I just returned from a weekend in Vegas for a Bachelorette Party.  I am operating on very little sleep and have to fumigate my wardrobe, but it was worth it. Aside from the usual bride-to-be debauchery, there were a few star sightings…

 

At Tao last night (which I highly recommend if you can get in and have dancing/drinking endurance), we ran into M. Night Shyamalan (director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, etc.)…again. He was also at Body English on Friday night.    

 

But the real highlight for me was meeting Milo Ventimiglia (a.k.a. Peter Petrelli from Heroes)! What an unassuming, sweet guy. I shook his hand and continued to geek out about it for the rest of the evening.  

 

Last night (well, early this morning really) there was also a strange appearance by P. Diddy’s Making the Band 3 girl group Danity Kane, who got up on stage, lip synced their song ‘Show Stopper’ and then danced on stage for a while to other hits by other artists.

 

So now I’m off to catch some zzz’s. Thanks for the good times, TS/RM/SZ/ME/LC!

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For once, I don’t have much to theorize about last night’s episode. It made me laugh, which is rare for this show. Sawyer’s multiple pop culture references and nicknames were great.

 

I may have more thoughts about it next week, but for now…

 

REPEAT THEMES

 

1. Transportation on the Island

We can now add a VW Bus to the modes of transportation that have mysteriously appeared or were lured to the island: the Black Rock ship, Desmond’s sailboat, the real Henry Gale’s hot air balloon, Yemi’s small plane, etc.

 

 

2. Daddy Issues

Add Hurley to the growing list: Sawyer, Kate, Jack, Jin, Locke, Walt, etc.

 

3. Psychics

Those who have visited them or have such capabilities: Hurley, Claire, Desmond, Rose, Walt, etc.

 

DANIELLE (a.k.a. ROUSSEAU/CRAZY FRENCH LADY)

 

I have never believed her story, because nothing adds up. For someone who has spent 16 years on an island, you’d think she would have found the Others’ village by now and also know the whereabouts of her daughter Alex. Remember that she ‘captured’ Ben (when he was Henry Gale) in her net before the survivors then took him and held him captive in the hatch. I think she is either in on it with the Others or used to be a part of them.

 

QUESTIONS

 

There was a bus in the jungle…but no roads or tire tracks. The map Sawyer found inside was a blueprint for roads that don’t exist, so how did the bus get there?

 

Here is the same question I have for all of the boats and (alleged) submarine: where do they get fuel for the bus?

 

Hurley’s former boss/new Mr. Clucks employee Randy took off with Hurley’s girlfriend. Was this before or after Randy became Locke’s boss at the box factory? (And yes, it is the same actor who has played both roles)

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Expectations for this show are too high. We are spoiled. Not every episode is going to be action packed and answer the questions posed from the previous week. The producers of the show actually listened to the fans and busted their ass to give us 16 episodes in a row without reruns. And every single episode is produced at such high quality that it feels like each week we are treated to a one hour movie. So I, for one, am not complaining. I love it and will stick by the show until the very last scene of the series finale.

 

I have a feeling that last night’s episode will divide the devoted into two parties: those who love answers to longstanding questions, and those who are frustrated and/or impatient by new characters and island developments.

 

{Pop Culture Aside: Lost creator JJ Abrams directed tonight’s episode of The Office!}

 

Here are my weekly thoughts and theories:

 

The title of the episode obviously refers to both Jack in Thailand and Jack being held captive by the Others.

 

By repeatedly stating that the kidnapped Tail Section children are “in a better place,” do the Others mean that they rescued the kids from growing up on the beach, and provided them with food, housing, clothing and education?

 

There were other people with flight attendant Cindy and the kids who were observing Jack in his cage. Are they also Tail Section survivors? Are they on the Otherville Jury? Is that why they were observing Jack? Have they been observing the entire time? If so, hopefully they shielded the children’s eyes when Kate and Saywer had their little jungle fling!

 

 

Where has Sheriff Isabel been? Does she sit and watch everything and lord over all Others, or is she connected in any way to the infamous Jacob and his list? If Ben was able to stay Juliet’s execution, is Isabel second in charge?

 

 

Ben told Jack that his bedside manner left something to be desired, which is exactly what Jack’s Dad told him when he was talking to his future wife Sarah after her car accident.

 

Ethan was one hell of a menacing surgeon. Why send your community’s only real doctor to harass plane crash survivors and kidnap a pregnant woman? Ethan must also be the village handyman. We saw him fixing Juliet’s plumbing earlier this season.

