Lost Spoilers Ahead!

May 30th, 2008 at 2:36 pm (I'm a nerd)

Back at the end of season three when we first saw that coffin and then heard the hate in Kate’s voice when Jack asked if she was going to the funeral, I knew it could contain only one of two men: Benjamin Linus or John Locke.
By the end of the episode last night I was convinced it was going to be Ben. I was so happy to see that I was wrong.
\'Da ManDon’t get me wrong - I like Locke very much. He’s been one of the best three characters from the very beginning but I have this unhealthy fascination with Ben. If I were on the island I would be very tempted to join the Others - and the fact that Nestor “I am Batmanuel” Carbonell is one of them would have nothing (okay, maybe a little) to do with it.Nestor

I was honestly surprised that the island actually, literally, physically moved. This is television and things like that don’t happen on shows that aren’t out and out scifi or fantasy. Lost has always been both, but not so blatant like Buffy or Farscape, etc. When the island went ‘poof’ leaving nothing but a huge ripple in the ocean (nice touch) I laughed. But I didn’t laugh in the way I’m sure a lot of the audience laughed. You know, the audience who has no imagination and have been waiting for a logical explanation for all of this. No, I laughed in happy surprise.

No logic here. Ben went way down below the island to a very cold place - wearing the coat he was wearing when he turned up in the desert - turned an ancient wheel and after a noise as annoying as Jim Carey’s screech it went bye bye. Right on! Find THAT Charles Widmore, you man who keeps showing up on all of my favorite shows.

Speaking of Charles Widmore - who is Sun looking for? At first I thought it was Ben - but then Jack said Sun blamed him for it all. But if it were Jack, she could find him easy. Go to L.A., find the stoned out doctor and take him out. Nah - I think it’s Ben she’s after. If John visited her like he visited everyone else, he probably told her about Ben killing the evil mercenary that lead to the freighter’s explosion.
And what the hell was Locke doing off the island? Did Jacob evict him, too? I think Jacob should give up with outsiders and just give the leadership job to Nestor
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DesmondThis season finale did cause one reaction I don’t think I’ve ever had with this show - crying not because of a disaster, or sad ending but for a very happy ending. When Desmond and Penny saw each other I turned into a total girl and cried for them. There aren’t too many of those kind of moments on Lost and I was glad that it went to the third of my three favorite characters (Desmond).
Funny, two of my favorite characters on the show didn’t show up until season 2.
I’m not so sure that Jin and Michael are really dead. I mean, yeah, that boat blew up but time and space is awful funky around that island. Maybe it just blew them into the future or the past or…the desert?
And what about Charlotte? Was she born on the island? If so, is she the key to ‘fixing’ the pregnant women problem?
Finally, Malcolm David Kelley can come back without us asking ‘why does he look so much older?’ I wonder if they chose to have a kid in the first season just so they could do that ‘three years later’ scene with Hurley and show us how much time has passed.
And what’s with Sayid ‘rescuing’ Hurley from the asylum? And why was there a guy watching the place? Was he waiting for someone to show up - John, Ben? Is that why Sayid killed him, or was he one of the men who was responsible for killing his wife? Perhaps it was both.
Hurley playing chess with Mr. Eko. Creepy. But I’m surprised. Mr. Eko always seemed like a good strategist. I would have thought he would win.
Ben says that all of the survivors have to return to the island, including any corpses. Does that mean Desmond has to go back, too, or is this just an Oceanic Flight 115 reunion?
And what about Kate’s dream? Is it just a self-serving dream - which would not be surprising at all, since this is Kate we’re talking about here - or does Claire really not want Aaron on the island? That doesn’t make sense to me because the psychic way back in season 1 said that Claire had to raise Aaron. And if I were Claire, Kate Austin would be the last person I would want raising my child. But then, Ben did say bad things were happening on the island - assuming he’s not lying…again.
Quickie Questions:
  • What did Sawyer ask Kate to do?
  • Where did the island go?
  • Did everyone/everything make the jump or were others tossed out like Ben?
  • Did Miles stay because he knew the boat was going to go boom or is there something else going on with him?
  • Where is Sayid taking Hurley?
  • Is Jack’s dad dead or not?
  • When does the second half of season four start?

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Just to prove how much of a nerd I am…

January 17th, 2008 at 1:45 am (1776, I'm a nerd, John Adams)

adams.jpgWe don’t have cable - haven’t since we moved from Florida. Except for Turner Classic Movies, we haven’t really missed it much, either. I mean, sure, we sometimes wish we had The SciFi channel to watch “Battlestar Galactica” and BBC America to watch “Doctor Who” and “Torchwood,” but if we really want to see something we’ll get it on DVD. And believe me, it’s so much better watching TV without the commercials - as long as everyone’s getting their fair share from the sale of DVDs (writers, directors, etc. - hint, hint you greedy producers.)

Anyways, I just found myself wishing we had cable so that we could get HBO. Why, you ask, would I want that? Is there some hip, new, edgy series about to premiere?

Nope - a mini-series about John Adams.

A few years ago I saw 1776 (yes, the musical - which is a damn fine movie, no matter what you think, Doug). It got me interested in John Adams. In all of my history classes (and I minored in college) I don’t remember hearing about John Adams - just the usual suspects - Jefferson, Washington, etc. etc. From what I gathered from 1776, Adams seemed to be pretty damn important in that whole Independence thingy.

So, I went out and got David McCoullough’s book (pulitzer prize winning, even) and I loved it. Adams became one of my heroes, despite the repugnant Sedition Act. As an added consequence, Thomas Jefferson was roughly pushed off his pedestal and while I still admire Benjamin Franklin, I don’t think he was as wonderful as he’s usually portrayed.

But then again, I’ve always been rather prudish about how one conducts themselves in public and especially in their work. I’m one of ‘those’ that gets annoyed when someone brings their kid/spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/etc. to work.

But I digress. No doubt this mini-series will make it to DVD and I’ll be at least renting it. I’m glad they didn’t cast some stud to play Adams as Hollywood usually does. Paul Giametti is a fine actor and I’m sure he’ll do great in the part. Let’s just hope Laura Linney, who is playing Abigail Adams, is just as good.

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