Entertainment Weekly Reveals Lost Clues

EW reports that we will be getting some answers when Lost returns. We'll get the scoop on Jack's tattoos, Locke's wheelchair, and Desmond's "abilities". Damon Lindelof even goes so far as to say that Desmond's new powers will be a big time factor in the remainder of season 3.

Lindelof also says the following about Juliet: "Her agenda is more in line with the castaways than we originally suspected but that does not mean she is not sinister."

About the implosion of the Hatch he says, "There is definitely more to this story. You will get a better picture of what happened when Desmond turned the fail safe key."

Finally, on the question of who is Jacob and why is Jack not on his list Carlton Cuse answered, "The answer lies further downstream in the ongoing story." And Lindelof reminds us that character names in Lost are not assigned without reason.

Source: Approaching Lost

Lost Filming Update

Check out this Lost filming update courtesy of the Lost Podcasting Network.

Doc Jensen's Latest Lost Theories

At least while Lost is on hiatus we have Doc Jensen to feed us a steady diet of the most interesting (and sometimes wacky) Lost theories. This week he theorizes about Kelvin's purpose on the island (his place in the overall mythology) and Juliet's need for revenge.

Episodes 3.07, 3.08, and 3.09 Spoilers!!!

BuddyTV gives us an inside look at Episodes 3.07-3.09. It appears that episode 3.07 will be a Juliet flashback that tells us she was married to Ethan! And, because of that, Juliet goes looking for some revenge! Episode 3.08 will be a Jack flashback that features his time in Thailand and episode 3.09 will be Desmond-centric. Enjoy the Lost info!

Lost Comments of the Week on Pop Candy

Here is the link to the Lost comments of the week on Pop Candy. Take note of number nine posted by Frank. He has a great insight into the "To Kill A Mockingbird" reference by Juliet. Also, the observation about Nikki and Paulo as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is interesting as well.

Episode 3.05 The Cost of Living

First, a moment of silence for Eko, the best character to come out of the tail section.


Alright, now that's taken care of...what a great episode. It had a little bit of everything we have come to love about Lost. Trust issues, psychological issues, moral choices, a quest through the jungle, a white rabbit, and the Monster. Oh yeah, and the flashback was first rate. The flashback was right up there with Eko's from the 23rd Psalm. He was right, they had no idea who he was.


So Eko experiences a white rabbit much like Jack (his father), Hurley (Dave), Kate (the black horse), and Shannon (Walt). The white rabbit led the follower into harm's way with Hurley (suicide) and Shannon (to Ana Lucia's gun). It is becoming increasingly bad news to follow the white rabbit into the jungle. The white rabbits must be real because otherwise how would Eko's tent have caught fire? Also, the whole "You're talking to me as if I was your brother" line made me wonder who is behind the white rabbits. Ben? Some other group? Someone out there is making people believe they see something from their past. If the end game is just killing people, that is sort of an odd way to go about it. Is the Monster a greater threat than the Others? If it is, great, how are you supposed to kill a moving tower of smoke? Jack even tried dynamite and that didn't do anything. At least he's having better luck with his current captors.

How did Jack figure out that it was Ben that had the spinal tumor? Can he figure out the height or age of a person by looking at a spine. I'd be interested to hear from a spinal surgeon on that one. Anyway, Jack is getting ahead of the Others now. His psychological gamesmanship and the ability to see those x-rays for what they were has helped him gain control despite being imprisoned. Good old Jack.

They burnt the body instead of burial. I guess they didn't want the bears to dig it up.

So Desmond did think/know that the computer could be used for something else. That would have been nice to know at the beginning of season two so that Michael didn't get tricked so bad. Since it didn't end up working I'm assuming that it was not Desmond's ability to see the future that made him tell Locke and Sayid about the computer.

Ben believes in God because two days after being diagnosed with a tumor a spinal surgeon fell from the sky. Interesting.

Yemi's body was missing from the plane, Christian Shepard's body was missing from his coffin. Why does the Monster or whoever is behind the Monster need or want the remains of people connected to others on the island? At least we are seeing a pattern.

