The Lost Diary

Great review as always Daniel! Jin is pretty bad-ass!!

I love all LOST episodes, even the ones that aren't mind blowing.

This is one of my favorites now.

More later!!

no surprise really that charlotte can speak korean...remember when we first met her her friend asked how many articles she was going to read about finding the plane & she said in every language or soemthing like that.

This episode was a letdown for me.

I was EXTREMELY disappointed that the Smoke Monster apparently did so little damage to the Freighties. It looked really pissed-off last week, which is a pretty cool trick when to pull off when you don't even have a face.

did anyone notice Jack yelling at Kate that she isnt Aaron's mom, that she isnt even related to him? does he know that Claire is his sister so Aaron is his nephew? is this why his dad is going to visit him?

I love Rose during the first five minutes. And I agree. Jin is way totally Mr. Island Bad Ass. I know he is not dead either, he is on the island with Sawyer. Did they choose to stay? Or were they forced to stay? That question keeps coming up to me but I guess that will be answered??

PS As a redhead can I just say we are all not annoying and snobby as Charlotte. Also, did Christian look like he had a haircut? Silly yes, BUT you would think if the writers wanted him to keep up his ghost/dead appearance he wouldn't look like he had a haircut?

First want to say how much I love you, I wait every Friday morning for this to get posted, nothing gets done at work until I read it. THANK YOU!
Thank god that Sawyer is not getting killed off anytime soon.
I am getting SO tired of Jack, I mean really, grow a pair!
I agree about Desmond, one of my favorite characters. I used to hate Ben, but more and more I agree that he is a badass and I hate when they have episodes without him.

I'm with you Daniel that I felt a little bit empty after last nights ep-did'nt learn much!! I think I'm going to be in the minority this week (call me Simon-but I did'nt like it much-Sorry!) And for some odd reason or gut feeling, something about the whole surgery thing felt "staged"-can't explain, but did anyone else feel that way? It just didn'd add up for me!!

I think Jack knows, at that point, that he is Aaron's uncle by that statement to Kate.

i felt like this was a slow episode to start, but was great at the end. i agree with you too; if this is the last time we see Claire, that would be the most badass thing the writers have done in a long time.

(haha--just tried to post on last weeks but couldnt--so, hooray, that means the new post is up!) ...and my comment...

i am surprised that no one commented on the fact that rousseou (SP?) and Karl were buried....i highly doubt the Psycho-Killer Freighties that were blowing people away left and right would take the time to bury these two.....so, my question, who the heck buried them? was it richard and the rest of the "others" that are living in "the temple?"...that is my guess.

I think a piece of the pie was given by Rose. I think one reason only 6 went home is many wanted to stay on the Island. Why would Rose want to leave and die of the Big C. Sawyer had told Kate a few shows ago he doesn't want to leave as he has nothing good to leave for. I have a theory that the DUDE who died could be Hurley. I know it didn't seem large enough,but that is what I think. What a boring way for Claire to leave, also why waste the air time with Jack getting ill Hello we know he got of the Island dull. I still liked the show I give it a B+

Say what you will about Jack, it was nice to see him wander around in his boxers.

BTW - I was totally bummed that this "happy" version of post-island life was before the funeral/Jack meltdown post-island life.

And, I am over Kate calling Aaron "him." We know it's Claire's son Aaron... call him Aaron!

Noon? Come on Daniel, you are killing me. I just wasted half a Friday hitting reload, and now I have to find some excuse to leave early. You know, since it's Friday.

I don't feel like I'm getting robbed. I feel like they are setting up for the end of the season or maybe next season. They are just getting all their pawns in the right places, so that the ending they had in mind from the beginning makes sense...kind of like a filler season (or half season)

Last night was GREAT!!! I give it a A++++.
I must have gotten goosebumps three times!! Isn't funny how Jack's dad is connected to almost everyone.....Clarie's Dad, Jack's Dad, Ana-Lucia was his bodyguard, he met Sawyer in the bar, Hurly saw him in the cabin...It must mean something????? Remember..his coffin was empty!!

wendy, I agree. Rose said it, and as soon as she did I was like wtf didn't I think that before?!?! Like she said, people get healed/cured on the island...not sick!

I give the episode a B+. The one OMG moment for me was when Kate stepped out of the shower. I was totally expecting it to be Juliet, his ex-wife, or some random woman. It was kinda nice to see Jack and Kate happy together for a few minutes. I didn't get that Sawyer is still alive on the island.. I think at some point he will ask Kate to do something for him if she escapes the island. I can't wait til next week, it looks real good!!!!!! Great post Daniel and no I haven't felt robbed this season, I like the flash-forwards.

