Lost
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Lost – ‘Ab Aeterno’ – 6.9
[Editor's Note:   For some reason my usual go-to spot for pics has not published those from last night. This post has been completed since this morning so in lieu of waiting any longer, I'm just going with this small assortment I found online. Sorry.]Â
It’s official. We’ve hit the halfway mark of an 18-hour season. And I can’t think of a better way to crest the hill than with this long-awaited Richard Alpert back story – ‘Ab Aeterno’ – which not only fleshed out everything there is to know about this ageless stranger but also stands as easily one of the two or three best hours of this show period – alongside the Locke-centric ‘Walkabout’ and Desmond’s tale ‘The Constant’. More below, but I’ll tease the rating right no... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘Recon’ – 6.8
Well, this was unusual.
I’m a Sawyer fan. And I’ve made it abundantly clear in these posts that when you strip away all the mystery, mythology and smoke monsters, what truly compels us to follow Lost is the intricate character dynamics. We love some of these people. Loathe others. And we’re dying to see how their lives turn out and how the various threads pull together – especially over the last few, fleeing weeks.
So it’s a complete shocker to me that I found a Sawyer episode completely boring. Now, each season, I always look forward (with tongue firmly in cheek) to the requisite Kate episode – knowing we’ll chase our sour with the sweet. But Sawyer eps usually deliver – mainly because I love the character and it’s always fun to see his latest con. And whi... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘Dr. Linus’ – 6.7
In the comments last week, I reposted a theory I read on-line that posited the notion that the two time lines we’re seeing this season are more closely related than we previously thought.
At the beginning of the season, it was reasonable to assume that everything we saw on the island was part of the straight chronology – the timeline we’ve been following since the very beginning. So, Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on the island. The pilot was eaten. Hatches were cracked. Tailies were found. Tailies were killed. Secondary islands were discovered. Others became DHARMA became original Others. Shacks rocked. Donkey wheels were spun. Everything got groovy as we did the time warp back to the 70′s. Jughead blew his stack. Jacob lived. Jacob died. MiB Locke began assembling his army. Sawyer called so... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘Sundown’ – 6.6
Like another famous cast away, I write to you one handed – having just had a wisdom tooth extracted with nary a coconut or sentient volleyball around to comfort me in recovery. Half-way through what should have been a very routine extraction, the oral surgeon offered me the bravery prize. When they start cracking wise like that, you know it’s not going 100% according to plan.
Anyway, I made it through without a tear shed knowing I had a night time of ice cream and Lost to look forward to. And as we hit episode 6, just two episodes away from the hump, it feels like the pieces are falling into place. The game board seems set and Lindelof & Cuse have everything in place as we rush head-on towards the end of this rare event – a densely mythological, heavily serialized show that’s allowed to lower the... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘The Lighthouse’ – 6.5
About a week ago, I found an article on EW.com where Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly announced their post-Lost plans. That got me thinking – how about dreaming up some future career marks for some of my favorite Lost contributors?
Before hitting that proverbial wish list, I’ll cover Fox and Lilly.
According to Fox, he aims to ape David Caruso and turn his back on TV for good. After a successful run on Party of Five followed by his arc on Lost (a character which was originally written with Michael Keaton in mind), he wants to explore the Hollywood hills and make his mark in the movie biz. While I think that’s a decent plan – to trade on his goodwill from this show – I’m not sure Fox has exactly what it takes to be the strong leading man on the big screen. While I like the du... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘The Substitute’ – 6.4
Last week, my dear cousin Jason hit me up looking to see if I could do a solid for his own website.
See, in another corner of these Interwebs, Jason runs a joint called Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation - a site that caters to the action figure enthusiasts. While I mothballed all my ‘guys’ a long time ago in a playroom far, far away – Poe figured he’d lean on me for my Lost expertise to help him make sense of a forthcoming line of action figures tied to the Lost franchise. Now, this isn’t new ground by any stretch as a decent series of replicas were created by Todd McFarlane’s company a few years back. In fact, in Jason’s wedding, he featured an action figure in each table’s center piece and I happened to walk away scoring Kate Austen in a thicket of bamboo -Â... Continue reading »
Lost – “What Kate Does” – 6.3
Don’t anyone panic. This happens every year.
I’ll get into it in detail below but after last week’s slam-bang premiere, which kicked off the season in style and simultaneously left our minds stirred, shaken and blown – we were bound to get that patented Lost letdown where the writers stop for a spell to get everyone’s bearings straight. It’s akin to setting the chess board – they need a little bit of exposition to get the characters pointed in the right direction – especially considering this is the final lead-up to the end game.
Anyway, more in a moment but suffice it to say, while it wasn’t my favorite hour, we always end up with one or two of these a season.
Before I do the usual rundown, I did want to lead with something that’s been on m... Continue reading »
Lost Cause – Part 1
Here’s a brief programming note.
My cousin Jason runs his own Blog – aimed at the action figure enthusiast – over at poeghostal.com. While I lack the encyclopedic knowledge of that world, he recently came-a-callin’ to me looking to see if I could give a new line of Lost figures the once over and provide my knee-jerk critical reaction. I did him a solid knowing that some day, some genius would bust out an Ed Humphries mold with 98 points of articulation and fifteen different catch phrases (“I THROW LIKE A GIRL!!!”) and he’d be first in line to review that bad boy.
So, if you’re interested in reading what I had to say or you just want to be really freaked out by some creepy little concoctions that some “genius” thought consumers demand, then p... Continue reading »
Lost – ‘LAX Parts 1 & 2′ – 6.1 & 6.2
The Beginning of the End.
That’s what ABC’s crack team of sales weasels have been billing last night’s season premiere. And based on what we’ve seen, they may be right – or they could be way off. After all, there seemed to be ample evidence to support that we may just be watching the End of the Beginning. After all, our intrepid brand of heroes eventually made their way to their original destination, LAX, as spoiled completely in the Title Card.
I’m getting way ahead of myself though. Before we hit this in some semblance of chronological style, I’ll offer up a little house cleaning for any new readers.
I started this Blog way back in the Winter of 2006, so we’re officially past my 4 year anniversary. In that time, I’ve published almost 400 full length articles on this site. At the begin... Continue reading »
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments from Lost
So, in a few short days we reach the Beginning of the End. And then, in a few short months’ time, we’ll finally find ourselves waking on the morning after the final episode of Lost airs with mixed reactions. No doubt, some will treat whatever finale is cooked up as a slight on par with The Sopranos’ Fade to Black. While others will spy pure genius in Lindelof and Cuse’s swan song.
Personally, whatever dreams may come, I’m going to feel that bittersweet sting of melancholy. I firmly believe that regardless of what hidden truth lies at the end of this rainbow, the pure fun of this show has always been in the journey not the destination. Therefore, I don’t demand that they answer every question, tie every thread and dot every i. Hell, I don’t even need a full discourse ... Continue reading »
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