The previews for this episode of Lost claimed that someone would die.  Seconds before it happened, I joked to Autumn, “What if they just killed off Rousseau and then the show ended?”  Go figure, eh?  I felt like our friend Mikey, who has a habit of totally ruining things for us when his crazy theories end up being true (i.e. announcing at the beginning of the episode Eggtown that Kate’s baby would be Aaron.  They hadn’t even shown the goddamned baby yet!).

In any case…I’m hoping they fill in the plotholes surrounding the difference between island time and real world time.  I’ve already mentioned that Aaron would seemingly be too old to be Kate’s baby…but this would be even more pronounced if time is different on the island.

Also think about this:  When Sayid and Desmond flew from the island to the freighter, the short trip seemed to last several days from the perspective of people on the island.  So, if Michael has only been away for about a month (in island time), then he would have been in the real world for even less time.  Yet, he already lost his son, became suicidal, start working for Ben again, and is now on a boat by the island?  Where does he find the time?

It’s not a big deal to me if they never explain that shit.  I’ll just sit back and enjoy the ride with disbelief suspended.  But it would be nice if they had a plan.

Now, I just have to figure out what to do for the next 5 weeks while waiting for the return of Lost.

I finally saw last week’s episode of Lost.  It’s awesome how this show loves to take your conceptions of the characters and just straight-up shatter them at times.  The idea of Juliet being some home-wrecking trollop is one that gives her a new level of depth.  Also, for the past season I’ve been thinking more and more that maybe…just maybe Ben was actually a good guy.  This episode did a number on that theory, though.  I still have some faith in him, but it’s shaken.

Other thoughts:  1) The first scene was a very clever way to reintroduce flashbacks into the series.  2) Re-shooting previous scenes from a new angle (i.e. Juliet and Goodwin during the crash) makes me happy.

Note:  This entry was written on February 29th, and was automatically posted
today.

The last day in Florida.  We drove down to Key West with my mom today.  I
love that place.  There’s just something about being on a little island in
the middle of the ocean.

Oh…that reminds me…I missed the new episode of Lost last week.  Now I
can’t wait to get home to my DVR.

And…that’s that.

This episode was awesome, with many of those “what the fuck” moments that I look for in this show.  They certainly have jumped into the whole time travel concept since they first began toying with it.  As a whole, I’m a little confused so far.  Desmond and the other guy appear to be going back in time, which kind of doesn’t make sense if radiation/electromagnetism are supposed to send you forward.  I can’t wait to see how they tie this all together, though.  Daniel is quickly becoming a favorite character of mine.

Admittedly, episode’s like this are probably what keeps turning less dedicated viewers away from this show.

A couple late updates on Lost… 

The Economist:  An awesome episode.  I’ve been waiting for them to finally confirm some kind of time travel, but the way they did it was pretty classy.  I’m kind of disappointed that the amount of delay on the beacon wasn’t one of “the numbers” though.  What ever happened to those numbers anyway?  Just because they blew up the hatch, they just don’t mean anything anymore?

Eggtown:  If Sayid and Desmond haven’t made it to the ship yet, then there must be even more delay leaving the island than there is entering.  That’s cool, but I’m not sure how I feel about the end of the episode.  It doesn’t make much sense for people to think that Aaron is Kate’s baby.  I mean, they know she wasn’t visibly pregnant on the day of the plane crash, and Claire was about to have the damn baby at that point.  So in the eyes of the rest of the world, wouldn’t Aaron be a year older than any baby Kate should have?

A polar bear skeleton in the desert with a Dharma Initiative collar?  Just another reason why I love Lost.  The new cast members seem to be interesting and likable as well.  I’m especially looking forward to learning more about Miles.

The opening was amazing as well, but I’m glad they confirmed that the plane was a fake.  The last thing we need right now is another huge unanswered question.

Lost returned tonight with the long-awaited premiere of Season 4.  In recognition, I’ve decided to begin using this space each week to indulge in the grand original purpose of “blogging.”  That is, of course:  Telling the world what some nobody thinks of their favorite TV show.

As for the episode itself, I must say…it didn’t really have any of those “Holy crap!” moments that I’ve come to know and love.  It was still quite enjoyable, but hell…I’m just happy it’s back.

Thoughts:

1) The guy sitting in Jacob’s chair, just might be Jack’s dad.
2) Hurley is a classic tragic character, worthy of Shakespeare (who was really a bit of a hack in my opinion).
3) The chalkboard in the background of the mental institute appears to contain a drawing of a tropical island…which is a nice touch.

Now, I just can’t wait until next week.