It's over.
Not quite "Six Feet Under" and not exactly "St Elsewhere" but I did get emotional closure from these people I very recently came to care about.
My take on it:
The events on the island happened. The island was not hell, the island was not purgatory.
The LA-timeline was a sort of purgatory. More like a waiting room for everyone who showed up, whenever they showed up. To take their trip into the beyond.
Kind of like in Titanic, how it took Rose forevvvvvvvvvvver to die but they were all there waiting for her when she finally did pass on.
I don't think that Aaron died as a baby or anything, it's just that's how Jack expected him to look - and this is following Jack, after all.
It reminds me of something said by the priest at my great grandmother's funeral. She was in her 80s when she passed away, but he told us that when we see her in the kingdom of heaven we may not know her immediately on sight because she will appear as she appeared in her heart. She may be a young girl and those of us who only knew her after she was aged will know her when she approaches us to greet us in welcome.
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Nice touches:
"Desmond will be okay." Yeah, he'd better be. I DEMAND that Des & Pen lived a long life together.
Jack sees the shoe in the tree. It is much more worn out than when we first saw it. Much time has passed since the plane crash.
Ben and Locke's scene outside of the church was an excellent wrap up to their dynamic.
"Well if it helps Ben, I forgive you."
"Thank you John that does help. It matters more than I can say."
And the dog. Vincent was the first thing Jack saw when he opened his eyes on the island, and he was there when he closed them. I had to put a pillow over my face I was sobbing so hard.
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This has been an interesting experience and I cannot wait to go back and do it again at a more leisurely pace with the hub-unit.
I can't wait to go through it together.
Moving on.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
S6 Ep16 "What They Died For"
Very good episode.
Wasn't expecting to get any answers but am glad to come away with a few.
It confirmed some of the last episode and Jacob is right that their lives sucked when he found them. Although I don't think he was that helpful at all. Cool stuff with Jack becoming the new Jacob. How he'll stop MIB I don't know.
I like how Jacob explained that he didn't want to choose anyone; that he had never been given the choice for the job. And then Jack steps up to the plate.
Love how things are coming together in LA-timeline. Ben has turned back to the dark side. Figures that would happen although I'm glad he might get a happy ending in the LA-timeline.
I do have some issues though. Did not care for the death of Widmore. I don't think he's really gone - that is so anti-climactic if he is. They built up an intriguing character and then crapped out on him. He says he was redeemed and then is killed (appropriately, by Ben.) What a waste of a character.
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I was actually pleased to see Ana Lucia. For once.
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Hey guys... I DID IT!
As I prepare to hit Publish it is now 20:53. The DVR is waiting for me and the end is near.
Whooo hoooo!
Wasn't expecting to get any answers but am glad to come away with a few.
It confirmed some of the last episode and Jacob is right that their lives sucked when he found them. Although I don't think he was that helpful at all. Cool stuff with Jack becoming the new Jacob. How he'll stop MIB I don't know.
I like how Jacob explained that he didn't want to choose anyone; that he had never been given the choice for the job. And then Jack steps up to the plate.
Love how things are coming together in LA-timeline. Ben has turned back to the dark side. Figures that would happen although I'm glad he might get a happy ending in the LA-timeline.
I do have some issues though. Did not care for the death of Widmore. I don't think he's really gone - that is so anti-climactic if he is. They built up an intriguing character and then crapped out on him. He says he was redeemed and then is killed (appropriately, by Ben.) What a waste of a character.
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I was actually pleased to see Ana Lucia. For once.
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Hey guys... I DID IT!
As I prepare to hit Publish it is now 20:53. The DVR is waiting for me and the end is near.
Whooo hoooo!
S6 Ep15 "Across The Sea"
Another excellent episode that goes to show us origin, but it doesn't really answer a whole lot of questions.
I am very glad Jacob and MIB are not biblical. Whew!
MIB and Jacob - twins.
MIB kills mother-sort-of, Jacob kills MIB by throwing him into light and causes him becoming the smoke monster.
MIB and mother-sort-of are Adam and Eve.
The light is a part of everyone and if it goes out everyone dies.
The island is all there is.
MIB is special, not Jacob.
"Take the cup and drink. You and I are the same." Jacob is the new protector of the island. Reminded me of when Jesus takes the cup from his father and drinks - gives his life for all. Sacrifice!
Beginning of the rules.
MIB's mother didn't have a name for him. Guess that's why no one calls him by anything but MIB and brother.
Just WOW.
I am very glad Jacob and MIB are not biblical. Whew!
MIB and Jacob - twins.
MIB kills mother-sort-of, Jacob kills MIB by throwing him into light and causes him becoming the smoke monster.
MIB and mother-sort-of are Adam and Eve.
The light is a part of everyone and if it goes out everyone dies.
The island is all there is.
MIB is special, not Jacob.
"Take the cup and drink. You and I are the same." Jacob is the new protector of the island. Reminded me of when Jesus takes the cup from his father and drinks - gives his life for all. Sacrifice!
