Friday, March 16, 2007
Lost: Par Avion
Lost may actually be found again. For the first time in awhile, last night's episode went "old school". By that I mean that we went into someone's past for some meaningful connection to their life on the Island. In this case I was shocked to see that the focus was Clare. If you remember back to the very beginning, we know somehow that Clare's baby is "special". What that means is anybody's guess, but I always thought that the next revelation we saw about Clare was going to delve into the baby. I was shocked to discover that Clare is actually Jack's step sister and that neither she nor Jack know that. There is always the possibility for them to discover this fact at some point if either one is carrying a photo of the old man, but it will be interesting to see how this piece of information fits into the larger picture.
Charlie is still slated to die. Desmond's new ability to "see" the future notwithstanding, it seems that Charlie has a personal guardian Angel. It's interesting to see that the future is not written in stone, and is at least easy to change in the short term. What will the writers do to stop the cycle? Will they actually let Charlie die, or will they figure out how to get death to give you a pass? Does dying for a short time count (as in dying and being resuscitated)?
Our fearless foursome (Kate, Locke, Sayid and the French woman) have found the "Others'" home. Jack seems to have settled in like one of the gang, but we have to remember, his tattoo marks him as not "really" belonging. How will the foursome get out? What is the plan now that they are in the camp and clearly outnumbered? The original plan was to rescue Jack. Will Jack want to go? Will the French woman's daughter know who she is? What is it that Ben and the others know about Locke? Why is Locke acting all spooky all of a sudden?
With lingering questions like these, I may stick around after all...
