The Lost Diary

My husband and I said to ourselves at the end of the episode...Daniel is going to give this an A! (and be happy about what Des says in the preview). We also felt exactly as you did when Benry shot lock...WHAT? we were so shocked we just laughed.

I like the theory that Jacob is the captain of the Black Rock, Magnus Hanso, myself. That would explain his old fashioned dress, his distaste for technology and his apparent ability to master the island's forces. (Maybe the hostiles are his crew?). An additional theory I saw on the lost forums is that Jacob *is* the island and the island summons people with visions. However, Locke is able to summon the island which scares the bejesus out of Benry so he shot Locke as a test.

LOVE the column idea Daniel. I can't wait to read it!

As far as the episode: I was physically affected by the Jacob stuff. It literally made my heart race. SO creepy. And so confusing. I read a lot of boards for comments last night and I still don't have a solid workable theory/answer/resolution/guess for any of that part of it. Therefore, it gets an "A!"

My anwer to your question is, like you said, Locke and Benry. However, it appears that Locke (He is SO still alive) could possibly take Benry's place with the Others, so that would make Benry a king without a castle, so... I think he is necessary NOW, but maybe not after Locke (and we!) get some answers.
But yes, I think those 2 are the most indispensible to the plot/island.

Now indispensible to the show is Hurley. I just don't see how it would ever be the same without him. Plus, I am hoping eventually that we will come full circle and find out about the numbers that Hurley seemed to be aligned with. But maybe that's just an emotional response because I dig Hurley, dude.

Ok, I am new to the Lost diary but I like it! I just have a simple question I just noticed last night and maybe everyone else has seen or knows why.

Anyways, why did both Locke and Ben have one blue eye and one green eye? It is probably irrelevant, but I noticed it and it was bugging me.

I have not commented on this before so, first, Daniel - I LOVE this column. I look all morning for it on Thursdays. Anywho, the main thing I took away from the episode is the apparent inability for the "hostiles" to age. Does this mean that the time warp theory is real? Obviously the Jacob scene was huge and Locke getting shot was probably bigger, but I am so intrigued by what the powers of the island can do that it is all I can seem to focus on. I just want to figure it out! I give the episode an A.

I also love the column idea - especially if it is as entertaining as this (no pressure). From the very first episode my fave characters have been Locke, Hurley, & Charlie. Of course, now Desmond has become my fave next to Locke. I have never wanted to see Charlie die, but now I think I would kill him myself if that would allow Locke to live. I was so stunned at the end I actually sat staring at the tv thru half the news - which I never do. I was actually feeling sorry for Ben thru most of the episode then at the end I called him some very bad names. =)

Some guys I work with made some great points. Note that young Ben's fear of a volcano made the island shake. What else can Ben's fears project? It would seem many of people's worst fears are "projected" on the island, the hostiles, a virus that killed Russo's medical team, etc...

The key is Locke, he does not project fear, he projects his HOPE. This is why John is important.

Ok here is a question that has been plaguing me! If all the women die on the island who get pregnant then how was Alex born? If Henry Gale is really her father then her mother, presumably Danielle had to get pregnant off the island (which means that Henry Gale left the island for a stint) or that she was some sort of test tube baby. What do you guys think?

We've also already had one of the deaths you mention - Anthony Cooper.

I can't thank you enough for these diaries! It's the first think I look for on a Thursday morning and share with all my fellow Losties. We all want to watch the show with you! You are in a sense an indirect character of this show now for us. Awesome job!!
(I have to tell you though, those blue vans? My parents had one!! that same blue and white)

let me just say, this episode rocked my socks.

i have so so so many questions....

i wonder if benry can even hear jacob....maybe that whole conversation he was having in front of locke was just for show, but then he realized locke can actually hear jacob?

oh, and richard not aging??? what's with that??? my friend theorized that the hostiles somehow never age and never die UNLESS it's a woman dying in childbirth, hence they're slowly losing all their woman and children, hence their desire to abduct women and children.

okay, so we know the hostiles purged dharma initiative. did they then take over the dharma initiative? after all, didn't richard hire juliet in her flashback at a dharma office building back in the real world? how did they get access to that? are there still dharmanians back in the real world working with the hostiles on the island? if so, why?

also, mikail was supposedly an original dharmanian....what made him go along with the purge?

one last question: has anyone ever had the desire to slap the crap out jack more than when he told everyone he didn't reveal benry & co. were coming for sun and any other preggos because he hadn't figured out what to do yet???? what an ass!! it looks like war next week and i hope he's the first to go.

as far as indispensability goes, i'd like vote for sayid and hurley. sayid because without him, we'd be hardpressed to figure out how the rest of these idiots ever got anything done and hurley because, aside from his connection to the numbers, he's the funny guy....and every show needs a token funny guy.

RE: Emily
"If all the women die on the island who get pregnant then how was Alex born? If Henry Gale is really her father then her mother, presumably Danielle had to get pregnant off the island (which means that Henry Gale left the island for a stint) or that she was some sort of test tube baby. What do you guys think?"

I'm pretty sure that Danielle was pregnant before she got to the island. Her baby was stolen, as I assume all of the children on the island are.

All I can say is, this episode was SCARY. Benry's mom at the window, the ghostly whispering in the jungle...oh, and let's not forget INVISIBLE TALKING JACOB!! Whoa.

