I bet Jack wakes up on the plane, and it was all a dream!

Book it, we will get fucked with that

I think the Plane gets burned after the Hatch, shortly before Eko dies me thought.

I assume they were killed by Hostiles at some point or died in the Purge along with everyone else.

I believe they've signed Nestor Carbonell who plays Richard to a deal so he wont disappear from the story anymore.

Mr. Eko wanted to leave the show as did the actress who played Rousseau (or so I read).

I love his character and was upset when he left to be on Cane. Thank goodness that got canceled.

Anyone else thinking Ms Hawking is Faradays mother?

I thought the same thing, but the way Ben got to her within minutes of being in LA, I dont think she is in Oxford.

And faradays mom is in Oxford.

I think Hawking will end up being some kind of Keeper of Time, and Ben is a servant.

Yeah that was the only downside to my theory about that aswell. But wasn't the scene when Desmond woke up with Penny on the boat not long after the O6 got back to the 'real world', whereas the scene with Ms Hawking and Ben was 3 years after that, so maybe Desmond has already found her by this point and since then she's moved.

Yeah but Richard appears to be something above the rest of the Others. Like how in the last episode he knew Locke was shot but Locke never told him. The writers on this show have never been subtle about foreshadowing so I have to assume that this scene means Richard is something special.

I wonder what's going to happen with Hurley. I mean it could be nothing, but why go to the trouble of bringing back Ana Lucia and warning him specifically not to get arrested only to have him turn himself in to the police?

from Lostpedia...

"In the Season 3 DVD commentary for "The Man from Tallahassee", Richard Alpert is described as someone who is not interested in leading the Others but is very influential in finding and selecting a leader. In the commentary for "The Man from Tallahassee", he is described as being similar to a Panchen Lama choosing the next Dalai Lama. He and Ben keep each other in "check" by having the power to pick/veto each other's replacement on the Island. Ben's role would be to pick the next Panchen, should the need arise. This keeps the two in a sort of balanced power relationship. They are allies, yet they have some measure of control over the other should one get out of hand."

also...
"Richard is the only living Other known to have belonged to the Hostiles who has been identified by name."

Im not sure if Richard is one of the original inhabitans of the island, but I imagine most of them are like him, except he just happens to be the one with the most power (among the original Hostiles)

Actually Penny mentions after Desmond wakes up from his dream that he has been off the Island for three years already. That presumably puts him in the same time frame as Ben visiting Hawking.

When he wakes up Penny mentions it has been 3 years...so it is current.

Richard tells Locke that Locke told him where he would be....so like Locke will jump, and tell Richard to be in that field at that time to remove the bullet...So locke sets it up, but it hasnt happened yet.

Kind of a Bill and Ted moment...

I think somehow Cops are going to be working for Widmore.

Right.

Which basically blows the Faradays mom thing out of the water.

it couldstill happen, but I am thinking Faradays mom will be on the side of the Losties, where as Hawking is seemingly with the Others/Ben, whom I am thinking more and more are some kind of Time Line Guardians, or perhaps people that have gone back in time and need to make sure nothing changes so that that time can get back to the future where they left.

Like if the world changes before they originally left, they cease to exist...

Your dates are off. They leave the island in 2004. Desmond has his dream three years later, so presumably that's when he goes to Oxford. Same with everybody trying to get back to the island. As far as Faraday talking to Desmond, I don't know. Probably after he killed the other guy since he was so paranoid about another person showing up.

Yeah, but you could just use the dates the show gives.

I KNEW IT!

I've been reading lostpedia like crazy, probably gonna have to rewatch episodes soon enough. I didn't remember Ms. Hawking at all. I just thought she was some random Jedi lady who liked her scented candles and pendulums. Yeah, gonna need to rewatch.

I could spend hours on lostpedia. It really adds to the enjoyment of the show because it gives you so many little things you wouldnt always catch.

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This seemed pretty straightforward to me. The compass pointed toward Locke, in case you didn't notice, and he told Locke to give it to him when he saw him next even though he wouldn't know who he was. This says to me that Locke get sent back in time, and gives the compass to Richard and tells him about what happens, which is how Richard finds him later.

Yup.

I thought Richard just took the compass out of his pocket and gave it to Locke. Maybe it's just Richard's compass and he knows it will convince his other self that Locke is telling the truth. He shouldn't have had any trouble locating Locke in physical location because when Locke tells him where he is with the bullet in his leg, he will tell him to look by the plane. Locke doesn't know the time, so the question is, has Richard been coming every night to check for a bleeding Locke?

Also, did anyone else not believe Sun when she said she forgave Kate? She will have to return to the island, but if Ben is right in front of her, she would have the opportunity to kill him then. Could that mean that she and Widmore now want to possess the island?

I am pretty convinced that Jack is Jacob.

About the compass...if you go watch Cabin Fever, Richard asks young Locke which of these items are already yours. There are also pictures of the smoke monsters on the wall. I originally thought they were young Locke predicting the future, but I think it makes more ense if Richard had already met older Locke before going to see young Locke.

Maybe he is trying to get him to the island sooner rather than later.

Maybe Locke's consciousness leaves his body, which is why he "dies" and Richard is trying to find him in time. It seems like his adults memories are present in his youth in a sense.

Also...What were the Kids names that were taken from the tail section?

I am joining the wagon of peeps who think Charlotte is the child of a Dharma person, and that Miles is the baby in the beginning of the season, that Professors kid. That is their stake in the big picture. Faraday is involved because of all the time traveling, now we just need to figure out Lapidus's motives, other than being the guy that was suppose to be on the plane.

I think that Sun will betray them for her revenge at some point....I think it will build to that over the season.

Perhaps. Can Jack be a short name for Jacob?

Not totally sold on Miles being the baby, but cant rule it out. Plus, he is the only one who hasnt really been given a purpose as to why he is there yet. I hope Frank figures into it somehow just because I want to see his character back in some way. After last season ended, I figured he would be the one who transports them back to the island because he'd be the only person they could trust flying them in some fashion back to the island.

Ah my bad, guess I missed that.

what the hell ever happend to Harper Stanhope?

Goodwins wife?

According to google, yes. It would explain why Christian and Claire communicate with Jacob.

Could it be that this is why Jack wasnt on Jacob's original list? Because he wouldnt put himself on the list?