I'm going to take a guess that Jimmy Fallon likes Lost. This is really funny.
Jimmy Fallon Gets 'Lost' in 'Late'
The LOST Rewatch Project: June 2009-Jan 2010
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Tomorrow Night - The Substitute
I always think it's a little dangerous to pay a lot of attention to the titles of Lost episodes, but I do enjoy contemplating what they might mean.
Who's the substitute of tomorrow night's episode? Well, I think it is most likely notLocke taking Locke's place. The previews for tomorrow night showed notLocke interacting with James "Sawyer" Ford (Locke called Sawyer "James" and I just assume his doppelganger will as well). Perhaps Sawyer is a substitute for Ben?
Depending on what it means when someone is "claimed", you could argue that Claire has been substituted by something or someone, and that something or someone is about to substitute for Sayid. This will be interesting to observe.
Of course, Kate has acted as a substitute mother to Aaron. When will Claire (or whomever) discover that?
Just a few odd notes. I've not refered to the promo shots that were released by Lost earlier. Since I've switched to a Mac, I've not been able to figure out how to steal - I mean download! - pictures for your viewing pleasure. So I'll just have to give you a link to look at: http://www.bscreview.com/wp-content/gallery/lost-last-supper-3/lost-last-supper-poster-3.jpg. Oddly enough I couldn't find the picture on the ABC website. Whatever.
The picture is of our Lost characters placed in a "Last Supper" pose. Although I love Renaissance art, I've never studied this work enough to know who is whom. But it turns out I don't need to study it - all the other Lost fans can fill me in on this! The only two posers I'll comment on tonight are Locke/notLocke and Sayid (soon to be notSayid?). Locke, of course, is in Jesus's spot (I actually didn't need to be told that - I'm not that ignorant!). But what I didn't know is that Sayid is in Judas's spot. When I first read this, before learning that Sayid was "claimed", I didn't quite understand his placement. But now it makes me ponder. Does Sayid have to become notSayid (perhaps Jacob?) to defeat notLocke? Is that why Jacob looked so hard at Sayid in the first episode of the season?
Last thought. Last week I stared at the flirty mechanic who freed Kate from her handcuffs for a small fee. The man was absolutely familiar to me, but his name wasn't in the credits. I thought perhaps I was losing my mind. But I read today that the mechanic was played by an uncredited Jeff Kober. Kober is most famous to me for playing not one but two roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My favorite role he played was Rack, a magic dealer. And by magic dealer, I mean like a drug dealer. And if you watch Lost you really can't make fun of Buffy storylines. I'm just saying.
Who's the substitute of tomorrow night's episode? Well, I think it is most likely notLocke taking Locke's place. The previews for tomorrow night showed notLocke interacting with James "Sawyer" Ford (Locke called Sawyer "James" and I just assume his doppelganger will as well). Perhaps Sawyer is a substitute for Ben?
Depending on what it means when someone is "claimed", you could argue that Claire has been substituted by something or someone, and that something or someone is about to substitute for Sayid. This will be interesting to observe.
Of course, Kate has acted as a substitute mother to Aaron. When will Claire (or whomever) discover that?
Just a few odd notes. I've not refered to the promo shots that were released by Lost earlier. Since I've switched to a Mac, I've not been able to figure out how to steal - I mean download! - pictures for your viewing pleasure. So I'll just have to give you a link to look at: http://www.bscreview.com/wp-content/gallery/lost-last-supper-3/lost-last-supper-poster-3.jpg. Oddly enough I couldn't find the picture on the ABC website. Whatever.
The picture is of our Lost characters placed in a "Last Supper" pose. Although I love Renaissance art, I've never studied this work enough to know who is whom. But it turns out I don't need to study it - all the other Lost fans can fill me in on this! The only two posers I'll comment on tonight are Locke/notLocke and Sayid (soon to be notSayid?). Locke, of course, is in Jesus's spot (I actually didn't need to be told that - I'm not that ignorant!). But what I didn't know is that Sayid is in Judas's spot. When I first read this, before learning that Sayid was "claimed", I didn't quite understand his placement. But now it makes me ponder. Does Sayid have to become notSayid (perhaps Jacob?) to defeat notLocke? Is that why Jacob looked so hard at Sayid in the first episode of the season?
Last thought. Last week I stared at the flirty mechanic who freed Kate from her handcuffs for a small fee. The man was absolutely familiar to me, but his name wasn't in the credits. I thought perhaps I was losing my mind. But I read today that the mechanic was played by an uncredited Jeff Kober. Kober is most famous to me for playing not one but two roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My favorite role he played was Rack, a magic dealer. And by magic dealer, I mean like a drug dealer. And if you watch Lost you really can't make fun of Buffy storylines. I'm just saying.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
What Kate Does
Last night's episode was a lot slower than last week's, but it still had a lot of emotional resonance for me. There were several scenes last night that reminded me of how much I love the characters of this show, faults and all.
My goal is to not do a recap. I promise! So, tonight, I'm going to do something a little different. I'm going to go character by character, and then to a few thoughts and theories. Because it was Kate's story, and we saw Claire in both time lines, I'll start with them. Afterward, I think alphabetical should be adequate.
Kate in 2004
After how Kate essentially manhandled Claire and the taxi driver, I was happy that the compassion that has marked Kate since we've known her is still there. Looking in Claire's bag made her realize what she did to the woman, so she does what she always does - a very stupid thing. Oh, it was a kind thing, but also stupid. If you are a woman on the run from the law, you don't go back to the victims of your crime and taxi them around the city. The two women quickly bonded, a bond like the one they had on the Island. So Kate was there when Claire found out the adoptive parents didn't want her baby and when the baby tried to come four weeks early. The two even held hands when it seemed that Aaron's heart had stopped. When the police came by to ask Claire about "Joan Hart", Claire claimed she didn't know where Kate had gone.
There wasn't much else that marked Kate's time in 2004 except these;
- Kate's lingering gaze at Jack as she seemed to recognize...something. They did bump into each other on the plane, but I doubt she was paying much attention to his face while stealing his pen. So Jack isn't the only one who feels something in 2004.
- Kate looked as surprised as I did when Claire yelled in the hospital, "Is Aaron okay?" If Kate recognized Jack, she certainly responded to the name of the little boy that she raised as her son for three years.
Kate in 2007
Kate remained characteristic in 2007 too. Of course she was going to follow Sawyer, even after he asked her not to, and of course, she didn't have a clear plan of action for after finding him. I know I don't like Kate all the time, but I've never blamed Evangeline Lily, and I found her performance last night to be remarkable. With Kate, it's always the expression in her eyes. She follows Sawyer to LaFleur's house, and, seeing his heavy emotion, she tries to leave. At the dock, her face falls completely as she hears how much Sawyer loved Juliet, and when he leaves, she starts crying.