I was really hoping that Jacob would turn out to be Jack's dad...oh, well.

Anyway, I don't think Locke is really dead. Or, if he is, he will just pull a Patchy and come running like mad out of the jungle at an opportune moment.

I think we are overlooking Alpert as an indispensable character. He was instrumental in Benry's rise to power, in bringing Juliet to the island, in getting Locke to kill his dad (ok, by proxy, but still). There's something important about Alpert that we still have to find out. I agree with Rachel--why don't the Hostiles age?

Actually, I think once we find out who The Hostiles are, we will also find out the secret of the Island itself.

Anyway, thanks for a great column, Daniel. I look forward to it on Thursdays.

Ok Daniel i look forward to your lost column every thursday morning too! As soon as the episode was over with all i could do was stare at the television. WTF?? So Locke is totally not dead because everyone is right, he is too important to the show. I think that there is a chance that Henry Gale is scared of Locke and there is a good chance Locke could become the new leader of the Others. I can't believe this season is almost over!

I did not ever notice a persone in that chair as I was watching...thank God you have Tivo! This episode was seriously a shocker. I did not see the end coming. I was tripping! Locke, shot?!?! WTF???He most definitely is an indispensible character and for now, I believe that Rouseau is indispensible as well. Most certainly Henry Gale is important, but I could do withour him beacuse there are other ways of finding out the secrets and he is just pure, crazy evil. So I read on Yahoo that they are going to keep the series going until 2010. I guess that means more questions than answers in the next two episodes. I think an article is a great idea and I am looking forward to it on Monday.

Wow! What an episode. That Jacob thing really freaked me out. At first I thought, OK, Ben is crazy and that explains some things, but then all of a sudden the voice and the throwing around. Holy crap! I have NO idea who/what Jacob can be.

I agree that there is no way Locke can be dead. My husband thinks that Rousseau will save him. I think it would be really cool if Smokey saved him. Locke would be lying in the grave and all of a sudden Smokey would peer over the top of the grave. Locke would think he's a goner and then Smokey would gently lift him up and carry him back to Benry. How freaking cool would that be?!?!

Love the article, love the idea for the Monday thing. And I agree, you are like another character in the show now. Good job, brutha!

I LOVE the column. I read it every Thursday and even think about what you will possibly write when I am watching LOST on Wednesdays. I love the idea of the article. A general question of thought. I know the show was originally supposed to go 6 season and I heard they just decided to go 5 seasons instead. What's up with that. Are they running out of ideas already? I'm going back through my Tivo tonight to find Jacob. I always look forward you telling me the things I missed the night before.

Hi all, first time posting, but I've been an avid reader! OMG... when HG shot Locke I started talking to myself - it's so rare that a show will kill one of it's main peeps... but thats what makes this show so good! Still I think Jacob will save him, or the Island will save him. They hinted at it two shows ago when Mikhail was running and gunning ...walking and talking after he was killed by the fence... so Locke will be back... i'm in the denial stage of grief. I have to agree that Charlie is SOOOOO going to die. (please) Hurely is another I could see them killing - he is loved but his story has stalled... Juliet could go, she betrayed her others and no one trusts her, there is a high chance of her being put down by someone.
If they kill Sawyer I will just be mad. The best moment was the empty chair... Henry Gale is crazy... not crazy ...crazy ...not crazy.. love it!!

My theory: The Hostiles were another, COMPETING research group with the Dharma Initiative. Given that the island has such unique properties, doesn't it make sense that there would be more than one company/organization/evil empire interested in it?!

I think Benry is still holding out hope that his mommy will return to him somehow. Remember, he had to be very patient...and killing off Dharma was not the payoff in order to get his mommy back. And Jacob is probably the key to that, so...

Jacob might be a captive/hostage of Ben's. That's what the sand/ash stuff was around his crib. Hence the "help me". There's obviously something special about Jacob which Ben uses to control the Others. I just wonder why/how Ben has a hold over Jacob, then.

Not sure what the logic is in shooting Locke. Clearly, he was someone special to the Others, so Ben shooting him may have some bad repercussions with the Others(although Ben always seems to know exactly what he's doing).

Benry and Locke ARE the show. The other storylines have all lost some of their allure for me.

you know i read somewhere that charlie won't be killed off ever i've heard it a few times.... http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6862864/lost_boy charlie is killable but i don't think they will do it....i can't see them killing anyone oldschool but for a shocker they probably will Maybe Jin :( & juliet
finally lost is redeeming itself!!! for the past year or so....only 47 more episodes to go huh? haha

Here's the thing, there's dead, and then there's DEAD. You know, like Obi-Wan Kenobi dead, as in, not-totally-dead-but-becoming-part-of-the-Force-dead?

What if Locke dies and becomes part of the Island? What if Jacob is 'dead' - the same way that Benry's mom and Jack's dad are dead?

What does dead even mean on Lost? Everyone's fair game so long as that question remains unanswered.

(Speaking of which, are Paulo - ? - and chicky-pie whoever she was still dead (and buried)?

