Any thoughts on Christian yelling "say hi to my son" as Locke was heading back to the states? So great that Locke heard him and asked him who his son was right before he vanished...

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-12 23:27 (UTC)
Subject:	(no subject)
Keyword:	Charlie

I wanna say that Christian mentioning his son to Locke will cause Locke to maybe investigate and use that knowledge to get Jack back to the island. Or at least attempt to get him back.

I agree; it was a great scene. People need to learn to talk faster before these flashes!

Thanks for reading!

Christian was dead when his body crashed onto the island. Maybe the island's healing powers brought him back to life, which might lead us to believe that the island will bring Locke back to life when his body is returned to the island??

Brooke

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-12 23:29 (UTC)
Subject:	(no subject)
Keyword:	Ben Potter

ah, that's an interesting theory! My question though is if the island can heal anybody, why were the women from the Others dying? Why hasn't Charlie swam to the surface? and so forth. I think Christian is dead, but maybe the island is using him maybe BECAUSE he's dead. Maybe it has a way of channeling dead folks as they present a much more dramatic impact on the people the island is trying to influence.

Thanks for reading!

Hi Again!
I am the guy that reminded you about the Pierre Chang video. Quite an episode, it was like finding a huge piece of a jigsaw puzzle.
1) The "sickness" because Jin told Danielle not to go down the hole, I think she avoided the sickness. My theory is that the smoke monster somehow infected the rest of her party, kind of like an invasion of the body snatchers type scenario. Since she did not go down she was not effected. If this was the case she would notice they were not the same and the rest of the party could perceive her now as an enemy.
2) Jin's English has really become strong, but did it seem rather strange to you that he would know the word Monster?
3) You perceived Christian as being callous and rude for not helping John get up, I took it as John has to do this on his own.
4) We now know that Ben and Locke did have contact, after John left the island. You mentioned the episode The Economist, if you remember when Sayid went to get stitched up Ben did it in a veterinary clinic. Your thoughts that Ben has injected Locke with something that makes him appear dead, kind of like a stronger version that caused the obnoxious couple to be buried.
5) I saw that comment from that reader on Ben's friend Annie, and how she could not be Charlotte. However Charlotte could be Annie and Ben's daughter. Remember the episode when they did the flashback on Juliet, when she was having the affair with the guy who was eventually killed by Ana Lucia? (was his name Loomis?) The guy's wife warned Juliet, that Ben would endanger he husband, because Ben wanted Juliet (which he later confirmed in that episode by saying "You were supposed to be Mine!") The wife said to Juliet "you look just like her" Now at the time I thought she was talking about Ben's Mother, but other than being blonds, there is no resemblance. So that must mean Ben had a wife that Juliet looks like, whether it was Annie or another woman, and I bet that Charlotte was the child of that union. Charlotte and her mom left the island, leaving Ben heartbroken. And to fill the void somewhat he stole Alex. I know I'm reaching, but what do you think! Great Stuff as Always! Until Next Time!

User: whitebrowgigs Date: 2009-02-12 23:46 (UTC) Subject: Re: Quite the episode Keyword: Jin approved

Greetings once again!!

1. I gotta agree there; Jin really did save her keister. The island definitely has a way of influencing folks and the smoke monster could be part of that. I'm curious though why Rousseasu thought Aaron was sick when she first met him? How could she know he was sick if was an infant?

However the smoke monster influences folks we don't know for sure, but I really agree that once it comes in contact in that certain way, those who want to leave are perceived to be threats.

2. I don't think it's too strange; "Monster" has been said many times since season 1. I THINK he said it in season 2 when he was running around with Eko and looking for michael.

3. Very true; Christian has always been a rude man, so that just caught me as funny that he can't even polite when he's dead.

4. That's a REALLY good idea!! Maybe both Ben and John know that in order to get them back, there has to be a dramatic event to do so and Locke's death would be the perfect event. Good thinking!!

5. Yeah, Juliet was having the affair with Goodwin, who was later stabbed by Ana Lucia.

That's another solid idea!! I'm just curious though if Ben knew that Charlotte was his daughter, why didn't he exploit it somehow? Ben seems like the kind of guy who would use anybody to get his means, so much that it accidentally lead to his adopted daughter (Alex) to be murdered. I would think that Ben would have done something to manipulate Charlotte.

