I know that this episode was a set up episode, a way to get our castaways in position for what is to come next. Because of this, I won't be too harsh on it. But I was kind of bored. There were a few amazing moments though, so I guess it all balances out.
"The Last Recruit" had a few OMG! moments. I love that Claire knows she and Jack are brother and sister. It was sweet when she told him it was nice to have family now. I was thrilled that Sun and Jin were FINALLY reunited. I started hyperventilating crying. Such a great moment! How cool was it that her English came back as soon as they hugged? Now that Sun has Jin again, she is complete. Another great scene was when Jack recognized Locke in the mirror in the OR. Could this be the moment he starts remembering his island self? I'm pretty excited that Jack has the chance to fix Locke now. I really enjoyed Flocke and Jack's chat at the beginning of the episode. It was very reminiscent of past Locke and Jack arguing about the island scenes. Flocke admitted to showing himself as Christian and said he did so to help Jack find water. Does this make him a good guy? He seems like he just really wanted to help Jack way back when. I've always thought the Smoke Monster could pose as dead people. Now I wonder though if he also showed up as Christian to Jack when he was off the island. Was it also Smokey as Christian on the freighter right before Michael died? I kind of feel like the writers are going to leave this as the only explanation for dead people randomly showing up because they are running out of time to explain it all. It made me sad when Flocke once again said he picked Locke because he was easily convinced that the island was special. Poor John.
In the sideways world, every one is starting to cross each other's past. I guess Sawyer and Kate aren't each other's constants. They didn't have a flash of memory when they saw each other. Then again, they didn't touch. So maybe the memories only come once they touch their constant. I really thought Sayid was going to get away and was disappointed in our ninja warrior when Sawyer took him down so easily. (Everyone can call Saywer, "James" and "Jim" to their hearts' content, but he will always be Sawyer to me!)Desmond was creepy following Claire around. Can't believe she didn't freak out on him. It was so not cool that Ilana was back too. I was really annoyed when Jack did not say his ex's name when he was on the phone with her. I have to know who is baby mama is!! Why the heck was Sun tripping out when she saw John on the stretcher next to her? Is she remembering the island and what a bad dude Flocke is? Help me with theories on this gang, because I've got nothing.
On the island, everyone has definitely chosen their sides. I did not appreciate Sun and Jin's reunion being interrupted by lil' Miss Tina Fey wannabe and her folks with big guns. Why does Widmore want these guys dead now? I'm so freakin' confused. I loved when Jack jumped off the boat. If he is staying on the island because the island is not done with him, does that mean Flocke is the good guy? Because he still has things for Jack to do? Or is Jack staying because it is his job to take down Flocke and save the day? "We're DONE going back, Kate!" - best line of the night. Good for you, Sawyer. I really thought crazy Claire was going to take Kate out. I sure hope someone kills Kate off soon. I don't think Sayid shot Desmond. At least I really really really hope he didn't. I adore Des. The very last scene with the bomb going off was crazy. Is Jack going to be ok? Flocke grabbed him and carried him off like Forrest grabbing up Bubba. When Flocke told Jack, "You're with me now," does that mean Jack is now claimed? Looks like Jack was the last recruit.
I've read online that someone is going to die and that fans are going to pretty upset about it. I am avoiding spoilers (for the most part), so I don't know who it will be. What is every one's guesses? No new Lost next week. I heard "Ab Aterno" will be replayed. This is so the show won't have to repeat again before the series finale. I've heard the next episode will be Jacob and Man in Black centric. I bet we'll get lots of answers!!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
LOST: Everyone Loves Hugo
"Kind of makes you think, doesn't it? Ilana. No sooner does she tell you who you are then she blows up. The island was done with her. Makes me wonder what is going to happen when it's done with us." Excellent point, Ben. Excellent episode. We got answers. We got Libby and Hurley's picnic. Love them! Oh and we got explosions! And death! Woo hoo!
I am much happier with the sideways timeline now that we know what it is. I loved that Pierre Chang (Miles' dad) narrated Hurley's award tribute. This was a cool nod to his Dharma orientation videos. I want Hurley's really cool T-Rex shaped award! Even though I knew Libby would be back in this episode, I was so excited to see her! When she and Hurley met up in the restaurant, I totally started crying, especially when Dr. Brooks came to get her. I loved that their sideways storyline mirrored their island one, where Libby helped Hurley when he thought he was crazy. This time he believes in her when she seems crazy. In this timeline Des is going to work by helping reconnect people. Thanks to his encouragement, Hurley decides to go see Libby. It was cool to see Hurley back at Santa Rosa without being a patient. Did you notice the island drawing on the chalkboard in the rec room? Creepy! When they were talking in the mental hospital, I kept yelling at Libby to touch Hurley (I was sure they could hear me) because that had to be the key to helping him remember. So Libby and Hurley finally got to have their picnic. Once Libby kissed him, Hurley remembered knowing her before. Of course, I teared up again. I love these two together. See everyone really does love Hugo!
