Observations: Episode 3.07-Not In Portland

The Observations posts will typically be posted the day after the episode after I've had a chance to watch the episode again. It will feature my thoughts about the episode and some observations and theories gathered from all over the web.

Thoughts: This is my favorite episode of Season Three thus far. Thrilling action. Some more questions raised. Some surprises (I know some people weren't surprised at the bus hitting Edmond but that shocked me. On a lesser size of surprise, I was surprised Jack hit an artery. And room 23 was crazy).

Observations (not all are original, some are gathered for comments and forums):

1) Mittelos Bioscience is an anagram for "lost time". The producers mentioned there would be an anagram so is that significant to the show?

2) Mr. Alpert (the employer of Mittelos) said they think Juliet is "special". Is this the same kind of special as Walt? Walt read a comic about a polar bear and a polar bear was found on the island. Juliet wishes her ex-husband would be hit by a bus and lo and behold he gets hit by a bus. Is it coincidence or does she have a power like Walt?

3) What is Room 23 all about? I do like the number tie-in with Hurley's numbers. What do all the phrases mean? "God loves you as He loved Jacob". Does that have anything to do with Jacob, the Others' boss, mentioned earlier this season? Jacob had a son named...Ben. And was married to...Rachel, the name of Juliet's sister. Are they all connected?

4) Juliet's time on the island began on September 5, 2001 according to the time given.

5) Will Ben be back to 100% this season?

6) What are the repercussions of Juliet killing Danny? I'm sure there will be a few unhappy Others. They're losing people at a pretty fast rate (Ethan, Goodwin, Colleen (killed by Sun), Carl (leaving the island, is he an Other?), and now Danny). How many are left?

7) What was Tom saying to Jack when Jack asked why they didn't take Ben to a hospital and Tom talked about the sky turning purple? Will we find out what he was going to say?

8) Now Juliet and Jack are promised that they'll be able to leave the island and go home. What are the chances of that happening?

9) Back to the bus, you can hear some cars honking right before the bus leaves and hits Edmond. Perhaps the bus driver was waiting for him to step out.

10) How many Others actually want to be on the island? Juliet wants off. Do any others?

Here's an interesting theory I read: The island is about timeshifting. That's why the 27 year old woman had the womb of a 70 year old (in Juliet's interview). We'll see how it all turns out.

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Next week's episode is titled "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and will air at 10/9c on ABC.

Good source of information: MSNBC's LOST Revelations