See my initial thoughts for more…

1. Is anyone else starting to think that the eye opening has just become something expected rather than anything meaningful? Sure, there’s something behind it but overall it’s almost like we expect it rather than the writers trying to tell us something with it. On another note, isn’t it nice to see wrinkles on a Hollywood actor? The whole plastic surgery turning actors into zombies is out of control so it’s nice to see something real. Matthew Fox is easy on the eyes just the way he is!
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2. It looks like a Star Wars toy to me that he kicks. I’m not seeing much significance to the toy itself unless it’s just a silly shout out to those who have been saying that they are in outer space. I’d like to see how they are going to get back to *that* island! (that’s a joke, btw). We also see a space mobile above his crib to go along with that theme.
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3. Sorry Jaters but I’ve thought a lot about this whole relationship with Kate and Jack and first of all I was hoping, hoping, hoping to see Sarah coming out of that shower. But remembering she was preggers with someone else’s baby when she visited him in the hospital I knew we wouldn’t get that lucky. Also, I think that the only reason that they are both hanging on to each other is because who else in the entire world would be able to understand what they have been through. I’m guessing that we are also going to eventually see Kate losing her marbles (like Hurley and Jack) because the island wants them back!

4. My sister thought that Jack didn’t have a scar when he wakes up (in the future shot). I truly think she just wanted me to post a shirtless Jack picture, but anyway, for the record here is a picture that you *can* clearly see the scar. You can! I swear!
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5. Jack’s secretary calls to remind him of his 11:00 appointment because she knows how he is about his schedule. Meaning what? That he sucks remembering stuff? I’m guessing it’s foreshadowing for things to come.

6. I think I’m turning into one of “those” people who analyze every tattoo but in reality they’ve been there all along, they mean nothing, and they are Matthew Fox’s in real life. But … just in case, here is a screenshot of his back. I tried to enlarge but didn’t get a clear image that way.
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7. Honestly, Miles has it the worst on this island. Imagine, he can hear the dead people talking are there are a lot of them. I think he’s going to be key to finding out a lot of things around here. For instance, he will be able to hear Adam and Eve back in the cave. I hope that the writers plan to use him this way. He could eventually end up being a very *reluctant* hero.
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8. Another Star Wars homage? I may not know bunches about Star Wars, but I remember crying (don’t laugh) when Han Solo was frozen in the carbonite (yes, I looked it up because I couldn’t remember the substance). Anyway, these images of Danielle and Karl reminded me that imagery of Han when he was frozen.
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9. “Their not my buddies man. I didn’t sign up for this.” I believe Miles. He seemed kind of whimpy when he was talking to the ghost in the grandmother’s home so I would guess he came here for the money and nothing else as well.
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10. As Rose said, people on the island don’t get sick. Also, this wouldn’t be the first time that we’ve seen someone poison or try to stop someone they love from leaving the island (Sun and Walt). I still think that Juliet was up to something.

11. A couple of words on Dan. I miss having more Dan in the episodes. His character brings a lot to the show. It cracked me up when he was scolding Charlotte for her *bad attitude.* Although, I don’t agree that is the reason the survivors don’t trust them. Let’s also not forget that Dan’s constant (Desmond) is the on the freighter so I’m sure he really would like to reunite with him - making his efforts to make friends with the Losties believable.
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12. This could soooo be Charlie standing there. He was always wearing that hoodie. I still think that Charlie is talking to Miles here about protecting Aaron.
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13. Hurley in the hospital. First off, it made me sad. Hurley and his smile brightening everyone up back on the island but now he’s so sad. I don’t think he meant that the six were literally dead. It goes along with the irony of the title this week. There is nothing nice for them back home.

14. Jack saw his father before he went to see Hurley so the visions had already started. I think Jack also knows exactly what Charlie’s message meant and that is why he gets so upset over it. Jack knows at this point that Aaron is his nephew but I’m sure that whatever upsets him so much over being around Aaron will be shown in seasons to come. I can’t wait to hear those conversations between Hurley and Charlie. But Hurley seems so much more calm and at peace with it than Jack. I think Hurley knows what must be done. He stopped running from Charlie (ie; the past) and now he listens.
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15. I love the symbolism of the shadow following Jack around here. Just like the past, get it?
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16. Interesing, I didn’t catch this during the episode the first time. When Dan and Charlotte first come into the hatch he asks where all the power is coming from. Charlotte tells him to add it on to the list. What list? The list of oddities on the island? The list of information they are gathering to bring back home?

