5.3 - Jughead

The Opening Sequence.






Naming the kid "Charlie" is a nice touch.


Daniel's Oxford Lab.












Even more exemplary symmetry. To refresh your memory about Daniel's lab, go back to watch last season's "The Constant."


Learn Some Latin.








Latin and Richard's name appear to be the language of the original "Others." But is the Latin bit a learning commitment for the project, or some other share character trait?

It's interesting that when Widmore returns to report to Richard, he refers to his fallen cohort as "Cunningham," the name present on his shirt. Could it be that Cunningham was an Army left over and not simply borrowing a left over uniform?


Daniel's Girl?






Could it be that Daniel's research helped this young lady to take a permanent Billy Pilgrim voyage through time? If so, how long passed between this incident and Desmond's initial visit? And did Daniel dart off because the island had been discovered?


Go Camping.














Richard offers this chilling (and quick) story about what happened before. A month ago, 18 members of a an army battalion that refused to leave peacefully were killed. As Richard says, he was "forced" to kill them - all of them.

Did his bunch of mostly youngsters pull it off with flaming arrows, or did we miss another gas attack like the one that killed the Dharma Initiative?


Daniel And The Bomb, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Island.










Daniel's bomb skills might actually betray a little more of his knowledge of the island than initially meets the eye. He seems to be the only one with an understanding of what's currently taking place, perhaps he knows of a necessity for keeping such a device at the ready for the future.

And interestingly enough, there is a method behind the bomb nickname madness. (link goes to interesting NPR short segment)


Interesting Painting.


The elder Mr. Widmore appears to have retained his painting with a polar bear and the phrase, "namaste." If Wikipedia is to be believed, this a greeting that express one's desire to honor the other person.


Young Widmore: Have Gun, Will Threaten


A very young Charles Widmore stands at the ready to end the life of the "sodding old man" who successfully tracked him back to camp.


Talk, And Then Disappear.






John has this seed-planting meeting with Richard, arranging an interview two years before his birth. Giving the compass back to Richard is icing on the cake.

Perhaps John has come away with a better understanding of what it will take to get off the island for the sake of bringing everyone back.


BONUS! Explosions Taking Out Unknown Losties.

TEST IMAGE

5.2 - The Lie

The Opening Sequence.






Don't bother looking for Jekyll Island Red Ale on your store shelves. It's a fake made for the program.


Back From The Dead?




A visit from the now-dead Ana Lucia Cortez gets Hurley back on track and moving away from capture. She even throws in a little message - "Libby says 'hi.'" To me, this whole interaction might just be Hurley's great imagination - his own mechanism to deal with stress and odd situations.

Immediately after this interaction, Hurley heads for shopping in a tourist-friendly gas station. Interestingly, Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" is playing in the background ... a tune about voices and visions inside someone's own head.


Wonderful Symmetry.


Remember Nikki and Paulo and the terrible tv show, "Expose"? Man that was a great, spin-tingling episode that brought out the Twilight Zone in the "Lost" writing crew. And seeing it briefly in this episode adds to the symmetry.


Off-Island Others Revealed.






Here we see Ben visiting his favorite butcher shop, but he's not looking for select cuts. He's putting his ol' buddy John Locke (aka Jeremy Bentham) into storage.

And here we apparently get to see an off-island Other. We're already known they could travel to and from the mainland, but here we see out first clandestine interaction. Pretty interesting.


(Nearly) Captured Or Killed!








Before Locke comes to their rescue, Sawyer's new friend Juliet was about to be known as Lefty. Good thing for her that John has such a good throwing aim.

But if you'll look at those that got the jump on them, they don't appear to be dressed or armed in a manner we've seen before. Those don't look like modern weapons or Dharma suits......


Technology In Secret.








Here's a look at the technology employed in the search (tracking) of the island.



The Hooded Lady.


Could this be Ms. (Mrs.?) Hawking, the woman who sold Desmond a ring? Is she also Daniel Faraday's mother? I guess only time will tell.

Apparently she's using some interesting technology to try and find the island. Or maybe she's tracking its hops and skips.


BONUS! Ben's Hidden Luggage.




So, just what's inside that box? It obviously is something that needs to remain hidden, but is it really fragile? Maybe it's very appearance is disturbing.