Dad?
Okay! Now we’re back in action! I was on the edge of my seat almost the entire show and about ON TOP of the TV when Eko pulled out the missing stretch of film. What was that all about? We know now that someone wanted to keep that information out of the reel, but so far it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. “Don’t try to contact the outside world with the computer” isn’t exactly “By the way, this experiment is about creating artificial life in the form of robot dinosaurs and is scheduled to end in May 1979, so if you’re seeing this film and still on the island, whoa, something went screwy! Pick up the phone hidden under the central server and call for help.” Y’know? I guess we get a bigger idea of how much solitude was an factor in the running of the experiment.
J called that it would be Walt on the other end of the computer, which I think is great. I picture him trapped somewhere and trying to sneakily transmit messages to everyone. This could be as simple as him finding a computer at a different station (and messing around with some image projection equipment?). If that’s a stretch, we know he has mind powers, so he could be flexing those, too.
Anyone on board for a theory involving the experiments having something to do with the physical manifestation of emotion? We have Jack’s dad appearing in the jungle and disappearing from his coffin, Kate’s horse, Charlie’s unlimited heroin supply, Walt’s image.
Okay, onto some fun stuff! Real Girl sent me this image this morning that she culled from a message board. Check out the television:
Do we know what this is from in Sayid’s life? Have we seen him filmed yet?
Also from the message boards comes two images from the film, one from the original and one from the spliced section. There’s some debate whether there is a significant difference and, if so, whether the difference is due to a continuity fault or whether it really means anything.
From the original film:
From the spliced film:
To me, it looks like the doctor is YOUNGER and the film is newer in the spliced section which wouldn’t make much sense. Thoughts? And as always, tell me what I missed.
Most people on the boards are completely convinced that the "Dad?" is from a Walt imposter. I am completely convinced that they like to complicate matters, but we'll see...
My thought is that the Others (or whomever the "incident" causers are) removed the film splice so that someone watching wouldn't necessarily avoid communication--and hence another incident may occur. However? Who knows.
But I'm SO GLAD Lost came back to its slow-reveal, edge-of-seat action. And boy do I love Eko's accent: "We found ay buk."
So priceless? "So. Rose's husband's white. Didn't see that coming."
And Aaron's definitely going to have a little playmate soon the way the islanders are going at it! But good for Sun and Jin those crazy lovebirds.
Erm...me again...
So I posted a link to this entry on the boards, and someone realized that the tie stripes in Dharma guy's first and second pic aren't quite lined up right. I'm still guessing it's a consistency error, but who knows!?
I think it is definitely a Walt imposter. Well, not definitely, but probably. It could even be a hallucination on Michael's part? I dont know. I dearly love Mr. Eko. I am sick to death of both Jack and Kate. Could they maybe get trapped in a deep pit for a while? That would be great. Throw Anna Lucia in there too. She sucks.
Shout out from GR Come to our potluck sunday at Calkins Convent. Check us out on G-rad. I'm the one with the little boy, and also the one who loves portland...
The difference between film could be attributed to wear and tear on the original film as opposed to the edited out footage
Is that Sayid on the tv? I don't remember seeing him being filmed. There was also a clip last season of Hurley being on the tv in the home of the guy Jin beat up for his father-in-law.
So weird!
Agree about the differences in the film being mostly due to wear and tear. Here's some better shots of Sayid on TV:
http://timdorr.com/images/Lost/thatsjustsayid.jpg
http://lost.cubit.net/pics/sayidArmyOffice.jpg