Another week, another recap! I thought Episode 6:07, Dr. Linus, was a really fantastic episode and I was excited to rewatch it. Let's recap.
Off The Island
The Strange
1. John Locke convinces Ben to take down the principal of the high school, which is eerily similar to when Flocke convinced Ben to kill Jacob, the leader of the island.
2. Roger Linus alludes to the DHARMA initative. This is the first time that we've heard of DHARMA during a flash-sideways.
3. Alex has a confederate flag on her back pack.
The Kick-Ass
1. Ben's lesson at the beginning of the episode is on Napoleon Bonaparte, a short man who was banished to an island, where he was devestated by the loss of his power. The similarities are scary.
2. Ben is once again must decide between his own power-hungry nature and Alex's well being. This time, he chooses Alex, which is awesome.
The Hilarious
1. Dr. Arzt has something on his shirt. In the Season 1 finale (Exodus), he was the something on Jack's shirt.
2. Ben's giving his dad oxygen, a much different kind of gas than he gave his father duirng Season 3, Episode 20 (The Man Behind the Curtain) when Ben killed him.
3. Alex is not a high school student. No way. She's like 26 years old.
On The Island
The Strange
1. We learned that Richard came to the island on The Black Rock. The Black Rock set sail from England, but Richard isn't English, so what's up with that?
2. Richard can't kill himself and Jacob's touch is a curse. What does this all mean?
The Kick-Ass
1. Ben didn't die.
2. Charles Widmore's returning to the island. Is he the "they" Jacob was talking about when he said "they're coming"?
The Hilarious
1. Hurley's dreaming of cheese curds.
2. Miles takes the diamonds from Nikki and Paulo's grave.
I'll be back tomorrow with my wish list for tomorrow's episode.
LOST YouTube Gems
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hi all! Happy Thursday. For all of you living in Michigan, I hope you are all enjoying the weather. For readers elsewhere, I'm sure your weather is always better than ours in Michigan anyway!
Thanks to all who voted in the latest LOST Loophole poll. Juliet was voted the most likely to be David Shephard's mom, followed by "I've got no idea!". Libby and Sarah also recieved votes. Make sure to cast your vote in this week's new poll.
I took some time to poke around YouTube, which offers tons of LOST related videos. I've posted a few today for you to enjoy!
This video is a side by side recap of the Oceanic 815 flights. It's really interesting to see the similarities and the differences between the crashed plane and the one that landed.
This video stars one of my favorite LOSTies, and will absolutely make you chuckle.
Finally, the Season 4 finale brought us the answer to one of LOST's greatest mysteries, revealing who was in the coffin. In order to keep the secret, the creators taped a few different versions of the ending. Take a look to see who else they stuck in the casket.
Do you know of any great LOST videos? Post them in the comments below!
Thanks to all who voted in the latest LOST Loophole poll. Juliet was voted the most likely to be David Shephard's mom, followed by "I've got no idea!". Libby and Sarah also recieved votes. Make sure to cast your vote in this week's new poll.
I took some time to poke around YouTube, which offers tons of LOST related videos. I've posted a few today for you to enjoy!
This video is a side by side recap of the Oceanic 815 flights. It's really interesting to see the similarities and the differences between the crashed plane and the one that landed.
This video stars one of my favorite LOSTies, and will absolutely make you chuckle.
Finally, the Season 4 finale brought us the answer to one of LOST's greatest mysteries, revealing who was in the coffin. In order to keep the secret, the creators taped a few different versions of the ending. Take a look to see who else they stuck in the casket.
Do you know of any great LOST videos? Post them in the comments below!
Episode 6:07 - Dr. Linus
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Last night's episode was classic LOST, a good story with great characters, more questions, a few answers, and a cliff-hanger ending. I've heard a lot of complaints about Dr. Linus, but I'm not going to complain about any of the remaining LOST episodes. Let's just enjoy the ride people!
Okay, so what did we learn last night?
7. Richard Alpert – If you have a pulse and are a fan of LOST, you’ve got to be wondering what the heck is going on with Richard Alpert (and I’m not talking about his guyliner)! He claims that Jacob gave him the ability to never age (can I get that in a bottle?), but we’re still not sure why. What brought Richard to the island? Why did Jacob select him to be his ‘advisor’? Does he have a relationship with Jacob’s nemesis? How old is this guy? One of my burning Richard-related questions comes from Season 3, Episode 20 (The Man Behind the Curtain). Richard meets young-Ben in the jungle, and this is the only time Richard’s appearance is different. His hair is long, his clothes are disheveled – what’s up with this? Why isn’t he clean cut Richard we’ve seen ever since? Weird. Let’s hope for some Alpert back story in Season 6.
So Richard came to the island on the Black Rock, in chains. He reinforced that Jacob gave him the ability not to age and he is unable to kill himself. We know the Black Rock set sail from England in March of 1845, making Richard really, really old.
