6x16 "What They Died For" Alternate 2004

1. It seems that cut Jack had at the start of the season is getting worse. Shouldn't that have healed by now.

2. David's telling Jack not to get weird if we see the as of yet to be named mother. Is it because she's dating somebody new?

3. Wait a second, Desmond totally crank called Jack. Jack's not gonna like what he's being led to.

4. The way Desmond punches Ben triggers Ben's memories of the original reality.

5. It would seem that Ben has the same injuries he incurred during his altercation with Desmond last season.

6. Meanwhile, Locke's call to the LAPD gets routed to the same precinct that Sawyer and Miles work at.

7. I'm beginning to think that Desmond knows where exactly everybody is at any given time in this universe. There is no way he could know that they had Kate and Sayid in the same place.

8. "We insist. Even if we have to kidnap you." These writers sure have a strange sense of humor.

9. So John's speech to Jack sounds like John is becoming a man of faith.

10. Sawyer believes Kate's innocence? Does that mean Kate is innocent in this timeline?

11. Ana Lucia's the one taking the bribe. It really is like a class reunion!

6x16 "What They Died For" Island

1. A nod to the pilot as Jack stitches up Kate with a needle and a thread.

2. So how does one kill the smoke Monster? Is it even possible?

3. So Miles found himself standing on what would be Alex's grave. Seems he can still hear whispers after all this time.

4. Who told Ben that room could summon the Monster?

5. And finally, the long awaited reunion between Ben Linus and Charles Widmore.

6. If Jacob truly visited Widmore, then it could explain the nightmares Widmore claimed to be having in "The Shape of Things to Come."

7. As sad as it sounds, Sawyer did in fact kill Sun, Jin and Sayid by pulling the wires.

8. Why did young Jacob appear to Hurley instead of adult Jacob?

9. Looks like Alpert was wrong about Locke wanting him to join his side.

10. Ah, Ben. So eager to sacrifice Charles Widmore.

11. So Ben kills Widmore before Widmore can tell Locke about his plan to use Desmond?

12. So this episode confirms that the Whispers can appear in human form to one or more persons at a time.

13. So Jacob chose the people he chose because their lives were meaningless off the Island.

14. Kate's name was crossed off because she had to raise Aaron.

15. With no hesitation, Jack chooses the job as Protector of the Island.

16. Does the bamboo prevent non-Protectors from getting near the light?

17. How is Desmond going to prevent Locke from leaving the Island?

18. How is Desmond going to help Locke destroy the Island?

6x15 "Across the Sea"

1. If what the women we know as "Mother," is telling the truth, there is nobody on the Island, who's roots or ancestry is truly from the Island.

2. I think Mother may have brought Claudia's ship to the Island.

3. Claudia's first child is named Jacob. However, since she did not know she was carrying twins, she was not able to pick a name for her second child. The second child would simply be known as "Brother."

4. It looks like the board game is a precursor to Backgammon.

5. Mother tells the young Brother that he is special. Does she believe him to be her replacement at this point?

6. According to Mother, death is something Brother won't have to worry about.

7. Mother is the guardian of the Source. It's essentially the same light that exists inside of every human being. The people who come to the Island, are looking for the Source.

8. Why could Brother see Claudia, but not Jacob?

9. Is Claudia the Monster or a Whisper?

10. Why does Mother believe that the Others are bad?

11. So 30 years later, Jacob and Brother still meet and play their game. Brother is using them to find a way off the Island.

12. And it would seem that he has found his way off. Brother was the one who dug the many wells throughout the Island, investigating the magnetism.

13. The way Jacob told Mother about Brother's plan, it's clear Jacob was spying for her the whole time.

14. The way to leave the Island: build what we would learn to be "the frozen donkey wheel." It uses a system that channels the water and the light, and when turned, it will enable the user to leave.

15. Drinking the wine is the ceremony that allows one to become the protector of the Island.

16. Entering the light makes one "worse then death." Did Mother even know what could happen?

17. So by herself, Mother torched the entire settlement that was on the Island. What exactly did she do?

18. In his rage, Brother killed Mother, in retaliation, Jacob dragged Brother into the light, killing him as well, and releasing the Monster. Jacob returned Brother's body to the cave, placing it beside Mother, and the two would soon be known as Adam and Eve.

19. Now, what I have to say next is speculation. The Monster, is NOT Brother. In the few times we've seen Jacob and the Monster together in events prior to "The Incident," the Monster appears in the form of Brother. Notice how Jacob refers to him as "My Friend" and not "My Brother." It is clearly a different entity, which preferred to use that form when it talked to Jacob.

6x14 "The Candidate" Alternate 2004

1. So the title of this episode refers to John Locke's potential to be eligible for a paralysis-reversing surgery.

2. The way Bernard talks about their encounter on Oceanic 815, it seems like he knows more then he's letting on.

3. Why does Bernard remember Anthony Cooper? Did Locke tell Bernard something after the emergency surgery?

4. It's funny how Jack still feels the need to fix Locke after saving his life, but he's still the "Man of Faith" in this episode.

