"The Substitute" - Long Connery

"The Pieces Are In Place"

"What Kate Does" - MIB > Pythagoras

5 Burning Questions - February 9th, 2010

'Who Is This Man' - LOST

"LA X, Parts 1 & 2" - Somebody Pooped in the Tub!

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LOST - 'LA X pt. 1&2' - Alternate Realities

Welcome back LOST fans! Season 6 is officially here and back with a vengeance. As always, we had a few questions answered on Tuesday, but many more questions were posed and I feel as confused as ever! That’s the glory of this show, just when you feel like you’ve got things figured out they throw another curveball and smash your previous theories to pieces. Last year I wasted most of my time recapping the episodes. Since I no longer have as much free time and if you’re reading this you should have already seen the episode, I will skip that part and just bring to light some interesting things that were noticed and theories to ponder. Anyways, here it goes…

Interesting things to note: “LA X”

Season 6 starts with a brief flashback of the events that unfolded in 1977 at the Swan station. Jack drops the bomb down the hole, the electromagnetic field goes crazy, and Juliet falls down and smashes the bomb…FLASH! When the dust settles we find ourselves back on good old Oceanic flight 815. It appears that the bomb reset the timeline and all the Losties have their original lives back in order. But some things are different? This flight is not the same flight as the original. Sure it’s Oceanic flight 815. And sure Boone, Locke, Jack and the gang are there. But like I said, things are ‘different’ this time around. On this new plane, Jack is sitting by the window when he is talking to Rose, originally he was sitting on the aisle. When Cindy, the stewardess gave jack the extra bottle of vodka, she only gave him one bottle. On the first plane she gave him two bottles. When the turbulence hits the new plane Rose is the one comforting Jack, originally this situation was reversed with Jack comforting Rose. On top of these things, Sawyer seems like a nice person, Hurley is the “luckiest guy on earth,” and Desmond is on the plane as well. We then follow the camera out the plane and under the water where we can see Dharmaville and the four toed statue fully submerged under water. So it’s obvious that Juliet exploding the bomb did something to reset the timeline but we are not sure exactly what it did.

But then we cut to another instance that is going on with the same characters. These scenes all take place back on the island with the Losties that were stuck in 1977 jumping forward back to the present time in 2004. Kate wakes up in a tree, Sawyer is pissed at Jack, Sayid is currently fatally shot, Flocke/Smokey is kicking butt and Juliet is still dead. What the heck? I think that the key part of these scenes is when Miles talks to the dead body of Juliet. She tells him that, “It worked.” Well what does that mean? Everybody is still on the island and nothing has changed from when they left it in 2004.

In doing my weekly reading on the internet and pondering my thoughts, I stumbled upon this tidbit of information. Lostpedia.com has a note at the bottom of the episode recap for “LA X 1&2” stating this, “Earth X: The "X" in 'LA X' stands for an alternate reality. It is commonly used in comic books including Marvel Comics which have an alternate history/timeline called "Earth X". DC Comics also had two parallel earths with similar names, Earth-X, introduced in 1936, and Jimmy Olsen's Earth-X, introduced in 1966.” Look a little closer at the title of the episode we can see this idea reflected. Everybody, myself included, assumed that LA X was a reference to the Los Angeles airport, but there is a space between the ‘A’ and the ‘X’. This leaves us the ability to assume that the bomb exploding did not reset the current timeline but it must have either created or altered an alternate timeline where Hurley is lucky, Christian Shephard’s body is lost, and the island is underwater. This new timeline exists parallel to the original timeline.

Questions to ponder:

During the beginning of Season 5 we experienced time travel while the island was “skipping” through time. The common sense rules of this fictitious idea of time travel tell us that the Losties were traveling backwards and forwards in time. But what if this was not the case at all? What if they were actually jumping sideways through time from one parallel timeline to the other? One thing that I have been pondering for a few seasons now is why Dr. Pierre Chang used alter egos in some of his Dharma initiation videos. He went by Pierre Chang, Edgar Halliwax, Marvin Candle, and Mark Wickmund. Originally I thought that he may have figured out how to control time travel and was using a different name each time he visited a new time, but it would make sense that he was using a new name each time he traveled sideways through time and visited a new parallel timeline as well. If the Losties can figure out how to harness this power, i believe that we will see these 'parallel' timelines meet or the Losties jumping from one to the other to affect the events. Something to think about…

Well that’s it for this post. It’s good to be back. I will leave you now with this fun fact from Doc Jensen’s weekly recap of LOST…

FUN FACT! Stephen King and Peter Straub's 1984 novel The Talisman is about a boy who can traverse between parallel worlds. His name? Jack Sawyer.

