April 2010
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6x13 The Last Recruit: Recap
2004 Locke, having survived being hit by a smiling Desmond in his car, is rushed to the hospital. Ben stays with him. Sun, having been shot in the stomach, is rushed to the same hospital, where she is wheeled next to Locke. She recognizes him on sight and becomes fearful. Later she wakes up to Jin holding her hand, telling her she and the baby are okay. At the police station, Sawyer...
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The Last Recruit: The List
Note: FS = Flash-sideways KEY MOMENTS
FS: Jin, Sun & baby are safe. Jack and Claire meet and find out that they’re siblings (this happens on the Island too). Jack operates on Locke. Sawyer flirts with Kate (ick!). Sawyer & Miles arrest Sayid.
Jack & FLocke talk (according to Claire, that means you’re “with him” now)
Widmore sends Zoe to Flocke’s...
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6x12 Everyone Loves Hugo: Ginger Ale Talk
That final scene SUSAN: Shall we now discuss Lost? RACHEL: Yes! Let’s discuss! SUSAN: Can we start with what I think is most important? Was Desmond trying to kill Locke? RACHEL: That was my gut reaction. That Sideways Desmond had knowledge of what just happened to Island Desmond, which was then his motivation to run him over. Or that he knows somehow that Locke’s death is part...
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Everyone Loves Hugo: The List
Note: FS = Flash-sideways KEY MOMENTS
FS: Hurley is a well-known business man and philanthropist. Meets Libby by chance, who he takes out on a date (even though she’s in Santa Rosa). They remember their connection from the original timeline.
FS: Desmond is tracking the Oceanic 815ers. He pushes Hurley to Libby and later, runs down Locke (to wake him up or kill him?).
Team Jacob...
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6x12 Everyone Loves Hugo: Recap
2004 Hurley earned his money from owning Mr. Cluck’s? His mother is disappointed he hasn’t found a girlfriend, so she sets him up on a date. Instead of meeting his intended date, Libby sees him from across the restaurant while she is there with her group from the mental hospital, where she has voluntarily placed herself because of what she had believed to be hallucinations of...
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6x11 Happily Ever After: Ginger Ale Talk
What does everyone want? SUSAN: Hooray Desmond! RACHEL: Yess! Desmond! Always a good episode when it’s about him. I read an interesting observation this morning:
“The L.A.-verse is devoid of love. Desmond’s “flash-sideways” involves him being happy and prosperous - but loveless. And indeed, it turns out to be significant that all the other main Losties are also ...
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Happily Ever After: The List
Note: FS = Flash-sideways KEY MOMENTS
Widmore “tests” Desmond by seeing if he can withstand electromagnetic blasts (for the 2nd time).
FS: Desmond is Widmore’s right-hand man.
FS: Desmond’s encounters (including near death experience) with Charlie triggers memories from the “original” timeline. Specifically of Penny.
FS: Widmore is married to...
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The Package: The List
KEY MOMENTS
Flash-sideways: Jin & Sun are not married but still involved (which they are unsuccessfully hiding from Mr. Paik). She’s pregnant and is accidentally shot by Mikhail.
Widmore/Zoe capture Jin; supposedly need his help finding energy pockets on the island.
Widmore and FLocke “officially” declare war.
Sun loses ability to speak English.
Desmond is the...
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6x10 The Package: Recap
2004 At the airport, Jin gets back the watch, but not the money, from customs, misses his appointment at the restaurant. At the hotel it is revealed that Jin (Kwon) and Sun (Paik) are not married, but engaged in a relationship, and believe Sun’s father does not know. In the morning Keamy (and Omar) arrives looking for the watch and money. They discover Jin in the bathroom. Sun...
March 2010
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Ab Aeterno: The List
KEY MOMENTS
Jacob visits Ilana and tells her that she has to protect the remaining six? candidates.
Richard ends up on the Black Rock after he’s been “bought” by Magnus Hanso who finds him in prison for accidentally killing a doctor.
The Black Rock crashes on the Island (thanks to Jacob) and there are no survivors, save for Richard (thanks to the MIB).
