Sneak Peek Clips Up!

Ok, here we go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRjta7QcCxw (I put this one here first because it's my favorite. Hurley, once again speaking for the audience, has the best line with, "OK, that's really confusing.")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvcsw_DVexQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0sq1V2J1w (Jack sucks).

Looks like tomorrow's episode is gonna be SWEET!!

What To Expect Next

We can expect the big reveal of what happened to Aaron and whether or not Young Ben is dead. We probably won't find out where Sayid disappeared to just yet but we'll likely get at least a glimpse of the 316 crew (possibly). We should also expect to see high tensions/suspicions about one of our Losties when the Dharma folk think that they have a spy. The next episode is entitled 'Whatever Happened, Happened' and is Kate-centric.

Here's where it gets a little spoilery:
The official synopsis - Kate goes to extreme measures to save Ben's life when Jack refuses to help. Meanwhile, Kate begins to tell the truth about the lie in order to protect Aaron.

And here's the link to the promo - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=whatever+happened+happened+lost&aq=f

As of now, I cannot find any sneak peek videos but maybe we'll get a few tomorrow.

Quick, Tiny, Mini-Theory

We have two newcomers this season: Ceasar and Ilana. Ilana turned out to play a crucial role in explaining how Sayid came to be on the plane (obviously). Ben was busy escorting Sun and Jack to the church with Mrs. Hawkins. So, can we expect to see Ceasar play an active role in the fate of Aaron, explaining Kate's attitude. Or what about Hurley? P.S. This is not really a theory at all. But, oh, well.

Two Mini-Theories

Theory Uno: Sun/Frank/316ers are in an alternate future. In this future, the purge never happened because Young Ben died. This means that the Losties CAN change the future.

Theory Deux: Amy is an Hostile. She led the charge to kill Sayid to stop him from revealing anything about her. Ethan is an Other because he had access to them through his mother. This means that when we first saw her, it was either staged or something odd was happening that we've yet to find out.

A Very Short Synopsis of 'He's Our You'

Ok, here we go: Jack, Kate, and Hurley discuss Suliet (Sawyer/Juliet), Juliet thinks everything is over but Sawyer protests, Sayid refuses to follow Sawyer's plan and say he's a defecting Hostile, Radzinsky/Amy lead Dharma in condemning Sayid to death post-torture, a burning bus distracts Dharma while Young Ben smuggles Sayid out. Sayid then shoots Young Ben. Off-island: Sayid finishes up his job of killing all of Widmore's assoicates, Ben approaches him later with the news that Hurley is in danger, Sayid leaves the marina and gets a drink where he meets Ilana. She turns out to be a bounty hunter and subdues Sayid. She and Sayid board 316.

'He's Our You' Initial Reactions

A decent episode, to say the least. The edge they've given to Ilana's character is not unwelcome in the face of how timid she appeared to be. I'm not sure what they were trying to say she did as a proffession, so I'll have to wait and see more details (but they are coming at an irritatingly slow rate). In fact, one fault I see in this season is how far-flung these characters have gotten. Desmond is who knows where, Sayid is out in the jungle, Ben is on Alcatraz, Locke is with the 316ers, and Sun and Frank are at the Dharma Barracks in an undisclosed time period. We're looking at a very unfocused storyline that limits a lot of the interaction between some of the key players (not to mention screen time--Desmond's only appeared in about four or five episodes and it doesn't look like he's coming back soon). The episode was good, though, because it answered what we needed to know, namely who and why Sayid killed those people (if you missed it, they were all Widmore's people). I'm starting to think that the identity of 'The Economist' is either Widmore himself or unimportant, just another of Widmore's cronies. I like the fact that those who are returning are coming with a purpose. Here's the paradox, though: if Faraday is right, and you can't change the past, then the future adult Ben would've already known Sayid. And the big question: did Ben really die or is he just wounded? If he's dead, has he pulled a Locke and been, for lack of a better term, resurrected? One more thing: I appreciate that we figured out why Sayid approached Hurley at the end of Season Four.

