Well folks.. this was a GOOD ONE!!...
We pick up with Desmond and Sayid in the chopper heading out to the freighter. Desmond holds the photo of him and Penny. Sayid asks what he expects when he gets to the freighter? Desmond says answers. Sayid notices a handwritten "cheat sheet" on the controls and asks Lapidus if he knows where the freighter is. Lapidus doesn't appreciate the question and says he knows where it is. It gets dark as they fly directly into a storm, and the turbulence increases. Suddenly, they hear a loud noise and see a quick blast of violet light, and BZAAM.
Desmond is back in basic training at his military base with a sergeant yelling at him to get on his feet. Desmond's disoriented, doesn't know what's going on. The sergeant orders everyone in the yard double time. As they're doing sit ups, Desmond tries to explain to his friend how vivid the dream was, like he was there. But he's caught by the sergeant, and in the middle of the sergeant yelling at him BZAAM.
Desmond is back on the chopper, but Desmond is panicked and confused. He tries to undo his harness. He's afraid and confused. Sayid asks him what he's doing, but Desmond says, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
At the beach camp, Jack asks Charlotte if the chopper took off a day ago, why haven't they heard from them? Charlotte doesn't know but doesn't seem worried about it. Faraday tells Jack and Juliet that their perception of how long they've been gone is not necessarily how long they've actually been gone. As long as Lapidus flew on the bearing Faraday gave him and stayed on it, then everything should be okay. If he didn't, there might be side effects.
The chopper lands on the ship. Desmond freaks out, says he doesn't know anyone. Two big, tough looking guys, Omar and Keamy, come out and ask Lapidus why he came back with two crash survivors. Lapidus tells them Desmond was okay coming out but they hit some weather... Keamy cuts him off and says they'll take him to sick bay and let the doctor check him out. Desmond says he doesn't know those guys, that he's not supposed to be BZAAM.
Desmond is back at the military base with his sergeant yelling at him, exactly where he left off. Desmond is shocked and speechless. The sergeant orders everyone to run, and Desmond gets dirty looks from the squad. Later, as they load a truck in the rain, he tries to explain it to his friend. Desmond says he left. He was on a boat with an Arab who seemed to know him, and then he realizes he also had a photo of Penny. He races off to a pay phone when BZAAM.
Desmond is back on the freighter being led to the sick bay. Keamy and Omar introduce themselves and say they last ported in Fiji so they know they're still in the Pacific. They lock him in sick bay, and someone behind him shouts out. Desmond turns around to find a man strapped down to one of the beds. The man asks if it's happening to him, too. But then the man goes catatonic. Desmond yells at him trying to bring him around. Then, almost like someone flipped a switch, the guy is back. He says he was just on a Ferris wheel.
On the freighter deck, Sayid talks to Lapidus and asks what's happening to Desmond. If they took off at dusk, how did they land on the ship during the day? Lapidus doesn't have any answers. Sayid asks to use the phone to call Jack. Lapidus warns him the phones only call each other, so don't bother trying to reach Baghdad. Sayid calls Jack, and tells him something happened to Desmond during the flight. Faraday tells them they don't know why but coming to and from the island causes people to become a little confused if they don't do it just right. He asks if Desmond has been recently exposed to high levels of radiation or electromagnetism. Jack and Juliet exchange a look. They know he definitely has. Juliet asks if it's amnesia, but Faraday says no, it's not.
Down in sick bay, the doctor enters. The man strapped down says it's happening to Desmond, too. It's gonna happen to all of them once they start heading to the island again. Ray, the doctor, gives the man a sedative and the man goes to sleep. Ray pulls out a penlight and checks Desmond's eyes. Ray asks what was the last thing he remem BZAAM.
Desmond is back at the military base at the pay phone, a minute after he was last there. He calls Penny and tells her he's confused. He needs to see her. She asks why she would still care about him after he broke up with her? Penny tells him not to bother her and not to come to her flat because she's moved. Desmond asks where, he needs BZAAM.
He's back on the freighter, completing his sentence not to Penny but to the doctor. Ray asks if Desmond just experienced something. Lapidus enters with Sayid, says Faraday wants to talk to Desmond. Ray doesn't want them down there, but Sayid slams him against the wall and orders Lapidus to give Desmond the phone. Ray reaches over and hits an alarm. Sayid yells to give Desmond the phone. Now! Faraday asks Desmond what year he thinks it is. Desmond tells him it's 1996. Okay... Then Faraday asks where he is in 1996. Desmond says Camp Millar, Royal Scots regiment north of Glasgow. Faraday tells him to go to Oxford University, Queen's College physics department. He wants Desmond to find him there.
Back on the beach, Faraday frantically looks for his journal. Jack wants to know why Desmond thinks it's 1996. Faraday says it's a random, unpredictable effect. The displacement is sometimes only a couple hours, other times it's years. He finds the journal and gets back on the phone with Desmond. Faraday says when Desmond finds him, tell him to set the device to 2.342 oscillating at eleven hertz. If he needs convincing, Desmond should tell him he knows about Eloise and BZAAM.
Desmond is back at Camp Millar at the pay phone. He gets up and heads for Oxford. He finds Faraday, who is one of the instructors at Oxford. Desmond tells him he's just been to the future and spoke to Faraday there. Faraday doesn't believe him, so Desmond gives him the numbers: 2.342 oscillating at eleven hertz. Faraday wants to know who told him those numbers. It's clear Faraday doesn't believe him, so Desmond says he knows about Eloise.
Faraday brings Desmond to his lab. There he has a maze set up with a device mounted on a boom-arm. Faraday sets the dials to the numbers Desmond gave him and brings out Eloise, a large white rat. Faraday explains that if the numbers Desmond gave him are correct, his device will unstick Eloise in time. He flips a switch and BZZTT! A blast of purple light washes over the rat. The rat just sits there. Still. Desmond starts to ask what happened but Faraday shushes him. He said Eloise isn't back yet. Then the rat becomes alert and takes off, running the maze perfectly. It worked! Faraday explains he only finished the maze that morning and he won't teach Eloise to run it until an hour from now. Desmond asks if he sent her to the future, and Faraday says just her consciousness. Her mind. Desmond asks how that helps him, but Faraday is confused. He's supposed to help Desmond? He thought Desmond came to help him. Desmond only knows that Faraday ends up on an island. But why would BZAAM.
Back in sick bay, Keamy rips the phone out of Desmond's hand. Lapidus is ordered to go see the captain. They slam the door and lock Desmond and Sayid inside. Desmond says he has to go back, that Faraday said he'd help. When the man strapped on the bed hears Sayid call Desmond by his name, he speaks up and tells them he's George Minkowski, the communications officer. All calls went through him in the radio room. Every so often he would get an incoming call he was not supposed to answer. Those calls were from Desmond's girlfriend, Penelope Widmore. BZAAM.