Have we ever seen Kate cry like that? She has faced rejection and anger from both Sawyer and Jack before, but I don't think I've ever seen her cry in response. Why did she cry? Because she realized how much Sawyer loved Juliet? Because she realized that she gave up Aaron not just to find Claire but also to find Sawyer? And she realized that the latter might not be interested in being found by her? Because she realized there was nothing she could do to ease Sawyer's pain? Or did Sawyer's statement that "Some of us were meant to be alone" hit home?
For some reason, it is Kate's tears that made the biggest impression on me when looking at her story (I had other impressions, just not about Kate). I noticed that a number of reviewers didn't even mention it in their recaps or comments, but I think it is significant. Perhaps Kate will finally understand that there are consequences to everything, and some things just can't be swept away. We'll see.
Claire in 2004
Well, she was quite pregnant, wasn't she? And quite brave to get back in a car with a woman who had held her at gunpoint. But, regardless of how unrealistic it was, I'm glad she did it. I think she realized that something was up with the adoptive parents when they didn't show up to pick her up, which, of course, was confirmed after a visit with a teary-eyed would-be mother. Kate was right - she should have called. I hope she pays for Claire's transportation and medical costs.
Watching Claire cope with the fact that the adoption fell through, I thought back to Season 1, when Richard Malkin arranged the adoption. We don't know if in this 2004 Richard Malkin even exists for Claire, but if he does, did he know the Bascombs would fall through? Does Aaron still need to be raised by Claire?
Claire was as surprised as we were when she yelled out, "Is Aaron okay?" Yet another connection to the pre-Jughead reality we know and love.
Claire in 2007
My mouth nearly fell open when Dogen told Jack his sister has been consumed by the darkness that will soon take over Sayid. I keep thinking back to her last scenes in Season Four. Her home exploded. She appeared alive and well, and accompanied Sawyer and Miles into the jungle. I don't remember this, but other bloggers do - Miles kept looking at Claire in that way of his (like he did with Sayid last week and last night). Was he watching the darkness inhabit her body? Claire wakes up by the fireside to see her father holding Aaron. She then disappears, without Aaron, to be seen by Locke in Jacob's cabin with Christian. She was very odd, and very cryptic.
So what, if anything, infected her? The explosion? Christian? Jacob? The Man in Black? Is Christian infected?
Three years later, she is the Rousseau of the Island, apparently doing what she can to rid the Island of the Others. (And who didn't cheer when Aldo bit it?). Why she shot just the two Others and not Jin doesn't really make sense to me, since she didn't seem to recognize him until afterward. Perhaps she only shoots people who aren't in her traps.
Do the Others think she has the darkness because she tries to hurt them? Or does she try to hurt the Others because she has the darkness?
And I also thought of my friend Brian (hi Brian!) when looking at Claire in 2007. She's the first of many who did not have dirty, pretty hair. I'm just saying.
Dogen
At last, we get a name, and yet another reason why he refuses to speak English to people who only understand English. I wonder, is he still like Pat Morita in The Karate Kid?
Dogen seems to fit right in with the Others, doing horrible things (like torturing Sayid) in the belief that what he is doing is too important to not do. He seemed to recognize that Jack (not Hurley as Miles claims) was the true leader, and seemed to respect him as such, eventually giving Jack more answers in less than five minutes than Jack has gotten in over three years.
But before he "respected" Jack, he tried to manipulate him, using Jack's obvious weaknesses to convince Jack to give Sayid a poison pill. Maybe Dogen gave Jack respect because Jack fall for it. Of course, it also appears that Dogen knows more about Jack than Jack knows about himself (of course, most people know more about Jack than Jack does, but that's a different story). But Dogen was upfront with Jack, giving Jack his understanding of what is happening to Sayid.
Dogen was brought to the Island just like Jack was. Did he come on the Black Rock with Richard?
Ethan Goodspeed
One of the problems with digital television and DVRs is that the show descriptions sometimes gives away a Lost "surprise". In this case, they identified William Mapother as "Ethan Goodspeed". But how delightful to see him again! A number of bloggers found him to be creepy in 2004, but I didn't. He just seemed like a good and caring OB/GYN. You know, one who cares for Claire off the Island just like he did on it. Only, without kidnapping her.
His presence in 2004 brought up some questions for me that we don't yet have the answers to. Did the Island sink when Juliet exploded Jughead in 1977? If so, then we know that Ethan and his mother must have been on the sub with the other women and children, including Miles and Charlotte. Instead of returning to the Island and joining forces with Ben, he must have been raised off the Island, without a father, and eventually becoming a doctor. If the Island did sink, does this mean that Ben, Horace, Chang, Eloise, Charles Widmore, and Richard Alpert are dead in this 2004? Were Penny and Daniel never born?
Hurley in 2007
Hurley had a more limited role this episode, mostly limited to comic relief. His two best lines:
"It's the Others, dude. They caught us. Again."
"Are you a zombie?"
Jack in 2007
We did see Jack in 2004, but it was only that recognition glance with Kate. Otherwise, all we saw of him was in 2007.
And the old Jack is back. Or perhaps not. Perhaps he is a new and improved Jack, who actually knows to ask the right questions and knows when he's being manipulated. He certainly confronted Dogen after finding out Sayid had been tortured. And I was impressed with Jack's conversation with Sayid, in which he told Sayid the Others wanted Sayid to take the green pill. The old Jack might have just tricked Sayid into taking it.
But the Jack that took the poison pill was especially new. What a way to call Dogen's game. Jack must be too important for Dogen to let die. I wonder why.
I was a little curious as to why Jack felt the need to kiss Kate when he did. If he wasn't intending to kiss her, he sure fooled me. What is it about her that keeps him so connected to her? She didn't seem ready to kiss him back, though. Maybe his attraction was part of the game he gets involved in when she seems to favor Sawyer? I don't know.
Jin in 2007
Jin continues to take a more active role this season than last season. He agreed to follow Kate, and when she dropped him and their minders like a hot potato, he took the opportunity to find Sun. I am not sure why Aldo was so insistent that Jin's questions not be answered (and I was quite happy that he died, let me tell you), but now Jin knows Sun's flight did land on or near the Island. Sadly for him, the Others found him. But Claire took care of them. Now what?
Miles in 2007
Like Hurley, Miles' role this episode seems to be mostly limited to comic relief. Who didn't laugh when he told Jack that he and Hurley could be found in the food court?
