tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post4796702755033002340..comments2024-01-06T04:42:25.811-05:00Comments on Lost... and Gone Forever: "Dr. Linus" Instant Reactions!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-24353201372620542292021-12-17T06:58:16.514-05:002021-12-17T06:58:16.514-05:00best Packers and Movers online<a href="https://www.householdpackers.com/" rel="nofollow">best Packers and Movers online</a> <br />Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345431336454023899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-29737340843386084262010-03-12T19:06:43.735-05:002010-03-12T19:06:43.735-05:00Brian - love the blog and really appreciate all th...Brian - love the blog and really appreciate all the effort you put into it.<br /><br />Regarding episode previews - may I humbly suggest you totally skip them - don't even look at episode title and guest stars.<br /><br />This has made my viewing of Lost every Tuesday so much more enjoyable and appreciative of the talent of the Lost team.<br /><br />Give it a try for one week - you'll never go back (and you'll have more free time!)abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073591620653900352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-42363414684876930862010-03-12T17:23:40.446-05:002010-03-12T17:23:40.446-05:00I don't know if anyone else has brought this u...I don't know if anyone else has brought this up but here's a tought:<br /><br />I was telling my brother that I want to see the back story between Widmore and Ben and then it dawned on me that we just saw it. We know that Widmore was having relations off the island and that was the reason he was kicked off. He was essencially in the same situation that the principal was in. Ben must have outed him the same just like he was going to do witht the principal. This is why Widmore hates him so much.Ryan Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347182318438879515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-41492837861959794732010-03-12T13:44:37.537-05:002010-03-12T13:44:37.537-05:00Total guess on my part, but...
If Eloise Hawking ...Total guess on my part, but...<br /><br />If Eloise Hawking was correct in saying that your way back to the island is to re-create the situation in which you first went there, then maybe Widmore uses Desmond to get to the island. Desmond did shipwreck, and so maybe that has something to do with how Widmore gets back.<br /><br />My bigger question than how he got back is which side is he on? When told about the folks on the beach, he said "Proceed as planned". What does that mean? Obviously someone has had a master plan for him returning to the island. Who? Smokey? Jacob?<br /><br />It's going to be interesting to find out. My gut guess is that he's in cahoots with Flocke and is on his way to the Hydra island. I could be wrong though. There seems to be enough evidence on both sides to back Widmore for Smokey and Jacob.<br /><br />Odds are against team Jacob right now. I wonder if it stays that way.dj (David Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00935562356220146088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-88363235453848585632010-03-12T13:26:01.642-05:002010-03-12T13:26:01.642-05:00this is off-topic, but I just had an epiphany abou...this is off-topic, but I just had an epiphany about Richard's eyeliner. It ties in with the glyphs we see of ancient Eqyptian pharoahs. The eyes always appear to be heavily lined.<br /><br />Apologies if this has been pointed out before but I had always thought it was just an oddity with no meaning. Now I see a possible connection to the hieroglyphs we've seen.dammerson vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151658370460634616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-68962908875837040772010-03-12T10:06:43.523-05:002010-03-12T10:06:43.523-05:00the light and dark backgammon was definately plann...the light and dark backgammon was definately planned all along. They followed it up in the caves. <br /><br />There are other things that are added, such as Ben, who was originally planned for just 3 episodes, his cancer, and probably the other villiage. <br /><br />I also wonder about the raft, if they are to protect the candidates, why destroy the raft with 2 of them on it?<br /><br />So I'm not sure that they knew that much, but I do believe that Adam and eve, the cable(for the underwater hatch) the light and dark pieces... were all planned. I do NOT know that they knew that light and dark would be jacob and smoke monster. <br /><br />Also, what happend to the whispers? they used to his whispers in with dialog as various points. Not they appear to be fogotten.. whispers were also hidden into dialog, when Ben was interrogated by Sayid in season 2, there were whispers hidden in the tracks encouraging ben not the tell anything. <br /><br />I really do believe that the plans for how we got to the end game changed, the whispers were replaced once the others became what they were in season 3, that 'morph' of the others may have made the 'whispers' null and void.<br /><br />I do hope I am wrong as to me, the whispers were as much of a question to me as the Smoke Monster.