Desmond comes to in Faraday's lab. Faraday says he was out for 75 minutes. How long was he in the future? Desmond says about five minutes. Faraday guesses that the progression is exponential. Each time his consciousness jumps, it gets harder and harder to jump back. Then Desmond notices that Eloise is dead, and the implication that the same thing could happen to him is disturbing. Faraday guesses it was a brain aneurysm, that maybe the rat's brain short-circuited. Eloise couldn't tell the difference between the present and the future because she had no anchor, no constant: something familiar in both times to provide stability. Desmond has nothing familiar in the future, no constant. If he wants it to stop, he has to find something there, something he really cares about, that also exists here. Desmond asks if it can be a person. Faraday says maybe, as long as he can make contact. Desmond races out but BZAAM.
He's back on the freighter. Desmond tells Minkowski he needs to call Penny. Minkowski tells him someone sabotaged all the equipment two days ago. They lost all communications with the mainland. He could've fixed the radio but then he went nuts. Desmond asks if there's a way out, and Minkowski points to the door, it's unlocked and open. They obviously have a friend onboard. Desmond notices Minkowski's nose is bleeding. Sayid says the corridors are clear BZAAM.
Desmond comes to in a stairwell. He races off to an auction house in London where Charles Widmore is bidding on the ship's journal from the Black Rock. Widmore wins the bid, and Desmond asks to speak with him. Widmore says okay and goes inside a bathroom, fully expecting Desmond to follow. Desmond tells Widmore he needs to get in touch with Penny. Widmore berates Desmond, and Desmond asks why Widmore hates him so much. Widmore laughs, says it's not him who hates Desmond, and gives him Penny's new address. BZAAM.
Desmond is back on the freighter. Minkowski understands. It's getting harder to come back and it starts happening faster. As they make their way up to the radio room, Minkowski explains that he and Brandon decided to take the ship's tender out to see the island. Brandon started acting crazy so they had to turn around. Desmond asks where's Brandon now. Minkowski says in a body bag.
They reach the radio room, and Sayid starts fixing the phone. Suddenly, Minkowski falls limp on the table. Sayid says after Desmond makes the call, someone needs to tell him precisely what is going on. Desmond sees a calendar and realizes it 2004. Minkowski's body begins to twitch, and he cries out he can't get back. Then he goes slack. He's dead, and Desmond knows the same thing is going to happen to him, too. BZAAM.
In 1996 London, Desmond races to Penny's new address and knocks. When she sees it's him, she wants nothing to do with him. Desmond asks for her new number. He says he made a huge mistake and that he never should have broken up with her. Penny tells him his apologies don't matter. Desmond explains that eight years from then, in 2004, he's going to call her on Christmas Eve. She reluctantly gives it to him and he begs her not to change it. She kicks him out and BZAAM.
Desmond is back on the freighter. Desmond quickly repeats Penny's number to Sayid, and the call goes through. Desmond waits as it rings, hoping it goes through. Then, "Hello?" Penny picks up. Desmond can't believe she answered, and Penny can't believe he called. She asks where he is, and he explains he's been on an island. He asks if she still cares about him, and she says yes. She's been searching for him for three years. She knows about the island, she's been doing research on it. A burst of static drowns her out. She comes back in and says when she talked to Charlie, she knew he was still alive. Desmond tells Penny he loves her and always will. Penny says no matter what, she'll find him. She loves him and then the phone goes dead. The battery died, but it was enough. Desmond recognizes Sayid and is all right now.
At the beach camp, Faraday flips through his journal and sees an entry that reads, "If anything goes wrong, Desmond Hume will be my constant."
Friday, February 29, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Michael
Michael & Walt also escaped the island.
Are they included in the Oceanic Six?
That would explain Kate's disgust to Jacks questioning whether or not she attended 'the funeral'. It would have been Michael. Kate didn't like Michael, since she was on his "list" of people to kidnap & bring to the others. He betrayed his friends, killed libby & ana-lucia, kidnapped his four friends & brought them to the others and freed Ben.
I think Micheal is also Ben's spy on the ship.
I don't remember where I heard it, but I *think* I heard that Michael was coming back to the show.
Are they included in the Oceanic Six?
That would explain Kate's disgust to Jacks questioning whether or not she attended 'the funeral'. It would have been Michael. Kate didn't like Michael, since she was on his "list" of people to kidnap & bring to the others. He betrayed his friends, killed libby & ana-lucia, kidnapped his four friends & brought them to the others and freed Ben.
I think Micheal is also Ben's spy on the ship.
I don't remember where I heard it, but I *think* I heard that Michael was coming back to the show.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Episode Recap - "Eggtown"
Locke fixes breakfast and takes it to Ben, whom he now has locked in the basement. Ben asks why he was moved out of the rec room. Locke says he wanted Ben under his own roof. Locke asks again who Ben's spy is on the ship. Ben points out that hitting dead ends, unable to contact Jacob and not knowing what to do next, Locke is more lost than he ever was.
Kate is staying with Claire, but Sawyer offers his house (once he gets Hurley to move out). Kate says she's not moving in with him, and Sawyer wants to know why she even stayed. She won't tell Sawyer because she doesn't trust him. Sawyer asks if it's because of the pregnancy thing, which makes Kate mad. She tells him to go home.
WHOOSH to Kate being led into the LA criminal courthouse surrounded by reporters and photographers. It's the start of Kate's trial, and the charges are read to the court: fraud, arson, assault on a federal officer, assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, grand theft auto and murder in the first degree. Kate pleads not guilty, even though we've seen her do every one of those things. Then something unexpected happens: Kate is denied bail and taken into custody. Snap, snap. Kate is back in cuffs.
WHOOSH to the beach camp where Jin practices his English with Sun by naming the American cities they can live in after they're rescued. Sun tells Jin she wants to go back to Korea to raise her baby. Jin reminds her it's their baby. Jack and Juliet return with Faraday and Charlotte. Jack explains that Sayid and Desmond left on the helicopter and flew to the freighter to bring help. Sun asks about Kate, and is concerned to learn that she stayed with Locke's group.
At the barracks, Kate wants to know where Locke is keeping Miles. She wants to talk to him, but Locke tells her no. He's not running a democracy. Kate says that makes it a dictatorship, but Locke points out that if he were a dictator, he'd just shoot her and get on with his day. Not to be stopped, Kate intercepts Hurley taking food to Miles and tricks the location out of him: Miles is in the boat house. Kate goes there and asks Miles if he knows who she is and what she did. Miles makes a deal with her: he'll answer her questions only if she brings him Ben.
WHOOSH to the Los Angeles county jail. Kate and her lawyer, Duncan Forrester, go over strategy. Forrester says the only way to win the case is to make it about character, not about what she did. He wants to bring him in. Kate refuses. She won't allow him to use her son.
