'Lost' Season 5 Preview!!!

'Lost' and Other Nonsense

Duane, feel free to have your little coup...for now. I've got some errant posts running around my head that need to put down to rest on JedBoy--it's just finding the time has been difficult. So, Duane, seriously, write as much as you want. And in an effort to add something to this blog, I've decided to add an email that I get weekly from the one, the only, Hayley. Most of you probably don't know her, but she's got the goods when it comes to pop culture, so I thought I would interject one of her many analyses of my favorite TV show to this humble little blog. With her permission of course:

All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkien

So its been three years and Kate keeps going through that last day on the island and trying to make sense of it. What I'm trying to make sense of is how are they protecting the people on the island by lying? I mean, it makes sense to lie because who would believe them and because who wants to make Widmore (or whoever planted the shipwreck - is there another option?) a bigger enemy, but how is that protecting them? So I guess they decided to go along with the shipwreck story that everyone saw on TV and that's why then chose where to be found. Nobody can even find the island though, so how does that protect them? Sounds more like protecting yourselves. I guess if they tell the truth and someone does start an investigation into it all and goes after Widmore they are thinking he found it once so he could find it again and when he does ... but those chances don't seem high.

Who's still alive and on the island (besides the Others): Sawyer, Juliette, Charlotte, Miles, Rose, Bernard, Locke (at least until he gets killed) - will we see Michael as a specter? Jacob's representative Christian finally released him and let him die.

Who's futures are not perfectly clear: Claire - I suppose that the fact that she came to visit Aaron and Kate like the other specters confirms that she is dead and probably died in the house explosion that Sawyer 'rescued' her from, but still. She did seem different than the other specter visitors who always seem indifferent and condescending. I suppose it could have just been a dream after all ... Daniel - I am going to assume that he and those extras in the raft with him were still close enough to the island to vanish with it, but that's not for sure. Jin. Okay, so it seems a far stretch that he could possibly still be alive since the ship blew up and even if he did make it he had no island to swim back to. That was one of the most frustrating scenes - they totally had two seconds to wait for him. Kate tried to run in after him, Desmond and Sun were yelling to wait, bot noooo, Jack had to go. Sun's screams were heart-wrenching. I suppose they needed Jin to go to fuel Sun into the bold and calculating woman we saw in the future - I love it, but it will be very interesting to see how deeply she has let herself hate and what she is now capable of. Does she want to work with Widmore to destroy her father or for his help to find the island? Both?

Who has to come back to the island: Jack, Kate, Aaron, Sayid, Hurley, Sun, Walt (Poor, tall, ugly haircut Walt, who none of the 6 came to see). I presume 'all' refers to the flight members, not to Desmond or Frank. What is Ben's investment in getting them back - is it all about revenge and the game he is playing with Widmore? Does he want to get back into the Island's good graces? He claimed that whoever moves the island can't come back. Is this true? Perhaps by telling Locke that and by moving the island himself he keeps a certain degree of power/allegiance with the island. Now we know why he had the parka on and a cut on his arm, when he was cranking the gears in the Journey-to-the-Center-of-the-Earthesque ice chamber, but how did he get to Tunisia? When the island moved did it just teleported him to Tunisia by default? It doesn't seem to be a random location since he had been there before, his fake name was in the hotel records. Hmmmm, Ben, Ben, Ben... what is up your sleeve? PS, you were freaking me out when you went all Psycho on Keamy! (I wonder if we'll see Keamy in flashes next season.)

