Season 2...Electric Boogaloo.

Here it is…yet another compilation of, most likely, useless facts and trivia about Season 2. Enjoy.

The shark that Michael kills to protect Sawyer is tattooed with the Dharma logo on the tail.

During a flashback to a younger Walt leaving for Europe, Michael gives him a stuffed polar bear.

In the hatch, when Desmond recognizes Jack from the stadium stairs in L.A., he leaves and says "See you in another life, yeah?" like he did in LA.

The Dharma orientation was on the top shelf behind Turn of the Screw, a novel by Henry James. This story has been turned into a few different film versions that allude to a woman caring for kids who are actually ghosts, or whose parents are ghosts.

In the orientation film, the VO compares the Dharma Initiative to that of the work of B.F. Skinner. Skinner created the Operant Chamber, a controlled environment to gauge the responses of its inhabitants; in his case, rats. Here’s a brief synopsis of the experiment.

The film goes on to discuss the initiative, stating that they had intended to study psychology, meteorology, parapsychology, zoology (showed two polar bears in this part of the film) electromagnetism, etc. Alvar Honso financially backed it. People are in stations for 540 days. Electromagnetic fluctuations are being studied from the Swan chamber where Desmond is.

Edited down from something I found on Lostpedia:
According to the 1975 orientation film in the Sri Lanka Video, the Valenzetti Equation "predicts the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself." During the video, Alvar Hanso also states that the radio transmitter on the Island, will "broadcast the core numerical values of the Valenzetti Equation;" 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42.

Alvar Hanso also states in the video that the purpose of the Dharma Initiative is to change the numerical values of any one of the core factors in the equation in order to give humanity a chance to survive by changing doomsday. However, Thomas Mittelwerk reveals that as of 2006, they have failed to change the values through manipulating the environment, as the equation continues to arrive at the same six numbers. It is unknown how or if the most recent calculation of the equation is automatically reflected in the radio transmissions.

Rachel Blake also learned that the Hanso Foundation was forcing savants at the Vik Institute in Iceland to run the equation over and over. Somehow, five hieroglyphic symbols were involved in the calculations (Armand Zander described them as "representative"), the same hieroglyphs seen on the countdown timer in the Swan station.




Jack asks Desmond if he ever wonders if it's all a mind game.

Desmond is reading a book called The Third Policeman.

This is also the time where I must say, I cannot STAND Anna Lucia's character. That bossy, effin loud-mouthed bitch deserved to get killed off. Actually, I read that the actress playing her got two DUIs on Hawaii and was booted. Neener neener.

In the episode "Fire + Water," Charlie was hallucinating. One of the things he saw was Claire and his mother as angels, as well as Hurley in some sort of holy getup.





Henry Gale is the name Ben Linus gave when Sahid found him in the hanging trap. The real Henry Gale is connected to Widmore and to the chicken place where Hurley worked.


Sawyer is always reading, and we see him reading a book by Walker Percy, a Southern author who was fascinated with signs and existential thinking.

He’s also reading Judy Blume’s “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”

Claire has another flashback to when Ethan was examining her, then showed her a nursery for her and the baby. The mobile over the crib is a bunch of Oceanic planes. The song that plays from it is “Catch a Falling Star,” which is what Claire asked the woman who was going to adopt her baby to sing to the child.

Ethan goes out to talk to a man, clean-shaven with white hair. He looks familiar, and then later when Claire, Rousseau and Kate break into the Dharma station where Claire was held, Kate finds theatrical glue and a beard. The clean-shaven man was the dirty-looking “other” who confronted Jack, Locke and Sawyer when they were trying to get Michael back.

What is UP with Sun’s hair? When she got on the island it was short. 60 days in, it’s all the way down her back.





Episode 18, Hurley reencounters his imaginary friend, Dave. He tells Hurley that the island is all in his head. Hmm. I really hope Lost doesn’t end up being all a dream… When Dave goes to jump off the cliff, he says “See you in another life, Hurley.” Just like Desmond says to Jack. Libby finds Hurley on the edge of the cliff, makes him realize that none of this is in his head, and then we see Hurley in the mental hospital in a flashback again. The camera pans to a woman being given her meds, and it’s Libby.

