Realizing that Ana Lucia shot Shannon, Sayid pulls his gun on her, but Eko knocks him down. While they struggle, Ana Lucia knocks him out and ties him to a tree. Meanwhile, Eko walks Sawyer to the other camp for medical help. Ana Lucia Michael must go to his camp and return with a pack that has medicine, food, water, and clothing because she plans on surviving in the jungle on her own.
At the hatch, Kate and Jack take care of Sawyer and get him to take antibiotics. When Jack and Locke learn what happened to Shannon and Sayid, they demand that Eko take them to their location, but Eko refuses saying that Ana Lucia made a mistake. Jack recognizes her name from before the flight and Michael returns with her demands. Eko agrees to take Jack only, as long as he brings no guns.
After the rest of the tail survivors follow Jin to the other camp, Ana Lucia and Sayid are left alone. She begins to interrogate him and eventually relays the story of how she was shot while she was a cop. Only she tells Sayid that they never found the man who shot her. Ana Lucia cuts him loose and hands him the gun, telling him to take his revenge. He refuses, saying what good would it be to kill her if they are both already dead?
The episode ends with everybody from the tail end reuniting with the main group, including Jack and Ana Lucia.
Flashbacks:
Ana Lucia is an officer of the LAPD who was shot by a burglary suspect. After recovering, she has trouble dealing with the stress of being back on the street. When she learns that the person who shot her is in custody, she looks at him and says that it's not him; he is released. She then follows him that night and confronts him in an empty parking lot. She says his name and he asks if he knows her. She says "I was pregnant", and shoots him multiple times.
What do you think about Sayid not taking the chance to kill Ana Lucia?
OK: I think it shows that Sayid is truly a good guy who has been hurt beyond relief. Even then, he takes the high road.
SH: I think it shows that he understand that Ana Lucia made a mistake, and that even though he wouldn't admit it, he forgives her.
What do you think will happen with Jack and Ana Lucia?
OK: I feel like there is going to be some conflict, but also a possible relationship??
SH: If they end up in some kind of love rhombus... (Because Sawyer and Kate and Jack and Ana Lucia)... I swear I am done with this show.
Were you surprised Ana Lucia was a police officer?
OK: Nope. I originally thought that she was a soldier so when I found out she was a cop I wasn't surprised. I'm very good at noticing that type of personality in a person.
SH: I can't say that I guessed it, but with the foreshadowing provided it wasn't a shock to me.
Your reaction to Ana Lucia's past situation?
OK: I am beyond conflicted about Ana Lucia. I want to like her, but she killed Shannon. Her past makes me really sad and I don't really like to think about it. I just need to see a little more.
SH: I don't like her. (I'm beginning to realize that I am a person who is full of hate.) The show gives us explanations for her behavior but not reasons for her behavior to be excused. Man, am I a broken record or what?
Monday, October 28, 2013
Season 2: Episode 7
The episode itself is a flashback used to explain what has happened with the other survivors since the plane crash. I think it is interesting to see how some of the pieces fit together. This is going to be awfully choppy, but I'm trying my best to only highlight the important parts. Ana Lucia is introduced as the leader of the group. She starts off similar to Jack because she is saving as many lives as possible and looking out for the group of survivors. Despite her efforts, three of the survivors are taken into the jungle by the others.
Ana Lucia has a bad habit of having no trust in anyone and accuses people left and right, causing some awkward tension quite often. Although she is still trying to keep the group safe, nine more are taken into the jungle but another one of the others is killed in the process, totaling up to three dead by the plane crash survivors. (The first two were killed by Eko.)
She goes back and forth placing the blame on different people. First, she believes that Nathan is to blame, so she keeps him in a prison pit until Bernard attempts to help him escape and Goodwin breaks his neck. Oh, so then she finally realizes that Goodwin is the spy for the others and she kills him with a spear.
There is a little bit of an overlap, first when we hear Boone's transmission from right before the plane he and Locke found fell, killing him, and then when Jin washes ashore and is taken hostage by Ana Lucia and her group. We end as Ana Lucia shoots Shannon while Michael, Jin, and Sawyer are leading her and the rest of her group back to their group of survivors.
Why do you think the others have taken such an interest in the tail survivors as opposed to the head survivors?
