April 19, 2007
Brother Desmond can't get a break
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.
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I find Desmond one of the more compelling characters on this show. There seems to be more intrigue surrounding him than almost any other character.
His backstory, life before, during and after Penny, his time with Dharma, do the Others know of him, want to kill him, is he an other, etc. ...
Not to mention the whole visions thing. I can't wait to see what role he will ultimately play in this.
I liked this episode. And crappy PhotoShop picture aside, that was there to obviously show some sort of connection between gray-haired woman and the monks.
Because as you know, on Lost, it's ALL inter-related.
But one last comment for you, Des.
Brotha, you shoulda let Charlie take the arrow to the adam's apple. He's a jerk ... a real knee biter.
I think Desmond's clairvoyance is a product of an implant in his head. I think he is being fed these thoughts.