Wasn't this Jack flash forward AFTER the drug addict flash and her time meeting Jack at the airport??? Aaron is much older and not a baby anymore.

Just an idea, since we all have different ideas about the timeline...don't they have one set up on Lostpedia? That might be able to help us figure it out...

Beergirl, the reason we say Sawyer is alive on the island is because when Jack was yelling at Kate because she had to do something she promised Sawyer, he told her Sawyer CHOSE TO STAY on the island, but he, Jack, was here with her and got her off like he promised. Sawyer is still alive, or at lease was when Kate/Jack left.

Friday, August 31, 20071
"Something Nice Back Home"

Jack wakes up in Kate's house some time after changing his mind about Aaron.
Jack reads the newspaper article about the Red Sox being defeated by the Yankees the day before (on Aug. 30, 2007 [1])
Jack reads Aaron a story before Aaron falls asleep.
Jack visits Hurley a second time at Santa Rosa. Hurley gives Jack a message from Charlie, that he's not supposed to raise Aaron, and that he too will have a visitor soon.
Jack proposes to Kate and she accepts.
First week of September 20071
"Something Nice Back Home"

Jack sees his father Christian Shephard in the lobby of his office. He asks Erika Stevens to write him a prescription for clonazepam.
After Jack becomes suspicious of Kate, he confronts her about where she'd been that day and tells her he saw Hurley "last Friday". Kate reveals she's done a favor for Sawyer. Jack reminds her that Sawyer chose to stay behind and he was the one who came back and saved her

I totally forgot about the Red Sox article, those games were HUGE!

Off topic, but have Ben & Desmond had any scenes together? I think THAT will be cool, especially since Ben knows who EVERYONE is and has probably decided at this point to kill Penny.

I think Locke died in that pit and is now immortal, along with Charlie, Christian and Richard. Combine Rose's comments with Hurley's comments, add in both Jack AND Claire seeing Christian and the fact that certain people just won't die or stay dead there, now matter how bad their injuries or how dire the situation (Sawyer, for one -- how the hell do you dodge THAT many bullets), and there's my theory. I think that's the key to the island, and why so many are desperate to find it.

I think we're about to hit that place where the answers will come flying fast & furious because the writers won't have a choice. Now, I think they're trying to maintain the mystery for as long as possible, which is why we're getting less big reveals.

I'd rate is a very solid B. I judge all episodes now by comparing them to "The Constant", which will remain top dog, A++++, in my book forever. This wasn't in the same league, but it was good.

I agree that this season has been pretty mediocre overall, but I would like to point out that "The Constant" is probably THE BEST LOST EPISODE EVER and possibly makes up for an otherwise unremarkable season.

havent read everyones comments yet but i have to comment daniel- i dont feel robbed. if you look back to season 1, we had a LOT of flashbacks, in order to figure out who our characters were. yeah, i lot did happen in the little bit of island-goings-on, but there was a ton of off-the-island time. i think were just kinda back to that. since there is very little left to get them off the island, we have a lot to figure out but not a lot of action.

makes sense.

The flashforward is AFTER Kate's trial, but before the drug addict, funeral home visit, and meeting Jack at the airport with him begging her to go back. We know this because Jack just started taking the pills at the end of the eppy and Kate thanked him for changing his mind about Aaron.

I thought this episode was pretty good. My question is:

What did Kate promise Sawyer she'd do for him once she got off the island?

Also, have we learned enough in the recent flash forwards to figure out who was in the coffin yet?

I want to make a comment too about how you say we really haven't learned that much this season... Those of us that peruse the net for theories and everyone's perceptions of different episodes might say that. Meaning those of us that have routinely discussed what we thought was coming up. A lot of what we see just CONFIRMS what we've already figured out. But I still think there are plenty of Lost fans out there that just watch the episodes and DON'T search out all this other stuff. So a lot of what we see as CONFIRMATIONS in each episode, are totally new ideas to a lot of them.

Or you could think about it like this... we HAVE learned a lot this season, though a lot of it are things we SUSPECTED (Kate raising Claire's Aaron, time being different on the island, Sayid working for Ben, who the Oceanic 6 are, etc.) I may be screwed up on times we learned what, coz I don't write it all down, but you get the idea!

Just a thought or two from a 1st time poster.

Ohmygosh! I LOVE the idea that Christian is visiting Jack to somehow let him know that Aaron is his nephew, coz there's no other way for him to know. Claire never got her father's name.

I was just wondering what Christian would have to say to Jack that was so important, and that could well be it!

I think it's Jack & Claire's dad in the coffin. Jack said he wasn't friend or family, but I think it's his dad. They are showing him an awful lot for a reason....

