tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post5307960793425515306..comments2024-01-06T04:42:25.811-05:00Comments on Lost... and Gone Forever: "Ji Yeon" Instant Reactions!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-10700742951642853452008-03-18T22:13:00.000-05:002008-03-18T22:13:00.000-05:00anonymous said..."As for the episode, Jin's flashb...anonymous said...<BR/>"As for the episode, Jin's flashback was gratuitious and did not advance the story line at all. Worse yet, I felt it was manipulative and gimmicky of the writters to mislead the viewers again, for no particular purpose. "<BR/><BR/>I couldn't disagree more. The purpose was to tell a story in a different way. This is what makes Lost so fun. The tricky flash/back/forward with us not knowing for sure till the end. . . Loved it! The writers have been taking tips from the great early 20th century writer O. Henry. <BR/><BR/>I cried for Sun, and Jin. And Hurley is such a sweetie traveling to Korea to see the baby, And he cleans up very well and looked so nice in his suit.<BR/><BR/>I also loved the whole creepy ship-of-the-dead feeling to the freightor. I love how they just threw in the suicide and the blood stain on the wall, just to give us the creeps, without explaining a lot.Sawyer's Opticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428327101381702192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-26567672466725528982008-03-16T22:13:00.000-05:002008-03-16T22:13:00.000-05:00OK, Ben would throw bodies in the ditch... maybe h...OK, Ben would throw bodies in the ditch... maybe he chose the ones from the ditch for the plane? I don't know. I just don't see him randomly selecting 300 people from the outside world to kill... and where did they come from and why aren't they missed? Sure he gased people but he had a thing against Dharma and the island told him to. Wait.. OK.. he would do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-4590306841043098102008-03-16T20:55:00.000-05:002008-03-16T20:55:00.000-05:00Some people have said that Jin is in China in the ...Some people have said that Jin is in China in the flashback. Clearly he isn't.<BR/><BR/>Everyone speaks Korean (shop keeper, nurse, etc), the signs are in Korean and most importantly, why would you have a Chinese ambassador to China? Presumably, the ambassador is the Chinese ambassador to Korea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-37096030249445852842008-03-16T14:09:00.000-05:002008-03-16T14:09:00.000-05:00the captain said that the crash was staged with al...the captain said that the crash was staged with all of the dead passengers and it is known by public as we seen in Faraday's flashback.So what about the oceanic six,didn't people get suspicious when 6 survivors came out of a plane crash which all the passengers were said to be died ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-78322128986273731472008-03-15T13:41:00.000-05:002008-03-15T13:41:00.000-05:00Prachi, good call on the connection between Paik &...Prachi, good call on the connection between Paik & Widmore; I've been mulling over that one for a while.<BR/><BR/>As for being able to tell the difference between flashbacks & flash-forwards. Flashbacks have a sound (like "shooom" or something) at the beginning of the flashback scene. (This was also stated on one the enhanced episodes pop-ups recently).<BR/><BR/>As for Jack not pushing the whole what's going on here with the boat people. Well let's say you were rescued out on the middle of the ocean by say a fishing boat for example. They wouldn't just stop what they are doing to take you back to dry land; they have a job to do, money to make. And unless you are dying you can pretty much guarantee your priorities would be second to theirs. Whether it's captain hyliner paying the bills or widmore, the best any survivor (in real life or in Lost)could hope for is to be saved and then wait for the ship to return to a port. So him (jack)trusting the people that can realistically get him off the island. The same people who just nutralized a toxic chemical weapon. I don't know, to me it seems like a good enough reason for Jack to accept their word for now.<BR/><BR/>This also leads to why I don't have an issue with Michael working on the boat. He was rescued (in the eyes of the frieghter people) and to carry his weight he was put to work. After all crew are dying so I'm sure they are short handed. <BR/><BR/>As for why the boat was sabotaged in the first place. Well of course Ben doesn't want the boat to leave for obvious reasons. Disable the engines and the Sickness (as per Roussou)should be enough to finish off the boat people. Destroy the communications and hopefully they can't give away their position.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone read this far down?<BR/><BR/>Happy Losting everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-37101653102213010482008-03-15T12:08:00.000-05:002008-03-15T12:08:00.000-05:00I say Walt is on the island living with the Others...I say Walt is on the island living with the Others. That would explain why he showed up in that scene when Locke was in the ditch. So, with that in mind, I figure Ben must have recaptured Walt (perhaps with The Captain's assistance), making The Captain Ben's man on the boat and Michael motivated to help the survivors. I also agree, Michael is #6 and will have much motivation to return to the island with Jack, Sun, and Hurley in order to finally rescue Walt and get him off the island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-32015949204608066092008-03-15T11:33:00.000-05:002008-03-15T11:33:00.000-05:00WALT, WAAALLLLTT!! WHERE'S MY SON? THEY TOOK MY SO...WALT, WAAALLLLTT!! <BR/><BR/><BR/>WHERE'S MY SON? THEY TOOK MY SON!<BR/><BR/>WALT!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sorry, could not resist the flashback to that. