Happy Wednesday. Cherish your moments with me, as we only have four weeks to go. Also, make sure you are free on SUNDAY, MAY 23 – the finale is on this not, not a Tuesday night.
Before I delve in, I was wondering why this episode had a “previously on Lost” when most have not this season. I think it must be because this was a set-up for the remainder of the season; a review was necessary. Anyway . . .
Alternaworld:
Here’s a quick rundown of the events:
a. Locke and Sun are brought to the hospital (more on this . . . )
b. Sawyer has arrested Kate and is flirting with her (gag). Thinks it is a strange coincidence that they’ve run into each again.
c. Miles gets a tip on the triple homicide at the restaurant . . . he and James have gone to arrest Sayid.
d. Des “runs into” Claire as she heads to the adoption agency; offers to hire a lawyer for her
e. Jack and David are going to the reading of the will
f. Ilana is the lawyer
g. Claire and Jack are introduced and realize they are bro and sis
h. Sun and Jin’s baby is ok
i. Jack is called to operate on Locke.
1. Why did Sun freak out when she saw Locke? Has her near death experience caused her to remember some of the island? Is she recognizing him as Locke or Flocke? Why does he give her that little grin?
2. Locke says Helen is the woman he was “going to marry.” Is this because he thinks he is dying or have they already broken up?
3. Locke’s spinal sack is severed, much like Jack’s wife in originalworld was.
4. Still don’t know who David’s mom is . . . I’m going with Juliet. She will come to the hospital to pick David up, and she will run into Sawyer, he will turn back into James.
5. Everyone’s coming to the hospital . . . I’m guessing Miles and Sawyer will be coming to question Jin . . . Claire will go into labor . . . what about Hurley and Kate? And what will happen when they do?
Islandland:
1. CONFIRMED (?): Flocke “admits” that he took the form of Christian shortly after O815 crashed. He claims he did so in order to help Jack find water. This is similar to what he did for Richard. Who else has appeared as? Eko’s brother? Shannon to Sayid? Walt to Locke (although Walt’s not dead, so . . .)?
Again, I remind you of the words of Shakespeare from Macbeth, “"And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence."
2. John Locke revisited: There is a lot of discussion of the real John Locke. Was he a believer? Was he a sucker? I’m going with believer . . . who was sacrificed for the greater good, though he never knew it. Though his image has been coopted for a corrupt agenda, his true identity is serving as inspiration for others (see Jack comments . . .). Sounds a little like Jesus, no? We see this every day, yes?
3. How did Claire know that Jack is her brother? Did I miss that somewhere?
4. “COME TO THE DARK SIDE, LUKE.” And the Losties give a resounding, “NO!” As Hurley (future Jacob? Or more likely, future Richard . . .) says, “It’s never too late. You can always bring people back from the dark side.”
n No way did Sayid kill Desmond. No way. He still has a glimmer of humanity . . . because of . . . LOVE
n Claire gives up her relationship with Flocke in about 20 SECONDS, all for the promise of reunion with her son and the possibility of friendship and family.
n ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE. LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY.
BTW: Did anyone ever see Eddie and the Cruisers? It’s my dad’s favorite movie and there is a song called “On the Darkside” that I haven’t been able to get out of my head since last night.
5. Why do you suppose that James has written everyone off? How will he be “saved”? He is back to being Sawyer, except for Jack is now calling him James. Coincidence? I think not.
6. I kinda wish Claire had gone psycho on their asses. I was waiting for Kate to get shot. I know, I know. It’s time to get over my hatred . . . I’ve made some strides by . . .
7. I can’t believe I’m gonna say this, but I don’t hate Jack anymore. Wanna know why? Cause he has taken the lessons he learned from Locke (as hard as he tried to deny them at the time) and become a bit of a Locke-like. He knows they can’t leave the island yet, that it is a part of them (figuratively or literally?)
8. LINE OF THE NIGHT: Sawyer: “The guy who looks like he just stepped off the set of a Burt Reynolds movie” Ha!
9. “Reunited and it feels so good.” But you just knew something bad was gonna happen after . . .