Cut to mid-trial when Forrester unexpectedly calls Jack to the stand. Kate is taken aback. The Judge reminds the jury that Jack is only a character witness who did not meet Kate until after her alleged crimes. Forrester begins to ask Jack questions, and we finally get our first window into the story of the Oceanic Six. Jack says they were both passengers on Oceanic flight 815 which crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific. He learned from Kate that she was being transported by a U. S. Marshal who died during the crash. Only eight survived the crash. They landed in the water, and he was hurt pretty badly. If it wasn't for Kate, he wouldn't have made it to shore. Kate got the survivors first aid, water, food and shelter. She tried to save the other two but
Suddenly Kate shouts for him to stop. She doesn't want him to say anything else. Forrester complies and ends the questioning. The D.A. asks Jack only one question does he love Kate. Jack wasn't expecting that question. He takes a moment and then says no, not anymore.
WHOOSH to Kate folding laundry with Claire. She finds out that Ben is in the basement but that Locke rarely leaves the house. As Kate thinks about that complication to her plan, Aaron starts to cry. Claire asks Kate to pick him up, but Kate is hesitant. She claims she's not good with babies and wouldn't want to make him more upset. Claire picks Aaron up, and he immediately calms down. Kate is impressed. Claire is so good with him. How did she know what to do?
At Sawyer's house, they argue over how loud the TV is when Kate drops by. Hurley makes himself scarce as Sawyer and Kate chat. Kate tries to be casual but Sawyer sees right through it. He knows she wants to use him for something. Kate admits she does. She wants his help to bust Ben out.
Sawyer shows up at Locke's house to play backgammon. Sawyer admits he's concerned about Kate and asks for Locke's word he won't do anything to her. Locke agrees and then Sawyer rats Kate out. He says she just came to him wanting help to bust Ben out because Miles wants to talk to him. Locke says Kate doesn't even know where Miles is. In the boat house? Sawyer says if Hurley knows, everyone knows. Locke feels that whatever Miles wants to say to Ben, he can say to him.
Once they're gone SMASH! Kate busts a window and breaks into Locke's house with Miles. It was all a big con to get Locke out of the house, and Sawyer was in on it. Kate drags Miles down to the basement. Miles offers Ben a deal. He can tell his boss where Ben is, or tell him that Ben is already dead in exchange for $3.2 million. Ben agrees. Kate drags Miles out and demands the answer to her question. Yes, they know who she is and what she did. So if they know, the outside world knows. Miles suggests she stay on the island. Maybe she didn't survive the crash. Kate shoves him up the stairs right as Locke returns and catches them. Angry, he orders Kate back to her house.
WHOOSH to a courthouse conference room. Forrester tells Kate she has a visitor her mother. Diane wants to know if what Jack said was true, that Kate was a hero. Kate doesn't want to talk to her. Diane doesn't want to fight. She's sick and doesn't know how long she has left. Everything changed for her when she thought Kate was dead. She doesn't want to testify against Kate. She wants to meet her grandson. Kate gets angry. That's all she came for? To make a deal? Kate ends their meeting.
Back in the courtroom, the D.A. scrambles when Kate's mom suddenly becomes unable to testify. The two sides confer, and the D.A. offers a deal: four years jail time. Forrester says no and counters with ten years probation. The D.A. laughs at it. Forrester reiterates that Kate Austen is a worldwide hero who saved five other people's lives after a plane crash, nearly starved to death on a deserted island, rescued her mother from an abusive husband, and has been locked up in solitary since her arraignment. Plus, the prosecution has no significant witness to testify against Kate. There's no way a jury is going to give her actual time. The D.A. realizes Forrester has a point and offers time already served plus ten years probation but Kate can't leave the state. Kate takes it. She wants to walk out the back door, no press, no photographers, and just have it over. The D.A. asks if she can stay put. Kate says she has a child, she's not going anywhere.
WHOOSH back to Kate's house. Locke comes in and demands to know what Miles and Ben said to each other. Kate tells him, and then Locke orders her to leave. He wants her gone by morning. Kate goes to Sawyer and tells him what happened. Sawyer un-banishes her and says she can live with him. He'll keep her safe.
At the beach camp, Jack and Juliet confront Faraday and Charlotte no one on the freighter is answering their call. Charlotte calls a different number and finds out that the chopper never made it to the ship. But if it's not there, then where is it?
The next morning, Sawyer starts making out with Kate, but she pushes him away. He understands they didn't make love the night before because she was sad, but how could she resist the whole "keep you safe" thing? Then he realizes she's worried she might be pregnant. Kate tells him no, she's not pregnant. She's sure. And pure joy floods Sawyer's face. He's so relieved. But Kate is hurt. She asks if her being pregnant would've been the worst thing in the world, and Sawyer says yes. What would they have done with a baby? Kate decides to go back to the beach, and this makes Sawyer mad. He tells her she didn't want to have a baby any more than he did. She was just looking for an excuse to split. He'll just wait a week for her to find some reason to get mad at Jack and bounce right back to him. Kate slaps him and leaves.
WHOOSH to Kate leaving the courthouse, and she finds Jack is waiting by the taxi. Kate thanks him for saying what he did. Though he's told that story so many times she almost thinks he believes it. Jack says he wanted to let her know he didn't mean what he said and asks if she wants to get a coffee. There's a flicker of hope in Kate's eyes, and she invites Jack over to see the baby. Jack says no, he can't. Kate says she knows why he doesn't want to see the baby. And until he does, there's no him and her getting coffee.
Kate leaves and goes home. A nanny tells her he missed her so much. Kate asks if she kept him away from the TV, and the nanny says yes. She just put him down for a nap. Kate goes upstairs and gently wakes him. He's thrilled to see her and gives her a big hug. Kate hugs him back and says, "Hi, Aaron."
Kate is staying with Claire, but Sawyer offers his house (once he gets Hurley to move out). Kate says she's not moving in with him, and Sawyer wants to know why she even stayed. She won't tell Sawyer because she doesn't trust him. Sawyer asks if it's because of the pregnancy thing, which makes Kate mad. She tells him to go home.
WHOOSH to Kate being led into the LA criminal courthouse surrounded by reporters and photographers. It's the start of Kate's trial, and the charges are read to the court: fraud, arson, assault on a federal officer, assault with a deadly weapon, grand larceny, grand theft auto and murder in the first degree. Kate pleads not guilty, even though we've seen her do every one of those things. Then something unexpected happens: Kate is denied bail and taken into custody. Snap, snap. Kate is back in cuffs.
WHOOSH to the beach camp where Jin practices his English with Sun by naming the American cities they can live in after they're rescued. Sun tells Jin she wants to go back to Korea to raise her baby. Jin reminds her it's their baby. Jack and Juliet return with Faraday and Charlotte. Jack explains that Sayid and Desmond left on the helicopter and flew to the freighter to bring help. Sun asks about Kate, and is concerned to learn that she stayed with Locke's group.
