Character Episode: Hurley

Quick Recap on Flashback:

Hurley is watching the lottery results on the television to which he has a winning ticket. He faints with the shock of winning, and when his mum sees to him he hides the fact that he’s won the lottery and tells her it must’ve been something he ate. Hurleys mum tells him he needs to change his lifestyle, but Hurley likes his life the way it is.

Despite winning the lottery, Hurley still goes to work, but he is called in to the managers office by a guy called Randy, and given a telling off for eating pieces of chicken while working. His manager is going on and on to Hurley and in the end Hurley quits his job.

Outside, Hurleys work friend, Johnny, joins him near his car to see if he is ok. Johnny reveals that he has quit too and they both set off to enjoy a fun day together.

They go to a record store where they both listen to You All Everybody by Driveshaft. Afterwards Hurley goes to speak with a girl at the counter who he seems to have a crush on. He asks her out on a date and she agrees. Johnny seems suspicious of Hurley’s new behaviour and asks him what’s going on. Hurley says he just wanted to ask her out before… but he didn’t finish his sentence.

Later, they steal garden gnomes from someones garden and use them to spell out the words “Cluck You” in Randy’s front garden. When they drive away Hurley makes Johnny promise him that no matter what happens in the future, that they’ll always stay the same.

They drive past a store and Johnny notices a news crew outside. Hurley is hesitant to see what’s going on as he knows it has something to do with him winning the lottery, but Johnny wants to find out what’s going on. He finds out that someone won the lottery and when the store owner spots Hurley he tells everyone that he’s the one who won. Johnny looks on at Hurley with what looks to be dissapointment.

Quick Recap on Island:

Hurley is asleep in the Hatch and has a dream about eating lots of the food that’s in the store room. He drinks from a carton of milk that has a Missing Person printed on it (the missing person is Walt), and then he sees Jin. Jin speaks to him in English but when Hurley questions him, Jin remarks that Hurley is actually speaking in Korean. Mr Cluck then appears next to Jin, and Jin tells Hurley that everything is going to change, and to have a cluckity-cluck-cluck day.

Kate wakes up Hurley when the beeping noise is going off in the Hatch. He is on Pushing-the-button duty although he doesn’t seem so enthusiastic about it.

On the other side of the island, Mr Eko and Ana Lucia let Jin and Michael out of the pit. Sawyer tries to pursuade them not to go which in return earns him more time in the pit.

Back on the beach Charlie is asking Hurley what is in the Hatch. Hurley seems reluctant to tell Charlie anything about it and in the end Charlie walks off in a huff.

Hurley speaks with Rose who isn’t really interested in what is in the Hatch. When Rose points out that whatever is down there won’t help her get her laundry then, Hurley is quick to correct her. He takes her to see what’s in the Hatch and asks her for help in a job he’s been tasked with by Jack.

On the beach, Claire finds the bottle of messages that Sawyer and co. took with them on the raft.

Jack had asked Hurley to inventory all the food and toiletries in the store room and work out how to make it last, and to not let anyone take anything until it’s done. Hurley tells Rose that everyone will end up hating him because of it, and then Kate comes in to take a bottle of shampoo which, according to Hurley, is when it all starts.

Out in the jungle, Charlie has been following Locke for a while, and when Locke calls him out Charlie asks him to tell him what’s going on down at the Hatch.

At the Hatch Sayid and Jack are looking at the wall and Jack shows him the effect the wall has on his key that’s hanging round his neck. Sayid pulls up a grate in the floor and suggests they go under it to investigate.

Out in the jungle Mr Eko lets Sawyer out of the pit and it seems they believe that they were on the plane as well. Ana Lucia gives Sawyer some attitude and makes it clear that she is in charge. She tells everyone they’re moving out as it’s getting dark.

Locke has finished telling Charlie all about the Hatch and about how Desmond was down there pushing a button every 108 minutes. Charlie asks what Hurley has been doing down there, and Locke tells him he’s in charge of the food.

Later, Charlie catches up with Hurley and asks him if there are any jars of peanut butter down at the Hatch. Hurley says there are but refuses to give Charlie a jar. Charlie walks of in disgust and tells Hurley he has changed.

Underneath the Hatch Sayid and Jack discover that whoever built it poured a load of concrete under it. Sayid comments that the last time he heard of concrete being poured over everything in that way was Chernobyl.

On the other side of the island while walking Michael speaks to Libby and asks her how many of them survived from the tail section. She tells them that there were 23 survivors. Eventually they come to another Dharma station where they’ve been living and Ana Lucia knocks on the door in a secretive way. Bernard opens the door and when they arrive inside they see there aren’t that many people left from the 23 who survived.

Later, Claire and Shannon go to speak with Sun and they tell her about the bottle of messages. They give Sun the bottle and tell her they thought it best if she decided what to do about it.

Hurley speaks with Locke and tells him he doesn’t want to be in charge of the food, but Locke doesn’t allow him to quit. Hurley walks off and finds the dynamite they used to blow the Hatch up in the first place. He takes it to the Hatch and sets it up to blow up the store room. Rose finds him and he explains to her that everybody will end up hating him because he gets to decide who gets what.

Later, Hurley speaks to Jack and tells him the inventory’s done and says there’s only enough food to feed 1 person for 3 months. With 40 people Hurley decides to give out all the food and lets people have a choice in what they get. He also gives Charlie a jar of peanut butter to give to Claire.

At the other Dharma station where Michael, Sawyer and Jin are, Bernard introduces himself to them and asks if there’s a lady in their camp called Rose. Sawyer tells him that there is and that she’s ok, and Bernard tells him that he’s her husband.

Things to note

The milk carton with Walt’s photograph and missing person report on it appeared in Hurley’s dream. At the time Walt was missing after being taken by The Others on the raft, but Hurley didn’t know about it. This was one of those very special Easter Eggs the Lost creators like to throw in. Did you catch it first time round?

The concrete that was poured underneath the Hatch was probably poured there after the incident to cover the magnetic pull.

Randy, the manager of Mr Clucks, is the same Randy who worked above Locke at the Box Company.

Character Episode: Locke

Quick Recap on Flashback:
Locke is at a therapy group and gets angry with a girl there who seems upset about someone stealing $30 from her. He tells everyone his story about Anthony Cooper conning him for his kidney which seems to make everyone elses problems seem tedious in comparison. After the meeting he gets talking to a lady called Helen and they seem to hit it off immediately.

During the beginning of their relationship Locke begins sneaking out of Helens house in the middle of the night. He tells her he has trouble sleeping in a strange bed. What he’s really doing, however, is driving to Anthony Coopers house and sitting outside in his car.

