Preview: Ji Yeon

Tonight's episode, Ji Yeon, is Kwon-centric. Flash forward? Flash backward? Flash upward? Flash downward? Only Jacob knows. (Cue laughter)

The Oceanic 6 is Complete:

We've been told we will find out the last of the Oceanic 6 tonight. I don't want to rehash an old post, but this logically means one of two things:

1. Aaron is not an O6-er (for some reason) and the Kwon's (both of them) are the last two members of O6.
   
2. Aaron is an O6-er and one of the Kwon's is the final member of O6.
   

My vote (as it has been since January when I first posted about the Oceanic 6) is that both of the Kwon's are members of O6. Aaron is not considered a member of O6 because, for some reason, there is a cover-up about who Aaron really is (i.e. people think he is legitimately Kate's son).

Mr. and Mrs. Kwon:

So, if Sun and Jin get off the island and are O6-ers, do they live happily ever after? Nah. It is never that easy. Would the writers really separate the Kwon's through death? Surely not, unless there is someone or something that comes between them. I read an interesting analysis earlier this week stating that whenever a Lost rivalry emerges, there is always one definitive way to end the conflict once and for all: kill one of the participants. Boone, Shannon, Susan, Jae Lee, Ana-Lucia, Libby, Paulo, Nikki, Charlie, Elsa, and Goodwin all suffered premature deaths. Not a great pattern to think about...

Plot Predictor 101:

But enough of this morbid talk. It's time to think about the Kwon's and what may or may not happen tonight. To assist in the discussion, I have made a chart. Follow along with this easy-to-use plot predictor…then chime in! What do you think?

	Jin stays on island and lives	Jin stays on island and dies	Jin leaves island and lives	Jin leaves island and dies
Sun stays on island and lives	Sun and Jin would need to join Locke in the barracks and become convinced that Ben is the good guy; freighter is the bad guy. In addition, Sun would somehow need to be cured of the pregnant-woman-die disease on the island. Both of these scenarios seem unlikely.	This scenario, like the one to the left, seems unlikely because of the large shift-of-conscious that both characters would need to make (or be forced to make). However, Jin sacrificing himself for the love of his wife? Yes, I could see that happening.	I have said it before, I will say it again: I do not see a scenario where Jin would leave Sun on the island and rescue himself, forcibly or willingly. He loves Sun too much and would not save himself without saving Sun. Sure, he left Sun on the island when he got on the raft…but things were different back in season 1 (i.e. the stakes weren't so high: Sun was not pregnant).	Without sounding too repetitive (too late), I don't see Jin leaving pregnant-Sun behind on the island.
Sun stays on island and dies	If this pregnant-woman-die disease is true, Sun will die if she stays. Will Jin turn to a new life of "crime" and work for Ben at that point? I don't think so…my guess is that Jin will be pretty upset if Sun dies and will want to get as far away from the island as possible.	Two lovers meet their fate at the hands of Ben? It has happened before. Totally could happen again.	To repeat: if Sun dies, Jin will want to leave. Yes, this could totally happen.	Would Jin die from a broken heart if he lost his wife and unborn child? Ab-so-lute-ly.
Sun leaves island and lives	If the helicopter comes back, I can see Jin putting Sun on the helicopter to save her life. Jin loves her – he would do anything for love…and he will do that. (Just giving a little love to my man, Meatloaf)	In the same vein as a previous entry, Sun will be heartbroken if Jin meets a cruel fate on the island…you can bet she will want to get off as soon as possible.	Will we find out tonight that these two are the last members of the Oceanic 6? I continue to prophesize YES…	This would be a terribly tragic end for the Kwon family – rescue, followed by heart ache when Jin dies. Will he go back to work for Paik Industries? Will he just run out of luck?
Sun leaves island and dies	So – Sun gets rescues, Jin stays behind, and Sun dies once she gets off the island? Does that mean Kate will raise the baby? I'm kidding. But no way would they have this happen.	While this might be the saddest ending for the two of them, it would almost be easier to bear, assuming that they don't know the fate of the other…	Could it be that the pregnant-women-die disease continues to have an effect off the island? Do they really know the ramifications? From what I remember, Ben wouldn't let Juliet take a pregnant woman off the island to save her…	Absolutely. Positively. The. Most. Tragic. Ending. Possible. They are saved…and they die. My little heart won't be able to take it.

Off Topic: Juliet

And finally, I would like to share with you all a very interesting analysis from DarkUFO about the Juliet/Ben dynamic from last week. Get ready to have your mind blown (or read something that really puts into words EXACTLY what you've been saying!!):

"While traditional love triangles serve as a major theme throughout this episode, The Other Woman also explores perhaps the oldest love triangle of all: the Oedipus complex. The founder of modern psychiatry, Sigmund Freud, introduced the theory of the Oedipus complex, which consists of two parts: hateful desire to kill and usurp the parent of the same sex, and sexual attraction to the parent of the opposite sex. Oedipus was the name of a tragic figure from Greek mythology who inadvertently murdered his father and married his mother. The Man Behind the Curtain already established Ben's murderous hatred of his father, and now the latest epsiode hints at Ben's twisted affection for his mother, through the proxy of Juliet. Juliet's therapist comments on the probable source of Ben's infatuation with Juliet. Harper mentions: "Of course he likes you. You look just like her." Many viewers have guessed that this other woman might be the mysterious Annie from Ben's childhood. Any amateur psychotherapist, though, will tell you that Ben's issues probably stem from events even further back in his life. While there is little to no information available about Annie, she too may have served as the previous stand-in for Ben's mother. Juliet not only looks remarkably similar to Emily Linus, but Ben even appears to be breaking her in as a maternal figure, as he commends her work with Zack and Emma. With Juliet, Ben sought to share the type of relationship that he could never experience with his absent mother."

Hot damn! That makes sense, doesn't it?

Catch up with you tomorrow, when Charlie will write his entire post in Korean, in homage to Jin and Sun.

Namaste,

Maggie

PS: If you haven't visited the Washington Post's Lost Madness, a fun play on March Madness, head on over! They pit one character against another in a quest to find the ultimate Lost character...brilliant! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/television/features/2007/lost-central/lost_madness.html