Henry and Johna and Doug kind-of discuss 'D.O.C.': DOWNLOAD HERE

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Good stuff! I feel like we are really on a roll (leading up to, of course, the sad moment when Lost abandons us for the summer).

Patchy lives! Loved Jin kicking his butt, and retrieving the purloined phone. Also loved the bit where Hurley is just la-la-la telling all to Patchy before taking in the shut-up-already eyerolls from Charlie.

Seems like we are getting a big nod toward the island having some sort of healing power, (not just for chronic conditions, as has been emphasized quite a bit already) but a force that allows people to recover from even sudden, catastrophic injury. Of course, it is applied so inconsistently that it is hard to get a handle on ... why could Charlie come back from a hanging but Boone couldn't bounce back from his fall?

"D.O.C." is the name of tonight's episode, and I am really looking forward to it. Previews seem to indicate some good stuff is coming.

At EW.com, these comments intrigued me:

"Tonight, we will make a return visit to the Medical Hatch, and discover a secret room that Kate and Claire missed on their last visit."

"Jin will do kung fu on someone you thought was dead, but is very much alive."

"The very last scene of the episode, you're going to hear something that makes your head spin."

Click here for the full article.

And from the preview at ABC.com:
"Sun discovers the identity of her unborn child's father after being examined by Juliet. Meanwhile, Desmond allows an unlikely foe to help save the life of a mysterious new island inhabitant."

Henry and Johna (minus Doug) try to remember 'Catch 22': DOWNLOAD HERE

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How this future-flash-thing of Desmond's works seems more confusing to me than ever. Among other things: Desmond was determined to get the gang out in the jungle to make his vision happen. But if he didn't have that vision ... why in the world would they have wound up out there in the first place?

Anyway, I liked the episode quite a bit, unanswered questions and all. I was glad that Desmond couldn't "sacrifice" Charlie to try (if only in his mind) to make Penny's appearance a reality. Way to not join the killing brigade around there.

The big reveal from the episode was that the creepy gray-haired woman (I think of her as the Oracle from The Matrix) who was determined to get Desmond out to the island showed up in a desktop pic with the head monk. This seems to tell us that Desmond has been manipulated on his path by certain people -- can't tell if they are doing so for good or bad reasons -- for a really long time.

Lots of the chatter about this revelation has focused on how lousy the photo itself looks. Another Lost mystery: Crappy Photoshop, intentional clue or just sloppy?

Click here for a closer look at the pic.

I'm going to write more later, but did anyone catch this: The picture on the head monk's desk included him and the lady from the antique store that was featured in Desmond's flashback!! Interesting!!

Also, a couple of interesting notes on "Ruth" (this is the theological portion of this entry, where I manage to introduce themes from the bible and probably completly botch them!)

Ruth - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ruth

Two major theological themes are redemption (the verb redeem means to ‘buy back’ or ‘redeem’ but fundamentally its meaning is ‘to protect’) and hesed (loving kindness). Redemption was both a rich social and religious concept in Israel’s daily life. Socially the Israelites were aware of their responsibility to one another to protect the weak and unprotected. Redemption secures the life of the people as a community, not just as individuals.

For Christians the book has additional significance. The connection between Ruth and David is very important because Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, whose husband Joseph was of the lineage of David, thus making Ruth a fore-mother of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5). The line can be traced as:

Boaz father of Obed
Obed father of Jesse
Jesse father of David
David (eventual) father of Joseph
Joseph "father" of Jesus
Ruth's famous words, "For wherever you go, I will go ...," are used in Catholic and some Protestant marriage services, underscoring the similarity of marriage and religious conversion in their covenantal nature.

Some have theorized that Ruth was in fact an Israelite who lived in Moab, not a foreigner without Israelite blood. This is based on linguistic and textual evidence. (See R. K. Phillips, Rahab and Ruth, Who Were They?.)

Ruth is commemorated as a matriarch in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod on July 16

-Moving from a puritanical paragragh to....SAWYER and KATE....wow, I was a little shocked at the Kate crotch grab....I mean it was obvious. I didn't really need to see that to know that they were "connecting".

-So, the chopper crashed right? I couldn't actually see anything in the water after the splash? What exactly hit the water? So, I guess every trip to this island is a one-way ticket.

-We know where Desmond learned the word "brutha" now. And we also know that the monastery is where he met Penny. And we know he is not very good at commitment to women

-"You two arguing over your favorite "other"? " -- loved that quote from Sawyer. I just love Sawyer anyway and I am really starting to dislike Jack. Jack acts as though it his birth-right to run the island and the Losties - I'm over it!!

First one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OytqUAUw7M

Second One:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvfjDlU0snM

Juliet is spelled Juliet, not Juliette.....

..don't make me go all Juliet on you....

....and I prefer this picture of me too...hate that one down below.

UPDATE:
Okay...well this one is better, no?

Johna pointed this article out... maybe my theory about Juliette going after Desmond is right...

See for yourself

Henry, Johna and Doug cheerily discuss 'One of Us': DOWNLOAD HERE

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Wow. That was awesome.

We finally get an answer to how everyone on the island knows about everyone in the crash. Finally!

So I'm wondering, if the island has some ability to manipulate time, couldn't Ben have orchestrated the Oceanic 815's passenger list to benefit his need for a doctor?

Ben seems to know things (kind of like Desmond) before they happen, such as knowing he has cancer before Juliette tells him, so couldn't he have the ability to influence the future and the past?