At the barracks, Kate wants to know where Locke is keeping Miles. She wants to talk to him, but Locke tells her no. He's not running a democracy. Kate says that makes it a dictatorship, but Locke points out that if he were a dictator, he'd just shoot her and get on with his day. Not to be stopped, Kate intercepts Hurley taking food to Miles and tricks the location out of him: Miles is in the boat house. Kate goes there and asks Miles if he knows who she is and what she did. Miles makes a deal with her: he'll answer her questions only if she brings him Ben.
WHOOSH to the Los Angeles county jail. Kate and her lawyer, Duncan Forrester, go over strategy. Forrester says the only way to win the case is to make it about character, not about what she did. He wants to bring him in. Kate refuses. She won't allow him to use her son.
Cut to mid-trial when Forrester unexpectedly calls Jack to the stand. Kate is taken aback. The Judge reminds the jury that Jack is only a character witness who did not meet Kate until after her alleged crimes. Forrester begins to ask Jack questions, and we finally get our first window into the story of the Oceanic Six. Jack says they were both passengers on Oceanic flight 815 which crash-landed on an island in the South Pacific. He learned from Kate that she was being transported by a U. S. Marshal who died during the crash. Only eight survived the crash. They landed in the water, and he was hurt pretty badly. If it wasn't for Kate, he wouldn't have made it to shore. Kate got the survivors first aid, water, food and shelter. She tried to save the other two but
Suddenly Kate shouts for him to stop. She doesn't want him to say anything else. Forrester complies and ends the questioning. The D.A. asks Jack only one question does he love Kate. Jack wasn't expecting that question. He takes a moment and then says no, not anymore.
WHOOSH to Kate folding laundry with Claire. She finds out that Ben is in the basement but that Locke rarely leaves the house. As Kate thinks about that complication to her plan, Aaron starts to cry. Claire asks Kate to pick him up, but Kate is hesitant. She claims she's not good with babies and wouldn't want to make him more upset. Claire picks Aaron up, and he immediately calms down. Kate is impressed. Claire is so good with him. How did she know what to do?
At Sawyer's house, they argue over how loud the TV is when Kate drops by. Hurley makes himself scarce as Sawyer and Kate chat. Kate tries to be casual but Sawyer sees right through it. He knows she wants to use him for something. Kate admits she does. She wants his help to bust Ben out.
Sawyer shows up at Locke's house to play backgammon. Sawyer admits he's concerned about Kate and asks for Locke's word he won't do anything to her. Locke agrees and then Sawyer rats Kate out. He says she just came to him wanting help to bust Ben out because Miles wants to talk to him. Locke says Kate doesn't even know where Miles is. In the boat house? Sawyer says if Hurley knows, everyone knows. Locke feels that whatever Miles wants to say to Ben, he can say to him.
Once they're gone SMASH! Kate busts a window and breaks into Locke's house with Miles. It was all a big con to get Locke out of the house, and Sawyer was in on it. Kate drags Miles down to the basement. Miles offers Ben a deal. He can tell his boss where Ben is, or tell him that Ben is already dead in exchange for $3.2 million. Ben agrees. Kate drags Miles out and demands the answer to her question. Yes, they know who she is and what she did. So if they know, the outside world knows. Miles suggests she stay on the island. Maybe she didn't survive the crash. Kate shoves him up the stairs right as Locke returns and catches them. Angry, he orders Kate back to her house.
WHOOSH to a courthouse conference room. Forrester tells Kate she has a visitor her mother. Diane wants to know if what Jack said was true, that Kate was a hero. Kate doesn't want to talk to her. Diane doesn't want to fight. She's sick and doesn't know how long she has left. Everything changed for her when she thought Kate was dead. She doesn't want to testify against Kate. She wants to meet her grandson. Kate gets angry. That's all she came for? To make a deal? Kate ends their meeting.
Back in the courtroom, the D.A. scrambles when Kate's mom suddenly becomes unable to testify. The two sides confer, and the D.A. offers a deal: four years jail time. Forrester says no and counters with ten years probation. The D.A. laughs at it. Forrester reiterates that Kate Austen is a worldwide hero who saved five other people's lives after a plane crash, nearly starved to death on a deserted island, rescued her mother from an abusive husband, and has been locked up in solitary since her arraignment. Plus, the prosecution has no significant witness to testify against Kate. There's no way a jury is going to give her actual time. The D.A. realizes Forrester has a point and offers time already served plus ten years probation but Kate can't leave the state. Kate takes it. She wants to walk out the back door, no press, no photographers, and just have it over. The D.A. asks if she can stay put. Kate says she has a child, she's not going anywhere.
WHOOSH back to Kate's house. Locke comes in and demands to know what Miles and Ben said to each other. Kate tells him, and then Locke orders her to leave. He wants her gone by morning. Kate goes to Sawyer and tells him what happened. Sawyer un-banishes her and says she can live with him. He'll keep her safe.
At the beach camp, Jack and Juliet confront Faraday and Charlotte no one on the freighter is answering their call. Charlotte calls a different number and finds out that the chopper never made it to the ship. But if it's not there, then where is it?
The next morning, Sawyer starts making out with Kate, but she pushes him away. He understands they didn't make love the night before because she was sad, but how could she resist the whole "keep you safe" thing? Then he realizes she's worried she might be pregnant. Kate tells him no, she's not pregnant. She's sure. And pure joy floods Sawyer's face. He's so relieved. But Kate is hurt. She asks if her being pregnant would've been the worst thing in the world, and Sawyer says yes. What would they have done with a baby? Kate decides to go back to the beach, and this makes Sawyer mad. He tells her she didn't want to have a baby any more than he did. She was just looking for an excuse to split. He'll just wait a week for her to find some reason to get mad at Jack and bounce right back to him. Kate slaps him and leaves.
WHOOSH to Kate leaving the courthouse, and she finds Jack is waiting by the taxi. Kate thanks him for saying what he did. Though he's told that story so many times she almost thinks he believes it. Jack says he wanted to let her know he didn't mean what he said and asks if she wants to get a coffee. There's a flicker of hope in Kate's eyes, and she invites Jack over to see the baby. Jack says no, he can't. Kate says she knows why he doesn't want to see the baby. And until he does, there's no him and her getting coffee.
Kate leaves and goes home. A nanny tells her he missed her so much. Kate asks if she kept him away from the TV, and the nanny says yes. She just put him down for a nap. Kate goes upstairs and gently wakes him. He's thrilled to see her and gives her a big hug. Kate hugs him back and says, "Hi, Aaron."
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Gonna go back in time............
So these flashbacks really have me thinking a lot. And since I have seen the shows most recently, my memory might be a little more fresh. Here are some of the highlights. Let me know what I missed.