17. Geez, these guys face Old Smokey and this is all that was done to them? Keemy was the guy who killed Alex and he looks fine. What’s up with that? Was it part of Ben and Widmore’s promise not to kill each other’s people?
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18. What a cool little twist that Charlotte speaks Korean. I wonder if Jin will tell Sun or if he’ll keep it a secret, like Michael keeping Sun’s secret that she spoke English. I love it that they Losties are proving to her that she has underestimated them by thinking they were so stupid.
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19. “Wouldn’t you rather be dreaming about something nice back home?” Ah, sweet irony.
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20. I’ve talked before when Charlie came to Hurley at Santa Rosa that it could be some manifestation created by Smokey. Now, how interesting that the SMOKE alarm is beeping right before Christian appears to Jack. Coincidence?
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21. Christian sitting on the couch in those white tennis shoes. Looks like the same position he was in when Hurley saw him in Jacobs cabin.
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22. Out of all the little cute crafts on the refrigerator, I found the drawing of the odd creature the most interesting (to the left of Jack). I remember my daughter making renderings of us when she was small but I don’t remember us looking like monsters.
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23. Claire wakes up to her dead father holding the baby and she doesn’t scream or wake the others, she just goes with him? Something doesn’t make sense. At least the last time the Others took her they drugged her. And… on top of it she leaves Aaron behind. And look what he’s wearing. At least when Hurley saw him in the cabin he was wearing the suit he was going to be buried in. Here he’s wearing typical island gear. AND… well, I was going to ask how they know Claire has a connection to him but I guess the Others have all kinds of information about the Losties so that part isn’t that big of a surprise. I’m going to be so interested to see how this one plays out. I’m convinced at this point we don’t have enough information to speculate on all of the why’s of this situation. Yeah right, who am I kidding? We could speculate all day long but I’m not coming up with anything that good.
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24. I do think that all of the “big brother” behavior towards Claire is going to be the key to why Sawyer doesn’t leave the island. He convinced her to go back to the beach so he is going to feel guilty enough to want to stay and find her. Sawyer has found his purpose. He’s said before that there is nothing for him back home. Nothing nice for him there (pun intended).

25. “Jack kissed me… blah, blah, blah, blah….” I don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy for a reason Darlton.
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26. I think it’s a pretty reasonable conclusion that Kate went out to Cassidy and Clemintine. I’m sure that Sawyer had some money somewhere and he asked Kate to get it and then give it to them. Awwww, how sweet. But wow Jack! Jealous much? I think it will be pretty cool if Kate and Cassidy ended up being friends. Seems like from what we’ve seen Cassidy would be a trustworthy kind-of gal to know the truth of what happened.

27. Charlie has told Hurley already that “they need him” assuming that means that he needs to go back to the island. so Charlie giving the message that Jack isn’t supposed to raise Aaron is along the same lines. Claire is supposed to raise her own baby. I don’t think that there’s going to be time when push comes to shove to get off the island to find her so the choice is going to be made that she would want Aaron saved. Now Jack will have the guilt that he needs to go back and find her so that she can raise Aaron.

28. I’m still wondering who is in that coffin? Who disturbs Jack that much that he goes to the funeral but that Kate does not? If it’s Michael then some big stuff with him is coming up.

29. I’ll say it again, the submarine is going to play a role in them getting off the island and why they can only pick six to go.

1. Nice eye opening Jack.

2. Also, nice reminder that Jack promised to get them all off of the island. Yeah, yeah, we remember Jack, you are the hero who saves everyone.

3. I liked how Jack said “Son of a bitch!” when he kicked the toy. That is one of Sawyer’s catch phrases.

4. Will need to get a screen shot of Jack’s new tattoo. Did anyone get a good look at it yet?

5. Jack at the trial didn’t want to be around Aaron. Then he does. I’m still interested to see how this works out and why he feels so much guilt around Aaron.

6. I think Jack isn’t supposed to raise Aaron because Claire is. It’s another way of saying that they need to go back to the island.

7. Why is Sawyer so concerned about Claire all of a sudden? All of this time that they’ve been there and now he decides to protect her? Claire has been in danger before. I loved his line to Miles about being the guy that would put a boot in his face if he didn’t stay away from her.

8. Must screen shot when Miles had the hoodie on and was looking at Claire. The first shot looked like a shadow of Charlie was standing there watching her. I wonder if Charlie is talking to Miles and asking him to protect Claire.

9. When Jack was outside of the asylum it looked like he wanted to see Charlie.

10. Juliet surgery - first she didn’t want Jack to see what she was doing and then she had him knocked out. Something is not right with her. We didn’t trust her before and I guess I grew comfortable and trusted her. But now I’m not so sure. I’m not so sure she wants Jack to leave the island and may be trying to stop him form leaving.

11. So now the island wants Claire and not the baby? I’m still chewing on this one and why Christian is now showing up to Claire. Claire didn’t even look that surprised to see him.

12. According to Jack, Sawyer chose to stay on the island. This is going to be interesting to see how that works out. Although, Sawyer has said before that there is nothing back home for him.

