Previously on LOST [Recap for 6.11 begins HERE]: Desmond got kidnapped, zapped and wandered off with Sayid. Flash Desmond picked up Charlie, remembered Penny, chatted with Eloise, Daniel and Minkowski and finally asked Penny out for coffee.
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Begin Episode 6.12
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Part 3 Recap of 6.11 – “Happily Ever After”
Part 1 Recap of “Happily Ever After” HERE
Part 2 Recap of “Happily Ever After” HERE
Supporting theory posts:
Part 1 Recap, Weirdness Alerts and Analysis: LOST Ep. 6.11 – “Happily Ever After”
Support Theory Posts:
Previously on LOST [6.08 “Recon” Recap PENDING]: Sorry about that!
My lovely LOST readers, you are in for a TREAT! “Ab Aeterno” was CHOCK full of information. It was like eating a huge wedge of REAL cheesecake after fasting for 2 weeks! Whoof! I’ll do what I can, but to cover this episode best, the recap needs to be as meticulous and detailed as the episode itself. In fact, I think this episode is so very important to solving the mysteries on LOST, that it’ll need to be covered with a recap and analysis – but in two separate posts.
The thing to remember about this recap is that MOST of what happens in Richard’s “flashsideways” is derivative. That is, we’ve heard many of the lines and seen lots of the imagery before. Also, watch the seamless flow between the guys on the beach and Illana’s chat with Jacob.
WATCH CAREFULLY!
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DEAR SEASON 6 HATERS (And All You Other LOST Fans, Too),
Simple truth is this: The 6th Season of LOST is brilliant. I mean BRILLIANT brilliant. Like mythical. The stuff of legends. It sets a new standard for the craft of visual storytelling that probably won’t be equaled in my lifetime.
If you consider yourself a true LOST fan, and you are unhappy or unsatisfied with Season 6, I got good news for you. Season 6 is directly and explicitly explaining the BIGGEST MYSTERIES on LOST with every single episode. You just have to peel back the glossy stick’em cover and press all the buttons first. And you do that by putting down your assumptions and asking yourself: What am I not seeing, and why am I not seeing it?
In order to do that, you need to know what the big mysteries ACTUALLY ARE. Ask the right questions, and you’ll find the answers–easily and without doubting yourself or the show. But you have to look at the EVIDENCE. Lucky for you, I am all about the evidence! Go team!
QUESTION: What are the “flash-sideways?”
WHAT YOU’RE MISSING: How the flashbacks fit in the “given timeline” of our losties, and how they relate to what’s going on on the island.
EPISODE THAT’S GONNA GIVE US THE ANSWER: ”Lighthouse” – In conjunction with “White Rabbit” (1.05) and “Something Nice Back Home” (4.10)
EASY CHEEZY, baby! You ready?
Good.
[All screencaps found at LOSTMedia]
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Let’s talk about JACK. Specifically, lets talk about Jack’s Jacob-sponsored journey from the temple to the lighthouse (with Hurley as his “guide”), his “flashsideways” experience (where xJack reconciles with his grumpy, pre-teen, musical genius son, David), and his little dynamite experiment with Richard at the Black Rock. But before we do all that, let’s examine LOST Episode 6.05 – “Lighthouse.”
Basic Premise of “Lighthouse” — Jack has a mirror problem.
Previously on LOST: [6.06 - "Sundown" Recap Here] Oh my — things were not so good when we last left our losties. LA_X: Sayid visited Nadia. Turns out she’s his sister-in-law (whoops!). He flip-flopped around before finally crossing over to the dark side and killing Martin Keamy (for extorting/beating up his brother, Omar). He finds/rescues “No English” Jin. TEMPLE: Sayid flip-flopped around before finally crossing over to the dark side killing Dogen and Uber-Hippie (dumping them in the spring). Clairuso crossed the line with Mock Locke’s message: “Join me or die.” Kate returned to the temple and confessed to Clairuso. Smokey attacked at sundown. Illana and Co. appeared outta nowhere, retrieved Miles and escaped just in the nick of time. When the dust settled, Sayid, Clairuso and Kate stepped over the dead (who chose not to “join”) and followed Mock Locke away from the temple.
