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Widmore Lies

Posted May 21, 2010 by Courtney Cairns Pastor

Updated May 21, 2010 at 02:35 PM

Warning: some of this might be considered spoilerish, but it came from Damon and Carlton, and they only let slip what they want you to know. I posted earlier this week that the only thing that disappointed me in the last episode was the hurried explanation Widmore gave of his motives. Yeah, I was a bad guy, but then Jacob talked to me and now I see the way it really is, and oh, by the way, let me whisper something in your ear.

And then he was gone.

Seemed a little brusque for this mysterious, powerful figure we’ve been following since Season 2. But it turns out there might be more to his story.

I went to the excellent TimesTalk interview with Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof last night, broadcast live from New York into movie theaters nationally (and apparently Canada). Besides the awesome nerd fashion show of Dharma gear and two surprise guests, we also got a compelling discussion about the series. I didn’t expect to get any actual information, but they were so funny (especially Damon) and they even dropped some interesting points to think about. Including my favorite – pay attention to what they SHOW you, because that happened. But question the source when a character tells you what happened.

Widmore has been untrustworthy in the past. Think about that, when you think about the story he gave to the Smoke Monster.

Another point they made repeatedly: live together, die alone. “Lost” is all about the ensemble. Locke said in a season 2 clip they showed last night that he needed Jack’s faith, because he can’t do it alone. None of them are as effective on their own as they are together. Which gets me thinking about Jack as Jacob’s replacement. It doesn’t fit with this theme to have the series end with Jackie alone on the island, weaving or growing his beard back. Does that mean Hurley will decide to stay as the new Richard (is Richard actually dead? I don’t know)? Will Kate want to set up house? What’s Sawyer want to go back to the real world for anyway?

A couple other nuggets: Eloise Hawking’s role hasn’t ended yet. The MIB plans to sink the island (hmm, where have we seen this before). You may see Walt. You may even see Vincent. And think back to a conversation Desmond and Jack had when they first meet in the stadium (off island), where Desmond tells Jack he has to “lift it up,” and then says he’s saying Jack should elevate his ankle. This apparently has a bigger meaning.

The only thing that disappointed me was that they said people always ask about Aaron, but he has no real significance here. That whole thing with the psychic where Claire was told he couldn’t be raised by another? Not really important. The psychic was discredited in a later episode.

Also for you Star Wars fans, they threw in another reference for you. Happy Sunday.