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One advantage the flash forward format will bring ...

2007-06-03T21:59:00.000-04:00

One advantage the flash forward format will bring is that we are going to be able to see much more of Walt and the ageing factor means little!

Why was Desmond being shot at by Mikhail from a be...

2007-05-28T04:58:00.000-04:00

Why was Desmond being shot at by Mikhail from a beach, when I think when Charlie first dived down to 'The Looking Glass' they were in the middle of the ocean?

did anyone else think that kate looked almost "fak...

2007-05-27T19:04:00.000-04:00

did anyone else think that kate looked almost "fake" in the flash forward, almost doll-like??

Well, Jacob did ostensibly heal Juliet's sister th...

2007-05-27T12:31:00.000-04:00

Well, Jacob did ostensibly heal Juliet's sister thousands of miles away.

Um... I hardly could believe that the island can c...

2007-05-26T12:46:00.000-04:00

Um... I hardly could believe that the island can conjure a manifestation thousands of miles away...

My theory about why Jack referred to his father be...

2007-05-26T11:13:00.000-04:00

My theory about why Jack referred to his father being alive again:

It seems like the island has a way of bringing important people in the characters' lives back into some sort of existence: Mr. Eko's brother to Mr. Eko, Walt to John Locke, Locke's father to Locke AND Sawyer. How much were these people real or imagined? That's hard to say, since Eko's brother seemed to be a phantasm while Locke's father was real. So I think that 'magic box' Ben referred to, that is it's function; it conjures up significant people in your life.

Perhaps, then, the island/magic box conjured up Jack's father as punishment for him leaving the island? Perhaps Sawyer is the one who's dead, and the 'he' Kate mentions when she talks to Jack is her father, or some other man she betrayed? Their punishment for leaving the island is having these people who were dead come back into their lives, haunting them. They had resolved their demons while ON the island, so the island sent the demons back once they were OFF.

Or maybe this is all just a dream in the mind of Walt's dog. At the end of season 5, the dog wakes up in Sydney and goes off to play with Walt. Lost meets Newhart. Could happen!

Um... I have to go with smokeonit on this one. As ...

2007-05-26T05:39:00.000-04:00

Um... I have to go with smokeonit on this one. As I've pointed out on the forums... when you look now at the whole episode, you'll see how it builds up to the climax of John Locke and Jack confronting at the end - "You're not gonna stop me from leaving this island anymore", "You're not supposed to do this"... and then, just minutes later we see that Jack DID do it and actually regrets it. He wants to go back and he even quotes Locke by saying to Kate that they weren't supposed to leave. And then it kinda makes sense that the person Jack read was dead is Locke - hence the "forgive me" when he wanted to jump off the bridge.
So, what we saw is the outcome of the decision to leave with Naomi's people, and next season is probably be about the question if we can avoid that future. ANYBODY who ever watched a movie which involves the future or read a book with that topic knows that it always comes down to the question if we can change it.
And speaking of if this is the "real" future or not is ridiculous, because... if we take that the on-Island story is present, then anything real is only the present and the past. The Future can NEVER be real, from a logical, physical and mathematical point of view... why? Well, how can something be real if it hasn't happened yet? It's the same as calling a woman's child real before she even got pregnant.
And I will adress one other thing here... one that we all missed. Charlie's little chat with Penny is the FIRST!!!!!! contact of any of our Losties with the outside world. Ha?

i'm pretty upset for Charlie's dead... actually i'...

2007-05-26T00:10:00.000-04:00

i'm pretty upset for Charlie's dead... actually i'm upset by the way they've done it

considering the rate at which the water was coming in, i felt like there was enough time for them to grab the scubba equipment... or perhaps closing the door from outside ?

i don't know...

Maybe the whole glimpsing into A possible future (...

2007-05-25T17:58:00.000-04:00

Maybe the whole glimpsing into A possible future (a la flash-forward) and the possibilities to change the future are akin to the Valenzetti Equation and DHARMA.