Hey Daniel, Great post as always!

I can honestly say I never feel robbed by an episode of Lost, especially now that we know exactly how many more episodes there will be before the end. I feel like every episode is important, and though some are definietly more important than others, they are all pieces of this very complicated puzzle. I also think they need episodes like this one that, while they aren't incredibly mind-blowing, serve to set us up for things to come. Plus, if every episode were as phenomenal as "The Constant", it would lessen the "wow" factor of this show, thus making all the episodes seem predictable and ultimately boring.

There's my two cents. Happy Friday everyone!

Okay so I don't know if anyone thought that Hurley's belief that they were dead and this was Heavan was at all important, but I have been thinking something similar. I am really starting to think that they really are dead and they are in hell or limbo on this island. After last night I am thinking that there is a possiblity that off the island is Heavan. I have a few other thoughts on it all but this is just a theory...

Daniel, you missed a key line. After Kate said something about "my son", Jack yelled "YOU'RE not even related to him!" Which obvisuly means Jack somehow finds out Claire was his step-sister.

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What is the big deal about Aaron not being raised by someone else? When Claire went to the psychic she was told it's important that no one else raises him, now Charlie is giving Hurley messages to tell Jack, he is not supposed to raise him.....WHY? What's so special about Aaron?

I think that what Kate is doing for Sawyer has something to do with his daughter..remeber that chick he conned?? Had a daughter named her clementine...horrible name, just awful..regardless...I am not a fan of Jack and Kate, im not really a Kate fan...the writers started her off as this tough woman..but she really is a stubborn emotional mess..never listens and always gets into trouble where someone needs to come and save her..i am more of a Juliette fan..she's tough, she may tear up on occasion..but she regains her composure and keeps pushing on...Im interested in Hurley's "We all died" comment..where exactly are they going with that one...I also agree that there are alot more questions in this season than answers..but i am ok with that..its what i love about this show...

I read someone that Ben and Desmond have NEVER had a scene together. I can't think of one - can anyone else? I think that has to be significant, but I'm not sure how.

I wasn't surprised to hear that Sawyer was alive. I already figured Jin, Sawyer and the gang stayed behind. What was Kate's favor, though?

Good point about who buried Danielle & Karl, lostNUT.

I think Christian's role will be huge in the story unfolding. We haven't seen the last of him yet.....

I liked the episode, but wut's the deal w/Smokey? it couldn't handle the freighter commandos @ all! no deaths, just 1 injury? Ben seriously better have a better plan.

good call on whoever posted about Karl & Danielle's burial, I agree. I don't think Keamy & his crew would have stopped 2 bury them. it still sux Danielle died, hopefully we c more of her in a flashback or something.

where the hell r the Others!? how long r they gonna bide their time? don't they wanna protect the island as well?

what do u all think Hurley & Mr. wood Chopper Man (from next week's preview) mean when they say they're dead? is that supposed 2 b literal? if that's the case, how come Miles hasn't been in trance mode since he got on the island. was the dude chopping wood Jacob?

What is the big deal about Aaron not being raised by someone else? When Claire went to the psychic she was told it's important that no one else raises him, now Charlie is giving Hurley messages to tell Jack, he is not supposed to raise him.....WHY? What's so special about Aaron?

i don't think everyone back on the island is alive. Jack's choice words were that he SAVED Kate. she might be doing some for him that she promised before he died. or she might be working for Ben under some guilt trip like Sayid. i refuse to believe some people chose to stay on the island because there is no explaining why Jin would choose to stay on the island while sending off his pregnant wife. it just doesnt add up. i think something bad happenes.

i dont know if Rousseau and Karl were buried. maybe the smoke monster just left dirt over them when it got all riled up last week. the graves were too shallow to have been done as a cover up, i think.

and daniel- noon? really?

so did anyone rewind to see if you can clearly see rousseau? cuz i relly dont think shes dead.

I really enjoyed last night’s episode. It had a different pace and feel than last week and I think that is a good thing. I don’t feel robbed this season at all. Last season I considered not watching the show anymore (blaspheme I know) but I’ve never thought that once this year. Thanks for another good post Daniel.

II think it would be totally awesome if Claire was never seen again. Jack wouldn't have any closure to that relationship and it could be a huge reason for all the angst he is feeling off the island.

I hadn't thought about Richard and the Others buring Karl and Rousseau. I think you are right. Keamy wouldn't bother.

