
It
turns out
the date on the
x-ray MRI in Jack's flashback was just an oversight by the production folks on
Lost. A fan
site caught the date during last week's show and we all wondered if it was a hint about when
Lost happens, or
just a mistake. Turns out it was just a mistake. Javier Grillo-Marxuach, writer and supervising producer for Lost,
confirms the glitch over at
The Fuselage. No fun!
[Thanks, Izzy & Gaz!]

What does this mean? During last week's episode,
Hunting Party, one of Jack's flashbacks shows him looking
at an X-ray of his patient's back. The date on that X-ray: November 16, 2005. Huh??? The detail-oriented folks over at
Lost-Media
caught the date, which can only been seen if you have HDTV.
Was this an oversight on the part of the
directors? It's entirely possible that the x-ray was made in November for a January airing. But, nothing ever seems
accidental on
Lost. We don't actually know when
Lost happens and this X-ray suggests that it's in the
future. How far into the future? Well, far enough for Jack to get himself quite a
collection of tattoos.
Thoughts?
[Thanks to Scott F., who listens to my
podcast!]