I love Easter Eggs!
Hurley tells Desmond their bags are at Carousel 4, one of the Numbers.
Desmond chatting up Claire in the airport wasn't by coincidence, I'm sure. I wish I could remember the predictions Desmond made to her on the island.
When the guest list is read, Penny’s surname is Milton, most likely from John Milton, author of
Paradise Lost. One of the first commentaries written on that work came from a man named Patrick Hume, Desmond’s last name.
The Ocean 815 flight arrived at 10:42am at Gate 8. Eight and 42 are two of the Numbers.
Interesting thoughts - in the sideways, everyone is shown viewing their reflections at some point. Is this a hint that these sideways and island timelines are going on at the same time - like two parts of the same person? Which made me wonder if Jacob and MiB are parts of the same person, which is why they're so connected and having such an struggle on which will succeed - the good or evil part of themselves.
Daniel Faraday is a pianist in the Sideways - and in his flashback, he was shown practicing piano as a boy. So in their sideways seems like everyone is getting what they wanted, or are they?
Also, when Desmond meets Eloise, one of the first things she says to him is: "It's about time." Seems like not matter where we are, flashbacks, sideways, different timelines, Eloise knows what's going on
In Widmore’s office, there’s a painting of scales with white and black stones on either side, similar to the scales in the Man in Black’s cave. So what is Widmore's interest in all this - was he a canidate at a point?
I think Desmond wants the manifest cause he needs to gather the Oceanic 815 together to tie them all together and make them realize they have a different destiny - they need sideways and island to merge back together?