In the episode “S.O.S.” Rose and Locke are talking on the beach. Locke is frustrated about his leg, claiming that Jack said it’ll take four weeks to heal. And Rose says “Honey, you and I know it’s not going to take that long.” Then Rose is shown in Australia with a healer, who tells her that “this is not the right place.” In reality, the island has healed her.

When Ekko goes to investigate the “miracle” of a drowned girl coming back to life, her father confronts him at the door. It is the same man who was the psychic that kept trying to warn Claire of danger.

When Locke and Ekko find The Pearl Station, we learn that it’s an observation station, designed to observe other stations and the inhabitants’ actions, in a psychological experiment. Ekko says “We are being tested. We do it because we believe we are meant to.”

During a flashback to when the Others took Michael to their camp, a woman named Mrs. Clue asked him some questions. One of the thing she asked him was “Has Walt ever shown up in a place he wasn’t supposed to be?”

I love Sawyer. Really. Truly.

The statement that continuously keeps coming up is island inhabitants saying “do not tell me what I can and can’t do.”

Also, in a Desmond flashback, he doesn’t have any U.S. currency to pay for a coffee. We see a woman paying for it and it’s Libby. After sitting down for coffee, Libby confesses that her husband has died, and she ends up giving Desmond his boat so that he can sail around the world to win Penny’s love. Interesting that this boat is the one the survivors see at Libby’s funeral.

Desmond flashes back to crashing on the island and being picked up by men in yellow suits, then put into one of the hatches. The man who questions him is Kelvin Inman, the American military guy from Iraq who questioned Sahid. Otherwise known as The Kergen from Highlander. He’s the one who drew the map on the walls of the hatch.

The logs that were sent in pneumatic tubes are all found in a giant heap on the island. Another sign that the people in the hatches are part of an experiment.

When the party going to get Walt realize they are nowhere near the beach, the whispering voices start up. One of the first things said is “Elizabeth,” which is Libby’s name.

At the very end of Season 2, two men out in the Pacific listening post are playing chess. They see that there is an electromagnetic anomaly, and then call Penny.

Looking Back...A Season 1 Random Post

So, Hulu.com recently put up the entire first season of Lost. I've been watching it over the past few weeks, and like the dork I am, jotting down things as they occur to me. This is a compiled list of random facts. Some or most of them you may already be aware of. Basically, it's all pointing to nothing but a series of connections between people who shouldn't be connected. I'm now watching Season 2 bit by bit on Netflix.com, and collecting just as much useless information. Enjoy!

In Episode 14, Walt is reading a comic book called “Flash: Los Amigo Mas Veloces.” He flips to a page of the comic that features a huge, menacing polar bear standing on its hind legs. In the season finale of Season 1, we see Hurley in a flashback on the plane, reading this comic, and the polar bear is seen again.

Walt is a “special boy” according to many people. When he complains about having to learn the birds of Australia to his mom and adoptive dad, a bird flies into the glass door nearby and dies. His adoptive dad later tells Michael that strange things happen around Walt. When Locke is trying to find a way to open the hatch, Walt tells him “Don’t open it. Don’t open that thing.” And when Hurley tells Leonard that he played the numbers and won millions, Leonard becomes quite lucid and says “You’ve opened the box. Get away from it.”

Dr. Arst, the man who meets his demise via nitroglycerine, is at one point seen complaining about how he’s not in the cool club, meaning the group of survivors that are most actively taking roles in camp. Earlier, Boone had made a joke to Locke about the Red Shirts in Star Trek, and how the other survivors are kind of like them…dispensable.

When Hurley is taking a census, he asks Ethan his name and we are introduced to Ethan Rom. Check out this info…including the fact that his name is an anagram for Other Man.

Sawyer, during Season 1, is seen reading “Watership Down” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”

The man from whom Hurley got the winning lotto numbers, those numbers now considered cursed, was named Leonard. He and Sam Tumi, an Australian man, were stationed at a listening post in the Pacific ocean. At one point they picked up old wave transmissions, with a voice repeating the same sequence of numbers over and over. Rousseau’s team found the same transmission, which eventually was replaced by Rousseau’s distress message.

Those Damned Numbers
4 8 15 16 23 42
They add up to 108. The hatch, seen later in Season 2, has a computer, which must have those numbers punched in every 108 minutes. Check out the significance of 108.

