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Previously on LOST: "Are you INSANE?!?!"

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:49:02 GMT

Yes, Jack.....I am.

And hopefully so are all of you (in a good way) after the teriffic, mind-blowing Season 4 opener entitled "The Beginning of the End."

Hmmm, I just got a little sad typing that. It IS the beginning of the end for us LOSTies. What am I going to write about when this amazing show ends? American Idol? Nahhh, too easy. The Office? Possibly, but the episodes have nowhere near the stuff I need to over-analyze about. Heroes? Is that show even on anymore??? Unfortuantely, I realize that I will probably never find another show quite like this....and so I should be thankful for what we have now.

OK! Enough of the pouty-pouts and general melancholy vibe I'm puttin' out here. Let's get down to business!!!!

First off, before the premiere, I was wondering how the creators would initially blow our minds this year. Season 1 it was the thrilling beach/post-crash scenes. Season 2 it was the mysterious figure in the hatch. Season 3 it was the camera pulling back to reveal the Leave it to Beaver-esque community where the Others hatched their plans to infiltrate the survivors. I could only hope that the Season 4 opener gave me that same "wow factor." And it did. And much like the rest of the episode, it was the dialogue that gave me the most chills: "Don't you know who I am?? I'm one of the Oceanic 6! I'M ONE OF THE OCEANIC SIIIIXXXXXXX!!!!!! (I guess now we know why we saw those 6's flashing briefly in some of the promos).

As I mentioned, the dialogue was some of the best ever. While this episode didn't have a lot of action, per say, but it was so tense and exciting because of the highly cryptic words being spoken by such characters as Hurley, Jack, Charlie(!), and the "Oceanic Airlines employee" who came to visit Hurley in the loony bin (more on him later). Many times, just a few simple words ("Are they alive?") or even a single word ("it")....as in "it wants us to come back" gave me a whole lot to think about for this season and beyond.

Speaking of thinking (and of course...over-thinking), here is my list of the top questions I have been kicking around in my head since watching it. Ok, and I admit it: re-watching it too. Here goes, starting with Number Four:

4. WHO are the Oceanic Six? We know Hurley, Kate, and Jack made it back...but who are the other 3? I think the only few we can rule out because they were never on the plane when it crashed would be Desmond, Juliet and Ben (I'd be amazed if he made it through this season alive). Everybody else: your guess is as good as mine. And why does Hurley tell Jack he "should've gone with their group instead"? Clearly he is safe (although not very sane) yet he is compelled to apologize to Jack and shortly thereafter tells a pre-bearded Jack "we have to go back." My god my head is spinning! What happened to those still on the island? Are they being held captive? Are they alive?-----which brings me to........

8. The strange fellow in the mental ward. His name: Matthew Abbadon. His game: scaring the beejeesus outta Hurley. Wow. I suspect we'll be seeing him again. Clearly he is there for much more sinister purposes then he had stated. Combine this with the fact that the Oceanic 6 are not allowed to discuss what happened on the island, and you have the makings of some sort of huge cover-up/evil plan being masterminded....but by who?

15. Who was sitting in the chair in Jacob's shack? Many think it was Jack's dad and I was one of those who thought it might be but after a second viewing and countless screenshots, I'm not entirely sure..... AND, that was NOT Jack's dad's eye that spooked Hurley away from the cracked window. So who's was it? Hmmmm. Also, after Hurley ran off, the shack had moved! Is this just Hurley's (and cue the Ghetto Boys song here) "mind playin' tricks on him"? He sure wished it away easily only to paid a visit soon after by the infamous......

16. John Locke! Why....there you are! I guess he's got his reasons for doing what he did but he's still got a lot fences to mend as far as the rest of the survivors are concerned. And whoa, when Jack not only pointed the gun 2 inches from his face but actually (gasp!) pulled the trigger! Ultra cool. I guess they have some things to talk about...if their paths ever cross again. Which you know they will sooner...or later. Locke is obviously a new man...or is he just a more extreme version of the old...uhhh, new post-crash Locke. Despite his strange behavior, he remains one of the most fascinating actors to watch.

23. Are the Others still on their way to the Temple? If you remember from last season, Ben instructed his people to head to the Temple because danger was coming to the island. Can they possibly know that their leader has been held captive? Hmmm, why do I feel that we will be seeing Mikhail again very soon? That is, if he survived the underwater explosion. Oh c'mon, he's Mikail....he's got like 6 more lives left! I suspect he is/will be observing the action on the island and will be aware of the situation very soon. Ok....mind spinning.........need...to.........rest....

And we're back.

42. The biggie: who are the people on the freighter? Why do they want to come here so bad? Are they really bringing danger to the island like Ben said? What makes them so frightening to him? It looks like we will get more of an idea who they are tomorrow night. Yeah! TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!

THANK GOD IT'S (ALMOST) THURSDAY!!!!!!

Amazing. Unbelievable. And so...

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:45:30 GMT

AWESOME!!!!

That is my brief review of the EPIC Season 4 Premiere...

COMING SOON: The full review!

So many things to think about...I need to watch it again!