 

Achara told Jack that he was a leader, which is ironic because Jack told Locke early on in Season 1 that he wasn’t a leader. She also told Jack he was a great man, which is how Ben (as Henry Gale) described his leader when asked about him while he was being held prisoner in the Hatch.

 

Achara had a gift – a visionary of sorts. Obviously many folks on the island have similar gifts or their lives have been affected by people with the same gift: Claire and her psychic, Desmond’s new psychic abilities, etc.

 

Let’s see…we learn that Achara is a tattoo artist of sorts, and then we see that Juliet gets branded. Perhaps Achara is on the island as the Official Branding Artist of Otherville.

 

The brand that the Others burned into Juliet’s lower back kind of resembles the map that Locke saw on the back of the Hatch blast door – it has eight branches and the long stem could signify the underwater hatch that we have yet to see.

 

 

They never explained the rest of Jack’s tattoo. We really only saw the origins of the bottom half.  There is a number 5, which could represent the 5 seconds he counts before letting the fear go while operating. (In real life, however, it represents Party of Five, as that is Matthew Fox’s real tattoo and he has said as much).

 

 

Yeah, that was very nice of Tom to hold an umbrella over Ben before boarding the boat. I think my theory about him and Ben from last week is going to prove to be correct. Then again, he wasn’t on that boat leaving with Ben at the end…

 

There was a large boat awaiting Jack, Juliet and Ben in the distance (much bigger and longer than the tug boat that Michael and Walt were ‘released’ to go home in). So how is it that the survivors on the beach don’t hear that engine? And where are they getting fuel?

 

 

Did anyone else find it funny or strange that Jack is a spinal surgeon who can’t put together a simple kite?

 

Karl has never heard of The Brady Bunch. Like Ben, he must have grown up on the island.

 

Karl mentioned that he and Alex named a constellation the Teddy Bear. The Tail Section survivor kids had one with them, and we also saw a barefoot Other dragging one behind last season when Eko and Jin were hiding in the bushes.

 

 

Is Alex really Ben’s daughter? Did he kidnap her from Rousseau when she was a baby? Why does she call him Ben and not Dad?

 

If the Others really do have a submarine (which the producers confirmed although I’ll believe it when I see it), why on earth take a patient recovering from spinal surgery on a sailboat and then a motor boat?

 

At the end of the episode, were Jack and Juliet headed ‘home,’ where Ben promised they would both be released to go? Or were they headed back to Otherville, where Ben calls home, the Stepford village we saw earlier in the season?

 

 

Crazy Theory of the Week

Jack is an Other. He was recruited for a job before the crash…but maybe he didn’t know what for (similar to how Mittelos wooed Juliet). Think about it – he is a doctor, Juliet is a doctor, and the Others always seem to be looking for medical staff. Also, regardless of the fact that he was a prisoner, everything he demanded from the Others, he received: he told Ben to stop Juliet’s execution, he told Alex to let him out of his cage, etc.

 

Isabel translates his tattoo as follows: “He walks amongst us but he is not one of us.” Perhaps that refers to Jack when he is among the other crash survivors. [FYI, there are claims that the real interpretation is “Eagles high, cleaving sky.” Which of course alludes to the airplane, the kite, etc.]

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[Last August, I compiled a list of Favorite Television Characters Ever. Since that time I have modified it only slightly, and have decided to elaborate.]

 

Believe it or not, my world does not revolve entirely around a bunch of strangers with daddy and guilt issues who crashed onto a mysterious island. Lost isn’t even the first show I’ve been obsessed with (for years, I lived and breathed all things X-Files). I have a tendency to dive into a fair number of shows and discuss them with such fervor that friends and family tend to look at me askew and wonder privately if I have a life. Thankfully, I am also surrounded by people who speak the same language; who animatedly overanalyze and speculate about water-cooler shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and The Office with me at length.

 

That being said, I’m going to break down exactly what I love about my favorite characters and personalities on television. Because although I do have a life, I also maintain a lifelong fascination and virtual relationship with a select group of primarily fictitious characters.

 

Before any of you fanatics jump all over my back about glaring omissions, keep in mind that I don’t actually have time to watch all popular shows and fan favorites like 24, Battlestar Galactica, CSI or Gilmore Girls.

And yes, I’m aware a large number of my selections are from two camps: JJ Abrams and HBO.
 

So here is my updated list, with photos. Alphabetically, of course…

 

DR. MIRANDA BAILEY (CHANDRA WILSON), GREY’S ANATOMY

What’s not to love? She’s the boss but also the soul of the show.