Timeline Theory

Ok, we're all asking: why are Ben and Sun not back in the seventies? An explanation some fans have come up with is that you can't exist in the same time period with your past or future self. There can only be one of you in a certain time period. That's why some say that the baby we saw in the premiere episode with Pierre Chang is Sun. I think it's definitely possible. It's either her or Miles, but Miles is back in the seventies. If it's true that there can only be one of you in a specific time period, then that baby could possibly be Sun.

What to Expect Next

Here's the link to the promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6gd_476Vs. The Next episode is titled "He's Our You" and is probably Sayid-Centric (it appears that we'll start settling back into the typical character-centric format). We'll hopefully see where Faraday went and what he's doing as well as why Sayid was on the plane in the first place. Though I'm not sure, I'm hoping for an explanation on why Sayid stopped working for Ben. From the promo, it looks like the writers will start to reveal exactly why each of the returning characters is back. Also, we should see life on Lost with Sawyer and Juliet as leaders. Now that they're in power, versus Kate and Jack, how will things go? I think Sawyer is a better leader (and has always been).

Whispers

One big running mystery in the show is the whispers that frequently surround our characters and occassionally when characters appear out of thin air (ala Harper in season four's "The Other Woman"). My theory: the whispers are the conversations of the dead. You can find the transcripts to most of the whispers at these links: http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Whisper_transcripts
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Whispers#.22Namaste.22
The voices often talk about 'revealing' themselves. I have to wonder, are the characters that appear actually dead? That's how they appear. They were always there, just dead and out of sight. Hopefully, someone from lostpedia will make a quick update (they're typically pretty fast) and we'll get to read the transcripts from Namaste.

Young Ben Theory

The writers tend to age their characters as their actors age. This would mean that we're seeing a Ben who is a couple years older than the Ben we saw in the season three. In that episode, Ben had just met Richard Alpert. My theory: the young Ben we just saw in Namaste is already working for the Hostiles as a kind of double agent. This could mean that when Ben asks Sayid if he wants any mustard, he could be talking in code. Is he asking Sayid if he wants or thinks a recue mission is plausible? The irony: while Ben would be trying to help Sayid, Sayid would probably want to kill Ben. Also, on a non-related note, I have a feeling (and borderline theory-that's-not-really-a-theory) that Phil/Radzinsky will be trouble for our Losties.

Namaste Summary

We start out with a flashback to the 316 plane crash. Frank lands the plane on the same runway they were building in season three. Frank, Sun, and Ben are all still alive, but Jack, Hurley, Kate, and Sayid are missing. Then, we flash to Sawyer greeting them. Jin learns that Sun was with them on the plane and hurries off to find Radzinsky to check for the plane crash. Sawyer, with the help of Juliet (who has been looking for him), manages to make Jack, Kate, and Hurley into new recruits. They don new seventies clothes and, with "Dharma Lady" and other popular music playing, they go into the recruiting station where (gasp!) Jack meets Pierre Chang and is assigned as a Workman. Kate is helped out of a sticky situation by Juliet, and we can tell that tension is already brewing. Back with the 316ers, Sun and Frank follow Ben into the jungle (we discover they are on the second, smaller island fan-known as Alcatraz). Sun asks Ben where to look for her husband and he says there's a small dock where they can start looking. Sun knocks him out and she and Frank head across. As far as our two newcomers, Ilana and Ceasar, Ceasar is being a rather disruptive anti-Frank man who urges the fresh new batch of easily disposable backgrounders (fondly known as Log-Carrying Guys). Ceasar urges them to search abandoned buldings (the Hydra station) and look for a radio. Frank and Sun meet Christian at a trashed and abandoned Dharma barracks (we also get a tiny glimpse of Smokey!!) and Christian shows them a picture of 1977 new Dharma recruit picture. Sun is shocked and Christian tells him they have a journey ahead of them. Meanwhile, Sayid has been found and Radzinksy thinks he's a Hostile. Jin and Sawyer are forced to scramble to cover up for him, landing Sayid in a jail cell. Jack questions Sawyer's leadership, but Sawyer puts him in his place by telling Jack that Jack never led, he just reacted. The episode ends with Sayid meeting a young Ben.

