March 2006 Archives

We were all on top of Locke's dad being the "Real Sawyer," aka the guy who screwed over Sawyer's family and started him on a life of scamming. I'd noticed Nadia listed in the credits earlier, but completely missed that--duh--she was who Locke was inspecting the house for. Y'know, when the big Oceanic planes were flying overhead?

Anyway, turns out all anyone wants to talk about is the mysterious and detailed map that appeared on the interior of the hatch. Anyone else feel like they're plaing Quest for Glory or something when they watch Lost? Anyone?

Zoom in on the map here.

Some translations of the Latin on the map (says someone. Look at me, I believe everything everyone tells me!):

Malum consilium quod mutari non potest: "It is a bad plan which cannot be changed."

Aegrescit medendo: "the disease worsens with the treatment."

Sursum Corda: "Lift up your hearts."

credo nos, in fluctu eodem esse (roughly):"I think we're on the same wavelength" or, more literally, "I believe we are in the same wave/sea."

un sit magna, tamen certe lenta ira deorum es: "The wrath of the gods may be great, but it certainly is slow."

Cogito ergo doleo: "I think therefore I suffer."

There's also all kinds of veiled (oh, LOST, are there any other kind!) hints at things like "activity minimal during lockdown and restocking procedures." We're thinking this could be why the hatch went all haywire at the same time (?) the food drop appeared. And, "Known final resting place of Magnus Hanso. Black Rock." There's all kinds of "incidents" everywhere, too. What to make of all this? As always, the show satisfies us by tossing us a couple bones and then avalanching us with a slew of more questions.

I still don't trust Henry Gale from Kans--er Minnesota. I was waiting for his eyes to go all shifty when the lockdown procedure started and the clock was ticking down and Locke wasn't looking at him. That would have been a perfect shifty-eye moment. But: nada. I suppose it's possible he could be someone other than an Other, but it the point is he's totally sketchy. Even if he controlled his shifty-eyes.

Upcoming episodes! Libby's a brunette! Hurley has imaginary friends! A Rose and Bernard flashback! Everyone gets double rations of Dharma mac and cheese!

Oh my sweet LORD, that was a good episode! Seriously, I've been putting off writing about it because I'm fairly overwhelmed by all the freakin' fantastic things they let us in on last night. Not that they didn't open a whole new can of questions stemming off the new information they gave us, but they DID answer...um...well, they definitely let us in on...and now we know for sure that...uh...DAMN IT! I think they tricked us again with their clever editing and fancy plot writing. Well, at least we were shown what happened to Claire when she was abducted. Sort of. In pieces.

The characters are so classic. Here's a typical exchange:

Rousseau: I am Rousseau, I have information that--
Claire: AAAAAAAA!
Kate: Go the hell away, Rousseau.
Rousseau: But, this information, you don't underst--
Claire: AAAAAAA!
Rousseau: *leaves*
Claire: On second thought, I NEED to speak to Rousseau! Right away! Something's telling me she might have information that would be useful.
Kate: Yes, we will track her by following her footsteps. This will be a long and tiresome journey, why does she have to be so hard to find? Let's get guns.

or

Kate: I trail ends here, I guess we oughta pack it in.
Claire: *keeps looking*
Kate: *perplexed* What are you looking for? Why are you running in that direction like you recognize it? Let's just go home! No trail! I'm so confused!

Anyway, so let's just catch up. Ethan takes Claire, ostensibly, so he can give the baby injections and keep him from becoming "infected." Claire is so drugged up that this sounds like a perfect plan. This does make me wonder exactly what he told her that would make her think giving up her baby was the best possible course of action. I think there must be more to it than the infection thing. Plus, how much do we believe the infection thing? Could it be a simple disease that most people are already vaccinated for? Is it a fake scare tactic? Could the infection be the psychic trying to enter a new body?

We also know the Others are a bunch of Fakey McActors with their theatrical glue and costumes. Is this to give them a scarier demeanor, more in line with island castaways, than scientists. This has all the markings of a science experiment gone awry and a rogue bunch of scientists who are determined to see it to the bitter end, no matter the cost.

There is talk that Henry Gale is at the camp to finish the job that Ethan botched, namely to bring back a census list. Oh yeah, Henry Gale. Did you guys think Mr. Eko was going all hari-kari on us? Holy! We sure did. I thought I would be able to find something about priests cutting off some of their hair as a symbol of absolution or something, but I got nothing. Also, how LAME that Henry is playing Locke so easily. Locke should know better than to fall for mind tricks like that.

Finally, drugged up Claire is saved by Alex, Rousseau's missing child. They don't tell us why Alex doesn't escape with Claire or why Rousseau hasn't had more luck in tracking the Others, even though Claire pretty much stumbled across their medical lair in a half daze.

Next week...
Sun! Damn, girl, remember when I told the ladies all up in season one that they had to use some sort of birth control? Now look what you've started: island babies.