Date:	2009-01-29 00:31
Subject:	Notes about LOST (5.3)- "Jughead"
Security:	Public
Location:	Toledo, OH
Mood:	tired
Music:	Bob Dylan- "Not Dark Yet"

Greetings folks!!!  Hope all is well.  We return to LOST this week with a slower episode and as a result, I don't have nearly as much as usual, but I do have a decent number of hints and revelations! As always, thanks to LOST CUBIT for their hella fast and terrific screencaps!!!  So, let's get to it, shall we?

Things I noticed about LOST

- Desmond (who was WAAAAAY over accessorizing in this episode, might I add. I mean, c'mon dude, Hat, scarf, AND sunglasses?!? I know you were trying to be incognito, but geez!) and Penny had a baby!! 



It was quite nice of them to name it Charlie, after charlie from the island. Also, keep in mind that Penny's fathers name is Charles as well. so, poor/creepy coincidence there.

- From the name on the building Desmond entered, Mabuhay, it seemed as though they were in the Philippines, meaning they decided to stay in the south pacific area, really not too far from where the Oceanic 6 falsely washed ashore.

- The hydrogen bomb on the island



My question is where did they bury it?  I want to say it was buried by the Swan station and maybe the explosion at the end of season 2 had something to do with the electromagnetism and the bomb?  That's my only idea but I know it's wrong as the explosion would have been FAAAAAAAAR bigger. So, I dunno where its buried. Your thoughts?

- We also found out that this was taking place in 1954, two years before John was born on May 30th, 1956. (and for those who are trying to find the numbers in there, I tried lots of things and couldn't find any of them.  Feel free to try them).

- Dan and Theresa Spencer- It's obvious that Spencer is suffering from the time travel sickness that killed Minkowski, is probably killing Charlotte and almost claimed Desmond.



I am curious about the specifics of the experiment though as if its the same symptoms as the others, why hasn't she died yet? Was it something different that Daniel did? What happened? And this does slightly tarnish the uber awesome opinion I had of Daniel. Tsk Tsk, Faraday!  I tried to see if her name had any signifance, but the only random thing I found was that Spencer was the first name of anthropologist Spencer Wells.  Wells has traced human migration over the last 50,000 years. This to me is kinda ironic as Daniel knew Theresa, and Daniel knows Charlotte, who is an anthropologist. Just a thought.

- Speaking of names: did you catch the name on the soldier who was later killed by the other soldier?  The name on his outfit was CUNNINGHAM.  This could be a nod to Ebenezer Cunningham, a British mathematician who studied special relativity, which deals with electromagnetics, time issues, and spacetime issues.  We've seen other scientist/mathematician names on the show such as Minkowski; and LOST has a knack for name other characters after scientists, philosophers, etc.

- The other name, Jones, isn't as solid in what it could mean.  I found something called the Jones Calculus, which deals with polarized light and optical issues.  This could relate as if you remember in the early part of season 4, Dan made a comment about how the light on the island is different in the way it hits. Then again, this is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE stretch.

- There is also another nod to who could be Dan's mother in this episode.  If you remember last week, I was one of the many who guessed that Dan's mother is Ms. Hawking.  During the repeat of last weeks second episode, "The Lie" the enhanced notes told us that Ms. Hawking's first name is Eloise.  If you think back to Daniel's experiments, the name of his rat was Eloise.  Also, did you notice the name of the gun wielding blonde who was part of the Others?  She was called 'Ellie'; perhaps this could be a nickname from Eloise and perhaps that woman was Daniel's mother?!?!!??!?!



That's why Daniel recognized her?!?!?!? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

- And Charles Widmore as an Other too?!?!?? 



It seems that JONES wasn't his name at all as he was revealed to be Charles Widmore, Penny's father, the head of Widmore Pharmaceuticals and the one who sent the mercenary team to the island.  This is starting to make sense as Widmore did tell Ben that it was "his island" and "it always was." This begs the question of how/why did Widmore leave??  Was he on the island the whole time/is he a true native/hostile of the island?  Why does he age then??!?!?   And he did talk to Ellie, and this has lead some to say that.......

- Widmore and Ellie (Ms. Hawking/Eloise) are Daniel's parents. Maybe this is why Widmore funded Daniel's research and why Daniel got into time travel/physics in the first place as his parents were both in that field?  This could also mean that Ms. Hawking is an other is well, which asks why can't she age and how/why did she leave, etc.  But this could explain why Widmore has her address despite her wanting to remain private. I didn't come up with this theory, but it's sounding more and more legit.

- I also want to learn more about why Widmore was funding Daniel's research. It's not like at this point Dan could teleport Widmore back to the island or something like that. Why would he fund Daniel's research?  What does he have to gain out of it?

- Latin- Why would the Others use latin as a means of communication?  Latin has deep roots in Europe and many languages take their origins from Latin.  Perhaps its because latin is a language used by scientists and those in the scientific field, such as mathameticians? Not too sure.

- Smoke Monster noise?  When John is walking into the Others camp, I DEFINITELY heard the clicks and whistles of the Smoke monster somewhere in the background. I DVR'd it, so it's roughly in the 50-53 minute mark, but it's totally audible when he's walking in and yelling for Richard.  You can also hear it briefly when the two are talking in the tent. 

- The Compass!!!  Something I forgot to mention in last weeks blog and later edited in there was the importance of the compass that Richard gives John. 




This was the same compass that Richard showed John when he was a young kid, but WHY he did that makes total sense.  John told Richard to come visit him and Richard does, bringing with him a few items such as a knife, book of laws, baseball glove, and a compass (pictured above).



And he asks John "which one of these items belong to you?"  Why does he ask that: COS THE COMPASS DID BRIEFLY BELONG TO JOHN!! That's why he asked John cos he thought it was Johns. But obviously, young John has no clue about the compass and Richard figures this out and leaves.

- Charlotte is dead? 



I dunno about this one as the previews for next week showed us more info, but I hope she's not dead.  I dunno, i find her daniel to be a great match and this is goofy to say, but dammit, I want them to get off the island and have lots of redheaded babies that have bad memories and cry for no reason while watching TV. THERE, I SAID IT. :)

- and regarding the previews for next week: Sawyer says he saw Kate in the jungle, the gang goes boating (What the shit?) and we heard a scream that sounded a lot like Claire. I'm guessing that the island jumped ahead and Claire is screaming about her baby or being kidnapped or something. But my guess is that it'll definitely be something that we've seen before  That's my guess. 

- also, as a random bonus, I was reminded of a video from SDCC 08 that features Dr.  Chang pleading to folks in the present to save the Dharma Initiative.  The voice behind the camera is incredibly familiar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7nebAAA8dg   Could it be that this specific someone told Dharma about their fate? Something to consider.

THE NUMBERS 4 8 15 16 23 42

- The number of the Physics department at Oxford was 142-08.
- Miles said they walked over 4 fresh graves.
- As previously stated, I didn't find any sort of number issues with 1954 or John's birthday of 5/30/1956. 

And I believe that's it. Please as always, feel free to leave comments/feedback and your theories.

Many thanks for reading too folks!! Last weeks blog (on the Livejournal at least) had A LOT of comments and i'm really happy that lots of people are enjoying and commenting on the blogs each week. 

For you NON LJ folks, I do reply to your comments, but there isn't a way you can be notified when I do, so just check the blog from time to time.

Again, thanks for reading and 'till next time true believers.