Responses and Discussion with the Ladies of West Parrish Drive

Mommy, Esq and Stacey, I was trying to find a creative way to address you, so that's what you guys got.

I have no time to be doing this right now, but guess what I find myself doing- blogging

1. The kiss between Kate and Jack was definitely more than a kiss and I enjoy the implication that she is now pregnant- whether she was trying to replace Clare on the plane or what, but I could see it going that way (of course we also thought that she was pregnant by Sawyer after the romp in the Polar bear cage, and that would be the son she had in the future and it turned out to be Aaron.)

2. Ben saying that his mother taught him to read, was just him being an ass. Jack doens't know that his mother died in childbirth, but I think Ben was just being smarmy.

3. Sayid after the pier- I'm with you Stacey, that I hope he beat the snot out of Ben, but I'm not totally hopeful. Did Sayid go and confess to the crimes to get Hurley out of jail? (since Hurley had confessed to the murders) How did he manage to get himself extradited to Guam, with his very own marshall? Or did he do something else bad to get himself arrested?

Apparently Darlton couldn't decide what order they wanted to air the episodes- so they showed us this one of them getting back to the island and this week with "Jeremy Bentham" we might get more info of how they got to the airport.

4. What did Ben do? Ugh. When he said he unfinished business, and then looked a mess.
Where are Penny and Des? Is Penny okay? Did Des beat the snot out of him?

5. I totally recognized 316 right away- I'm not very religious, or anything but I just knew, and then when I saw and realized that was on Echo's walking stick, of course.
Stacey said...
Oh, and in case the title "316" refers to John 3:16..."For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life."

"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is going to kick ass. Guess who's scheduled to be in this episode?

Walt (remember he did say that Jeremy Bentham had vistited him) and the creepy Matthew Abbadon will also be returning.

Hey, why doesn't Walt have to go back too? Why weren't things all thrown off when he and Michael left the first time?

Welcome Aboard Ajira Airwarys!

First and foremost, my viewing tonight was almost ruined by this fellow:

More on this later.

What an f****** great episode! I have to say, I never expected them to "get back" to the island so quickly this season. I thought it would be dragged out longer, and how they got back was even better than I expected.

We had know about Ajira Airways since the teasers this summer about this "other" airline. How great was Frank Lepidus as the pilot. (And he looked very good, I'm not sure if I would have realized that it was him.) I loved the look on his face when he recognized everyone in first class, and then he said, "We're not going to Guam, are we".

Let me back up:

1. The episode begins with the Losties being introduced to "The Lampost" the Dharma station created to find the island. (Is "The Lampost" a nod to the beloved light seen by the Pensevie children when they arrive in Narnia?)

2. Desmond is all fired up about this idea of going back. Eloise Hawkings tells Desmond, the island isn't done with him either.

3. In a private session with "Ms. Hawkings", as Ben calls her, Jack is told he must bring everyone back or someone to replace as many people. Oh, and he needs something from his dead dad to bring back with Locke. (Since apparently coffin bound Locke will be playing the role of Christian Shepard on this flight.) Luckily, Jack's never before mentioned grandfather has just been nabbed trying to escape from the nursing home, and he might have just the thing that Jack needs.

4. When Jack arrives home, Kate is there. She tells him to never ask about Aaron again and they have one of their dark, painful kisses. (Where did Aaron go? Did Kate give him up willingly? When Claire appeared to her in Aaron's room, she did make Kate promise that she would never bring Aaron back!)

5. Ben calls the next morning to tell Jack they must all meet up at the airport. Ben looks rough. What happened to him? Did he take Aaron and hide him? Did he go after Penny, since he knew that she and Desmond were in L.A., to fulfill his promise to Widmore for killing Alex? Did he break Hurley out of jail?

6. The Scooby gang reunites at the airport- Hurley is there, and he brought a guitar. Hopefully with a lot of batteries for his CDman. (He has bought up all the remaining tickets!) Sayid walks by, escorted by a mystery woman. We need a fake marshall too?

7. I fully expected Locke's letter to say, "Don't get on the plane" or "Don't trust Ben", but it was very true to the character of Locke as a Man of Faith when it said, "I wish that you had believed."

