Whoa. That's a damn good way to open a new season.
Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are stuck on the other end of the island with the Others, who apparently have quite an advanced civilization set-up. Not to mention, they've taken over the DHARMA station Hydra, which seems to be an animal focus study facility.
"Henry Gale" = Ben. Quite prominent, I'd say. And we have the introduction of Juliet, who plays a large role in the series..I mean, I know nothing about her.
We didn't even see the other survivors. It wasn't really necessary.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Reaction Time: "Live Together, Die Alone (Part Two)"
"Is it because you need to look down the barrel of a gun, and find out what you really believe, John?"
Yes, Desmond. That's exactly what needs to happen. He needs to know that everything he's believed in for so long isn't wrong.
The map of the island, complete with the other DHARMA stations as seen by Locke in "Lockdown", was a creation of Inman during his tenure inside the Pearl Station. Also, according to Inman, the purpose of pushing the button is to diffuse the electromagnetic energy before it builds up too much. We see that the communication system discovered by Locke and Eko in the Pearl Station in "?" leads to...nowhere. Another social experiment?
"I think I crashed your plane."
It's not enough proof for Locke at this point. He's been battling the demons of his beliefs for too long - he needs to know. Not even knowing that he saved Desmond's life the night he pounded on the hatch after Boone was injured in "Deus Ex Machina" is enough.
"I was wrong."
Enter fail-safe.
And begin Season 3.
Yes, Desmond. That's exactly what needs to happen. He needs to know that everything he's believed in for so long isn't wrong.
The map of the island, complete with the other DHARMA stations as seen by Locke in "Lockdown", was a creation of Inman during his tenure inside the Pearl Station. Also, according to Inman, the purpose of pushing the button is to diffuse the electromagnetic energy before it builds up too much. We see that the communication system discovered by Locke and Eko in the Pearl Station in "?" leads to...nowhere. Another social experiment?
"I think I crashed your plane."
It's not enough proof for Locke at this point. He's been battling the demons of his beliefs for too long - he needs to know. Not even knowing that he saved Desmond's life the night he pounded on the hatch after Boone was injured in "Deus Ex Machina" is enough.
"I was wrong."
Enter fail-safe.
And begin Season 3.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Reaction Time: "Live Together, Die Alone (Part One)"
THANK GOD this isn't three hours again. Wait, it isn't, right?!
"Live together, die alone." It was noteworthy in Season 1, and it's still noteworthy now. It is the division between the rest of the survivors and Michael. Turning everyone in in return for his son. Grr. The group has seen through Michael's plan, and know they've been set up.
Hey Desmond. You've been MIA for like...the entire season. Nice of you to return with your own flashback episode. AND, with a boat! Alright, I'll forgive you.
LIBBY! I love you - I hate your flashback hair.
Desmond was in prison - did we find out why? We find out the true story of how he wound up on the island, which was in pursuit of getting the woman he loves out of the clutches of his father. And somehow he wound up here, on the island, where he was rescued by Inman. Inman blackmailed Sayid, AND is a DHARMA Initiative employee? This may be one of the more confusing connections we've seen thus far - especially because he was actually ON the island.
The power struggle continues: I said before that Locke and Eko finding the Pearl Station was going to have some deep ramifications on Locke's belief system. Despite Eko's attempts to tell him that they are serving a purpose, John needs to know. He's not willing to just instill faith in this operation any longer when everything is telling him he's wrong. The only way he'll know is if they don't push the buttons.
But this is a two part finale - there's a lot left to find out.
"Live together, die alone." It was noteworthy in Season 1, and it's still noteworthy now. It is the division between the rest of the survivors and Michael. Turning everyone in in return for his son. Grr. The group has seen through Michael's plan, and know they've been set up.
Hey Desmond. You've been MIA for like...the entire season. Nice of you to return with your own flashback episode. AND, with a boat! Alright, I'll forgive you.
LIBBY! I love you - I hate your flashback hair.
Desmond was in prison - did we find out why? We find out the true story of how he wound up on the island, which was in pursuit of getting the woman he loves out of the clutches of his father. And somehow he wound up here, on the island, where he was rescued by Inman. Inman blackmailed Sayid, AND is a DHARMA Initiative employee? This may be one of the more confusing connections we've seen thus far - especially because he was actually ON the island.
The power struggle continues: I said before that Locke and Eko finding the Pearl Station was going to have some deep ramifications on Locke's belief system. Despite Eko's attempts to tell him that they are serving a purpose, John needs to know. He's not willing to just instill faith in this operation any longer when everything is telling him he's wrong. The only way he'll know is if they don't push the buttons.
But this is a two part finale - there's a lot left to find out.
Reaction Time: "Three Minutes"
I am SO close to finishing this season. Thankfully. Finally.
