The Final Re-Watch....

... well at least the final re-watch before the last season premiers in January. Got through the first 6 eps last night. Sort of hungover, so didn't really take any notes... but when I think about it more, I'll start jotting them down here. The one thing that really jumps out, is Christian Shepherd (sp?)

Is the same guy who's posing as Locke, posing as Christian? Is it a different guy? Is it actually Christian? Tough call... other than that nothing reaaaaally new to report after the EXPLOSIVE finale last May.

We'll keep goign though.

Also gonna try and go through our unanswered questions list before the season starts.

Bye.

Re-Watching Season 5

Currently re-watching season 5 on the iPhone right now during my massive cardio sessions. Lots of thoughts... but I forget them all by the time I make it home.

Will try and begin the re-watch of ALL the episodes sooner than later.

The REAL Episode Recap: The Incident

I think we can break it down into 5, then 4 different storylines:

1) Jacob's visits
2) Lapidus, Ilana, Bram and the Statue freaks
3) Locke (or is he... DUN DUN DUUUUUN), Sun, Ben Richard and the Others
4) Sawyer, Juliette and Kate (soon to merge with Jack & Co)
5) Jack & Co.

I'll try and do it in that order... and add some plot points as well, so it's hopefully a little easier to follow. Here goes nothing... or everything.

1) Jacob's visits

So the first scene... CRAZY!!! Jacob and his "friend" hang out on the beach. Basically this scene is so insane there's nothing to say. What I gathered from it, (and we saw some of this later when Jacob touches all the losties), was Jacob brings people to the island in almost a sociological experiment to see if humanity... is... I dunno... ready? Maybe the island is the Garden of Eden. Anyway... this apparently disgusts his nemesis on the beach, and he wants to kill Jacob. Needs a loophole though. He found it. Are these the early stages of the rules? Like how Ben and Widmore can't kill each other? I think so. Looks liek Lost will be a classic battle of good vs. evil. But I'm not ready to say which side is which yet. Though I'm leaning more towards Jacob being a "good guy".

Couple things to note:

- Looked like the Black Rock in the distance to me. And I'll bet Richard, or should we say Ricardos, is a sailor on that boat. I'm hoping Season 6 begins with a Richard flashback where Jacob explains EVERYTHING to Richard. I think the audience would agree with me there!!!!!!

- The knife that Jacob used? Looks like we see it later... more on that.

- The statue definitely wasn't Anubis, and there are plenty of places online you can find who it is, I'm too lazy to link to them though.

So Jacob visits all of the losties in the past at various MAJOR moments in their lives and TOUCHES them:

1 - Kate... tells her not to steal
2- Sawyer... gives him the pen to write his letter
3 - Sayid... did he get Nadia killed or did he save Sayid?
4 - Ilana.... WHO? yeah she wasn't on the plane, but this might have been one of the more important ones. There seemed to be a previous relationship at their meeting, right? Why was she all messed up? I think we'll learn plenty more about her next season.
5 - Locke... Did he save his life? If so why? Did he not know that his reincarnated body would ultimately kill him?
6 - Jin and Sun... crashed their wedding (Jin's vows were like 12 words, and he needed to write them down? Stupid son of a lowly fisherman)
7 - Jack... gave Jack an Apollo bar after the famous count to 5 surgery, and had a curious line about Jack just needing a little push.
8 - Hurley... This visit rivals Ilana's in intrigue. Is Hurley destined for something larger in the grand island scheme? Think he got to say goodbye to his Ma & Pa? That guitar? i think it was symbolic of Charlie, and it helped get Ajira 316 closer to Oceanic 815... but it also pulled on Hugo's heart strings. Sorry.

Two people conspicuous by their absence in these certain flashbacks: Miles and Juliette. Wouldn't surprise me if the Miles touch scene was deleted or something, but Juliette had a flashback and Jacob was nowhere to be found. I think this spells real trouble for Juliette. Even if Jack's plan worked.

I'm guessing the Jacob touches will somehow keep them safe.

Not sure how this will work but the Incident happened.... more later.

2) Ilana and Co.

- They wonder if Lapidus is a worthy candidate. I'm guessing that's in reference to being on Jacob's list or not. (side note: remember in season 3 when Danny Pickett said Jack wasn't even on Jacob's List? Well was that list all a Ben lie or what?)

- Bram seems like a bit a of dumb ass to be in some enlightened group like this.

- Solid Lapidus reaction to seeing what lied in the box: "Terrific"

- They get to Jacob's Cabin... or is it his cabin. The ash ring around it is broken. So does that mean someone was allowed in or out now? More later. It's trashed and Jacob isn't there. But there's a piece of cloth (looks like the stuff that Jacob wove earlier) that's stabbed to the wall (with the knife Jacob had earlier). That leads them to the statue. I think Jacob left them a sign where he would be.

- Big question I have... didn't think of it until the second viewing. Ilana says someone else has been "using it" and they burn it down. Why bother burning it down unless there's some use to it? I'll bet there's a huge value or power in the cabin that we'll find out about at some point.

- They head to the beach. We'll catch up with them in Locke's story.

and...

3) Locke and Co.

- Why didn't Ben ever meat Jacob? If he wasn't supposed to, then why was he supposed to be the leader? Why did Richard go along with it for so long? Like when Ben originally took Locke to go meet Jacob. Richard didn't think hat was weird? I digress...

- Richard Alpert was made ageless somehow by Jacob. Let's see that flashback!

- Ben admits to faking the Jacob meeting. I actually believe him, cuz he's still scared of Smokey and dead Alex. Wonder what he'd do if he was sitting right next to him? more later...

- They get to the statue where Jacob lives, and Richard gets all whiny about Ben going in. What does Richard know and what doesn't he know? He knows what lies in the shadow of the statue!

- He who will save us... or something like that. That's what it means. And then... they dump dead Locke out on the beach. WHAT!?!?!? But that means...!?!?!??! In all seriousness.... I think that means Locke is dead. And that is lame.

- Ben kills Jacob after Jacob pretty much confirms that Ben isn't that important. Locke, who I think it's pretty clear, is being possessed by the dude from the beach just watches it happen. He found his loophole.

- Before Jacob dies he lets fake-Locke know that "They are coming". I'm guessing he's referring to all the people he touched. They're coming back to save him and the island.

So a few theories... or attempts at theories before we get to 1977. And since I've been rambling forever already, I'll probably repeat myself.

I'm gonna assume, and I reserve the right to change my mind, that all of the "dead" people we see on the island, were actually this dude. And HE is actually Smokey. All influencing people negatively either to prove Jacob wrong about humanity or to further his plot to kill Jacob.

on to the 70's

4) Sawyer and Co.

They bail on the sub to stop Jack but before they meet up with him... they meet up with...

Rose and Bernard... and VINCENT! Don't get me wrong. It was good to see that they were ok, but 3 things

1) They live 5 miles away from Dharmaville and no one found them? No way.
2) That's cool that you don't want to have anything to do with the Dharma Initiative, and you no longer want to associate with the other survivors, but it didn't change the fact that other people were worried about you. Insensitive.
3) Looks like it will be tough for Vincent to be reunited with Walt now.

I think this will be the last we see of Rose and Bernard, they'll live out their lives relatively happy until they move into the caves with black and white rocks in their pockets and die. they'll end up being Adam and Eve. I hope we get a scene proving this... but not sure how we would at this point.


5) Jack and Co.

Before we begin, anyone wonder why Faraday waited 8 or so hours before the Incident to let everyone know it was going to happen? Thanks dude. Fair planning all the way around.

- Richard mentions that Eloise is the leader after he knocks her out to get her out of there. I'll bet she was exiled, maybe due to Widmore! The Chuck takes over. Then Ben. Then Locke.


- Jack and Sayid get the bomb and leave thru Dharmaville. (side note: why the hell did Dharma build their city on these ruins and tunnels... plus they had to have known the bomb was there? Did they not inspect the are at all?)

- Another side note: Since they evacuated all the women and children, or non-essential personal. Wouldn't Amy and Ethan have been evacuated? How'd Ethan get back?

- Sayid gets shot. I'd be extra worried about him dying but... Roger Workman shot him. There's no way they're gonna let Sayid be killed by Roger frackin' Workman.

- Rad reaction shot from Jack though... once he sees Sayid go down, he turns into another Jack. That's right. Jack Bauer. He starts wiping people out before Hurley saves the day, once again, in a Dharma van. Jack gets a huge grin on his face. He does that a couple of times. Sort of cool.

- Jack and Sawyer go at it:

1) Sawyer sort of fights like a bitch. Nut shots? Come on dude.
2) Jack's Kate logic is a little off, but whatever.
3) No way Jack agrees to the 5 minute chat while Sayid is bleedin' out in the van,

- I think/hope Miles is right. This is how the incident went down. Bomb and all.