The Others do stick to their promises. Wasn't that a weird look between Sayid and Kate though when they saved Ben and fought Keamy? Was there more to the bargain than we heard? The Coffin: the two biggest theories for who was in the coffin have always been Locke and Ben. I had always leaned towards Ben based on Kate's disdainful reaction to Jack when he asked her is she was going to go. The minute Ben walked into the room though, it had to be Locke. Who killed you Locke, and made it look like a suicide? Was it Sayid? I have to admit, I was extremely proud of myself for remembering the name Jeremy Bentham as the coffin guy from the finale last year. So, Locke, why the alias? Is it simply to be incognito because John Locke is supposed to be dead and because Widmore's guys are probably after you? - "Jeremy Bentham was one of the founders of the Utilitarian philosophy in the 19th century - the path to goodness consists of finding or doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Bentham developed this philosophy with James Mill, whose son, John Stuart Mill, refined it (JS Mill argued, correctly I think, that there are qualitative differences between goods - saving someones life is worth much more than giving someone $100 as charity). Bentham is also known for devising the Panopticon prison - a design which allows the prison guard to observe all prisoners, who are unaware that they're being observed."

This name goes along with some of the other philosophical names chosen for characters on the show. So Locke/Bentham has been coming to see all of them. He came to see Walt, and by the fact that Hurley recognised the name he must have come to see him too (everyone else is coming to see Hurley, so why not?) and Jack confirmed that he had come to both himself and to Kate.

The islands wrath: Is it on Jack specifically or on all of them for leaving? Jack was certainly taking it personally, but if they all need to come back, then its really all of there faults that bad things have been happening since they left. Next season they will hopefully provide flashes of Locke's visits. Ooh, zinger on Jack when Locke said, 'If you lie to them half as well as you do to yourself...' Was it always meant to happen like this - for Locke to die because Jack was meant to be the leader? His tattoo says something like, "He is among them, but he is not one of them." Will that come into play again? Could Jack have been like Locke on the island if he had gotten over his cynicism and insecurity and let himself believe? It seems that Aaron is the chosen one who will end up the new Locke, though. That kid is a miraculous survivor like John.

Here's the thing though, we're getting some mixed signals from the island. All the visitors from the island are telling them we need you, come back, but then Claire comes and says don't you dare take him back. Are there two conflicting powers on the island? Is what Jacob/Christian/Claire wants different from what Richard/Locke/The Others want? It shouldn't be too hard to find everyone, its just a matter of convincing them. Ben knows how to reach Sayid who knows how to reach Hurley, in his new Sayid instigated witness protection program. Will Sayid be coming to collect the others - I presume they are all being watched. Aaaaaaah Sawyer - could I love you any more? That was beautiful. Had to love Sawyer's grin when he came swimming out of the ocean and saw Juliette boozing it up and he was just as casual as ever. I guess they'll be assuming their friends are dead. It makes me even more frustrated with jerkface Jack for being such a bum about Kate following through with Sawyer's last whispered wish. (Which was most likely about his daughter Clementine.) I get that he is feeling guilty and confused... I think next season will be kind of a redemption season for Jack.

Best acting moment: No surprise, it goes to Michael Emerson as Ben. In the Orchid when Locke asks him if that's the magic box and Ben shook his head in frustration and said, 'no John, its not,' and then spoke to him like he was five ... classic. When brief conversation between Ben and Pretty Eyes Richard was also amusing.

Most satisfying episode moment: The Des and Penny reunion. Oh sweetness. I hope you are happy and I hope that you can avoid Ben and I hope to see much more of you both.

Most intriguing new character development: Charlotte - So she 'finally' got 'back' to the island and she is still trying to figure out where she was born. What? whas she born there? Is she somehow a key in the island pregnancy dilemma?

Biggest question in my mind right now: When they do finally find and get back to the island, wherever it may be, how much time will have passed on the island? The Orchid video said it was a study of space and time both, so when the island moved did it move both space and time? It would be nice to get some more history of the island itself.

See you in another season, Brotha.

By: Hayley Mann

Lostpedia: Where 'Lost' Addicts Go to Die...

Ok, it's no secret that I'm a huge Lost fan and since it's gone off the air last week I've been reeling with Lost withdrawal. So, one way for me to deal with this lack of Lost is by posting my favorite blog sites for Lost. Most of you probably don't care, but for the die hards you might find some that you'll enjoy.