First off, Daniel you are so great! I may even check out the first season of The Wire b/c you said it was good. Never got into it before but i trust your judgement that much!
Anyhoo, back to Lost, This was the SPOOKIEST episode for me so far! Jacob scared me and Henry Gale's big eyes ALWAYS spook me out. I dont believe Locke will die. He can't. Maybe Jacob got out and WILL help him or Richard will. He seems to want to help Locke out. There seems to be more people popping up that seem to want new leadership amongst the "others". Henry's own "daughter" doesnt even like him!
I actually feel this is the best episode so far this season. It would've been better if we got some answers from Jack. We got new questions but atleast we are now seeing more about the Others. and get to understand them better.
I definately feel Charlie is going to die now and maybe even Desmond. Desmond can see the future but....I dont think he will survive. Jin too. Claire will stay because she needs to take care of her baby. Simple. If they want to make it a real shocker they will kill Jack. They have TOTALLY changed his character around to a person that people do not like any more. Him and Juliet can just go on a boat and have it blow up. Like what should've happened on the submarine.

Last night reminded me of season one...just drooling at the mouth, wanting more, more, more!!!

Okay, my main question is an old question, now with new characters. We now know how and why Ben and (kind of) Dharma got on the island. Now, we move on to Richard and the hostiles...native inhabitants??? How, when and why?

I agree with everyone else, Ben is scared that John will take over as leader...a show of defiance by Tom and Richard when John was beating on Mikhail kind of proved that.

When Ben was talking to the empty chair, my mouth just dropped. I was looking hard during that whole scene, and I did see a flash of someone in the chair right after Ben got thrown against the wall, and I was thinking, oh, thank God, Ben isn't THAT insane.

John being shot by Ben..didn't see that one coming. But, remember last week when Cooper bit John, and how fast John healed from that? Or hell, remember he was in a wheelchair before landing on the island? The island somehow gives him healing powers...so, he'll be healed and we'll see him soon (though didn't see him in preview for next week...not a mention of John at all in preview actually).

I look forward to next week!!! It's going to be awesome! And Daniel's wish just may come true ;)

Oops, got so wrapped up in what happened last night (and soooo much was going on!) that I forgot to answer your questions...non-killable, to me, would be John, Ben, now Richard because there's some story there, Sayid and Danielle.

I love Sawyer, Desmond and Juliette (her character is just TOO interesting right now), and I would probably cry if they got killed.

The rest of them, I think their stories are about played out...except now, of course, there's Sun and the preganancy thing...that's probably going to play a big story coming up.

Oh, hell...kill some of the Others (except Ben, Richard, Tom and Alex..the rest can go)and leave our people alone! I don't want to see any of them go, really...even Charlie, though I know, Daniel, you can't wait til he bites it ;)

If they killed Sawyer, Lost would loose 1/2 of it's viewership. A dead Sawyer means all women who watch Lost will be forced to start watching Desperate Housewives again.

If they killed Kate, most men would start channel surfing. Watching her squeeze into her blue jeans the other week was the highlight of season 3. Unless Claire starts running around in her underwear, consider Kate a mainstay of the program.

If Claire and Kate die, the producers better figure out a way to resurrect Maggie from the dead. No complaints from me when she was sunbathing in her bikini.

I have nothing more to add. The comments already say everything I was thinking. This episode and season 2's finale are probably the best so far.

The most awesomely awesome awesomest episode of Lost EVER! I literally held my breath most of the night. (except when I was gasping.) So awesome I am rendered speechless. Benry, Locke, An ageless Richard, Jacob, Juliette, Jack.....so many twists and turns, it was like a rollercoaster ride. Can't wait until next week-I will be losing sleep...
Two most critcal characters in my opinion are Locke and Benry. However, I have this sneaking suspicion that Rose will reappear, and be an important figure. I still can't get over the fact that the island cured her too...and she instinctively knew that the island cured Locke.
However, Sayid is my favorite character on the show. He could interrogate me anytime! :)

One last comment. Is it possible that the cable that the Losties found on the beach is buried under the sand that circles Jacob's house? I don't know what this means, other than the cable is the lifeline (umbilical cord??) to the outside word - it stretches out into the ocean and winds up at Jacob's house.

The most indispensable characters on "Lost" are Henry and Locke.

The runner up's are Sayid he is needed because in most situations he is the only one who thinks.
Hurley he is funny every group of plane crash survivors should have a funny guy.
Sun and Jin because they have more of the story left in them.
Sawyer, well because he is hot.

I agree with I_heart_Sayid Rose will be back, I have a feeling she could be more important the Locke.

For the first time my "Lost crush" this week was not Sawyer it was Locke. I LOVED HIM what a tough ass he was. He is so not dead he heals just fine I cant wast to see henrys face when Locke shows up.

See ya Monday Brutha

When jwaller said above that

"...Note that young Ben's fear of a volcano made the island shake. What else can Ben's fears project? The key is Locke, he does not project fear, he projects his HOPE."

It suddenly struck me - DUH - Ben's fear last night was that his birth was the cause of his mother's death. Is this why no woman can give birth on the island??

Okay Daniel,
Thursday is not Thursday unless we read your column.
here are things that are being touted around from The Fuelage that I thought would throw out there..

- We'll find out that "Ben Linus", along with Richard Alpert and Jacob, were once workers for DHARMA who also doubled as human test subjects for various DHARMA projects on the island.

