Season 5, Episode 3: "Jughead"
After an aggressive start to the season with the introduction of time travel, the regrouping of the O6, and doom and gloom scenarios; Lost stayed right on track with another great episode in "Jughead." Let's get right to the details since I have to get to a Super Bowl party post haste. Wait...I don't care about the Super Bowl this year...but I do care about good drink, food, and the prospect of winning money. Good enough. (Ed. note: I lost quite a bit of money)
Anyways, the show starts out with our old pal Desmond running through a remote fishing village (the same one that the O6 washed ashore to?) looking for a boozed up gambling doctor. Regardless of its location, the scene clued us in to the fact that Des and Penny got right down to business after reuniting and made themselves a lovely son. We learn later that the boy has been named Charlie, a touching tribute to the hero that brought the lovers back together, the one and only Charlie Pace. After also learning that Desmond won't dismiss the "message" that Faraday left him years ago, he, Charlie, and a frosty Penny arrive in Great Britain so that he can deliver his message to Daniel's mother in Oxford. She's nowhere to be found in Oxford, but thanks to a rather chatty janitor, he's pointed in the direction of an old flame that might have some answers (how convenient). However, Des awkwardly learns that the old flame is unfortunately comatose (and likely unstuck in time), but that his old pal Widmore has been kind enough to pay for her medical care, seeing that Faraday apparently used her like a rat in an old experiment. We don't know yet who this woman is or was, but the key piece of learning here is that Widmore has been funding Faraday's work for some time. Desmond then storms into Widmore's office and successfully (and rather easily) gets the info for where Daniel's mother is....in LA.
Sorry to go over every little detail, but I think it's important to rehash because Widmore likely orchestrated the whole wild goose chase so that he could get Desmond to do exactly what he wants him to do. Just as he got him to go on that sailboat race way back when to seal his fate to spend the next 3 years on the Island, Widmore needs Des to get to LA so that the chase to find the Island can resume once again. If you think about it, Widmore is shit out of luck right now. His Freighter has blown, his Island has moved, and he may not have too many leads in how to get it back. Therefore, his best option may be to tag along with whatever Ben and Ms. Hawking are up to in that creepy basement. I believe that Des provides him the best option at this point to get him back on the right track. And if Des gets clued in to some of the knowledge that he needs, Widmore has more than enough leverage to get it out of him (Penny/son). Sure, he claims to not know where they are, and even "begs" Desmond to "not get involved" after he delivers his message, but I don't trust these statements in the least. And let's not forget that Desmond is "special" and is an exception to the rules of time travel. Therefore, he and maybe he alone can change events to alter the future. So if that is the case, could it be that Widmore has been using Desmond all along to alter the course of the future so that he can once again lay claim to the Island? To say the least, we'll have to wait to see what Widmore's true motives are, but don't believe for a second that he doesn't have Des exactly where he needs him to be.
Moving on, the Island events once again kicked ass. We first learn the the military-wearing funny-sounding-Latin-speaking attackers are actually old school Others. Interesting. At the same time, it's confirmed that the US military did have a presence on the Island, which explains how much of the WWII era equipment that both the Losties and the Others have been using over the series (rifles, grenades, ammo, ect) came to get there. Additionally, we are introduced to a few of the old Others, the first being a snarky little firecracker that goes by the name of "Ellie." There are a couple theories as to who this woman is, but I think it's pretty clear that she is the one and only Eloise Hawking, and is also likely Faraday's mom. (We learned Ms. Hawking's first name in the "enhanced" version of "The Lie," which aired before Jughead on Wednesday). Others believe that Ellie might be short for Eleanor...which coincidentally means "the other" in Latin, which is interesting but I think the former theory holds more water. Finally, a few posed that the name is a nod to the character "Ellie Arroway", the protagonist in Carl Sagan's wormhole/time travel fiction novel "Contact" - but that seems even less likely (and yes, people have way too much time on their hands). But if Ellie really is Ms. Hawking, it would make sense that Widmore knows exactly where she is when Desmond requests the info back in the present time. Could it be, that he and Ellie even had a closer relationship than just Other co-workers? Could it be that they hooked up and had not only Penny, but Faraday as well? It all seems to fit to me....
