My Serious, Logical Thoughts on Jughead

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Comes from the name of the hydrogen bomb Jughead. This is not the first time that unusual names have been given to bombs. The bombs dropped on Japan were named Fat man and Little Boy. If the others buried the bomb and most likely they did, is it still on the island now? Does it pose a threat? Does the buried bomb have anything to do with the electromagnetic anomaly that was associated with the swan hatch? I would think no because although Faraday suggested to bury the bomb in concrete, and the anomaly was also contained in concrete, the bomb would not have been classified as an electromagnetic anomaly even though it was leaking. Also one bomb would not destroy the world.

50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

When Ana Lucia and Goodwin were talking about the knife they found, it was mentioned that the knife was army issue and about 50 years old. Now we know why. Because the army was on the island in the 1950’s testing bombs.

HOW DID THE ARMY FIND THE ISLAND?

Not answered but we can theorize that they found the island by accident. Here are some other ships that found the island by accident:

The Black Rock

The ship of Danielle Rousseau

Flight Oceanic 815

HOW DID THE OTHERS FIND THE ISLAND?

Unknown. Also unknown is when the Others came to the island and founded their group. Also who is Jacob and how did he get to the island? Is Jacob immortal? A crazy theory is that it all has to do with Atlantis! Alpert and Jacob were original Atlantians, when Atlantis disappeared into the sea they were just moving the island!

TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER

Alpert looks the same in the 1950s as he does today. If the saying is true “with age comes wisdom” then should not Alpert be the leader? But Ben became the leader over Alpert. Alpert said that the leader selection process begins at a very young age. Ben was recruited to be leader at a young age which agrees with statement of Alpert about early recruitment. Recall that Ben as a boy met Alpert in the jungle and asked if he could join the Others. Presumably the decision on who becomes leader is made by Jacob.

IT IS RUDE TO ASK HOW OLD YOU ARE (OR WHY ALPERT DOES NOT DATE GIRLS HIS OWN AGE)

How old is Richard Alpert? Alpert was present at the birth of John Locke and looked the same as he does now. Alpert also came to see Locke as a young boy. Now we know how and why. Locke had told Alpert in 1954 that Locke himself would one day be leader. He also gave Alpert his birth date. With this information, Alpert apparently was able to track down the location of the birth of Locke knowing what would happen in the future. Then he proceeded to recruit Locke for leadership in The Others. This brings up intriguing question like was Alpert there when the Black Rock crashed? Was Alpert part of an ancient society like the ones who built the four-toed statue? Atlantis anyone? Did Alpert and his people build the turning wheel the moves the island?

ADAM AND EVE

The dead bodies found in a cave referred to as Adam and Eve in season one were about 50 years old which fits the time period in this episode. These two bodies could be dead soldiers, dead Others or even dead LOSTaways. Which brings up the question if LOSTaways die do they still transport through time? If the answer is no then the bodies in the cave could very well be LOSTaways who were killed at some point in time. In this episode 3 LOSTaways were killed by land mines. And just how many of the LOSTaways are left on the island? By the time they reach the Others camp in 1954 there is only Sawyer and Locke accounted for (Juliet, Charlotte, Faraday and Chinese guy do not count as LOSTaways). Everybody else is either dead (like Neil) or unaccounted for. Where are Rose and Bernard in this episode hmmmm? They were not at the rendezvous point or with Locke and Sawyer. We will assume that Rose and Bernard along with a few lucky survivors are elsewhere on the island scattered about. Perhaps they did not hear Sawyer scream out the rendezvous point?