Hurley is majority shareholder in a box company. This is the box company for which John Locke worked.

Claire has a nightmare in which she comes across Locke sitting at a table in the woods. He looks up at her and tells her she never should have given up the baby. One of Locke’s eyes is black and one is white.

The baby's name Aaron is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "mountain of strength". From the Hebrew "har-on", or possibly of Egyptian origin. Biblical: Moses' brother Aaron was the first high priest of Israel.

Crossing Paths Before the Island
At the airport, Hurley tries to bump to the front of the security gate line to make his flight. Leslie Arst (the guy who blew up from the nitroglycerine bomb) is in line. When Michael is on the phone, Locke is wheeled by behind him. When Hurley is trying to get to the airport, Charlie is on the elevator, yelling at him.

The Black Rock
This season is where we are first introduced to the ship known as Black Rock, which is mysteriously far inland in the Dark Territory. Here’s more about that.

Threads of Connection
This may be nothing, but a lot of the characters seem to have some real bastards in their lives, usually fathers or representations of. Kate has her stepdad. Jack has his father. Locke has his father, who, when Locke tells him that his mom claimed he was immaculately conceived, says “I guess that makes me God.” Sun’s father is a very dark crime boss. Claire’s dad is…Jack’s dad. At least Hurley’s dad is cool. Who wouldn’t want Cheech Marin as a father?

Episode Recap - "The Variable"

After giving our brains a week to heal, they hit us with this mind bender! We saw some flashback that we've seen before.. only now they were in the present... which is really the past. We knew that Whitmore had more than a passing interest into Faraday's work.. but this episode revealed that he was Faraday's father. While it's interesting, I'm not sure it has any major influence on the storyline... except that maybe Daniel was born on the island... so even though he's dead, we may still see more from him.

I've been complaining about the actor who plays Dr Chang and how he's basically got only one emotion, frustrated. It's interesting to see him interact with Daniel Faraday who I think is a great actor. It's like night and day.

Ellie appears at this point to be a callous, cold blooded son killer... but I bet theres more to her story. Maybe she knows that there's only one way to save the world, and it involves killing her son?

As a final note, I'm following @abclost on twitter and they told me that there was going to be a two hour "event" for the 100th episode. There wasn't. I'm pissed.

Nothing is random (except for this post).

So, Ben very kindly set me up to write a post about some ideas that I thought would be ground-breaking and amazing. My delusions of grandeur are now set aside, and I must admit that I still know jack shit when it comes to the intricacies of J.J. Abrams and Lost.

That said, I have found a few interesting points. Perhaps I can piece something together that doesn’t come across as total gibberish. Oh, who am I kidding?

The Dharma logo. This is where I got the first a-ha. I’d never really looked at the logo before. And when I did, I realized that it is all of the characters of the Chinese I-Ching, (Ye Jing), or The Chinese Book of Changes.



This ancient book is a symbol system used to identify order in random events. The text describes an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy that is intrinsic to ancient Chinese cultural beliefs. The cosmology centres on the ideas of the dynamic balance of opposites, the evolution of events as a process, and acceptance of the inevitability of change. (Wikipedia)

The Egyptian thang. Because we’ve seen the influence of Egyptian culture on the show, I found this to be of interest: The values of the Hexagrams relate to the cubic year of 8460 hours of a 360 day-year used also by Egyptian, Hebrew, and Sumerian.


The hexagram thang. The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines, where each line is either Yang (an unbroken, or solid line), or Yin (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line 1 while the top line is line 6. Usually, two sets of three lines are combined to form one particular reading (divination-wise). I started at the top of the Dharma logo and went clockwise, then pulled the meaning for each of these symbols. Though nothing huge stood out, I found it interesting that the wild swan was mentioned. And that the Dharma logo often has a wild swan in the middle of it. I pulled out some of the most interesting pieces, that may refer to John Locke, and will leave you to it…


In hexagram 53 is the transition of a loose 'yielding' relationship to one of firmness and strength. The penetrating wind restrained. (directed). In the image, by emphasizing one's mental powers it is hoped that this influences the common people and encourages them to better themselves. This does not occur overnight, maturing takes time. Contextually, we combine correct order and completion with modesty and evenness giving gradual development; maturing. (May tie in to the fact that some never age on the island?)

