LIVE Posting: Episode 3.20-The Man Behind the Curtain

The digital tower for my local ABC affiliate is down, no HD screenshots this week...

Time to start!

9:07PM-Interesting first scene. Possibly the same Roger in the van Hurley found a few episodes back? Why were they in the woods? Hiking?...Finally, it's answer time! Can't wait for the origins of the island!...And Ben wasn't on the island all of his life. Possibly right after birth though...

9:16PM-Ben is lying, as Locke said he was, though it was about being on the island all his life. He was part of Dharma. And his dad was the Roger in the van...Was the narrator talking about the smoke monster or other wildlife?...I'm guessing no one likes Mikhail since they let Locke beat him down. That was sweet...Let's go see Jacob, the man behind the curtain!...

9:25PM-Still can't put together how Ben became a part of the Hostiles. Maybe they saved the children?...Are there any Hostiles left in the Others?...Why did Alex give a gun to Locke?...There's no scaring Locke off, he's determined to see Jacob...Getting some good answers so far...

9:36PM-Poor Ben. Seems like all the major characters have father issues, common theme...So that's the little statue looking thing Ben was holding in the beginning of the show...Maybe Ben left the Dharma group angry at his father and hung out with the Hostiles and became accepted...What happened to Annie?...Still don't know where Juliet stands. She seems like she's trying to help the survivors yet she'll probably return to the Others...I guess the Others will be attempting this kidnapping in the season finale...Back to the show...

9:48PM-So Ben wanted to become a Hostile and Richard is considerably older than Ben, though he doesn't look it. I would have guessed that Ben is older...Echoing Locke, "what was that"? I thought Ben was playing mind games but that was really strange. Almost too strange for my liking. I guess there's a certain limit of supernatural that I have for the show. Smoke monster has a possible explanation but Jacob?...

10:00PM-WOW! Is Locke dead?!?! I didn't think he would die before the series' end. Wow. That's a shocker...I suppose Annie died in the purge? How could he let her die? Does he have any good in his heart?...With his father issues I kind of felt bad for him until he annihilated his people. I'm not sure he can be trusted even the Others can't trust him. He'll do whatever it takes to keep him out of the grave even if he has to sacrifice his people again...What did "Jacob" mean when he said "help me"?

Though it raised some huge questions and possibly killed one of my favorites, this was a great episode. Explained some of the island mysteries but raised a huge one with Jacob. Maybe one that will last til the series' end? I'm still stunned that Locke is dead, if he is. Without medical help, he's pretty much a goner...

Wow, still can't believe that. Didn't see that coming.

edit: I forgot that last week they, the writers, did make a point to show that Locke's hand healed fast. Maybe he isn't doomed after all. Maybe that was put in there to show that he will come back. Or maybe he's done.

Next week's episode, Episode 3.21, titled "Greatest Hits", will be the final episode before the sure-to-be-stunning two hour season finale. Looks like we've got three great hours of LOST coming to close the season...Next week, May 16, 10/9c then May 23 at 9/8c to wrap up season 3.

Watch tonight's episode again tomorrow at ABC.com for free!

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