Things You Need to Know About Lost, Part 3

Don’t let the show’s producers and writers throw you off from this week’s episode. You gotta think like them and look past the surface twist and turns.

Yes, it was clear to me that the woman on the bench was Jin's mom from pretty much the get go. What I didn't get (and I think most people didn't either) was that Jin's father was in on this con. I thank Hunter for posing this possibility. Then I thought about it more.

Jin pretty much disowned his father and told his wife that daddy was dead. Jin is raking in the dough while daddy is still fishing the waters. Daddy wants his cut. Solution? Con it out of them. (Remember how I’ve pointed how things keep coming back to cons??) And frankly, it seemed so obvious that the woman was Jin's mom that I don't think she is anymore. I think Jin's dad just got a woman to play this trick. (No pun intended.) I don't think Jin's mom was a prostitute and I believe she really is dead. But now these two can split $50,000 and Jin never would know. Sounds like a sweet deal to me.

Next, Kate really is pregnant. That's the main reason Juliet was planted there. I think Juliet just learned for the first time this week that Sun is pregnant. And how could they have known? I think the Others are only knowledgeable of pre-crash conditions. Why is that? That brings us to this week’s conclusion.

Finally, the producers have latched on to one of the popular "Lost" theories and is teasing the masses. The island is NOT purgatory. So what to make of this past episode's final scene? Simple. The Others staged a fake crash somewhere with no survivors as a way to keep search and rescuers from somehow coming across the island and spoiling their intentions.

This may also be the way they were able to find so much out about the survivors of the crash. Obviously names would be released when they were presumed dead, with certain vital information printed in obituaries and whatnot. With that basic info, more research could be done to dig deeper. Remember, the Naomi chick was looking for Desmond. He hasn't been known to be "dead" and came to the island as a live person, as did Juliet. These people are very much alive.

As is Patchy still. So my theory that Ms. Clugh is still alive is probably a safe bet too.

Oh, and the flare Hurley shot off isn’t what brought Patchy to the group. It was the satellite phone. Remember, Patchy is the communications guru on the island. He probably picked up the satellite phone’s signal and came running.

The Slap Heard 'Round Boystown

So Ari has a soul. Who’d have thought? We’ve seen him be protective of his daughter. We’ve seen him be protective of his wife. And, of course, we’ve seen him be protective of himself.

The last episode of Entourage (“Dog Day Afternoon”) saw Ari showing he cares about someone outside of his family: his assistant Lloyd. Honestly, it seemed out of care of the blood-sucking agent. Yes, he’s been protective of Vince in the past, but he still has tried to manipulate and control him. But this time, after manipulating and controlling Lloyd, he pulled a mulligan and saved his assistant. He never tried to save Vince. He often would never even acknowledge what he did or try to seek forgiveness. So why Lloyd and why now??

That said, it was great to see Lloyd have his day. And it’s pretty funny to see a guy bitch slap another guy. The writers have gone to great lengths to make Lloyd a likable character to contrast the bullying ways of Ari. It’s no surprise they gave him such a prominent role. But Jeremy Piven couldn’t perform so well without a foil.

Then we have Eric who couldn’t stand up to Vince. Again, I find this interesting because Season 1 culminated in Eric completely standing up to Vince and preparing to distance himself from his Hollywood pal. Eric has grown ever since, started to stand up to Ari and found himself a hot girl. So why can’t he stand up to Vince now? He’s gonna get what he deserves and I’m sure the fun is in Cabo not Napa.

And then we have Turtle stand up for his dog. Can you blame him? A girl mouthing off like would be so annoying too, even if she is that hot. I just feel bad for Drama. He didn’t do anything wrong, yet he gets screwed over…again. Now that Drama has a job, I wonder when Turtle will go out and give his own gig another shot. I’m sure there are plenty of other rappers trying to make it big in LA who could use some time on Big Boy’s show.

All in all, the episode was leaps and bounds ahead of the previous one. I hope this one sets the stage for more to come. I want Bob Ryan back! I’d rather see Vince make “I Wanna Be Sedated” over “Medeíllin,” but my guess it will be “Medeíllin” and that’s how Ari scores Vince back as a client. It looks like Vince would rather sleep with his agent than work with her.

