Bill’s Lost Site

The mobile was playing the song “To Catch a Falling Star”. That song also happened to be the one that Claire requested that Aaron’s adoptive parents sing to him (way back in early season 1). It was a favorite from Claire’s childhood.

My guess - it wasn’t a favorite. Just another planted memory. But I digress …

In the 2nd flashback scene we see Zeke and Ethan having it out. Zeke makes a reference to the fact that “He” is going to have to change plans because Claire was abducted prior to the list being made up. Now we don’t know who “He” is for sure but we can assume that it is someone high up the Dharma foodchain.

Anyway, it wouldn’t surprise me if the original plan was simply to remove the baby and send Claire back or wait for Claire to have the baby naturally and send her back. However, that plan was scrapped for the more immediate c-section and die on the table approach.

Ethan goes out of his way to be nice to Claire. He explains the plan for taking the baby and sending Claire back. Why would he lie? Claire was so doped up that she wouldn’t have cared what was going on. Ethan could have said that they were going to leave her to die on the operation table and she would have giggled about it and said “OK”.

For the sake of argument let’s say that this is correct. What’s the significance? Well, my guess is that we will find out later that Ethan wasn’t really a bad guy. Misguided, yes. Duped, absolutely. Sincerely trying to do what he thinks is best - I think so. There is a common theme in several Lost episodes - “The Greater Good”. I think that when all is said and done, many of the folks at Dharma will fall into this misguided justification. Many will believe that while there are sacrifices being made that is really a small price to pay for the advancements Dharma is making.

Only time will tell if this theory plays out.

There was an awkward moment when Danielle entered the room where they were going to remove Claire’s baby. If you recall Claire notices the medicine cabinet is tipped over. She wants to lift it up in hopes of finding the vaccine. Danielle is in the room with her. Claire asks for help several times but Danielle is spacing out - looking at the room - oblivious to Claire’s call for assistance.

Danielle is kind of spacey to begin with so I didn’t really notice the significance of the scene. However, after watching it again, the wife came up with the answer. Danielle has been in the room before. She doesn’t know how or why or when but there is something very familiar about it.

Our guess, this is where Danielle lost Alex. Danielle was brought in - just like Claire. Alex was most likely taken from her womb - just like they were going to do to Claire. And remember, up until Claire was regressed she didn’t recall what happened while she was there. I don’t think that Danielle knows yet what happened - but I’ll bet that her memory will start coming back.

New reader Amber passed on some information from the Fuselage that I wasn’t aware of. Really great stuff Amber - thanks!

We all know that there have been times when we have heard whispers. Often difficult to hear and decifer the whispers haven’t really meant anything to me until now.

There is a great post at the Fuselage that I highly recommend you read. Two contributors, rvturnage and penyours are avid audiophiles. They have taken the time to break down each of the whispers. Please CLICK HERE to access their post.

When the timer went down to zero with Locke frantically entering the numbers into the computer there where several whispers. The whispers are very sophisticated - they come in on different channels on your stereo (left, right and center) and at different speeds. The beauty is that you can download the audio files yourself and listen to them. Here is the link to the post. Thanks so much to those two for their work in preparing the transcripts.

From rvturnage here is the text:

Center channel
1. Let go of Henry(1.5 sec)
2. (Can we/Just?) abort (2.8 sec)
3. I warned him not to do it (3.2 sec)
4. Can’t do it from the shelter/south (can’t move him…?) (4 sec)
5. Hello( 6 sec)
6. Apparently they have done this before (6.5)
7. Time to get another (13 sec)
8. I’ve decided to go with this/I want to see it (15 sec)
9. We’ll decide (17 sec)

Center Channel - Fast Speed
1. Stop him
2. That’ll do/I’ll go (.5 sec)
3. I would have saved him but she ran into him (1 sec)*
4. We need a torturer (2 sec)
{silence}
5. Control of his buddy (7.5 sec)
{silence}
6. You’ve heard them fighting for control (10 sec)
7. All over (11.5)

Center Channel - Super Fast Speed
1.What are they going to do to Henry in there ( 0 sec)
{silence}
2. Plan something…he got busted (4 sec)
3. It’s not over (6 sec, this part was a different speed than the rest)
4. Obviously he knows something (8 sec it was sped up a little too fast)
5. Drop the (blast) door (12 sec)
6. It’s gone wrong (12 sec, in background)
6. Don’t set ‘em free (13 sec)

Left and Right Channel
1. You to tell him what to do (1.5 sec)
2. Is he crawling (or crying) (2.25 sec)
3. Why don’t you tell him who you are (3.5 sec)
4. Thought I could get you to them (5 sec)
5. It’s not over (7 sec)
6. Who called the doctor (12 sec)

Left and Right Channel Fast Speed
1. I don’t think he’ll be able to con them (2 sec)
2. Boy that makes you confident (4 sec)
3. Is that computer on (5 sec)
4. How long has it gone for (6 sec really meshed in with the music)
5. He’s fine (10 secs really meshed with music)

Left Super Fast Speed
1. Stand up so they’ll call it off (1.5 sec)
2. Who are you caring about
3. He don’t work (3.5)
4. We wanted to share it (4.5)

Right Super Fast Speed
1. Somehow we will go and reach him(.5 sec)
2. From here it wasn’t so great (4 sec)

Wow - that’s a ton of stuff that I didn’t hear at all. Sure makes Henry look like an “Other”.

It continues though. When Jack is pulling Sayid off of Henry the whispers start up again.

1 Too close (2.2 sec right after Henry says “I’ll tell you whatever you want”)
2. Don’t talk to them (behind he’s lying) (4.5 sec)
3. That guy’s stupid (5.5 sec) faint, behind “lying”
4. I’d never let them beat me (6 sec)
5. I protect my people (7.75)
6. What do you want to do (9.5 sec very faint)
7. Don’t let them break you Henry (10.25 sec very faint)
8. Who told you they’re gone (12 sec)
9. Think carefully now (13 sec)
10. How are we gonna save Henry (14 sec)
11. You can’t save him (16.5 sec)
12. I can hear you (18 sec)
13. What have I got to do (18.5 sec)
14. Try to save Henry/I can’t see you (20 sec)

Talk about some interesting stuff! It appears that the whoever is whispering can see what is going on inside the hatch. What we don’t know is if Henry can hear the whisperings? Is he somehow dialed in to what is being said? Is Henry affiliated with the whispering or are the folks whispering just following his progress?

Tons and tons of questions. Any thoughts - post your comments!