This particular time, Anthony comes out of the house and gets into Lockes car. He tells him that he thought Lockes visits were funny at first, but now they’re just annoying. He is horrible to Locke and tells him to get over it. Locke is understandably upset.

After 6 months of being together Helen gives Locke a key to her place but tells him that he must stop visiting Anthony’s house. Helen had followed him the night before and the news startles Locke but he tells her he’ll stop.

A few weeks later Locke leaves Helens place in the middle of the night and parks outside Anthony Coopers house. A car bumps into the back of his while he’s parked which turns out to be Helen. She grabs Lockes car key out of the ignition and throws it over the gate. Helen tells Locke that he’s scared of moving forward but he needs to take a leap of faith. Locke seems to accept this and decides to take Helens help.

Quick Recap on Island:
Micheal and Sawyer are knocked out by Mr Eko and are dragged into the middle of the jungle and dumped into a pit. Michael asks them where Walt is but receives no response.

At The Hatch the confrontation between Desmond, Jack and Locke escalates but Kate has managed to lower herself from a vent to get behind Desmond and knock him down. While he falls he shoots his weapon and it hits the computer breaking it. Desmond panics and starts looking for some components to fix the computer. Locke tells Kate to find Sayid as he will probably be able to help.

When Kate leaves Jack grabs the components and asks Desmond to explain exactly what is going on and how he got there. Desmond explains that 3 years earlier he was on a race around the world on a sail boat which crashed on the island. A guy called Kelvin grabbed him and dragged him to The Hatch and as soon as they got there Kelvin entered the numbers and pushed the button. Kelvin had said they were doing it to save the world. Desmond explains that Kelvin died and that he has been pushing the button ever since.

Jack is annoyed with the explaination and is angry with Locke who seems to believe it. Desmond tells them that there is a film which explains it. They decide to take a look at it.

In the pit Michael and Sawyer are asking Jin questions about “The Others”. Because Jin can’t speak English he was left making hand gestures to describe what happened to him. Michael makes out that Jin was blindfolded. Saywer gets Michael and Jin to push him up so he can see what’s going on, but as they do so the pit cover opens and a woman is pushed in. It’s Ana Lucia.

At The Hatch Jack and Locke begin watching the film. It is a Dharma Initiative Orientation video explaining what to do in The Hatch, or The Swan as it is called. The film features a man who introduces himself as Marvin Candle and he explains what The Swan is for and speaks of an Incident. Parts of the film are missing so some of it is incoherent. After watching it Locke muses that they will have to watch that again, while Jack walks away.

At the pit Ana Lucia speaks with Sawyer and co. and they tell her they are survivors of a plane crash. She seems surprised and asks them if it was Flight 815. Sawyer and co. realise that she was also on the plane. Michael asks her if she’s seen Walt, but she says she hasn’t. Sawyer shows her his gun and tells her the next time they open the pit they’re going to get a surprise.

Back at The Swan, Jack starts asking Desmond questions again and tries to pursuade him that the whole thing isn’t real. Desmond tells Jack that every single day he wonders whether it is real or not, but pushes the button regardless.

Desmond has finished trying to fix the computer and when he turns it on the power goes out. Desmond tells them that it’s over and grabs some medication and other things and leaves The Swan. Jack goes after him leaving a confused Locke on his own. He gets angry and shouts out “what am I supposed to do?!”.

Later, Kate arrives with Sayid and Hurley. Locke asks Sayid for his help in fixing the computer, so Sayid gets Hurley and Kate to look for a breaker box to turn the electric back on.

At the pit Sawyer discusses his plan of action when Ana Lucia begins questioning him about the gun. He explains that there was a marshall on the plane. She doesn’t seem to believe him and out of the blue she elbows Sawyer in the face, gets the gun, and shouts to Mr Eko “coming out!”. He throws down a rope for her and he pulls her up.

In the jungle Jack has caught up with Desmond. Desmond remembers that he forgot to tell him the numbers to enter into the computer so he lets Jack know what they are. Jack isn’t interested in the numbers and tells Desmond he doesn’t know what he’s running from. This triggers Desmonds memory and he remembers his meeting with Jack in LA. When Desmond asks about Sarah Jack gets upset and tells Desmond that he married her. Desmond is sympathetic, and tells Jack he’ll see him in another life, before running off into the jungle again.

At the Swan, Kate finds the breaker box and Sayid is able to fix the computer. Locke tries to remember the code and when he starts saying the numbers Hurley starts to worry, but when Locke says the wrong number Hurley is quite happy to let him carry on. That is, until Jack returns and corrects Locke.

Locke tells Jack to press the execute button but Jack is reluctant that he won’t. Locke tells him he needs to take a leap of faith, and when the timer nearly hits zero Jack gives in and pushes the button. Locke says he’ll take the first shift.

Things to note

We now know that Dr Marvin Candle’s real name is Dr Pierre Chang and is the father of Miles Straum (who makes his first appearence in Season 4). Dr Pierre Chang was around in the 70s and was acquainted with Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Hurley, Miles and Juliet (who his introduced in Season 3) during their time travels in Season 5. He mentions The Incident in The Swan Orientation video which we now know was caused by the H-Bomb which Jack threw down the hole, and which Juliet detonated.

When Desmond speaks with Jack about The Swan having electromagnetism properties, he tells Jack that every time he walks past the wall his fillings hurt. In Season 5 we see one of the Dharma Initiative die whilst working on The Swan station by one of his fillings being pulled through his brain.

During his time alone in The Swan Locke gets angry and starts shouting, and seems to question somebody or something about what he’s supposed to do. We all know Locke has a special connection with the Island and at the time it seemed he was asking the Island what he’s supposed to do, but after Season 5 I can’t help but wonder if Locke had somehow come accross Jacobs other half previous to this scene and had been told he’s special and has a great purpose on the island.

Character Episode: Michael

Quick Recap on Flashback:
Michael is at a lawyers office to discuss his custody battle of Walt. His lawyer tells Michael that there isn’t much chance of him winning but Michael proceeds anyway.

At the hearing Michael is asked all sorts of questions about Walt which he was unable to answer as he hasn’t been a part of his life since Susan took him away. Susans lawyer then points out that Michael doesn’t have a job and that his hospital bills were paid for by Susan. This didn’t seem to go down too well.

Later, Susan speaks with Michael privately and tells him she thinks he’s going to win. She asks Michael why he’s pursuing the case and he tells her it’s because Walt is his son. After telling Michael that he hasn’t been his father for a while and that she’ll be able to give him stability, Michael gives in.

A few days later Susan meets Michael and takes Walt with her so that he can say goodbye. Michael gives Walt a cuddly Polar Bear and tells him that he’ll always love him.

Quick Recap on Island:
In the water, Sawyer and Michael find part of the raft to rest on. Michael is desparately shouting for Walt who has just been taken by “The Others”, and Jin is nowhere to be seen.

