Initial Thoughts; Lighthouse
More numbers. Good shots of the numbers. But who is 108??? I’m voting Desmond. He’s special.
1. First shot. Jack’s dad in a white suit, Jack and his mom in black.
2. Second picture, Jack smiling with his arm around his dad. Maybe Locke isn’t the only one in this new timeline that has resolved his “daddy issues.” Not only do they look happy, but to have a picture of his dad out? Most of us only keep pictures out of the people that we really care about, not some drunken relative that ruined our life.
3. Jack looking in the mirror. Seems to be a theme going here. Alive on the “other side” and you look at yourself in the mirror (Locke didn’t).
4. Jack suddenly discovers the appendix scar. This Jack had it taken out at 7 or 8, Original Jack had his taken out three years ago. He just now discovers the scar? I’m thinking that things on the island are somehow crossing over like Faraday talking to Desmond back in time then Desmond “remembering” it.
5. I love that Jack has a kid and I love that he’s a “good” kid. He gets his redemption with his son also. Uh oh, we know what happens to characters that find redemption (at least on the island).
6. Lots of reflections in this episode. Next scene is Jack looking at himself in the water. Jack seems to have some sort of “feeling” or intuition that there is more then just his one timeline.
7. They must be going to do more with Miles then have him play tick-tac-toe. He talks to dead people too. Maybe one for each side?
8. Hurley has become Jacob’s new Ben. I remember Ben telling Locke that he wouldn’t be able to see Jacob and was shocked when he did hear him (help me). Now Hurley is in the same position when Jack asks to see him. And Ben told Locke that it didn’t work like that when Locke insisted he take him to talk to Jacob.
9. The book David was reading “Annotated Alice’… Jack starts to talk about “Kitty and Snowdrop” who were the black and white kittens and according to Wikipedia, “At the end of the book they are associated with the Red Queen and the White Queen respectively in the looking glass world.” Ah, so many crossover themes!
10. Could anyone hear what David was listening to? Jeronimo Jackson or Driveshaft?
11. Jin hurt his “left” leg. Locke was always hurting his left leg. When Michael hurt his leg it was the left leg. Claire points to her left leg when she says she was shot. Probably doesn’t mean anything but at least they are consistent.
12. Claire knows that they left the island? If she saw the whole thing then wouldn’t she be shocked to see them back?
13. OK so Hurley, dude, THE best lines this week! Indiana Jones stuff, Obi Wan Kanobi, lying to a samari… ROTFL!
14. Dogan knows that the candidates are but Richard doesn’t?
15. Do we know why the line “you have what it takes” means so much to Jack? I’m thinking that he had conversation with his dad but not the specifics. Jack talks to David near the end and says that his dad always told him that he “didn’t have what it takes” but can there be more to this then just the obvious?
16. The doll that Claire has in the bassinet solidifies the fact that he is coo-coo for coco puffs. That was so creepy!
17. Oh yeah, and the fact that she just kills the temple guy without blinking an eye.
18. And yes, I noticed how much she and Danielle were alike. But I think Claire has a huge lead on the crazy train over Danielle.
19. I love the new crazy jungle claire too. Without the perfect hair and make up she looks pretty cool!
20. Claire’s buddy is Christian, I think she sees Christian. Jin saw Locke. He takes all sorts of forms. Who will Jack see???
21. It’s nice to see that Jack has stopped drinking back in the new time line.
22. Did you catch the “McKutcheon” whiskey at Jack’s mom’s house? I’ll get a screen shot. It’s Desmond and Widmore’s whiskey if you recall.
23. And Jack’s dad must not be too much better if he still has an illegitimate child (Claire) in the new time line.
24. Should be very interesting when Kate does reveal she’s been raising Aaron. Kate can really kick some butt and our new Claire is pretty intense. Going to be quite the showdown.
25. Shannon’s inhaler was finally found! They thought that Sawyer stole it and if memory serves he got quite a beating over that thing.
26. Did Hurley just tell us who is in the cave? Is it Rose and Bernard perhaps?
27. Was I the only one who loves seeing the caves again? Very nostalgic.
28. I think it was Jacob that led Jack to the cave. Jacob tells Hurley that Jack has to find the answers in his own way and finding the coffin was probably one of the ways to lead him there.
29. I assume that Sara is David’s mother but I guess it doesn’t have to be her. I notice that they didn’t show the “mother” in any pictures, she was “out of town” when Jack went to the house and they never say her name.
30. House key hidden in the rabbit. Another reoccuring theme – rabbits. But this bunny didn’t have any numbers on it.
31. I guess by Jack hearing his message on the answering machine for David (before he left Australia) answers the question of whether this time line started on the plane.
32. Jack came back to the island because he was broken. Jack always has to fix things! His faith brought him back because he thought the island could fix him. And it will.
33. Jack questions why they hadn’t seen the lighthouse before. Maybe it’s like the cabin that appears and disappears.
34. Remember how much Faraday wanted to play the piano but his mother wouldn’t let him because he had more important things to do? I just can’t help but think there is some connection between David and Daniel.
35. Dogan at the tryouts. Coincidence?
36. Gotta get screen shots again of those numbers. Now this looks much more like Jacob’s work (very detailed and orderly). I think Desmond is at 108 degrees.
37. How cool were the reflections in the mirrors? Will have to screen cap but I thought I also saw buildings from sun and Jin’s meeting with Jacob. Why Jack’s childhood house for him to see?
38. Someone bad is going to the temple? Could that someone be Claire?
February 24th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Why did I miss all the black & white references? I think you are right, it’s Desmond. Great recap!
February 24th, 2010 at 12:37 am
A key scene to this episode AND to the series . . . AND to life . . . a son searching for his father’s will.
Searching for HIS FATHER’S WILL.
