[Movie] LOST

Hey Sprout

Spoiler:

In that Lost Experience thing, they revealed that one of Dharma's experiments was putting Polar Bears in a tropical climate to see how they adapt, so you are probably right with that.

Anyway I loved the season premiere, even though people are complaining that it was extremely confusing. But I like the new character, Juliet. Jack's story was very sad and some of my friend's were complaining that he never found out Sarah's new guy's name. I keep saying that the guy's name really didn't matter. The point was how obsessive and crazy Jack got over the fact that he didn't know who the guy was. If it really was something that the writers needed to answer, they would have had Jack ask what his name was when Juliet had his file. But instead he asked, "Is she happy?"

Anyway, it's interesting to see how civilized, yet savage the others are. When the other kid, Will?, let Sawyer out, they could have punished both Sawyer and the kid, but they made the kid apologize to Sawyer for making him participate in a breakout attempt. I'm interested to learn about the kid more and what they did to him after they dragged him away. Or maybe they didn't punish Sawyer because they need the 3 prisoners for something.

Notice Henry/Ben said to Kate, "The next two weeks are going to be very difficult." Or something along those lines. So they have some type of goal that will take two weeks for Kate at least. As for what will happen after two weeks, we'll have to wait and see. As for what Juliet accomplished, I have no idea. Maybe she was ordered to gain Jack's trust or evoke his emotions or I don't know. Anyway, I thought the premiere was good.

By the way, was Juliet's favorite book Carrie? Because I sensed that Juliet was kind of disdainful towards the rest of the people and especially Ben. Maybe she's kind of an outcast like Carrie was....or maybe she has telekinetic powers! Ha, just kidding about the latter part....or am I?

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I liked the fact that Alex showed up. She was once a part of the others when Kate was kidnapped and the guy dubbed "Zeke" said "Bring her out, Alex". So apparently they found out something and she's hiding from them. Are they trying to replace Alex with Kate? Plus she has some connection, probably a love interest with that Carl guy that was in Kate's cage before he ran away. I liked this episode.

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Btw, I thought I would mention something about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje really quickly. Apparently he was extremely difficult to work with. He wouldn't really socialize with the rest of the cast and he was very intense about getting into the character...which is fine, but apparently he also would make changes in his lines without consulting the writers. I really didn't care for Eko. There was a second of, "Oh, that's not fair to kill him off", but after that I was just indifferent. The way they killed him was kind just weird and they could have easily done something else instead of the weird smoke monster made of "nightmares and trees" as it was referred to on SNL last week. LOL.

The hiatus was just annoying at first when it started, but for people like me that have shows they watch religiously it's just a chance to catch up on other things while the anticipation for LOST will slowly build up. BTW, is anyone really watching that Day Break show? ABC, of course, says it's "The biggest hit of the season" and I have a feeling that's overwhelmingly embellished. How has it done in the ratings?

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Also the premise for Day Break doesn't really feel like they can stretch it out for more than 1 season. But I guess that's what I thought when I started watching LOST, but they've proved me wrong so far.

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There was an article in the New York Post about it where he set the record straight because there were rumors floating about why he was killed off (Like the whole fact of the people who get arrested get killed off....Ana Lucia, Libby, Eko.) I'll find it real quick.

Quote:

Akinnuoye-Agbaje, a Buddhist, says that perhaps his acting methods were misinterpreted because he didn't talk to anyone while he was on the set and stayed in character as Eko - even off-camera - until the end of the day.

"The only way I know how to deliver [on set] is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character. There was no socializing. I would start two hours before I went to the set and I wouldn't say any other words other than the ones that I needed to say, that's just the way I work and I think that intensity comes across in my characters.

He insists he wasn't difficult to work with though, but that intensity of character acting could definitely make shooting difficult.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11032006...don_kaplan.htm

I was speaking idiomatically.

