LT52: Another World

THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED

When Hurley's flashback was happening, a TV in the background showed a picture very similar to the one in the psychiatrist office:

You think know the candy bar that Hurley's father gave him? Bet not.

It is a "Glacier Bar" which might be a connection to the polar bars. Is it a real candy bar? Don't think so. The closest I came was the Great Alaska Glacier Bar, but it's wrapper is much different.

The motorcycle appears to be a YAMAHA, but the "Y" and the last "A" have been removed. This may simply be for legal reasons, but it is interesting to note that an AMAH is a maidservant in the east (HK, Thailand, etc.). In Hong Kong, there is a naturally occurring rock which resembles an Amah carrying a baby. It is appropriately named, Amah Rock. The entry at Wikipedia for Amah Rock has a very LOST relevant story:

According to a legend, the faithful wife of a fisherman climbed the hills every day, carrying her son, to watch for the return of her husband, not knowing he had been drowned at sea. In reward for her faithfulness she was turned into a rock by the Goddess of the Sea so that her spirit could unite with that of her husband.

Remember the kite? Turns out that some guy is famous for this authentic Thai kites. And yes, he models his designs after Van Gogh paintings!

BRANDING

Juliet's brand:


Looks a bit like the Church of Scientology's logo! Now if Tom Cruise turns out to be Mr. Patchy…

And now Jack's:

Notice how Jack had more added at some later time.
The first character means eagle.
The second character means strike, as a verb.
The third one means long.
The final one means "sky","space",void,"empty".

These four characters are taken from a famous poem written by Chairman Mao Tse-tung. It can be roughly translated as "Eagles high, cleaving sky", or more simply, "the Eagles fly up on the sky". But the poem itself has a deeper meaning. In the end of the first stanza, the poet asks, "who masters fate's rise and descent?"

"Yeah, I know what it says."
-Jack

THE JIGSAW PUZZLES

The 4th puzzle has been released, but for the life of me, I can't seem to get my hands on one. The codes on the back has been solved however. They read:

THERE IS NO SICKNESS
NEED MORE MAC AND CHEESE
PERIODIC RESUPPLY DROP
ALVAR HANSO
WHAT GOOD IS PEANUT BUTTER AND CEREAL WITHOUT MILK
QUARANTINE IS A HOAX
DHARMA INITIATIVE HANSO GROUP
CERBERUS VENT
EMERGENCY ESCAPE PROTOCOL

I guess we have a couple of answers now like no sickness and no quarantine required! The one that grabs my attention is "Cerberus Vent".

LOST MUSIC

In my city, we had no clue how last week's show began since it was started late due to sports programming…until I watched it online. The song playing was the same song when Hurley got the van started on the island. Three Dog Nights, "Shambala".

This hasn't happened much on Lost until recently. In Desmond's flashback, we heard Mama Cass singing "Make Your Own Kind of Music". Of course, that could be from Desmond's mind when he flashed sideways, but worth noting. Hurley wasn't actually hearing Shambala at the beginning of the episode, it seemed more like background that producers selected…slightly different.

But consider this…Hurley's dad went missing for like 16 years after he rode off on that motorcycle. Could he have been a work man for Dharma and took a copy of his favorite Three Dog Night 8-track?

Granted, his dad returned after that time missing, but it is interesting to think about.

EPISODE TITLES

Most titles make good sense to me, but "Tricia Tanaka is Dead"??? At least it worked in another famous NUMBER: 8

LOST SPIN OFF

Seems as if Sawyer is keeping busy in his spare time…he recently completed work on a new Command and Conquer video game. And a campaign is started to have him play the lead role in Stephen King's book to movie, Dark Tower.

ANOTHER MAP

We have Danielle's map, the Blast Door map, map on back of my puzzles, and now we find another one:

SO MANY THREADS, SO LITTLE TIME

Granted, the past two shows were sort of light-weight if you are into the island mythology, but don't think the writers aren't working just as hard. Example: we saw this next picture, we likely commented to whoever we were watching it with, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of conversation about it. Too many mysteries to follow each one?

CRAZIEST THEORY OF THE WEEK

This one has to do with time, of course.

What if this is ALL a Desmond flashback? When he pushes the button, then things continue on – including Flight 815 as if none of this ever happened?

Or the flashbacks are not what has happened in the past, but what will happen in the future? This means each Survivor can choose not to get on that plane…just like Desmond was able to "purchase" the ring and not walk out of the store empty handed.

Or the time they zapped back to was like 1930's…when Moonlight Serenade was popular and able to be heard on that radio Hurley and Sayid had.

WHO DIES NEXT?

The CBS show, Survivor, not only has a name that connects with Lost, but also a habit of making us think for 50 minutes that person A is going to get voted off. It always ends up being person B.

So, while Charlie seems to be the next victim…I think it will be someone else. The trend so far seems to be redemption. As soon as Ecko or Boone or anyone finally conquers their lack of faith, they seem to die. So, it worries me a bit that Hurley seems to have conquered his curse.

Hey, it's just a guess.

Enjoy,

KC