Let's Get Lost: Some people are meant to be together

I'm a big Jin and Sun fan - maybe because I'm a hopeful romantic who believes that there is somebody special out there for each and every one of us. I can't help it - I'm just a sucker for love. And for all the bizarre sci-fi shenanigans going on on Lost, it's still the various love connections between the characters that capture my interest - and my heart - the most. Jin and Sun's complicated relationship has been one of the show's best love stories, and actors Daniel Dae Kim and Yunjin Kim make a very attractive and appealing couple with fabulous onscreen chemistry. So last night's Jin/Sun-centric episode was a total delight from start to finish - even though the Kwons have still not found their way back into each other's arms.

So let's begin with Jin and Sun and take a closer look at what happened to them this week:

On the island, MIB Locke told Jin that all the people whose names were on the cave wall had to go together in order for them to leave the island. But Jin wasn't really interested because he just wanted to find his wife. Unfortunately, everyone in their group was then shot with a drugged dart by Charles Widmore's cronies, and Zoe (Sheila Kelly from TV's Sisters) and Jane Curtin's son Chip from Kate & Allie (Frederick Koehler) took Jin back to their island to help them with Dharma Initiative stuff. Widmore then gave Jin Sun's digital camera with photos of their young daughter, which made Jin a little verklempt (it was a very emotional moment). He also informed Jin that everyone would cease to exist if MIB Locke ever left the island and that he was there to make sure that didn't happen.

Meanwhile, Sun wasn't much interested in listening to anyone either as Jack tried to talk to her about Jacob's lighthouse. MIB Locke then appeared to a startled Sun while she was gardening and told her that Jin was with his people. She didn't believe him and ran away. Locke then chased her through the jungle until she smacked her head on a tree branch, causing her to lose the ability to speak English. Later, Jack gave her a pad to write on and told her that he would help her find Jin - what a sweet guy that Dr. Shephard is.

And in the Parallel Time storyline, we returned to the airport, where Jin's $25,000 was confiscated by officials. He was supposed to deliver the cash and a watch to Martin Keamy (who was shot by Sayid in that character's PT story earlier this season). Also, we learned that Jin and Sun are not married - but they are sleeping together (I really liked Sun's blouse-unbuttoning seduction of Jin). And we got to see Jin shirtless, which is always an added treat. The evil Mr. Keamy then showed up at the hotel, interrupting the couple's afterglow and making a rude remark about being in a Godzilla movie when he was unable to understand their conversation. His henchman then went with Sun to a bank to get $25,000 out of her private account, while he took Jin to the restaurant, where he tied up the man. Apparently Keamy had informed Sun's father about her secret affair with Jin, which pissed him off - and now Keamy was supposed to kill Jin. I found Keamy's words to Jin that "some people aren't meant to be together" rather ominous - but judging from next week's previews in which Sun and Jin are embracing, I'm hoping that the couple will finally be reunited. Anyway, Sayid shot Keamy offscreen and then gave Jin a box cutter to free himself. Jin ended up shooting Keamy's henchman, who arrived at the restaurant with Sun after they learned that her father had closed her bank account. Poor Sun was also shot, and she revealed to Jin that she was pregnant. Will they meet up with Dr. Shephard at the hospital? That's my prediction.

Here is what happened with a few other characters:

MIB John Locke: He wasn't too pleased when Widmore's people took Jin since he needed him in order to leave the island. Locke later confronted Widmore, who lied that he knew nothing about Jin. Locke then informed him that "war" was coming to the island. So is Widmore a good guy or a bad guy? I'm still not sure.

Kate Austen and Claire Littleton: Locke informed a curious Claire that neither her nor Kate's name was on the cave wall and that he was only keeping Kate around to help him get all the candidates on the plane. After this task was accomplished, then "whatever happens, happens" he ominously said in reference to Kate. Does this mean that he doesn't care if Kate lives or dies? And will Claire see this as a perfect opportunity to kill Kate in order to reclaim her son? I don't know if I like all these ominous words that are being floated out there to scare us into thinking the worst. I have a feeling a few more folks are going to bite the dust before the series ends.

Richard Alpert: He returned to Ilana and Jack's group with Hurley and told them all that he was going to destroy the plane that MIB Locke was planning to use to leave the island.

The episode ended with Sayid swimming in the water to spy on Widmore and his group for MIB Locke. And we finally learned the identity of "The Package", a mysterious person who was being kept drugged up in a locked room aboard Widmore's submarine - it's Desmond Hume (who's married to Widmore's daughter Penny - and together they make another wonderful Lost couple) - and next week's episode will be all about him. Now that's something to look forward to. Until then, get lost.