Beginning of the rules.
MIB's mother didn't have a name for him. Guess that's why no one calls him by anything but MIB and brother.
Just WOW.
S6 Ep14 "The Candidate"
I know there need to be deaths. Not everyone is getting out alive. I can accept that. But damn.
Both Jin & Sun?
I don't believe that Frank the pilot is really dead. Somebody's got to fly them off the island. (hrmmm... LA-Locke has a pilot's license, but am I stepping into red-herring territory?)
I understand Sayid. Atonement for the universe, he has caused a lot of pain & suffering prior to coming to the island, and in alternate timelines. Blah dee dah.
I don't like that it's Sawyer's fault.
In LA-timeline I am still waiting for Juliet to show up. Not that she's my favorite characer or anything, just that she there in somebody's "constant" world. My toes are tapping. Get to it.
I can't even process right now.
Both Jin & Sun?
I don't believe that Frank the pilot is really dead. Somebody's got to fly them off the island. (hrmmm... LA-Locke has a pilot's license, but am I stepping into red-herring territory?)
I understand Sayid. Atonement for the universe, he has caused a lot of pain & suffering prior to coming to the island, and in alternate timelines. Blah dee dah.
I don't like that it's Sawyer's fault.
In LA-timeline I am still waiting for Juliet to show up. Not that she's my favorite characer or anything, just that she there in somebody's "constant" world. My toes are tapping. Get to it.
I can't even process right now.
S6 Ep13 "The Last Recruit"
My brain. My brain!
We had an epic Jack/Not-Locke talk.
I was really expecting more character deaths with the episode since we're getting so close to the end.
I thought Claire might shoot Kate
Then I thought Widmore's team would take someone out
Then when the good guys were all on one boat, I thought the boat would go kaboom.
Then I couldn't even enjoy the Sun/Jin reunion because I was screaming, "NO! THE FENCE! THE FENCE!"
I thought Sun might wake up in the hospital knowing English, but recovering her English when she reunited with Jin was cooler. I feel like it means something.
I do not believe Sayid killed Desmond.
In the LA-timeline, everyone's going to end up at the hospital together
We had an epic Jack/Not-Locke talk.
I was really expecting more character deaths with the episode since we're getting so close to the end.
I thought Claire might shoot Kate
Then I thought Widmore's team would take someone out
Then when the good guys were all on one boat, I thought the boat would go kaboom.
Then I couldn't even enjoy the Sun/Jin reunion because I was screaming, "NO! THE FENCE! THE FENCE!"
I thought Sun might wake up in the hospital knowing English, but recovering her English when she reunited with Jin was cooler. I feel like it means something.
I do not believe Sayid killed Desmond.
In the LA-timeline, everyone's going to end up at the hospital together
S6 Ep12 "Everybody Loves Hugo"
Musings:
I don't think that was really Michael.
Desmond is everyone's Constant, bringing them together in the LA-timeline.
He runs down LA-Locke to bring him to Jack, perhaps?
They are paired off so that when they touch they remember? Hurley/Libby cetrtainly did!
See Ilana go BOOM! Why hasn't this happened a LOT more often? The TNT is unstable yet everyone just grabs sticks whenever they want, like it's crackers on a shelf.
It took me a while to remember what was in that little bag that Hurley retrieved from Ilana's stuff... but wasn't that the bag containing Jacob's ashes? Is Hurley's plan to get into Locke's camp, catch him off guard, then... I dunno, hurl ashes at him or surround him with them?
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I don't think that was really Michael.
Desmond is everyone's Constant, bringing them together in the LA-timeline.
He runs down LA-Locke to bring him to Jack, perhaps?
They are paired off so that when they touch they remember? Hurley/Libby cetrtainly did!
See Ilana go BOOM! Why hasn't this happened a LOT more often? The TNT is unstable yet everyone just grabs sticks whenever they want, like it's crackers on a shelf.
It took me a while to remember what was in that little bag that Hurley retrieved from Ilana's stuff... but wasn't that the bag containing Jacob's ashes? Is Hurley's plan to get into Locke's camp, catch him off guard, then... I dunno, hurl ashes at him or surround him with them?
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S6 Ep11 "Happily Ever After"
Okay - I am going to say it:
I totally regret not being in on this show from beginning.
It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much overload to do this in such a short amount of time, BUT I didn't have to wait YEARS for realizations to come at me.
Unfortunately there is a lot of shit to process in very short amount of time. It's coming at me pretty quick.
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Musing:
LA-Penny's name is Milton. Like "Paradise Lost" Miton. Adam & Eve's banishment from Eden (not that the Island is ever going to be mistaken for Eden,but bear with me.) The island is supposed to end up with an Adam & Eve? Are the bones in the cave Des & Penny?
Desmond saw 2 mirror reflectios - so is this meaning he is aware that he is aware of two universes?
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Cracking up that Des was given a panic button to press in the MRI mashine.
My gut wrenched at Charlie's face underwater again and the hand up to the glass.
