Lost - Reflections on the Lighthouse

A few random Lost thoughts:

I think that the "someone" Jacob wanted Hurley to lead to the island is Jack. Earlier in the episode, Jack dismisses the island saying that he had been broken and thought the island would fix him. Jack needs his heart & mind to come back to the island (his body is already there).

Hurley was supposed to turn the lighthouse dial to 108 - this is the same number as what the clock would reset to after typing in the code.

Sawyer's acting (ok, Josh Holloway) just keeps getting better. Emmy that man!

Loved Hurley actually addressing the idea that the bodies of "Adam & Eve" might actually be bodies of some of the Losties. This is a leading theory & I love the the writers threw it directly into the show.

I knew that The Locke-Dressed Monster was Claire's "friend". Interesting though that he somehow convinced her to leave Aaron in the jungle while she calmly chilled out in the cabin with him as the "Christian-Dressed Monster".

Interested to know why The Locke-Dressed Monster can't change into anyone else and how Ilana knows that.

Looking forward to seeing more of "Ben X", the teacher.

What Kate Might Have Done Differently

Interesting show was Lost's "What Kate Does". I think it was a huge let down in action/answers etc. for some... but how could you possibly keep that hype level going?

My suspicion is that the pill was full of the mysterious ash that we've seen the monster have trouble with. If Sayid takes it, will it kill him and the "darkness" or just the "darkness"? It makes me wish once again for some straightforward conversation from the characters.

Dogen: Have him take this pill.

Jack: What is it?

Dogen: It's some magical ash that we've discovered keeps that freaky smoke monster at bay.

Jack: Oh yeah, I don't like that thing.

Dogen: Neither do we. That's why we're all freaking out around here. We're afraid that it's coming to get us.

Jack: Really? How can we help?

See? Just some simple straight talk can really help people get along and work together to achieve a common goal.

We also see Ethan again and he's still a doctor, but this time not a creepy baby-jabbing one. Seems that he's taken the "opposite" that that Hurley's on (or believes he's on). Some of the flash-sideways characters are complete opposites of what they were on the island. Some are not. I wonder if this will play out, or if it's just for some comedy relief?

The Locke Dressed Monster

I finally watched the 2 hour Lost premiere "LA X" (I didn't realize the space between the A and the X was important but it is).

A few thoughts:

I'm glad to see that others think of this season's flashes as "flash-sideways". That's how I took it. First flash backs, then flash forwards... now flash sideways.

I didn't take it that the whole island was sumberged. As the camera is zooming down, you can still see trees above water. So to me the island wasn't completely destroyed. Not sure how that might play out.

My guess is that the flash-sideways will show that the characters are really better off for having crashed on the island. They will show that their lives turned out much worse. Those who died will still die but under much worse circumstances, etc. Those who lived will go back to meaningless or terrible existences. And all flash-sideways' will be filled with coincidence meetings of characters.

Loving Locke as the smoke monster. My new name for him is "The Locke Dressed Monster". Use it. I'll pay you ;) I hope that they are able to do some really cool stuff with him this season.


TOTAL SPECULATION: I think it will come down to "The Locke Dressed Monster" getting killed right before getting off the island. Somebody will sacrifice themselves to prevent it thereby bringing balance to the force, or whatver.


Great start to the final season!