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LOST - The Numbers (video)

LOST - Embarking on a New Adventure

Embarking on a New Adventure:
It's been a while now since season 5 of LOST ended and I'm suffering through withdrawal right now! But I think that I have found a solution. Since I didn't really reach LOST "nerd status" until the summer between seasons 4 and 5 I'm going to do a little back tracking. Starting with the Pilot episodes I'm going to go back through and watch the entire series. Knowing what we know now I'm sure there will be some things that will make a little more sense and maybe some things that will help us answer the questions that we are still pondering. If you have yet to discover the goodness that is LOST, I would wholeheartedly encourage you to do so! ABC.com has all of the episodes on their website and you can watch along with us!

Well here goes nothing, wish me luck!

Lost Characters from Springfieldpunx!

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Smoke Monster From 'Lost' Given Own Primetime Spin-Off Series

Smoke Monster From 'Lost' Given Own Primetime Spin-Off Series

BURBANK, CA—Executives at ABC announced Monday that the network will premier a new Lost spin-off series this fall based around that show's popular smoke monster character.

The smoke monster, a fan favorite.

The new series, a half-hour family-oriented comedy called Where There's Smoke, is touted by ABC as the new anchor of its Thursday-night lineup.

"Somewhere between the smoke monster's first appearance on Lost— when it was depicted as a strange unseen force uprooting trees—and that episode in season three where it grabbed Mr. Eko and smashed him against the ground until he was dead, this character became the breakout star of the show," said Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment. "And that's exactly why we're so excited about Where There's Smoke. We get to see the monster's light comedic side in a show about life, love, and good friends having good times."

"Because after all, Where There's Smoke, there's laughter," McPherson added.

Lea Thompson (Caroline In The City) costars with the ominous cloud (Lost) in its new ABC sitcom this fall.

ABC sources reported that the series will transplant the evil black cloud from the island of Lost to the suburbs of Chicago, where it works as a sports radio host, surrounded by "a whole new group of crazy characters." Actress Lea Thompson has signed on to play the monster's long-suffering wife, who must put up with her husband's screwball antics while raising the couple's two rambunctious children, Tanner and Smoky, Jr.

Veteran TV producer Chuck Lorre, of Dharma & Greg and The Big Bang Theory fame, will helm the show, which he said will focus mainly on the deadly creature's adjustments to suburbia and fatherhood, and its comically contentious relationship with its boss, a fussy radio station manager played by Richard Kind.

"The whole concept began with us asking, 'So what happens to the monster after it kills somebody and disappears down that ancient temple vent? What kind of life might it have?'" Lorre said. "And what we realized is that audiences really relate to this character and would like to see it in everyday situations, shooting the breeze with buddies at a local watering hole or murdering its son's soccer coach and depositing his lifeless body in a tree."

"And of course, you'll be hearing lots of its classic catchphrase, 'Brrrrr, chk-chk-chk-chk, muuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrhhh,'" Lorre added.

Lost producer Jack Bender has confirmed that the smoke monster will no longer be part of his show's regular cast. However, ABC has promised that Where There's Smoke will feature a number of guest appearances from Lost regulars. Sources said the pilot episode will feature an appearance by actor Michael Emerson as a slobby houseguest named Benjamin Linus who overstays his welcome, much to the chagrin of the smoke monster's wife.

Though the project has been in development for almost a year, negotiations reached a standstill last winter when representatives for the mysterious, billowing actor expressed concern that their client would risk being typecast as "just a smoke monster" if the role were carried into a new series.

"We're always sensitive to these kinds of things, but we actually think this new vehicle will make people realize [the monster] is a sophisticated actor with a great deal of range," said McPherson, who agreed to pay the show's star $2 million per episode after scenes between the smoke monster and a nosy, ethnic next-door neighbor tested well with audiences. "People love the smoke monster, and people love to laugh. This series is a can't-miss."

Added McPherson, "And I'm not just blowing smoke here."