- Anyone else notice Chang pull the gun on Radzinksy? That should be an interesting day at work on Monday.

Soooo... the incident happens. And Juliette get sucked down the pit and ultimately launches the nuke. Very strong stuff from Halloway and Mitchell in these scenes. good stuff.

I think she'll be the only one who really dies. And that's sad. She led a pretty tragic life. I'll miss the character.

So what happens now?

I think the touching linked them to Jacob.

I think they will be warped back to present day where the war will begin in season 6. Jacob followers vs. Locke/evil dude and Ben. Ummm.... that's the best I got for now. There are way to many ... ahem... variables... and I have no clue where the show is going.

Great finale. Doesn't touch the season 3 finale if you ask me. But really strong.

I was gonna rewatch the seasons this summer anyway, but with the Jacob and his nemesis, and the limited info we now have about them... it'll be like watching new episodes.

I might do the questions/unanswered list again if I feel like it, so check back from time to time.

I didn't re-read this, or check for typos, so it might just be a fucking mess. If so, maybe I'll check it later and change it.

Anyway, great season. Just 8 more months until we can do it again. Thanks for reading.

If you read all this, you're just as dedicated (pathetic) as I am.

Episode Recap: The Incident

Honestly... I don't know what to say.

Jacob visited them all in the past. Did HE bring them to the island?

Jacob got killed by fake-Locke and Ben. So the dude from earlier was inhabiting Locke's body right? So was he also Christian Shepherd? Was he the one hanging out in the cabin all this time? Is he the smoke monster?

The questions are basically unlimited.

Juliette. Is she dead? And if she's dead is everyone else? No way, obviously, but how will they explain it.

What was the answer to the question? What lies in the shadow of the statue? Richard knows. Are they all team Jacob?


Good vs. Evil. Black vs. White. Lots of themes.

I guess I'm just bummed that we don't have a TON to go on for next season.

I'll watch it again tomorrow and try and have more to say.

Sorry.

Finale recap

I will do my best to post the recap tonight, but it will be late and I will be sleepy... plus my mind might be blown.

Will try though.

Episode Recap: Follow The Leader

Well, once again, not a TON happened tonight. At least I don't think so.

Let's start in the past...

Jack/Hawking/a reluctant Alpert/and an even more reluctant Kate go to find the Jughead. Sayid shows up and apparently agrees with Jack and joins him. Sayid has had Jack's back on quite a few of the major series decisions (the lie, the Michael plan, the freighter, etc.) Kate? Not so much. She seems pretty hurt that Jack is ready to throw away their relationship to save a few dozen lives. Hmmm... or she could just be pissed that she'd be going back to jail. I guess the fact that Claire (the reason she came back to the island, remember Kate?) would be found and alive, didn't factor into her decision. (Might be fun to do a giant list of whose lives are better off if the flight doesn't crash and whose are significantly better.... maybe some posts? Or is that too much to ask?)

Anyway, they get through the video game level water tunnel and underground tunnels and find the bomb. Let's see what happens. (By the way... didn't Faraday say to bury it in concrete? Guess they only SORT OF listened to the disappearing sketchy guy. And how'd they get it down there? Guess we'll find out.) How's this bomb supposed to kill the energy anyway? Eh... formality.

So Kate bails and ends up on the sub with an exiled Sawyer and Juliette, ruining their happy little future together. (I wouldn't get too used to the sub, as all of you were seen in the season finale previews back on the island anyway). Juliette and Sawyer were on the sub because...

Dr. Chang caught up with Miles/Hurley/Jin and found out the truth, and called for the evacuation. But you knew that. Sorry.

That's about that for the past... but a few things bother me about all this interaction with a young Widmore and Eloise... I guess they just have really good poker faces to not ever let on that they know anything about the Oceanic 6 or anything like that. And Richard...

Well he's a nice transition to the Present...

Same questions as above and these: So Richard apparently didn't know about the flashes and time skipping? That seemed weird to me. Also, why didn't he seek Locke out like he did when he was younger? It had been three years. He just hung out?

Think he was building a model Black Rock at the beginning?

Think Richard really saw everyone die? Or do you think he saw... the incident? And they disappeared so he thought they were dead? AAAANNNND if he thought they were dead, why wasn't he surprised to learn about their arrival on the island 30 years later when a plane crashed.

Anyway...

Locke saves himself by running that errand, and know we know how Richard found Locke. Locke learned about it from the island and sent them there. The island told him.

Locke seems noble for most of the episode, until he admits to Ben that he lied to Sun and ZERO intention of reuniting his people (Oceanic 6 and friends) and really he's just going to kill Jacob. The island must have told him to do that too. Jacob asks for Locke's help and this is the thanks he gets? What a jerk. Or maybe he wants to die. Jacob that is.

Just one more to go this season... I'm excited... I'm nervous... I'm worried. If any of you have heard anything about the finale and you try and tell me I will introduce you to the Rude Dude. The Rude Dude is a mini bat I use to fend off would be intruders. So, yeah.

Episode Recap: The Variable

R.I.P. Daniel Faraday (right?)

I had very high expectations for this episode. And if I'm being perfectly honest.... I'm not sure it met them. I feel frustrated and confused.

I have more questiosn then ever about Eloise Hawking... for instance, it seems like she knows EVERYTHING (well... not anymore now that the "variable" of Desmond has been created... seriously I think that might be referring to him and not just what Faraday had to say). She knew her son's fate, but also mentioned to Penny that for the first time in a long time, she doesn't know what is going to happen.

Let's TRY walking through the episode:

Off-Island:

- Daniel is forced by his mother to become a physicist, because she knows he will do important things... but so far, I haven't seen them... unless I'm forgetting. What did he do for the island? I say for the island because that seems to be the only thing that Eloise cares about. It's got to be his work off the island in Ann Arbor, but no real strong ideas on this end. (I still think she was talking about her son when she mentioned the genius who came up with the Lampost.) He must do SOMETHING important, because Hawking basically sacrifices him. There are clearly scenes where she is broken up about it.

- Got to see a continuation of the scene where Faraday cries after seeing Flight 815... but it's no clearer why he's crying, so big deal.

- Widmore comes to recruit Daniel, and confirms that it was he who planted the fake Flight 815. He also makes some pretty think hints towards being Faraday's father, which is later confirmed (we knew it here anyway, or at least I think we said that). Sidenot: Why the hell is his last name Faraday anyway? (outside of the symbolism)

- One more thing here... if Daniel's mind was so busted... how'd he find the time/energy/feelings to fall in love with Charlotte? I digress...

On-Island:

- Daniel tells Jack his mother was wrong to tell him to come back, and they didn't belong there... only he NEVER explains why. Jack even asks him about it later in the show, and while Faraday does give a nice description of what he plans to do to stop (what I'm guessing will be) the Incident, he doesn't come close to answering why they weren't supposed to come back. Also... Desmond ultimately quit pushing the button and that energy didn't really do anything other than implode the hatch and unhinge Des from time. Shouldn't something MORE awful have happened... and don't get me started... don't even get me started... on why Ben didn't want Locke to push the button any longer.

- Two great lines: "Love to trade theories" Sawyer to Jack and "Seems kind of wishy washy" Hurley in response to leaving 1977. Both made me laugh. Not interesting? Fine back to the ep....

- Faraday in another call back scene (first one of the season) tries to convince Pierre Chang to evacuate the island... which it sounds like the does anyway. But Chang doesn't buy it. Sidenote: I guess that video I linked to here last week or so was bullshit, cuz Faraday clearly never helps him make it).

- Faraday talks to Charlotte, and says he hopes to change what happens. Surprised he coudl get any words out while he was choking on all that irony.

- Wondering why Faraday needed to find his mother, and why she was the only one who could help them. Initially Faraday said it was to get back to their time (or I thought that's what he meant) But then it sounded like he just needed the bomb. See the whole ep just seemed to go off track a bunch to me. SORT OF LIKE ALL MY POSTS!!! I guess he needed her becuase... again... she knows EVERYTHING.

- Pretty sad to see Faraday go, thought he still had a lot to bring to the program. But all things considered... that was an AWFUL plan to run up and start shooting a gun. WHAT DID HE THINK WOULD HAPPEN!?!? Thanks for the help Jack and Kate by the way.

So I'm still waiting to see the MAJOR significance of Faraday. Hopefully it will be explained.

That's all I got. Only 2 more weeks of Lost before the 8 months off and the FINAL season!!!!

Episode Recap: Some crappy clip show

I didn't watch the whole thing... didn't seem to matter too much. I DVR'd through most of it though, and the one thing I did catch was this...

The narrator said that Widmore was responsible for faking the crash of flight 815. I'd been leaning that way anyway, but it was still a littl ambiguous as to whether or not it was Ben or Charles who were responsible.

