LOST Review (2/8/06)
Just as a warning - this entry has some spoilers. So - tonight's episode was a bit low on plot. It was a good episode, don't get me wrong, anything with Sawyer is pretty good, but as for the general "What the hell is going on" plot nothing much happened, however, here are a few random notes:
I didn't think much of Hurley's comment about time travel. I don't know why - but time travel would just be so trivial. It would also be pretty evident. Before the old song played, we heard a DJ (in French I think), and I'm sure it would be evident from what he says if the broadcast was from another time.
As I mentioned in my last review, Charlie is definitely slipping to the dark side. We saw in the preview for next week that one of the Other's get captured. Watch Charlie get pretty friendly with him.
Speaking of next week - we finally get to see what happens when the timer hits zero. All I can say is - about time.
I spoke to someone on IRC this week who said that, supposedly, the black smoke is in every episode, did anyone see it this week? How about any other secrets?
Comments
Did anyone notice that when Sawyer was in the diner that waitress that served him was Kate's mom?
I agree that it was a good episode, but kind of had no point. The most it did was divide the group. Though I could argue that Sawyer made them all come together because they were all being too suspicious of each other. I'm still waiting for some of the show to start exploring more of the mysteries of the island. There is so much they could be doing with that.
I agree that it was a good episode, but kind of had no point. The most it did was divide the group. Though I could argue that Sawyer made them all come together because they were all being too suspicious of each other. I'm still waiting for some of the show to start exploring more of the mysteries of the island. There is so much they could be doing with that.
# Posted By Robert Everland III
| 2/9/06 7:15 AM
I haven't seen much of LOST, but it seems like it's a showcase for every conspiracy theory imaginable.
Not specific ones like "who shot JFK", but I can see the writers sitting around brainstorming. "I know, how about a show where we allude to time travel, dream sequences, the island of Dr. Moreau, and anything else we can think of all at the same time?"
Not specific ones like "who shot JFK", but I can see the writers sitting around brainstorming. "I know, how about a show where we allude to time travel, dream sequences, the island of Dr. Moreau, and anything else we can think of all at the same time?"
# Posted By Phillip Senn
| 2/9/06 7:21 AM
Kyle: Yes, he conned the girl. The car was just part of the con. Also, didn't we already know he was a con artist?
Robert: Yep. :) I was suprirsed by one thing. I thought for sur it was Anna(etc, long name) who kidnapped Jun.
Robert: Yep. :) I was suprirsed by one thing. I thought for sur it was Anna(etc, long name) who kidnapped Jun.
# Posted By Raymond Camden
| 2/9/06 8:32 AM
Robert - Thank you for helping me figure out where I saw her from! It was her mom. Good catch. I don't remember seeing the black smoke in this episode (maybe some other forum has screenies).
I bet you that when the timer hits '0' that nothing will happen - Jack will make a comment to John and say, "See...nothing." Then as the both of them look away - BAM! Or the computer screen will start receiving transmissions from the other computer.
Yes, Sawyer did con the girl after all. Sawyer said that his partner was in the car, but he really wasn't - it was Sawyer's car. It was a diversion to get the girl out of the house.
The dewy-decimal system joke really cracked me up. I'm just waiting for Sawyer to say, "My name is Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock!"
I bet you that when the timer hits '0' that nothing will happen - Jack will make a comment to John and say, "See...nothing." Then as the both of them look away - BAM! Or the computer screen will start receiving transmissions from the other computer.
Yes, Sawyer did con the girl after all. Sawyer said that his partner was in the car, but he really wasn't - it was Sawyer's car. It was a diversion to get the girl out of the house.
The dewy-decimal system joke really cracked me up. I'm just waiting for Sawyer to say, "My name is Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock!"
# Posted By ross
| 2/9/06 8:34 AM
SPOILERS WITHIN!
It was more than that he just conned the girl. He also conned his partner. Instead of having to split the money with his partner, he ended up with all $600k.
I thought this episode was great! I totally fell into thinking it was Anna Lucia despite trying so hard to work it from a different angle.
I was uncomfortable with the Locke/Jack tension but I like it! I also like that Charlie had an opportunity to take back his statues and chose not to.