Richard has to choose...
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6x09 Ab Aeterno: Recap
2007 Ilana was tasked by Jacob to protect the six remaining “candidates”. Jacob gave her a list of names when he visited her in the hospital. She explains this to Lapidus, Sun, Jack and Hurley as they sit around the campfire. She’s supposed to ask Richard what to do next. Hurley is seemingly talking to himself in Spanish. Richard is angry, doesn’t know what to do, runs...
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Recon: The List
KEY MOMENTS
Flashsideways: Sawyer is still trying to find Anthony Cooper but by being a detective for the LAPD vs. being a con man. (Also, Miles is his partner!)
Claire tries to kill Kate while Sayid sits idly by.
Sawyer meets Charles Widmore on Hydra Island.
Sawyer is conning both Widmore and FLocke. Plans to escape the island by taking Widmore’s sub.
WTF
Sawyer telling...
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Dr. Linus: The List
KEY MOMENTS - Flash-sideways: Roger Linus (who Ben takes care of) wonders if their lives would’ve been different if they hadn’t joined the Dharma Initiative. - Richard joins Hurley & Jack; he reveals that Jacob’s touch made him the way he is (never aging) and he can’t kill himself. - FLocke and his recruits are on the smaller island. - There are SIX candidates. -...
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6x07 Dr. Linus: Recap
2004 Ben is a teacher, tutors Alex, his star pupil, she shares gossip about the principal. Ben wants to use it to get power, be the principal, but backs down so that Alex will get the recommendation letter she needs. Ben takes care of his Dad, who wished they hadn’t left Dharma. 2007 Ilana finds out Ben killed Jacob, gets mad, tells him to dig his own grave. FLocke helps Ben escape,...
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6x06 Sundown: Ginger Ale Talk
Initial reaction SUSAN: Last night pretty much put any theories I had that MIB might be the good guy in all this to rest. RACHEL: Seriously, same here. Though it also put Jacob is somewhat of a bad light too. At least with Dogen’s explanation for why he was on the island. Also, they lied about providing more answers in this episode. SUSAN: Yes, omg yes. I got annoyed at that. Also, I...
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Sundown: The List
KEY MOMENTS
Flash-sideways: Nadia is married to Sayid’s brother, Omer.
The Man in Black has recruited: Sawyer, Claire, Sayid, and .. Kate?
Ilana, Sun, Lapidus and Miles are safe. (Presumably Ben is as well.)
Half of the Temple Others died [because of Smokey], the rest now follow the MIB.
WTF
Jin held hostage by Keamy?!
Sayid stabs the MIB in the chest, who then pulls out the knife...
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6x06 Sundown: Recap
2004
Nadia is married to Omar, who runs a dry cleaning business and just opened a second store. They have two kids who love their Uncle Sayid. Nadia has been writing Sayid letters, Sayid keeps a picture of Nadia. Sayid stays on the couch, Omar wakes him at 2:30 AM (23). Omar is in trouble, borrowed money from the wrong people for his business, wants Sayid to help him by using his...
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An Enhanced Perspective: Lighthouse
- The first image Jack sees in the lighthouse mirror is the Temple where Sun and Jin were married, the second image is the church where the funeral for Sawyer’s parents took place. (That’s it, not much in the pop-ups this week.)
February 2010
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6x05 Lighthouse: Ginger Ale Talk
Overall reaction (and gripes!) RACHEL: Okay. Maybe it was just me but I was kind of.. underwhelmed by last night’s episode? I loved the Hurley parts, the Lighthouse was cool (though just more questions on that), seeing sideways-Jack reconcile with his son was sweet and I liked the Jin/crazy Claire scenes too. But I was waiting for.. more? SUSAN: I agree. It was…meh. I think...
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Lighthouse: The List
KEY MOMENTS
Jack continues to find unexpected marks on his body.
Jack has a son in Timeline 2.
Jacob wants Jack and Hurley away from the Temple before “someone” gets there.
Claire is looking for Aaron, angry and killing people.
