Down and dirty tonight, folks, until the Producers or ABC’s promo department start answering questions. I want to be led like Hurley was tonight, not left to stare at the ocean:

Things we ALL saw:

• Alice in Wonderland

Actually the annotated version. Anyone read it?

Not the first time.

• MacCutcheon Whisky

In Christian’s study.

Not the first time.

• 108 Degrees

Bets on who(m) that might be? Desmond Hume, perhaps?

Not the first time.

Shots in the dark:

• Seven Wonders of the Island World

We’ve already seen a Temple, a Colossus and a Lighthouse (tonight). Was the greenhouse/Orchid Station analogous to the Hanging Gardens?

Bone up on your Seven Wonders and offer up your thoughts on whether we have seen/will see three remaining wonders.

• Jack’s Forgetfulness

Is it Amnesia?
Is he a different Jack from a different time-stream/reality?
Who is David’s mother? Sarah?
Is David actually Jack’s son or the result of Sarah’s affair?

• Claire is the new Rousseau

I don’t know that I’ve thought this through the whole way, but maybe Rousseau was one of the Man in Black’s pawns too?

I also think that Jacob’s statements about Jack – “You’ve Got What It Takes” – are what even the island version of Christian (also MiB-controlled?) couldn’t tell Jack.

Still don’t know what my endgame is here, but I like the connections and contradictions Season 6 is showing us here.

I have a few other half-thoughts, but I’m blurry and baby-tired from the three-week-old holed up in our bedroom.

Pray for me.

I really want to hear what you think. Leave a comment.

Until next week!

After a lengthy hiatus (both between seasons and after the birth of Evangeline) I’m back.

A day late.
A dollar short.
Until something else gets in the way. ;-)

Here’s a brief recap of things we probably all saw (The Numbers) and some of my pet theories.

Things we all saw/Things that relate to previous storylines:

• The Numbers

4 – Locke
8 – Hugo
15 – Sawyer
16 – Sayid
23 – Jack
42 – Jin

• Music

Search & Destroy by The Stooges. I’m an Iggy Pop fan but I think we can all see the foreshadowing of what that means for the Man in Black and Sawyer.

• Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do!

That statement from Man in Black (over Locke’s lips) coupled with Ilana’s statement to Ben that maybe MiB can’t change the way he looks makes me wonder about the secondary effects of MiB fudging the “rules” suggested by the little kid.

Bets on who that kid is anybody? Reborn Jacob? I’m open.

Things I think I think:

• The Substitute

Obviously Locke is a substitute teacher so that’s one meaning.

Locke’s body as a substitute for MiB’s original plans, if ever he had any.

Sawyer as a substitute for MiB’s original escape. Same caveats as above.

Any other hidden double meanings I’m missing?

• Zipper Time

Folks on Lostpedia are calling this narrative device a “flash sideways” and note some of the audio characteristics of the transitional sounds used in the Season 6 episodes. Judge for yourself.

I have my own, similar pet theory: both timelines are working towards a combined resolution that probably/likely turns on another “incident”.

We’ve been told by the producers that the timelines aren’t alternate realities but I think Daniel Faraday’s metaphor of a skipping record (pre-”incident”) is still at play, only now the needle is either playing both sides of the record or two records or ping-ponging spots on the same record.

Hey, it’s not perfect, but it’s what I’m thinking.

Anyhow, I contend that both storylines are true, accurate and even concurrent.
Maybe one is even influencing the other.
Maybe not.

Either way I think that the choices in both stories are somehow playing us towards a resolution that leaves us with only ONE of each of our characters.

Hence: zipper time

That’s all I’ve got tonight.

Better timing next week.
Better thinking next week.
Better blogging as we know more.

Oh, and DAMN ABC and their “the time for questions is over”! I have more questions than ever and we’d better see answers in the last 12 episodes.

Season 6 is 25% complete!

Until next Tuesday!

There will be NO Lost blogging tonight.

I REPEAT: There will be NO Lost blogging tonight.

You see, Jenn & I welcomed a new addition to our family today: Evie

Full stats:
Evangeline Ann Miller
Born @ 10:41 AM on Tuesday, February 2, 2010
7 lbs., 7 oz.
20 in. long

Mom & Baby are doing fine, but we won’t be in our normal routine (though we *may* watch the premiere) so NO LOST BLOGGING (OR SPOILERS).

And to answer the most obvious and oft-repeated question: NO, we did not name her after Evangeline Lily who plays Kate on Lost.

We named her after one of our favorite songs: Evangeline by Matthew Sweet.

Have a nice night.
Enjoy Lost.
I’ll see you all on the flipside, later in the season (maybe even next week).

Oh, and a more thorough, proper post on our Evangeline (with many more pictures) is coming very soon. I hope.

G’night!

I was already in the process of editing and composing this post when Bill’s “Annoying Lost Fans?” post hit Google Reader this morning.

*sigh*

I guess I’m *that* guy, so please forgive for sharing some links with the similarly obsessed among you. Everyone else, please avert your eyes (and ears) for the next 4 months or so.

(Sorry).

I’ll start out with my own tongue-in-cheek video, Previously on Lost: What?

From the sublime to the ridiculous: a petition (from fans) to turn DisneyLand’s Tarzan Treehouse (formerly Swiss Family Robinson) into a Lost attraction.

Here’s the first actually useful bit of video I have: Lost in 8:15. A clever recap a la Sopranos in 7 minutes.

Contrast that video with some of the Season 5 bloopers:

If you’re into more official stuff, check out Lost University (in its final weeks). It’s the last of the alternate reality lite “games” for Lost.

Finally, here’s a slightly spoiler-y article from EW featuring the cast, Damon & Carlton and a brief Q&A with JJ Abrams.

Enjoy!

See you on February 2nd!

I’m not sure there’s enough here, quite frankly, but I’m willing to put (digital) pen to (virtual) page and see who agrees and who dissents.

Both blonde actresses who’ve been on a few popular/cult TV shows, this is basically a comparison of characters: Ryan normally portrays sexy, unattainable women and Watros portrays sexy, attainable, girl-next-door characters.

At least that’s my reading of things. Feel free to agree, disagree or ignore at your leisure.

Tale of the tape:

	Jeri Ryan	Cynthia Watros
	Jeri Ryan	Cynthia Watros
DOB	February 22, 1968	September 2, 1968
Height	5′ 8″	5′ 7″
Eyes	Blue	Hazel
Hair	Blonde	Blonde
Brush with infamy	Rumors & innuendo during her divorce	Drunk driving

Happy Monday!