Everybody Loves Hugo

This weeks episode was called "Everybody Loves Hugo" and gave us almost too much to think about...

Illana found out the hard way that the dynamite was unstable. Looks like she will be joining Artz in the afterlife. They can talk about how they wasted their lives for nothing. I believe she died because she was doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing. Michael told Hurley not to blow up the plane, and as Hurley put it, dead people are more reliable than alive people. She was interfering and had to go... I don't think anyone liked her character anyway.

Desmond furthered his journey off island by destroying John Locke with his BMW. I assume to try and show him his other life. He also steered Hurley to Libby where he too saw his other life. This reminded me of when Desmond touched his constant and transfered to his on island life. Maybe this is related.

We saw our blonde friend FINALLY, who looks to be years older and now has brown hair. Could this be Jacob somehow? Locke suggested we should "ignore him." Sometimes I wonder if this is the writers cleverly telling us what to do. It just seems so ironic, as do many other lines in the show.

Desmond was thrown down the well by Locke and from the looks of the trailer might die next episode... At least in one life. The parallel universes are getting mighty confusing, even for us hardcore fans.

The writers also told us via Michael that the whispers are all the dead people trapped on the island. Although they seemed to tell us they were the "others" in a previous episode when Ben tells Rousseau to run when she hears whispers. I've noticed many inconsistencies with information Ben seems to have known, but now seems not to have known. Who knows if it will all make sense in the end?

Our episode ends with Hurley, Jack, Sun, and Lapidus arriving at Locke's camp. HOW CONVENIENT. He needs Hurley, Jack, and Sun to leave on a plane. They happen to show up together, willingly... oh yeah, and with a pilot. That's LOST for you.

Here's the trailer for next weeks episode "The Last Recruit." It uses one of my favorite vocal samples of all time, from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory tunnel scene! ENJOY it, there will only be 4 trailers left.

Last thought... is it possible the losties are the ones who sunk the island, to prevent themselves from ever finding it in the first place?

Lost Season 6 (Recon)

This weeks episode was called Recon and provided some interesting info. First I'd like to point out that they are making quite an effort to make Locke seem "good". I think they are just trying to show how convincing he is. Hopefully we don't have to decide who is good and who is bad in the end. After 6 seasons of holding back answers and only 8 episodes left, we better get hard facts soon.

So what's new from this episode?
Sawyer is planning to leave the island, presumably with his friends while "Locke and Widmore are busy dealing with each other." I can say pretty comfortably that this will fail, or there wouldn't be much story left to tell. They spent so much effort and time trying to get back. Why would they turn around and leave? Also, if Widmore knows anything about the smoke, he certainly knows he can't kill it, so what is he doing on the island?

Ignoring the flash sideways, that is about all we got from this episode. I am more concerned about all the questions they raised at the beginning of the season, only to ignore them for the next 4 episodes. Again, who is the blonde boy in the woods? Who is "Wallace" as seen on the dial at the lighthouse? What is the wheel and who built it? What was going on when Walt used to show up in the woods with water pouring out of his mouth? Where is Desmond and what did it mean when he turned the fail safe key? Why was Libby in the mental hospital with Hurley?

I don't see how they will possibly tie all of this up, not to mention the hundreds of other questions they ignored for seasons on end. On the bright side, next episode is the first ever Richard episode. Our favorite character who we know virtually nothing about despite 6 seasons of story development. If we don't find out something groundbreaking I think we will all be very disappointed.

Trailer and "sneak peak" below. I put quotes because it's info we've known all season. See you next week.