Lost has always felt more like a novel than a TV show to me. This felt like a transitional chapter. Remember, only 4 more hours this season, so an episode that sets everything in order is expected. It wasn't as jaw-dropping or satisfying as The Constant, but still good. B

LOVED the episode, loved how it lined right up...now, we know WHEN Jack kind of breakdowns, but really the part that got me was WHY was he so upset when Hurley told him what Charlie said about "you're not supposed to be raising him." WHY isn't he supposed to be raising him? It can't be because that's his nephew, because that should mean that he SHOULD be raising him - he's family!

During all of the flash-forwards last night, I kept comparing it to the drunk/drug addict Jack flash-forwards. Just because of something Charlie told Hurley and just because he saw his dad he has a complete breakdown? Much more to this story...somehow we get from where we are last night to "We weren't supposed to leave. We have to go back."

And might I say how estastic I am that Sawyer doesn't get killed but chooses to stay on the island (**BIG GRIN**).

Hi Katie,

Dom't bother wasting your time trying to explain your dumb theory about the isalnd being some sort of limbo between Earth and heaven - because the writers have already shot that theory down.

Larry

I don't feel robbed, I'm just used to asking more and more questions.

I was totally freaked out when Jack went to visit Hurley. I was expecting Charlie to pop out of thin air. (Sorry Daniel!)

The only memorable moment for my husband was when Jack got a handful of Kate's A$$!

are there really only 4 more episodes this season? ak! so happy that sawyer stayed on the island- but I dont think Jin is still alive on the island. or atleast, he may have led Sun to believe he was dead to get her to leave the island without him. she was really upset when she went to his grave- i think she atleast believes he is dead.

I fell asleep and missed the first 10 minutes of this episode, and that might have colored my perecptions of it. For me, it was baiscally just a set up for later story telling.
Jack's addiction story isn't consistent enough for me. But it's mildly amusing.
Russo being dead sucks.
Smokey not killing anyone, lame.
It was nice to have confirmation that Jack know's he's Aaron's Uncle.
Also, I'd bet that Kate is some how looking after Saywer's daughter.
I'm still excited to see where they go and what else they reveal based on what they showed us last night. But overall I wasn't thrilled. I need to watch it again

Sarah, I disagree about Jin. He's already established that he'll do ANYTHING to get his wife and unborn child off the island. Remember, pregnant women don't survive on the island. He knows Sun and his baby's only chance is to leave. He made sure she/they had a place on the chopper.

I think Sawyer is with Claire on the island. Something is developing there. He's very protective of her all of a sudden. Jack getting upset about Charlie's message I think is because Jack knows Claire should be raising him, and she's alive on the island, but for some reason couldn't leave. Maybe Kate thinks she's dead, but Jack knows different? This has to be huge because Aron is so involved.

This was definitely before Jack went crazy off the island. Hurley drove him to his drinking and delusions with his theory of how they might all be dead etc etc. I also would like to say that I did not appreciate the "Yankees Bludgeon the Red Sox" headline... ;-)

Daniel, great commnetary. You had me rolling! My favorite was:

10:19 -- Jack wants Kate to be in the surgery. Apparently he thinks at some point someone is going to be needed to be held at gunpoint.

Hee hee. Kate is dumb about most things, but she knows how to play with men. Just because Daniel thinks she's hot doesn't make her any less of a slut than Juliet. All I can say is Jack + Kate = Barf. I know we're going to keep seeing Kate, but can she just keep her mouth shut and her clothes on?

And sarah bandera, I couldn't help but think of you every time I saw Christian last night. I think I'm starting to share your crush on him now. He is the man!

And could Claire really be gone? I admit I would also be pleased.

Everyone's craziness was the bomb last night, and Farraday and Miles are quickly rising to the top of my favorite characters. Don't worry Locke, I still love you the most!

What are your thoughts on Miles and why he kept looking at Claire? I thought he sensed she was going to die. Some blogs are saying she was actually dead after the bomb went off in her house but still had a presence on the island, and Miles knew it.

There have been so many comments already, but I posted the timeline during all this earlier so people may have missed it. Here is the link to the Lostpedia off the island timeline.

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Timeline:Post-Island

if claire was dead, how was she carrying aron? does anyone think charlotte has any "powers" or anything like faraday and miles? they all seem to be on that boat for a crazy ability they had. although, what would naomi's have been then? i think i just talked myself out of that one.

i didnt realize so many people hated claire.

and yes cathead- jack and kate totally = barf. i was so pissed when she said yes to his proposal. yuck yuck yuck!

Whoever buried Rousseau and Alex, why did they leave their faces uncovered. Miles moved the ground cover and their faces were not buried. Kind of creepy but I am sure there is a reason. Miles was actually pretty good in that scene, no whining or anything...lol.

