The new episode itself, "Not in Portland", was the first to feature a flashback focusing on an Other. The opening was brilliant, leading the viewer to believe we were seeing Juliet on the island. Then Ethan Rom (!) walks by, so this must be a hatch flashback, right? Then it concludes with the view of Miami and an Oceanic Air plane flying overhead. This is the "Lost" we know and love.
Best Line: "Because you're insufferable and you're mean. Well, you asked me for the truth, Mom." Juliet's ex-husband talking on his cell phone to his mother. It just struck me as funny.
Did You Notice?
- In Juliet's sister Rachel's beach house, there was a lamp with a Dharma logo-shaped base next to her bed.
- Juliet's ex-husband, Edmund Burke, shares the same name as the Irish-born English statesman and philosopher. This continues the trend of "Lost" characters being named after famous philosophers (John Locke and Rousseau).
- The company trying to recruit Juliet, Mittleos, is an anagram of "lost time" (or "time lost").
- Aldo the Other was reading Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time", a popular science book on black holes, the Big Bang, and string theory.
- Alex believes Ben is her father. In Season One, Rousseau claimed she was pregnant when her ship ran aground on the island, and her daughter, Alex, was taken by the Others. Did Ben adopt her?
- The brainwashing slides in Room 23 (which made the boat ride in "Willy Wonka" seem like a Sunday in the park) included the comments "Plant a good seed and you will joyfully gather fruit", "Everything changes", "We are the cause of our own suffering", "Think about your life", and "God loves you as He loved Jacob". In the Bible, Jacob was a twin, had a vision of a ladder reaching to Heaven, and had a wife named Rachel (same name as Juliet's sister) and a son with her named Benjamin (Ben). The name Jacob was also mentioned in the last episode by Danny the Other when he said "Shepherd (Jack) wasn't even on Jacob's list."
- Also in the brainwashing slide show were images of Alvar Hanso in the office building window and Gerald DeGroot, both from the hatch's orientation film.
- The pregnancy test that Juliet's sister, Rachel, used was from Widmore Labs. This was the same brand Sun used on the island and Kate used in her last flashback. For those of you who have forgotten, Widmore is the father of Penelope, Desmond's true love.
- In the split second before the bus hits Edmond, there is what appears to be a wall of black smoke just like the island monster.
- I did not notice this myself but apparently there was an ad for the Apollo candy bar on the side of the bus that killed Juliet's ex-husband.
- Some website posters believe that Juliet's comment that she has been on the island for three years, two months, and 28 days indicates, since island time puts them currently in December 2004, that she came to the island on September 11, 2001.
The Numbers - 4 8 15 16 23 42 (and sometimes 108 and DEFINITELY 2 and 6)
- Juliet's key card was for Research Lab A-4.
- Juliet's appointment with the Mittelos rep was at 2 p.m.
- The Others' smaller island is 2 miles offshore of the larger island.
- The Mittelos medical scans were from a 26 year old woman.
- Carl was being brainwashed in Room 23.
- When Ben's heart rate was restored, it was at 108.
- Mr. Albert asks Juliet to "Just give us 6 months."
Previews - Next week's "Flashes Before Your Eyes" focuses on Desmond with what looks like an explosive episode.
Bonus link: Go to http://www.mittelosbioscience.org/ and go to Projects at the top. (If you don't see the tool bar, refresh your page until you do.) The login is jburke and the password is rachel. Let it load then check out Current Projects. Sit back and watch.
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