Literally counting down the minutes. Cannot friggin' wait!!!!

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Saw a wicked advert on Sky1 the other day.

bring it on!

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Looking forward to Wed.....

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I dont know where the hell i am with this, iv got some major catching up to do.

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Yeah looking forward to this more so than usual. Nothing much going on TV at the moment.

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dunno...big Lost fan here but never got really warm with the 4th season. Flashbacks are nice but when they also add lookouts to the Future it becomes pretty confusing. :lol: Still eager to see how they end this series.

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all i can say that i was very happy with last night episodes:Bingo:

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I don't know about everyone else, but I'm pretty confused after last night's episode. Really liked it, but I have lots more questions than answers, as usual. The section below could be considered spoilery, so be forewarned:

[spoiler]We now know that Dr. Marvin Candle, Dr. Mark Wickmund and Dr. Edgar Halliwax's real name is Pierre Chang. Was that a new development? I honestly don't recall.

The very beginning of the episode contained two elements that foreshadow the theme of the episode. The most obvious if the skipping record, alluding to the fact that they, or the island, are skipping through time. The other, less obvious (at least to me) reference was at the very beginning of the episode, where they focus in on the old school flip-down clock (which read 815) -- remind you of any movies where time keeps repeating itself? Any movies starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell, perhaps? I'm thinking it was a nod to Groundhog Day.

In the clip show before the actual episode, the producers referred to Sun "believing" Jin to have been killed in the freighter explosion. Maybe he's still alive?

Who was the baby at the beginning of the episode (since children evidently can't be born on the island). It would appear that Miles has a connection to the island, and he would be about the right age -- could that be him?

At the very end, is Mrs. Hawking at the Monastery where Desmond spent some time? Remember that she was in that photo on the Monk's desk last season...

Just how "dead" is Locke? Alpert told him he had to die to bring everyone back -- did he mean it literally?[/spoiler]

Anyone else notice anything or have any thoughts?

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Does anyone know why there are episodes 1 and 2 floating around on bittorrent??

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[quote=feather;701333]Does anyone know why there are episodes 1 and 2 floating around on bittorrent??[/quote]

They both ran last night -- the season premiere was actually two separate episodes: Because You Left (Ep. 1) and The Lie (Ep. 2).

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Oh right ... err why didn't they just do a 2-episode special instead of breaking it into two?:what

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[quote=feather;701381]Oh right ... err why didn't they just do a 2-episode special instead of breaking it into two?:what[/quote]

word. I remember about half way through, the LOST logo popped up, and I was like "WTF is this all about?" Maybe it's easier for DVD purposes or something to just do 1 hour chunks. Who knows...

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Enjoyed the two episodes, this bodes well for the season. I don't think they can afford to fuck around anymore, it's full steam ahead to wrap up the story.

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how many episodes is this season gonna have ?

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I heard there is a 6th season coming and thats it, oh and a movie.

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[quote=alejandrodg;703279]how many episodes is this season gonna have ?[/quote]

17, I believe.

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[quote=pudrus;703459]I heard there is a 6th season coming and thats it, oh and a movie.[/quote]

a movie? that would be awesome. $$

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Would prefer they finish up the series on TV properly. The last conspiracy movie I remember was X-files.:what

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havn't really got into this show yet, seen select episodes. i can see why people love it though.

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I'm Sorry but this show is starting to get a little to far fetched for me

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What, the time travel?? Come on, Marty Mcfly's been doing that since 1985 :lol:

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[QUOTE=feather;705926]What, the time travel?? Come on, Marty Mcfly's been doing that since 1985 :lol:[/QUOTE]

yeah that pretty much sums it up

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i lost interest after the 2nd season but it starts to get interesting again i enjoy the 5th season. :)

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Seen every episode so far. Edge of seat stuff at times. Love the whole concept of it.

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I was right Jin is still alive. No surprise there.

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[quote=chunky;709602]I was right Jin is still alive. No surprise there.[/quote]

I no. He wakes up 16yrs in the past!! Freaky.:shock:

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i also thought that Jin is alive. any guess, Ben is on which side?

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Bens one of the good guys, he just wants to restore the island back to normal and keep it from the Dharma Initiative.

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anyone notice that right before the plane crashed or teleported Ben got up from his chair and went off camera??

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Yeah he was giving Jack some 'privacy' and he walked past Hurley ... you thinking Ben instigated the crash?

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The more interesting thing is why Ben had all that blood on him when he answered the pay phone, think he went and offed Penny?

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Penny? He said tying up lose ends with an old friend, I'd assume he was implying Penny's dad.

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i think Ben tried to kill Penny to give Desmond a good reason to come to the Island to have his revenge. He called from a harbour and they were on a boat. But Charles Widmore also knew that both were in town and he surely not only trust Desmond that he could protect Penny so he had own people there that stopped Ben before he could kil Penny .. Ben got away after a fight. Penny and Charlie hopefully are still alife.

With Sayid ... i think Ben always have a Plan B. Sayid is a hunted international murder, he sure gave informations to some agency after he knew that Sayid would come on his own will.

