Meet Kevin Johnson

Well, I don't think they have done that before. Only one long flashback in the episode. At first I wasn't sure if it was pre- or post-crash, as Michael was in an accident before.

I am a little unsure about the timing, though. Is one month enough time for all that to happen? This is what I was able to put together:

Ben showed Jack a newspaper from the mainland when they first took him hostage. The date was Nov. 29. Michael had just been given a boat before that. So Michael and Walt left about a day or two before that. Desmond called Penny on Dec. 24. So that makes it about 4 weeks for Michael to get Walt home, feel suicidal, recover from the car crash, get on a boat, get out to the area of the island, and wait while Naomi parachutes onto the island, punctures a lung, and heals from that (OK, she healed fast).

I am not surprised that Mr. Friendly told Michael that Widmore put the decoy plane out there. I still don't know if it was Widmore, or Ben.

Ben sure does like lists, doesn't he?

I hope Danielle is not dead. It seemed that she and Alex were somewhat minor characters, but the way they ended the episode, with Karl and Danielle being shot, and Alex not sure if she is in danger, it looks like she may take on some importance soon.

Libby: Ghost, or Michael's guilt? Miles knew Kevin wasn't Michael's real name. Did a ghost tell him? Did I miss any subtle clues?

Ji Yeon

Wow! I didn't see that comming. Both flash-backs and flash-forwards in the same episode, those devious devils.

Did anyone notice the year on Jin's headstone? 2004. It's Dec. 24, 2004 on the island now. So Jin only has a week to live. Provided, that is, that he really is buried there. Maybe he is still on the island, and the world thinks he is dead. But then, Hurley and Sun were talking like he is dead, so...

Andy, about an hour after I read your theory that Michael was the informant on the boat, I saw a picture of him on the boat, with Sayid and Desmond, so I wasn't completely supprized about that.

So it seems that Ben is behind the fake 815 discovery. That makes sense. Since he wouldn't want the island found, the discovery of the plane would stop any continued search for it. Still, blaming Ben would be convenient, and Widmore isn't really trustworthy either, is he?

Did I miss anything?

Some "behind the scenes" stuff... I read something a while ago about this episode. After filming all the Jin & Sun footage, the film was ruined on transport to LA, and so it all had to be re-shot.

TV Guides "Lost" Article

There is a good article in this weeks TV Guide about Lost. One quote from the article is "Not since Year 1 has ABC's Emmy-winning dram been this consistently thrilling." There is also news about the post-writers strike episodes. "The producers' first order of business was to condense what were supposed to be the season's final eight episodes into what Lindelof calls a 'lean, mean' five. Those installments begin airing April 24". As the 8th episode is schedualed to air March 20, it looks like there will be a month break in our Lost viewing.

Anne, the first part of the article is safe to read, but there are spoiler in the interview portion, so beware.

The Other Woman

Well, I knew immediately when seeing the title that this was about Juliet. However, I thought it referred to Jack/Juliet/Kate. Interesting sidestory which shows us why certain things were done when the plane crashed.

Ben certainly knows how to push Locke's buttons "has the revolution started yet?"...It hadn't, but with Ben out it might.

I still want to know if Claire died or if Kate took Aaron.

Finally, my theory about Ben's source on the boat...Michael.

The Constant

Wow! This one reminded me of Slaughterhouse Five, or the final episode of Star Trek, the Next Generation. I'm not sure how this fits in to my theory (see my post, Some notes from Season 3) that Desmond will change things in the Looking Glass, but I feel I am on the right track.

Note that the the pilot had to follow special a heading to get back to the ship. Ben also gave Michael a specific heading to get away from the island. Was the heading that he gave Michael the correct heading, or did he give him a false heading. I think he probably gave him a good heading, because if he didn't want Michael and Walt to get away from the island, he wouldn't have needed to give them directions at all. They would never have gotten away from the island on their own.

I like how Desmond finally talks with Penny. She is still searching for him. This is setting up some later developement in a future episode, when Pennys people will possibly show up on the island (maybe next season?).

I wonder about Daniels note in his notebook, "If anything goes wrong, Desmond Hume will be my constant."