So, much conversation has been had about which candidate is indeed headed toward becoming the new Jacob. What do you think?
After this week, I am more convinced than ever that this whole show is about FREEWILL. It is never too late to decide who you WANT to be.
By the way, who is the last recruit? And what was he/she recruited for?
What did you think?
Namaste,
LLL
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Everybody Loves Hurley
Holy Explodiness! That episode had me swearing in shock more than once! Where is this ride taking us? I don’t know if I can handle it, seriously.
I apologize in advance for the length and randomness of this post.
Alternaworld
1. If you really want to get your geek on, check out this recap of Everybody Hates Hugo. http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Hugo
2. Why does everybody love Hurley (including Pierre Chang aka Dr Marvin Candle aka Miles’ daddy)? Well, Mr. Cluck’s Home for Children should be reason enough, don’t you think?
3. He’s currently benefitting the Paliontology Wing at the museum. I sense a Charlotte connection coming on . . .
4. Laugh Out Loud Moment: Hurley tells Mama that next week, they have “The Human Fund” awards. Ha!
5. Ditched by a date at “Spanish Johnny’s” . . . Libby shows up; he thinks it’s his date. She remembers? Bruce Davison (Dr from Santa Rosa and the melty guy from XMen) always signals creepiness is about to ensue. He seems to know something, if you ask me. A Widmore associate? A former Dharma doctor? A lover for Eloise?
6. Hurley is not as happy as he appeared in earlier episodes this season. Perhaps because he LACKS LOVE!
7. Des, oh Des. How I love thee. You are hot. But I think you are hotter as Island Des, not all clean cut and pretty. But all the same . . .
8. WHAT DES DID:
--Des has tracked Hurley down . . . “Did you believe her when she said she knew ya?”
--Des counsels him not to give up.
--Order #42 . . .
9. SANTA ROSA:
- Dr. lets go of his concerns for a cost . . .
- Libby remembers the island and being the institution, too.
- CONNECT FOUR GUY! The one Hurley got the numbers from?
10. By the way . . . did Hugo win the lottery with the same numbers in alternaworld? If so, how did he come across them in alternaworld?
11. TOO CUTE FOR WORDS! Picnic on the beach, just like they were supposed to have on the island. Same discussion about why she would like him. The kiss helps him remember! All instigated by Desmond.
I’ll be back to Alternaworld soon . . .
Islandland
1. Hurley visits Libby and wants her to visit with him. What do you suppose is the reason she won’t? Could it be cause she did nothing wrong on the island? Since we now know . . .
2. Ominous voices in the jungle are the voices of those who cannot leave . . . this is gonna piss people off, this whole purgatory bit. Other than Michael, whose voices d you think we hear? Ana Lucia? Juliet? Eko? Paulo and Nikki (haha)?
3. HOLY CRAP MOMENT ARTZ Part 2: Ilana has been training her whole life “to protect” Hugo and the other candidates! I kinda liked her, too. Now she’s failed her mission? Or will she return to guide Hurley (you know, since he sees dead people)?
Was the island “done” with Ilana? Or was it her stupid decision to carry dynamite in her purse?
Hurley blew up the Black Rock. Go Hugo!
4. Lockeness waiting for the rest of the Losties to get off “this God-forsaken Rock.” Is that because Locke is God-forsaken? Could he . . . cue the Church-Lady . . . Satan? I don’t know if I think he is Satan, but he is some connection to the fallen angel.
5. THIS WEEK IN LOST LITERATURE: Notes From the Underground by Dostevesky. Another existential novella . . .
From Wikipedia: Like many of Dostoevsky's novels, Notes from Underground was unpopular with Soviet literary critics due to its explicit rejection of socialist utopianism[4] and its portrait of humans as irrational, uncontrollable, and uncooperative. His claim that human needs can never be satisfied even through technological progress, also goes against Marxist beliefs. Many existentialist critics, notably Jean-Paul Sartre, considered the novel to be a forerunner of existentialist thought and an inspiration to their own philosophies.
