Watching Lost

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?

“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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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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Are you kidding me?? I’m not sure I know what to think of last night’s episode, “The Man Behind the Curtain.” And if you haven’t watched it, stop reading!
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This was such a fantastic episode, and there was SO MUCH information! We were just being pelted with information last night that I’m not sure I got it all. But I loved it! Let’s go character-by-character on this one, shall we?

If you didn’t watch last night’s episode, stop reading!
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Jasper, Alabama, to be exact. And since this blog is coming to you from the state of Alabama, I was surprised by this information. We didn’t know this before, did we? The marking on his letter was Nashville, Tennessee, right?

Anyway, it was a great episode! I can’t believe how evil Ben is and how mean Locke’s dad is! I mean, I know pushing your son out of a window and stealing his kidney does not make him Father of the Year, but to continue to taunt him like he was?? He deserved what he got.

Check back later for a full discussion, but what did you think???

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Lots to discuss, so let’s get right to it!

Joshy C. mentioned (in my previous post) the parachute lady’s line: “Oceanic Flight 815? They found the plane. There were no survivors. They were all dead.” And of course, I replied just like Hurley did–”What??” So, what’s going on? Joshy gave some insight that it could be purgatory, but the producers have repeatedly shot that theory down. He also mentioned it could be the whole time warp issue coming to fruition. Any other thoughts?? I try not to theorize too much, but when they throw something like that out there, what else can we do??

Also, Mikhail’s alive??!!?? So his big, dramatic, bleeding from the ears, foaming from the mouth death was a big charade? It seems so since Mikhail’s the one who responded to Hurley’s shooting off the parachutist’s flare gun. Then, Mikhail removes the stick from the parachutist’s side, and Desmond LETS HIM GO!! Are you kidding me? Charlie has the right idea. Why are we continuing to just let these people go?? By the way, I loved seeing Jin pull out the martial arts on Mikhail. That was great.

In the flashback we learned why Jin’s “working” for Sun’s father instead of being a lowly floor manager. Sun gave in to Jin’s prostitute mother’s demand for $100,000, but she had to get the money from her dad. Sun’s pretty conniving, but I have to believe that her heart’s in the right place. She seemed truly happy that the baby is Jin’s. But Juliet told her that the women who conceived on the island did not live past their second trimester, so will we be saying goodbye to Sun??

Sun decided to trust Juliet. Not such a good move, I’m afraid. I don’t know what Ben has planned, but I don’t have a good feeling. And even though Juliet hates Ben (her words), she’s still working for him. What has he promised her?? What is he going to do for her?

Some lingering questions:
-Why was the parachute lady speaking different languages? Hurley recognized Spanish, Jin recognized Chinese (but he couldn’t understand it), and Mikhail recognized Italian and said that she’d said, “Thank you.” Not so sure I believe that.
-What does Ben have planned?
-Is Jack working with the Others?
-What’s the deal with Oceani Flight 815 being found with no survivors??

Talk to me!

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That’s right. We found out who the father of Sun’s baby is, and if you haven’t watched last night’s episode, then stop reading now!

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So, Desmond was a monk? And before he was a monk, he was engaged to Ruth, and he left a week before the wedding? Then, he’s “fired” from being a monk, and he meets Penny as he’s loading her car with the monastery’s wine. I felt these were all very strange revelations about Desmond last night. And I’m not too sure of their importance…

Desmond was also having more “flashes” last night, and he knew that someone was coming. He believed it was Penny, but it ended up being another woman, who called him by name. Des saved Charlie from dying again, but he seemed really hesitant to save him this time. Desmond said that he was supposed to let Charlie die, that maybe this whole thing is a test from God, but Desmond keeps messing with destiny. So, did Desmond’s saving Charlie mean that the outcome he expected (Penny’s arrival) was changed? Does Charlie have to die for Desmond to be reunited with Penny?? But it wasn’t Penny in the parachute… But would it have been Penny if Charlie had died? He said he was not trying to STOP something from happening, so does that mean he was trying to MAKE something happen? Any thoughts? It hurts my head…

The whole Sawyer and Kate thing… I know this storyline is not of the utmost importance in the whole scheme of Lost things most likely, but it’s fun to watch. It’s obvious that Kate has feelings for Jack… I just hope I don’t have to see a heartbroken Sawyer because I don’t know if I could take tough-guy Sawyer breaking down. I know he has too much of a self-preserving nature to ever let himself get attached, but he seems like goo whenever Kate’s around. Poor thing. But could they be any hotter together?? I don’t think so.

So, what did y’all think??

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I just love Sawyer. But I’m worried about him. I know he’s the ultimate con man, but Kate could really break his heart… But they sure are hot together!

