After last week's episode in which we learned that Desmond was The Package, it only made sense that this one would be Desmond-centric. The twists and turns were aplenty in relation to the parallel timelines and what would have happened had 815 never crashed.
So some poor dude gets killed in the first few minutes when Whidmore insists on trying out his huge crazy flux capacitor electromagnetic thingamajiggy. Desmond is able to withstand the force and we get our episode...one in which he never met Penny, is a valued employee of Mr. Whidmore and Whidmore is married to none other than Eloise Hawking. Well, that would make her Eloise Whidmore.
And get this, Daniel Faraday, who is in turn Daniel Whidmore is their son. Daniel tells Desmond that Penny is his "half sister." What's that all about? This was definitely an episode that brought more questions than answers for me. Maybe I was tired when I watched or it was the anxiety of returning to work after a week and a half off...
Interesting points:
Charlie is released from jail into Desmond's care and tries to commit murder-suicide when Desmond sees a flash of "Not Penny's Boat" on Charlie's hand as he's trying to get Charlie out of the car. How they filmed such a comprehensive scene underwater I do not know. What a great show.
In the flash sideways, Desmond is Whidmore's right hand man, even drinking the very expensive scotch that Whidmore once told Desmond he was worth less than.
Whidmore doesn't seem to have a good handle on his mission. The question still lingers as to whether he's more interested in apprehending MIB or Ben. Or both?
Desmond survives the electromagnetic contraption and wakes up ready, willing and able to assist Whidmore with whatever his mission is only to be ambushed by Sayid who thwarts the game plan.
So that should make for a very good episode next week. But it's a Hugo-centric episode so we'll just have to wait and see what happens. It's sure to follow the lottery winning storyline, but will Hugo still be plagued by bad luck? In episode 4, he appeared to be A-OK, even describing himself as "the luckiest man alive." Will the bad luck start after 815 lands safely?
Desmond introduces himself to Penny who agrees to meet with him for coffee, but Eloise warned him not to pursue any visions he's been having because he's "not ready yet." Who knew she would be so central to how this is all wrapping up when we first met her as the proprietor of the pawn shop in London? Funny thing is, even then, she was trying to stop him from going any further with Penny.
Finally, Desmond is now going to try and gather up everyone from 815 and try to make sense out of what's happening to them.
Moving on:
The next few episodes should be jam packed with content, more answers and clues towards the finale. Episode 12 is titled "Everybody Loves Hugo." Can't Wait. LOST is the best show ever!
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