Sawyer tells Michael to save his energy instead of shouting for Walt, but Michael is adamant that if Walt can hear him shouting he knows he’s going to come for him and get him back.

At The Hatch, Locke goes down after Kate and when he finds her Desmond points a gun at him and asks “are you him?”.

Out in the water, Sawyer shouts for Jin who is still missing. Michael is annoyed at Sawyer and blames him for what happened. They argue before Michael tells Sawyer to get off his raft. A shark then appears in the water and knocks the raft they’re sitting on. Sawyer gets his gun out and Michael makes a snide comment about him managing to hold onto his “best friend”.

Michael sees Sawyers bullet wound in his shoulder and blames him for the shark hanging around. Sawyer decides to swim to another part of the raft seeing as Michael is being ungrateful for him trying to save his son.

Back at The Hatch, Desmond asks Locke again, “are you him?”. Locke goes along with it and says yes. When Desmond asks him “What did one snowman say to the other?” Locke doesn’t know the answer which makes Desmond realise that Locke lied, and that he isn’t “him”. Locke and Kate explain that they were in a plane crash and that they have been on the island for 44 days. Desmond doesn’t believe them and gives Kate some rope to tie Locke up.

Locke pursuades Desmond that Kate should be the one who gets tied up, and as Locke is tieing her up he sneakly gives her a knife so she can set herself free. Desmond makes Locke put her into a dark storage room.

At the caves, Claire discovers the Virgin Mary statue that Charlie picked up at the Nigerian plane. Charlie lies to Claire about what it really is: a statue full of heroin.

Out in the water Michael and Sawyer are still bickering. Sawyer figures out that a small boat like what The Others had would’ve had to have set sail from somewhere close: the island. He tells Michael that Rousseau was right, The Others were coming for the boy. They came for Walt. Michael doesn’t want to hear it and splashes at Sawyers part of the raft causing it to fall apart. Sawyer swims back to Michaels part of the raft.

At The Hatch Locke is talking to Desmond about the plane crash and how many survivors there are. Desmond asks if anyone has got sick or died from a sickness. Locke tells him nobody has. Meanwhile, Kate has managed to cut herself free and finds herself in a storage room full of food. She grabs herself a couple of Apollo chocolate bars before climbing up into the vent.

The beeping noise is heard and Desmond tells Locke to type in the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 into the computer then press Execute. Locke is anxious about what is going to happen but Desmond keeps on at him to do it. When Locke has done it the timer resets back to 108 minutes.

Then, throughout The Hatch, they can hear somebody shouting for Kate and Locke. When Desmond asks who that is, Locke tells him “that would be Jack”.

Locke is surprised that Jack came down The Hatch, and as Desmond spies on him with his telescope-type-device, he notices Jack has a gun on him. Desmond puts on the record player and waits for Jack to make his arrival.

When Jack arrives he sees Locke and asks him where Kate is. Desmond then makes his appearance while holding a gun to Locke, telling Jack to put his gun down.

Out in the water Sawyer notices a pontoon from the raft out in the water and decides to paddle towards it. Michael tells him not to as it will put pressure on the part they’re on now, and he was right. As it breaks apart Sawyer falls into the water. Sawyer gives Michael his gun and tells him if he sees the shark to shoot at it while he’s going for the pontoon. Michael sees the shark and shoots at it a couple of times before blood is seen coming off it.

When it’s daylight Sawyer wakes to find Michael crying. Michael is blaming himself for what happened to Walt. Sawyer notices that they’re not far from the island and they make their way to shore. When they get there they can hear Jin shouting. He comes running out of the jungle with his hands tied shouting at Michael and Sawyer. It’s incoherent at first but Jin finally gets his message accross: “Others!”. Michael and Sawyer look in the direction Jin came from and see a group of people with weapons.

Things to note

The shark that “attacks” Michael and Sawyer has a Dharma logo on it.

Michael gives young Walt a Polar Bear cuddly toy. When on the island Walt is attacked by a Polar Bear, shortly after he reads a comic book featuring an angry Polar Bear.

Character Episode: Jack

Quick Recap on Flashback:
Jack is at the hospital when two patients are rushed in who have been in a car accident. They’re both in critical condition but Jack only has time to save one. He saves a woman called Sarah who has been paralysed by the accident.

Later Jack speaks with Sarah about her condition and is quite blunt with her about it. Jacks father over hears and speaks with Jack about his bedside manner. Jack tells his father that he doesn’t want to give Sarah false hope that she will ever walk again.

Jack speaks with Sarahs fiance about her condition and the fact that she will probably need professional care for the rest of her life. Her fiance seemed daunted about the fact that he may have to give up his life to take care of her. Later, in the operating theatre as Sarah is put to sleep for an operation, she tells Jack that he is invited to her wedding. Something seems to click in him and he declares to her that he is going to fix her.

After the operation Jack lets off steam by doing a “Tour de Stade” and while he is running he trips up one of the steps. A guy called Desmond who has been running as well stops to give Jack some water. They have a conversation about Sarah and when Desmond leaves he tells Jack he’ll “see you in another life, brother”.

Jack waits by Sarah’s bedside for her to wake up. He tells her the operation was unsuccessful but she seems to think he is joking as she is able to feel her toes. As Jack prods her toes and legs and Sarah feels it, it soon becomes apparant that Jack did fix her afterall.

Quick Recap on Island:
A man is seen waking up and doing a routine of making breakfast, working out, listening to music and he sits at a computer and hits the “execute” button. He injects himself with some sort of medicine but is interupted by a loud noise. He puts on a suit, loads himself with a gun, and uses some sort of telescope to zoom in on something… That something being Jack and Locke peering down “The Hatch” that they just blew up with dynamite.

Locke is curious to go down there but Jack tells him that it’s pointless. He tells everyone to head back to the caves to let everyone know what is going on.

At the caves Charlie is telling everyone that “The Others” aren’t coming and that Rouseauu lit the fire herself. Shannon is wandering around asking people if they’ve seen Vincent and she wanders off into the jungle.

At The Hatch Kate discovers that the inside of “The Hatch Door” says Quarantine on it.

Meanwhile, Sayid and Shannon are in the jungle looking for Vincent. They hear him barking and Sayid goes off to try and circle around him. While he is away Shannon is shocked to see a soaking wet Walt saying something to her backwards. Shannon tries to speak with him but when Sayid comes back Walt dissapears.

When they get back to the caves Shannon tells everyone what she saw and says that she heard whispers. Everyone seems worried and bombards her with questions. As they’re talking about what happened Jack arrives back with Kate, Locke and Hurley.

