Pearson Moore is back with his second book, following the smash success of his first title “LOST Humanity”.
I have purchased “LOST Humanity” as an ebook and plan on getting another copy in soft cover ( Hey, what can I say. I’m still a little “old school, in that respect). But I was so pleased to see an email from Pearson saying that his new book has already gone to press and is ready to read ( Thanks, Pearson. 🙂 ) After delving into the first book, all I can say to this news is “Sign me up!” *)
IF you’d like to know more about “LOST Identity,here are some of the details on Mr. Moore’s next volume.
Announcing Lost Identity by Pearson Moore
With 19 character illustrations by renowned LOST portrait artist, ArtGUS!
The characters of LOST come alive as never before in LOST Identity, the second in a series of companion books by always-insightful Pearson Moore. You will see your favorite characters in a new light as Moore illuminates the fascinating connections and conflicts between the most important and beloved survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. What was Vincent’s secret role on the Island? Who was steadier in faith than John Locke? What was really behind the apparitions of Jack’s father, Christian Shephard? Which of the characters altered the course of the past and paved the way for Jack to become the Protector of the Island? These questions and hundreds of lively topics are addressed in the 320 engrossing pages (80,000 words) of LOST Identity.
Never-Before-Seen Artwork

The book contains 18 ArtGUS original drawings, including 19 character portraits, five of which were commissioned especially for LOST Identity. The five new original works include beautiful interpretations of Rose Nadler, Danielle Rousseau, Jin Kwon, Sun Kwon, and Kate Austen. These new creations have never been seen before, and are not available for sale anywhere. They may be viewed only in the pages of LOST Identity.
LOST Identity is really two books for the price of one. You receive 19 full-length essays by the most sought-after expert on the characters and mythology of LOST, as well as 19 character portraits by the most celebrated LOST portrait artist in the world.
Moore has been a fan of ArtGUS for many years. “ArtGUS is the best portrait artist I have ever known,” Moore said. “His work is not only visually stunning, but his mastery of the craft brings out in each drawing the essence of the character. I am honoured and humbled that ArtGUS has agreed to collaborate with me in this venture.”
Controversy and Confrontation

Moore has never shied away from controversy, but he backs up his challenging ideas with solid research. He is probably best known for his unorthodox theories on the significance of Christian Shephard, and he devotes an entire chapter once again to this most fascinating character. This time around, Moore pulls no punches, laying out in clear language exactly what was responsible for the on-island apparitions of Jack’s father.
But the meticulously-researched chapter on Christian is just the beginning. Moore exposes Jacob’s “secret weapon”, and explains why Jacob’s deception was necessary to the final outcome on the lava cliffs. He looks closely at the complicated time loops and time travel chronologies and offers his ideas on how the past was changed, and time loops destroyed, so that Jack could finally rid the island of the Smoke Monster.
Nineteen Characters
Above all else, this is a book to be cherished for its reverent approach to the nineteen characters brought to life in its pages. Choosing both major and minor characters for this set of essays, Moore sheds new light on well-known characters, making them fresh and exciting once again, using the thoughtful prose style that has made Moore’s essays must-read material for every serious fan of LOST.
LOST Identity is available in ebook format at Amazon.com. The cost is just $4.99.
LOST Identity will be available in paperback format on July 14, 2011 for the low price of $9.95. It will be available at Amazon and directly through the publisher, CreateSpace.
To learn more, visit http://pearsonmoore-gets-lost.com/LostIdentity.aspx
LOST Humanity, Moore’s book on the mythology and themes of LOST, is available at Amazon.com through the Independence Day weekend for just $2.99!