I’m not going to say last night’s episode was my favorite, but it was interesting. And I’ll have more discussion a little later. Any initial thoughts from you guys? What did you think?

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Sorry the last post ended so abruptly. I was having computer issues, and that’s all I had saved before my computer locked up. Hopefully, I can remember what I wrote earlier…

Seeing Ben and Juliet plan the whole gassing, handcuffing, lying incident was so great. And yes, that was a gas mask that Ben gave Juliet. It’s like everything that has happened has been a plan, and I really can’t wait to see what’s going to happen in a week. Ben said he’d see Juliet in a week, so I’m anxious to know what’s in store for the island dwellers.

The look on Sawyer’s face when he saw Kate was so sweet. I just can’t let that go unmentioned. Sawyer is so in love with her, and their hug was so emotionally charged, in my opinion. I hope they don’t screw each other over, which is entirely likely since they’re both shallow con artists.

Also, I loved how Ben was talking to Mikhail. Evidently, Mikhail was so paranoid that he would shoot anything that came near him. Seeing the backstories of the Others is fascinating me. I just want to know what they’re all about!

What were your thoughts? What did you love/hate??

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There has already been some great points made on my previous post, so check that out if you haven’t already. Joshy C., I hope that Jack has some other plan and that he’s not trusting Juliet completely. AmyD, I agree that last night’s episode was the best so far this season, so let’s get on with the recap.

Juliet’s flashback was so interesting. It was so freaky when Ethan just casually asked to take Juliet’s vitals and Richard so nonchalantly mixed some heavy tranquilizers into Juliet’s orange juice. We are dealing with some crazy people here, these Others, and I can’t wait to figure out their entire plan! It’s hard for me to believe that the only thing Richard had to say to finally convince Juliet to drink the orange juice (reminiscent of drink the Kool-aid of Jamestown, by the way) was that she’s meant to do something significant and, “You’ll see things there you’ve never imagined.” Personally, I think I’d need a little more information before I willingly knock myself out to be transported somewhere by strangers. Anyway, she wakes up in the submarine, and when she emerges, Ben greets her.

Why is Juliet on the island? I’m a little unclear. I’m guessing that pregnant women were dying on the island, and they brought Juliet in to figure out why? Or was she brought in to give the women fertility treatments, and then they became pregnant, and then died? Any thoughts? Either way, she figured out a way to keep them alive during the late stages of pregnancy, and that’s why Claire was kidnapped, or so we’ve been led to believe.

More later…

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What a great episode last night! I love, love, love seeing how all the pieces are fitting together, and I am more impressed every episode with the producers and the writers. What did you think??

I’ll have more discussion and a recap a little later…

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There quite a bit of information in this episode and a little comic relief, so I’ll start the discussion character-by-character.

Locke - Has he joined the Others? He just came right out and told Kate that he did not want to go home and that he was going with “them.” What is his deal?? Kate keeps asking him if he’s brainwashed, but he honestly appears very logical and rational. What could be going on??

Juliet - So, Juliet was gassed by her own people (so she says) and “left behind.” So, her first thought is to handcuff herself to Kate, drag her out into the woods, pretend to be passed out, and really pretend to be scared of the monster as if she was seeing it for the first time?? I’m with you, Joshy C. I do not trust Juliet AT ALL. I was so mad at myself for believing that she was really unaware of the monster! I couldn’t believe it when she pulled out the handcuff key and went to the key pad on the fence post. About the monster she said, “I don’t know what it is, but I know it doesn’t like our fences.” Yeah, right.

Kate - She’s such a warrior. I mean, she dislocated Juliet’s shoulder! It was such a great fight, by the way. Seeing Kate and Cassidy interact in Kate’s flashback was really interesting. And it broke my heart when Kate’s mother told her she’d turn her in if she ever saw her again.

Sawyer - How cute was he trying to “make nice” with everyone? Telling Claire that Aaron was “less wrinkly” was priceless. But it looks like Sawyer won’t have to be the leader for long because Jack’s coming back next week.

And what about Jack? How can he trust Juliet so much? Sure, it looks like the Others left her behind, but I think there’s more to this story. And I know that Kate “broke his heart,” but Jack should have better judgment. I’m disappointed with him.

Well, what did you think? What were your favorite scenes? What was with the monster flashing a bright light? Talk to me!

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Sawyer as the new leader? It’s a little unbelievable, but it was a nice comic contrast to the intensity of the scenes with Kate and Juliet. Wow, those two could have killed each other!

I thought it was a great show. It was packed full of information again. I’ll have more dicussion later, but do you have any initial thoughts on the show?

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