13.  I think that Miles knows where Claire went.

14.  Looks like Horace is going to come and give Locke some information.  Remember Horace?

I’ve had a few days to think about it and I still am on the fence over this episode. The flashforward/flashback was genius (although I know there are those of you out there who feel duped - as if Jin was just put in to throw us off the scent) and now we don’t know whether Jin is alive or dead - another mystery to add to the list. I guess I’m just old fashioned in the respect that I wanted Jin there for the birth of his baby.

Click here for my initial thoughts.

1. Regina’s book is Survivors of the Chancellor. I don’t want to read too much into the literature they sprinkle throughout the show (no, I would never read too much into something on Lost, right) but I’m like a kid in the sense that I can’t just *not* look it up, just in case it’s important.
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2. I was thinking that Frank was trying to sneak food to Sayid and Desmond, but he tells Regina that the Captain told him to bring them some grub. I still think it’s weird, however, that he brings it in the paper sack.

3. Lucky freighties don’t have to eat the Dharma brand.
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4. How do I say this gently? Lima Beans? I wouldn’t want to be holed up in that small room with Sayid tonight! “Hey Desmond, pull my finger.”

5. Props to Jenny from my last blog. She caught that this was Nikki Barbie. Kind of surprised and disappointed that the writers had to bring her up. Please no! Not again! I don’t have the strength for another campaign.
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6. Don’t trust the captain? More like don’t trust Michael. Let’s not forget that this guy has an island rap sheet. It’s been more than well established that this guy will do anything for his son. I’m thinking that there is another friend on this boat and he’s not carrying around a mop. If it’s someone we’ve met, my bet is on Frank. However, Sayid is the human lie detector so I’ve got my fingers crossed he’s aware of this.
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7. Jin tells Jack that he understands English better than he speaks it. I would say this goes as the understatement of the week.

8. Wow, Charlotte really did a number on Juliet’s face. Glad that in *real* life we don’t get our butt kicked like this over every disagreement/misunderstanding that we have.
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9. Geez Jin, calm down! Maybe he was a good choice to for work for Sun’s dad. I think this demonstrates why we saw his flashback - to highlight just how much Jin has changed since being on the island. When we saw him first on the mainland he was a controlling, overbearing husband that Sun was ready to change her identity to escape. So why would we believe that she missed him as much as she did (does?) if we didn’t see how far he had come?
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10. Check out the shadow of the camera person (this is right as Jin throws down his broken phone).
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11. I was wondering if Mr Paik’s “underground,” “gangster,” or whatever you want to call it symbol was something to do with a Panda. So it had to be a panda that Jin brought to the new baby’s room. To give the Ambassador a signal from him.

12. Juliet is becoming the Sawyer of this season… getting beat up by everyone. Sawyer versus Juliet - Death Match!
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13. Come to think of it, Jin is wearing the red shirt of death. Not a good sign for him … and he was arrested for drunk driving and we know that hasn’t gone so well for the other actors with the same conviction. Every one of them, so far, has been killed off of the show.
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14. Boy, talk about bad timing Bernard. (see photo above)

15. This is a huge boat and could certainly carry more than 6 survivors. I’m sticking with my submarine theory. I think that only 6 are going to be able to go because they aren’t going to be able to fit more than that. And due to certain extreme circumstances, these 6 will be the ones.
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16. So, about that freighter name. “Kahana,” as far as I could find, means “belonging to the surf” in Hawaiian. Regina’s book is about a boat that sinks. Not a good omen for this boat.

17. I think that the banging in the boat was Morse Code and I think that Sayid knows what it means.

18. Hey look! It’s Michael in the middle and we didn’t even know it at the time. Once you watch the sneak peek from next week you’ll see Mikey walks around with his hood up.
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19. Desmond finds out that the love of his life’s father owns the freighter and this is his reaction? I don’t get it. Why isn’t he freaking out? Why isn’t he asking more questions? Why is this it?
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20. Well hello Captain! Gotta love a man that just tells it like it is.
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21. Not only do we wonder where all the dead bodies came from, I want to know how it was explained that ALL the passengers were killed on the plane yet shazam! here come 6 survivors? If those six supposedly died in the fuselage, then how do you explain that they are alive? Seems like Dateline NBC or 20/20 would have picked up on this story.

22. The infamous black box recorder. Mr Widmore certainly *does* have some resources to get his hands on this thing. Aren’t there federal organizations around the world that would kind of want this? Unless, of course, a fake one was turned in and this one was spirited away. It’s obvious that Widmore wants it for the flight pattern information.
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23. Read the caption on this picture. Sorry to say, doc, but natural childbirth is difficult “without” the medication. I was wondering if this guy was even a doctor the way he was acting. I still think that if Sun would have went to a C-section the “bad guys” would have done something with the baby (switched perhaps?). Maybe being conceived on the island makes Ji Yeon special in the same way as Aaron and Walt.
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24. Heeeeeere’s Michael! Sayid looks more surprised to see Michael than Desmond was to find out Widmore owned the boat.  Sayid was probably more surprised than us though, right?
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25. Hurley, looking good!
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26. Is Sun supposed to get the other side of this tombstone? Is she really supposed to have been born in 1980? I still think that Jin is dead. She isn’t talking to the tombstone like he’s on the island but more like to a deceased loved one. And Hurley says, “Let’s go see him…” I hope, I hope that I’m wrong. I didn’t really care about their love story or think they had much chemistry until this episode. To see how much he had changed was very touching.

