we know. Keep in mind, the baby was born in 1977... and Flight 815 crashed in 2004. So, is there anyone we know that is around 27 years old at the time of the crash? My initial thought was Karl, but I don't know that he could be 27. Maybe Ethan? Desmond? Faraday? No-- They're all too old. But how about... Jacob? What if Jacob is just a child? What if he died at a young age and has been guiding the natives from "the other side"?<br /><br />I know what you're thinking-- Richard seemed to know who Jacob was back in 1954 when Locke claimed to have been sent from Jacob, but here's my explination:<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">My Richard Theory</span></strong><br /><br />The biggest mystery about Richard is simply, why doesn't he age? My theory begins in the not-so-distant future-- let's say 2015. Richard was on a plane flying over the island when his plane crashed in the jungle. After spending 100 days on the island, something happened, causing the island to begin jumping in time.<i> Does this sound familiar?</i> Richard ended up stuck in the year 1623. Lucky for him, there is a very important rule when it comes to time travel-- He will not begin aging again until his timeline reaches 2015 again. So, it's not that he's immortal-- it's that his body has to wait until he gets back to his original timeline before it gets back on track.<br /><br />No theory is perfect (especially any of mine), which is why I still can't explain why Richard is immune to the sonic fence. What's with THAT?! I realize that it probably wasn't set to a lethal level, but he wasn't even phased when he walked through it. Maybe he's dead? He may be a manifestation of the island, similar to Christian Shephard or Yemi (Eko's brother). This is what I think of as a Season 6 Mystery-- something that won't be answered until we're at the end of the series.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">*****************************</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Poll</span></strong><br /><br />The obvious question this week-- what happens now with Sawyer and his ladies? Will Kate stay with Jack? Will Sawyer leave Juliet for Kate?Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311869996296200878noreply@blogger.com2