Thursday, January 26, 2012

S4: Eggtown

I don't know why this episode was called Eggtown.  Is it about Kate's eggs potentially becoming babies?  Is it about the eggs that Locke cooks for Ben?  I have no clue.  I'll probably look it up after I write my thoughts on the episode.

Regardless of the title meaning, this was a Kate episode and I'm beginning to see why a lot of viewers hated her.  She doesn't really pay for her crimes.  He toys with Sawyer and Jack.  And she admits to using Sawyer for her own personal gain to get answers about herself because that seems to be the only person she cares about.

The big reveal at the end of the episode?  She is claiming Aaron as her son.  So far I think they've only been on the island for two months, but the audience doesn't really know how long it took them to get off yet only that there were 8 survivors of the plane and 6 left alive hence the Oceanic 6.  Also since "the world" didn't see Kate when captured in Australia she could have been pregnant on the plane.  I don't remember if the show really delves into this, but as far as the world is concerned, Aaron is Kate's son.

The only appeal of this episode is the teasing of the identify of the baby - whether it could be Jack's or Sawyer's.  The only thing I can't remember at the moment is if Aaron is considered 1 of the 6 survivors.  I think so.  I think Sun will be revealed next and I think that's it.  We shall see.

Update:
From Lostpedia:  The title of this episode baffled many fans. Carlton Cuse explained: Really, we could spend a lot of time talking about the titles that don't make sense, but the title "Eggtown" referred to the fact that Locke fixed a couple of eggs for Ben at the beginning of the episode, and then there's also the episode had a lot to do with Kate's pregnancy, and pregnancy involves eggs, and so that was the other kind of, sort of metaphoric significance of the title "Eggtown". (Official Lost Audio Podcast transcript/February 28, 2008)

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