SPOILER ALERT! This post discusses events that occurred during the previous episode of Lost. If you haven’t seen it yet please navigate away from this website, turn on your TV, and watch it now on your DVR.
So, the new season of Lost has been pretty decent. I didn’t like the season premier too much because it didn’t really give us any big questions or answers (answers are preferred plz!). But with the addition of the 4 new people from the helicopter, the season has really started to pick up some steam. Also, the switch to fast-forwards from flash-backs really adds a new level of excitement.
The latest episode was quite a shocker and had some interesting clues about the island and some big surprises in the flash-forward so let me ramble on a bit and speculate. If you have any theories or questions of your own, leave them in the comments… maybe we can finally figure out whats going on in this show together (but i doubt it =P).
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One of the biggest clues about the islands nature was the experiment done by the physicist. I saw some screen caps online and it seems that the island is about 31 minutes behind the rest of the world. Obviously, they knew that the island has some weird temporal qualities or they wouldn’t have sent a physicist on the mission and he wouldn’t be doing time experiments in the first place. Still though, he did seem a little surprised at the results. Also, when he warned the helicopter pilot to leave the island at the exact same heading as they came in it reminded me of when Ben told Micheal to leave the island at an exact bearing. The strange powers the island has over time were explored earlier when Desmond was able to travel back in time and now has the ability to see the future. I wonder what is the extent of the island’s power over time.
Sayid’s Flash Forward
The big shocker last night was that after they get off the island, Sayid works for Ben. When Sayid tells his first victim that he is part of the Oceanic 6, the man is visibly upset and tries to leave. Also, when he kills the girl at the end of the episode, I noticed she had the same bracelet on as Naomi. Remember, Naomi was hired by the same creepy guy that visited Hurley at the hospital. Also, as the Asian Ghostbuster Miles said, their mission on the island was to get Ben. So it seems now that Ben is getting revenge on the people who tried to get him. The question is why Sayid is helping him. Perhaps these guys are legitimately bad dudes why tried to kill the Losties and Sayid wants revenge just as bad as Ben. Maybe Ben is holding Nadia hostage? Who knows.