The Valenzetti Equation was devised to predict the extinction of the human species by it's own hand. The equation tells us the outcome (number of months/years until we wipe ourselves out) while the DHARMA Initiative was setup to change the numbers the equation produces and thus, change the outcome - longer, better life for us humans instead of death by our own hand.

If we are given glimpses into A possible future, perhaps that future can be changed through different decision making. But this would also mean that flash-forwards can be easily rendered irrelevant or completely inaccurate if ANY of the decisions taken aren't exactly the ones which lead to that particular future (not that we'd know, of course).

Past use of time travel/scewing in TV programmes has lead to some highly improbable story-telling and some utterly horrible paradoxes, etc. I sincerely hope that the writers have their plans set out well in advance or this could go all Star Trek, Dallas et al, in a hurry.

1) the idea of getting off the island has become s...

2007-05-25T16:32:00.000-04:00

1) the idea of getting off the island has become something to avoid. Jack is no longer a hero/leader in the "real" world. For us the viewers this is not the ending we want for this character.

2) Jack does reference his father as being alive. No matter how drugged up and drunk you are you know your dad is dead. This has to go to the theory that there are multiple realities in the show. ie. the oceanic passengers are all dead.

1 - I think this is the first and perhaps only "fl...

2007-05-25T14:53:00.000-04:00

1 - I think this is the first and perhaps only "flash-forward" we'll see. And I don't think anyone's getting off the Island before the final season. And I don't think it's spoiled any of the anticipation.

2 - Did anyone see anything suggesting this was in fact the future? Remember Desmond's experience after blowing up the hatch? I agree it's post-Island, but I'm not convinced it's the future. My guess - Sawyer's in the coffin, the "he" is Kate's cop boyfirend, and Jack is going nuts because his life is unravelling again. Oh yeah, and his dad's alive.

I wouldn't get hung up on Jack's references to his...

2007-05-25T14:44:00.000-04:00

I wouldn't get hung up on Jack's references to his dad during the flash forwards. This I suspect was partially there to confuse the issue of when this was taking place...but remember how drunk and on drugs Jack is at that time. He likely is blocking out the fact that his dad is dead. Watch the facial expression of the other doctor. It's a pity face. As for the pharmacist. The office number would be on the prescription paper...they would not know it's no longer in service until they call the number.

Ok the one thing I am confused about regarding thi...

2007-05-25T14:06:00.000-04:00

Ok the one thing I am confused about regarding this flash forward thing is the part when Jack tells that doctor to go see how drunk his dad is or something like that. Isn't Jacks dad already dead when they get on the island. Can someone explain this?

The flash forward isn't necessarily a new thing, w...

2007-05-25T12:43:00.000-04:00

The flash forward isn't necessarily a new thing, what if now that Charlie is dead Desmond is seeing beyond Claire getting in a helicopter and an aspect of series 4 will see him trying to persuade Jack to stay on the island based on this flash forward and the future it brings.

According to some sources, this is not the first f...

2007-05-25T12:41:00.000-04:00

According to some sources, this is not the first flash forward that has occurred in Lost. This is the second time that a flash forward has occurred in Lost.

Here's why I'm leaning towards brilliant: Every sh...

2007-05-25T11:57:00.000-04:00

Here's why I'm leaning towards brilliant:

Every show like this turns on "will they get rescued?" It's been done to death, and it can easily get old and cliche. Also, it's hard to keep the back stories fresh, since we've learned so much about the various characters in 3 years.

The real story, the more interesting and intriguing story is "how do they go on living in the real world after an experience like this?" (Think Castaway, and Fearless.)

That's what the flash forwards allow them to do now, while also keeping alive the "how do they get rescued?" story and adding the "what compromises did they have to make to get rescued?" story. These are compromises (lying? leaving some people behind?) that obviously have rendered a mess of Jack's life, though Kate seems to be coping far better.

