Watching Lost

Yes, I rhymed. Forgive me. But seriously, folks, we have a LONG wait before Lost returns, so what shall we discuss? Well, I’ll try to keep you updated on what the cast is up to during the hiatus. And of course there will be plenty of speculation about what’s coming up, so I’ll start with that. Michael Ausiello reports the following about Season 4:

“The four-toed statue is something we will get to next season,” Cuse revealed. “Sometimes we’re surprised by the things people get fixated on. We tried to answer a fair number of questions this year, but that’s one we just didn’t get to.” Benry’s barely visible boss man will also be back, he confirms. “There will definitely be a lot more of Jacob in Season 4.”

Also, there was a lot of uproar about webites’ posting major spoilers before the finale. Luckily, I didn’t run across any of that. I know some people like to know what’s going to happen, but personally, I like to be surprised sometimes. I’m glad I could be completely surprised by the finale. Ausiello addresses the leak as well.

Question: You are my hero for not spoiling Lost’s “rattlesnake in the mailbox.”— Kenny Ausiello: Yeah, well, some would say the damage had already been done. As many of you know, a very detailed synopsis of Lost’s season finale — rattlesnake included — was leaked onto a certain spoilery website about two weeks ago. And like some kind of evil cyber-terrorist plot, the link quickly found its way onto Lost message boards far and wide. Luckily, many of you headed my warning to steer clear of all rattlesnake-related spoilers. I only wish I had had such restraint. As awesome as the finale was, it would’ve been that much cooler had I not known that Jack was flashing forward. (Unlike many of you, I never would’ve picked up on the Razr phone. I’m just not that bright.)

Question: Does ABC know how the rattlesnake leaked?— Justin
Ausiello: Not yet, but it sounds like an investigation is under way. “Disney security is trying to establish a full and complete list of all of the people through whose hands the show passed,” said Cuse, who admits “it’s incredibly frustrating” that the secret got out, even if the number of people who had the twist spoiled is miniscule when compared to Lost’s overall viewership. “We did everything we felt we could do. There were only four copies of the rattlesnake that were distributed. Damon had a copy, I had a copy, Jack Bender the director had a copy, and Jean Higgins the producer had a copy. We even sent someone to [ABC president] Steve McPhersen’s office with the pages. He read them and then they were taken away and returned to our office. I think it got out during the post-[production] process, because that’s when it broke [on the Web]. The finale is like a feature film, but as opposed to having six or eight months to do the post on it, we do it in about three weeks. As a result, multiple copies of the show are circulating to various people who do everything from sound design to color timing to visual effects. So it’s kind of out there, and it’s hard to say where it got spoiled from. Unfortunately, it might not even be somebody who works on the show. It could be somebody who plucked it off the desk of somebody who was somehow involved in the show.” Cuse said he was heartened by the “backlash among the loyal fans of the show against these spoiler posters. I think once people realized what was being spoiled, they were very upset. That’s why we work really hard to try to keep the show from getting spoiled, because I think it really does diminish your ability to enjoy having the revelations land on you while you’re watching it. It’s analogous to going to see Sixth Sense and having somebody tell you what the twist is at the end of the movie.”

There’s more here if you’re interested.

Wow. I’m really not sure where Lost is going to go from here, but it will definitely be interesting! I won’t do a full recap, but I’ll open up points of discussion. Here’ we go!
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You won’t believe it. I can’t even believe it myself! I had to go to graduation last night, and I missed the Lost finale! Seriously. I will watch it tonight and have a discussion for you tomorrow. But please feel free to discuss amongst yourselves today, and I’ll chime in tomorrow. How was it?? What did you think? What new mysteries do we have to ponder over the LONG break?

Here’s ABC’s official preview for tonight’s episode. Looks good!
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From Pop Candy:

froglegggz wrote:
The rain scene with desmond from before and this latest charlie street singing scene were not one in the same…

Taken from http://lost.cubit.net/viewEgg.php?id=289

we see Charlie in his flashback standing on a corner, performing an Oasis song when he is interrupted by a sudden downpour. At first look, it seems this is the same scene from Flashes Before Your Eyes. But if so, where is Desmond? On closer inspection, however, it is evident we are witnessing two separate, but independent events. Charlie’s shirt is different, he doesn’t appear to have the sign, the surrounding buildings are different (although there is a NewsAgent stand in both, the font is different on the two stands).