UPDATE (7/24/10) : The Bunny Awards will be recorded on Tuesday, July 27th at 9pm EST on Talkshoe ( The LOST Revisited Now) . Guests joining Heath and I (so far) are…
It’s The Bunny Awards season again. Since it was only 5 days (or less) between the penultimate episode, the NYTimes Talk ,the finale and traveling for various finale parties, we had to postpone the BA’s for a later time. Well, that time is now ( or more like the near future ) . The LOST Revisited Now will be hosting The Bunny Awards for Act 3 of Season Six on The LOST Revisited Now page on Talkshoe. Act 3 will consist of the episodes The Last Recruit, The Candidate, Across the Sea and What They Died For. I will be updating the “when” and “who” very shortly.
We will be discussing our choices for categories like ” Best Scene” , ” Biggest Laugh” , ” Most Macho Moment” and, of course, the controversial yet entertaining “Potpourri” section. 😉
If you have any LOST thoughts, theories, questions and/or comments, you can contact us at : (Heath) thelostrevisited@gmail.com
and/or (Me) bunnieshatch@aol.com
Also, you can find us on Twitter Heath is @heathactor. If you want to find me, mine is @bunnieslrnow.
And you can visit Heath’s blog at heathsworld.wordpress.com for other LOST and/or LRNow podcasting info.
Tear-inducing fan made video with music from the very Disney inspired animated feature ” Meet the Robinsons”. MTR had a “time travel/family & friends are important” theme. Now, where have I seen that before? 😉
(Made by starreyeyesxx1 for youtube, Song: Little Wonders by Rob Thomas)
This is a video of the text messages sent into ABC that were selected to be featured during the commercial breaks for the 2 hour LOST retrospective. These text, that I thought might be a distraction, turned out to be a heartwarming tribute … and ultimately, wished they had more of these during “The End” ‘s breaks too. 🙂
Probably tops on the list for me would be the copy of ” Watership Down” … for obvious reasons. But any one (or more) of those LOST artifacts would be incredible to own.
Eight pages of purchasable LOST goodies (coincidence?!) . Like to/ going to bid on any of the memorabilia? Love to hear about it. 🙂
*An aside * Looking at another one of Sawyer accouterments, his letter, was rather strange. This is the original that first appeared in The Pilot. The handwriting seemed rather neat and uniform for an eight year old. Now, most likely, is because it was just penned by someone in the Props Department. It was the contents of the letter that disturbed me. The familiar ” You don’t know who I am, but I know who you are” and the details about his parents demise are just like we heard read to us several times. But the odd thing about the letter is that that paragraph is written over…and over… and over. It is similar to Jack Torrence’s ” All work and no play….” line from Stephen King’s ” The Shining”. Is this a clue of what Sawyer may become ( And it’s dark, Jack…it’s very dark ) ? Is this a clue that James is “special” like Danny Torrence…and Hurley…and Miles? Is it repeating because each paragraph is for each person that reads it ( Uncle Doug, Kate, Anthony Cooper) and only see it as one paragraph, before it is torn up ( Why? I have no idea…just reaching…lol) Does it have to do with this parallel time line? Or is it all just good old fashioned rage induced obsession? Whatever the answer, it was deliberate.
This was a video of Damon and Carlton shown at the Paley Center in NYC this past January. They are discussing , with Jeff ” Doc” Jensen ( Entertainment Weekly) what the people at Paley voted for the Top 6 (?) LOST Episodes.
( Posted on youtube by Campetin)
Surprises? Serious omissions? Any of these make your Top Episodes? All of them? None of them? Impossible to choose from? Let me know what you think in Comments and/or email me at bunnieshatch@aol.com. Thanks! 🙂
( Here’s a link to mine , if you are interested. Of course, I’m sure they’ll change several times before Season 6 is over 😉 ) .
