DUN, DUN, DUN…

If that is accurate… I wonder who their child, Horus, would be? The kid had issues from the waist down kinda like Locke… but how could that be? Locke is all dead and smokey now.

A&E… I always fancied Bernard and Rose as Adam and Eve… what is up with those two anyway? They can’t pretend to be Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins the entire season can they?
Who else… Penelope and Desmond? Faraday and Charlotte? Hurley and Miles?

But to be honestAlthough, it’s possible that the writers don’t know yet exactly who Adam and Eve will be. They may have a few choices.

Just a thought…

(Reference: Bones)

We’ve been operating under the assumption that Jack SHOULD NOT OF made the call to Widmore’s boat.

But my craaaazy theory: Widmore’s boat was sent to the Island to put Jacob’s plan into motion. He was given instructions as to whom to bring. And the purpose was not only to bring those people, but to create a situation to get Jack and a few others to get off the Island (not saying that Widmore knew what the plan was, he was at the very least a pawn in it). Again, we’ve been told that the event shouldn’t have happened. But my theory since season 5 is that Jacob, when he sensed that MIB had found a loop hole, launched a plan to counter it. The revelation of Miles and Charlotte’s names on the ceiling makes me think that the boat was summoned as part of Jacob’s plan. The island is “unfindable” otherwise. The MIB intimates that in their convo on the beach.

So when it arrived, Jack made a call. Jack got them off the Island. Jack led them back. Jack detonated a bomb that created two timelines that Darlton have said “will reconcile somehow”.

Now, here’s another “eeek” point for me- Jacob brings ships, planes and other small craft to the Island. Even the ones that carry enemies. How?

Next week’s episode is called “The Lighthouse”. I will kick my TV if that’s misleading. But considering the scenes for next week show Jack shouting at Hurley in a tower that overlooks the sea… I’m thinking next week is going to be a big answer week and that the lighthouse in question is going to give us huge insight into Jacob’s overarching plans on and off island.

I could be totally wrong but I hope that encourages you as to the pace picking up sooner rather than later!

Ilana intrigues me. She is intimate with the rules that keep Smokey & Jacob in eternal battle. She knows about the temple, where it is, how to use the ash, when to gather it (I don’t think that Jacob’s ashes in that episode was the first pile of Jacob’s ashes. Just the ashes of another candidate that had been chosen by Jacob. I think her picking them up was a practical move- being prepared for another likely encounter with the Smoke). Here’s why I LOVE her character- she didn’t know Richard, whom she addressed as Riccardus. She knows more than anyone on the Island & she doesn’t know ageless Richard, who has presumably been on the Island for 200 years? WHAT? Does that mean she is ageless like he is? But part of Jacob’s off-island contingent that we saw in season 4?

As far as the candidates, after I wised up and realized someone else had saved me the trouble of listing out all the candidate names and numbers, my brilliant husband noted that Jack’s number is 23.

PSALM 23 has been a consistent theme throughout the show. Episode title. On Eko’s stick. Charlie recites it: “The Lord is my Shepherd…”

For me, that blows my mind. I’m pretty sure Jack will end the series as the new Jacob.

Last theory: I think there’s still Team Jacob/ Team Smokie in the other timeline. The island only went under in the 70′s (as intimated by the underwater barracks). If Ilana & Bram headed up an off-island contingent in the other timeline that had nothing to do with Dharma, Widmore & was even outside of Richard’s knowledge. It stands to reason the forces that are in play in one time line are still in play in the other. Which makes me wonder: are Ben & Ethan’s appearance coincidental and innocent? And also reminds me: Desmond disappeared from Oceanic 815. Christian’s body was lost. It’s not going to be as nice an alternate timeline as it seems to be… imo. And in Lost fashion, they’ll wait until we feel all peaceful with this second timeline before the reveal.

It might not be exciting to watch… but to me it is compelling. It’s a giant internal struggle in what just looks exactly like real life. And isn’t that what this new stupid Alt reality is supposed to be? (have I mentioned that I’m not so happy with Alt World?) What normal life would look like if they hadn’t have crashed on the island? Why are they different than the original 815ers? Maybe because the people on that first flight were destined to crash. They had to go through certain things to reach that destiny. Maybe to live in Alt World… they had to be people destined to live in Alt World and therefore had to go through different things or else they wouldn’t fit..?