1. Lostpedia. This is the ultimate Lost website. It's designed in a Wikipedia format so you can search pretty much anything that your heart desires. Be careful, however, it's easy to spend hours on this website. Here's a post from the last episode dealing with just that episode's cultural references:

• Kurt Vonnegut: The author of Slaughterhouse Five is mentioned as an answer on the game show Michael is watching. (Literary works)
• The Shining: Minkowski remarks that Michael reminds him of the main character from this 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. (Movies and TV)
• Star Wars: Before he is shot, Karl says, "I've got a bad feeling about this." This is a line that is spoken in every episode of Star Wars. (Movies and TV)
• Cass Elliot: The song playing in the car when Michael tries to kill himself is "It's Getting Better" by Cass Elliot, who also recorded "Make Your Own Kind of Music." (Music)
• The Hotel Earle: This is the former name of the Washington Square Hotel. [1]
  • In the 1991 Coen Brothers film Barton Fink, this is the name of a fictional hotel, which is a metaphysical manifestation of hell for an awkward, isolated New York City writer. (Movies and TV)
• Star Trek: The second sneak peek for this episode featured the "red alert" sound effect from Star Trek: The Next Generation as the freighter's alarm. This was altered for the broadcast version. (Movies and TV)
• Hinduism: When we see Ben talk to Michael on the radio, at the beginning of the shot there is a statue of a Hindu deity in the foreground. (Religion and Ideologies)
• The Great Escape: Michael throwing on the ball against the wall references Hilts doing the same whilst in the cooler in The Great Escape.

2. Doc Jensen: EW.com. Here you'll find one of my favorite Lost experts who gives thoughtful and almost touching analysis to the Lost world:

They never made it to Albuquerque in the flash-forward future (at least, not yet), but Jin and Sun landed somewhere deeper in last night's moving, deviously tricky installment of Lost. Back on point after last week's subpar Juliet-centric episode, ''Ji-Yeon'' had me dabbing my eyes repeatedly. You're always going to get me watery with a story about the sometimes perilous road of bringing new life into the world; it's a personal thing, and Lost tapped it well enough, so there you go: I'm sold. Even better, I loved how this story, unexpectedly, dealt with resolving Sun's sin against her husband — her infidelity with Jae — yet also completed Jin's redemptive reconstruction into a husband worthy of his wife's faithfulness. I'm not sure if Jin really is destined for death, as the final moments of the show seemed to suggest, but in many ways the episode felt like a valedictory for the character....More.

3. J. Wood: PowellsBooks.blog. This blog is over-the-top amazing, even if most of it is over my head. If you want analysis so deep that you'll need a dictionary and wikipedia close at hand just to understand it, then this is your blog. Here's an excerpt:

The theme of the number (our constant?) is reflected in the very architecture of the episode, making "The Constant" possibly the most intricately structured episode of Lost to date. This kind of thematic structuring is what classical and Renaissance artists and architects did when they took classical ratios and had them reflected at the macro and micro levels of the work to create intrinsic harmony and resonance. The eight idea resonates throughout the episode in theme, structure, symbolism. This is not to say that the episode was designed as carefully as suggested above, but at this point many of the themes have already been established and are now being recuperated while questions are answered. If all the thematic pieces were designed to fit together, the writers may not need to over-plan an episode, because the structure is implicit....More.

4. Lost Screencaps and Easter Eggs. This little website takes HD stills of important shots that you probably missed on initial viewing. I'm always amazed when I check it out because I realize how much I overlooked. For example:



A glimpse of Alvar Hanso (founder of the Hanso foundation) next to Michael in a hospital bed. Hanso is Danish for 'his island.'