Great ideas!!!

Thanks for reading!

Okay, My Friend it is time to unveil my "BIG THEORY" (Believe it or not happily married for 25 years, and I am a productive member of society LOL)and I would really love to read your response, here goes;
We only think that Lost is about the Survivors because that is the perspective that the Producers have given us! Think of how different a book Anna Karenina would have been if Tolstoy told the story from Count Vronsky's perspective. The Survivors are just innocent pawns that happened to get caught up in a much bigger story, because Desmond did not push the button.
You are superbly detail oriented, the numbers, the hieroglyphics, you catch the fine details, that go under my radar. I am more a big picture guy, to me Lost is a giant game of STRATEGO between two malevolent beings, Benjamin Linus and Charles Widmore.
Ben did not lose it Wednesday night, he was again being manipulative. We both know there was no way that Sun was going to kill Ben with Jin's fate unknown, also Jack know's he needs Ben to get back to the Island. He was calling their bluff trying to get them focused.
Ben is a man who plays by rules, and he thought Widmore stuck to the same code. Ben was sure Alex was not in danger, because the rules made her off-limits. Ben has lost it twice, that was the first time. Remember what he kept muttering before he released Old Smokey on the Mercenaries, "They changed the rules." He also told Widmore when he was in Widmore's office, that he was safe because Ben knew the rules. The second time he lost it was when he killed the mercenary, who cares about any body else you killed my daughter.
I believe that the only thing's Ben can not get knowledge about are things in Widmore's domain. That is why he was shocked when Desmond said Eloise is Daniel's mother, he had no idea that Widmore and young Eloise were connected on the Island. That would also explain that Ben did not realize Charlotte was his daughter, again the Widmore connection.
I think this is a battle of two factions of the same sect; The Hostiles vs the Others. Widmore's era was the Hostiles, Ben's era is the Others. The two big questions; Why did Widmore leave the Island? My guess it was not entirely on his own volition. Secondly who or what is Richard, and what is his true role?? Okay I have given you a lot to chew over, can not wait to read your reply!!! Until Next Time!!!

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-14 03:58 (UTC)
Subject:	Re: Quite the episode
Keyword:	jack Dance

I get e-mails whenever somebody replies to one of my comments and I do try to reply as quickly as possible.

Regarding your first idea (s), I do think that this is some sort of gentlemanly game between Widmore and Ben. The whole "rules" thing did give it away and perhaps they had some sort of "no murdering" rule that was broken by Keamy and thus, Ben is out for blood.

I do think that Widmore was somehow tricked off the island, perhaps because he was too headstrong and unwilling to listen, as we saw with his encounter with Richard and how he wouldn't really obey. He also told Ben that it was "always his island" so he does have some odd belief that the island belongs to him.

Good theory though! Thanks for reading!

Sorry, guess I was just over-zealous. I certainly did not mean to chastise you, and hope there are no hard feelings! Again You do a great job,I truly appreciate the effort of love this must be for you. Also want to thank you for being someone I can bounce some of my far flung theories off of!

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-14 06:23 (UTC)
Subject:	Re: Quite the episode
Keyword:	Rump

Oh, no worries and no hard feelings!! I wasn't upset or anything!

Thanks for the kind words. I really enjoy this blog and I enjoy the feedback/discussion.

take it easy!

User: spifftronica Date: 2009-02-12 23:17 (UTC) Subject: (no subject) Keyword: plan b.

Aww, you kept them! <3 :D

Hmm...I'm not so sure it was actually Montaun anymore or even at all once Lostzilla (I love Smokey, but Lostzilla is still my favorite Island-related nickname) pulled him down. So all his calls for help and of being hurt didn't seem real to me.

Any thoughts as to why Sawyer got his period nosebleed before Locke and Jin? Shouldn't they have arrived at the same time? Does this mean Sawyer was somehow there longer than the other 815-ers? Is this somehow a composite of all time ever on the island? Does this mean Locke's impending absence and the possibility that Jin eventually leaves somehow count toward how long it takes before it starts affecting them?

And how about Jack riding in the backseat? That to me was just hysterical. Since when does Jack EVER not lead?!

