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Lost: The one that made Amy cry

April 14th, 2010 | by | lost

Apr
14

I was always pissed off that Libby was killed. I really liked her character; thought she had a lot of depth. Nevermind that Hurley so totally deserved to have some love in his life, too.

But we’ve always had hints that Libby was more important to the overall storyline than her one-season stint implied.

She was in Hurley’s looney bin, though we never knew why. And Hurley never realized she was there, either. And she (or her doppelganger) gave Desmond the boat that got him to the island – we’ve never really found out what that was about.

But Libby is an important piece of the puzzle, which should have been obvious from our Desmond-centric (PENNNAAAHHH!) episode last week.

Love is the key, sorta, somehow. And she and Hurley were, indeed, soulmates. They were in love. And her kiss brought Hurley’s memories flooding back. And made me cry. Don’t tell me it didn’t make you cry, too, because if you say you didn’t, you’re lying. Or you have no soul. Your choice.

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Lost: PENNNAAAHHHHHH!

April 7th, 2010 | by | lost

Apr
07

Let me start off by saying that if Team Darlton does NOT end Lost with Desmond and Penny together, I will riot. I will grab a folding chair and smash it through something and encourage everyone around me to do the same.

Just sayin’.

I’ve said that from the start of this season, particularly after seeing Des on the plane next to Jack and no Penny in sight and Penny being on Flash Forward and all. But last night gave me hope that Lindelof & Cuse may have recognized that they could wrap up the show in almost any way they want, but DON’T FRAK WITH DESMOND AND PENNY.

So what more could a girl have possibly wanted than last night’s episode? I didn’t think it would be possible for this show to get better, but it did. As the Bad Robot sig came on the screen, I put my hand to my chest and said, simply, “That was SO good.”

And because this episode was about Desmond, everything began bleeding together and I don’t even have to separate the off-island and on-island action.

An interesting thing I noticed last night, though, was that although I knew – just knew – that Desmond’s boss would be Widmore, Widmore’s wife would be Eloise and their son would be Faraday, it didn’t spoil a thing for me. One of the things I’ve always loved about Lost is that I’ve been almost incapable of guessing who someone was before they showed the person. They’re just that good.

But given that it was Desmond, it made perfect sense that he’d be working for Widmore. And Eloise and Daniel were, after all, his actual wife and son, so those were not much of a stretch.

So what did we learn last night? So very much.

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Lost: Jin and Sun, sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

March 31st, 2010 | by | lost

Mar
31

Even though I love the star-crossed Jin and Sun, I sometimes find the Jin/Sun-centric episodes a bit lacking. A little boring, even.

But with just seven episodes (now six) left in the series, I find nothing boring. I need to study every detail, examine every motivation, and last night did not disappoint.

On-island

Finally, Jin and Sun really know the other is there. They are so near, yet so far. I really thought that Sun was going to go with Flocke, but was glad to see she didn’t. Her frantic flight through the jungle, though, left her with a concussion and the inability to speak English, shades of Season 1, hmm?

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Lost: Wherein Sawyer remains shirtless quite a bit

March 18th, 2010 | by | lost

Mar
18

Don’t pretend you didn’t notice.

I liked the twist on Sawyer, and the fact that they gave a nod to it with Sawyer saying he was either gonna become a criminal or a cop. In fact, he was pretty much the same person, just a cop instead of a con man.

His “well, hey there” to Kate when he captures her at the end (who didn’t see it coming that she was the runner?), his sheepish attempt to get Charlotte to forgive him, his anger at Charlotte learning too much – even his buddy relationship with Miles was pretty much the same as on-island.

It made me wonder, though: Was the difference in this timeline that Jacob never touched these folks at whatever point in their lives?

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Lost: Whatever happened might not have to happen

March 10th, 2010 | by | lost

Mar
10

For the first time – it felt that way, at least – Lost gave us a hint that not everything is predetermined and there just might be the chance to decide your own fate.

In fact, that’s what “Dr. Linus” was all about.

On the Island, Ben spent the hour first trying not to admit he killed Jacob, trying to weasel out of his punishment for killing Jacob and then, finally, explaining why he did. Telling the truth, for once.

And his telling the truth saved his life. Ilana knew he was speaking the truth. Knew that Ben had given his life to serve Jacob, serve the Island, sacrificing perhaps the only person he’d ever cared about for … what? For an island that Jacob, whom he’d never seen, had asked him to protect.

And Ben may actually be redeemable. He chose to stay with Ilana and the others because they’d have him, rather than going with Flocke, who gave him a gun and freed him. And told him to kill Ilana. (What’s he gonna do when he finds Ben isn’t coming to the Hydra station?)

