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.
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