D.O.C.

Muchos apologies. Apparently, I forgot how to log into my blog, so I'm a few days late with this post. I have faith that you'll be ok.

Anyway, on with the show. So, what did y'all think of this week's Sun-centric "D.O.C." I thought some of it was fairly predictable, to be honest with ya. For example, in Sun's flashback, we see that she is being blackmailed by a woman who clues Sun in that not only is her brand-new hubby the son of a poor fisherman, he is also the son of a prostitute. Random Woman threatens to release this shameful gossip on perezhilton.com (not really, but you know what I mean) is Sun doesn't come up with $100,000 in three days. Um, seriously, who didn't see it coming that the woman was herself Jin's mother? Doy. Anyway, courtesy of our flashbacks, we figure out that Sun will do a lot of things that no one thought her capable of when it comes to protecting those she loves from shame. Up to and including blackmailing her father and ultimately selling her husband into a life of crime.

Back in the present day, Sun gets all feisty when she becomes suspicious of Juliet and her motives in Survivorville. After a fairly tame interrogation, Juliet reveals to Sun that women who get pregnant on the island die, then whisks her away to that creepy hatch with all the medical hootennanny in it. Conveniently enough, there just happens to be an ultrasound machine in there, that surprise surprise can answer the long-awaited "who's the baby daddy?'" question. While in the medical hatch (the politically correct Dharma name presently escapes me) Juliet, who seems quite eager and willing to flap her jaw about anything Sun wants to know, reveals that the island does, indeed, seem to have many a healing ability. Why, did you know that the average male's sperm count is between 60 and 80 million, but here on this godforsaken spit of land, it's 5 times that. (Good grief, Aaron Brown!) In her fit of verbal diarrhea, Juliet also mentions that 9 women have died in the 3 years she's been on the island, and none of them made it to their third trimester. That gives our favorite Korean about 2 more months before she kicks it.

Oh, and the baby is Jin's.

Let's switch gears and pick apart the subplot now, eh? So Naomi is still unconscious at the beginning of the episode, and Hurley accidentally sets off her flare gun. (1 of 2 best lines of the night, "... Oops.") A few minutes later, Mikhail, the guy we thought was dead comes running out of the jungle, sees our fantastic foursome, and runs right back into the jungle, where he is ultimately tackled and restrained by kung-fu-tastic Jin. Um, OK. First question: WTF? We all saw Mikhail foam at the mouth and bleed from the ears, so how is this guy alive? (disclaimer: this is the part of the blog where I must suck it up and accept the "I TOLD YOU SO!" from JLS, who, in all honesty, did, in fact, tell me so.) Secondly, are we to assume that Naomi and Mikhail are co-conspirators? Was the flare supposed to be a signal from her to him? An "I'm here, come and get me" type thing? I mean, she did have what appeared to be a fantastically modern piece of communication equipment, which, as we all know, is right up Mikhail's alley. They also seem to communicate pretty well together, since he can understand her in spite of her I-have-a-branch-in-my-belly-and-I'm-speaking-quietly-and-in-Portuguese disposition. Um, P.S. Mikhail, she did not say "Thank-you for saving me" when you stabbed her in the lung and pulled out a branch from her torso, she said (in Portuguese) "I am not alone." Hmmmm.

Also, it must be said: (my husband will appreciate this) YOU CANNOT EJECT FROM A HELICOPTER. Think about those really fast, whirling thingies on top of the aircraft. They would slice you right in half.

Finally, Naomi (who is in my mind an Other until proven not) revealed to Hurley at the end of the episode (2nd of 2 best lines occurs when Hurley, who's playing with Naomi's phone holds it up to his ear, listens, and says, "... Mom?" hahahahahahahahaha) that 815 had been found, sans survivors: "Flight 815? The one from Sydney? That's not possible. They found the plane. There were no survivors. They were all dead." Um..... say what, now? Maybe we were all right a longlonglong time ago when we all figured out that the island is purgatory, and the producers were just pissed that we figured it out so quickly. So far, it seems to be the only reasonable thought. If all the survivors were killed, then this would have to be purgatory, and those that "die" on the island are going to either the pearly gates or to the fiery pits. Think about it. It would certainly explain why you can't have kids on the island. What that theory doesn't explain though, is .... well, everything else.