In my husband's family, they have a term that I never quite understood, "the hairy eyeball". They would joke that someone gave them a "hairy eyeball". But I think I now know exactly what that look is - the look Miles gave Sayid this week. I wonder if Miles himself has connected what he senses in Sayid to what he sensed in Claire. Time will tell.
Sawyer in 2007
Was I the only one who thought that Sawyer was completely reverting to Season 1 last night? The bad boy was definitely in force, as he held a gun on the Others and left the Temple to run away.
But his interaction with Kate told us otherwise. One of the two best scenes of the night was on the dock (the other was the conversation between Sayid and Jack). First, the sly line to Kate after she apologized for following him, "Which time?" Good one, Sawyer. But it was the new and mature Sawyer recognizing that he blames himself for Juliet's death, because he prevented her from leaving the Island in 1974. He didn't want to be left alone (I guess Miles, Jin, and Daniel didn't count for much!), but now he feels that maybe he was meant to be left alone (there's that fate vs. free will again). Then he kills me, "I was going to ask her to marry me." He had hidden the ring in the floorboards so Juliet wouldn't find it. And she never did.
I mourned Juliet's death in May, 2009. Last night, my heart broke for Sawyer's grief. Great job, Josh Holloway. You had me in tears.
Sayid in 2007
First, the darkness. Should I capitalize this term? Anyway, Sayid seemed to pretty much be Sayid, grateful to Jack for saving his life and all, so perhaps he hasn't been taken over by Jacob. But this infection scares me. Granted, Sayid is a pretty dark guy already (just ask Sawyer), but he has a strong sense of right and wrong - will that be gone? Who will he be? Who claimed him? More on that later.
Watching Sayid be tortured was hard, even knowing that he has tortured so many others, including Sawyer. But Sayid is not a helpless man, and here he cried in helplessness, because he knew he had nothing to tell them. And they never asked him a question. Why else torture someone if not for information? Neither Sayid nor Dogen's interpreter were fooled by Dogen's lie that Sayid passed any test.
One of my favorite scenes of the night was between Jack and Sayid. Sayid literally puts his trust in Jack's hands, "I only care about who I trust." If Jack says to take the pill, Sayid will.
I'm still not happy the Others tried to poison Sayid. In LA X, they told Hurley that things would be bad if Sayid were to die. Now they are trying to kill him. Does that mean that what Sayid could be is even worse than if he died?
Questions
I've already discussed one question I had above under "Ethan Goodspeed", whomever he might be. But Sayid's new quandary has intrigued me, and left me with more questions than answers. What is claiming Sayid? What claimed Claire? Did this same infection claim Christian and the French? Is this the sickness that Danielle mentioned in Season 1? Did Ben receive that same darkness when he was healed in 1977? Did Jacob know Sayid would be infected when he looked at the dying Sayid?
Is it possible that Jacob is the darkness? Or a manifestation of the Man in Black? Who is good and who is evil, anyway?
Next Week
Next week's episode is titled The Substitute. I am intrigued by the pairing of notLocke and Sawyer. Something tells me, it's going to be good.
My goal is to not do a recap. I promise! So, tonight, I'm going to do something a little different. I'm going to go character by character, and then to a few thoughts and theories. Because it was Kate's story, and we saw Claire in both time lines, I'll start with them. Afterward, I think alphabetical should be adequate.
Kate in 2004
After how Kate essentially manhandled Claire and the taxi driver, I was happy that the compassion that has marked Kate since we've known her is still there. Looking in Claire's bag made her realize what she did to the woman, so she does what she always does - a very stupid thing. Oh, it was a kind thing, but also stupid. If you are a woman on the run from the law, you don't go back to the victims of your crime and taxi them around the city. The two women quickly bonded, a bond like the one they had on the Island. So Kate was there when Claire found out the adoptive parents didn't want her baby and when the baby tried to come four weeks early. The two even held hands when it seemed that Aaron's heart had stopped. When the police came by to ask Claire about "Joan Hart", Claire claimed she didn't know where Kate had gone.
There wasn't much else that marked Kate's time in 2004 except these;
- Kate's lingering gaze at Jack as she seemed to recognize...something. They did bump into each other on the plane, but I doubt she was paying much attention to his face while stealing his pen. So Jack isn't the only one who feels something in 2004.
- Kate looked as surprised as I did when Claire yelled in the hospital, "Is Aaron okay?" If Kate recognized Jack, she certainly responded to the name of the little boy that she raised as her son for three years.
Kate in 2007
Kate remained characteristic in 2007 too. Of course she was going to follow Sawyer, even after he asked her not to, and of course, she didn't have a clear plan of action for after finding him. I know I don't like Kate all the time, but I've never blamed Evangeline Lily, and I found her performance last night to be remarkable. With Kate, it's always the expression in her eyes. She follows Sawyer to LaFleur's house, and, seeing his heavy emotion, she tries to leave. At the dock, her face falls completely as she hears how much Sawyer loved Juliet, and when he leaves, she starts crying.
Have we ever seen Kate cry like that? She has faced rejection and anger from both Sawyer and Jack before, but I don't think I've ever seen her cry in response. Why did she cry? Because she realized how much Sawyer loved Juliet? Because she realized that she gave up Aaron not just to find Claire but also to find Sawyer? And she realized that the latter might not be interested in being found by her? Because she realized there was nothing she could do to ease Sawyer's pain? Or did Sawyer's statement that "Some of us were meant to be alone" hit home?
For some reason, it is Kate's tears that made the biggest impression on me when looking at her story (I had other impressions, just not about Kate). I noticed that a number of reviewers didn't even mention it in their recaps or comments, but I think it is significant. Perhaps Kate will finally understand that there are consequences to everything, and some things just can't be swept away. We'll see.
Claire in 2004
Well, she was quite pregnant, wasn't she? And quite brave to get back in a car with a woman who had held her at gunpoint. But, regardless of how unrealistic it was, I'm glad she did it. I think she realized that something was up with the adoptive parents when they didn't show up to pick her up, which, of course, was confirmed after a visit with a teary-eyed would-be mother. Kate was right - she should have called. I hope she pays for Claire's transportation and medical costs.
Watching Claire cope with the fact that the adoption fell through, I thought back to Season 1, when Richard Malkin arranged the adoption. We don't know if in this 2004 Richard Malkin even exists for Claire, but if he does, did he know the Bascombs would fall through? Does Aaron still need to be raised by Claire?
Claire was as surprised as we were when she yelled out, "Is Aaron okay?" Yet another connection to the pre-Jughead reality we know and love.