Jack: In his flashbacks we have seen Desmond running with him in the stadium.
Boone/Shannon: Their father was the one that allegedly hit Jack's (future) wife. While they were in the hospital to hear he had died, Jack walked quickly passed them.
Kate: She helped Sawyer's girlfriend/con woman run a con at a gas station:
Sawyer: Met with his conman "teacher" at the diner where Kate's mom worked. Her mom was their waitress. Also had drinks with Jack's dad prior to his death.
Charlie: Saved Sayid's Iraqi girlfriend from getting mugged in an alley in England
Locke: When he was inspecting homes (right as this car was following him who turned out to be his father), the home he was inspecting was also for Sayid's Iraqi girlfriend.
Desmond: Aside from seeing Jack, he also saw Charlie singing on the side of the road.
Claire: Met with a psychic who turned out to have a daughter that "came back to life". Echo went to visit their family when he was part of the church.
Jin: When he drove to that man's house to threaten him for his father and law, the man's tv was on in the background. On the tv was the news with Hurley on it for winning the lottery. (Although I really dont know why an American lottery winner would be on an Asian newscast)
Ana Lucia: She flew with Jack's dad to Australia, actually bumped into Sawyer with her car outside the bar.
Hurley: Was in the mental hospital with Libby.
Do they all mean something? Do they mean nothing at all? Could all of us really be somewhat connected to that many people we are on a plane with? I know thats a real stretch (what part of this show isnt?) I mean, its not like they are all long lost brothers/sisters. Sawyer didn't know that sitting a few rows from him in the plane would be his parents, manipulating friends, boss', son. (Locke). The whole flasback thing could just be the writer's exaggeration of 6 degrees of separation. That we are all connected.......... That or something completely different.
Jack: In his flashbacks we have seen Desmond running with him in the stadium.
Boone/Shannon: Their father was the one that allegedly hit Jack's (future) wife. While they were in the hospital to hear he had died, Jack walked quickly passed them.
Kate: She helped Sawyer's girlfriend/con woman run a con at a gas station:
Sawyer: Met with his conman "teacher" at the diner where Kate's mom worked. Her mom was their waitress. Also had drinks with Jack's dad prior to his death.
Charlie: Saved Sayid's Iraqi girlfriend from getting mugged in an alley in England
Locke: When he was inspecting homes (right as this car was following him who turned out to be his father), the home he was inspecting was also for Sayid's Iraqi girlfriend.
Desmond: Aside from seeing Jack, he also saw Charlie singing on the side of the road.
Claire: Met with a psychic who turned out to have a daughter that "came back to life". Echo went to visit their family when he was part of the church.
Jin: When he drove to that man's house to threaten him for his father and law, the man's tv was on in the background. On the tv was the news with Hurley on it for winning the lottery. (Although I really dont know why an American lottery winner would be on an Asian newscast)
Ana Lucia: She flew with Jack's dad to Australia, actually bumped into Sawyer with her car outside the bar.
Hurley: Was in the mental hospital with Libby.
Do they all mean something? Do they mean nothing at all? Could all of us really be somewhat connected to that many people we are on a plane with? I know thats a real stretch (what part of this show isnt?) I mean, its not like they are all long lost brothers/sisters. Sawyer didn't know that sitting a few rows from him in the plane would be his parents, manipulating friends, boss', son. (Locke). The whole flasback thing could just be the writer's exaggeration of 6 degrees of separation. That we are all connected.......... That or something completely different.
Forgive me but...
"Forgive me but the day I start trusting him is the day I would have sold my soul."
That is what Sayid said to Locke about Ben when they were in the Barracks after Locke took Sayid prisoner. Now that we know that Sayid does eventually trust Ben... enough to kill for him; Does that mean that Sayid "sells his soul" eventually? And who is it that you sell your soul to? Usually, the devil. Does that mean that Ben is the devil? Since his main strength is that he can manipulate people with his words, like the devil does in the Bible, it would make a lot of sense...
Why does the bad guy have to have such a great name?
That is what Sayid said to Locke about Ben when they were in the Barracks after Locke took Sayid prisoner. Now that we know that Sayid does eventually trust Ben... enough to kill for him; Does that mean that Sayid "sells his soul" eventually? And who is it that you sell your soul to? Usually, the devil. Does that mean that Ben is the devil? Since his main strength is that he can manipulate people with his words, like the devil does in the Bible, it would make a lot of sense...
Why does the bad guy have to have such a great name?
Lists
In last weeks episode, Sayid told Elsa that he was killing people off of a list (made by Ben?).
Goodwin & Ethan were told by Ben to infiltrate the survivors and to return with "lists"
Hurley made a list of all survivors & checked it against the manifest of Oceanic 815. I believe this was how they 'outed' Ethan.
Michael was given a list of survivors to abduct & return to the Others in order to get Walt back.
It included: Sawyer, Kate, Jack & Hurley.
Are there other lists I'm forgetting? I vaguely remember a mention of "Jacob's List"...
Is there something "special" about the people on the lists? Are the same people on all of the lists?
Goodwin & Ethan were told by Ben to infiltrate the survivors and to return with "lists"
Hurley made a list of all survivors & checked it against the manifest of Oceanic 815. I believe this was how they 'outed' Ethan.
Michael was given a list of survivors to abduct & return to the Others in order to get Walt back.
It included: Sawyer, Kate, Jack & Hurley.
Are there other lists I'm forgetting? I vaguely remember a mention of "Jacob's List"...
Is there something "special" about the people on the lists? Are the same people on all of the lists?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Good V. Bad
Are the 'rescue' team good or bad?
Are the 'others' good or bad?
Ben?
Locke?
Rousseau?
It's getting difficult to tell....
Something interesting to me is the fact that John Locke is also the name of a 17th century political philosopher., often referred to as the "philospher of freedom."
JL the philosopher worked closely with Anthony Cooper, a politician (also JL father's name in Lost) and helped to save his life from a liver infection (As JL saved his father with his kidney).
Jean -Jaques Rousseau is also the name of an influential 18th Century Philospher, with ideas similar to Lockes. Rousseau believed that people were born 'good' and that society and experiences and teaching are what corrupt people.
Both Lockes & Rousseau's political writings influenced the French (& American) Revolution.
So, I guess it all depends which side you are on when it comes to figuring out who is "good" and who is "bad".
In the end, I believe that everyone is good and believes that they are doing what is right and are doing what they feel is necessary for survival.
Kinda like real life.
Are the 'others' good or bad?
Ben?
Locke?
Rousseau?
It's getting difficult to tell....
Something interesting to me is the fact that John Locke is also the name of a 17th century political philosopher., often referred to as the "philospher of freedom."
JL the philosopher worked closely with Anthony Cooper, a politician (also JL father's name in Lost) and helped to save his life from a liver infection (As JL saved his father with his kidney).
