After last night’s Lost episode, my theory that the Island ran a different timeline than the real world was blown out of the water. Yet, time is at the center of this show’s mythology. So, in saying that, I’m not sure this is a continuity issue or not, but before Desmond and Sayid took off in the helicopter with Frank, Jack tells Frank -in The Economist episode- that they’ve now been on the Island for 100 days, putting them in January 2005., but in The Constant, the calendar on the wall says its Christmas Eve, 2004.
Maybe the Island is out of temporal sync with the real world, but instead of years, its only days. Still does not explain how the growth of actor Malcolm David Kelly’s Walt is going to be promulgated, as Walt appears to be central to the existence of the Island. Still, as my house mate ruminated on, its possible Kelly will not be back, because Walt is, in reality, Jacob. Thus, they can just recast with a different actor.
And I’m more convinced than ever -and I’ll admit that its fairly obvious - that Ben’s “man” on the freighter is none other than Michael, which just opens another can of craziness.
Anyways, The Constant was a brilliant episode, and perhaps the best of the show. While I think Jeremy Davies still needs to put on some weight - without the beard, he sure would look more anorexic - he shines in this episode, marking him the best new character. His addled performance, from its beginning in 1996 to 2004, is sure a reason to say he’s the most interesting character to join the series. He seems, in my opinion, to be one of the many lynch pins holding the Island together -along with Desmond and Walt. Faraday knows more about what’s going on than anyone, with exception maybe, of Ben.
There was some nice touches, including the sweet phone call reunion of Des and Penny, and the reason why Desmond was in military prison seen back in season 2.
Still, not a lot of answers and more questions -like how Widmore’s purchase of the journal from the Black Rock in 1996 plays into all of this -but I’ll keep watching.
It’s my constant.
Maybe the Island is out of temporal sync with the real world, but instead of years, its only days. Still does not explain how the growth of actor Malcolm David Kelly’s Walt is going to be promulgated, as Walt appears to be central to the existence of the Island. Still, as my house mate ruminated on, its possible Kelly will not be back, because Walt is, in reality, Jacob. Thus, they can just recast with a different actor.
And I’m more convinced than ever -and I’ll admit that its fairly obvious - that Ben’s “man” on the freighter is none other than Michael, which just opens another can of craziness.
Anyways, The Constant was a brilliant episode, and perhaps the best of the show. While I think Jeremy Davies still needs to put on some weight - without the beard, he sure would look more anorexic - he shines in this episode, marking him the best new character. His addled performance, from its beginning in 1996 to 2004, is sure a reason to say he’s the most interesting character to join the series. He seems, in my opinion, to be one of the many lynch pins holding the Island together -along with Desmond and Walt. Faraday knows more about what’s going on than anyone, with exception maybe, of Ben.
There was some nice touches, including the sweet phone call reunion of Des and Penny, and the reason why Desmond was in military prison seen back in season 2.
Still, not a lot of answers and more questions -like how Widmore’s purchase of the journal from the Black Rock in 1996 plays into all of this -but I’ll keep watching.
It’s my constant.
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