SH: I think that the tail survivors were more vulnerable because they were a smaller group to being with, therefore they became the first target of the others.
OK: I think the tail survivors had less people, supplies, and were closer to their headquarters.
What do you think of the others?
SH: I believe the others are very organized and that they are motivated by an strange concept of saving people. They freak me out especially because they are so sly and clever.
OK: I think they were a secret unit of the Dharma initiative that adapted to living on the island, but still has an agenda or goal to achieve.
Thoughts on Shannon's death?
SH: I was only sad because she made Sayid happy. Quite frankly, I did not like Shannon's character in the show because she seem pretentious and snotty half the time and the other half she was too emotional for me to handle.
OK: I didn't like Shannon at first, but I started to like her so I am really sad that she died. I more sad that Sayid is sad because Sayid is the best.
Ana Lucia has a bad habit of having no trust in anyone and accuses people left and right, causing some awkward tension quite often. Although she is still trying to keep the group safe, nine more are taken into the jungle but another one of the others is killed in the process, totaling up to three dead by the plane crash survivors. (The first two were killed by Eko.)
She goes back and forth placing the blame on different people. First, she believes that Nathan is to blame, so she keeps him in a prison pit until Bernard attempts to help him escape and Goodwin breaks his neck. Oh, so then she finally realizes that Goodwin is the spy for the others and she kills him with a spear.
There is a little bit of an overlap, first when we hear Boone's transmission from right before the plane he and Locke found fell, killing him, and then when Jin washes ashore and is taken hostage by Ana Lucia and her group. We end as Ana Lucia shoots Shannon while Michael, Jin, and Sawyer are leading her and the rest of her group back to their group of survivors.
Why do you think the others have taken such an interest in the tail survivors as opposed to the head survivors?
SH: I think that the tail survivors were more vulnerable because they were a smaller group to being with, therefore they became the first target of the others.
OK: I think the tail survivors had less people, supplies, and were closer to their headquarters.
What do you think of the others?
SH: I believe the others are very organized and that they are motivated by an strange concept of saving people. They freak me out especially because they are so sly and clever.
OK: I think they were a secret unit of the Dharma initiative that adapted to living on the island, but still has an agenda or goal to achieve.
Thoughts on Shannon's death?
SH: I was only sad because she made Sayid happy. Quite frankly, I did not like Shannon's character in the show because she seem pretentious and snotty half the time and the other half she was too emotional for me to handle.
OK: I didn't like Shannon at first, but I started to like her so I am really sad that she died. I more sad that Sayid is sad because Sayid is the best.
Season 2: Episode 6
On the far side of the island, Mr. Eko, Jin, and Michael meet up with the rest of the tail survivors and they all leave for the camp of the fuselage survivors. Along the way, Sawyer collapses from infection in his shoulder and the group builds a stretcher to carry him the rest of the way. After traversing a cliff with his body, the notice that one of the people are missing and begin to hear whispering from the trees.
Sayid surprises Shannon with a very prestigious tent for what they have and they end up... well, doing the do. Shannon later sees Walt at the entrance of her tent and is terrified, but Sayid says it was probably just a bad dream. Convinced to find Walt, Shannon leads Vincent into the jungle with Walt's scent and runs into Boone's grave. Stopping to reflect, Sayid finds her and she gets up to continue looking for Walt.
Sayid follows in protest, but Shannon stops and yells at him saying that nobody believes her and that he will just abandon her once she gets off the island. Sayid says he will never abandon her becaus he loves her. They embrace and suddenly hear whispering. They turn to see Walt standing a few feet away. Shannon runs after him and Sayid follows until he trips. A gunshot is heard and Shannon turns around and falls into Sayid's arms, blood pouring from her abdomen. The gun pans to a guilty Ana Lucia holding a smoking gun.
Lost is making my life an emotional roller coaster. I just can't. :( :( :(
Flashbacks:
Shannon is seen teaching ballet when she receives a call that her dad has been in a car accident. When she arrives at the hospital, her step-mother is there and they are told that her father is dead. (It's the same car accident that Jack's future wife was involved in.) At the funeral, Boone arrives to console her. Later when she wins a dance internship in New York, she is unable to go because her step-mother Sabrina won't give her any of her fathers money to start her off. Boon tries to help convince his mother, but it doesn't work. Shannon asks if she can stay at his place in NY for a while, but Boon says he is leaving the city to work for his mother. He tries to give her money, but Shannon sees he doesn't believe in her and denies his help.
