LOST "S.O.S." Airdate: April 12, 2006

Once again, if your Tivo cut out early, you may have missed the somewhat surprising ending. In what has become the traditional style of the show, we were privey to a bunch of goodies. Not only did Michael finally return, but, if you watched the promo for the next LOST (which will not air until May 3rd), Michael tells them that the Others are barely armed and he can lead them back to where they are. Get ready for Jack and Anna's war. But I digress. I'm getting ahead of myself.

In this Bernard/Rose-centric episode we learn some new things... important things. And, as always, the little that they give us spawns even more questions. The most important piece of information we get comes from what the faith healer, Isaac, says to Rose in the flashback:

"There are certain places with great energy. Spots on earth, like the one we're above now. Perhaps this energy is geological...magnetic? Or perhaps it's something else? And when possible, I harness this energy, and give it to others."

So, the island is one of these places? An energetic hotspot. It (I refer to the island now as if it is a living being) has already healed Locke, Jin, and now Rose. I'm still sticking with the belief that Sun had an affair with her English teacher until told otherwise, so maybe Jin wasn't healed. That's to be seen. We do know from past episodes that there is a huge magnetic presence in the hatch. Remember the key on the necklace?

I'm not sure if this is important or not, but I caught two different spellings of Isaac's name on the bulletin board. The first spelling "Isaac" and the second "Issac." The first spelling "Isaac" could be either biblical or scientific.

Biblical Isaac: He was the son of Abraham. God ordered Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham was going through with the sacrifice when the Lord stopped him.It was a test of faith and obedience for both.

Scientific Isaac: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the most influential scientists in history. He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor, and natural philosopher. Astronomy! Hmmmmmmmm. Some posts that I have been reading suggest that astronomy may come into play when the Blast Door Map is futher explored.

Science and religion. Religion and science. The eternal battle between these two seems to be the main theme of this show.

As far as the other spelling, "Issac." It could easily be written off as a child's misspelling of the name. But, if you google "ISSAC," (and I did because I have no life) one of the results takes you to the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation. It's held in Genova, Italy this year in July. Ok, I reeeeaaaaallllyyyy have no life.

What else did we learn? Here's a short list:

1. Bernard never married and he was 56 when he met Rose. They dated for only 5 months before he proposed at Niagra Falls. They spent their honey moon in the outback of Australia where Rose went to the Faith Healer, Isaac.

2. Bernard is a dentist (did we already know that? I can't remember). He's also a type-A personality and a bit of a meglomaniac.

3. Hurley says he's on a fish and water diet. I've read some articles that he will be losing weight in upcoming episodes.

4. Henry Gale has a demented look of satisfaction on his face when he realizes that he finally got to Locke.

5. Sawyerism - "Here comes doctor giggles!" Sawyer is suprised when he learns that Jack also has a gun.

6. Charlie and Mr. Ecko ARE building a church. "People are saved in different ways," Ecko says to Bernard.

7. Songs: I'm not sure of the first song that was playing on the record player in the hatch, but the second one was "These Arms of Mine" by Otis Redding. From Wikipedia:
"Redding and six others were killed when the plane on which they were traveling crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin on December 10, 1967. Ben Cauley, one of the members of Redding's backup band, The Bar-Kays, was the only person aboard the plane to survive. He had been asleep until just seconds before impact, and recalled that upon waking he saw bandmate Phalon Jones look out a window and say, "Oh, no!" Cauley then unbuckled his seat belt, and that was his final recollection before finding himself in the frigid waters of the lake, grasping a seat cushion to keep himself afloat. The cause of the crash was never precisely determined."
Sorry! My short list is getting a little long.

8. Kate says," I'm sorry I kissed you [Jack]." "I'm not," replies Jack. They would have done the nasty right then and there, but Michael pops up and ruins the moment. To tell you the truth, I thought Sawyer was going to jump out of the brush with a "Hidyho there Freckles!" I was surprised to see Michael.

9. Kate tells Jack about the Medical Hatch. She let it slip that they Others were more sophisticated so they must be in one of Rousseau's traps.

10. The black rocks that Bernard wants to use on the S.O.S sign will get the maximum contrast on the white sand. Another Black/White, Yin/Yang reference maybe?

11. Back to Jack & Kate. The others didn't want her or Jack. Kate says they are "Damaged Goods!" Hmmmmmmmmm....

12. Jack seems to be a pretty good shot. Does he have a military/special forces background? I've brought it up before. There is a lot more to Jack that we will find out in season three if he survives the castastrophic events that are coming up in the season finale.

13. For those who might be thinking that Isaac, the faith healer, and the psychic that Claire goes to in season one are the same person. It's not. I've already checked. They did have the same reaction though. I wonder if we will ever get to see what they saw when they were reading them.

14. Locke/Rose connection. He is in the wheel chair at the airport waiting to board flight 815. He stops and picks up Rose's medicine. She knows he was in a wheel chair and that the island has healed him as well as herself.

What did I miss? Post and let me know. I'll see ya here in a few weeks when "Two For The Road" airs in May.

LOST "Dave" Airdate: April 5, 2006

I would like to apologize on behalf of JJ Abrams and the writers of LOST for the worst opening in the history of the show. If this was your first time tuning in, you may be wondering what the big deal is about this show, and we may have "lost" you before the first commercial break. They didn't even show the usual "previously on Lost" promo. If you did tune out, you missed some important details as the show got progressively better.