(In the traditional text, the spirit mentioned below is symbolized by a wild swan.)

In hexagram 10 one is in a position which requires decorum and the following of the socially 'correct' path. This is not a time for deferring but more of submitting to the situation through a degree of balance (decorum/proper conduct) without moving from one's personal position nor making one's desires apparent; forced reflection whilst we walk in the confines of our environment. (Much like the current state of the crew being “trapped” in the 1970s as Dharma Initiative workers.)

In hexagram 63 we find the successful end of a journey masks the beginning of another. The mask of completion helps memory to distinguish events and some form of guide is useful for the new dangers ahead. (Getting off the island, the crew didn’t realize they would be going back. Is Locke the guide?)


In hexagram 16 resistance can be overcome through enthusiasm and foresight, for one to be eventually accepted. 34 and 20 symbolize the total acceptance of an individual within society such that their mere presence can influence. (Locke was given an almost god-like status on a few occasions…)


In hexagram 18, as hexagram 17 symbolizes a natural degeneration, so hexagram 18 symbolizes degeneration caused by spiritual neglect and the corrections required to fix the problem; the price of too much cultivation. (All four hexagrams,(17,18,27,28) deal with concepts of degeneration and methods of regeneration. (Locke coming back to life?)


Hexagram 43 is a long way from the use of tradition. We need to see inside ourselves to get through this. This can generate what some see as resoluteness and others see as arrogance. This total self development needs to be balanced by opening up to others. This is accomplished by 'spreading the word', analogous to taking cuttings from a plant to use elsewhere.



The symbolism of events on Lost. Because there’s so much crazy stuff going on, and so many things to keep track of, I just found this paragraph to be interesting. The link source follows


The symbolism of the ‘Book of Changes’ is explained in depth, it gives a story of how through the division of the waters (the moon rules the waters) the tyrant of darkness was overcome, as the light/energy rose-up within the Earth (matter) to create all things. The people (parts or forces of nature - demonic pantheon) were then able to inhabit the Promised Land (that was built or rested upon the Sacred Mountain.)

It's all about balance. Since mention has been made to physics, I found this interesting, as I’ve always thought the island has to be in perfect balance (light and dark, Yin and Yang, etc).

The readings of the I Ching contain a creation story in which its maths are linked to the coming of the light through the law of physics. The readings give a means to produce physical movement of the body through its lines of energy or Chi, which we view as psychology (in mind). The union is between the body (matter), and mind (energy), between water and fire, as through the law or will of Heaven all things are balanced in the middle point of observation - the single point of observation is the inner eye or single gate, as all opposite movements of duality. If the balance of created movement is not maintained, as it is not when the middle position is lost to our knowledge, nature swings too far against its opposite sides (sides of the Well - source) and then the vessel breaks apart. The return of the knowledge of the ‘Middle Way’ allow us to find the eternal part of our nature, as then involvement in the conflict of opposite movement is overcome.

http://web.mac.com/paulmartynsmith/iWeb/IChingmath/Home.html


Wow. This is the most disorganized, nonsensical and rambling post I could have written. It's kind of like an episode of Lost.

Episode Recap - "Some Like it Hoth"

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First, I want to thank the writers for throwing a few inside jokes at us Star Wars fans.. nice touch.

Sorry I'm so late with this, I've been a real slacker lately. This episode wasn't particularly earth shattering for me. We kind of already guessed that Miles was Chang's son. I'm glad they're bringing Faraday back though. For a second when he got out of the sub, I wasn't sure if he was going to recognize Miles. Like maybe he was Daniel from the past, not Daniel from the "Present Past."

I thought the most interesting part was when the guys kidnapped Miles and threw him in the van. We heard that phrase again, "What lies in the shadow of the statue.".. Which leads me to believe that those guys were on the same team as Ceasar and the rest. BTW, I believe the Orchid Station lies in the shadow of the statue.

Episode Recap - "Whatever Happened, Happened"

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Wow.. Please let me take this opportunity to point out all of the things that you heard first here.

The smoke monster is a judge.. I said it represents St Peter, the gatekeeper of heaven. Correct!

Ben went to kill Penny.. okay, I said he did kill her.. but I got it half right. Might be correct!

