Wednesday, January 30, 2008

I Think I'm Lost: The Future

I just want to throw down some of my theories about what's going to be happening on LOST in this and the coming seasons. As we all know, it's practically impossible to predict what exactly will happen, but we also know that the theories are endless.

First of all, we know these people on Naomi's boat are not coming to save the survivors of Flight 815 and the big question being begged by the network is 'What are they there for?' I've thought for a long time about what exactly is on this island. What are the Hostiles, formerly the Others, protecting and why? What are these mysterious "island properties"? How did Locke get legs and how did Jin get sperm? My theory is that this island is the site of some sort of Fountain of Youth. It's a unique life source that cannot be discovered by the global public for fear of worldwide corruption.

I think Kate's pregnant with Sawyer's baby, but I think she's going to "take care of it", if you know what I mean. I think Sun's going to die and the crouching tiger/hidden dragon I've always known was inside of Jin will finally come out. He's going to go crazy and rip shit up all over the island, like the next Danielle Rousseau: a foreign recluse with a vendetta. I think Claire is going to leave on a helicopter with Aaron (probably early in the season), because I believe Desmond's visions are correct. I think the tension between Jack and Locke is only going to get worse. And I think Ben will die on the island.

Tomorrow's episode, entitled The Beginning Of The End, is going to be a whirlwind: new faces, new places, time traveling, darkness, running, jungle, maybe the return of some treacherous island creatures. I bet Island Time won't exceed one day if that, and the narrative won't progress in leaps and bounds. But it's going to be full of character development, rich with convention and it's going to do a superb job of, as it's title suggests, beginning the end of this fine series.

Tune in tomorrow at 8pm on ABC.

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