Ugh. This show confuses the bejeezus out of me.

Prepare yourselves: the next few weeks leading up to the season finale. If you don't want spoilers, stop here.

Next week's episode is Locke-centric, and the previews show the return of Locke, and him asking Sawyer's help in killing Ben. I hear that the flashbacks will be of a Michael-"3 Minutes" nature; flashing back to events that happened on the island, not before the island. My hypothesis: If Locke is enlisting Sawyer's help, it won't be long before Sawyer meets Locke's dad, who, if I'm correct, is the Real Sawyer. Also coming up before the season finale (which, I've read will knock your socks off. The Survivors split into two factions? One lead by Jack, the other by Sawyer, Locke, or Sayid? Mayyyyyyyybe.), we'll find out more about Roger Work Man who was found by Hurley in the Volkswagen bus and how he's related to Ben. Expect also to see more of Mikhail, and maybe, just maybe, be prepared to meet "Him."

I can't wait! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Catch 22

OK, so before another two weeks pass, and I realize that I've not yet blogged about this week's LOST, let me get down to it.

Um, Wednesday's "Catch-22:" Not so much. I mean, it was good because LOST is the Best Show Ever, but the fact of the matter is that I was much more interested in the secondary plot than the one at the forefront of the action. I really just don't care when/how/if/why Charlie dies, just so long as it happens soon and they quit dragging out like people care.

I like Sawyer. I feel bad for the guy, but he's got to realize that Jack and Kate are meant to be together. That said, Kate is being a complete... well, it rhymes with "witch." Saywer, surprisingly enough, is a smart guy, and he's putting the pieces together. I don't think her jerking him around will last much longer. Best line(s) of the night (because I can't just pick one) go to Sawyer:

• "What, that doorbell broken again?!"
• "You two arguin' over who's your favorite Other?"
• "Yeah, and if we don't play every 108 minutes, the freakin' island's gonna explode!"

So, in reference to the whole Desmond-centric thing (because it must be said), there were only a few things to note: first, the framed picture on Brother's desk in Desmond's final flashback scene. Did you notice who was in the picture with im? I'll put you out of your misery if you didn't: it was the woman from Desmond's previous flashback, the woman who wouldn't sell him the ring, who told him all about the universe "course-correcting" and whatnot. I'm assuming that we'll find out more about that connection later on.

And the final thing to note: The name of Desmond's ex was named Ruth, and the parachutist gal was credited as Naomi. Seperately, who cares? But together, you get a heck of a Bible reference.

Next week's episode is a Sun/Jin-centric episode titled "D.O.C." and considering that stands for "Date of Conception," it looks like we'll figure out who the baby daddy is. Place your bets.

Dear Scot

Dear Scot with One "T,"

John is a good guy. I'm sure he'd let you take the rest of the day off so you can go home and watch last night's LOST. On the other hand, maybe you should be punished for not watching it in the first place, because, clearly, there is nothing more important going on at 10:00 on Wednesday night. You have no excuse. American Idol is over at 10:00. Nothing else worthwhile is on. I realize that the producers' decision to switch LOST to a later time slot is taxing on us all, but I really think if you were a true diehard, you'd pony up. Now, I will excuse you just this once, but I expect greater things from you in the future. That is all. Hang your head in shame today, and clear your Wednesday schedule from here on out. We won't speak of this again.

Love,
Bree

Trojan Whore

OK, before you jump all over me... I SWEAR I had already posted my thoughts from last week. AND, before ye cast the first stone, please reference Tripp West, who hasn't updated his blog since "Par Avion." At least I'm only one episode behind. (How do you like that shifting of blame?!)

