Follow Pierre Chang on Facebook!

Sure, it's the Muppet, but come on, you follow all sorts of interesting characters on Facebook, don't you?  Thanks to our friend JOpinionated for this link, it’s a hoot!

LOST Zombie Cast with Jonine

LOSTblog.com presents Jonine aka @lifesaver45 talking with @badM0Mbot about how she spent the hiatus, meeting a LOST character, and preparing for the premiere.

If you consider "Maybe" as a response to possible casting then *SPOILER ALERT*

ABC.com – Lost – Podcast Evangeline Lilly

ABC.com - Lost – Podcast

via SKOutlaw@YouTube

@Loster21's Tweets O' the Day for February 10, 2010

Still content-spoiler-free on episode 3 until after the Friday UK airing!  Now, many LOST fans, including me, were also fans of Dollhouse.  If that includes you, you’ll get this great crossover wish from our friend @Batchout:

batchout - Headline in my dream: #LOST Imprints now available from #Dollhouse 's Rossum Corporation. 1yr to pay! Ask 4 our Jack/Kate/Sawyer Combo pack! 8:37 AM Feb 10th

Whether or not you’ve seen this week’s episode, you may have heard that a very few people didn’t care for it as much as other episodes, but there was plenty of fan gushing on Twitter yesterday, including this first one that made me laugh out loud:

LOST Valentines

These are HILARIOUS! Artist Lee Bretschneider has created some exactly-right Valentines for the LOST lovers in your life!

See the rest here and don’t miss any of them!

LOST Promo Pics - "What Kate Does"

        

 

Thanks @TheODI and @DarkUFO

LOST Recap (shorter and funnier) Episode 6.03 “What Kate Does”

SEASON 6 Recaps

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"What Kate Does"

Previously on LOST: Our losties walk around a lot and end up prisoners at the Temple, Juliet croaked, Sayid woke up from the dead and, by the end, our losties are in serious need of a bath.

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Begin Episode 6.03

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[AT THE] TEMPLE

Uber-Hippie makes a beeline for Sensei's lair deep w/in the Temple. Sensei is typing on a VERY FAMILIAR TYPEWRITER (aka Mikail's typewriter, I'm thinkin').  He fondles his necklace when he hears the news: "He's alive."

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TEMPLE SPA ROOM

Jack and Hurley fawn over a newly resurrected Sayid.

• Sayid: I feel lightheaded.


• Jack: You've been mostly dead all day!


• Kate: Back from the dead. Weird, right?


• Sawyer: I'm outta here.

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LA_X

Kate escapes the airport with a gun on the cabbie and Claire in the backseat. She tells Claire to Shut Up! SHE SPOTS JACK ON HIS CELL PHONE (weird non-verbal exchange between them). Claire tries to split, the cabbie DOES split, and Kate mans the wheel. Once away from the airport, she kicks Claire (who we NOW see is very pregnant) to the curb.

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TEMPLE REC AREA

Kate leads the way as Jin and Jack help Sayid out to the courtyard. Sayid gets some water and the skinny. Jack check's Sayid's gut wound. It's almost completely closed.

• Sayid: (to Jack) thanks for saving my life.


• Jack: You've been mostly dead all day!

Sensei arrives in a snit. Uber-Hippie asks Sayid to come inside for a little chit-chat. Jack protests. Sensei sicks his droogs on our Crew! A gunshot.

• Sawyer: Open the frickin' door cuz I'm leavin'.


• Sensei: You have to stay.


• Sawyer: Up yours!


• Kate: Don't go, James!


• Sawyer: Don't come after me.

Sawyer exits. Sensei's droogs restrain Jack and haul Sayid off. Poof! A familiar face (the guy reading when he was supposed to be guarding Carl in the mind control room) pops up waving a gun. Kate insists she can bring Sawyer back (and make him stay -- Anyone thinking that might be stretching the truth a bit? What's she got? A magic Sawyer leash and collar?).  Jin volunteers to go with her. Weirdness alert: Uber-Hippie: It's very important he get back here safely.

Kate’s Eyes in What Kate Did

It’s subtle but I’m seeing Kate’s left eye as lighter in the sideways world when she’s having an ‘echo’ experience.  Seeing Jack, Opening Claire’s bag to find Orca, When Claire says Aaron’s name.  Outside of those scenes, and on the island her eyes are the same shade color.

Kate and Jack – Lost TV Series Montage

By Johnathan Hepner and Blake Barclay

 

Thanks @JimTheLostFan

New Geronimo Jack's Beard Podcast Up!

Wow there is a GREAT amount of info on Jorge Garcia and Beth’s new podcast!  They don’t know what’s really going to happen, but they have some great theories and give out some kinda spoilery info on the script and the centrics.  Great new theme song, much longer than the first podcast (42 minutes).  Also some great photos from the temple set.  Really great, check it out here and follow on Twitter here .

Matthew Fox - Brian Bowen Smith Photoshoot #LOST

More pic's at

Thanks @ByCarLost

The LOSTBlog.com Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Anthony Zuaro of Motivators TV

Another zombified Wednesday for me; stayed up to watch LOST until 3 a.m. this morning despite swearing I wouldn't. But how could I resist? However I chugged back just enough coffee to put our LOSTBlog interview to Anthony Zuaro of Motivators TV. Scroll to the end for a sample of their fabulous LOST parody work, follow Anthony on Twitter here and read on to discover his answers to our burning 16 questions...

Q: How long have you been watching Lost?

A: Since January 2008. I don't know how it didn't show up on my radar until then, but my best friend from high school (let’s call him my constant) gave me Season 1 for my birthday and I became addicted immediately and caught up as soon as I possibly could.

@Loster21's Tweets O' the Day for February 8-9, 2010

Hey LOST fans!  Another combined-days post due to excessive flashes-sideways to Real Life.  Happy to have at least temporarily flashed sideways back to Virtual World!  Some great tweets you don’t want to miss, starting off with a tweet from the new Twitter account of Jorge Garcia (Hugo “Hurley” Reyes) and his girlfriend Beth, named after their new podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard – definitely check it out, it’s their thoughts on each week’s new LOST episode, posted after each episode airs, so no spoilers.

gjacksbeard - Already getting fired up for the new #LOST tomorrow night. Starting a S2 rewatch tonight. 11:50 AM Feb 8th

Next is LOSTblog’s editor’s latest pet theory:

LOST Untangled – What Kate Does

Dr. Pierre Chang untangles the web of life at the temple!