Think we can take the narrator at his word? Or did the producers of the show just make an assumption that they shouldn't have?

Anyone else notice anything interesting from the show?

Next week's ep. The Variable, looks to be Daniel Faraday-centric and alos looks to be awesome.

Fin.

Episode Recap: Some Like It Hoth

Classic flashback Lost episode for Miles Straume. About time he got his due. Also looks like some group of people might have some answers for him... but he didn't want answers... he wanted money. But I digress...

2 VERY interesting moments in this episode (aside from the typical plot advancement and our first look at the Swan) We'll get to those in order.

Starting with the Off-Island flashback:

- So Miles and his mother are off the island and she hates his father. I'll bet Pierre Chang forced them to leave the island, cuz he knew the Purge was coming. I think I've already mentioned this on here somewhere, but if I haven't... do yourself a favor and watch this video real quick:



He probably saved his families life... and now there's some misplaced anger towards him.

- So Naomi recruits Miles and tests him on a dead guy named Felix. He was delivering materials on the graves and the plane rental to Widmore, presumably the crash that Widmore faked in order to get people to stop lookign for the island.

- Naomi offers to pay Miles 1.6 Million dollars (and now we know why he wanted 3.2 mil from Ben. He's a capitalist!)

- THEN!!!! THEN.... things get interesting. A group of dudes (the leader being Ilana's buddy on the island) Tell Miles he can't work for Widmore, and they can help him get answers about his Dad and his powers. I'm clueless as to who this group might be now. Any ideas? A completely new group? Do they work for Richard? They can't work for Ben cuz he didn't know em. I think. An island worshiping cult perhaps? Surviving Dharma members? I dunno.

Ok....

On-Island:

The plot progress with some trouble covering up the Ben lie... but the REALLY interesting reveal comes at the very end...

FARADAY'S BACK!!!

I didn't know he was REALLY gone. But it looks like he's been working in Ann Arbor (with the Degroots?) WHAT THE FRACK HAS HE BEEN UP TO!?!?!?!

Quick hits:

- Loved the Star Wars stuff

- Like Jack's new "whatever" attitude. But am waiting for the moment when he says "frack it!" and goes back to take charge Jack.

Anyway... special ep next week... in other words, a recap... then back to the good stuff.

Episode Recap: Dead is Dead

I had high expectations for this ep, and while I still found it excellent, it definitely left me wanting more.

Let's try and go through the ep chronologically.

-Eddie Vedder, or Charles Widmore, I couldn't tell, rides a horse into camp and sets us off on a series of Ben flashbacks. Richard tells Widmore that Jacob wanted Ben saved... which was interesting to me, because I didn't think Richard spoke to Jacob, and that's what made Ben SOOOOO important to the Hostiles. So does Jacob just speak to whoever he wants? I dunno.

- Ben and Ethan (how'd he switch sides and when?) were the ones that kidnapped Alex. For such an anticipated scene, it was a bit of a let down. I also think Ben should've said he killed Danielle, and then his advice to Danielle would have made even more sense. She survived because they never found her. Also, Ben sort of confirms that the whispers are the others... but... I heard them when Christian and other island happenings occurred. Don't think we'll ever get a solid answer on that one. Instead it just looks like they left her alone because... I dunno.

**Sidenote: So Danielle's team just must have crashed on the Hostile side of the island and that's why the D.I. wasn't able to help her. That will have to do.**

- Widmore said the Island wanted Danielle and Alex killed. Why? Was Widmore making up orders? Possibly? Did it lead to his exile form the island? That along with consistently leaving the island and shagging some normal broad and having a kid (Penny). Charles broke "the rules". I'd like a list of the rules. I'd read it. Did Jacob start talking to Ben and make the final call on banishing him? I'll say it again... Why not just tell everyone Jacob talks to you and start calling your won shots?

- DESMOND SIGHTING!!! So Ben wimps out on killing Penny cuz he sees Charlie... I guess. I wonder how they'll introduce these characters again to the show. They don't seem to have a storyline remaining.

** Add Desmond to the list of people who have beaten the shit out of Ben**

- Back on... what I think... is real time on the island. Ben and Locke head off to the main island to meet up with Frank and Sun... but not before Ben kills Cesar!!!! I thought this dude was going to be a main character down the road?!?! Only thing I can think of would be they set Locke up and he shot him with buckshot or something... but I think he's dead.

** I still have problems with the condition of the barracks... doesn't fit**

- Sun tells everyone that Christian told her to wait for Locke. So looks like Locke is the key to everyone getting back together.

- Frank has had enough and went back to the Hydra island, only to be greeted by Ilana and some other who have... I dunno... lost it? They ask him "What lies in the shadow of the statue?". And when he can't answer them? They knock him out. I'm having a tough time thinking of a time on Lost where I was more confused. Only thought is that her question is a code they are asking everyone to see if they're on the same side or not? Maybe Eloise Hawking told Widmore about the flight and he put his own team in place? Guess we'll find out more later... I hope.

- Ben is ready to summon the smoke monster so he drains some water. Of course!!!! Not sure what that was all about.

** Why did the D.I. build their houses on such a dangerous area? How much did they know about Smokey?**

- Locke disappears for a bit, only to come back with knowledge of where to find Smokey. How? He doesn't really reveal that. Strange I know.

- Looks like we're getting closer to finding out what the Temple is all about. Ben said they built that wall to keep people out. Well he must have meant his people, as in, the Natives. Cuz the thing looks ancient.

- Ben gets JUDGED! I'd say it compares almost perfectly to Eko. Ben was judged and he "seems" to be sorry. Smokey turns into Alex and tells Ben to follow whatever Locke says and he agrees. Eko was judged and he "asked for no forgiveness. Smokey turned into Yemi and told Eko he was in trouble (not in so many words).

It's looking like Smokey is a judge/jury for the island. Then what is Jacob? How do they relate? Are they two opposing sides?

Thoughts?

Episode Recap: Whatever Happened, Happened

As predicted... how Kate got on the plane. Nothing real flashy here, but strong flashbacks nonetheless. No real surprises.

Sawyer's message to Kate was to take care of his daughter Clementine (sidenote: I was hoping Matt Saracen would be her older brother. No such luck.), which she did. Aaaaaaand Kate realizes there's something wrong with her taking care of Aaron so she dumps him on Grandma Littleton. Boom. Back on the island.

A couple quick character thoughts before we get the nuts and bolts of the plot progression:

- Ben's Dad sure seems remorseful for what a lousy Dad he's been, but never really ends up changing does he?

- Jack is making a full on switch to Locke mode. Really can't wait for them to meet up again. Another sidenote: Jack can't win. He makes decisions and takes action and he's a bossy now-it-all Mr. Fix-it. He lays low and hangs back and he's skirting responsibility. Good work by the way on finally calling Kate out on her bullshit.

- Speaking of bullshit... what's Juliette's problem? They're ruining you're happy little home!!! Get over it. There's a bigger picture here. I've been a Juliette fan since day one, but she's getting on my nerves now.

- Best part of the show: the Hurley and Miles exchange. Sounds like Miles is spitting out the Faraday logic (where is Dan by the way?) and I'm following along just fine. Then Hurley hits him with the million dollar question!!! Why doesn't Ben remember Sayid in the future?!!?!?! Well... we're not sure he doesn't. I think he might, and he's just been being the lying manipulating dude he's always been. He's just much, much better at it then we even knew. That's one option. Another could be the rules don't apply to him, much like Desmond. But I don't think that's it. The final option that I can see is... Faraday is wrong. You CAN change the future. From what the barracks looked like when Sun and Frank visited, well, that might not be far off from the truth.

Ok...

So the big climax of the episode is Sawyer and Kate taking Ben to Ricky Alpert. Richard says if he helps Ben, he will (and I'm paraphrasing) "never be the same, loose his innocence, forget this happened, and be one of us forever". That MUST MEAN.... kidding. No clue. I think we'll get some more info soon though from the looks of the preview next week (more in a sec).

So Richard takes Ben... but one of the cronies mentions that Ellie will be pissed (the girl we met in Jughead who I'm still saying is Faraday's mom Eloise Hawking) and something else about Widmore. So they must be running the show right now. (Won't surprise me if we find out that Faraday is Widmore's kid. ) Richard says he doesn't answer to them. That line pretty much sums up richard so far in the series. I have no clue where he stands or what his "powers" are, etc.

So Rich takes Ben to an ancient temple-ish type place and heads inside. Guessing more on this next week.

We're left with a Lock - Ben stare down. And then the craziest preview I have ever seen for Lost.

Next week looks like Indiana Jones meets ... I dunno... Lost. Anyway I don't like talking about the previews here, but the scenes we saw (Ben on the dock with a gun (look out Penny/Desmond/Charlie), a crying YOUNG Danielle (do we get the final piece of the puzzle on her? (Ben stealing Alex? (how many of these () can I use?))), and all the temple stuff) along with the episode description that Comcast has posted, make next week's ep look fracking sweeeeeeet.