A Duty-Dance with Death

When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in a bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is 'So it goes'. (27)

Lost recently ended its eight episode run, but will be back for five more episodes in one month’s time. The last episode had a lot to do with a character that I was sure we’d finally be rid of, yet for some reason the creators decided that there was a need to bring him back. Thus the episode was probably my least favorite of an amazing plot-forwarding season four. Before this character, Michael, left the series, he would always shout: ‘They’ve got my boy!!’ over and over again. The Others had taken his boy at the end of season 1 and for all of season 2 Michael only had one objective: getting his boy back. This motivation, of course, was an excuse for him to do whatever he needed to get his offspring, which included killing two main characters (Libby and Ana Lucia).

What's interesting is that Ben (the Others' puppet master) pointed out in the last episode that he never asked Michael to kill; Michael did it all on his own. In the lastest episode it's revealed that Michael decides to tell his son Walt about what he did to get off the island, thereby shattering their relationship which has devolved into estrangement. This is too much for Michael to bare. We’re not exactly sure about the details, but apparently Michael has now decided that a self-inflicted death is the only option left. He’s ruined the only thing that he loved and he’s at the end of his rope. But there's a catch: as Mr. Friendly (aka Tom) pointed out, ‘The Island won’t let you’ just kill yourself—it’s not that easy.


Michael's failed attempt to blow up the freighter is met with a little note

After several unsuccessful suicide attempts, Michael finally realizes that he has no escape from his past sins (killing innocent blood) and current hell (guilt and separation from Walt). Maybe the writers decided that in an attempt to make us sympathize with this damned character, his penance will be to somehow rescue his ‘friends’ that are still on the island, while acquiescing to Ben’s demands by killing some of Ben's enemies. Thus Michael has graduated from Ben’s chessboard pawn to Ben’s queen: nothing to lose and the willingness and motivation to kill.

You see, Michael cannot die and he has nothing to live for. His future is somehow laid out before him according to the island’s wishes and demands, and he has sunk into fatalistic realization of his own destiny. The difference between Michael and Desmond is that Desmond feels like he can still determine his future somehow, even though it’s bound by some immutable laws of inevitability (i.e., Charlie’s death). Desmond can control actions, however, and chooses the details of when and how things come to pass. I believe that Michael will become the Billy Pilgrim of Lost: the ill-fated character of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughter-House Five.



Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death

I recently re-read it since the author, Kurt Vonnegut, passed away last year. Have you ever read it? You must. The main character is “unstuck in time,” meaning that he experiences the events of his life in a seemingly random order, with no idea which part of life he will “visit” next (something akin to flipping through the channels of your own life). This has something to do with the fact that he has been adducted by aliens who don’t hold the same concept of time as humans. To them everything always exists at the same time. The author uses these aliens as a literary tool to satirize the idea of fatalism, or the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable. One alien said: "I've visited thirty-one inhabited planets in the universe... Only on Earth is there any talk of free will." I think that Vonnegut is satirizing this concept because so many people feel like they can’t change their own life. But the thing is…we do have free will. We can’t just sit around and wait for life to happen to us; we are masters of our own fate.

I think that ultimately Lost and its characters will begin to understand this concept of fatalism on a broader scale, as they come off the island and have ‘unstuck in time’ experiences. This may be why Jack tries to kill himself in the future by jumping off a bridge, or that Hurley tries to get into a car accident and ultimately ends up in psychiatric ward where he feels ‘safe.’ This is just a theory, but it feels like time-travel has become a central theme of Lost this season wrapped around theories brought to us by Vonnegut, who has been mentioned at least three times during the eight episode run. If this were to be true, then we’ll see more characters turning to suicide (freighter folk), going insane (Minkowski), or maybe developing a sickness (Rousseau’s comrades). Ultimately, I believe that the characters will all have to face their past demons and reconcile those with the island (aka smokey) and themselves in order to find peace and become masters of their own fate. Only then will they truly become ‘found.’

'Lost' and the Fantastic Freighter Four

I'm kind of surprised that I haven't written anything about Lost yet this season. It's so good!! I just finished reading this post from probably one of the best Lost blogs that I've come across. Thanks Casey. You need to check it out. Plus, I've recently read that Lost will probably produce five more episodes to add to this season's eight since it looks like the writers' strike it about to end. Phew!

