Lost Theory

In case you want to be even more confused about Lost, check out this Time Loop Theory site. It's a fan-generated site that explains a theory about the island - and it makes my head hurt.

The Shape of Things To Come

Lost debuted last night after a short hiatus. This episode didn't really do it for me. Sometimes when things get a little too weird I feel a disconnect. But a few questions were brought up... weird. Is, rather was, Alex Ben's real daughter? He told the captain on the boat that she wasn't, but then he kind of acted like he was lying. Can Ben turn on the "monster" at will? He disappeared in a secret room and then came back out - immediately following the monster made an appearance. Hmmm...

Another Lost that poses more questions than it answers...

First of all... I would like to take a moment to commend those that have blogs dedicated to Lost. What a full time job it must be to figure everything out, write about it and connect all of the dots.

I, however, am not that smart. And, I'm not trying to be. Lost completely confuses me every week, but I still can't get enough. And to make matters worse, this week I fell asleep and had to watch what I missed 2 days later. It's hard enough understanding the show in one sitting.

On Thursday we learned a little bit more why Michael, a.k.a Kevin Johnson, is on the ship. We also learned what he did and where he was in between getting off of the island and going on to the ship. During that time, he wanted to kill himself, but we learned the island won't let him. 

Then, he gets called to be a deckhand on the ship where he must sabotage the plan of the owner, Mr. Whidmore, to find the island. The question becomes who really set up the crash site of Oceanic 815. Was it Mr. Whidmore? Was it Ben? It would make the most sense if it were Ben because he didn't want anyone looking for the survivors and now he wants to kill everyone on the ship b/c they want to find the island. 

Also, in the previews for the next new episode - which doesn't air for another month - the announcer says we know who the Oceanic 6 are and baby Aaron is one of them. That would go against the theory that Aaron couldn't be one of 6 survivors because he wasn't on the manifest.

I wish we didn't have to wait a month to learn more things to be confused about!

# 5 of the Oceanic 6 Revealed!

We learned tonight on Lost that Sun is one of the Oceanic 6 that make it off of the island. We now know a total of 5 people who make it off: Sun, Sayid, Kate, Jack and Hurly. And for the first time tonight we discovered for sure one person that did not survive making it off the island... Jin.

I am starting to feel like this is becoming a 5th grade math problem. Dick lives in the blue house. Jane lives in the red house next to Tom. Tom lives next to Julie. Julie lives in the green house. Who lives next to Jane? AH!

And... I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! Michael is Ben's mole on the ship. Hello, Michael! Long time, no see! We also learned that Ben staged the wreckage of Oceanic flight 815, making it seem like all onboard perished. Apparently, that has something to do with why the people who are on the ship are after Ben. 

And the plot thickens... it always does!

Juliet Flashbacks

Tonight's episode "The Other Woman", featured flashbacks from Juliet - but they were all when she was on the island. 

The episode opened with a flashback of Juliet and a therapist. At first Juliet is talking about being a celebrity - it made me think that she was one of the Oceanic 6 who got off the island and this was actually a flash forward. They only let you think that for a few seconds though, before we realize that she has just arrived on the island in the flashback. We learn that Juliet has an affair with the island therapist's (Harper) husband (Goodwin).

Another major thing that happens in this episode is Locke lets Ben out of captivity. Ben offers up information about who is in charge of the ship off the island as his "bargaining chip." We learn that Charles Widmore, Penelope's dad, owns the ship. It is still unclear exactly why he has such an interest in the island. Does it have something to do with Desmond?

Locke wants to know one more thing from Ben: Who does Ben have on the ship? We know from a previous episode that Ben has a mole on the ship. He tells Locke he needs to sit down for that one. Of course, we never learn in this episode who it is. Could it be Michael? Whoever it is, it's going to be a doozy!

The other major thing that happened in this episode was Daniel and Charlotte left the camp. When Jack realized they were gone, Jin said he saw them go into the woods. Juliet and Jack follow their tracks in typical Lost fashion. While following them Juliet comes across Harper, who tells her that Ben wants Juliet to go to the chemical station and shoot Daniel and Charlotte because they are going there to kill everyone on the island. Once Juliet finally gets there it turns out they are actually trying to prevent the chemical station from killing everyone. Obviously, Ben set up Juliet to kill Daniel and Charlotte because he wanted them dead.

One random observation I noticed tonight: the 2 doctors on the island are named Shephard and Burke. Also, the name of 2 doctors on another popular ABC show: Gray's Anatomy.

Lost: 5 of the Oceanic 6 Revealed (well... maybe)

Lost... by far one of my favorite TV obsessions. Not a lot of people that run in my circles are in to it, but they should be. I realize it's a daunting task, but just rent the DVDs or head to ABC.com to view all of the episodes. Trust me... you'll be hooked.

Tonight was the 4th episode of the season and we learned the 5th person to be rescued off the island... Aaron! Didn't see that one coming before tonight. So, out of the Oceanic 6, we know 5: Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid & Aaron. That is... if Aaron is actually considered one of the 6. 

We also found out that the O6 lied to the public - telling them only 8 survived the initial crash. Just more open-ended questions, but part of the fun is yelling WTF!?!?! at the TV every Thursday night.

By the way... if you are in to Lost, by far the best website I've found is lostpedia.com. Okay... now I really sound like a huge nerd.