We’re well into the second half of Lost’s much-anticipated second season, and as is often the case with these continuity-centric series, things have been developing very slowly for our band of survivors.
The producers have been trying to make up for the mid-season lull in action by pushing deeper into the backstories of the individual characters, which has so far been hit-and-miss. Most of the past episodes have been unnecessary fluff (with the exception of one of my favorite episodes of season 2, “The Long Con,” in which Sawyer figured prominently), and last week’s “The Whole Truth,” in which Sun discovers that she is pregnant felt like more of the same. That was, at least, until I realized that her pregnancy could very well be the focal point of yet another encounter with the mysterious Others, who abducted a similarly-pregnant Claire last season. Two weeks ago we finally got to see a little of what happened to Claire during her time with the Others, and I think it’s safe to say that their kidnapping her wasn’t just some random act of violence. There’s still quite a bit more that needs to be explained over the remaining 8 episodes, but don’t expect the mystery to be solved within that time. The season finale is scheduled to air on May 7th, and Naveen Andrews, who plays Sayid on the series, kinda indirectly stated that there may be a third (or fourth) season.
The episode airing tomorrow continues Sayid, Anna Lucia and Charlie’s trek to find Henry Gale’s balloon, as well as this interesting tidbit:
When the hatch suddenly takes on a life of its own, Locke is forced to enlist the help of an unlikely ally to control the matter.
While you’re waiting for Episode 17 (“Locke”down), check out this super rad Dharma Initiative Countdown Clock, which counts down backwards from 108 minutes. What happens once you reach zero? Well, I guess you’ll just have to wait and find out.