11. What does it mean when Jacob touches you? - In Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident), we see Jacob touch eight of our favorite Losties (Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Locke, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, and Jin) sometime during their life. He touches Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Locke, Sun and Jin before they travel to the island on 815 and touches Sayid and Hurley after they were rescued as part of the Oceanic Six. He also visits Illana in a Russian hospital and while we think he touched her, he was wearing gloves. When he touches John Locke after Locke falls eight stories, it appears that Jacob brings him back to life. What does this all mean? Will it have implications for the characters he touched in the future?
Richard explains that when Jacob touches you it's not a gift, it's a curse. What does that mean? We're still not sure, but it's a step closer.
18. Why can’t Ben kill Widmore? – In Season 4, Episode 9 (The Shape of Things to Come), Ben travels off the island Ben visits Widmore in his bedroom in the middle of the night. Widmore asks Ben if he’s come to kill him and Ben replies “we both know I can’t do that.” Why would this be? What is the relationship between these two characters and how will it end? Is one man good and the other man bad? Does the Widmore/Ben relationship shadow the Jacob/Man in Black relationship? I’m sure we’ll learn more about this relationship in Season 6.
We only saw Charles Widmore for a second at the end of this episode, so I'm sure a showdown is coming up soon! How did Charles find his way back to the island and what will he do to Ben and the other Losties?
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
Jacob was "like a father" to Illana. She also seems to know everything about the island, including Miles's ability to speak with the dead. I wish she'd start talking more!
31. Jacob’s Origins – I know I’m not alone when I say I hope that a large portion of Season 6 is dedicated to Jacob’s back story. Who is this guy? How long has he been on the island? How did he become the leader of the island? Is he good or bad? Did he ever live in that cabin, or has he always lived inside a foot? Does he travel on and off the island via the frozen donkey wheel or is there some other way? How does he know the Losties he traveled to touch? How does he make Richard Alpert seemingly immortal? Jacob must be explored in depth this season!
I don't know about you, but the more I learn about Jacob, the less I like him. He forced Dogen to choose between his son's life and living on an island, he trapped the Temple Others in the Temple, he cursed Richard Alpert with eternal life on the island but never told him anything...Doesn't sound like a guy I'd want to make a deal with.
What else we learned:
Roger Linus eludes to the DHARMA Initiative in the flash-sideways. This is the first time we've heard about DHARMA off island.
Illana tells us that there are only 6 candidates left. She's not sure if Kwon refers to Jin or Sun. So who could the six be? John Locke was crossed out, so that leaves five of our Losties (Hurley, Sawyer, Sayid, Jack, Sun/Jin). Austen, number 51 is the only other name not crossed off that we've seen, so I think we can assume those are the 6 left.
Okay, so what did we learn last night?
7. Richard Alpert – If you have a pulse and are a fan of LOST, you’ve got to be wondering what the heck is going on with Richard Alpert (and I’m not talking about his guyliner)! He claims that Jacob gave him the ability to never age (can I get that in a bottle?), but we’re still not sure why. What brought Richard to the island? Why did Jacob select him to be his ‘advisor’? Does he have a relationship with Jacob’s nemesis? How old is this guy? One of my burning Richard-related questions comes from Season 3, Episode 20 (The Man Behind the Curtain). Richard meets young-Ben in the jungle, and this is the only time Richard’s appearance is different. His hair is long, his clothes are disheveled – what’s up with this? Why isn’t he clean cut Richard we’ve seen ever since? Weird. Let’s hope for some Alpert back story in Season 6.
So Richard came to the island on the Black Rock, in chains. He reinforced that Jacob gave him the ability not to age and he is unable to kill himself. We know the Black Rock set sail from England in March of 1845, making Richard really, really old.
11. What does it mean when Jacob touches you? - In Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident), we see Jacob touch eight of our favorite Losties (Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Locke, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, and Jin) sometime during their life. He touches Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Locke, Sun and Jin before they travel to the island on 815 and touches Sayid and Hurley after they were rescued as part of the Oceanic Six. He also visits Illana in a Russian hospital and while we think he touched her, he was wearing gloves. When he touches John Locke after Locke falls eight stories, it appears that Jacob brings him back to life. What does this all mean? Will it have implications for the characters he touched in the future?
Richard explains that when Jacob touches you it's not a gift, it's a curse. What does that mean? We're still not sure, but it's a step closer.
18. Why can’t Ben kill Widmore? – In Season 4, Episode 9 (The Shape of Things to Come), Ben travels off the island Ben visits Widmore in his bedroom in the middle of the night. Widmore asks Ben if he’s come to kill him and Ben replies “we both know I can’t do that.” Why would this be? What is the relationship between these two characters and how will it end? Is one man good and the other man bad? Does the Widmore/Ben relationship shadow the Jacob/Man in Black relationship? I’m sure we’ll learn more about this relationship in Season 6.