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-12 23:51 (UTC)
Subject:	(no subject)
Keyword:	Ben Potter

hahahah THAT ICON!

and of course I kept them! Have you made anymore? You could do one of a nosebleeding Charlotte and have the caption, "my heart bleeds for your love!" hehehehehe

Well, Smokey seems to be a judge of character. He avoided Eko until Eko showed no remorse for his life. I remember reading that it could possibly look at a person and decide whether or not it's a threat. Maybe it just didn't like Montaun and thought he could be trouble?

lol Period. I don't think Sawyer was there before; maybe he was on the beach and/or awake before the other two were. Or maybe.......i dunno lol that's a damn good question.

And what makes you think that Jin left the island? I'm curious.

That scene was really effin' funny. Just how ben was getting so agitated and it reminded me of an angry parent yelling at their bitching children. I just loved the idea that Ben was so irritated by Sun and Jack bickering that he would have welcomed getting shot.

Thanks for readin'!

User: spifftronica Date: 2009-02-13 00:11 (UTC) Subject: (no subject) Keyword: plan b.

Oh, I've totally got a new batch coming.

Hehe, this is confusing, let me see how I can best explain. I don't think Sawyer's been there before at all. But I'm wondering if concerning the time skip sickness that instead of length of island residence to the point in time we are currently witnessing, it relies on total time on the island including the future. So what I'm pondering is, if Sawyer was hit before the other two, then is it possible he stays on the island in the future and Jin leaves, most likely for or with Sun? It's just a muddled theory, but I am really confused about Sawyer, Locke, and Jin not cycling at the same time (another period reference. It's still funny to me!)

Benry is totally a soccer dad. I bet we'll eventually get a Lost spin-off Muppet Babies style with all the Losties as kids and Benry as Nanny.

Actually Jin did spend time off the Island, on the boat,and then in his recovery from the explosion

User: spifftronica Date: 2009-02-14 01:30 (UTC) Subject: (no subject) Keyword: plan b.

I don't think that's a significant amount of time or that it really counts because of the proximity. I mean, then technically Juliet spent a lot of time on and in transit to the other island.

Great blog as always!!
Yes, it does sound like Hurley on the recorded message...

Wonder if Leonard in the mental hospital ties to anyone later on.....

User:	whitebrowgigs
Date:	2009-02-14 03:59 (UTC)
Subject:	(no subject)
Keyword:	Hai Smokey

I think we'll see Leonard somewhat soon as that would be a nice tie in. He was just in the vicinity though, so I dunno if they'll flash to him off the island or maybe show a boat or something.

Tahnks for reading!

I am starting to wonder if you receive replies, you always respond to my first e-mail, but I have never had you respond on a reply. If that is the case, you will see this for the first time, If I am being redundant, my apologies, it is Friday night after all and you probably have better things to do. Just in case you have not figured out I am the Pierre Chang guy:
Okay, My Friend it is time to unveil my "BIG THEORY" (Believe it or not happily married for 25 years, and I am a productive member of society LOL)and I would really love to read your response, here goes;
We only think that Lost is about the Survivors because that is the perspective that the Producers have given us! Think of how different a book Anna Karenina would have been if Tolstoy told the story from Count Vronsky's perspective. The Survivors are just innocent pawns that happened to get caught up in a much bigger story, because Desmond did not push the button.
You are superbly detail oriented, the numbers, the hieroglyphics, you catch the fine details, that go under my radar. I am more a big picture guy, to me Lost is a giant game of STRATEGO between two malevolent beings, Benjamin Linus and Charles Widmore.
Ben did not lose it Wednesday night, he was again being manipulative. We both know there was no way that Sun was going to kill Ben with Jin's fate unknown, also Jack know's he needs Ben to get back to the Island. He was calling their bluff trying to get them focused.
Ben is a man who plays by rules, and he thought Widmore stuck to the same code. Ben was sure Alex was not in danger, because the rules made her off-limits. Ben has lost it twice, that was the first time. Remember what he kept muttering before he released Old Smokey on the Mercenaries, "They changed the rules." He also told Widmore when he was in Widmore's office, that he was safe because Ben knew the rules. The second time he lost it was when he killed the mercenary, who cares about any body else you killed my daughter.
I believe that the only thing's Ben can not get knowledge about are things in Widmore's domain. That is why he was shocked when Desmond said Eloise is Daniel's mother, he had no idea that Widmore and young Eloise were connected on the Island. That would also explain that Ben did not realize Charlotte was his daughter, again the Widmore connection.
I think this is a battle of two factions of the same sect; The Hostiles vs the Others. Widmore's era was the Hostiles, Ben's era is the Others. The two big questions; Why did Widmore leave the Island? My guess it was not entirely on his own volition. Secondly who or what is Richard, and what is his true role?? Okay I have given you a lot to chew over, can not wait to read your reply!!! Until Next Time!!!

