This is the first truly brilliant episode of the season for me. I loved every minute of it and loved it even more as I continued to think about it. Perhaps the reason is that it is a Desmond episode, and those always tend to be my favorite. Whatever the reason is, I loved it. There are really two storylines here that were featured- Desmond finding Daniel's mum and the castaways experiences on the island. I'll start with the Desmond storyline.
If you remember, Desmond was told by Daniel that he needs to visit he mother in Oxford. So, Desmond goes to Oxford. We get a cool flashback that shows the birth of Desmond's son, which is nice to see since a big part of the previous season was Desmond and Penny's love for each other. Desmond goes back to the place where he had his conversation with Daniel in the past about time traveling rats. He is surprised to find that nobody at the University knows of a Daniel Faraday. So, Desmond sneaks into his lab and is discovered by a man who seems to know the reason why Daniel was fired. This leads to Desmond going to a girl who was a 'patient' of Daniel's. This girl is in a coma and only pops out of it occasionally, confused about what time period she is in. Her consciousness is traveling through time similar to Desmond's experience in "The Constant" last season.
Well, Desmond gets a good piece of information- Widmore funded Daniel's research for several years. So, Desmond storms into Widmore's office and demands to know the whereabouts of Daniel's mom. Widmore gives Desmond the information about Daniel's mom, who happens to be in Los Angeles. Could she be the very same Ms. Hawking shown at the end of the last episode? Widmore also urges Desmond to keep his daughter safe since, as we know, Ben is out to hunt her down and kill her. Desmond goes back to the boat with Penny and tries to lie about getting information, but Penny sees right through it. She knows that Desmond won't quit until he has completed his mission, so she vows to go with him (right to the same city that Ben is rounding up oceanic sixers- not good). We also get a cool little moment where we discover that Desmond and Penny have named their son Charlie, surely after the rock star islander who saved the rest of them by writing "Not Penny's Boat" before drowning. I hope he is named after this Charlie and not Charles Widmore...
On the island, even more fascinating things are happening. To get more stabilization, this episode mainly takes place in the same time period on the island- the 1950s. The scientists- Daniel, Charlotte and Miles, get taken by the Others of the past and are delivered straight to Richard Alpert who looks exactly the same then as he does in present day. They discover that there is a hydrogen bomb on the island that is unstable and they need Daniel's smarts in order to disable it. So, Daniel is led to the bomb by someone he thinks is familiar (after declaring his love for Charlotte). I have strong suspicions that this girl pointing a gun at Daniel is none other than Daniel's mom- Ms. Hawking. Crazy, I know. Daniel tells the girl that they simply need to bury the bomb and it won't be a problem- evidenced by the fact that Daniel is still alive in the future on the island. Sawyer and Juliet also come up to save the day right before another flash of light comes.
Oh yeah, I should also mention that John Locke makes his way to the Other's camp and demands to speak with Richard Alpert. John gives Richard a compass and tells him to visit him in a couple of years after he is born. This explains "Cabin Fever" where young Locke gets a visit from Richard and is asked to identify which item is his from a selection of different items. The compass must have been the right choice, not the knife as little Locke chose. We also get a big piece of information when we discover that one of the others that led John to the others camp is none other than Charles Widmore! Charles Widmore was an other on the island! This causes the question, what happened that made Widmore come off the island? Is he under the same predicament as Ben?
The episode ends with Charlotte getting a severe nosebleed and fainting in Daniel's arms. She must be experiencing severe problems from time traveling so much- but it is odd that it doesn't seem to be affecting anyone else in the same way. Maybe they have altered something in the past that affects Charlotte and she is facing the results of it. This could be why she is starting to forget things like her Mother's maiden name. Maybe she is being wiped out of history because of something they've done. Who, knows! All I can say is that I'm pumped for the episodes to come and to recieve even more answers. Lost is the greatest show ever made. Hands down.
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