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was very impressed with Dostoevsky, claiming that "Dostoevsky is one of the few psychologists from whom I have learned something,"[5] and that Notes from Underground "cried truth from the blood."[citation needed]
The novel has also been cited by Paul Schrader as an influence when he wrote the screenplay for the film Taxi Driver, which has existential themes. The novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis quotes a passage from the introduction of Notes from Underground as one of its epigraphs, as a means of comparing the use of the Underground Man as a symbol of his generation and environment to the novel's protagonist Patrick Bateman as a similar contemporary symbol.
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THE MAN IN BLACK WOULD BE READING?
6. Never thought this would happen . . . LINE OF THE NIGHT GOES TO . . . JACK! “Maybe she [Ilana] died to show us to stay the hell away from dynamite.” RUNNER UP? Hurley does trust Michael. Why? “Dead people are more reliable than live people.”
7. WHAT DES DID:
n Willingly goes with Locke“Nowhere to run to, Brotha.”
n Doesn’t give up what he believes is the reason he was brought by Widmore, but does tell him about the magnetic blast.
n Plays like he believes Flocke is Locke. What is the purpose of this? It’s clear Flocke doesn’t buy it and it’s clear
8. WILD THEORY OF THE NIGHT: Return of the bloody-hands boy . . . Could he be the son of the MIB? A sacrifice he made that he regrets?
9. TWIBS: With the MIB, this idea of the “second” son (in love not birth order) keeps coming up. We’ve discussed Moses and Aaron. (for one example, see http://lostloserramblings.blogspot.com/2010/03/recon.html) We’ve discussed Jacob and Esau. For a moment, let me discuss Isaac and Ishmael. Isaac’s mother, Sarah, could not conceive, so she gave her servant girl, Hagar, up as a surrogate. Shortly afterward, Sarah conceived herself, and sent Hagar away so that her own son would be favored. This seems to be where many religious traditions split – in Christianity and Judaism, Isaac is the favored son. In Islam, it is Ismael.
So why the heck am I bringing this up? Well, for one, many considered Hagar to be wicked and crazy (as MIB considers his own mother). Secondly, perhaps it is not so simple as MIB is bad, Jacob is good. Maybe it is more complex than that. Maybe it is all a question of perception and belief. Then again, maybe I am just talking out my behind!
10. Richard calls out Hurley for lying about Jacob. Good point, Richard: Jacob never tells us what to do. BUT -- why didn’t anyone ask Richard what the island is?!!!!!
11. Ben and Miles go with Richard. Jack, Sun, Frank stick with Hurley. Do we now have THREE tribes . . . (hmmm . . . TWIBS #2? The three major religions and their belief systems? Talking out my behind again?)
12. I’m probably going to Jack realized he can’t always fix everything; needs to let go. Hurley questions whether or not Jack should have let go and listened to him.
13. GET AWAY FROM THE WELL, DESMOND!!! Didn’t you see that coming? Didn’t you yell at your tv for him to move? Locke trying to do away w/ Desmond? What’s the relevance of the hand dug well? Compass needles? Clearly the fact that Des is immune to magnetism is the reason Flocke threw him down there?
Crazy idea? Could he be sending AlternaDes back to Alternaworld?
Why isn’t Desmond afraid? “What’s the point of being afraid?”
14. Why does Jack look like he is going to cry when he sees Flocke?
Return to Alternaworld:
HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!: After being accused by Dr. Linus of perviness, Des RUNS DOWN Locke!! Why? Here’s what I think, though I don’t know if it makes any sense. He is trying to make Locke remember the island so he can avoid his death or fight Flocke. Somewhere, deep down in Flockey, lives Locke? After all, shouldn’t Locke’s soul be stuck on the island, as he did some “bad” things while he was there, just like Michael.
I guess that’s it for now. However, I cannot get that creepy Willy Wonka music from playing in my head over and over again. I feel like I am on that crazy-ass boat he took Charlie (hmmmm. . .) and the others on where they saw creepy images of giant bugs, screaming people, and Slugworth.