5. In this reality, Anthony Cooper is trapped in a vegetative state. If he is the same man who conned Sawyer's parents, what will Sawyer do if he finds him?

6. In Locke's sleep he says, "push the button;" and "I wish you had believed me." Is he starting to remember the Island now consciously now?

7. One thing that's still the same is the way Christian Shepherd died: alcohol poisoning.

8. And now Jack and Claire know that they were on the same flight.

9. Christian wanted Claire to have the music box, because it plays "Catch a Falling Star," a song he sang to Claire when she was little.

10. John Locke is a plane crash survivor. He must have had to have gone through a great deal of therapy in order to be able to fly on a plane again.

11. Because Anthony Cooper was on the plane John Locke was piloting, Locke punishes himself by not allowing any chance for himself to get better.

12. Now it's Jack's turn to say, "I wish you believed me." I really love the role reversal in this reality.

6x14 "The Candidate" Island

1. With Locke and the remaining candidates on Hydra Island, he's now one step closer to leaving.

2. Again, why isn't Kate a candidate anymore? What did she do that made Jacob cross her name off?

3. Locke's lying. He can't kill the candidates himself. If he could, that would have been the first thing he did after Jacob died.

4. And now, Jin had his ring back.

5. The Monster knew how to disarm the C4 form having scanned Locke's back in "Walkabout." Remember in "Enter 77," Locke was able to successfully remove a block of C4 from the Flame.

6. Is it possible that Ben and Alpert were the ones who planted the C4?

7. And right before they take the submarine, Locke switches their backpacks. How come Jack didn't notice. There had to have been a weight difference plus the straps might feel different, etc.

8. Locke looked like his arms were having spasms as he pulled himself out of the water.

9. Jack is right. Locke can't kill them, but if someone were to tamper with the bomb that Locke planted, it would trigger the explosion.

10. What does Sayid mean by saying, "it's going to be you, Jack." Is Jack the true replacement for Jacob?

11. How ironic that Sayid, who Sawyer once accused of causing the plane crash, actually committed a suicide bombing to save everyone else.

12. So Jin chooses to stay with Sun for their final moments together while everyone else leaves the sub.

13. Sayid, Jin, Sun, and Lapidus are all dead. Now only Jack and Sawyer are the only two remaining candidates.

6x13 "The Last Recruit" Alternate 2004

1. How ironic that Ben Linus is escorting Locke to the hospital, when Ben originally killed Locke in the original timeline.

2. Sun seems to be remembering Locke as the monster from the original timeline.

3. Why does Kate insist on her innocence? Did her mother commit the murder this time?

4. I have to say that I like the romantic tension between Sawyer and Kate in this timeline. It feels like season one allover again.

5. There certain things I'm willing to believe about this show, but I can't believe that Desmond knew that Ilana was looking for Claire. There is just no way Desmond could have obtained that information unless he endangered attorney-client privilege.

6. Surprise, surprise, Sayid is arrested by Sawyer and Miles. More and more people are coming together now.

7. It seems that Jack and David are trying to be closer in the wake of the events in "Lighthouse," and it seems like it's working.

8. Sun and her baby have survived their ordeal. I didn't mention this in the last blog, but if Sun's stayed faithful to Jin in this timeline, then it means that Jin can have children. Sun also doesn't seem to remember having remembered Locke in the other timeline.

9. In this episode, Jack is remembering John Locke from the plane, and not from the original timeline.

6x13 - "The Last Recruit" Island

1. So Christian Shepherd was the monster? Then why did he refer to Jack as his son when he was in Christian's form? Furthermore, was that the monster that appeared to Jack in "Something Nice Back Home," or was that truly the ghost of Christian Shepherd?

2. How is it that hearing Locke's word means instant allegiance? According to Jacob, there's still a concept of free will. Everyone has to make a choice.

3. How is Widmore able to firebomb the Island? Why would he for that matter? If the Island is destroyed, wouldn't that enable Locke to leave the Island?

4. So this time, Sawyer and Kate get on the boat together. Unlike near the end of season one where they were fighting for a spot on the raft.

5. If Locke wanted Desmond dead, why didn't he kill himself? Is Desmond a candidate, unable to be killed by the Monster?

6. So Sayid's not completely souless if he was able to spare Desmond? And who or what exactly brought Sayid back to life?

7. How exactly did Locke find the Elizabeth? The last we ever saw of it, Ben's people commandeered it, and it was presumably taken to Hydra Island.

8. In contrast to, "There's No Place Like Home," Jack is the one who jumps off into the ocean instead of Sawyer.

9. At long last, Sun and Jin are reunited.

10. The sound Jack hears when the bombs drop is similar to what Charlie hears in "Live Together, Die Alone."