Back on the island, things got even more interesting. "God help us if that thing ever leaves the island, because if it do.." BOOM! Bye bye stupid Ilana. I'm glad Jack didn't get a little Ilana on him.. like he got some Arnzt! Ha ha Michael's ghost appeared to tell Hurley that they shouldn't blow up the plane. So what's Hurley's new plan? Uh-oh, it's to pull a Locke by blowing up the Black Rock just like Locke blew up the submarine in season 3. So the group split into Team Hurley and Team Richard. I really liked the scene when Hurley confessed to Jack that he wasn't getting directions from Jacob. I liked it because Jack realized and admitted he had to let things go. He can't fix everything. I can proudly say I no longer think of Jack as a huge jerk (I've always been Team Locke, so me and Jack have had some serious issues.)
A few highlights from island time - I did not like the way Sayid ignored Sawyer and went straight to Flocke. I know the Sayid I loved is gone, but I still can't accept it. Sun's face when she didn't find Jin with Team Flocke was pretty sad. I knew Flocke was going to push Desmond down that damn well. Why didn't Des know it too?! What the hell is up with kiddo in the woods? It appears to be the same actor from the last time a kid showed up, but that kid was blonde and bloody. (Just checked IMDB.com and it's the same actor.) This kid had dark hair. Who the heck is he??!! Old Smokey's smile when he saw Jack was just plain creepy! He must be excited because he thinks his plan is falling all into place.
Finally dumbass Michael apologized for killing Libby. (I still give him props for taking out Ana Louhoa though.) The Whispers come from dead people who are trapped on the island. These spirits cannot move on because of the bad things they did in life. Does this mean every ghost Hurley sees is bad? If that's the case, then doesn't that make Jacob bad? Or is it just the ones who make the whispering noises before they appear? Can the whispering ghosts only show up on the island? He sees Mr.Eko and Charlie both off island. The Whispers have appeared before Walt before but as far as we've seen Walt isn't dead. I'm kind of confused about this whole thing. I think the show just wanted to give an answer for the Whispers and we're just supposed to accept it. But the Whispers appeared before Ben saw his mom when he was a little kid. Does that mean mom was a baddie too? I guess I'll just assume that was Old Smokey using Emily Linus' body to recruit Ben over to Team Other. Just like Old Smokey showed up as Yemi to Eko.
I think I figured out how Desmond is going to fix Flocke. Flocke has shown traces of John Locke already. This has to be original Locke bleeding over into Fake Locke. I think Des is going to talk to Flocke and somehow get Locke to come out in him. Locke's goodness will override Flocke's evilness. Desmond hit sideways John with his car so that John can have a near death experience and remember his island self. Hopefully when John starts to remember, he can start to overtake Flocke's spirit inside his body. I hope the writers know how much we love Locke and that the show cannot end with Old Smokey still in good old John's body!
Next week's episode is called "The Last Recruit" and is rumored to be a multi-centric one. I know it'll be a good one because the story is finally back on track and moving along quickly. FYI, the creepy music in next week's promo is from the original Willy Wonka. (Thanks, Yesenia for figuring that out!) It's "The Wonderous Boat Ride." The song Willy Wonka sings when they are traveling through that freaky tunnel. I just re-watched the clip and there was an eye close-up and crazy brainwashing looking stuff. How very Lost!
I am much happier with the sideways timeline now that we know what it is. I loved that Pierre Chang (Miles' dad) narrated Hurley's award tribute. This was a cool nod to his Dharma orientation videos. I want Hurley's really cool T-Rex shaped award! Even though I knew Libby would be back in this episode, I was so excited to see her! When she and Hurley met up in the restaurant, I totally started crying, especially when Dr. Brooks came to get her. I loved that their sideways storyline mirrored their island one, where Libby helped Hurley when he thought he was crazy. This time he believes in her when she seems crazy. In this timeline Des is going to work by helping reconnect people. Thanks to his encouragement, Hurley decides to go see Libby. It was cool to see Hurley back at Santa Rosa without being a patient. Did you notice the island drawing on the chalkboard in the rec room? Creepy! When they were talking in the mental hospital, I kept yelling at Libby to touch Hurley (I was sure they could hear me) because that had to be the key to helping him remember. So Libby and Hurley finally got to have their picnic. Once Libby kissed him, Hurley remembered knowing her before. Of course, I teared up again. I love these two together. See everyone really does love Hugo!