"And here I thought I was going to get a good night sleep" ~ Sawyer (and GabbyJay)

I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:55:29 GMT

ONE MORE FREAKIN' DAY TIL......

THE SEASON 4 PREMIERE OF LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Write-up's to follow*

*I swear.

TONIGHT....TONIGHT.....

Wed, 23 May 2007 17:48:14 GMT

THE SEASON FINALE OF

LOST!!!!!!!!

Yes, I realize I haven't posted in a while (school...school...and more school!) but now that I'm finally done, I can't wait to post more than I have been. Wait, you ask.....but the season is over! Never mind that, I'm sure tonight's episode will give us tons of stuff to keep us busy the whole summer long.

This season has been fantastic, and I love how they amped up the action and drama the latter half of the season. Starting from the wickedly fantastic "Expose", every episode has just...been....great.

There are rumors out there of this episode changing LOST forever after tonight. I'm exploding with excitement right now! Yup, exploding. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel, "Hurley" was on and he said that after they shot this episode he was so shell-shocked he drove home in stunned silence the whole way.

Wow. If that doesn't make you rub your hands together furiously in anticipation, well....I just don't know what to say.

9:00 TONIGHT!!!!

Tonight...

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:19:33 GMT

we find out how Locke ended up in one of these:

Excitingly awesome! The Locke back-stories have always been consistently fantastic...this one likely won't disappoint either.

My guess on how he got paralyzed: slipped on a banana peel. A DHARMA banana peel!

Hey....remember me?

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:50:32 GMT

If not, I'm the guy who's been mysteriously M.I.A. around these parts. For now, just refer to me as the creepy eyepatch dude who looks a lot like Will Ferrell. It does appear, however, that we will be finding out much more about me in tonight's episode entitled "Agent 77." Start your theorizing now on just what the title means...

As for my write-ups, I am no longer just apologizing....I am now resorting to pure, un-cut, grade-A begging for forgiveness. So please, please, please! forgive me for the serious lack of write-ups. Just don't take the absence of them as a sign that I'm jumping off the LOST ship like some of the other ADD-addled suckers out there...this show even at it's weak-ish Jack-flashbackiest is still better than anything on TV. Yeah, I'm looking at you, "Heroes."

So sit back, grab a DHARMA beer, and prepare to get...

"Not in........the flashes before your eyes"

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:30:20 GMT

Welcome back, my fellow LOSTaways! Again, forgive me for my tardiness with the write-ups after the 13 week break but.....life made many calls, and I just had to answer them. Not that things have calmed down a *bit*, I can turn my attention to LOST and its last two mythology-laden episodes, "Not in Portland" and "Flashes Before Your Eyes." In my opinion, these were some of the strongest eps in quite some time....and by 'strong' I mean those head-scratchin', brain-hurtin', past info-retrievin', bus-hittin' (eeesh) moments were back and in full effect. I couldn't have asked for more....especially in the Desmond-centric one. Feeling confused and slightly overwhelmed is what this wonderful show is all about to me. C'mon, how much fictional TV really makes you think?.....okay, okay.....There is *some* smart television: "The Office" is a good example of that. But again, this is a show that requires some real involvement and possibly some outside "homework"...and most importantly, patience. No Jack, I said "patience"...not "patients". Save somebody else. Anyways, where I'm heading with this is I'm growing tired of the negativity from the "fans" (please note the "s) and from the press, complaining that not enough is being answered or the ratings are dropping because of the quality of the show. Addressing the latter part......uhhh, hello??? It's on at 10:00 pm! I don't know about the rest of you but that falls extremely close to my bed-time and actually already prevents me from getting a much-needed 8 hours of sleep! But the next day I see that it is the #1 download on iTunes and hear that it is one of the most highly recorded programs on the DVR systems. As far as the whole "not answering enough" thing goes, I heard a great line from a LOST poster on the tailsection.com: I don't have it word for word but he described this show as a "novel"...something that sometimes can only be seen by some as great when the sum of all its parts is fully calculated. True, not *everything* will be answered right away or (gasp!) at all but I have faith the biggest, baddest burning questions will be realized before the series is done: The 4-toed statue, who are Adam & Eve?, what is the Monster?, the history of the Others, The "other" Others, and so on....and so on.....and......

how can you not be excited for 14 more consecutive episodes either?!?!? And this week we apparently find out about the meaning of Jack's tattoos....and presumably why he was in Thailand.

(TO BE CONTINUED)

Simply one of the best LOST's ever.

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:49:38 GMT

Desmond told me he has seen the long-awaited 2 episode write-up.......

and he says to sit back, kick your feet up and relax with a bottle of 60-year-old glass of McCutcheon....it's comin' brutha...it's comin'.

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Whew.....

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:17:56 GMT

due to the EXTREMELY busy life I've had recently (school/grad stuff, work, b-day, a week-long sickness, etc etc etc...) I have neglected to post a write-up of "Not in Portland", the first episode after the loooooooooong break. BUT, I will do my best to post a MEGA analysis of this fine episode along with this Wednesday's as well.

In the meantime,

That should keep you busy for a bit.

Cheers!

ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:38:30 GMT

ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONE MORE FREAKIN' WEEK!!!!!!!