The discussion began with whether or not sex with Mary should be revealed as her waking up, or if it should be left ambiguous so that the audience just has to trust Matt. To reiterate, I don't think Matt had sex with a woman in a coma. He's an honest character that has tried to help others in need. I believe she woke…

If he's truly delusional, sure it's a bit more complicated in holding him accountable. The more I think about this issue I wonder how Matt can be absolved of any wrongdoing. Unless Mary wakes up and clears his name, how do you prove your wife briefly awoke from a coma? Even if we the audience see the flashback where…

I think Mary woke briefly from her coma and they had consensual sex. I don't think Matt would hurt her or force himself on her, no. Some have theorized he hallucinated her waking up, but I think that's ridiculous. I know they showed her briefly speaking to him after the assault with the wrench, but that's due to being…

"I don't believe he was doing anything she would not have consented to, as his loving wife, if she were awake. Rape requires the perpetrator does something against the other persons wishes."

If I knew how add images on here I'd show you a few. Admittedly, Eccelston's resemblance to O'Quinn really only stood out in this recent episode. He's a little tan and his hair is cut short and he was sweating from the heat of being outside in Texas pushing his wife around.

Are you kidding me? In this episode in particular Eccelston looked a lot like Oquinn in Lost. Both middle aged men with light colored eyes, big noses, balding or short cut hair.

Lol. Good point.

I think a plot point for next season might be about whether he is fit to continue to care for his wife after this. I can imagine him spending so much time in the bizarre atmosphere outside the Jarden gates that he becomes disheveled and grungy, yet still sprititually committed. Then, as he finally returns, the news of…

Benjamin Linus was clearly from another planet. With those bugged out alien eyes of his. Lol.

The issue I'm referring to is of consensual sex and nothing more. I agree with your analysis of Matts character intentions and his journey of faith. Very good points. But my objection is to the issue of rape. Did this man rape his wife? Many other people here have mentioned mental illness would absolve him of that…

I know you can ruin a story by nitpicking all the plot holes. Lol. Its really not a big deal. Just one of those funny things you see in movies and tv. In a town that regularly gets earthquakes, the only way in or out is a single road with a small bridge. So if an earthquake takes out the bridge every one is just stuck?

Great analysis. I agree. But the issue I was discussing was whether or not a guy had a hallucination and had sex with his comatose wife. Or if she actually woke up.

Generally, I agree. I don't think every single plot point or question of guilt or innocence or justification needs answering. But certain incidents and circumstances should. Some issues are left ambiguous, others are answered. And some need to be answered because they give us info about the characters integrity and…

Lol. I'm still not sold on the new opening theme song. The lyrics are meaningful but it doesn't seem like the right tone. It's more like a sitcom intro.

Good thoughts about Johns pyche. The previews for next week looked like a Murphy family centric. His wife confronts the alleged pyschic guy who invited Kevin Garvey to come see him for help and it looked like it's gonna focus on her since we havent seen much of her.

I should clarify there is a big difference between apophenia and mental illness. And I don't think Matt believing his wife woke up is apophenia. Finding significance in the car crash of the same guy who assaulted him is a better example of apophenia.

Oh yeah that's right. Good point. Hmm… Well I still think it would be interesting if he's in on a conspiracy to cover up a departure.

I don't understand what you mean. If he only "believes" it happened but it didn't, doesn't that by definition mean he is delusional? Either she was awake or she was still comatose. So either he was lying and she never woke up. Or he imagined she woke up (delusional). Or she did in fact wake up and so he doesn't merely…

Agreed about the girls disappearance.

I loved the ending of Lost also. I was only disappointed that the final season wasn't more science-based. I would've liked to have gone deeper into the Dharma Initiative experiments and science-based answers to the mysteries.