Do you ship Shayid?
OK: YES YES YES YES! SO MUCH MY HEART CRIES TEARS OF JOY!
SH: ^ You're a dork. I liked them as a developing couple. Sayid brought out the best in Shannon and it was nice to see him happy again. Too bad Shannon died..
What do you think is going on with Walt?
OK: I'm not sure I find that whole situation to be very strange. Maybe he has teleportation powers now. Wait!...teleportation...time travel...connections??
SH: It hurts my head to try to figure out how the heck he is doing what he's doing. Who knows? That kid has all kinds of unexplained powers.
Your reaction to Shannon's death?
OK: My life is ruined. There is no hope left in the world. :(
SH: I didn't like Shannon that much anyway. Sorry, not sorry. I do feel bad for Sayid though.
Do you think Ana Lucia acted to quickly?
OK: I think that people should be much more careful when handling weapons, but considering that the others had caused her to be this paranoid in the first place, I also have to consider the fear that was obstructing her decision making and thought process.
SH: I think Ana Lucia probably could have assessed the situation more thoroughly before shooting Shannon, but in the situation she was in, she thought she was making the right decision and defending her group. I'm sure most people would have reacted the same way she did and I don't think she can be blamed for Shannon's death because it truly was an accident.
What do you think about Shannon after finding out what caused her to loose confidence in herself?
OK: I feel bad for Shannon. I know what it is like to feel like everybody you care about is disappointed in you, so I can put myself in her position. I used to not like Shannon, but she grew on me.
SH: I still don't like her that much. "Your past is an explanation, not an excuse."
Season 2: Episode 5
Flashback: We get a bit of insight about Jin and Sun before they met and how their lifestyles differed. We also get to see how they ended up meeting after Sun found out she was being used. But, Jin and Sun are cute, so it equals out.
On the island there is more involving Jin and Sun; Sun lost her wedding ring. She is distressed throughout the episode until she ends up finding it. But, before she does, many of the survivors offer her help. Because of this we learn about Jack's failed marriage and a little about Sun's dog because of a conversation she had with Hurley. Locke ends up giving her the best advice; he says the way to find something is to stop looking for it. She finally finds it while talking to Kate about the bottle of messages that she buried to keep people from reading the messages. (Doesn't do much because Kate reads most of them looking for Sawyer's.)
On the other side of the island, Jin, Michael, and Sawyer are becoming a part of the other survivors' lives. Things between the two sides remain peaceful until they find out that Michael has run off on a search for Walt. In the end, a group goes out looking for Michael. Sawyer has trouble keeping up with the rest of the group because of the bullet wound in his shoulder. After they find him he decides to give up the chase.
How does Ana Lucia's leadership differ from Jack's?
SH: Ana Lucia is much more forceful and often times stubborn. She seems like she has adopted the "my way or the highway" system of doing things. Jack is considerate of others feelings and needs. He also takes action he believes will benefit the group as a whole, not himself individually.
OK: Jack is caring and doctorly in his decisions where as Ana Lucia is by the book, follow a plan, strategic leading.
What observations have you made about people in the group of other survivors?
SH: Mr. Eko appears to be distant from the group. I like him because he is different and that interests me. He is much more trusting than the rest of the group and he is a genuinely kind soul.
OK: I think Eko is the Locke of the tail, but less set on a fateful agenda. I am still conflicted on Ana Lucia.
Do you think it was okay for Kate to read the messages?
SH: Even though Kate reading the messages caused Sun to find her ring, I still don't think it makes up for the fact that Kate read the messages. Like Sun said, the messages are private; Kate shouldn't be allowed to read them just because she has a stupid crush on Sawyer.
OK: I just don't like Kate. She is so entitled. Plus, Sawyer is stupid anyway.
Season 2: Episode 4
In the hatch, Hurley struggles with the task of food rationing. Charlie asks if the bunker has peanut butter for Claire, but Hurley refuses to answer. Hurley asks Rose to help him take inventory. At one point, Hurley has a dream that Jin tells him in English that "everything is going to change".