WTF
Jack has a son (flash-sideways)
Lighthouse mirror allows Jacob (we presume?) to “watch” the candidates off-island.
The Numbers: Austen...
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6x05 Lighthouse: Recap
2004 Jack finds yet another mark, this time on his abdomen, an appendix scar - his mother says he was 7 and collapsed in school and had to have it removed. [In Timeline 1 Jack’s appendix was removed on the island] Jack has a son named David. Jack used to read Alice to David as a kid. Jack doesn’t want a drink at his mom’s, she’s proud of him for it. David was very upset...
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An Enhanced Perspective: The Substitute
Helen says “But the wedding is in October”. But if Claire’s sonogram was also October, does she mean, a year from now? Either the wedding is weeks away, or a year away, neither makes sense.
Richard serves as a go-between with Jacob and the Others
A few seasons back, Locke told Ben he was “cheating” when he moved the Others into the Dharma camp with electricity...
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6x04 The Substitute: Ginger Ale Talk
Mysterious Boy SUSAN: So, Little Boy Blonde - we’re gonna go with young Jacob on this one, no? RACHEL: That was my reaction. But I’ve heard another interesting theory - that maybe it’s Aaron? SUSAN: Well that would be interesting. And why can Sawyer see him but Richard can’t? RACHEL: I was wondering that too! Maybe it has to do with Jacob’s touch and Sawyer being a...
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An Enhanced Perspective: What Kate Does
Sayid appeared to die but later woke up
It presents what would have happened if the flight never crashed
Kate recognizes Jack because she bumped into him on the plane
Ben described the temple as the last safe haven for the others on the island
Kate gave Aaron a similar stuffed toy when she took over him
(Kate is over 10 years younger than Jack and Sawyer, ugh)
Sayid has only once been held...
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6x04 The Substitute: Recap
2004 Locke gets home from the airport, falls down. Helen helps him up, they’re engaged. Randy fires Locke for lying about going on the walkabout instead of the conference (they didn’t let him on the walkabout). There is a yellow hummer parked too close to Locke’s van so he can’t get in. The van belongs to Hugo, who thinks Randy is a douche. Hugo owns the company now,...
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The Substitute: The List
KEY MOMENTS Flash-sideways Timeline
Locke and Helen are engaged to be married. They mention inviting her parents and his father to the wedding.
Locke gets fired from his job at the box company because he didn’t attend the conference; instead he tried to go on a walkabout but they wouldn’t let him.
Meets Hurley who sends him to the temp agency he owns (where Rose is a supervisor!)...
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6x03 What Kate Does: Recap
On last night’s Lost:
2004 Kate takes taxi with pregnant Claire in it. Steals Claire’s luggage and leaves Claire on the side of the road. Sees baby things, returns Claire’s luggage and drives her to adoptive parents’ house. Adoptive father left adoptive mother and she doesn’t want the baby anymore. Claire goes into labor. Kate drives Claire to the hospital. Ethan...
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What Kate Does: The List
KEY MOMENTS Flash-sideways Timeline
Kate escapes from the airport after she hijacks a cab that Claire was riding in. The cab driver flees and Kate dumps a pregnant (!) Claire without letting her take her bags.
After Kate gets her handcuffs removed and searches Claire’s things, she realizes that she’s pregnant and goes back for her.
The couple who was going to adopt Claire’s...
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6x01-6x02 LA X Parts 1&2: Ginger Ale Talk
Overall thoughts RACHEL: So I need to ask you before we start getting into the analyzing and stuff — overall, were you happy with the premiere? SUSAN: Yes and no. It was well done and I cannot put into words how much I love Michael Emerson. Last night was his best run with Ben yet. But, I’m also seeing signs that the writers might be taking us somewhere I don’t want to go and...
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6x01-6x02 LA X Parts 1&2: Recap
On last night’s Lost:
2004:
We’re back on Oceanic Flight 815, Rose and Jack are sitting in the seats we saw them in back in season 1. In contrast to the previous timeline, Rose is now comforting an anxious Jack through the turbulence. Jack receives one, not two, bottles of alcohol from the stewardess, and spills most of it when he goes to pour it into his glass due to turbulence. When...
