Ok, I've avoided this thread until I could catch up completely. Over the last month I've watched all of the episodes from S2 until present. So, sorry for being late.
Here are some observations I've noticed.
HOLY SHIT IT'S HAWKING IN THE SAME PHOTO WITH BROTHER CAMPBELL!
Anyway, as for the birthing problem on the island, it seems that all the Dharma folks were getting preggers left and right and spitting the kids out with no problems. Let's get a list running shall we?
Ethan, Miles, and Charlotte are confirmed Dharma kids.
Now, this pregnancy thing didn't start unitl
after Ben used the gas to purge the island of the Dharma folks. So, my guess is that the birth problem is due to the side effects from the nerve agent that they released. The continuity problem is that the gas was specific only to humans? The polar bears are all ok?
The Others haven't been jumping around because Richard took all of them to the temple, where it's my guess that they're safe from the effects of the time shifts.
Someone in this thread asked if Christian Shephard was actually Jacob himself. The answer is no. He said so when asked by Locke.
"Are you Jacob?"
"No, but I speak on his behalf."
The name Hanso has been mentioned. It was mentioned in S3 in episode "The Constant". When Desmond walks into the auction house they're auctioning off the log of the Black Rock. The auctioneer mentioned that it was previously owned by the Hanso family.
I knew Ben wasn't dead after Sayid shot him, because Sayid didn't finish the job. With every other man Sayid has killed, he used more than one bullet. He only shot Ben once. Though, the fact that Sayid trying to remove Linus before he became what he was and actually bringing about his evil was quite a fun thing to watch.
All of the Egyptian hieroglyphs in the undercellar of the temple walls were really cool and tied back to S2 where the last thing you'd see after the numbers ran down in the Swan station were a group of hieroglyphs. Especially cool was the image of the smoke monster communicating with what looks like Anubis.
Favorite characters in the series so far
1. Benjamin Linus - By far the most complex and intriguing character the Lost writers have presented us with. He "always has a plan". He's capable of almost anything. He proved to the rest of the audience that he was one of the good guys when he wouldn't murder Penelope in front of her child. As mentalist said, he's riveting. Any time he's on the screen, you don't take your eyes off him.
2. Sayid Jarrah - Pensive, moody, never quick to make a decision, and passionate. Everything you want in a protagonist. He's a complete badass, as seen by his neck-breaking "disco move" in S4. After that, there's no questioning how awesome he is.
3. Hurley/Miles - comic relief/6th sense shit respectively
4. The smoke monster - This thing is the definition of fucking scary. It is the real owner of the island. Probably Jacob's pet.
Everyone else could die for all I care.
Oh, and for those of you who think Juliet is hot, go find the movie
Gia. You'll shit bricks.
*WARNING*
What lies within this spoiler tag may cause prepubescent males to ejaculate in their pants. Nudity galore.
Tonight's episode is probably gonna be awesome. I want to find out what lies in the shadow of the statue.
/rant