LOST is Biding Its Time...

**LOST Spoilers Ahead. Proceed with caution.**

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This episode was definitely not as action-packed as the premiere. I really felt like the ominous sense of foreboding and doom were missing. The LOST writers seemed to be setting a few things in place for further episodes, building the story-line. While I'm happy they are taking their time to build a really great story, I missed the usual suspense that I feel when watching this show. I also missed the puzzles. I didn't feel like there were any great puzzle pieces revealed or hinted at, no intrigue. The storyline seemed pretty self-explanatory, which is completely un-like LOST. Their storylines are usually so convoluted that I have to take notes to ensure full understanding. And even then, I will spend the next week mulling things over, exploring the possibilities in my mind. This episode, I'm very sorry to say, didn't do any of that for me.

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1) I was really freaked out last episode when I saw who was driving the cab that Kate stole. That cab driver is evil! I just couldn't remember where he fit into the Lost world. I was practically jumping out of my skin trying to restrain my shouts for Kate and Claire to get away from the freaky cab-driver man. Fortunately, Hubby took pity on me. He reminded me that the cab driver was the "Puppet-Master" on Heroes, but in Lost...he's just a cab driver. Phew!

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2) How could Kate miss that Claire was pregnant? Sheesh! Claire is a stick girl with a protruding belly. There are only two options. One: pregnant or Two: Gigantic intestinal tumor. Either way, you should be nice to someone in her condition.

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3) Hubby totally called it when Claire rang the bell at the adoptive parents' house. I thought, with adoptive mom carrying on so, that her husband had died. Hubby insisted that Nope, her husband just left her. WOW! Hubby nailed that!

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I have to say, if Hubby left me I would not be crying and carrying on like that. I would be mad and would be cutting up all of his clothes and taking the rest of his stuff to the Goodwill or the dump. But if Hubby died, I would completely fall apart crying. I was very taken aback by adoptive mom's poor-me attitude. Oh well. Everyone handles trials and tribulations differently.

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4) It was nice that Kate stuck around to help Claire, but kind of creepy. Kate had just held her at gun-point, yelled at her, thrown her out of the cab, and stolen her bag. Then Kate comes back to help, but with a snarky kind of attitude..."Do you want a ride or not?!" she said. WOW! That was a bit hostile. And yet Claire goes with her. I had forgotten what a pushover Claire was at the beginning of the series and was sad to see her back there again. Hopefully, being a mom to Aaron will help her grow a tougher backbone.

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5) Back on the Island...Sayid really didn't seem like himself personality-wise. He was just off a bit. Now somebody please remind me...who shot Sayid? Last I remember he was shot in retribution for trying to kill Young Ben. Anyhoo, Sayid was not his normal self. But I don't want to read too much into this, because none of the Lost characters seemed like themselves. They've all gone through three years of change and we don't yet know the full effects of that.

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6) I wasn't too worried about the contents of the pill. My mother-in-law is currently popping poison pills daily in an attempt to rid her brain of cancer...it's called chemotherapy. YUCK! I figured if the pill was poison, it would work along those lines. But after Jack swallowed the pill and had it beaten back out of him, I'm wondering exactly what the intention of the poison is. I think it is highly plausible that Sayid has been "claimed" by the darkness. And if there is a way to get it out of him, DO IT!

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7) Jack is nuts. He keeps tyring to assert authority of the Others. He thinks he can physically win a fight by taking on several Others at once. He doesn't seem phased by the fact that they have guns. The man has completely lost it. Well, that is assuming he was at one point in control of his mental faculties. And after watching him over these many seasons, it seems like a long shot. ;)

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8) Sawyer was going to ask Juliet to marry him! Oh WOW! That is so wonderful! He even had a ring. That made my heart so happy. Cross your fingers that Sawyer and Juliet run into each other in the other timeline.

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9) Claire has turned into Rousseau. I don't think that needs any further explanation.

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10) Of the two Others who were escorting Jin and Kate, I hope the black man survives. (Sorry, I don't remember his name.) The other Other guy-short, caucasiun-was an idiot. Let me see if I understand correctly, Kate knocked you down three years ago and so now you are going to kill her and Jin because you're little punk self is still embarrassed? If you are this short-tempered, how in the world did you ever end up in a seemingly-superior position over your Other companion. That guy had several things going over you. I am assuming that you were NOT, in fact, superior over him, but were, in reality, just a major jerk on an ego trip. If you survive the gun shot wounds, please seek anger counseling so that you can fully deal with your issues.

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In the meantime, everyone cross your fingers that the decent Other survives. I would like to see more of him...find out what information he knows.

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11) Jack needs to talk to Jin about the darkness. Jin saw the change firsthand with Rousseau's crew. He saw how the men changed and went nuts. Jin could be a voice of reason...if Jack gets over himself long enough to listen.

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And that is it.

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There are plenty of other little things I could discuss, but I have to go meet a Kindergarten bus. :)

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Be sure to let me know what you thought. And also let me know anything you think I missed. I take notes, but even taking notes doesn't guarantee that you'll catch every nuance that the Lost writers throw out.