Season 3 Episode 21

Before we start into this week’s episode let me give you a full update of the future of Lost. After next week’s 2 hour finale there will be 3 more seasons of Lost. The series will end May 2010. The next three seasons however will be different. Instead of 23 episodes per season there will only be 16. Those episodes will run back-to-back from February to May for the next 3 years. In other words after next week we won’t have a new episode of Lost until February 2008. The one positive of all of that is at least the remaining 48 episodes should be all “action packed” as there is no room for wasted time.

Looking forward to next week, Evageline Lilly (Kate) was on the Jimmy Kimmel show May 9th and had this to say about the season finale:
Lilly: “The end I might add is incredible… I’m not a huge crazy fan of the show only because … I’m not a television watcher period. There is a reveal at the end of this season that when I was told it I actually got goose bumps all over my body and I was, like, beside myself with excitement.”
To watch the interview in its entirety click HERE.

Now, onto the translation of the whispers from last episode as promised. For those who don’t know the whispers you hear in the show are usually backwards and are played over top of each other. They are usually in several different voices as if it is a group of people talking. Some computer geeks sit down with their audio equipment and figure them out. Keep in mind I didn’t transcribe these so we are taking someone else’s word they are authentic.
First, when Ben run’s to the fence and sees his mother:
“Talk to him”
”Tell him that you're his mother”
”Tell him to be patient”
”That'll just make it worse”
“What's happening”
“If we can go over there we might be able to see it, but I don't know”
”Help us come through the fence”
”We're sending one, don't worry”
“You’re the one…”

Right before Ben meets Richard for the first time, while he’s running through the woods:
“Your hope is here”
”There’s no turning around”
”Don’t forget him”
”Is anyone awake”
”We should take him”
”Did you hear about him?”
”Is anyone on”
”That’s what I mean”
”It’s heavy”
“Don’t worry”
What does that all mean? Your guess is as good as mine. The quotes that stand out to me are the “is anyone on” and “is anyone awake”. Almost like these are all different people at different posts observing. But truly who knows.

Season 3 Episode 21 - Greatest Hits

Let’s first go through Charlie’s Greatest Hits:

#5 THE FIRST TIME I HEARD MYSELF ON THE RADIO
You may have noticed the number on the radio was 23 when Charlie’s band mate was scanning through.

#4 DAD TEACHING ME TO SWIM AT BUTLINS

#3 THE CHRISTMAS LIAM GAVE ME THE RING
We learn the ring doesn’t stand for Drive Shaft but for Dexter Stratton, a ancestor of Charlie.

#2 WOMAN OUTSIDE CONVENT GARDENS CALLS ME A HERO
In case you didn’t catch it the woman Charlie saves from the mugger is Nadia, Sayid’s girlfriend. She tells Charlie 3 other people passed by before he saved her. Guess that makes him the 4th.
Charlie: “The last time I was in a fight I was 8 years old.”
Nadia: “You are a hero sir, and don’t let anyone ever tell you differently.”
The question I have left is who was the mugger? The brief shot we see of him leads me to believe it may be Charlie’s brother. But time will tell I’m sure.

#1 THE NIGHT I MET YOU

My references to Alice in Wonderland last week really come through in this episode. I will highlight the connections as I go through.
If we put this episode in its proper order here is how it goes.

Ben returns to camp, where we see Alex carving up a white rabbit. Ben gets his troops together and sends them off to the Losties beach a day early. Alex then runs to Karl and tells him to warn the Losties:
Karl: “If I get caught your father’s gonna kill me this time.”
Alex: “Is he my father?”

Jack takes everyone to the big field where he tells them Rousseau has been getting dynamite, and when the Others come they are going to blow them to hell.

The return to the beach where Sayid is working on the phone:
Juliet: “Ben is using one of the Dharma stations to block all the signals off the island except ours.”
Sayid: “What station?”
Juliet: “They call it the looking glass.”
“Through the Looking Glass” would be the sequel to “Alice in Wonderland”.

This is when Desmond tells Charlie that in a flash he sees Claire and Aaron being rescued by a helicopter. For this to happen, Charlie must swim down to the Looking Glass and flip a switch, where he will then drown.

Sayid pulls out the blue prints of the Looking Glass hatch. If you look close the Dharma symbol for this hatch has a white rabbit in the centre.
Charlie: “I was junior swim champion in Northern England. I can hold my breath for 4 minutes.”
This statement I have a problem with. Lets go back to Season 1 Episode 5 which was ironically titled White Rabbit. The episode starts with a woman drowning and Charlie running to get Jack:
CHARLIE Jack. Jack. Someone's out there. You've gotta -- the current's -- there's someone out there, look.
[Shot of ocean, and splashing in the distance. We can hear someone yell help.]
CHARLIE: I woke up and she's -- I don't swim. [Jack runs toward the ocean.] I don't swim.
He seems to swim ok at the end of this episode.

Karl arrives in the beach to warn that the Others are coming. The Losties will now have to use guns to shot the dynamite instead of detonating it.

In Rose and Bernard’s first appearance of the season Bernard volunteers to be one of the shooters.

Charlie and Desmond head off to find the wire, and we see that Charlie has left his ring behind for Aaron to keep. After debating with Desmond who should go Charlie knocks him out and swims down. He finds the Looking Glass is full of oxygen, but to his bigger surprise there are two well armed women inside as well. I’ve been told their names are Bonnie and Greta. Who they are and what they are doing we shall find out next week… hopefully.

NEXT WEEK 2 HOUR SEASON FINALE (There will also be a one hour ‘catch up’ show before the finale)
Season 3 Episode 22 & 23 – Through the Looking Glass – Jack Flashback
PREVIEW 1

PREVIEW 2

PREVIEW 3

Some people believe everything will be answered next week. “You're almost an optimist.”