*@*(#*%&(!Q*)(*)(*)#(*$)@#(*$&^!@($& -- That’s the sound of my head exploding from all that went on in last night’s episode. In fact, I tossed and turned all night long thinking about different theories, which eventually led to a convoluted dream about a young African boy doing a mystical dance in front of an imperial mansion, plotting to overthrow his oppressors. Not sure what the connection is, but maybe I’m psychic and we will soon see a young Eko or his brother dancing in front of the American embassy.
Just before the episode began, Chris laid out a really cool theory. I think it was debunked in the episode, but it led to some other thoughts. His thought was that Charlotte is the daughter of Des and Penny – which we thought for sure was right – until the doctor said it was a boy. Plus, they named him “Charlie” (awwww moment of the night), and no one except George Foreman would give his children such similar names (George and Georgina, in case you’re wondering).
1. The title – “Jarhead”: it obviously referred to the hanging hydrogen bomb, it was actually the code name for nuclear tests done in the South Pacific in 1954. It’s also a term used for soldiers on the battlefield.
2. THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDIES: I’m really excited about this one!
In the Bible, Daniel was in Babylon with the cast out Jews. Daniel was a prophet, a reader of dreams. His interpretations of a king’s dream gained him trust with the leaders of Babylon. When the Jews returned to the Promised Land, Daniel remained in Babylon, where he was later cast into the Den of Lions for his faith and for his prophetic visions.
Daniel is one of the “four prophets” in the Bible, along with . . . wait for it . . . Jeremiah (a connection to Jeremy – Locke’s pseudonym)!
3. ON THE ISLAND:
--The “Others” have arrived on the island circa 1954. Their ranks include Richard Alpert and Charles Widmore.
-- They believe the Losties are US Army, except for the young blond girl who has a hard time believing Miles and Charlotte would be sent by the US.
**I believe this is when Richard first came to the island, before he learned to time travel. Therefore, he does not recognize Locke. He has not unlocked the powers of the Island yet.
n Charlotte seems better in the past . . . why? When the flash occurs again, her head nearly explodes. Could they now be in the future?
-- The “Others” speak Latin. Why?
4. ONE REASON I LOVED THE EPISODE: NO KATE!
5. DES AND PENNY:
-- Desmond is searching for Daniel’s mother. He finds the lab at Oxford abandoned, and Oxford denies the existence of Farraday’s existence. We learn this is because of his experiment involving Theresa.
-- Des visits Theresa. She appears in a vegetative state, but according to her sister, she is “traveling.” Like the rats mentioned by the man in the lab, her “brains have been sent back in time.” She seems an early casualty of Daniel’s experimentation. He also seems to have loved her, as witnessed by the photograph and Daniel’s attitude toward the blond soldier that looks like Theresa. Does he think she is Theresa????
--The mythology of Penelope is that she is left waiting for Odysseus to return from his adventures. We thought this was when he was on the island, but perhaps it is just the beginning. Perhaps Des is going to have to leave her again.
--Widmore knows that Des needs to find Daniel’s mother and deliver a message. He begs Des to keep Penny safe. Remember, Ben told Widmore that his daughter would die.
6. Interesting trivia – this is the only episode of the entire series in which one of the O6 does not appear.
7. THEORY TO PONDER: Could Daniel be Des and Penny’s son? Could Daniel’s mother truly be Penny? Perhaps a bit farfetched, but this is Lost after all!
There are probably 900 things I’ve failed to mention, but that will just give all of you something to do!
Namaste,
Loyal Lost Loser
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
"Because You Left" and "The Lie"
Because You Left and The Lie
Jeez, that was an exhausting night! Your Loyal Lost Loser is not used to being up so late!
I watched the recap, but I think that was for newbies to the show, don’t you? One thing I noticed that they focused on a lot was the contact between Sun and Charles Widmore. So, keep your eye on these two; I certainly did during the premiere.
I don’t know about you, but I thought that these two episodes served more as set-up than they did to reveal much. However, I made a few discoveries and have a few predictions to share.
1. The episode opens at 8:14 a.m. with everyone’s favorite Orientation Film star – Marvin Candle (whose real name is revealed to be Dr. Pierre Chang). His wife wakes him to get the baby (yay for making the dad get up with the kid!). Here’s my theory – MILES IS THE SON OF DR. CHANG! More on that later . . .
2. Dr. Chang (could it be Dr. Change?) confirms that the Orchid hatch is built on top of a limitless source of energy that will allow them to manipulate time. This is further confirmed by the fact that my boy Daniel shows up.
