Comments on: LOST: “LA X” (Season 6 premier)

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:21:42 +0000

On thinking about it more, the old 2004 of Season 1 is the past of people still on the island in 2007, so I guess the Season 1 2004 will be in any merger, if there is one.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:59:43 +0000

Late to the conversation here, but I just wanted to throw in that I was noticing the minor differences between LAX reality after the 1977 bomb versus the 2004 of Season 1. With time travel, the writers can take a lot of liberties because the actions taken after the time travel to 1977 will have effects in the resulting future. Obviously, the bomb preventing 815 from going down is the biggest. But they did all sorts of other little things that would make other smaller differences. It’s rather convenient, and I don’t intend that cynically or as some sort of value judgment. It just is.

I think somehow the two realities we’re seeing in Season 6 (not the old 2004 of Season 1)will merge, but I have no idea how, other than that I think Faraday will be involved.

By: Mudhead

Mudhead — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:13:37 +0000

I’m with those who theorize that the alternate-timeline Losties have retained some memories of their Island experiences, if only on a subconscious level. While Jack’s recognition of Desmond was partly intended to confuse us — was it a memory of Desmond from the Island, or a memory of meeting him in the stadium? — Jack’s general disquiet throughout the alternate timeline scenes suggests something more. That scene with him staring in the mirror (looking for his alternate self?) and noticing the cut on his neck was particularly interesting in light of this. I’m interested in what that cut turns out to mean.

We also have Boone telling Locke that if the plan went down, he’s sticking close to Locke. Another vague memory of the plan actually crashing, and Boon actually following Locke around? Also, after Charlie was saved from chocking by Jack, he told him “I’m supposed to be dead.”

Generally, the interactions of all of the Losties with each other (Boone/Locke, Jack/Locke, Sawyer with Hurley and later Kate, etc.) seemed to me to be tinges with vague recognition. They all seemed to be much more at ease with each other in their interaction than can be expected from perfect strangers meeting for the first time.

Now that the plane passengers have scattered from the airport, I suspect they will continue to bump into one another in unexpected ways that will continue to jog these unconscious memories.

By: Hayes

Hayes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:24:26 +0000

Jeff, I like that theory. It’s possible. Of course, we don’t know enough about The Spring to divine what normally happens. But, Hippie translator seemed quite surprised to see Sayid rising up.

I hope that we get some insight this week as to what the X reality has in store for our Losties. Did the bomb in ’77 have any impact on their lives as we know them? Is Sawyer a con man? kate is still a murderer, but who did she kill? Are Jin and Sun married with marital problems (from my take on the episode, I think that Jin is her “escort” and that they are not married)?

Of course, if there is an alternate timeline now, is that why Jacob had to go and touch the Losties to get them BACK on track, or had the bomb not happened yet?!?! 1.21 gigawatts! Doc, my head hurts!

But, this can’t go on for too long — we need resolution!

By: BTD Greg

BTD Greg — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:42 +0000

Cool theory. I like it.

I think there will definitely *something* strange about Sayid.

I think there’s some way in which the alternate realities are dependent on each other. Not sure how, exactly, but I think they are interconnected.

By: Jeff G

Jeff G — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:54:03 +0000

My theory is that Sayid came back to life by bringing his consciousness from the other reality. Any takers?

By: Hayes

Hayes — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:28:16 +0000

One of the episodes is titled, Dr. Linus. Methinks that Ben will be around…don’t know in what capacity.

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:39:32 +0000

Meems, I must have seen the title of a later one.

Faraday was shot and killed by his mom before they got the nuke. But I’m intrigued by the alternate timeline and Faraday. I bet Ben will appear too.

By: zaza

zaza — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:51:43 +0000

hello guys, thanks all for your comments.
I have a question about this episode no one seems to rise: where’s Faraday??? We can see him just before the bomb explosion but nothing about him after, he doesn’t wake up with Miles, Hurley, Kate etc.
Does anyone have a clue about where he might be? Did I miss something?

By: meems

meems — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:32:20 +0000

I thought next week’s episode was entitled, “what Kate Does,” which makes it sound Kate-centric….