I loved this episode. First, I love the character Juliet...I can't say she's my new favorite because all my favorites on every show I watch get killed off and they just happened to be related on this show. Anyway, there were some interesting things that happened in the episode. Juliet's story wasn't too mysterious and confusing, but it was just creepy when the "Portland" guy showed up after her ex-husband got hit by the bus. I just kept saying, "Don't be crazy and take that job....he hit somebody with a bus!" but with the shock of the event, it's a little understandable how she was so easily influenced that she didn't say it.

Second, finally we see Alex and her boyfriend Karl again. I remember asking who Karl was, but I think it was kind of just a minor thing that wasn't paid much attention to. I'm really curious about one thing though. Alex is Danielle's daughter correct? And Danielle's husband was with the expedition team she came to the island with? How is it that Alex's father is Ben, if he was born on the island in the first place? The only explanation I can think of is that Ben and the Others took Alex from Danielle and he became her "father". Anyway, I think it's going to be interesting with Karl being on one island and Alex being on the other. Obviously he's going to want to go after her, but he'll be a valuable asset to our survivors because he knows the lay of the land. Also, the whole weird almost-'Clockwork Orange' Ludovico treatment thing minus the eyelid-holding device was really freaky and weird. You'd think they could brainwash him a little better without that god-awful techno-dance club music.

Lastly, I'm interested to see where Ben's promises go. So far, he promised to let Jack go home if he performed the surgery. And he promised Juliet she could go home if he let Jack's friends go and let Jack finish the surgery. And it's interesting to see how Juliet has been on the island only just a little longer than the survivors. The survivors have been on the island 90 something days and Juliet said something like 3 months, 20-something days. It's interesting to see how the Others recruit people...very Utopian-esque freaky. Anyway, those were my thoughts...great episode.

Alex is turning out to be one of my new favorites. Hopefully they'll provide some backstory on what happened to her. As much as I'm interested in seeing how the survivors are going to come after Jack, I still want to know what's been going on with various other survivors, like Rose. I'm curious to see if her cancer starts to come back after the big hatch sound explosion as I like to call it.

Thank god there aren't going to be repeats and LOST is back...I was kind of losing faith in the series while watching early season 3, but I like how they handled this episode. They didn't pose many more questions, and they answered most of the hang-ups from the cliffhanger.

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Originally Posted by JazzFlight

3 years, not 3 months.

Whoops lol....I obviously did not listen that well. As for what I said about Karl being useful. I meant for the island the Others are on...of course he won't know the lay of the land of the Survivor's island. I just want to see more of Karl and Alex....I'm so glad they were in the episode. At least they actually played a role more than Rodrigo Santoro and that other girl's part where they randomly went along with Locke and Eko to the Pearl. "Hey Paulo, come on!"

Anyway, next week is Desmond-centric, then Jack, Hurley, Sayid, Claire and that's all that have been truly confirmed. Hurley's episode just sounds funny because it's titled, "Tricia Tanaka is dead." I got all confused because it reminded me of Family Guy's 'Tricia Takanawa', oh well.

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Well, we don't know that the island Kate and Sawyer and Karl are going to are the survivor's island, but that is the best guess right now until proven otherwise. As for Diversion's idea...that would be just mean. I really think Karl and Alex are different from the other Others. Maybe the whole brainwashing thing that Karl was being put through is for the people who don't conform easily to the Others way of life and order. It will be interesting to see if they eventually try to put Jack through the weird techno/Clockwork Orange-esque brainwashing. I'm also interested to see the effects the brainwashing will have on Karl since they took him out while he was still going through it.

Did anyone remember what some of the slides said or showed....I'm sure if I looked right now, someone has alright gotten frame by frame pictures of the brainwashing, but I don't have the time. I only really remember something like, "Change is good."

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Well seeing those messages really doesn't make me think that they were brainwashing Karl to spy on the survivor's camp. I think it was just trying to get him to conform to the ways of the Others because he keeps resisting.

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I'm through thinking about this episode and all the stuff that might happen. I'm just going to impatiently wait until the next episode. Does anyone think they should have added Karl and Alex as new characters rather than Paulo and Coleen and whoever the heck else they randomly created.

