LOST: Episode5. Discuss?

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 12:20 AM EST

I know I'm not the only LOST fan on here. Even our humble host is clearly a fan of LOST. Did you watch episode 5 of this season yet? Are you as confused as the rest of the viewing audience?

It's not Syracuse related, but if you care, maybe we can discuss it here in the comments? If so, then obviously SPOILERS BELOW.

Actually, maybe Doc Jensen at EW.com can get this discussion started.

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Was episode 5 the one this Wednesday?

If so it was tremendous and everything is getting really odd.

by noro on Feb 13, 2009 12:39 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, that is the latest episode.

It was good, but man this time travel stuff makes me feel like the show could go just about anywhere now.

Will the island still be shifting in time now that Locke has moved the wheel? Is the wheel being stuck the reason they’ve been jumping through time?

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 1:00 AM EST up reply actions

What do you want to discuss?

I look forward to dancing around the answers you desire.

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 1:33 AM EST reply actions

I see you've taken LOST Script Writing 101.

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 2:03 AM EST up reply actions

I think that the asian guy who can talk to ghosts, is the son of the “doctor” on the Dharma tapes.

by Otis Hill on Feb 13, 2009 9:08 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, I'm thinking that too.

I think it was Daniel that mentioned the nose bleeds are happening to the people that have been on the island for a long period of time. Or at least that was his theory.

So that explains Charlotte now since she was born and grew up on the island. And Juliet has been on the island for many years. But what about Sawyer and the rest of the left-behind Losties getting nose bleeds. And why not Faraday, who apparently told Charlotte years ago to never come back to the island?

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 10:32 AM EST up reply actions

Oh, and the time thing also explains Miles's nosebleeds if he was actually Dr. Candle's son.

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions

Absolutely

That’s why his nose started bleeding next.

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 12:14 PM EST up reply actions

I think its clear

Miles is the son of Halliwax/Candle.

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

Here's one thing...

Does anyone else notice that the Faraday in this season is totally different than the Faraday from last season? Last season’s Faraday was a ball of ticks and kind off his rocker. This season’s Faraday is “cocksure”, at least he was when all the shit started going down.

I think This Faraday did something to Old Faraday when the time travel started and he took over. We know Faraday’s been jumping through time and he’s been to the island at many times (discovery of the time portal area, warning Charlotte, etc).

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 12:16 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, I've noticed that too.

I wasn’t sure if it was just a decision they made about how to play the character, or if it’s somehow party of the story.

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

Farraday

Obviously he knows WAY more than he’s let on as of yet…..

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

I think that scene at the beginning of the season

of him in the tunnel is going to end up being the big scene at the END of the season as well.

I think he’s there to destroy the anomoly and “close the loop”

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

"Cocksure?"

by AdamfromNP on Feb 19, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions

Another thing...

If Ms. Hawking is Faraday’s Mother and Faraday is bankrolled by Widmore, who knows she’s his mother, and Ben is working with Ms. Hawking, and Ben and Widmore are enemies….WTF?!?!?!?!

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 12:17 PM EST reply actions

This is why the show is great...

and I’m really happy they know this is the 2nd to last season because they know exactly how long they have to arc out the story.

by Otis Hill on Feb 13, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

Indeed. I was very happy when they decided on a set time to be done with this show.

For the exact same reasons. It also help me feel better that the writers actually know where they’re going with this and not just stringing us along as long as they can.

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions

Ellie

the woman walking Farraday to the jughead bomb is Eloise “Ellie” Hawking

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions

There you go

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

There is time travel now?

I stopped watching after the 2nd season. Shits gotten weird.

by ryanwk628 on Feb 13, 2009 2:19 PM EST reply actions

There always was...

you just didn’t realize it

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

Things I still want to know

Is Widmore Faraday’s Dad?
Seriously, the four-toed statue. WTF?
Alpert, how old is that dude?
Was Locke supposed to be on the island when he was young or was Locke NEVER supposed to be on the island?

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions

You've got questions, I've got [some] answers

(1) Yes, I’d say almost definitely.
(2) No clue!
(3) As Juliet says: O-L-D
(4) I think never. I think his purpose in life is sacrifice himself for the good of the island. So…think of him as sort of a cog in the wheel of the machine that “operates” the island (ie keeps the island safe, away from harm, moving throughout time, etc.)

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions

2) The 4 toed foot, could be a reference to Alexandria, and given the hieroglyphics on the temple Wednesday night.

by Otis Hill on Feb 13, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Or perhaps Ancient Carthage?

Seeing as how Charlotte knew more about it than Hannibal…

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

Locke

I think Locke is going to end up being Jacob, in some crazy time cycle. And I definitely don’t think he’s going to remain dead.

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

Jeremy Bentham

Don’t forget Locke’s new name, in reference to the creepy real life Bentham who was all about spying on people

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions

yeah

If you ever get bored, read up on the Panopticon – which is the prison developed by Bentham.

And if you get REALLY bored, read up on Foucault. Specifically Foucault’s pendulum (which is the swinging device used by the lovely Ms Hawking) and the research and work he did on light diffusion (think back to Farraday’s comments last season on how “the light scatters differently here”

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

PS: Claire is dead

She’s a walking apparition. No way she survived the rocket launcher blast last season unscathed.

by Cody K on Feb 13, 2009 5:00 PM EST reply actions

What is Jack's dad?

by voteprime on Feb 13, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

From the way she was so nonchalant in the cabin, she had to be

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions

Walt

I kept wondering before the season if Walt was going to have to come back to. I know he was sent home and all but, technically he’s someone who left the island and is still alive. I just hope they eventually tie in what Walt’s purpose was/is and don’t just forget about him for the sake of the show’s casting.

by Sean Keeley on Feb 13, 2009 6:04 PM EST reply actions