Renzatic on 2/11/2006 at 23:22
I've missed the last two episodes, so I haven't really seen them do their thing in depth. But based on what I did see of them last night, they're not really adding anything to the story or even have that much personality (olol I flush a toilet). They're just there to fill up some space.
But anyway, the series hasn't completely gone downhill for me yet, but it has stumbled a few times. Locke is still hasn't reverted back from giant puss to Badass boar hunter, Eko is dead, and they've left way too much floating at the moment. I'm holding out though, because even though Season 2 had a spotty start, it still ended on a high note. Hopefully the same will apply again.
Kuzzy on 2/11/2006 at 23:26
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Wonder where those snow people are...
Also, the preview for next week says it's the season finale? What?
Hewer on 2/11/2006 at 23:45
They're giving the show a break until February I believe. That way they will be showing continual new episodes rather than a bunch of wtf reruns? in the middle of stuff like they did last year. So, it's like a mini season finale.
I think Locke is coming back, and I'm finally starting to get interested in Jack and what he's going to do, so things are going better.
I do so hope that the new barbiedoll couple are redshirts. Artz style.
Fafhrd on 2/11/2006 at 23:49
they're doing a split season, going on hiatus until apparently February.
Ben's got a tumor because he's been living on the Island his entire life, obviously. It cures severe preexisting conditions (Rose's cancer, Locke's paralysis) but doesn't prevent people from becoming sick once there, Aaron got a cold, Shannon had an asthma attack, Ben got cancer.
Renault on 3/11/2006 at 00:00
Good theory, but what about Locke's busted leg under the blast door? That healed pretty damn fast and both Locke and Rose agreed it was because of the island.
Fafhrd on 3/11/2006 at 00:58
no theory is PERFECT, sir.
The_Raven on 3/11/2006 at 02:50
Speaking about theories; it would seem that the monster consumed the bodies of Jack's dad and Yemi in order to assume their forms. It might also be possible it was the monster that assumed the form of Dave but that's doesn't make as much sense as to how it would have got that form since the monster didn't seem to scan Hurley's memories.
My thoughts on this episode are the same as dia's and if the new kids don't die a horrible death soon I might have to quit the series.
T-Smith on 3/11/2006 at 04:06
Quote Posted by The_Raven
Speaking about theories; it would seem that the monster consumed the bodies of Jack's dad and Yemi in order to assume their forms. It might also be possible it was the monster that assumed the form of Dave but that's doesn't make as much sense as to how it would have got that form since the monster didn't seem to scan Hurley's memories.
My thoughts on this episode are the same as dia's and if the new kids don't die a horrible death soon I might have to quit the series.
The two new survivors are my only major complaint about the new season so far. I knew it was going to be slow, but it would be worth it, and for me, "The Cost of Living" was one of the best Lost episodes ever. It juggled the story with Jack/Ben/Juliet, Eko and his past, and Locke and the Pearl, with interesting flashbacks, the return of the monster, and some other neat bit.
As noted though, the two new castaways are horrible so far. I know there are background survivors, and bringing them to the forefront some more isn't a bad idea. But A) These two are so far annoying, B) Each episode we've seen on the beach has had them shoved in there for no reason, C) They really are Ken and Barbie.
That said, this episode really helped the series. I'd been down on the fact that the monster, one of the biggest mysteries of the first season, barely got any season 2 time, and none in season 3 so far. But it seems it's been busy. My own theory is that all the hallucinations/visions the losties have had during the course of the show have been created by the monster. It seems to have the ability to scan people's memories, then create visions, and even change it's physical form. The scanning is supported in two ways:
1. The first night the survivors were on the island, they heard the monster, and the "scanning" sound was among the sounds we heard. Most likely, it was watching, scanning the survivors from inside the forest.
2. It hadn't seen any of the tail section survivors before, so in season 2 it scanned Eko, but decided to get up close. While the noise was playing, you can see images of Eko's past inside the smoke.
The monster may be judging people, based on who it views as being "good" or "bad" (like The Others do). It gave Eko the chance to repent, but when Eko refused, it judged him as a bad person and killed him.
Also, remember in season 2, both Locke and Eko had visions of Yemi leading them to The Pearl, so that Locke could "find his way again." As season 2 went on, Locke was becoming angry and frustrated, losing faith in the island. By showing him The Pearl, the monster took him to the breaking point, hence destroying The Swan. This event seems to have led to Locke finding his way again, just as the monster wanted. He's become upbeat and happy, and more "jungle Locke" instead of "frustrated button pressing Locke", and his faith in the island has been restored.
Jepsen on 6/11/2006 at 03:19
Quote Posted by fett
I'm pretty sure you're horribly mistaken.
In my defense, Carrie-Anne Moss <i>did</i> in fact play a character named Juliet in a movie called Lost from 2004. That was my mix up.
Both she and Elizabeth Mitchell have kind of the same soft spoken thing, and they're faces aren't that far off. I just figured they dyed Carrie-Anne Moss's hair. Then I checked her imdb (without clicking the Lost movie link, obviously) and assumed I was right. Odd coincidences.
Gingerbread Man on 6/11/2006 at 04:37
Seems to me that this show is 90% "What people who watch it speculate and talk about" and 10% "what the writers actually put forward"
Not sure I'm really that interested in Lost anymore. Which is a shame, because the first season and 80% of the second season was simply some of the best television on the air. But at this point I'm no longer interested in most of what's going on, I think it's split too much and diverted in too many directions, and the whole ARG thing from the summer just propelled it onto self-referential wanking the likes of which hasn't been seen since Dennis Miller stopped taking his Funny Pills.
It's entirely possible that something could save this show from the mediocrity it's become, but I fear that even the most spectacular and awesome return to form would ultimately taste like soap.
Wake me up if it becomes worth watching again. But I'm currently assuming it'll be cancelled after this year, and the only people who will be surprised are the writers.
If this dour opinion is proven false by the end of whatever the hell you call a second half of a season (whenever that happens... february?), then fine. I'll be happy to eat my words if it means getting some good episodes of Lost again. But I'm not confident that the show will run as long as the writers intend.