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Well those were fairly interesting. I could really care less if Michael and Walt come back...I'd prefer the boat mysteriously exploded in the middle of the ocean. But like the general consensus is right now, whatever the "purple sound explosion's" ramifications on navigation or what the heck ever it messed up, he probably hasn't gotten very far. The question is though, if people think that the hatch exploding screwed up something and now nobody can leave the islands...how is it Kate is back at the survivor's camp saying, "We have to go back for Jack!" in the preview?

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New episode, mainly flashbacks, but I thought it was okay. The ending was kind of a lame twist though, this whole Charlie now avoiding death thing is way to Final Destination for me. Anyway, it's was fairly boring, but it wasn't terrible. I'm more interested to see next weeks episode so we can find out what has happened to the kids.

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Originally Posted by sprouticus

I also really hope that "what are Jack's tattoos" isn't one of the THREE BIGGEST MYSTERIES, because that's not a fucking mystery, nobody cares except for Jack fangirls (whom all flock to Sawyer anyway). I am interested to see what happened to the kids, but I'm sure all it will do is answer it with another question.

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According to a recent Ask Ausiello, here's what Michael said.

"Question: Can you give us the scoop on what kind of "answers" Lost is going to provide for viewers this season?— Catherine
Ausiello: Based on recent interviews with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, here's a list of some of the big questions that will be answered in coming weeks:

* Is Claire Jack's half sister?
* How'd Locke end up in a wheelchair?
* What's the link between the Others and Dharma?
* What's the deal with Jack's tattoos?
* What's so special about Claire's baby?"

So the tattoos are going to be a question answered, not necessarily a mystery, but a question answered. It is kind of lame though that he had these tattoos from a long time ago and they just say, "Oh let's incorporate this into the mystery of LOST."

I was speaking idiomatically.

I read "leaked" spoilers (I thought they were fake) of the finale that is on now....and I'm really regretting it, because it was true so far.

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Originally Posted by Sepharite

Isn't it obvious that Charlie closed door because Desmond would have drowned as well. Anyways, yeah, my mistake. I'm sure Christian is dead now. When Jack says "Go and get my father from upstairs, if he is more drunk than me...." I think he's referring to heaven.

I really have to agree to a certain extent. This is LOST and crazier things have happened, but Jack is out of his mind when he gets back to the real world. He was a leader on the island, he helped people and eventually I guess he got them rescued. Here's my input on his dad. On the island, he saw his father walking around and everything, found his coffin, and it was empty (Unless I'm wrong...it's been awhile since I've watched season 1). Once he gets back to the real world, he realizes his father is really dead. In a sense, he becomes his father, maybe as a way of trying to prove he's not dead. I dunno, just my theory.

I'm thinking the funeral he goes to is Locke's actually. Locke is becoming a bit of a villain in the series...he will probably end up doing some very bad things in these last few seasons so all the characters end up hating him. Ben is a good guess, but I would think Jack would just end up leaving Ben, even though the ultimate revenge against Ben would be to take him off the island.

Did anyone notice when Kate and Jack were talking in the flashforward that Kate said something like, "Jack, I have to go or he'll know we met." Since Jack is all crazy, maybe all the survivors who get rescued end up keeping away from him and Kate ends up with Sawyer, so Sawyer knows Kate will be drawn to Jack, but doesn't want her to see him. Crazy idea, but eh.

Hopefully they add Alex and Carl as regulars next season. I really like those two for some reason. We all know they aren't going to get rescued right now since the phone called Naomi's boat which is probably filled with a bunch of evil people.

Btw, my friend and I thought it was funny at the point in the finale when Jack ordered Ben to be tied up and we both thought.

Danielle: "Daughter who has just found out that I'm your mother, will you help me tie up your fake father?" *Kodak Moment Music*

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I don't care so much about the funeral, but more about who Kate got away from to meet Jack. I doubt it's Sawyer, because I don't think she would be that afraid of Sawyer.

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