LOST Season 6 Episode 6 "Sundown"

** Quick reminder- Po's Spring Break Poker Tourney is this Saturday March 6th @ 630pm, be there...

Onto this week's episode, big shocker right off the bat with Sayid's brother being married to Nadia. Everything else seemed to be the same about Sayid's past, including his love for Nadia. Very good to see Keamy back, and then dead within 5 minutes of appearing. I think Jin was captured because it had something to do with the watch that Mr Paik gave to Jin before he got on the Oceanic Plane. If you can remember from Season 1 they explained exactly what the watch meant so ill have to go back and watch that episode before they give us Jin and Sun's flash-sideways in a couple of weeks.

Now time for the on-island circus... Im very pissed that Sawyer was absent from another episode, usually when they keep a character off the show for a couple of weeks they always have something big planned for them so hopefully thats the case here. The week after next is a Sawyer episode so we may not see him until then.

I think the conversation between Sayid and Dogen in the temple was an interesting one. It was all about making choices and giving up things that you love for a greater cause. Dogen said Jacob saved his sons life so long as Dogen agreed to come to the island to serve his purpose. Sayid then said that Jacob drives a hard bargain, im not sure he even knew how true his own statement was because it was Jacob who touched Sayid right before Nadia was killed by the car.
This makes me wonder if Richard doesnt age because he made a deal with Jacob that if he came to the island Jacob would give him eternal life.

Pretty cool ending scene with Smokey going crazy and killing everyone he didnt like at the temple. Very powerful scene at the end with Smokey standing tall and his disciples following behind him. Clarie and Sayid have clearly been claimed and are now with Smokey... as for Kate, she just seemed to be following behind not really understanding what was going on. I dont think she has joined Smokey, I just think she is staying close to Claire because she wants Claire to go back to Aaron.

So it seems that our sides are becoming clear. Smokey, Claire, Sayid, (maybe Sawyer?), and the rest of the Others- against the group who hid in the temple walls... Illana, Lapidus, Sun, Ben, and whoever else is on the "good" side... Jack, Hurley, Jacob. Illana seems to know ALOT about the island and figures to be a very prominent character in future episodes.

Jacob knew in advance that madness was going to happen at the temple and thats why he got Hurley and Jack out of there. Jacob wants Jack to be the candidate that takes over on the island, and Jacob needs Hurley because Hurley is the only one who can communicate with Jacob now.

Random Side Theory: After listening to all of Smokies complaints about being trapped on the island, I think the island is acting as some kind of ''cork"(like on a champagne bottle) that keeps evil from going out into the real world. Thats why its so isolated and so difficult to travel to. This is a random theory that needs more support, but hopefully ill get it in future episodes.

Things are really going heat up in the next few episodes, as next week's episode is called "Dr. Linus" which seems to be referring to the fact that Ben is now a teacher in the flash-sideways.
After that we have a Sawyer episode and then a Richard episode, so the month of March is going to be a very interesting ride. See you all Saturday for my poker tourney, and next week for another episode of LOST- "Dr. Linus"

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