8. Ben is reading "Ulysses", essentially the Latin/Roman version of "Odysseus" discuss amongst yourselves. Wait a second- Isn't Ben supposedly banned from the island forever for turning the wheel? Will he be stuck on the plane with Frank?

9. In the air, things near the island get sketchy- the losties are expecting this- there is a flash like on the island- and poof they are there! But where is Sun, and Sayid? And OMG Jin is in Dharma jumpsuit and driving Roger Workman's van, filled with Dharma beer we hope!

So are they stuck in the 70s? Are they all in the same time period? From the preview it looks like Locke (and the fake marshall) end up on the beach. Next week should be great about "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"

So good! What did you think?

Oh and the Dusty story. I got to watch tonight with Josie and HAM, and HAM's "spirited" feline was all over the place while we watched, and he ended up behind the tv with one of his jingley balls. He ended up stepping on the power strip and turning everything OFF right as they were taking off! We don't know what we missed in those two minutes. Maybe you can all fill me in!

Goodbye Charlotte, Goodbye Charlotte- It's time to say goodnight..

Charlotte is out (or is she...) I will admit that it's hard to believe that people are ever really dead on this island, but she looked pretty dead. I knew that Charlotte Staples Lewis would be leaving us soon (and the good rumor on the street is that she has been filming a movie with George Clooney- so we should be happy for her) Like so many others, I feel like there's a lot more of a story to be told here. I must have faith in "Darlton" (how Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are known to their many followers) They are starting to give us some really good information about Rousseau, which I thought all hope was gone for with her death last year.

Speaking of Rousseua, having Jin meet Danielle and posse in the past was really interesting. The big question from many people out there was did we miss some acknowldgement from Danielle towards Jin way back in Season 1? It seems that consensus out there is "no" and that she wouldn't. (Think of how Daniel Farraday was able to go knock on the door of the hatch and tell Des to make sure he sought out Daniel's mother at Oxford.)


When Jin met the French, did his English seem especially good all of a sudden to anybody else?

Did you love the reaction of Jin and Sawyer when they saw each other?:) There was definitely giggling!


What's up with the smoke monster- which Robert clearly "knew" was the security system of the island? Yuck when he ripped off that hot angry French guy's arm! Thanks to JoEllen, who heard Rousseau refer to a member of her group losing his arm in the repeat from Season 1, "Born to Run" that was on tv Saturday. I love the continuity of the show!


Other big questions I'd like to hear thoughts about:


1. Jacob? Christian?- Who/what is Jacob? Can he take on different manifestations? Has he just assumed Christian's body after it ended up on the island, or did the island's magical powers do something to Christian's body?


Does Locke, who seems to know all, know that this is Jack's father? Christian said, "Say hi to my son for me"


Christian isn't happy that Locke let Ben do the donkey wheel turning at the end of last season.

Clearly, it was Locke's job/responisibility. Interestingly enough, Ben got hurt right before turning the wheel and so did Locke. Does the wheel reuqire a blood sacrifice?



2. Will Sun really leave Ji Yeon with her mother and come back to the island? ( do we love that Ben manipulated her with Jin's wedding ring which was supposed to be the very thing that would keep her from returning!)


3. Big debate on EW.com- Is Ben good? Is Ben bad? Is he a little of both?

4. Will the flashing end, and they will be stuck somewhere in time? This is my prediction-

Charlotte said, "This place is death" and tells us that she grew up here (Dharma) and has been working her whole life to get back. In fact, Daniel Farraday appeared to her as a child and told her not to come back (I'm guessing wel'l be seeing this soon.)


I think we're going to get stuck in the 70s or 80s and see the Dharma intiative, and an actress that many are familiar with - Reiko Ayelsworth.




You might know her from "24", I of course remember her from "One Life to Live", when she loved Todd Manning, the rapist. She'll be playing Amy, and their might be something brewing between her Sawyer.....

"Other others"

Of course, first and foremost- JIN IS ALIVE!

I'm not surprised, I was anticpating it. It was great to see him float up Kate and Leo Titanic style, and the fact that he was discovered by Danielle Rousseau and her band of merry French scientists is just excellent.

Questions #1- If Rousseau met Jin in the past, did she know him in the future when she met the Losties? It would be so great if there was an episode from Season 1 or 2 where Danielle reacts strangely to Jin.

