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Lost
The Whole Truth
original airdate: 03-22-06

It’s ironic that in an episode with a title promising revelations of complete truths, we are given very few facts, and left scratching our collective heads once again.

With Sun and Jin finally back in the spotlight, it appears that the second honeymoon may be over. Ever concerned with his wife’s safety, Jin resorts to his basest of male instincts by smashing something Sun loves, namely her garden. Sure his intentions are good, especially since Sun recently fell victim to an Abu Ghraib influenced abduction. Never mind that her garden-napping was actually at the hands of Charlie, the rest of the Losties still think the Others wanted Sun for some reason.

As expected, this personal story sheds a little more light on why Sun reacted to Claire’s “baby” comment in "Maternity Leave." As it turns out, the young Korean couple wanted a child, Jin moreso than Sun, but had hit a few roadblocks along the way. We see Sun partaking in secretive English lessons, meeting her instructor in hotels in actions that suspiciously resemble an affair to anyone on the outside. Sun is also diagnosed as being unable to conceive by her physician.

Flash back to the island, and low and behold, it appears that Sun may be pregnant. After wrangling a pregnancy test from Sawyer and enlisting the supportive help of Kate, Sun learns that this is the case and sets about pondering how to break the news to Jin.

Did anyone else find it interesting that Sawyer is spending his time reading Judy Bloom’s Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret? He claims the book doesn’t have enough sex in it, but if memory serves, this pre-pubescent book about a teenager wrestling with religion and sexuality is chock full of sexual fantasy. No?

Furthermore, in another indication of corporate conspiracy, the pregnancy test that Jin uses is a product of Widmore Laboratories.

Widmore.

As in Widmore Construction? Yes, we are seeing this name pop up more and more within the context of the show, so what does it mean? Perhaps this is another faction of the mysterious Hanzo Corporation? How did Jin know that there would be a test on the plane, unless she had it on the flight with her? Who knows, but back to the pregnancy at hand.

Miracle, you ask? Perhaps. The island has been consistently giving its inhabitants chances at redemption, in some cases even fulfilling their wildest hopes and dreams. Consider Locke’s legs for one. Yet despite the appearance of a miracle, the reality of the situation is a tad bit more sinister. You see, the doctor lied when he said Sun was infertile. It was actually Jin who was firing blanks all along.

So this leads us to ask the all important question: who fathered the child? If we believe Sun, she never slept with anyone but Jin, but in flashbacks we see her relationship with her English instructor come to an uncomfortable standstill. On the precipice of cheating, we leave Sun to return to the present and watch as Jin makes amends, learns the truth and gives the island credit for the miracle at hand.

With all of this character development going on between Sun and Jin, its hard to believe that there would be any time to get any other island business done within the confines of the hour, but somehow the writers manage to pull it off.

Back in the hatch, Henry Gale has been plenty busy polarizing his captors. The effect has taken its toll on Locke, who we find going out of his way to show Jack that he has a voice in what goes on regarding hatch politics. His method of defiance is undercutting Jack by bringing Ana Lucia in to go a few rounds with Gale in hopes of gaining some insight regarding his potential “Other” status.

What results is something Locke could have never planned for as Ana Lucia quietly slips into self-preservation mode and encourages Gale to draw a map to his supposed balloon while insisting that if they find his balloon his life will be spared.

Keeping this information from Jack and Locke, Ana Lucia enlists Sayid to help locate the balloon, perhaps as a peace offering for accidentally killing Shannon. Whatever the case may be, Sayid seems to have put his loss behind him, convinced that the Others were indirectly responsible as Ana Lucia was merely acting in defense.

"The Whole Truth" sets us up perfectly for some interesting developments in the coming weeks, especially with the closing moments. Gale, having been freed from his prison by Jack, lets slip that he sent Ana Lucia off in search of his balloon. He then elaborates that it is a good thing he isn’t an Other, as he would have likely led them into a trap, only to be used in barter for his life.

Truth or Fiction? Who knows for sure, but one thing is certain, next week’s episode promises to be a doozy.

This Wednesday: We are promised to be treated to five important developments in the island mythology next Wednesday, and two of them appear to be involving the hatch. Blast doors and mysterious noises abound next week, and we’ll be here for a recap. See you then! 

Mario Anima

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