Hey --
So, real quick, this is not my theory (whereas my last post was), but this sounds like a very plausible theory to me:
Desmond, as we know, is trying to find Daniel Faraday's Mom because she apparently is able to stop the Island from skipping through time. The going theory is that Daniel's Mom is Ms. Eloise Hawking -- the crazy old time-jumping woman that Desmond met in "Flashes Before Your Eyes." It would make sense that if anyone can stop the Island from skipping, it'd be her.
Moreoever, the theory goes on to say that Ms. Eloise Hawking may be "Ellie" -- the blonde Other that captured the Losties and took Daniel to the hydrogen bomb. Remember when Daniel was saying something to her like, "You look like --" but stopped himself? He may have wanted to say that she looks like his Mama, and if you compare Ellie with Eloise Hawking, they do look similar, albeit 50 years apart.
Further, it makes sense that she had Daniel while on the Island, allowing him to work for Dharma years later.
1.30.2009
1.28.2009
So What Had Happened Was...
in the 1880s, the Black Rock, a slave ship, leaves England headed to Thailand and crashes on the Island. The sailors find that the Island is nearly deserted -- except for Richard Alpert (and maybe a few others) -- and Richard eventually recruits them to stay on the Island and be its protectors because he can't protect it alone. I don't know what happens to the slaves, but the 1950s Others are the descendants of those British sailors... hmm... except how come none of the Others are ever old? Maybe because the Island has healing properties so no one ever reaches old age because old age is your body deteriorating and the Island prevents that? So people can age from children to adults, but they can't get older than mid-life? So maybe the 1950s Others are the actual crew from the Black Rock?
In any case, one of them is Widmore and he likely ends up taking lead of the Others in some way -- perhaps by force? -- until Ben rescues the Others from Charles and Charles is banished from the Island forever under certain "rules." And perhaps Charles was made to turn the Donkey Wheel when he was banished -- which explains how Ben knew about it, but I don't know how Charles would have gotten back there post-Dharma without destroying the Orchid chamber like Ben had to. It does seem like the Island has moved since Charles left, however. The Black Rock was sailiing from the UK to Thailand, so it would have crashed in the Indian Ocean rather than the Pacific, but flight 815 was likely flying over the Pacfic when it crashed, so the Island may have moved between those two crashes, which is maybe one of the reasons Charles was having trouble finding it?
Anyway, Charles wants Ben because he knows that Ben is his main obstacle to taking back the Island. He later has Locke killed because he takes over the Others in Ben's stead.
Thoughts?
In any case, one of them is Widmore and he likely ends up taking lead of the Others in some way -- perhaps by force? -- until Ben rescues the Others from Charles and Charles is banished from the Island forever under certain "rules." And perhaps Charles was made to turn the Donkey Wheel when he was banished -- which explains how Ben knew about it, but I don't know how Charles would have gotten back there post-Dharma without destroying the Orchid chamber like Ben had to. It does seem like the Island has moved since Charles left, however. The Black Rock was sailiing from the UK to Thailand, so it would have crashed in the Indian Ocean rather than the Pacific, but flight 815 was likely flying over the Pacfic when it crashed, so the Island may have moved between those two crashes, which is maybe one of the reasons Charles was having trouble finding it?
Anyway, Charles wants Ben because he knows that Ben is his main obstacle to taking back the Island. He later has Locke killed because he takes over the Others in Ben's stead.
Thoughts?
My house skipped...
Did anyone think that this episode was over in the blink of an eye? I suddenly saw Bad Robot and asked the clock, "WHAT?!?"
1.25.2009
A Broken Record
Hey, LeftBehinders! How're you guys doing? What'd everyone think of the first 2 episodes of Lost last week?
Briefly, I LOVED how the first episode started with Candle (or, I guess it's "Chang") waking up and putting on a Willie Nelson record (which subsequently skips, foreshadowing how the island, as a "record" will skip through time later on). And then he goes to the Orchid Station, and we see Faraday. All very cool, very interesting. But then... I dunno, I didn't dislike the episodes, but I didn't think they quite lived up to previous season premieres. I was particularly unimpressed with the second episode, the Hurley episode, because Hurley, like Sawyer, just slows down the show for me. The entire episode just seemed like a lot of unnecessary activity -- Sayid gets hurt, Hurley's driving around with Sayid, he buys a shirt, he goes home, he talks to his dad and mom, his dad takes off with Sayid... etc. A whole lot of moving around without anything really important or particularly interesting happening. There are only 2 seasons left! We have precious few moments left with this show -- why are we wasting 5 minutes watching Hurley buy a shirt!?