Looking forward to your comments . . . I’m dying to discuss.
Namaste,
LLL
I apologize in advance for the length and randomness of this post.
Alternaworld
1. If you really want to get your geek on, check out this recap of Everybody Hates Hugo. http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Hugo
2. Why does everybody love Hurley (including Pierre Chang aka Dr Marvin Candle aka Miles’ daddy)? Well, Mr. Cluck’s Home for Children should be reason enough, don’t you think?
3. He’s currently benefitting the Paliontology Wing at the museum. I sense a Charlotte connection coming on . . .
4. Laugh Out Loud Moment: Hurley tells Mama that next week, they have “The Human Fund” awards. Ha!
5. Ditched by a date at “Spanish Johnny’s” . . . Libby shows up; he thinks it’s his date. She remembers? Bruce Davison (Dr from Santa Rosa and the melty guy from XMen) always signals creepiness is about to ensue. He seems to know something, if you ask me. A Widmore associate? A former Dharma doctor? A lover for Eloise?
6. Hurley is not as happy as he appeared in earlier episodes this season. Perhaps because he LACKS LOVE!
7. Des, oh Des. How I love thee. You are hot. But I think you are hotter as Island Des, not all clean cut and pretty. But all the same . . .
8. WHAT DES DID:
--Des has tracked Hurley down . . . “Did you believe her when she said she knew ya?”
--Des counsels him not to give up.
--Order #42 . . .
9. SANTA ROSA:
- Dr. lets go of his concerns for a cost . . .
- Libby remembers the island and being the institution, too.
- CONNECT FOUR GUY! The one Hurley got the numbers from?
10. By the way . . . did Hugo win the lottery with the same numbers in alternaworld? If so, how did he come across them in alternaworld?
11. TOO CUTE FOR WORDS! Picnic on the beach, just like they were supposed to have on the island. Same discussion about why she would like him. The kiss helps him remember! All instigated by Desmond.
I’ll be back to Alternaworld soon . . .
Islandland
1. Hurley visits Libby and wants her to visit with him. What do you suppose is the reason she won’t? Could it be cause she did nothing wrong on the island? Since we now know . . .
2. Ominous voices in the jungle are the voices of those who cannot leave . . . this is gonna piss people off, this whole purgatory bit. Other than Michael, whose voices d you think we hear? Ana Lucia? Juliet? Eko? Paulo and Nikki (haha)?
3. HOLY CRAP MOMENT ARTZ Part 2: Ilana has been training her whole life “to protect” Hugo and the other candidates! I kinda liked her, too. Now she’s failed her mission? Or will she return to guide Hurley (you know, since he sees dead people)?
Was the island “done” with Ilana? Or was it her stupid decision to carry dynamite in her purse?
Hurley blew up the Black Rock. Go Hugo!
4. Lockeness waiting for the rest of the Losties to get off “this God-forsaken Rock.” Is that because Locke is God-forsaken? Could he . . . cue the Church-Lady . . . Satan? I don’t know if I think he is Satan, but he is some connection to the fallen angel.
5. THIS WEEK IN LOST LITERATURE: Notes From the Underground by Dostevesky. Another existential novella . . .
From Wikipedia: Like many of Dostoevsky's novels, Notes from Underground was unpopular with Soviet literary critics due to its explicit rejection of socialist utopianism[4] and its portrait of humans as irrational, uncontrollable, and uncooperative. His claim that human needs can never be satisfied even through technological progress, also goes against Marxist beliefs. Many existentialist critics, notably Jean-Paul Sartre, considered the novel to be a forerunner of existentialist thought and an inspiration to their own philosophies.
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was very impressed with Dostoevsky, claiming that "Dostoevsky is one of the few psychologists from whom I have learned something,"[5] and that Notes from Underground "cried truth from the blood."[citation needed]
The novel has also been cited by Paul Schrader as an influence when he wrote the screenplay for the film Taxi Driver, which has existential themes. The novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis quotes a passage from the introduction of Notes from Underground as one of its epigraphs, as a means of comparing the use of the Underground Man as a symbol of his generation and environment to the novel's protagonist Patrick Bateman as a similar contemporary symbol.
SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THE MAN IN BLACK WOULD BE READING?
6. Never thought this would happen . . . LINE OF THE NIGHT GOES TO . . . JACK! “Maybe she [Ilana] died to show us to stay the hell away from dynamite.” RUNNER UP? Hurley does trust Michael. Why? “Dead people are more reliable than live people.”
7. WHAT DES DID:
n Willingly goes with Locke“Nowhere to run to, Brotha.”
n Doesn’t give up what he believes is the reason he was brought by Widmore, but does tell him about the magnetic blast.
n Plays like he believes Flocke is Locke. What is the purpose of this? It’s clear Flocke doesn’t buy it and it’s clear
8. WILD THEORY OF THE NIGHT: Return of the bloody-hands boy . . . Could he be the son of the MIB? A sacrifice he made that he regrets?
9. TWIBS: With the MIB, this idea of the “second” son (in love not birth order) keeps coming up. We’ve discussed Moses and Aaron. (for one example, see http://lostloserramblings.blogspot.com/2010/03/recon.html) We’ve discussed Jacob and Esau. For a moment, let me discuss Isaac and Ishmael. Isaac’s mother, Sarah, could not conceive, so she gave her servant girl, Hagar, up as a surrogate. Shortly afterward, Sarah conceived herself, and sent Hagar away so that her own son would be favored. This seems to be where many religious traditions split – in Christianity and Judaism, Isaac is the favored son. In Islam, it is Ismael.
So why the heck am I bringing this up? Well, for one, many considered Hagar to be wicked and crazy (as MIB considers his own mother). Secondly, perhaps it is not so simple as MIB is bad, Jacob is good. Maybe it is more complex than that. Maybe it is all a question of perception and belief. Then again, maybe I am just talking out my behind!
10. Richard calls out Hurley for lying about Jacob. Good point, Richard: Jacob never tells us what to do. BUT -- why didn’t anyone ask Richard what the island is?!!!!!
11. Ben and Miles go with Richard. Jack, Sun, Frank stick with Hurley. Do we now have THREE tribes . . . (hmmm . . . TWIBS #2? The three major religions and their belief systems? Talking out my behind again?)
12. I’m probably going to Jack realized he can’t always fix everything; needs to let go. Hurley questions whether or not Jack should have let go and listened to him.
13. GET AWAY FROM THE WELL, DESMOND!!! Didn’t you see that coming? Didn’t you yell at your tv for him to move? Locke trying to do away w/ Desmond? What’s the relevance of the hand dug well? Compass needles? Clearly the fact that Des is immune to magnetism is the reason Flocke threw him down there?
Crazy idea? Could he be sending AlternaDes back to Alternaworld?
Why isn’t Desmond afraid? “What’s the point of being afraid?”
14. Why does Jack look like he is going to cry when he sees Flocke?
Return to Alternaworld:
HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!: After being accused by Dr. Linus of perviness, Des RUNS DOWN Locke!! Why? Here’s what I think, though I don’t know if it makes any sense. He is trying to make Locke remember the island so he can avoid his death or fight Flocke. Somewhere, deep down in Flockey, lives Locke? After all, shouldn’t Locke’s soul be stuck on the island, as he did some “bad” things while he was there, just like Michael.
I guess that’s it for now. However, I cannot get that creepy Willy Wonka music from playing in my head over and over again. I feel like I am on that crazy-ass boat he took Charlie (hmmmm. . .) and the others on where they saw creepy images of giant bugs, screaming people, and Slugworth.
Looking forward to your comments . . . I’m dying to discuss.
Namaste,
LLL
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
"The Package" and "Happily Ever After"
Did you miss me? Well, be sad no more; you get a two for one this week!
The Package (title refers to two human packages, Desmond and Jin (also two of the hottest hotties on the show))
Islandland
1. “I don’t feel anything,” says Sayid. What’s that all about? (ties in nicely with the next episode, when Charlie desperately wants Des to feel something . . .)