Hurley becomes uncertain with his ability to ration the food in a way that will make everybody happy. He tries to quit, but Locke wont let him, telling him that everybody has their job and this is his. Hurley then tries to blow up the food with dynamite, but Rose stops him. He then decides to give everything away because rations wont amount to much. All the food is distributed at once and the survivors have a huge feast.
Sawyer, Michael, and Jin learn that their captors are survivors from the tail section of their plane. They are taken to a Dharma initiative station where the other survivors take shelter. One woman tells them that there were 23 survivors, but very few remain.
Meanwhile, the messages in a bottle that went on the raft wash ashore. Claire and Shannon give the bottle to Sun and she decides to bury the bottle on the beach.
In the hatch, Jack and Sayid inspect a concrete barricade blocking what appears to be a coridor to another side of the bunker.
Flashbacks:
Hurley keps his lottery win a secret and quits his job at a fast food restaurant along with his friend Johnny. They spend their day pulling a prank on their former boss and visiting a record store where Hurley asks out his crush.
Later, Hurley ask Johnny to promise that they will never change and he agrees. Johnny then pulls into a gas station and notices a news crew when the clerk loudly points at Hurley ad says he is the man who bought the winning ticket. Despite his promise, Johnny's expression shows that everything has changed.
Do you agree with Hurley's final decision of how to handle the food?
OK: I think Hurley ended up making the best decision and it was nice to see the survivors joyful for once.
SH: I think Hurley thought about how people would respond realistically and made a decision based on that knowledge. In the end, he did what would cause the least amount of people to be upset.
What do you think about the tail survivors so far?
OK: I think there is so much more we need to learn about their first days on the island. They seem to be afraid of something that they aren't talking about.
SH: I think they are awfully sketchy for lack of a better term. I understand that they have gone through some traumatizing events, but they have transformed into near savages.
Where do you think the blocked corridor leads?
OK: I think it leads to where the tail survivors are sheltered at now.
SH: To be honest, I don't recall noticing the blocked corridor, but it probably leads to something the Dharma initiative people wanted to keep hidden from the participants.
What do you think about Hurly's history with Johnny?
OK: I liked their genuine friendship, but I am sad because it does look like Johnny is going to not want to be friends with Hurley anymore.
SH: I think Hurley did all he could to keep their friendship together but Johnny wasn't able to understand why Hurley acted the way he did, ruining the friendship and breaking my heart.
Hurley becomes uncertain with his ability to ration the food in a way that will make everybody happy. He tries to quit, but Locke wont let him, telling him that everybody has their job and this is his. Hurley then tries to blow up the food with dynamite, but Rose stops him. He then decides to give everything away because rations wont amount to much. All the food is distributed at once and the survivors have a huge feast.
Sawyer, Michael, and Jin learn that their captors are survivors from the tail section of their plane. They are taken to a Dharma initiative station where the other survivors take shelter. One woman tells them that there were 23 survivors, but very few remain.
Meanwhile, the messages in a bottle that went on the raft wash ashore. Claire and Shannon give the bottle to Sun and she decides to bury the bottle on the beach.
In the hatch, Jack and Sayid inspect a concrete barricade blocking what appears to be a coridor to another side of the bunker.
Flashbacks:
Hurley keps his lottery win a secret and quits his job at a fast food restaurant along with his friend Johnny. They spend their day pulling a prank on their former boss and visiting a record store where Hurley asks out his crush.
Later, Hurley ask Johnny to promise that they will never change and he agrees. Johnny then pulls into a gas station and notices a news crew when the clerk loudly points at Hurley ad says he is the man who bought the winning ticket. Despite his promise, Johnny's expression shows that everything has changed.
Do you agree with Hurley's final decision of how to handle the food?
OK: I think Hurley ended up making the best decision and it was nice to see the survivors joyful for once.
SH: I think Hurley thought about how people would respond realistically and made a decision based on that knowledge. In the end, he did what would cause the least amount of people to be upset.
What do you think about the tail survivors so far?
OK: I think there is so much more we need to learn about their first days on the island. They seem to be afraid of something that they aren't talking about.
