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I love Sayid-centric episodes. He's by far the most complex character (in my opinion) mostly because he's probably the least self-absorbed of the characters (Ben's a wacko and very complex, but so egotistical, it de-complexes him in my opinion). I kinda like that the flash forwards do not necessarily tell us when they are occurring. We do not know when Sayid and Ben become cohorts, but we know that "someone" still needs protecting, and oddly as it is, protection is one of Sayid's greatest character flaws. His desire to protect those around him always seem to backfire...kinda sucky...and obviously he's destined to be alone, and we see that he is NOT with Nadia in his flash forward, which we can only assume is his motivation for getting off the Island at all right now. Something huge must have happened, and probably, again to protect her, or because he found out she has been killed by Dharma/Hanso/Oceanic/Others he has chosen to side with Ben in a life bent on destruction. One question remains (in my head at least) which is did the golf-course killing occur before or after Sayid's European adventure? Okay, I lied, maybe two...is Ben really a vet, or is that just where Sayid met up with him? Do you really think Ben lives off-Island permanently in the future? And what's up with all the dogs in this show? Perhaps that's going to be big later...I know nothing about dogs...other than ones that lick my face are the only ones that seem to enjoy my company...awesome.

Kate/Sawyer
Thank you Sawyer for finally saying what the rest of us were thinking. Why teh crap does Kate want off the Island where she is considered a vital member of the community, a leader...only to return home where she is a fugitive? Or does Kate have outside insight into the future...perhaps because, like the Barenaked Ladies song, "It's all be done before..."

Charlotte/Miles
Why were the Fantastic Four guys so interested in getting Charlotte back when they should have known that she would want to stay on the Island? Do you think anyone will go after Miles? Obviously the pilot won't (even if he didn't leave on the helicopter with Desmond, Sayid, and Naomi). My favorite theory behind this goes to the multiple "missions" of the F4. Miles obviously has a different mission that Daniel and/or Charlotte.

Daniel
I loved when he totally geeked out. He makes me giggle. Which bring me to my next topic...

Relativity
One thing was pretty much shot down by theorist this week, and that's the time difference from World to Island. Twice references to time and the difference between "Island" and actual time showed that no huge difference exists. Which still means multiple timeline theory is on, but the Island-time moving at a significantly slower pace than everyone else is now muddled. Then again...we have no idea where the freighter is and whether or not it is in Island water/territory...are those 31 minutes cumulative? Did the time differential begin the moment of the crash? The moment the hatch blew up and made the sky turn purple? Has the Island been "catching up" with real time ever since that event? Okay, so maybe not too much can be taken away from this 31 minute time difference...at least not yet.

Science vs. Faith
One thing about Sayid, he definitely is a Science and Faith kind of guy...perhaps much like the Others and Ben? We are constantly reminded of his technical expertise, but Sayid is also one of two openly "religious" characters on the Island (the other being Rose...if you take "religious" to mean "recognized world religion" vs. the post-modern "spiritual, but not religious" mentality a la Mr. Locke.) What's interesting is that Sayid's faith and his scientific background seem unrelated. It's not like his Faith is in Science, but rather he is one character which embodies both. Is this cause for the trials Sayid is out through? Can the two coexist without causing some sort of destruction? On LOST we have not yet seen anyone who embodies the ideals of both Science and Faith succeed... Intriguing. Are the two really so incompatible?

Favorite Blogs of the Week
LongLiveLocke
J Wood
Koobie
Luhks

Favorite Quote of the Week
Miles: "Where the hell did they go Tubby?"
Hurley: "Oh awesome.. the ship sent us another Sawyer"