27.  He must die on the island, however, because the date is the same as the date of the plane crash.
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I have to start by saying I hated the ending. I usually hate happy-sappy endings but I wanted to see the excited dad come to see the new baby! I suspected that Jin might die but I guess now that I saw this week I was really bummed. How sad and another tear jerker!

1. Flash forward and flash back in the same episode. *That* was genius.

2. Some bad things are happening on the freighter. Regina’s book is upside down and she doesn’t even realize it? This put me in mind of things that are backwards on the island (whispers, Little Dipper). Then she kills herself. Frank says that they are having a “little problem” in the kitchen and what was up with the banging? Oh yeah, and the blood in Sayid and Desmond’s new cabin.

3. I had a couple of moments in the show tonight and I found myself saying, “I can’t believe that I didn’t think of that!” One was questioning where they came up with all those dead bodies to stage the wreckage. The other was that Ben staged it. Usually I’m wondering what took them so long to ask questions but tonight I was wondering why I wasn’t the one asking them.

4. Lots of three’s in tonight’s episode. Sayid and Desmond left three days ago. Sun has three weeks to get off the island.

5. I loved that Sun just flat out asked Daniel if they were going to rescue them. I was thinking, “Finally, someone just asks and waits for a straight answer.” Maybe Daniel didn’t answer straight, but Sun could read him loud and clear.

6. I thought that maybe Juliet had indeed found a cure for whatever was killing the pregnant women on the island but that Ben was sabotaging her work to keep her there. Now, seeing that Sun lives through her pregnancy and childbirth I’m even more convinced. Yes, I know she got off the island but seeing what’s happening to people who aren’t on the island but are under it’s influence (the freighter crew) I think that Ben didn’t want Juliet to succeed.

7. I was worried for Sun when the strange doctor came into the room that he was going to be a bad guy since she didn’t know that her regular doctor wasn’t going to be around. I kept thinking of creepy eyed man and wondering if the doctor was someone from his group.

8. Jin only understands English in small pieces, but he understood Juliet just fine when she explained Sun’s affair. Hmmm. Bad writing or more going on?

9. Are Jin and Bernard fishing off of Karl’s boat? And why was Bernard giving Jin advice to reel in the fish when Jin is the son of a fisherman.
10. Frank was running an errand with the helicopter? Very interesting. No Walmart nearby so I wonder what they’ve got him up to?
11. I’m interested to know what data is on the black box recorder. Obvioulsy it had info that clued them in that there were survivors but Widmore and his people had this info and chose not to disclose to the families that thought that their loved ones were dead. I guess they couldn’t if they wanted to keep the island all to himself. And I guess there goes Ben’s theory that Widmore wants to exploit the island and turn it into some sort of healing theme park. And I loved that the black box was red.

12. So Widmore wants them to move the boat to safer waters but Michael/Kevin is sabotaging the equipment. Why does Widmore want them to move? Why is Michael keeping the boat there? Walt must not be in the boat or Ben wants them to stay or I doubt he would care to stay by the island any longer than he has to.

13. Sun’s birth scene was the most unrealistic portrayal I have ever seen. I was even thinking she might be dreaming it because it was just that bad. Imagine if having a baby was really that easy. And there wasn’t an umbilical cord to cut.
14. Sayid says to Ray, “But the ship isn’t moving” and Ray responds, “If you say so.” Huh?

15. My daughter made a good point - they were showing (in our market) Carnival Cruise commercials. Happy people looking out to the islands and riding horses on the beach. Yeah, great idea during a show about people who crash landed and are now stuck on an island and some of their people are on a boat with all sorts of creepy people.

16. The date on the tombstone was 2004 so my guess is Jin dies saving Sun and the baby.

17. Anyone surprised to see Michael? At least he got his hair cut.

I don’t want to say that this episode stunk because it really was OK, but certainly not in my top favorites. Even if it didn’t follow the amazing episode last week, I think that this one would still be just mediocre at best. Still not a stinker yet this season though.

Click here for my initial thoughts. 

1. OMG! It’s a black rock in the Zen garden! It must mean something! (sacrasm people!)
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2. Juliet is going to die. We know about Ben’s obsession with her and I doubt he would ever let her leave the island. BUT… what if she dies helping Aaron leave the island? She obviously cares about children (she asked Ben about Zach and Emma not to mention she’s a baby doctor) and that would also explain why future Jack can’t bear to see Aaron off of the island.

