Lost - episode #21

Greatest Hits

After Desmond told Charlie that he saw in a vision Claire and Aaron leaving on a helicopter, Charlie was happy. When he learned that he had to die this time for this to happen, Charlie's mood had changed. Charlie then begins to ponder his life and his greatest achievements and writes them down in a top 5 order (later to give to Desmond on the row boat).

One of the flashbacks that stuck out was Charlie saving a lady from being mugged in an alley. That lady was Sayid's love, Nadia. Mere coincidence?

I have to say this is one of the only times you really see Charlie in a different light. He seems to be one of the only characters not to have a dysfunctional life, minus the booze and drugs from his rock-n-roll days.

Now on to the "Looking Glass", which has to be a reference to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Caroll. Who are the 2 women who greet Charlie with assault rifles? Are they Hostiles or left over DHARMA?

One more observation. When Charlie is standing outside singing Oasis' Wonderwall in the rain, Desmond does not appear. Why is this? Is some event going to happen or already happened to alter history? Something to think about. Great show.

Updated Thought:

The first lady to come running through with a gun pointed at Charlie was a blonde haired lady. By any chance could this be Annie? At the end of episode #20, it never tells if Ben's childhood friend was gassed with the rest of DHARMA. It might be that Ben had stuck her in the Looking Glass station to jam all signals and to keep her safe. Just something else to think about.