*UPDATE ( 7/24/09) : Ryan and Jen from The Transmission podcast have posted pictures of some of the LOST auction items that will be up for bid in 2010 ( San Diego ComicCon, 2009) Here’s the link. * ( Thanks, Ryan and Jen! ) 🙂
I learned about this from the superb Doc Arzt and Friends site ( more details from TV Overmind ) that a LOST Auction will be taking place in the near future. The auction house , Profiles in History , is linking up with ABC to have a chance to bid on ( and even win…please!) several items from the tv show. Very few details are out at this point. But there is a free newsletter that you can sign up for to keep updated on the LOST auction (or any of there other auctions they have coming up). They may even preview some of the items up for bid at San Diego ComicCon at Saturday’s LOST panel.
Some things I’d like to obtain…(which would be everything that’s ever been on the show…EVER! But for realism’s sake. 😉 )
Claire’s Chinese ” Love” character necklace
Charlie’s black and white checkered Vans (sneakers)
Ben’s Bunny bag
Richard Alpert’s torch in ” La Fleur”
Jack’s beard from ” TTLG”
Jacob’s copy of ” Everything That Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O’Connor
Miles’ giant Dharma logo baby onesie from ” Some Like it Hoth”
Locke’s cowboy themed tv tray from “The Man from Tallahassee”
Boone’s 4 Aces shirt
Jin’s handcuff
Daniel’s Orchid station hardhat from ” Because You Left”
Seth Norris’ wings from ” The Pilot ” ( and from the pilot 🙂 ) .
Juliet’s cue cards
Sun’s pink dress from ” House of the Rising Sun”
Desmond’s water bottle that, he shares with Jack, in ” Man of Science, Man of Faith”
Christian Shephard’s shoes ( tennis and/or dress) Kate’s green jacket in ” Born to Run”
A fish biscuit
Frank’s tropical motif shirt
Hurley’s headphones and CD player
Charlotte’s chocolate (bar) that she’s not supposed to have before dinner
Shannon’s crossword puzzle
Danielle’s music box
Edward Mars’ badge
Dharma brand Oreo style cookies
Mikhail’s eye patch ( one of the spares will do 🙂 )
Sayid’s homemade compass ( What’s a Weebelo? 🙂 )
A tarp ( Come on…they’ve got TONS of them! )
Michael’s box of letters to Walt
Walt’s Game Boy
The backgammon set
Vincent’s leash and collar
Sawyer’s ( which was technically Boone’s) copy of ” Watership Down” ( for obvious reasons…lol)
And many, many more! 🙂
I’d love to hear what piece(s) of LOST memorabilia you’d like to have and/or anything else LOST you want to talk about. You can leave your thoughts in the comments section or email me at bunnieshatch@aol.com. Thanks! 🙂
DarkUFO already has the groups for Season Six’s LOST Fantasy League. ( Thanks, Dark UFO! 🙂 ) If you want to sign up your ” team”, click here. They are giving away prizes again to the top three spots on the boards.
Last season was my first year playing. I came in at 2261…. right about the middle of the pack. It was a lot of fun checking my “stats” and seeing how the It’s About Bunnies Team did with each new episode.
Last year’s “team” consisted of …
Richard Alpert Vincent Hurley Reyes Walt Lloyd
Ji-Yeon Kwon
Libby
Horace Goodspeed
Daniel Faraday
For this final ( 😦 ) season of LOST , my picks are …
Team It’s About Bunnies & LRN
Group 1 :Jack Shephard Group 2 :Sun Kwon Group 3 :John Locke Group 4 :Christian Shephard Group 5:Vincent Group 6 : Pierre Chang
and Group 7 : Libby
There was a young genius who went back in time.
I dunno why he got shot through the tie,
Perhaps he’ll die.
There was a young genius who went on a sub,
That splishied and splashied and went glub , glub, glub.
He went on the sub to go back in time.
But I dunno why he got shot through the tie –
Perhaps he’ll die.
There was a young genius who went to Ann Arbor;
To the Degroots, with theories to barter?
He went to Ann Arbor on the Dharma Sub
That splishied and splashied and went glub, glub, glub,
He went on the sub to go back in time.
But I dunno why he got shot through the tie –
Perhaps he’ll die
There was a young genius trying to save friends.