Namaste Spoilers Up!

Here are the links to the sneak peeks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgZxIvFKriA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfodp1EJNI

And here is the official synopsis: When some old friends drop in unannounced, Sawyer is forced to further perpetuate his lie in order to protect them.

The episode is rumored to be Ben-centric. Excited for Wednesday?!

Slightly spoilerish: name of season 5 finale episode

Ok, so here is the latest from all around the web. The name of the LOST season 5 finale is . . . (and be warned, this is slightly spoilerish) "The Incident." The last time we heard of "The Incident" was in season 2, when Dr. Marvin Candle accidentally let slip that there was some sort of electromagnetic disturbance that spurred Dharma to start making people push the button every 108 minutes during one of his initiation videos. What could "The Incident" be? Perhaps something to do with Jugheard? Our Losties returning to the present? The Four-Toed Statue? Like always, we'll just have to wait to find out.

The Earhart Affair - A Kooky, Crazy Fan theory

Ok, so I know by now that we are all buzzing from lack of LOST news, so here's a fun theory for you that you might enojoy. Remember way, way back to the Season Three premiere. Juliet was talking to an elderly woman (sorry, I'm having problems uploading a picture) who, as I've recently discovered, is named Amelia. The two seem to share some sort of bond. To be specific, Juliet is about to disclose to Amelia that Ben has a tumor on his spine. Outside, Ethan is working on something (I think trying to fix some sort of ventilating problem). Amelia comments fondly, "Is that boy finished yet?" (Or something like that). To me, it's a very motherly tone.
Thought I haven't played any of the RPG games that pop up between seasons, I've done some digging and found out that a factor of the Post-Season 2 game was the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Could Earhart have crashed on the island? Is this her? But Earhart disappeared decades before, right? Well, we know that time works differently on the island and that the island is always moving in space and time, so we can't rule this out based on logic. Personally, I think she either is the famed Earhart or someone related to her.
Now, here's the clincher: Amy is a shortened form of Amelia, correct? What if we're seeing a younger version of Amelia? And her son: Ethan. I've always favored this over some of the other crazier theories like her son being Jacob, Desmond, etc. And if she survived the purge, perhaps other people could as well which means that our favorite losties aren't necessarily as threatened as once thought. Problems: Aside from hair color, they don't really look alike. But, all the same, this could explain Juliet/Amelia's bond: because Juliet helped her deliver the baby.

What To Expect Next

Here's the link for the promo in case you missed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-998EeS88

Next next week's episode is entitled 'Namaste' and is rumored to be Ben-centric. There are a few highly interesting guest stars who will show up. The first, which seems to confirm the centricity, is Young Ben. Other characters who will make an appearance include Christian Shepherd, Dr. Marvin Candle, a co-pilot (unconfirmed whether or not he was co-piloting 316), and, drum roll, Radzinsky!

We can expect to find out more about the Dharma days, information of Sayid, Sun, Frank, Ben, and Locke, what happens to the Jack, Kate, and Hurley, and more. My theory: Christian Shepherd has been on the island before the original crash. Also, we should expect a reveal on who Amy's baby is (because she's not allowed to give the name, it could be someone big and many think it is Jacob) and what happened to Amy. Also, what is the 'incident' Marvin Candle mentioned in one of his orientation videos in seasontwo? Something to do with our Losties? and, will some of our favorite characters end up being purged? The wait is gonna kill me!!

Cry me a river and build me a . . . statue?