**From The Onion

What Lies in the Shadow of the Statue - Part 3

Biblical Identities?
One of the biggest questions that we were left to ponder at the end of season 5 were the identities of Jacob and his friend The Man In Black (TMIB). As I mentioned in my previous post (What Lies in The Shadow of the Statue - Part Deux) there has been a heavy influence of Biblical references intertwined within the entire series of LOST. One of the possible ideas as to the identity of Jacob and TMIB is that of Jesus and Satan. Looking back at all we know of them from the season finale there are some definite similarities between what we know of these characters and their biblical counterparts.



Jacob:
Right from the beginning of the episode we were able to see some similarities between Jacob and Jesus that were glaring on the surface. We see Jacob at the beginning of the episode weaving thread and making a tapestry, a task that is usually given to the common folk similar to Jesus being a carpenter. We then see Jacob catching a fish, Jesus was known as a "fisher of men." We also see that Jacob was residing in a cave within the foot of the statue that resembled the tomb in which Jesus was buried in. As far as we know, this is also Jacob's final resting place as he was killed here and kicked into the fire by TMIB posing as "Locke." When we look back at the interactions that Jacob had with each of our Losties, we can see correlations between Jacob's actions and that which we know about Jesus. When he visits Kate in the grocery store he steps in as the store clerk was about to call the police and says, "No need to do that. I'll pay for it." Jacob conspicuously paid for Kate's sin in this situation. When Jacob visited Sun and Jin and their wedding he gave them his "blessing" and when he visited Hurley he told him that he was indeed not cursed but was special and in fact "blessed." The most telling of these visits was when Jacob visited John Locke the day that his father pushed him out of the window. Locke fell 8 floors onto his back and was laying lifeless as Jacob approached him. When Jacob touched John's shoulder, John came back to life, albeit paralyzed but alive.

Looking a little deeper we can see even more comparisons between Jacob and the Biblical Jesus. When "Locke" was leading the Others to see Jacob "Lock" and Ben had a conversation in which Locke was questioning Ben's devotion to Jacob stating that he was "following a man that he had never seen." This is a similar situation for Christians who hold faith in a man that they have never seen. The manor in which Jacob was killed was also similar to that of Jesus' death. In the Bible Jesus was killed when his followers turned on him, Jacob was killed by Ben Linus a former follower who turned against him. There were also two key phrases which lead us to accept the similarities between Jacob and Jesus. There have been a few references in previous seasons to a phrase that says, "God loves you as he loves Jacob." Knowing that God's love for all of his people is equal, and knowing "Jesus loves me this I know," this sentence would make sense if it were "God loves you as he loves [his own son, Jesus]." We were also introduced to a sort of code word this season with the answer to the question, "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" Richard Alpert answered this questions by saying, "Ille qui nos omnes servabit" translated to say "He who will save us all." It has been said that Jesus will return to the earth and save all who believe.

T.M.I.B.:
There is also a distinct correlation between the actions of TMIB and those of Satan. In the book of Genesis, Satan took the form of a serpent and deceived Adam and Eve causing them to turn their backs on the Lord who had provided for them causing them to be ashamed and banishing them from the Garden of Eden. In the past we have seen Ben Linus and Charles Widmore (acting as a sort of Adam and Eve) be banished from the island. We also see TMIB commit his own deception by taking the form of John Locke and deceiving Ben Linus into betraying Jacob and ultimately killing him. We have also learned from podcasts and the "blast door map" that the smoke monster is referred to as Cerberus. In ancient Greek mythology, Cerberus was the three headed dog creature that guarded the gates of Hades keeping those who were sent there in and keeping those from the earth out. This guardian of Hades is also a similar characteristic to that of the devil.

Another Biblical Possibility:
Another Biblical reference that people are suggesting could reveal the identity of Jacob and TMIB could be that of the Biblical Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Esau were brothers who had very different view points and often feuded. Throughout their lives they quarrelled and deceived each other along with their father. People commonly draw to this possibility because of Jacob's name, but again this seems too obvious to be a legit possibility coming from the writers of LOST. For five years now they have shocked us and if this turned out to be true, there would be not shock. Thus I am dismissing this as a possibility.

Conclusion:
Although there are some obvious similarities between these characters on the show and that of Jesus and the devil, it feels like it's too obvious of a correlation to actually come to fruition within the realms of the show. After having millions of fans pour 6 years of their lives into this show, I think that having a strictly Biblical theme as the underlying secret of the show would be a bit too controversial for any mainstream prime time show. I can't completely rule anything out, but I am not putting my chips in this basket.

More to come on Jacob and TMIB, stay tuned!