We only saw Charles Widmore for a second at the end of this episode, so I'm sure a showdown is coming up soon! How did Charles find his way back to the island and what will he do to Ben and the other Losties?
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
Jacob was "like a father" to Illana. She also seems to know everything about the island, including Miles's ability to speak with the dead. I wish she'd start talking more!
31. Jacob’s Origins – I know I’m not alone when I say I hope that a large portion of Season 6 is dedicated to Jacob’s back story. Who is this guy? How long has he been on the island? How did he become the leader of the island? Is he good or bad? Did he ever live in that cabin, or has he always lived inside a foot? Does he travel on and off the island via the frozen donkey wheel or is there some other way? How does he know the Losties he traveled to touch? How does he make Richard Alpert seemingly immortal? Jacob must be explored in depth this season!
I don't know about you, but the more I learn about Jacob, the less I like him. He forced Dogen to choose between his son's life and living on an island, he trapped the Temple Others in the Temple, he cursed Richard Alpert with eternal life on the island but never told him anything...Doesn't sound like a guy I'd want to make a deal with.
What else we learned:
Roger Linus eludes to the DHARMA Initiative in the flash-sideways. This is the first time we've heard about DHARMA off island.
Illana tells us that there are only 6 candidates left. She's not sure if Kwon refers to Jin or Sun. So who could the six be? John Locke was crossed out, so that leaves five of our Losties (Hurley, Sawyer, Sayid, Jack, Sun/Jin). Austen, number 51 is the only other name not crossed off that we've seen, so I think we can assume those are the 6 left.
Special Double Edition: Recap 6:06 (Sundown) and What Will We Learn Tonight?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
This last week was super busy, so I apologize for my neglect of this blog, but I assure you that I am back on the horse for good!
First, I'd like to give two special LOST Loophole congratulations to two Losties that won Academy Awards this last Sunday. First is LOST musical composer Michael Giacchino who won an Oscar for Original Score for the movie Up!. Next, Fisher Stevens, who played George Minkowski, one of the freightor folk, who suffered from a nasty nose bleed and died in Season 4 of LOST, won an Oscar for Best Documentary for The Cove, which he produced. Nice work boys!
I rewatched Sundown last night and picked up on a few things, though I've got to admit, there weren't a whole lot of funny parts in last week's episode. It was incredibly dark, especially with the creepy rendition of "Catch a Falling Star" at the end.
Off Island
The Strange
1. Nadia's married to Omer, Sayid's brother. Sayid and Nadia obviously have some history together, and she claims Sayid pushed her towards Omer, but what's the real deal here? Sayid was always so in love in Nadia that it just doesn't seem right that they're not together in his flash-sideways. Why does Sayid's life suck compared to the other flash-sideways which at least have minimal improvements for our Losties?
2. Sayid says that he "does not deserve" Nadia because of all the terrible things he did as an Iraqi interrogator. What did he do? Why the self inflicted pain?
3. Is Martin Keamy the top dog, or does he still work for Charles Widmore?
The Kick-Ass
1. Jack Shephard's appearance at St. Sabastian Hospital.
2. Martin Keamy. That guy is super creepy, but amazing! I'd eat his eggs, if you know what I mean, wink, wink.
3. Speaking of Martin Keamy, he's definately wearing a watch, though we can't see any details of the watch. Could it be the one Jin was bringing from Mr. Pak?
4. Jin's in a freezer. That's all.
The Hilarious
1. Do all bad guys drive around in black SUVs?
On Island
The Strange
1. The baseball. At least we know what it means now.
2. No blood when Sayid stabs Flocke. Jacob died when he was stabbed, but Flocke doesn't. Can he die?
3. The reunion of Kate and Claire. Will Claire kill Kate? I'm hoping for a good cat fight sometime soon.
4. Dogen's deal with Jacob. If Jacob is so good, why would he take Dogen away from his son forever? Sounds like a deal someone would make with the devil to me.
The Kick-Ass
1. The fight scene between Sayid and Dogen was, hands down, one of the best fights in Lost history involving a broom.
2. Smokey really gave it to the Others. He's not messing around.
The Hilarious
I've got nothing. Sad episode.
So, I heard on the latest edition of the Jay and Jack LOST Podcast that this season is split into three acts, each comprising of 6 episodes. The first act ended with last week's episode, so we're moving into a new act with tonight's episode. Exciting!
Tonight's episode is called (highlight for answer) Dr. Linus. According to TV Guide, "Ben must deal with the consequences of a lie." Wow, Ben's told so many lies, I can't imagine which one this episode will deal with. Also, Charles Widmore, Alex, and Dr. Arzt as listed as guest stars.
So, what will we learn tonight? Here's my wish list.
