lost: the pacific theatre [spoiler ship wars]

yeah, you're laughing now, kate. come talk to me FOUR YEARS LATER. // abc promotional photo

Oh, it is SO ON.

Last year was pretty quiet on the Jate vs. Skate front; Suliet showed up and claimed the attention of several would-be Skaters.  Now, though, with Juliet dead and the end in sight, the Jate/Skate battle begins anew, and more ferociously than ever.

(In case you didn’t know, I’m pretty invested in this one.  I am like Mel Gibson in Braveheart when it comes to Jack/Kate/Sawyer.)

With some hints at season six plotlines (and a fun new source spilling spoilers in DarkUFO’s comments), the triangle wars are heating up.  Spoilers (and blood, sweat, and tears) after the jump.

Okay, so basically, there’s this person, RSX101, dropping spoilers into the comments on Dark’s blog.  Dark vouched for RSX101′s authenticity but hasn’t been posting his or her spoilers as full-on posts because Dark takes very seriously the possibility of his sources getting in trouble with Darlton and ABC, so he doesn’t post things until he’s verified that it’s not going to get anyone fired.  (At least that’s my sense.)

In more concrete spoilers, we’ve seen both pro-Jate and pro-Skate developments.  Jack and Kate may or may not be sharing a kiss early in the season; we’ve also just gotten confirmation that Sawyer and Kate meet up in the alternate reality in episode eight, “Recon.”  (Shoot me now, please.)

In the post where it was revealed that Sawyer and Kate meet in the alt timeline, RSX101 commented with, “Sawyer/Kate fans. Don’t get too excited as I will be sending dark some spoilers soon which wont make you very happy.”

Of course, that set off a comment battle of epic proportions which ended with Dark stepping in to say, “Jeez people, can’t we go one Sawyer/Kate post without it turning into an argument? Discuss THIS spoiler NOT your ship. I will start deleting posts and repeat offenders will get BANNED.”

Pwned.

Both sides, as well as the pissed-off non-shippers who just wanted to discuss the spoiler in peace, were guilty of taking things a little too far.  And in fact, we still don’t know what RSX’s spoiler is. Though he or she spilled more detailed spoilers in the thread for the Alpert-centric “Ab Aeterno” about the Black Rock and the Man in Black, RSX wouldn’t take the bait to give out the triangle goods.

One Skater said, “Can’t you at least say if it’s a big fight? Or some action one of them takes? Or information that’s revealed? No specifics, just a context of why it might make Skaters like myself unhappy. Some could argue that SNBH with the Jack/Kate engagement was an eposide [sic] I should have disliked and been unhappy about. But I was ecstatic because it was speed-jating and proved that that couple has no trust between them. They literally fell apart in an ugly way, and the spectre of the MIA Sawyer was hanging over the episode in a way that I loved.”

And then I get all angry and terrified that the Skaters might be right and worried that I’ll be an emotional mess come the series finale and OF COURSE THEY’RE WRONG ARE THEY EVEN WATCHING LOST?

The triangle is back in a major way, manifested not just in the comments on Dark, but also in the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

BRING IT ON.