Ben seems to gloat about the date on the newspaper in the video of Juiette's sister... insinuating that it probably should be different. Is this a hint of more time-bending weirdness on the island?

I'm torn with Juliette and Ben. Ben's a liar, we know he's a liar. Why would he not lie to Juliette?

Why would Juliette not be lying to everyone else (well, we know she is), including Ben?

Why is Juliette so EVIL!?!? Is she a planted spy? Could her sister's cancer been a ruse to get her to the island and maybe find out what's going on there and maybe find Desmond?

What's up with that 'Downtown' song? I hate it.

Finally, Claire has an implant... it can make her sick. Could the same implant make someone better (like Locke)?

What a great episode.

Next week is the beginning of the "end"? HUH?

I think the only way to start the blog today is to start with the end of Lost last night. Juliet is pure evil. She is turning out to be scarier than Ben. I love her character - possibly my favorite character now.

Juliet "seems" to have been driven by ambition in her work life, but I think she might be perfect for the Dharma project considering she broke all protocols by impregnanting her sister off the clock. So, while even in her flashbacks she seems innocent and nice, really her ambition just keeps driving her...much like she keeps doing things on the island that are conniving and cruel. Her island activities seem to be driven by her quest to get off the island and back to hr sister, but after watching the Ben/Juliet conspiracy at the end, I wonder if there is some part of her that is being driven by whatever is driving Ben. I am also wondering if Juliet totally created Ben's tumor as a way to escape the island or.....she is evil...what is she up too?!! I did love when Juliet erupted at Ben - she is crazy mean. I love it. Ben looked a little scared of her.

Now, let's talk about pregnant women. We have been led to believe that Juliet has been brought here to solve the problem of all women dying once they are pregnant and never being able to give birth. She is a prize to Ben because she was able to impregnate her sister. This leads me back to my favorite topic: the bible and mysticism!

Remember my references to Jacob in my Fall Finale Blog? (I'm sure you don't) Just a reminder on some of my musings:

"There are so many biblical references...now we have "Jacob" as well and "Benjamin" - both biblical names ..... and Jack "Shephard. In Genesis you can read all about Jacob's sons, one being named Benjamin, son of Rachel. Seems Jacob had no fertility issues at all and wouldn't need a doctor such as Juliet. But, Rachel...yes Rachel wasn't conceiving fast enough so she recruited some handmaidens to do the job? Claire? Sun? Hmmmmmm..

You could go nuts on the Jacob/Benjamin bible connections...read and see what you think. I'm no bible scholar, but you can find connections in Jacob's stories in Genesis."

So, we now know the island has fertility "issues", but the women are getting pregnant, just not living through the pregnancy. It's like the island or whatever is destroying any new life.

Interesting.

So, it also seems as though Ben may have the cure for a cancer? Everyone on the island seems to get cured of cancer (except maybe Ben) and they went to mainland and "cured" Rachel's cancer.

"Jacob said he would take care of it himself" - Jacob cures cancer? I was thinking about who Jacob might be again...Jack's dad? He was fertile...Jack and Claire are here.

I loved the scene where Juliet emerged from the submarine...loved it.

My favorite quote of the night: "Should have let that bug-eyed bastard die" - Sawyer.

I am currently trying to find a meaning for the name "Devina" which is what I think Ben called the girl who died.

Jack's a sucker for women!

Okay...out of thoughts for now!

...I will post his email for him!

Not sure how true this is, but here you go:

D.O.C Press Release and Guest List

SUN DISCOVERS THE IDENTITY OF HER UNBORN CHILD'S FATHER AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY JULIET, AND DESMOND ALLOWS AN UNLIKELY FOE TO HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF A MYSTERIOUS NEW ISLAND INHABITANT, ON ABC'S "LOST"

"D.O.C. - After discovering that all of "The Others'" pregnant women died before giving birth on the island, an extremely reticent Sun allows Juliet to examine her -- and uncovers the identity of the unborn child's father. Meanwhile, Desmond allows an unlikely nemesis to help save the life of a new, mysterious island inhabitant, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Guest starring are Byron Chung as Mr. Paik, Andrew Divoff as Mikhail, Marsha Thomason as Naomi, John Shin as Mr. Kwon, Alexis Rhee as older woman, Esmond Chung as Paik's associate and Jean Chung as Paik's secretary.

"D.O.C." was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Fred Toye

Ooops! Due to the holiday weekend I forgot to post the latest podcast... here it is!!

Johna, Henry and Doug lazily discuss "Left Behind": DOWNLOAD HERE

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I enjoyed it.

We podcasted about it... coming soon.

Things I liked or noticed:

• Smokie the Monster was back, Juliette doesn't know what it is but knows it doesn't like the fence. HMMMM.
• Sawyer's girlfriend was pregnant with his baby. This is going to have to come up again in the future.
• Locke doesn't like Kate much. Neither does Kate's mom (we knew that).
• Jack MAY have been brokenhearted to see Kate kissin' Sawyer. Or is Juliette lying... AGAIN!
• There was a code to turn off the fence (I still say it's fake).
• Hurley is manipulative. I was kind of mad to see him stoop to lying to get what he wanted.
• Juliette's shoulder dislocation was awesome... I dislike her.

What I didn't like:
• Iowa looks like Hawaii.
• Still no clue what Smokie is or isn't.
• The "rumble in the jungle" was more like a "spat on the path."