http://versesfromtheabstract.wordpress.com

Locke: You're name is Widmore? Charles Widmore?
Charles Widmore: What's it to you?
Locke: Nothing. Nice to meet you.

Fantastic episode of Lost this week. This was one of the best episodes ever imo, I loved it. Desmond centric episodes are always brilliant, and with the added bonus of alot of Faraday info, told very cleverly, what could go wrong? Oh yeah and CHARLES FUCKING WIDMORE.
Island times
Firstly, loved the explosion to kill off the few remaining redshirts (i assume there are still a few more, with Rose and Bernard, wherever they are). From the promo it did look like Smokey, but just some ww2 mines! The US Army theme has been threaded since Ana-Lucia and Goodwins convo on top of that hill in "The Other 48 days", where Goodwin flaunts a rather old-skool knife. Ellie is then introduced to us, is her accent meant to sound weird? Either the actress is American and trying to force a British accent, or she just has a naturally weird accent. Anyways, shes hot so all is forgiven. The "Science team" then taken to the main camp, conveniently past a grave, cue Miles' psychic abilities, 4 US Soldiers (we later learn that Rchard had 18 killed) buried. After meeting with Richard, Danny persuades him to let him disarm the bomb, by declaring his love for Charlotte. Faraday is led by Ellie (who he finds strangely familiar, cue Lost fanboys theories that she is his mum, ellie is short for Eloise, which is Ms Hawkings first name, could this spark her craze for time travel shit?), and tells her she needs to cover the cracks with lead and BURY it, he also mentions concrete. Does anyone remember all that concrete Sayid found in the Swan station? Could the button be to discharge the H bomb's radiation? I love how this links in (hopefully). Daniel is then saved (although if his rules are correct, she could never have shot him) by Jules and Sawyer.

Locke is coming into his own again in season 3, and the team up with Sawyer (Locke/Sawyer scenes are always great) and Juliet is a real treat. Dont know if this is significant but Juliet interrupted before Locke could tell Sawyer who shot him...probs not...but you never know with Lost. Juliet killed the next few scenes, with her Latin knowledge. The Others have been there a long long time. After young Widmore kills his pal (for coming close to revealing where "Richardus Alpert" and friends are), he leads them straight to their camp...nice one Charles. Locke then merks Widmore's comment " You think he knows this island better than I do?" by tracking him all the way to camp. Sawyer has been so consistently brilliant since...well forever..."i'm an other, you're an other"=lol. Lockes conversation with Richard was very important. It shows us why Richard went to see Lockes birth, and gave him those leader tests when he was a child, but Locke failed. Big questions as to whether Locke is really the chosen one, or Richard just thinks he is, because Locke told him he was. Bit of a mindfuck, but as soon as Locke mentions Jacob (it appears no1 knows much about him) Richard is fuly attentive. Also, how did Roichard go from shirted and jeaned looking pretty smart, to trampish jungle dweller we saw in Bens FB (c.1970s?). What happened? And of course how does he stay so bloody young? "just how old is Richard?" "OLD!" The Widmore/Locke reveal scene was immense (see the quote at the top), and we did learn quite a bit from young Widmore.
1. He does not like taking orders
2. He is willing to betray his friends/close associates
3. He was an Other. We all kindof knew he had been on the island before, but not with the others! Did he get booted off by Richard? Dis he set up Dharma to spite the Others? How did he get there in the first place, was he born there?
Ending scene, Charlotte collapsing like some sort demented flamingo. Got a feleing she will die this season, not yet though.
Off island: Dessies story
Baby Charlie haha, after Pace rather than Widmore!
We learnt a huge amount about Faraday, and Widmore off island as well. Firstly huge props to Sonia Walger and Henry Ian Cusick, their portrayals of Desmond and Penny are so good. Desmond is firmly my favourite Lost character at the moment.
Desmond heads to Oxford, where no trace of Faraday remains in the record. The Librarian woman=the same person as the woman who let Hurley on the plane in Exodus!
After a bit of his own research, Desmond finds all Dannys old stuff, covered up, and is confronted by a random cockney. Who does he work for? Who has been there before snooping aorund? Why is his equipment being kept and not thrown away?
The girl Daniels experiments put into the time travel conscious ws pretty shocking. A great guest star from her sister, and the reveal that Widmore is essentially keeping her alive. The Faraday/Widmore ties go way back. Is Widmore Daniels dad? Did Ellie and Charles get it on? Daniel is not a down the line hero, it is clear. His experiments/morals are dodgy.
Demond then storms into old Widmores office (Alan Dale has finally mastered a British accent), without a hint of the cowardice we have seen so often in scenes between these 2. He is clearly worried about Penny, and is surprisingly forthcoming about Hawkings/Daniels Mum's whereabouts. LA. Is she really working with Ben? or Widmore? its tough to know. unfortunately, Pens going to the LA, straight to Ben!

Awesome episode overall, the lack of o6 was good! Check DarkUfo for recaps.
The next episode is called "The Little Prince", standardly Aaron.
No sneak peeks as yet, but here is 1 promo.
"i saw Kate in the jungle"