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What Lies in the Shadow of the Statue - Part Deux (or 2)

Things to Note Before Embarking on Theories
Before I jump in and start theorizing about Jacob and The Man In Black (TMIB), there are a few things that we should be reminded of regarding these two characters. Some of these may be important to future predictions and theories, while some are just ideas that are good to remember when embarking on the remainder of the series.

• Jacob's Touch - as noted in my previous post (Part 1), the producers made it very clear to us through unique and focused camera angles that Jacob made contact with each and every one of our Losties. Was this just a slight of hand or something that we were 'supposed' to notice?
  
• There's always more to beach conversations then that which meets the eye - When TMIB and Jacob were having their conversation at the beginning of the finale (episode 5.16, The Incident pt. 1) it was obvious the two of them were in the midst of some sort of competition and Jacob had arranged for some 'players' in the game (the Black Rock) to come to the island. They hate each other and for some reason they cannot kill each other.
• Yin and Yang - there have been heavy doses symbolism within the idea of 'black' and 'white' throughout all seasons of the show. We'll start with back in Season 1: Upon the discovery of Adam and Eve, Jack found a pouch which contained one black rock and one white rock (episode 1.06, House of the Rising Sun). Locke was explaining the game of backgammon to Walt, he said it is a game with "two players. Two sides. One is light, one is dark" (episode 1.02, Pilot pt. 2). Claire had a dream in which John Locke had one black eye and one white eye (episode 1.10, Raised By Another).
  Season 2: The Swan and all future Dharma logos are black and white. The numbers in the hatch are two mirror representations of black and white (episode 2.02, Adrift). We find out that Rose's husband Bernard is not black but white (episode 2.04, Everybody Hates Hugo). Bernard uses black volcanic rock coupled with the white sand for the S.O.S. sign (episode 2.19, S.O.S.). Season 3: We see a white Dharma bunny with a black number 8 on it's back (episode 3.04, Every Man For Himself). We see Charlie's black and white show floating through the water as he loses it (episode 3.21, Greatest Hits). This one is copied straight from lostpedia.com but it pretty interesting, The Looking Glass is named after a Lewis Carroll book in which the main character Alice has a black mischievous cat that is blamed for all the chaos in her dream and a white cat deemed innocent (episode3.21, Greatest Hits). Season 4: Again Locke is seen playing backgammon with the black pieces whilst Sawyer plays with the white (episode 4.04, Eggtown). Juliet's Garden shows two stones in it, a black and a white (episode 4.06, The Other Woman). Jin runs around town looking for a panda bear, a black and white bear (episode 4.07, Ji Yeon). Hurley and Eko play chess with black and white pieces (episode 4.13, There's No Place Like Home). Season 5: Jacob wears a white shirt on the beach as TMIB wears, obviously, a black one (episode 5.16, The Incident). For four seasons and 15 episodes we have seen the LOST logo in white font with a black background and at the end of episode 5.16, The Incident, it was flip flopped with black letters and a white back ground. I have also been sporadically watching through past seasons with my buddy and there are many many instances of the black and white contrast within the outfits that people are wearing on the island and off. With this amount of occurrences and many more that I did not mention, it's clear that there is something to this black vs. white or good vs. evil plot line.
• Our Father Who Art in Heaven - Since the very beginning of the show there has been a high level of Biblical influence in the stories, the characters, and the episodes. In a number of episodes we have seen the camera focus on Bibles that were either being sold, being read, or on the book shelf. To date there have been 5 episodes that have had biblical references in their name (Numbers, Exodus pt. 1 & pt. 2, The 23rd Psalm, Fire + Water [Matthew 3:11], Stranger in a Strange Land [Exodus 2:22]). The character Mr. Eko carried a walking stick which had Bible verses carved all over it. There is also a plethora of Biblical names within the show (Aaron, Jacob, Naomi, Daniel). The producers have told us that they put a lot of thought into the names of their characters and each one of them is named for a certain reason.

More to come on Jacob and TMIB...stay tuned!