I don't like Minkowsky. Something is up with him. Then again I've always found Fisher Stevens creepy.
Very happy for the return of kickass Sayid!
I totally regret not being in on this show from beginning.
It is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much overload to do this in such a short amount of time, BUT I didn't have to wait YEARS for realizations to come at me.
Unfortunately there is a lot of shit to process in very short amount of time. It's coming at me pretty quick.
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Musing:
LA-Penny's name is Milton. Like "Paradise Lost" Miton. Adam & Eve's banishment from Eden (not that the Island is ever going to be mistaken for Eden,but bear with me.) The island is supposed to end up with an Adam & Eve? Are the bones in the cave Des & Penny?
Desmond saw 2 mirror reflectios - so is this meaning he is aware that he is aware of two universes?
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Cracking up that Des was given a panic button to press in the MRI mashine.
My gut wrenched at Charlie's face underwater again and the hand up to the glass.
I don't like Minkowsky. Something is up with him. Then again I've always found Fisher Stevens creepy.
Very happy for the return of kickass Sayid!
S6 Ep10 "The Package"
It just hit me with the scene when Jin & Sun are checking into the hotel. Sun uses the surname Paik (It was on the business card she gave to Widmore as well.)
"Kwon" the candidate is Jin.
Something terrivble is going to happen to Sun I think: all of the LA timeline characters have looked in a mirror. But when Sun looked, it looked like she saw something different. Something odd. Something other than her own face.
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Is the show being written by people at One Life to Live? I remember aphasia in the late early 90s being a big ploypoint. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy Desmond.
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Can't stop thinking about the Jacob and Man In Black dynamic. I really do think it's more than a good v evil thing, or black v white thing. These two men/beings/entities are more like 2 sides of the same coin. They aren't necessarily polar opposites. They need each other to exist but it's an issue of dominance more than wanting to COMPLETELY eradicate the other.
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Yeah, I'm going to need to sleep for a week after tonight.
"Kwon" the candidate is Jin.
Something terrivble is going to happen to Sun I think: all of the LA timeline characters have looked in a mirror. But when Sun looked, it looked like she saw something different. Something odd. Something other than her own face.
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Is the show being written by people at One Life to Live? I remember aphasia in the late early 90s being a big ploypoint. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy Desmond.
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Can't stop thinking about the Jacob and Man In Black dynamic. I really do think it's more than a good v evil thing, or black v white thing. These two men/beings/entities are more like 2 sides of the same coin. They aren't necessarily polar opposites. They need each other to exist but it's an issue of dominance more than wanting to COMPLETELY eradicate the other.
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Yeah, I'm going to need to sleep for a week after tonight.
S6 Ep9 "Ab Aeterno"
I want to watch this episode over and over. Many times.
I want to have its babies.
FANTASTIC.
I have been fascinated by Richard since I saw him in the hospital when Locke was born.
I like that Jacob took Ricardo into the water to prove he wasn't dead - like a baptism. This is all getting rather biblical - not so much mythological in this episode.
Is this going to end up being Jacob vs Esau and the whole birthright thing? I'm going to be a little pissyif this whole thing stems from a Sunday school lesson about stealing your brother's soup.
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Ugh. Moving on.
I want to have its babies.
FANTASTIC.
I have been fascinated by Richard since I saw him in the hospital when Locke was born.
I like that Jacob took Ricardo into the water to prove he wasn't dead - like a baptism. This is all getting rather biblical - not so much mythological in this episode.
Is this going to end up being Jacob vs Esau and the whole birthright thing? I'm going to be a little pissyif this whole thing stems from a Sunday school lesson about stealing your brother's soup.
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Ugh. Moving on.
S6 Ep8 "Recon"
After the finale of the series will there be a spin-off of cop buddies Sawyer & Miles? This is the only time I have liked Miles. Ever.
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I am starting to *really* antsy about watching lots of episodes without mush resolution in them. How in the world are they going to answer ALL the questions from the past 5 seasons with so few hours left?
Or are they just going to cut to blackscreen a la Sopranos?
I'm feeling my wheels spin here.
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Bah! Anyway...
What was up with Sayid? Why didn't Kate get in his face with "What is your problem? Why didn't you help me?"
I liked the end scene when Sawyer told Kate that they were going to get off the island. Although, I wonder how they are going to pilot the sub.
I wouldn't trust Claire either. Not-Locke is right. Claire is crazy.
Why had Widmore spent DECADES trying to find the island, and then he sits in a submarine offshore for-EVER?
When am I going to see Desmond again?
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I am starting to *really* antsy about watching lots of episodes without mush resolution in them. How in the world are they going to answer ALL the questions from the past 5 seasons with so few hours left?
Or are they just going to cut to blackscreen a la Sopranos?
I'm feeling my wheels spin here.
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Bah! Anyway...
What was up with Sayid? Why didn't Kate get in his face with "What is your problem? Why didn't you help me?"