Nickan8r71 wrote:
Here’s something to ponder…Everyone is so focused on the second women who came out pointig a gun at Charlie, but what about the first one, the blond? If you put her possible true identity together with my previous theory that the Looking Glass station’s inhabitants are original Dharma, what could you get?

You get that the Blond woman in the Looking Glass hatch could be Ben’s childhood friend. The one who gave him the wooden doll.

After last week, everyone was left wondering if Ben ended up gassing her too, but what he she stowed away in the underwater hatch?

Sister Carrie wrote:
A bit of irony that Liam gave Charlie the ring because Charlie was the responsible one, the one most likely to get married and have kids (heirs to pass the ring on to). Instead, Liam straightens up, gets married and has a kid (if my memory serves me), and Charlie becomes the junkie. Wonder why Liam never asked for the ring back after they switched roles and Charlie became the prodigal son. Interestingly enough, a ring figures significantly into the prodigal son story (from the parable); it is among the gifts the father gives the wayward son when he returns home repentant.

Kid_Ego wrote:
I think I have this whole “why wasn’t Desmond there when Charlie was singing in the rain” thing figured out. Someone earlier posted (page 23 maybe) that the flashbacks we saw this week were actually memories that Charlie was having causing him to write his “Greatest Hits”. The reason Desmond wasn’t present there in that version of the scene was because Charlie just didn’t remember him. Who’s going to remember some random guy coming up to you on the street asking some absurd question of “don’t I know you”? Charlie’s memory of that event differs from Desmond because Desmond was actually having a flash of the past/present/future and remembers the details very vividly. The lapse in Charlie’s memory would also explain the change in clothing and where it was performed on the street as some people have noticed the buildings around him are also different. All Charlie needed to remember about that event was that he was playing Wonderwall and it started to rain. Our perceptions of events are only what we make them out to be so it’s completely plausible that Charlie’s version of that moment and Desmond’s version are both correct.

The preview for this week’s episode follows the jump. Beware of spoilers.
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I did not get to watch the Lost special last night! I can’t believe it! Did any of you watch it? How was it??

“We stop hiding. We stop running. We stop living in fear. We’re gonna blow them all to hell.” What a great speech from Jack! I don’t know about y’all, but I’m glad the Jack I liked is back. I didn’t like worrying about whether or not I could trust him. More from last night’s episode follows, so if you haven’t seen it, stop reading!
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A recap of last night’s episode is coming, so check back for that!

ABC’s going to show Lost: The Answers tonight, Thursday, May 17, at 10 ET. It’s supposed to “recap the secrets that have been revealed, as well as those that remain unanswered.” It will air again on Wednesday, May 23 at 8pm ET.

Source: TV Squad

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Here’s another preview of what to expect tonight. It’s ABC’s official release.
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Here’s what’s in store this week:
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Thanks to AmyD for sending me this link. Here’s a theory about who Annie (Ben’s Dharma friend) really is. I’m not sure any of this has been really confirmed by the producers, but it’s an interesting theory. Check it out here.

Here’s some of the comments gathered from Pop Candy. There are really some great thoughts!

lkagop wrote:
This is probably a really bad idea, but here goes: Locke heard Jacob say, “Help me.” After Ben shot Locke, he asked him what Jacob said. We hear Locke cry out - repeating what Jacob told him - the words “help me.”

There’s a theory about Jacob being Locke - just in the future. One poster mentioned being able to stop the DVR so as to catch a glance of Jacob looking like an older Locke with longer hair.

So, when Locke hears Jacob speak, is he really hearing his own words from a few minutes in the future?

Indylost wrote:
Richard knows Ben is no longer what he used to be. Perhaps there was some sort of island prophecy(biblical reference to Christ) that a “saviour” would come to the native islanders, Richard’s people. When he first met Ben as a child and he found out he could see his dead mother, that was the sign they were looking for. When Ben grew older and his rage against his father grew and he killed him, the island stripped him of his powers.

Ben is jealous of Locke’s abilities and he wanted Locke to kill Cooper thinking the island would strip Locke’s abilities away just like it did his. However, Richard intervened and gave Locke the info on Sawyer, thus preserving Locke’s powers.

Ben may have at one time been able to hear or even see Jacob, but he no longer can. This is why he was asking Locke what Jacob said to him. And now that Ben has shot Locke, the island will again take action against Ben.

