LOST Mondays: Episode 4, “Eggtown”

Two consecutive weeks with a shocking ending. Wow, there really haven’t been any duds so far this season. Did you see it coming? During the scene when Claire asks Kate to hold Aaron I almost wondered out loud if Kate’s baby could be Aaron. The big question obviously has to do with why Kate is raising Aaron post-island. Does something happen to Claire leading Kate to heroically “adopt” Aaron as her own? Does Kate kidnap Aaron knowing it might be her only opportunity to save face and avoid significant jail time once she is rescued (unlikely)? Don’t forget the episode from season one, “Raised by Another.” In that episode the psychic adamently insists that Claire must raise her baby. He tells her that under no circumstances should Aaron be raised by someone else. I have a feeling Aaron will become more central to the storyline as we move forward. Why doesn’t Jack want to see Aaron? Maybe it’s because Claire dies, and in typical Jack fashion, he blames himself and can’t bear to be reminded of it by seeing Aaron’s face. Or maybe it’s just too awkward for him considering that he is Aaron’s half uncle (yeah, remember that!) and now the woman he loves is Aaron’s mother.

Did you pick up on the fact that Jack lied about the details of the crash, particulary regarding who survived, when he testified in Kate’s trial? He claimed there were eight survivors. What’s the deal with that? My guess is that there’s been some agreement made among the members of the Oceanic 6, or between the Oceanic 6 and Dharma, or the Oceanic 6 and Ben, or the Oceanic 6 and and the airline to hide the truth surrounding the crash. Could it be that the Oceanic 6 don’t want the public to know that there were other survivors because they are trying to protect those survivors still on the island? Maybe when Abbadon (the guy who visited Hurley in the mental hospital and who commissioned Naomi’s team) asked Hurley if they “are still alive” he was inferring that he believed there were other survivors who are still on the island. Maybe those are the friends Sayid is protecting by working for Ben.

Locke is is growing more bold, which is kind of scary. What has happend to Sayid, Desmond, the pilot, and the helicopter? Based on previews for next week’s episode, Desmond appears to be flying the helicopter holding out a picture of Penny. Does he believe Penny is on some boat out there? It seems that some tension develops between Sayid and Desmond as well. What do you think they’re doing on the helicopter? I guess we’ll find out in a few days…

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