Back on the island, things got even more interesting. "God help us if that thing ever leaves the island, because if it do.." BOOM! Bye bye stupid Ilana. I'm glad Jack didn't get a little Ilana on him.. like he got some Arnzt! Ha ha Michael's ghost appeared to tell Hurley that they shouldn't blow up the plane. So what's Hurley's new plan? Uh-oh, it's to pull a Locke by blowing up the Black Rock just like Locke blew up the submarine in season 3. So the group split into Team Hurley and Team Richard. I really liked the scene when Hurley confessed to Jack that he wasn't getting directions from Jacob. I liked it because Jack realized and admitted he had to let things go. He can't fix everything. I can proudly say I no longer think of Jack as a huge jerk (I've always been Team Locke, so me and Jack have had some serious issues.)
A few highlights from island time - I did not like the way Sayid ignored Sawyer and went straight to Flocke. I know the Sayid I loved is gone, but I still can't accept it. Sun's face when she didn't find Jin with Team Flocke was pretty sad. I knew Flocke was going to push Desmond down that damn well. Why didn't Des know it too?! What the hell is up with kiddo in the woods? It appears to be the same actor from the last time a kid showed up, but that kid was blonde and bloody. (Just checked IMDB.com and it's the same actor.) This kid had dark hair. Who the heck is he??!! Old Smokey's smile when he saw Jack was just plain creepy! He must be excited because he thinks his plan is falling all into place.
Finally dumbass Michael apologized for killing Libby. (I still give him props for taking out Ana Louhoa though.) The Whispers come from dead people who are trapped on the island. These spirits cannot move on because of the bad things they did in life. Does this mean every ghost Hurley sees is bad? If that's the case, then doesn't that make Jacob bad? Or is it just the ones who make the whispering noises before they appear? Can the whispering ghosts only show up on the island? He sees Mr.Eko and Charlie both off island. The Whispers have appeared before Walt before but as far as we've seen Walt isn't dead. I'm kind of confused about this whole thing. I think the show just wanted to give an answer for the Whispers and we're just supposed to accept it. But the Whispers appeared before Ben saw his mom when he was a little kid. Does that mean mom was a baddie too? I guess I'll just assume that was Old Smokey using Emily Linus' body to recruit Ben over to Team Other. Just like Old Smokey showed up as Yemi to Eko.
I think I figured out how Desmond is going to fix Flocke. Flocke has shown traces of John Locke already. This has to be original Locke bleeding over into Fake Locke. I think Des is going to talk to Flocke and somehow get Locke to come out in him. Locke's goodness will override Flocke's evilness. Desmond hit sideways John with his car so that John can have a near death experience and remember his island self. Hopefully when John starts to remember, he can start to overtake Flocke's spirit inside his body. I hope the writers know how much we love Locke and that the show cannot end with Old Smokey still in good old John's body!
Next week's episode is called "The Last Recruit" and is rumored to be a multi-centric one. I know it'll be a good one because the story is finally back on track and moving along quickly. FYI, the creepy music in next week's promo is from the original Willy Wonka. (Thanks, Yesenia for figuring that out!) It's "The Wonderous Boat Ride." The song Willy Wonka sings when they are traveling through that freaky tunnel. I just re-watched the clip and there was an eye close-up and crazy brainwashing looking stuff. How very Lost!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
LOST: Happily Ever After
OH MY GOD! Did I just figure Lost out? Did they just give us a huge chunk of what we need to know??!! We got Desmond, Charlie AND Daniel tonight all in one episode!! I am such a happy girl.
Desmond episodes always give us so much information. My brain is kind of on overload. So let me start at the beginning. Widmore has come to the island and brought Desmond so Des can be exposed to another electromagnetic event. Charles must have figured out that Des moves through time or consciousness whenever he's exposed to the island's huge pockets of electromagnetic activity. As Desmond gets blasted in the scary box, he moves to the sideways timeline.
In the sideways timeline, Desmond has just landed in LA. He meets Claire and predicts she will have a boy. Looks like some of Desmond's psychic ability is back. We find out he works for Widmore (who's office is now based in LA, not London and who's office artwork is balanced scales now and not the big scary polar bear piece) and he is picked up by George (who we first saw on the freighter in season 4). Desmond meets up with Charlie. YAY Charlie! I'm so glad we found out why Charlie was so mad when Jack saved his life. It's because he was seeing Claire in a vision/near death experience or whatever you want to call it. Several things Charlie told Desmond seemed to be really significant. He asked if Des had experienced "conscious-altering love." He also said he had seen the truth and that when he saw Claire it was as if they had always been and always will be. Desmond thinks "there's always a choice, brother" so he doesn't take Charlie seriously. Charlie has to show Desmond the truth, so Charlie drives the car in the water. This is when things start to get really good. I loved the moment when Desmond flashed and saw/remembered Charlie's hand with "Not Penny's boat" written on it. When Desmond is put in the MRI (more electromagnetism), he has more flashes of Penny. Love it!
