[Movie] LOST

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I didn't know people still really used VHS. You should invest in a recording device like a (hi definition) TiVO if you record television so much.

Guitly as charged. I've been interested in upgrading to TiVO, but I didn't have the cash for it until now. After the PS3, a new PC monitor, and HD cable, I'll set my sights on TiVO.

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Sarah? Bitch. I can't say I entirely enjoyed watching Jack become an obsessive man over Sarah's new squeeze, but Sarah was so cold towards him. "Look on the bright side: at least now you have something to fix."

We still don't know what caused them to break up. Jack must have done something unforgivable, and that isn't a longshot considering his attitude last season and now here. I think they're going to make like Charlie and focus on the dark side of Jack in this season.

Henry Gale/Ben's becoming a better "villain" with each episode. Can't wait to see what unpleasantries will be occuring for the captives.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'll tell you why Season 3 is full of win right now. It's because it's gotten back to the survival aspect of the show. No more sitting comforable in a ventalated room pushing a button all day, while eating real food and showering. Now we're back to the characters fearing for their lives, getting down and dirty in the worst way. Blowing that hatch up couldn't have happened sooner.

Henry Gale (now christened Benjamin Linus) is the highlight of Season 3 so far. Looking forward to the next episode (monster's finally back?).

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I second your WTF. He was my favorite character from Season 2.

Also, I'll take a guess that Juliet's little videomessage was part of Ben's master plan. We saw that he knows how to con with Sawyer's pacemaker, so it should be no surprise.

I like how he consideres Jack's prescense in the island as an act of God, though. Who's to say if it was coincidence or not.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Looks like PA lost its faith (hur hur) with Lost.

Snip: How the hell did i miss that?

Personally, I like the fact that they aren't spelling out what'll happen in the show. Keeping things open like this mean that just about any scenario can occur, but you'll never be able to figure out which one. Looks like they borrowed the concept from 24 and Prison Break. I just hope they don't pick a randomly stupid path (Jack Bauer's wife having amnesia? Racist Hillbillies stealing the super important disk? A bobcat? Come on).

Off topic, but I'm very much looking forward to Daybreak. I love the Groundhog Day concept, and I think a whole show (or at least season) devoted to that idea is very interesting. My TV Guide voted it as best new show of the fall, so I'll be keeping watch.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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I guess you didn't see this posted a page back. =/

Nope.

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So....what exactly did you say in this post? You.....hope that they keep the plotline wide open, but you hope that they won't exploit that wide-openness?

What I mean is that I like how you can't immediately guess what's going to happen next, but that I also hope the path they take isn't a stupid one.

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This shit with Taye Diggs looks like absolute crap. I won't be watching. The same day relived every day, having to prevent the death of your girlfriend? What a headache.

It isn't just about saving his girlfriend (though I'm sure that takes priority). The TV Guide preview went into more detail, listing lots of little things that happen, each worse than the other, leading to the big shootout that kills his wife. I like the idea of someone trying to connect all the pieces together, hoping that he doesn't miss any lingering details that result in a similar or worse fate. I can imagine him after his 20th or so attempt going a bit insane, being as meticulous as possible but ultimately failing every time. It's like that Treehouse of Horor where Homer is running around dodging every rock, leaf, and bug only to sit on that poor fish at the end.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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Does anyone else think these people are already dead and the whole series is about their departure into the afterlife?

My mother, to this day, continues to insist that this theory is valid, despite me constantly telling her that the theory was already dismissed, and that people have already died in the show.

This episode was highly entertaining, and the end previews show some potentially fun twists coming up. In like Flynn.

FELIPE NO

Ten bucks says the bearded guy shown at the end of the montage is someone important, or someone we've already seen.

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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.

Or, the brainwashing could turn him into a psychotic killing machine that goes nuts on the survivors. Could go either way.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

When did they mention that they wanted to kill Karl? If they wanted to do that, why not just shoot him?

Also, since Michael and Walt managed to leave the island, the Others should be able to leave too. Of course being a deceitful bastard, I'm sure Ben will find some loophole to keep Jack and Juliet confined. I doubt he's too happy about the two of them plotting his death.

And by the way, I cheered when Sawyer repeatedly rammed that guy's head on the food button.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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Juliett's flashback makes me wonder if her "new employers" and the Dharma project are one and the same.

Ethan says Hi.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I always thought they were talking about Juliet's sister. They could've gotten a sample from her without her knowing. But it more likely belongs to someone else.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I care quite a bit about how Locke ended up on a wheelchair. :/

And didn't Jack say he got his tattoos from Thailand? I'm more interested in what he was doing over in Thailand in the first place.

How ya doing, buddy?

I remember reading way back during Season 1, in a TV Guide interview, that Charlie was the last person the writers would ever want to kill off, the reasons being that he was popular (he was fresh out of LOTR, after all) and that his salary was cheap. Not sure if they still stand on that, but something tells me Charlie will dodge the bullet (and lightning bolt) here; they don't usually spell out the people they decide to kill.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm not a real big fan of the idea about showing events occuring outside the island. In the end, Lost is supposed to be a Thriller and a Mystery. The unpredictability and limited perspectives are what make those two themes work. Start showing a rescue team navigating close to the island and much of the mystery will be lost. The Dharma group and the Others create fear because so little is known about them. If they get brushed off as some company with secret but ambiguous aspirations, then they lose that sense of intimidation with the audience.

Besides, one theory that a fan had asked the writers of Lost (in an EW mag, I believe) is if, should the group ever find their way out of the island, there would be one final twist to show that the outside world had met some unfortunate tragedy, like a third world war or something. The producers praised the theory, saying it was a great idea and it was something they could consider. Of course, this could probably no longer work as Benjamin proved to Jack that the Others have clear knowledge of what's occuring outside (unless that in itself is another deception).

I enjoyed last night's episode; I didn't believe for a second that they would give clear answers to some of the more major (or not so major, in Jack's case) questions in just one episode. It should be clear to most of you that Lost moves at a very slow pacing. While it is indeed frustrating at times, I prefer this method of storytelling. With no real lead character (this is the first Jack-centric episode in a long time) and each one having some sort of mysterious past, I'd prfer that the writers take their time to explain things instead of hastily trying to wrap everything up in some 1 hour finale. I expect when Lost finally does reach its end, the epilogue alone would take a good 2 or 3 episodes.

My only complaint with last night was Jack's attitude when getting the tattoo. Why did he suddenly look like he was going to strangle that girl just because he found out that she does tattoos? I also thought he didn't believe in that kind of stuff (spending a whole episode debating with Locke about how the button doesn't do anything), so getting a magic tattoo kind of contradicts things.

How ya doing, buddy?

This episode was simply fantastic, not to mention chilling. That cracking sound is going to reverberate in my ears for a while. I can't wait to see what happens next episode.

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the hamsters are fucking REAL.

FELIPE NO

Season 1:

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"I can't have my baby here!"

I love it when things come full circle. This was the best episode of the season, bar none. And the upcoming episodes look very promising.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Absolutely incredible season finale, from start to finish. Season 3 was far and away better than the slow-paced Season 2. God knows what's going to happen in Season 4.

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And I won't believe Charlie is dead until Season 4 confirms it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.