I liked the end scene when Sawyer told Kate that they were going to get off the island. Although, I wonder how they are going to pilot the sub.
I wouldn't trust Claire either. Not-Locke is right. Claire is crazy.
Why had Widmore spent DECADES trying to find the island, and then he sits in a submarine offshore for-EVER?
When am I going to see Desmond again?
S6 Ep7 "Dr. Linus"
Musings:
I like that LA-Ben has a good relationship with his dad, and with Alex-who-is-not-his-daughter.
Why isn't she in France with Danielle? How is she in L.A.? Who knows? Does it matter?
Since the island was presumably sunk in 1977 in this timeline, then her parents were never there; perhaps they went to the U.S. instead, or for different reasons altogether.
Jay Leno dude Arzt is teaching at the school now.
For a half-second while it was still blurry I was hoping the Principal was Clancy Brown, but no such luck.
I like that Roger Linus apologized for not making the life that he wanted for Ben. It was very sweet.
I like that maybe if Ben had gotten off the island, he wouldn't be such a manipulative, evil guy.
I also loved the stuff with Widmore, though it's still a bit too cryptic for my liking.
So now Jack is Man of Faith; but does that make Not-Locke the Man of Science? Eh, I'll remain hazy and undedicated to that one for now.
Frank Lapidus was always intended to be on the island. He just overslept. Okay.
I like that LA-Ben has a good relationship with his dad, and with Alex-who-is-not-his-daughter.
Why isn't she in France with Danielle? How is she in L.A.? Who knows? Does it matter?
Since the island was presumably sunk in 1977 in this timeline, then her parents were never there; perhaps they went to the U.S. instead, or for different reasons altogether.
Jay Leno dude Arzt is teaching at the school now.
For a half-second while it was still blurry I was hoping the Principal was Clancy Brown, but no such luck.
I like that Roger Linus apologized for not making the life that he wanted for Ben. It was very sweet.
I like that maybe if Ben had gotten off the island, he wouldn't be such a manipulative, evil guy.
I also loved the stuff with Widmore, though it's still a bit too cryptic for my liking.
So now Jack is Man of Faith; but does that make Not-Locke the Man of Science? Eh, I'll remain hazy and undedicated to that one for now.
Frank Lapidus was always intended to be on the island. He just overslept. Okay.
S6 Ep6 "Sundown"
I guess I can say goodbye to the Sayid I knew and loved. Creepy.
Smoke-Locke can take Miles, any time now. Tired of him.
How did it take SOOOOO long for Kate to realize there was something a little "off" about Claire?
We get to see Keamy again. He's evil in whatever timeline he;s placed in, eh?
The look on Ben's face after he spoke to Sayid was classic. He knows evil when he sees it.
I hope the Jin/Sun reunion won't be dragged out much longer.
Smoke-Locke can take Miles, any time now. Tired of him.
How did it take SOOOOO long for Kate to realize there was something a little "off" about Claire?
We get to see Keamy again. He's evil in whatever timeline he;s placed in, eh?
The look on Ben's face after he spoke to Sayid was classic. He knows evil when he sees it.
I hope the Jin/Sun reunion won't be dragged out much longer.
S6 Ep5 "Lighthouse"
Musings:
#1
Is LA-Jack's son (David) the Shepard referred to in the cave?
The sign at the Conservatory audtions said "Welcome Candidates" and in his talk there with Dogen about how kids buckle under the pressure. Hmmm...
I'm reading too much into this, because if kids buckle, then an adult would be the true Candidate.
And if that's true then 42 = Sun & Jin.
Ok, I'm letting this go for now.
#2
Jack broke your lighthouse dude - BWAH
#3
Claire = nutbag. For realsies. She's friends with Monster/Nemesis/Enemy, not Locke's carcass.
#1
Is LA-Jack's son (David) the Shepard referred to in the cave?
The sign at the Conservatory audtions said "Welcome Candidates" and in his talk there with Dogen about how kids buckle under the pressure. Hmmm...
I'm reading too much into this, because if kids buckle, then an adult would be the true Candidate.
And if that's true then 42 = Sun & Jin.
Ok, I'm letting this go for now.
#2
Jack broke your lighthouse dude - BWAH
#3
Claire = nutbag. For realsies. She's friends with Monster/Nemesis/Enemy, not Locke's carcass.
S6 E4 "The Substitute"
LA Times:
Locke is with Helen. Yay!
Yay Rose! Nice speech about accepting one’s limitations, however it’s no “Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do!!!!”
Helen telling Locke she doesn’t care if Locke never walks again. It’s good to see Locke finding some happiness.
Locke becoming a Sub: metaphor for what is happening to his body back on the Island
Ben Linus - European history teacher. Bwah!
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Island Times:
Loving the Point of View of the Smoke Monster before turning into Not-Locke.
Richard is completely different when he’s being terrorized.
I know I should, but I don’t care about the Temple. Other things are far more interesting to me. Other than Ben’s “eulogy” and Frank’s line about it being the weirdest funeral he’s ever been to, bleargh.