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What Lies in the Shadow of the Statue? - part 1

What Lies in the Shadow of the Statue - part 1

After five years of speculation we were finally introduced to the island’s coveted Jacob. But who is Jacob? Or what is Jacob? He seems like a pretty simple man. He obviously admires Rumpelstiltskin as we first see him weaving his own thread and looming a gigantic Egyptian tapestry. As Jacob is casually going about his day on the beach we quickly learn that he is not the lone inhabitant of the 1800s version of the island. A man who remains nameless approaches Jacob to take in the sight of the Black Rock heading towards the island. Since he has not been given a name thus far, we will affectionately refer to as The Man in Black (TMIB). TMIB strolls out of the jungle and takes a seat on a rock near the shore. It becomes obvious to us that these two men are in a bit of a disagreement as they banter back and forth ending with TMIB stating that “They come, they fight, they destroy, and they corrupt. It always ends the same.” To this sentiment Jacob replies by saying, “It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.” They only thing that we can deduct from this conversation is that these two men are debating the innate level of goodness in the human race. TMIB seems to think that humans are evil while Jacob is in the process of proving that there is good within the heart of man. This leads us to believe that even though these men are of human form, they are not necessarily human and as we learn more about them, this becomes a fairly obvious fact. TMIB closes this conversation by telling Jacob that he wants to kill him and that someday he will find a loophole that will allow him to do so.

Other Occurrences of Jacob…

As the episode continues we learn more about Jacob and what he has been up to since we last saw him guiding the Black Rock to shore. I’m going to display these chronologically in time, not necessarily as they were seen on the show. For our first occurrence of “Off-Island Jacob” we see a young James Ford (Sawyer) at the funeral of his parents in 1976. As the procession begins to take off we see Sawyer sitting on the steps of the church writing on a sheet of paper. The camera cuts and we see that he is writing his “Dear Mr. Sawyer” letter but his pen runs out of ink. Interestingly enough, Jacob approaches young Sawyer and asks him if he needs a pen. As Jacob is handing young Sawyer the pen the camera zooms in on the transaction and we see that Jacob’s finger comes in contact with young Sawyer’s and they pause one second longer than the transfer would have called for (note this). Jacob gives the kid his condolences and takes off. James’ uncle rolls over and catches him writing the letter and the producers seemed to stress this line from Uncle to James, “What’s done is done.”

We then jump ahead to 1980 and see a young Kate Austen and her childhood friend Tom Brennan as they are plotting to hoist a New Kid’s on the Block lunchbox from a convenience store. This turns out to be the same lunchbox that they use as a time capsule later in life. Kate gets caught by the store clerk who threatens to call her mother and the police when a man interrupts and says “no need to do that. I’ll pay for it. I hope this is enough.” The man, Jacob bends down and asks Kate is she is going to steal anymore and then taps her on the nose before he walks away.

Jumping ahead to somewhere in the late 90s we see Jack and Christian in the middle of surgery. Jack makes a mistake and begins to panic as he realizes that the patient may become paralyzed. At this moment we see Christian teach Jack the “Count to 5” technique to remain composed, a technique that Jack taught to Kate as she was helping sew him back up. After fixing the surgical error, Jack storms out to grab a candy bar from the vending machine. His Apollo bar (the same type of candy that the Dharma Initiative had) gets stuck in the machine and Jack’s frustration boils over as he begins to argue with his father. As Christian says, “Are you sure I’m the one that doesn’t believe in you Jack?” we hear the vending machine kick into gear again. A man sticks his head around the corner and asks Jack if one of the two Apollo bars that came out were his. As Jack claims his bar Jacob’s finger touches Jack’s, similar to the pen exchange with young Sawyer. At this point Jacob delivers another note worthy line regarding the stuck candy bar, “I guess it just needed a little push.”

Early 2000s we see the end of the wedding ceremony of Sun and Jin. We start by hearing the vows between Sun and Jin and then roll over to the reception line where we see one of Sun's Aunts come up and ask them questions regarding the future of their family and their honeymoon. Behind her we see Jacob come up and “give his blessing” to them and tells them to never take their love for granted, all in Korean. While doing this Jacob touches both of them on the arm. Interesting line here came from Jin when he commented on how Jacob’s Korean was excellent.

Again early 2000s we see Jacob sitting on a bench reading Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge ironically as John Locke comes flying out a window and into the ground behind him. Remember, Locke was pushed out the window by his deranged father causing him to be paralyzed from the waist down. As Jacob calmly strolls over to where Locke’s body landed we quickly realize that the current state of John Locke seems to be far beyond paralyzation, his body is completely lifeless as a body that had just fallen eight stories should be. Jacob bends over and touches Locke’s dead body on the shoulder which appears to breathe life back into his body. Locke opens his and eyes Jacob says to him, “I’m sorry this happened to you” and walks away.