Lost: Confirmed Dead

February 8th, 2008: Posted by J. Wood

Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature, and in such things as these, experiment is the best test of such consistency.
—Michael Faraday, 1849

"Confirmed Dead" has more than enough red-meat new material to keep the confirmed audience digging, and probably just enough to make the unconfirmed even less satisfied with the storyline (and we may hear from them in the comments — let 'em fly!). We have another group of newly-introduced characters (I'm hearing "Freighties"), a return to flashbacks, some slight shifts in the power balance, the question of the plane at the bottom of the Sunda Trench, and a favorite of mine, the oopart (more on that in a minute).

There's a few in the press who get advanced copies of episodes and get the chance to work on some of the intricacies so they can post a story with some decent analysis quickly after airing. This is good and bad; it means that the audience will have plenty to hang a discussion on come the next day, but it also means many of the references are already smartly teased out by mid-morning (I'm looking at you, Doc Jensen). The Freighter Four, for instance, bear some not-too-subtle similarities to the Fantastic Four of Marvel Comics. Lost has been doing some tie-in work with Marvel, and this episode was written by none other than Brian Vaughan, whose own work in comics is well worth looking into (see his Y: The Last Man series). It's probably worth mentioning the connections, and although this may be old news to many by now, let's see what we can pull from them:

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Lost it up!!

Here's the new trailer for the most amazing piece of television in the history of the small screen. Even though there's only going to be 6-8 episodes coming out in January, I'm totally excited. I was thinking too, that Lost is sure to be a ratings giant since there won't be a lot of alternative programing going on due to the writers' strike.

Roid Rage

Le Tour de France has ended and most Americans haven’t even noticed. It’s not that we don’t appreciate sports with doping scandals; it’s just that we tend to gravitate toward the juiced-up-athlete-with-their-head-two- or-three-times-its-normal-size variety.

The folks at Disney have decided to make all seven of The Chronicles of Narnia books into movies; early reports have already indicated that Harry Potter will die at the end of the series.

Leonard Nimoy has been cast to reprise his role as Spock in the newest installment of Star Trek. When Nimoy was interviewed about his role the reporter noticed a bruise on his neck. Apparently, Nimoy had been bragging to some teenage trekkies at a Star Trek convention about how he got cast, but William Shatner didn’t. Upon hearing this, Shatner tried, albeit unsuccessfully, a ‘Vulcan Nerve Pinch’ on him.

It’s been confirmed that Harold Perrineau, who plays Michael, will return in Season 4 of Lost. When asked how he felt about returning to the sci-fi show he started yelling over and over again: “They’ve got my boy! They’ve got my boy!” Confused the reporters turned to Henry Ian Cusick, who plays Desmond, for some insight, to which he shouted: “You’re gonna die, brutha!” The writers of the show quickly jumped in and told the confused reporters that everything would make sense by the end of the interview.

Responding to Fan Mail

I thought for sure that by now you would have a commentary on why
‘Lost’, for the second year in a row, was not nominated for any emmy
awards. The critics are obviously somewhat annoyed with the show's
convolution; else how could a show like "Heroes," with its inferior
storytelling, acting, and overall production value (it's basically a
Lost knock-off), receive any nods? Makes me wonder....

So, my friend wrote me (we’ll call him C. Ewell, no, Casey E.). He wanted to know why I haven’t written anything about the Emmys yet and Lost getting snubbed. First off, Lost should be nominated for best drama, not only because it’s the most amazing piece of television on everyone’s HDTV, laptop, and iPhone right now, but because it was nominated for best acting (Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn), best writing, and best directing. Doesn’t best drama mean best acting, writing, and directing? Of course, I personally could care less about the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, or even Tonys for that matter; it’s just a bunch of hullabaloo decided by stuffed shirts on limited exposure of what they think the “best” of something is. As has recently been discussed, String Theory should be used to decide these types of things (see Applying String Theory to Album Reviews).