We flash back to when Michael first reaches Walt through the computer in Swan, in "The 23rd Psalm", and then attacks Locke and locks him and Jack up in the closet in "The Hunting Party". We know what Michael's actions were for, where he's been, what he's been going through. Michael is more than willing to ruin the lives of the survivors to get Walt.
Again, we are left to wonder how the Others determine who is good and who isn't, and what their method is for determining that.
That's it. Let me go finish the finale now.
We flash back to when Michael first reaches Walt through the computer in Swan, in "The 23rd Psalm", and then attacks Locke and locks him and Jack up in the closet in "The Hunting Party". We know what Michael's actions were for, where he's been, what he's been going through. Michael is more than willing to ruin the lives of the survivors to get Walt.
Again, we are left to wonder how the Others determine who is good and who isn't, and what their method is for determining that.
That's it. Let me go finish the finale now.
Reaction Time: "?"
Michael you rat bastard. You fucking shit. UGH. What the hell is going on there?!?
What's the deal with Claire's psychic being a fraud??
Ok, sorry, detracting from the important stuff. Another hatch has been found - Pearl Station. So that's now 4 we know of (where does the communication system in Pearl lead to?) . Jack has been (seemingly) been proven correct in assuming that Swan was a social experiment. Like I said before, people do not take well to being shown that their beliefs are wrong.
What confuses me is that Eko's brother Yemi says that Locke has lost his way, and needs to be lead back on the right path. In my mind, Locke has always held tight to his beliefs, and finding the Pearl Station would be a detraction from that. So does that mean Jack is right?
Or is that Eko, in reaffirming his belief in pushing the button, is trying to persuade Locke to continue to believe? Maybe he has been wavering because of what Henry Gale has said and done. There's too many ways to interpret it.
Hurley saying goodbye to Libby was totally heartbreaking. :(
What's the deal with Claire's psychic being a fraud??
Ok, sorry, detracting from the important stuff. Another hatch has been found - Pearl Station. So that's now 4 we know of (where does the communication system in Pearl lead to?) . Jack has been (seemingly) been proven correct in assuming that Swan was a social experiment. Like I said before, people do not take well to being shown that their beliefs are wrong.
What confuses me is that Eko's brother Yemi says that Locke has lost his way, and needs to be lead back on the right path. In my mind, Locke has always held tight to his beliefs, and finding the Pearl Station would be a detraction from that. So does that mean Jack is right?
Or is that Eko, in reaffirming his belief in pushing the button, is trying to persuade Locke to continue to believe? Maybe he has been wavering because of what Henry Gale has said and done. There's too many ways to interpret it.
Hurley saying goodbye to Libby was totally heartbreaking. :(
Reaction Time: "Two for the Road"
I was dreading this episode, so much. After the sucker-punch of murdering Shannon (YES WRITERS I'M STILL PISSED), I wasn't ready for another death. Not even for Ana Lucia (and my dislike of Michelle Rodriguez), and especially not for Libby.
I never knew what the deal was with Libby. I heard her name mentioned during Comic Con and such, but never much info was revealed about her, which is I guess is the intrigue. And yeah, I'm intrigued too. I don't feel like her role is monumentally important, in the same way Charlie, Hurley, or any of the other survivors are. But she also wasn't Scott/Steve, a background character that we only see in glimpses. If that were the case, we wouldn't have seen any backstory - not even through Hurley in "Dave". That insight was important, but not dramatic. So what was the point? Her story is not done, but I don't think it has the mystery that some fans assume is does.
So Ana Lucia and Christian Shephard. Now we know why Christian came to Australia...or at least it seems we do. He was running away from Jack, but also he's looking for his...daughter? Does Jack know about this? And why Sarah? Some creepy obsession with his son's wife? Ewww.
Apparently dates are a death curse on this show. Bye Shannon, bye Libby, bye Ana Lucia (nice job bedding Sawyer, by the way - props). Although, seriously, I would have thought that the king of con-artists would see a trap a mile away.
What is the deal with the Others about people being good and bad?? How do they differentiate, how do they decide? What is their methods? Ugh, so frustrating.
AND WHOA WHAT THE CRAP MICHAEL?! He better be dead because I am pissed.
I never knew what the deal was with Libby. I heard her name mentioned during Comic Con and such, but never much info was revealed about her, which is I guess is the intrigue. And yeah, I'm intrigued too. I don't feel like her role is monumentally important, in the same way Charlie, Hurley, or any of the other survivors are. But she also wasn't Scott/Steve, a background character that we only see in glimpses. If that were the case, we wouldn't have seen any backstory - not even through Hurley in "Dave". That insight was important, but not dramatic. So what was the point? Her story is not done, but I don't think it has the mystery that some fans assume is does.
