Sorry about the tardiness.
An intriguing sense to be had this week, as the “flash-sideways”(1) continue to unravel and we continue to watch them, chins in palms, yawning. Many thoughts and questions come to mind about the “sideways” universe, especially for Locke and the geeky-looking Ben Linus. Titillation grips me as I write this review as I got to watch one of my own LOST theories came true.
The Good:
1. Locke may not have his legs, but he’s about to get married to the one he’s always loved. His dad also seems to have returned to normal, and they have a good relationship. That was nice, albeit overshadowed by paralysis.
2. Even in the sideways reality, Benjamin Linus stills sucks at life.
3. The smokey-vision was an eerie effect, yet gives viewers a very child-like delight.
4. Seeing as though Kate’s name didn’t appear to be on Jacob’s cave, there is a possibility that Kate is either going to get phased out and booted from the Island, or dead by the end of season 6. Meaning she will no longer get in the way of things. Though I like her character, the writers have completely destroyed her lately.
The Bad:
1. The “sideways” universe is getting boring, fast. So now we get to watch the characters trounce around their regular, normal lives, either moaning like hell or getting extremely lucky? So far, this alternate reality has been almost a repeat of Season One, only slightly less interesting, as the elements that made season one so grippingly dramatic are now replaced with smiling pictures and “hey, I feel like I know you, weird huh?”’s.
2. The Numbers are Jacob’s doodles on a cave wall? This season’s main theme appears to be “heavy disappointment.”
The Ugly:
1. Though I never voiced this theory to anyone but myself, anyone who wishes the doubt the validity of my claim can do so without any retaliation from me; I predicted before season six started that Jack and Locke would forever remain on the island to take over the jobs of The Man in Black and Jacob; to balance out the forces of “black and white”(whatever that may mean symbolically) and guard the island until they found a replacement. Thus I thought that the entire reason they were even on that island was to be evaluated and prepared for taking over the job. While that theory hasn’t fully come true, nor will since Locke is officially dead now, I did kind of pat myself on the back when Un-Locke explained to Sawyer why Jacob had brought him there, seeing as though at least part of my theory was correct. I promise all of you that that theory was not taken from anyone else’s, though I’m sure others have come up with it. Whether you believe me is up to you. Frankly speaking, it seemed like the logical choice, judging by how often the survivors were tested. It almost seemed as if someone were preparing them, and often times the best way to get honest behavior out of someone is to keep them in the dark about why they’re being tested.
Purgatory:
1. The blonde kid. Just after we find out that Smokey has been the one morphing into all the apparitions on the island, another non-Smokey apparition suddenly decides to appear. Great.
Answers:
1. The numbers. Turns out they are Jacob’s way of using Google Calender. How dull. Check.
The ball got rolling a little faster this week, but I still felt as jet-lagged after this episode as I did after last week’s episode. Despite my bashing of it, LOST just isn’t the same without it’s intense mind-fucking. In the meantime, enjoy these other theories about the show from the sci-fi website i09.com. I call them LOST: The Stoner Theories(2).
Ciao.
References:
1. http://io9.com/5474095/go-ahead-and-tell-locke-what-he-cant-do-he-doesnt-mind
2. http://io9.com/5472967/the-secrets-behind-lost-our-50-best-theories
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