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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

TrouseredApe — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:08:57 -0000

There were no clues, that I can remember, of when Sayid's flash-forward took place. The Season 3 finale is definitely the furthest ahead in time the show has gone.

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

MadFan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:56:41 -0000

To connect the dots and understand things better, you need to create a time line where you arrange the events in the flash-forwards.

For instance, let's say this:

---1---2---3---4----------------###------> Timeline

1= ??????? Getting off the island ????????
2= ????????
3= When Kate was on trial (Season 4 ep 4)
4= When Jack saw Hurly and told him he's considering growing a beard (Season 4 ep 1)
### = When Jack tried to suicide and called Kate to meet him (Season 3 finale)

Keep flashforwards in order and keep filling missing pieces and things will make perfect sense. Also, does anyone have any idea when did Saiyd's assassination missions take place? I haven't seen a single detail that implies it was happening before or after Jack attempts to suicide.

However, if Ben is the person in the casket (Season 3 Jack's flashforward), then Saiyd's flashforward happened before Jack's suicide attempt.

I still want to find out why are they lying.. Why are they hiding the truth.. Jack, Hurly and Charlie mentioned "He needs us" "We have to go back"... Who is this "he" ?

I guess these questions is the thing that keeps pulling us back to watch Lost every single week. <3 Lost <3

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:56:02 -0000

@ Zach - your second question, I'm pretty sure the end of season 3 was after all this.

In fact, I'm pretty sure that all these flash-forwards and such, all the stories, are going to lead up to that point and next season, or whenever, we'll catch up to that point and follow what happens afterwards.

Just my opinion.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:50:28 -0000

Good points Zach (your first comment)...I guess you could have seen it both ways, and that part of the recap isn't exactly a "recap" as much as it was a theory.

There could be many reasons why he didn't want to see the kid and we really had no idea whether or not it was his, or Sawyers, or what time in the future it was...

I saw the situation different I guess...Jack obviously still loves Kate, but the child was stopping him from seeing here.

Maybe thinking it was his at that point was erroneous, but who knows, it could have been any reason. I'm certain you could come up with a plausible explanation why he wouldn't want to see his own kid.

Regardless, thanks for reading the recap and all, I hope you stick around and join is for some good Lost discussions, you raised a good point.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Zach B — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:18:00 -0000

I think this is a good recap of the eggtown episode. However,
I disagree with the perception that prior to finding out the baby is Aaron, that we are to assume that Jack doesn't want to see the baby because it is His. Earlier in the Episode Kate informs Sawyer that she is not pregnant contrary to what is percieved from a prior episode. Sawyer is extactically relieved, and that makes Kate disappointed. I believe the writers purpose was to make us wonder whether Kate may have been lying to Sawyer that her pregnacy was a false alarm, and that Sawyer would most likely not find out about it esp. since Kate believes she is going to be rescued, while Sawyer wishes to stay on the island. Thus later on in Eggtown. When Jack and Kate are in the parking garage we are supposd to think that Jack doesn't want to see the baby because it's Sawyer's w/ Kate. It makes no sense that Jack would not want to see his own son, but perfect sense why he wouldn't want to see her son if she had it with Sawyer. Not a very important detail, but when you are writing a summary for serious veiwers it should be accurate.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Frank C — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:24:20 -0000

One thought I had is that 'the world' thinks that Aaron is the child of Jack and Kate. That's why the prosecutor asked Jack if he still loved Kate. We don't know exactly how long they were lost so there could have been time enough. In any case, the world at large, including legal authorities, apparently has no reason to question if Aaron is Kate child.

As for the 3.2 million, I suspect that Miles is trying to exact some sort of revenge on Ben based on that number.

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

nicky — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:32:04 -0000

one thing. maybe kate is not pretending it's her biological son since her lawyer wanted to bring him into the trial as a character witness. he made it seem like a great thing she did, so when he said that (which is when i figured it was aaron) i thought it was maybe b/c she is taking care of him for a supposedly dead claire. who knows though!

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

TrouseredApe — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:07:05 -0000

Well - that would explain the strain between Jack and Kate.

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:27:20 -0000

MadFan, I think I read that too...

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

MadFan — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:13:39 -0000

The Trousered Ape:

I am pretty sure I read in many places that Jack will find out about their blood relation in Season 4. I am pretty sure it'll be either on the Island, or Ben will tell him. Afterall "The Others" have very detailed information about all the Losties.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

MadFan — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:23:00 -0000

I still want to know what happens to Locke in the future... If he dies, I'll die inside .___.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

TrouseredApe — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:14:55 -0000

I am curious to know if Jack even knows that Aaron is his nephew or not. Do you think that ever gets revealed?

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:56:09 -0000

I don't think it's just her obviously, Jack knows too...so it's not so much about Kate as it's part of the lie they had to stick to.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

TrouseredApe — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:14:37 -0000

I believe that she is letting on as if it were her biological son. Also, the wife and I heard Aaron - but we have the advantage of DVR to rewind and rewatch. :)

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

MadFan — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:19:10 -0000

Kate is a huge liar and player. She loves using people to get what she wants. Something tells me she is pulling a con, by pretending Aaron is her son (Even if she really does love him as her son). Why is she doing it? She knew her mother wouldn't want to make her Grandson an orphan, and wouldn't testify against Kate. I think she is pulling a Scooby-Doo on her mother and the whole world O_o

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:11:10 -0000

True Jina, true...

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Jina — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:22:55 -0000

I think Kate is trying to pass Aaron off as hers, because why else would her mom be so eager to meet "her grandson" unless she really thought it was hers.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:51:27 -0000

That would have been a huge letdown :) Eric?

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Kathy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:38:22 -0000

Oh, one more thing. When my husband and I watched the show together, we BOTH thought Kate said "Hi, Eric." Eric! Who? What? It's a shame, because "Aaron" clearly had better shock value and now we missed it. We apparently need our ears checked.

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:28:23 -0000

Kathy, nice find...the Locke town did seem a bit peaceful...almost strangely peaceful so soon (sitting around, making coffee, etc).

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:27:28 -0000

Ooooh...interesting Adrian...we don't know if the rest of the world thinks it's HER kid or adopted. Hmmm...

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Adrian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:11 -0000

I propose this equation instead:
Oceanic 8 = the Oceanic 6 + Claire and ???

Not sure on who the 8th could be, but somehow the Oceanic 6 has to explain why a baby showed up. Claire survived the plane crash, but the story is that she gives birth, later 'dies' on the island and Kate decides to take care of the baby. Whether Claire is really dead or not, I dunno. Why would Claire and Aaron be separated in the first place? Although Aaron could have just been taken away, I prefer to believe that when the last group of the Oceanic 6 is taken off the island, there's no room for Claire but she asks them to at least take the baby with them.

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Kathy — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:56:50 -0000

Nice recap, as always. I didn't get the Eggtown reference, either. But from Lostpedia we have: "The Easter Egg Escapade: this childrenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s book, by John Michael Williams, was published in 1991. It tells the story of Eggtown, a peaceful village where rabbits and chickens live together in harmony until a band of thieving roosters conspire to steal all of EggtownÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Easter Eggs. In order to retrieve the eggs, an unlikely group of heroes volunteers to go on the perilous journey. The ending features the redemption of Terrible Timothy Take-It, the leader of the thieving roosters."

Glad I didn't try to figure it out. Never would have guessed that.

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Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:38:45 -0000

Or so you think!

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

TrouseredApe — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:12:28 -0000

Oceanic 8 = the Oceanic 6 + Michael and Walt...