LATIN

What is the deal with speaking Latin? This is the first time we have heard Others speaking it. Scientists and doctors like Juliet use Latin to classify things. Everything from insects to even stars are classified using Latin (Stars use Latin with Greek). This is because Latin is a dead language and therefore not subject to change. That makes it easier, and scientists all over the world can use the same name for a species regardless of what language they personally speak. The last time I heard Latin really used in a movie was the Passion of the Christ when the Roman soldiers spoke it in the movie. You can also see it in old episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation. Some of my favorite Latin sayings are:

Cogito ergo sum = I think therefore I am

Sumus quid sumus = we are what we are

TRISHA TANAKA IS DEAD BUT TERESA SPENCER IS STILL ALIVE

What exactly did Faraday do to Teresa Spencer that put her in the state she is in? As we saw in the episode The Constant those who got too close to the island experienced time travel of their own but seemingly only in their mind. The radio operator for example traveled through time while his body remained in the present. The same thing happened to Desmond. We also saw it happen to Eloise in the lab of Faraday. Undoubtedly Faraday tried a human experiment on the unfortunate miss Spencer and this is the result. She is forever skipping through time in her mind while her body remains. Notice that Charlotte also suffers from time travel in this episode. We learn that Widmore funded the research of Faraday. Widmore learned about the properties of the island while there ergo time travel and such and was probably trying to use the research of Faraday to find a way back to the island. Else why would a rich powerful man fund research like that? It goes toward motive. What does Widmore want more than anything? To get back to the island or more likely to control the island. Just look at the enormous sums of money he has spent. He hired the freighter and mercenaries and faked a plane crash! No cheap thing! This man is driven. I do not believe rumors that Ben faked the plane crash.

YOU THINK HE KNOWS THIS ISLAND BETTER THAN ME?

Now we know how Widmore knows about island. When Locke asked Ben how Widmore knew about the island Ben said that he did not know. Interesting Alpert knew Widmore on the island in 1954 and obviously would know how Widmore knew about the island since Widmore was there. We can only assume that Widmore was such a minor guy back then that Alpert just forgot him or that Alpert deliberately did not reveal to Ben how Widmore came to know about the island. In either case that is very strange. Why would Alpert withhold vital information about their enemy? Or another explanation is that Ben simply lied and Ben knows very well that Widmore used to be on the island. That is likely since Ben has lied about many things when it suits him. Most notably he lied about the smoke monster and about being Henry Gale. Notice how Ben controlled the smoke monster and used it to kill soldiers. This would explain why when Ben was in the bedroom of Widmore he said that he could not kill him. Perhaps Ben regards Widmore as an Other Brother and therefore will not kill him. However he had no qualms about killing the two girls in the Looking Glass. We have seen Widmore bidding on the diary of the first mate of the Black Rock. Since Widmore claims to know the island well he certainly knows about the Black Rock. Now the question is why does Widmore now say that the island is his? That is what he said to Ben when Ben confronted him in his bedroom. Did Widmore lead a mutiny against Alpert and was expelled from the island? After all he didn’t want to listen to Alpert in this episode. That would explain a lot. Widmore wanted to take over but lost a civil war and was forced out. Now he wants revenge. He wants to kill everyone on the island and get Ben. We need more information on the Ben-Widmore relationship. There has to be more there than we know.

ODDS AND ENDS

• Most but not all of the Others from the 1950’s have Australian accents except for Alpert and Widmore.
• Who is the blonde chick with the gun on the island? Will she turn out to be one of the Others of Locke in the future?
• Will they time travel to the boat arrival of Danielle? Might make a cool episode.
• The old 1960s series Time Tunnel is very similar to what is going on now.
• Mrs. Hawking is the mother of Faraday. This is the gray-haired lady we saw in the episode The Lie who told Ben he only had 70 hours to get all six LOSTaways back. Apparently there is a brief window where you can return to the island. Is there a wormhole of some kind? We also saw Hawking in the episode flashes before your eyes as the ring salesman and also in a picture on the desk of the head monk in the abbey where Desmond was.
• The son of Desmond is named Charlie - no doubt named after Charlie Pace whom he befriended and watched drown. Sniff sniff. Miss you Charlie.
• The Chinese guy uses his Ghost Whisperer talents in this episode when they cross the burial ground of the soldiers.
• Do not forget that Sam Toomey was on or near the island during WW II and heard the Hurley numbers broadcast. We may also see an episode about this.
• When the island moved did the other nearby island also come with it? I say yes. This is the other island where Sawyer and Kate were in cages.
• Jack and Kate never appear in this episode. A rarity.

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