Instant Dharma: What Kate Does edition

from InsideTV at AOL.com

Matthew Fox Gets Lost: Leaves LA For Oregon Wilderness

Although LOST star Matthew Fox has enjoyed his time shooting the popular series in and around the Hawaiian islands, the 43-year-old is really looking forward to getting away from it all.

The actor last year purchased a little over 10 acres up on Broken Top, a long dormant volcano near Bend, Oregon. The area resides within the Three Sisters Wilderness, which makes up 242,000 acres of the Willamette National Forest. Fox, who grew up on a farm in Wyoming, said he loves the wide open beauty of isolation. “We didn’t have neighbors or anything like that,” he told Seven Magazine. “I think I did feel isolated, but in a good way. That’s remained very important to me. I really need those wide open spaces and feelings of loneliness, I can hear myself better there.”

“When I’m in Los Angeles I just can’t f***ing wait to get out of it. The traffic and everything just drives me nuts.”

Fox’s brother also lives in the area — and he’s excited to build a tight relationship between the two families. “We’re moving to Oregon,” he said last year. “I want to be closer to my brothers and their children. We really want our kids to have tight first-cousin relationships. I want to enjoy fishing, hiking, skiing, mountains and fresh air.”

Thanks @MissTrade

 

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2010/02/10/matthew-fox-gets-lost-leaves-la-for-oregon-wilderness/

Smokey the LOST Bear – Limited T-Shirt Offer

As I type this the countdown timer on this very limited edition t-shirt if at 6 hours and 56 minutes and counting. 

From the website:

A word from the curator:
The appearence of the polar bear was my favorite moment in the early episodes of Lost- it was so perfectly absurd and mysterious that it set the tone for the entire series. I'm loving this tribute to that moment and the dangers of the island!

Tell us the background of this design
Well I’m a huge LOST fan so it’s only natural that I’d create a design to honor my favorite show. Smoke the Bear like most of my ideas just hit me one day while sitting at my work station…I thought it would be awesome to dress this well know character as an “other” and add a few references to one of the coolest events so far, the Dharma purge. (*cough* shovel *cough*)
PS - I know it’s not a question but if you had to ask me what I’m most looking forward to in season 6 it would be the Richard Frickin’ Alpert episode! Somebody needs to explain to me how Luis from the sitcom Suddenly Susan became an immortal(?) island dweller…seriously!!

Read the rest and get your order in at TeeFury.com

Jimmy Fallon’s LOST parody: LATE

Between the Bud Light commercial on CBS and Jimmy Fallon's parody on NBC, I'm positive that Jacob works for ABC publicity and is playing jedi-mind tricks to get all of this free publicity.

 

I know that Jimmy Fallon is a big LOST fan even having Michael Emerson read ‘Little Boy Blue’ last year that was absolutely awesome. 

Hiro Sanada: Lost’s Temple Boss lost

from IGN

Those of you who saw Hiroyuki Sanada's new character on last week's season premiere of Lost might have recognized the actor from such English-language films as The Last Samurai, Sunshine and Rush Hour 3. But Sanada's career actually spans over 40 years, and Japanese projects such as The Twilight Samurai, The Ring and Detective Zame have made him a household name in Japan and garnered him international acclaim.

IGN TV: Were you a fan of Lost before you joined the show?
Hiroyuki Sanada: Yeah, of course. I haven't watched all of the episodes, but most of them. But yeah, I was a big fan.

Read the whole thing here.

Thanks @DocArzt

LOST LOLCats

Here’s a little taste:

See the rest here. (tip o’ the twitter hat to @mrsbernake)

The LOSTBlog.com Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel

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Stewart Mandel is a professional writer from New York. For the past decade he has written about college football and basketball for SI.com and Sports Illustrated. Mandel's first book, Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls: Tackling the Chaos and Controversy That Reign Over College Football, was published in 2007. In 2008 he took first place (enterprise category) and second place (game story) in the Football Writers Association of America's annual writing contest. He also placed first in the 2005 contest (columns).

In addition to being one the nation's top sports writers, Stewart is a LOSTaholic (lucky us!). He recently started a weekly podcast, The Mandel Initiative (also available on ITunes), which will focus on Lost (as well as football). You can follow Stewart on Twitter here.

Q: How long have you been watching Lost?

A: This is probably going to seem like blasphemy to anyone reading this blog ... but the beginning of season five. Obviously, I'd seen previous episodes here or there, but I didn't become a regular viewer until January '09. I went from newbie to obsessed rather quickly, watching 2-3 old episodes a night on line to catch up.

Q: How did Lost get its polar bear claws into you? What about it got you hooked?

A: I know a lot of the show's critics didn't like the time-travel, but I found it fascinating. I am genuinely in awe of the writers' story-telling inventiveness. The fact that there's so much thinking that goes into consuming the show is one of the things I enjoy most about it, and when I found myself trying to dissect Farraday's initial "record spinning" explanation, I knew I was hooked. I also think it's the most visually appealing show on TV, especially in HD on a big-screen.

Q: Favorite character?

A: Hurley. I'm much more a comedy guy by nature, and he plays that character so perfectly. The scene last year in 1977 when he's looking at his hand, waiting for it to disappear a la Back to the Future, is the epitome of that character.

Q: Least favorite character?

A: Sun. She brings nothing to the table. How many times do we have to hear her say, "Have you seen my husband? Do you know how I can find my husband?"

Q: Favorite episode or season?

A: Through the Looking Glass. It had everything -- "Not Penny's Boat," the first flash-forwards and of course Hurley saving the day.

Q: Least favorite episode or season?

A: Most of the episodes with the tail section survivors. Unless we soon see a dramatic return from Ana Lucia, Libby or Mr Eko, that's going to go down as a pretty worthless period.

Q: Are you Team Jack or Team Locke?

A: I'm not sure which Locke we're referring to at this point, but even the "evil" Locke is more intriguing than Jack.

Q: If you had to be one of the following, which would it be and why: an 815 survivor, an Other or a member of the Dharma Initiative?

A: It would have been really cool to a member of the Dharma Initiative up until the whole mass-murder thing. So I'll have to go with 815.

Q: Tell us a bit about your podcast.