In the hospital, Charlie runs away and yells that "None of this matters." This sideways timeline is just a means to an end. In this timeline, the Oceanic passengers have whatever it is they think they wanted. Ms.Hawking/now Mrs.Widmore tells Des that he has what he wanted, which is Widmore's approval. Yes, he has Widmore's approval and money and a good job, but at what cost? He doesn't have love and doesn't even yet realize what he is missing out on. Eloise seems to recognize Desmond when he introduced himself to her. Just like in the original island timeline, Eloise won't help Desmond get what he wants. She won't let him see the party guest list (yet another Lost list, like with the Others and Jacob) with Penny on it. She wants him to stop looking for whatever he's looking for. I think she's trying to stop Desmond this time because Daniel is alive in this timeline and she wants to keep it that way. If Des changes something she may lose her son once again.
Daniel Faraday/now Widmore manages to stop Desmond before he can leave. Just like in the island timeline, Daniel helps Des. I was so happy to have Daniel back. I love love love love him!! I think he is a flipping genius. He has realized that maybe this wasn't supposed to be their lives and that they did something to change it. "I think I already did" set off a nuclear bomb. He tells Des that Penny is his half-sister and where Des can find her. I love Daniel because he knows all and fixes all. He doesn't work against people like his crazy mom! Now Desmond and Penny can be reunited yet again!
Des finds Pen running at the stadium where he met Jack in "another life, brother." As soon as he touches her hand, he flashes back to the island. His "unique talent," as Widmore put it, is what is going to save them all. Des is ready to follow through with Widmore's plan now. Then Sayid comes along ninja style, kills some dude and tells Desmond to come with him. Is this part of Des and Charles' plan? To get Des over to Flocke's side so he can get his castaway friends back?
Desmond flashes back to sideways time and Penny seems to recognize him. They agree to meet for coffee (I bet it's the same coffee shop where he met Libby so long ago.) I totally teared up because I am such a sucker for Desmond and Penny. I love them so much! When Des gets back in the limo, he asks George to get him the manifest of all the Oceanic 815 passengers. Desmond "needs to show them something." Des is going to save the day!!
Lost is all about love. Darlton has said that the heart of the show has always been a love story. So here is Desmond's mission: he has to reunite every Oceanic 815 passenger with their constant in the sideways timeline. I bet this means Sawyer will end up with Juliet (because Jack will end up with Kate or Kate will die and Jack will be the new Jacob) and they'll go on their dutch coffee date. Gross. So the sideways timeline exists so Desmond can get everyone with who they are supposed to be with. It exists because they decided to detonate the nuclear bomb, but it didn't make things any better. It's just more things that needs to be corrected. Does Desmond have to get everyone off island to have a near death experience to make them see their loved one? Or does he just have to help them remember what happened when the plane crashed? When everyone gets with who they are supposed to be with will it just create a new timeline? Or will the timelines come together? Or will one of the timelines just cease to exist altogether? Will Des have to remind Team Flocke of who they are supposed to be with too? I love that Desmond will play a major factor in saving the day!!
I am so pumped the story is finally picking up. I cannot believe there are only 5 episodes and the series finale left. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Next week is a Hurley episode. YAY! Although I don't know if anything can top the triple treat of Desmond, Daniel and Charlie!
Desmond episodes always give us so much information. My brain is kind of on overload. So let me start at the beginning. Widmore has come to the island and brought Desmond so Des can be exposed to another electromagnetic event. Charles must have figured out that Des moves through time or consciousness whenever he's exposed to the island's huge pockets of electromagnetic activity. As Desmond gets blasted in the scary box, he moves to the sideways timeline.
In the sideways timeline, Desmond has just landed in LA. He meets Claire and predicts she will have a boy. Looks like some of Desmond's psychic ability is back. We find out he works for Widmore (who's office is now based in LA, not London and who's office artwork is balanced scales now and not the big scary polar bear piece) and he is picked up by George (who we first saw on the freighter in season 4). Desmond meets up with Charlie. YAY Charlie! I'm so glad we found out why Charlie was so mad when Jack saved his life. It's because he was seeing Claire in a vision/near death experience or whatever you want to call it. Several things Charlie told Desmond seemed to be really significant. He asked if Des had experienced "conscious-altering love." He also said he had seen the truth and that when he saw Claire it was as if they had always been and always will be. Desmond thinks "there's always a choice, brother" so he doesn't take Charlie seriously. Charlie has to show Desmond the truth, so Charlie drives the car in the water. This is when things start to get really good. I loved the moment when Desmond flashed and saw/remembered Charlie's hand with "Not Penny's boat" written on it. When Desmond is put in the MRI (more electromagnetism), he has more flashes of Penny. Love it!