Actually, I didn't care for this episode. It was too predictable. As soon as Jack stepped on the toy I knew that he was with Kate. The only things we really learned were that Sawyer (and possibly others) are still alive on the island and Frenchy and Karl are dead. We really didn't move the story along at all. I'm sure Jaters really enjoyed it, but that's about all it was worth. So, Daniel, I'm with you. I felt robbed by last night's episode, despite the fact that Sawyer was actually in it (briefly).

I did rewind and freeze-frame on Rousseau. It didn't look like her, but it didn't look like anyone else I've seen either.

someone on another blog mentioned the fact that jack had to mess with the smoke detector was a clue that his dad was really smokey and i had to share that...kinda confirms what some of us have already thought.

On the island, I think that this episode shows us that Jack and kate are beginning to realize how much they really care for each other. Remember it wasn't that long ago, maybe days, that Kate was in Sawyers bed.

Back home, Jack is always going to have trust issues after what Sarah did to him. Kate should realize this and not keep stupid secrets from him. They really are a train wreck waiting to happen. Jack is so jealous of Sawyer even after all that time.

I am DONE. everything between now and Episode 100 is just filler.

They have really put themselves in an ALL or NOTHING situations. Episode 100 will determine if this is the greatest series of all time OR if it does not adaquetly close all the holes it will make this series seem like a collosal waste of time.

BRING ON 100.

hi guys! I haven't had much time lately to add comments, but i have missed all of you.

daniel, i think this season of lost is great. no complaints, unless you wanna talk about the strike. last night was great.

sawyer is alive. thank God.

kate is checking on Clementine, i betcha.
cassidy and kate have some catching up to do, huh?
jack looked so hurt when kate mentioned sawyers name.

i'll be back...you all know i've got more to say!

thanks, Daniel. As always, you give great recap!

I can't believe that Rousseau is dead!!! I know it probably isn't the last we see of her because she can still be in flashbacks. But I hate that they killed her off.

buttercup, that was me. i wasnt sure if anyone would see it. thanks for bringing it back.

as soon as i heard the beep i was like smoke - monster - jacks visitor - christian. but just seeing him wasnt enough for me. i guess it confirmed that hurley really was seeing charlie...and jack knew he shouldnt raise aaron and that led to him yelling at kate with the whole YOURE not even related to him. but i need more...

sarah...thought about you last night when we saw Christian....still hot for a "dead" guy!

I'd have to double check, but I don't remember seeing an appendectomy scar on Jack when he got out of bed in the FF. Hope we're not going down a "Sixth Sense" road here...

I am in the minority - I fell asleep by 10:25. According to your post, it must have become more interesting later. I'll watch it online to catch up. Jack in danger of dying is not so interesting when you know he is already going to live. My only curiosity about it was that maybe it wouldn't be something that the "fertility doctor" couldn't fix, and the freighter people would be summoned to take him to civilization because of his health. When I saw that wasn't the case, I quickly lost interest. It was a nobrainer when Hurley told Jack that someone would be coming to visit him, since Jack had already caught a glimpse of his Dad earlier, we knew it would be him visiting (and according to your post, he did). I rewatch today to see if I am more impressed with the second half of last nights episode.

I don't mind this season only because if they didn't fill us in on all these details people would be complaining about that and since they are filling us in how everything fits together people are complaining. so i like this season.

Re: Katie

I once considered that earlier in the series, and though I believe it to be possible, I think that it would be a kind of lame direction to take the show in. The "reality" of everything is kind of what keeps things interesting. All of the sudden if everything were thought to be imagined or otherwise not real-world (as unbelievable as things may be at times...) then Lost wouldn't be nearly as entertaining. I think it's mostly a combination of Hurley's being crazy and SOME supernatural things, but I doubt the entire series will ultimately be portrayed as out-of-this-world.

Did anyone else want to bitch slap Jack when he wanted to be in charge of his own surgery? Forget chloroform, just punch his lights out! That guy has some serious control issues.

at the very core of this show, and the writers have said this time and time again, the characters of the show and their connections are whats important, not the theme of the island.

that being said, the whole Jack appendectomy thing was not to make you think he is going to die, but it was to reinforce his feelings for Kate. she stitched him up in the beginning, so to bring the two back together, the writers created some life-or-death atmoshpere for Jack to realize that he always wants her by his side. and, it ties into the flash forward of the episode.

Does anyone think that Kate was talking to the mother of Sawyer's daughter? If not her then who could it be?

What about Juliet? does everyone trust that she didnt mess with Jacks insides while he was out? she did kick Kate out, so there was noone to watch over what she was doing. maybe she really is Bens girlfriend, and shes just playing them all...