Thanks for reading.

Episode Recap: He's Our You

Sort of a classic Lost episode. Pretty conventional flashback, only this one filled in plenty of holes (holes I think most of ASSUMED anyway, but still...) I like the show's direction right now. I imagine we'll be getting an ep like this for both Hurley and Kate soon too.

Anyway Sayid... still one of the best characters.

Again, mostly just holes filled in, but here were a couple things I found interesting:

- Ilanna doesn't appear to be working for Ben... or at least she doesn't know she is. Buuuuuut... Ben looked genuinely surprised that Sayid was on the plane. Buuuuuut.... quite a coincidence that she just happened to grab that flight. So whoever hired her must've known something was up with that flight. My guess, the only one I can come up with is Widmore. Buuuuuut.... if Widmore hired her, how'd he know about the flight plan unless he;s in communication with Eloise Hawking? Could she be playing both sides? Could they ALL be working together?

- During the Dharma jury session, Radzinski threatens to call Ann Arbor to get decision. Well, I'm sure he was referring to Michigan University where the DeGroots did their research, and started the Dharma Initiative. Maybe we'll see some more of them after all.

- Sayid shoots Ben. Pretty powerful scene. I doubt he's dead... cuz he exists in the future. Unless Faraday was wrong about changing the future. What I'm really wondering about is whether Ben remembered all of the Losties when they showed up on the island, or if his memory was like Desmond's where it just sort of came to him after it happened in the past. I still liek the theory that Desmond is a unique case. So if we go that way... Ben did a hell of a job pretending not to know any of these people for so long.

Sayid gone lone wolf.

That's what I got. Thoughts?

Episode Recap: Namaste

I thought this was another great episode, but if you're not a Lost superfan (and let's face it, if you're reading this... you are) I could see it being a little boring. it didn't do a whole lot to advance any storyline, and in fact it was really more of a catch up episode and a little transition.

After watching it once and a quick second watch... here are my thoughts/questions/theories.

2 sets of stories. Sun & Co, and Jack/Sawyer

Let's go Sun first.

Sun:

- Get to see more of the plane crash and unfortunately the bad guy from Son In Law (you all saw it) gets a branch through the abdomen. Poor bastard.

- They definitely crashed on a runway... I'm saying the runway that Kate and Sawyer were helping to build in Season 3, which leads me to believe they are in the "current" time on the island... only stuff we see later (which we'll get to later) says otherwise. OTHERwise. HAHAHAHA

- We got confirmation that it was Frank and Sun who took off in the boat to the other island... not sure how the survivors know that though since they beat up Ben and left him there. Must have found him, and made the assumption. Ok, I guess.

- They make it to the barracks (but did they just see Smokey at the dock?!?!). Then they run into Christian. It looks like he's got plans for Sun, and I'm sure she'll be on board. But my biggest question is "what year is it?" When Sawyer and Hurley were living in Othertown, before Keamy blew it up... wouldn't they have seen the Dharma building that was blown to hell and seen the yearbook photos they had up there? ALSO!!!! The numbers were being played as they were crashing... so maybe it's right after the purge, and right before the Others inhabit Othertown. That's gotta be it. Or was this all a island vision brought on by Christian and Jacob? Confusing. I think. Anyone else?

Anyway.... on to Sawyer and Jack's crew...

- Anyone else see the storyline brewing that Sawyer and crew have become just a little too happy being Dharma members?

- RADZINKY!!!!! He actually exists!!! I'm gonna assume you all know who he is. So he looks to be building the Swan... but then why would he be stuck in there with Kelvin 25 some years from now>?!?!? and why would he need to map out the island on the Hatch door, since he knew his way around anyway?!? I'll bet the sickness and the countdown timer has something to do with the Jughead. That's why they wear the hazmat suits at least. Anyway... he's there, so were bound to get more answers on Radzinky. Can't wait!!!

- Looks like we saw the origins of Ethan Rom. I think the actor looked way older than 30 or 33 or whatever he'd be, but I'm willing to let that slide. Oughta be interesting to see how Ethan escapes the purge... and what about Amy then?

- Saywer mentions it real quickly... but Faraday isn't on the island anymore?!?! Think he left? What happened? Is he the dude off the island that came up with the way to get back (Eloise Hawking mentioned some genius) Really need to hear more about this.

- Jack is a workman! Saw that coming a mile away.

- Sawyer's attitude doesn't make a lot of sense. He's been dying to find his people, and they finally come back, because they thought they needed to SAVE HIM! and he gives Jack crap for trying to understand what's going on? I think it goes back to the new Dharma folks possibly being a little too comfortable in their new habitat.


- Aaaaaaand finally... Sayid is back in time as well. And is fed by... YOUNG BEN!!! He seems interested in the Hostiles, and we know why! I'll bet he helps Sayid escape. Question is this "Does Ben remember Sayid?" My position is... maybe? I still thik that Desmond is the only one who can get "new memories" with past interactions. What I mean is Ben ALWAYS met Sayid in the past. So we'll see how much interaction he has and if he does remember him, or if he knew them all along. If young Ben meets a bunch more of the Losties, then maybe EVERYONE gets new memories as they develop in the past. I hope not. Make sense?

That's what I got. It's 1:00AM. I'm going to bed. Look forward to any thoughts you might have.

Episode Recap: LaFleur

Is two weeks enough to get over Lost? (probably not, but we'll find out).

Real good episode confirmed a lot of our theories here.

The internet is hating me right now, so forgive the shortness.

As I suspected Sawyer and Co. are and were stuck in Dharma days for 3 years when Jack and Co. show up. Is it just a coincidence that Elloise Hawking's "window" put them back at the same time the stopped time skipping? Someone explain that to me.

Anyway, way back in time is the last skip... we get to see, what I can only assume is the body that belonged to the four toed foot. I doubt we'll see much more of it... for now. But a nice little treat for the superfans!

Then... we're stuck in Dharma days. 1971 (if my math is correct).

- Dan is a little mind blown by Charlotte's revelation that he tried to warn her about coming back to the island. It goes against everything hes been saying... so understandable I guess.

- I wonder why the Hostiles/Others were attacking Amy and Paul to begin with?

- Sawyer displayed excellent island knowledge when coming up with his LaFleur back story.

- Nice little shot of Charlotte... I'm sure we'll see her some more as a young girl.

- Gotta go back and watch all the Richard scenes again now and see if he has any interaction with Sawyer, because he'd definitely remember him. Maybe there weren't any. Can any of you remember one?

Anyway... I guess Saywer's crew goes about business as usual into ...

1974:

- Sawyer (LaFleur) is the head of a security team (Star logo) that seems to have a station near the barracks. He's got Jin and Miles (interesting to see what Miles has been up to since he used to be on the island (probably Pierre Chang's kid)) working with him searching for his people (on the downlow). At first I thought about Rose/Bernard/Vincent/etc. (who by the way, if they haven't shown up in three years, I'd be really worried about) but they could just as easily be looking for Locke and the O6.


- Juliette is a greasemonkey (wrench logo). Of course she is.

- Didn't see Daniel in this ep. But we have a pretty good idea what he's up to based on the season premier.

- So Horace Goodspeed knock up Micheller Dessler (Amy... sorry). But when did he get rid of his first lady (Princess Toadstool)? Maybe it's not a big deal, but I'd like to know.

- Amy's baby was delivered... sooooo... pregnancies must run into problems after 1974. good work from Juliette.

- Speaking of Juliette... poor girl. First Jack chose Kate over her... and now... Kate's back.... I;m just sayin'.

That's about it, I think. 2 weeks to go... so let's go into the preview a little bit. Looks like Jack and company are integrated into the DI. Noticed Jack had a workman suit on. Ha! Wonder how he'll like that. Also, Sayid is apparently in 1974 as well. So of the Oceanic 6 only Sun stayed with the rest of the plane in what I'll assume is the present. Wonder why?

Anyway... thoughts? Comments?

Again, sorry, my connection is dogshit tonight.

Upon Further Review...

I watched The Life And Death Of Jeremy Bentham again tonight, the second of my ten weekly viewings. Locke's visits really bugged me.

Typically Locke just pisses me off. But in this ep it was the O6 that were being the jerkfaces.

First off, there was just toooooo much forced into one episode. We needed more time on each visit. Especially for Walt and Jack.

Quick breakdown:

Kate - we saw an abbreviated version of her meeting (we didn't see it all) but I find it hard to believe that she was that cold to Locke. She might not want to return because she needs to take care of Aaron (and possibly still loves Jack) but why the need to be an asshole to Locke.

