[Michael Van Damn]

Originally posted by Fair_Monitor@Sep 29 2005, 01:33 AM
Well my, my Ms. American Pie, what an uneventful yet still somehow interesting episode. I mean yes they described what happened to the rafters, but really they showed us all of last weeks episode with more depth, not that I'm complaining. So slight spoilers ahead, you've been warned.

First off, I was right about the I Ching compass, though the symbol in the middle is really a snake with a logo across it. It seemed to say "Chimera" but then again, VHS isn't the best for fine details. As well the symbol is on the sharks back end, just before the end of the tail. Though it is slightly different, with a Y at the bottom and a staight line. Regardless, that seems to imply whatever company is running this little experiment is also controling everything else on the island, including the animals. Oh, did anybody notice the Twin Towers in the window of Michael's lawyers office? Since that was kinda disturbingly real, personally. Carrying on, after a tad of research I've found that Apollo Candy (the stuff Kate gorges herself upon in the store room) HAS been discontinued (go here or here), it was from the 60's I think. Now when you match that with Mama Cass' single (from the late 60's) you kinda get a time line of when most of that was put down there, however it still doesn't explain Desmond talking to Jack in last weeks episode. Beyond that there is just the numbers stuff. Firstly Michael screams "Walt" 16 times and Sawyer screams Jin 4 times. Locke says they've been on the island for 44 days, 4+4=8. The clock towards the end when Michael signs the release forms for Walt says 10:05 (though you can't really tell with VHS) which would be 15. Plus the number 108 reappears on the timer after Locke types in the numbers, as well 23 is on the clock prior to him hitting execute. As well Jin says Others 4 times before the end. Finally Desmond has 8 switches to control his security mirrors and thats about it. Did you guys see anything else?

The only thing I caught was that 108 was sum of all the "numbers." I thought I was smart. I thought I was brilliant, but damn. I can't pay attention like you. You are good. I wonder if you work with NASA?