To use an SAT analogy:
My addiction to Lost :: Jack's addiction to Hillbilly Heroin.
The season finale blew my mind. Jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching fist-pumping entertainment and quite possibly, the best two hours of television this year. Questions, comments and general observations follow:
Rest in peace, Charlie Pace. I've liked this character since the beginning. Maybe it was the musician thing. Maybe it was solidarity for a fellow Brit or maybe it was the fact that at heart, Charlie was a good guy just looking to get the monkey off his back. His death was noble right down to the very last details -- making the sign of the cross and warning Desmond that Naomi's boat had no affiliation with Penny before closing his eyes and accepting his fate. Well done, Charlie. Well done.
Was Sawyer calling Hurley a hero a nod to Heroes? "Stay in the car, hero" -- 'Cause that best-show-on-television throne? Occupado. It's a bit of a stretch and rather cheeky to boot, but indulge me, will you?
Who was the mysterious lady that Jack saved? Did they mention her name in the episode?
Was the corpse of Dr. Christian Shepard ever found on the island?
How the fuck did Mikhail not die? I mean, the man took a harpoon to the chest! Was this another example of the Island's magical rapid healing or is the Russian just impervious to weaponry? Did the grenade finally did him in or will he pop up again later on?
Ben told Richard to round up the Others and take them to the temple. Where is this temple and who does it venerate? Jacob?
The funeral Jack attended was in a fairly dodgy part of town. In fact, when I saw Jack pull up, my first assumption was, "Is he going to score drugs?" That being the case -- who could possibly be in the casket? When asked by the home attendant if he was family or friend, Jack responded, "Neither." So, this leaves us a couple of options:
Dr. Christian Shepard is dead, right? Despite numerous references made to him being alive in Jack's flash-forward, Shepard the Elder must be deceased. Living in his father's shadow continues to crush Jack.
Sayid snapping the neck of the Other was Bauer-esque. Has there ever been a sympathetic Iraqi portrayed on an American television series? I think Sayid Jarrah may very well be the first.
For a man that has an inability to kill, Locke was pretty quick to send that knife zooming into Naomi's back. Speaking of our favorite parachutist...
Why did Naomi have a picture of Des and Penny? Courtesy of Mr. Widmore? Captains of industry are far more nefarious than any smoke monster (Enron, anyone?)
Although he shot Mr. Friendly in a fairly brutal way, Sawyer had his reasons and explained them before he pulled the trigger -- "This is for taking the kid off the raft." Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord and Sawyer certainly repaid. Cold-blooded killer? I'm not so sure about that characterization. At least not yet.
Far and away, Hurley is my favorite character on the show. To those so-called fans who didn't appreciate the VW Van/Shambala episode earlier this season -- eat crow. And sidenote -- how cool is Sawyer for whupping ass and then, cracking open a Dharma Initiative brewski? Work hard, play hard.
Live Together, Die Alone. It's been a major component of the show since the beginning. By getting off the island, the Losties won't be living together anymore and therefore, are destined to die alone. After living on the Island, you can't just go back and live in the real world anymore.
Death Count: 15 including miscellaneous others. I predicted Charlie, Tom, Rose, Bernard and an Other-To-Be-Named Later. Lesson learned? I'm certainly no Desmond.
An Open Letter To Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof:
Dear Mr. Cuse and Mr. Lindelof:
Pardon my French, but you glorious bastards! You may have just created the greatest show in the history of televised entertainment.
People are constantly griping about the lack of intelligent entertainment on American television and for the part, they have a point. I mean, with pablum like Dancing With The Stars, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Ghost Whisperer polluting the airwaves, you can't really blame them.
But Lost is a creature all its own. Not only is it compelling, but it exposes the audience to ideas and concepts most never would have discovered organically - Enlightenment philosophy, time paradoxes, Eastern philosophy, Judeo-Christian allegories and not to mention a slew of other philosophical and scientific theories as well as numerous pop culture references.
I am continually amazed by just how much you manage to pour into each episode of the show. And the best part? The human emotion really bleeds through. It would be easy to drown the show in pretentious intellectualism, but instead you reiterate time after time that above all, this is show about people.
February 2008 can't come soon enough.
Love:
Jaime xx
For a megadose of Lost, check out Whitney Matheson's Pop Candy blog for USA Today. You might wanna bring a sandwich, though. It's pretty long.
My addiction to Lost :: Jack's addiction to Hillbilly Heroin.
The season finale blew my mind. Jaw-dropping, heart-wrenching fist-pumping entertainment and quite possibly, the best two hours of television this year. Questions, comments and general observations follow:
Rest in peace, Charlie Pace. I've liked this character since the beginning. Maybe it was the musician thing. Maybe it was solidarity for a fellow Brit or maybe it was the fact that at heart, Charlie was a good guy just looking to get the monkey off his back. His death was noble right down to the very last details -- making the sign of the cross and warning Desmond that Naomi's boat had no affiliation with Penny before closing his eyes and accepting his fate. Well done, Charlie. Well done.