A: Since Lost's season conveniently lined up with the start of the college football offseason, I thought it would be fun to do a podcast that centered around Lost. We still talk football a little to start the show, and I'll bring in whatever other "newsy" stories are going on that week, but the hook will continue to be Lost for as long as the season runs (or for as long as my bosses let me keep doing it, whichever lasts longer).

Q: What are your favorite online Lost communities, blogs, podcasts, etc.?

A: I read every episode recap I can find the next day, starting first and foremost with Doc Jensen (whose Totally Lost videos are a must, too), New York Mag, Best Week Ever, and a bunch of others people wind up forwarding me. Since we started doing the podcast, I've also been checking out other Lost podcasts as well, starting with the official Cuse/Lindelof one.

Q: Tell us something interesting/scary/amusing/downright weird about how your time in the Lost fan-verse has changed your life.

A: Well this happened just recently. My fiancee and I have been talking about a spring vacation to Argentina (where a friend of hers lives) for a long time now, and last Sunday, we finally sat down and picked the dates and booked the tickets for May 21-31. Two nights later, after the Lost premiere, on Jimmy Kimmel, the producers announce the date of the finale: May 23. I was horrified. The next morning, I sent her an email explaining that, I know you're going to think I'm crazy but we need to reschedule the trip. There's no way I'm going to be out of the country for the series finale. It took a day of emails and calls to win her over, but she eventually came around. The tickets have been changed.

Q: You’re in an elevator with someone who has never seen as much as a second of Lost. You got on in the lobby and you’re both headed to the fifteeth floor. How do you convince them to buy and watch all the DVDs before the elevator gets there?

A: I think I'd just tell them that story. Hopefully they'd realize that any show that could take over your life to that extent is worth watching.

Q: Has watching Lost sparked any creative inspiration in your life, i.e. writing, media, art, etc.?

A: The column I wrote wrapping up college football Signing Day, which was less than 24 hours after the season premier, was constructed entirely around the same premise. I began with a flash-forward, then introduced a flash-sideways. People who watch the show appreciated it, and people who didn't never knew anything to be different.

Q: How do you plan on combatting PLDS (Post Lost Distress Syndrome) or do you think we’re all destined to end up continously re-watching our Lost: The Complete Series Ultimate Box Set for the rest of our lives?

A: It's going to be tough, no question. I can't even begin to comprehend it. For me, it's like, what if there was no NEXT football season? Incomprehensible. But this is a golden era for television, and I'm sure I will develop a new addiction soon enough.

Q: What do you think will be Lost’s legacy?

A: Good question. While the show is very popular, it doesn't have the same mass appeal as a Seinfeld or Friends, so I don't know whether it will be viewed as the same cultural phenomenon. I do think it will forever be a standard bearer for that genre -- any future sci-fi/character-driven action shows will be compared to Lost. The show itself will almost assuredly retain a cult following, and I could even see future fans who never watched it at the time picking up the DVDs and getting hooked.

Personally, I look at Lost like a modern-day version of great literature. Since nobody reads books anymore (except my co-host Mallory Rubin), I wonder if Lost will one day be discussed in classrooms and amongst thinking people like a classic novel. Because to me the writing is absolutely on the same level creatively.

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/podcasts/stewart_mandel/

http://www.twitter.com/slmandel

Thanks Stewart from everyone at the LOSTBlog.com!

Lost In Music

From The Guardian

Lost in music: songs inspired by the series

Meet Sonic Weapon Fence, The Oceanic Six and Previously on Lost - but why aren't bands inspired by any other shows



Lost isn't a particularly musical television programme. Although Michael Giacchino's score can be touching at times, the show doesn't even have a proper theme tune. In fact, the nearest thing is probably Charlie Pace's fictional hit You All Everybody – a song so astoundingly cloddish and misshapen that the thought of his band, Drive Shaft, becoming successful in any meaningful way requires more suspension of disbelief than the smoke monster, the time travelling and the nuclear bomb put together.

But just because Lost itself isn't very musical, it doesn't mean that its fans are similarly affected. Over the past couple of years, a number of bands have been formed with the sole intention of writing and performing songs purely about Lost. Los Angeles has The Oceanic Six, an electronic outfit with songs called things like Mr Eko and Dude. New York has Previously On Lost, whose Be My Constant and Wherever Sun Go (I Go) sound like early Babybird demos. And then there's Chicago's Sonic Weapon Fence.

Sonic Weapon Fence are by far the pick of the bunch. They write bright, smart, Weezer-ish pop-punk tunes about Lost from a fan's perspective, including an ode to the man who got liquidised by the jet engine in the first scene of the pilot (That Sucks, Gary) to a meditation on why Kate probably wouldn't be able to get away with her romantic indecision if she were male (the song Kate + No One 4 Eva! contains the chorus "Kate Kate Kate/ I hope that you end up alone"). It doesn't matter how much you know about Lost – these songs are good in their own right.

But why have the likes of Sonic Weapon Fence picked Lost? Why aren't there bands who devote themselves to other shows, such as Heroes or 24 or Midsomer Murders? It could be the sci-fi element. The last show to have inspired this many bands was Star Trek – which spawned the likes of No Kill 1 and the Klingon-speaking Stovokor – and Lost does seem to be cut from the same relentlessly geeky cloth, to such an extent that Damon Lindelof will write the next Star Trek film once Lost is finished.

But maybe there's another reason. Maybe it's because Lost doesn't belong to the television companies any more. Between the clever online games, the constant literary references that beg to be explored and the feverish messageboard dissection of every single moment of every single episode, Lost fans have got so used to living Lost instead of just watching it that they've claimed the show as their own. It's a communal experience now. Contributing to the canon by writing songs – or by filming videos, or by making fancy artwork – is just a natural, organic extension of their fandom.

It's hard to see that translating to any other shows. FlashForward tried to inspire the same level of interaction with its Mosaic Collective website, but that fell flat – possibly because viewers quickly realised that the only important part of the show was the last two minutes of every episode, and they didn't need to faff about online to get answers for that.

And, seriously, who'd want to listen to a band dedicated to 24? Unless the band called itself Hard Perimeter. Or Dammit Chloe. Because that would actually be quite cool.

