Scribblings

"Why Would We Kill You?"

I nicked this from The Tail Section which always has some great tidbits and articles. If you're not a fan of Lost yet, maybe you'll feel intrigued enough to check it out. If not, skip this post. It's about the show.

Stuff I learned:

The Others (the self-proclaimed "good" guys but are they really? They really did everything Jack said) have some system of justice in their camp. They have a "sheriff", a spooky older woman with creepy eyes and a knowing, chilling attitude. Still, one character--Ben--has the power to override her. Is he the ultimate head-of-Other-state? He seems to be ... but there's this unseen Jacob who's been referred to several times now. The Others retreated to an Alcatraz-like island but "going home" again seems to refer to returning to the main Lost Island.

The kidnapped children Jack mentioned were taken to give them "a better life". Better than what? Better than that of the castaways, or so the Others claim, but I think there's an ulterior motive. One of the Others is a fertility doctor and they seem to have a weird interest in children and pregnant ladies. I agree with fans who think the female Others are sterile...and maybe the males are too.

Jack has some obvious tattoos that you wouldn't normally see on a spinal surgeon. The episode sort of explained how he came by them and what they mean. I say "sort of" because a lot was left unexplained. Achara (I think that's how you spell her name), the artist who put the tattoos on Jack, apparently has some gift to see into a person's soul. Then she puts that information into the tattoo. But did she? She told Jack that he was a leader but that he was also very lonely. She seemed really afraid to put the tattoos on and a bunch of guys on the beach beat the heck out of Jack afterward. Why?

The sheriff told Jack his tattoo means "He walks amongst us, but he is not one of us." And Jack replied that's what it says but it's not what it means. Okay, that line has nothing to do with lonely leaders so what is that? This wasn't one of my favorite episodes but I was happy with it.