Claire in 2007
My mouth nearly fell open when Dogen told Jack his sister has been consumed by the darkness that will soon take over Sayid. I keep thinking back to her last scenes in Season Four. Her home exploded. She appeared alive and well, and accompanied Sawyer and Miles into the jungle. I don't remember this, but other bloggers do - Miles kept looking at Claire in that way of his (like he did with Sayid last week and last night). Was he watching the darkness inhabit her body? Claire wakes up by the fireside to see her father holding Aaron. She then disappears, without Aaron, to be seen by Locke in Jacob's cabin with Christian. She was very odd, and very cryptic.
So what, if anything, infected her? The explosion? Christian? Jacob? The Man in Black? Is Christian infected?
Three years later, she is the Rousseau of the Island, apparently doing what she can to rid the Island of the Others. (And who didn't cheer when Aldo bit it?). Why she shot just the two Others and not Jin doesn't really make sense to me, since she didn't seem to recognize him until afterward. Perhaps she only shoots people who aren't in her traps.
Do the Others think she has the darkness because she tries to hurt them? Or does she try to hurt the Others because she has the darkness?
And I also thought of my friend Brian (hi Brian!) when looking at Claire in 2007. She's the first of many who did not have dirty, pretty hair. I'm just saying.
Dogen
At last, we get a name, and yet another reason why he refuses to speak English to people who only understand English. I wonder, is he still like Pat Morita in The Karate Kid?
Dogen seems to fit right in with the Others, doing horrible things (like torturing Sayid) in the belief that what he is doing is too important to not do. He seemed to recognize that Jack (not Hurley as Miles claims) was the true leader, and seemed to respect him as such, eventually giving Jack more answers in less than five minutes than Jack has gotten in over three years.
But before he "respected" Jack, he tried to manipulate him, using Jack's obvious weaknesses to convince Jack to give Sayid a poison pill. Maybe Dogen gave Jack respect because Jack fall for it. Of course, it also appears that Dogen knows more about Jack than Jack knows about himself (of course, most people know more about Jack than Jack does, but that's a different story). But Dogen was upfront with Jack, giving Jack his understanding of what is happening to Sayid.
Dogen was brought to the Island just like Jack was. Did he come on the Black Rock with Richard?
Ethan Goodspeed
One of the problems with digital television and DVRs is that the show descriptions sometimes gives away a Lost "surprise". In this case, they identified William Mapother as "Ethan Goodspeed". But how delightful to see him again! A number of bloggers found him to be creepy in 2004, but I didn't. He just seemed like a good and caring OB/GYN. You know, one who cares for Claire off the Island just like he did on it. Only, without kidnapping her.
His presence in 2004 brought up some questions for me that we don't yet have the answers to. Did the Island sink when Juliet exploded Jughead in 1977? If so, then we know that Ethan and his mother must have been on the sub with the other women and children, including Miles and Charlotte. Instead of returning to the Island and joining forces with Ben, he must have been raised off the Island, without a father, and eventually becoming a doctor. If the Island did sink, does this mean that Ben, Horace, Chang, Eloise, Charles Widmore, and Richard Alpert are dead in this 2004? Were Penny and Daniel never born?
Hurley in 2007
Hurley had a more limited role this episode, mostly limited to comic relief. His two best lines:
"It's the Others, dude. They caught us. Again."
"Are you a zombie?"
Jack in 2007
We did see Jack in 2004, but it was only that recognition glance with Kate. Otherwise, all we saw of him was in 2007.
And the old Jack is back. Or perhaps not. Perhaps he is a new and improved Jack, who actually knows to ask the right questions and knows when he's being manipulated. He certainly confronted Dogen after finding out Sayid had been tortured. And I was impressed with Jack's conversation with Sayid, in which he told Sayid the Others wanted Sayid to take the green pill. The old Jack might have just tricked Sayid into taking it.
But the Jack that took the poison pill was especially new. What a way to call Dogen's game. Jack must be too important for Dogen to let die. I wonder why.
I was a little curious as to why Jack felt the need to kiss Kate when he did. If he wasn't intending to kiss her, he sure fooled me. What is it about her that keeps him so connected to her? She didn't seem ready to kiss him back, though. Maybe his attraction was part of the game he gets involved in when she seems to favor Sawyer? I don't know.
Jin in 2007
Jin continues to take a more active role this season than last season. He agreed to follow Kate, and when she dropped him and their minders like a hot potato, he took the opportunity to find Sun. I am not sure why Aldo was so insistent that Jin's questions not be answered (and I was quite happy that he died, let me tell you), but now Jin knows Sun's flight did land on or near the Island. Sadly for him, the Others found him. But Claire took care of them. Now what?
Miles in 2007
Like Hurley, Miles' role this episode seems to be mostly limited to comic relief. Who didn't laugh when he told Jack that he and Hurley could be found in the food court?
In my husband's family, they have a term that I never quite understood, "the hairy eyeball". They would joke that someone gave them a "hairy eyeball". But I think I now know exactly what that look is - the look Miles gave Sayid this week. I wonder if Miles himself has connected what he senses in Sayid to what he sensed in Claire. Time will tell.
Sawyer in 2007
Was I the only one who thought that Sawyer was completely reverting to Season 1 last night? The bad boy was definitely in force, as he held a gun on the Others and left the Temple to run away.
But his interaction with Kate told us otherwise. One of the two best scenes of the night was on the dock (the other was the conversation between Sayid and Jack). First, the sly line to Kate after she apologized for following him, "Which time?" Good one, Sawyer. But it was the new and mature Sawyer recognizing that he blames himself for Juliet's death, because he prevented her from leaving the Island in 1974. He didn't want to be left alone (I guess Miles, Jin, and Daniel didn't count for much!), but now he feels that maybe he was meant to be left alone (there's that fate vs. free will again). Then he kills me, "I was going to ask her to marry me." He had hidden the ring in the floorboards so Juliet wouldn't find it. And she never did.
I mourned Juliet's death in May, 2009. Last night, my heart broke for Sawyer's grief. Great job, Josh Holloway. You had me in tears.
Sayid in 2007
First, the darkness. Should I capitalize this term? Anyway, Sayid seemed to pretty much be Sayid, grateful to Jack for saving his life and all, so perhaps he hasn't been taken over by Jacob. But this infection scares me. Granted, Sayid is a pretty dark guy already (just ask Sawyer), but he has a strong sense of right and wrong - will that be gone? Who will he be? Who claimed him? More on that later.
Watching Sayid be tortured was hard, even knowing that he has tortured so many others, including Sawyer. But Sayid is not a helpless man, and here he cried in helplessness, because he knew he had nothing to tell them. And they never asked him a question. Why else torture someone if not for information? Neither Sayid nor Dogen's interpreter were fooled by Dogen's lie that Sayid passed any test.