And what about this Jughead? The US military was prepping the nuke to test out before the Others brought them down. Well, thanks to Daniel, they learn that they need to bury this thing asap...and preferably put it behind a lot of concrete. Well, if you remember, there was something emitting radiation behind the concrete walls of the Swan hatch...and many think that it was there that Jughead ended up. But I'm not too clear on this theory, since I would imagine that there would have been a more troubling explosion when the Swan imploded if a nuke was buried within. In addition, Jughead was discovered at least 20 or so years before the Dharma Initiative (who built the hatch) made their way to the Island, so what did they do with it until then? Whatever the answer is, I don't think it's the last we've heard of the bomb.
Let's move now to the meeting between Locke and Alpert, which was pretty interesting. First off, I have to give a shout out to co-worker Cristina and commenter Andy who figured out that Locke was going to have to travel to a time before his birth to "introduce" himself to Richard. It was a nice twist that told us a couple things: first off...we learn that Locke was the one that essentially shaped the course of his own life before he was even born by alerting Richard to his future status as the leader of the Others. Next, we can assume that in the 50s Richard is NOT aware of the time travel capabilities that the Island possesses since he seemed a bit skeptical of Locke's story. But we know he doesn't brush it off as nothing, since he does in fact show up at Locke's birth 2 years later and follows him throughout his life. In addition, he no doubt figures out how to manipulate time at some point after the meeting, again thanks to Locke's enlightening words. So this meeting can be viewed as a pretty significant moment in Lost history. Keep it in mind during future episodes, as I don't think its importance has been fully realized yet (meaning, I have more hair brained thoughts on is relevance for the future, but won't bore you with details just yet).
Obviously, the big reveal here was that Widmore was in fact an old school Other. And Locke's snide, "wait, you're Widmore? Charles Widmore? Well, nice to meet you, Charles" might have been the funniest line of Season 5 so far. Regardless, this reveal opens up the story to so many new possibilities (one of which we've already discussed: Ellie + Charles), but let's wait to see where it goes before speculating too much. Clearly though, it seems that little Charles is a bit of a rebel, as Richard needs to put him in his place after he questions his authority in front of Locke. A banishment could be in the future...or maybe Widmore turns the wheel at some point, which unlocks the time travel ability for Richard, which in turn sends Widmore to the real world, never to find the Island again?....oh wait, there I go speculating.
Oh yeah, and Charlotte looks to be dying/dead. I'd go into this, but I don't care much for Charlotte, so I won't at this point. (See: temporal displacement, lack of constant, annoying, bad acting, etc.)
Alright, I have to wrap this up, but I wanted to leave you with a couple theories I read about last week's episodes:
Sawyer is the 4 toed statue. Remember when Sawyer stepped on that bamboo shoot and cut his foot up? Well, some people think his injury might lead to an amputated toe. And then the losties travel WAAAY back in time where Sawyer saves some ancient Others, leading them to erect a statue to him. Crazy, right? (But totally possible).
The Spiders are back. Remember that duffel bag that Ben was hiding in the motel vents No Country for Old Men style? Well, what if he needs to hide it cause there is really sensitive shit in there? Like a jar filled of paralysis inducing spiders that make you look like your dead when your really not? Like when Paulo and Nicki were buried alive because they were bitten by said spiders? As Jack so eerily put it, "John's dead.........isn't he??"
Sorry for the lateness this week. Having a real job sucks.