Was Sawyer calling Hurley a hero a nod to Heroes? "Stay in the car, hero" -- 'Cause that best-show-on-television throne? Occupado. It's a bit of a stretch and rather cheeky to boot, but indulge me, will you?
Who was the mysterious lady that Jack saved? Did they mention her name in the episode?
Was the corpse of Dr. Christian Shepard ever found on the island?
How the fuck did Mikhail not die? I mean, the man took a harpoon to the chest! Was this another example of the Island's magical rapid healing or is the Russian just impervious to weaponry? Did the grenade finally did him in or will he pop up again later on?
Ben told Richard to round up the Others and take them to the temple. Where is this temple and who does it venerate? Jacob?
The funeral Jack attended was in a fairly dodgy part of town. In fact, when I saw Jack pull up, my first assumption was, "Is he going to score drugs?" That being the case -- who could possibly be in the casket? When asked by the home attendant if he was family or friend, Jack responded, "Neither." So, this leaves us a couple of options:
- Sawyer -- The relationship between Jack and Sawyer has been fraught with tension and I very much doubt Jack would ever refer to him as a friend. Also -- Jack questioned Kate's absence at the funeral. Among the Losties, Jack and Kate have the most reason to attend funeral services for James 'Sawyer' Ford.
- Juliet -- Although, had it been Juliet -- I'm sure her sister would have attended (if her sister is still alive).
- Locke -- He has no family (Mom's a lunatic, Daddy was garroted by Sawyer) and his actions on the Island as of late have been far from friendly.
- Michael -- No family, no friends (he sold out the Losties to Ben in exchange for Walt and in the "real world" -- he's considered dead for all intents and purposes) and Hoffs/Drawler (an anagram of 'Flash Forward' -- pretty sneaky, sis) seemed to be an African-American funeral home.
Dr. Christian Shepard is dead, right? Despite numerous references made to him being alive in Jack's flash-forward, Shepard the Elder must be deceased. Living in his father's shadow continues to crush Jack.
Sayid snapping the neck of the Other was Bauer-esque. Has there ever been a sympathetic Iraqi portrayed on an American television series? I think Sayid Jarrah may very well be the first.
For a man that has an inability to kill, Locke was pretty quick to send that knife zooming into Naomi's back. Speaking of our favorite parachutist...
Why did Naomi have a picture of Des and Penny? Courtesy of Mr. Widmore? Captains of industry are far more nefarious than any smoke monster (Enron, anyone?)
Although he shot Mr. Friendly in a fairly brutal way, Sawyer had his reasons and explained them before he pulled the trigger -- "This is for taking the kid off the raft." Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord and Sawyer certainly repaid. Cold-blooded killer? I'm not so sure about that characterization. At least not yet.
Far and away, Hurley is my favorite character on the show. To those so-called fans who didn't appreciate the VW Van/Shambala episode earlier this season -- eat crow. And sidenote -- how cool is Sawyer for whupping ass and then, cracking open a Dharma Initiative brewski? Work hard, play hard.
Live Together, Die Alone. It's been a major component of the show since the beginning. By getting off the island, the Losties won't be living together anymore and therefore, are destined to die alone. After living on the Island, you can't just go back and live in the real world anymore.
Death Count: 15 including miscellaneous others. I predicted Charlie, Tom, Rose, Bernard and an Other-To-Be-Named Later. Lesson learned? I'm certainly no Desmond.
An Open Letter To Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof:
Dear Mr. Cuse and Mr. Lindelof:
Pardon my French, but you glorious bastards! You may have just created the greatest show in the history of televised entertainment.
People are constantly griping about the lack of intelligent entertainment on American television and for the part, they have a point. I mean, with pablum like Dancing With The Stars, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? and Ghost Whisperer polluting the airwaves, you can't really blame them.
But Lost is a creature all its own. Not only is it compelling, but it exposes the audience to ideas and concepts most never would have discovered organically - Enlightenment philosophy, time paradoxes, Eastern philosophy, Judeo-Christian allegories and not to mention a slew of other philosophical and scientific theories as well as numerous pop culture references.
I am continually amazed by just how much you manage to pour into each episode of the show. And the best part? The human emotion really bleeds through. It would be easy to drown the show in pretentious intellectualism, but instead you reiterate time after time that above all, this is show about people.
February 2008 can't come soon enough.
Love:
Jaime xx
For a megadose of Lost, check out Whitney Matheson's Pop Candy blog for USA Today. You might wanna bring a sandwich, though. It's pretty long.
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