# Lost 3.10: "Tricia Tanaka is Dead" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036 "2007-02-28T16:34:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/1 "2007-02-28T16:34:27Z")
Thread rules: > [@](#): > > Information about all episodes aired to this point – including the current week – will be unboxed. > Information about this week’s episode’s “next week” teasers will be unboxed. > Information about future episodes taken from spoiler sites/inside sources will be boxed. This includes links to promo photos and screencaps from future episodes. > Speculation based on events in episodes aired up to this point (including teasers) will be unboxed. > Speculation based on spoilers for upcoming episodes will be boxed. > > Please remember, links inside spoiler boxes are readable even to those who don’t highlight. So, Jack is caged, Juliet appears to be in custody, and Kate and Sawyer still haven’t made it back to camp yet. We’ve got a lot of catching up to do, writers! I assume that the backstory will focus on Hurley. From the ABC “Lost” website: \*\* Tricia Tanaka Is Dead\*\* Hurley discovers a wrecked car on the island and uses it on a mission of hope. **Some useful Café Society links are given below:** Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=277083) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=278382) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=279542) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280792) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=281998) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=283328) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284665) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285925) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=287237) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=289514) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=290718) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=295320) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296591) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=297760) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=301602) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=302710) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303909) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=304986) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309511) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=310613) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=315048) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=316088) [23](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317139) [24](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=318051) Thread index for Season 2 Episodes: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335991) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=337167) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=338307) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=339366) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=340432) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343878) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=345144) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=346239) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347177) [10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=353542) [11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354691) [12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=355716) [13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=357834) [14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=359015) [15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=361048) [16](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363982) [17](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365010) [18](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366081) [19](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=367064) [20](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=370033) [21](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371010) [22](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=371991) Thread index for Season 3 episodes: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=390771) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391722) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=392661) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=393629) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=394542) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=395368) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407398) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408446) [The Official Lost Jargon Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286221) Official “Lost” Questions Thread[Season 1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=284542), [Season 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=336040), [Season 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=390739) **Here are some interesting external links:** [The Lost Report](http://hometown.aol.com/qcotms/myhomepage/index.html): A very well written summary of the most current episode often containing interesting insights. I don’t think you’ll find spoilers. [The Tail Section](http://www.thetailsection.com/): Excellent site for still frame photos of key scenes, along with some good analysis. But… beware of spoilers! [Sledgeweb’s Lost… Stuff](http://lost.cubit.net/): Pretty good site, but again beware of spoilers. I use it mainly for the Timeline section, which is an incredibly detailed breakdown of “how long since…?” for almost anything you can think of (pre- and post-plane crash). [Door Map from Episode 2.17](http://www.thetailsection.com/uploaded_images/cleanwall-707484.jpg). A nicely cleaned up version of the diagram Locke saw while pinned under the lockdown doors. No spoilers. [Lostpedia](http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page): The wikipedia of Lost information. Quite a comprehensive site, but beware of spoilers! [ThEmIsFiTiShErE](http://themisfitishere.blogspot.com/): The Misfit offers his whacky commentary on “Lost”. Is he a nut-case or a clever insider? Careful, though, possible spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Spiral\_Stairs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/2 "2007-02-28T16:40:56Z")