1. The numbers – First appearing in Episode 18 of Season 1 (Numbers), 4-8-15-16-23-42 have been part of LOST folklore from the very beginning. They help Hurley win the lottery, they must be typed into the hatch computer every 108 minutes or the world will end, they appear on Danielle’s map, they are the serial number on the door of The Swan, and they drive Leonard crazy, but what are their origins? With the Losties stuck in 1977, could Hurley actually be tied to the origin of the numbers that later drive him mad?
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
5. The Black Rock – A British trading ship that is shipwrecked in the Dark Territory of the island, we’re not sure how a giant ship ended up on the middle of the island. According to the first mate’s journal in Season 4, Episode 5 (The Constant) the ship left England in 1845 and sailed towards modern-day Thailand. The journal was found with pirate artifacts on an island off the coast of Madagascar and was owned by the Hanso family (think Dharma Initiative financing) until it was auctioned off to Charles Widmore in 1996. Who was on the boat? What brought the Black Rock to the island? How did the journal get to Madagascar? So many questions, hopefully enough time to answer them all!
7. Richard Alpert – If you have a pulse and are a fan of LOST, you’ve got to be wondering what the heck is going on with Richard Alpert (and I’m not talking about his guyliner)! He claims that Jacob gave him the ability to never age (can I get that in a bottle?), but we’re still not sure why. What brought Richard to the island? Why did Jacob select him to be his ‘advisor’? Does he have a relationship with Jacob’s nemesis? How old is this guy? One of my burning Richard-related questions comes from Season 3, Episode 20 (The Man Behind the Curtain). Richard meets young-Ben in the jungle, and this is the only time Richard’s appearance is different. His hair is long, his clothes are disheveled – what’s up with this? Why isn’t he clean cut Richard we’ve seen ever since? Weird. Let’s hope for some Alpert back story in Season 6.
18. Why can’t Ben kill Widmore? – In Season 4, Episode 9 (The Shape of Things to Come), Ben travels off the island Ben visits Widmore in his bedroom in the middle of the night. Widmore asks Ben if he’s come to kill him and Ben replies “we both know I can’t do that.” Why would this be? What is the relationship between these two characters and how will it end? Is one man good and the other man bad? Does the Widmore/Ben relationship shadow the Jacob/Man in Black relationship? I’m sure we’ll learn more about this relationship in Season 6.
20. Aaron Littleton – is he meaningful to the island? – Born on the island in Season 1, Episode 20 (Do No Harm) Aaron Littleton has had a rough life. Bound for adoption, injected in-utero with the weird Dharma vaccine, kidnapped by Danielle, left in the jungle by his mother, taken back to the United States to be raised by Kate and Drunk-bearded Jack, and now in the loving care of Claire’s mother, rumors abound that Aaron is a very special little boy. Biblically speaking, Aaron is the son of Jacob, making him a significant piece of the island puzzle. Some even think Widmore is Aaron’s paternal grandfather, making the island connection to Aaron even stronger. Others speculate that Aaron died in-utero and was “resurrected” by Jacob’s nemesis. Still others think he’s the Adam of Adam and Eve. Much speculation for such a little boy!
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
It's an ambious list, I understand, but we didn't get much last week, so I'm hoping for a bit more this week.
As always, you can access all 42 questions by clicking here.
I rewatched Sundown last night and picked up on a few things, though I've got to admit, there weren't a whole lot of funny parts in last week's episode. It was incredibly dark, especially with the creepy rendition of "Catch a Falling Star" at the end.
Off Island
The Strange
1. Nadia's married to Omer, Sayid's brother. Sayid and Nadia obviously have some history together, and she claims Sayid pushed her towards Omer, but what's the real deal here? Sayid was always so in love in Nadia that it just doesn't seem right that they're not together in his flash-sideways. Why does Sayid's life suck compared to the other flash-sideways which at least have minimal improvements for our Losties?
2. Sayid says that he "does not deserve" Nadia because of all the terrible things he did as an Iraqi interrogator. What did he do? Why the self inflicted pain?
3. Is Martin Keamy the top dog, or does he still work for Charles Widmore?
The Kick-Ass
1. Jack Shephard's appearance at St. Sabastian Hospital.
2. Martin Keamy. That guy is super creepy, but amazing! I'd eat his eggs, if you know what I mean, wink, wink.
3. Speaking of Martin Keamy, he's definately wearing a watch, though we can't see any details of the watch. Could it be the one Jin was bringing from Mr. Pak?
4. Jin's in a freezer. That's all.
The Hilarious
1. Do all bad guys drive around in black SUVs?
On Island
The Strange
1. The baseball. At least we know what it means now.
2. No blood when Sayid stabs Flocke. Jacob died when he was stabbed, but Flocke doesn't. Can he die?
3. The reunion of Kate and Claire. Will Claire kill Kate? I'm hoping for a good cat fight sometime soon.
4. Dogen's deal with Jacob. If Jacob is so good, why would he take Dogen away from his son forever? Sounds like a deal someone would make with the devil to me.