One of my favorite scenes of the night was between Jack and Sayid. Sayid literally puts his trust in Jack's hands, "I only care about who I trust." If Jack says to take the pill, Sayid will.
I'm still not happy the Others tried to poison Sayid. In LA X, they told Hurley that things would be bad if Sayid were to die. Now they are trying to kill him. Does that mean that what Sayid could be is even worse than if he died?
Questions
I've already discussed one question I had above under "Ethan Goodspeed", whomever he might be. But Sayid's new quandary has intrigued me, and left me with more questions than answers. What is claiming Sayid? What claimed Claire? Did this same infection claim Christian and the French? Is this the sickness that Danielle mentioned in Season 1? Did Ben receive that same darkness when he was healed in 1977? Did Jacob know Sayid would be infected when he looked at the dying Sayid?
Is it possible that Jacob is the darkness? Or a manifestation of the Man in Black? Who is good and who is evil, anyway?
Next Week
Next week's episode is titled The Substitute. I am intrigued by the pairing of notLocke and Sawyer. Something tells me, it's going to be good.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Tomorrow Night!
I've really got to get used to Lost being aired on Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays. It didn't hit me that the next episode is tomorrow until Brian (hi, Brian!) asked if I was going to post a "pre-game" analysis or something like that. He's got a point.
Tomorrow night's episode is titled, What Kate Does. You might remember that in Season 2, there was an episode called What Kate Did, apparently named so that we could find finally find out why Kate became a refugee from the law in the first place. I told Brian today that I hoped that What Kate Does is more interesting than What Kate Did, but I'm not sure it's fair. That's when we learned that Kate killed the man she had thought was her abusive stepfather because she learned he was actually her father. The thought of any part of her containing any part of him was too much for her to handle. She also struggled with her feelings on the Island with Sawyer, who was recovering from an infection after a gunshot wound. She had feelings for Sawyer, but he reminded her of the man she killed. And in his delirium, it sometimes appeared that Wayne's ghost inhabited Sawyer. This is also the episode where Kate saw a black horse on the Island.
So, what does Kate do? And when does she do it? In 2004, she had again managed to escape from US Marshall Mars' clutches, taking a taxi holding Claire by hostage so she could make good her escape. In 2007, she is in the Temple gawking at a newly resurrected Sayid (or Jacob reincarnated?). Perhaps it is what Kate does in both time lines that is important. I guess that time will tell.
I don't tend to enjoy Kate-centric episodes, and I'm not alone in that respect. But last season's Whatever Happened, Happened was one of the most compelling of Kate stories, and I sincerely hope that tomorrow night continues the trend. I am still sorry that I wasn't able to watch all the Kate-centric episodes like I had promised before the season start (what can I say - I'm a procrastinator!), but I am going to keep my mind open.
Tomorrow night's episode is titled, What Kate Does. You might remember that in Season 2, there was an episode called What Kate Did, apparently named so that we could find finally find out why Kate became a refugee from the law in the first place. I told Brian today that I hoped that What Kate Does is more interesting than What Kate Did, but I'm not sure it's fair. That's when we learned that Kate killed the man she had thought was her abusive stepfather because she learned he was actually her father. The thought of any part of her containing any part of him was too much for her to handle. She also struggled with her feelings on the Island with Sawyer, who was recovering from an infection after a gunshot wound. She had feelings for Sawyer, but he reminded her of the man she killed. And in his delirium, it sometimes appeared that Wayne's ghost inhabited Sawyer. This is also the episode where Kate saw a black horse on the Island.
So, what does Kate do? And when does she do it? In 2004, she had again managed to escape from US Marshall Mars' clutches, taking a taxi holding Claire by hostage so she could make good her escape. In 2007, she is in the Temple gawking at a newly resurrected Sayid (or Jacob reincarnated?). Perhaps it is what Kate does in both time lines that is important. I guess that time will tell.
I don't tend to enjoy Kate-centric episodes, and I'm not alone in that respect. But last season's Whatever Happened, Happened was one of the most compelling of Kate stories, and I sincerely hope that tomorrow night continues the trend. I am still sorry that I wasn't able to watch all the Kate-centric episodes like I had promised before the season start (what can I say - I'm a procrastinator!), but I am going to keep my mind open.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Sayid's Corpse
As I was driving to work this morning, I was hit with a thought that furthers the theory that Sayid may have arisen as someone other than Sayid.
Miles and Sawyer were not present in the Temple when Sayid was declared dead by the Others and Jack. His body lay where it had been placed by the Others after the failed treatment. Hurley approached Sayid to say goodbye, offering to talk with Sayid whenever he wanted to talk. He looked up to find Miles staring at Sayid's corpse.
The expression on Miles' face said it all. His eyes were wide-eyed and almost scared. What was he hearing from Sayid's body? Because it's Sayid, I just assumed that somehow Miles noticed that Sayid is dead but not dead. Denial is a very strong coping mechanism, my friends.
But now it seems more likely that Miles heard something else he's probably never heard before - something he couldn't put into words. And perhaps that is Jacob taking ownership of Sayid's body.
I presume we'll figure that out quickly enough. I'm crossing my fingers.
Miles and Sawyer were not present in the Temple when Sayid was declared dead by the Others and Jack. His body lay where it had been placed by the Others after the failed treatment. Hurley approached Sayid to say goodbye, offering to talk with Sayid whenever he wanted to talk. He looked up to find Miles staring at Sayid's corpse.
The expression on Miles' face said it all. His eyes were wide-eyed and almost scared. What was he hearing from Sayid's body? Because it's Sayid, I just assumed that somehow Miles noticed that Sayid is dead but not dead. Denial is a very strong coping mechanism, my friends.
But now it seems more likely that Miles heard something else he's probably never heard before - something he couldn't put into words. And perhaps that is Jacob taking ownership of Sayid's body.
I presume we'll figure that out quickly enough. I'm crossing my fingers.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
LA X
Season 6 started with a bang, albeit with a bang from last season. I'm sure I wasn't the only confused viewer when we saw it all twice, and ended up in two different realities. At first, I thought, Why is Jack on the plane but Kate and Miles aren't? But then, Jack was with Kate too! And Kate was with Jack! Amazingly, my nose bled not once last night.
So, we saw what happened if the clock were reset and the plane didn't crash and we saw the 1977ers transported 3o years to 2007, the same time line as Sun and Frank. The producers are allegedly calling this "flash sideways".