3. Who has asked for a blood test for Aaron? Charles Widmore? Ben? Sun? Jeremy Latham (aka Locke)?
4. Sun is detained at the airport by Charles Widmore, who demands her respect. She agrees that that is “fair enough.” Do you think she is really planning to work with him or do you think that she is playing him to destroy him? Does she blame him for Jin’s death?
5. Or does she blame Kate? We know she blames her father, and she claims to CW that she blames Ben, but I think she really blames Kate for forcing her to get on the helicopter and not getting Jin in time. I know she says she doesn’t blame Kate, but the Sweet Sun has been known to lie before!
6. BACK ON THE ISLAND:
· A white light (much like that after the hatch blew) occurs and the island (or the Losties) move.
· According to Daniel, they have moved to the past.
· Another white light flashes; they move forward. To where, we’re not sure . . . but I believe they have moved to the present (2008), the same time as the O6. Why? Because Charlotte is really DEAD!
· While in the past, Daniel visits Desmond in the hatch, although he had told Sawyer not to. Daniel says the rules don’t apply to Des, and Daniel implores him to go to Oxford and find Dan’s mom (who is that? Did you get it?)
· Vincent is back! Yay!
· Richard tells Locke, “I didn’t go anywhere; you did.”
· Why the focus on Eko’s brother’s plane and the crash?
7. THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDIES: We return to the Virgin Mary. Once again, we see the statues used to smuggle drugs. We’ve seen references to the Virgin Mary many times – Charlie had a whole episode where he hallucinated Claire as the Virgin Mary.
Something interesting I found on Wikipedia (those with better knowledge of the Catholic faith, please correct anything):
According to the apocryphal Gospel of James she was the daughter of Joachim and Anna. Before Mary's conception, Anna had been barren, and her parents were quite old when she was conceived. They gave her to service as a consecrated virgin in the Temple in Jerusalem when she was three years old, much like Hannah took Samuel to the Tabernacle as recorded in the Old Testament (Tanakh, Hebrew Bible).
Could it be a connection to the infertility on the island? Could Claire be the Mary of this island since Aaron was born and she survived? Still working on this one . . .
8. Why was Sawyer so desperate for a shirt? Was he afraid of distracting Juliet with his loveliness?
9. How about that killer dishwasher?
10. Best line of the night: “If you ate more comfort food, you wouldn’t have to go around shooting people.” Hurley to Sayid
11. Runner up for best line: Sawyer --“Welcome back, Dr. Wizard.”
Miles – “I believe it’s Mr. Wizard.”
12. BIG NEW THEORY: Both Miles and Charlotte were born on the island. It was after their births that the island started killing mothers. But why?
13. Questions and issues to consider this season:
Where did Kate get all her money?
Who wants to expose Aaron’s maternity? (I think it is Sun, but you may disagree)
Hurley did not want to lie! He feels betrayed by the other O6. So the question is, will he trust them?
Who the hell is Neil?
Why are Ana Lucia and Libby haunting/helping Hurley? Why these two and not Boone and Shannon or Eko?
14. Do you know who Daniel’s mother is? That’s right, it’s the lady from Desmond’s episode last season who gave him hints and guidance about what to do.
I don’t want to end without giving a shout out to my favorite dentist and his wife, Rose and Bernard! Go on with your bad selves!
So what did you think? What questions and theories do you have?
Namaste,
Your Loyal Lost Loser
Jeez, that was an exhausting night! Your Loyal Lost Loser is not used to being up so late!
I watched the recap, but I think that was for newbies to the show, don’t you? One thing I noticed that they focused on a lot was the contact between Sun and Charles Widmore. So, keep your eye on these two; I certainly did during the premiere.
I don’t know about you, but I thought that these two episodes served more as set-up than they did to reveal much. However, I made a few discoveries and have a few predictions to share.
1. The episode opens at 8:14 a.m. with everyone’s favorite Orientation Film star – Marvin Candle (whose real name is revealed to be Dr. Pierre Chang). His wife wakes him to get the baby (yay for making the dad get up with the kid!). Here’s my theory – MILES IS THE SON OF DR. CHANG! More on that later . . .
2. Dr. Chang (could it be Dr. Change?) confirms that the Orchid hatch is built on top of a limitless source of energy that will allow them to manipulate time. This is further confirmed by the fact that my boy Daniel shows up.
3. Who has asked for a blood test for Aaron? Charles Widmore? Ben? Sun? Jeremy Latham (aka Locke)?
4. Sun is detained at the airport by Charles Widmore, who demands her respect. She agrees that that is “fair enough.” Do you think she is really planning to work with him or do you think that she is playing him to destroy him? Does she blame him for Jin’s death?