The problem with the show having a firm end date is that now the writers are just sort of winding down. They're busying themselves with getting to the end, with answering questions, which is fine, except it's always more interesting to see the magic trick then to find out how it was done.
As for the island time-jumping, I kind of like it and kind of don't. What I don't like about it is that the show has clearly gone off the rails. Remember the days where we (or at least I) thought that the show was grounded in reality and the answers to everything would be plausible? They killed that last season, but this season seems to want to go even further. Anytime you play around with time-jumping, you're just asking for trouble. What I like about it, though, is that I think this is actually a very clever -- and potentially really fun -- way of exploring the history of the island. They could jump back to Dharma, to the four-toed statue people, to the purge, to when they themselves crashed, etc. There are endless possibilities, and it could be a lot of fun. I remember during the second or third seasons the writers were thinking about doing an episode where the island gets its own flashbacks. Well, this may not be what they had in mind, but this could be a really fun way of doing it if it's done right.
Thoughts?
Briefly, I LOVED how the first episode started with Candle (or, I guess it's "Chang") waking up and putting on a Willie Nelson record (which subsequently skips, foreshadowing how the island, as a "record" will skip through time later on). And then he goes to the Orchid Station, and we see Faraday. All very cool, very interesting. But then... I dunno, I didn't dislike the episodes, but I didn't think they quite lived up to previous season premieres. I was particularly unimpressed with the second episode, the Hurley episode, because Hurley, like Sawyer, just slows down the show for me. The entire episode just seemed like a lot of unnecessary activity -- Sayid gets hurt, Hurley's driving around with Sayid, he buys a shirt, he goes home, he talks to his dad and mom, his dad takes off with Sayid... etc. A whole lot of moving around without anything really important or particularly interesting happening. There are only 2 seasons left! We have precious few moments left with this show -- why are we wasting 5 minutes watching Hurley buy a shirt!?
The problem with the show having a firm end date is that now the writers are just sort of winding down. They're busying themselves with getting to the end, with answering questions, which is fine, except it's always more interesting to see the magic trick then to find out how it was done.
As for the island time-jumping, I kind of like it and kind of don't. What I don't like about it is that the show has clearly gone off the rails. Remember the days where we (or at least I) thought that the show was grounded in reality and the answers to everything would be plausible? They killed that last season, but this season seems to want to go even further. Anytime you play around with time-jumping, you're just asking for trouble. What I like about it, though, is that I think this is actually a very clever -- and potentially really fun -- way of exploring the history of the island. They could jump back to Dharma, to the four-toed statue people, to the purge, to when they themselves crashed, etc. There are endless possibilities, and it could be a lot of fun. I remember during the second or third seasons the writers were thinking about doing an episode where the island gets its own flashbacks. Well, this may not be what they had in mind, but this could be a really fun way of doing it if it's done right.
Thoughts?
6.04.2008
my observations... poor Lars and Hans...
Hi ya'll! Been a long time...
Anywho, Sam, I agree very much just as does Walead with your observations... you've mostly said it all...
Walead, who's this Annie person that Ben's related to? I don't recall this plot line...
I must say it was an overall very satisfying ending to the season (even tho the liars at ABC didn't include ANY new footage to the first of the 3 hrs after they advertised it as so). The reveal was a little weak for me tho... Locke being Bentham?
I think it was really smart to have two improtant relationship milestones occur. The reconciliatory 'chance' meeting of Penny and Desmond, and the last moments of Jin and Sun... they both were very moving moments that played with the strenght of love. So amazing!
Ummm.... what the hell is up with Ben? He is SOOOO damn selfish! IT'S INSANITY! "So" was his reply to Locke's comment on the boat being full of innocent people about to die!!! Damn... he's still got the creepies.
click to see smokey, he's from Newark...
Anywho, on a last note, Please to enjoy Smokey Didas, on a never-before seen interview on his perspective on the island an its newest arrivals... hehe watch it to the end and enjoy!
Anywho, Sam, I agree very much just as does Walead with your observations... you've mostly said it all...
Walead, who's this Annie person that Ben's related to? I don't recall this plot line...
I must say it was an overall very satisfying ending to the season (even tho the liars at ABC didn't include ANY new footage to the first of the 3 hrs after they advertised it as so). The reveal was a little weak for me tho... Locke being Bentham?
I think it was really smart to have two improtant relationship milestones occur. The reconciliatory 'chance' meeting of Penny and Desmond, and the last moments of Jin and Sun... they both were very moving moments that played with the strenght of love. So amazing!