Will Ferrell's Latest Film

Everyone thinks Will Ferrell's new hit is "Blades of Glory." Nope, he's got any even better flick now out. The best part is you don't even have to pay for it. You can check it out here on You Tube.

Contrary to what the description says, that is not Will Ferrell's daughter because he does not have one. It could be the daughter of Adam McKay, who used to write on Saturday Night Live and now writes and directs movies with Ferrell and is also Jeremy Piven's brother-in-law.

Here are some responses that were posted on EW.com. It shows how sad some people really are.

mE Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 07:58 AM EST
If people think making a kid say nasty things is funny, then your pathetic. I have a sick feeling in my gut watching this. This is the worst kind of manipulation. This kids' mother is the worst kind of parent...the kind who pimp out their kids for whatever. Ferrill has stooped to an all-time low.

mom Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:00 AM EST
I have a child around this age and the thought of him being taught to say this kind of crap just for laughs is disturbing. Of course if your into kid's with potty mouths, then I pity your children.
NOT FUNNY FOLKS!!

Not impressed Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 09:45 AM EST
The way everyone is shrugging this off as no big deal tells me where you people are at. This kid is a human being, not some trained dog that does stupid tricks to give you a laugh. Ferrell has 2 kids. I doubt he'd ever allow them to do this kind of garbage.

Jason Whitlock's Voice of Reality

I enjoyed Jason Whitlock every now and then when he popped up on ESPN. That was just an occasional break from his day job as a columnist for the Kansas City Star. He's written a very thought provoking column about the whole Don Imus-Rutgers situation that went against the grain. I think it's very risky on his part and quite courageous.

Here are some highlights from what he wrote wrote in "Imus isn't the real bad guy:"

* "Thank you, Don Imus. You’ve given us (black people) an excuse to avoid our real problem. You’ve given Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson another opportunity to pretend that the old fight, which is now the safe and lucrative fight, is still the most important fight in our push for true economic and social equality."

* "Thank you, Don Imus. You extended Black History Month to April, and we can once again wallow in victimhood, protest like it’s 1965 and delude ourselves into believing that fixing your hatred is more necessary than eradicating our self-hatred."

* "While we’re fixated on a bad joke cracked by an irrelevant, bad shock jock, I’m sure at least one of the marvelous young women on the Rutgers basketball team is somewhere snapping her fingers to the beat of 50 Cent’s or Snoop Dogg’s or Young Jeezy’s latest ode glorifying nappy-headed pimps and hos."

* "I ain’t saying Jesse, Al and Vivian are gold-diggas, but they don’t have the heart to mount a legitimate campaign against the real black-folk killas. It is us. At this time, we are our own worst enemies. We have allowed our youths to buy into a culture (hip hop) that has been perverted, corrupted and overtaken by prison culture. The music, attitude and behavior expressed in this culture is anti-black, anti-education, demeaning, self-destructive, pro-drug dealing and violent."

* "It’s embarrassing. Dave Chappelle was offered $50 million to make racially insensitive jokes about black and white people on TV. He was hailed as a genius. Black comedians routinely crack jokes about white and black people, and we all laugh out loud."

* "I watched the Rutgers news conference and was ashamed.

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for eight minutes in 1963 at the March on Washington. At the time, black people could be lynched and denied fundamental rights with little thought. With the comments of a talk-show host most of her players had never heard of before last week serving as her excuse, Vivian Stringer rambled on for 30 minutes about the amazing season her team had."

* "But an hourlong press conference over a man who has already apologized, already been suspended and is already insignificant is just plain intellectually dishonest. This is opportunism. This is a distraction."

* "In the grand scheme, Don Imus is no threat to us in general and no threat to black women in particular. If his words are so powerful and so destructive and must be rebuked so forcefully, then what should we do about the idiot rappers on BET, MTV and every black-owned radio station in the country who use words much more powerful and much more destructive?"

* "We all know where the real battleground is. We know that the gangsta rappers and their followers in the athletic world have far bigger platforms to negatively define us than some old white man with a bad radio show. There’s no money and lots of danger in that battle, so Jesse and Al are going to sit it out."