The Kick-Ass
1. The fight scene between Sayid and Dogen was, hands down, one of the best fights in Lost history involving a broom.
2. Smokey really gave it to the Others. He's not messing around.
The Hilarious
I've got nothing. Sad episode.
So, I heard on the latest edition of the Jay and Jack LOST Podcast that this season is split into three acts, each comprising of 6 episodes. The first act ended with last week's episode, so we're moving into a new act with tonight's episode. Exciting!
Tonight's episode is called (highlight for answer) Dr. Linus. According to TV Guide, "Ben must deal with the consequences of a lie." Wow, Ben's told so many lies, I can't imagine which one this episode will deal with. Also, Charles Widmore, Alex, and Dr. Arzt as listed as guest stars.
So, what will we learn tonight? Here's my wish list.
1. The numbers – First appearing in Episode 18 of Season 1 (Numbers), 4-8-15-16-23-42 have been part of LOST folklore from the very beginning. They help Hurley win the lottery, they must be typed into the hatch computer every 108 minutes or the world will end, they appear on Danielle’s map, they are the serial number on the door of The Swan, and they drive Leonard crazy, but what are their origins? With the Losties stuck in 1977, could Hurley actually be tied to the origin of the numbers that later drive him mad?
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
5. The Black Rock – A British trading ship that is shipwrecked in the Dark Territory of the island, we’re not sure how a giant ship ended up on the middle of the island. According to the first mate’s journal in Season 4, Episode 5 (The Constant) the ship left England in 1845 and sailed towards modern-day Thailand. The journal was found with pirate artifacts on an island off the coast of Madagascar and was owned by the Hanso family (think Dharma Initiative financing) until it was auctioned off to Charles Widmore in 1996. Who was on the boat? What brought the Black Rock to the island? How did the journal get to Madagascar? So many questions, hopefully enough time to answer them all!
7. Richard Alpert – If you have a pulse and are a fan of LOST, you’ve got to be wondering what the heck is going on with Richard Alpert (and I’m not talking about his guyliner)! He claims that Jacob gave him the ability to never age (can I get that in a bottle?), but we’re still not sure why. What brought Richard to the island? Why did Jacob select him to be his ‘advisor’? Does he have a relationship with Jacob’s nemesis? How old is this guy? One of my burning Richard-related questions comes from Season 3, Episode 20 (The Man Behind the Curtain). Richard meets young-Ben in the jungle, and this is the only time Richard’s appearance is different. His hair is long, his clothes are disheveled – what’s up with this? Why isn’t he clean cut Richard we’ve seen ever since? Weird. Let’s hope for some Alpert back story in Season 6.
18. Why can’t Ben kill Widmore? – In Season 4, Episode 9 (The Shape of Things to Come), Ben travels off the island Ben visits Widmore in his bedroom in the middle of the night. Widmore asks Ben if he’s come to kill him and Ben replies “we both know I can’t do that.” Why would this be? What is the relationship between these two characters and how will it end? Is one man good and the other man bad? Does the Widmore/Ben relationship shadow the Jacob/Man in Black relationship? I’m sure we’ll learn more about this relationship in Season 6.
20. Aaron Littleton – is he meaningful to the island? – Born on the island in Season 1, Episode 20 (Do No Harm) Aaron Littleton has had a rough life. Bound for adoption, injected in-utero with the weird Dharma vaccine, kidnapped by Danielle, left in the jungle by his mother, taken back to the United States to be raised by Kate and Drunk-bearded Jack, and now in the loving care of Claire’s mother, rumors abound that Aaron is a very special little boy. Biblically speaking, Aaron is the son of Jacob, making him a significant piece of the island puzzle. Some even think Widmore is Aaron’s paternal grandfather, making the island connection to Aaron even stronger. Others speculate that Aaron died in-utero and was “resurrected” by Jacob’s nemesis. Still others think he’s the Adam of Adam and Eve. Much speculation for such a little boy!
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
It's an ambious list, I understand, but we didn't get much last week, so I'm hoping for a bit more this week.
As always, you can access all 42 questions by clicking here.
Episode 6:06 (Sundown)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Another poll questions for the record books! The majority of the viewing audience believe that the Kwon-candidate is Jin, but Sun and Ji-Yeon were still in the running. Make sure to vote in this week's new poll!
What a great episode! The last 15 minutes rocked my socks off. It looks like the war we've waited so long for has finally begun. While the episode was exciting, we didn't get very many answers this week, but let's see what answers we got this week.
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
So, Dogen was keeping Flocke out of the Temple. Strange.
