Lost Season 3, Episode 8: Flashes Before Your Eyes
November 8, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Hurley begins to, correctly, suspects that Desmond can see the future after he saves Claire from drowning. We learn that Desmond traveled back in time after activating the EMP and blowing up the hatch. Desmond learns, through a series of confusing events even I can’t decipher, that he must not alter his past and that he is meant to be on the island.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. Who does Desmond claim is going to die no matter what he does?
Lost Season 3, Episode 7: Not In Portland
November 7, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Jack goes all Evil Doc. on Ben’s ass. Or rather, his back. Seconds before Other Danny is about to kill Sawyer, Other Tom tells him to put Kate on the Walkie-Talkie so Jack can instruct her to DAMNIT KATE, RUN!
Via flashbacks, Juliet cares for her cancer striken sister who wants to have a baby and we learn how she was recruited to live and work on the island.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
- Jack asks Other Tom why they don’t just take Ben to a hospital for his back surgery if they can leave the island whenever they want and Tom begins to reply, “Ever since the sky went purple…” Was this a reference to Desmond setting off the EMP thingie? But we know that Tom later leaves the island to proposition Michael after they let him and Walt go.
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
- In the opening scene when Juliet pulls back the curtain to reveal that she and her sister are in Miami, an Oceanic plane flies overhead.
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. Who is being brainwashed in this episode?
2. How does Juliet’s ex husband die?
3. What does Ben offer Juliet if she agrees to help Kate and Sawyer escape?
Lost Season 3, Episode 6: I Do
November 6, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
The Others get Kate to ask Jack to perform Ben’s operation with the threat of killing Sawyer if he doesn’t. Via flashbacks, Kate marries a cop while living in disguise and on the run from the law.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
- The Others remark that “Shepard wasn’t even on Jacob’s list.” This might be the first reference to Jacob.
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
- Kate’s wig in the flashbacks was HORRIBLE.
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. What city was Kate living in when she married the cop?
2. Who sees Kate and Sawyer after they’ve had sex in the cage?
3. What name was Kate using when she married the cop?
Lost Season 3, Episode 5: The Cost of Living
November 5, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Eko awakens to visions of his brother after being taken by a bear following the hatch explosion. Via flashbacks Eko deals with the aftermath of his brother’s death by taking his place as a priest. Juliet tries to gain Jack’s trust and his cooperation to operate on Ben.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
- When Eko spoke to his brother and refused to confess his brother said, “You speak to me as if I am your brother.” Well then, who the hell was he!?
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. The bad guys in Nigeria were taking 80 percent of what meant for the village?
2. What kills Eko?
3. What were his last whispered words to Locke?
Lost Season 3, Episode 5: Every Man For Himself
November 5, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Desmond deals with his visions. Sawyer is manipulated by The Others. Via flashbacks Sawyer learns about his daughter while in prison.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
- In this episode Juliet says, “I’m not a surgeon.” Yet in season four she seemed to know exactly what to do when Jack needed his appendix out.
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. Why is Sawyer in jail?
2. What is Sawyer’s daughter’s name?
3. What is Sawyer’s mission while in prison?
4. What book was Sawyer reading in prison that is later quoted by Ben?
Lost Season 3, Episode 3: Further Instructions
November 3, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Locke awakens after the accident caused by not pushing the button. He goes on a mission to save Mr. Eko after having a vision that he’s in trouble. Via flashbacks Locke’s new commune family is infiltrated by an undercover cop.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
- Another scene begins with an eye closeup. Locke awakens in the jungle after not pushing the button.
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. Who goes with Locke to save Eko?
2. Who does Hurley find in the jungle on his way back from The Others?
Lost Season 3, Episode 2: The Glass Ballerina
November 2, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Sayid, Jin, and Sun set a trap for The Others after they suspect that Jack, Sawyer, and Kate have been captured. The Others put Kate and Sawyer to work. Via flashbacks Sun’s father learns of her affair and orders Jin to kill the man.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
- The kiss Sayer laid on Kate after watching her breaking up rocks was hot!
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
- Why the hell did The Others have Kate and Sawyer breaking up and hauling rocks?
Sawyerisms
Shortcake – Kate
Trivia:
1. What does Sawyer tell Kate she tastes like?
2. What does Kate tell Sawyer he tastes like?
3. What happens to the man Jin is sent to kill?
4. What does Ben show Jack to prove that they have contact with the outside world?
Lost Season 3, Episode 1: A Tale of Two Cities
November 1, 2005 by nina
Filed under Lost Recaps - Seasons 1-3
If you have answers to questions, have your own theories, or want to speculate on anything I’ve mentioned feel free to do so below… if not, that’s okay too. This is to help me remember stuff about the show as the seasons go on.
Synopsis:
Jack, Kate, and Sawyer find themselves separated and at the mercy of The Others. Via flashbacks: Jack struggles to come to terms with his wife leaving him for another man. His obsession with finding out who the other man drives his father to drinking again.
Cool Stuff
Things To Throw Us Off That Later Turned Out to Mean Jack-Shit
Revelations
- First hint that Tom is gay. “I’m not showering in front of you!” “Kate, you’re not my type.”
Knowing What We Know Now and Observations of Continuity:
Silly Nina Noticed Stuff:
- Another opening eye shot. This time it’s Juliet at episode’s start.
- After The Others witness the plane crash and Ben gives instructions to Ethan and Goodwin there’s a nice fadeout shot of the whole island and you see just how far apart the front and rear parts of the plane ended up.
- Juliet has some big boobs.
The Unexplained That’s Still Unexplained:
Sawyerisms
Trivia:
1. What is the book club selection at Juliet’s house?
2. Who attempts to help Sawyer escape?
3. What is the name of the station where Jack is being held? Where is it?


Nina is a 34-year-old mother, wife and writer who spends her days blogging, studying, changing diapers and watching ridiculous amounts of TV. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, two children and three TiVos.