 

CLAIRE BENNET (HAYDEN PANETTIERE), HEROES

I can’t quite figure out why she’s my favorite Hero, but I look forward to her story each week. Perhaps it’s because we’re watching the demise of her innocence as she is exposed to the darker world of her fellow friends with power.

 

DR. TEMPERANCE “BONES” BRENNAN (EMILY DESCHANEL), BONES

For me, Bones has been the perfect replacement for my beloved Scully; all business but with serious chemistry simmering just beneath the surface between her and her partner (David Boreanz, who is a sexier version of Mulder).

 

SHERIFF SETH BULLOCK (TIMOTHY OLYPHANT), DEADWOOD

He is so visibly conflicted and twitchy. That seething mustache snarl alone makes my day.

 

SYDNEY BRISTOW (JENNIFER GARNER), ALIAS

The ass-kicking + the outfits + the tech talk = Hot. 

 

CAROL BURNETT, THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW

A hero of mine since childhood, I would run to the mirror after each episode to attempt to mimic her facial expressions.

 

ELAINE BENES (JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS), SEINFELD

On top of the infamous dancing and that hair, she was the real star of the show.

 

CALAMITY JANE (ROBIN WEIGERT), DEADWOOD

No one else can slur words with such fortitude. I’m not sure I’ve ever loved a TV drunk so much.

 

ANGELA CHASE (CLAIRE DANES), MY SO-CALLED LIFE

No other show or actress captured and epitomized the awkward teenage years better.

 

CLAIRE FISHER (LAUREN AMBROSE), SIX FEET UNDER

Complicated and moody. The perfect undertaker’s daughter.

 

MARSHALL FLINKMAN (KEVIN WEISMAN), ALIAS

Every show should have a resident geek who comes to the rescue with such heart and loyalty.  

 

TOBIAS FÜNKE (DAVID CROSS), ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

Two words: never nude.

 

HENRY GALE/BEN LINUS (MICHAEL EMERSON), LOST

Creepy, surprising, and spectacularly acted.

 

TOMMY GAVIN (DENIS LEARY), RESCUE ME

What a mess of a man. Leary fits and fills the role like no other.

 

ARI GOLD (JEREMY PIVEN), ENTOURAGE

Perhaps it is because Piven embodies (to those of us outside of the industry) my perception of a real Hollywood agent. Or perhaps it is because no one chews up and spits out the scenery better or with more energy than Piven.

 

JIM HALPERT (JOHN KRASINSKI), THE OFFICE

An obvious choice, but I’m on his bandwagon. I only wish I were as capable of clever office pranks and lingering glances that speak volumes.

 

JOHN LOCKE (TERRY O’QUINN), LOST

An enigma. I love that I have no idea what his real story is, nor the direction he’ll take us next on the show. In my opinion, he is the most important character on the show, and the key to all answers on the island and beyond.

 

DEXTER MORGAN (MICHAEL C. HALL), DEXTER

There are no characters currently on television quite like Dexter, a blood splatter analyst-by-day/vigilante-murderer-by-night. You will find yourself entirely enthralled and entertained by Hall; he is miles away from David on Six Feet Under, which is an impressive feat.    

 

DETECTIVE FRANK PEMBLETON (ANDRE BRAUGHER), HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET

Just a great character played by an amazing actor. Powerful and mesmerizing.

 

ALICE PIESZECKI (LEISHA HAILEY), THE L WORD

She’s a writer, she’s sarcastic, and the only character I have ever liked or related to in any way during all four seasons of this frustrating show.

 

JO POLNIACZEK (NANCY MCKEON), THE FACTS OF LIFE

Besides the fact that her character shares my first name, she was also a tomboy, which made her the very first person on television that I ever related to on any level.

 

FELICITY PORTER (KERI RUSSELL), FELICITY

Oh how I long for the days of dormitory misadventures and melodrama with Felicity and her friends. For the record, I was on Team Noel from day one. Oh, and I liked the short hair.

 

VERN SCHILLINGER (JK SIMMONS), OZ

The most memorably menacing and vile character in recent television history. A complete monster, Simmons just nails it as the walking embodiment of evil.

 

AGENT DANA SCULLY (GILLIAN ANDERSON), THE X-FILES

Easily my favorite of all time. What can I say; I have a thing for scientists.  

 

DR. JACK SHEPHARD (MATTHEW FOX), LOST

He wasn’t on my list until the beginning of Season 3. His intensity is quite palpable and convincing.