SH: I think they are awfully sketchy for lack of a better term. I understand that they have gone through some traumatizing events, but they have transformed into near savages.
Where do you think the blocked corridor leads?
OK: I think it leads to where the tail survivors are sheltered at now.
SH: To be honest, I don't recall noticing the blocked corridor, but it probably leads to something the Dharma initiative people wanted to keep hidden from the participants.
What do you think about Hurly's history with Johnny?
OK: I liked their genuine friendship, but I am sad because it does look like Johnny is going to not want to be friends with Hurley anymore.
SH: I think Hurley did all he could to keep their friendship together but Johnny wasn't able to understand why Hurley acted the way he did, ruining the friendship and breaking my heart.
Season 2: Episode 3
Okay, I'm not very fond of recapping the episodes in excruciating detail as I don't find it to be very helpful, so this is going to be brief. In the flashback, we become aware of Locke's continuing obsession with his biological father, and how this inhibits his relationship with the leader of a support group he used to attend. She confronts him about the issue and gives him good advice; being that she is a support group leader, I hope she would..
On the island Jack and Desmond become reacquainted with each other, realizing they had met while running stairs. Through the commotion, a shot is fired and the computer is damaged severely. We learn through the confused monologue of Desmond, that the computer is equipped with a timer that demands the entering of a set of numbers every 108 minutes. Guess what numbers they are.. 4 8 15 16 23 42. YUP. Anyhow, he believes he has taken over the role of "saving the world" and his replacements have come. He flees the scene, but not before showing the survivors the video he was shown about the hatch and the mysterious timer. It doesn't clear much up. There is much conflict over whether or not the group should continue entering the code as Desmond did, but the decision ends up in Locke's favor; the code continuing to be entered.
In other news, Jin, Michael, and Sawyer are thrown in a pit with another woman by whom they believe to be the others. In reality, they aren't the others, they are the survivors from the tail end of the plane, and the woman accompanying them in the pit was being used as a spy.
What do you think of the conflict between Locke and Jack on what to do about the timer within the hatch?
SH: It brings the thought of Reason vs. Revelation back to mind for me. It seems every time these two get in an argument it is centered around Reason vs. Revelation.
OK: I agree, I think that is the nature of their conflict. I personally don't want to tick off the robot island with a mind of it's own, so I'm not going to let my pride get in the way of doing the one thing that could possibly avoid that.
Do you see deceit as a common theme in Lost? How is it evident in this episode?
SH: Deceit is evident in nearly every episode of Lost, so yes, I see it as a common theme. It is evident especially in this episode through the use of Ana Lucia as a spy for the other survivors.
OK: I feel like it is, but there is a big line between deceit and learning something about a person. A lot of these people barely know each other. Just because you find out something about them that you don't agree with doesn't mean it is deceit.
Why do you think the behavior of the tail end survivors is so drastically different from that of the front of the plane survivors?
SH: I think that because there was conflict with the others early on for the other survivors, they have been on edge since they arrived on the island. In addition to this, having Ana Lucia as the leader also creates a more tense atmosphere.
OK: I think there is a huge hierarchy in their group that causes tension on top of the fear of the others.
On the island Jack and Desmond become reacquainted with each other, realizing they had met while running stairs. Through the commotion, a shot is fired and the computer is damaged severely. We learn through the confused monologue of Desmond, that the computer is equipped with a timer that demands the entering of a set of numbers every 108 minutes. Guess what numbers they are.. 4 8 15 16 23 42. YUP. Anyhow, he believes he has taken over the role of "saving the world" and his replacements have come. He flees the scene, but not before showing the survivors the video he was shown about the hatch and the mysterious timer. It doesn't clear much up. There is much conflict over whether or not the group should continue entering the code as Desmond did, but the decision ends up in Locke's favor; the code continuing to be entered.
In other news, Jin, Michael, and Sawyer are thrown in a pit with another woman by whom they believe to be the others. In reality, they aren't the others, they are the survivors from the tail end of the plane, and the woman accompanying them in the pit was being used as a spy.
What do you think of the conflict between Locke and Jack on what to do about the timer within the hatch?
SH: It brings the thought of Reason vs. Revelation back to mind for me. It seems every time these two get in an argument it is centered around Reason vs. Revelation.