29. Why did the Others choose Cindy and the children? – Cindy was a flight attendant on Oceanic 815 and a survivor of the crash with the other Tailies. She went missing when the Tailies were journeying to the beach camp along with Zach and Emma. We later learn that they’ve been living with the Others and Cindy and Emma come to talk to Jack when he’s captured at the Hydra station in Season 3, Episode 9 (Stranger in a Strange Land). Jack asks Cindy why she’s with the Others. She tells him that they are there “to watch”. So why Cindy, Emma, and Zach out of all of the survivors? What’s Cindy’s connection to the Others and did it exist before the crash?
We saw Cindy and the kids again, but still no answers as to why they were chosen.
While my questions weren't answered, we did get to see a lot of Sayid, post-strange-water-bath. For my total episode recap, click here.
I enjoyed this week's episode, but I wish we would have learned a bit more. We've only got a few more episodes left for goodness sake!
What a great episode! The last 15 minutes rocked my socks off. It looks like the war we've waited so long for has finally begun. While the episode was exciting, we didn't get very many answers this week, but let's see what answers we got this week.
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
So, Dogen was keeping Flocke out of the Temple. Strange.
29. Why did the Others choose Cindy and the children? – Cindy was a flight attendant on Oceanic 815 and a survivor of the crash with the other Tailies. She went missing when the Tailies were journeying to the beach camp along with Zach and Emma. We later learn that they’ve been living with the Others and Cindy and Emma come to talk to Jack when he’s captured at the Hydra station in Season 3, Episode 9 (Stranger in a Strange Land). Jack asks Cindy why she’s with the Others. She tells him that they are there “to watch”. So why Cindy, Emma, and Zach out of all of the survivors? What’s Cindy’s connection to the Others and did it exist before the crash?
We saw Cindy and the kids again, but still no answers as to why they were chosen.
While my questions weren't answered, we did get to see a lot of Sayid, post-strange-water-bath. For my total episode recap, click here.
I enjoyed this week's episode, but I wish we would have learned a bit more. We've only got a few more episodes left for goodness sake!
What will we learn tonight!?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Another Tuesday another episode of LOST to enjoy. Tonight's episode is the 6th episodes of this season, and is titled (highlight for details) Sundown. If the pattern between Season 1 and Season 6 continues, tonight's episode will be a Sun/Jin centered episode. According to TV Guide, "Sayid must make a difficult decision, while Claire has a warning for the temple inhabitants". Should be another good one!
So what's on my agenda tonight? Here's my list.
1. The numbers – First appearing in Episode 18 of Season 1 (Numbers), 4-8-15-16-23-42 have been part of LOST folklore from the very beginning. They help Hurley win the lottery, they must be typed into the hatch computer every 108 minutes or the world will end, they appear on Danielle’s map, they are the serial number on the door of The Swan, and they drive Leonard crazy, but what are their origins? With the Losties stuck in 1977, could Hurley actually be tied to the origin of the numbers that later drive him mad?
2. Claire Littleton – Our favorite island mother has been missing since Season 4, Episode 10 (Something Nice Back Home). We know she saw her father, Christian Shephard, leaves Aaron behind, and wanders off in the jungle night with her dead dad but we don’t know why! What happened to Claire that could take her from doting mother to jungle wander? Why did she leave Aaron behind? We see her in Season 4, Episode 11 (Cabin Fever) seemingly relaxed and Aaron-free sitting in Jacob’s cabin with Christian, but again we receive no explanation of why she’s left her child behind. Let’s hope Season 6 gives us some Claire related clarity!
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
9. Adam and Eve – In Season 1, Episode 6 (House of the Rising Sun) the Losties travel to some caves located in the interior of the island where they find two skeletons, one male, one female. Jack finds two stones on the bodies, one black, one white. The creators of LOST have said that the most common question they are asked is if they are making up the plot of the show as they go along, or if they have had it planned. They say that the long-term plot has been planned from the beginning, and in the end, viewers will be able to look back to Adam and Eve as proof that the creators always knew where the show was going to end. So this leads me to believe we will find out the identities of Adam and Eve, and they are probably characters we already know. Rose and Bernard, as the black and white stones may indicate? Sun and Jin, as the bodies first appear in a Sun-centered episode? Sawyer and Juliet, Jack and Kate, Aaron and Ji-Yeon, Eloise Hawking and Charles Widmore? The possibilities are endless!
20. Aaron Littleton – is he meaningful to the island? – Born on the island in Season 1, Episode 20 (Do No Harm) Aaron Littleton has had a rough life. Bound for adoption, injected in-utero with the weird Dharma vaccine, kidnapped by Danielle, left in the jungle by his mother, taken back to the United States to be raised by Kate and Drunk-bearded Jack, and now in the loving care of Claire’s mother, rumors abound that Aaron is a very special little boy. Biblically speaking, Aaron is the son of Jacob, making him a significant piece of the island puzzle. Some even think Widmore is Aaron’s paternal grandfather, making the island connection to Aaron even stronger. Others speculate that Aaron died in-utero and was “resurrected” by Jacob’s nemesis. Still others think he’s the Adam of Adam and Eve. Much speculation for such a little boy!