I am starting to like Nikki and Paulo. They just want to part of the in crowd. Good thing Locke lets them. I also like Paulo's indifference to a lot of what is happening. Going the bathroom in the Pearl Station. Classic moment. Nikki is good because we need a new female character that doesn't have quite the outlaw back story of Kate or the mystery of Juliet. Plus, she's hot, that's always a plus.

So Juliet does think Ben is bad. She wants Jack to purposely screw up the surgery to kill Ben. Can he trust her? She is good looking. But I doubt Jack will be able to kill, even if he does want her. He is too bent on saving people. I think he would need to know more about Ben and how "bad" he really was in order to kill him.

And now the Monster wants to kill the rest of the group? Great. Why did it discriminate before? Did blowing up the Hatch piss the Monster off? Apart from that nothing has really changed. Darn you black smoke!

Elizabeth Mitchell Interview on TVguide.com

Here is an interview with Elizabeth Mitchell that offers a tiny (and I mean tiny) bit of insight into her character and also reveals how little the writers and producers let the actors know about what's going on.

Juliet Shoots Someone

Although not until February…

According to an Entertainment Weekly article:

On a remote Hawaiian beachscape where turquoise waves slither up tan sands, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly and several others (including Others) are filming a whopper of a scene for a February episode of LOST. Spotting this reporter through the trees, Elizabeth Mitchell scoots over… “Well,” she says, cheerfully excusing herself, “I’m going to go shoot someone.” Cameras rolling, she expertly wields a Sig Sauer and pumps two bullets into someone shocking; the still-standing are left gasping as she coldly lowers the gun.

Special thanks to Nikki at Approaching Lost for the tip.

Episode 3.04 Every Man for Himself

Wow, gotta say I enjoyed tonight's episode a lot. Sawyer flashbacks are always fun because of the cons. This time I knew it would be a con from the very beginning and it was still great to watch. I do wonder if Cassidy is just conning Sawyer about his daughter to recover some of her stolen funds or if Sawyer really does have a daughter. Hopefully we will be told the answer in a later flashback. I wouldn't be surprised if she was getting back at him. That option has my vote. The pacemaker had me going for a bit. I was convinced that the Others would go that far to stop him from escaping but was not aware that the technology needed for that process is most likely out of reach.

Gotta love Jack trying to save someone again. Jack tries to fix things, that's what he does. His character is most effective when that's what's going on. Apparently, he's there to fix an Other. Someone commenting about the episode on Pop Candy wrote that they think it is a x-ray of Locke and that's why he couldn't walk. I'm not buying. I guess the Black Cloud could have taken the x-ray...but still, I'm not buying it. I believe that Jack will get the chance to fix someone and succeed. It will probably be someone that they need to defeat the crazy pirates (or so it seems from the promo) in the series finale. I also want Jack to get a chance to "fix" Juliet. She needs someone like Jack, how convenient that he landed on the island.

Desmond can most definitely predict the future. The questions are how much does he know and if he will be able to protect everyone. His ability will come in handy with those crazy pirates lurking. Maybe they are descendants of the Black Rock. How come Rosseau doesn't know about the crazy pirates? Maybe she just figured they were all Others. Did the crazy pirates steal the children and the rest of the tailies? Is that why Goodwin and Ethan needed to go make lists? So they knew who was on the plane before the crazy pirates started infiltrating or kidnapping? So many questions.

What do the Others need Sawyer for? Will he be a key part of fighting the crazy pirates? He is one of the stars...

While Sawyer was waking up, Mr. Friendly or Tom, was saying that ever since the Hatch blew up the Others' communications haven't been working. Makes sense. That electromagnetic energy would destroy a lot of electronics. Did it mess up the compass in Michael and Walt's boat? Will they be back? That puts the Others at a big disadvantage if they have to face the crazy pirates. No way of communicating with the outside world. And another thing, why didn't the crazy pirates attack the subdivision that the Others live in? They have to have ways of protecting themselves.

Paulo was kind of ticked about Desmond taking his five iron. How can you resent people for trying to save the day? I'd be interested to see what makes that guy tick. That is, after we learn how Locke got paralyzed. Of course, seeing how things are going, that will probably be the flashback for the series finale.