Yes- Kate was probably talking to Cassidy, Clementines mom, (Sawyers baby-mama.)

Remember the part where Jin and Sun were in the medical room where Sun had her sonogram, and Jin said in Korean, Don't worry, I promise I will get YOU AND OUR BABY off of this island. He didn't say, I promise to get US off of this island (which seems more natural, no?). So I think that's significant. He makes arrangements for Sun to get off the island, but not him. (Yeah... why not just say "both of us?" Maybe he thought one was pushing it, weight limits on a helicopter?)

Daniel - Great recap..

Also another fave line of mine was when Sawyer wakes and see Claire gone and askes Miles why he didnt go after her and his answer was "I have a restaining order"--too funny, at least to me..
Also I rewound (coming attractions) a few times and it looks like Claire is not dead...its clearly her (and that suddenly wig-like looking hair)sitting on the beach with Aaron.. Its her and another woman, cant think of who it was, but Claire was to her left....

OK, I have to repost my feelings on the blood type O- issue between Claire and Jack that I did last week. When seeing their father I feel my theory is even MORE obviously around the corner:

1) Claire's first line, "I'm feeling woozy." Internal bleeding, she's going down. They can't just get to the beach immediately, she's got to be unfixable by the time they arrive.

2) Claire's dad resurfaces to reconfirm her and Jack's relation

3) Jack's surgery is ok for now, they intentionally mention he didn't lose a lot of blood but guaranteed there's a complication on it's way and he needs him some O- blood, the only type he can have in a transfer and ultimately I bet Claire has.

4) Rose, Island makes people sick on purpose comment. Jack and Claire must discover they're related.

5) Dying Claire will be the donor and die.

6) This explains Jacks feelings about feeling odd re Aaron

7) This explains how Jack knows he and Aaron are related in this current episode - I'm sure Claire will be dying and say she wants her Dad to see Aaron (remember, there's no reason to think she knows her father is dead yet and he looked awful sweet with Aaron, that vision and time off with him in the woods will make her all sentimental)

8) Miles is all looking at Claire funny, he KNOWS she is going to die

9) Who dies off the island: I say Hurley kills himself - he already thinks he is dead anyway.

10) Do I feel robbed? No, I enjoy visiting the losties no matter what and love seeing Jack and Kate gettin' their smooch on, very zexy couple!

Sorry about the noon thing -- my boss is on her Honeymoon, so I am kinda running TMZ.com for the next few weeks. So I am a tad busy. My bad.

It is unlikely Juliet messed with Jack's insides for a couple reasons... BUT yes, she kicked Kate out who has no medical training but Bernard was in there the whole time and he has (at least) dental/medical training.

Oooo! Daniel is the big boss now! : )

Daniel is running TMZ? What about Harvey?

Daniel, Please don't ever get too busy to do this post. I would die without it and you!

Hmmm, it seems you've watched solo alot lately. Maybe you should come to terms with the fact noone wants to watch the show with you. I know I wouldn't want to sit near someone who types up the play by play while I'm trying to watch the show. It'd be pretty annoying. I love this blog, but maybe it's time to retire the "For all you "Lost" Diary newbies, here's how it goes: I gather with a group of friends watching "Lost". Now I'm basing this on the assumption that you're typing while watching, if that's not the case I apoligize and you've probably got bigger problems for why you're "friends" don't watch with you.

maybe they're dead but not in the sense that we know death. maybe they're just dead on the inside, like the island sucked out their life force to fuel smokey's powers & leaving the island makes them feel empty inside cuz their auora is on the island still??

I'd watch with Daniel! Y'all come on down to Atlanta.

this season just raising more questions. it's keeping me more interested. some episodes are definatly better than othes. Desmond, Ben, Locke, also Sayid. Now Farraday & Miles are my favs! Miles has good storyline potential as Desmond! Jack is played out. He becomes a jealous freak with Kate like his ex. I think it's kevin Johnson in the coffin. i dunno why. and i'm waiting Mikhail's return. I was more happy that Jin is alive than sawyer. 7 months til next season is lame.

i dont completely agree with justin but daniel, you're funny sometimes but can you try to come up with a new opening paragraph every once i a while? its kinda repeditive. changing it up a bit would really help.

Hey Justin - you're an ass - shut up!

Hey "Lostee"...

Good point on the future Jack not having the scar...I didn't even notice that!!

Hey "Daniel"...

To answer your question, no I don't think I feel robbed, I just look at it different. I love this show and wether it's the future or the pass, it's still a mystery to me!