. . . and did you notice the sign as Jack went to David’s piano recital: “WELCOME ALL CANDIDATES”
Foreshadowing?!?
McCutcheon whiskey (in his dad’s study) links Christian to Widmore perhaps in some elite fraternity of island old timers club??
. . . and maybe David is “the musician” who programs the Looking Glass???
You missed a huge black and white connection . . .
PIANO: one side light and one dark – except in a PIANO these things work TOGETHER to create something beautiful instead of working against one another.
I doubt it means anything but there is something poetic and transcendent about it. Can’t we all just get along?
Great thoughts.
How funny, if Jack’s sideways wife is . . . Juliet.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:14 am
I can’t help but notice all the starwars references in Lost. Jacob appears like Obi Wan Kanobi. In Star Wars when Obi Wan dies, he become more powerful than ever. Perhaps the same thing is true of Jacob. Even though he is dead he exherts tremendous influence on Jack and Hurley in particular. While Flocke (Darth Vader) seems unaware of Jacob’s continued influence. Also, the recurring reference to white and black seem to be something like the dark and light side of the force.
Maybe its all in my head, but Jacob seems to be very Obi Wan like lately.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:50 am
One more from me (for the night) . . . it sure looks like David pulls an Apollo SOFT DRINK from the fridge. Tough to see, but that is what it looks like. Another SIDEWAYS twist?
February 24th, 2010 at 2:39 am
i think there’s a lot more to dogen being at the piano recital. his dialogue there seemed to suggest a bridge between worlds.
other thoughts:
claire is batshit crazy. reminds me of an ex-gf i had once. or twice. jin was smart to lie to her.
jacob’s not just a manipulative enigma, he’s a motivational speaker!
jack is no longer annoying, as he was throughout seasons 3 and 4.
108 has to be Kate. but what about inmate 67? (sorry, Shutter Island was on my mind.)
i was hoping for more Jacob reveals, but that guy just doesnt tell you anything other than he wants to tell you.
the fact that jack had a kid made you wonder if the mother was kate.
also, what happened to Christian’s body on the island?
i was really hoping Sayid would exhibit zombie behavior but he was pretty chill.
i’m lovin’ Hurley as the de facto lostie leader. can’t wait till he uses the lighthouse’s magic to order pizza delivery.
February 24th, 2010 at 5:23 am
Locke did look in the mirror. He had an extendable one.
February 24th, 2010 at 5:35 am
AUSTEN is at #51. it’s in the thing dude. desmond is 108 for sure
February 24th, 2010 at 7:40 am
Hey, on #20, Claire said she wasn’t alone, that she had her Dad (Christian) and a friend (Locke-ness Monster). We’ll have to wonder if Christian does show up because Illana said that Smokey was now stuck as Locke.
They’re definitely playing off the Alice and “Through the Looking Glass” theme with everyone looking into mirrors (Except Locke). Sorry Dane, Locke was looking down, not into the mirror and pushed it away without looking into it. If he did, then I missed it.
Ya, I said last show that 108 was probably going to be important. I’m for it being Desmond too. They were playing around with a lighthouse and Desmond just happens to be on a sailboat.
If you remember in Season 1, when Jack was a kid got beat up trying to help some other kid – his dad told him not to try because he just doesn’t have what it takes.
Also, if you remember, Jack played the piano too, he played it with his wife before they got married. It makes me wonder if Jack wanted to be a musician but his father forced him into the “family business.” I kind of remember way back Jack said something to someone that he had to become a doctor.
Hurley definitely had the best lines ever in this show.
I’m wondering about what Locke-ness said to Sawyer about wanting to go home. What if Smokey and Jacob are both Aaron, but from different alternate universes? One raised by Claire and the other not raised by Claire? The dark Aaron being kept in bondage to help protect the island.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:19 am
I am pretty sure that Jack’s scar in this episode shows up on the lower left side of his abdomen. Appendix is actually located on the lower right side.
February 24th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Austen was #51. Also, Rousseau was definitely #20, and Linus was definitely on there too (I think between 115 and 110). 108 was shown, but I couldn’t make it out (screencaps?). Desmond is a good guess. He isn’t on the island yet, and Jacob indicated that someone important was coming.
There’s been redemption (to some degree) for all the characters in the alternate timeline. If this is ominous for Jack, it’s probably ominous for Kate and Claire too. (Since Locke is already dead, I’m not sure how ominous a sign it could be for him).
February 24th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Here’s a question – when Jack saw the reflection of his home in the lighthouse’s mirror, was he seeing this time-line or the alternate one?
February 24th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I re-watched the scene in the lighthouse. The name at 108 was Wallace or something very similar. It was also crossed out!
February 24th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Hey nice job !!! Here’s a complete cross-referenced list :
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Jacob%27s_candidates
February 24th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Here’s a link to a picture of the lighthouse wheel- candidates 93-125
http://getlostpodcast.iimmgg.com/image/963897fa2760fa1bf0b57dd2c53030cf
February 24th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
I also read an excellent theory on FB–>
Jack Shepherd # 23. The 23rd Psalm “the lord is my shepherd”. With Jacob and the Man in Black, we are getting an inverse of the Job story. Rather than testing the faithful, Jacob allows broken, faithless people an opportunity to prove themselves blameless and upright. The Man in Black, the cynic, believes… man incapable of change. They fight, destroy and corrupt. The Island acts as proving grounds; tempting, testing, goading and prompting them to face their personal demons, examine their own failings and to accept a form of redemption.
February 25th, 2010 at 7:31 am
I’m thinking 3 possible candidates to come back to the island…1. Desmond.. 2. Walt.. or 3. Daniel Faraday.. These guys all have some special powers of some sort…so it could be any of them
February 27th, 2010 at 3:38 am
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