I had been hoping and hoping that Sawyer and Juliet would get together!!!  But, did you see the look on Sawyer's face when he saw Kate again?  I am going to like this four-way story...since we know Juliet is also in love with Jack.
 
Now....I am also loving how the four went to work for Dharma.  The time travel thing is confusing the hell out of me, but wow...love this storyline.  And I loved the look on Richard's face when Sawyer was talking to him.
 
Now, here's a deep thought...are all of them still there when the Purge happens???  Hmmmm....
 
And for the love of God...I have to wait TWO weeks...did you see the previews for the next episode????  HOW am I going to wait two weeks, I don't know...I'm already feeling withdrawals here lol.
 
Okay, sigh...until two weeks from now....

Well..can only say that every week seems to just get better and better...my shocking moments this week...Widmore helping John kind of blew my mind...Ben killing Abbadon made my mouth drop...and my number one WTF moment of the week...Ben talking John out of hanging himself and then killing him himself after John told him about Eloise!!!  I wonder what Ben's reaction is going to be when he finds John alive and well on the island.  And since John came "back to life" on the island, does that mean Christian is really alive as well on the island??? 
 
I am soooooo looking forward to next week because so far this season my mouth has dropped open at least two or three times during each show and it is leaving me questioning everything!  I cannot wait to see Ben's reaction..you never know with him...does he KNOW John will be alive on the island?  He said "I will really miss you John" when he left the room, which kind of seems like he might not know?
 
Until next week.....

For those of us who have the Ajira tickets, for THAT particular flight...well, you have to be as thrilled as I am lol. 
 
Now...Oh. My. God.  I was freaking out from the very first scene to especially the very last scene.  Now we know how they all got back...except for Hurley...who DID tell him to get a ticket?  Charlie or Mr. Eko perhaps???
 
Where did the plane go???  It wasn't like the whole plane breaking apart and crashing into two different places like the last time...it was that light.
 
Which brings to me my most important question yet....Jin...WTF????  WHEN are they is what I would like to know and why the hell is Jin driving the Dharma bus, listening to oldies, and wearing a Dharma uniform?  My mouth hasn't shut since I saw that!!!
 
And OMG, next week looks to be just as good...John is resurrected???  This should be goooooooooood.
 
Oh...and a side question...who the hell did that to Ben?  I wonder what the promise he made to a friend was that caused him to get his ass badly beaten.
 
Until next week...sigh...Wednesday seems so far away now!!!

So, so, sooooooo much info last night, where to start???? Some key points...did we just get confirmation that Charlotte might be Annie?  And Danielle was the one who told Charlotte not to come back to the island, but apparently he forgot (and I can't help but notice that he is not getting these nosebleeds, though he has most definitely been to the island before).  Let's see...Danielle was correct when she said the rest of her crew "got sick"...apparently something happened to them down in Smokey's lair there.  Eloise...is Daniel's mother!!!  Did Daniel also grow up on the island???   JOHN was the one who was supposed to move the island, not Ben???  Is Charlotte really dead?!?! 
 
All I can say is woooooooooow...I was mesmerized the entire show, had many of wtf moments.  This is looking to be one of the best seasons yet!!!
 
Now, who besides me had a silly ass grin on their face when Jin and Sawyer recognized each other in the jungle?  And I LOVE Jin speaking English, just endears my heart :))
 
I am sure I am missing some things to say in here....there was SO much going on...going to have to go back and rewatch it today!!!!

...is ALIVE! WTF??!!! I almost had a heart attack when it turned out to be him on that board.  WOW.  And then I got doubly excited when it turned out that it was a pregnant Danielle that helped rescue him...can anyone say back story??!!  A much needed and wanted back story!

So...let's see what else...Miles started having the same symptoms as Charlotte, as did Juliet.  Daniel said it might have to do with the length of time someone has been on the island...SO...obviously Charlotte had been there for a good while (can anyone say Annie or Annie-related?) and then Miles, we're all assuming, is Pierre's son so of course he'd been on the island when he was younger.  I wonder why Daniel hasn't started having the symptoms since we know he was there when Pierre was.  And I think it's too much of a coincidence that Charlotte, Miles and Daniel have all been to this island before..surely Widmore knew this and chose them all because of this (remember Naomi asking Matthew "why this group?")

I am loving, loving, LOVING this season so far and can't wait to see what other WTF moments are coming next week!!!