EXTREME WEIRDNESS TO WATCH FOR: Okay, remember those patterns of white lights I’ve mentioned before? I said they almost look like constellations? I didn’t mention that? Well, there have been instances of unusual and repeating patterns of STATIC dots or white, star-like dots, or whatever’s handy: manhole covers at an LA intersection, Ana Lucia’s shooting practice pattern – stuff like that. So far in Season 6, these patterns are 1) becoming more and more frequent and obvious and 2) clearly mean something important. Why? BECAUSE, with VERY few exceptions, THEY ARE ALL CREATED DIGITALLY and INSERTED POST-PRODUCTION.
I’m mentioning this now because these patterns/”constellations” occur a LOT during this episode (LA_X and On-Island), and I’ll be noting when and where I see them. Sometimes they are hidden (like at night in the jungle) and sometimes they are NOT hidden. And NO. I do not think these patterns actually represent constellations – that’s just what they LOOK like. My best guess is that they are some kind of code because, although I’ve seen more than one pattern, the same pattern seems to repeat around certain characters. The best name I could come up with them was Dot Code (because I KNOW if I stay “constellation,” everyone will start freaking out. FYI: The ONLY stars we EVER see on the island are in the sky at the Oceanic 815 CRASH SITE—and guess what? Even those stars are oddly and carefully manipulated).
New term to remember: DOT CODE
Okay. Let’s go.
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Begin Episode 6.07
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JUNGLE
[NOTE: The last time we saw Ben he was fleeing the pool room.]
A terrified Ben barrels through the dark. He looks back and runs faster. He trips and lands spread-eagle. He raises up and gasps, looking even MORE terrified for a moment.
Weirdness alert: camera movement here could be interpreted as something unseen, low to the ground closing in on him OR as if HE is moving closer to where the POV of the camera (“us”) originates. What I think has happened here is that Ben has hit a “barrier,” and, after falling down, crosses through it, like moving from one bubble to another. It works like this: one moment he’s on THAT side of the barrier – whoosh move by camera (with appropriate gasp and terrified expression on Ben’s face during the transition) — then he’s on THIS side of the barrier – where Illana and co. are. Ask yourself: Illana and co. are walking PARALLEL to Ben with LOTS of firelight. Why couldn’t he see them until after this moment? Why couldn’t they hear him before this moment?
If you put THIS 10 sec sequence together with other pieces of the puzzle, like:
with
Put all of those things together and maybe toss in, say, the island weirdness we’ve seen since Jacob died, and the more extensive island weirdness now that Dogen is dead, you’ll soon see that Season 6 has already spelled out EXACTLY:
[Cool, right?]
This would be why I’m so irked when fans bitch and moan about Season 6. Team LOST just told us what the ISLAND IS! Why are they complaining about it?!! ACK!
WHOA! We got way off track there! Let’s try that again. [RESET! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]
Welcome To The Jungle
Before we begin, I feel obligated to make a few things absolutely clear.
I do everything I can to be positive and accommodating to all kinds of LOST fans online. I think haters are completely worthless morons, and I refuse to be one in any way. That being said, I’m pretty darn frustrated that fans are complaining that they aren’t “getting answers” in Season 6. I’m even MORE frustrated that complainers quickly jump to the conclusion that the SHOW and its CREATORS are to blame.
[I won’t go into too much detail because I am actively trying not to single ANYONE out, so if you recognize yourself in the following statements, take them for what they are: random observations.]
For example, I’ve heard fans complain (primarily about Season 6) that:
Remember, I am not a hater. I have no intention of berating or embarrassing or insulting any LOST fan in any way. My primary intention here is to offer possible reasons that fans are frustrated and observations from Season 6 episodes that refute every statement I list above. If my comments sound snarky, please remember: 1) that snarky quality is something I’m afflicted with and 2) it actually makes things funnier as we go along. Above all, please remember that just because I’m trying to point out things that you might not have seen in the show so far, it doesn’t mean I’m trying to prove that you or your theories are stupid.
Previously on LOST: LA_X: Jack spent a significant amount of screen time half naked and/or looking SMOKIN’ hot (and Amy was happy). Jack makes amends with his piano playin,’ musical genuis son, David. He lets David know that the “you’re not good enough for me” parenting method will never apply. Jack’s mom finds Christian’s will. She asks about Claire. ISLAND: Jin hooks up with Clairuso and realizes that 1) she’s thinks the temple peeps are holding “baby Aaron,’ 2) she’s a a homicidal wacko and 3) Mock Locke is her “friend.” Jack and Hurley sneak outta the temple and skedaddle through the jungle to the lighthouse on Jacob’s recommendation. Jack smashes the lighthouse mirror after realizing “He’s been watching.” Jacob admits to Hurley that 1) Jack had to know how important he is and 2) a VERY BAD man is coming to the temple.
