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Good touch, bad touch

The writers have really started to disappoint me. I’m not gonna gripe about it, though. I’m just gonna breathe and get my blog on.

Apparently, Jacob can’t keep his hands to himself. During the course of the show we have seen Jacob show up in different scenarios and touch the main characters. In fact, the scene usually draws your attention to his hand somehow touching one of the survivors. Richard described this touch as a curse/gift, but it means you can’t kill yourself.

Is this really a great gift? Yes, if you’re gonna live and work on the island with full devotion. It means you can roam about the island and not hurt yourself, but you can still be shot, burnt, beat up, drown, karate chopped, nuked, sprain your ankle, or get tennis elbow. It doesn’t sound like much of a gift. It just assures Jacob that you won’t take your life while you’re in the running to replace him.

While back on the mainland, Locke was desperate to get the Oceanic 6 back to the island. He was shit out of luck and was losing all faith so he decided to off himself. The extension cord was set, his feet were teetering, and he was about to take a final step when Ben entered. Locke was touched by Jacob so he couldn’t commit suicide. Unfortunately for Locke, Ben didn’t care.

It was clever that the writers had Ben prolong his dad’s life with gas this time versus taking it with gas. This episode was Ben centric but it wasn’t his story that intrigued me, it was Richard’s past/future. My biggest question is: What will happen to Richard? Thus far, there have been no Richard flashbacks/forwards/sideways. This is extremely odd seeing as how, other than Smokey and Jacob, Richard has the most island history. Homey is damn near immortal and has been an advisor to Widmore, Ben, and Locke. Time to give up the goods, Lost.

It was suggested that Richard arrived on The Black Rock. Well, now we know that for a fact. A little more fact checking yielded an awesome dichotomy of The Black Rock and Richard:
- Richard arrived to the island via The Black Rock
- The Black Rock sailed from Portsmouth under the captainship of Magnus Hanso
- Magnus was the great grandfather of Alvar Hanso
- Alvar Hanso owns the Hanso Foundation
- The Hanso Foundation funded the Dharma Initiative
- The Hanso Foundation works with The Widmore Corporation in an undisclosed way
- Tovard Hanso, who is somehow related to Alvar, sold the ledger of the first mate of The Black Rock
- The Ledger is now owned by Charles Widmore

Was Richard the first mate of The Black Rock? Or was he in chains?

So that leaves us with Widmore coming to the island on a submarine. Is he coming to kill Ben? If you remember, Ben can’t kill Widmore. He is probably governed by the same rules that Jacob and Smokey are. The rules probably work in reverse, which is why Widmore sent a team to kill Ben. Everyone has a reason to kill Ben, but Widmore doesn’t seem like the kind of man who will hesitate. While Widmore was the leader of The Others, Ben exiled him. Widmore’s last words were, “one day you’re gonna have to choose between The Island and Alex.” He sure did.

In other news, I’m like 85% sure Adam and Eve (the cave bodies) are the DeGroots?

Thanks for reading. Peace.

The fall of man

There isn’t much to say about this episode of Lost. Everything was pretty straightforward. Jacob = dead. Smokey = gonna rock the shit out of the island.

Who does Christian Shephard work for? We have seen Christian all over the island but the most memorable was in Jacob’s cabin. If I remember correctly, Claire was in the cabin giggling like an idiot. I’m assuming Christian is just a manifestation of the black smoke while Claire is an emissary like Sayid currently is. When Ben was in the temple, Smokey took the form of Alex. When Mr. Eko was being judged by Smokey, he took the form of Yemi. So clearly he only takes the form of the deceased but he can “convert” anyone who has died on the island.

This brings to mind when little Ben was shot by Sayid. Richard said that Ben would lose his innocence if he took him. I don’t think this meant he would become evil. I think he meant this very much in the biblical sense. When Adam and Eve ate the apple, they became very aware of good and evil. I think The Others understand the battle between Jacob and Smokey, black and white backgammon pieces, good and evil. With the loss of Jacob, folks from The Temple have now chosen the other side. "The serpent deceived me..." (Genesis 3:13)

Thanks for reading. Peace.

Japanese translations are keu

I really enjoyed this episode. Jack has slowly started to join Kate on my Lost Death List but after this episode, he has been rescued. There is still no hope for Kate. In ATL we find that Jack has a kid. He has something to live for as opposed to his ITL life. David is Jack’s redemption. Much like Claire was Kate’s redemption two weeks ago.

I’m sure we’ll find out who David’s mom is eventually. I would really like for it to be Sarah (Julie Bowen) but whatev. I thoroughly enjoy Jack’s story arc. He has been such a broken character as he stated to Hurley, but he’s starting to find himself and his purpose. Will Jack be the next Jacob? I dunno, but Jack is destined for something great. We knew it the moment he became a leader to the survivors. It seems that before he can become the protector of the island, he had to be broken. It is Lost, though so pretty much anything could happen.

It’s funny, but this episode aired on February 23rd and Jack is 23 on The List. Also, this was the 108th Lost episode. To add even more intrigue, Jack’s mom hasn’t made an appearance on Lost in 23 episodes. Well done, writers.

Is the appendix scar a sign that the timelines are somehow melding? The banner outside of David's recital says, "welcome all candidates." David plays the same song as Faraday did when he was a kid.

"Someone is coming to the island." My immediate instinct is that Jacob is referring to Widmore. Then again, Jacob is not being very direct with Hurley. Poor Hurley is being sent on these missions because he seems to be the most apt to follow instruction, especially from ghosts. Having the favor of Jacob helps, though. You can see Dogen's immediate displeased submission when Hurley tells Dogen that he is a candidate. In fact, Dogen mumbles in Japanese, "you are lucky that you are protected. Because if you were not protected, I would cut your head off." What are your thoughts? Who is coming to the island, and for what purpose? Whoever it is, i hope they get there before Claire and Locke wreck The Temple.

Thanks for reading. Peace.