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LA X, Parts 1 & 2: The List
KEY MOMENTS Timeline #1 (2004)
Rose now comforts Jack through turbulence
Desmond is on Oceanic 815 and sits next to Jack (who seems to recognize him)
Jack and Sayid help Charlie, who tries to kill himself
Hurley says that he’s luckiest man in the world
Shannon does not come back with Boone to LA
Island is submerged at the bottom of the ocean
Charlie is taken away in handcuffs by the...
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65 questions we hope to have answered by May
We thought we’d do a little prep work for tomorrow’s beginning of the end, so here are 65 things we hope to have answered by the end of the series in May.
Who and/or what are the man in black and Jacob? And what is the nature of their relationship?
What is Smokey? Additionally, can it not come onto the beach? Is it fueled by something more inland?
Who/what is Matthew Abbaddon?
...
May 2009
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5x16 The Incident Parts 1 & 2: Ginger Ale Talk
More than two weeks late but better late than never :) So much happened in the two hour season finale, that it would take far too long (because we’re lazy like that) to cover it all in this entry. But for the record, we loved it and texted throughout the entire thing. Now, on to our analysis .. We finally meet Jacob.. and some other guy SUSAN: Lost! RACHEL: I’m glad you brought...
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5x15 Follow the Leader: Ginger Ale Talk
Richard Alpert let-down, Destiny and Jacob SUSAN: Happy Lost discussion day! I have to admit, right away, I thought it was a meh episode. RACHEL: Really? I thought it was good. Granted, not as many jaw-dropping moments but I think it’s because we’re being set up for the season finale next week. SUSAN: Yeah, I guess the set up episodes never go well with me, I’m always waiting...
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5x14 The Variable: Ginger Ale Talk
Faraday’s Parents - Eloise & Widmore RACHEL: You know, a lot of what was answered/said on last night’s episode - we’ve talked about or mentioned in our previous entries. SUSAN: Yeah, it was nice to be proved right most of the night, aside from Eloise actually being Faraday’s mom. RACHEL: Well I thought she was his mom :) SUSAN: Okay, ONE of us was proved right. And...
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5x14 The Variable: Recap
On last night’s Lost: Flashback of Faraday’s life: Faraday the child is playing the piano. Eloise comes over and ominously tells him he has no time (she makes this lack of time quite clear) for such things because his mind is meant for science and mathematics. Faraday protests but Eloise closes the piano cover. Years later, on Faraday’s graduation day (phD is implied), he...
April 2009
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5x13 Some Like It Hoth: Ginger Ale Talk
Pierre Chang is Miles’ father SUSAN: Shall we discuss? Pierre Chang - he appears to be a happy daddy so why would he encourage Miles and his mother to leave unless maybe he KNEW something was coming. And how does she know he died? Did she leave after his death? Does he die before the purge? RACHEL: Agreed, the way he was acting in the flashback didn’t match the story Miles’...
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5x13 Some Like It Hoth: Recap
We decided to give ourselves a little vacation from blogging for Easter week. But now we’re back with our regularly scheduled recap and (coming soon!) ginger ale talk. In tonight’s episode: “All about Miles” In flashbacks: Little boy Miles is off the island with his mother, who is trying to find an apartment. She informs the landlord her husband is out of the picture, and it’s just her...
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5x11 Whatever Happened, Happened: Ginger Ale Talk
Hurley & Miles Time Traveling Theories SUSAN: I felt like Hurley and Miles’ talk was a little wink to us. RACHEL: I agree, I definitely think it was a wink to the fans and they represented two sides that are probably most debated with [Lost’s] time traveling. SUSAN: What I didn’t like was how they came up with a way for Ben not to remember. To me that was the same sortof...
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5x11 Whatever Happened, Happened: Recap
In last night’s episode: 1977, on the island Jin wakes up from his Sayid-induced stupor to find Ben lying on the road, bleeding, asking for help. Meanwhile Horace is preparing the camp for an all-out Hostile invasion, and makes it known that the person who set the bus on fire had to have come from inside the camp. Kate ends up helping Roger Linus remove the burnt bus from the house...