Fun never ends, tries saving his friends.
He tried to save friends and went to Ann Arbor …
He went to Ann Arbor on the Dharma sub
That splishied and splashied and went glub, glub, glub.
He went on the sub to go back in time.
But I dunno why he got shot through the tie
Perhaps he’ll die
There was a young genius with notebook in hand.
What’s in it? A plan? A notebook in hand.
He wrote in the book to help out his friends…
He helped out his friends and went to Ann Arbor …
He went to Ann Arbor on the Dharma sub
That splishied and splashied and went glub, glub, glub.
He went on the sub to go back in time.
But I dunno why he’s got shot through the tie.
Perhaps he’ll die.
There was a young genius who just can’t remember.
That crash in September? He just can’t remember!
He wants to remember so he kept a notebook …
He has the notebook that will help his friends.
He helped out his friends and went to Ann Arbor …
He went to Ann Arbor on the Dharma sub
That splishied and splashied and went glub, glub, glub
He went on the sub to go back in time.
But I dunno why he got shot through the tie.
Perhaps he’ll die.
There was a young genius who started to cry.
I don’t know why he started to cry!
He started to cry cuz he can’t remember…
He tried to remember and carried a notebook…
He carried the notebook to help out his friends…
He helped out his friends when he went to Ann Arbor…
He went to Ann Arbor on the Dharma sub
That splishied and splashied and went glub, glub, glub.
He went on the sub to go back in time .
But I dunno why he got shot through the tie.
Perhaps he’ll die.
There was a young genius, the son of Widmore –
He’s dead, of course.
(or not… It’s LOST , so ya never know..lol )
( Review is a parody of the old folk song/poem “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”, new words by Ms.Wendy )
In celebration of LOST’s 100th Episode…I’m going to “Take a walk down memory lane” and share a little something from the previous 99 episodes that made me think..or scared…or cry…or just enjoyed ( because if I wrote everything I liked , I wouldn’t have time to watch tonight’s show) . 🙂
Season One
The Pilot , Part One : Kate and Jack “sewing scene”. The Pilot, Part Two: The Backgammon Speech Tabula Rasa : Sayid tossing Sawyer some fruit after he missed the Marshall Walkabout: Locke at the travel office ( I admit it…I cry every time I see it) White Rabbit: The introduction of Christian Shephard House of the Rising Sun : The finding of ” Adam and Eve” … and the dark and light stones The Moth : Charlie plugging the name of his band in the confessional Confidence Man : ” It’s about bunnies!” Solitary: The 1st (and hopefully, last) Island Open Raised By Another : Charlie’s dream that starts with ” I’m driving a bus…” ATBCHDI: Hurley and Walt arguing about whether taking 17th place in a backgammon tournament is good or not. WETCMB: Rose helping Charlie with his depression Hearts and Minds: The first character crossover ( Sawyer and Boone at the police station) Special : Michael’s reaction to Brian when he is told “there is something about him”…i.e ” That kid ain’t right!” Homecoming: That unfortunate copier incident Outlaws : Sayid telling Sawyer that the reason why the boar took his tarp is “maybe it wanted to go camping”. ..In Translation: ” Boat!” Numbers: Hurley and Danielle’s meeting in the jungle Deus Ex Machina: Locke explaining the game of Mousetrap Do No Harm : The Life and Death montage The Greater Good: Sawyer reading a car magazine to Aaron Born to Run: ( Charlie talking about the new album he’s writing) ” This is track two. It’s called ” Monster Eats the Pilot” Exodus, Part One : Sawyer telling Jack about some guy named Christian Exodus, Part Two : Locke and Jack talking about destiny, right before they open the hatch
Season Two