OK: I agree, I think that is the nature of their conflict. I personally don't want to tick off the robot island with a mind of it's own, so I'm not going to let my pride get in the way of doing the one thing that could possibly avoid that.
Do you see deceit as a common theme in Lost? How is it evident in this episode?
SH: Deceit is evident in nearly every episode of Lost, so yes, I see it as a common theme. It is evident especially in this episode through the use of Ana Lucia as a spy for the other survivors.
OK: I feel like it is, but there is a big line between deceit and learning something about a person. A lot of these people barely know each other. Just because you find out something about them that you don't agree with doesn't mean it is deceit.
Why do you think the behavior of the tail end survivors is so drastically different from that of the front of the plane survivors?
SH: I think that because there was conflict with the others early on for the other survivors, they have been on edge since they arrived on the island. In addition to this, having Ana Lucia as the leader also creates a more tense atmosphere.
OK: I think there is a huge hierarchy in their group that causes tension on top of the fear of the others.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Season 2: Episode 2
After the raft was destroyed, Sawyer hears Michael and Jin yelling for help and he decides to save Michael first. Sawyer pulls the unconscious Michael onto some of the raft's debris and when he comes to, Michael blames Sawyer for making him fire the flare. Suddenly they notice a shark circling them, attracted by the blood from Sawyer's bullet wound.
Back at camp, John follows behind Kate into the hatch and finds her unconscious in a computer room. An armed Desmond asks Locke if it is "him". Locke claims to be this person, but Desmond knows he is lying and proceeds to tell Locke to tie up Kate. While he does, Locke slips a knife in her jeans before locking her in a dark room. When Kate cuts herself free, she finds herself in a pantry full of non- perishable food. Kate then climbs through a vent to try and escape.
Meanwhile, an alarm begins to sound and Desmond walks Locke at gunpoint to a computer terminal where he forces him to enter the "numbers" that reset a 108 minute timer. After that, Desmond notices Jack entering with a gun.
Back at the raft, Michael and Sawyer see one of the raft's pontoons and decide to board it. In the morning, Michael is crying because he realizes he shouldn't have brought Walt on the raft. Later, they wash up on the island and find Jin running towards them with his hands tied yelling "others". Behind him follow about six people with weapons.
Flashbacks:
Michael struggles with Susan who has asked him to sign away his parental rights. Michael initially resists, suing in order to keep custody, but Susan persuades him to change his mind in order to do what is best for his son.
Why do you think Sawyer chose to save Michael instead of Jin? Are you glad he did this?
OK: Honestly I think he saved Michael first because A. he has known him longer, and B. he can actually understand him. I like Jin better, but now I'm not really mad because Jin lived anyway.
SH: I think Sawyer chose to save Michael because Michael has Walt to take care of. I'm glad that he saved Michael, but not because that kept him from saving Jin, just because at least he tried to help someone. He is progressing!
Who do you think Desmond is referencing when he ask Locke if it is "him"?
OK: I think he is referencing somebody from the Dharma initiative. Maybe somebody who is supposed to relieve him of his duties of pressing the button?
SH: I think the same thing as Olivia. Desmond has nothing else to look forward to besides being excused from the years he has been entering the stupid code into the computer.
What do you think will happen if the timer ever runs out?
OK: I think the security system will take over and destroy everything on the island. I actually have no idea, probably something much more thought provoking and philosophical than that.
SH: I don't think anything will happen at all to be honest.
How do you feel about Michael's decision to give up his parental rights?
OK: I understand that it was the right thing to do for Walt, but I still hate that Susan is such a jerk about it.
SH: I was so upset that Michael gave in because life for Walt would be so much different if Michael was a part of his life, but at the same time, there wasn't much he could do about the situation he was put in by Susan.
Back at camp, John follows behind Kate into the hatch and finds her unconscious in a computer room. An armed Desmond asks Locke if it is "him". Locke claims to be this person, but Desmond knows he is lying and proceeds to tell Locke to tie up Kate. While he does, Locke slips a knife in her jeans before locking her in a dark room. When Kate cuts herself free, she finds herself in a pantry full of non- perishable food. Kate then climbs through a vent to try and escape.