So Ana Lucia and Christian Shephard. Now we know why Christian came to Australia...or at least it seems we do. He was running away from Jack, but also he's looking for his...daughter? Does Jack know about this? And why Sarah? Some creepy obsession with his son's wife? Ewww.
Apparently dates are a death curse on this show. Bye Shannon, bye Libby, bye Ana Lucia (nice job bedding Sawyer, by the way - props). Although, seriously, I would have thought that the king of con-artists would see a trap a mile away.
What is the deal with the Others about people being good and bad?? How do they differentiate, how do they decide? What is their methods? Ugh, so frustrating.
AND WHOA WHAT THE CRAP MICHAEL?! He better be dead because I am pissed.
Reaction Time: "S.O.S."
The healing powers of electromagnetic energy...
A fixation on, well, "fixing" people from Bernard (and also from Jack, as criticized by Sarah in "The Hunting Party")...
And the return of Michael, sans Walt and looking more than a little worse for wear.
Jack inviting Kate wasn't a method of strategic planning - he just wanted her away from Sawyer. It's like kids on a playground.
Rose knows Locke's secret. She understands his connection to the island, more than anyone else does. Whether or not she views this crash as an act of fate is another story, but she understands his feelings and doesn't try to dissuade him in his beliefs. She reaffirms them, as he does for.
A fixation on, well, "fixing" people from Bernard (and also from Jack, as criticized by Sarah in "The Hunting Party")...
And the return of Michael, sans Walt and looking more than a little worse for wear.
Jack inviting Kate wasn't a method of strategic planning - he just wanted her away from Sawyer. It's like kids on a playground.
Rose knows Locke's secret. She understands his connection to the island, more than anyone else does. Whether or not she views this crash as an act of fate is another story, but she understands his feelings and doesn't try to dissuade him in his beliefs. She reaffirms them, as he does for.
Reflecting Before Season 6 Begins
Today is February 2nd, 2010. Supposedly something big is happening tonight??
Right. Season 6 of LOST premieres tonight. If my entries are any indication...I haven't finished the series yet. I'm not heartbroken - I had accepted this fact over the weekend, during my 5 hour Season 1 finale. But considering I've made it through 43 episodes, more than a 1/3 of the way through the series, I'd say I've done quite well. And just because Season 6 premieres tonight doesn't mean I'm planning on slowing down. I want to be caught up as soon as possible. Progress will likely slow down over the week, since I have to work (to pay my rent) and have to make a trip back home over the weekend.
When I first started writing this, I hadn't decided yet if I wanted to watch tonight. I have a fairly good knowledge of what's occurring...but not what it should be. But after rationalizing all day, it was obvious. I'm watching. I've gone into the series knowing several of the twists and turns. This is NEW. I don't want to find out what happens from another recap. I want to see it myself, and build off of that. Confusing for sure, but I wanted to finish this project so I could enjoy this last season along with everyone else. Dammit, I will.
Right. Season 6 of LOST premieres tonight. If my entries are any indication...I haven't finished the series yet. I'm not heartbroken - I had accepted this fact over the weekend, during my 5 hour Season 1 finale. But considering I've made it through 43 episodes, more than a 1/3 of the way through the series, I'd say I've done quite well. And just because Season 6 premieres tonight doesn't mean I'm planning on slowing down. I want to be caught up as soon as possible. Progress will likely slow down over the week, since I have to work (to pay my rent) and have to make a trip back home over the weekend.
When I first started writing this, I hadn't decided yet if I wanted to watch tonight. I have a fairly good knowledge of what's occurring...but not what it should be. But after rationalizing all day, it was obvious. I'm watching. I've gone into the series knowing several of the twists and turns. This is NEW. I don't want to find out what happens from another recap. I want to see it myself, and build off of that. Confusing for sure, but I wanted to finish this project so I could enjoy this last season along with everyone else. Dammit, I will.
Reaction Time: "Dave"
Yikes. In regards to revealing character backstories, this one was a pretty big deal. I know I've complained about some of them, because I feel they don't add to the island mystery, but this one actually felt important.
I assumed Hurley wound up in the institution for his paranoia for winning the Lottery...but I guess that, timewise, that would make absolutely no sense. Hurley got the numbers from Leonard while in the asylum, which is HOW he won the Lottery. Duh. But feeling guilt for believing he killed two people...damn. It would explain his massive paranoia states, like we saw in "Everybody Hates Hugo". And whoa, Libby was creepy at the end.
"Henry" continues to push the buttons of the survivors, drawing on the lead argument between the leaders - what is the purpose of the Hatch? Social experiment or actual purpose? "Henry" claims that he never inputted the code, never pushed the button - but Locke has no way of knowing if he's telling the truth or not. "Henry" has put doubt into Locke's mind, something that will surely send him into a tailspin. No one likes to be told their beliefs are wrong, and it can have huge effects on someone.