3. Way to go Harper! Not only does she have a Certificate of Recognition from the Hanso Foundation, she also belongs to the Experimental Social Psychology Society. She is obviously well qualified to be counseling people on *this* island.
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4. Wow, Harper, jealous much? I can understand the animosity once she finds out that Juliet is a home wrecking ho sleeping with her man, but in their first meeting she’s already cutting her down (”You’re not a celebrity…. you’ll find out soon enough that you’re no different than anyone here.”). Claws are out!

5. Yeah Tom! They really should have kept him. I would have loved to have seen his flash back story.
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6. I’m thinking that Juliet is of so much interest to everyone not only because she is the baby doctor, but also because Ben has obsessed about her for some time and I would guess they’ve all heard or know about it. “So, this is the woman he’s been so infatuated with.” Sounds like Ben did quite a lot of research and work to get her to the island.

7. AND, we’ve finally found Ben’s Achilles Heel. Juliet.

8. I’m wondering if Juliet somehow did figure out why the women keep dying but that Ben has sabotaged her research because it will keep her on the island. He knows how passionate she is about her work and if she can’t solve the puzzle it will keep her there until she does.  Juliet probably has no clue that she has solved the mystery because Ben is a very sneaky little man.
9. Those are pretty amazing torches that can stay lit in the rain.
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10. If you heard scary whispers in the jungle wouldn’t you be like “What the hell was that!?” Juliet and Jack never discuss, at least that we see.

11. Of course Ben would send Harper as an unspoken reminder to Juliet that she still *belongs* to him.

12. It was pretty good timing that Harper showed up during the whispers then vanished. It reminded me of the old Walt apparitions.

13. Why is it safer for Jack not to know about The Tempest? He’s not prone to freaking out over new information, so why not at least give this guy a clue about the gas? If I were Matthew Fox I would not be pleased with how naive they make Jack all the time. You can’t just chalk it up to trust.  At some point doesn’t he want answers?

14. I really like Kate’s new, darker hair. She must have gotten a touch up from Claire while she was at the barracks.
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15. Michael Emmerson is truly an amazing actor. He goes from a love sick little puppy in this scene to the crazy mad man who practically drags her to the dead, rotting corpse of Goodwin. I thought the scenes where Ben is doting on Juliet were great. He is practically skipping around his house getting ready for their dinner together.
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16. There must be a lot of (ahem) *coupling* going on here at the island for all these pregnant women to be running around. They have to conceive on the island in order to be part of the experiment. I’m just saying that they can’t all be using in vitro fertilization.

17. I miss the old crazy, jungle running, knife throwing, sneaking around Locke. This domesticated version isn’t nearly as interesting.
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18. I found it interesting that the writers hinted that Ben had something to do with the plane crash. I thought that it was settled that Desmond’s error caused the crash. But Goodwin asks what Ben is going to do then they flash to the plane breaking apart mid air.

19. This is definitely a new tape of Widmore. Ben just showed Jack the Red Sox game a few weeks back in island time.

20. Does the tape of Widmore really prove anything to Locke? I think I would have had a heck of a lot more questions for a man that had just shot me and left me for dead days ago.
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21. When Locke asks Ben what Widmore wants, Ben goes into the story about the mold. I’m thinking that is our answer why Widmore wants to find the island - for the healing powers.

22. Locke wants to keep this island to himself just like Ben wants to keep Juliet. They do have this obsessive side to their personality in common. I think that Locke will help Ben keep Widmore away so he can keep the island secret.

23. Ben’s man on the boat. We all think it’s going to be Michael, but it just seems so obvious. It’s torture because on one hand we know Michael is coming back and it makes sense. But on the other hand it seems to go along with the show to have a twist. Maybe have Michael as his man but Christian Shepherd be the captain? I would love it to be Charlie but that is just asking too much. Any wild and crazy theories out there?

24. Cool new hatch.
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25. Notice the painting over Ben’s shoulder. I think that this is the “her” that Harper was referring to that Juliet resembles. I think that it’s Annie. Annie probably got preggers, died, lost the baby and that is what fueled Ben’s fire to fix whatever is killing the women. Then he found Juliet and kind-of, sort-of started to forget about Annie.
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26. Daniel sure can type fast in those heavy rubber gloves!
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27. Here are a bunch of screenshots from the computer:

28. I forgot to mention the map that Faraday is looking at to find The Tempest. My guess is the original was taken out of the Black Rock log but since they are using it to find the hatch (that could not have been there in the 1800’s) then someone who has been to the island would have had to give them the location. Michael perhaps? Maybe that is why they were holding off going to the island because they needed the one last piece to be sure they wouldn’t be killed when they stormed the island. I know that Charlie had to flip the switch to get them there, but they needed to be able to find The Tempest and the Losties on the island didn’t know about this hatch.
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29. They have to be either purposely filming where these red flowers on the island are, the red flowers do mean something, or there are just a whole bunch of these around Hawaii. Anyone from Hawaii know?
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30. If Juliet was so in love with Goodwin, then why is she so hot and bothered for Jack (outside of the fact that he’s a hottie)?