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781568428241806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-65989824833099121282010-03-12T10:06:41.743-05:002010-03-12T10:06:41.743-05:00the light and dark backgammon was definately plann...the light and dark backgammon was definately planned all along. They followed it up in the caves. <br /><br />There are other things that are added, such as Ben, who was originally planned for just 3 episodes, his cancer, and probably the other villiage. <br /><br />I also wonder about the raft, if they are to protect the candidates, why destroy the raft with 2 of them on it?<br /><br />So I'm not sure that they knew that much, but I do believe that Adam and eve, the cable(for the underwater hatch) the light and dark pieces... were all planned. I do NOT know that they knew that light and dark would be jacob and smoke monster. <br /><br />Also, what happend to the whispers? they used to his whispers in with dialog as various points. Not they appear to be fogotten.. whispers were also hidden into dialog, when Ben was interrogated by Sayid in season 2, there were whispers hidden in the tracks encouraging ben not the tell anything. <br /><br />I really do believe that the plans for how we got to the end game changed, the whispers were replaced once the others became what they were in season 3, that 'morph' of the others may have made the 'whispers' null and void.<br /><br />I do hope I am wrong as to me, the whispers were as much of a question to me as the Smoke Monster.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781568428241806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-24799136110827502132010-03-11T22:33:09.188-05:002010-03-11T22:33:09.188-05:00Brian, I get you with the revealing Widmore sitch,...Brian, I get you with the revealing Widmore sitch, but you didn't reveal it - it was listed in the guest stars! All you did, was feed our Lost appetite and try to speculate. Really, please don't stop the Instant Reaction Posts. I'm in the UK and i don't see the new episode til Wednesday midday, so your posts help to space the time out inbetween (however hard it may be to avoid the instant reactions on a late night!). Thanks for the blog.<br /><br />P.S. If they stared referring to Smokelocke as 'The First' (re: evil incarnate) I'm sure Whedon'll be having a few words (and/or lawsuit) with Darltoncbwhellmouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923548182271522130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-51396746442027268992010-03-11T19:38:46.272-05:002010-03-11T19:38:46.272-05:00Hi,
thanks for the great blog.
I have a theory f...Hi,<br /><br />thanks for the great blog.<br /><br />I have a theory for the next few episode, which you might think about before you do the preview:<br /><br />MIB is on the way to the hydra. If I remember correctly, there is still an unanswered (well, there are a lot) question: Who were the chasers, Juliet shot at, while paddling towards the Orchid. They were chased by some other canoe and Juliet apparently hit one of them. <br />As next episode is Sawyer centric, in my eyes he's my biggest favourite on the death-watch.<br /><br />Altough I hope he got some bigger and happier purpose till the end to get shot by his love.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382238931387967188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-16029362401747752492010-03-11T18:09:00.079-05:002010-03-11T18:09:00.079-05:00Thanks for the interesting review!
Just a thought...Thanks for the interesting review!<br /><br />Just a thought...could Sun have something to do with Widmore finding the island? The last time we saw them together they seemed to be making some sort of deal, and Sun blamed Ben for Jin's death. Sun has proven she can quietly hold a grudge and then really surprise people (ex. whacking Ben on the head with a paddle).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560752865980542577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-73204440783547603182010-03-11T16:41:52.934-05:002010-03-11T16:41:52.934-05:00maybe after jacob died, the stealth or protection ...maybe after jacob died, the stealth or protection or whatsoever of island is broken. somehow the invisibility of the island was tied to jacob. as long as jacob lived, widmore couldn't find the island; but after he died, it was piece of cake.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904826019088668597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-29818237492443752492010-03-11T15:21:02.643-05:002010-03-11T15:21:02.643-05:00winkyboy - On your first point, I think the princi...winkyboy - On your first point, I think the principal knew Ben well enough to know that he truly cared about his students. Surely they had been working together for a long time at that point. On your last point, Alex had already stated that she needed a recommendation from a Yale alum. Not that it makes any sense, but that was the motivation.<br /><br />I thought the exact same thing though on your second point. The principal really didn't have any way to prevent it from coming out after the letter was written, but maybe Ben's reasoning was that he could use the blackmail to get what he wanted anyway. I'm not sure he really wanted the principal position. He just wanted the crazy budget cuts to stop. With those emails in hand, he could still manipulate things with the principal and still get to be a teacher, which is what he wanted.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493717107262478265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-9077223322440660652010-03-11T14:42:34.981-05:002010-03-11T14:42:34.981-05:00I had a little bit of a problem with the "pri...I had a little bit of a problem with the "principal / Alex" storyline, which makes me ask, "What were the writers thinking?"