The Big Statue's shadow is significant. I believe the shadow points the way to the orchid station. Correct!

Also... I did a little digging, and the "crucial info" that Ben got from Locke after he tried to kill himself but before Ben killed him was about Eloise Hawking and that she can get everyone back to the island.

BLAMMO!

Episode Recap - "He's Our You"

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What a great ending! Assuming mini Ben is dead, how will this ripple through time? Will big Ben just disappear, Back to the Future style? Or did Big Ben come back into the past and prepare mini Ben for just such a situation?

My theory is that this is a pivotal moment in ity bitty Ben's life. Similar to when Locke got shot in the stomach by Big Ben. After that, Locke was never the same.. he met Jacob, became "the one"... etc. Maybe this is when that happens to Ben. I predict that next episode, Richard will discover little bleeding Ben and take him to Jacob to be healed.

One interesting observation I made was that Sayid tied to the tree looked an awful lot like he was being crucified.. Jesus style.

As a side note, remember last season when Ben could like go into a closet and travel back into the real world from the island at will? What ever happened to that?

Vintage Dharma ads

Not sure if these were done by ABC, or just some lonely, bored graphic designer..but they're good. Thanks Jamie.

Vintage Dharma Ads

Can a TV show really be this deep?

In Buddhism, The Wheel of Dharma (Dharmacakra) is thought to be the most important of the auspicious symbols and represents the Teachings of Buddha; also known as Dharma. The eight spokes represent the eightfold path that Buddhists follow on their path to enlightenment. The Buddha is known as the only Wheel-Turner, the one who sets a new cycle of teachings in motion, which have the power to change the fate of the Universe.

In Lost, John & Ben have both turned the wheel at some point. But, at the most recent turning, Christian specifically said that Locke had to turn the wheel and not Ben. Benny (not creepy Benjamin Linus, but the other one) mentioned that Locke was a Buddha figure a few posts back, and I think he's right on. Apparently, Ben also used to be Buddha. Is it possible for them to both exist at the same time though?

The wheel also represents the continuous cycles of reincarnation. Buddhist tradition states that one will continue to be reborn until they are no longer ignorant or suffering or lost; in other words, until they are enlightened/become aware. There is a Buddhist term Bardo, which means transition; it is often used to describe the time or gap in between lives or state of awareness. There are six Bardos and there are six seasons of Lost.

Without lining up dozens of parallels or lamely attempting a lesson in Buddhism-the conclusion I come to, is that everyone on the island is having or had a near-death experience, so they are all in different Bardo states. I don't know. I'm starting to think that I could draw parallels to this show and just about anything you put in front of me.

Another thought that popped into my mind is that Faraday insisted that you can't change fate or something that already happened (or something like that). However, since the wheel has been turned (literally), does this mean that the destiny of the Universe has been changed? Will the Dharma Initiative be able to 'save' themselves from the mass killing that was their future now that they have the knowledge (that Ben will kill them) to do something (kill Ben?) about it?

The smoke monster,visions, flashing lights and ear piercing sounds, among other things are themes explained in Bardo teachings. I apologize if I confused anyone; I'm having a little trouble organizing my thoughts here.

This is a documentary on The Tibetan Book of the Dead, if you want to learn more about Bardos and the afterlife. It's over an hour long.

Episode Recap - "Namaste"

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I thought this was an interesting episode. Watching all of those Dharma videos and seeing Ben's flashbacks of life with the Dharma Initiative, I never thought we'd get this detailed of a look into what they were up to. We're even getting to know Pierre Chang the guy who "stars" in the Dharma films.. (he's not a great actor btw).

Here are a couple of observations from this episode:

Jack gets a uniform labeled "Workman." We know from an earlier episode that a guy with a similar uniform dies next to one of those VW buses. Hurley (of the future) thinks "Workman" is his name.. BTW, someone mentioned to me that there was also a LaFleur next to the same bus and that Sawyer was messing with his skull or something.. I don't remember that, but if anyone can confirm this, I'd be eternally grateful.

If you remember in my Orchid Bloopers post, I posted some "subliminal messages." well, one of them was of a guy riding a bike on a lawn. I assumed at the time that it was probably from a video that was orginally on the Orchid orientation tape, but was taped over. I was right. Because they show the same footage on the orientation video that Jack and Kate watch. Probably not significant, but I just thought it was interesting.

