October 12, 2006
Much better than the premiere
I was absolutely glued to the television last night. I had low expectations for the second show of the season based on where we left off in the premiere, but I was so wrong. I was riveted.
We found out a lot of interesting things last night: 1) Benjamin's last name which Doug tells me he is hearing is significant 2) he has lived on the island his entire life!!! 2) They have contacts with the outside world and kind of proved it by showing Jack the telecast of the Boston Red Sox.
I called Doug after the show to discuss a few other aspects although I still believe there probably is not one single theory that fits.....but many, many theories that weave through the story. Ben told Jack he wanted him to change his perspective...or attitude -that slip could mean something, everything seems to mean something. It feels sort of like this is "Intervention Island" and that the others are obviously trying to change the Losties by any means possible. Ben also told him that if he cooperated, they would send him home like Walt and Michael. This might be true. Michael spent time with the others, came back and killed Ana-Lucia and Libby. Walt spent time with them and I'm not sure we know what he did, but possibly he lured Michael into the others' trap. They sailed away.
Remember how all of the hatch happenings appear to have been simple experiments where one set of people watched another set of people do tasks that meant nothing? I have a little theory that Ben and his crew are still going through this same never-ending set of experiments. They keep getting a set of new instructions which bumps them up to a new experiment where they think they are in charge and the only way off the island is to keep doing them. The Losties were in phase 1 and I think they are about to enter phase 2. I bet they end pitting Locke and friends against Jack and friends. Or, not!! Who knows?
I have had to watch that last 10 minutes three times now just to see if I missed any other nuggets. Let's hear all the stuff you discovered last night...I am sure I missed a ton.
Movable Type 4.1
A few questions I have about the first two episodes:
Ep1 - the book club, an earthquake (caused by the station when the numbers were not entered?) and they knew a plane was coming - notice the current book they were reading? A S. King book.
Ep1 - their camp/home was very developed - and no one saw this out of the window of the plane going down?
Ep1 - was Kate tortured? When getting back to her cell the skin around her wrists were scraped raw and bloody - what do the Others have planned for the "next couple weeks"?
Ep2 - in the Others area - the monitors where they were listening to Kate and Sawyer - what was on the other screens? Other hatches? I couldn't tell what was on them but looks like a command post
Ep2 - why do they hate the Losties? I don't understand the agression the Others show towards the Losties - why treat them like animals? What is there to gain? Why not just kill them?
Ep2 - Is Sun's baby going to be part of the experiments?
Ep2 - The Others have limited guns - why? They seem to be able to get everything they want from some "Main Land"
Ep2 - Does anyone believe they can get people home? After all, the Others WANTED that boat and I doubt it's just to stop the Losties from finding them