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Begin Episode 6.06
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LA_X
Sayid stares from a cab. Cabbie reminds him the meter’s running. He heads to a house. He rings the bell. Nadia answers (with a BIG OL’ engagement/wedding ring on her finger). They hug. Two kids coming running to the door. A man follows.
Weirdness alert: Nadia is Sayid’s sis-in-law? ALSO: Nadia is wearing a silver bracelet on her LEFT wrist. A bracelet that some fans have noted reminds them of Naomi’s bracelet (the groovy sat-phone toting, freighter chick Locke knifed back in Season 4). HOWEVER, this bracelet could ALSO remind us of: Esla’s bracelet (“The Economist”), which she wears on her left wrist AND Dogen’s (right wrist). Also note: Nadia’s necklace charm changes after her husband appears.
Nadia pours tea.
Weirdness alert: Nadia sips tea. From Sayid’s angle, she uses both hands, but from Omar’s angle her left arm’s on the table. Her bracelet changes during this scene, and her necklace too, from what I can tell.
Omar’s cell phone rings.
The kids return, thrilled with brand new boomerangs (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!) and a picture of Nadia. Weirdness alert: it’s the picture the feds baited him with back in Australia (to go undercover and spy on his pal). This makes no sense, right? ASK YOURSELF WHY this picture would so OBVIOUSLY be included. Highlights the “doesn’t makes sense” nature of Sayid’s LA_X story, right?* Nadia nervously fingers the picture. Across the room, a menacing looking Omar slowly snaps his cell phone shut.
[HINT: The PICTURE is a CONSTANT. ALSO: We've seen some serious cell phone weirdness in every LA_X story so far.]
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Jack, Jacob & Christian (posted 7/22/2009)
This [edited] post is part of a LOST Rehab Theory I worked on after “The Incident” (LOST Season 5 finale). I’m reposting part of it here because I think it’s necessary background info for ”Lighthouse” (Ep. 6.06), the Jack-centered show which is now on of my FAVORITES because it is PERFECT in EVERY WAY!!
Background info on Jack and Christian is useful for my (forthcoming) analysis of “The Lighthouse.” Enjoy!
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Let’s take a closer look at JACK (of course, since he’s my FAVorite).
Recap:
Jack’s solo surgery hits a snag (that darn dural sack), and he starts to panic. Christian, standing nearby, tells him to calm down, count to 5 and “fix her, before I have to fix her for you.” After surgery, Jack berates his dad for humiliating him because “They think I got this residency because you’re my father,” and “I know you don’t believe in me, but I need them to.” Christian quips, “Maybe I’m not the one who doesn’t believe in you, Jack,” and toodles off with this coffee.
Then Jack encounters Jacob. Jacob is holding out TWO CANDY BARS at first, and then holds out ONE CANDY BAR to Jack, touching his fingers during the hand off. Jack toodles off, looking much happier and amazed (maybe chocolate makes everything better?).
Review:
This event is recounted by Jack to Kate as she sews him up right after the crash. The story becomes his testimony to her about how to deal with fear. His solution, to “let the fear in” but only for five seconds, is his own – no mention of Christian’s participation.
The primary reason put forth to explain the discrepancy is that Jack lied to Kate to calm her down, to impress her (not really necessary after the shirt comes off, I’d argue), to befriend her, or to maybe get a cult going. The problem with this is the lack of evidence that Jack would just randomly lie. In Season 1 especially, Jack is a nuts and bolts guy who never lies and gets really upset when others lie to him (Kate and Locke especially).
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First things first, and I’m just gonna say it. I think this Jack-centered episode is one of the best LOST episodes ever. I mean best made, best edited, best written AND best acted (especially by Matthew Fox). I know many disagree and might even accuse me of selling out to my imaginary lust for MFox, but I protest! I think, if you let me show you what actually happened in “Lighthouse,” you’ll see it too.
Disclaimer: I’m known for my “far out” theories, and they play a big part in what I’m about to do with “Lighthouse.” However, don’t let this dissuade you. In order for you to get the full effect, I recommend that you forget everything else – all the other shows – and consider “Lighthouse” as a “stand alone” story.
There are only two things we’ll need to cover before I prove how AWESOME “Lighthouse” is (Next post). These elements of LOST storytelling can be tough to swallow at first, but I promise, you’ll like how it feels in the end. [So soft and comfy—ahhh--]
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