I’m confused about episode numbering … The thread for last week’s episode (“Stranger in a Strange Land”) also says “3.09.” I heard a promo spot on the radio for tonight’s episode that did not elevate my expectations: Some guy mimicked Hurley’s “dude-speak,” and the announcer said, “That’s right, it’s about HURLEY, dude!” (Or something like that.)" I would have preferred it if the announcer had said, “That’s right, it’s about WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS WHOLE FRICKING SERIES (dude!)” ETA spoiler tags. Not sure if I needed to or not. (I’m new here!) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/3 "2007-02-28T16:52:23Z")
[QUOTE=Spiral Stairs] I’m confused about episode numbering … The thread for last week’s episode (“Stranger in a Strange Land”) also says “3.09.” [/QUOTE] Oops. this should be 3.10. I’ll have a mod fix it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/4 "2007-02-28T16:56:00Z")
Oh, and here’s a link to Episode [3.09 “Stranger in a Strange Land”.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409378) ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/5 "2007-02-28T17:17:14Z")
Diane Wertz in Newsday, who was amongst those who did not particularly enjoy the prior episodes of the series, likes tonight’s. I’ve been re-watching Season 1, and (assuming the writers had a coherent plan at all at that point), I’ve made an interesting connection: In episode 14, Locke is teaching Walt to throw a knife, and he tells Walt to “see the knife hitting the knot in his mind’s eye.” Walt visualizes it, and it happens. Maybe Walt has “future-vision” like Desmond? Maybe their “future-visions” somehow cause what happens (like Walt always seemed to), not merely allow them to see what will happen? Maybe the fact that Walt is a child and his mind hasn’t been jaded with cynicism like adult Desmond enables Walt to affect the future by visualizing, rather than just accept what he sees, and that’s why the Others were so interested in him? ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/6 "2007-02-28T17:35:58Z")
When I see this episode title, my mind can’t help going right to Family Guy every time… “And now we go to Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa…” "Thank you Diane… " ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/7 "2007-02-28T17:49:36Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] I’ve been re-watching Season 1, and (assuming the writers had a coherent plan at all at that point), I’ve made an interesting connection: In episode 14, Locke is teaching Walt to throw a knife, and he tells Walt to “see the knife hitting the knot in his mind’s eye.” Walt visualizes it, and it happens. Maybe Walt has “future-vision” like Desmond? Maybe their “future-visions” somehow cause what happens (like Walt always seemed to), not merely allow them to see what will happen? Maybe the fact that Walt is a child and his mind hasn’t been jaded with cynicism like adult Desmond enables Walt to affect the future by visualizing, rather than just accept what he sees, and that’s why the Others were so interested in him? [/QUOTE] I had come to a very similar conclusion and, in fact, just made a long post about it with a group of Lost fans around here. I’m not spoilering this (since it is speculation, not spoilage) so… > [@](#): > > Suppose Walt can see the future too, but instead of seeing just a single future he can see a series of _possible_ futures. Then, suppose he can somehow _choose_ which possible future he wants. > > Walt himself may not even be aware that he can do this; he may even be doing it subconsciously. But, if the Others can train and use him, then perhaps Walt can alter the future as predicted by the Valenzetti Equations. > > Aaron, Claire’s baby, may also somehow have this ability. That may be why the Others were so interested in him. For that matter, maybe that’s why the Others are so interested in children at all. Maybe they think they can trigger this ability in children. (Maybe that’s what the drug they were injecting into Claire was for.) > > This could explain why the psychic was so insistent that Claire raise Aaron on her own. If Aaron somehow gains the ability to see possible futures and to choose among them, wouldn’t you want to know that he was raised by someone who was “good”? > > Of course, I suspect that I have given this more thought than the writers have, so we’ll just have to see I suppose. Still, that’s my theory for now. (In case anyone cares to see the whole analysis I did, our local discussion is [here](http://www.wheeless.org/lost20070222.html).) (Edit: Fixed link) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/8 "2007-02-28T18:15:15Z")
