The Little Prince analysis

Great observations in the comments section in the post below this one. (photo at right is from the book,The Little Prince. Read below for explanation)

What do others have to say?

Watch With Kristin at E!Online says the episode was "a veritable museum of Lost awesomeness" and ponders if Jack can be trusted.

Here's what The Washington Post says. The Post also had chat this afternoon to discuss the show. Happens every week at 2 p.m. Central time.

Let's talk about those Sun documents. With the help of DVR pause and the screengrabs, it would appear Sun was having a woman followed. The subject is referred to as "she." The papers also mention a person named Lee Chin, who the subject says committed suicide. And the subject apparently also accuses the tracker -- who calls the subject -- of pretending to be Melissa.

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The only Melissa we know is John Locke's foster sister.

Doc Jensen at Entertainment Weekly praises the episode for slowing down and letting the characters talk about the weird stuff going on around them. "It was like a long sip from a canteen full of cold water offered by a kind new friend after being lost at sea for who-knows-how-long. And yes, that was a Jin is alive! reference," he says.

He also outlines each flash of the islandsers in case you were confused.

The episode was called ''The Little Prince,'' no doubt named after the novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. It's about an alien boy who crashes in the Sahara and meets another castaway, a French pilot, who becomes responsible for the boy's welfare as his health erodes and his angst intensifies with the realization that he was never supposed to leave his magical little meteorite home, his community, and his one true love — his constant. Like the book, last night's Lost doted on themes of friendship, loyalty, sacrifice, community, and commitment. Those values were repeated throughout the night through so many like-minded lines. ''It's about protecting the ones we love.'' ''Are you with me?'' ''I have always been with you.'' ''It's what any friend would do.'' ''This
is all happening because they left. I think it will stop if I can bring them back.'' ''We are responsible for your actions.'' ''This baby is all of us.'' ''It doesn't matter what I want.'' (By contrast, we were made to distrust Ben thanks to a line issued by Sayid that articulates the total opposite of these values: ''The only side he's on is his own.'')
In his book, Saint-Exupery articulates all of these sentiments with one classic line: ''You become responsible for what you tame.'' The word ''tame,'' we are told, simply means ''to create ties.'' For me, last night's Lost was all about the taming thing.