- We'll see the overthrow of DHARMA scientists by the workers led by Jacob, who was the instigator of the revolution and the saviour of Ben. Unfortunately, Jacob was unable to save Ben's family which we'll see.

- We'll come to understand that the mysterious (this name is a spoiler until it is told to us in an ep) wasn't the only traveler on the expedition flight to the island (hint: a male was with her who'll wash ashore later), but is in fact a spy of the DHARMA Initiative who's come to investigate exactly what happened on the island.

- The triggers for her visit were the meltdown of the Swan Station and the loss of contact with the Flame Station. A series of "secure" codes had to be input from the Flame to give DHARMA the green light that everything was fine, and to continue the food drops the same way the numbers had to be input in the Swan. The Others (hostiles) were successful keeping up appearances with Mikhail's help until Locke destroyed it.

- Cerberus, aka "The Smoke Monster" was a DHARMA experiment in both nanotechnology and neural networking which was used to guard the perimeter of various stations intuitively, but was damaged during the purge of DHARMA controllers, It has since gone rogue and become self aware.

- The "Others" as we've come to know and love (or hate) are truly the good guys who gained their own freedom and were actively attempting to reverse the effects of experiments performed on them by DHARMA, and the effects of the island on unprotected humans until Flight 815 interrupted them.

- Ben confides in Locke that they were basically slaves to DHARMA and they must keep up the ruse that DHARMA is still in control or they will all die from a common enemy. Jacob is the head "inmate" who orchestrated the revolution, and who remains hidden in plain sight but is still the one they must answer to.

- We find out that Penelope Widmore has been a member of DHARMA all along, and the station in Antarctica is run by DHARMA. Desmond has a vision of Penelope which is frightening and reveals new, truthful memories about how they really met at the monastery.

- Ben dies in the finale along with a few Others, as does Kate and Sayid. Sawyer and most of the Losties blame Jack and Juliet for Kate and Sayid's deaths due to his plan. Jack is forced to go with the surviving Others, and we see Tom by his side as he protects his new leader. From the sky we see images of the island as if from the viewpoint of a coming aircraft. It seems DHARMA has sent someone (or something) to the island and it's not nice.

THEY CANNOT KILL OFF BEN...:(

K said
It suddenly struck me - DUH - Ben's fear last night was that his birth was the cause of his mother's death. Is this why no woman can give birth on the island??

WOW seems kinda obvious now that you think about it but it never crossed my mind.

i'd like to toss this in... random fact. (btw, great blog) anyway, the actress (carrie preston) who played benry's wife last night is actually his wife in real life!

kinda cool huh?

I'll be incredibly happy when Ben and Juliet die, but I will be world crushingly sad too. Those two are just so well acted, GREAT characters. We're getting a doberman named Juliet. >.>

I totally did not see the man sitting in the chair there GREAT catch.

My theory on the hostiles is that they've ALWAYS been there. The four toed ststue... the ruins... I think they're somehow immortal. They can be killed, I believe, they just dont age. Why would immortal people have to procreate if they live forever? Perhaps the island makes you immortal hence why any baby making ends in failure.

oops. sorry. i meant the actress who played his mother. she's his wife in real life.

I agree that the two most indispensable characters on the show are Ben & Locke. The only character I'm still curious about is Claire (only because her whole baby/psychic backstory isn't cleared up yet, although if she were killed I wouldn't be too bothered by it, as long as we found something out eventually), and I think that Hurley, Sayid and Sawyer still play an important role here. Other than that, no Lostie is sacred for me.

That being said, I'm sick of Jack backstories (I hope that the finale isn't two hours of Jack backstory), I'm tired of Kate (who I now despise more than Charlie) and I think that the ones who die will be Charlie, Juliet, Jin, (oh how I hope) Kate and Jack. I assume they're not including Locke in there, even though he's obviously not dead. I fully expect to see him pop up in the middle or near the end of the season finale.

[from widsl above]
"I think it would be really cool if Smokey saved him. Locke would be lying in the grave and all of a sudden Smokey would peer over the top of the grave. Locke would think he's a goner and then Smokey would gently lift him up and carry him back to Benry."

When I read this, I thought "yes!" now that would be so cool! I mean, aren't we really, really ready to know more about Smokey and have him/her/it become more of a player in all this?

Many great questions posed here, but I am still wondering about the ending of last season. Weren't there people on some ship in the Artic? I have been waiting all season to find out what that was about. Did I miss something there?

oh, also, it looks as tho desmond will not be saving charlie anymore, based on the previews. wonder what is going on there.

and, i would include desmond in the most important characters list, since he's got this special gift and all.

btw, i told my daughter this morning, who watches Lost later, "I think Daniel will give it an A".

any info on the artic thing will be appreciated...

154. ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod.

Best Episode Ever. Best show ever. I would totally marry this show if I could.

I figured that there was some kind of "war" between the dharma initiative and the hostiles. But Ben being the one to give up his people? Wow. He really is evil. Super cool but evil.

So I guess the island can't bring people back from the dead? Patchy said the pylons weren't set to lethal so that explains him still being alive. But still, the mans ears were BLEEDING.
I kind of felt bad for patchy when Locke kicked his ass. The smerk was pretty cool though.

