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Who was the old woman helping Ben at the end of episode 2?
Ms. Hawking - Lostpedia
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Who was the old woman helping Ben at the end of episode 2?
Personally, I think the show has been fundamentally flawed since this new design was initiated, since now (judging by the reactions in this thread alone even) it's pretty much a feeding machine for all the mythology-whores out there.
After watching part of the episode again this morning I would have to agree that Ms. Hawking is probably Faraday's mother - I had forgotten that Faraday told Desmond to find his mother and it makes perfect sense that it would be her.
Hey guys, "WHEN am I?"
You were/are/will be drunk.
You were/are/will be drunk.
Nothing has changed. This show has generated discussions and theories since day one. And now that more pieces of the puzzle are being revealed, of course the viewers or "mythology-whores" as you call them (even the ones in this thread) are going to be excited.
Slow down for a sec. The show has most definitely changed. Of course there have been theories and myth-building since day one. That was never the primary agenda of the show though. What made the show great from the beginning was the emphasis on building characters and their relationships. Of course they would do that by placing them in situations within the main storyline that subsequently built up the mythology, but the show always made sure they told engaging, insightful character pieces within each episode, and in the best cases, the characters' personal journeys would reflect (and in turn elaborate on) the wider narrative arc. Of course the pace was slower under this design (which drove the mythology-whores nuts, especially in season 3) but I personally feel the show was better for it.
Now it seems to have moved the emphasis towards concluding the wider narrative arc and finishing the myth-building, characters secondary. I mean since the end of season 3, outside of a handful of cases, have we really learned or felt anything significant new about any of these people we've spent 4 years watching? Not really. As a result, the episodes for the most part have also moved to a more haphazard design that cuts between a far greater number of groups and individual plot threads at the same time. Apparently we need to know everything that's happening in this show all at the same time. I know a lot of people have no problem with this, and that's fine. For my time though, I think it's a lousy way to do things.
Something that occurred to me when I was watching it, and just came back to me now was Kate and Sun's conversation. When Sun was recounting events on the freighter, she said to Kate "I don't blame you." I don't know if it was a subtle change in her tone or body language, but I got a distinct deceptive vibe. If she really does blame Kate, does that make Kate the second person along with Ben that she holds responsible for Jin's death? If this is the case, does that prove she's working with Widmore, or is she acting solely for her own reasons? Last season, I was convinced that she wasn't being sincere with Widmore, that she was setting him up. Now I don't know.
Sun does seem a little dark. In the recap one of the producers said that Sun believes Jin is dead, not that Jin is dead.
That was all very confusing.
Sun does seem a little dark. In the recap one of the producers said that Sun believes Jin is dead, not that Jin is dead.
I caught that, too.
I was wondering if Sun blames Jack. I have to go back and watch the episode again but I believe after she told Kate she doesn't blame her, she said, "So, how's Jack?" It was a little creepy. I got the impression she might blame Jack - he's the one who practically dragged Kate back to the helicopter and kept insisting that they couldn't turn around, it was too late, etc. I love the new dark side of her character.
Sun does seem a little dark.
Something I found curious last night--Richard Alpert told Locke that when he saw him the next time, he wouldn't know him, and to show him the compass. Well what happened to that episode when Alpert visited him in various stages of Locke's life to see if he was "ready"?
Doesn't really add up.