Okay, I want to get to the cave – THE CAVE - because, “that is why you’re all here.”
Jacob’s numbers on the cave:
4 — Locke
8 — Reyes
15 — Ford
16 — Jarrah
23 — Shephard
42 — Kwon
Not-Locke says he’s not sure Kwon is Sun or Jin, but I think it’s either both of them or maybe Ji Yeon, since she was conceived on the island?
Is Shepard a reference to Aaron and not Jack?
Loving Sawyer’s response of “Hell Yes”
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My brain may fold in on itself with all this stuff
Locke is with Helen. Yay!
Yay Rose! Nice speech about accepting one’s limitations, however it’s no “Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do!!!!”
Helen telling Locke she doesn’t care if Locke never walks again. It’s good to see Locke finding some happiness.
Locke becoming a Sub: metaphor for what is happening to his body back on the Island
Ben Linus - European history teacher. Bwah!
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Island Times:
Loving the Point of View of the Smoke Monster before turning into Not-Locke.
Richard is completely different when he’s being terrorized.
I know I should, but I don’t care about the Temple. Other things are far more interesting to me. Other than Ben’s “eulogy” and Frank’s line about it being the weirdest funeral he’s ever been to, bleargh.
Okay, I want to get to the cave – THE CAVE - because, “that is why you’re all here.”
Jacob’s numbers on the cave:
4 — Locke
8 — Reyes
15 — Ford
16 — Jarrah
23 — Shephard
42 — Kwon
Not-Locke says he’s not sure Kwon is Sun or Jin, but I think it’s either both of them or maybe Ji Yeon, since she was conceived on the island?
Is Shepard a reference to Aaron and not Jack?
Loving Sawyer’s response of “Hell Yes”
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My brain may fold in on itself with all this stuff
S6 Ep3 "What Kate Does"
Wow. Awesome.
I love that they're honoring Juliet and her relationship with Sawyer. I felt for Kate for her regret, and her realization that Sawyer was not going with her. Let Sawyer grieve instead on jumping back into things with Kate. Thanks, writers.
The Claire story was interesting on many levels. One surprise is that there actually was (at least in this timeline) a couple waiting to adopt the baby in Los Angeles. Sad that there will be no adoption, but there was a family nonetheless.
Creepy Ethan. Ugh. I know he needs to be there, but, ugh. Did Amy leave with him on the sub or did the island not instantly submerge right away after Juliet hit the bomb?
It was also interesting he gave his name as Goodspeed. Was Rom just a lie, because why would he? Maybe Rom was one of the Others who "adopted" him in a way. No matter, it’s still Creepy Ethan. "I don't want to stick you with needles if I don't have to." Ha!
The other interesting part of Claire's story is what it makes me think of Rousseau. I wonder if her team was never sick. Maybe it was Rousseau who was sick all along. It would explain why the Others wanted to kill her. I'm not sure what it means for anything else, though, or how it would have happened. Of course, all this assumes Dogan was telling Jack the truth, and I will never give an Other the benefit of that doubt. I'd still like to think that Claire can be reunited with Aaron and saved.
Loved seeing Aldo again, even if he did get shot.
Josh Holloway killed me. Killed me!
I love that they're honoring Juliet and her relationship with Sawyer. I felt for Kate for her regret, and her realization that Sawyer was not going with her. Let Sawyer grieve instead on jumping back into things with Kate. Thanks, writers.
The Claire story was interesting on many levels. One surprise is that there actually was (at least in this timeline) a couple waiting to adopt the baby in Los Angeles. Sad that there will be no adoption, but there was a family nonetheless.
Creepy Ethan. Ugh. I know he needs to be there, but, ugh. Did Amy leave with him on the sub or did the island not instantly submerge right away after Juliet hit the bomb?
It was also interesting he gave his name as Goodspeed. Was Rom just a lie, because why would he? Maybe Rom was one of the Others who "adopted" him in a way. No matter, it’s still Creepy Ethan. "I don't want to stick you with needles if I don't have to." Ha!
The other interesting part of Claire's story is what it makes me think of Rousseau. I wonder if her team was never sick. Maybe it was Rousseau who was sick all along. It would explain why the Others wanted to kill her. I'm not sure what it means for anything else, though, or how it would have happened. Of course, all this assumes Dogan was telling Jack the truth, and I will never give an Other the benefit of that doubt. I'd still like to think that Claire can be reunited with Aaron and saved.
Loved seeing Aldo again, even if he did get shot.
Josh Holloway killed me. Killed me!
S6 Ep1/Ep2 "LA X, pt1 / pt2"
So, two timelines, eh? Will they ever converge? Or are those people on the island split off into their own alternat universe and that's why "they can never leave"? And what's up with Christian's body?
I thought for sure that LA-Sawyer would help LA-Kate in the airport. He knows she's in handcuffs and in trouble.
Had to laugh at Jack in the temple acting all on faith. He's sure changed his tune.