 

 

DETECTIVE ANDY SIPOWICZ (DENNIS FRANZ), NYPD BLUE

It’s as if we were watching a vat of water boil over with great fury. Fantastic.

 

CARMELA SOPRANO (EDIE FALCO), THE SOPRANOS

A long-suffering wife no longer, she owns every scene and is phenomenal.

 

AL SWEARENGEN (IAN MCSHANE), DEADWOOD

The eyes, the swagger, the language. One of my favorite shows of all time, and we only got three seasons. Very disappointing.  

 

KEVIN WALKER (MATTHEW RHYS), BROTHERS & SISTERS

The industry can pat itself on the back as much as they want for the inclusion of gay and lesbian characters on popular shows, but never before has a show featured such a positive, everyday gay lead character like Kevin Walker. He is not a stereotype in any way, and it is refreshing to see his relationships explored in the same light as his television siblings’.

 

NORA WALKER (SALLY FIELD), BROTHERS & SISTERS

She is giving an Emmy-worthy performance as the matriarch in this criminally underrated series about family. I love all scenes between her and Calista Flockhart. The most welcome return to television in years.

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Before I begin this week’s installment of overanalysis and conspiracy theories, I would like to state that last night’s episode ranks in my Top 5 Best Episodes of Lost Ever. Wow. It was unconventional and fantastic.

 

Just an FYI: some serious Lost fans reversed the audio during last week’s Clockwork Orange scene with Carl, and the phrase “Only fools are enslaved by time and space” is repeated. It’s creepy, and is not a hoax; clearly the Producers are aware of the tech savvy nature of their rabid fans and purposefully inserted that little Easter Egg.

 

As for last night’s episode…

 

Let’s start with the title, ‘Flashes Before Your Eyes.’ It’s not Flashes Before HIS Eyes, which makes me think that Desmond isn’t the only one who has time traveled on that island. Or does the title refer to the flashes that everyone on the island saw when Desmond turned that key beneath the hatch?

 

MOVIE HOMAGES

 

The scene where Desmond is talking to Pawn Shop Lady on the bench is quite similar to The Matrix Reloaded, right down to Neo talking with The Oracle on the bench and offering candy (Pawn Shop Lady offers Desmond some chestnuts).

 

When Desmond was with Pawn Shop Lady, they witnessed a man being crushed in an accident. Another Wizard of Oz shout out (remember that the witch was crushed beneath the house). And the dearly departed in last night’s episode was wearing red shoes just like Dorothy and her infamous ruby red slippers.

 

When Desmond woke up in the red paint and it looked like blood, I immediately remembered the scene in the Wachowski Brothers’ film Bound when Joe Pantoliano was shot on a floor full of spilled white paint [unfortunately, I could not find a screen capture of this online].

 

CHARLIE

 

Now that we know that Charlie is doomed, don’t be surprised if Sun finds out that Charlie was the one who assaulted her last season. Perhaps Jin plays a role in Charlie’s death…

 

When Sawyer returns to the beach after escaping Other Island, he won’t be thrilled with the fact that someone pillaged his stash. If he finds out that it was Charlie, add him to the list of suspects who may contribute to his demise. Or, for revenge, Sawyer could tell Jin that Charlie was the one who attacked Sun (Sawyer is the only person who knows about Charlie’s incident).

 

DESMOND

 

Did you notice that most of Desmond’s flashback was not accompanied by the usual Lost flashback sound effect? Right away, I knew were in store for something completely different.

 

It would be easy to say that none of what Desmond experienced actually happened, that it was a figment of his imagination while knocked out from the hatch explosion. It would also be too convenient to say that Pawn Shop Lady represented his subconscious. I prefer to think that the turning of that key and hatch implosion erased and/or froze an unspecified amount of time on the island; the results of which we will see unfold during the rest of this season. Remember, there is one fact that favors my theory – that Mittelos (the company that tried to recruit Juliet last week) is an anagram for Lost Time.

 

There are now at least three castaways that Desmond supposedly interacted with before the crash of Flight 815: Charlie (who was outside of Widmore Industries playing guitar for donations after Desmond’s interview), Jack (whom he ran into while jogging at a stadium), and Libby/Elizabeth (who gave him her boat for the race that ultimately brought him to the island). Is Desmond going to be the one who has connections to every last survivor from that plane?