In the hospital, Charlie runs away and yells that "None of this matters." This sideways timeline is just a means to an end. In this timeline, the Oceanic passengers have whatever it is they think they wanted. Ms.Hawking/now Mrs.Widmore tells Des that he has what he wanted, which is Widmore's approval. Yes, he has Widmore's approval and money and a good job, but at what cost? He doesn't have love and doesn't even yet realize what he is missing out on. Eloise seems to recognize Desmond when he introduced himself to her. Just like in the original island timeline, Eloise won't help Desmond get what he wants. She won't let him see the party guest list (yet another Lost list, like with the Others and Jacob) with Penny on it. She wants him to stop looking for whatever he's looking for. I think she's trying to stop Desmond this time because Daniel is alive in this timeline and she wants to keep it that way. If Des changes something she may lose her son once again.
Daniel Faraday/now Widmore manages to stop Desmond before he can leave. Just like in the island timeline, Daniel helps Des. I was so happy to have Daniel back. I love love love love him!! I think he is a flipping genius. He has realized that maybe this wasn't supposed to be their lives and that they did something to change it. "I think I already did" set off a nuclear bomb. He tells Des that Penny is his half-sister and where Des can find her. I love Daniel because he knows all and fixes all. He doesn't work against people like his crazy mom! Now Desmond and Penny can be reunited yet again!
Des finds Pen running at the stadium where he met Jack in "another life, brother." As soon as he touches her hand, he flashes back to the island. His "unique talent," as Widmore put it, is what is going to save them all. Des is ready to follow through with Widmore's plan now. Then Sayid comes along ninja style, kills some dude and tells Desmond to come with him. Is this part of Des and Charles' plan? To get Des over to Flocke's side so he can get his castaway friends back?
Desmond flashes back to sideways time and Penny seems to recognize him. They agree to meet for coffee (I bet it's the same coffee shop where he met Libby so long ago.) I totally teared up because I am such a sucker for Desmond and Penny. I love them so much! When Des gets back in the limo, he asks George to get him the manifest of all the Oceanic 815 passengers. Desmond "needs to show them something." Des is going to save the day!!
Lost is all about love. Darlton has said that the heart of the show has always been a love story. So here is Desmond's mission: he has to reunite every Oceanic 815 passenger with their constant in the sideways timeline. I bet this means Sawyer will end up with Juliet (because Jack will end up with Kate or Kate will die and Jack will be the new Jacob) and they'll go on their dutch coffee date. Gross. So the sideways timeline exists so Desmond can get everyone with who they are supposed to be with. It exists because they decided to detonate the nuclear bomb, but it didn't make things any better. It's just more things that needs to be corrected. Does Desmond have to get everyone off island to have a near death experience to make them see their loved one? Or does he just have to help them remember what happened when the plane crashed? When everyone gets with who they are supposed to be with will it just create a new timeline? Or will the timelines come together? Or will one of the timelines just cease to exist altogether? Will Des have to remind Team Flocke of who they are supposed to be with too? I love that Desmond will play a major factor in saving the day!!
I am so pumped the story is finally picking up. I cannot believe there are only 5 episodes and the series finale left. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Next week is a Hurley episode. YAY! Although I don't know if anything can top the triple treat of Desmond, Daniel and Charlie!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
LOST: The Package
Whew.. I really want this whole Lost story to go differently. I have no idea what this episode accomplished. I was happy that Desmond appeared. But come on, I realized he was behind that sub door two weeks ago when we first saw it. (Or I thought maybe it was Ji Yeon.) It always kills me when the "big reveal" of the episode is underwhelming. Oh and how annoying was the stupid V countdown on the bottom right hand side of the screen??! I don't watch V, ABC, so make it go away!
I am sick of the sideways timeline. I want it to be gone. Sun and Jin weren't married yet in this one and had to hide their love. It seems Sun's dad is a jerkface in either timeline. We found out how Jin got in Keamy's fridge and what happened after Sayid found Jin. The only cool part of this timeline was that good old Other one-eyed Mikhail appeared. It was pretty badass when Jin shot Mikhail in the eye. That's for killing Charlie, you bastard! My main problem with the sideways stories is that the stories are never completed in that given hour. This is frustrating because that means the story will have to be completed in another episode. In another episode that could be giving us answers to amazing island and original Lost questions. I want everything to be wrapped up in a big pretty bow and it just doesn't seem like that is going to happen. Cool question that Yesenia posed tonight - Could the sideways timeline have happened before the plane crashed? I don't have an explanation for how this would work, but it seems like a cool idea. After all, we did see Mikhail lose his eye..
Meanwhile back on the island, we still didn't get a Kwon reunion. There was some cool stuff happening over here though. I loved the moment when Jin saw the pics of Ji Yeon (this was also super nice of Widmore). I started crying like a baby. Now I'm afraid Jin is going to die before he can get back to Sun. It was super awesome to see Room 23 (where Alex, Sawyer and Kate rescued Karl in season 3) and the crazy brainwashing stuff. - "We are the causes of our own suffering." I have to say as a Lost fan I relate to this. I suffer from frustration because I cannot stop watching this show, which cause me immense aggravation, therefore causing my own suffering! AAH!! - It was good to have Richard back with a plan. Now that Flocke has gone to speak to Widmore, it seems the battle is about to begin. Widmore seems like he is a good guy, even though he had Jin kidnapped. He doesn't want MIB to get off the island. Guess he'll be working Alpert just like the good old days.