Take for instance...oh,hang on...*dry heave*...I'll start as soon as I get this 9 1/2 weeks image with Hurley and Libby substituting Dharma ranch and cream corn for vegetables...*bleck* Ok, I'm better now...Hey! They have been on the island over 60 days. Maybe it really has been 9 and 1/2 weeks. No way. The writers wouldn't dare.

We finally learn the Hurley/Libby connection. Earlier, I thought she may have been one of his doctors in the mental hospital. I was somewhat surprised to learn she was a patient. If your Tivo cut off then you totally missed the "Twilight Zone" ending. Here's Libby's pic from the nut house. Looks like she's a little depressed:



I assume that we will get a Libby backstory soon as to why she was in the hospital. I bet they save it for season three.

We also learn why Hurley's mom put him in the mental hospital. He blamed himself and his weight for a deck collapse that killed two people. Number alert!!! After watching this scene again or rather listening to it, I discovered that there were 23 people on the deck, and it was only meant to hold 8 people.

This accident put Hurley into a catatonic state in which all he did was eat. I'm no clinical psychologist, but the whole "Dave" thing leads me to believe that Hurley is a paranoid schizophrenic. Isn't schizophrenia in one's genes. Can it be brought about by a traumatic experience like the one Hurley had? The drug that Hurley was taking in the flashback and what he was asking Sawyer for was Clonazepam.



It's a drug used to treat seizures and control anxiety. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it appears that he was not on the correct meds for his true ailment.

Dave the character was steering us viewers in the direction of a theory that has long since been discussed; that this is all in Hurley's head. I'm not sure why they would take us there now except to negate that entire theory. I can only hope that the writers don't string us along and then present us with a St. Elsewhere ending. I will have to physically print out my blog and burn it in a bag of flaming pooh on JJ's doorstep if that's the case. Hopefully not.



I knew right before the doc pulled out his camera that Dave was nothing more than a figment. It was the ol' Fight Club/A Beautiful Mind set up. Two great movies by the way and I don't think I have them listed on the My Space favorite movies. Let me go add them right now.

(...no...no...stay focused.)

Let's see. What else happened?

Sayid catches fake Henry... let's call him Gary Lehen for now (Just running the Ethan Rom anagram machine on the name...you also get Helen Gary. Do we know Helen's last name? I need to go back and watch Lockdown again). Anyway, Sayid catches him in another lie about the real Henry Gale. Fake Henry...er...Gary says he was found dead in the balloon. Real Henry wrote a note on a $20 to his wife saying he was going to put out a signal fire on the beach. He couldn't have been dead. Here's a capture:



Rousseau said when they first captured him that he would lie. He says later in the episode that he is done lying. Are we to believe him about the hatch? I've said from the beginning that the hatch was nothing more than psychological training facility to see how long a subject would follow instructions. The fact that Henry says that nothing happened when the clock ran out solidifies my hypothesis... but he is a professed liar. (damn it! I'm flip-flopping again) Here's a strange screen capture:



Does he have a rope on his other wrist? Or is he just holding his arm up in the air like that? This image reminds me of some art I have seen of Christ on the Cross. I wish I could locate a picture to compare. There was a short conversation about God in this episode. Fake Henry says, "God doesn't know how long we have been here. He can't see this island any better than the rest of the world can." It says in the gospels that while Jesus was on the cross he called out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" The Others have been forgotten... or at least they think they have. But, why would supplies still be arriving though? I have a feeling this is just another of my way out theories.

Supplies? Hmmmm. Why didn't anyone hear a plane? It would have to be flying at a pretty high altitude to make no sound at all. And to be able to make a drop on a small island in the pacific is pretty amazing. Maybe that's where the magnet comes into play. A magnetic guide to bring the supply parachute in. Could that have been what brought the plane down? Something to ponder. I'm not sure that it fits the time line though.

I bet ya a dollar that Mr. Ecko is building some sort of church or alter. He didn't want to tell Charlie, that's for sure. It must have been the smart ass, "is it a Starbucks" remark.

Here's a pic of Sun and Jin enjoying some fun in the sun on this tropical paradise while Hurley kicks Sawyer's ass:



Good for him. Sawyer deserved to be slapped around a bit.

This just in: Connect Four games are flying off the shelf this week at area Toys R' Us:



...and looky here at who's playing with Hurley. It's our old friend and number cruncher, Leonard:



Did I get everything? As always, I welcome your posts whether you agree or disagree with me. It looks like we will have a new episode every Wednesday except April 19th and 26th. Here's the remaining schedule which I found on The Tail Section

LOST Season 2 Episode 19 - "S.O.S." (Rose/Bernard-centric)
Airing April 12, 2006

LOST Season 2 Episode 20 - "Two For The Road"
Airing May 3, 2006

LOST Season 2 Episode 21 - "?"
Airing May 10, 2006

LOST Season 2 Episode 22 - "Three Minutes"
Airing May 17, 2006

LOST Season 2 Episode 23 - Title unknown
Airing May 24, 2006 (Season finale)

I'm sure I will be posting again later today. Thanks for reading.

Add: There are a few things that were said that I just remembered. First, while interogating Fake Henry, they ask him who his boss is? "That guy with the beard?" To which he replies, "He's nobody!" During Maternity Leave we witnessed a clean shaven Mr. Friendly say something like, "what are we going to tell him?" In Dave, Fake Henry lets the Lostaways know that Zeke is not the one running the show. I wonder who "he" is going to be?

Also, right before Dave jumped off the cliff, he says, "See you in another life Hurley." We've heard that before. Didn't Desmond say ," See you in another life, brother" to Jack when he was running the stairs at the stadium?