After an aggressive start to the season with the introduction of time travel, the regrouping of the O6, and doom and gloom scenarios; Lost stayed right on track with another great episode in "Jughead." Let's get right to the details since I have to get to a Super Bowl party post haste. Wait...I don't care about the Super Bowl this year...but I do care about good drink, food, and the prospect of winning money. Good enough. (Ed. note: I lost quite a bit of money)
Anyways, the show starts out with our old pal Desmond running through a remote fishing village (the same one that the O6 washed ashore to?) looking for a boozed up gambling doctor. Regardless of its location, the scene clued us in to the fact that Des and Penny got right down to business after reuniting and made themselves a lovely son. We learn later that the boy has been named Charlie, a touching tribute to the hero that brought the lovers back together, the one and only Charlie Pace. After also learning that Desmond won't dismiss the "message" that Faraday left him years ago, he, Charlie, and a frosty Penny arrive in Great Britain so that he can deliver his message to Daniel's mother in Oxford. She's nowhere to be found in Oxford, but thanks to a rather chatty janitor, he's pointed in the direction of an old flame that might have some answers (how convenient). However, Des awkwardly learns that the old flame is unfortunately comatose (and likely unstuck in time), but that his old pal Widmore has been kind enough to pay for her medical care, seeing that Faraday apparently used her like a rat in an old experiment. We don't know yet who this woman is or was, but the key piece of learning here is that Widmore has been funding Faraday's work for some time. Desmond then storms into Widmore's office and successfully (and rather easily) gets the info for where Daniel's mother is....in LA.
Sorry to go over every little detail, but I think it's important to rehash because Widmore likely orchestrated the whole wild goose chase so that he could get Desmond to do exactly what he wants him to do. Just as he got him to go on that sailboat race way back when to seal his fate to spend the next 3 years on the Island, Widmore needs Des to get to LA so that the chase to find the Island can resume once again. If you think about it, Widmore is shit out of luck right now. His Freighter has blown, his Island has moved, and he may not have too many leads in how to get it back. Therefore, his best option may be to tag along with whatever Ben and Ms. Hawking are up to in that creepy basement. I believe that Des provides him the best option at this point to get him back on the right track. And if Des gets clued in to some of the knowledge that he needs, Widmore has more than enough leverage to get it out of him (Penny/son). Sure, he claims to not know where they are, and even "begs" Desmond to "not get involved" after he delivers his message, but I don't trust these statements in the least. And let's not forget that Desmond is "special" and is an exception to the rules of time travel. Therefore, he and maybe he alone can change events to alter the future. So if that is the case, could it be that Widmore has been using Desmond all along to alter the course of the future so that he can once again lay claim to the Island? To say the least, we'll have to wait to see what Widmore's true motives are, but don't believe for a second that he doesn't have Des exactly where he needs him to be.
Moving on, the Island events once again kicked ass. We first learn the the military-wearing funny-sounding-Latin-speaking attackers are actually old school Others. Interesting. At the same time, it's confirmed that the US military did have a presence on the Island, which explains how much of the WWII era equipment that both the Losties and the Others have been using over the series (rifles, grenades, ammo, ect) came to get there. Additionally, we are introduced to a few of the old Others, the first being a snarky little firecracker that goes by the name of "Ellie." There are a couple theories as to who this woman is, but I think it's pretty clear that she is the one and only Eloise Hawking, and is also likely Faraday's mom. (We learned Ms. Hawking's first name in the "enhanced" version of "The Lie," which aired before Jughead on Wednesday). Others believe that Ellie might be short for Eleanor...which coincidentally means "the other" in Latin, which is interesting but I think the former theory holds more water. Finally, a few posed that the name is a nod to the character "Ellie Arroway", the protagonist in Carl Sagan's wormhole/time travel fiction novel "Contact" - but that seems even less likely (and yes, people have way too much time on their hands). But if Ellie really is Ms. Hawking, it would make sense that Widmore knows exactly where she is when Desmond requests the info back in the present time. Could it be, that he and Ellie even had a closer relationship than just Other co-workers? Could it be that they hooked up and had not only Penny, but Faraday as well? It all seems to fit to me....
