Lost 3/7/07

I thought this week had a pretty good episode of Lost. I love it when the backstories delve into the character's psyche and explain their motivations to us.

First off, the fun stuff. I thought it was quite interesting that Sawyer didn't recognize a con when he saw one. And I love that Hurley is the one that pulled it off. That was so cute. I knew immediately that Hurley was going to totally beat him at ping pong.

Also, who didn't laugh when Sawyer asked Nikki who the hell she is? I certainly did. That seemed like a nice little shout-out to the viewers.

On to the more serious part of the story. I was very intrigued by Sayid's backstory. It definitely gave us some clue as to who he is, and why he let Mikhail live, and even back to when he let Benry live.

I'm also very glad that Sayid insisted on following Kate to wherever she was going. He has a finely honed lie detector in him, which always seems to come in handy.

I am curious as to why Mikhail made up such an elaborate backstory regarding the "hostiles." I guess Mikhail was just trying to gain the Losties' trust, but still. I could think of better ways to do that.

Poor Mrs. Klugh! After so much time wondering what became of her, she ends up dying in last night's episode. I actually would have liked to learn more about her and what her position is with the Others.

As soon as I saw Locke looking at the computer with what looked like awe, I knew that it was going to end badly. Apparently he hasn't learned anything from the last time he was alone with a computer. And, of course, once I saw that the basement was lined with explosives, I knew that Locke playing with the computer would result in an explosion.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see the very end of Lost. Nature was screaming at me, so I turned up the volume to listen to the dialogue of the show, but I missed the very last scene, and I'm hoping one of my blog buddies can fill me in on what happened. I heard the explosion, and Sayid said they should leave after it happened. Then I heard the music swell, and assumed something important was being shown in the final frames, but I don't know what that was. So, if anyone can tell me about it, I'd be very grateful!

To end this entry, some questions I'm pondering after seeing this episode.

- Will we see the person that Sayid tortured again?
- How is it that people are first finding a whole bunch of stuff in the jungle now? Is this the first time they've really explored the island?
- Was Mikhail really part of Dharma?
- Did Dharma really exist, or was it just some covert government operation? Or was it something completely different?
- Most importantly, if John ever discovers a computer again, will he remember what happened the last two times he played with a computer and not even touch it?

Again, any info on what happened in the very last scene of Lost will be enormously appreciated! And if anyone already has answers to the above questions, feel free to comment away!