Perhaps it's pointless to work out why Lost inspired bands such as Sonic Weapon Fence. Events like this can't be calculated or replicated, they just happen. But it's an undoubtedly good thing that these Lost bands exist – at least now we can tap our toes while we scratch our heads.

LOST Official Vidcast: 6.03 What Kate Does

Pre-hashing.  Sorta like Prevenge, but not.  Which by the way, also read the Doc Jensen preview, no spoilers, just re-watched reminders – LOST: ‘Kate’ Expectations + Totally LOST

There you go, you’re LOSTday refreshed post.  Namaste

The LOSTblog Fan Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Todd Hertz of ThinkChristian.net

I ran across Todd Hertz the week before LA X when I found his site ThinkChristian.net. Todd is also one of the LOST bloggers for Christianity Today. His insights into connections between faith and culture are well worth your read and I hope you will check out some of his stuff. After you read his answers, I think you will agree!

Q: How long have you been watching Lost? If you’ve been watching since the pilot, can you remember your initial reaction to it?

A. I remember all the billboards and commercials about this weird show on an island—and the hobbit saying, “Guys, where ARE we?” I honestly didn’t think it’d be a show I would like. It looked too by-the-numbers and soap opera-esque, but I was into Alias and would give anything from J.J. a shot. I watched the pilot and thought it was just okay. It interested me but didn’t blow me away. I thought I’d give it a few episodes.

Q: How did Lost get its polar bear claws into you? What about it got you hooked?

A. John Locke’s “Walkabout” episode sealed the deal for me. Until seeing it, I was only lukewarm. By the time Locke’s secret was revealed at the end of the episode, I was a die-hard. I loved the storytelling, the gravitas, and the strength of this character.

Our Own Jacob Gets Interviewed

LOSTblog.com's very own Jacob recently sat down for an interview with our friends over at F**kYeaLost.com. Check it out here.

@Loster21’s Tweets O’ the Day for February 7, 2010 and LOSTblog Weekend Wrapup

Didja see the Super Bowl? More important, didja see the LOST-related commercials? One featured Francois Chau (Dr Chang/Halliwax/Candle) in a lab coat, the other is of survivors of a plane crash on a tropical island, featuring one decidedly Kate-looking castaway. See them both here. In response we saw a lot of fan tweets like these:

jenwag57 - I got more excited from that commercial than any other because I yelled out Lost, Pierre Chang!

YaGottaBKiddnMe - LOL! Bud Light is loving LOST this year :)

erinava - I LOVED THAT #LOST BUD LIGHT COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!!!!

and these from production:

EWDocJensen - @DamonLindelof to EW on Bud/Lost-themed spots: "My love for seeing Francois Chau (Dr. Candle) back in a white labcoat..." (more)

EWDocJensen - “… is surpassed only by kicking myself for never having thought to use one of the plane engines as a hot tub.”

AdamHorowitzLA - I think someone at Budweiser watches our show

CarltonCuse - No, we did not have anything to do with the Bud Light LOST parody, but just back from doing press with Hiro [The Temple Master] and saw it -- it was funny.

Carlton does seem to be having a great and informative time in Tokyo:

CarltonCuse - We cannot compete with the technological wonders of a Japanese toilet seat. Power water jets, deodorizer, oscillator, and heated seat.

But Damon was clearly watching the game, or at least the commercials and half-time:

DamonLindelof - I am now following Oprah on twitter. She will not be denied.

DamonLindelof - Quick. How many songs in WHO medley AREN'T opening themes for CSI shows? Answer: NONE.

As I posted yesterday , Damon was hoping for a Saints win, so he should be happy. Hopefully he’s also checked out some of these other great posts from LOSTblog over the weekend:

• My Tweets O’ the Day UK Premiere Live Tweeting Edition


• Bad Mombot’s LOST Zombie Cast with Joni in Belgium


• An excellent interview by Juliet’s Smokin Muffins of Hurley's Guitar Case


• Amy’s Recap of LA X pts 1 & 2


• Interviews of LOST poster artist Jim Macleod

and links to The LOST Locations Tour, LOST Opening Titles if it was 1967, an interview with the man behind the LOST ARG poster series, and even – this is so cool – a LOST crossword puzzle! So if you didn’t get a chance to check any of this out over the weekend, or even if you did, check em out now!

I’ll leave you today with a reminder that at least one LOST Exec Producer is a regular guy:

AdamHorowitzLA - Dressing two babies for brunch by myself was harder than writing Tron 9:19 AM Feb 7th

or maybe not…

AdamHorowitzLA - After Lois runs thru tanslucent Superman, leaving only ONE Supes left. Why does Zod casually lean up against him? 10:35 AM Feb 7th

Enjoy the DAY BEFORE LOST SEASON 6 EPISODE 2!!!

Book Review: The Gospel According to Lost

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If you are looking for a book that explains how the TV show LOST will end, The Gospel According to LOST by Pastor Chris Seay is NOT for you. However, if you are interested in pursuing dynamics from the hit show that are tie-ins to Christianity and how the characters of LOST remind us of our own need to pursue a relationship with God, this book is right up your alley.

Chris Seay is a church planter, pastor, and president of Ecclesia Bible Society and he is a LOSTaholic. Picking this book up was an intriguing proposition for me as I, too, am a pastor and, yes, a LOSTaholic. The Gospel According to LOST (from now on referred to as GAtL) doesn’t focus on plots or theories, but rather on characters and how those characters connect with all of us in a real and tangible way.

This book uses character sketches to weave in the struggles the castaways face and how we, the readers, are entrenched in the same struggles. Whether it is the tension between faith and reason with Jack Shephard and John Locke, or the haunting of a past that will not leave us alone, like Sayid Jarrah, we connect. Or maybe it’s the compassionate con-man we have all come to love, Sawyer, that we resonate with. Perhaps the example of true love that we all experience with Desmond and Penny that encapsulates us. Pastor Seay does a masterful job of driving home personal application as he unfolds various characters from the show.

But ultimately GAtL is not about LOST. It’s about you and it’s about me. Seay writes, “Unlikely as it seems, it is possible that this epic television series may be filled with stories that inspire us to love both God and one another, wisdom that will lead us toward a vibrant relationship with God, and insights into a life of true faith.” I know that many in the church probably criticize Pastor Seay on a statement like that (I know this because I have been criticized on social networks already just by alluding to it!), however, it is a mistake for Christians to believe that God cannot use a media outlet to declare truth. Now don’t mistake what I am saying, I believe the Bible to be the only infallible source (you can discuss that with me here) but I also believe in what Francis Schaeffer called “true truth.” What he meant is this: if something is true…it is true. If LOST presents truth, that truth is true because it is true. Make sense?