But the 2004 version of reality is altered. Shannon was left in Australia. Hurley has been the beneficiary of extraordinary good luck. Jack has a mysterious wound on his neck. Desmond is on the plane, which is better for him than being on the Island, since the Island is underwater. Charlie tried to commit suicide on a bag of smack (why didn't he just empty the contents?) and was arrested in LA. And wasn't Sawyer all perky and happy? There were also people we didn't see, especially Michael and Walt, though Libby, Ana Lucia, and Mr. Eko were also absent.
Some things seemed the same: Locke still cannot walk. Neil "Frogurt" and Leslie Arzt are still annoying. Kate is still in handcuffs. And who didn't catch the gleam of a potential con in Sawyer's eyes when he heard Hurley won the lottery? Also present was Greg Grunberg's voice as Seth Norris announcing the safe arrival of Oceanic 815 to LAX.
To me, Jack seemed the only one to be disoriented by his presence on the plane. He seemed startled each time he saw someone who had survived the now-erased plane crash. In the old time line, Jack and Desmond met before Desmond set sail to prove to Widmore his worthiness of Penny's love, but we've no guarantee that they met in the reset time. And Desmond seemed to just pop in and out, didn't he?
It was fun seeing these strangers reacting to each other in much the same way they did after the crash. Boone and Locke connected, even if Locke lied through his teeth about the walkabout. Sawyer saw Hurley as someone to manipulate (they didn't become friends until later). Kate stole a pen from Jack. Sawyer seemed to size up Kate's situation well and helped her get past some TSA. Sayid was helpful in rescuing Charlie. Charlie resented Jack for saving his life.
But the 2004 money shot was the final scene between Jack and Locke. It turns out that Christian Shephard's body was either never loaded onto Oceanic 815 (which is what most people on the blog0sphere seem to think) or disappeared mid flight (which is what I thought while watching). Jack has a memorial service without a body, and the airline can't tell him where Christian is. How frustrating is that? John overhears Jack's conversation with his mother, and inquires. He then notes, "They didn't lose your father. They lost his body." Jack absorbed this, and it was just obvious that this is what he needed to hear.
Jack then does what Jack does best, as a spinal surgeon, asking how Locke came to be the way he is. Sadly, to John, the damage is irreversible. But Dr. Fix-It-All hands John his card, saying, "Nothing's irreversible." And it is clear that this is what John needed to hear too.
So, in our reset 2004, we get to see the man of science and the man of faith interact. Only time will tell if they divide over their fundamental life view differences. But this is the relationship that I think could possibly change what happens in the other timeline - 2007.
The problem with the time flash to 2007 is that Juliet ended up where she had been, at the bottom of a shaft, but this time with tons of metal on top of her. Somehow, she ended up being in worse shape than Sayid. Sawyer rumbles and roars and is going to kill Jack if Juliet dies, and glowers often at Jack. Can I just say that this was the only time I rolled my eyes? Mainly because it wasn't just Jack's idea - Juliet bought into it too. If she hadn't, then Jack may have had more obstacles than he could have overcome. But I get it. Sawyer feels guilty, has to blame someone, and the producers probably think it's better if there is conflict between the two men. Whatever.
Some people have compared Juliet's death to Charlotte's in how her brain wandered in getting coffee and going dutch. Her dying before she could tell Sawyer something she had to tell him was frustrating. Lucky for Sawyer, there's Miles! Who seems unusually unwilling to talk with Juliet. And no wonder, her message made no sense to a grieving Sawyer, "It worked."
Was it just me or did Miles seem disappointed that Sawyer asked Miles not because of how helpful Miles is but because he can talk to the dead? I think Miles really valued his relationship with "boss".
Naveen Andrews has had the misfortune to play unconscious in the last season's premiere and this one. At least this time, they found a stretcher for the man. Both times, Sayid was essentially saved by Hurley, who had ghostly assistance both times. But Hurley is much braver this time around than he was last time, asking real questions and demanding to be taken seriously. Hurley once promised to not help Sayid, but fortunately he has not kept that promise yet. All I can say is "Go Hurley!"
Hurley recognized Jacob immediately and did demand answers from him, but basically got nothing but more cryptic instructions. I now realize the value of Hurley to Jacob - he must have known he'd be killed, and Hurley is the only one who can talk to the dead without requiring a body present. The only way to save Sayid is to take him to the Temple, a place where fortunately, Jin knows where to go.
While glowering Sawyer and helpful Miles bury Juliet, Hurley, Jack, Kate, and Jin carry Sayid to the Temple, where they are caught by yet more Others. With the exception of Cindy and the two children, we've never seen these Others. I guess they are the ones that Ben has referred to as being safe in the Temple. Is Goodwin's wife Harper there? I didn't like her.
The guitar case holds not Charlie's guitar as theorized but a huge ankh, which is immediately broken for it's message. Is it yet another list of Jacob's? When Hurley asks what's on the list, all he's told is, "If you're friend there dies, we're all in a lot of trouble." And it looks like he might just die, since the waters in the Temple are dirty, and don't heal the cut of the Japenese Other. The waters seem to heal Sayid at first - his gut wound would not have allowed all that thrashing around. But the cure has to last so long, and when that time comes, it is clear that Sayid is dead. He was too far gone. Did they just kill Sayid? Could I be more devastated?
Meanwhile, under the shadow of the statute, Ben faces the enormity of his actions when faced with the corpse of the real John Locke. Bram is still extremely annoying, and handles the situation poorly, so I have to say I wasn't sorry he was then killed by the smoke monster. Bye bye Bram.
But his death told us something that we've probably already guessed: the Man in Black, Esau, notLocke is the Smoke Monster. Who doesn't like being called a monster. Is he also Christian, Yemi, Walt, and all the other ghosts who've shown up on the Island? Ben tried his best to hide from the monster, but apparently he was safe. notLocke tells Ben, "I'm sorry you had to see me like that." I suspect Ben is too.
In my opinion, the money shot of the 2007 scenes (besides the final reveal which may have more to do with my love of Sayid than anything else) was the conversation between Ben and notLocke, as Ben demands to know who notLocke is. We already knew from Jacob that notLocke is "an old friend who tired of my company." notLocke instead talked about the actual John Locke, and emphasized how pitiful John was in life and in death. My heart was breaking as I listened. But John, unlike the other survivors, was smart enough to know that life on the Island was far better than his pitiful life off. But he then adds, "I want the one thing John Locke didn't. I want to go home."
The final scenes were quick. Richard recognizes notLocke from his days in chains, but is knocked unconscious before he can explain more. The Others in the Temple take battle positions on hearing of Jacob's death, not to keep the survivors in, but to keep "him" out. As the Others try to interrogate Jack, Sayid comes to life.