Ummm.... what the hell is up with Ben? He is SOOOO damn selfish! IT'S INSANITY! "So" was his reply to Locke's comment on the boat being full of innocent people about to die!!! Damn... he's still got the creepies.
click to see smokey, he's from Newark...
Anywho, on a last note, Please to enjoy Smokey Didas, on a never-before seen interview on his perspective on the island an its newest arrivals... hehe watch it to the end and enjoy!
6.02.2008
Gouge away
I was very excited to hear one of my favorite Pixies songs in the episode, "Gouge Away." Jack is listening to it as he drives to the funeral parlor, all drunk and upset-like.
"Gouge Away" re-tells the Biblical story of Samson, who was the strongest warrior of the Israelites but was betrayed by the woman he loved and delivered into the hands of the enemy. Ultimately, Samson saves his people by killing himself - pulling down the pillars of the Philistine's palace, killing their king and all his warriors.
I'd like to believe that this is foreshadowing - that ultimately Jack will follow a similar course of action - that the only way he'll be able to redeem himself (having already refused several shots at redemption - landing on the island, Kate's love, fatherhood to his nephew) and save his friends will be to destroy himself along with the enemies of the island.
"Gouge Away" re-tells the Biblical story of Samson, who was the strongest warrior of the Israelites but was betrayed by the woman he loved and delivered into the hands of the enemy. Ultimately, Samson saves his people by killing himself - pulling down the pillars of the Philistine's palace, killing their king and all his warriors.
I'd like to believe that this is foreshadowing - that ultimately Jack will follow a similar course of action - that the only way he'll be able to redeem himself (having already refused several shots at redemption - landing on the island, Kate's love, fatherhood to his nephew) and save his friends will be to destroy himself along with the enemies of the island.
Do you think...
... that Jack is going to kidnap Kate and Aaron? I can't imagine them going willingly. Kate is going to have to go through some REALLY MAJOR HORRIBLE SHIT in the course of the next season before she's so hard up that she actually consents to going back.
That was always my biggest objection to the film Aliens. Why the hell would Sigourney Weaver go back to that planet? She wouldn't. They try to give her all these horrible nightmares, and make it like she's got to go back in order to overcome her trauma from the first film, but that's bullshit. She would have popped a damn Ambien and gotten rid of that cat and slept like a baby.
That was always my biggest objection to the film Aliens. Why the hell would Sigourney Weaver go back to that planet? She wouldn't. They try to give her all these horrible nightmares, and make it like she's got to go back in order to overcome her trauma from the first film, but that's bullshit. She would have popped a damn Ambien and gotten rid of that cat and slept like a baby.
Who's In The Box
So... i must say that i was a little disappointed in the "Jeremy Bentham" reveal. It's interesting to think of Locke turning into Ben, globe-hopping around and sending mysterious letters and tryna fuck shit up BUT Locke is already such a huge character, with so much narrative importance. I was really hoping Jeremy Bentham would turn out to be some really minor character who would ultimately rise to become a central figure - like we're seeing with Christian Shepherd. It would have been fascinating to see Daniel Faraday or Bernard in the coffin - somebody who has had a pretty minor role up to now, and then imagine the narrative arc that is going to transform them into the next Ben/Widmore.
Also? I thought the opening of the episode was AMAZING - cutting from the recap flashback of Jack screaming "We have to go back!" to the exact same point in time, with Kate braking and getting out of her car to be all "what the frack." Really clever.
Also? I thought the opening of the episode was AMAZING - cutting from the recap flashback of Jack screaming "We have to go back!" to the exact same point in time, with Kate braking and getting out of her car to be all "what the frack." Really clever.
5.30.2008
i WILL keep going...
... until somebody else fucking says something!
Overall episode high point?
The Penny-Desmond reunion!! Amazing! So beautiful! So Odysseus! That arc has been really well-structured; even though i have always felt like Desmond was such an inexcusable jackass/coward for breaking it off with Penny, and that as a result he didn't deserve her, i think the story of his redemption was really excellent.
(and did anybody else feel like Claire's mom looked a lot like Penny?)
Overall episode high point?
The Penny-Desmond reunion!! Amazing! So beautiful! So Odysseus! That arc has been really well-structured; even though i have always felt like Desmond was such an inexcusable jackass/coward for breaking it off with Penny, and that as a result he didn't deserve her, i think the story of his redemption was really excellent.
(and did anybody else feel like Claire's mom looked a lot like Penny?)
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