Lost

[The BIGSTUD]

Oh, yeah, SD, Eagles 3x was right. I left out an insanely important part which you probably know by now. That part where Desmond ran back to the hatch after he killed Kelvin, and the timer ran down, that was the same date as when the plane crashed.

The log Locke print out in the pearl showed the system failure and that's what crashed the plane. Can't believe I left that out.

[MDS]

It was NOT Jack at the end, as the Brazilian guy (bad twin thoery). Confirmed by Lost producer.

Apparantly, this it for Walt and Michael. But I just don't think they can leave us hanging on their characters. Maybe down the road, when they get rescued (if)...but this just cant be it.

[Drunkmasterflex]

It was NOT Jack at the end, as the Brazilian guy (bad twin thoery). Confirmed by Lost producer.

Apparantly, this it for Walt and Michael. But I just don't think they can leave us hanging on their characters. Maybe down the road, when they get rescued (if)...but this just cant be it.

What? I have missed a few episodes so you will have to fill me in.

[SD_Eagle5]

Compilation of the season 3 promos. New episode tonight.

[MDS]

This episode is a Jack flashback, and we only see 4 of the castaways (I assume the 3 captured by the others and Hurley making his treck back to camp). Apparantly, Ethan is in this episode in one form or another. Also, Henry Gale and Desmond are both official castmembers. And again, the show is on for 6 straight weeks...then off until mid-feb where it will have a non rerun run until the finale.

[NGM]

It was NOT Jack at the end, as the Brazilian guy (bad twin theory). Confirmed by Lost producer.

Apparantly, this it for Walt and Michael. But I just don't think they can leave us hanging on their characters. Maybe down the road, when they get rescued (if)...but this just cant be it.

MDS, what did you mean by this?  I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

[MDS]

Umm...thoery being shot around that everyone as an "evil" twin or something. Some people like Sawyer could be the evil twin, while good guys like Jack would have someone evil out there. I don't know, I didn't come up with it. But whatever it is, it was debunked.

[NGM]

Ahhhh the whole Rosseau (sp?) 4 degrees of separation BS? 

Yeah stupid idea.

[The BIGSTUD]

Pretty average episode IMO.

I'm giving Lost this season to answer multiple major questions. If not then I'll stop watching until the series is completely over then download all the seasons on torrents.

[SD_Eagle5]

I thought it was a great episode, not as good a premier as last seasons but still a great show.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Whatever became of the whole EMP thing?

[MDS]

I hate this. Tell me everything. I'm confused. farg.

[TexasEagle]

I watched it... but Lost seems lik a show where you really need to have it all on DVDs so you can watch a bunch of episodes at a time so you can at least try to follow what's going on. Waiting a week to follow up on this show is crazy.

[Susquehanna Birder]

I hate this. Tell me everything. I'm confused. farg.

Warning...if you haven't seen the episode yet, here's a synopsis:

Big Bad Ben

We finally discovered that Henry Gale's "real" name is Ben, or at least that's what the other Others call him. Tonight was time for him to get a little bit of payback by torturing Jack, Kate and Sawyer. I seriously got chills when he told Kate that he was trying to make her feel more comfortable because "the next two weeks are going to be very unpleasant." Ben is one very creepy dude no matter what he's called. I'm still fairly clueless as to the scientific purpose for capturing some of the crash survivors (how weird was it to see the Others' perspective of the crash?) and taking their blood and watching them in their cages, but I've just got a feeling that it can't be good.

I'm still marveling that the Others live in this pretty suburban-looking community and engage in normal activities like a book-club discussion — though what Ben would have had against Carrie is beyond me. Is he against telekinesis? Does he hate scary books? Perhaps he liked the movie version better? Or was it just because there is some sort of rift between him and Juliet? I definitely sensed some tension there, especially when Ben had no problem locking her out and potentially letting her drown.

Speaking of the Hydra station, I guess that must be where they keep the shark that we saw in the second season. But just to round things out, they've got dolphins, too. At first I thought the Dharma logo was an octopus or squid, but a Hydra makes more sense. The mythical Greek creature kept regenerating its heads. That's kind of how the Others seem: Ethan and some of his colleagues may have died at the hands of the castaways, but it seems like the Others have only come back stronger.

Jack "the repo man" was held captive under the bunker by Juliet and her grilled cheese sandwich, but that caused him some serious flashbacks. I was actually praying that Jack's dad didn't sleep with Sarah. I'm not sure I could have dealt with that. I figured for sure that whether his dad was involved was going to be the question that Jack posed to Juliet when he discovered that they had his entire life story in one convenient folder. But even though Sarah didn't sleep with Jack's dad, she did cut him to the quick with her reasoning for her new beau, "It doesn't matter who he is, it just matters who you're not." Ouch. That's gotta hurt.

Now if the Others live in this isolated little community in the mountains, how do they have access to all this personal information about the castaways? Is someone on the outside e-mailing or faxing them the dirt on the passengers whose names were on the manifest?

I find it entirely fascinating that the Others seem to be keen on gathering information from Jack, Kate and Sawyer in different ways: Trying to make Kate cozy by giving her a pretty new dress and letting her shower; having the persistent but soft-spoken Juliet wear Jack down and break his spirit; and dealing with Sawyer like he's a caged animal.

Sawyer befriended fellow captive Karl, who hatched a failed escape plan. But is Karl working with the Others or is he an outcast from the group? I thought some of the most entertaining parts of the episode were watching Sawyer struggle with the food reward system. ("What? You talkin' to me now, Chachi?") Interesting that the Others claimed it only took the bears two hours to solve the food problem. Would these be the polar bears? That would explain why they were roaming loose in the jungle and why the big cages were empty. Polar bears do like fish, which was the treat that Sawyer earned himself, so it would make sense. Sweet that he shared his hard-earned reward with Kate. I'm wondering, though, if Kate had said "Jack and Sawyer" instead of "Sawyer and Jack," would they have dumped her in the room opposite Jack and watched their actions instead? It seems like the Others are definitely testing some aspects of human relationships, but as to what end, I'm clueless.

Is the formerly fake-bearded guy really gay? I thought his comment that Kate wasn't his type was a pretty good signal. That's probably the clearest thing in the entire episode. I'm still baffled by what the heck is going on with this show... if the Others are stranded, too, or if they are willing participants and conductors in these experiments. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what unfolds this season. Oh, and because I forgot to mention it before, I'm really excited this show is back. Leave it to Lost to air a season premiere that throws you for a mind-boggling loop.

[MDS]

It's moving to 10:00 when it comes back in Feb. ABC senses the smaller than it was before but still really good ratings, and will move it out of the way of Idol.