GAtL has a clear strength: it’s focus on the characters. Listen to what Pastor Seay has to say about Sayid:

We all have this inherent ability to hurt one another. It is distinctly human and absolutely tragic. When I imagine being stranded on an island and attacked by hostile forces my instincts tell me that I want Sayid on my team. But is my own survival worth allowing someone else to be tortured…Sayid battles is capacity for evil throughout the entire series; he has seen what lies inside himself, and he is tormented by it.

The Bible says in Romans 3:23 that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” You and I both know that nobody is perfect and Pastor Seay observes that we feel this when we watch Sayid. Sayid has the potential for great evil, as do all of us, but Seay’s answer is really the gem of the whole book:

Maybe if we trade in our gun for a hammer and set off to build a school for some orphans, we can save ourselves. But this cannot be. We cannot save ourselves. We are, through the Cross, that destroyer of social paradigms, …reconciled…and this is the beauty of the gospel. We can’t earn grace; God gives it to us. No one is beyond redemption. Not even Sayid.

I recommend GAtL highly both as a pastor and a LOST fan. Is Pastor Seay approaching LOST and life with preconceived ideas about God and the world? Absolutely he is, but so do I and so do you (be honest about it). I hope you will pick up a copy of this book. It’s one thing to answer all of the questions that LOST asks, it’s another altogether to answer the questions that life throws at us. This book may start you on your journey.

In defense of Stranger in a Strange Land

I’ve already leaped to the defense of Exposé. Now I’m taking on the Spock’s Beard (per @justinkeyes) episode of LOST and giving a bit of apology for giving it a little rewatch.

So let it not be said that I’m not afraid of taking risks.

First, regarding Stranger in a Strange Land let’s just jump through all the Bai Ling scenes and any reference to Thailand.  I’m on board with having @mjgoldman dump those in the editing bin when mastering the LOST complete series Bluray set.

But the activities on Hydra Island, might bear a bit of re-watching as we revisit the Temple Others in episodes to come.  First, it’s the only episode were we see Cindy and Zach and Emma, so it bears re-watching (again with the skipping part) just to see how they’ve changed (or not changed) since 2004.  Also we have the others Sheriff putting Juliet on trial or shooting Danny and allowing Kate and Sawyer escape with Karl.   While the Jack-Juliet bus has left, the revelation of her tramp stamp mark/brand might come back into play as we learn more about the Temple Others.

Beyond those little vignettes I’m unsure if The Island scenes bear any re-watching unless you want to revisit Kate and Sawyer angst, or Krazy Karl spouting off, “God loves you like He loved Jacob.”

New Theories Blog by Mulderism

I am very happy to report that the warm and wonderful woman that so many of us know as @Mulderism on Twitter, Djuna Rykiel, has started up a new LOST theories blog called “lostrithm.” If you know Djuna at all you know that she is extremely thoughtful and deep, and you’ll see the same in her blog.  When asked about it Djuna replies:

Still tweaking, still updating. As I mention on the blog, the past theories will be linked to specific livejournal entries to honour the time stamp. The newest entries will deal with fleshed out theories. Promise no spoilers. It's always light-hearted speculation.

lostrithm is definitely worth a look, so go check it out!  Congratulations and thanks, Djuna!

Jorge Garcia’s blogging experiment – Geronimo Jack’s Beard

I listened to this last week, and I must claim overwhelming real life to have not posted a blog about it.  Jorge Garcia and his trusty sidekick (Sidekick22) Beth , are podcasting LOST episodes.  They’re spoiler-free (but not necessarily insider information free according to @DonaldJr) because, they’re recording the podcast’s when they first get the script for the episodes.  It’s great to listen to Jorge and Beth kibbutz about what going on and listen to how they’re just as confused as we are about the episode LA_X.

Give it a listen here:

Or head over to Geronimo Jack’s Beard (@gjacksbeard) to grab it from his site, or subscribe iTunes.

LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Rob Jones

From DamonCarltonandAPolarBear.com :

In celebration of LOST's final season and as a project of fan appreciation, 16 top designers and artists, who are also fans of the show, were commissioned to create artwork celebrating one of the series' most memorable, and unforgettable, "water cooler" moments. This ultimate "fan art" was then turned into labor intensive, hand-pulled screen prints, limited to an edition of just 300, with less than 200 available to the public through our websites. Each beautiful poster tells its own different story, allowing the fan to relive memorable and influential moments in an artistic manner, as the show's storied run comes to a close. Once this limited edition print has sold out, they will never be printed again. Celebrate the fandom, community and family created by one of televisions' greatest shows by hanging a little part of it's history, inspiration and influence on your wall.

Now that all 16 of the prints have been released, Lost Blog has set out to interview each of the respective artists. All these talented artists have different influences, different backgrounds, and accordingly...different takes on our favorite show. Over the next few weeks we will post our interviews with these incredible talents. Enjoy.

Our 7th interview is with Rob Jones. His piece is entitled "The Swan Station."

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LOSTblog: How did you become a fan of LOST?

Rob Jones: I read somewhere the guy that did Alias had a new show. I liked Alias and anyone who gives employment to Victor Garber, so I checked it out.

LOSTblog: Describe the details of how you were contacted to do the poster?

Rob Jones: By phone.  A while ago.  Jensen at Gallery 1988.

LOSTblog: What instructions or parameters were you given for the poster?

Rob Jones: I was told it had to be 18X24.

LOSTblog: What was your process for developing the poster?

Rob Jones: My inspiration was Lost, alchemy, the I Ching, the multi-layered symbolic opportunities of swans, David Bowie's "Cygnet Committee", Flowers in the Attic, and the cycle of failure inherent in revolutions.

The only thing I took too long struggling with was the back of the swan.  I largely based it off a swan from an old box of matches.  I had it as is and with the back wings and tail being more suggestive of fire by varying degrees.  It looked too hot-rod, so I kept it as subtle (probably too subtle) as it looks now.

