Lost Observations – “The Constant”

Sometimes I watch the most recent episode of Lost twice before posting my observations, but not this time. I just got done watching it, and I can’t wait to watch it again. I also couldn’t wait to get my thoughts on paper (er, on the blog).

Time travel has always intrigued me and boggled my mind. The concepts are so complex that the paradoxes can get all tangled and very few movies or programs get it 100% accurate or stick to the rules they themselves have created. (And even as a casual perfectionist, those loose ends irk me!) As I was watching the latest episode of Lost, “The Constant,” I wondered how the 2004 Daniel wouldn’t remember meeting the 1996 Desmond when he met him on the island. Then it hit me: How convenient is it that a person who has been visited by a person from the future has memory loss!

I have the utmost faith in Lost to get all the ends tied up nicely. I hope. Now, if we only knew what all the rules were, we could play along, too!

Needless to say, I really liked this episode of Lost. Desmond is one of my favorite characters, and the ending made me very happy and hopeful. I wonder how things will go from here? I need to refresh my memory about what prompted Penny to start looking for Desmond “for the last three years.” In addition to that, I can’t wait to peruse the re-caps or close-ups on the Internet, and there are a TON of things I want to see again. (Daniel’s map for Frank, for one. And some of his scribbles in his journal and the chalk-board may or may not offer some clues.) Check out my blogroll for some good links.

I still have some questions, such as: The side-effects Desmond suffered in this episode are different from his flashes of the past and future, right? Are they related? Will these side-effects stop now that Desmond has made contact with his constant? What about Daniel? Will his stop as well, now that he’s made contact with Desmond? And, just what was he doing that caused him to suffer side-effects? How did he find out about the island in the first place? Who else has suffered from these side-effects (besides poor George Minkowski)? Oh…and how exciting it was to see The Black Rock! What’s in the journal, and did the auctioneer say it belonged to a Mr. Hanso!? I wonder if Mr. Widmore gave Desmond Penny’s address because he knew that it would be related to the island (and finding The Black Rock) in some way?

Some answers! So many more questions! At least we’ve been given a lot more to think about… I can’t wait until next week.