Jessie- you certainly make a great argument for claire dying. but i still dont know... i do think her dad is gona clear up the jack relation thing. but i have a question- did claire want to know christian back in Aussie? was it her aunt that kept her away or was claire like "i dont even WANT to know your name!!!" i cant remember.

i HOPE kevin johnson is in the coffin!!! i need to see that scene again. is that online?

i forget who, but someone suggested that claire died when her cabin exploded & she's really dead like christian. if thats the case that could explain why she isnt one of the 06 even though she gets on the copter. suppose she is dead & got on the copter as a spirit, but when the copter left the island her spirit couldnt go with it. does that make sense??

hi again...quick question about the scenes from next week...not a spoiler, but if you don't watch the coming attractions, stop here.

wtf was horace goodspeed doing on the island, supposedly interacting w/ our losties?
we saw him dead after the dharma purge....ben looked right at him and richard asked if he wanted to bury him. horace helped ben's dad after ben's birth outside of portland and brought them to the island.

so, dead/not dead? OMFG!! i almost fell off the couch when he showed up...his nose was bleeding. odd. makes me wonder if jacob can take the form of whomever he chooses, if their bodies are on the island.

thoughts/theories?

can't wait for next week!!

leelo - I think its Kevin Johnson in the coffin too. I think that after he gets some of the losties off the island, the island lets him die. Also Sawyer's reaction to Michael being the spy on the boat reminded me of Kate's reaction at the airport when she said something to the effect 'Why would I go to the funeral' and Jack being neither friend nor family.

daniel- I want to know what you think about the theory of Christian triggering the smoke alarm cuz hes the black smoke monster.

and really, it sux that the monster didnt actually hurt them. what is up with that? do you think it was so they would go back to the boat and be like "whoa dude! we are out of here- crazy things on that island!!!"

Hey SaraK - You're right - that was an ass thing to say. I feel bad for posting it, I really do love this blog.

buttercup...then why can charlie and christian travel around? maybe they are really jacob, using their forms?
also, miles saw Christian....so i wonder if he is really a ghost? but miles didn't seem to notice (or tell Sawyer) that he wasn't alive.
i loved the restraining order comment.

I know this is going to sound crazy, but this epi felt like a filler to me. After last week's awesome episode, this one lacked a little bit of punch. But it was good..we did learn a little bit..I think as Lost fans we're so damn eager and greedy!!!! Thanks everyone for clarifying that this is before the aiport mtg, that totally makes sense.

HAS ANYONE WATCHED THE WEBISODES ALL ABOUT JACK'S DAD?!?!!? ARE THEY WORTH WATCHING???

jaiyne...i think ben used the smoke monster as a diversion, to be able to get away from the freighties. i was hoping smokie would kill all of them, but crap...there they were!

WHAT are these webisodes you speak of? where can i find them? are these spoiler things?

I did not see Jacks scar in the Flash Forward and It seemed like the camera made a point of showing his stomach. Interesting?

check out abc.com, lost homepage. the webisodes are great..they fill in some stories and raise more questions. the one about christian is crazy!! you have to watch them.

enjoy

I'm so happy to see others say that The Constant was either the best or one of the best eps ever. The Constant taught us so much about time travel - not just flash backs and flash forwards - and then The Shape of Things to Come seemed to confirm how important time travel is to the game being played between Charles Widmore and Ben. Even if time travel was speculated about at least since Desmond first appeared on Lost, confirming it, beginning to explain it, is something great out of Season 4!

diversion, ok. but it just doesnt make sense to me that the black smoke monster has killed in the past- people who obviously were not after ben or anything (eko), and here these guys are, about to do some major damage- AND they killed bens daughter! it just doesnt make sense to me at all. Ben was angry. he would have instructed that thing to kill if he could have.

so, i think Ben can call it, but like i said in a past blog, he doesnt 'control' it. he must have to make a deal with it or something.

'kate haters' - you guys are funny! The only one I truly didn't like was Ana-Lucia. OMG! Now there's an annoying b*tch!
'jack bashers' - don't bash Jack... I heart him! :)

I agree it was nice to see them happy & clean if only for a few moments.

Definitely think Kate's favor involves Sawyer's daughter.
I can't imagine after everything they've been through that Kate would keep anything from Jack. I generally like Kate but that was just dumb. Secrets? really after all that?!

I'm all for Jack + Kate. But it's inevitable that it won't be happily ever after for them, I mean, how could it?

Miles: I'm very interested in his story. Something about the look in his eyes yesterday made me believe him when he said " I didn't sign up for this" - can't wait until they start exploring the freighties. I believe they're going to show us that next season.

Sawyer & Claire - just odd for me.--what's the connection? what, why & how?