And btw.. I guess we're just supposed to not notice that the Dharma Initiative keeps uniforms in Hugo's size in stock?

The Charlottes?!

Hey everyone, it's Diana. I guess it's time to stop lurking and Ben has been nice enough to let me post!

So I was rewatching some Lost episodes over the weekend and came across something that I'd forgotten and thought was interesting. In Season 3, there's an episode called "?" where we see a Mr. Eko flashback. He's a priest in Sydney and is told about a potential miracle that he needs to investigate. Apparently, a young girl drowned, was declared dead but came back to life during her autopsy (gross by the way). The interesting thing is that the girl's name is Charlotte Malkin.

The more that I've watched the show, the more that I've come to realize that nothing is a coincidence which makes me think that this somehow ties to Charlotte Lewis. I don't think they're the same person, mainly because they look somewhat different and Charlotte Lewis is English while Charlotte Malkin is Australian (picture below). Maybe, however, it means that Charlotte Lewis may not be gone forever? It's also really strange that Charlotte Malkin's dad is the psychic that Claire went to. Any thoughts?

Ra

Just got done reading some Lostpedia.. that site is awesome, and they had a bunch of theories about the giant statue... and I find this one to be the most interesting.

The statue is of the Egyptian sun god Ra. Who also happens to be Richard Alpert. Here's why:

1. Richard looks like he wears eyeliner... this is a hieroglyph of the eye of Ra. Which is also known as the eye of Horus.... hey, don't we know a Horus? (or Horace?).
2. His initials are R.A.
3. Richard never ages.
4. Richard has always seemed to be one of the original inhabitants of the island.. and he's the leader of the original inhabitants. Ra was the leader of the Egyptian gods.

And here's why the statue is of Ra. notice the ankh in his hand. I still don't have a reason for the four toes... but I'm even thinking that maybe this isn't the four toed statue.. If you remember, that foot was near a mountainous coast.. this statue is not near a mountain... Granted, if enough time had passed, the terrain could have changed.. or the foot could have been moved.

Episode Recap - LaFleur

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I don't really have much to add about this episode. I think it's interesting how they showed the full "four toed statue".. I was worried that the writers were going to completely abandon that part of the story.

I did a little research and that necklace that Amy removes from Paul's dead body is an Egyptian symbol called an ankh. Interestingly, it represents eternal life. Here's a wiki article about it.

Anybody catch when Sawyer called Richard, "The guy with the eyeliner?"

JohnLockeJesusBuddha

This is just to add to Leah's "leap of faith" post. This shot of Locke and Ben is the image that really sticks in my mind from the last episode. It's clear that this shot was deliberately composed to look like the crucifixion of Jesus. It's also clear, as mentioned in this post that he's a Buddha figure, too... I know this is all stuff we already know, but I just wanted to make a post that will keep track of all of the religious references.

John Locke = Jesus/Buddha
Christian = Jesus/Buddha
Aaron = Jesus/Buddha
Jack = St. Thomas
Claire = Mary
Ben = Some (so far) unknown false prophet
Richard = The angel Gabriel
Charlie = Some unknown martyr
Smoke Monster = St. Peter? (The "keeper of the keys to the kingdom of heaven"/"The guard of the island")
Charles Widmore = Satan (Satan was a fallen angel who was exiled from Heaven. Charles, for whatever reason, was exiled from the island, and is trying to get back).

Candidates for the twelve apostles:
Jack, Hugo, Claire, Sun, Jin, Sawyer, Kate, Sayid, Desmond, Juliet, Walt, Micheal, Ben, Rose, Bernard, Charlie

Episode Recap - "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"

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I apologize for the delay.. I couldn't watch last night, so I played catch up tonight.. What a great episode!

Here's what I'm thinking:

Ben saved John and then killed him because if he commits suicide, he wont be able to come back to life on the island... but he still needed to die for some reason. Why else would Ben kill Locke? they both have the same goal - To get everyone back on the island.

This episode reintroduces Walt into the mix.. I have an interesting theory about Walt. Remember back in season 1 when he burned the raft because he didn't want anyone to leave the island? My theory is that Walt is under the influence of the Smoke Monster. I think the smoke monster takes your "soul" and makes you not want to leave the island. I also think Ben and Locke are under it's influence.

