On Lost: "Eggtown"

Hey Lost fans, this is Jay from "The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack," and I will be heading up the new Lost blog here at the Huffington Post. Each week, the day after a new episode of LOST, I will post the latest thoughts and theories swirling around each new episode.

With last night's episode "Eggtown," we found out the 4th member of the Oceanic 6 is Kate Austin. We saw Kate in last season finale's shocking flash-forward reveal, but we were not certain whether or not Kate was a member of the Oceanic 6. There was quite a few big questions and reveals in last night's episode, so lets take a look at them.

Who Kate Had To Get Back To:

In last season's finale, Kate told Jack that she had to go back to someone: "He is going to be wondering where I am." Who was this person she had to get back to? This was one of the many questions that swirled around the Season 3 Finale. Now we know: her son. Well -- Claire's son -- but that is a different reveal.

Was Kate Pregnant - And Whose Child Is It?:

Since last season's cage hook up between Sawyer and Kate and the reveal that the island increases men's sperm count ten fold, we've been led to believe that Kate was preggers with Sawyer's island love child. Right up until we saw the toddler with blonde hair, right up until Kate said, "Hi Aaron," this theory was holding true. In that instant, we were all shocked (aside from my girlfriend who called that it was Aaron early on in the episode). A million new questions were raised in true LOST style, but not before some answers were finally settled.

Miles' $3.2 Million Offer:

The "Boaties" made more splashes as well. Miles's urgent need to talk to Ben ended up being an odd bribe to cover up Ben's existence on the island in return for 3.2 billion dollars. Ben asked the logical question that I'm sure we were all asking too: "Why 3.2 Million?"

Where is the Helicopter?

Sayid, Desmond, and Frank Lapidus's piloted helicopter had not yet arrived on the boat a full day after it left the island. This is a rather startling revelation to Jack, the islanders and the viewers.

Jack's Alternate Story of the 815 Crash:

A nice shocker was Jack's not-so-truthful explanation of what happened after the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. Since last season's finale, we have been wondering: What are they covering up? Most theories assumed that not all of the survivors were off the island with Jack and Kate -- and when we heard Hurley screaming, "I'm one of the Oceanic 6!!" in this season's excellent premiere, it was confirmed. This, of course, leads to more questions. Did the rest die? Is there a cover-up? We all assume that there was a cover-up. Jack's story of only eight surviving the crash and Kate playing the role of hero all but confirmed it. So we have ourselves a nice, juicy conspiracy. Now what?

Last night's episode effectively kept up the frantic pace that this season has set, answering some really good questions while effectively bringing up new ones. Why does Kate have Claire's baby? Why did Jack lie about the events of the plane crash? Where in the world did that helicopter go? Why does Miles want $3.2 million? Why does Locke let Ben get inside his head? And most importantly: Why can't Kate just choose Jack or Sawyer already? Well, I guess that would be rather boring for the over-all story, but it annoys me when Kate bounces back and forth with who she wants this week. Just flip a coin if you're having that much trouble!

Leave your comments here on what your theories or answers are to last night's episode. Also, be sure to check out my previously mentioned podcast, "The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack." You can find it on iTunes by searching "Jay and Jack" or "Lost Podcast". You can also find it by checking our website, JayandJack.com.

Comments

[animaserena]

Aaron is not part of the Oceanic 6, as he was not part of the manifest. I've been listening to a number of podcasts, and theories, and I'm starting to lean in with those who believe there has to be a very good reason why Jack doesn't want anything to do with Aaron. We know he has been hung up on Kate since they met, he told her he loved her, and he never seem to have problems with Aaron in the island, so why now? Did he have to make a hard choice in which Claire ended up dead? Did he learned Aaron is his half-nephew and he can't deal with the prospect of raising him as his own (which seems very out of character for him)? Something happened to Claire and may be other losties, that's what they are covering up, and as we saw at the end of the last season, it will get to him.

[stefanielaine]

I don't think Miles really wants 3.2 million - I think it's code, and I don't think that they're really enemies. Maybe Miles is trying to tell Ben about Daniel's experiment where the clocks were off by 31.5 seconds.

[alexash]

Let's think about two aspects not discussed yet:

-the psychic in season 2 (?) told Claire she wouldn't raise her baby and put her on the plane to the fake adoptees. For a mother to hand over her infant would be no simple task. My hunch is Claire will meet some terrible fate.