Did everyone who was on the island with the bomb blew (that isn't one of our main OLs - "Original Lost" people - including Juliet and Miles) die when the island sunk?
(Did that make ANY sense?)
Great seeing some of the old crew again, like Boone! But where was Shannon?
Do I care where Shannon is? Not really.
Does this mean that the island blowing up somehow altered Shannon's past if she stayed in Australia?
Missed seeing Libby, Eko and Ana Lucia. I guess Jack forgot about their drink?
So if the psychic who put Claire on the airplane lied to her about the adopting family in order to get her on the plane that crashed on the island (if that's what he actually intended), and there isn't any adopting family, what will she do with the baby now?
Poor Charlie, but at least he's alive.
So did Desmond go back to his old seat or was that some time travelling done by Des? I think it was time-travelling.
Why didn't the others at the temple (except Cindy) recognize Jack and Kate? And even she only mentioned them being on the plane. None of the others were on the side island when Jack and Kate (and Sawyer) were taken by the others the first time?
I thought for sure the Japanese other was reading off a list of names.
Can't wait to see how it all works out.
I thought for sure that LA-Sawyer would help LA-Kate in the airport. He knows she's in handcuffs and in trouble.
Had to laugh at Jack in the temple acting all on faith. He's sure changed his tune.
Did everyone who was on the island with the bomb blew (that isn't one of our main OLs - "Original Lost" people - including Juliet and Miles) die when the island sunk?
(Did that make ANY sense?)
Great seeing some of the old crew again, like Boone! But where was Shannon?
Do I care where Shannon is? Not really.
Does this mean that the island blowing up somehow altered Shannon's past if she stayed in Australia?
Missed seeing Libby, Eko and Ana Lucia. I guess Jack forgot about their drink?
So if the psychic who put Claire on the airplane lied to her about the adopting family in order to get her on the plane that crashed on the island (if that's what he actually intended), and there isn't any adopting family, what will she do with the baby now?
Poor Charlie, but at least he's alive.
So did Desmond go back to his old seat or was that some time travelling done by Des? I think it was time-travelling.
Why didn't the others at the temple (except Cindy) recognize Jack and Kate? And even she only mentioned them being on the plane. None of the others were on the side island when Jack and Kate (and Sawyer) were taken by the others the first time?
I thought for sure the Japanese other was reading off a list of names.
Can't wait to see how it all works out.
Technical Difficulties - Please Stand By
I feel the need to post a non-episode-related entry in explanation of the last few hours in my world.
At 2am I was going to hit the hay for a few hours when I started having computer issues as well as loading issues with the blogging website. Decided it best to stay awake and let the hub-unit sleep peacefully. My swearing in the livingroom notwithstanding. Continued watching the shows on netflix and making notes on an electronic document. I planned on chugging through until I finished season 5 and then get some sleep.
Somewhere around 6 am the laptop I had been working on this WHOLE time got glitchy and took a dump on me.
It's the one computer where I don't have my electronic documents hooked into our network.
I am not technical; I'm an H/R paper-pusher. The hub-unit is my networking and software genius/guru.
So I kind of freaked out at the idea that I lost all my notes and would have to relive the past hours to duplicate all my efforts. Ironic, right?
Hub-unit is a hero. He woke up, made coffee for himself and set to work. He retrieved the work and got a crash course in how to post a blog.
He's the one deserving credit for keeping me on track and sane the past few hours. I think I will keep him. :)
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I haven't been reading any of the comments on the entries. I don't want to get sidetracked. I did it early on and discovered I can't roll that way.
I do want to acknowledge that there are people out there interested in this silly project. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!! And thanks to Jamie Clay for keeping me sane in the virtual world this whole time. What a cheerleader.
I will finish this tonight and look forward to being able to actually discuss things. I've been alone in this. The hub-unit has not watched along with me, so I haven't been able to bounce theories off him, like we do with every other show we watch. He knows he's going to watch this though, at his pace. And I can't wait.
He is totally capable of taking my words and not looking at them while he fixed my posts. Mr. Compartmentalization. But he has had to listen to my outbursts and ravings (I'm on headphones) and he has said he can't wait until he knows what in the hell I'm talking about.
That said, I'm back to paying attention to the last season. Just wanted to take a minute to let you all know I didn't fall down the rabbit-hole entirely.
Namaste.
~Kris Strange
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Edited to add:
I realize the last few entries focus a lot on relationship storylines rather than the mindblowing holy crap-ness. In the rewriting/reposting of entries I did have to truncate a bit. There are also episodes from waaaay back where I had theories still too jumbled to adequately write them down without sounding like a complete blithering fool. I'd love to revisit that at some point too, but I'm afraid I'll get too caught up in "what I know now" that it has colored my oringinal thinking too much.
This is all such a mindwalk!
I am not web-girl but it might be cool to enable some kind of chat somewhere down the line to virtually discuss this with people. I'd like that a lot. It will help with my decompressing after all this is over.