2. Widmore’s people want Jin because he knows where the magnetic fields are located.
3. Don’t you think Jack has definitely become Locke-ish? He tells Sun, “There’s a reason we were brought to this island” (she don’t wanna hear that!)
4. Jin is dropped off in Room 23, where Carl had subliminal messaging tests conducted on him. Two things I noted flashing across the screen: “We are the cause of our own suffering.” “Everything changes.” IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICE!
5. Claire asks Flocke if Kate’s name is on the wall, as she is jealous and still wants to kill Kate. Flocke informs her, “not anymore.” What did Kate do to be removed as a candidate (other than pout, whine, cry, inject herself where unnecessary, flirt with Juliet’s man, etc)?
6. Flocke cites Locke: “A wise man once said a war was coming to this island . .
7. What’s the package on the sub? Knew it was Desmond!!!
8. RECURRING STATEMENT: If Flocke escapes, everything ceases to be . . .
9. THIS WEEK IN LOST LITERATURE/LOST GOES TO THE MOVIES: Sayid swimming was reminiscent of Willard in Apocalypse Now (based on Heart of Darkness – ROB comment). Willard, to remind you, was the soldier sent to assassinate the twisted Colonel Kurtz, but whose own humanity is compromised by his mission. How does this relate to Sayid, you ask? Well, Sayid’s humanity is certainly compromised by undertaking the mission given to him by Flocke (see #1).
Alternaworld
1. Poor Jin and Sun; no matter what world they live in, they cannot seem to have a happily ever after. Daddy Paik just won’t let it happen; in fact, he has gone to extreme measures to prevent it . . . paying Keamy $25K to kill Jin. I wonder if perhaps the same would have happened in the original timeline had they not crashed on the island . . .
2. Mikhail is shot in eye . . . he wears an eyepatch on the island. Could it be that the two realities have converged previously? I don’t remember an explanation for his eyepatch in the original storyline.
3. In a strange twist, perhaps the island is the reason little Kwon was born . . . In alternaworld, Jin or Mikhail inadvertently shoots Sun, causing her to likely miscarry!
So what is Alternaworld, exactly? Well, I’m standing by the idea that it is what Flocke will give you if you work with him. It is what you think you want, what you most desire, but it comes at the cost of what you need . . . (love?) However, Jack’s and John’s storylines make this theory somewhat problematic, as they seem to have better realities in alternaworld. Maybe they didn’t work with Flocke? Maybe their alternaworlds are the better realities they get for having faith, for making the right choices, etc . . .
“Happily Ever After”
Islandland
1. When Des awakes, he doesn’t seem quite as pissed at Widmore as I would have expected (although shortly thereafter starts beating him with the IV stand)
2. Widmore tells Des, “The island isn’t done with you yet.” Same thing that Hawkins told him when Ben + Company sought her help in returning to the island.
3. Completely unimportant, but I like the way Widmore says “scheduled.”
4. The damned bunny again! Angstrom is his name, which refers to one of two things; Harry Angstrom from the Rabbit Series by John Updike (themes of life, death, redemption) or Jonas Angstrom, a physicist who worked in magnetism.
5. RECURRING THEME AGAIN: Desmond must sacrifice – “if you don’t help, they will all be gone, forever”
6. Why is Desmond the one man able to withstand the electromagnetic event? Is it because he has an ANCHOR?! . . .
Alternaworld
1. Desmond encounters Hurley, Claire (who he has an inkling will have a boy), and Jack in this world.
2. Minkowski, played by Fisher Stevens (“Number 5 is alive!”)picks him up. Takes him to his office, where he is embraced by Widmore. Good to see Fishy again!
3. Reminder of Old Times: Drinking McCutcheon scotch, as when Charles sent Des away on the boat race. This time, however, Widmore says Des is worth the price.
4. Charlie can feel the island!!!!! He could see the islandworld when he was choking; he saw and felt Claire when he was choking, now all he wants is to get back to that place, at any cost. And he wants Des (and everyone?) to feel something, too! “All that matters is that we felt it.”
