LOST ponderings...

I love a good Jin/Sun-centric episode because I rarely get a chance to brush up on my Korean. It was a very romantic episode that revealed not only Jin's undying love for Sun, but also Juliette's undying desire to be an ass. She rubs me the wrong way, even though I know what she pulled on Sun may have saved both her and her child's life.

Or is it the Ben Linus rule: when in doubt, throw a complete mindf&*% on them.

Before we start, can I just say that the lady who played the therapist in last week's episode scared me to death. I'm still having nightmares about her eyebrows.

What we learned:

Sun carries her baby to term. The Ocenaic Six will be off the island shortly.

In one of the most anti-climatic moments in show history, Michael is revealed to be Ben's spy on Charles Widmore's boat. His fake name is "Kevin Johnson". He may have been slipping Sayid and Desmond notes about not trusting the captain of the ship they are being held on.

The boat's captain points out that Ben is behind the fake wreck site of Oceanic Flight 815.
(Last week, Ben pointed out that Charles wants to use the island for financial gain. Is this a case of the lesser of two evils?). The trust issues on this show are as shaky as a Michael Mancini themed episode on "Melrose Place."

A boat crewperson named Regina commits suicide shortly before this scene by wrapping a heavy chain around her and jumping off the ship. The captain makes no attempt to rescue her, and indicates morale on the ship is low. The ship's doctor also appears to order "Kevin" to clean up a suicide scene in one of the boat's cabins. It appears something (the force of being close to the island?) is causing unusual behavior on the boat.

In a parallel flashback/flash forward, the producers make it appear that Jin is buying a stuffed panda for Sun's baby. He is not, for in his segment, a toy store employee suggest it is "the year of the dragon". The last year of the dragon according to Chinese astrology was 2000. At the end of the segment, Jin appears to be giving the panda to the Chinese ambassador in honor of the birth of his grandson. He does so in the name of "Paik Automotive", Sun's dad's business.

In the flash forward, Sun calls out for Jin during birth, but he never appears. After giving birth to a daughter, she is given the name, Ji Yeon, a name Jin gave her during a tender moment in front of the camp fire. It is in this scene that Jin also reveals a pretty good command of English.

Only Hurley shows up to celebrate the birth of Ji. Apparently there is some kind of rift amongst the "Ocenaic Six".With the exception of Hurley and Sun, all meetings between the Six are stilted and awkward. When Hurley inquires if anyone else was coming, Sun said no, and Hurley responded "Good." By the way, Hurley looked super hot in his new suit.

Hurley accompanies Sun to a grave site that is supposed to be Jin's. The grave indicates that Jin died in "September 2004", which means they believe he died the fake wreck of Oceanic 815 and that he may be still alive on the island.

According to http://www.losteastereggs.blogspot.com/, the show playing on the TV when Sun was in her room packing before she went into labor, was "Expose", starring our late Lostie, Nikki.

The Oceanic Six as it stands:

1. Jack2. Kate3. Hurley4. Sayid 5. Sun

On the bubble: Sawyer, Walt (where the hell is he, anyway?), Locke.

The preview states that someone is going to die next week, and then it shows Michael saying he's sorry about something before hitting a scary-looking red button that says "Execute". Does he blow up the freighter or something, sacrificing himself for Walt's survival? Obviously he and Walt aren't in the clear with Ben yet, and Ben probably somehow has custody of Walt and is using him as leverage for Michael to do something for him, like disrupting the freighter people from getting to him.

What say you?