Ok, so we've recently seen the mysterious four-toed statue (or we're ninety-nine point nine percent sure we have) and it looked egyptian. Weird, no? But we've seen plenty of other Egyptian references before, such as the symbols on the door of Ben's secret room, the ruin we saw with Jin/Rousseau, etc. Most recently, Paul (amy's former husband) had a necklace that was an ankh. Ankhs are symbols of everlasting life, by the way. Well, there are tons of ancient Gods and Goddesses that could fit the bill from what we saw. Well, I've gone onto Wikipedia, as we all know the most reliable source in the word, to look some of them up. Here are a list of Gods/Goddesses that I either thought COULD be the inspiration for the statue or who had animal ears.

Anubis - A jackal-headed God associated with death and funerals.

Bast - A cat-headed Goddess of war/solar

*Isis -Goddess of magical power and healing as well as protector of the dead

Ma'at - Goddess of truth, balance, order, law, morality, justice

Mafdet - Cheetah-headed Goddess of legal justice and execution

Menhit - Goddess of War (here's the interesting part: her name means 'She who massacres.' Anyone thinking of the purge?)

*Meskhenet - Goddess of childbirth and the creator of each person's Ka, a part of their soul which is associated with fate

Seker - The God who seperates the soul from the body

*Teweret - Goddess of pregnant women and the protector of childbirth

Wepwawet - The Jackal-headed God of war and scouting

I put asterisks on the ones that I favor. I like those that have to do with death or with childbirth, two big themes on the show.

Also, here's a link for Doc Arzt's theory that the statue has nothing to do with Egyptian deities at all: http://www.docarzt.com/lost/lost-theories/lost-theory-old-four-toes-solved-not/

What do you think?

'LaFleur' Summary

We pick up right before Locke disappeared. Juliet comforts Sawyer and they realizw they've leapt back WAY back in time to an ancient time. At this point, we get a glimpse of the four-toed statue which looks a bit like an Egyptian monument (more on that later). Later, they discover Daniel sitting dejected where Charlotte's body once was but has now gone on in a final flash. They make a plan to go back to the beach and on their way back they find Amy, a new character, at gun-point. Her husband, Paul, has just died. They save her and she leads them back towards the Dharma camp (we learn that it's 1974 during the height of the Dharma days). She tricks them, though, and turns the sonic-fence into some kind of paralyzing agent. From this point on, we jump back and forth from three years later (1977) and immediately following Amy's trick (1974). Three years back, Richard comes to claim the bodies Sawyer and Juliet killed while defending Amy. Sawyer basically pulls another Locke and says he's from the future. This stuns Alpert, but Sawyer gets away with it. Sawyer is also able to perpetuate lies that land him and our losties into dharma positions. In fact, Sawyer and Juliet are now a pair. Then, however, Jin discovers the first three have returned. The episode ends with Sawyer and Kate face to face.

'LaFleur' Initial Reactions

Best episode of this season! Hands down! 100%! We have so many questions left to answer: what will happen with the love square (Sawyer, Juliet, Jack, and Kate)? is Lafleur really one of those dead bodies in the pit (awaiting confirmation)? Was that really Charlotte? Where is Ben? Where's the other half of the 06? What's happening with Locke? And, drum roll please, we got another sighting of the four-toed statue. It looked Egyptian. According to some studious Lost message-boarders, it could be Anubis or Bastet. Or Frank (just kidding). Also, is that baby Ethan? Here's the biggest surprise for me: I am rooting for Sawyer and Juliet. Normally a die-hard Skater (sawyer/kate - er), I've changed my tune. After all, Kate (and Jack for that matter) has lost about a billion points in my book for this season! Stay tuned for further analysis (when I have the time).

'LaFleur' Spoiler Videos Up!

If you're into these videos, here are the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJVk-X5Lo1E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXkWxR3Z9A&feature=related

On a related note, the official description: Sawyer perpetuates a lie with some of the other island survivors in order to protect themselves from mistakes of the past.

And here's a goodie: On the official LOST podcast it's stated that LaFleur is the name of somebody. Guesses? I'm thinking it's this woman (right). The actress is Reiko Aylesworth and she's contracted for a few episodes, the first of which is tomorrow!!!

I haven't heard of any other show (well, maybe Star Trek) that gets people as excited as I am!