Claire - what's funny about the situation with Claire is that she doesn't know her father's name! --yet she was so quick with her "Dad" yesterday.... it would have been more "TA DA" moment if she had said something like, "YOU!" -- but they must tie Jack & Claire together somehow & here's where that door opens, I think.

Hey Tootsie1 - how's the weather treating you? :)

& CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM! :)

OH! those things they put out before this season was on? ok. ill check them out. ive seen a few but they seemed insignificant so i stopped watching them. it was like having a itty bitty taste of my lost-crack and it only drove me crazy that it wasnt on... :)

Thanks Justin - you're all good! I'm overprotective of Daniel because he busts his ass to make this blog available for all of us Lost Addicts!

Candace - please let us know where to find the Webisodes.

MF, i wish i knew...but maybe thats why ben said he had it under control when keamy was going to kill alex...he knew she could still come back as ghost alex

In the previews 4 next week, they show a guy chopping a tree who says something like "I'm not making sense? That's probably b/c I've been dead for 12 years..." Who is that guy? if he's been "dead for 12 years," how many other characters could also b dead?

was anyone else pissed when chick who wrote Jack the script walked in on Jack & Christian? I wanted 2 kno what Christian had 2 say!

When we saw Hurley's flashforward, when he saw Charlie, Charlie says I'm dead, but I'm also here. what is that supposed 2 mean? there have been other charcters who died who aren't "also here." how does Christian fit in 2 the whole Ben/Whidmore chess game?

Hey Jaiyne

http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Webisodes

maybe smokey cant kill for revenge & thats why the mercinaries lived.

THANK YOU!!!

Did no one else notice the QOTY???

When Farraday & Charlotte enter the medical station, Farraday asks "where do you think the power comes from" & Charlotte answers with "add it to the list". That quote sums up the LOST experience for me. So many question, not many answers.

Jack did have an appendectomy scar in the flash forward. They made a point of showing it.

Kat@9:45-Funny you should ask-we are under rain/snow showers and high wind gusts for the rest of today and night. So I took the afternoon off and I am going to re-watch the episode again now-as I posted earlier-something just did'nt feel right to me last night-can't explain. I'll catch up later!!!!

I think the way jack will figure out that Claire and him are bro/sis is that they will see Christian together on the island as a hallucination...

Jack did have an appendectomy scar in the flash forward. They made a point of showing it.

So did anyone consider the fact that the smoke monster did not kill those boat people because that's what Ben asked the smoke monster to do? Maybe Ben is still playing "by the rules" or maybe they are on the same side.

I love this blog, been reading it for a year or so, and this is my first time posting. I mainly wanted to say that I really think we should leave Daniel alone and not complain! He does a great job.

I also think there's something weird going on with the 'appendectomy'. I know Bernard was there, but Juliette can be a shady doctor. I think she wanted Kate out of the tent and Jack to be unconscious for more than just his comfort.

I totally missed the Christian-smokey connection, so whoever pointed that out, thanks!

Also, I totally think Danielle is dead (despite earlier person's entry). They have "thinned the herd" a lot this season and I think now they are trying to only focus on the main characters that have the most connections to how the show is going to unfold.

LostTee and buttercup, I hadn't bought into the theory that everyone is dead on the island until this last episode. I started thinking the show was similiar to Sixth Sense about half way through the episode last night. Do you notice how not a lot of people interact with our O6 on the island. (with the execption of the trial and Hurley's arrest). When Hurley tells Jack "we're dead" and the way Miles was looking at Claire, plus all his comments to her, I was thinking Jack and Claire are dead and don't know it yet. Hell, Smokie could of taken the form of her body at the time the cabin exploded. The writers have already said the Smokie apparates, but not all the dead/alive people we see are smokie. Specifically they have not confirmed Christian is an apparation of Smokie.

what part of the WRITERS of the show have SAID that everyone on the island is NOT DEAD, and its not heaven/hell or anything like purgatory is not understandable?

its a great theory, until its shot down by the writers of the show. and its too obviousl.

I have to agree with the posters who think Christian is central to the plot. I've thought it since the first time we saw him on the beach. As we get deeper into the story line it seems he is more and more connected to everyone. Jacob and Christian are BBF's going way back.

So Daniel, should we look for you "hosting" on TMZ tonight??? Busy guy, thanks for taking the time to post your recap :)

Sorry, BFF's not BBF's....

I say Claire wasn't part of not seeing her dad but was protected by her mom/aunt - forget who that screaming lady was.

OH! and in that scene with her father tries to see her, it was the middle of the night. Claire was either asleep or off making Aaron.