Remember how back in the earlier seasons, you would hear whispering in the woods all the time? It always happened right before someone appeared out of nowhere. My theory (Thanks Diana), is that the whispers are the "souls" that were taken by the smoke monster. If you remember, back in season 1 or 2, the whispers were heard right before Walt appeared to Shannon in the woods when she was shot... they never answered what was up with that.. its because part of Walt is still on the island!

Leap of Faith

Finally, an episode that didn't make my head ache from the flashing lights & high pitched sounds. This was one of my favorite episodes ever. I noticed quite a few religious references once again. The title of this weeks episode was 316, which immediately made me think of bible verse John 3:16:"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

This week we saw the survivors head back to the Island because Ben and Eloise told them that they should. As Ben mentioned, they took a big "leap of faith" that doing this would somehow 'save' them. The 'suicide' letter John left for Jack read "I wish you had believed me." Jack never believed in anything, since he is a 'man of science.' Since Jack took a "leap of faith" and headed back to the island, does this mean he's starting to believe and will have eternal life?

We learned that John sacrificed his life in order to save the island and from next weeks previews we learn that he will be 'resurrected'. Sounds a little bit like the story from the bible to me, not only that but Ben also referenced Jesus' resurrection, as well as the apostle Thomas. Thomas doubted that Jesus could/would be reborn unless he touched the wounds of a reborn Jesus. John's body was 'stored' at Simon's Butcher shop. Simon was also one of Jesus' apostles. Also known as Peter, Simon was the first one to declare that Jesus was the messiah. He was also the one who later on denied Jesus.

When we first saw Desmond back in season two, entering the numbers out of fear that the island would explode or everyone would get sick if he didn't, it looked like some sort of religious ritual to me. Desmond had no scientific proof that anything would happen if he didn't enter the numbers, but he did it for years. He didn't do it because he enjoyed it or even believed in it, he did it out of fear. Not only that, but he was able to convince others to do the same. Now Desmond has turned his back on the Island. He told Eloise (who was perhaps a pastor of some sort?) that he was done with the Island and that she lied to him and told him that the Island was his purpose. He was upset for giving up so many years of his life to it.

Joe and I also had a theory that Ben hurt/beat himself up to 'test' the island and/or himself, to see if returning to the island would heal him and therefore he would be declared "the one." A few seasons back, Ben developed a tumor on the island, which coincided with him losing faith in the island. The verse clearly states his one and only son and there has clearly been some 'rivalry' going on between Locke & Ben.

Eloise told the Jack, Kate & Sun to get back on the plane and to recreate the original flight as closely as they could. Sayid & Hurley also ended up on the flight. Not only that, but Sayid took on Kate's original role, being handcuffed to an officer. Hurley had a guitar this time, as Charlie did the first time. Did they get the same message or was it just a coincidence? I think this points to the fact that the Island (like Eden) is basically a test of/between fate and freewill. When Jack asks Kate how she thinks it (Sayid & Hurley being on the plane) happened, she simply says: "They bought a ticket." (freewill).

Research

I've done by blogly duty and done a little research about the last episode. Here is a possible clue about Charlotte's past... though for some reason, I don't remember the episode described here.

Sarah's POV

This is Sarah...who has never blogged on here before now, so feeling a little bold to write this at the moment.

ok, I disagree with Ben, I think the focus of this week's blog should be who was Charlotte's mother and father and if Faraday was the guy that scared her, why did she not mention it before now?

Also, I'm still a little confused about Jack's dad and Claire and their connection with the island. We know that weird things happen,(Locke being able walk) Was Christian on the island before, like Charlotte? What is Claire's purpose in her involvement with the island? (other than Jack's half sister and Aaron's mom) they haven't shown her doing too many creepy things besides telling Kate not to bring Aaron back in a dream. It's all still up in the air.

One last question...what are they going to do to get the rest of the Oceanic 6 back if only Locke, Sun and Jack are going? How come Sun isn't thinking about taking her kid, instead of just leaving it with her mom in South Korea? If they're meant to be on the island wouldn't you want to take your kid to be with you and your husband?