The second island. Hhhmm...I'm guessing it's hidden from the mainland somehow? That's one question they will have to answer pretty quickly because Locke is gonna attempt a rescue.

So maybe we have misunderstood the Others and they are really trying to prevent the crazy pirates from taking over the world. They definitely weren't the best at making themselves understood and certainly don't mind hurting people (but not killing mind you!). A little "Can you guys help us destroy the crazy pirates before they take over the world?" could have gone a long way.

Even though tonight raised a whole bunch of questions I feel that they were all questions that are leading us somewhere. We are moving towards something big. It's like we are on a roller coaster that is climbing and somewhere along the way we are going to reach the top and it is going to rocket us down. Of course we will probably have to climb again and take a second drop before the end of the show...but I'm ok with that. If only it were Wednesday tomorrow...sigh...

Lost Spoilers for Kristen at E!Online

The following is an excerpt from Kristen at E!Online Hot A's Column.

Though I spent this past Monday twitching from chat withdrawals, I really do love the new site! My Q: On Lost, is Kate's "love confession" distinct from her notorious "choice?" Or are the two things one and the same? —Leah Kate

From what I’ve heard, it is one and the same. Though I’m only 99 percent sure on that, given how things have been changing from the script! Don’t forget that I’ll be watching this Wednesday’s Lost with you (at 9 p.m. Pacific Time) on the message boards. And ooh, mama, it’s a crazy episode! Not only do you see the most dramatic exchange between Kate and any man ever on this show (hint: It is a life-or-death love confession), but you can expect the following happenings:

• An animal “dies”
• An Other dies
• Sawyer has a heart-wrenching storyline
• Sawyer finds his Westmoreland and someone else very close to him
• We find out Juliet and Jack have one very big thing in common

Juliet = Best New Villain

Juliet appears as one of fall's best new characters in this article from the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan.

Episode 3.03 Further Instructions

Well, that was a pretty good ep. Locke flashbacks are always cool. We are definitely seeing a pattern with him trusting the wrong people again and again. First, the weed growing "family" then the under cover sheriff. I like how at the end of the flashback he himself realizes it is a big time pattern and is disgusted with himself for allowing it to happen. I can't believe the polar bear just dragged Eko away. The polar bear was absent all of season 2 and returns to take someone. Somebody needs to kill that bear, or at least point him in the direction of the Others. From the bones in the bear cave, he has apparently eaten quite a few islanders. Who were the people that got eaten? We learned where Locke got his experience with guns. Still waiting for the "what happened to put him in a wheelchair" flashback. Why couldn't Locke talk when he woke up? How did the hatch implode and the three of them make it out alive? I guess that will be the subject of a flashback later on. So, from the smoke house scene, I understood that John can get messages from the island whenever he wants. That could come in handy. He couldn't do anything for Kate, Sawyer, and Jack right then and Claire and Charlie were ok "for now". Very interesting. I thought Ian Somerhalder did a good job with his return performance. Another thing, even he referred to himself in John's terms as a "sacrifice the island demanded". On to Desmond. The hatch blew his clothes off and gave him the ability to see the future? Crazy. And only Hurley knows about it. Someone that can see the future will always come in handy. Take Heroes for example, that's the only way they are going to be able to beat the bad guys this season. Nikki and Paulo didn't come across as the most lovable new castaways in their first appearance, but maybe they never will be very loved. Will their appearance be good or bad news for our current set of castaways. I guess Desmond could always own them with his powers though, so they don't stand a chance of launching a coup and him not knowing.
As for my theories, I think the saying on Eko's Jesus stick may have been telling Locke where to look for Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. We shall see.
In the previews for next week, it appears Sawyer is going to be tortured until Kate confesses her undying love for him. It also seems that they will make Jack watch and in that way drive him to Juliet. I'm hoping when Locke comes to get them that Juliet escapes with them. I wonder when that escape will happen. Episode 6? Episode 7 and 8 are probably more likely alternatives so that we have to come back after the hiatus.