I totally didn't see that Jacob really was sitting in the chair!! I'll have to go back and watch.
When he said, "help me" I just about died. It was so creepy and awesome all at the same time. Do you think he kind of sounded like Jacks dad? Maybe I'm on crack. But that's what it sounded like to me.

I can't wait until next week. But then that means that there are only 2 eps left. And then nothing until February? That's gonna be rough. Will you be posting even when the show season is over?

I have a question, I apologize if it has already been answered but I'm wondering...

Richard was a Hostile and he was the one who recruited Juliet to the island then who are the "hostiles" really?

To answer your question...

I honestly think that there aren't ANY characters that are disposable. They all bring something to the show (even is it's almost pointless) some bring more than others. Locke by far is the best character ever. So is Henry.

But if I have to choose.... I guess Charlie or Claire. They really don't add that much to the show. But they can't kill Claire cause of the whole connection with Jack. So probably Charlie. And any of the stupid extras that appear out of nowhere. But knowing the writers the will kill of someone major for shock value. Maybe Jacob will kill Henry Gale cause of what he did to Locke?

I heart your blog to the moon and back. Thanks for another good post.

:) BEA

The whole theory about Ben's fear being that he killed his mom and woman not being able to give birth is amazing! I think there is something more to him bringing Juliet there. If he, Ben/Henry, is somehow making it so that woman can't get pregnant or carry to term, he would know what the fertility problems are so he wouldn't need Juliet to solve that. However! Her sister had Cancer and Juliet found a way around that so she could have a baby. Umm...Ben had cancer...I think there is something there.

I agree that Jacob and Smokey are connected. I just don't know how.

Oh! Richard helped Ben off his dad so they could assume control of Dharma...umm...Richard just helped Locke kill his dad...could another "purge" be in the works?

As I watched this epi last night, I could not help but think of you. My husband & I too get together with friends every week to watch Lost. Last night it was Justin, Kris, Kerri, Tim, Leigha, Clint & myself. Leigha & I had a discussion and we both LOVE you. Your humor & thinking is so in sync with ours. We look as forward to reading your comments as we do to watching the show each week. We knew you would hardly be able to contain yourself since most of the epi was a Locke-Henry Gale combo. Rock on, Daniel! Can't wait for the Monday Q&A reading.

Here are my questions/comments:
- Will Ben get in trouble for shooting Locke? Will Jacob punish him? Will Richard punish him? Or the black smoke? Yikes!

-WHY DOES JACOB NEED HELP? Is he being held there? Does he need Locke for something? Is he in pain? Is he worried that the fire that just started in his house will get him? And speaking of that fire… is it still burning? Did it go out? Is the house going to burn down? Will Jacob be harmed? But then again, Ben calmly hung the lantern back up when they left the cabin - - what’s going on there?

- I wonder if we’ll ever get a flashback episode showing the Hostiles gassing everyone, and why. Also want to know how Ben became the leader – because it sure seemed like Richard was the leader before him.

-I'm interested to know what happened to Annie. My gutt feeling is that she plays an important role in Ben's life - maybe as a teen or young adult.

I really want a RICHARD flash back. Soon.

I think Benry projects his issues of his mother dieing when he was born onto the island. "Misery loves company" sort of deal. At the very least this past is the core of why he is so obsessed with finding a "cure" to the birth issue. The motivation used to make sense that he wanted to solve the fertility problem when he was a native but now that’s not true, I loved the ep because it reversed a lot of my perception of his motivations which before were rooted in his being a native, trying to save "his people."

Remember when they told John he had to fulfill his destiny? Well, he hasn't done that yet so I don't think he is dead. I think that he is being groomed as the new leader.
I hope they don't kill Sawyer off, just because he is my fave. I don't see them killing Kate or Jake either. Charlie could go, i never really cared for his character and his flashbacks are kind of boring. Especially now with the way the show is going. I dont' see Claire dying because she has her baby. Sayid is vital to the show. He is both the brains and the strength to the group. So i would bet on Charlie, Sun, Desmond, and maybe a few of the Others as well.

I love reading your blog as well. I look forward to it as soon as lost ends on Wed. nights. I tell everyone about it. I think its a good point someone made about fear. Locke seems to have no fear, until he meets Jacob that is. At first Ben had no fear, so it seemed, but now he seems to fear Locke in a way. Very good episode. I agree that there are many characters that are disposable, which is what makes the show great, you never know who is going to go, but its not Locke's time yet. And was Richard's long hair supposed to be he is younger or just to show it was in the past? Do the people on the island never age? I look forward to your monday blogs.

How did Locke get the tape recorder? Did Alpert give it to him along with Sawyer's file? And why?
Kate can just go now, it will give Sawyer something to brood about now that Locke's dad is dead. Charlie and Clair can go too for all I care, except that I'd like to know more about the psychic thing. And the father of the girl who drowned and came back to life in the Mr. Eko episode, was that Clair's psychic? And what was the name of the healer Rose went to see in Australia, was it Jacob?