<br /><br />First, there was NO bargaining power that the principal had. Compared to a college recommendation, an illicit affair by a married man and administer of children is far more heavy. And how did the principal know that Linus cared enough about Alex's college education that it would matter?<br /><br />Second, although kind of evil, there's no reason Linus couldn't have just let the principal write the letter and then go back and say, "okay, now I'll be principal; goodbye".<br /><br />Third, as a far better alternative to my second point, what was stopping Linus from becoming principal and writing the recommendation himself? Oh right - NOTHING.<br /><br />But otherwise, I liked the episode.Winkyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366129149670066064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-70793789032992775592010-03-11T12:20:01.605-05:002010-03-11T12:20:01.605-05:00not difficult to draw parallels from Napoleon and ...not difficult to draw parallels from Napoleon and his exile to Elba with Ben Linus and his potential fate on this last episode.jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079402142400801124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-65929822393662767392010-03-11T09:36:21.237-05:002010-03-11T09:36:21.237-05:00I rewatched the episode last night and I thought t...I rewatched the episode last night and I thought that LA X Ben's history lesson and converstion with LA X Locke were very revealing.<br /><br />Ben (to class): Elba, on this island, everything changed [for Napoleon]. Exile wasn't the worst of his fate. What was truly devistating to him was the loss of his power... Without any power, he might just as well have been dead.<br /><br />Locke (to Ben): Sounds like you care about this place. And if the man in charge doesn't, maybe it's time for a change.<br /><br />Interesting combination. Locke promotes the desire for power and Ben, through his lesson, warns of the dangers of power.<br /><br /><br />On a much lighter note, was that Ben/Illana chase scene about the lamest chase scene ever? For as good an actor as Michael Emerson is, he can't run to save his life, and then she drops her gun before he even has his pointed at her?Dave Hartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788810146869823651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-56499538193285253212010-03-11T08:47:01.225-05:002010-03-11T08:47:01.225-05:00Jack didn't know it was poison. Which means he...Jack didn't know it was poison. Which means he could have died. Dogen told him after he tried to take it.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695090594290709983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-37825800636892463912010-03-11T08:28:26.567-05:002010-03-11T08:28:26.567-05:00So, if a candidate can't kill him(or her)self,...So, if a candidate can't kill him(or her)self, why did Dogen freak out when Jack took the poison? Did he just not know about the rule? Or was Dogen giving him the Heimlich the manner in which he was saved from the poison?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892271244685528827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-63890873379311325972010-03-11T04:28:43.407-05:002010-03-11T04:28:43.407-05:00I also feel like Richard probably told Widmore how...I also feel like Richard probably told Widmore how to get there - not sure about him leaving the Island though... doesn't seem like there'd be enough time to leave and come back.<br /><br />But this makes Widmore's arrival interesting. When Richard reappears he's completely disillusioned, so it would seem that helping Widmore would be an act of spite against Jacob, meaning Widmore is actually a bad guy. But I have a feeling Widmore will somehow be reconciled with the pro-Jacob forces (and Ben) in the greater interest of the Island.<br /><br />What I'm most excited about is that now Team Jacob has Ben, Richard, Ilana, and potentially Widmore - all of whom know a ton about the Island. That means some serious answers to the mythology are on the way! <br /><br />I had a renewal of faith in the Lost writers after this episode. They took their time to set up a scenario where we will get answers without it seeming forced.Khmer Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08434815383922831226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-63849104069801429912010-03-10T21:47:16.478-05:002010-03-10T21:47:16.478-05:00May have been posted above and by Brian but seems ...May have been posted above and by Brian but seems clear that Richard, out of deep feeling of betrayl, went off Island to inform Widmore where the Island is located...thus his comment to Jack "...you wouldn't believe me if I told you" in reply to Jack asking where Richard's been.jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079402142400801124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-38376716838981816532010-03-10T21:42:57.684-05:002010-03-10T21:42:57.684-05:00Maybe Richard disappeared to go tell Locke that he...Maybe Richard disappeared to go tell Locke that he had to die <br />to save the Island (like the flashes)?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05413611236092751464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-46852777154357185792010-03-10T20:13:29.409-05:002010-03-10T20:13:29.409-05:00It's true. There are very few rules on the ol&...It's true. There are very few rules on the ol' Blog, but they are strictly enforced.