The fact that Ben chose not to kill her, even though he knew she would kill him in a second, showed there are third acts in life.

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Lost: Sundown

March 6th, 2010 | by | lost

Mar
06

I know there are some out there who are tired of this alternate reality storyline, but to them I say: You’ve been along for the ride this long, and THIS is what’s bugging you?

Team Darlton has been building toward this season for years now; this is not a red herring, this is not just some throwaway storyline. This is absolutely imperative to understanding everything they’ve been telling us for more than five years now.

What is that? Beats the hell outta me, but I am along for the ride.

So, last week gave us a Sayid-centric episode, and I found it right in line with everything we’ve ever been taught on Lost.

Sayid is a tortured soul. Yes, how ironic, given that he was a torturer.

But I wonder: Is the darkness Dogen found within Sayid the MiB or just the stain Sayid himself has cast upon himself?

In the alternate storyline, we see a Sayid who travels the world translating documents for an oil company. Nice jet-setting life that also happens to be incredibly boring. If he was telling the truth. The way he disarmed Keamy’s slimeballs and killed Keamy makes it seem he’s kept up his training. I suppose it’s possible.

He’s as hung up on Nadia as ever, but she married his brother. We later find out that Sayid pushed Nadia toward his brother because he felt unworthy of being with her, due to all the bad he had done while in the Republican Guard.

Sayid’s never forgiven himself, in either timeline. He believes that he deserves everything bad coming to him for that very reason.

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Lost: The Lighthouse

February 26th, 2010 | by | tv shows

Feb
26

I was struck this week by how perfect the music is on Lost.

I think it came to mind because I finally watched, “There Will Be Blood” last weekend (why did everyone flip out about that milkshake line? I mean, really!) and the soundtrack reminded me of Lost.

It wasn’t so much that the music sounded like the soundtrack of the Best Show On Television, though there certainly were moments that sounded similar. It was how the music evoked a feeling the moment before the movie did.

Every music change on Lost prepares you for the next moment. It so perfectly sets up the next feeling, emotion.

That was in evidence this week, as the Lighthouse episode answered more bits and pieces and brought us justhismuchcloser to find out what on Earth is going on here.

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Lost: The Substitute

February 18th, 2010 | by | lost

Feb
18

One of many things I love about Lost is that they are so meticulous about titling their episodes.

“The Substitute” works on so many levels.

Most obviously, Locke finds his calling, perhaps, as a substitute teacher (I’ll get to Ben later. Yowza!).

But then there’s the idea of the substitute Locke on the Island. He’s Smocke, and he can, it seems, take form as the Smoke Monster, but also as John Locke. According to Jacob’s bodyguard, he can’t take on the form of anyone else right now, though (of course) we have no idea why.

And then there’s the third level (ooh, a trinity!) – Jacob has been looking for a substitute all this time. Sawyer was a candidate. Jack. Hurley. Sayid. Jin (or Sun, but I’m guessing Jin). Locke (the real one). So many names crossed off. Noticed “Austen” wasn’t among the names Smocke pointed out. Is that because he must take the form of a man or because Kate isn’t “suitable”?

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Lost: What Kate Does. Or Did. Or Something Like That.

February 11th, 2010 | by | lost

Feb
11

As usual, my brain hurt (in a good way) after watching Lost this week. Though it didn’t REALLY answer any questions, it did start to go in that direction, I thought.

I have trouble recapping Lost in any sort of normal way – I suppose that’s because it’s anything but a normal show, so I’m going to do what I did last week and break it into two parts: Alternate Reality and The Island. Since we didn’t get anything with Ben and the Others with him or Smokey Locke with Richard, I’m not going to say too much about them, except for some fascinating thoughts about Richard in this post from JOpinionated.

OK, so, let’s start with the

Alternate reality

Further evidence that this group of people are drawn together and that no matter how reality changes, some things stay the same.

Remember how Kate was the one who delivered Aaron in the jungle first time around? No coincidence that she’s there when Claire almost gives birth. She and Claire have a strong connection. That stuffed animal, the orca whale in Claire’s bag? Didn’t Aaron have one just like it when he was living with Kate?

And Claire is fated to raise her child, at least off-island. The couple who were supposed to adopt suddenly split just before Claire flies to the states? And the wife doesn’t bother to call to say, “Nevermind”? That’s because Claire was supposed to get on that plane. I can’t help but think that somehow Jack will find out Claire is his sister (trust me, I’m chomping at the bit to get to that part, too, but patience!) and they’ll be drawn together.

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