Ahead again to 2005 we see Sayid with his wife Nadia as they are out on the town. Discussing where they might go on some sort of trip Nadia looks down into her purse as she is trying to locate her sunglasses. As they begin crossing the street a man summons Sayid back to the corner to help him with directions. Nadia continues digging in her purse and begins to cross the street. This man, Jacob, touches Sayid on the shoulder right as Nadia gets hit by a car and dies. The key line in this scene came from Nadia as she told Sayid to “take [her] home” to be buried.

In 2008 after Hurley was arrested for supposedly murdering 3 people he was acquitted and released from jail. As Hurley crawled into a cab on the corner he realized that that cab was already occupied by a man. That man, Jacob, stuck his head out and offered to share the cab with Hurley as he wasn’t going that far. Hurley soon learns that Jacob was not coming out of jail and is there to see him. Hurley thinks that Jacob is dead and a figment of his imagination again. Hurley tells Jacob that he is cursed, and to this Jacob delivers a key line in this scene. He leans over to touch Hurley on the chest and tells him that he is “blessed” and “not crazy.” Jacob tells Hurley about Ajira flight 316 and reminds him that it is his “choice and he doesn’t have to do anything that he doesn’t want to.” Jacob leaves the guitar with Hurley and dips.

Other Occurrences of TMIB…

Since his conversation at the beginning of the show with Jacob we didn’t see TMIB until the very end of the show, or so we thought…

When John Locke and Ben Linus made their way into the foot of the statue we hear Jacob say, “I see you’ve found your loophole” to Locke. After Jacob is killed we see Ilana and Bram roll up to Richard and they open the crate that they have been carrying around. Out rolls John Locke’s dead body that they claim they have found in a coffin in the plane. As our brains are pumping a mile a minute, one by one the viewers realize that the living a breathing version of John Locke is actually TMIB reincarnating Locke’s body. He has been posing as John Locke and manipulating people in order to fulfill his loophole and kill Jacob.

This post is too long already so I will break the rest of this up into daily pieces. In the coming days I will discuss possible theories regarding Jacob and TMIB and look at how this might relate to the big mystery that is behind the island and the entire show. Stay Tuned!

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'Lost' scoop: Juliet mystery (sort of) solved - ausiellofiles.ew.com

'Lost' scoop: Juliet mystery (sort of) solved

This from ew.com...

And now for some news that should surprise no one: ABC is expected to announce tomorrow that it has picked up a reboot of the camptastic '80s thriller V and that Lost heroine Elizabeth Mitchell is a full-time castmember. Translation: She will not be returning to Lost as a series regular.

However, before you go declaring Juliet DOA from last week's detonated hydrogen bomb, I should point out that this piece of scoop comes with a big but attached: Mitchell's Lost days are not done. Multiple sources confirm that the actress is expected to appear in an unspecified number of episodes next season, so it's entirely possible Juliet survived Jughead and her absence will be explained in another way. (Check out Doc Jensen's column this Wednesday for a comprehensive Juliet theorypalooza.)

'LOST' Featured on Ace of Cakes

For their Season 6 finale on May 9th, The Food Network's Ace of Cakes traveled to Hawaii to create a cake for the celebration that backed the 100th episode of LOST. I finally got around to watching this episode and though I am not a huge fan of Duff and his cake gang, I was drawn right on into the show because of its LOST theme this week. The cake, pictured to the left, was Charm City Cakes' representation of all that went down on the show in its first 100 episodes. It included, the Apple 2 computer from the hatch, Dharma beers, a palm tree, a suitcase that was cleverly stating "This bag belongs to: Jacob", and had 17 of our favorite "Losties." The show included a special guest appearance by Jorge Garcia (Hurley) who stopped by the kitchen to give the cake decorators a few behind the scenes tips on the details of the cake. At the end of the show we got to see the unveiling of the cake as Michael Emerson (Ben Linus), Emily Mitchell (Juliet), Daniel Dae Kim (Jin), Josh Halloway (Saywer), Jeremy Davies (Daniel Faraday), and Jorge Garcia (Hurley) stopped by to have admire the cake and ultimately devour it! Top scene of the show was when Josh Halloway (Sawyer) picked up one of the "Dharma Beers," cracked it open and took a bite out of the top of it! Check out some of the other photos that were gathered from the event. CLICK EACH PHOTO TO ENLARGE...