Lost, Season 4, Episode 2

So we are back again for another edition of Lost, the best running show on television. This episode was titled "Confirmed Dead." This is apparently a reference to the discovery of the supposed Flight 815 crash site in the modern day world. However, much more importantly this episode was the introduction of 4 new characters to the Lost story. These characters are currently being referred to as the Freighties.

Although I love the current ensamble cast of Lost, I have to say this enterance of new characters has been a nice pleasant start to the new season. The introduction is much more fluid than previous introductions such as Nikki and Paulo or the Tail section of the plane, and for that I'm thankful. We now have Miles, Daniel, Charlotte, and Frank. Of all the new characters I think I am going to probably enjoy Frank's character most from first impressions. Unfortunately he appears currently to be the least important of the three from a story line perspective.

There of course was a lot of interesting things to look at, see the following:

1) Light Scattering: There are actually some excellent theory posts on this item. Daniel Faraday mentions that the light reflects differently on the island as if it scatters. Actually Faraday is a reference to a famous electromagnetic scientist who experimented on magnetic influences on light bands. Many people are starting to use this comment to further the theory of an electormagnetic snowglobe effect on the island that hides it from regular sight. Thus accounting for the refracting of the light.

When I actually first heard the comment though, I thought of a book reference. A friend of mine just had me read a trilogy by C. S. Lewis that was sci-fi. In the book there are essences called "Eldils" who are supernatural in a sense that appear as strange movements and shifts in light.

2) Darma Bears in Tunisia: All I can say is what in the world? And it was at an archeological sight none the less. Should we actually be asking what time we are in more so than where we are?

3) Jacob's cabin, the smoke monster, Lock, Ben, and Hurley: It appears we are going to building up to a third player in the Jacob saga as Hurley let slip to Ben and Locke that he had seen the cabin. This will definately unnerve Ben as much as the Locke incident, but the bigger question is will Locke start to see Hurley as a threat? I thought it was awful convinient that Ben chose to shoot Charlotte in the middle of Lockes interrogation of Hurley on the subject, quickly changing the subject away from the cabin and Jacob.

4) They are after Ben: But the larger question is why? Notice that the picture of Ben that was shown by Miles appears to show Ben actually in the "Real World." Does this mean that Ben is a frequent traveller off the island as well as on? Why of all the people in the world would they want to find him, and not all the other people that consist of the "The Other's." And of course, what type of organization is Ben running, if he has all these contacts in the regular world, even one on the freighter?

5) Does no one else find it odd that the Others staged a kidnapping mission that failed, Ben decides to go and meet everyone at the radio tower, and is once again captured. And yet, no one has come to rescue him from the Others camp.... So what are the Others up to right now, eating smores and singing Kumbaya?

There of course were tons of other fun little tidbits througout the show, such as Charlotte's initials being those of C. S. Lewis. However, once again it looks like a fun season, and I will definately enjoy it.

Next week we find out another member of the Oceanic Six. Who do you think it will be? And who is the Man on the Boat? I'm going with Michael as Ben's informer, and can only hope that my girl Sun makes it off the island!

See you next Thursday!