6 X 07: Dr Linus
The age old question of “what if…?” But the new parallel time line isn’t just about what if flight 815 had not crashed. Jack having a son was not a result of the flight not crashing. Ben now being chummy with his father is not the result of flight 815 not crashing. Juliet setting off the bomb has had a significant impact on the future of all the Losties, maybe even others we don’t know. At some point we will see why it’s important that we know what happens in this other time line but I suppose it’s human to wonder what your life would be like “if” you or your ancestors had made other choices.
1. If Miles has to be near the body in order to pick up the last thoughts, how did he speak to that lady’s grandson a few seasons ago?
2. Reflection.
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3. The irony that Ben is tending to his father’s oxygen tank (looks and sounds like gas) when he gassed his father back in the original story.
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4. They didn’t show us that Ilana is carrying this toolbox and collection wires for nothing. My bet is on her helping signal Widmore to the island. However, there is a chance that Jacob knew Widmore would be coming so he instructed her to set up a signal to help someone else, perhaps Desmond, to find the island?
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5. Six candidates are left: Jack, Hurley, Kate, Sawyer, Jin/Sun, and Sayid. Seems that Sayid and Sawyer would be long shots at this point.
6. This scene is very reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and the scene in the field of poppies. Only I don’t remember anyone waking up thinking about cheese curds. And they took a nap (albeit involuntarily) on the way to see the Wiz (like on the way to the Temple).
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7. Frank questions how different his life would have been if he had been flying Oceanic 815. Yes, there could be yet another alternate reality out there where Frank was the pilot. This series of “what ifs” reminds me of when you put two mirrors together and they just keep reflecting back in to each other indefinitely.
8. Sure looks like the Black Rock. The number 19 had heavy significance in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series… and we know that Darlton is a fan.
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9. It’s funny that Artz gets so frustrated with Ben for stalling when he wants answers. Kind of like how we feel, huh?
10. Ben sure does dig a perfect rectangle.
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11. “That guy is crazy and I know crazy!”
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12. Man of faith. We always see the eye opening so it’s interesting to see the change in Jack along with the eyes closed this time.
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13. I think that Smokey may be tethered to the island by chains. All the noise that he makes and the fact that he can’t jump fences makes me think that he might still be in chains and it keeps him on the island.
14. I was surprised that Ben chose to stay with Ilana. His shot at power was with Locke. Maybe there really is remorse inside of him and hope that his sacrifices for Jacob still mean something.
15. I was really disappointed not to see a Dharma patch on Alex’s backpack.
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16. Never one to pass up on an opportunity, I love the Miles dug up the diamonds.
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17. The final scene with Widmore was yet another reminder of the brilliance of the writing on this show (and the crappy CGI but I can live with that). Who would have guessed this turn of events! Who can imagine what crazy things are going to happen with this guy around?
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March 13th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
go miles! woo-hoo!
March 15th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
I kind of figured that Ilana was gathering all that stuff to “build” the Ben ankle brace that she tethered him to.
. . . although I was fearful that she was going to get an umbrella, circle saw blade, and Speak and Spell and try to “phone home”.
I get very nervous that they are goin to pull a “Crystal Skull” on us. Not sure how I am going to handle that one.
Someone once asked Darlton” Is everyone on the island from planet Earth.” Damon thought a minute and responded: “Yes. That is the best LOST question I have ever been asked.”
Anyone want to chime in as to what THAT might mean??? AND can anyone offer an explanation as to how aliens could be worked in so that you would buy it and like it????
My guess is that the crater that Otherville was in MIGHT be the landing site of some type of craft or maybe a meteor that contained some type of extra-terrestrial life that might have left some remnants of ancient technology, etc. . . . but I just wish they could resolve all of this without aliens. I CAN handle sci-fi and I have an ability to willingly suspend my disbelief, but I just don’t want aliens. Thoughts?
March 15th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
skid – agreed. its bad enough that we are getting all these new “rules” of this “game” to try to decipher in the final season. if they turn this show over into something alien related i will run across my living room and throw myself head first through my TV.