Episode 2-22: "3 Minutes"

2-22: "3 Minutes" 2006.05.17

There is not too much to talk about regarding this last episode. We got confirmation that Michael was lying, and that he did what he did because the Others told him to get Hurley, Kate, Sawyer and Jack. (I think we all probably suspected the Others had some hold on him).

New things we learned:

• Michael did not lie about everything:
• There is another hatch. here is an image of the logo: http://lost.cubit.net/pics/2x22/newDharmaLogo.jpg
  
• It is being guarded by 2 gunmen.
• The Others (that he saw) are living in tents.
  
• The Others know Walt is special and are "testing" him, I assume down in the new hatch.
• Rousseau's daughter Alex continues to be "different" than the Others and tries to be nice to Michael.
  
• Eko and Locke have basically switched places. Eko has put all his faith in the hatch and entering the numbers, while Locke has lost his faith.
• Though Charlie has kicked his heroin habit, he can not see the medicinal value of giving the heroin to Jack. (and he can't throw well)

Things we already knew:

• As Walt said, the Others are not what they seem.
  
• Walt has special powers.
  
• Michael is obsessed with getting Walt back and will kill to get him back.
  
• Communication sucks between the Losties, as shown once again when Sun asked Kate who died, Kate told her and that was the end of the conversation!
  

Things to think about:

• Why Hurley, Sawyer, Kate and Jack, what do they have in common? Are they all leaders, all saw visions (but Charlie and Eko have as well)? why were they not taken before. They had Kate, but gave her back to them. How did they get everyone's first and last name, especially Sawyer, since only Locke and Hurley (from the manifest) knew his real name.
• How can no one but Sayid see that Michael is acting weird and LYING?
  
• Has the hatch always been dripping? Perhaps, it's nothing at all, but...when Eko walks in and startles Charlie, he steps past what looks like a puddle. Then, the camera pans up for a moment onto the ceiling of the doorway and it's rusty red. I don't recall anyone getting shot upwards, so is a pipe leaking or is something up there?

LOST EXPERIENCE:

• The Hanso Foundation ran their ad again near the end of the show. This time, the website they listed was www.letyourcompassguideyou.com.
  
• Go to http://thelostexperienceclues.blogspot.com/ for a listing of all the clues found so far in this online game. They also now have a podcast in association with this website.
  

RANDOM:

• Here is a pretty good article about LOST that was in USA today (thank you Karla)- http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-05-09-lost_x.htm

Spoilers:

• I have no spoilers this week, mostly because I gave you them in the last 2 write-ups. I also did not want to learn anymore about the finale so I refused to look at anything new. I will not even post the link to the major spoiler, because I do not want to be responsible for ruining the show for you :)

The Finale is supposed to give more answers than last season's finale did. Apparently a lot of fans were really unhappy with that last season. Enjoy the show, I will do one more write-up on the finale, and then we'll see how it goes over the summer.

Stay lost and namaste.

Leigh