Just Got Back From "Eggtown"

Can someone please explain to me what "Eggtown" means? 'Cause I don't get it...

UPDATE: Thanks to Lostpedia for this explanation.

Anyway, I am proud to say that I predicted something kinda big in this episode - with no prodding or influence from outside forces. Yay me.

But first, hooray for the Kwons! They had all of about 8 lines each. I think it would be great if there were a spin-off show called "Meet the Kwons." Husband and wife get rescued from a "deserted" island and get as far as Korea... LA style. Yes, the happy couple starts a new life in Koreatown, raising their island-conceived baby. Hilarity ensues as the hubby frantically learns to speak English in good ol' LA.

But I digress. So, we started the show with another eye shot. I think I'm kinda tired of the eye shots. They were cool for, oh, about 2 seasons. Now, eh. The interesting thing came after the eye shot - John Lock is sleeping in Ben's bed. It's kinda "Single White Female"-ish. I mean, in the assuming someone else's life sense - not the sleeping with someone else's boyfriend, then stabbing him in the eye with your stiletto sense.

Another digression. It is now time for...
Prediction # 1: Miles doesn't know a thing about our girl Kate.
Outcome: Wrong! He actually knows a good deal about our girl, and everyone else on the Flight 815 manifest.

In flash forward, we see that Kate ain't so great when it comes to her trial. Her lawyer talks about bringing "him" into it. Bring forth...
Prediction #2: "Him" is her son.
Outcome: Yes, indeedy! Although, this prediction has been around since last season's finale. We all wondered who the 'he' was that she needed to get back to - Sawyer? baby? someone else?

Then, immediately after that scene, we see Claire and Kate in what could be a fabric softener commercial. Talk, talk...Aaron cries... and in comes...
Prediction #3: Kate's "son" is Aaron!
Outcome: Hell yeah it is! I'll admit, the writers got me a little confused at the end with the Sawyer scene, then the Jack scene. But right then and there, when the ladies were hanging the laundry and Aaron cried, I just knew.

And that concludes the Prediction round. On to the damn questions!

• Why is Emilie de Ravin still wearing a wig? Or at least, she sure looks like she is. What the heck is up with her hair?!
• Why would Kate consider firing her lawyer over bringing Jack in to testify? This is one of the things that kinda got me off the Aaron radar. How the heck does their relationship get so incredibly strained? D-I-V-O-R-C-E...? Eh, but obviously, it's far too soon for that. It's all the LIES, I tell ya - LIES!
• Who are the eight survivors that Jack is talking about, and how does that number go down to six? Are they counting Steve and that other lady who drowned as two of the 8? Are the other two Nikki and Paolo? Please god, no.
• Who knew Kate liked Patsy Kline so much?
• What is this card memory game that Ginger and the Professor are playing? Does it have to do with time travel? Mind reading? Does Danny boy just have a really bad memory?
• Oh... and I suppose one should be asking How does Ben have access to 3.2 million? And, as Ben asked, Why 3.2? Why not 3.3 or 3.4? I guess this question does not weigh on my mind as heavily as the others, because we already know that Ben is pretty much Bruce Wayne. He's an average guy with a cave. Some older helper guy (Richard Alpert?) assists him with carrying out his super-ness. He gets the bad guys - or so we think. Ben's all kinds of superhero rolled into one.

And now, in honor of the Oscars this Sunday, I would like to present a few awards recognizing some fine work in "Eggtown."

Best Use of an Oldie But Goodie - "Xanadu" by Olivia Newton-John. I imagine Damon and Carlton have been waiting since the pilot episode to find a way to squeeze Xanadu into the series.

Best Use of an Overused Line - "We're finished!" says Kate as she bangs on the door. That's just way too typical of someone to say when they are alone in a room with someone and no longer wish to speak with them. (Perhaps a more "fresh" approach would be to chase the other person around the room with a bowling pin or two, bludgeon them to death, and then yell, "I'm finished!")

Best Homage to "The Sopranos" - John Lock stuffs a grenade into Miles "I'm an Ass" Straum's mouth and pulls the clip. SO Tony Soprano of him. What a koinky-dink then that Ken Leung, who plays Ass Straum, guest starred on an episode of the final season of "The Sopranos."

With that, I (finally) conclude this post. Enjoy your breakfast.