Ok so, my sister lives right down the road from pupukea starbucks (on the north shore of oahu, where lost is filmed) and terry (john locke) is an early morning regular there. She said she saw him there last week, which means he's still on island, which means he must still be filming!! So even if he comes back for real, in flashbacks, or as a sprit, he should still part of the show!?! Love your column daniel!! Thanks for the day before Friday cheer up!

you ever wonder if maybe the french woman is really annie? maybe she went crazy or something? might not, i dont know, you never know with this show sometimes

If you go to www.thehansofoundation.org, the spin-off site for this fake organization, there is a picture of Alvar Hanso, who looks a lot like the man in the still picture of "Jacob." Plus, in his welcome page, this Hanso guy talks about his wife Rachel... Jacob from the Bible was in love with Rachel and was able to marry her after working for her father for fourteen years. I think Henry Gale's keeping this Hanso Foundation guy in the cabin because he actually knows what the heck is going on.

Just a thought on Jacob. Could his "invisibility" be the result of the incident refered to in the Swan orientation film?

I'm new here, but it seems that a large number of the characters had dysfunctional fathers...has anyone else noticed this?

I watched the episode again, and freezed the frame with "Jacob" shown sitting in the chair, and my first thought was he kind of looked like Locke with hair/beard....wouldn't that be a twist?

Remeber the tough woman Other, the one who grilled Jack? We haven't seen her since that episode. Did she leave with the Others when they left their camp? I was wondering if maybe she survived the purge and was Benry's girlfriend.

I couldn't believe last night's episode. When it was all done, I found myself sitting there with my hands clenched by my chin. I'd love to know how the Others went from scruffy long haired people to what we saw in the ast few episodes, wearinf suits and recruiting doctors. As well, why are Dharma project supplies still being delivered to the island?

My dispensibles are Kate and Jack. They both drive me nuts, Jack in particular. And, as much as I love him, Jin. I hope they keep Desmond and Sun around.

A few things. Sorry if this is too long. First of all to Linda who pasted that long spoiler blog from another website. I read that last week too and I want it to be noted for everyone who doesn't like spoilers that it was listed as RUMOURS and may or may not be true.
But, saying that, if they are grooming Locke to be leader of the Others then it makes sense that Benry gets killed in the finale. But ooohhhhh noooo! They better not because nobody wants that!
Also, I have a further random theory. Because Kate and Charlie date in real life, does anyone else suppose that they will die around the same times?

I love the whole fear theory and that his fear he caused his mother's death makes women unable to procreate makes great sense.
I have to agree Locke is totally not dead. This is a guy who heals instantly. Didn't he get blown up in a hatch and was fine the next week?
Speaking of hatches, suppose that Patchy survived the gassing of the Dharma guys because he was in one of the hatches? If that is true, how many others survived too?
I wonder about the aging properties of the Hostiles. But then if that is true then why did Benry join them as a kid and still grow up? Did anyone else wonder if he was leading a double life growing up by remaining as a workman with Dharma but planning the overthrow with the Hostiles at the same time? Did that affect his aging?
Did anyone think in that still that Jacob's profile looked a bit like Tom Friendly?

Okay here's my big theory. On a Lost podcast the producers declared Christian Shephard as 100% dead and gone. Do we believe them? So if he's not Jacob, I wonder about Penny's dad? I was wondering this and then I saw the above rumour that Penny works for Dharma and I wonder if it is her dad's company? Apart from the fact that he is on Ugly Betty, why has he gone from being such a regular flashback character to nothing? Why did he order 108 bottles/cases (I forget) of wine from the monastery? I truly believe there is a whole plotline about Penny's dad and his involvement with sending Desmond to an island like that (where he might be able to keep an eye on him?)
Also I heard that Dharma planted the plane under the sea... and that it is 4000 ft below (Titanic is only 2500ft) and so while a satellite picked it up (crashing?) there was no way they could ever retrieve it or get to the bodies for DNA testing or whathaveyou.

Daniel, love your blog, absolutely addicted to it, especially because I have no other Lost fans in my circle. I think this is a great way to take Lost past the entertainment level and have it as the 'thinking person's' show that it is. Will definitely be reading your blog Mondays!
BTW I think Richard and Desmond are the two most indispensable characters ATM. Benry and Locke are great to watch (and they make me think of you) and Hurley and Sawyer and Sayid are awesome, in different ways! I really hope Sayid doesn't die in the finale!
I think Jack is a dumbass and should be shot. Kate needs to read "He's Just Not that Into You." And finally, how come she nor anybody else raised any questions when Juliette said on the tape she would wait to get a 'sample from Austin'. Surely Sawyer who has played the tape a few times now, went WTF?

I couldn't get passed Uncle Rico being Henry Gale's dad. I kept wanting him to throw a football.

My two indispensables are Henry Gale and Juliet. Unfortunately the Others are more interesting to me at this point. Charlie, Claire, Kate and Jack bug. Sayid is a solid character. Hurley and Sawyer are entertaining.

Questions about Locke..he is also a solid character but I am not sure about him being a free agent on the island. It is very curous how easily the Others have accepted Locke, share information with him, and even take orders from him. He totally betrayed Henry Gale when he stole his taperecorder, what are the consequences of that? (Assuming of course he isn't dead).

I'm so glad someone else caught that Ben's Dad was Uncle Rico. My husband has seen Napoleon Dynamite a 100 times, and he didn't catch it.