Episode Recap - This Place Is Death

This Place is Death

I'm still digesting this episode, but I wanted to say one thing before I forgot. We learned something about the "smoke monster" this episode. He turns you bad... or effects you in some strange way. This raises the question, Who else is under the influence of the smoke monster? Theories?

Just throwin this out there...

I'm watching the recap of last week's episode.... Anyone else notice that when the lawyer went into Claire's mom's hotel room it was sunny out? When The lawyer leaves, its pouring out... Jack get's soaked just going from the car to the door.

This happens right around the time that the people who are still on the island get zapped from a sunny day to a rainy night. Are the Oceanic 6 traveling through time too? is there some connection there?

Episode Recap - "The Little Prince"

The Little Prince

Seems fairly obvious that they want us to think the title refers to Aaron.. So either it's a hint and Aaron is special... like we've thought all along, or it's meant to distract us from the real story. I think it's a hint. Let's think about this... I have a theory.

Locke dies to bring the O.8. back to the island. We know this from the season 4 finale... What if Aaron is Locke. Or a reincarnation of him... I keep thinking back to the episode last season where Richard visited Locke as a boy. If you remember, he showed little Locke an assortment of objects. These were presented to Locke as a test to see if he was who Richard thought he might be. It reminds me of the way they choose the Dalai Lama or other religious leaders in Tibetan Buddhism.. The Lama dies and the monks go throughout the country looking for his reincarnation. They present certain children with a group of the Lama's posessions to see how he (it's always a male, apparently) reacts.. If he chooses the correct object, he is deemed the reincarnation of the Lama....This is my understanding of it anyway... It's the same as Richard did with Locke.

Locke failed the test, but this could be inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.. what is significant is that throughout the entire series, we've been made to feel as if Aaron is special in some way. It's becoming more and more clear that Locke is special, too. So I'm posing this theory and I want to get your thoughts on it:

Aaron is Locke is Jacob.

By the way, they showed the birth of Aaron this episode.. coincidence?.. Dont be distracted by Jin coming back... that doesn't matter in the big picture.

Episode Recap - "Jughead"

I need to watch this again...

Jughead

Sarah came up with a great theory about the woman who had the gun pointed at Faraday in 1954... She's his mom. My mom said that she thinks Charles Widmore and Faraday's mom get a little biz-ay in 1954 and produced Charlotte... And that Faraday's mom (and Charlotte's mom) is Charlotte's constant. This theory has a lot of holes in it.. to begin with, Charlotte is too young to have been born in 1954. But with time travel, anything is possible, right?

Random observations

Just a quick post about random observations and conversations I've had with people about the show this week..

It's possible that Miles (the guy who talks to dead people) is the son of the Dr from the films.. and the baby in the beginning of "Because you left." If so, it means he was likely born on the island... why else would they bother to show that he had a baby?

Faraday told Sawyer repeatedly that since Desmond hasn't met Sawyer "yet" then it would be impossible for them to meet now.. because you can't "create a new string" etc... So why is Faraday able to meet Desmond?.. and isn't Faraday trying to "create a new string" by telling Desmond to change the future by going to Oxford?

If Desmond is able to change the future, meaning that Faraday changed the future by telling Desmond to go to Oxford, that means it is possible to change the future.. in which case, I predict that Sun will change the future to rescue Jin.

When Ethan confronts Locke in the woods, Ethan seems oblivious to the impending purple flash.. but when Faraday confronts Desmond, Desmond sees the flash coming. Why is this?

We know a little about Faraday's background and (maybe if he is the baby) a little about Miles's.. So what about Charlotte's background? what's the deal with her? Why did Miles suggest that she'd been on the island before?... and why didn't she seem to know what he was talking about?

and last but not least.. Jacob could be Locke... from the future.

I <3 My Shih-tzu

This season, rather than post the entire episode recap, I'm going to provide links to the abc episode recaps.

The Lie
Because You Left

My favorite line from last night wasn't even from the show.. it was from Sarah, "C'mon man! It took me like 10 years just to understand Back to the Future!"

I know it's still early in the season, but does anyone have any thoughts?

5 top mysteries that haven't been solved.

I'll check back in at the end of the season and see what's been revealed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28756004/

3 straight hours of Lost

We just happened to turn on ABC at 8 o'clock tonight.. They were starting a 3-hour recap of last season's finale. It was glorious.