As for Hurley's time statement. That's a red herring. Too out there. Too obvious. Now, the training videos, if I recall correctly, did mention time experiments. The TV Guide interview said "time" was very important. However, I suspect that the broad is from WWII. Remember, the original discovery of the radio transmission was by a soldier at a listening station in WWII. So when Hurley says, "from another time" and "the signal is clear, must be close" it could be that the radio tower we haven't visited yet is broadcasting the music on a loop in the same way the numbers were on a loop and that the music is from WWII, ergo, "another time."
I like how almost every flashback has included another cast member in the background or in somewhy tied the survivors together. Kate's mom was subtle!
"There's a new sheriff in town!" Totally changes the dynamic of the group now and leaves them relatively defenseless if they are attacked.
Where have we seen Sawyer's partner before?
As for the counter hitting 0, I bet that will happen in the last second of the next episode and we will be left hanging. And don't forget that the directors in an interview said that in Feb we will find out why Hurley isn't losing weight.
It was more than that he just conned the girl. He also conned his partner. Instead of having to split the money with his partner, he ended up with all $600k.
I thought this episode was great! I totally fell into thinking it was Anna Lucia despite trying so hard to work it from a different angle.
I was uncomfortable with the Locke/Jack tension but I like it! I also like that Charlie had an opportunity to take back his statues and chose not to.
As for Hurley's time statement. That's a red herring. Too out there. Too obvious. Now, the training videos, if I recall correctly, did mention time experiments. The TV Guide interview said "time" was very important. However, I suspect that the broad is from WWII. Remember, the original discovery of the radio transmission was by a soldier at a listening station in WWII. So when Hurley says, "from another time" and "the signal is clear, must be close" it could be that the radio tower we haven't visited yet is broadcasting the music on a loop in the same way the numbers were on a loop and that the music is from WWII, ergo, "another time."
I like how almost every flashback has included another cast member in the background or in somewhy tied the survivors together. Kate's mom was subtle!
"There's a new sheriff in town!" Totally changes the dynamic of the group now and leaves them relatively defenseless if they are attacked.
Where have we seen Sawyer's partner before?
As for the counter hitting 0, I bet that will happen in the last second of the next episode and we will be left hanging. And don't forget that the directors in an interview said that in Feb we will find out why Hurley isn't losing weight.
Over at <a href="http://thereignofellen.blogspot.com/2006/02/lost-d... Reign of Ellen</a> had an interesting comment pointing out "Glenn Miller Connection: Many of you may not know this, but the Big Band leader, Glenn Miller, disappeared in 1944 when his plane mysteriously vanished. Is there a connection between this and our show? Curious, eh?"
And <a href="http://bigorangemichael.blogspot.com/2006/02/tv-ro... Orange Michael's comments</a> point out that: it's the same signal that the Doctor and Rose were listening to in "The Doctor Dances."
And <a href="http://bigorangemichael.blogspot.com/2006/02/tv-ro... Orange Michael's comments</a> point out that: it's the same signal that the Doctor and Rose were listening to in "The Doctor Dances."
I think Hurley being comic relief is starting to say things that crazy internet theories are talking about. I think that was a jab at us addicts. There was another one by him the other day, but I forgot what it was.
Ray, silly question - don't know if I dreamt this, when Locke asked Sawyer his name in the previous episode he said it was James something. The surname sounded like "Forta", I listened to it a couple of times and I'm sure that's what it sounded like.
# Posted By Andrew Muller
| 2/9/06 5:06 PM
Nope, didn't notice that. Forta - that would be funny.
# Posted By Raymond Camden
| 2/9/06 5:22 PM
Regarding the counter reaching zero... I don't think the counter shown in the preview is actually *the* counter. The counter that counts down from 108 minutes in the show consists of three black background digits (the minutes) and two white bacground digits (the seconds). The counter shown at '0' in the preview was only three black background digits. I may be nuts, but I'm thinking it just a teaser.
# Posted By David Merrick
| 2/10/06 9:39 AM
What happened to Michael. Is he captured by the others or is he still looking after Walt??
# Posted By hahahahahaha
| 3/25/06 11:54 AM
Really enjoyed this weeks episode.