Meanwhile, an alarm begins to sound and Desmond walks Locke at gunpoint to a computer terminal where he forces him to enter the "numbers" that reset a 108 minute timer. After that, Desmond notices Jack entering with a gun.
Back at the raft, Michael and Sawyer see one of the raft's pontoons and decide to board it. In the morning, Michael is crying because he realizes he shouldn't have brought Walt on the raft. Later, they wash up on the island and find Jin running towards them with his hands tied yelling "others". Behind him follow about six people with weapons.
Flashbacks:
Michael struggles with Susan who has asked him to sign away his parental rights. Michael initially resists, suing in order to keep custody, but Susan persuades him to change his mind in order to do what is best for his son.
Why do you think Sawyer chose to save Michael instead of Jin? Are you glad he did this?
OK: Honestly I think he saved Michael first because A. he has known him longer, and B. he can actually understand him. I like Jin better, but now I'm not really mad because Jin lived anyway.
SH: I think Sawyer chose to save Michael because Michael has Walt to take care of. I'm glad that he saved Michael, but not because that kept him from saving Jin, just because at least he tried to help someone. He is progressing!
Who do you think Desmond is referencing when he ask Locke if it is "him"?
OK: I think he is referencing somebody from the Dharma initiative. Maybe somebody who is supposed to relieve him of his duties of pressing the button?
SH: I think the same thing as Olivia. Desmond has nothing else to look forward to besides being excused from the years he has been entering the stupid code into the computer.
What do you think will happen if the timer ever runs out?
OK: I think the security system will take over and destroy everything on the island. I actually have no idea, probably something much more thought provoking and philosophical than that.
SH: I don't think anything will happen at all to be honest.
How do you feel about Michael's decision to give up his parental rights?
OK: I understand that it was the right thing to do for Walt, but I still hate that Susan is such a jerk about it.
SH: I was so upset that Michael gave in because life for Walt would be so much different if Michael was a part of his life, but at the same time, there wasn't much he could do about the situation he was put in by Susan.
Season 2: Episode 1
Wow, Lost is back with the first episode of the second season called "Man of Science, Man of Faith". THIS FITS PERFECTLY WITH OUR CURRENT UNIT!
Flashback:
We learn about how Jack meets his wife when she comes into the hospital suffering from the injuries she got from a car accident she was in. She is worried about not being able to dance at her wedding, so we know now that she was engaged before she decided to get married to Jack. Hmm. Anyway, he tells her that she won't be able to walk again, but he still tries his hardest to reverse the damages of the car crash. Because a conversation he has with Desmond, a man he met while running through a stadium, he knows he has to try to fix her no matter what he thinks will happen. When she wakes up from surgery, he tries to break the news that she won't regain feeling below her knees but they both cry when she realizes she can move her toes.
Okay, now back to the island. So, the beginning of this episode was super confusing because it was showing a man going through what appeared to be his morning routine, but it never showed his face, so it didn't fit in with the rest of the previous flashbacks. Later on, we find out that the man is Desmond, but I will get to that. So, obviously Locke wants to see what's in the hatch, despite the fact that the door is labeled "QUARANTINE" on the inside, and Kate decides she should go with him since Jack advised the others to stay away from it. In a sudden change of heart, Jack ventures to the hatch to check on Kate and Locke, and isn't able to find either of them. He goes in after them because he is after all, the hero of the island. He eventually finds Locke but before he can get any information, a gun is pointed towards Locke's head. Jack recognizes Desmond, but can only utter one word: "You."
In other news Hurley tries to confide in Jack about the numbers but Jack is rude, even after he convinced Hurley to tell him. It made me angry. Shannon loses Vincent (typical) and decides to run off into the woods by herself to find him. She sees Walt, soaking wet, trying to communicate with her. When Sayid catches up to her, because of course he has to save her, Walt has disappeared.
Do you think there will be anymore conflicts related to "reason vs. revelation" in the show?
OK: As long as Locke and Jack stick around there will always be that conflict. Plus this island manages to do some unexplainable things.
SH: Of course. This show is fueled by conflict and reason vs. revelation is the source of it nearly every time that is comes to a disagreement between Jack and Locke as they are of conflicting beliefs.
What do you think happened with Walt? Why did he appear to Shannon?
