Season Six, Episode 10

That was a great episode. I have no idea what it means, nevertheless, it was still good. Before I backtrack, I'll just mention a few things that stuck out to me:
Whidmore's office had two significant works of art: A Black Rock replica and a painting of scales hold both black and white stones.

OK, so here's what we've got:
This box they've put Desmond in, it was mentioned a zillion season's ago when Ben told Locke he had a box on the island where he could make anything appear, hence The Man From Tallahassee (Locke's dad). Is this the same box? This box is electromagnetic. It's basically the hatch. The last time Desmond got tossed around in the hatch, he could see the future. This time, he can see the past, the past that is supposed to be invisible to him. The past he wasn't supposed to see. And parts of that past will become his future (recreating a life with Penny). It seems all of our misplaced in LA X-land Lostees remember parts of their unpast pasts: Jack and his scar, Kate with Aaron's toys, Charlie with Claire, Farraday and his super smarty pants scientist stuff. But there appear to be only three people in this LA X-land that know what really happened/happens: Whidmore, Eloise and now Desmond. What does it all mean? I have no freaking clue.

So why did they put Desmond in the box? Because, he's Farradays constant. He's always been there. And Eloise has Farraday's journal. The one he may or may not have written yet. The thing, for me anyway, that's confusing the hell out of me is when in time we are when we are in LA X-land. Is it pre-Island, did any of it exist? Did Farraday actually go to the island yet and see Desmond as his constant? Or has none of it happened yet and eventually it will? Or has it never happened and never will? This is the major thorn in the LOST theory's side. But we know that Farraday's mom knows what's going on. And we've known for some time now that Desmond is the constant and Whidmore has island art on his walls, so I'm guessing that they have been there. It has happened. I'm just happy Farraday is back because he really drives things home for the audience.

There's a definite destiny theme in this episode. Whidmore tried to alter Desmond's future/past/whatever it is by making him his righthand man and preventing him from being with Penny. But you can't fight what is destined to happen, and he finds Penny, just as Charlie will find Claire, Sawyer found Kate, etc ...

The one unsolved mystery from this episode: Who in the hell is Penny's mom? Why do we still not know that yet? And when are we going to find out?

Hubby thinks LA X-land is a world where Jacob never interferred. He is dead set on believing that Jacob is evil. It's a theory—although I don't agree with it.

Only time will tell. Tick tock. Tick tock.