As many other people have posted, Locke was NOT shot in the heart and he will not die. I’d be willing to be that bullet WOULD HAVE killed him had he still had that kidney there….Re: Ben out of favor with the Island? A coupe is brewing… Richard and his group are now realizing that Locke is the one they’ve been waiting for, not Ben. Ben is a false idol.

kad wrote:
Two things stand out to me, after only being able to read only half of the posts (sorry if I repeat): 1. Something is really fishy about Richard – and not just because it seems he doesn’t age. He has this quiet patience and authority that is disconcerting, and apparently, he is very convincing. He convinced Ben to kill his dad, lead the Purge, and lead the Others; he convinced Locke that his dad had to die, and encouraged him to remain with the Others; he convinced Juliette to come to the island (after the unique death of her ex).

Also it hits me, that other than the instance when Juliette drank the drugged orange juice, I have never seen Richard talk to more than one person. Every conversation he has (specifically, on the island) is one-on-one and usually it is some pretty powerful persuasion he is laying down.

To me: Richard is a hallucinatory tool of Jacob.

Remember, Sawyer saw Kate’s horse some time back. Just more proof that the hallucinations are more than just individual manifestations.

2. Rousseau’s timeline may have put her on the island when they gassed the Dharma people. Didn’t she say she has been crashed on the island for around ten years? I theorize the death of her crew was simply a situation of wrong place / wrong time and the remnant toxins made her group sick. As we have seen with the Claire/Juliette scam, the ’sickness’ doesn’t really exist, but for Rousseau, it was very real. Desmond was told about the sickness, which is too coincidental to be completely fabricated, but ultimately the island was all clear after some time.

navtrav wrote:
jkhami, I’m really liking your theory on Jacob being John’s twin brother, the “Bad Twin.” It fits so much. Here are my thoughts: 1. As you alluded to the Jacob of the Bible was a con man and swindled the inheritance from his brother Essau.

2. Jacob’s brother Essau was known as a “hunter” and one who preferred the outdoor life. John has been called a hunter and loves the natural state of the island.

3. John’s mother referred to his birth as miraculous - I don’t think we have the whole story about his dad being Aaron.

4. Jacob and John seem to have a similar connection to the island and there were several references last night to Jacob having the same attitude about technology as John.

5. The profile of Jacob, though very dark, could certainly be the same actor as Terry O’Quinn (Locke) and apparently the producers have said that Jacob has already been cast…

6. John’s last name is Locke which I know may refer to the philosopher, however I’ve always wondered if the producers were telling us that John’s character is KEY to the mysteries of the island. If he and Jacob were brother’s, that would make him pretty key.

There are many more here if you have time to check them out!

I found this at Lost Spoilers. Damon Lindelof had this little snippet to say in Wizard Magazine about this season’s finale:
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Sorry for the delay. It’s been one heck of a day!

Okay, so Ben was NOT born on the island. He’s such a liar. He was born near Portland. Do we know if that’s Oregon or Maine?? He came to the island when he was a little boy. He came with his dad, who turns out to be Roger-Work Man, and his dad worked for the Dharma Initiative. But Ben’s dad was so ridiculously lousy to Ben, and Ben ends up working with the “Hostiles” to kill all of the Dharma people, including his own father. Richard Alpert is Ben’s initial contact with the Hostiles. And it seems that Richard does not age because he looks to be the same age now as when Ben was a little boy. So, Ben becomes one of the Hostiles, who we now know as the Others.

I’m really a little disappointed with the whole Jacob thing. The writers are going to have to prove themselves with the Jacob storyline because I have to admit, I’m a little weirded out by where this might be going. But I’ll trust that they know what they’re doing for a little while. What did you guys think of the whole talking-to-the-empty-chair thing? I just found it a little ridiculous, but, of course, I haven’t gone back and watched it in slow motion. Maybe that will make a difference. And why does Alex give Locke a gun to go see Jacob?

When Mikhail tells Ben about Naomi, Ben seems surprised. So that makes me think that maybe Naomi is telling the truth and that she wasn’t an Others’ plant. We’ll see soon, I guess.

Juliet has been telling Jack everything she’s been doing, but I’m still not sure we can trust her. Jack said that he hadn’t told all the rest of them what was going on because he hasn’t “figured out what to do yet.” Not sure what he means by that…

And at the end Ben shoots Locke! Surely, Locke isn’t one of the five we’re going to lose this season! I will admit that I was completely shocked by that, so good for the writers there. But, still, we can’t lose Locke just yet, can we??

What did you guys think??

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