Man of Science , Man of Faith : What…turns out to be who …was in The Hatch Adrift : Sawyer taking out a bullet with his bare hands… Wow, that was gross .. “You got a bandaid?” Orientation : The Swan film , Starring Marvin Candle Everybody Hates Hugo: Hurley and Locke had the same boss, Randy Nations ..And Found: Jin and Sun’s eventual “meeting” Abandoned : Wet Walt…scary! The Other 48 Days : Ana Lucia confronting Goodwin, over a mango Collision: Rose and Bernard, together at last…and Jack and Ana, since their airport meeting What Kate Did: Eko telling Locke about King Josiah… and giving him the rest of the Swan film The 23 Psalm: A close up look at Smokey The Hunting Party : Sawyer talking about his favorite leaf Fire + Water: “You All Every Butties” …It’s horrifying … and yet, I can’t look away! 🙂 The Long Con: Sawyer cons them all …with the help of Charlie (nice twist) One of Them : Henry Gale, baby!!! Maternity Leave: Dr. Ethan Rom ?! The Whole Truth : Charlie “almost” giving Ana Lucia a gun Lockdown : The Blast Door Map S.O.S. : Bernard’s proposal to Rose and ” These Arms of Mine” Two for the Road: Hurley taking Libby to a “secluded” beach… which turns to be theirs…Jin waving in the distance ? : The tape of Charlotte Malkin not being dead… gut wrenching Three Minutes : The scene of the aforementioned title… Live Together, Die Alone: Kelvin spent time in The Hatch
Season Three
A Tale of Two Cities: Downtown in New Otherton The Glass Ballerina : The Red Sox win the Series Further Instructions : Boone and Locke’s Airport Vision Every Man for Himself : Bunny number 8 The Cost of Living: Juliet’s cue cards I Do : Kate doesn’t do Taco Night..you got that! Not in Portland : Richard Alpert as Juliet’s “Recruiter” (with the help of Ethan Rom) Flashes Before Your Eyes: Desmond’s “interview” with Charles Widmore Stranger in a Strange Land : Sawyer calling Karl ” Bobby Brady” … and Karl having no idea what he’s talking about Tricia Tanaka is Dead: Hurley : ” See..he had a name …Roger Workman” Enter 77 : Mikhail ( Patchy) and a new station Par Avion : Jack playing football with The Others?! TMFT : Locke going into his wheelchair for the first time *tear* 😦 Expose‘: The concept of a possible “mole” being introduced (hinted at by Hurley reading Nikki’s script) Left Behind : Kate and Juliet very brief fight in The Other’s Recreation Hall ( I need to learn moves like that…or do I ? ) 😉 One of Us : Ben telling Mikhail not to shoot him and Juliet, as they approach The Flame Station. Catch 22: Jin’s ” Ghost Story” … and Hurley’s reaction to it. D.O.C. : Juliet recording , for Ben, her findings about Sun’s pregnancy… and a little unrecorded message for Mr. Linus. The Brig : ” Sawyer’s my name too.” TMBTC : Our first look at The Dharma Initiative ( Behind the scenes) Greatest Hits: Charlie’s expression, right before he dives into the water TTLG : Jack and Kate… and the moment when I realized ” Everything’s going to change” 😉
Season Four
TBOTE : Charlie “visits” Hurley at Santa Rosa. Confirmed Dead : Mile’s photo of Ben, looking oh so sneaky. The Economist: Daniel’s rocket experiment ( Now, whether I understand it is another issue entirely 😉 ) Eggtown : Kate’s son is… Aaron?! The Constant : Getting to see a little bit of Desmond’s “time” in the military The Other Woman : Ben bakes Juliet a ham ( I know…I mention it often. I just find it so creepy/funny) Ji Yeon : Sun and Jin talking about baby names on the beach Meet Kevin Johnson : Danielle and Karl are shot?!?!?! Whaaaaa?! TSOTTC: Smokey like a freight train, pouncing on The Keam Team SNBH : Jack’s visit with Hurley at Santa Rosa …sad and unsettling Cabin Fever : Richard Alpert visiting the maternity ward in Tustin, CA TNPLH, Part One : ” They’re calling you The Oceanic 6″ TNPLH, Part Two & Three : Ben turning the frozen donkey wheel