Sayid - same deal... only he has no ties to this world anymore. Sure, he's building homes for people, but he left all those people on the island that he doesn't care about helping them at all?!? Just doesn't make sense.

Hurley - he's gone crazy so he gets a bit of a pass. Although when he thought Locke was dead, I was surprised that he didn't care more that he had died.

Jack - Seems to be in the middle of downward spiral... and still hates Locke, but even then... he didn't even ask how he got there? What happened to the island? And Jack of all people doesn't want to chance to save the people he left behind?!?! (I mean I guess he changes his mind pretty soon after that... he just must not have wanted to give Locke the satisfaction)

Walt - This should have been a much bigger conversation. Walt probably doesn't think it's that weird that he made it off, cuz he did, and others have made it off in the three years... but remember his visit to Hurley in the last season's finale? He said that Bentham visited him? Well Locke never referred to himself as Bentham. He also never told Walt why everyone was lying, which he told Hurley he had. So was this just a big writing error? They don't seem to make them (the writers).

I loved this episode, and Terry O'Quinn was great. I just think it needed some more time.

That's it for now.

Episode Recap: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

Ben Linus and Charles Widmore are both huge liars.

Let's start with the On-Island (right?) stuff:

It looked to me like they didn't crash too hard. Probably because.... to be fair... Frank Lapidus is a pretty good pilot, aaaaaand it looked like they were on or near a runway of sorts. Quite possibly the quasi-finished runway that Sawyer and Kate were forced to build back when they were prisoners in Season 2. They've also got what looks like the old school Other boats that Kate, Sawyer and Karl all used to escape at some point. Therefore I believe they are on the Hydra island. That would also explain the offices Cesar (more on this dude in a second) appears to rummaging around in. It's part of the Hydra station.. Real quick.... think with all the time travel, someone told the Others they needed a runway so this plane coudl crash safely in the future?

Things of note... I think at least:

- looks like they may have been there for a few days before Locke showed up. They've settled in a bit, treating the wounded, finding the Hydra, Lapidus and a woman (guessing Sun) went off in a boat (why?)... anyway...
- Cesar seems to know something about the situation, but he's not letting on. Also, since Ilyana had Sayid in custody, I'm guessing she's involved too.
- Quick body count (and as much as I hate to do this... I'm gonna use next week's preview just a bit):

-On Island in the future (I think it's the future/present cuz the Runway is done... probably the present... 3 years after they left...) we've got a bunch of random survivors along with, Cesar, Ilyana, Frank Lapidus, and Locke. The previews show Sun with Ben, so I think she's there too... and since Sayid was MIA last week, I'll bet he's in this timeline too. SIDE NOTE: I'm sure they'll head to the main island at some point and then the question will be "who was in the boat shooting at Sawyer and Co. And who did Juliette hit when she shot back?"

- On Island in the past: looks like Jack, Kate and Hurley are in the past with Jin... but it showed conflicting clips of Sawyer in what looked like the same timeline, and then others with Juliette and he dealing with some other gun fight situation.... but I digress, we'll save that for next week.


Off Island stuff:

- Locke lands in the same spot roughly (or hell, maybe exactly) that Ben did in Tunisia. Looks like Widmore is monitoring that point cuz he knows it's the exit. At first, I wondered why he hadn't been monitoring it all along, but my soon to be ex-roommate (don't ask) suggested that those dudes who found Ben last season were probably patrolling the area for Widmore. Good point. And after a dangerous fellow like Ben showed up, Widmore upped the security.

- Widmore says Ben's the bad guy, yadda yadda, he wants to help Locke. I don't think we can trust Ben or Charles, so let's not put too much stock into the spin he puts on this WAR that's coming. Though I do believe, like we theorized here, that Ben DID trick Widmore somehow into moving / leaving the island. I mean he said as much. Unless he's lying. Which he probably is.

- Widmore didn't seem to be on board with the Locke has to die plan like Richard said... interesting. Would have liked to hear Ben's reaction to that news from Richard. Why DID Richard say it to begin with!?!?!

- A few things of note from Locke's visits:

- WAAAAAAAAALT!!!! Not enough screen time. I got chills when they saw each other. They clearly would have had more to say to each other. Not just 30 seconds of convo. That better not be the last we see of Walt. He did say that he was having island dreams though. Locke in a suit and everyone wanting to hurt him.... a sign of things to come? Also... it was neat to see that Locke didn't want to put Walt through anymore suffering... a little out of character, but nice.

- I don't think Helen is dead. I think it was a Widmore trick to leave Locke with nothing left in the real world.

- Ben kills Abadon. Lame. I liked that character. His story makes sense now though. Locke told the Others in the past that he was important, so Widmore kept an eye out for him in the future, sent Abadon to Locke and got him started on his journey.

- Locke tells Jack about Christian on the island!!!! The final nail in Jack's crazy coffin (pun intended). Great scene by both actors. Terry O'Quinn was great all episode. Should get the Emmy again.

- So Ben.... is a dick. He killed Locke. But only after talking him down. It was the mention of Ms. Hawking that sent him over the edge. VEEEEERRRY interesting. So how'd Locke know about her anyway? I can only assume it was in Widmore's file. She must have helped Widmore find the island with the freighter and shiiiiit. She's quite a wild card in this whole thingamajig.

Anyway, that's what I got. Thanks.

Quick Hit...

At work and don't have too much time to explain... but here's a thought I had a while back, and actually have discussed with one of our loyal east coast followers (hopefully she will back me up on this with a comment).

I'll get into some detail maybe later on, but I saw this come up on another site and wanted it here on record that I was thinking about this a ways back...

Jack turns out to be Jacob.

Not sure I believe it... just think about it for awhile.

Episode Recap will be up tonight.

Episode Recap: 316

"Answer" filled episode, and what was quite possibly the most LINEAR episode of Lost... ever (well except for the teaser scene at the beginning).

So there's an off-island Dharma Station built under a Church called the Lamp Post... Eloise Hawking "explains":

- Some genius (doesn't say who) figured out the island was moving in both time and location, and this lamp post station could figure out when it would appear and for how long.
- All they need to do to get back is try and recreate their original trip to the island in a specific spot at a specific time... or as close as they can get it.... which wasn't all that close. She said anything less would cause "unpredictable" results. What a coincidence that there's a flight covering that same area from Ajira!!!! (Neat that bearded, drunken Jack from season finale 3 was right about how to get back... sort of)
- The island moves based on this pocket of energy... well it must be unique cuz the rest of these pockets seem to stay put... I guess that's what makes it so sought after.
- Hawking also mentions that Jack needs to give something to Locke from his father... in order to make it even more like the original crash. Not making a lot of sense to me, but I'll let it slide since A) I'm sure we'll get more details on the whole situation and B) it leads to us knowing why Christian Shepherd was trotting around the island in white tennis shoes.

- PS How'd she get Locke's note?


Could have used a little more Desmond interaction with Miss Hawking. But at least he went off on her a bit.... I guess ultimately he just doesn't care and he wants to get away from this madness. His line "We're all just pieces" to their game... I'll bet he's right on!

Anyone else hoping Jack was gonna bring along his bored Grandpa? And speaking of Jack's family... did he say goodbye to his Mom? Is she still around? I'll bet she's dead. One more reason for Jack to be so depressed.

Everyone seems to make it on the plane (notable exceptions being Aaron, Ji Yeon, Desmond, and WAAAAAAAAALT!!!!)

But seriously... what's their deal....

What's Kate's deal?
- She dumped Aaron off somewhere, and Jack can't ask? Ooooooook. She better have gave him to Claire's Mom.
- What turned her into a super-depressed nympho? "We're on the same plane... doesn't mean were together" Ice cold Kate. Think she's keeping her options open just in case she runs into Sawyer again? Nice work Kate. WHORE!!!

What's Hurley's deal?
- How'd he get out of prison?
-Who convinced him to go along with the plan? (I'll bet it was Walt!!!! Somehow...)
- He knows the deal cuz he bought all the tickets, and Ben didn't seem to know how he got there, so what gives?
- The guitar? Trying to replicate Charlie? (or Charlie would make sense, and he asked him to bring the guitar!!!!) Pretty weak effort.
- Did he say goodbye to his folks?

What's Sun's deal?
- She bailed on her kid?

What's Sayid's deal?
- Seemed clear by his reactions that he didn't know the plan... how'd they get him?
- Who's the chick who got him?

What's Ben's deal?
- WHO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM?!?!?
- He did however have the best line of the night: "Who cares?" (in response to Jack's question about what would happen to the other people on the plane) Probably the first time he was ever honest all series.

What's the other dude's deal?
- Seriously. Our dialog cut out.... what did Jack and he say to each other? If anyone actually reads these please answer me.