If they do it right - and I have every hope they will - the last three seasons could be even more creative and fascinating than the first three.

Speaking of screen captures, is there one availabl...

2007-05-25T11:30:00.000-04:00

Speaking of screen captures, is there one available of Ben writing in his journal in his tent near the beginning of the episode? I'd love to know what it says.

It makes complete sense for the writers to go into...

2007-05-25T11:06:00.000-04:00

It makes complete sense for the writers to go into “flash-forward” mode for a couple of reasons:

-One, it turns the shipwrecked-on-a-desert-island genre (in this case, plane-wrecked) on its head: in this tradition, the story ends with the rescue, but here we find that the rescue is just a new departure to a different climax
-Two, it overcomes the problem that the producers have with a cast that ages at least three years, while the timeline of the “island” part of the show is no more than three months. Recently, I watched the first season on DVD, and then watched the new episodes of the third series, which premiered in Feb. It doesn’t matter so much for actors over 30 (Fox, Halloway, Andrews, etc.), but the younger actors (De Ravelin, Lilly but also Monaghan) looked significantly more mature in the third series than they did in the first episodes, as they would, being only in their twenties.

Now, with the series presumably set in the present day (now going to “flash-backs” of the island and the rescue), this problem (which would only continue to become more acute) is overcome.

Now, we can see the sense of the writers killing off Boone, his sister and Ana Lucia, actors who are all in their twenties and thus would only appear to get older as the series went on…

Ps: didn’t Kate Austen look very different in the last scenes…? Any thoughts there…?

I felt like they answered the one single question ...

2007-05-25T11:04:00.000-04:00

I felt like they answered the one single question that I didn't want an answer for.

I have always loved how flashbacks throw drastic new light onto character's behaviors, but if they get off the island, I don't really care what happens to them. The show is exciting only because they are on an island (and a spiffy one at that). If it's like "LOST... in New York!" I'd say join the crowd.

FLASH FORWARD/REWINDloved the risk the writers too...

2007-05-25T11:03:00.000-04:00

FLASH FORWARD/REWIND

loved the risk the writers took, but was most confused about the comment made by Jack to Dr. Hamil about Jack's father "upstairs".

Given the writers' interest in space-time warps I speculate whether time was rewound after the rescue to a point before Jack's fathers death?

this would mean bearded jack lives in "flash forward time" which is both before and after the crash with all the knowledge of both, which might explain his depression, alcoholism and addiction?

What if the show now shifts to them trying to find...

2007-05-25T10:37:00.000-04:00

What if the show now shifts to them trying to find out why they shouldn't leave the island? The first half was them trying to get off; what if the last half is them trying to stay? After seeing the future, do we even want the Losties to be rescued now?

I liked the flashforward for the shock factor but ...

2007-05-25T08:33:00.000-04:00

I liked the flashforward for the shock factor but we we havnt been given enough information regarding its changability. Personally I think the future element was put in due to the success of heroes in doing the very same thing. But in that show the possiblity that the future can change is very clear. Its hard to see this as post 2010 with it being the non-linear end of the show.... I do believe further flashforwards will be used however if thats the period.

I think I feel as "lost" as everyone lover of the ...

2007-05-25T02:46:00.000-04:00

I think I feel as "lost" as everyone lover of the show out there. I love the easter eggs that are coming to light, but has anyone mentioned how Jack told the new attending surgeon at the hospital to go upstairs and get his father. If this is the future, and we know that Jack's dad is dead, why would he make that reference.

I don't think I liked it. Maybe it will work out c...

2007-05-25T01:19:00.000-04:00

I don't think I liked it. Maybe it will work out cool. But I thought it was suppose to be - if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Even if we were shown the real future, the talk be...

2007-05-24T23:42:00.000-04:00

Even if we were shown the real future, the talk between Jack and Kate suggested that they are going to return to the island at some point to fix their "mistake".

So maybe the 4th or 5th season is about them on the island for a second time???