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 The Package

Apologies for last weeks anger. Lost is FINALLY on track. The Package was the best episode this season, offering much more progression than any of the previous episodes. The writers have also shown us that they didn't forget about our previous 6 seasons. Seeing DHARMA room 23 (the subliminal message test room) and Desmond was very nostalgic, as was Jacks speech to Sun in the garden she planted 5 years ago. Things are finally coming together.

Who would have thought the Richard episode would be disappointing and a Sun and Jin episode so compelling?

Let's get down to business. Last week I had plenty of complaints and am still disappointed with the turnout on some of those issues. The writers have now stated that the storm that brought Richards ship in was just "later that day." This is an error on their part for this reason: When their boat is just offshore and it is sunny, they would have seen the statue and the island clearly. When they crash at night the men in the boat shout that they see land and that it is "guarded by the devil."(ie the statue) They would have seen the statue and a giant island sitting just off shore earlier that day. It doesn't effect the plot but the writers need to be more careful next time! We care about these things.

So what happened in "The Package?"

Desmond is back! Finally. It looks as if he didn't come willingly. (Refer to sneak peak # 2 below.)

Widmore is playing against smokey's team.

Jin saw his daughter Ji Yeon for the first time on Suns camera.

Mikhail lost an eye in the flash sideways. Looks like he was never meant to have that eye in any life.

We also see a number of references to "old" events including room 23, Shannon's inhaler, and discussion of electromagnetism and its effects on Locke, reminding us that the writers didn't just forget everything they've told us.

Still want to see our blonde friend again, and would like to see origins of the wheel. No word on "Wallace" either. Maybe these things are being saved for the end, along with the secrets of the statue, temple, etc.

SPOILER ALERT: Looks like we will see Libby and Michael next week! Thank you to the cast list on imdb.com

Next weeks episode is entitled "Happily Ever After." The promo gives us nothing new but is quite moving. I've included it and 2 sneak peeks below.