the imaginary buddy thing was pretty gay. to be extremely pc and mature about it – GAY. so lame, i slumped a bit on the couch. and i can’t blame the losties for being suspicious of jack now after all this crap. first, he doesn’t want to be leader then he gets angry when he’s not, total douchebaggery there.

i’ll still keep watching but the show is spiraling out of the fun-zone into boring and hokey territory that we always feared it would wind up floating in. i can only suspect that the true ’secret’ of the island has changed a few times in the minds of the creators so that is what’s to blame for all of the backpeddling and paradoxes.

This one?
LAME.

You said it sister!

One of these days, I’m writing an essay about the “Daddy Issues” on this show. Fer serious.

Kate’s dad was an abusive fucktard
Jack’s dad was an alcoholic fucktard (and was also Claire’s abandoning fucktard real dad)
Hurley’s dad was a flat-leaving, flaky fucktard
Sawyer’s dad was a cowardly fucktard
Locke’s dad was a conning fucktard
Sun’s dad is a criminal fucktard
Ben’s dad is an alcoholic, verbally abusive fucktard

The only one who had nice dad that we know of is Jin, but he allowed himself to be pulled in by the likes of Sun’s fucktard dad…

We don’t know anything about Charlie’s, Sayid’s, or Desmond’s parents – I wonder if we’ll ever get a glimpse of them? Also, I wonder what the tie-in is between crappy fathers, infertile mothers, and this Island???

I also thought it was interesting how much Ben and Locke are similar… both had crappy lives, both killed their dads, both “joined” up with the Others.

And what about Richard (the guy who told young Ben to be patient)? Do the Others not age on the island, or was he playing his own dad? Aarg! My brain hurts.

As for: If anything, Ben is that guy at the Emerald City Gates hollering “Who rang that bell?., let’s not forget that that WAS the Wizard, as was the guy who drove the wagon pulled by the Horse of a Different Color. All the same guy. Jacob (whoever or whatever he is) obviously has a very close tie to Ben…and there’s a strong possibility that he’s a manifestation of Ben’s creation in some way.

Though, a theory going around at the moment is that Jacob is the “Spirit of the Island”, which wouldn’t be unlikely either…Ben, obviously feeling threatened by Locke’s being able to hear him after years of being the defacto leader himself, tries to kill Locke to preserve his own position. And I say “tries” to kill Locke, because I refuse to believe that they would kill Locke this soon. There’s still so much more for him to do.

As for Ben “beaning him in the head” – let’s not forget that he’s still walking with a cane and is not in the best of health. After Locke just kicked Mikhail’s ass and carried his father’s dead carcass through the jungle to catch up with him, do you really think the smart thing for Ben to do would be to take him on with a rock? Uh, no.

I’m sorry, but I think the writing on this show has gotten consistently stronger since that stupid episode where we learn what Jack’s tattoo means, and I can’t wait for the showdown next week.