So there's a island time flipping type flash.... and boom Hurley, Kate and Jack are back on the island (won't get into the preview stuff about the rest of them). Seems to hint that there wasn't a crash this time... wonder how that's gonna be explained. Doesn't appear that everyone made it. Like Hawking said... "Unpredictable"


Then Jin shows up in full Dharma gear. BOOM! Well I think this helps my quick theory that Locke stopped the time jumping when he put the wheel back in place... and it looks like at least Jin was stopped in Dharma time and he's got a job. Would also expect to see at least Faraday back there too, so he can get to work in the Orchid and warn Charlotte.

Tons happened.... great ep.... a little vague, ok really vague at points, but I thought it was great.

Anything I missed? Thoughts?

Episode Recap: This Place is Death

Update: (Nobody's voting so I stopped the survey)

This might have been the best episode of the season... right?

Off-Island stuff:

- So the O6 isn't a real big happy family. In fact they all split except for Jack and Sun who go with Ben to prove Jin is alive.

- Ben says he's been protecting them, but I'm guessing that's just because their immediate interests coincide.

- They get to the church to meet Faraday's Mom (by the way, it's pretty clear that Ben had NO IDEA that she was Faraday's Mom... interesting) . Ben convinces Sun to come along with the ring (he got it earlier in the ep) for the exact opposite reasons of the ring's original intentions. Ben is a shit.

- Desmundo shows up and they all go in to meet Faraday's Mom, Eloise Hawking. Can't wait to see her and Desmond interact.

- More on the Hawking/Ben relationship at the end.

On-Island:

- Basically through the eyes of Jin, we got almost all of Rousseau's back story confirmed. She said Montand lost an arm... he did. She said the smoke monster was a security system... well Robert told her it was (how did he come to that conclusion?!? Seems correct, but how?). She said the team went crazy... looks like they did, Robert loved Danielle (and in-womb Alex) but he was ready to kill her. Real question is what is the true cause of the sickness? Was it the Monster? Locke didn't get sick? It must be something in the "catacombs" of that temple type place Smokey hangs out in. Think it has anything to do with the Temple that Ben mentioned before. I dunno... just spit ballin'. (Sidenote: enjoyed the drawing in the sand the Robert used to communicate with Jin. Sometimes they make it too easy for Jin to understand things.)

-Sort of neat-o that Jin is the one responsible for Rousseau not getting "sick". Wouldn't let her go down into the cave. Of course he's also indirectly responsible for her miserable life. She'd probably be better off dead in the past.

- Still would like to see how Danielle and her crew weren't discovered by the D.I. and how Danielle survived the purge. Also the Alex abduction scene would be good.

- Great Jin and Sawyer reunion.

- So Charlotte's dead. I actually like this character, and was a little bummed. At least, unlike other characters (Libby) we got her full story basically before she croaked. The only part I was a little confused by was her Korean freak out and then calling "this place is death". How'd she know?

- So Faraday tried to warn Charlotte? (more in a bit) Why would he try to do that if he knew he couldn't change the future? Maybe something develops here that we don't know about yet.


- When they reach the Orchid, I get a little confused on the time line... but here goes my best shot with a little guessing on future/past events thrown in... Charlotte told Locke to look for the well. So that means the well existed during the Dharma days. But we also know they were trying to drill into that area too (season premier, opening scene). I'm thinking Dharma built the well to gain access to that room, and then built the rest of the Orchid station around it.

- Also, I'm guessing when Locke jammed the wheel back into place (more in a sec), it'll stop them from jumping, but they'll be stuck back in the Dharma days. This will give Faraday time to both warn Charlotte, and be involved in the opening scene of the season. How this plays into the Oceanic 6 return is still a little foggy.

- So Locke falls into the wheel room... and runs into Christian Shepherd. Pretty great stuff in this scene. Turns out Locke WAS supposed to be the one to turn the wheel. The island doesn't want John as much as he thinks it does. But he got a little help there from Ben the liar. Christian calls Ben out on that too. Can't wait to see if Locke figures out that Christian is Jack's dad when he goes to recruit Jack. That would certainly help convince Jack to come back!!!

GOOD STUFF!

One last thing (ha) that I'm trying to figure out...

Widmore was financing Faraday's research, and knows all about his mother, Ms. Hawking (who I still say was the cute little blond in Jughead). But Hawking is working with Ben.... how does that all work? They all just using each other to get back to the island at all costs? Maybe Hawking helped Widmore get the freighter there, but then saw what he did, and now switched to help Ben? Dunno.

Anyway, any other thoughts people?

Episode Recap / The Little Prince

Update: We rated this episode a 7.75 after eliminating any outliers.

A somewhat Kate focused episode... and it was GOOD!

Off Island:

- It was Kate's idea to keep Aaron. Makes sense, since it's the weakest part of the lie. good work Kate.
- Sun's got someone spying on the Oceanic 6. I'm sure, NO, positive it's got to do with her Widmore dealings. And from the looks of the end of the episode... she'll be the toughest Oceanic 6 to come on board. (I also thinking Widmore is playing Sun. Cuz as pissed as she is about Jin, I don't think she wants her friends dead... and I'm assuming all these assassins are sent by Widmore. Anyway, dicey relationship).
- So the dude was Ben's lawyer going after the baby... nice little reminder that Ben is a conniving scumbag. He's a bad guy and should be treated as such.
- That's about it for off island stuff... except for Humpty Dumpty Hurley in jail. He looked like a dooder.

On-Island:

- Faraday thinks time spent on the island would have an effect on when you get your nose bleeds, loose your grip on reality, and die. Charlotte first. Looks like she was right, and she did grow up on the island... or born there... or whatever. Miles was next. He's Candle's kid from the opening scene of the season. No proof, but c'mon... Finally Juliette, and we know she spent some serious time there. Something to keep an eye on.
- Ajira Airways. They have a website that was involved in some mini online game again this summer. Not a lot has come from it. But there were hints they would show up. What connection does it have with the island? And who were the people who crashed the camp? I'm guessing new Widmore people. AND... guessing it's from the future. Brings up an interesting point though... could they see the Oceanic 6 in the future on the island if they make it back!?!?! I guess not since it's supposed to fix the time warping or whatever... ugh. Sorry. Anyway, that was the biggest question of the ep for me. As for the biggest revelation....
- Jin. Alive. Good news. Even better news? A hot little preggers Danielle Rousseau and her team are the ones that find him!!!!! They better not flash right away, or if they do? Keep flashing back! She's got a storyline that needs to be filled out. And for what we;e seen so far.. her story checks out. The two people in her team we had heard of (Robert and Montand) have been accounted for already and there boat sank. So maybe she wasn't as looney as we thought. Or I though.


Ok... don't like to focus on the previews too much... but it looks like Ben and the O6 are all in one place, and on the island Locke is climbing down some weird hole... are we close to reuniting the groups? Could happen sooner than I originally thought.

Anyway, that's what I got.

Forgive me if my responses times lag a bit. I will do my best.

Remaining Random Survivors....

I was curious, and maybe I'm alone in this, how many random 815ers (or their group at least) are still alive.



They've been dropping like flies with the barracks attack, freighter exploding, arrow attacks, and land mines.



We know we've got: The three scientists, Sawyer, Juliette, Rose and Bernard. Then there's Locke and who knows about Claire.



There were a ton of people kidnapped by the Others (most notably Cindy and the kids) but I think it's safe to call them Others at this point and no longer survivors.



Well I check another site for their figure (lostpedia) and that has only 10 survivors outside of those mentioned above. So there's about 10 people left (not including Rose and Bernard) that should still be time jumping around the island.



That doesn't mean anything... just thought I'd try and see who'se left.

Jughead

Update: We rated this episode a 7.875 (too low, you should all be ashamed of yourselves)

This was a pretty confusing episode at first, but I think we were able to make some sense of it towards the end... and a big bombshell was dropped (HAHAHAHA, get it?)

First off... Desmond... off-island stuff:

- Desmond and Penny have a kid name Charlie. Probably named after the lead singer to Driveshaft. Fitting, since he's dead and they owe their relationship to him anyway. Could also be named after her father, but I doubt it since they both hate him. Or... how about Charles Dickens! Desmundo's read every beautiful word he's ever written (well... except for Our Mutual Friend).

- In the process of finding out Faraday's Mom is in LA (which fits our theory of Ms. Hawking being Faraday's Mother) he finds a woman that (and this is a lot of guess work) worked with Faraday and was possibly his love interest, that is left in a vegetative state. Seems like her mind is doing the skip through time deal. Poor girl. Anyway, Des also finds out Widmore is sponsoring his research (Faraday's). So Widmore understands the importance of Faraday's research in conjunction with the island.

- Penny is reluctantly on board with the LA trip, and I'm sure we'll see more for them soon.

On Island:

- BOOM: Sure looks like the writer's are tired of having a bunch of random survivor's on the island. They're getting wiped OUT!!!