More thoughts:

I’m glad to see that 24 got left off the ballot this year. I’m sorry, but season 6 was a joke. If you haven’t seen it yet “you’re just gonna have to trust me. I’m Jack Bauer! I’ve never been wrong!”

Two and a Half Men got nominated again. Boo! Is this show even funny? I’ve never really watched it, but my grandma says it is.

Jason Lee didn’t get nominated. That’s unfortunate; the Emmy deciders are obviously anti-mustache-ites.

John Krasinski failed to receive a nom either; his facial expressions alone should’ve been enough.

The Shat was nominated for best supporting actor in a drama series. I….have….no….opinion….on….that.

Unraveling the Hip

Did you see the new J.J. Abrams’ movie preview yet? It’s super secret and veiled in mystery. Hmm…sounds perfect for the creator of Lost.

About the only thing worth watching on VH1 is The World Series of Pop Culture. Yesterday, while enjoying the talents of The Fiery Furnaces and Yo La Tengo, I discovered that my friend, Christian, had tried out for it unsuccessfully. He was actually happy that he didn’t know the name of Magnum P.I.’s dog, which would have solidified his eternal geekiness.

What are the most unforgettable movie songs? Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic or ‘Eye of the Tiger’ from Rocky III? Go here for the answers.

Check out this preview for this Sundance movie just once.

Did you serve a mission in Latin America? If not, then you might not know who Che Guevara is, but his life story is being made into a movie by a guy that looks like his spitting image: Benicio del Toro.

Speaking of mustaches…

The critics are loving Hairspray.

Congratulations to Patrick and Patricia for the new baby!! Love you guys!

TV Reanimation

Office characters

Ryan is Michael’s boss, Jan moves in with Michael, and episodes will last an hour.

Hugo likes Hardee’s.

Tom Selleck worship.

Simpsonsizeme.

'Lost' and other Cultural Milestones

Lost might be the most creative, most complex, and most riveting TV show to ever grace the small screen. This fairly recent phenomenon and the fervor it generates from TV watchers, countless bloggers, and even experts in fields of, “pop culture, literature, philosophy, art and democracy” is unprecedented. In fact, the last episode of the season entitled, “Through the Looking Glass,” was the quintessential study of sci-fi homage and literary symbolism. If you want a deeper insight into the season finale you must read this blog from J. Wood, which fleshes out Biblical allegories, Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity, and why Juliet kissed Jack. Here’s the first paragraph:

“There is no easy entrance into "Through the Looking Glass" except through the past episodes. The author of the episode's namesake, Lewis Carroll, was a mathematician and logician whose own Through the Looking Glass is an exercise in mind-bending logic. All assumptions are turned inside-out, as if mirror-twins of their presumed originals, and the season three finale demonstrates how some of our own assumptions of the narrative are turned inside-out. Even time works wrong.

Maybe.”

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Lingering questions.

From 'Lost' to 'X-Men'

The X-Men movies have recently petered out in their overall coolness. I mean, X-3 was okay, as it reminded me more of the cartoons than any of the other movies, but the storyline was confusing and the plot thin. However, some casting news for X-4 might revive my interest in the franchise. There are rumors that Lost star, Josh Holloway (affectionately known as Sawyer), might be stepping into the role of Gambit. This late-addition X-Men mutant known as a southern thief and card shark would be the perfect fit for conman Sawyer, even if it is blatant typecasting.

