Lost: Desmond does the Time Warp

It’s just a jump to the left and then a step to the right. Oh Brother. Looks like poor Des is caught in some kind of time travel feedback loop. I feel bad for him but even worse for Eloise the rat, who promptly keels over after “jumping” one maze too many.

Of course, this is far too much foreshadowing but just to make sure we understand the gravity of the situation, Des gets a bothersome nosebleed. Uh-oh. Thank goodness Sayid is around to help, talking in a calm voice, getting Des through to the island phone and then wiring up a patch for a call to Penelope. Is there anything this guy can’t do? He’s like the professor on Gilligan’s Island. He can make a radio out of a coconut shell but he can’t fix the hole in the Minnow.

Oh well, at least Des isn’t the only one down the wormhole. Fisher Stevens finally shows up after having his name appear in the opening credits for the past three weeks. We find out that he’s the radio operator, so we’ve been hearing his voice. And, oh yeah, he’s bleeding profusely from the nostrils. Guess we won’t see his name in the credits next week.

The actor playing Faraday is great. Love the long-haired, mad scientist bit, even if he does look a little bit like Oliver Stone hopped up on caffeine. Only with a nicer personality. Not sure what the deal is with Charlotte. She seems almost protective of Faraday. I want to like her, but then I see in the preview for next week that she bops Kate in the noggin and that pushes the needle into the red zone for me. Bad Charlotte.