31. Awesome camera shot.
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32. Oops, here are some shots of inside the new hatch:

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33. Hurley is darned good at horeshoes. But remember how good Walt was at throwing that knife? They both apparently have some special *abilities.* Either that, or they’ve spent some serious time in the Southern US learning these skills.
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34. First we have Hurley questioning Locke out in the jungle on the way to the barracks. Then Claire wants to talk to Miles. Now Sawyer sees Ben just wandering around. Yes friends, I think we are going to see a revolution just as Ben predicted, against Locke.

35.  Now we know what Daniel’s purpose was in being chosen to come to the island. Didn’t see that one coming. Now it will be interesting to see what Miles and Charlotte’s uses are. I’m not so convinced that they are good guys or really care what happens to the Losties. Well, Daniel and Frank seem to care, but Miles and Charlotte are certainly more self centered.

36. Could Smokey be the by-product of a gas leak from The Tempest? I think there is more to it than just gas (like it cloaks something solid) but it appears that this gas is deadly and could certainly kill people.

1. If they had to dump supplies out of the helicopter to reduce the weight load, not to be rude, but how in the world are Hurley and five others going to get into the helicopter and off the island? There must be another way.

2. Cute with all the daddy issues over the past three seasons that Mr. Friendly tells Juliet that after a week with Harper she’ll have you crying about your daddy.

3. I must be deaf because I can’t ever understand what the whispers say. I think I heard Juliet but I don’t know for sure. Then Jack heard them too. I don’t remember him hearing them before. Probably freaked him out pretty good! I was just waiting for the black smoke… which they say will reappear in the next couple of episodes.

4. The Tempest. Appropriate name. Play about people stranded on an island and a spirit trapped in a tree (jacob).

5. Remember that there was an “incident” once on the island? Could it be possible that the gas was released before (and not when Ben killed off Dharma)? It would explain why the hatch was quarantined (couldn’t leave to the poison air), why they originally had gas masks and perhaps whatever poison was in the gas has something to do with women not being able to conceive on the island.

6. I thought it was hilarious that Ben asks Locke if the rabbit happened to have a number on it.

7. Juliet is the other woman in more ways than one.

8. I figured since Locke had Ben trapped in his own house, Ben knew ways to communicate and probably even leave if he wanted to. Duh Locke!

9. The picture on the wall in front of Ben’s safe looked like the place where Rose met her healer, Isaac of Uluru.

10. I can’t believe that Locke didn’t question Ben seven ways from Sunday about how he got the secret video of Mr Widmore. And if Widmore is so bad then why does Ben have the tape locked in a safe? Could this be another reason to believe (as viewers) that Mr Widmore isn’t the bad guy? If Charlotte and Daniel are really there to make the chemicals inert, then maybe he’s trying to stop Ben from killing Desmond. Maybe Widmore is dying and knows that the island has healing powers and he wants to get there himself. We know one thing for certain, you cannot trust Ben.

11. I’m interested to see screencaps of the secret video and see if we can tell who Widmore has blindfolded.

12. Doesn’t Locke wonder why someone was secretly taping Widmore? And doesn’t he wonder how, on the island, that Ben got a copy from the outside world? And why even make the video?

13. I liked that Juliet mentioned the kids that they took from the tailsection survivors. I know I was wondering about them.

14. Girl fight! Juliet versus Charlotte. I wouldn’t mess with Juliet, but we haven’t seen yet what Charlotte can do.

15. Yes! If Daniel ends up *really* being a good decent guy then maybe they will keep the character on the show. Last week in the podcast Darlton acknowledged that they knew the fans really liked Daniel. Please keep him!

16. What a sick-o … Ben taking Juliet to the dead body of Goodwin with the flies buzzing around his body. That man is evil.

17. So I guess we know that Ben wants to kill Jack but we’ve seen flash forwards so we know he at least makes it a little while off of the island. But we also know that Ben has a double life off of the island.

18. Claire asks to see Miles. I’m worried that she’s going to get hurt trying to talk to him.

19. It appears that Ben is keeping the gasses on the island just in case he ever needs to wipe out another population. Why else keep them around? Why does any government keep dangerous chemical warfare knowing it could get in the wrong hands.

Juliet flashies. Get it, the “Other” woman?

Uh oh, rain.
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Looks like they are watching one of the orientation videos. Or maybe reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond.
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See my last post for initial thoughts.