~ks
At 2am I was going to hit the hay for a few hours when I started having computer issues as well as loading issues with the blogging website. Decided it best to stay awake and let the hub-unit sleep peacefully. My swearing in the livingroom notwithstanding. Continued watching the shows on netflix and making notes on an electronic document. I planned on chugging through until I finished season 5 and then get some sleep.
Somewhere around 6 am the laptop I had been working on this WHOLE time got glitchy and took a dump on me.
It's the one computer where I don't have my electronic documents hooked into our network.
I am not technical; I'm an H/R paper-pusher. The hub-unit is my networking and software genius/guru.
So I kind of freaked out at the idea that I lost all my notes and would have to relive the past hours to duplicate all my efforts. Ironic, right?
Hub-unit is a hero. He woke up, made coffee for himself and set to work. He retrieved the work and got a crash course in how to post a blog.
He's the one deserving credit for keeping me on track and sane the past few hours. I think I will keep him. :)
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I haven't been reading any of the comments on the entries. I don't want to get sidetracked. I did it early on and discovered I can't roll that way.
I do want to acknowledge that there are people out there interested in this silly project. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!!! And thanks to Jamie Clay for keeping me sane in the virtual world this whole time. What a cheerleader.
I will finish this tonight and look forward to being able to actually discuss things. I've been alone in this. The hub-unit has not watched along with me, so I haven't been able to bounce theories off him, like we do with every other show we watch. He knows he's going to watch this though, at his pace. And I can't wait.
He is totally capable of taking my words and not looking at them while he fixed my posts. Mr. Compartmentalization. But he has had to listen to my outbursts and ravings (I'm on headphones) and he has said he can't wait until he knows what in the hell I'm talking about.
That said, I'm back to paying attention to the last season. Just wanted to take a minute to let you all know I didn't fall down the rabbit-hole entirely.
Namaste.
~Kris Strange
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Edited to add:
I realize the last few entries focus a lot on relationship storylines rather than the mindblowing holy crap-ness. In the rewriting/reposting of entries I did have to truncate a bit. There are also episodes from waaaay back where I had theories still too jumbled to adequately write them down without sounding like a complete blithering fool. I'd love to revisit that at some point too, but I'm afraid I'll get too caught up in "what I know now" that it has colored my oringinal thinking too much.
This is all such a mindwalk!
I am not web-girl but it might be cool to enable some kind of chat somewhere down the line to virtually discuss this with people. I'd like that a lot. It will help with my decompressing after all this is over.
~ks
S5 Ep16/17 "The Indicent"
Thoughts compiled ...
Sayid no!!
Bernard!! Rose!! Vincent! Finally!!! “We’re retired” Dear god could every last soul on that island learn something from them. But that was not nearly enough time for them. They need their own show just hanging out in the jungle...
“His Korean is excellent”
“You got cancer. You watched your daughter get gunned down in front of you. And for your sacrifice you get banished. And you did it all for a man you’ve never met. My question is why wouldn’t you want to kill Jacob?” The look on Ben’s face - nuanced with the dawning realization, and "Well, when you put it like that John”.
Just excellent.
Juliet getting Kate’s back in the sub was a nice turn of events. She kicks all kinds of ass ... although it sucked that she changed her mind. She was noble and got petty ... she’d rather kill everyone on the island so she never has to meet Sawyer and therefore never lose him?
“Nothing in my life felt so right.” Really Jack? That should tell you it’s wrong.
Radinzky cannot die fast enough.
John! You give Ben a knife and then walk in front of him? Are you nuts?
“Tell him I said hello.” Excellent delivery.
I feel Sun was squandered all season, lost in the fog of looking for her husband, even though it means she’s abandoned her family and daughter. Wasted opportunity.
So now I know how Hugo got to the Island. Someone just had to be nice to him, acknowledge he’s not crazy and tell him that the things that seem like a curse could be a blessing. And that it was his choice.
Juliet died?? Like that??
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This has been a lot to take in.
I love the idea that there are two John’s running around.
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Personal aside - I've been having a lot of computer/website loading issues this morning and have to go back and re-post the past 7 entries.
Grumble Grumble Grumble.
ON TO SEASON 6!!!
Sayid no!!
Bernard!! Rose!! Vincent! Finally!!! “We’re retired” Dear god could every last soul on that island learn something from them. But that was not nearly enough time for them. They need their own show just hanging out in the jungle...
“His Korean is excellent”
“You got cancer. You watched your daughter get gunned down in front of you. And for your sacrifice you get banished. And you did it all for a man you’ve never met. My question is why wouldn’t you want to kill Jacob?” The look on Ben’s face - nuanced with the dawning realization, and "Well, when you put it like that John”.
Just excellent.
Juliet getting Kate’s back in the sub was a nice turn of events. She kicks all kinds of ass ... although it sucked that she changed her mind. She was noble and got petty ... she’d rather kill everyone on the island so she never has to meet Sawyer and therefore never lose him?
“Nothing in my life felt so right.” Really Jack? That should tell you it’s wrong.