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[quote=Johnson;713486]i think Ben tried to kill Penny to give Desmond a good reason to come to the Island to have his revenge. He called from a harbour and they were on a boat. But Charles Widmore also knew that both were in town and he surely not only trust Desmond that he could protect Penny so he had own people there that stopped Ben before he could kil Penny .. Ben got away after a fight. Penny and Charlie hopefully are still alife.

With Sayid ... i think Ben always have a Plan B. Sayid is a hunted international murder, he sure gave informations to some agency after he knew that Sayid would come on his own will.[/quote]

It sure makes you think.......great show indeed.:D

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lost is damn good! i love it!

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I think if anyone has a script that involves time travel, corrupt organizations, characters who come back from the dead, characters that have mommy or daddy issues. With good guys that become bad guys that become good guys and so on they should nip over to American TV quick because there's a big pay cheque waiting

Lost, 24, Prison Break, Heroes, Fringe etc

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Lost is tough to keep up with. No wonder the hour before the current week's episode has the prior week's episode with explanations scrolling across the bottom to avoid confusion.

Tonight's episode put them back in 1974 and introduced new characters and crossed over timelines. I don't see how the writers keep all of it together without messing something up.

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[quote=superdave;717814] ... introduced new characters and crossed over timelines. I don't see how the writers keep all of it together without messing something up.[/quote]

They use this

[IMG]http://mm.todoseries.com/%2FEspa%C3%B1ol%2FOcio%2FSeries%2FActualidad%2F32236/heroes-timeline-des.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=superdave;717814] Tonight's episode put them back in 1974 and introduced new characters and crossed over timelines. I don't see how the writers keep all of it together without messing something up.[/quote]

Actually, I think I can answer this. They have one or two writers that are solely responsible for ensuring that continuity and consistency is maintained, which I think you would have to with the timelines jumping around as they are.

I've got a bold theory I'd like to throw out there. Lost has always had a way of punishing those who make assumptions, but at this point in the game, I think it's fair to assume that the [URL="http://www.getlostpodcastmedia.com/wp-content/gallery/5x08/c-users-jeremy-videos-capture-snapshot-5x08_00001.jpg"]statue we saw[/URL] was an early version of the f[URL="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/lostpedia/images/thumb/3/32/Foot-statue.jpg/800px-Foot-statue.jpg"]our-toed statue remains[/URL]. Speculation has already begun on what it is a statue of, but a couple things seem pretty clear -- it is holding an ankh or two, not unlike the ankh around Amy's husband's neck, and it is, at a minimum, [I]inspired by[/I] Egyptian culture. There are those that think it is the Egyptian god [URL="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_n3eH1jI8AZ8/Sa907ZH4thI/AAAAAAAAPaA/HCNwMaHe6Sg/s1600/508%2Bhorus.jpg"]Horus[/URL] (god of the Sky, Sun & War), there are those that think it is the Egyptian god [URL="http://www.getlostpodcastmedia.com/wp-content/gallery/5x08-statue/thumbs/thumbs_anubis.jpg"]Anubis[/URL] (god of the Dead), and there are those that think it is the Egyptian god [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Set.svg"]Set[/URL] (god of the Desert, Storms, Darkness, and Chaos). Anubis happens to be half dog-like creature, which might help explain the four toes, plus it just looks the most like the statue to me, so that's what I'm favoring.

Here's a thought, though -- if you're going to build a statue of a god, why not go for broke? That's my credo, anyway. Anyhoo, the most powerful god in Egyptian culture was Ra, the sun god. Incidentally, Ra eventually merged with Horus, and [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Re-Horakhty.svg/180px-Re-Horakhty.svg.png"]at least one of his forms looked strikingly like Horus[/URL]. One interesting thing about Ra is that he was known to be a bit of a shapeshifter, taking on various different forms. There's a certain black smoky character on the island that is known to do that, too.

Here's the kicker, though. Ra = RA = R.A. = Richard Alpert? Coincidence? Egyptians were obsessed with eternal life, and that's something our man Richard seems to have in spades.

In the bigger picture, between this statue, the ankhs, and the hieroglyphics, we're seeing more and more references to Egyptian culture. Also, remember that [URL="http://www.getlostpodcastmedia.com/wp-content/gallery/5x07-easter-eggs/12.jpg"]Hurley was painting a picture of the Sphinx [/URL]when Locke went to visit him in last week's episode and Richard Alpert has frequently been accused of wearing eyeliner, which was actually quite popular in Egyptian times. Tunisia is not particularly far from Egypt, either. Could the ancient Egyptians have been settled by a group that exited the island in Tunisia and made their way to what we now know as Egypt?

On a completely different note, we know that Charlotte knew how to speak Korean. Anyone else wondering if Jin taught her how to speak it during their time together in DHARMA? Nice to see his English getting much better, too. I'm sure Daniel Dae Kim was getting tired of speaking in grunts for the last season or two.

Anyone else have any thoughts?

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You paint a very thoughtful picture there Toasty. Alot of info there!! I'm an adamant follower of the show myself. It's my favourite show ever simply because there has been nothing quite thought provoking. Who would have thought it would have went this way after watching the first few episodes?? Amazing.