-At the end of Eggtown, Jack can not face seeing Aaron. Now, we know Aaron is his nephew and the way Kate spoke to him it was as though the child was "his" and important for him to see. I think he might know. Whatever took place back on the island must make the presence of the child too awful a reminder. Jack, who was always sort of the moral compass of the show, is now telling lies under oath about their experience. And encouraging the tortured, hospitalized Hurley to do the same. Whatever they're hiding is intriguing to keep me watching.

On a sidenote, I think that those who get fed up with the show aren't really getting it. As a writer, I am impressed to find a series that in four seasons presented dynamic backstories on some dozen main characters that are interwoven from season to season and still leave us capable of making connections without any major confusion. And then throw the island mania into it and it is remarkable that we can keep up with any of it. The pieces of the puzzle are artfully placed. Try explaining this show to someone who has never seen it and it sounds ridiculous. While lack of information can be frustrating, I disagree that anything about this show has not been planned out with some care all along.

[raker]

I enjoy Lost a lot, but it really bugs me when we're given a dramatic climax, like Locke getting shot and left for dead, and then he's back in the next episode, not only alive but perfectly well, apparently not even a little sore for having been shot. Lots of contemporary dramas do these fake dramatic "never mind" moments. Oz and Six Feet Under and Nip/Tuck are full of them. They cheapen otherwise well-written shows.

[TyroneTanic]

I don't think Aaron counts as one of the six. My guess is that spots #5 and #6 belong to Sun and Jin.

I still want to know who was in the casket during last season's finale.

[sarainitaly]

I thought maybe the remaining survivors were killed by the Others, or the ship, or whatever... BUT Jack and Hurley said they should go back. They have to go back. They are covering up for something. Very curious.

[Libsrule]

Actually the only question I have is why people are bothering with this drivel. It started out with such high hopes and grand ambition and then it has devolved into....well hell I can't figure it out anymore.

The show writers just make things up and besides I am sick of the ultraviolence and killing and hatred and such.

I really had such high hopes for this show. I quit watching during the third season because I was losing interest during the second.

Now I just watch the first episdoe, and the last episode where they do the season highlights.

Everything else is just a waste of time.

BUT HEY, enjoy, I'd rather watch grass grow.

[sarainitaly]

"I am sick of the ...hatred and such."

But you hang out on Huff Po, a place filled with so much hate and negativity? haha This place is WAY worse than Lost.

Last season suffered a little, but I am into this season. It is great again, I think.

[Libsrule]

Strange but all I see is talk back and forth.

Some vile (going by some of your past comments) and some civil and most just comments.

YET you see hate and negativity?

Only from rightwing whackjobs who hate America and it's freedoms and who come here to post their venom and filth whereas that rightwing Neo Clown sites allow NO DISSENT on their sites.

Gotta wonder why the rightwingers are so terrified of dissent and yet all you see here is hate and negativity.

Here's a quarter, go buy yourself a clue.

[sarainitaly]

first of all, I was teasing!
if you see vile comments in my profile they responding to attacks from other posters.

and your reply to me is EXACTLY the crap I am talking about. You responded to me being totally rude, and i was making a joke!

thanks for proving my point.

[TyroneTanic]

The only hate I see around here seems to be coming from you.

You hate "Lost."

You hate (and insult) anyone who dares to disagree with you.

By now, you probably hate me too.

[Colleen84]

I don't think Aaron counts as one of the Oceanic 6. That's just my gut feeling. I think they're counting adult survivors who were actually known to be on the plane.

[Colleen84]

I don't think Aaron counts as one of the Oceanic 6. That's just my gut feeling.

[Jude2004]

Then again, Aaron wouldn't have been on the flight manifest either, so maybe he wouldn't be considered one of the Oceanic 6.

[Jude2004]

I knew it was Aaron--so that makes Sayid, Hurley, Kate, Jack, and Aaron. If we don't count Ben as one of the Oceanic 6 since he wouldn't have been on the flight manifest, then we have one more person to be revealed.

[Jude2004]

I knew it was Aaron--so that makes Sayid, Hurley, Kate, Jack, and Aaron. If we don't count Ben as one of the Oceanic 6 since he wouldn't have been on the flight manifest, then we have one more person to be revealed.