5. Did you notice that Desmond’s pupils don’t dialate? Suffering from concussion . . . or not really in this world.
6. Who is Mrs. Widmore? She has a nasty reputation for being a beyotch . . . Why, it is Eloise Hawking! She recognizes him immediately, and seems a little shaken by it. She doesn’t really live up to her rep, initially, when she says, “What happened, happened.” But things change when Des tries to see the guest list . . .
Milton, Penny – solo; Eloise goes a little nutso, trying to stop Des. “Attained the thing you want more than anything; my husband’s approval.” At the cost of Penny! SEE THEORY ON ALTERNAWORLD . . . Sing it Mick: “you can’t always get what you want.”
7. Daniel (Farrady) Widmore knows what up too! Love at first sight for Daniel – Charlotte! He’s a musician in alternaworld. He asks, “What if this wasn’t supposed to be our life?” D-dog can remember, too!
8. THE ANCHOR: The stadium where Des met Jack is where he finds Penny. Shakes her hand and wakes up. She is his constant. Because he finds Penny, his destiny, because he chooses to find her even in this world where he got what he always “wanted,” he can save the island/the life he was supposed to lead. Maybe that is what all the other Losties will have to do to overcome Flocke – find their constants, their anchors. Maybe that is why Claire is so lost – her constant is gone. Sayid? – constant dead. James/Sawyer? -- constant gone?
9. MOMENTARY RETURN TO ISLANDLAND: Why couldn’t they allow Widmore to explain?!! Then we might have more of a clue . . . Damn you, Lost Writers!
10. Flashes again. Makes a date with Penny; tells Minkowski he wants manifest from the fight. I just need to show them something . . .
ONLY FIVE WEEKS LEFT UNTIL THE FINALE!! I am so excited but also so sad. Looking forward to your witty remarks (unwitty remarks are also welcome and appreciated)!
Namaste,
LLL
The Package (title refers to two human packages, Desmond and Jin (also two of the hottest hotties on the show))
Islandland
1. “I don’t feel anything,” says Sayid. What’s that all about? (ties in nicely with the next episode, when Charlie desperately wants Des to feel something . . .)
2. Widmore’s people want Jin because he knows where the magnetic fields are located.
3. Don’t you think Jack has definitely become Locke-ish? He tells Sun, “There’s a reason we were brought to this island” (she don’t wanna hear that!)
4. Jin is dropped off in Room 23, where Carl had subliminal messaging tests conducted on him. Two things I noted flashing across the screen: “We are the cause of our own suffering.” “Everything changes.” IT’S ALL ABOUT CHOICE!
5. Claire asks Flocke if Kate’s name is on the wall, as she is jealous and still wants to kill Kate. Flocke informs her, “not anymore.” What did Kate do to be removed as a candidate (other than pout, whine, cry, inject herself where unnecessary, flirt with Juliet’s man, etc)?
6. Flocke cites Locke: “A wise man once said a war was coming to this island . .
7. What’s the package on the sub? Knew it was Desmond!!!
8. RECURRING STATEMENT: If Flocke escapes, everything ceases to be . . .
9. THIS WEEK IN LOST LITERATURE/LOST GOES TO THE MOVIES: Sayid swimming was reminiscent of Willard in Apocalypse Now (based on Heart of Darkness – ROB comment). Willard, to remind you, was the soldier sent to assassinate the twisted Colonel Kurtz, but whose own humanity is compromised by his mission. How does this relate to Sayid, you ask? Well, Sayid’s humanity is certainly compromised by undertaking the mission given to him by Flocke (see #1).
Alternaworld
1. Poor Jin and Sun; no matter what world they live in, they cannot seem to have a happily ever after. Daddy Paik just won’t let it happen; in fact, he has gone to extreme measures to prevent it . . . paying Keamy $25K to kill Jin. I wonder if perhaps the same would have happened in the original timeline had they not crashed on the island . . .
2. Mikhail is shot in eye . . . he wears an eyepatch on the island. Could it be that the two realities have converged previously? I don’t remember an explanation for his eyepatch in the original storyline.