Radinzky cannot die fast enough.
John! You give Ben a knife and then walk in front of him? Are you nuts?
“Tell him I said hello.” Excellent delivery.
I feel Sun was squandered all season, lost in the fog of looking for her husband, even though it means she’s abandoned her family and daughter. Wasted opportunity.
So now I know how Hugo got to the Island. Someone just had to be nice to him, acknowledge he’s not crazy and tell him that the things that seem like a curse could be a blessing. And that it was his choice.
Juliet died?? Like that??
==========
This has been a lot to take in.
I love the idea that there are two John’s running around.
==========
Personal aside - I've been having a lot of computer/website loading issues this morning and have to go back and re-post the past 7 entries.
Grumble Grumble Grumble.
ON TO SEASON 6!!!
S5 Ep15 "Follow The Leader"
So many questions this episode... but mostly, why is Radzinsky so nuts? He's SO determined, why? I realize he made the model for the Swan, and maybe that makes it "his baby", but honestly-- the guy is a nutball.
Why is Richard saying Locke's gonna be a problem? So he's stirring things up, so what... he's doing things a little differently, it appears not being so elusive, sharing with everybody. I love it. I also love Ben's snarkiness. He seemed like such a child in this episode.
WHOO! Tunnel to the underground.
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
Why is Richard saying Locke's gonna be a problem? So he's stirring things up, so what... he's doing things a little differently, it appears not being so elusive, sharing with everybody. I love it. I also love Ben's snarkiness. He seemed like such a child in this episode.
WHOO! Tunnel to the underground.
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
S5 Ep14 "The Variable"
Ladies and gentlemen: our first Lost character with Mommy issues.
I can't figure out why she sent him though. If people are the variable, then why couldn't she just opt to let him live out his life with impaired memory? What was the purpose in sending him back to be healed and then die?
And why the hell didn't Miles just tell his dad that he was his son? I thought Miles was supposed to bee the ballsy one. No reason to keep quiet about it...
That look Juliet shot Sawyer right before giving Kate the code to the sonic fence. Priceless! Up until this episode she had no valid reason to think Sawyer would have done anything with Kate. He slpped with the "Freckles" and now he lost some of her trust.
Dear Sawyer - NEVER call your old girlfriend by her nickname in from of your current love. Signed, All Women in the Universe. Kthxbai...
I can't believe Sawyer got nabbed. He seemed a bit quicker on his feet than that. And what the hell was Juliet packing? Her whole closet?
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
I can't figure out why she sent him though. If people are the variable, then why couldn't she just opt to let him live out his life with impaired memory? What was the purpose in sending him back to be healed and then die?
And why the hell didn't Miles just tell his dad that he was his son? I thought Miles was supposed to bee the ballsy one. No reason to keep quiet about it...
That look Juliet shot Sawyer right before giving Kate the code to the sonic fence. Priceless! Up until this episode she had no valid reason to think Sawyer would have done anything with Kate. He slpped with the "Freckles" and now he lost some of her trust.
Dear Sawyer - NEVER call your old girlfriend by her nickname in from of your current love. Signed, All Women in the Universe. Kthxbai...
I can't believe Sawyer got nabbed. He seemed a bit quicker on his feet than that. And what the hell was Juliet packing? Her whole closet?
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
S5 Ep13 "Some Like It Hoth"
Huh. Turns out the numbers were just some random serial number.
Go figure.
I'm curious about why Miles could even be in a position to SEE his infant self. Don't the laws of time travel say that you can't be in the same space as your future/past self?
Glad he got to see that his dad really did care about him when he was a baby. I'd be interested to see how his parents ended up separated, and if his mom told the truth when she told Miles he died a long time ago.
Okay, on the whole Ben/Widmore good guy/bad guy debate, I'm starting to think maybe Ben and Widmore are on the same side, just each in their own way. The guy in the van with Miles was the same one with Ilana on the island. Maybe these people might be trying to revive the Dharma thing again in 2007 or something like that. Because if they were on "Ben's side" so to speak, wouldn't Ben know who they were, and why would he have killed Cesar?
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
Go figure.
I'm curious about why Miles could even be in a position to SEE his infant self. Don't the laws of time travel say that you can't be in the same space as your future/past self?
Glad he got to see that his dad really did care about him when he was a baby. I'd be interested to see how his parents ended up separated, and if his mom told the truth when she told Miles he died a long time ago.
Okay, on the whole Ben/Widmore good guy/bad guy debate, I'm starting to think maybe Ben and Widmore are on the same side, just each in their own way. The guy in the van with Miles was the same one with Ilana on the island. Maybe these people might be trying to revive the Dharma thing again in 2007 or something like that. Because if they were on "Ben's side" so to speak, wouldn't Ben know who they were, and why would he have killed Cesar?
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EDITING / PUBLISHING ISSUES
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I've had to do some fixing this morning and recreate the entries for the last 8 episodes of Season 5.
Lots of computer / website loading issues this morning.
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