Bill’s Lost Site

So, there does appear to be a book set for release called Bad Twin. You can pre-order it now on Amazon. Here is the link: Bad Twin

Off the Amazon page here are the details about the author:
Bad Twin is the highly-anticipated new novel by acclaimed mystery writer Gary Troup. Bad Twin was delivered to Hyperion just days before Troup boarded Oceanic Flight 815, which was lost in flight from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles in September 2004. He remains missing and is presumed dead.

What does this tell us? First, folks that are on the island did in fact get on a plane in Sydney. Second, the plane presumably crashed (or is missing). Finally, the story takes place now. Since the intro states that the plane crashed in 2004 we can assume any sort of time-travel/time-warp theories are not correct.

Very interesting plug here by the writers.

Another side note on this Bad Twin manuscript. We know that Lost writers love their anagrams. Ethan Rom is arranged into “Other Man” as an example from Season 1.

Well, Gary Troup can also be re-arranged into the most dreaded theory of all, Purgatory. I think the writer’s have a very sick sense of humor.

Thanks to the Fuselage for pointing this out.

Finally, there is a story in the LA Times that discusses this situation. It can be accessed at: LA Times

Again, not one of my favorite episodes. We learned that Sawyer is a jerk, that Charlie is mad at Locke and that Kate is jealous over the relationship between Jack and Ana Lucia. With that said, here are the points that I took note of:

1. They had a rocket launcher and what appeared to be body armor in the armory. Why would they need anything like that?

2. There are a total of 7 heroine statutes left.

3. The combo for the lock is mentioned again. Right 7, Left 33, Right 18

4. You know Charlie is really on the outs with the Losties. His new shelter didn’t include a tarp! I think even Vincent has a tarp for his set-up. Charlie is stuck with what looks like an airplane blanket. Ouch.

5. Cassidy is Sawyer’s long con’s name.

6. Is there a chance that Cassidy is in on the con? She seemed to be very alert as to the fact that Sawyer was conning her. At the end of the episode it looks like Sawyer takes her money but wouldn’t it be interesting if Gordy and Cassidy are in on this together to get Sawyer?

7. Elegant is the name of the magazine that Kate brings to Sawyer. I did some research and could not find this magazine anywhere. Most likely it is fictional and never existed so you can’t use it to date the hatch. Some over in the Fuselage have commented that it looks like Farrah Fawcett on the cover of the magazine - placing it between 1978-1982.

8. Bernard is a dentist.

9. When Hurley brings Sayid the short wave radio Sayid mentions that it is worthless. However, later in the episode Sayid says that they can pick up signals that are thousands of miles away. Doesn’t sound worthless to me. I wonder why Sayid initially dismissed the radio.

10. When Ana Lucia asked Jack for the combo to the armory was she joking? She played it off like a joke but I think she was testing the boundries to see how far Jack’s trust for her has progressed.

11. How in the world did Charlie sneak up behind Sun, place a bag over her head, tie her hands with a belt and then drag her through the jungle? That seems like it would be a pretty difficult task.

12. “Owl Creek Bridge” is the name of the book that Locke is shaking upside down in the hatch. Here is the post about the book which contains a link to the story.

13. What was Locke looking for? I would assume another hallowed out book? I wonder if Locke discovered that more of the filmstrip had been spliced? Also, why look right then? Did Sun’s disappearance somehow trigger a need to look for something?

14. Sawyer’s con buddy is named Gordy.

15. Why did Sawyer take 6 months to con Cassidy. Seems like he would have plenty of opportunities to take her cash. When he came back from meeting Gordy all of Cassidy’s cash was laying in a briefcase on the table.

16. Kate knows that Sawyer had an accomplice. How long until they discover Charlie was the one that bagged Sun?

17. The name of the manuscript that Hurley is reading is called “Bad Twin”. Click HERE for more info.

18. Glen Miller’s Moonlight Serenade was the song Hurley and Sayid heard. Click HERE for the post on the Glen Miller Band.

19. The call letters for the radio station are WXR. Click HERE to read the post about this station.

20. Why did Sawyer count? Was it simply to allow an appropriate amount of time before returning to the house? If so, Sawyer might want to invest in a watch.