 

It is not mere coincidence that Desmond woke up in the jungle disoriented in almost the exact same way that Lost began in the Pilot episode with Jack (in the same position lying in the jungle looking up). The focus was on Desmond’s eyes as he first came to, just as it was on Jack’s.

 

Just how far in the future can Desmond see? Will he continue trying to alter the fates of others (i.e. Charlie) on the island? Will this power last, or is it a temporary condition due to hatch explosion concussion? Will he be able to flash forward as well as back?

 

Will Desmond’s rescue of Claire lead to a new love triangle? She sure seemed interested in him after his heroic efforts. Oh, and she’s certainly had plenty of experience with psychics…

 

Love the appropriate use of Sarah McLachlan’s song ‘Building a Mystery’ after Desmond woke up in his apartment with Penny.

 

Back in Season One, Locke predicted rain before it occurred. Just like Desmond during his flashback last night in London.

 

Penny told Desmond she loved him because he was a ‘good man.’  Yet another reference to ‘good’ people, which the Others are quite interested in.

 

Locke, the island’s resident man of faith, will be thrilled – Pawn Shop Lady’s speech to Desmond was all about ‘the path of destiny’ and fate.  

 

So if Desmond really visited his past, wouldn’t that mean that his friend Donovan from the pub would know about the island and then tell Penny about it when Desmond went missing? And since Donovan is a physicist, perhaps that’s why Penny knew to put together a team to search for an electromagnetic anomaly…

 

Last week Juliet revealed that she’d been on the island for just over three years. According to Desmond during his flashback, he was on the island for three years. That would place their arrivals around the same time, which would be an interesting twist. We know that Desmond supposedly washed up on shore after his boat crashed in a storm, but they have not yet explained just how Juliet wound up there…

 

MR. WIDMORE

 

Nice polar bear on the painting in Mr. Widmore’s office, which looked suspiciously like the mural on the original hatch wall.  Oh, and the word ‘namaste’ (which is said at the end of each Orientation Film) is also painted backwards at the top of the painting. I’m starting to think that Widmore Industries funds all things Dharma and/or Hanso.

 

Widmore must also be an investor with Oceanic Airlines. Sawyer stole both a bottle of Widmore’s favorite expensive whiskey from the wreckage of Flight 815, and a Widmore Pregnancy Test (which Sun wound up using to confirm that she was with child).

 

Mr. Widmore is yet another manifestation of major Daddy issues. Sun’s dad was as mean to Jin as Widmore was to Desmond. Jack, Kate, Locke and Sawyer all had problems with their fathers too, not to mention Walt with Michael.

 

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All in all, I absolutely loved this episode. I simply do not understand those who have given up on Lost. As a true fan, I’ve never experienced a show that gets stronger with each season, let alone one that keeps me on the edge of my seat with such anticipation every week. It is very sad that the ratings have dropped, and I’m hoping that can be attributed to the large numbers of iTunes downloads and free ABC.com viewings rather than the loss of the Lost faithful.

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Apologies for the delay, my friends. Now that the show is on at 10pm, I will not be posting a Lost Blog every Wednesday night after each episode. I was exhausted at work today, and there is no way I can stay up that late on a ‘school night’ to write. So I appreciate your patience and readership!

 

Overall thoughts…I am thrilled that the show is back on for a very long run. I love Juliet’s character, and the dichotomy of her as a ‘mess’ in her prior life and as a woman of authority on Other Island.  

 

And as a huge fan of Deadwood, it has been fun to watch 3 actresses from that show appear on this one:

 

Robin Weigert/Calamity Jane: Rachel (Juliet’s sister)

Paula Malcomson/Trixie: Colleen (Other killed by Sun on boat)

Kim Dickens/Joanie Stubbs: Cassidy (Sawyer’s ex/con)

 

THOUGHTS

 

My first thought upon hearing the title of this episode was that it was yet another reference to The Wizard of Oz (i.e. ‘we’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto’). LOST is always referencing literary works, and this particular story seems to be a favorite among the writers (Dorothy’s Uncle was named Henry Gale).

 

The company that was trying to recruit Juliet, Mittelos Bioscience, is an anagram for Lost Time. It seems entirely too convenient, given that Juliet will be losing time with her sister once she is taken to Other Island. That and the obvious fact that the survivors of Flight 815 have lost time from their lives…

 

I would be willing to bet that the sonograms that the recruiter showed to Juliet were from her sister. She thought they were scans of a senior citizen, but he told her they were from a woman in her late 20’s. And he was well aware of her sister’s pregnancy. If the sonograms did indeed belong to Rachel (Juliet’s sister), that might explain why the Others are experiencing procreation difficulties…the premature disintegration of reproductive organs due to experimental medication.