It is a tiny bit interesting to me that you, the man who enjoys the tiny little nuances in Sawyer’s character… the way he took his glasses off when he saw Kate for example… but not accept that in Locke. It seems to be flaily, boneless chicken Locke flopping in the sand or nothing for you…

Man… if Locke doesn’t shoot his father on his wedding day and then ditch Helen to go have Jack give him surgery… I’m in deep doo doo.

Oh… the whole God.Vs Satan thing. I think it is hard NOT to think about that but I think it’s more complicated than G v S but still quite accurate. Does that make sense? I’ve been thinking about The Purge lately and comparing it to Jim Jones. To me the Others have always been willing to do so many awful things in the name of Jacob (though, who knows who has been giving some of these crazy orders). To me it feels more like lessons in how the devil can live in the hearts of the righteous who do evil things in the name of good (God). Sort of mirrors what is going on in world events, no? I would hope that TPtB are aware of this and wouldn’t make it so easy as the guy in white wins cause he’s godly… or something.

Also, I am a little confused with all the different possobilities as to where the f… is Jacob now : white ash? Said? not-so-creepy kid? What are you thinking at this point??
(I have to say that if that kid is Jacob, the cast team nailed it : the resemblance is almost weird)

As for Kate, let me try to help her. I always found her not more flawed than the others, but without all the grand explanations or excuses for her mistakes they all give or are given to. In a way more honest with her flaws than a crying Jack who’s always going to fall in the same traps anyways. Maybe she’s just more accepting of fatalidestiny…(and so I like the Jacob’s daughter theory quite a bit…). More like water than fire….
…but then again, I can’t even trust my judgement knowing how stupid I look as soon as her eyes are on screen…

Yesterday I was thinking about how sad John’s got shafted at both of his funerals. At least the first time Jack attended and he actually seemed to feel some remorse about what had happened. I guess Ben feels that role this time? Except in both cases each guy is really feeling bad about their role in the death, not because they actually cared about Locke.

In that respect, it feels about time we get to see Locke have some happiness. Even if it’s in another time/place.

Yes. I was, John. I was so ready to mess myself when the freakin spaceship was revealed!

When Richard appeared in the jungle, desperately trying to convince Sawyer to go with him, he reminded me of a brainwashed cult member – freaking out because the prophet isn’t there to protect them.

I just assumed the kid was Jacob. Your idea that he maybe Aaron is sooo much better.

Also, you can add me to the list of Losties who were desperately trying to read names

I LOVED this episode! I loved everything about it, creepy kid and all! I love that the creepy kid freaked Flocke out. I think the idea of it being baby Jacob or older Aaron is interesting.

I love Sawyer drinking in his underwear while listening to the Stooges.

I love that off island Locke is with Helen and that his life is happy-ish! He really deserves it. I’m really interested in the fact that his dad doesn’t suck, as Helen wanted to take his dad with them to Vegas to get married. So… if his dad rules, he didn’t push him out a window… if he didn’t push him out a window, Locke is paralyze for another reason.

ALSO… if Locke’s dad doesn’t suck, maybe Sawyer’s parents aren’t dead because they weren’t conned?

Or…. Locke has a totally different dad and it has nothing to do with Sawyer.

But, somehow, Locke doesn’t have all those daddy issues, and those daddy issues were the main reason he was so lost and miserable.

I find myself loving Flocke and I can’t help it, he’s slightly evil and very interesting. I don’t trust him, though.

I love history teacher Ben! I hope he’s a really good person with only a slight hint of creep.

I love that Kate’s name wasn’t on the wall. I think it’s because Kate sucks and shouldn’t be trusted with anything, but I hate her so I’m biased.

I thought this episode totally delivered all the awesomeness I could ever hope for.

I read in TV Guide that Damon Lindelof confirmed the island sinking was a result of the explosion… How did baby Ben and baby Ethan get off the island in 1977?

I really hope they explain the meaning behind the flash-sideways sooner rather than later. I’ve always loved the flash-backs. I’ve enjoyed the flash-forwards (though to a lesser extent). With the flash-backs, those scenes were always riveting to me because they were almost never filler. The flash-backs seemed to ALWAYS inform us and explain the motives of the characters on the island. So, John, I think when I read that you and others are finding the flash-sideways to be a little flat it’s because we don’t know why we are seeing them and it breaks the precedent that was set up in earlier seasons.

And how bout that moment when Ben says he respected and murdered Locke? Classic LOST moment. A rare disclosure of truth for Ben.

What?