March 2009
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5x10 He's Our You: Ginger Ale Talk
Were the rules broken? SUSAN: A friend’s away message: “From the season opener, in response to the thought of time travel to kill Hitler Dr. Chang says, ‘Don’t be ridiculous. There are rules, which can’t be broken.’ Looks like we’re going to find out about these rules very soon.” Which makes me think that Keamy is the only one that’s broken...
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5x10 He's Our You: Recap
In this week’s episode: Sayid’s flashbacks: The episode starts in Iraq, when Sayid is a child. His father tells his brother he must kill a chicken to become a man, but he is reluctant, so Sayid walks over, snaps a chicken’s neck, and gives it to his brother. His father is pleased with Sayid. We already knew Sayid had been working for Ben during the time they were off...
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5x09 Namaste: Ginger Ale Talk
Sun - Why didn’t she time jump and her meeting with Christian SUSAN: So Sun - why is she in 2007? RACHEL: The only thing I can think of is that the island has other plans for her. That maybe she has another part to play out before she can join them .. or maybe she’s the one who will get them back to 2007. SUSAN: Will they get to 2007? RACHEL: Good question. I think there’s a...
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5x09 Namaste: Recap
In last night’s episode: 2007 Our castaways are back on the island, but not all of them are in 1977. Sun, Lapidus, and Ben have landed, with the rest of the Ajira Airways passengers, in 2007. Cesar sees they landed on a runway (!) and there are animal cages nearby. Hearing this, Ben realizes they are on the smaller adjoining island, and takes off quietly to to a place on the beach...
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5x08 LaFleur: Ginger Ale Talk
We’re trying out a new format for the ginger ale talks. Today we’re going to break it out visually by topics similar to our previous “Friday Morning Extras” post. Here goes: Sawyer is the new Jack, Miles is the new Sawyer? SUSAN: So, I can’t help thinking that Sawyer has become the leader in the way Jack used to be and Miles has become his Sawyer. Which I think...
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5x08 LaFleur: Recap
On last night’s episode: We’re back on the island with Sawyer tugging an a rope running into the ground, and Locke poised to turn the frozen donkey wheel and save our island friends. Before he can do that though, the crew realizes they are in a time before the well was built, and look out into the distance to see (I’m gonna say, Egyptian-looking) a human-like statue, as tall...
February 2009
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Friday Morning Extras
Flight 316 SUSAN: My mom had an amazing idea about Lost that I have to share. Remember how everyone took different roles on the plane? Jack was Jack. Ben was Hurley. Hurley was Charlie. Sayid was Kate. And who was Kate? RACHEL: I’ve read possibly Claire. SUSAN: Yes! That’s what she was saying! She suggested that’s why she slept with Jack. RACHEL: ohHhhh! To get pregnant?...
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5x07 The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham: Ginger...
RACHEL: Official Lost discussion starts now. First topic - Locke / Tunisia / Widmore. So we found out from Widmore that Tunisia is the “exit” point from the Island and that he’s been watching it (which made me wonder if he saw Ben when he exited the Island). And then he tells Locke his side of the “war”. That he used to be the leader but was exiled somehow by...
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5x07 The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham: Recap
In last night’s episode: We learned the Ajira Airways flight did crash, and the survivors have set up camp on the beach. A survivor named Cesar (we remember him as saying “Sorry for your loss” to Jack at the ticket counter) finds a shelter containing documents with Dharma symbols. He reads through them. He also finds a gun, but does not admit this to Ilana (we remember her as...
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5x06 316: Ginger Ale Talk
RACHEL: Ready to discuss Lost? SUSAN: Yes! You choose our first topic. RACHEL: I choose - Eloise Hawking! So, is Hawking really Faraday’s mother and who is this great man that she keeps talking about? I’m still inclined to believe that she’s Faraday’s mother. All signs seem to point towards that — especially with Desmond delivering that message specifically to her. ...