I think Juliet is Bens constant, which is why he did so much to get her to the island and why he needs to keep her close.

When Harper appeared in the jungle it was raining. There is definitley something in this water thing.

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Ben is Juliet’s constant? So if she were gone what would that MEAN exactly????????

OK, here’s some great reading if you want some further explanation of what went on in The Constant. This is an article by Jeff Jensen at EW.com, with input from Damon Lindeloff. May be a bit spoilerish:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182393,00.html

A key excerpt:
“In ”The Constant,” Desmond became ”unstuck in time” after flying through a thundercloud crackling with strange electricity. He experienced something like time travel, though not bodily time travel; instead, his consciousness shuttled between two different time periods, Island present 2004 and Desmond’s past 1996. But here’s the tricky twist: Desmond’s Island-present mind wasn’t the one doing the time traveling. When Desmond got hit with Island magic, his consciousness got knocked off-line and was replaced by his 1996 self. It was this older Desmond consciousness that toggled between present and past throughout the episode. Once Desmond ’96 completed the errand of getting Penny’s phone number so he could call her on Christmas Eve 2004, Desmond’s present-day mind came back online, but rebooted with the new memories created by his time-travel adventure. I know: tricky stuff. But I had the chance to run all this by Damon Lindelof — and he says this interpretation is correct.”

The best line:
Damon also said ”Looking for specific rules for how all this works will lead you down the path of insanity.”

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Toe Knee-I love u!! Thanks for this. I have the hardest time understanding the Des related sequences….Penny tellin’ Des to leave her alone, then the phone call where she says she luvz him and has been looking for him for 3 years, it’s so confusing. Even when I watch it multiple times. Thx for ur explanation. Someone else explained it really well too. I just want to give u all a big shout out and say thanks for this blog. I absolutely love spending hours here absorbing all of this! MWAH.

Crap!

This episode was Wild. I get too excited. I keep going back and forth about the people on the boat. are they good? Are they bad? Now, we know Penny and her daddy are going after the same thing. but for different reasons. What’s daddy’s reason?

I wondered why the others just disappeared. Where the hell are they? Since there is a time warp situation going on as evidenced by last week’s episode, do you think the others are back in regular time? Or is there another island in regular-non time warp time?

Also, did anyone hear when Goodwin’s wife said “you look like her” who is “Her”? Could it be Ben’s mom? I forget what she looked like,lol. And I really want to go out and get the previous seasons so I can see when Goodwin died. I don’t recall him much, but I need to know more!!

AHHH! LOST I love it!

there is another island…remember, where they took Jack, Sawyer, Kate, animal cages, Ben’s surgery…still a good question though

Maybe the he knew that the baby would end up in a crappy city like LA being raised by a murderer, Kate.

LOL!

I just keep thinking back to the episode with Claire and the pyschic and all the talk about the baby being doomed if she doesn’t raise him and all that stuff. The psychic’s behavior was so strange & creeoy…..

Maybe the he knew that the baby would end up in a crappy city like LA being raised by a murderer, Kate.

They couldn’t release the gas. They absolutely need Ben alive. Miles implied as much when he brokered the deal with Ben.

And there is no “force” waiting on the ship to attack the island. There was a team of five specialists sent for a specific purpose. Faraday is the time/space guy, Miles is there to commune with Jacob(?), Charlotte is there for the Temple, the pilot has the 815 connection (something more on the way), and of course Naomi was there to protect them.

Ben is the target, Aaron is the key.

And, this is a major stretch, so someone shoot it down but, could it be Ekko on the ship? The African port makes me wonder, as does Locke’s reaction. It is far more spectacular than Michael (who really seems most likely).

I LOVE your theory! U gave me chills from head to toe.

Sayid is Ben’s spy.

I beleived he was until yesterday. It is Michael and I think by now we all know it.

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Walt did communicate with Michael through the computer but I can only speculate that his abilities were not fully developed as to why he did not appear to Michael.
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Thanks for bringing that up. I never really thought it was walt communicating with michael on the computer. I always thought it was the others. And enlight of new info I beleive it was. We know Ben to always have a plan. His plan was to get captured in season 2. And wit his PRE-COG ability, Like he had with GOODWIN, He knew he would be needing rescue so I think he summoned Michael to find Walt.

I agree it wasn’t Walt talking to Michael on the computer. Probably Patchy, at Miss Clue’s orders.

I also think that when Walt appears where he isn’t supposed to be that it is his consisnous(sp) that he is somehow able to show to people. His body dosn’t teleport at all. I am also not sold on him moving through time yet. I could be, but not yet.