Desmond and Juliet are my two main indisensables. The show wouldn't be the same without most of the Losties, so I'm not excited about any of them going. My predictions for those to die next week? The helicopter woman (Naomi?), Mikhail, Sun... that's all I have. They're setting it up for Charlie to be one fo them, but that's too easy. I guess we'll see next week....

Who is Annie? Isn't she the 'judge' that decided on branding Juliet earlier in the season?

Lauren, I looked it up, thinking that would make sense to me that the Annie would be that woman who interrogated Juliet (because they never said if Annie was killed too, along with everyone else). Well, it turns out that woman was the sheriff called Isabel. I love Wikipedia :) lol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Others_(Lost)

Okay, I just had to post this from TV Guide:

"According to executive producer Carlton Cuse, at least five people will die by the end of this season. And when the blood-letting finally ends, the May 22 season finale will feature an explosive confrontation between Jack and Locke."

So, now, we know John makes it out of the hole...and I cannot wait to see this explosive confrontation...I hope Locke gives Jack the same medicine he gave Mikhail :)

I haven't been this excited since season one!!!

I know!! Someone else pointed out that there's supposed to be some kind of confrontation between Locke and Jack.

Anyway, for me, the two most indispensable characters are Desmond and Henry Gale/Juliet. I'm kinda cheating with that one, but oh well

Well, from a medical perspective, from what the wife tells me, Locke will not die.

Ben is smart but must forget things. Locke was shot just below the heart on the left side. Normally a fatal shot because it shreds the kidney. But Locke gave his kidney to his father so the bullet would pass through and Locke will heal.

Freaky.

I've read this post on TMZ but never read the comments before. I just love this. I never see anything in shows everything seems to just pass over my head. I love all the conclusions/ theory/guess people came to.. great stuff!..

My two indispensable characters would be Locke & Ben.

and Cool about the bullet passing through, cause he has no kidneys. Thanks! for the info.

Daniel,
I love the idea of a column on Mondays. Regarding who's indispensible, I think you're wrong about Claire. She's a mother who survived the birth of her son (unlike Ben's mom), a theme which is important to the work the Others are doing. I think most of the characters are indispensible, except for Kate. She has become the most useless character. Keep up the good work! And let's hope we see Michael & Walt soon.

I was just on a gossip site, I guess on some other lost fan site,that someone figured out that Annie, the girl from Bens flash,is the one and only Kate. It was pointed out that Annie and Kate are both left handed, Kate really like them candy bars shown earlier in the show. and Annie shared one with Ben.
they both have similar features, hair, freckle little grin..I guess the producers of the show, where shocked that someone made the connection so soon. Thought id share what i found with everyone..

Cyn, I just saw the same thing! Is it true? http://www.freewebs.com/tyco815/index.htm

That can change the value of Kate's stock.

Definitely would change Kate's stock...and raises many, many questions. Assuming Kate is Annie, does Ben realizes it? And does Kate know about that part of her childhood, or has amnesia, blocked memories, etc.?

I am wracking my brain here, but can't recall at this time...when Henry Gale was kept prisoner in the hatch, did he and Kate ever run into each other? I may have to go back and rewatch season two.

This theory would open up ALL kinds of avenues.

More Daniel columns??? Uhhh....YES, PLEASE. Now, we can all look forward to Mondays! :)

Daniel, thanks for this. What a great idea.

I have a crazy theory about Jacob. I think he / it's an Artificial Intelligence. I think the Dharma project was working on this enormous AI when he rebelled and/or became self-aware. This would explain the creepy voice. Also, as an AI plugged into, say, a supercomputer buried in the Island, and connected to the outside world, that would be how the Others are able to keep tabs on everyone in the outside world. It would also explain why Jacob doesn't like technology - because how do you discipline a machine: with tech stuff, right? As an AI, he'd be able to affect electromagnetic forces, making things fly around the room. He'd be able to encryp messages using particular brain patterns - which may be why Jacob could speak to Locke and Benry seperately. And maybe why he's only visible in a certain creepy way.
Maybe all those visions and whispers in the jungle are the AI's attempt to communicate.

I don't know how this fits into everything else, but I have the feeling that Benry is a victim of an experiment and may be completely nuts, hallucinating most of the characters on the show - which is why they don't age. I think some charaters are real, and may be infiltrating Benry's weird reality, and most of them are made up. Ties in nicely with the theory of Benry's fears affecting the Island.

MAYBE the Dharma innitiative was the experiment of wedding an AI with people. Then it all went pear-shaped.

Or. Maybe not. :)

It'd be cool

OH GOOD GOD..........I really really can't read these comments anymore! All the questions I had have totally quadrupled, if not more. I love this blog and can't wait for Thurs either. There are some pretty smart readers out here (or ones with very good imaginations) Thank you Daniel and all

I'm convincing myself that time travel plays a part in the Lost storyline. It could explain the similarities referenced between Jacob and Locke (if they were the same person, Locke having travelled back in time). It could also explain the appearance of character's that have passed away (such as Ben’s mom). Richard's non-aging might be a result of him continually revisiting the past from a particular point in time.I'm really glad I stumbled across this discussion of Lost; I found the discusson on TMZ. I love the minute by minute comments!

I just read the article about Kate being Annie...omigosh! Is it really true??? I love Lost!