'Lost' Enlightenment

Last week’s episode of ‘Lost’ was a doozy! It seems that the writers are really trying their best to confuse us with their mumbo jumbo direction of the show. With Jacob (shown here), as an allegorical ghost from the Old Testament, or the suddenly new revelation that Richard might be immortal, the writers never seem to leave us without scratching our heads. I was recently reading one article on the not-so-subtle interjection of famous Enlightenment philosophers’ names as main characters and their connections. “They include: John Locke (blank slate; social contract), David Hume (cause and effect; skepticism), Rousseau (general will), Anthony Cooper (harmony of character), Edmund Burke (conservatism), and the Russian oddball of the bunch, Bakunin (anarchy).” Doc Jensen goes on to discuss it further:

Here's the Big Idea — the curious unifying link — that we've failed to recognize in our narrow application of these philosophers: with the exception of Bakunin, the philosophers of Lost all lived during the Age of Enlightenment, a movement that flowed out of the Age of Reason in the 17th Century. (See: René Descartes, ''I think, therefore I am.'') The Enlightenment belief was that the human mind alone could fathom the mysteries of the world and tame its unruly nature with logic and ideas. It was the Enlightenment that provided the ideological spark for a series of scientific, political, and economic revolutions that would reshape the world and bring forth the utopian-obsessed Modern age. The founding fathers of the United States, for example, were rooted in the ideas of what commentators refer to as ''The Enlightenment Project.'' But perhaps more pertinent to Lost is this: The Enlightenment neutered God. To be clear, many Enlightenment thinkers actually believed in the Big Guy. Nonetheless, their exultation of reason and empiricism precipitated the gradual expunging of religion, mysticism, and magic from any foundational understanding of existence. Thanks to the Enlightenment, God was rendered hazy and driven underground — you know, kinda like a certain crankypants smoke monster that dwells in the bowels of the Island. Coincidence?
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Lost in a Flash

What did parachute girl say to Mikail? Did Juliet lie to Sun about her DOC? I believe the most important thing said throughout the entire episode was desmonds line to charlie "by my last count you have killed more of them than they have of you". More.

Brotherly Love

Lost

By Jeff Jensen

Jeff Jensen

Jeff Jensen, an EW senior writer, has been despondent since the cancellation of ''Twin Peaks''

For me, Desmond's groan said it all. It came at the climax of last night's outing of Lost, prior to the awful choice the episode had been building toward: Should the time-scrambled Scot sacrifice Charlie's life for a chance at being reunited with Penelope, or should he put the Hobbity rocker's life and well-being ahead of his own self-interest and once again save him from predestined death? It was a damnable dilemma, and it gave rise to an existential growl congested with resignation, fury, self-loathing, and more. It spoke of being stuck between courage and

cowardice, desire and duty, free will and fate — the clutch of tricky themes upon which Catch-22 was built. It also spoke on behalf of an episode heavy-laden with deep thoughts and ominous subtext encoded in Biblical and literary citations, comic book references, and perhaps the most provocative hidden clue in the show's history. It's enough to make your brain explode....more

Did you see the picture on the Abbott's desk? Himself with the "time travelling" lady from the jewelry store!!!

Lost is on tonight!

Here and here are some recent and intriguing theories.

Was Amelia Earhart a Lostie?

I was watching Lost last night and noticed an interesting sign. Juliet's seduction to become one of the Others took place in the lobby of their aviation division with a sign that said Herarat Aviation-btw, I love DVR. Anyway, Herarat is an anagram for Earhart, as in Amelia Earhart, the aviator who went famously missing in 1937 with her navigator. Many suspect that she and her navigator crash landed on an island somewhere in the South Pacific. Some researchers think they have even found parts of their plane, clothes, and even remnants of graves. Which is a little more than interesting when considering that in Lost's first season, the Losties found an "Adam & Eve" type grave near the caves. It's only a theory, but it's kind of intriguing. What do you guys think? What do you think of Juliet? Good or bad? More summary.

Lost Addict?

Since last year, when I borrowed my brother's DVD of the first season of Lost, I've been hopelessly hooked. I'm not sure if it's the metaphysical storyline, heavy pycho-analysis of complex characters, or the sci-fi adventure that really pulls me in. But at any rate I just wanted to say that there's a great post explaining tonight's episode as well as an entire breakdown of the show's most popular theories. What do you guys think?