Jack tells everyone that they’re going to stay at the caves and that they’ve got guns if needed. He reassures everyone that when the sun comes up they’ll all be there to see it.

As Jack is speaking with everyone Locke gets some cable as he plans on taking it back to The Hatch as a means of getting down there. Jack is annoyed with Locke but is unable to do anything about it.

Later Kate speaks with Jack and tells him she is going to The Hatch to make sure Locke is ok.

When Kate arrives at The Hatch Locke tells her he’s been expecting her. They decide that Kate should go down The Hatch first as she is lighter. As he lowers her down Locke briefly loses grip of the cable and Kate drops her flashlight. Locke begins to lower her down again but suddenly Kate shouts for him to stop. She tells Locke she thinks there’s something down there and then a floodlight comes on. Something pulls Kate down and then the floodlight goes off. Locke is left shouting for Kate but she is no longer there.

Later Jack tells Hurley he is going back to The Hatch. When he arrives both Kate and Locke aren’t there. He decides to use the cable and lower himself down The Hatch to investigate. As he gets down there he walks along a corridor and notices a painting on the wall. He walks into a dome-shaped room and then all of a sudden a song comes on at full blast.

Locke appears with someone holding a gun to him. The man tells Jack to put his gun down or he’ll shoot at Locke. Jack hesitates and the the man says “Lower your gun or I’ll blow his damned head off, brother”. Jack realises that this man is the same man he met when he did his “Tour de Stade” - it is Desmond.

Things to note

Walt
When Walt appears to Shannon he speaks backwards and says something like “Push the button. Don’t push the button. Bad.”

In a later episode Bea Klugh asks Michael if Walt has ever been anywhere he wasn’t supposed to be. This suggests that Walt may have the ability to project himself to places he shouldn’t be. Given that at the time he appeared to Shannon he’d just been kidnapped by The Others from the raft.

Walt also appears to Locke in Through the Looking Glass when he was about to kill himself. Walt pursuades Locke that he has to get up because has has work to do.

Now that we know that throughout Season 5 Jacob’s nemesis had used Lockes form, there’s reason to question that perhaps when Walt appeared to Locke he too had been Jacob’s nemesis using his form.

This leads us to two possibilities: either Walt can appear in places he shouldn’t, or it was Jacob’s nemesis using his form. Either way I’m sure there’s alot more to learn about Walt.

The Accident
The man that died whilst Jack was saving Sarah was Adam Rutherford who is Shannon’s father.

In this episode Jack “fixed” Sarah. Given what we know now about Jacob and his apparant “choosing” and “saving” of people, perhaps it was he who fixed Sarah?

If you’re a regular reader of my Lost “reviews” then you’ll know that before Season 5 started I was reviewing Season 1 episodes and sharing thoughts about what we’ve learnt since the episodes. I was hoping to have written reviews about season 2 before season 5 started but I didn’t seem to have the time.

So, what I plan to do before Season 6 starts is to write reviews for Seasons 2 and 3. I’ve already written reviews for 4 and 5 so once I’ve written reviews for Seasons 2 and 3 I will have written reviews for every episode.

So, here’s my little plan to have the reviews written in time - whether or not I stick to it is a different thing ;)

July - Season 2 Episodes 1 - 10
August - Season 2 Episodes 11 - 20
September - Season 2 Episodes 21 - 23, Season 3 Episodes 1 - 8
October - Season 3 Episodes 9 - 19
November - Season 3 Episodes 20 - 22

Wish me luck! :)

First things first… say hello to Jacob!

Finally, we get to meet the mystery man who was introduced to us way back in season 3 in “The Man Behind The Curtain”. Although, that particular scene in the cabin just doesn’t add up with what we know now after The Incident. In TMBTC, Ben takes Locke to the cabin and has a conversation with what seems to be an empty chair. Ben tries to convince Locke that Jacob is in the chair, and while doing so all hell breaks lose. Ben is pushed back, and we see for a split second someone actually sitting in the chair. Then Locke hears someone say “Help Me”. It’s important to note that Ben doesn’t hear this (well, that’s what we’re led to believe).

Anyhow - from this scene I thought, and I don’t think I’m the only one, that Ben had somehow trapped Jacob in the cabin and that he needed Lockes help to escape. There was black ash surrounding the cabin which Ben told Locke not to touch, and from this we gathered that this was some sort of barrier that kept Jacob from escaping.

Also, from other episodes featuring the cabin, we’re led to believe that it somehow moves. Remember when Locke was trying to find it again? Remember when Hurley saw it in one place and then another? More about this later.

So, back to Jacob. After we’re led to believe that Jacob has been locked away in this cabin, this episode totally contradicts that. We see Jacob as a free man, he fishes, he does tapestry, he leaves the island whenever he likes… oh, and he, like Richard, doesn’t age. And he lives in a pineapple under the sea the foot of the famous four-toed statue.

So, who was in the cabin? I have a thought… but first, let’s take a look at the first scene of this episode.

So, what we can gather from this is that Jacob has the ability to bring people to the island. We see during the episode that Jacob meets with some of the Flight 815ers and he makes it a point to touch each of them. Is this how he is capable of bringing people to the island? Did he go out into the real world and touch some of the people on that ship?

Speaking of that ship, is it the Black Rock? Given that we were introduced to the Black Rock in Season One and has been a mystery ever since, it seems reasonable that this could be the writers way of showing us how the Black Rock ended up on the island. How it ended up in the middle of the jungle though, is still a mystery. Anyhow, if this is the Black Rock, is this where Richard Alpert comes from?

It seems Jacob brings people to the island for a reason. From this conversation it seems he is trying to prove his “nemesis” wrong, and that people don’t just come and fight, destroy and corrupt. But why? Why would Jacob need to do this?

It appears that Jacob and his “nemesis” can’t kill each other. How that reflects on Ben and Widmores situation is beyond me so I won’t even try to go into that ;)

However, why would Jacobs “nemesis” want to kill him? What’s so important for Jacob to try and prove him wrong, and for his “nemesis” to want to kill him? How long have they been on the island and how long has this conflict been going on?

Let’s get back to the cabin

Ok, so this leads me back to who was in the cabin when Ben and Locke went there. I’m having trouble believing that it was Jacob, so I’m going to say it was his “nemesis”.

We know there is a conflict between them, so perhaps Jacob trapped his “nemesis” in the cabin a long time ago so that he couldn’t find the “loophole”. He asks Locke for help and eventually he does (although he’s unaware because he is… dead). Someone along the way made an opening in the ash that surrounds the cabin, and his “nemesis” escaped. He escaped and was able to use Lockes body. This must also mean that he used Christians body…

Wait… what?