This episode echoed so many moments from past episodes. Sun in her garden again, Sun only being able to speak Korean but understanding English (like Jin in the early seasons), Sun having to write down things like Locke in season 3 when he couldn't talk after the hatch blew, Sayid leaving Jin to wiggle out of the tape like when Locke left Boone all tied up or anytime Kate has been stuck in some dang handcuffs, Jack promising another promise that he probably can't keep, Widmore demanded "the package" from the sub just like Ben demanding "the man from Tallahassee," the gang being attacked with darts and someone getting dragged off... How very Other.
I do have a love/hate relationship with Lost. I love that it always leaves me wanting more. I hate that it always leaves me wanting more. At least the show always gets a reaction out of me. Even when the show disappoints me, I anxiously await the following Tuesday because I continue to have hope in the show. Next week is a Desmond episode. My heart is singing because Des episodes are among my favorite. "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and "The Constant" are both filled with OMG moments. Here's hoping our last Desmond episode gives some big answers! Des and Penny can't disappoint!
I am sick of the sideways timeline. I want it to be gone. Sun and Jin weren't married yet in this one and had to hide their love. It seems Sun's dad is a jerkface in either timeline. We found out how Jin got in Keamy's fridge and what happened after Sayid found Jin. The only cool part of this timeline was that good old Other one-eyed Mikhail appeared. It was pretty badass when Jin shot Mikhail in the eye. That's for killing Charlie, you bastard! My main problem with the sideways stories is that the stories are never completed in that given hour. This is frustrating because that means the story will have to be completed in another episode. In another episode that could be giving us answers to amazing island and original Lost questions. I want everything to be wrapped up in a big pretty bow and it just doesn't seem like that is going to happen. Cool question that Yesenia posed tonight - Could the sideways timeline have happened before the plane crashed? I don't have an explanation for how this would work, but it seems like a cool idea. After all, we did see Mikhail lose his eye..
Meanwhile back on the island, we still didn't get a Kwon reunion. There was some cool stuff happening over here though. I loved the moment when Jin saw the pics of Ji Yeon (this was also super nice of Widmore). I started crying like a baby. Now I'm afraid Jin is going to die before he can get back to Sun. It was super awesome to see Room 23 (where Alex, Sawyer and Kate rescued Karl in season 3) and the crazy brainwashing stuff. - "We are the causes of our own suffering." I have to say as a Lost fan I relate to this. I suffer from frustration because I cannot stop watching this show, which cause me immense aggravation, therefore causing my own suffering! AAH!! - It was good to have Richard back with a plan. Now that Flocke has gone to speak to Widmore, it seems the battle is about to begin. Widmore seems like he is a good guy, even though he had Jin kidnapped. He doesn't want MIB to get off the island. Guess he'll be working Alpert just like the good old days.
This episode echoed so many moments from past episodes. Sun in her garden again, Sun only being able to speak Korean but understanding English (like Jin in the early seasons), Sun having to write down things like Locke in season 3 when he couldn't talk after the hatch blew, Sayid leaving Jin to wiggle out of the tape like when Locke left Boone all tied up or anytime Kate has been stuck in some dang handcuffs, Jack promising another promise that he probably can't keep, Widmore demanded "the package" from the sub just like Ben demanding "the man from Tallahassee," the gang being attacked with darts and someone getting dragged off... How very Other.
I do have a love/hate relationship with Lost. I love that it always leaves me wanting more. I hate that it always leaves me wanting more. At least the show always gets a reaction out of me. Even when the show disappoints me, I anxiously await the following Tuesday because I continue to have hope in the show. Next week is a Desmond episode. My heart is singing because Des episodes are among my favorite. "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and "The Constant" are both filled with OMG moments. Here's hoping our last Desmond episode gives some big answers! Des and Penny can't disappoint!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Yep, I'm a LOST nerd
I seen a bunch of really funny and cool fan-made Lost videos in the past few days. I just had to share them.
Because as David pointed out, the island is obviously the Hellmouth. We just need Buffy to come rough up Flocke and everything will be all good.
What if Miles and Sawyer had their own cop show??!
Lost + Superbad = HILARIOUS!
Sawyer and his nicknames..
Dude!
Because as David pointed out, the island is obviously the Hellmouth. We just need Buffy to come rough up Flocke and everything will be all good.
What if Miles and Sawyer had their own cop show??!
Lost + Superbad = HILARIOUS!
Sawyer and his nicknames..
Dude!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
LOST: Ab Aeterno
BEST EPISODE OF SEASON 6 SO FAR!!! I love love love Richard Alpert! We got answers! We didn't have to sit through another lame sideways story. We got 6 extra minutes of the show! HUR RAH!