Season 5
Because You Left : Pierre Chang opens the season The Lie : Hot Pocket! Jughead : “Efren Salonga! Efren Salonga!” The Little Prince : ” Hello. My name is Danielle..Danielle Rousseau.” This Place is Death : What happened to Montand’s arm 316: Jack and Locke at Simon’s Butcher Shop ( escorted by Jill…”What’s in the bag?” ) TLADOJB: Ben’s menacing look, watching Locke talk to Walt in NYC LeFleur : Sawyer, Juliet, Miles and Jin sitting around the table outside, talking… and Daniel believes he sees Charlotte Namaste: Jack being amused at the fact that ” Marvin Candle” is giving him his work assignment and jumpsuit. He’s Our You : Sayid given a chicken salad sandwich by a 12 year old Benjamin Linus Whatever Happened, Happened : Kate tells Carole Littleton that she is going back to the Island to find her daughter, Claire Dead is Dead : ” What lies in the shadow of the statue?” Some Like It Hoth : Miles watching his dad, Pierre Chang reading a book about polar bears to his 3 month old self. *tear*
What are some of your “moments” , as we await Episode 100? 🙂
Before I start, just need to get this out of my system…
( Bill Murray’s ( Nick the Lounge Singer) SNL Star Wars Song, Made for youtube by Dickkeel )
Ok… Onward! 🙂
Miles Straume : “Mommy, can I have a quarter for the vending machine?” Bumming money off people even then! 😉
Mom ( Laura) and he are on their own, father out of the picture.
Very first look at his “gift” at an apartment complex ( I’m guessing in California…Ensino?) where he is able to “see” through the door of a man who just had a heart attack ( Mr. Vonner (?), wife Kimberly). Apartment 4…Under the White Rabbit…lies the key? White Rabbit… Christian Shepard, perhaps?
He’s reading a Sports Illustrated mag with then, LA Dodgers manager, Tommy LaSorda, on the cover. Sawyer asks him to remove the tape of him and Kate taking Ben to The Others… but Horace stops by before he can ditch it.
He is now in ” The Circle of Trust” , able to go out to Grid 334… Hostile Territory
Radzinski meet him with a gun and has him take the body of Alvarez, whose last thoughts were of a girl named Andrea…before a filling in his tooth “shot” him through the brain ( Good thing the ditch didn’t have a gun!) Chalk it up to magnetism, I’m assuming from the Swan.
Is his pierced, skunky punk look an homage to his role as Kid Omega in the movie, X-Men 3?
His mom is ill, he comes to her bedside with these 3 questions …
1) Why am I this way?
2) How i do the things I do
3) How come you won’t talk to me about my father
Laura says that he didn’t care about them…about you ..and that his father threw them out when he was a baby ( Or was he protecting them from the Purge…or something involving The Incident, considering the Comic Con video from last year?)
He meets a Mr. Gray and tells him that he can “talk” to his dead son, Russell. But Russell has been cremated, ashes spread out on his school’s football field. It’s much better if there is a body. Later on, he gives the man back his money because he thought if the man wanted his son to know he loved him, he should have told him when he was alive. Is this truly his inability to “talk” to Russell, because of his own “daddy issues”…or a combination of the two?
After his initial meeting with Mr. Gray, Naomi pops up out of nowhere, offering him a job with her employer , who has been watching him for some time. (Widmore) A trip to a restaurant, without a meal…just a corpse ( Felix) . He “hears” about …
Widmore
To deliver a bunch of papers,photos
Pictures of empty graves
And a purchase order for an old airplane
Wonder if the man that he was “talking’ with is the person we saw getting beat up on Ben’s video tape that he showed to Locke? And are the things that were delivered proof of Ben’s plan…or Charles’ guilt?
