Lost 6x09: "Ab Aeterno"

[Agent Richard07]

Welcome to the grading & discussion thread for Lost 6x09: "Ab Aeterno".
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"Ab Aeterno"

"Richard Alpert faces a difficult choice." - TV.com

Note: This episode is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.

Spoiler: Ab Aeterno

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[Agent Richard07]

If you want to know the meaning of "ab aeterno" and Richard's big secret, click on the spoiler tag below...

Spoiler: The meaning of "Ab Aeterno"

 

[McCoy]

...resisting...

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Oooh don't resist. It's worth it.

Note: This episode is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.

I thank you and my DVR thanks you.

 

[Hober Mallow]

Note:

This episode is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.

So that would be, what... 20 minutes of show and 46 minutes of commercials?

 

[gh4chiefs]

Note:

This episode is 1 hour and 6 minutes long.

So that would be, what... 20 minutes of show and 46 minutes of commercials?

Wait. Why am I laughing? Cause that's about the truth.

 

[LitmusDragon]

Richard episode! Squeeee!

 

[EyalM]

Yay! All questions will be answered, right? :P

 

[Gertch]

Not many Lostdays left. People are starting to get concerned for me once they are all gone.

 

[Aragorn]

Will they use Suddenly Susan, The Dark Knight or The Tick for his flash-sideways?

 

[coolghoul]

I wonder whether the flash sideways would show Richard or not. If the theory on the flash sideways being the end after the end is right, then we shouldn't see Richard - he should "die" in his own time. And shouldn't be there in the flash-sideways 2003 world.

 

[The Evil Dead]

Is it sad that I'm hoping for the return of the classic Lost flashback sound effect in tonight's episode?

 

[Jaron]

Not many Lostdays left. People are starting to get concerned for me once they are all gone.

Just try and stay away from any dynamite.

 

[ITL]

Will they use Suddenly Susan, The Dark Knight or The Tick for his flash-sideways?

Suddenly Susan, I reckon:

Spoiler: SPOILER!!

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[Ryan8bit]

I wonder whether the flash sideways would show Richard or not. If the theory on the flash sideways being the end after the end is right, then we shouldn't see Richard - he should "die" in his own time. And shouldn't be there in the flash-sideways 2003 world.

Couldn't it be possible that we'd see his life in sideways universe, just in the past of that universe?

While possible, I hope they don't do that because we don't really have a basis for his history to compare it to.

 

[beneldon]

Will they use Suddenly Susan, The Dark Knight or The Tick for his flash-sideways?

I'm hoping it's gonna be Bat-manuel!

 

[Trippy]

Oooh bonus minutes!

I get to watch at 7pm, but will be back for the 9pm showing too

 

[Plomeek Broth]

The six bonus minutes are going to consist of the Firefly chick in V doing her sales pitch for the 4,376th time during Lost this season.

 

[Jenee]

I wonder whether the flash sideways would show Richard or not. If the theory on the flash sideways being the end after the end is right, then we shouldn't see Richard - he should "die" in his own time. And shouldn't be there in the flash-sideways 2003 world.

History is the same up until 1977, then everything changes.

So, they could, theoretically show him trying to integrate his 1977 self, with his 18??s views and attitudes in a 2004 Western Civilization universe.

But, I'd rather see his flashbacks.

 

[Ryan8bit]

History is the same up until 1977, then everything changes.

I'm not sure if that's a given. It sorta makes sense, but in light of time travel and Roger Linus' attitude about the island, it would seem that it could be possible to be different much earlier than 1977.