We finally got Richard's back story. We now know the statue was broken by the Black Rock. This was a cool way to answer two questions at once. The island exists to serve as a cork, as a way to keep pure evil out of the rest of the world. This is what I've been waiting for.. answer, answer, answer!
This episode had several scenes where previous episodes dialogue was repeated. When the Man in Black freed Richard he told him it was good to see him out of chains. Just like he did as Flocke at the beginning of this season. Also the part where Richard talks about them all being dead and in hell is just like when Anthony Cooper told Locke they were in hell. The trippest scene repeat was when MIB told Richard he had to stab Jacob with the dagger before Jacob spoke. It's word for word what Dogen told Sayid to do to MIB/Flocke/Old Smokey (whatever you want to call him.) It made me wonder if Jacob and the MIB switched places somehow. Or maybe they can both only be killed the same way. Or maybe not because Jacob did talk before Ben stabbed him..
It looks like our friend Sayid is really gone. It was sad when he told Flocke he couldn't feel anything at all anymore. I liked the "Ghost" moment when Hurley spoke for Isabella to Richard. I'm glad we got to see what Jacob told Ilana her job on the island would be. It was also cool to see Jacob assign Richard his role as island go-between. This makes me question how much Richard knows about the island though. It doesn't seem like Jacob gave him much guidance. That sucks because then Richard is no better than Ben, who just did stuff because he was told to but without any real understanding of why or what was going on. Richard must have gained island knowledge just by residing on it.. Oh and from being 140 years old! I've always assumed Alpert had ALL the island answers though.
I still wonder why Widmore has come to the island. Is he Team Jacob or Team Flocke? Is he there to try to take Jacob's place?
I read one recap that mentioned how Richard looked directly at Jack and said, "You're dead," which seemed to indicate that specifically Jack was dead. Then Richard said that they were all dead and in hell, but I think the Jack look could have been significant. I've always thought Jack's "he walks among us, but is not one of us" tattoo was important. I also think that someone we have always viewed as a good guy is going to be revealed as a big bad guy. (It's the only significance I can find in the Nikki and Paulo episode. Nikki was on a tv show where her boss, who was the show's hero, ended up being the bad guy behind the whole deal. That was there to tell us something!) Plus, David and I have long held the theory that Jack was not in the plane crash. He wakes up so far from everyone else and he says that he blacked out and woke up there. Anthony Cooper also mentions blacking out and then all of the sudden he was on the island. Anthony was brought by the Others to the island. Maybe Jack has been dead this whole time. So I think somewhere down the line we're gonna learn Jack's not a good guy. Thoughts?
Next week is a Sun and Jin episode. We better get their happy reunion! We've only been waiting forever for it!
We finally got Richard's back story. We now know the statue was broken by the Black Rock. This was a cool way to answer two questions at once. The island exists to serve as a cork, as a way to keep pure evil out of the rest of the world. This is what I've been waiting for.. answer, answer, answer!
This episode had several scenes where previous episodes dialogue was repeated. When the Man in Black freed Richard he told him it was good to see him out of chains. Just like he did as Flocke at the beginning of this season. Also the part where Richard talks about them all being dead and in hell is just like when Anthony Cooper told Locke they were in hell. The trippest scene repeat was when MIB told Richard he had to stab Jacob with the dagger before Jacob spoke. It's word for word what Dogen told Sayid to do to MIB/Flocke/Old Smokey (whatever you want to call him.) It made me wonder if Jacob and the MIB switched places somehow. Or maybe they can both only be killed the same way. Or maybe not because Jacob did talk before Ben stabbed him..
It looks like our friend Sayid is really gone. It was sad when he told Flocke he couldn't feel anything at all anymore. I liked the "Ghost" moment when Hurley spoke for Isabella to Richard. I'm glad we got to see what Jacob told Ilana her job on the island would be. It was also cool to see Jacob assign Richard his role as island go-between. This makes me question how much Richard knows about the island though. It doesn't seem like Jacob gave him much guidance. That sucks because then Richard is no better than Ben, who just did stuff because he was told to but without any real understanding of why or what was going on. Richard must have gained island knowledge just by residing on it.. Oh and from being 140 years old! I've always assumed Alpert had ALL the island answers though.
I still wonder why Widmore has come to the island. Is he Team Jacob or Team Flocke? Is he there to try to take Jacob's place?