1. Interesting to open with eyes closed. We’ve always seen the one open eye. Obviously, Sayid is different than the others. His eyes are closed when it seems like theoretically his eyes are more *open* than others. But, Sayid hasn’t had a healing or eye opening on the island. If anything, he is more of a killer in the future than before the island.
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2. I didn’t post a picture of a Muslim in prayer but it doesn’t look to me like Sayid is necessarily in a prayer position (anyone out there have insight into this?). Then he opens his eyes and is looking at Naomi’s body. He wants her body off the island for some reason. Either it has something to do with dead bodies somehow being inhabited by Jacob or he is transporting something in/on her body or he knows Naomi or something about her that makes him treat her respectfully.
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3. Naomi’s bracelet inscription pictured here. Instead of Elsa just happening to own the same bracelet, maybe Sayid gave it to her (he kept Naomi’s)? Either it had sentimental value because he cared for Naomi for some reason or it was a connection back to the island. Or, it could be a bracelet given by whomever is hiring them to kill off Ben.
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4. Miles is getting to be quite the funny guy. Miles to Frank: “In case you zoned out while you were tweezing your goatee, one of these yahoos took Charlotte prisoner.” Very high strung.

5. Dane pointed out in comments on the last post that the seven iron is what they were using on the island. Sayid is using the seven iron here. Guess he grew to like the club. Good catch!

6. I don’t think that only 6 from the island have to be the only ones that make it back to land. If Juliet makes it back she probably wouldn’t want to make a big media spectacle because how would she possibly explain or prove where she has been? I think that it’s possible some of the “natives” could make it back but would have to just try to blend back into society without a media fuss.

7. Anyone work at a golf course and know when the sprinklers come on? I thought it was at night which would mean that perhaps someone turned these on to help cover the gunshot and wash away evidence? Also, symbolic of course.
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8. I thought it was funny that Sayid was pretending that he couldn’t read maps. Ironically, he was the one navigating Danielle’s map and the map of the underwater hatch.

9. So Charlotte knows that Ben has a spy back on the freighter boat. I would probably be telling my other team mates when I was reunited about this piece of info first thing. Yet so far she hasn’t said anything about it to them.

10. Theories on where Jacob’s shack is? Hurley saw it flip positions. The creators have been saying since day one that everything can be explained. I guess they didn’t mean in reality, but rather in possibility? I’m not aware of any disappearing cabin theories out there.

11. I think that Jack sends Kate with Sayid on the mission to get Charlotte because he is trying to protect her. Remember when Jack was doing surgery on Ben and told her to run and save herself? I think Jack knows that there is trouble coming and he thinks that Kate will be safer back at the barracks. You know Jack, if he thinks he’s getting off the island he would come back and save her.

12. Elsa’s employer is “old fashioned” when it comes to technology (ie; the pager). Remember back on the island they were using a very old school computer in the hatch and had a record player. There has to be a connection.
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13. Why does Frank tell Daniel that it’s ok to use the phone but to hang up right away if Mankowski gets on the phone?

14. Radio signals and the phones go through right away to the freighter yet animated objects have a time delay. When Daniel sets up his experiment Regina gets the signal “clearly” yet the beacon is delayed.

15. I’ve read a lot of talk about Jack and Frank’s conversation regarding the Red Sox winning the Series. I don’t think that Frank really has a reaction like he’s surprised at Jack’s question. It just seemed like banter to me.

16. 31 minute time delay. So time is moving slower on the island. Anyone want to do the math? After 100 days how far behind in time would they be? There are also biblical scriptures in Daniel that correspond to these numbers if you care to look them up.
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17. Ben’s bookshelf. I doubt they were reading the Qur’an in the bookclub.
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18. Some people are saying that Michael Faraday is on the money. It would be a fun little “Where’s Waldo” of the show. Thoughts?
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19. We can see passports for Brazil, New Zealand in his hands and Japan in the drawer.
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20. This is the best shot I could make of Ben’s passport info. It looks like he was born March 23, 1962 which would make him 42. One of the numbers! I’m sure there are better copies out there so we can see the name and other info on the passport.
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21. Here’s the scene where Saywer comes walking into the room where Kate is looking under the bed. It looks just like when he was a kid and his dad came walking into his room and he was hiding under the bed.
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22. Hurley had some great lines in this one. I loved it when he said to Sayid he knew he could hurt him when he saw him break that guys neck with his break dancing move.

23. Was Miles really a bargaining chip for Sayid? Locke already had him locked up so why would Locke see Miles as a trade for Charlotte? I’m thinking there was another trade made that we will find out about later.

24. Maybe Frank hasn’t heard of Penelope Widmore, but I would bet he has heard the name Widmore… perhaps his boss?

25. So could Sayid’s last mistake of thinking with his heart instead of his gun have anything to do with Nadia? She was his great love, certainly he would have gone looking for her when he got back. And I want to know which friends Sayid is protecting - the Oceanic 6 or the ones left on the island?
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I started off thinking this episode was really slow then true to form, for every one answer we got another 12 questions.

WARNING: If you haven’t watched the episode don’t read this. There is a major twist at the end.