Jean -Jaques Rousseau is also the name of an influential 18th Century Philospher, with ideas similar to Lockes. Rousseau believed that people were born 'good' and that society and experiences and teaching are what corrupt people.
Both Lockes & Rousseau's political writings influenced the French (& American) Revolution.
So, I guess it all depends which side you are on when it comes to figuring out who is "good" and who is "bad".
In the end, I believe that everyone is good and believes that they are doing what is right and are doing what they feel is necessary for survival.
Kinda like real life.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Episode recap - "The Economist"
Official recap from the Lost website:
At the helicopter clearing, Sayid crosses to Naomi's body and closes her eyes. Before he covers her with a blanket, he notices a silver bracelet on Naomi's wrist that reads, "N, I'll always be with you. R.G." Sayid makes a deal with Miles and Lapidus: he will bring Charlotte back safely from where Locke is holding her if Lapidus will fly him to their boat. They agree. Sayid confers with Jack, Kate and Juliet. He shows them the picture of Desmond and Penny that Naomi brought with her. He thinks Desmond might be able to shed some light on the freighter people's agenda. Juliet heads back to the beach for Desmond. Jack wants to go with Sayid to get Charlotte, but Sayid says no. Jack isn't the right man for the mission. Instead, Sayid takes Miles. Jack doesn't trust Locke and asks Kate to go with them just in case. He knows Sawyer will stop Locke from harming Kate.
WHOOSH to a golf course in the Seychelles with Sayid. An Italian man waits to play through and asks Sayid what he does. Sayid tells him he is one of the Oceanic Six, and suddenly the man gets nervous. It obviously means something to him but what? Then Sayid calls him by his name. How does Sayid know? The man realizes their meeting was no accident. Then BANG! Sayid pulls out a gun and shoots him. Sayid is a cold-blooded killer in the future and without one ounce of regret. He throws the gun down and walks off.
Cut to Berlin, where Sayid finds a seat in a crowded café and consults a map, looking every bit the lost tourist. A woman named Elsa takes pity and offers to help. Sayid tells Elsa he's in the city for business. He's a corporate recruiter. Elsa works as an executive aide to a wealthy economist. She has a pager, and any time it beeps she goes to her boss' side instantly. He only comes into Berlin once or twice a year, so she has a lot of free time. Elsa thinks she knows Sayid from somewhere. Attracted and charmed by her, Sayid offers to tell her if she'll go to dinner with him. Elsa agrees. Sayid leaves, and outside the café he speaks to someone on a cell phone. He says he made contact, and throws the phone away. So it's wasn't a cute chance meeting Elsa could be Sayid's next target.
WHOOSH back to Locke's group. They arrive at the clearing where Locke thinks the cabin is located, but it's not there. He's stumped. Sawyer asks why the cabin is so important anyway. Ben uses the situation to undermine Locke's leadership and says Locke was looking for someone to tell him what to do next. Locke isn't angry but vulnerable. Frustrated. Then Sawyer and Hurley question bringing Charlotte along, and Locke lays down the law. Charlotte's their hostage because she's going to be valuable to them. He's making the decisions now, and Locke asks if they have a problem with that. Stunned by this, no one says anything. They continue on to the barracks.
Sayid, Kate and Miles reach the barracks, but it's empty. Then they hear banging coming from one of the houses. They search inside and find Hurley bound and gagged in a closet. He says they left him, that Locke has "gone off the reservation." Locke's holding Charlotte hostage, he said Walt told him to kill Naomi, and he thinks the freighter people are there to kill them. He turns to Miles and asks, "Are you?" Miles ignores the question. Hurley says he overheard them say they were going to Ben's house before they left.
At the chopper, Faraday calls Regina and has her launch a rocket. He wants to do a scientific experiment. Regina locks on his signal, fires the payload and counts down as it approaches. But Faraday is surprised it's nowhere to be seen. Later, as they wait for Sayid to return, they hear the loud whistling of the rocket finally arriving. Once it slams into the ground, Faraday quickly opens it. He compares a clock in the rocket with his watch. Not happy with what he sees, he double-checks it against a clock on his instruments. It reads 14:45, but the clock from the rocket reads 15:16. It's a 31 minute difference. Faraday says that isn't good.
At the barracks, Sayid, Kate and Miles enter Ben's house and split up to search it. Sayid finds a hidden room behind a bookcase. Inside he finds clothes, suits, a drawer full of cash in different types of foreign currency, and stacks of passports from multiple countries. Sayid flips open one passport. It's Ben's photo but with the name Dean Moriarty. Meanwhile, as Kate searches Ben's bedroom, Sawyer quietly walks in. He holds a finger up to his lips, but Kate shouts out a warning to Sayid. But before Sayid can react, Locke is there with a gun pointed at him. The whole thing had been one big set up. Sayid turns to Hurley, who simply says, "Sorry, dude."
Sawyer and Kate argue in the bedroom. She wants to know why he's with Locke. Sawyer throws it back at her and wants to know why she's with Jack. Kate says she believes Jack will get them off the island. Sawyer surprises her and says he's not looking to leave. There's nothing back in the real world for him. Kate finds it hard to believe and asks what's here that's so much better? Sawyer asks why she wants to go back. She was in custody and on her way to jail before the crash, and if she returns that isn't going to change. The only thing waiting for her back home is handcuffs. He points out they have it good there. But Kate asks how long can they play house? Sawyer says stay and let's find out, but Kate doesn't look too convinced.
Sayid is held the rec room along with Ben. Locke comes in, and Sayid asks what he's done with Miles and Kate. Locke says they're fine. Sayid tells him to give him Charlotte. Locke asks why? Sayid agrees that these people are liars and certainly not there to rescue them. But if he returns with Charlotte safely, they'll take him to their ship. It's their best chance of finding out who they are and what they really want. Locke says he can't give him Charlotte for nothing. Sayid says he never expected Locke to give her to him for nothing.
WHOOSH to Berlin where Sayid and Elsa lounge in bed. Elsa presses him to open up. He never talks about himself, or the job he supposedly has. She understands he doesn't want to talk about his past, but what about the now? That's what you do when you're in love Elsa stops. Sayid looks at her in love? Elsa admits it's true, and Sayid kisses her. He tells her no more secrets and asks what does she want to know. Suddenly, beep beep. It's Elsa's pager. Her boss is in Berlin. She says she has to go. Sayid asks where. Elsa tells him the hotel name, and suddenly Sayid is conflicted. He makes a decision and tells her to leave Berlin. She can't be there. People will ask questions about what happened to her employer.
As Sayid gets dressed, Elsa pieces it together. It was all about her boss. It wasn't an accidental meeting at the café but something planned and Sayid is going to kill him. She wants to know why. Sayid admits his name is on a list given to him by his employer. Elsa wants to know who it is, but Sayid won't tell her. He only says her boss is not an economist and BANG! Elsa shoots Sayid! He collapses on the bed and realizes she double-crossed him.
