I have to say, this week's episode was full of shocking twists and turns. For me at least, here are some of the highlights:
1. Sawyer and Juliette: I had a premonition at the end of last season that these two might somehow get together. Not that they make a likely couple at first glance. This season has mostly had them tolerating each other, as they struggle to survive each episodic twist and turn. At times it seemed like Juliette was a tired mother, and Sawyer was the unruly child that she was scolding. Not so in last night's episode. Apparently spending three years trapped in the 70's is enough to make even the most unlikely couple fall head over heels. The question we need to be asking ourselves though is, are they really in love?
As I watched them being affectionate, I had the feeling that neither one was being entirely honest with each other. My theory: Juliette, as usual, is feigning emotion affection, in order to somehow advance some scheme she's plotting. Because let's be real, folks: Juliette is always plotting something. Whether it's how to get back at Ben, or the quickest route off the island, this woman's mind is always at work. As for Sawyer...I think he was just using Juliette to distract himself from Kate. But I suppose next week's episode will shed some light on this idea.
2. OMG, the Losties spent three years in the 70's: I mean, it's shocking enough when, in episode 7, Jin shows up on the island in a Dharma initiative truck, having apparently integrated himself into the group while he's been marooned there. But the back and forth jumps in time in episode 8 are frankly a bit mind-boggling. Aside from the thrill of this surprising narrative twist, the idea of actually being stuck in the past is quite shocking. I mean, does it create a time travel paradox of sorts? What if you run into your parents/grandparents/great-grandparents? Although on the other hand, it might be kind of cool to see how life really was back then. At least for me, it would be quite fascinating.
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In the past, there's a mysterious statue on the island, holding two ankhs: By now there has been
much speculation on the Internet, over the significance of this statue. What we know for sure is that this statue symbolizes fertility. Which is somehow linked to the fact that Juliette was able to deliver a baby born on the island back in the 70's. My theory is that the ankh statue = the mysterious four-toed statue. So, somewhere between the 70's and the present day, the upper half of the statue was destroyed. So, is there a correlation between the wholeness of the statue, and the ability of pregnant women to successfully conceive on the island? This would seem to make sense to me.
Of course, I could be totally off base. I'll admit, I haven't been as fastidious about re-watching episodes this season, so I may have missed a few minor details. Anyway, for what it's worth, this week's episode was one more awesome episode in what for Lost has been a stupendously stellar season, in my opinion.