OK, anywhoo. Let's begin with last week's "Left Behind." The Kate-centric revealed yet another pre-island connection, this time between Sawyer's leading women: old flame and baby momma Cassidy, and new chica (albeit post-coital) Kate. Seems that Cassidy helped our island fugitive get in a nice conversation with Mommy Dearest following aforementioned Mommy turning her daughter in to the feds after she blew up her husband. (Like sand through the hourglass...)

In terms of enlightenment, we sure as heck didn't get much from Kate's flashbacks. Meanwhile, back on the ranch (island), Kate woke up in the jungle after being gassed handcuffed (down, boys) to Juliet, both seemingly "left behind" by the Others. Angry Kate then decides to head back to Otherville to rendezvous with Jack and Sayid. Since, as we already mentioned, the girls are handcuffed to each other, Juliet has little choice but to go with bull-headed and determined Katherine, unless she wants to pull a 24, and cut off her own arm. However, on the way back to the village, Smokey shows up, and the girls make a run for it... all the way back to that darn tricky fence that has the nasty little habot of making people foam at the mouth and drop dead. Oh, well, since Juliet knows the code and has a key to the handcuffs, everything just turns out hunky (and dory).

OK, so clearly, Juliet was not "left behind." She was planted there, and we all knew it, even before this week's episode, "One of Us" aired. I mean, duh. But Jack, oh Jack, he just insists on bringing her back to the beach. End episode.

Amazingly enough, "One of Us" pretty much picked up where we left off, both in terms of Juliet's flashbacks and Island time. This week's episode began with an always distrusting Sayid asking Juliet the questions everyone wants the answers to: "Who the F are you, and why the F won't you leave us the F alone?!" (obvious paraphrase). And Juliet, ever evasive, responds "You would kill me if I told you." Um, well that right there is reason enough for me. Anyone else? Ugh. After Kate and Jack have a moment alone wherein Jack is less than forthcoming regarding his vacation in Otherville, they all arrive back at the beach, much to Sawyer's (who seems to have had a personality tune-up. Boooooooo.) delight. (Is it just me or was he just as happy to see Jack as he was Kate? And is it just me or is that weird?) Sawyer and Kate have a nauseating reunion, in the middle of which Sawyer realizes that there's an Other with them! Gasp! Um, fast forward, Claire gets sick (boo frickin' hoo, letherdieletherdieletherdie), Juliet can cure her, does, and earns the trust of the survivors for the moment.

Enter The Twist. Juliet was the one made Claire sick. Back in S1, when Ethan kidnapped Claire, and was injecting weird stuff into her, apparently that stuff was some sort of serum designed to keep the preggo alive, since it seems that any pregnant woman on the island is doomed to die a particularly gruesome death. So our resident Fertility Doctor brings this up, convinces Jack and Kate that she can get more magic serum, and Claire will be OK. She does, and Claire is (damn). As a reward, Juliet is given a tarp, a blanket, and a spot in the shade, all of which are worth more than gold on this island. Now, in the 2 minutes before LOST flashed on the screen at the end of the episdoe, we learned that it was all a set up. Juliet planned, along with Ben, all the details down to injecting Claire with a time-released thingydoo, that would go off at the most convenient of times, allowing Juliet the chance to avert a crisis and be a hero, earning the trust of the Survivors.

Um, that's a bit of a stretch for me. (But then again, what on this show isn't?!) At the end, we are let in on the fact that Ben and Co. will be back "in a week." Uh, what now? Are they floating just offshore somewhere, waiting in the wings for Island War II? Where did Locke go?

This show makes my head hurt.

Next week, "Catch 22" follows Desmond and Charlie on a dangerous trip into the wild, where Charlie begins to question Desmond's motives for bringing him along. (Kill him!!)

Anyway, what are your thoughts?