Hey everyone!  As you've probably noticed, I haven't been blogging episode recaps this season...I'm not because of two reasons...Karen does one much better than me (lol) and besides that, damn, there's so much happening on the show I don't have time to write..I have to concentrate to keep up ;) 

Now, saying that...who almost shit their pants when Richard said Charles Widmore's name at the Others camp???  My mouth hit the floor, of course.  At least we now know why Widmore wants the island so badly, but I'm dying to know how he got off the island now!!!

And Daniel is going to be a little firehouse this season isn't he!!!  And my main question this week is what is happening to Charlotte?  It's not happening to anyone else.  We know from Miles that she's been to the island before herself...and it's always been my personal opinion that she is Annie or Annie's child...BUT we now know that Daniel has been to the island before and he's not getting nosebleeds and passing out....hmmm, interesting.

Hope everyone is enjoying the start of the season!  Can't wait until next week!!!

My fellow Dharma recruits, you should have gotten an e-mail from Damon and Carlton that says this:

Good morning guys,

This is the first of our weekly messages to you leading up to the premiere of the fifth season of LOST. As you may have heard, the current financial crisis has led to the demise of the newly reconstituted Dharma Initiative. Without going through all the details here, we now own the Dharma Initiative.

You're thinking, "Great, what does this have to do with me?" We didn't want to leave Dharma Recruits high and dry, so we decided to start something we're calling Dharma Special Access (DSA).

Every week leading up to the premiere we're going to e-mail you with exclusive LOST content, information about the upcoming season and details about what's going on here at LOST behind the scenes.

This week we have a few things for you: a video message from us, the LOST Starter Kit and a behind-the-scenes video of the LOST Kubrick signing event held with all the LOST writers last week at Meltdown Comics here in Los Angeles. To check it out, click on the link below and enter the password.

This content is only going to Dharma Recruits first. It will be available to you guys exclusively for 48 hours before it's officially posted anywhere else.

We hope you'll enjoy your special DSA access (even though that's doubly redundant). We think we have a lot of cool stuff for you guys right up until the show is back on Wednesday, January 21st. In the meantime, have a great Thanksgiving. Talk to you soon.

Best,

Damon and Carlton

dharmaspecialaccess.com

enter password: lafleur

So, listening to the video of Damon and Carlton, it sounds like the ARG is over...but, then again, neither of them happened to mention this Ajira Airlines that popped up last week.  So, is the ARG really over or is Darlton playing with our heads, as they are so good at doing?  By the way, the video of them will make you smile...just can't get mad at them. 

Where is Ajira fitting in here???  It's got to fit in somewhere.  I swear, Damon and Carlton make you question EVERY thing...I even looked at the password of why choose "lafleur"...the flower?  or the Chateau LaFleur wine?  Is it significant?  Am I reaching?  Probably, but you never know!

Anyway, I'm disappointed, thought that the Dharma Initiative ARG was going to be amazing...and as of right this second, it looks like it is over...but, as I said, with Damon and Carlton, you can't take everything they say at face value...they like to freak with your mind!!! lol

And you know how secretive they both are...they admitted in the video to being on radio silence, so I'm finding it hard to believe that they're going to give all 147,000 plus of us exclusive LOST content and information about the upcoming season because they know damn well we're going to spread it far and wide :)

So...I'm on the fence...over or not over?  Will wait and see what the coming weeks bring...would love to hear one of them discuss Ajira!  By the way, I watched the LOST Starter Kit twice...miss my Losties!!!

 

Okay, by now we all know about the Ajira Airlines, http://www.ajiraairways.com/ , and we've all signed up for future updates. 

Today, I got an invite from Ajira Airways at Facebook, creator Dan Bronson. Under Recent News, it says, "Ajira Airways is looking for someone to moderate this group. You must be knowledgeable in the airline and understand what the flights destined for 2009 are all about. Please consider your answers carefully, taking time to research in full. When you are ready to apply, please send Dan Bronson a message to his inbox. Due to the anticipated volume of response, please only send one application. This will be private and confidential, and if successful you will be invited to an online interview for the position shortly."

I found the "You must be knowledgeable in the airline and understand what the flights destined for 2009 are all about. Please consider your answers carefully, taking time to research in full." part interesting there.  So, I'm going to have to think long and hard, and research long and hard, before I turn in an "application" to Mr. Dan.

Join the Ajira group at Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49680092840

Here's the e-mail we all received:

Namaste.

I am pleased to announce that registered recruits can now log in and download your personalized Volunteer Assessment Dossier outlining your full test results as well as your position within the Dharma Initiative.

I want to personally congratulate you on behalf of everyone at the Dharma Initiative for your hard work and diligence during our testing process.