5. Or does she blame Kate? We know she blames her father, and she claims to CW that she blames Ben, but I think she really blames Kate for forcing her to get on the helicopter and not getting Jin in time. I know she says she doesn’t blame Kate, but the Sweet Sun has been known to lie before!
6. BACK ON THE ISLAND:
· A white light (much like that after the hatch blew) occurs and the island (or the Losties) move.
· According to Daniel, they have moved to the past.
· Another white light flashes; they move forward. To where, we’re not sure . . . but I believe they have moved to the present (2008), the same time as the O6. Why? Because Charlotte is really DEAD!
· While in the past, Daniel visits Desmond in the hatch, although he had told Sawyer not to. Daniel says the rules don’t apply to Des, and Daniel implores him to go to Oxford and find Dan’s mom (who is that? Did you get it?)
· Vincent is back! Yay!
· Richard tells Locke, “I didn’t go anywhere; you did.”
· Why the focus on Eko’s brother’s plane and the crash?
7. THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDIES: We return to the Virgin Mary. Once again, we see the statues used to smuggle drugs. We’ve seen references to the Virgin Mary many times – Charlie had a whole episode where he hallucinated Claire as the Virgin Mary.
Something interesting I found on Wikipedia (those with better knowledge of the Catholic faith, please correct anything):
According to the apocryphal Gospel of James she was the daughter of Joachim and Anna. Before Mary's conception, Anna had been barren, and her parents were quite old when she was conceived. They gave her to service as a consecrated virgin in the Temple in Jerusalem when she was three years old, much like Hannah took Samuel to the Tabernacle as recorded in the Old Testament (Tanakh, Hebrew Bible).
Could it be a connection to the infertility on the island? Could Claire be the Mary of this island since Aaron was born and she survived? Still working on this one . . .
8. Why was Sawyer so desperate for a shirt? Was he afraid of distracting Juliet with his loveliness?
9. How about that killer dishwasher?
10. Best line of the night: “If you ate more comfort food, you wouldn’t have to go around shooting people.” Hurley to Sayid
11. Runner up for best line: Sawyer --“Welcome back, Dr. Wizard.”
Miles – “I believe it’s Mr. Wizard.”
12. BIG NEW THEORY: Both Miles and Charlotte were born on the island. It was after their births that the island started killing mothers. But why?
13. Questions and issues to consider this season:
Where did Kate get all her money?
Who wants to expose Aaron’s maternity? (I think it is Sun, but you may disagree)
Hurley did not want to lie! He feels betrayed by the other O6. So the question is, will he trust them?
Who the hell is Neil?
Why are Ana Lucia and Libby haunting/helping Hurley? Why these two and not Boone and Shannon or Eko?
14. Do you know who Daniel’s mother is? That’s right, it’s the lady from Desmond’s episode last season who gave him hints and guidance about what to do.
I don’t want to end without giving a shout out to my favorite dentist and his wife, Rose and Bernard! Go on with your bad selves!
So what did you think? What questions and theories do you have?
Namaste,
Your Loyal Lost Loser
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Woo Hoo!
One week to go until the season premiere!
Some questions to ponder and to refresh your memory from last season:
--Why do all the promotional posters merge visions of the island with visions of a big city?
-How did Locke get off the island? (Clearly, as the new “Ben,” Richard probably taught him how to “travel.”)
-Does Locke recognize Richard from earlier in his life?
-Did Locke really kill himself?
-Why does Miles want to stay on the island?
-When was Charlotte on the island before?
-What happened to the people on the raft/boat that were headed toward the freighter? My boy Daniel?
-What bad things happened on the island after the O6 left?
-Will Jack grow a pair this season and stop feeling sorry for himself all the time?
-Will Juliet's breasts still be fantastic?
-Can Kate get more annoying?
-Is Jin dead? Michael? Locke?
I can hardly wait . . . see you next week!
Namaste,
LLR
Some questions to ponder and to refresh your memory from last season:
--Why do all the promotional posters merge visions of the island with visions of a big city?
-How did Locke get off the island? (Clearly, as the new “Ben,” Richard probably taught him how to “travel.”)
-Does Locke recognize Richard from earlier in his life?
-Did Locke really kill himself?
-Why does Miles want to stay on the island?
-When was Charlotte on the island before?
-What happened to the people on the raft/boat that were headed toward the freighter? My boy Daniel?
-What bad things happened on the island after the O6 left?
-Will Jack grow a pair this season and stop feeling sorry for himself all the time?
-Will Juliet's breasts still be fantastic?
-Can Kate get more annoying?
-Is Jin dead? Michael? Locke?
I can hardly wait . . . see you next week!
Namaste,
LLR
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