The LOSTBlog.com Interview: 16 Questions We Asked Lyly Ford

Lyly Ford is 25, from France and in her words 'a crazy LOST fan' who gets up in the middle of the night so she can watch LOST at the same time as her friends across the Pond. Her LOST blog (http://lylyford.blogspot.com) is packed full of news, videos and exclusive pics and you can follow Lyly on Twitter here.

Q: How long have you been watching Lost?

A: I started watching LOST in 2004 in France. I didn’t watch the pilot; I started with the middle of The Moth. When I first saw the preview of LOST in TF1 it was the Season 1 poster and it seemed to me like another reality show with people in a jungle, so I continued to watch Smallville. Even when my friend told me it was a new series, Dominic Monaghan was in it, it was a JJ Abrams show and she told me about the first episode I was like, nah - this show seems to suck! But then after the season finale of Smallville I was bored and I thought, what can I watch? I changed the channel and Sawyer, The Moth and I hooked up. I watched the pilot and the 6 episodes I'd missed at the beginning of Season 1. I was amazed at the pilot. The first part is great but my favourite is the second - I loved the revelation about Rousseau and Charlie's line, 'Guys, where are we?'

Q: How did Lost get its polar bear claws into you? What about it got you hooked?

A: Sawyer and Locke! Seriously it’s them who made me watch week after week, one for a emotional level, the other for the mystery on the island.

TMBG theory of LOST: Ode to Particle Man?

Thanks to a pre-coffee discussion with @badm0mbot on Twitter, my mind in a serious caffeine deficit jumped to this conclusion: LOST is based on They Might Be Giants lyrics!

First proof: Particle Man (lyrics)

A story of four different “men” (or is it mans?).  Particle Man seems to be not fixed in time or space, “Is he a dot, or is he a speck? when he’s underwater does he get wet?”  I think that’s pointing to Desmond, but I could be persuaded that it’s Daniel given that he went underwater in a submarine and didn’t get wet.

Triangle man seems to hate everybody.  So I’m thinking Triangle Man is Smokey/MiB.  He picks fights with Particle Man and later with Person Man (Is he depressed, is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless?).  Person Man also lives in a garbage can.  So Person Man is obviously John Locke (Triangle Man fights Person Man, Triangle wins).

Above all these Mans is Universe Man (he’s got a watch with a minute hand, millennium hand and an eon hand,) who is obviously Jacob.

What you doubt me?  This is so obvious, but I’ll spell it out for the remedial class.  TMBG lyrics totally explain Stranger in a Strange Land.  Achara (Bai Ling) is obviously Ana Ng … and bonus lyrics from Ana Ng:

They don’t need me here and I know you’re there
Where the world goes by like the humid air
And it sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks until it goes away
And the truth is we don’t know anything.

Face it, TMBG lyrics explain EVERYTHING.  You’re welcome.

Update: The Spine was released in 2004, with an EP titled The Spine Surfs Alone.  Jack = spinal surgeon. Hawaii? Surfing capital of the world. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

check out the lyrics to:

• Experimental Film: "I already know the ending, it's the part that makes your face implode, I don't know what makes your face implode but that's the way the movie ends." <-- again written in 2004.


• Fun Assassin: "Fun assassin, killing fun for kicks-  Stab me in the front, tell me that I'm jinxed - Fun assassin, take off your disguise - Look me in the eye and lie"


• Canada Haunts Me: Ethan said he was from Canada!


• Now is Strange: "No, no, it's not before anymore - It's gone - Weird - Now is strange" <-- sideways flashes!


• Au Contraire: That's French kids. I should stop here, my theory has been proven, but I must continue!


• Damn Good Times: "When my friend got amnesia - She can't remember the show she saw - Like the one with the guy with amnesia - Who got off of the island on a helicopter"


• I Can't Hide from my Mind, Prevenge, Thunderbird, Bastard Wants to Hit Me.

If I continued, I'd probably start explaining spoilers, so I think this case is closed!

(Oh and I want Damon and J.J.'s iPod playlist from 2004!)

Interview With Tyson Givens A.K.A. Jensen Karp of Gallery 1988

Our good friends at LOSTargs have a great interview with the man behind the LOST poster series. Head on over and check it out!

Super Bowl XLIV Ads: LOST is everywhere.

Bud Light ad peeps are beast at picking up pop-culture trends, and so naturally embeds some LOSTian icons into some ads during the Super Bowl. Which I'm sure made ABC happy. First up Pierre Chang in the Second-Timeline seems to have picked up a job saving the world, brother. Avoiding armgeddon by hard partying.

Bud Light - Planetarium

The next is pure blantant parody, and awesome.  I guess even in bizarro land no one listens to Kate. According to @EWDocJesen Damon responded to EW with the following:

My love for seeing Francois Chau (Dr. Candle) back in a white labcoat... is surpassed only by kicking myself for never having thought to use one of the plane engines as a hot tub.

Bud Light - Lost Parody

Happening, Groovy LOST Opening Titles

Here is a GREAT fanvid of the LOST opening titles IF… LOST had been made in 1967!  It’s fab!  It’s gear! It’s HAPPENING BABY!

 

The #LOST Locations Tour

Narrated by Ryan Ozawa aka @hawaii of the Transmission Podcast.

 

 

Thanks @sluky

@Loster21's Tweets O' the Day for February 5-7, 2010

Hey Losties, sorry but I was caught in a flash-sideways which took up my ENTIRE DAY yesterday!  Scary!  So these tweets are primarily from LOST production on February 5 (for other February 5 tweets check out the UK Premiere Live Tweeting Edition) and from Simon Pegg (Scotty in the Star Trek movie) plus a couple of Super Bowl tweets from this morning that needed to be posted before the game today!

DamonLindelof - Sorry, I've been down the rabbit hole. Overwhelming week. And yeah, I heard about WATCHMEN sequel. What do YOU think I think? 1:52 PM Feb 5th

LOSTblog.com Exclusive Artist Interview: Jim Macleod

Jim Macleod has been a graphic designer for over 9 years. He graduated from Keene State College with a bachelors of science degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Art. Since then he has worked in many different aspects of Design. He is currently the Art director at  a major advertising/marketing firm. His personal site is JimMacleod.com, where he just released his first Lost poster. You can follow Jim on Twitter here.

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Q: How long have you been watching Lost?

