Observations/ Discussion of this Episode

[losty09]

The opening was very much like the pilot....

locke's eyes are green... were they always?
and eddy's eye color kepy changing over the episode.. what does this mean?

Jan and mike... look sooooo familiar.

was that girl in the flashback Kate? The girl who locke said was "half his age"

Charlie and claire... fine for a while????? NNOOOOO!!!!

did the hatch survivors experience something strange immediately after it imploded? Desmond has no clothes and knew what jack said before it happened.... i hope it isn't but, time travel? Charlie couldn't hear well, locke couldn't speak... locke and desmond were gone way longer than charlie, and charlie was really surprised that they weren't back before him

did locke actually speak to ecko? or was that a manifestation of eddy speaking through ecko like wayne did through sawyer?

the return of locke the hunter!!i love that he is getting his faith back!! oh man, i missed the season 1 locke.

[~annie~]

Hmm I'm not sure about the eyes, I'll need to watch it again.

Charlie and claire... fine for a while????? NNOOOOO!!!!

I know! What the heck does that mean!? Now I'm really worried, I wonder what he meant by that, fine from what exactly?

did the hatch survivors experience something strange immediately after it imploded? Desmond has no clothes and knew what jack said before it happened.... i hope it isn't but, time travel? Charlie couldn't hear well, locke couldn't speak... locke and desmond were gone way longer than charlie, and charlie was really surprised that they weren't back before him

I thought it was weird that after the season finale a lot of people noticed how weird Charlie was acting yet in this episode they didn't seem to pick up on that again.
Also, yeah, lots of weird things going on there, I hope it's not time travel that's just.... to much for me to think about *lol*.

did locke actually speak to ecko? or was that a manifestation of eddy speaking through ecko like wayne did through sawyer?

I'm not sure, he was unconscious afterwards... maybe it was him, maybe it was a spiritual thing.

the return of locke the hunter!!i love that he is getting his faith back!! oh man, i missed the season 1 locke.

Oh me too! He just wasn't the same last season! Glad to have the old Locke back!

[ssmandavid]

Originally Posted by ~annie~

Hmm I'm not sure about the eyes, I'll need to watch it again.
I know! What the heck does that mean!? Now I'm really worried, I wonder what he meant by that, fine from what exactly?

I thought it was weird that after the season finale a lot of people noticed how weird Charlie was acting yet in this episode they didn't seem to pick up on that again.
Also, yeah, lots of weird things going on there, I hope it's not time travel that's just.... to much for me to think about *lol*.

I'm not sure, he was unconscious afterwards... maybe it was him, maybe it was a spiritual thing.

Oh me too! He just wasn't the same last season! Glad to have the old Locke back!

yes i agree, bout time it started getting good.

[Chrys]

Some thoughts on Desmond...

I have always seen him as a God-figure, from the first time we met him in Jack's running flashback, and so far, nothing has disuaded me.

1. Long hair and beard
2. He calls everyone "Brother."
3. In Locke's vision, he was a pilot, another popular analogy (God is my co-pilot bumper stickers, etc.)
4. He was the only one who came out of the implosion naked. A rebirth/resurrection?

I have two other "wacko" theories about Desmond. I don't really believe either of them. The first comes from me, and the second from a friend...

1. The electromagnetic field somehow cloned Desmond, which is why he was naked. Of course, this doesn't explain how he knew about Locke's speech.

2. No one except Hurley was seen interacting or even noticing Desmond. Was he even really there, or was he a vision like Dave? Wouldn't someone have offered him some pants? Again, this doesn't explain how Hurley would have predicted Locke's speech.

Chrys

[losty09]

Originally Posted by Chrys

Some thoughts on Desmond...

I have always seen him as a God-figure, from the first time we met him in Jack's running flashback, and so far, nothing has disuaded me.

1. Long hair and beard
2. He calls everyone "Brother."
3. In Locke's vision, he was a pilot, another popular analogy (God is my co-pilot bumper stickers, etc.)
4. He was the only one who came out of the implosion naked. A rebirth/resurrection?

I have two other "wacko" theories about Desmond. I don't really believe either of them. The first comes from me, and the second from a friend...

1. The electromagnetic field somehow cloned Desmond, which is why he was naked. Of course, this doesn't explain how he knew about Locke's speech.

2. No one except Hurley was seen interacting or even noticing Desmond. Was he even really there, or was he a vision like Dave? Wouldn't someone have offered him some pants? Again, this doesn't explain how Hurley would have predicted Locke's speech.

Chrys

i have seen that rebirth theory elsewhere, i think it is very interesting. sort of reminds me of lord of the flies, where simon is a representation of jesus. could be similar for desmond, but im not sure i buy it yet.