Most of my big questions can be included (to some extent) in yours.

Maybe the kid is the Island and his hair color reflects who is currently winning the struggle between white/black? So, his hair is darkening as Smokey consolidates his power?

I believe I commented on that thread last week, i and 1. As I stated there, I don't think that Eloise's knowledge is really that spectacular or far-fetched. She did, after all, spend at least 20+ years on the Island (she was there in 1954 — and still there in 1977) and spent at least some of that time hanging out with…

"Did anybody think that Ilana was important to the endgame?"

Simpler explanation: the Sideways Alternate Universe isn't really a true Alternate Universe. Hence, trying to figure out where it diverges from the main timeline is kind of pointless.

How/why would Desmond in either of the universes know that Locke A) was paralyzed before the crash or B) missing a kidney? Locke didn't exactly broadcast that fact. Did anyone besides Rose know about the paralysis? And did any of the other survivors know anything about the kidney?

I didn't have an issue with the whispers thing. It is one of the items on my mental "Things I'd Like The Answer To" list so I was glad that it got some shrift.

I found that scene necessary. Yes, we've been able to see that that's what Jack is going through, but I have a feeling that it's vital to the story that we recognize that Jack too is consciously aware of the change in his personality.

It matters to me. I never even downloaded that much stuff (especially movies — my torrents were always TV and music-related), but the main site I used to get torrents from is basically gone now after an MPAA lawsuit. These days, I'd gladly pay the $3 to rent, say, Sherlock Holmes rather than risk an $80K fine or some…

The Fab 3
I hear those guys have been photographed more times than Jesus.

I don't think that Eloise's foreknowledge is really that big of an issue or mystery. The older Hawking IN BOTH TIMELINES spent a considerable amount of time on the Island, was seemingly impregnated there and spent some time hanging out with people from the future who *told her what happens in the future*.

Wow, such vitriol…

I don't know that I could put MGS2 over MGS3 (maybe my favorite game ever), but I love MGS2 — especially its storyline. I've never understood the criticisms that it has a "retarded story" or that its incomprehensible. I understood it pretty perfectly the first time through — and it kind of blew my mind.

I'd even go so far as to say that the last 45 minutes or so of Jedi, where the film is cross-cutting between the three different battle sequences — the epic overarching space battle, the smaller, tactical Endor fight and the intimate duel between Luke and Vader — is probably the best edited 30+ minutes in American…

Cross's Yoda Speech Thing
I'm pretty sure he picked that up in jolly old England a few whiffens past.

Yeah, I had to look her up too. Per imdb, she's had 14 credits over the last 6 years. Very strange definition of everything…

Sounds…
Like a rental!

Awesome
Dr. Who seems like it should be right up my alley — British, sci-fi, time travel show? Yes, please! But I've been bored to tears by the few episodes I've randomly seen here and there. Hopefully, this will give me some good places to start.

@ CF — I'm completely befuddled by some of that shit too. A couple months ago, I got a friend request from some name that didn't register with me so I just ignored it. About a week later, I got this really angry email from said person. It was some guy who worked with me for about 3 months in college 10 years ago. We…

@ The Zeppo — Strangely enough, I've developed the exact opposite take on the universes. Sideways-land is Jacob's world and the main universe is a hybrid of that and Smokey's universe — which we haven't and probably won't. I don't really have time to get into the whole thing now, but I'm viewing Jacob as Faith and MiB…