Usually a character-centric episode starts with a shot of that character's eye. Strange that this Kate-centric episode starts with Locke's eye, ain't it?

Yes, I was wondering the same thing. Maybe because he's become a dictator, so everything is sort of centered around him (or he thinks everything is)?

I thought it was going to be a Locke epi too. I think this season isn't anything like we are used to with the introduction of FFs and now this!

Coupled with the fact that Locke has had by far more eye-openings than anyone else on the show, this is strange. Maybe each eye-opening is a mile-stone or change in direction for Locke. His eye opened when he was miraculously cured, and newly arrived on the island: big change for Locke's character. His eye opened in Further Instructions when he got blown out of the hatch- also a big change for him. He opened his eye in the pit with a bullet in his gut. You see what I mean.


Somebody more keen on this could make a whole big theory about it, because something's definitely meaningful about Locke's eye/soul.

I took it to mean that there is a connection between Locke and Kate. Who knows for sure though!

There was also no PREVIOUSLY ON LOST this week. Has that happened before?

Usually a character-centric episode starts with a shot of that character's eye. Strange that this Kate-centric episode starts with Locke's eye, ain't it?

Even though this was not a Locke-centric episode, it was definitely a milestone episode for him. He has suffered a string of embarrassing failures this season, and by the end of tonight he had realized that enough was enough. He's through being mr nice guy and pussyfooting around with everyone.

I believe that the episode started with Locke's eye in the first scene because we are dealing with Aaron being handled by Kate in the last one. This goes back to the previous episode "Raised by Another" when we see Locke in the jungle with one white and black eye. It has to tie into that I am sure. Thoughts?

Don't go looking for sense in an episode that doesn't have any. Why Locke? The answer is that the episode was simply a mess.

There was also no PREVIOUSLY ON LOST this week. Has that happened before?

Yeah I noticed that too! Good thing I watch every epi like 5 times so I always have Lost fresh in my memory :)

I think the lack of a "previously on Lost" segment can be explained by the length of the episode. They may have 86ed it due to time constraints involving commercials.

I think the episode started with Locke's eye because the "island time" part of the episode was centered around him.

I remember an epi opening on Aaron's eye - wasn't his flashback.

Usually a character-centric episode starts with a shot of that character's eye. Strange that this Kate-centric episode starts with Locke's eye, ain't it?

This begs another question. Are a particular character's flashbacks or flashforwards integral to particular episodes? I seem to recall in season one or two hearing how a Sawyer flashback was pushed back or eliminated. Best to my knowledge, the Island story was not altered or rearranged because of this factor.

Perhaps the producers are loose with the flashbacks and have no qualms about re-jiggering an episode with another character's flashbacks at the very last moment. I suppose a prerequiste to a character being suitable for a flashback in an episode is if they had a compelling on-Island story in that episode.

Questions: Would a Locke flashback have been suitable for Eggtown? Is irt possible the producers originally planned a Locke flashback for this episode?

The very last scene with Aaron at Casa Kate, juxtaposed with the earlier scene of Kate and Claire on the Island, makes me think this was planned a Kate episode all along. But who knows? Maybe they originally had a knock-your-socks-off Locke flashback that would have fit nicely with the Island story in Eggtown.

Thanks

(Wherever I wrote flashbacks, I also meant flashforwards.)

Kate delivered the baby, John cradled it, they both have green eyes.... :biggrin: I'm trying to avoid mentioning the Dan/Charlotte card thing again but it's too hard!

I'm going to take a few days off.

I never really thought about this too deeply. I'm not sure there is cause to. It sure is a beautiful eye though!!

I believe that the episode started with Locke's eye in the first scene because we are dealing with Aaron being handled by Kate in the last one. This goes back to the previous episode "Raised by Another" when we see Locke in the jungle with one white and black eye. It has to tie into that I am sure. Thoughts?

Wow Skippy2tacos... I never thought of Claire's dream as being a tie in to Lockes eye as the opener. But it makes sense!

I thought the reason they opened with Locke's eye was just to swerve the audience intot hinking for a second that Locke was one of the 6. Each character-centric episode this season has revealed a member of the oceanic 6.

To start the show on his eye and show him cooking eggs was to get us to think for a second that Locke left the Island only to reveal he hadn't and it was a Kate episode and just when we were sure that we wouldn't find out about another person who left the island they suprise us with Aaron.

In my opinion they started the show witha twist and ended with a twist. I loved it.

They occasionally start with an eye close-up that's not the eye of the flashback-ee. Remember, season 3 began with a close-up of Juliet's eye, but it was a Jack-Back.

I mentioned this in a post titled "Desmond's Eyes" in the section for The Constant. I think Locke may have been in a time-travelling spell and was waking up.

Nothing presented says everyone is time hopping.

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