I read one recap that mentioned how Richard looked directly at Jack and said, "You're dead," which seemed to indicate that specifically Jack was dead. Then Richard said that they were all dead and in hell, but I think the Jack look could have been significant. I've always thought Jack's "he walks among us, but is not one of us" tattoo was important. I also think that someone we have always viewed as a good guy is going to be revealed as a big bad guy. (It's the only significance I can find in the Nikki and Paulo episode. Nikki was on a tv show where her boss, who was the show's hero, ended up being the bad guy behind the whole deal. That was there to tell us something!) Plus, David and I have long held the theory that Jack was not in the plane crash. He wakes up so far from everyone else and he says that he blacked out and woke up there. Anthony Cooper also mentions blacking out and then all of the sudden he was on the island. Anthony was brought by the Others to the island. Maybe Jack has been dead this whole time. So I think somewhere down the line we're gonna learn Jack's not a good guy. Thoughts?
Next week is a Sun and Jin episode. We better get their happy reunion! We've only been waiting forever for it!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
LOST: Recon
The best thing I can say about this episode is that it was a Sawyer episode. Woo hoo! Hot, shirtless, cop Sawyer! I continue to be frustrated with this show though.
The sideways timeline is boring. The point of them needs to be revealed soon. It better be something amazing. And it had better be worth putting up with these yawn inducing moments. I liked Sawyer as a cop. I liked that he and Miles were partners. I liked seeing Sawyer watching "Little House." Ha ha ha I didn't like that Charlotte was back. Yuck! (P.S. Are we getting NO Faraday this season?! I guess dead really is dead.) Charlotte works with Miles' dad at a museum. So that means Pierre Chang/Marvin Candle/Edgar Halifax stayed with his family and sideways Miles grew up with his dad. Sawyer's parents still died and Anthony Cooper is still to blame. Maybe this world is the world where Jacob touched the castaways. The island timeline could be what happened without Jacob's touch. The only problem with that theory is that Hurley and Sayid were both touched after the plane crash... Since Sawyer is a cop, he was being genuinely concerned when he told Hurley to be careful about telling people how much money Hurley is worth. Though I am confused why Sawyer helped Kate escape at the airport. That's not a very cop thing to do.
The island storyline aggravated me. More new characters?! REALLY?! At least we learned they worked for Widmore. I'm glad Widmore has finally arrived on the island. I think this will help the story progress more quickly. So Sawyer tells Flocke one thing and Widmore another, but ultimately all he wants is the submarine. He's gonna take him and Kate off the island. I loved when he visited the cages and held her dress. He still loves Kate! Eff Juliet! Crazies moment of the night - Sayid sitting there calmly while Claire attacked Kate. That is so not like our ninja Sayid! I guess the infection has completely taken him over. I love Claire, but I still liked the part when Flocke slapped her. That was unexpected. It was cool that we got some Flocke backstory about his crazy mom. But that only brings up more questions too. New major question of the week: What/who is in the locked room on the submarine? Hopefully, it's Desmond!!!
Next week's Lost looks promising. I am so excited that Richard Alpert is getting his own episode. I also gave up and read several Lost spoilers. (I just can't handle not knowing stuff.) It seems like some good stuff will be coming up. There are only 8 episodes of Lost left...
The sideways timeline is boring. The point of them needs to be revealed soon. It better be something amazing. And it had better be worth putting up with these yawn inducing moments. I liked Sawyer as a cop. I liked that he and Miles were partners. I liked seeing Sawyer watching "Little House." Ha ha ha I didn't like that Charlotte was back. Yuck! (P.S. Are we getting NO Faraday this season?! I guess dead really is dead.) Charlotte works with Miles' dad at a museum. So that means Pierre Chang/Marvin Candle/Edgar Halifax stayed with his family and sideways Miles grew up with his dad. Sawyer's parents still died and Anthony Cooper is still to blame. Maybe this world is the world where Jacob touched the castaways. The island timeline could be what happened without Jacob's touch. The only problem with that theory is that Hurley and Sayid were both touched after the plane crash... Since Sawyer is a cop, he was being genuinely concerned when he told Hurley to be careful about telling people how much money Hurley is worth. Though I am confused why Sawyer helped Kate escape at the airport. That's not a very cop thing to do.
The island storyline aggravated me. More new characters?! REALLY?! At least we learned they worked for Widmore. I'm glad Widmore has finally arrived on the island. I think this will help the story progress more quickly. So Sawyer tells Flocke one thing and Widmore another, but ultimately all he wants is the submarine. He's gonna take him and Kate off the island. I loved when he visited the cages and held her dress. He still loves Kate! Eff Juliet! Crazies moment of the night - Sayid sitting there calmly while Claire attacked Kate. That is so not like our ninja Sayid! I guess the infection has completely taken him over. I love Claire, but I still liked the part when Flocke slapped her. That was unexpected. It was cool that we got some Flocke backstory about his crazy mom. But that only brings up more questions too. New major question of the week: What/who is in the locked room on the submarine? Hopefully, it's Desmond!!!
Next week's Lost looks promising. I am so excited that Richard Alpert is getting his own episode. I also gave up and read several Lost spoilers. (I just can't handle not knowing stuff.) It seems like some good stuff will be coming up. There are only 8 episodes of Lost left...
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