Mike, Mike, Mike. You didn't even mention this. Danielle was pregnant! Remember why Juliet was brought to the island? Pregnant women on the island die. If a baby is born on the island, they want it for some reason. So here's my theory. Danielle's husband and his friends were somehow brainwashed by the smoke monster (or if not brainwashed, somehow discovered) that pregnant women are important. I'm not sure why they would want to kill her (unless he was killing her because he didn't want something bad to happen to her or the baby, but the look on his face when he was going to shoot her was evil, so I don't think that's right). But I think the "sickness" is just some sort of brainwashing having to do with babies on the island. That's why she thought Aaron was "sick".

Secondly, the reason I don't think Christian could help Locke up is because Christian is dead. He's ghost-like and therefore has no physicality to touch or help John up. That was my first thought, at least. No one has ever touched him while he's appeared on the island and he's never had an effect on physical objects (that I can remember - other than the lantern he was holding, but you never actually see him pick that up, let go of it, or move it, so it might be part of his "spiritualness").

Those are just my thoughts, but I'm pretty positive about the Rousseau theory, even if I don't know the details yet. :)

Stephanie :)

Hey this is Mike, i'm just on campus at the moment, so no LJ sign in.

That's an interesting theory about babies and the island, but if the monster somehow brainwashed her crew and made them realize how important her and her baby are, why would they try to kill her? If the natives of the island can't have children, why attempt to murder somebody that they can study?

The ghost theory i'm buying more about why he couldn't help Locke, but he did make Jacob's chair move in the season 4 premiere and Jack's dad DID pet Vincent during one of the webisodes. But yeah, I just wanted to make a joke about Christian's poor, dickhead demeanor, even if he literally just CAN'T help him up. He could have said "sorry, but i'm a ghost/spirit and can't!" or "sorry old chum, no can do!" but he delivers his line in that great, dickhead manner.

We shall see. Thanks for reading!

User:	abqlostfreak
Date:	2009-02-17 00:37 (UTC)
Subject:	Time Travel

I'm new so if this has been addressed before, I'm sorry :) I've noticed that when Desmond time traveled, he left his body behind - while on the barge etc. This also was the case with Minkowski, the radio operator on the barge. But when Locke and company are time traveling on the island, they are taking their bodies with them, as evidenced by the comment by Rousseau to Jin about his disappearance at the temple. The only exceptions have been Charlotte at the end when she was close to dying and also Teresa, the lady in the hospital bed, who Desmond visited. I'm not sure what this means, but it shows different ways they have been time traveling.

Hey this is Gigs (blog writer), but i'm on campus right now and can't remember my LJ password. haha

That's a good catch regarding body and mind! I think maybe it has to do with maybe their location or maybe exposure to the time elements.

Minkowski and Desmond were messed up before the island went crazy. Desmond had been exposed to electromagnetism and that also helped cause his issues. Minkowski and his buddy just got too close to the island (and maybe they were exposed to radiation too?) These issues helpled cause their problems as Sayid and Frank were fine.

But yes, you are definitely correct: the losties in the island are taking their bodies with them, but I think that their minds are having more and more trouble jumping around as that's what killed Charlotte.

I think eventually we'll learn more about the lady in the bed; I think she might just be kept alive with machines, but is pretty much gone.

Thanks for reading!

I am really looking forward to reading your new blog from last night's LOST!
No pressure...hehe

There were many interesting things that i can't wait to see your theory, opinion, and just what you have to say!!

Have a GREAT day....

MB