I assumed Hurley wound up in the institution for his paranoia for winning the Lottery...but I guess that, timewise, that would make absolutely no sense. Hurley got the numbers from Leonard while in the asylum, which is HOW he won the Lottery. Duh. But feeling guilt for believing he killed two people...damn. It would explain his massive paranoia states, like we saw in "Everybody Hates Hugo". And whoa, Libby was creepy at the end.
"Henry" continues to push the buttons of the survivors, drawing on the lead argument between the leaders - what is the purpose of the Hatch? Social experiment or actual purpose? "Henry" claims that he never inputted the code, never pushed the button - but Locke has no way of knowing if he's telling the truth or not. "Henry" has put doubt into Locke's mind, something that will surely send him into a tailspin. No one likes to be told their beliefs are wrong, and it can have huge effects on someone.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Reaction Time: "Lockdown"
"So, what's done is done." "That's right."
FATE VERSUS SCIENCE. Gah. I GET IT.
I'm not actually angry about it. It's the headache talking. It's more that I want PROGRESS from the story. I know this is set-up for Jack and Locke's split, for some dramatic episode (ie the finale), and that the build-up has to be gradual. I know that, and I want that. But I want it NOW. I want resolution so they will stop bickering.
So based on that map, there has to be what, 7 or 8 other DHARMA hatches on the island?? We have Swan, the one where the Tailies were, and the medical facility from "Maternity Leave".
And dear Henry Gale is full of shit. Who saw that coming? Just me? Just everyone? HE'S AN OTHER DUMBASSES (I'll get the medicine to stop talking soon, I swear).
Locke investigated Nadia's house. So she is alive - I thought Sayid said she was dead earlier in the series? I thought the US/Australian government people were just lying to him about her being in Los Angeles.
Reaction Time: "The Whole Truth"
Jin and Sun...gah, I love them. Despite their flaws, their past, their problems...love love love them. They have a genuine love. Their story with the pregnancy is not yet over - Sun's face shows there is more than we know to this story.
While Henry aggravates the power struggle between Jack and Locke, he takes control. They're the pawns in his game, unaware of their low-ranking positions...until it's too late. Smooth guys. Ego and power struggles are always the demise. People are inherently selfish, wrapped up in their own issues until they see the destruction around them.
(Sorry these are short analysis. I've never claimed myself a writer...but I am awake and watching, but also medicated. Stupid random stomach bug.)
Reaction Time: "Maternity Leave"
Thank you writers for addressing something that most of us had forgotten - what DID happen to Claire when she was kidnapped by the Others?!
The Others are a much more complex group than we previously had them pegged. Not just simple savages - they've got a full blown medical facility...a DHARMA Initiative facility?! Wait, whaat?!
(Oh Lord, why did they have to keep showing that stomach injection?!) Ok, so now the facility is abandoned (it hasn't been THAT long since she left), and the savageness is a disguise? Alright, now what the frak is going on??
No time to debate it, I suppose. Henry Gale is too busy stirring the pot of issues between Locke and Jack. We know what you're doing, smartass.
Reaction Time: "One of Them"
FINALLY some plot development!!!
The return of Rousseau! Henry Gale!!! Power struggle between Jack and Locke! The code wasn't inputted in time!! It's about damn time things got interesting around here!
Thank you. My entries were getting quite boring. I know we need character development and not every week has to have some big reveal, but c'mon. This is a fucked up island, and that's where all the mystery is...character development, especially when it seems like it has no relation to the over-arching plotlines is frustrating.
Alright, so the power struggle between Jack and Locke has reached a new apex - not only does it come to an actual confrontation, but to a fight between ideals. Jack refuses to let Locke punch in the numbers until he opens the vault. Jack reinforces his belief that nothing will happen if they don't punch in the numbers, while Locke runs to get them inputted. As the time runs out, the numbers start to flip over to red images - looking similar to hieroglyphics. Before all the numbers can change, Locke inputs the code and the engines die down. So that's our first hint that maybe this isn't completely a social experiment. Something WILL happen...but what? Dammit, writers, tell me!!!
Another pre-crash cross: Sayid and Kate's father.
Henry Gale...yeah, right. I know better. Unfortunately that mystery is kind of ruined for me. But I like seeing the evolution of his character(s) - how he came to be associated with our crew, and what his purpose will turn out to be (I don't understand all of that yet).
Alright, moving on now that things are interesting again!!!
Reaction Time: "The Long Con"
The only noteworthy cross here is Kate's mother is Sawyer's waitress.
And poor Sawyer, conning Cassidy. That's going to bite him in the ass.
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