New Ideas

Ok, so now that the finale is over and I've had a chance to talk to quite a few people about it, here are some new thoughts about what we have in store for the final season and what it all means:



- I think the guy I will referr to as the anti-Jacob (the guy who was w/ Jacob at the beginning of the episode who ends up killing Jacob) is in fact the black smoke somehow, or at least related to it. This explains how anti-Jacob can become Locke: he's able to take the form of anyone who's dead and on the island. For example: Yemmi (Echo's brother), Christian Shepherd (Jack's dad), and, of course, Locke. I also think he can take their form off the island viz. Charlie and Anna-Lucia appearing to Hurley. Which leads me to my next thought...

- I think we will see an episode, possible the season premiere, where we see anti-Jacob do all the same things that Jacob did in trying to influence our heoroes off the island. Just like we saw Jacob interract w/ Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley, I think we'll see the anti-Jacob interract w/ our firends off the island and help orchestrate their coming (and in some cases coming back) to the island.

- Ok, now about time travel. I've maintained that I think the bomb did NOT change the timeline and that, in fact, Faraday was right the first time when he said you can't change the past "what's happened, happened." Well, I just saw Star Trek (which was AMAZING, btw) and am now beginning to doubt that a bit. Here's why: the movie delt w/ time travel and how it changed the future. Star Trek was directed by JJ Abrams, the creator of LOST, as well as Damon Lindelof who produced Star Trek and, you guessed it, LOST. Because they both worked on Start Trek and LOST, it makes me second guess my hypothesis that they can't change the past/future (depending on your perspective). Still, I think one big reason Abrams had the change the future approach in Star Trek was so he could make more ST movies w/o having to follow the original storyline/arch. We'll see...

Episode 516 - The Incident

- Ok, so we start w/ more Egyptian stuff...somehow that seems to be connected to the island, both with the underground stuff around the H bomb and the mysterious statue

- The ship in the background...the Black Rock?!

- Ok, so Jacob is a real person, at least at some point in time.  The question is: is Jacob still alive at the time when Locke is going to kill him.  Oh, and, who is the other guy who was talking to Jacob who wants to kill him?

- Ok, so there's a whole new spin on things w/ Jacob that I've never considered.  I have NO idea what it means that Jacob was off the Island and helping Kate

- Hmm, hearing that Eloise is pregnant (w/ Faraday, I'm sure) makes me wonder...did the accident at the swan station, or maybe something related to the H bomb, cause the issue where people couldn't have kids on the Island.

- I wonder if Locke is just telling each person what he things they need to hear and none of it is actually what he plans or why he wants to see Jacob

- Hey now, I want to know what's in that box!  I also want to know how these people are associated w/ the others.  They asked the question related to the statue, if I remember correctly, and therefore are part of the others/hostiles/whatever group that follows Jacob.

- Ok, so now we see that Jacob visited Sawyer too...so Jacob specifically picked everyone who arrived on the Island it seems.

- Seriously?  Its only 9:30?  There's alread been soooo much in this episode and we're only a quarter of of the way thru it!

- Can I just say, the way they are carying the box is just like the Ark of the Covenant.  Just saying...

- Why does Jacob have to touch each of the people we're seeing him interact w/ our main characters in the past...

- Did Kate & Juliet talk while Jack & Sawyer were fighting and somehow that conversation led Juliet to change her mind?

- So Jacob was a part of getting the Oceanic 6 back to the Island as well...

- Nice, climb into the METAL vehicle to try to get away from the giant magnet!  Soooo smart!

- Wow, talk about an emotional roller coaster!  Juliet appears to be gone, which is sad both for Juliet and also for Sawyer: he finally has gotten over his issues to be able to love someone else and she "leaves" him.  Heart wrenching!

- What lies in the shadow of the statue? Something in spanish or italian, maybe?  Sounded like liquid something?

- Is the person we thought was Locke actually widmore?  Or maybe the other guy from the beginning of the episode who said he wanted to kill Jacob.

- SUUUUUUUUUUUUKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!   I knew I'd hate the end of the season, but cummon!  I'm mean really?!?!?!?!?  What's the deal w/ this other guy who apparently kille Jacob?  Who is he and what's the loophole he found?  Did blowing up the bomb actually prevent all the events that happend, or was it the cause of everything in the first place?

And, ok, what's w/ the WHITE?  For the first time since the series began, the LOST logo was on a white background!  I mean its cool, but why? They ALWAYS do stuff for a reason.

Ok, a few closing thoughts on the season.  First, it wasn't as good as season 4, in my opinion.  Granted, it was still a great season, but 4 is still my favorite.  We've learned quite a bit that we didn't know before and have a much more complete picture of what's going on.  However, in the last 2 hours of the show we've gotten several very new questions that I don't even know what to think about or how to address some of the new ideas/concepts/events that have occured during this episode, especially surrounding Jacob and the other guy he was with.

One final thought:  While I am, of course, frustrated that I have to wait unitl nearly next February before seeing anything new realted to LOST, I still love the show and, though it drives me crazy, do enjoy thinking about all the posibilities and tyring to figure out what's going on, what's going to happen, and how its all connected.  I love this show!

Episode 515 - Follow the Leader

Ok, I missed the beginning of this episode, but I think I got most of it.

- I really don't think that the group is going to be able to change what happened so that the plane doesn't crash.  And I'll say that I really hope they can't, or at least that that's not the ending, 'caus that'd be totally lame!

- Once again, I love that Locke is in charge and knows what's going on while Ben doesn't.  :)

- Ok, I'm still frustrated about Richard.  Somehow he's a really important figure on the island, but he really doesn't know what's going on any more than Ben does.  How can that be?

- WHAT?!  Kate got shot?!  Would they kill Kate?  I hope not, but I woudn't put it past the LOST people...then again, the island has healing powers, so maybe she won't die.  I really hope she doesn't.

- Ok, she didn't get shot.  I feel better now.

- Ah, new hypothesis.  They are on the island now, they ARE going to blow up the bomb and that's why Desmond gets in the hazmat suit when he goes outside and has to be protected all the time.  It's all already happened and it can't be changed...unless maybe Desmond gets involved somehow.  That's the only way I can see anything changing.  

- "The Tunnels" look just like the inside of the Temple...I wonder if they are 'indigenous' to the island

- And what's the deal w/ Sayid?  Where has he been?  I can't remember the last time we saw him.  He shot Ben, was that the last time?  Then he disappeared?  Must have been (enjoy that stream of consciousness?)

- Of course, they have to put Kate & Juliet together w/ Sawyer, don't they.  "Good Television" or something like that.  Oh yeah, its called "conflict"!

- Jack, you're dumb.  In 30 years Eloise does tell you how to get back to the island, but she does it so that you can tell her about the bomb so that she can blow up the Dharma Initiative!

- Does Locke really intend to kill Jacob?  If so, why?  And how on earth does he plan to do that?

- So what's happened to young Ben?  Is he still with the others?  I think that's the last place we saw him, but that was several weeks ago and I dont remember him getting back w/ the Dharma folks...

...and that doesn't work w/ continuity, since Ben's supposed to be the one who wipes out the Dharma Initiative and not for many many years, so maybe I was wrong about the H-Bomb going off...

  Oh my goodness, next week is the season finale!  That's crazy!  I'm excited and afraid of what the ending/cliff hanger is going to be.  I'm sure what ever it is will make me crazy and give me lots of stuff to wonder over the summer.  Let's see, what have they done in the past?

Season 1 - Opening up the Hatch

Season 2 - Hatch blowing up, the sky turning purple, and Jack, Kate, Hurley, and Sawyer being captured by the others

Season 3 - An actual boat arrives to take them off the island

Season 4 - The island disappears!

Season 5 - ???  We'll find out next week!

I LOVE THIS SHOW!