Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Thoughts on episode 3

I loved this last episode. The scene with Sawyer watching Kate deliver Claire's baby was pretty powerful, and I usually don't care too much for that whole love story bit. Bringing back a pregnant Rousseau was a nice touch too.

I totally didn't see the whole Jin thing coming. Like Julie, I don't at all understand a) how he could have survived the freighter explosion, or b) how he was within the island's radius when it disappeared. If you think about it, the helicopter carrying Jack, Kate, Sun, etc. was headed back towards the island when the freighter exploded. So how could Jin be within the island's radius when he was farther away from the island than the helicopter?

The more I think about it, the more confused (confusined?) I am by the difference in time on the island vs. the mainland. Initially, I was thinking that 3 days on the island was the equivalent of 3 years off the island (a clever ploy used by the writers when they decided they wanted Walt - who clearly has aged physically since leaving the island - to come back and make some cameos?). But, that can't be possible, since the scenes we're seeing in LA are happening after Locke is dead (and in the scenes we're seeing on the island, Locke is obviously alive and well). So, I think I've given up trying to figure out the timing of things. At this point, it's hard enough to keep track of everything that happens, period.

Two questions I'm interested in getting the answer to:

1. Why did Sayid stop working for Ben?
2. How is Ben going to convince Sun that Jin is still alive?

Looking forward to tomorrow night!

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