A: I started watching it before Season 3 started. I received Season 1 for Christmas, and then pounded through Season 2 via Netflix just in time for Season 3. I had heard good things about it and wanted to see what the fuss as about. I really think the ideal way to watch it is on DVD. No commercials and if you want to find out what happens next, you just hit "play".

Q: How did Lost get its polar bear claws into you? What about it got you hooked?

A: I always enjoyed the show, but the moment that hooked me was when Ben showed Jack the footage of the Red Sox winning. It was the first time that demonstrated (to me) that every random line of dialog will mean something at some point.

Q: Favorite character?

A: Probably Miles. He has that twisted humor that helps him point out the absurdity that surrounds these characters.

Q: Least favorite character?

A: It took me a while to think of one, but that weasely guy who gets a flaming arrow through the chest.

Q: Favorite episode or season?

A: "Through the Looking Glass" (S3 finale). When it suddenly dawned on me that this was a flash forward, it meant that all of the old rules no longer applied. And Jack yelling, "We have to go back!" reset the course of the show and characters.

Q: Least favorite episode or season?

A: Season 2 was a little muddied with all of the new characters that were quickly wiped out. Not bad, but the other seasons have set a pretty high bar.

Q: Are you Team Jack or Team Locke?

A: That's hard to answer since Jack moved over to Team Locke.

Q: If you had to be one of the following, which would it be and why: an 815 survivor, an Other or a member of the Dharma Initiative?

A: The Others actually have answers, but they have to live in the woods. The Dharma Initiative are merely worker bees. So I guess I'd have to go with an 815 survivor.

Q: Which character’s demise were you most upset to see happening?

A: Charlie. It was tragic and heroic at the same time. Especially due to the full evolution that he had gone through since arriving on the island.

Q: Tell us a bit about your site.

A: This question may not apply to me, but my website is a portfolio site for my graphic/web design.

Q: What are you favorite online Lost communities, blogs, podcasts, etc.?

A: I became a regular reader of LostArgs during the poster hunt. I listen to The Transmission and Jack & Jay's podcasts. And LostBlog.com of course.

Q: You’re in an elevator with someone who has never seen as much as a second of Lost. You got on in the lobby and you’re both headed to the fifteenth floor. How do you convince them to buy and watch all the DVDs before the elevator gets there?

A: If you like TV that makes you think, than LOST is ideal for you. Every hour of the show incites 2-3 hours of discussion. There are so many layers to it, it's like fine art.

Q: Has watching Lost sparked any creative inspiration in your life, i.e. writing, media, art, etc.?

A: It inspired me to create my LOST poster. Originally it was designed as a "just for fun" project and just as I was finishing, the official LOST poster project appeared. My art was mentioned on the LostArgs site and after some unsolicited encouragement, I printed up a batch. And because of that I've been working to hone that new art style. It even lead to a commissioned poster for a web-series. Basically LOST inspired me to create a new drawing style for myself that people seem to like.

Q: How do you plan on combatting PLDS (Post Lost Distress Syndrome) or do you think we’re all destined to end up continuously re-watching our Lost: The Complete Series Ultimate Box Set for the rest of our lives?

A:  Ican't wait until the Ultimate Box Set comes out. Can you imagine what the director's commentary is going to be like on those episodes? We'd finally get to see everything that they snuck into each frame of the show.

Q: What do you think will be Lost’s legacy?

A: LOST's legacy is going to be based on how good the ending is (no pressure guys). But hopefully it's remembered as the show that changed television for the better. A friend of mine recently said, "I find it humorous that many of the same people who think Lost is stupid have no problem watching copious amounts of "reality tv"." Hopefully LOST has proven to Hollywood that we're not all cattle who want to escape.

www.JimMacleod.com

www.twitter.com/JimMacleod

Thanks Jim from everyone at the LOSTBlog.com!

Crossword; The #LOST Edition!

Thanks to Robert for the following.

I found this: http://puzzlehub.blogspot.com/2010/02/crossword-lost-edition.html it's a giant Lost crossword, brilliantly made too, so thought I'd tell you!

 

Source: @DarkUFO

Crossword; The LOST Edition! http://goo.gl/fb/34ZI

Amy’s RECAP: “LA_X” & “LA_X 2″

SEASON 6 Recaps

RECAP MENU

Come one, come all and gather 'round for Amy's first official recap for LOSTblog!

NOTE: Mock Locke is my term for the new Locke in town. I do not announce: back at the plane, back on the island, etc. when I run down the scenes. I've got a good reason for this. Trust me! I'm resisting adding a lot of my own theory to the recap, but I will be doing the aohora "Things I Noticed" pretty soon.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy!

When we last left our losties (oh so MANY months ago):

Things were not good.

Juliet was smacking the bomb at the bottom of big hole Razinsky had been drilling into the ground (before everything went all uber magnet crazy, Stephen King style), Jack and Kate were dragging a distraught Sawyer away from the site, Hurley and Miles were at the Dharma van watching Sayid bleed to death (gunshot wound to the gut), Richard and posse were standing (on the beach next to the statue) over Locke's dead body (hand-delivered by Illana and her merry band of droogs), while Mock Locke (under the statue) stood over Jacob's bleeding body (courtesy of Ben's "You never paid any attention to me when I was a kid, and now you're gonna pay for it with your life" stab wounds). Jacob whispered, through the gross and goopy blood in his mouth, that "They're coming." Mock Locke registered the message and kicked Jacob's dying body into the weird eternal flame looking thing in the middle of the floor.

Final Scene: A broken, bloody Juliet keeps smacking and cursing the bomb until: Cool end-of-LOST slamming door noise. Cut to

A white screen. Black letters read: "LOST."

End LOST Season 5

And for NINE LONG MONTHS LOST fans have waited (and waited and WAITED) and wondered:

1. Did the bomb exploding prevent the Swan Hatch from ever being built, consequently preventing Oceanic 815 from ever crashing to the island, erasing the last 5 years of the show? (reset theory)


2. Did the bomb exploding split our losties' existence into parallel universes where during season 6 we'll see what continues to happen to them on the island AND what could have happened if they'd landed safely in LA? (alternate time line)


3. Who's coming?


4. How on Earth did Jack survive getting clocked in the head by that flying red toolbox?

Begin LOST Season 6 (YAY!)