Elsa makes a phone call and speaks in German to someone. Sayid breaks a mirror as a diversion, grabs his own gun and BAM! BAM! He shoots Elsa in the chest. He crawls over to her body and gently caresses her face. Then he notices a bracelet on her wrist, just like Naomi wore back on the island. He realizes that Elsa, just like Naomi, had a life with people who loved her, who will mourn her, and he is overcome with emotion.
WHOOSH back to the chopper. Juliet has returned with Desmond, and he demands to know why Naomi had a picture of him. Lapidus says Naomi was senior management. She kept to herself. Frustrated, Desmond doesn't believe they've never seen or heard of Penelope Widmore. Lapidus and Faraday react to her name. Desmond says he'll get the truth from someone. When the chopper takes off, he's going on it.
Sayid returns with Charlotte... but not with Miles. Or Kate. Jack notices immediately. Sayid tells him she decided to stay, and the implications of that hit Jack. Lapidus asks about Miles, and Sawyer says he traded him for Charlotte. Faraday and Charlotte elect to stay on the island to do their experiments. Faraday warns Lapidus, no matter what, to follow the same bearing they used coming in. They load Naomi's body into the chopper, and Lapidus, Sayid and Desmond leave the island and fly out over the water.
WHOOSH to a veterinary hospital where Sayid enters an exam room. Another man there starts to take care of Sayid's wound. Sayid tells him Elsa is dead and that she was trying to get info about him. The camera pans around to reveal Benjamin Linus, off the island and alive. Ben extracts the bullet from Sayid's shoulder. He notices Sayid's tears. Ben says that these people don't deserve their sympathies, and he reminds Sayid what happened the last time he thought with his heart instead of his gun. Sayid says Ben used that to recruit him. Ben asks if he wants to protect his friends or not? Ben has another name from the list for Sayid, but Sayid warns him that the people on his list will know they're after them now. Ben holds Sayid's look and says, "Good."
At the helicopter clearing, Sayid crosses to Naomi's body and closes her eyes. Before he covers her with a blanket, he notices a silver bracelet on Naomi's wrist that reads, "N, I'll always be with you. R.G." Sayid makes a deal with Miles and Lapidus: he will bring Charlotte back safely from where Locke is holding her if Lapidus will fly him to their boat. They agree. Sayid confers with Jack, Kate and Juliet. He shows them the picture of Desmond and Penny that Naomi brought with her. He thinks Desmond might be able to shed some light on the freighter people's agenda. Juliet heads back to the beach for Desmond. Jack wants to go with Sayid to get Charlotte, but Sayid says no. Jack isn't the right man for the mission. Instead, Sayid takes Miles. Jack doesn't trust Locke and asks Kate to go with them just in case. He knows Sawyer will stop Locke from harming Kate.
WHOOSH to a golf course in the Seychelles with Sayid. An Italian man waits to play through and asks Sayid what he does. Sayid tells him he is one of the Oceanic Six, and suddenly the man gets nervous. It obviously means something to him but what? Then Sayid calls him by his name. How does Sayid know? The man realizes their meeting was no accident. Then BANG! Sayid pulls out a gun and shoots him. Sayid is a cold-blooded killer in the future and without one ounce of regret. He throws the gun down and walks off.
Cut to Berlin, where Sayid finds a seat in a crowded café and consults a map, looking every bit the lost tourist. A woman named Elsa takes pity and offers to help. Sayid tells Elsa he's in the city for business. He's a corporate recruiter. Elsa works as an executive aide to a wealthy economist. She has a pager, and any time it beeps she goes to her boss' side instantly. He only comes into Berlin once or twice a year, so she has a lot of free time. Elsa thinks she knows Sayid from somewhere. Attracted and charmed by her, Sayid offers to tell her if she'll go to dinner with him. Elsa agrees. Sayid leaves, and outside the café he speaks to someone on a cell phone. He says he made contact, and throws the phone away. So it's wasn't a cute chance meeting Elsa could be Sayid's next target.
WHOOSH back to Locke's group. They arrive at the clearing where Locke thinks the cabin is located, but it's not there. He's stumped. Sawyer asks why the cabin is so important anyway. Ben uses the situation to undermine Locke's leadership and says Locke was looking for someone to tell him what to do next. Locke isn't angry but vulnerable. Frustrated. Then Sawyer and Hurley question bringing Charlotte along, and Locke lays down the law. Charlotte's their hostage because she's going to be valuable to them. He's making the decisions now, and Locke asks if they have a problem with that. Stunned by this, no one says anything. They continue on to the barracks.
Sayid, Kate and Miles reach the barracks, but it's empty. Then they hear banging coming from one of the houses. They search inside and find Hurley bound and gagged in a closet. He says they left him, that Locke has "gone off the reservation." Locke's holding Charlotte hostage, he said Walt told him to kill Naomi, and he thinks the freighter people are there to kill them. He turns to Miles and asks, "Are you?" Miles ignores the question. Hurley says he overheard them say they were going to Ben's house before they left.
At the chopper, Faraday calls Regina and has her launch a rocket. He wants to do a scientific experiment. Regina locks on his signal, fires the payload and counts down as it approaches. But Faraday is surprised it's nowhere to be seen. Later, as they wait for Sayid to return, they hear the loud whistling of the rocket finally arriving. Once it slams into the ground, Faraday quickly opens it. He compares a clock in the rocket with his watch. Not happy with what he sees, he double-checks it against a clock on his instruments. It reads 14:45, but the clock from the rocket reads 15:16. It's a 31 minute difference. Faraday says that isn't good.
At the barracks, Sayid, Kate and Miles enter Ben's house and split up to search it. Sayid finds a hidden room behind a bookcase. Inside he finds clothes, suits, a drawer full of cash in different types of foreign currency, and stacks of passports from multiple countries. Sayid flips open one passport. It's Ben's photo but with the name Dean Moriarty. Meanwhile, as Kate searches Ben's bedroom, Sawyer quietly walks in. He holds a finger up to his lips, but Kate shouts out a warning to Sayid. But before Sayid can react, Locke is there with a gun pointed at him. The whole thing had been one big set up. Sayid turns to Hurley, who simply says, "Sorry, dude."
Sawyer and Kate argue in the bedroom. She wants to know why he's with Locke. Sawyer throws it back at her and wants to know why she's with Jack. Kate says she believes Jack will get them off the island. Sawyer surprises her and says he's not looking to leave. There's nothing back in the real world for him. Kate finds it hard to believe and asks what's here that's so much better? Sawyer asks why she wants to go back. She was in custody and on her way to jail before the crash, and if she returns that isn't going to change. The only thing waiting for her back home is handcuffs. He points out they have it good there. But Kate asks how long can they play house? Sawyer says stay and let's find out, but Kate doesn't look too convinced.