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-20688970224678476392008-03-15T10:49:00.000-05:002008-03-15T10:49:00.000-05:00The Oceanic 6 are celebrities, everyone seems to k...The Oceanic 6 are celebrities, everyone seems to know who they are, and everyone refers to them as the Oceanic 6. So, Jin can not be one of the Oceanic 6. If he were, he would have arrived with the rest of the group and would be well known (and so would his death, if he died). So, if the tombstone says he died on the day of the plane crash, he must have either died before the rescue (and can not be part of Oceanic 6), or he is still on the island. I think the last of the Oceanic 6 is Michael. As for Walt - either for some reason Michael gets rescued without him, or Walt is somewhere in the US in hiding (from Ben?). Just my two cents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-75635140774345302522008-03-15T06:02:00.000-05:002008-03-15T06:02:00.000-05:00Thanks, anon! :)Thanks, anon! :)Caralynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00408984473554314792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-38811928325707779622008-03-15T05:43:00.000-05:002008-03-15T05:43:00.000-05:00Oh...and Sun and Jin too. In Ji Yeon, Daniel Da Ki...Oh...and Sun and Jin too. <BR/><BR/>In Ji Yeon, Daniel Da Kim and Yungi Kim's performances were touching and extremely well done. Yungi Kim, as Sun, plays the part with such vulnerability. Daniel Da Kim exhibits subtle range in his performances so far as Jin's demeanor before and after Island life and how the Island touched his soul. Again, exceptional performances by both!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-71095167623361927962008-03-15T05:27:00.000-05:002008-03-15T05:27:00.000-05:00In the end, LOST is a magnificient drama/love stor...In the end, LOST is a magnificient drama/love story....Rose & Bernard....Kate and Sawyer/Jack.....Charlie and Claire.....Desmond and Penny...Jack and Juliette. LOST is a fantastic mystery. LOST is an epic sci-fi show. LOST has comedy, suspense and puts reality TV like Survivor on steroids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-42680489726615378562008-03-15T05:21:00.000-05:002008-03-15T05:21:00.000-05:00hi Caralyn...from everything I have read and heard...hi Caralyn...from everything I have read and heard, the exec-producers and JJ created LOST with a very broad arc that was extremely clear to them. In other words, they KNOW the beginning, middle and end. However, especially given how ambitious the concept for the show is, the writters and producers deal with twists and turns as it may relate to actors in the real world and have to write accordingly. So...with various characters like Ekko...or even Ben himself....some of the concepts have admittidly developed as the show morphed into what it now is. Keep in mind however that the C & L have done what NO other producers have EVER done in TV history....making a firm committment to an end date to their viewers! This cements the notion that they are not just leading us on with no end game conceived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-8587975302251184262008-03-15T02:47:00.000-05:002008-03-15T02:47:00.000-05:00First, there's an easy way for Michael to not be s...First, there's an easy way for Michael to not be suspected as the sabatour... notice how he sounds very slow of thought and lagging speech? That'd be convenient cover, and would tend to make anyone discount him as a possible problem.<BR/><BR/>As for answers, Jack thinks he has his answer--they're looking for Ben, and working against him.<BR/><BR/>As for why no one else showed up, Kate's probably in custody dealing with the trial, plus she has Aaron; Jack is likely back at work, unable to take time off (and possibly not too eager to get on a transpacific flight anytime soon); and Sayid is busy killing people for Ben. Hurley's the only one who doesn't really have something to tie him down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-19553769433795965012008-03-15T01:06:00.000-05:002008-03-15T01:06:00.000-05:00Quoting Lostpedia regarding Sun's father: "an appa...Quoting Lostpedia regarding Sun's father:<BR/><BR/> "an apparent representative of Paik Heavy Industries, mentioning that "Mr. Paik" is building a custom ship (the Helgus Antonius) for the Hanso Foundation.<BR/><BR/>Wondering if the ship is the Kahana...?Renee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/07811075310901081603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-73493722612968659692008-03-14T22:32:00.000-05:002008-03-14T22:32:00.000-05:00So many comments to read.. here's my theory before...So many comments to read.. here's my theory before I rewatch the episode..<BR/><BR/>I think one of the purposes of using the flashback was to reintroduce Paik Automotive into the picture. I have been thinking that in addition to Widmore, Sun's father is also involved. I remember reading that Paik Automotive and Widmore Corp have business ties?? Not 100% sure if it's true. Why else would the Lost writers give away who is behind the freighters so soon? <BR/><BR/>Did anyone else notice how Sun only asked to call Jin and not her father? Maybe there was some sort of falling out with him after her return from the island - maybe because he was behind this operation. In some deal to get 6 people back from the island, Jin had to stay behind - thus causing a fallout between Sun and her father (if he had any involvement..)Prachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075669597730522077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-21113033392803966422008-03-14T21:39:00.000-05:002008-03-14T21:39:00.000-05:00Could Ben's man on the boat be Charlie??Could Ben's man on the boat be Charlie??