Ok, I missed a post last week, so I’m two episodes behind. Let’s see if I can shoot out some theories and observations…

We’re Baaack! – I’m surprised the Oceanic Six got back to the island as quickly and seemly effortlessly as they did. Although missing from this story is how Sayid, Kate, and Hurley did a 360. I’d like to point out that the plane did land on the runway that Sawyer and Kate were building in season three. The plane did not crash, Frank Lapidus is too much of a badass to let that bird go down.

Paging Ms. Hawking – Yesh, she’s Faraday’s mum. Told ya. I want some confirmation that she was the Ellie on the island in 1954 (the army photo kinda confirms this – but I want a solid admittance).

Charlotte Has Some Chocolate and Checks Out – God in Heaven, why’d you have to kill off such hot snatch? Seriously though, I’m surprised Charlotte lasted this long. Charlotte grew up on the island, no shocker, but was is was that Faraday appeared to her then as grown man (a kinda creepy-scary grown man) and warned her never to return – which I’m sure we’ll see in an upcoming episode. So here’s a paradox – Charlotte told Daniel this happened, so why does Daniel warn the child Charlotte later when he knows it obviously didn’t work?

Locke is Pining for the Fjords – Observe:

Or he could have been juiced up on Medusa spider venom. Co-workers at the office have had enough of Lost’s shenanigans – but I offer this: It’s a fantasy that revolves around fantastical questions – if they were answered all at once, there would be no point of watching the rest of the seasons. On TV, people come back from the dead ALL THE TIME. Frankly, I don’t know why this is the deal breaker – after smoke monsters, polar bears, time travel, ghosts, hallucinations, and freaky prophetic dreams – resurrection is off limits??

Also, you notice that Locke’s injured foot kinda looks like it only has four toes? I think Locke eventually gets tossed back a few thousand years BC on the island and not only becomes the island’s first leader whom the locals make a giant statue in his honor, but also has his consciousness become “unstuck” in time – becoming Jacob.

Trapped in Time – At the end of last episode, we see Jin pull up in a new blue DHARMA van wearing a jumpsuit. Apparently, Locke fixed the wheel and island skipping, but stranded the remaining survivors in 1970′s – the beginning of DHARMA on the island. This explains why Daniel Faraday was inside the orchid station with Pierre Chang (Dr. Marvin Candle). Looks like Chang is going to be the group’s Dr. Emmet Brown (if you don’t know who Doc Brown is, shame on you – go watch all the Back to the Future movies again). Dr. Chang is Miles’ daddy, and knows that cute little red haired girl, Charlotte. So once Jack and the rest of the Oceanic Six show up, everybody is stuck in the age of bell-bottoms and sideburns. Groovy.

And they introduced a new character, Jack’s granddad, Ray. Why do I get the feeling that Ray has been on the island and might show up in the 1970′s? Either as part of DHARMA or as an Other. Maybe Christian Shepard was born on the island as well, an interesting parallel to his drinking and Jack’s.

Danielle and the Smoke Monster That’s a big temple the Smoke monster is guarding. We also get a glimpse into another possible power of the smoke monster – either duplication or mind control. Her crew and her lover all try to kill her and her unborn child, I would think that level of brainwashing wouldn’t suffice. I would go with duplication, just like the smoke monster could create the Horse, Dave (Hurley’s friend), and Eko’s brother, Yemi. I also believe that these “duplicates” or whatever the island does to them, are who the others are. Maybe there are many smoke monsters – either aliens or spirits, that can inhabit the body of the living or the dead.

Hurley New Groove – the only reason Hurley would have a guitar case is to have a lifetime supply of stashed twinkies and ho-hos to enjoy on the island.

Kate is Preggers – My friend Erika offered up this juicy bit: If the passengers of Ajira Airlines 316 are trying to recreate the conditions of the first 815 crash, then we can surmise the following:

• Jack is Charlie the junkie. Also Sawyer the letter carrier.
• Locke is Christian Shepard the dead guy.
• Sayid is Kate the fugitive.
• Hurley is Charlie the Rockstar (guitar case).
• Ben is Locke the cripple. Also Hurley the late passenger.
• Sun is Sawyer the avenger, and Rose the ring bearer.
• So would it make sense that Kate is now pregnant, taking the place of Claire? Wouldn’t that drive Jack bananas, since she’s obviously going back for Sawyer and has had enough of Jack.
• Or another person that’s as pregnant as Claire was is none other than Jack’s ex, Sarah. Ben could have easily put her on the plane in coach. Now we have some sort of weird love pentagon happening: Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Juliet, and Sarah. Freaky, eh? And do you think that Juliet will take Jack back after he ditched her on the island and shacked up with Kate? That’s going to be an awkward confession.

So here is my new theory:

• The island is actually the upper part of a giant inter-dimensional spaceship. The smoke monsters are the ship’s passengers subjugating the locals and treated like gods. The ship is powered by exotic matter, which gives the island it’s powers.

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