<br /><br />1. NO SPOILERS. Of any kind. Some people even freak out when others discuss the commercials for the upcoming week's episode... which is why I don't really reference them.<br /><br />2. NO "THEORIES" BASED ON SPOILERS. Yeah, it's cute to read spoilers, then post a "theory" which magically turns out to be 100% correct, and then perhaps post afterwards "I totally called it!" <br /><br />If you read spoilers, please don't post your theories here, since they will undoubtedly be influenced by reading the spoilers.<br /><br />That's it. Anything else goes.<br /><br />Thanks for playing along!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810079604280457075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-4117498262454646462010-03-10T18:43:11.922-05:002010-03-10T18:43:11.922-05:00Oh, and I have been re-watching from season 1 so I...Oh, and I have been re-watching from season 1 so I can go through and trace back any hints I might have missed. <br /><br />There was a scene in the Pilot episode with Locke on the beach playing backgammon. Walt asks him to explain, and Locke holds up 2 pieces saying, "There's a light one and a dark one" (or piece or team he may have said). <br /><br />Either way, we see a nice close up shot of Locke, holding up a white thing and a black thing, just like the rocks on the scales in the caves and just like the rocks that Adam & Eve had. <br /><br />This really makes me wonder if the writers had this planned specifically all along. <br /><br />Or, were they working along and think, "Ooh! Remember those scenes from season 1? Let's bring those back in. Locke was the ones who held the light and dark things in season 1, so let's use him as smokey." <br /><br />It may be a little of both, but either way, I have got to give them credit.Ms. NoExcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254996326637767756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-56285474518892243122010-03-10T18:35:20.458-05:002010-03-10T18:35:20.458-05:00I think that Jack for sure is the NEW Jacob, but I...I think that Jack for sure is the NEW Jacob, but I think Hurley is the new Richard and someone is going to kill Richard so he can finally be at peace. There just hasn't been enough development with Frank to make him that important...I think. You never know. Though, they did make it clear he was supposed to be on the island - Ben even said it.<br /><br />I am also with the, "I don't give 2 craps about Ilana," school of thought. She is a gun toting know it all right now and I want her to spill it!<br /><br />Someone mentioned that the choices being made off-island seem to shape the on island choices. Can we assume that because the scene with Ben helping Alex in LAX world occurred BEFORE the Ben making the right choice with Ilana scene, that - time wise- it happened first? I am not so sure that we can.<br /><br />I think that the H-bomb created this simultaneous parallel universe and the characters are making the same right or wrong choices in both worlds at the same time. Juliette said, "It worked," before she died. I think she was right, only not in the way we had hoped or thought possible.<br /><br />The only issue with this is, what happens if they get off the island now? They can't go back to LAX - there would be 2 of each of them there at once - WOAH - no. <br /><br />This makes me wonder if everyone left is either going to die on the island, or stay there making good or bad choices while their bizzarro world selves in LAX go on as well. But, I might be really going out on a limb here. <br /><br />I just want there to be a rational explanation for all the weird stuff. Like, how the hell are they gonna explain the smoke-monster? I want this to be less sci-fi I guess so it can just make sense!<br /><br />Please let Desmond be on the submarine with Whidmore!! If he is, then I think Whidmore is going to be on team Jacob and help eliminate the darker elements on the island so Jack can protect it. It seems Whidmore has been all about protecting the island all along. And, before, Ben seemed to be a threat to the island because he was a threat to the Oceanic crew. If Whidmore comes in with Demond to save the day, THEN, maybe, the Oceanic 6 can live there happily and their LAX bizzarro-selves can live and die in peace. <br /><br />Whoever made the Napolean Dynamite reference about Ben's dad - TOTALLY! <br /><br />Ugh, I can't wait for next week.Ms. NoExcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254996326637767756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-75778320879431037372010-03-10T17:24:46.615-05:002010-03-10T17:24:46.615-05:00noemailformeadows, I believe Brian likes to keep t...noemailformeadows, I believe Brian likes to keep this a no spoiler blog so you may want to delete your last several comments.Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12663312526436081905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-17191348638326764862010-03-10T17:18:50.847-05:002010-03-10T17:18:50.847-05:00i also got a spoiler...
you will die alone.
sorry...i also got a spoiler...<br />you will die alone.<br /><br />sorry, i had to, triumph was needed.<br /><br />As much as the Luke 4:23 verse could apply, i think any imagery beyond psalm 23 of the Lord Being our Sheppard i think would be a stretch. Lost loves to use imagery to exemplify what they are talking about although it isn't falling into any specific religous system exclusively.robpatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379298087950126226noreply@blogger.com