Herc from AIC spoiler filled info: > **[Herc's Seen The Last LOST Of Sweeps!!](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/31725)** > > I am - Hercules!! LOST 3.10 FAQ What's it called? “Tricia Tanaka Is Dead." Who's responsible? Teleplay is credited to Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz (3.4 “Every Man For Himself"). Who is Tricia Tanaka? A TV journalist. What... I’m particularly interested in The return of Danielle Rousseau (Crazy French Lady) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_O](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Scott\_O](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_O)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/9 "2007-02-28T18:53:05Z")
I’m intrigued by these new Walt theories, but. . . are you guys just _hoping_ he and Michael will show up again? Or was that in some spoiler I studiously avoided? Sorry to abuse the spoiler tag… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/10 "2007-02-28T19:04:27Z")
[QUOTE=cmkeller] Diane Wertz in Newsday, who was amongst those who did not particularly enjoy the prior episodes of the series, likes tonight’s. I’ve been re-watching Season 1, and (assuming the writers had a coherent plan at all at that point), I’ve made an interesting connection: In episode 14, Locke is teaching Walt to throw a knife, and he tells Walt to “see the knife hitting the knot in his mind’s eye.” Walt visualizes it, and it happens. Maybe Walt has “future-vision” like Desmond? Maybe their “future-visions” somehow cause what happens (like Walt always seemed to), not merely allow them to see what will happen? Maybe the fact that Walt is a child and his mind hasn’t been jaded with cynicism like adult Desmond enables Walt to affect the future by visualizing, rather than just accept what he sees, and that’s why the Others were so interested in him? [/QUOTE] No need to spoiler that stuff, since it’s just your speculation. WE know that Walt causes things to happen and I think Desmond just sees what will happen. Everything we know about what Desmond does supports that hypothesis. Walt causes the bird to fly into the window, the rain to stop and the dice to roll the way he needs them to roll. Desmond’s visions of the future have not helped him in any way. If they did, he’d could just visualize himself getting off the island. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/11 "2007-02-28T19:18:24Z")
I’ve got a sinking feeling that this episode will have more backstory than forward-story, but I’m hoping that some pieces of the puzzle materialize. Kate and Sawyer should be getting back to the beach sooner or later, and I’m eager to see how everyone responds to the situation. The Others kept Jack? Walt and Michael are on their way home? The Others have a huge facility on another island and they live here in a town with _backyards_? And the information going the other way: the hatch exploded? Eko’s dead? Of course, that’s assuming anyone decides to _ **tell anyone** _ anything. They might just say “hey, good so see you, let’s have a welcome back barbecue.” ---
**Author:** ![Spiral\_Stairs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/12 "2007-02-28T19:25:31Z")
[QUOTE=Antigen] Of course, that’s assuming anyone decides to _ **tell anyone** _ anything. They might just say “hey, good so see you, let’s have a welcome back barbecue.” [/QUOTE] I can see it now. Kate and Sawyer show up. The crowd gathers to welcome them. One among them steps forward to speak: “We have ONE very important question for you to answer, and here it is: ohmygodkatehowdidyougetyourhairtodothatcoolflippything?” ---
**Author:** ![Skipper\_Too](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Skipper\_Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skipper_Too)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/13 "2007-02-28T19:36:43Z")
[QUOTE=Spiral Stairs] “We have ONE very important question for you to answer, and here it is: ohmygodkatehowdidyougetyourhairtodothatcoolflippything?” [/QUOTE] It’s Complicated ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/14 "2007-03-01T00:54:28Z")
[QUOTE=John Mace] From the ABC “Lost” website: \*\* Tricia Tanaka Is Dead\*\* Hurley discovers a wrecked car on the island and uses it on a mission of hope. [/QUOTE] We’re one coconut radio away from a very dark place… ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/15 "2007-03-01T01:13:29Z")
[QUOTE=Antigen] Of course, that’s assuming anyone decides to _ **tell anyone** _ anything. They might just say “hey, good so see you, let’s have a welcome back barbecue.” [/QUOTE] 5 episodes from now, I predict Kate will say something like, “I think I’ll head to the hatch and take a shower…” Charlie: “Oh, didn’t you hear…?” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/16 "2007-03-01T02:51:33Z")
Tricia who…? Oh, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/17 "2007-03-01T03:07:02Z")
Yeah, chase the dog with the creepy skeletal arm into the jungle, be my guest! I liked Hurley’s response… “If I’m not back in 3 hours, tell somebody.” At least that’s more responsible that Kate and Jack usually are on their jungle excursions. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/18 "2007-03-01T03:10:20Z")
It _is_ Trisha Takinawa!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/19 "2007-03-01T03:12:47Z")
And now we take you to Asian reporter Tricia Tanaka, reporting from the chicken shack. “Thank you Diane, I’m standing here in the chicken shack, where…” KABOOOOM! ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036/20 "2007-03-01T03:23:15Z")
Sawyer’s a “Little House on the Prarie” fan… hahahaha This is Tricia Tanaka, reporting from the grave. We’re inspecting the remains of this burned chicken shack. 'For many, this charred portrait of Elizabeth II gives poignant new meaning to the phrase, “Hey, check out that flaming queen.” ’ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-10-tricia-tanaka-is-dead/394036.md?page=2)