- So apparently the US Army was doing some bomb testing on the island (How'd they know about it/find it??? They better tell us) but Jacob (they didn't say it was him, but I'm guessing that's who Richard was referring to when he said he follows orders) has the Others kill them all. They must not have been on the list.

- So it looks like the Others are in the process of re-securing the island. They grab their supplies and perhaps were even wearing their uniforms.

- Few more hints at the Others: They know Latin. Ok. They're smart and trained killers. I'd really like to know how they're selected or recruited or chosen from the island arrivals and why others are just killed.

- Juliette says Richard is really old. Thanks for the info Juliette. It'd be nice if she spilled all her knowledge on her former crew. It'd be helpful to the viewers.

- So Locke meets Richard and basically gets the ball rollin' on Richard traveling through the past to make sure Locke is the leader. So it's another chicken or the egg argument. Side question: Could all the problems on the island ACTUALLY be Locke's fault? He was never destined to be the leader of the Others... he just indirectly appointed himself.

- That brings us to, at least what I think, was the biggest moment of the show. Charles Widmore was an Other (or whatever we're calling them at this point). He seems pretty impatient, confrontational, and argumentative... so it's easy to see a fallout coming. But first... How'd he become an other? why'd he leave? My guess is he moved the island, and that's why he's having such a tough time finding the island and getting back there. Think Ben tricked him into moving the island? He always said the island was HIS? Was he pegged to be the leader of the Other's, but much like Anakin Skywalker (sorry Fortune's you won't get this) he ended up being the wrong choice?

- So Widmore must've told Faraday everything (probably not) he knows about the island, which explains Faraday being knowledgeable on the subject (Dharma Initiative is another story, unless he was there for a bit and knew enough to tell Faraday about them too. I think Faraday did his own research on that though. Not sure how.)

- Finally, Charlotte looks to be dying from some variation of the mind-skipping/time-travel/sickness. I wouldn't worry too much about her though (at least not yet), cuz she's strolling around in next week's preview.

Anyway... a ton of stuff went down... I'm sure there's stuff I missed. But those are my thoughts this week.

Comments?

ADD: I didn't realize this until now, but apparently Ms. Hawking's first name is Elloise. Or that;s being reported. Well if that's the case... Ellie is short for Elloise, and Faraday thought she looked awfully familiar. I'm guessing the little blond girl holding the gun at Faraday most of the episode was Ms. Hawking and Faraday's mother.

More thoughts on last week's eps...

So Faraday, and who we're guessing his mother is, Ms. Hawking (white haired lady) both say it is impossible to change the future, ultimately your fates are already decided.

But then why would Ms. Hawking be so concerned as to visit Desmond in his past to tell him he must break up with Penny and make it to the island? Why would it matter if he couldn't change his fate?

Anyway, the impacting of the future question got me thinking about one of the events we've seen so far: Ethan meeting Locke in the past.

Locke tells Ethan that Ben appointed him as the leader of the Others. Ethan thinks he's crazy, but let's say he goes back to tell the Others that story. Locke basically anointed himself their leader himself. When he actually shows up on the island they've already heard of him and our now blown away by the fact that he's really there!

Think about the actions of the Others as far as Locke goes:

- They consistently refer to him as special and/or important.
- When he helps Cindy (the converted stewardess) set up her tent she tells him they've all been waiting for him. They've been waiting ever since Ethan came back rambling about some guy he met in woods!
- Ethan infiltrates the crash survivors camp and almost immediately attaches himself to Locke as his hunting partner. He's probably pretty intrigued by Locke at this point. Also, wants to get on his good side for when he becomes the leader.
- and finally (well not finally, but the last thing I can think of right now), one of the biggest problems/questions I've had so far about the show, or something that always bothered me... Why would Ben have been coming across the island himself to check out the survivors camp? (Rousseau caught him in her net, and they took him prisoner, remember?) If he was the leader of the Others, couldn't he have found someone less important to run that mission? Well, he probably wanted to get a look at Locke himself and start manipulating the guy to protect his position of authority in the Others community and with the Island.

Clearly there's about a million chicken or the egg arguments to go along with this (How does Locke arrive in the past without the help of the Others along the way to get to the past and tell them he's their leader, etc.),... but it's still pretty intriguing.

If the writer's really had this all planned out it's pretty amazing.

Updates

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I can add 9 more email addresses to receive email notifications when they are new threads and/or comments on the threads.

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Because You Left / The Lie

Update: We rated this ep an 8.

Awesome. Typical Lost, an answer or two, but about a million more questions. I actually don't have a TON to say about this ep... mostly cuz there's so much information we still don't know. It's pretty clear though that Daniel Faraday will be a MAJOR character this season. And with all this time skipping and consciousness travel, I think it makes a lot more sense why Daniel was crying in that first flashback we saw of him. Anyway... I'm gonna try and group the two episodes together.

Off-Island Stuff:

- I don't think Ben and Jack are being honest with each other over what Locke/Bentham told them. That exchange seemed a little forced. It will be interesting to see.
- Who wants to find out if it's really Kate's baby? Claire's mom? Does she have the means? Widmore? Why would he want to expose the lie? Conspiracy theorists? I dunno
- What else went down in the Sun / Widmore conversation? Sounds like she's out for Ben's blood, which judging from her later conversation with Kate (she doesn't blame her for Jin's death, and couldn't have a reason for blaming Jack then), is the second person she blames for her husband's death.
- Why are people, 3 years later, finally going after the Oceanic 6? (staking out Hurley, trying to kill Sayid, checking if it's really Kate's baby) Could it be Widmore knows Ben has found a way back to the island and he's trying to make it that more difficult?
- Good to see Ana-Lucia again, even if it was a little pointless. I liked her character. Always thought she was judged a little harshly by fans.
- While we're on supporting characters... what's going on with Frank Lapidus? It wouldn't surprise me if he winds up dead. He was the only one who came back that had to account for anything. He would have to answer to Widmore, unless he;'s in hiding.
- Great moment when Hurley tells his Mom, and she believes him.

Ok, the two biggest off-island revelations for me (pretty obvious), 1)were meeting some of Ben's "people", and 2) the return of Mrs. Hawking. 1) He'd mentioned them in previous season's. But why is one of them working in a butcher shop as some sort of cover? Seems like they are all working towards the same goal of returning to the island, but why are they still helping Ben? He's not the leader anymore. 2) It looks like she is the one who has figured out a way to get back to the island, and there are some very specific guidelines. Ben seems to take a back seat to her. She seems to be in charge.

On-Island:

So the island is skipping in time... should be a interesting way for the writer's to fill in pieces from the past. I have no idea (surprise) why it's happening, how it's happening, and what the RULES are for what travels, but Juliette seemed to offer a half-hearted "explanation". Whatever they had with them came along for the ride. Ok! Hopefully we'll get more information from Faraday as the season progresses. I'll go out on a limb and say we will. (I'd also like to hear more about how Faraday got so interested and knowledgeable about the Dharma Initiative to begin with).

- The beginning was a classic bit of Lost. Very neato seeing Pierre Chang (Marvin Candle, etc.) in the flesh. Looks like he was one of the heads of the D.I. (think that baby might be Miles? He has special powers cuz he was born on the island? That's why he was selected for the team... is history with the island?)
- Faraday showing up in the past was confusing at first.. still is... but at least we have a couple of guesses. It was a flash forward to his time later on the island, when the island is still skipping (confused?). OR... it could be he really was there in the past... either way, interesting stuff.
- Wonder why the survivors move, but the Hostiles/Others don't? Juliette moves. Weird. I wonder if any D.I. guys were still alive if they would move. Probably has something to do with your history on the island.
- Seems like Richard knows what's going on. That piece with him was clearly in the future. Many questions, as always, from his brief appearance but mainly... Why would Locke have to die? And if Ben and Richard knew the shit would hit the fan if the 6 left, why'd they let them go? (Maybe that's another reason why Ben blew up the boat on purpose (by killing Keamy). He would ensure that no one left if they helicopter blew up on the boat).
- Who launched the flaming arrows? BRUTAL STUFF on Frogurt. that wasn't a quick death... that was torture!!! Looks like a couple more people ate it too! Be interesting to see if they all meet up again after splitting up in the jungle. (What if Rose and Bernard never meet up with the group and get stuck in the past or some shit, and they end up being Adam and Eve form season 1? I know that's a streeeetch but I thought I;d throw it out there.)
- Annnnnd... who attacked Juliette and Sawyer? I was hoping it was Rousseau's team. Guess it still could be.
- Looks like Charlotte is getting the "sickness", (Minkowski). Wonder is she's just the first one to show it, or if there's something special about her... like being through this before form her previous time on the island (as hinted at in the finale last year). Hope she can find a constant!

Two final things...