This is where this whole thing gets a little OTT for me (yes, I know it’s Lost… but still). The Smoke Monster is supposodly responsible for using Christians body (and Yemi’s, Alex’s, and Walt’s) so with this information are we meant to believe that the man that was talking to Jacob at the beginning of the episode is also Smokey? That Jacob’s “nemesis” is Smokey?

I have a problem with that because if Jacob is to have a “nemesis”, I’d want it to be someone who is similar to him. Smokey to me should be an entity all on it’s own.

That being said, if Jacob’s “nemesis” was anything like him he wouldn’t need to use bodies of dead people (and alive… Waaaalt?) to walk around. It just seems too much to me.

Let’s go back to Christian

We’ve seen Christian appear on the island since the first season, and with each season his role seems to grow and be more important. Assuming that Jacob’s “nemesis” used Christians body then his interactions with Locke makes sense. His first meeting with Locke was in the cabin where he told him he has to move the island. This sets in motion his plan to be rid of Jacob. Let’s not forget that when the island was time-jumping, Richard took care of Lockes gun shot wound and told him that to bring the O6 back to the island he had to die. Richard told him this because “present day Locke” told him, who as we now know, is really Jacobs “nemesis”.

What about Christians other roles? In Season One he appeared to Jack and after Jack followed him it led him to his coffin (which was empty). It also led him to the caves where they found a water supply and where half of them took up camp. From this it appears that Christian is helping them survive.

In Season Four he led Claire a-stray and left baby Aaron at the foot of a tree. What were his reasons behind this? Did he know that Aaron would be taken away from the island and so did it to help him?

Also in Season Four he appeared just before the Freighter blew up and told Michael he could go. What was the point in him doing that? If Jacob has the ability to bring people to the island, then perhaps his “nemesis” has the same ability? With that ability, perhaps they can also determine who “can go”?

What if Jacob brings good people to the island and his “nemesis” brings the bad? Who knows… but I’m getting lost in my thoughts and getting away from the episode in hand.

The Cabin… again

So, if the cabin supposedly moves, how did Ilana and co. find it straight away? Actually, how did they find it full stop? It appears that the “What Lies in the Shadow of the Statue” crew have been here before. Bram notices the ash surrounding the cabin had been broken. Ilana went in the cabin to inspect and when she comes out she declares that “he” is not there and that he hasn’t been for some time. A picture of the Statue was left as a clue to “his” whereabouts and that’s exactly where they went. Not before burning the cabin though.

So, where they really looking for Jacob there? Perhaps Jacob did live there once, a long time ago. But why would they be worried about the ash being broken? If Jacob did live there why would there be ash surrounding it to prevent him from leaving? This makes me wonder that perhaps the ash wasn’t there to stop him from leaving, but to stop anyone entering. If Jacobs “nemesis” is the Smoke Monster perhaps it can’t get past the ash, therefore unable to get to Jacob.

But someone was in the cabin when Ben and Locke went there… so whoever broke the ash circle must’ve done it after this. So who was it? If Jacobs “nemesis” took control of Christian then perhaps he was able to break it. But if he did, why wait until he had Christians body? Surely there are other bodies lieing around on that island that he could’ve used (Yemi for example).

This is making me go round in circles, but you can see my reasons for questioning this… yes? ;)

One last thing… why did they burn the cabin?

Let’s get back to Jacob

So, as I said earlier, in this episode we see Jacob meet with some of the Flight 815ers. Some of them he met pre-815, and some pre-316. What’s interesting is he made it a point to touch each of them. I asked earlier if this could be a way of bringing them to the island, but what if it goes deeper than that.

Let’s take a look at who he visited: Kate, Sawyer, Jin & Sun, Sayid, and Jack. All but Sun are stuck in the 70s. Could his touch protect them from The Incident? Could it be his touch that brings them back to 2007 when The Incident happens.

Notice how we were given a Juliet flashback without the presence of Jacob? I feel this was done for a reason. Jacob didn’t touch her therefore she won’t survive The Incident (well… given her present situation I doubt it’d go any other way). But did Jacob avoid touching her because he knew she’d be a sacrifice?

Or, given that we weren’t given a Miles flashback, perhaps Jacob only touched the people from Flight 815? Thinking about it, Flight 815 crashed on the island, but Juliet and Miles both chose to go to the island. Although, given the fact that Jacob touched Hurley and Sayid after Flight 815 it stands to reason that his touching them wasn’t solely the reason for Flight 815 to crash. In fact, I’m going to go with Jacob touched them to protect them from The Incident and to bring them back to 2007 when need be.

Ben

Locke told Ben he had to kill Jacob. Locke reminded Ben of his pain when Alex died, and the fact that he got a tumor, and that Jacob didn’t do anything to help. This seems to set off something in Ben, and at the end of the episode he confronts Jacob. Jacob lets him know that he has a choice: to do what Locke says, or to leave. When Ben questions why Jacob has always ignored him even though he’s given everything to do what Jacob wants, Jacob doesn’t seem to care. This only makes Ben take that final move and stab him.

But what about Ben? When he was young he was approached by Richard and told him he didn’t want to stay with his dad. Richard promised him he could join them but the time wasn’t right… he had to be patient. When he was 12, Sayid shot him and Richard took him to the temple to be healed.

If Jacob didn’t really care about Ben why would Richard approach him in the first place, and then years later proceed to heal him? If truth be told, Jacob probably cares more about Ben than anyone.

But let’s take a look at Locke. Richard was more than willing to let Locke see Jacob but this is because Locke has influenced his own destiny. He turns up at The Others camp in 1954 declaring that he is their leader and that Jacob sent him. He then disappears leaving Richard confused. Over the years Richard visits him but sees nothing special about him. In 1977, Jack tells Richard not to give up on him. Jack, now blinded by his own destiny, has planted a false seed in Richards mind. It gives him confidence that Locke is supposed to be their leader.

But, if Locke hadn’t gone back to 1954, and Jack to 1977, Richard wouldn’t know about Locke.

This is the difference between Ben and Locke. Jacob chose Ben but didn’t choose Locke.

So why did Jacob touch Locke?

Now, I have a theory with regards to this and it’s based upon what I said earlier. If Jacob touched the rest of the Flight 815ers so that they would arrive back to 2007 at the time of The Incident, perhaps he touched Locke so that he would come back to life when this happened?

I know that Jacob appeared to touch Locke to bring him back to life after his fall, and he probably did, but there must be some other reason for him to do so.

Maybe Jacob knows what is going to happen and has told Richard. With this information he believes the Locke that has arrived back is the back-to-life Locke Jacob told him about and therefore sees no reason to keep him away from him?

But if Jacob knew…

If Jacob knew what was going to happen then he knew the Locke that will arrive with Ben will be his “nemesis”, and he knew that Ben would “kill” him.

So what does this all mean?