I think that a new theme was introduced on this episode that actually explains a lot. All of the Others seem to think Locke is very special and Henry Gale seemed surprised that Locke could not see Jacob. Richard also seemed to think that the young Henry Gale was special when he said that he saw his mother in the jungle. There are other characters have seen things in the jungle from their past...Kate and Sawyer and the horse, Locke and his father, Hurley and his friend from the mental institution. These were also the same people that appeared on the list that the Others wanted Micheal to bring to them...they must have thought they were special, too. Is there something going on with this...some people having special abilities that others may not have thus making them "special"??? Just a thought.

If you really wanna know who you are going to see on Wednesday...go to IMDB.com...apparently we are going to get to see more, finally, of Bernard and Rose and this episode is going to focus on Charlie, hmmmmmmmmmm. Karl is also coming back. And I believe that the season finale is gonna be focusing on Bernard and Rose from the list of characters. Should be quite exciting. It looks like ABC finally listenned to us about bringing Rose and Bernard back!

The girlfriend told me about the column, and now I’m hooked. Anyway, I know you briefly mentioned it, but this is the first time in a very long time probably all season if my memory is correct that we hear the whispers before it signified the Others. Does it now signify the other Others.

Well I used to like Jack the hero, but now that he's Jack the jerk, he needs to get bit by a Medusa spider and be buried alive. I could see Juliet's character wrapped up too she just bugs me. Must keep Desmond, Hurley and if Jacob could really be a pirate with superpowers that would be cool. He's(Jacob)really just having the Others farm, brain washed slaves to replace the ones he "lost". So when he finally figures a way off the island he can continue his trade. "Help me" collect and brain wash people to do my bidding.

Ok lets start with the basics-I love this diary & I wait for it every week. The jacob thing scared me this week and I know Locke is not dead-no way they could do the show without him. And yes, charlie needs to die BUT I do not agree with your dispensable characters list!! Sawyer has the best sly lines, Kate & Jack will not die as they are the biggest overcomers on the island. The others, dead, alive, eaten by the darma shark, all good.....

lol at the Medusa spider comment.. yeah im feeling the same way..

Thanks for the link, Rachel.. It's nice to read the site then bits and pieces from the site i got the info from...

Lost tonight!! cant wait!

I think this is the most fun Lost blog to visit and read... On that note, just some thoughts I'd love to hear from others on:

Can someone please explain for me where are people getting the theory that Kate is Annie, from Ben's childhood? Obviously, if this were the case we have to assume Kate has been brainwashed of any memory of life on the island. Unless she's keeping this all secret...
Also, on that note, it would be an extraordinary discovery if it turned out someone on the plane has been on that island before.

I think we can all safely assume Locke will not die from that gun shot wound. Henry Gale having done that though clarifies a few hunches I had. He's obviously threatened by Locke. I think he underestimated Locke's importance/power amongst the entire group and by shooting him he wants Locke to know he doesn't want him near the Others anymore and he won't "respect" him or do him any more favors.

I mean, why the heck did he take him to Jacob really? (and what the heck is the deal with Jacob?! My god I didn't expect a small cabin and all that. What's that powder, hmm....) It seemed for a moment Henry Gale would do anything Locke asked of him (after he came back with his father's body). Then suddenly that was broken and Henry Gale was "back" in control when he decided to shoot him. What is the connection between those two?!!?!?!? (I'm just saying, but I know all those things hopefully will be slowly revealed).

I'll just give my two cents here also on some theories while I'm typing... Don't ask me why, but I just don't think they're in purgatory. It just doesn't make sense and it's such a lame theory. I like considering that time travel is involved somehow though, kind of Donnie Darko-esque.

Thanks for reading!

Daniel - Here is one for your next Q & A session. One thing that bothers me is how the Hostiles killed the Dharma folks - I don't recall seeing hundreds of cans of cyanide littering the grounds (though I have not gone back to check). While it might be easy enough to off one person who is sitting in the same truck as the gasser, but how did the Hostiles deliver the gas in such a way that have killed everyone in the compound at the same time? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Okay...no way is Locke going anywhere...they made it very obvious that his body being on the island rejects harm...i.e. his father biting the heck out of his hand and within hours he takes the bandage off and it is healed...same thing will happen with his shot wound...love this show!!

Someone may have already asked this but there are too many comments to read to catch up so here i ask...

In many episodes when folks are running throught the jungle, etc, we hear "whispering". Is that Jacob?!? Can more people than just Ben and Locke hear him?

Uh Oh...wait until Ben finds out...

SPOILER INCLUDED..ABOUT CHARLIE

Dearest Charlie is on THE VIEW this morning and although I agree with Dan he is so annoying that you want to slap him he was kind of nice this morning.Really nice in fact.
He told the ladies that he likes to paint one finger nail black and wears makeup and skirts sometimes.No he is not a transvestite he has always been a unique boy and even wore SPIDER MAN AND BATMAN costumes to school as a lad.

They showed a clip of where Desmond goes to help him in THE LOOKING GLASS.So who knows if he dies?
Linda

My main theory after this episode is that Jacob=the Smoke Monster. Or at the least that "Smoky" is his pet. I think "Smoky" is going to help Locke, even though I don't like Locke (Bad Smoky, bad Smoke Monster!) However the fact that Locke could be special in the same way that makes Ben the "leader" of the Others would be interesting...

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