Now he needs to find a very difficult man ( Ben?) to find…help will come through the number of deceased people “residing’ on the Island that can give information on his whereabouts. How much is the bounty on this man? 1. 6 million dollars. The use of “residing” is much like the way Ben said that ” Every living person on this Island will be killed” in the Season Three finale. At first, I was thinking about Dharma and the mass graves. But Naomi was looking for Desmond… and stumbled on the 815’s, in which she told Charlie ” Well, you’re not really dead, are you?” Oh no… lol.
Not long after, he is abducted a week before his trip on the freighter.( There goes that fish taco! ) Men in a black van, headed by Bram…Illana’s “right hand man” on the Island! Bram “You do not want to get on that boat, my friend” …just like Caesar. Don’t know what lies in the shadow of the statue? Then you aren’t ready. Just need to stop him for working for Widmore. He wants double the money for not going …3.2 million dollars. They countered his offer by throwing him out of the van. But before they did, Bram tell him that they can answer those same three questions that he asked his mother…
Who you are
Why he has this “gift”
Know about his father
He says that Bram’s intel is old because he doesn’t care about his father anymore. Did Bram and the Gang get that “old intel” from his mother Laura’s caretaker who answered the door?
Bram told him that he is on the team that is going to win. They don’t want him to work for Widmore, Ben may or may not know about the 3.2 million dollars. So… is this a third interested party?!
He has been able to “hear” soldiers by standing over their graves. He found where Danielle and Karl were buried. He was able to get information from Naomi after Locke killed her. It makes you think that he can only hear with a body present. Is it the body itself? Is it the proximity to the place of death? The most curious thing in this scenario is our introduction to him ( Confirmed Dead, Season 4) . He goes to an elderly woman’s home and says what he has to do will cost extra ( much like Mr Gray). He goes into the room of her dead grandson and “hears” him there. Finds money and drugs ( similar to the kind Charlie found in the statues) , takes the cash, leaves the stash. Gives back the “extra” to the grandmother and leaves. But what is different is that he brings a vacuum-like device with him. He hasn’t needed it with any of the others we’ve seen. Was this because there was no body there? Was there a body in the wall, with the money and drugs ( I know, way out there…but hey! ) Does this device make a vacuum in time so he can retrieve those last memories? ( Clue: The picture frames change?) Since he doesn’t “chat with ghosts” but a feeling and recall of someones last thoughts, maybe my theory is only mostly dead. 🙂
For three years, he has been avoiding his father, Pierre Chang, on the Island (but his mom did stand behind him at the cafeteria three days after the Leftbacks arrived.) He finally breaks down and watches his dad, reading his baby self a nice story about polar bears. He did care. (*sniff*)
” Miles, I need you” ” You do?! ” … aww…. But it was to help drive Pierre to not get the new recruits but scientists from Ann Arbor ( Degroot Country!) . Who gets out first…why Daniel Faraday, of course! 8)
Another major player in the Milerific episode…
Hugo ” Hurley” Reyes : He makes a nice ham and cheese with garlic mayo.
He can “talk” to the dead too…even play chess with them. Miles tells him it’s not like that. He thinks Miles is jealous because his “powers” are better that his.
He can keep a secret ( Really?) and he’s not a fan of polar bear droppings.
He got Pierre to say he likes country music ( Shotgun Willie)
Both he and Miles fathers abandoned them ( or so Miles was told). But he reconciled with his after coming back from the Island … and he wants Miles to do the same.
He is able to get Miles and Pierre talking, despite them “traveling in different circles”.
He is writing his “New and Improved” version of The Empire Strikes Back” for when George Lucas is looking for a Star Wars follow-up in a couple years.