Quite frankly, I don’t know. But I think “The War” that Charles Widmore told Locke about is on its way (how did Widmore know about this war?)…

They’re coming? Ilana and Bram, Richard and The Others, Flight815ers? All possibilities and all playing for the same team: Jacob. So what about Jacobs “nemesis”? The only person who is following his word is Ben, but that may end as soon as Ben realises he has been manipulated. I bet the grand manipulator didn’t see this coming…

Jacobs Nemesis

Let’s take a quick look at the dialogue at the beginning of the episode again:

Jacob told his “nemesis” that he’d be right there when he finds the loophole. As we see Jacob and his “nemesis” are near the statue. Why does Jacobs “nemesis” need Richard to show him where Jacob is if Jacob told him he’d be right there? Right in that very spot? It doesn’t make much sense to me. It also appears that “nemesis” is shocked that Jacob would be there. But why? Perhaps he remembers what he told him all those years ago and is shocked that somehow Jacob knew he’d be there when the loophole was found?

Back to Locke

Ok, so Ilana and co. bring the body of John Locke to Richard. As Sun asks, if this is Locke, who is in there with Jacob? Well, we all know that it must be Jacobs “nemesis”, but if he doesn’t actually use the persons body, where is Christians body? Jack found his fathers coffin empty and at the time we were led to believe that he’d come back to life and walked out of his coffin, but this appears to not be the case, so where is his body? It couldn’t have gone that far from his coffin…

Another thing about Locke is, has Jacobs “nemesis” been Locke this whole time since 316 crashed? I remember Locke standing in the sea eating fruit enjoying the fact that he was alive again, this Locke felt like the real Locke. I was going to suggest that perhaps the real Locke was killed near the barracks when he went walkabout and then reappeared when Ben summoned the Smoke Monster, but then I remembered Ilana and co. found his body on Hydra Island. So was he killed before he and Ben left Hydra, or has it really been Jacobs “nemesis” this whole time?

Will the real John Locke come back to life to fight his “nemesis?”

Rose and Bernard

Finally we get to see what has happened Rose and Bernard. It seems they have set up home on the beach and have been living in bliss for the past 3 years. Why haven’t The Others or Dharma happened upon them before? It seems they have tins of Dharma food, where have they been getting this from? And their cabin… is that the same as Jacobs cabin?

If there’s something strange in the neighbourhood, who you gonna call?

Miles Straum perhaps? Miles seems to be the only one questioning whether Jack is about to cause the thing they’re trying to prevent. And good on him. Did this stop them from doing it though? Nope. However, whether or not The Incident was caused by the H-Bomb remains to be seen…

Bye bye Juliet

After 3 blissful years of living with Sawyer the return of the Flight 815ers causes havoc in her life. They’ve caused conflicts amongst their people and one in particular has caused a rift between her and her loved one. Juliet made the heartbreaking decision to help Jack change the past so that she wouldn’t have to go through losing Sawyer. Unfortunately, her decision has a devastating effect. She gets pulled into the hole and falls all the way to the bottom.

Now, one would assume that falling all that way would be instant death. But Juliet managed to survive. Not only that, but she landed in short distance of the H-Bomb. Enough for her to throw a rock at it to detonate it. It seems it was her “destiny” to sacrifice herself for her friends.

Did the bomb actually go off or was the bright light we saw at the end a time-flash? Perhaps just at this moment they flashed back to 2007? Even so, would Juliet survive? I don’t think so.

If the bomb did go off and this wasn’t part of The Incident, have they really changed their fates? If so, what will become of next season?

I’m on the “Whatever Happened, Happened” bandwaggon and think that the H-Bomb, whether it went off or not, was always going to be thrown down that hole by Jack. This was The Incident and we saw it happen exactly the way it always had.

Desmond

Oh Desmond, Desmond… where for art thou’ Desmond? I really hope that we haven’t seen the last of him. In The Variable we see Desmond alive and well after being shot by Ben and declaring to Penny that he would never leave her. We also find out that Eloise Hawking has no idea what is going to happen next (or does she?). However, baby Charlie was left in the care of one of the nurses while Penny saw Desmond alone. And daddy Widmore was outside asking Eloise about Desmond. Could baby Charlie be kidnapped and used as bait for Desmond to go back to the island? Will Charles be accompanying him to fight in “The War”?

Please don’t let this be the last of Desmond… ;)

Conclusion

What. An. Episode. With only one more season left of this great show I can’t help but feel excited and sad all at the same time. Next season should see “The War” between Jacob and his “nemesis”, the reunion of the Flight 815ers with Sun and Frank, and hopefully answer some more questions we’ve been wondering about since Season One…

So let’s begin…

The Richard / Locke encounter

In Because You Left, during the time jumps, we see an injured Locke get help from Richard. Richard doesn’t have much time to explain what is happening to Locke, but the conversation ends like so:

During this scene we were left thinking that Richard Alpert was a great know-it-all who knew a whole lot more about the situation than anyone. Only now, in Follow The Leader, do we learn that it was Locke himself who told Richard to tell Past-Locke what to do.

This leaves the age-old question, and one which I’ve touched on in previous posts, which came first? And was Locke really supposed to leave the island to bring back the Oceanic Six?

In The Variable, Daniel seems to think that Jack and co. don’t belong there - that it isn’t their destiny. So could Locke have got it all wrong?

Alot of people don’t seem to think that this scenario is a Paradox, but I can’t see any other way of explaining it. Richard in 2007 tells a time-jumping Locke that he needs to leave the island and bring back the O6, but he only tells time-jumping Locke this because present Locke told him to. Richard didn’t have a clue! So where did this scenario begin?

The Compass

It also leaves the compass in Limbo. I remember after Because You Left writing about the compass and where it possibly could have come from, but now it seems to have dissapeared. Think about it: Locke receives the compass from Richard in 2007 - Locke flashes to 1954 and gives it to Richard. Richard keeps it until 2007 to give back to Locke - and now poof! The compass no longer exsists! Neither Richard or Locke have this compass after Richard gives it to past Locke in 2007.

So if this compass no longer exsists, and it’s origins could never really be explained, did it really ever exsist at all?

Do our Losties die?

Was Richard telling the truth here? Or was he referring to The Purge in which alot of the Dharma folk perished? Perhaps he thought they were still part of the DI.

Also, Richard would remember meeting Kate. Not meeting her in 1977, meeting her in 2004. He helped her and Sayid infiltrate Keamy and his cronies. We know Richard has some knowledge of time travel on the island, he knows because Locke appeared to him in 1954 and his first meeting with Sawyer in 1974, so when he meets Kate in 2004 it’s safe to assume he knew that this was the same woman he met in 1977.

When he bargained with Kate and Sayid to leave the island did he know that they’d end up back there? Or did he think he could change the past?

