I am liking Sawyer a great deal more now. And watching the show tonight with my wife, at the end of the episode as the touchy-feely music faded away the camara rotated around to Locke's face and the music took a turn for the ominous. My wife observed, "why are they
trying so hard to make Locke
creepy."
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After seeing the scenes from the next episode, she reiterated her theory about the island. That there is some time-travel phenomena related to the island. I dunno, but it's not that far out compared to many others folks have tossed out.
And, info to back up someone not being on the plane, and that it might be Locke. We saw in last week's "scenes in next week", which would have aired this week, someone opening up a large case of knives, and a character asking "How did you get knives on the plane". Of course, it wasn't answered in the teaser, and I don't think it was even shown in tonight's episode. So they are likely Locke's knives, as he was carving the whistle. So Locke has in his possession a set of hunting knives. (I'm assuming this, and knowing the show its wrong and it will be revealed with a twist that someone else has the knife set. :/) Potential ammunition to back up the possibility that Locke is the alleged character who was not on the plane.
I wonder how many more teasers are going to show scenes that are in episodes two or three weeks away while saying they are in the next episode... *grumble* Not that I really mind!

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Heh, here I have turned watching Lost into the same thing I do when I get the latest issue of Dragon or Dungeon magazine... I am most interested in what the next episode (issue) is going to give me.
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Anyway, I think this episode was filler in the sense that it wrapped up some tension among the characters about getting off the island, and made clear that they are getting ready for the long stay. It was a happy ending... of sorts.
Regards,
Eric Anondson