We hope that you are happy with your results. We certainly are. The tests were extremely challenging and the aptitude and excellence displayed far exceeded our expectations.

Now that you are in possession of your results I am sure you are asking the obvious question: what's next?

Our plan was that together we would commence a glorious adventure: the revival of the Dharma Initiative using the myriad talents of all our amazing new recruits. We imagined not just fulfilling long abandoned goals but taking the Dharma Initiative to a new level of greatness as an organization promoting the peaceful social and technological advancement of all humankind.

Then the financial crisis struck.

Sadly, our benefactors were not immune to this crisis. In fact, unconfirmed reports suggest that much of the money designated for the work of the new Dharma Initiative was tied up in highly leveraged mortgage derivatives. This, however, cannot be confirmed because, I am sorry to report, the principals representing the benefactors - my employers - have gone missing. Based on bills still coming into our office we believe they are somewhere in South America.

This stunning reversal of fortune has forced us to abandon our ambitious plans. In fact, absent this funding, the Dharma Initiative was forced to make the only sensible decision we had available: we sold the Dharma Initiative to the television show LOST.

While this might strike some of you as a shock, the reason for this was not simply that they were the only bidder. As the only remaining Dharma Initiative employee who had not fled the country, I felt that at the very least the show would be able to keep the spirit of the Dharma Initiative alive and in the public consciousness until such time as a reversal of the reversal of our economic fortunes occurs.

It is with a heavy heart that I must bid you farewell. Despite my fervent commitment to the mission of the Dharma Initiative, the realities of a broken marriage, heavy casino debt and some unfounded police charges have required that I change my present circumstances. It is with great excitement that I can inform you of my pending senior sales management job at a large multi-brand auto dealership in Dubai. I have enjoyed our brief association more than I can ever express, and if you are ever in the Middle East and need a car, please e-mail me for a special "Dharma rate".

In the meantime, you will hear shortly from LOST showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. They will explain to you their future plans for the Dharma Initiative and how these plans might affect you.

Thank you again, personally, for your unflagging commitment and support. I hope our paths will one day cross again. In the meantime may the spirit of the island guide you.

Namaste.

Hans Van Eeghen
Head of Recruiting
The Dharma Initiative

 

Now....personally, I thought it was a joke at first.  Obviously not.  It's funny, but then not funny if we've wasted all this time for nothing.  A lot of people are complaining (a LOT) but I'm going to hold off hope.  It does say that "Darlton" will be contacting us soon about our roles and here's what I'm holding out hope for. 

I'm hoping this was planned all along and not a last-ditch effort to get out of what has been thus far a pretty bad ARG.  We all have pretty much been speculating that Dharma will be returning to the island next season...I think that's how the 6 (and Ben...and maybe Desmond?) get back to the island, is through joining Dharma.  Well, hopefully, this is where this ARG is going, that we are the first members of this Dharma-going-to-the island Initiative and maybe the next step from here is we now go to the island to set up the Initiative.

Now, how cool would it be if there are all these employees in Dharma next season on the island and some of them have our names?  Anyway, I'm trying to keep an open and positive mind and just wait to see what comes next from Darlton.

By the way, I was a Black Swan.  I got Proof Reader in the recommended department of the Communications Division.

Of course our tests are no longer up on the site now, so I can't check...but my test "scores" are wrong on this dossier. The first test, I did use the cheat, and I know for certain that I had a 99 on it...this is showing 24. Also, another note here, I cheated on four of the tests (1, 2, 6 and 7)...they knocked 5, 10, and 20 points respectively off my scores (didn't get a score for 7, of course).

Okay...guess we'll just wait and see...that's what we've been doing anyway.  I wasn't expecting anything until next month, so I guess I am a little pleasantly surprised.

...was AWESOME!  I love horror movies and it's been a long while since I've seen one that I actually liked, and this was it.  Me and my youngest went to see it Friday night...my oldest didn't go because she wasn't feeling that well, but I may have to turn around and take her..I wouldn't mind at all going and seeing this movie again!  (and yes, both of my kids are as big of horror freaks as I am lol).

As for other non-Lost shows (and let me tell you..every time I look at my countdown clock on my page, it just never ever seems to get below 100 and something days!  Depressing!!!)...I've been watching Chuck, Heroes, Fringe, Supernatural and Ghost Whisperer...and I'm loving it all so far :)

Oh, and I made a new Lost video, it's up on my page...decided to be creative yesterday ;)

Hope everyone is not losing their minds during this hiatus with the DI ARG...December 15th is a long way off here!