Changing Destiny

At the end of The Variable we saw a young Eloise shoot Daniel. In this episode we see that he does in fact die, and now Eloise wants answers.

Me thinks that Jack is very very wrong about what he plans to do. First of all, if the bomb is successful then everyone on the island will die. Eloise, who appears to be pregnant, will die taking Daniel with her (assuming Daniel is who she is pregnant with). So Jacks statement of “He doesn’t have to be dead” is false, because he would never even be born if the bomb goes off.

If he is partly successful then this could be what causes The Incident. Forget what Daniel thinks is the cause, the fact that they’re planning on doing this at this point in time must play a part in The Incident. We’ve seen Dr Chang and the DI alive and well way after The Incident so why not use the H-Bomb after The Incident? It will still have the same effect. No, there’s no such thing as coincidence on this show and I believe whatever Jack and co. do with the H-Bomb will enevitably cause The Incident.

So, if this happens, is this a paradox? Well, I can’t think of any other way to describe it. The only reason Jack is there is because Desmond failed to push that button and cause Flight 815 to crash, but that button was only placed there as a result of The Incident, which if it turns out to be true, Jack played a part in causing The Incident. So how is this possible?

Unless, of course, Jack has nothing to do with The Incident and the H-Bomb will be a flat out failure. But come on - Darlton wouldn’t have built up to this for nothing…

Eloise and Desmond

Young Eloise seems to be going along with Jacks plan as if she thinks that by doing so can change what she just did to her son. However, as we’ve seen in recent episodes, a much older Eloise is of the opinion that you can’t change the past and that people have a set Destiny. This is why she nurtured Daniel to be the scientist we all know and love, and why she pursuaded him to go to the island knowing full well that her young self will shoot him. I think she does this because her attempts at changing the past with Jack in 1977 didn’t work, and as the years went on she realised that events Daniel had written about in his book were always going to happen.

But what about her encounter with Desmond in Flashes Before Your Eyes? She tells Desmond that he needs to go the island and keep pushing that button. Was there something deep down inside of her that hoped Desmond wouldn’t fail to push the button that causes Flight 815? Afterall, it was Desmonds failure of pushing the button that causes Flight 815 to crash and to eventually lead Daniel back to the island in 1977 because Jack and co. have returned. If Flight 815 hadn’t crashed, there is a chance that Daniel and the freighter folk would still make it the island when they did, but because there’d be no Flight 815ers, Daniel probably would’ve stayed in Ann Arbor indefinately.

Or, perhaps the island didn’t flash at all. If Locke wasn’t there to tell Ben to move the island then Ben wouldn’t have done so… or would he?

Nevertheless, if Eloise believes that telling Desmond he must push that button might stop Flight 815 from crashing, then perhaps Daniel was right when he told Jack that he’s not supposed to be there. Perhaps Flight 815 was never meant to crash at all.

John and Jacob

Whatever Lockes reasons are for wanting to kill Jacob, the revelation certainly seems to have shocked Ben. Why would Locke want to kill Jacob? Did the island tell him like it seems to be telling him alot of things lately? Or perhaps, when Jacob said “Help Me” to Locke, this is what he meant. He wanted to be put out of his misery for however many years Ben and Richard have kept him captive.

And the big question is: Is it still possible that Jacob could be someone we already know? I sure hope we find out soon!

So where does this leave us with the Finale?

The Finale is sure set to be a big one! But how will it play out? In 1977, we have Sawyer, Juliet and Kate on the sub on its way back to the “real world”. Hurley, Miles, and Jin are in their own little group and persumably making their way back to the beach. Jack and Sayid are with Eloise and Richard. In 2007, Ilana & co. on Hydra island seem to have declared a war on anyone who doesn’t know what lies in the shadow of the statue, and Locke and his people are on their way to meet Jacob.

I have no idea how it will all play out but I’m willing to be it will be one hell of a Finale!

Which came first…?

So, in 1977 Eloise shoots an old Daniel Faraday who comes into their camp armed with a gun. Seems like a reasonable thing to do given that he seems threatening. As he lays dying he tells Eloise that he is her son and she sent him there knowing full well that she’d shoot him.

Eloise seems shocked but seems to believe him. So, as Daniel grows up she nurtures him into becoming the scientist he was “destined” to become. In 2004 she pursuades him that going to the island would be best for him, so off he goes and… well the rest is history.

But, if Eloise hadn’t pursuaded Daniel to go to the island, infact if she hadn’t nurtured him into being a scientist, he would never have been there in 1977. He was only there because his mother had pursuaded him to be there because she’d met him in the 70s. If Eloise hadn’t pursuaded Daniel to go to the island, would he have ended up there anyway?

Changing Destiny

Eloise knew that sending Daniel to the island would end with his death, and that she’d be the one responsible, yet she sent him anyway. If I was his mother I would’ve tried to prevent this from happening. But given Eloise’s view on what would happen if anything were to change, then I guess she was doing what she thought was best. But if she had tried to change things, would she have succeeded. Can you change your destiny?

So, after spending 3 years researching Daniel has gone from “Whatever Happened, Happened” to “We can change destiny”. However, given the fact that Daniel got shot by his own mother without having a chance to speak to her about the H-Bomb, could the events we see be “Whatever Happened, Happened”. Daniel arriving back on the island and causing chaos, he thinks he’s changing events, but this is what always happened. These are the events that lead up to The Incident, and could actually be the cause of The Incident.

They may be successful in their use of the H-Bomb and this is infact what causes The Incident to happen. If only Daniel knew…

Daniels Book

Ok, when I first saw the book it looked nice and new, but after thinking about it I can’t help but wonder if the book she gave Daniel was his book. Perhaps she gives it to him so he can build upon what’s already there. I hate the idea of time loops, but what if the events we see have happened so many times and this book is gaining more and more information each time? Perhaps the scene we saw was the first time? But if this is so, why would it be blank? The book would still have research in it when found in the 70s.

What if, the book will be used to try and fix things and get out of the loop, and to change their destiny?

Right on Time…

Daniel was waiting for Dr Chang to arrive at The Orchid, and when he arrived he said “Right on Time”. This may not seem very strange if you think that this is a daily routine for Dr Chang, but if you remember in the first episode of the season, Dr Chang was called to The Orchid in an emergency. So how would Daniel know he was “right on time”? He seemed to be looking at his book when he said this so could this be written in his book? Again, it leans toward the fact that Daniels book could be the thing to change things.

Daniel may be dead, but I don’t think it’s the last we see of him.

So, this must be the first time Miles discovered he can talk (or at least listen) to the dead. How long has he had this ability before realising it? Can he have actual conversations with the dead or is he just able to hear their thoughts?