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
29. Why did the Others choose Cindy and the children? – Cindy was a flight attendant on Oceanic 815 and a survivor of the crash with the other Tailies. She went missing when the Tailies were journeying to the beach camp along with Zach and Emma. We later learn that they’ve been living with the Others and Cindy and Emma come to talk to Jack when he’s captured at the Hydra station in Season 3, Episode 9 (Stranger in a Strange Land). Jack asks Cindy why she’s with the Others. She tells him that they are there “to watch”. So why Cindy, Emma, and Zach out of all of the survivors? What’s Cindy’s connection to the Others and did it exist before the crash?
34. Why isn’t the island done with Desmond yet? – My favorite Scotsman, Desmond has a unique gift that makes him a central character in the story of the island. We know that Desmond spent time as a monk, in the Royal Scottish Regiment, and as a set designer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he’s one of the only main character’s whose childhood is still a mystery to loyal viewers. Are there clues to Desmond’s special powers hidden in his childhood? In Season 5, Episode 6 (316) Eloise Hawking tells Desmond that the island isn’t done with him yet. So what does the island have in store for Desmond and will it take him away from Penny again (I’m just not sure I can bare that pain again!).
40. Who’s coming? - When Jacob bites the dust at the hands of Ben in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) he’s last words to Flocke are “They’re coming”. Then he burns to death. I’ve got no idea who’s coming, do you?
As always, you can access all of the 42 questions by clicking here.
So what's on my agenda tonight? Here's my list.
1. The numbers – First appearing in Episode 18 of Season 1 (Numbers), 4-8-15-16-23-42 have been part of LOST folklore from the very beginning. They help Hurley win the lottery, they must be typed into the hatch computer every 108 minutes or the world will end, they appear on Danielle’s map, they are the serial number on the door of The Swan, and they drive Leonard crazy, but what are their origins? With the Losties stuck in 1977, could Hurley actually be tied to the origin of the numbers that later drive him mad?
2. Claire Littleton – Our favorite island mother has been missing since Season 4, Episode 10 (Something Nice Back Home). We know she saw her father, Christian Shephard, leaves Aaron behind, and wanders off in the jungle night with her dead dad but we don’t know why! What happened to Claire that could take her from doting mother to jungle wander? Why did she leave Aaron behind? We see her in Season 4, Episode 11 (Cabin Fever) seemingly relaxed and Aaron-free sitting in Jacob’s cabin with Christian, but again we receive no explanation of why she’s left her child behind. Let’s hope Season 6 gives us some Claire related clarity!
4. Flocke – As we know from Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) the Locke that returns to the island, is not the Locke that left the island. Commonly referred to as “Flocke” (fake + Locke = Flocke), he convinces Ben to kill Jacob, but not before Jacob recognizes Flocke as his nemesis. Who is this Flocke and how did he shift shape to look like John Locke? We know he doesn’t just take over Locke’s body, as Illana’s crew is hauling the body all over the island in search of Richard Alpert, so how exactly does he become John Locke? And does Jacob’s nemesis choose John Locke anyway? For how long has he been John Locke? Many fans postulate that Locke’s been Flocke since Ben shot him in Season 3, Episode 22 (Through the Looking Glass) , but we still don’t know for certain! Surely Flocke related mysteries will be resolved in Season 6.
9. Adam and Eve – In Season 1, Episode 6 (House of the Rising Sun) the Losties travel to some caves located in the interior of the island where they find two skeletons, one male, one female. Jack finds two stones on the bodies, one black, one white. The creators of LOST have said that the most common question they are asked is if they are making up the plot of the show as they go along, or if they have had it planned. They say that the long-term plot has been planned from the beginning, and in the end, viewers will be able to look back to Adam and Eve as proof that the creators always knew where the show was going to end. So this leads me to believe we will find out the identities of Adam and Eve, and they are probably characters we already know. Rose and Bernard, as the black and white stones may indicate? Sun and Jin, as the bodies first appear in a Sun-centered episode? Sawyer and Juliet, Jack and Kate, Aaron and Ji-Yeon, Eloise Hawking and Charles Widmore? The possibilities are endless!
20. Aaron Littleton – is he meaningful to the island? – Born on the island in Season 1, Episode 20 (Do No Harm) Aaron Littleton has had a rough life. Bound for adoption, injected in-utero with the weird Dharma vaccine, kidnapped by Danielle, left in the jungle by his mother, taken back to the United States to be raised by Kate and Drunk-bearded Jack, and now in the loving care of Claire’s mother, rumors abound that Aaron is a very special little boy. Biblically speaking, Aaron is the son of Jacob, making him a significant piece of the island puzzle. Some even think Widmore is Aaron’s paternal grandfather, making the island connection to Aaron even stronger. Others speculate that Aaron died in-utero and was “resurrected” by Jacob’s nemesis. Still others think he’s the Adam of Adam and Eve. Much speculation for such a little boy!