3. In a strange twist, perhaps the island is the reason little Kwon was born . . . In alternaworld, Jin or Mikhail inadvertently shoots Sun, causing her to likely miscarry!
So what is Alternaworld, exactly? Well, I’m standing by the idea that it is what Flocke will give you if you work with him. It is what you think you want, what you most desire, but it comes at the cost of what you need . . . (love?) However, Jack’s and John’s storylines make this theory somewhat problematic, as they seem to have better realities in alternaworld. Maybe they didn’t work with Flocke? Maybe their alternaworlds are the better realities they get for having faith, for making the right choices, etc . . .
“Happily Ever After”
Islandland
1. When Des awakes, he doesn’t seem quite as pissed at Widmore as I would have expected (although shortly thereafter starts beating him with the IV stand)
2. Widmore tells Des, “The island isn’t done with you yet.” Same thing that Hawkins told him when Ben + Company sought her help in returning to the island.
3. Completely unimportant, but I like the way Widmore says “scheduled.”
4. The damned bunny again! Angstrom is his name, which refers to one of two things; Harry Angstrom from the Rabbit Series by John Updike (themes of life, death, redemption) or Jonas Angstrom, a physicist who worked in magnetism.
5. RECURRING THEME AGAIN: Desmond must sacrifice – “if you don’t help, they will all be gone, forever”
6. Why is Desmond the one man able to withstand the electromagnetic event? Is it because he has an ANCHOR?! . . .
Alternaworld
1. Desmond encounters Hurley, Claire (who he has an inkling will have a boy), and Jack in this world.
2. Minkowski, played by Fisher Stevens (“Number 5 is alive!”)picks him up. Takes him to his office, where he is embraced by Widmore. Good to see Fishy again!
3. Reminder of Old Times: Drinking McCutcheon scotch, as when Charles sent Des away on the boat race. This time, however, Widmore says Des is worth the price.
4. Charlie can feel the island!!!!! He could see the islandworld when he was choking; he saw and felt Claire when he was choking, now all he wants is to get back to that place, at any cost. And he wants Des (and everyone?) to feel something, too! “All that matters is that we felt it.”
5. Did you notice that Desmond’s pupils don’t dialate? Suffering from concussion . . . or not really in this world.
6. Who is Mrs. Widmore? She has a nasty reputation for being a beyotch . . . Why, it is Eloise Hawking! She recognizes him immediately, and seems a little shaken by it. She doesn’t really live up to her rep, initially, when she says, “What happened, happened.” But things change when Des tries to see the guest list . . .
Milton, Penny – solo; Eloise goes a little nutso, trying to stop Des. “Attained the thing you want more than anything; my husband’s approval.” At the cost of Penny! SEE THEORY ON ALTERNAWORLD . . . Sing it Mick: “you can’t always get what you want.”
7. Daniel (Farrady) Widmore knows what up too! Love at first sight for Daniel – Charlotte! He’s a musician in alternaworld. He asks, “What if this wasn’t supposed to be our life?” D-dog can remember, too!
8. THE ANCHOR: The stadium where Des met Jack is where he finds Penny. Shakes her hand and wakes up. She is his constant. Because he finds Penny, his destiny, because he chooses to find her even in this world where he got what he always “wanted,” he can save the island/the life he was supposed to lead. Maybe that is what all the other Losties will have to do to overcome Flocke – find their constants, their anchors. Maybe that is why Claire is so lost – her constant is gone. Sayid? – constant dead. James/Sawyer? -- constant gone?
9. MOMENTARY RETURN TO ISLANDLAND: Why couldn’t they allow Widmore to explain?!! Then we might have more of a clue . . . Damn you, Lost Writers!
10. Flashes again. Makes a date with Penny; tells Minkowski he wants manifest from the fight. I just need to show them something . . .
ONLY FIVE WEEKS LEFT UNTIL THE FINALE!! I am so excited but also so sad. Looking forward to your witty remarks (unwitty remarks are also welcome and appreciated)!
Namaste,
LLL
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