8 Questions With… Hurley’s Guitar Case

Hi everybody. Juliet's Smokin' Muffins here again. Following on from my less-than-successful interview with the Sonic Fence Ear Plugs, I decided to turn my charred attention to a more recent prop: Hurley's Guitar Case

Hurley's Guitar Case, how are you?

I'm sorry. I was happy to be referred to as a 'guitar case' last season. Help with the mystery and suspense and that. Fine. Whatever. But now that my contents have been revealed, I don't want to be referred to as a 'guitar case' any longer. I'm a bloody ankh god, I am.

Oo-kay. So I take it you knew the ankh was inside you all along?

Yep. All last year with everybody speculating 'What's in the guitar case?', I was just sitting back, grinning, thinking 'I know and you're all wrong'. It was fun being so incredibly smug and all-knowing. Now I know how Damon and Carlton feel.

What were the craziest suggestions you heard?

Somebody thought I had a tiny baby island in there. Another thought there were a series of ever-smaller guitar cases like those Russian dolls. And I remember one person thought the case contained a clone of J J Abrams. All crazy talk. Only Hurley and I knew the truth.

So Hurley did peek inside?

Of course he did. It's Hurley, dude. Of course he's going to have a little peek.  Frankly, I was very surprised Jacob entrusted him with the mission of delivering me. Don't get me wrong. Hurley's a lovely guy, but I felt like saying to Jacob, 'mate, if you want that ankh delivered, why not use Federal Express?'

Presumably the Federal Express team don't deliver to the island.

Hey, it's "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight!". Not "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight except if you're sending to the Lost island". And it's not "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight, but also via a trip to the 1970s and a nuclear explosion."

But you made it there in the end. Did you know there was a message inside the ankh?

That bit I didn't know. I had no idea. When that crazy temple guy started smashing the ankh to pieces, I was all like 'dude, who do you think you are? Jimi Hendrix?'

I'm assuming you don't know what was written on the paper then?

Nope.

Care to have a guess?

Hmmm... Maybe the chords for 'Smoke on the Water'?

Okay. Thanks for your time, Hurley's Guitar Ankh Case.

As always, suggestions and questions for future interviews are welcome. Post them in the comments or tweet them to @SmokinMuffins)

Video: LOST in 5 minutes = AWESOME

Matt and Dave recap all five seasons of LOST in five minutes, so their girlfriends won't get confused. From Animosity Pierre. 

totally made of awesome sauce.  but one blooper that I found, can you find it?

LOST Zombie Cast with Joni in Belgium

Joni (@jdkgl) also has a website.  If you’re not a follower of Joni’s? why not?  This vidcast is great because it shows how great LOST is even across languages and cultures.  Watch to the very end, where Jess goes all fangirl.  Also was anyone else disturbed by Bobblehead Ben, watching the whole time.  Beware Jess, I think BHB might be stalking you.

The Lost Initiative – LA X

UK Viewing Figures for LA X

I'm sure the Americans readers are aware Lost's season 6 opener LA X was shown here in Britain last night.

Digital Spy have posted the viewing figures....... 'The return of Lost for its final season was a ratings success for Sky1 last night, according to early figures..... 'The first two episodes of season six, which revealed what happened after Juliet attempted to detonate the bomb, pulled in audiences of 830k (3.4%) and 728k (3.7%) from 9pm'.

For a satellite channel which Sky1 is these numbers are pretty good but not great, for example Glee's latest episode was watched by 1.1 million on E4 but 24 on Sky1 also only had 671k for it's latest episode. Despite this mixed news the critical reviews in the papers & websites here have all been extremely positive.

@Loster21's Tweets O' the Day UK Premiere Live Tweeting Edition

This was SO MUCH FUN.  I did a TweetDeck Twitter search for #LOST starting just before the UK premiere of LOST season 6 started (their Friday night), and it was just like watching the show again, it beautifully captures all the excitement we in the US had back on Tuesday.  COMPLETELY SPOILS LA X so don’t read if you haven’t seen it yet.

lostuk - 6334 hours since a new episode of LOST was last on our screens in the UK. thats 263 days, 8 1/2 months!

theonlybear - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Lost

aymzie - IT'S ABOUT TO START!! #lost

LOST Question and Answer

 

This is an intriguing way of exploring the question, and postulating answers through video, only commentary is through captions, cutting in scenes from past episodes. Right or wrong, it is entertaining.

Via: YouTube: LOST Q&A

More LOST Zombie Casts with BadMombot

Filling in with another pre-LA_X vidcast with @taravictoria (ZOMBIE! EEK!)

 

And then a Post-LA_X interview with @nelly061 (get well soon Nelson!)

@BadMomBot talked to @nelly061 for over an hour, but edited down to 10 minutes.  What would you all like short and sweet and you-tubable? or longer and non-youtubed?

More to come, watch this space.

LOST Temple – Echoes of the Garden of Eden & Lucifer

Pre-reading Assigments:

• Wikipedia: Lucifer, War in Heaven, Garden of Eden


• The Lucifer Question (h/t @Neocount)

Extra Credit: Reversi/Othello

If you’ve been following my Twitter feed, this topic is one that has been brewing in the back of my mind since Thursday morning, and haven’t had any real-world time to process the post.  So my thoughts really sprang from the Ben and Locke(MiB/Smokie) conversation in LA X:

BEN: I seriously doubt that Jacob was ever confused.

LOCKE: I'm not talking about Jacob. I'm talking about John Locke. Do you wanna know what he was thinking while you, choked the life outta him Benjamin? What the last thought that ran through his head was? "I don't understand". Isn't that just the saddest thing you ever heard? But it's fitting in a way, because when John first came to the island, he was a very sad man. A victim, shouting at the world for being told what he couldn't do, even though they were right. He was weak, and pathetic, and irreparably broken. But, despite all that, there was something admirable about him. He was the only one of them that didn't wanna leave. The only one, who realized how pitiful the life he'd left behind actually was.

BEN: What do you want?

LOCKE: Well that's the great irony here Ben because, I want the one thing that John Locke didn't. I want to go home.

The play in that scene of Locke (for lack of a better term, I’ll go with the familiar) moving from stark light to dark shadow was interesting. The attire of Dark Locke with Ben compared to the 2004 still crippled Locke in white plaid, leads me to believe that were not done with the flipping between Dark and Light when it comes to the image of John Locke.  But that “I want to go home!” line was so emphatic, we all are wondering what is home.