For the full story, check it out here.

Things You Need to Know About Lost, Part 2

Guess what? Kate's pregnant. Yeah, I'm pretty sure she is. That's why Juliet is hanging out with her. Juliet and her fertility ways. Remember, she's a mole.

Think about it. That's why they had Kate and Sawyer locked up together. The Others wanted them to get it on. And hopefully make a new one. The Others love babies for some yet unknown reason.

Maybe Rose will be pregnant soon too. Who knows? In fact, who knows where Rose is? That's right...nobody.

If You're Gonna Point Fingers, Point Them In All Cases

He shouldn't have said it. No doubt about that. But he's not the only one saying it. That's injustice on top of injustice.

"Hoooooooooe (Hoe)
Youza Hooooooe (Hoe)
Youza Hooooooe (Hoe)
I said that youza Hoooooe (Hoe)

You doin hoe activities
With hoe tendencies.
Hoes are your friends,
Hoes are your enemies.
With hoe energy to do whacha do
Blew whacha blew
Screw whacha screw."

- Ludacris


"If you really wanna find
Someone to get some behind,
I ain't the one for you.
If you really wanna know,
Boy you need a silly hoe
To do whatever you wanna do."

- TLC


"Go ahead and look, yeah I know he's fine.
Try to run up, but he's already mine.
When he looks at you, he laughs in your face.
Silly hoes, you should know you can never take my place.
Go ahead and flaunt, and drop it like it's hot.
No matter what you do, he'll forget me not.
Don't try to be sneaky and keep it on the low.
You should already know, to him you're just another hoe."

- Amanda Perez


"I got old school bitches and new school hoes
Female basketball players with cornrows.
And I like short-haired girls. No, not really.
If I do she got to look like the old Halle Berry,
Or the broke Toni Braxton or first Lil Kim.
But I still take hood rats and work with them."

- Lil’ Wayne


"That's some nappy headed hoes there, I'm going to tell you that."

- Don Imus

Things You Need to Know About Lost, Part 1

It's Tuesday...or prep day before the "Lost" day of the week. With all the shennanigans that goes on amidst the jungles of that crazy island(s), here are some things to keep in mind:

1) Locke didn't blow up the sub. He moved it. That's why he was soaking wet.

2) Nikki and Paulo are dead. They're not coming back. The producers know how much the viewing audience hated their presence. So you never have to see them again.

3) Juliet is a mole. Don't for a second think she's sincere. She may be worse than Ben.

4) The magical box that Ben told Locke about where Locke then saw his father is Room 101. If you don't know what that means, brush up on your Orwell. There's a lot of Orwell in the island.

5) If you are wondering where Sawyer learned his conning ways, he got it all from Locke's father. They're both from Tallahasee.

6) The timeline of the show currently is a few weeks before the tsunami disaster in the South Pacific a few years back. The island is supposedly in the region of the globe (unless it moves). The producers have shown they try to keep up with other events in the world (remember Ben showing Jack the Red Sox won the World Series?). So a tidal wave may be a-coming soon (maybe season final???).

7) I'm still bothered by Eko's last episode. Was he evil along and just conning everyone around? Did he relapse? I just don't get it.

8) Those on the island that have committed some kind of con, past or present:
A) Sawyer - duh
B) Kate - how many different name does she have?
C) Hurley - way to take control of Sawyer
D) Sun - the whole learning Engish thing
E) Sayid - pretending not to be Iraqi at that restaurant
F) Eko - or should that be Father Eko?
G) Ana Lucia - the whole playing "Sarah" the bodyguard thing
H) Michael - took Jack, Sawyer, Kate and Hurley to the Others
I) The Others - it's like the island was full of con men and women already

9) Those who have appeared on the show (and maybe on the island) that have committed some kind of con:
A) Locke's father - total d-bag
B) Jack and Claire's father - does he have any other babies?

10) So are there more cons on the way? Is the whole show a con? Well, in a way it is. It's not reality. So television programming is a form of a con. Even reality TV is a con. Yeah...deep!