Theories:
Why two different time lines? Well, I believe the explosion of Jughead led to both realities occurring. And what happens in one reality (my theory again - the 2004 reset version) will affect the 2007 reality. Time will tell how wrong I am!
I don't know that this is my theory, but I'll share it anyway. On the blogosphere, some have expressed the belief that Sayid did die, and that Jacob or maybe even notLocke have taken over his body. It could explain why Jacob looked at Sayid for so long. I'm hoping that is not true, as I want Naveen Andrews to play Sayid just as much as I want Terry O'Quinn to play John Locke. Also, why is Sayid so important? He never has been before.
It seemed to me that notLocke spent a lot of time talking about John Locke's weaknesses. I'm hoping it's one of those "he doth protest too much" and it means that we'll see John Locke in 2007. Or the John Locke in 2004 will do something that proves he's not the pathetic loser he seemed.
Another parallel: Sayid shot Ben, who was taken to the Temple to be cured. Apparently the waters must have been clean. Think what we were told about this cure - Ben would never be the same and won't remember things. Ben's father shot Sayid, who was taken to the Temple to be cured. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown (maybe the death of Jacob?) the waters were muddy. Assuming Sayid is not Jacob or someone else, is he otherwise permanently altered? Will he be as changed as Ben was? What will happen to his memory? Will the muddiness of the water alter the cure?
Questions:
Where is "home" for notLocke? Is it the Temple? Off the Island? Why was Jacob keeping him on the Island? It doesn't seem very nice to keep someone somewhere against their will.
Why didn't the Others find Rose and Bernard when they found Sawyer and Miles? The actors were in the 2004 reality, so they could easily have been in the 2007. Unless for some reason they weren't flashed to 2007. Maybe they are still in 1977 and will turn into Adam and Eve. That would be cool.
When will we find out Richard's back story? What was he doing in chains? When I was told the Black Rock was a slave ship, I was thinking of African slaves. Richard doesn't look African. Was this an Amistad situation where the slavers were enslaved in a slave revolt?
Thoughts:
I wasn't as upset by Juliet's death last night, as I grieved for her last season already. I only have so much grief in me.
I love the two time lines going on at the same time. Whether my theories are right or wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Jin got to say more lines last night than he did in the whole of Season 5. Maybe he's been forgiven?
Where is Christian?
Well, I apologize for the lengthy post - my goal is to recap less and analyze more, but this episode was two hours long, and so much happened! I'm just saying!
I really hope to hear what y'all have to say. What an episode!
So, we saw what happened if the clock were reset and the plane didn't crash and we saw the 1977ers transported 3o years to 2007, the same time line as Sun and Frank. The producers are allegedly calling this "flash sideways".
But the 2004 version of reality is altered. Shannon was left in Australia. Hurley has been the beneficiary of extraordinary good luck. Jack has a mysterious wound on his neck. Desmond is on the plane, which is better for him than being on the Island, since the Island is underwater. Charlie tried to commit suicide on a bag of smack (why didn't he just empty the contents?) and was arrested in LA. And wasn't Sawyer all perky and happy? There were also people we didn't see, especially Michael and Walt, though Libby, Ana Lucia, and Mr. Eko were also absent.
Some things seemed the same: Locke still cannot walk. Neil "Frogurt" and Leslie Arzt are still annoying. Kate is still in handcuffs. And who didn't catch the gleam of a potential con in Sawyer's eyes when he heard Hurley won the lottery? Also present was Greg Grunberg's voice as Seth Norris announcing the safe arrival of Oceanic 815 to LAX.
To me, Jack seemed the only one to be disoriented by his presence on the plane. He seemed startled each time he saw someone who had survived the now-erased plane crash. In the old time line, Jack and Desmond met before Desmond set sail to prove to Widmore his worthiness of Penny's love, but we've no guarantee that they met in the reset time. And Desmond seemed to just pop in and out, didn't he?
It was fun seeing these strangers reacting to each other in much the same way they did after the crash. Boone and Locke connected, even if Locke lied through his teeth about the walkabout. Sawyer saw Hurley as someone to manipulate (they didn't become friends until later). Kate stole a pen from Jack. Sawyer seemed to size up Kate's situation well and helped her get past some TSA. Sayid was helpful in rescuing Charlie. Charlie resented Jack for saving his life.
But the 2004 money shot was the final scene between Jack and Locke. It turns out that Christian Shephard's body was either never loaded onto Oceanic 815 (which is what most people on the blog0sphere seem to think) or disappeared mid flight (which is what I thought while watching). Jack has a memorial service without a body, and the airline can't tell him where Christian is. How frustrating is that? John overhears Jack's conversation with his mother, and inquires. He then notes, "They didn't lose your father. They lost his body." Jack absorbed this, and it was just obvious that this is what he needed to hear.
Jack then does what Jack does best, as a spinal surgeon, asking how Locke came to be the way he is. Sadly, to John, the damage is irreversible. But Dr. Fix-It-All hands John his card, saying, "Nothing's irreversible." And it is clear that this is what John needed to hear too.
So, in our reset 2004, we get to see the man of science and the man of faith interact. Only time will tell if they divide over their fundamental life view differences. But this is the relationship that I think could possibly change what happens in the other timeline - 2007.
The problem with the time flash to 2007 is that Juliet ended up where she had been, at the bottom of a shaft, but this time with tons of metal on top of her. Somehow, she ended up being in worse shape than Sayid. Sawyer rumbles and roars and is going to kill Jack if Juliet dies, and glowers often at Jack. Can I just say that this was the only time I rolled my eyes? Mainly because it wasn't just Jack's idea - Juliet bought into it too. If she hadn't, then Jack may have had more obstacles than he could have overcome. But I get it. Sawyer feels guilty, has to blame someone, and the producers probably think it's better if there is conflict between the two men. Whatever.
Some people have compared Juliet's death to Charlotte's in how her brain wandered in getting coffee and going dutch. Her dying before she could tell Sawyer something she had to tell him was frustrating. Lucky for Sawyer, there's Miles! Who seems unusually unwilling to talk with Juliet. And no wonder, her message made no sense to a grieving Sawyer, "It worked."
Was it just me or did Miles seem disappointed that Sawyer asked Miles not because of how helpful Miles is but because he can talk to the dead? I think Miles really valued his relationship with "boss".
Naveen Andrews has had the misfortune to play unconscious in the last season's premiere and this one. At least this time, they found a stretcher for the man. Both times, Sayid was essentially saved by Hurley, who had ghostly assistance both times. But Hurley is much braver this time around than he was last time, asking real questions and demanding to be taken seriously. Hurley once promised to not help Sayid, but fortunately he has not kept that promise yet. All I can say is "Go Hurley!"
