LOST!
I LOVED how the episode began. It was totally disconcerting. Absolutely perfect beginning. This seems like a promising start, but so many questions . . .
I’m sure many male LOST fans were cheering the writers for finding a way to get Kate into that dress. (I love how Sawyer looks at her. He’s so tough and cocky the rest of the time, but the way he softens when she’s around-I’m a sucker for that.)
What’s up with Sawyer being in the cage, Kate being in the dress and dining on the beach, and Jack being in that glassed-in room? Am I understanding it right–is Jack’s “cell” some kind of underwater aquarium? (That would explain the water coming in when he opened the hatch.)
I’m guessing the way the Others are treating each of them is supposed to mean something, but I’m not getting it. Do they see Sawyer as an animal? Kate as a lady? Jack as a shark?
Speaking of Jack, he was thoroughly annoying last night. The way he was so stubborn with yanking on that chain hanging from the ceiling; the way he insisted on opening that hatch; the way he leapt to the conclusion that his father was sleeping with his wife even though he watched her sort of nuzzling some other man in a school yard. I was sort of cheering Juliet when she slugged him.
Back to Sawyer. When the kid helped him escape, was that some kind of psychological test? I mean, the kid opened that cage so easily that he could’ve left any time, right? Sawyer didn’t tell him which direction to go to find the other camp, and after he released Sawyer, he told him which way to go—the complete opposite direction from him. But Juliet was right there waiting for him, dart gun at the ready. It seemed like something designed to frustrate Sawyer and put him in his place.
Ben told Kate the next two weeks were going to be terrible, and she came back with her wrists all bloody, plus she was hungry, even though there was all that food at the beach, so something must’ve happened there between her and Ben.
OK, here’s my theory. The island used to house a research station where they performed some pretty serious tests on electromagnetism and psychology. Maybe even testing of psychic abilities. After a few years of these tests, there was some kind of incident that caused something awful (similar to radiation poisoning) that forced the island to be quarantined and the scientists and test subjects have either been abandoned or are being protected from the outside. Not sure which.
Just thought of something–remember the polar bear from the first season? And the horse? Maybe they used to be in those cages, part of the study.
I have so many questions. Why do the Others want the children? What were the monsters (mostly seen in the first season)? Hurley once referred to the monster as a “pissed off giraffe.” Could it really have been a giraffe that has mutated because of whatever it was exposed to? Still, it had a mechanical sound, didn’t it? What are the whispers? Is that some kind of hallucination caused by whatever it is that contaminated the island?
The song “Downtown” feels like some sort of a clue (Juliet was playing it at the very beginning). I think it played on the show before. Every time there is music–even in Jack’s flashback–it’s something old, not current. But was it on a CD or a record or what? Did they show that? I missed the first few seconds where they might’ve shown that.
C’mon someone. Talk LOST with me.
Oh yeah–did anyone watch “The Nine” that came on right after “Lost?” I liked it. The only part I didn’t much care for is that starved-looking woman from 24 is part of the cast. She plays the District Attorney.
(If you do a head count, there are ten shown here, but one gets killed in first episode.)
October 5th, 2006 at 2:11 pm
Okay, ya LOST me.
You said when Kate was on the beach with Ben. I thought his name was Henry. I mean, I know that Henry is the name of the man who died in the balloon accident and he assumed his identity, but still I’ve never heard him called Ben.
I thought the whole episode was pretty cool. At least what I got to see of it. Unfortunately, the storms hit here at 9:45 and I lost my Dish signal. What timing!!!
I agree that the kid helping Sawyer escape was some kind of test. I’m sure we’ll see him later and he’ll be working with the Others.
I, too, am a sucker for Sawyer’s attitude toward Kate. He is SO bad and looks SO good.
I think your testing theories probably have some substance to them. I just LOVE the way their whole story unfolds. It is always something to catch you offguard.
October 6th, 2006 at 7:47 am
Y’know, I’m not sure where I got the name Ben. I knew he was Henry Gale when the Lost-ies captured him, but either someone called him Ben in this episode and I (who am terrible at remembering names) somehow managed to remember that, or (more likely) he just looks like a Ben to me.
I guess it’s a good thing we don’t have satellite anymore because I would’ve flipped if I missed the end. I get so mad when storm warning interruptions cause me to miss part of a show. It’s never fails that it’ll be a very important part, too.
Sawyer has been my favorite from so early on (and the favorite of my eyes from Episode One).
October 6th, 2006 at 9:38 am
See, I miss all that not-so-subtle stuff. I guess I’m trying too hard to pick up clues. When Kate was taken to the beach, Henry was called ‘Ben’. You’re good, Karin, very good.
If you haven’t checked out the ABC message boards for Lost fans, you need to drop in. I’ve been skimming through the threads and learning a little here, a little there.
And did you watch CSI last night? That was a TERRIFIC episode! I loved the way the cadavers conversed and set the scene for their own murder stories.
October 6th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
I’m afraid to go to the message boards. I did that once with “24″ last year and was there WAY too long. Still, it’s good to go somewhere and see that other people are just as big of fans of a show as I am. Makes me feel like less of a loon. If I get a chance this weekend, I might check it out.
There aren’t any spoilers on there, are there? I made the mistake of reading some spoiler ones about “24″ last year that ended up being total bunk, but I didn’t enjoy early parts of the season because I thought I knew more than I actually did.
October 6th, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Oops. Hit post too soon.
I saw most of CSI last night, although I got a phone call during part of it. It was neat how they did it. I love when they take chances and do something totally different.