Daddy Issues

In this episode we learn that Miles’ father (Dr Chang - Surprise surprise) abandonded him and his mother when he was just a baby. Did he abandon them because of Miles’ ability? Or was he unaware of “gift” that Miles posseses? Given that Miles was just a baby when this happened it’s safe to assume that he was unaware.

But, is Dr Chang really dead? If he was still around when The Purge happened then it’s likely that he is, but how would Miles’ mother know that? I’m assuming once she and Miles left the island they no longer had contact with anyone on it. So did she lie about this, and if so, for what purpose?

So will Dr Chang find out that old Miles is his son? Will this be part of the reason for sending him and his wife away from the island? It seems like a reasonable explaination if Dr Chang finds out things that are going to happen to the island from the future inhabitants. We know he finds out some things from the Comic Con 08 video, so it’s likely he knows that if baby Miles stays on the island he could die in “The Incident” or “The Purge”.

Which leaves the question, why didn’t Dr Chang leave with them?

Miles’ ability to communicate without a body

Miles continues to “speak” to Mr. Grays son and tells him that his son knew he loved him. Later on, Miles visits him again and tells him he lied. Given this revelation, in Confirmed Dead, did Miles really communicate with Mrs Gardners grandson? He used what can only be described as a Ghost Busters machine, so had he found a way to communicate with the dead if their spirits are still around using this machine? This event can’t be long before he heads off to the island, so why didn’t he use this machine to communicate with Mr Grays son?

Let us Begin!…

Danielle

So we see a young Ben, accompanied by a young Ethan, take Alex away from Danielle. We learn that Bens mission was to kill Danielle but Ben didn’t know she had a baby. When Ben sees the baby he has a change of heart and decides not to kill Danielle, but takes baby Alex with him. This may answer the age-old question of “How did Alex get taken by The Others”, but opens up so many other questions.

The big question being: Why doesn’t Danielle remember Ben?

Danielle sees Bens face when he takes Alex away from her so 16 years later when she traps Ben in a net, why doesn’t she remember him as the guy who stole Alex? She merely refers to him as “one of them”. I know 16 years is a long time and she may have gone a little crazy, but I don’t think I’d forget the face of the man who stole my baby.

This leads us to another question like, did Ben and Danielle orchestrate the net trap deliberately. Perhaps Ben “Benipulated” Danielle into helping him in exchange of seeing Alex?

The Whispers

Another thing that popped up this scene were the whispers. Ben told Danielle that if she heard whispers to run the other way. Is this a confirmation then that the whispers are cause by The Others and not our time travelling Losties and/or ghosts and/or any other weird and wonderful thing? The whispers are The Others. Yes or no?

Ethan

We saw a young Ethan with Ben when he stole baby Alex away from Danielle. Ethan was born in 1977 so he would’ve been 11 years old when he was helping Ben. How and why did Ethan come to be a part of The Hostiles?

Widmore and Jacob

Widmore walks away when Ben confronts him about killing Alex. Why does Widmore see fit to kill a baby? And is killing the baby and Danielle really what Jacob wants? From this conversation we assume at this point that Widmore can communicate with Jacob, but Ben can’t. When/how did Widmore start communicating with Jacob and when did Ben become able to communicate with him.

We know that Jacob is somehow trapped in his cabin, did Ben trap him there? Did he somehow hide Jacob away from Widmore so that they could no longer communicate. Was this also how Widmore was exiled from the island? Because Ben had hidden Jacob away from anyone and lied to everyone about what Jacob really wants?

Widmores Banishement

Firstly, there is something way off with the dates of when Charles Widmore was exiled. The Purge happened in 1992 and we see in this episode Ben pushing a child Alex on the swings in New Otherton, so this would be after The Purge. So we can assume Charles Widmore was exiled in or after 1992.

The thing that is off about this is in 2004 Miles states that Widmore has been looking for the island for 20 years. This would mean that Widmore has been off the island since 1984. This is 8 years before The Purge, and 4 years before Ben stole Alex. This date simply cannot be true.

Unless of course, when you’re banished from the island you end up in a different time. We know that by turning the Donkey Wheel you end up in a different time. We’ve seen this happen to both Ben and Locke and they both end up sometime in the future.

Ben mentions that Widmore has been to and fro from the island for a while, so why when he is banished is he unable to find it again? Is it because he has ended up in a different time and the island is no longer where he thought it was?

The other thing that is confusing about Widmore leaving by sub, is that in The Life of Jeremy Bentham he tells Locke that the cameras were placed in Tunisia because he knew that that is the exit from the island. This led us to believe that he also moved the island via the Donkey Wheel, but as we see in this episode he left by sub. Did he manage to somehow get back to the island after he was exiled and then turn the Donkey Wheel? That would explain both why he knew where the exit point was in Tunisia, and how he’d been off island for 20 years instead of 12.

Did Ben kill Penny?

No. But he did shoot Desmond! I actually shouted at my TV when Ben shot Desmond - Nooooo!! - but luckily Desmond wasn’t killed and was able to kick Bens ass.

Ben didn’t kill Penny and I’m not sure whether he would’ve gone through with it. When Ben saw little Charlie Ben hesitated. He obviously didn’t realise Des&Pen had had a child together and I think seeing him made him remember his little Alex. Before we got to see whether Ben changed his mind though, Desmond arrived and kicked his ass. Good on ya Desmond! Now when are you going back to the island?

Smokey and Ben

So Ben wanted to visit the main island so that he could be judged for leaving the island and coming back again. Oh wait, no it was because he was responsible for Alex’s death.

We see Smokey smoulder Ben and show him parts of his life, focusing on his life with Alex. This was similar to Eko’s experience when he was faced with the Smoke Monster. When Smokey had finished showing Ben some of his past, it disappeared and, persumabley, reformed as Alex.

So Smokey can not only show you parts of your past, it can also read your mind? Is that why it is “good” at judging people and deciding who’s good and who’s bad?

We’ve seen Smokey appear as Yemi before killing Eko. Did Smokey kill Eko because he saw his past or because he could read his mind?

Christian and Locke

As we’ve seen Smokey take on the form of Yemi, and now Alex, I’ve always assumed that Christian was a form of Smokey too. But now that we’ve seen Locke come back to life it’s hard to decipher whether or not Christian is a form of Smokey or someone who has come back to life. As Christian and Locke both arrived on the island under the same circumstances, we have to assume that they’re both the same. They’ve both either come back to life from the dead, or they’re both forms of Smokey. I don’t believe that they’re 2 different entities.

That being said, why does Christian seem to appear out of nowhere? If he is a form of Smokey, then this must be the same for Locke? Right…?

Either way, I’m looking forward to more scenes with Christian to see just exactly who or what he is.