He has concluded that Miles and his dad are like Luke and his father. That they just need to talk. Luke just overreacted when he found out his father was the equivalent of “Space Hitler” and got his hand cut off. If Luke talked to his dad, then…
The second Death Star wouldn’t have blown up
Boba Fett wouldn’t have been eaten by the sarlacc
and we wouldn’t have The Ewoks .
Now I can not stress this strongly enough, I am by no means a Star Wars expert. But wouldn’t those things, in the context of the story, be bad if they happened?
The Death Star was the headquarters of the Empire domination over the Galaxy
Boba Fett was against the Rebel Alliance . And though he was a child and didn’t fight, Boba came from the clones that were used by Senator Palpatine to destroy the Republic and turn it into an Empire. He is also the one that Lando Calrissian hands over Han Solo to at the behest of Darth Vader. To which, Han is frozen in carbonite and sent to Jabba the Hut.
The Ewoks, despite their uber-cuteness, helped Luke, Han, Leia and the rest from getting beat by the Empire..
And Luke did talk to Vader but he was only interested in killing Emperor Palpatine if it would be a Father/Son takeover of the Galaxy. Same format as before… no ” good side” at play there.
So…is this a clue as to who he is? And wasn’t he playing Mr. Eko from the dark side of the chess board? Like “The Cobra” in Expose’ that he was reading about in Nikki’s script… is the person who has been there all along, pretending to be “good” …. Himself? Yeah, I know…I’m probably wrong… but we’ll see… 😉
Other happenings… Jack is talking to a suspicious Roger Linus about Kate’s sudden interest in his son. He is erasing a blackboard with a historic Egyptian eras breakdown. Roger tells him to get lost, it’s his ‘turf”. Hey, at least it got him away from drinking beer on the swings! 🙂
” It Never Rains in Southern California” by Albert Hammond and ” Love Will Keep Us Together” by The Captain and Tennille were playing in the van.
Phil has the surveillance tape of Ben Goes to the Hostiles, Starring James and Kate. He was going to give LeFleur the benefit of the doubt (nice guy after all ?) and gets rewarded with a punch to the face. Now what?! Stay tooned… 🙂
With 19 character illustrations by renowned LOST portrait artist, ArtGUS!
Never-Before-Seen Artwork
Controversy and Confrontation
A fantastic , spoiler free trailer turn tribute to LOST and its fans from Sky One. 
Claire’s Chinese ” Love” character necklace
Charlie’s black and white checkered Vans (sneakers)
Ben’s Bunny bag
Richard Alpert’s torch in ” La Fleur” 
Jack’s beard from ” TTLG” 
Miles’ giant Dharma logo baby onesie from ” Some Like it Hoth”
Locke’s cowboy themed tv tray from “The Man from Tallahassee” 
Boone’s 4 Aces shirt
Jin’s handcuff
Daniel’s Orchid station hardhat from ” Because You Left” 
Juliet’s cue cards
Sun’s pink dress from ” House of the Rising Sun” 
Desmond’s water bottle that, he shares with Jack, in ” Man of Science, Man of Faith” 
Christian Shephard’s shoes ( tennis and/or dress)
Kate’s green jacket in ” Born to Run”
Frank’s tropical motif shirt
Hurley’s headphones and CD player
Charlotte’s chocolate (bar) that she’s not supposed to have before dinner
Shannon’s crossword puzzle
Danielle’s music box
Mikhail’s eye patch ( one of the spares will do 🙂 ) 
Sayid’s homemade compass ( What’s a Weebelo? 🙂 ) 
Michael’s box of letters to Walt
Walt’s Game Boy 
Vincent’s leash and collar 
Sawyer’s ( which was technically Boone’s) copy of ” Watership Down” ( for obvious reasons…lol) 
Going all the way back to 1972 with this pop classic , highlighting the hubris of Mr. Benjamin Linus. Dig it! 
” Ten Stations. Forty Eight Survivors, $3.2 million dollars. No problem.” 😉
Daniel Faraday, of course! 8) 
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