Sayid is held the rec room along with Ben. Locke comes in, and Sayid asks what he's done with Miles and Kate. Locke says they're fine. Sayid tells him to give him Charlotte. Locke asks why? Sayid agrees that these people are liars and certainly not there to rescue them. But if he returns with Charlotte safely, they'll take him to their ship. It's their best chance of finding out who they are and what they really want. Locke says he can't give him Charlotte for nothing. Sayid says he never expected Locke to give her to him for nothing.
WHOOSH to Berlin where Sayid and Elsa lounge in bed. Elsa presses him to open up. He never talks about himself, or the job he supposedly has. She understands he doesn't want to talk about his past, but what about the now? That's what you do when you're in love Elsa stops. Sayid looks at her in love? Elsa admits it's true, and Sayid kisses her. He tells her no more secrets and asks what does she want to know. Suddenly, beep beep. It's Elsa's pager. Her boss is in Berlin. She says she has to go. Sayid asks where. Elsa tells him the hotel name, and suddenly Sayid is conflicted. He makes a decision and tells her to leave Berlin. She can't be there. People will ask questions about what happened to her employer.
As Sayid gets dressed, Elsa pieces it together. It was all about her boss. It wasn't an accidental meeting at the café but something planned and Sayid is going to kill him. She wants to know why. Sayid admits his name is on a list given to him by his employer. Elsa wants to know who it is, but Sayid won't tell her. He only says her boss is not an economist and BANG! Elsa shoots Sayid! He collapses on the bed and realizes she double-crossed him.
Elsa makes a phone call and speaks in German to someone. Sayid breaks a mirror as a diversion, grabs his own gun and BAM! BAM! He shoots Elsa in the chest. He crawls over to her body and gently caresses her face. Then he notices a bracelet on her wrist, just like Naomi wore back on the island. He realizes that Elsa, just like Naomi, had a life with people who loved her, who will mourn her, and he is overcome with emotion.
WHOOSH back to the chopper. Juliet has returned with Desmond, and he demands to know why Naomi had a picture of him. Lapidus says Naomi was senior management. She kept to herself. Frustrated, Desmond doesn't believe they've never seen or heard of Penelope Widmore. Lapidus and Faraday react to her name. Desmond says he'll get the truth from someone. When the chopper takes off, he's going on it.
Sayid returns with Charlotte... but not with Miles. Or Kate. Jack notices immediately. Sayid tells him she decided to stay, and the implications of that hit Jack. Lapidus asks about Miles, and Sawyer says he traded him for Charlotte. Faraday and Charlotte elect to stay on the island to do their experiments. Faraday warns Lapidus, no matter what, to follow the same bearing they used coming in. They load Naomi's body into the chopper, and Lapidus, Sayid and Desmond leave the island and fly out over the water.
WHOOSH to a veterinary hospital where Sayid enters an exam room. Another man there starts to take care of Sayid's wound. Sayid tells him Elsa is dead and that she was trying to get info about him. The camera pans around to reveal Benjamin Linus, off the island and alive. Ben extracts the bullet from Sayid's shoulder. He notices Sayid's tears. Ben says that these people don't deserve their sympathies, and he reminds Sayid what happened the last time he thought with his heart instead of his gun. Sayid says Ben used that to recruit him. Ben asks if he wants to protect his friends or not? Ben has another name from the list for Sayid, but Sayid warns him that the people on his list will know they're after them now. Ben holds Sayid's look and says, "Good."
Monday, February 11, 2008
Spiritual References
Christianity
- Jacks father's name was Christian Shephard,
- Jesus Christ was known as a Shephard
- Charlie was an Altar boy & made the sign of the cross before he drowned
- Eko was a priest and he & Charlie began building a church on the island
- Claire named her son Aaron, after the brother of Moses
Eastern Religions
- There are 108 (the total of 'the numbers') beads on a Buddhist rosary
- Buddhism teaches of the four noble truths & the eightfold path
- Dharma is the teachings of Buddha
- The Dharma initiative symbol resembes a Tao symbol, and the Swan forms a yin yang symbol inside.
- Claire went to a psychic who told her to take her baby to LA (via Oceanic flight 815)
- Hurley had tarot cards read to him by a fortune teller/psychic, who told him that he would come into money & that it would be 'bad'.
- The recurrance of the numbers & thier power suggests a belief in numerology
4 8 15 16 23 42
The numbers are recurring throughout the show:
- Hurley's winning Lottery Numbers
- The numbers are etched on the door of the Hatch
- The numbers have to be entered into the computer every 108 minutes
- Oceanic Flight 815, Gate 23
- Listed on Rousseaus notes
Has anyone noticed any others?
Papa Don't Preach
All of the main characters seem to have major daddy issues, as noted by one of the others when he tells Locke to hit on a younger woman :
I'm sure there are others that have escaped me. Can anyone think of any I missed?
"She's looking for a daddy, same as everyone here."
- John Locke's biological father reconnected with him as an adult, because he needed his kidney. After he got what he wanted, he abandoned him all over again. Locke's father pushed him out of a window which left him paralyzed and in a wheel chair.
- Sawyer's father killed his mother in front of him when he was a child.
- Jack stood up to his father when he operated on a patient under the influence of alcohol. The patient died, Jack didn't cover and his father lost his license as a result.
- Jin is ashamed of his father's profession as a fisherman.
- Sun's father is disappointed that she fell in love and married a fisherman's son and offers Jin a job at his corrupt company.
- Walt was raised by his step father and never knew Michael until his mother died. His Step father gave him up to Michael.
- Claire's father is Christian Shephard (Jack's father), but she never knew that he had another family.
- Kate murdered her abusive step father , who turned out to be her biological father.
- Ben's father blamed him for his mothers death and abused & neglected him. Ben killed his father.
I'm sure there are others that have escaped me. Can anyone think of any I missed?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Hints in the logo
Sarah picked up on this: What's with the city in the reflection on the new logo? A possible hint? Discuss amongst yourselves....
Season Four.
Hey guys, I'm starting this blog to talk about one of the greatest shows on TV – Lost. Season four is shaping up to be a very good season. It's just been revealed to us that when Oceanic flight 815 crashed, the survivors might have traveled through time into the distant past. A group of scientists who specialize in different skills including physics, archeology and communicating with the dead have traveled back in time to "rescue" the survivors... and to locate Ben...
We're two shows into the fourth season. There are four more shows filmed and 6 more shows written. Let's hope the writer's strike ends soon or we're screwed!
I'll try and recap every week's episode and then we can all discuss our theories.
btw, what happened to the others?
We're two shows into the fourth season. There are four more shows filmed and 6 more shows written. Let's hope the writer's strike ends soon or we're screwed!
I'll try and recap every week's episode and then we can all discuss our theories.
btw, what happened to the others?
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