And what about this Jughead? The US military was prepping the nuke to test out before the Others brought them down. Well, thanks to Daniel, they learn that they need to bury this thing asap...and preferably put it behind a lot of concrete. Well, if you remember, there was something emitting radiation behind the concrete walls of the Swan hatch...and many think that it was there that Jughead ended up. But I'm not too clear on this theory, since I would imagine that there would have been a more troubling explosion when the Swan imploded if a nuke was buried within. In addition, Jughead was discovered at least 20 or so years before the Dharma Initiative (who built the hatch) made their way to the Island, so what did they do with it until then? Whatever the answer is, I don't think it's the last we've heard of the bomb.
Let's move now to the meeting between Locke and Alpert, which was pretty interesting. First off, I have to give a shout out to co-worker Cristina and commenter Andy who figured out that Locke was going to have to travel to a time before his birth to "introduce" himself to Richard. It was a nice twist that told us a couple things: first off...we learn that Locke was the one that essentially shaped the course of his own life before he was even born by alerting Richard to his future status as the leader of the Others. Next, we can assume that in the 50s Richard is NOT aware of the time travel capabilities that the Island possesses since he seemed a bit skeptical of Locke's story. But we know he doesn't brush it off as nothing, since he does in fact show up at Locke's birth 2 years later and follows him throughout his life. In addition, he no doubt figures out how to manipulate time at some point after the meeting, again thanks to Locke's enlightening words. So this meeting can be viewed as a pretty significant moment in Lost history. Keep it in mind during future episodes, as I don't think its importance has been fully realized yet (meaning, I have more hair brained thoughts on is relevance for the future, but won't bore you with details just yet).
Obviously, the big reveal here was that Widmore was in fact an old school Other. And Locke's snide, "wait, you're Widmore? Charles Widmore? Well, nice to meet you, Charles" might have been the funniest line of Season 5 so far. Regardless, this reveal opens up the story to so many new possibilities (one of which we've already discussed: Ellie + Charles), but let's wait to see where it goes before speculating too much. Clearly though, it seems that little Charles is a bit of a rebel, as Richard needs to put him in his place after he questions his authority in front of Locke. A banishment could be in the future...or maybe Widmore turns the wheel at some point, which unlocks the time travel ability for Richard, which in turn sends Widmore to the real world, never to find the Island again?....oh wait, there I go speculating.
Oh yeah, and Charlotte looks to be dying/dead. I'd go into this, but I don't care much for Charlotte, so I won't at this point. (See: temporal displacement, lack of constant, annoying, bad acting, etc.)
Alright, I have to wrap this up, but I wanted to leave you with a couple theories I read about last week's episodes:
Sawyer is the 4 toed statue. Remember when Sawyer stepped on that bamboo shoot and cut his foot up? Well, some people think his injury might lead to an amputated toe. And then the losties travel WAAAY back in time where Sawyer saves some ancient Others, leading them to erect a statue to him. Crazy, right? (But totally possible).
The Spiders are back. Remember that duffel bag that Ben was hiding in the motel vents No Country for Old Men style? Well, what if he needs to hide it cause there is really sensitive shit in there? Like a jar filled of paralysis inducing spiders that make you look like your dead when your really not? Like when Paulo and Nicki were buried alive because they were bitten by said spiders? As Jack so eerily put it, "John's dead.........isn't he??"
Sorry for the lateness this week. Having a real job sucks.
posted by Rutherford at
2:51 PM
1 Comments:
I've been thinking about the bomb. and something Daniel said. Daniel talked about the inability to change the course of events....This is a stretch now....I remember learning once (philosophy 101, comic books, hours upon hours of sci-fi television and books) that there is a point of view that all that will happen has happened. I think this ties into Vonnegut's Slaughter House Five time travel that Daniel and Desmond seem capable of doing. Could the bomb have gone off sometime in the past and/or future? Could the number code and the computer keep the detonation in check in one moment in time and space? Thus when the code is not entered the explosion becomes unstuck and the EMP escapes. Then Desmond "locks" it again. The bomb's EMP is what takes out the plane.
I know this is a little out there but I think I am close to something. It like the more you watch the show a picture emerges like those 3-d pictures at the mall.
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