Questions #2- Who parked that dugout canoe on the beach with the Ajira Airways water in it? As Miles said, "I think they want their boat back." And of course, Sawyer would like to hop a flight to Vegas. I would like to see the Dharma shark swim by....

Questions #3- Where are Rose and Bernard, and who drank all the Dharma beer?

Questions # 4- why do they travel together when time flashes?

Questiong # 5- What's up with Charlotte? Is her nosebleed response because she was born on the island as speculated? (or like me perhaps, she has issues with Sinus Infections) Is Juliet in trouble because of her prolonged time on the island? Is this a return trip for Miles as well?

Profound thoughts: Apparently several of my friends out there came up with some version of this theory awhile ago- All the whispering voices in the jungle, the voices that Rousseau could always hear, were people popping up through time travel.

Monica will also be unhappy unless I ask you all your thoughts about Aaron and his car safety. I think this week, it may appear that he was in a small booster seat, but one would think under California law he'd be all strapped in.

What were all your thoughts, questions, revelations?

The Little Prince

Tomorrow night's episode is Kate centric- entitled "The Little Prince"

Who is after Aaron? I've been thinking it was Sun trying to smoke her out. I don't think that
Jack would do this, but he is blood relative of Aaron (since Clare was actually his half-sister)

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b81894_lost_video_see_four_sneaks_of_the.html

Watch with Kristin has some good sneak peak videos, if you're interested!

Other things to discuss that have been brought up by others:

Miles

1. Is he the son of Dr. Marvin Candle, Halliwax, etc.? For the first time in the last episode we saw that the man who might actually be named Dr. Chang, had a small baby on the island.
Could Miles be his son? (and could my friend Josie who mentioned this idea last spring be redeemed after we called her racist, well kind of:)

2. Widmore's age- I don't think that it is unthinkable that he is 70. He could be around the age of Big Jim and Big Helen

Other thoughts?

Secret connections, time travel and bloody noses, oh my!

We must all admit, that LOST has been pretty awesome so far! I've been swamped at school and thus, unable to get to blogging and gobs of internet research post episode.

What we are wondering-

How pissed is Sun? She totally blames Kate for Jin's "death". (This week we will find out what has happened to Jin. I'm thinking/hoping that he is going to wash up on the beach after floating on a piece of wreckage Titanic style. This would be the second time that he has washed up on the beach, after the raft was blown up by the Others. Bad Luck, man!)
I was really suprised that Kate and Sun haven't seen each other in these three years. Kate had never seen a picture of Ji Yeon before, and Sun doesn't carry a more up to date picture of her?
(Of course, don't forget that it is part of Kate's parole that she cannot leave the state of CA for 10 years.) I definitely believe that Sun is behind the lawyers showing up at Kate's house, and demanding a blood test for Aaron. She is trying to scare her and wants to force her to run, right back to the island. Sun is definitely somehow involved in getting this group back together so that she can return to the island for Jin.

Who is Daniel Farraday's mother, a woman whom he wanted Desmond to find at Oxford? Is his mother Eloise Hawking, the mysterious white-haired woman who wouldn't sell Desmond the engagement ring, and who popped up with Ben while trying to plot the location of the island. Things to remember; Eloise was the name of Daniel's rat. Also, the young British sounding soldier/other was called Ellie, and Daniel felt like she looked familiar.

Does Farraday really love Charlotte? or does he keep saying this to her, to keep her grounded to be her constant? And what happened to that other chick who's in a time travel coma?

Daniel Farraday seems to be key to a lot of things- his research was being funded by Charles Widmore. (Which is making me think back to when we first saw Farraday crying over the discovery of the fuselage of Oceanic 815 from his home in Essex, MA- he knew a lot.)

Charles Widmore, who was also a young man on this island. No wonder he is desperate to get back.

Does Richard Alpert ever age, or is he just always travelling through time? Did he go to see Locke, because Locke was destined to become the leader of the Others, or because Locke told him to come?

The other big one for me with all this time travel- at some point will they shift through time and arrive at a time where the Losties have already been? ie Will they run into themselves? Will they see the departed Oceanic 6? (which Sawyer seems to imply in the preview about seeing Kate.)

I'm so glad that LOST is back and kicking-ass, and maybe even taking prisoners!