'Lost' Recap: Settling Into A Groove

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Sawyer's story about forgetting Kate's face seemed to ease Horace's angst over being able to trust in Amy's love for him. Is three years really enough to get over someone? ''Absolutely,'' Sawyer said. But clearly we were meant to wonder if a deeper trouble is roiling Goodspeed's soul. We know from the season 3 episode ''The Man Behind The Curtain'' that Horace and a woman who was his significant other, Olivia, aided Roger Linus during Ben's unexpected, woodsy birth. (So many preemies on the show. That can't be a coincidence.) That off-Island event occurred in the early sixties. We also know Roger and son migrated to the Island at the invitation of the Goodspeeds when he was a boy. Judging from Ben's age, his Island arrival date was probably in the early seventies. So where is Olivia? Did she get killed during some Hostile attack? Did she leave Horace? Is it possible Horace's timeline/destiny has been altered because of time travel shenanigans, leaving him feeling empty and lost?

One other odd glitch, intentional or otherwise. Last season, we learned from Ben that Charlotte was born on July 2, 1979. But there she was, looking 3-4ish, skipping across the Dharma playfield and waving at scary man Faraday. What up? Is time changing? Or just the writers doing some of their ''course correcting'' due to the needs of their story?

And yes, there's a more burning question: WHERE IS YOUNG DHARMA BEN?

''COLLISION:'' REDUX
I sensed a divided heart within Sawyer. Part of him is committed to keeping up the salvage vessel ruse and waiting ''as long as it takes'' for Locke and the O6 to return. But I also wonder if he's just keeping up a strong, tirelessly optimistic front for the sake of Sun-yearning (and now English-speaking adroit) Jin. But even the faithful hubby was beginning to wonder how long is too long to wait. Might he have his eye on a Dharma hottie, too? Those nightshifts inside the Dharma security station can get awfully cold and lonely, and there are only so many pot brownies one man can eat (and Geronimo Jackson to listen to) to number the pain.

As for Sawyer, part of him must be feeling, ''You know, if they never show up, I'm good with that. At least, until that Purge thing happens. That might be bad...'' Regardless, the Dharma daydream evaporated with the long-awaited call from Jin. Out there in the North Valley, as he arrived for his rendezvous with fate, I found myself (sniff, sniff) sad for Sawyer, because it seems to me that this paradise he has gained is about to be taken away from with the arrival of old, forgotten friends, who may have different designs and plans for him, however well-intentioned. But I don't think Sawyer will submit so easily to Jack's will. Do you?

One final thought: You know my Season 5 = Season 2 theory? Check this out: Episode 5.08 (''LaFleur'') corresponds with episode 2.08 (''Collision''). The final scene of that sophomore season outing? The much-anticipated Island meeting between Jack and his intended love interest, Ana Lucia, which was played out in the form of...an extended, silent gaze across yards of distance. Coincidence?

Yeah, probably.

You have thoughts. You have opinions. You no doubt have complaints. So go for it. There's no Lost next week — but I'll be back on Wednesday with my usual Doc Jensen.