 

The recruiter told Juliet she was ‘special.’ Walt was referred to as ‘special’ on many occasions. Juliet probably has unique abilities above and beyond her scientific capabilities. If her powers are psychic in nature, perhaps she had something to do with the bus that ran over her ex-husband…

 

But the producers seem to want us to believe that Mittelos is an offshoot of Dharma or The Hanso Foundation, and that they wield serious power. Causing a bus to crash doesn’t sound crazy when you think about the possibility of making an entire aircraft break in half and crash onto an island controlled by said company…

 

Nice pop culture shout-outs to Star Wars (Sawyer’s wookie comment) and A Clockwork Orange (Karl’s torture chamber).

 

Something tells me that this wasn’t the first time that the Others have subjected someone to brutal behavior modification techniques like the ones in the room where Karl was being held. I wonder if that’s what Isaiah Washington’s ‘rehab’ is like. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist…more thoughts on THAT debacle coming soon).

 

When Jack inquires why the Others didn’t just take Ben to a surgeon in the outside world, Tom mentioned the sky turning purple. Timeline wise, that doesn’t make sense. When Desmond turned to key to implode the hatch, causing the island to shake and the sky to turn purple, the Others already had Jack captive. In fact, they let Michael and Walt ‘go’ just after it occurred.  So I doubt that the hatch explosion really affected their ability to leave the island or communicate with the real world.

 

Earlier this season, when Kate had breakfast with Ben on the beach after first being kidnapped, he told her the next two weeks were going to be uncomfortable. She returned from that meal looking miserable, with severely bruised wrists. My feeling is that most of these events were a set-up and all is going according to Ben’s master plan…Kate’s easy cage escape, Kate & Sawyer’s cage romp, Jack seeing Kate & Sawyer’s romp on a monitor, Jack noticing the spinal x-rays, Juliet’s video plea for Jack to kill Ben, etc.   

 

For all of their talk about being ‘good,’ these Others have sure proven to be anything but. See: guns, psychological manipulation, prison-like work-camps, torture.

 

QUESTIONS

 

Is Juliet really being held against her will on Other Island?

 

Who is the father of Rachel’s child? Is he involved with Mittelos/Dharma?

 

Last season, did Ethan inject Claire with the same drugs that Juliet stole for her sister? Claire was already pregnant when she was injected, but Rachel wasn’t, so that would be interesting.

 

Is Alex really Ben’s daughter, or did he just find her in the jungle as a baby and raise her as an adoptive father after Rousseau went crazy? How on earth can Rousseau not be aware that her daughter is still alive? Is she in cahoots with Ben? Does Alex know that her mom is alive? OR…was Alex a product of a fertility experiment conducted by Ben that led to Rousseau’s ouster and insanity?

 

Was Karl a rogue Other? Why would the Others subject him to such torture, especially if he’s dating the Boss’ daughter? What must he have done to fall out of their good graces? Have some of the other Others been brainwashed using this method?

 

Why didn’t Tom kidnap Jack the first time they met in the jungle, knowing that Ben had a tumor and Jack was a doctor?! Why also wait to take Kate and Sawyer captive, when they had the opportunity to do so during that same encounter with Jack?

 

We know now that there is yet another ‘they’ in the Others mix; someone above Juliet and Ben. Could the infamous Jacob be among this new group?

 

CRAZY THEORY OF THE WEEK

 

Tom has had an apparent change of heart and/or demeanor. He went from Zeke, the tough guy with the fake beard who tried to scare the castaways in the jungle, to a concerned friend introducing himself to Jack while overseeing Ben’s surgery. He has not left Ben’s side, and even told Juliet to leave at one point. And when he told Kate he wasn’t interested in her or her shower earlier in the season, my gaydar alert went into warp speed. So my theory is that Tom is…Ben’s partner. I don’t think the ‘history’ between Ben and Juliet that Tom referred to was romantic at all. As a matter of fact, I believe that the tension between those two is primarily due to the power struggle that ensued after Juliet was forced to work and stay on Other Island against her wishes.

 

POP CULTURE FYI

 

Both Matthew Fox (Jack) and Nestor Carbonell, who plays Mittelos Bioscience recruiter Richard Alpert in this episode of Lost, have small roles in the movie Smokin’ Aces. Interestingly enough, in the film, Carbonell kills Fox. Let’s hope that art doesn’t imitate…art.

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