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463600206394615381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-1443108516216892132008-03-14T18:10:00.000-05:002008-03-14T18:10:00.000-05:00Haven't read all the comments (there's way too man...Haven't read all the comments (there's way too many for my short attention span! o_O) but somebody was criticizing the purpose of the Jin flashback. It actually wasn't quite as gratuitous or pointless as you might think. Remember, when he's fishing in the boat with Bernard, the man who really makes him think about fixing his Karma by forgiving Sun, they discuss how life sometimes comes "full-circle". In Jin's flashback, we see him as the kind, devoted man Sun fell in love with. That parallels what he said to her in their tent, of how he realized her affair was to hurt the angry man he became working for her father. The true Jin is gentle and loving, and the themes of the flashbackforwards continue the "full-circle" idea by focusing on these traits. It seems even in death, he was true to the man he was born to be.<BR/><BR/>It's actually all quite brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-52618402414310425922008-03-14T17:45:00.000-05:002008-03-14T17:45:00.000-05:00At first I didn't like the flashback either, but o...At first I didn't like the flashback either, but obviously they didn't just put it in there to be fun or mess with our heads- as the Lost writers always do, that flash back will tie in and be important to something, and it will have to do with getting off the island. I do not think that Jin is dead, but I'm not sure if Sun knows or not. Perhaps that is part of why Jack and Hurley have such guilt about some of the island stuff.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502084603133238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-16794433650654201812008-03-14T17:31:00.000-05:002008-03-14T17:31:00.000-05:00Stef: Last week when they came out of the tempest ...Stef: Last week when they came out of the tempest I thought Jack said "I'll take her word for it" Not their word for it...meaning he believes Juliet...which of course made her feel all the more tenderness for him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-45927783062505709382008-03-14T17:04:00.000-05:002008-03-14T17:04:00.000-05:00I had the same problems as Kim and Drudo... I'm go...I had the same problems as Kim and Drudo... I'm going to have say thumbs down on the flashback/flash forward combo. It's a bad idea, way too confusing. I totally thought Jin faked his death and was leading a another life... I see now the convincing evidence for the flashback but wouldn't have ever thought of it had I not read the blog. I'm a pretty huge Lost fan and can't imagine how confusing this might have been to average Lost viewers.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully I doubt we'll have such silly storytelling again.<BR/><BR/>I'd have enjoyed the episode a lot more if it were so darn needlessly convoluted.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421731659175151589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-43175091089632016992008-03-14T16:58:00.000-05:002008-03-14T16:58:00.000-05:00Kim-I know the bodies r in the ditch but if in fac...Kim-I know the bodies r in the ditch but if in fact Ben planted the bodies like the captain was hinting, which is very debateable cause well micheal said don't trust the captain, then where would the bodies come 4rm...im just thinkin that would be a quick way 2 come up on some bodies unless he had his connects in the outside world go grave digging...im like you kim i just don't know...anyway so what r the predictions on WHO DIES NEXT WEEK??? imma say its between Jin, Claire, and sorry 2 say Desmond...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-13713561500128662962008-03-14T16:14:00.000-05:002008-03-14T16:14:00.000-05:00I think it will be pretty hard for the writers to ...I think it will be pretty hard for the writers to completely kill off every other character besides the O6. I think we can assume there are people still on the island, but how? Is it the locke group who stays and the jack group who leaves? hurley said that he was sorry he went with locke, which means, at some point, he had to return to jack, right? With all the intermingling of characters between groups, this may work itself out. On a lighter note, is Miles still in the cabin with a grenade in his mouth? That must suck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-80326521305019422772008-03-14T15:11:00.000-05:002008-03-14T15:11:00.000-05:00OK, that was a very good point in referring to the...OK, that was a very good point in referring to the year of the dragon. I guess it was a flashback!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986762999675950613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-68976025918172444722008-03-14T15:06:00.000-05:002008-03-14T15:06:00.000-05:00As much as I'd love to believe that Jin is alive, ...As much as I'd love to believe that Jin is alive, I'm pretty sure that that was a flashback, and that what we saw in the graveyard is true.<BR/>My main reason for this is that (besides the ancient mobile phone he's using) the shopkeeper Jin bought the panda from said that it was the Year of the Dragon when he was trying to persuade Jin to buy another toy. The year of the dragon that the shopkeeper mentions could only between the 5th February 2000 and 23th January 2001, making it prior to the plane crash, and, as Jin says, just two months after his wedding to Sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13498413.post-41673443787569770702008-03-14T14:57:00.000-05:002008-03-14T14:57:00.000-05:00I'm with the others who said that Jin probably isn...I'm with the others who said that Jin probably isn't dead. You know what they say about Lost, don't ever believe someone is dead until you see it happen on camera. <BR/><BR/>I think that for some reason, there wasn't room for Jin, and he was left behind. They never actually SAY anywhere in the episode (that I recall) that Jin had died. In fact, Hurley doesn't even say "grave". My guess? Jin isn't dead, but according to the story that they've been forced to repeat, they are the only survivors. Since everyone knows that Jin was on that plane with her, then everyone "knows" that he's dead. Hence, the grave.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if Jin dies next week, I'll accept it. But I won't until I actually see his death on screen, because these writers are some sneaky bastards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com