1)Desmond... his screwy time frame/consciousness makes him the only who can help the island right now... or the 6... or whatever.... He needs to find Faraday's Mom... ok... I'll bet it's Mrs. Hawking.

2) Faraday makes it pretty clear that you can't change the future. We sort of learned that a couple of seasons ago with Desmond and Charlie. But things WERE happening different, like Locke getting shot in the leg, and Frogurt being brutally killed by flaming arrows. (By the way... were the flames necessary? Seems like an arrow without a big light letting you know it was coming would have been more effective.) I think things can happen to our survivors because it's their present, and it's not changing the future, just their present. (although I'm still not sure how Ethan meeting Locke works. Would Ethan recognize Locke when he invades the camp later on... whatever)

Anyway that's what I got... Anything else?

Thanks for reading... all 6 of you.

Lost. Tonight.

There's the recap show @ 8:00 and then the firs two episodes of the season. I will do my best to have the recap up tonight, or tomorrow mornign, but that'll be before most of you are at work anyway.

Later,

Finn

Another... One more question...

I almost always side with jack on this show... especially when it's jack versus Locke. But this one especially. Locke desperately wants jack to remain on the island, but knows that would be a big leap of faith on jack's part, and jack, is a man of science. Why doesn't Locke ever tell jack that he used to be in a wheel chair before the island healed him?!?!. This would be some measure of "proof" that jack might need for convincing. Just always bugged me that Locke never let's that info out. Seems pretty crucial.

One more question...

I just rewatched the 3 part finale last night, for what was probably the 6th or 7th time. I can't recall if I listed this as one of my questions below...

Penny said she knew where to look because of a tracking station she setup after Desmond's phone call, the one she'd been waiting 8 years for. That's fine. But it reminded me that there's something off with Des and Penny's interaction history.

Desmond broke up with Penny.

Desmond's consciousness went back in time during "the Constant" to tell Penny that he needed her number and would call in 8 years.

***coming back to here

Penny gets Desmond's call 8 years later.

Penny searches for and finds Desmond and the Oceanic 6 (and Frank Lapidus, who happens to be a pretty good pilot).

*** But Penny found Desmond at the Stadium before his run where he intially meets up with Jack. This was between their meeting at her new house and their phonecall on Christmas eve.

Penny didn't want to mention there last encounter at all?!?

I know it hadn't "happened" yet, but this is something to pay attention to moving forward.

They've said through various characters (Mrs. Hawking, Faraday) that you can't change the future. I think they mean fate. You can impact the future and change events, but ultimately the universe will course correct.

I'm confused.


HAHAHAHA wait a second, I just realized that no one is reading this. HAHAHAHAHA

Here's a copy of the slightly jumbled list of questions I'd like to have answered by the show's end. Hopefully some are taken care before the end of the show.

Smoke Monster

What? How? When? Why? Where?

Does it scan people?

Does it inhabit dead bodies, like Christian and Yemi? Cuz both bodies are missing.

Did it scan Juliette like Eko? Or something else?

Can Ben summon smokey?

The Sickness / Vaccine / Quarantine

What’s real, what isn’t?

Nigerian Drug Plane

How’d it get there? Although I think it’ll have something to do with the Island moving now.

Four Toed Statue

Island history? Let’s have some.

Island Time

Did Locke move it in time, location, what? Why do different degrees of arrival equal different
time frames? And is it only on the surface of the water? Cuz the plane crashed pretty
conveniently in the same time as the Others existed.

The Others

How did they brainwash the tail section passengers to their “cause”?

Were they trying to take Eko? Was he a good person or just a threat?

Why do the Others go from docile family folk into murderous maniacs? Why are the Other’s
even there anymore? What do they want to do that’s soooo important?

Why do the important one’s always go on the missions? Ben, Ethan, we know why Goodwin now.

What was there ultimate plan with Claire? (was Juliette on board?)

Why the fake outfits?

Why did Ben try and convince Locke that he didn’t have to push the button, when it’s clear he
wanted them to keep doing it?

The Others can’t REALLY believe they are the good guys right? They’re delusional?

Why didn’t they know about Desmond’s boat?

Did they not know the result of not pushing the button?

Why don’t the Others have good medical supplies, ie crash cart?

Why didn’t Ben just leave to get his surgery?

How do they travel to and from the island with ease?

Do they really use the sub to get to and from the island?

How did they get Locke’s dad onto the island? I thought outside comm. Was down?

Why do all the babies on the island die?

How do they know Sawyer killed the shrimp shack guy?

Why did they need Locke to kill his dad?

How does Richard Alpert Age?

What happened to Annie?

Is Mikhail really dead?

Room 23, Brainwashing? Is that how they got the tailies?

Where’d Karl come from?

Who led the Others before Ben?

Horace Goodspeed time loop? He had an Arrow logo? Was the Arrow a mathematics related
station? If he said he'd been dead for 12 years, that's when the Purge happened. Danielle's story
doesn't add up with that... hmmmm???

Jacob

Who was on his list and why?

Who is he?, etc

How did he cure Rachel’s cancer, or was it all bullshit?

What’s with the moving cabin?

What’s with the ring of dirt/ash/dust around the cabin?

How is his cabin warping around the island?

Why is Christian Shepard hanging out in it?

Why use a cabin that Horace Goodspeed built?

The Dharma Initiative:

Why are the Dharma Drops still coming?

Who’s in charge now?

Why Lockdowns?

Kelvin Inman, when was he recruited, must’ve been just before the purge.

Swan Station

Most stuff won’t get answered

What was the incident?

Hieroglyphs?

Arrow Station

What was it for?

The trunk: Army knife, Glass Eye, Film Piece

The Staff Station

Escape hatch?

The Pearl Station:

What happened to the place where the tubes land?

Why lie about the insignificance of the Swan hatch?

Other Characters:

Libby:

mental hospital

Husband David

Razinksy,

Blastdoor map… also, why’d he edit the movie.

Charles Widmore


Did he really fake the plane crash? Or was it Ben?

How does he really know about the island?

How’d he get the DI knowledge?

What rules were changed when Widmore killed Alex?

Why can't Ben kill Widmore? Vice versa?

Why is Widmore having nightmares?

Why won't Ben be able to find Penny?

Penny Widmore

Still not sure how she knew to look for the magnetic anomalies… but this one might belong in the
other category of questions that won’t get answered.

Matthew Abadon

Who the hell is he?

Claire

- Is she dead?

Faraday

Why is Faraday so broken up about the 815 flight being found?

Bad Memory?

How can Desmond be his constant, I thought you couldn’t alter the future, or whatever?

How does Faraday know so much about the DI?

Charlotte

Was she born on the island?

How’d she leave?

Miles

How can he talk to dead people?

Why did he want 3.2 million dollars?

Jin

Is Jin dead?

Desmond:

Is what he and Minkowski experienced the Sickness?

Do you need to travel on specific coordinates?

Did Desmond lie about his last Charlie vision?

How did the Hatch explosion let Desmond sort of float through time? How can he see the future?

Time lady, how does she fit in?

Christian Shepherd

How is he “alive”?

Why is he Jacob’s mouthpiece?

Danielle

- There are all sorts of holes in her story…

Adam and Eve

Black and White Stones

Who are they?
Richard Alpert

What's with the items Richard shows to Locke?

How is an ageless Richard traveling all over the world?

Walt’s special-ness

Birds fly into windows.

Rain Stopped

Always wins at backgammon

Told Locke not to open the hatch

Told Michael he had to leave

Shows up soaking wet in places

Kept showing up to Shannon

Sort of led Shannon to her death

Questions from the finale:

How does the donkey wheel export you?
WHy Boone, Charlie, and Libby?
What was Sawyer's
favor?
Charlotte, born on the island?
WHy would Miles want to stay?
Sun: Who does she blame for
Jin's death besides her father? Jack?
Also how would any of that make sense to her father, since
the cover story just had them craching adn that's it? How did Sun afford to purchase her father's
company?
What are her plans with Charles Widmore?
WHy is Hurley seeing dead people? Jack
too?
Island messenger?
Who is Claire saying not to bring back in Kate's dream?
Aaron?How'd Locke make it off the island?
What terrible things happened that forced Locke to leave?
Who does Ben mean, when he says EVERYONE needs to comeback?
Jack, Kate, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, Aaron, Locke, Ben? Lapidus? Desmond? Walt? Ji Yeon?

Lost Blog

I thought HenryCottosMustache.com might get a little crowded with all of the Lost posts, and since this is easy enough to start a new site... here we are.

Hopefully some of you post here. If not no big deal. I like organizing my deep, deep thoughts on Lost anyway.

If you don't like the title, well fine. It came about after watching the season 2 premier many years ago. Peter can explain it if he likes.

Anyway, I'll start with the season premier recap either Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Thanks,

Finn