25. Who does Illana work for? – Illana (no last name) crashes on the island in 2007 after escorting Sayid on Ajira 316. Once the plane has crashed she and a few other survivors (including Bram) stuff John Locke’s corpse into a giant metal box and begin wandering around the island to find Jacob’s cabin. When they find Jacob’s cabin deserted, Illana takes the group to the ‘shadow of the statue’ where she shows John Locke’s body to Richard Alpert. We’ve seen both Illana and Bram before, off the island. Illana is visited by Jacob in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) where she says she will ‘help him’. Bram throws Miles into a van in Season 5, Episode 13 (Some Like it Hoth) and tells him not to work for Widmore. So how are they connected to Jacob and the island? How does Illana know her way around the island enough to find Jacob’s cabin and the statue? Who do they work for, who are the “good guys”?
29. Why did the Others choose Cindy and the children? – Cindy was a flight attendant on Oceanic 815 and a survivor of the crash with the other Tailies. She went missing when the Tailies were journeying to the beach camp along with Zach and Emma. We later learn that they’ve been living with the Others and Cindy and Emma come to talk to Jack when he’s captured at the Hydra station in Season 3, Episode 9 (Stranger in a Strange Land). Jack asks Cindy why she’s with the Others. She tells him that they are there “to watch”. So why Cindy, Emma, and Zach out of all of the survivors? What’s Cindy’s connection to the Others and did it exist before the crash?
34. Why isn’t the island done with Desmond yet? – My favorite Scotsman, Desmond has a unique gift that makes him a central character in the story of the island. We know that Desmond spent time as a monk, in the Royal Scottish Regiment, and as a set designer for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he’s one of the only main character’s whose childhood is still a mystery to loyal viewers. Are there clues to Desmond’s special powers hidden in his childhood? In Season 5, Episode 6 (316) Eloise Hawking tells Desmond that the island isn’t done with him yet. So what does the island have in store for Desmond and will it take him away from Penny again (I’m just not sure I can bare that pain again!).
40. Who’s coming? - When Jacob bites the dust at the hands of Ben in Season 5, Episode 16 (The Incident) he’s last words to Flocke are “They’re coming”. Then he burns to death. I’ve got no idea who’s coming, do you?
As always, you can access all of the 42 questions by clicking here.
Recap: Season 6, Episode 5 (Lighthouse)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Hello Losties!
It's that time of the week again! Time to recap the strange, the kick-ass, and the hilarious portions of last week's episode, Lighthouse.
Off The Island
The Strange
1. Jack has a son and we're unsure of who his mother is.
2. Dogen's appearance on the mainland at David's musical audition.
The Kick-Ass
1. Somehow, Jack is still related to Claire. I'm very glad that there's still something’s in this new reality that are the same.
The Hilarious
1. Can we talk about why Jack's a top notch spinal surgeon who drives a crappy car and lives in a crappy apartment?
2. Jack’s teenage son reads Alice in Wonderland?
On The Island
The Strange
1. Claire's creepy skeleton baby in her hut.
2. The Lighthouse in general. The numbers and names on the wheel, the mirrors, never noticing a giant Lighthouse before.
3. Flocke as Claire's "friend".
The Kick-Ass
1. "I just lied to a samurai." - Hurley
2. The opportunity to revisit Adam and Eve after 101 episodes. I can't wait to know how they are!
The Hilarious
1. Hurley said "dude" 14 times this episode.
There we go! Tomorrow's episode should be another one chucked full of answers, even if they are only partial. I'll review which questions out of the 42s I hope to see tomorrow!
It's that time of the week again! Time to recap the strange, the kick-ass, and the hilarious portions of last week's episode, Lighthouse.
Off The Island
The Strange
1. Jack has a son and we're unsure of who his mother is.
2. Dogen's appearance on the mainland at David's musical audition.
The Kick-Ass
1. Somehow, Jack is still related to Claire. I'm very glad that there's still something’s in this new reality that are the same.
The Hilarious
1. Can we talk about why Jack's a top notch spinal surgeon who drives a crappy car and lives in a crappy apartment?
2. Jack’s teenage son reads Alice in Wonderland?
On The Island
The Strange
1. Claire's creepy skeleton baby in her hut.
2. The Lighthouse in general. The numbers and names on the wheel, the mirrors, never noticing a giant Lighthouse before.
3. Flocke as Claire's "friend".
The Kick-Ass
1. "I just lied to a samurai." - Hurley
2. The opportunity to revisit Adam and Eve after 101 episodes. I can't wait to know how they are!
The Hilarious
1. Hurley said "dude" 14 times this episode.
There we go! Tomorrow's episode should be another one chucked full of answers, even if they are only partial. I'll review which questions out of the 42s I hope to see tomorrow!
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