1. What is up with this bracelet? It reads, “N, I’ll always be with you. RG.” Elsa is wearing one that we can see when she is getting ready for the opera and when Sayid is in bed with her right before he kills her. Is it something with the organization Sayid/Ben/Naomi works for? Does Mr Creepy Eyed Man have something to do with it? He is the one that hired Naomi. Seems MCEM would also want Sayid for “missions” considering all the skills he has and that he is a ruthless killer. Sayid gets to the boat and could be Ben’s mole that he can’t tell them the name of. My sis is convinced that Sayid is the mole.

2. Red towel on Sayid’s golf bag should have been a sign that someone was going to die (red has been the death theme all three seasons). But where does this guy who pulls up to Sayid even come from? I may not know much about golf but you don’t just come up to someone who’s about to hit a shot in the middle of the course for nothing. He’s not trying to pass and he even offers him a ride to the next hole. But he can clearly see Sayid is in the middle of this hole. Then, when Sayid tells him who he is, the man seems frightened and tries to leave. Did Ben send him there and why does this guy need a killing? Is he part of Dharma and they are slowly killing them off one by one? Ben killed them on the island so I’m sure he’s not above killing them off the island. This new guys tells Sayid he’s the only one on the course all morning. Suspicious, don’t you think?

3. I just watched the scene again. This guys works for Oceanic or whoever set it up to look like they died on that plane. THAT is why he freaks out when Sayid tells him who he is.

4. Looking back at the “previously on…” why was Frank studying every single name on the manifest if they thought or were told that there were no survivors from the flight?

5. So starting in the cafe, Sayid and Elsa were both playing each other. Ben actually sends them both there.

6. I knew the second Elsa had that red dress on that she was going to die. Then to see that bracelet, it was all over for her.

7. Loved, loved, loved Sawyer’s suggestion to start shooting off Ben’s toes. First you start with the big toe and send that piggy to market. Then you move on to the roast beef. Hilarious!

8. Interesting that everyone seems to have insight into the survivors but Frank didn’t know about Sayid’s background.

9. Why can’t Locke see the cabin? Aaron starts crying when they get to the location also.

10. Notice all the playground equipment at the barracks? There weren’t any children. Why all the equipment? It didn’t look old like it had not been used since Dharma. Miles even says something about a daycare being there.
11. So there is a 1/2 hour (31 minutes to be exact) time lag from on versus off the island. This should explain some of the growth when Walt comes back.

12. I thought for sure when Sayid found Ben’s secret closet he was also going to find a secret way off of the island. He might have found something for all we know and that is why Sayid wanted off of the island. Maybe he thought he could use the worm hole back to the island to save the others. Why doesn’t Sayid tell the others what he has found? It’s more costumes (like the ones from the lockers).

13. Why does Kate call Sawyer “James?” Everyone using proper names has been weird.

14. Did you notice when Kate is looking under the bed at Ben’s house the feet she sees coming in look just like when Saywer was a young boy and he saw the feet of his father coming into his room.

15. How sweet, Sawyer wants to play house with Kate. Just in time for Valentines’s Day!

16. The list! Another list!

17. Why does Sayid care about getting Naomi’s body back to the boat? This guys knows so much that we haven’t seen yet! He knows something to do with that bracelet that makes her special.

18. Why does Desmond want to go to the boat when he knows it’s not Penny’s boat? Obviously Frank and Dan “do” know about Penny from the looks they gave each other. Will be interested to see the boat scenes but I’m sure there won’t be much of that until near the end of the 8 episodes. Who does Desmond think on the boat is going to tell him about Penny when it’s NOT HER BOAT!

19. I wonder if Kate really wanted to stay behind with Sawyer or if Sayid pretty much left her.

20. Why does Sayid meet Ben in the dog kennel of all places and when did Ben get to know so much about medicine?

21. Who are they after (Ben and Sayid)? Must be the people who either purposely crashed the plane or covered it up and left them to die.

22. In the rerun before the new epi, the pop up said that the woman with Dan was not his wife but was his caretaker. This guys must have issues.

23. Sayid says something to Elsa about the old technology her boss uses. Should have been a clue that her boss was Ben.

24. Sayid closes Elsa’s eyes tenderly just like he does to Naomi. Still thinking there is more going on there.

25. When Desmond asks Frank flat out if he has ever heard of “Penny” Widmore he and Dan both say no. but perhaps they know the Widmore name, not Penny specifically. Maybe they were hired by Poppa Widmore.

26. Jack was so set to get off the island and now he lets the dead body of Naomi go before he gets on the helicopter. Yes, now that Kate decided to stay behind.

27. So Sayid is killing to protect his friends? Which ones, the Oceanic Six or all those left back on the island?

The promo pix aren’t very revealing this week, but some interest:

Looks like Charlotte is back with the helicopter four.
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Daniel, the physicist, finds this weed very interesting.
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First, Desmond was with Locke’s group.  Secondly, it looks like he’s holding the picture Naomi had of he and Penny.
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Sayid flash forward this week.  Wonder what this bracelet is all about?
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