Hurley recognized Jacob immediately and did demand answers from him, but basically got nothing but more cryptic instructions. I now realize the value of Hurley to Jacob - he must have known he'd be killed, and Hurley is the only one who can talk to the dead without requiring a body present. The only way to save Sayid is to take him to the Temple, a place where fortunately, Jin knows where to go.
While glowering Sawyer and helpful Miles bury Juliet, Hurley, Jack, Kate, and Jin carry Sayid to the Temple, where they are caught by yet more Others. With the exception of Cindy and the two children, we've never seen these Others. I guess they are the ones that Ben has referred to as being safe in the Temple. Is Goodwin's wife Harper there? I didn't like her.
The guitar case holds not Charlie's guitar as theorized but a huge ankh, which is immediately broken for it's message. Is it yet another list of Jacob's? When Hurley asks what's on the list, all he's told is, "If you're friend there dies, we're all in a lot of trouble." And it looks like he might just die, since the waters in the Temple are dirty, and don't heal the cut of the Japenese Other. The waters seem to heal Sayid at first - his gut wound would not have allowed all that thrashing around. But the cure has to last so long, and when that time comes, it is clear that Sayid is dead. He was too far gone. Did they just kill Sayid? Could I be more devastated?
Meanwhile, under the shadow of the statute, Ben faces the enormity of his actions when faced with the corpse of the real John Locke. Bram is still extremely annoying, and handles the situation poorly, so I have to say I wasn't sorry he was then killed by the smoke monster. Bye bye Bram.
But his death told us something that we've probably already guessed: the Man in Black, Esau, notLocke is the Smoke Monster. Who doesn't like being called a monster. Is he also Christian, Yemi, Walt, and all the other ghosts who've shown up on the Island? Ben tried his best to hide from the monster, but apparently he was safe. notLocke tells Ben, "I'm sorry you had to see me like that." I suspect Ben is too.
In my opinion, the money shot of the 2007 scenes (besides the final reveal which may have more to do with my love of Sayid than anything else) was the conversation between Ben and notLocke, as Ben demands to know who notLocke is. We already knew from Jacob that notLocke is "an old friend who tired of my company." notLocke instead talked about the actual John Locke, and emphasized how pitiful John was in life and in death. My heart was breaking as I listened. But John, unlike the other survivors, was smart enough to know that life on the Island was far better than his pitiful life off. But he then adds, "I want the one thing John Locke didn't. I want to go home."
The final scenes were quick. Richard recognizes notLocke from his days in chains, but is knocked unconscious before he can explain more. The Others in the Temple take battle positions on hearing of Jacob's death, not to keep the survivors in, but to keep "him" out. As the Others try to interrogate Jack, Sayid comes to life.
Theories:
Why two different time lines? Well, I believe the explosion of Jughead led to both realities occurring. And what happens in one reality (my theory again - the 2004 reset version) will affect the 2007 reality. Time will tell how wrong I am!
I don't know that this is my theory, but I'll share it anyway. On the blogosphere, some have expressed the belief that Sayid did die, and that Jacob or maybe even notLocke have taken over his body. It could explain why Jacob looked at Sayid for so long. I'm hoping that is not true, as I want Naveen Andrews to play Sayid just as much as I want Terry O'Quinn to play John Locke. Also, why is Sayid so important? He never has been before.
It seemed to me that notLocke spent a lot of time talking about John Locke's weaknesses. I'm hoping it's one of those "he doth protest too much" and it means that we'll see John Locke in 2007. Or the John Locke in 2004 will do something that proves he's not the pathetic loser he seemed.
Another parallel: Sayid shot Ben, who was taken to the Temple to be cured. Apparently the waters must have been clean. Think what we were told about this cure - Ben would never be the same and won't remember things. Ben's father shot Sayid, who was taken to the Temple to be cured. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown (maybe the death of Jacob?) the waters were muddy. Assuming Sayid is not Jacob or someone else, is he otherwise permanently altered? Will he be as changed as Ben was? What will happen to his memory? Will the muddiness of the water alter the cure?
Questions:
Where is "home" for notLocke? Is it the Temple? Off the Island? Why was Jacob keeping him on the Island? It doesn't seem very nice to keep someone somewhere against their will.
Why didn't the Others find Rose and Bernard when they found Sawyer and Miles? The actors were in the 2004 reality, so they could easily have been in the 2007. Unless for some reason they weren't flashed to 2007. Maybe they are still in 1977 and will turn into Adam and Eve. That would be cool.
When will we find out Richard's back story? What was he doing in chains? When I was told the Black Rock was a slave ship, I was thinking of African slaves. Richard doesn't look African. Was this an Amistad situation where the slavers were enslaved in a slave revolt?
Thoughts:
I wasn't as upset by Juliet's death last night, as I grieved for her last season already. I only have so much grief in me.
I love the two time lines going on at the same time. Whether my theories are right or wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Jin got to say more lines last night than he did in the whole of Season 5. Maybe he's been forgiven?
Where is Christian?
Well, I apologize for the lengthy post - my goal is to recap less and analyze more, but this episode was two hours long, and so much happened! I'm just saying!
I really hope to hear what y'all have to say. What an episode!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The End Begins
It is with mixed feelings that I await tonight's episode of Lost. I am delighted that the season starts tonight and am on the edge of my seat, curious as to what happened after Jughead exploded. But I'm also sad, because I know that this is the final season, and that for better or for worse, there will be no more Lost after the season ends. When the various Star Treks ended and Buffy and Angel ended, there was a hole in my life. These characters have become real to me. If I even see a picture of one of these characters - Buffy, Spock, Sun, my heart jumps. They are old friends. And my Lost friends are about to, well, get lost.
But I'm going to try to spend the next couple of months enjoying each episode, analyzing them, and pondering what is the meaning of it all. I know that not all questions will be answered. I know that the only character guaranteed survival at the very end is Vincent. And I know that I'm not going to like everything the producers do. But I also know that whatever they do, it will be thrilling and thought-provoking.
And I'm really looking forward to the conversations we have on this blog and in person. It's going to be awesome!
But I'm going to try to spend the next couple of months enjoying each episode, analyzing them, and pondering what is the meaning of it all. I know that not all questions will be answered. I know that the only character guaranteed survival at the very end is Vincent. And I know that I'm not going to like everything the producers do. But I also know that whatever they do, it will be thrilling and thought-provoking.
And I'm really looking forward to the conversations we have on this blog and in person. It's going to be awesome!
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