OK: I think Walt is with the others, but I think the others took Walt off the Island. Walt threatened the island with his powers and they knew it. I think Walt appeared to Shannon because she had Vincent and Walt has a connection with Vincent and animals in general.
SH: I think Walt was able to appear to Shannon because she was looking for Vincent and Walt has a special connection with Vincent, as well as with other animals I believe. I don't know if he was really there or not though because I don't understand how he would get back to the island and away from those who captured him.
Flashback:
We learn about how Jack meets his wife when she comes into the hospital suffering from the injuries she got from a car accident she was in. She is worried about not being able to dance at her wedding, so we know now that she was engaged before she decided to get married to Jack. Hmm. Anyway, he tells her that she won't be able to walk again, but he still tries his hardest to reverse the damages of the car crash. Because a conversation he has with Desmond, a man he met while running through a stadium, he knows he has to try to fix her no matter what he thinks will happen. When she wakes up from surgery, he tries to break the news that she won't regain feeling below her knees but they both cry when she realizes she can move her toes.
Okay, now back to the island. So, the beginning of this episode was super confusing because it was showing a man going through what appeared to be his morning routine, but it never showed his face, so it didn't fit in with the rest of the previous flashbacks. Later on, we find out that the man is Desmond, but I will get to that. So, obviously Locke wants to see what's in the hatch, despite the fact that the door is labeled "QUARANTINE" on the inside, and Kate decides she should go with him since Jack advised the others to stay away from it. In a sudden change of heart, Jack ventures to the hatch to check on Kate and Locke, and isn't able to find either of them. He goes in after them because he is after all, the hero of the island. He eventually finds Locke but before he can get any information, a gun is pointed towards Locke's head. Jack recognizes Desmond, but can only utter one word: "You."
In other news Hurley tries to confide in Jack about the numbers but Jack is rude, even after he convinced Hurley to tell him. It made me angry. Shannon loses Vincent (typical) and decides to run off into the woods by herself to find him. She sees Walt, soaking wet, trying to communicate with her. When Sayid catches up to her, because of course he has to save her, Walt has disappeared.
Do you think there will be anymore conflicts related to "reason vs. revelation" in the show?
OK: As long as Locke and Jack stick around there will always be that conflict. Plus this island manages to do some unexplainable things.
SH: Of course. This show is fueled by conflict and reason vs. revelation is the source of it nearly every time that is comes to a disagreement between Jack and Locke as they are of conflicting beliefs.
What do you think happened with Walt? Why did he appear to Shannon?
OK: I think Walt is with the others, but I think the others took Walt off the Island. Walt threatened the island with his powers and they knew it. I think Walt appeared to Shannon because she had Vincent and Walt has a connection with Vincent and animals in general.
SH: I think Walt was able to appear to Shannon because she was looking for Vincent and Walt has a special connection with Vincent, as well as with other animals I believe. I don't know if he was really there or not though because I don't understand how he would get back to the island and away from those who captured him.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Episodes 24 and 25
Flashbacks:
The flashbacks are once again on many of the characters, so I'm sorry for how jumbled this is going to be. We focus on Jin first and find out that he is being followed by someone who also works for his father-in-law. We get another glimpse in the life of a drug addicted Charlie. Michael is feeling the stress off having to take care of Walt and offers to pay his mother to take care of Walt while Michael works. We see how Hurley just barely makes it on the plane in hopes of returning in time for his mother's birthday and finally, we see Locke get carried onto the plane because the attendants cannot find the proper loading wheelchair. Throughout these flashbacks we see glimpses of how the characters were connected before and during the flight.
Back on the island, Arzt is in the midst of talking about how dangerous dynamite is when he blows himself up, traumatizing poor Hurley. However, the group can't stop, so it is decided that Locke and Kate will each carry three sticks of dynamite back to the hatch in an attempt to blow the hinges to get inside. The monster finds the group and almost drags Locke into a hole. While Jack is trying to save him Locke is going on about how it was a test and that the monster wouldn't really hurt him. Anyhow, Jack is sneaky and actually packed dynamite in his pack even though it was supposed to go with Kate, so she has to retrieve his pack to gather dynamite in order to throw down the hole and save Locke. Later, while Locke is about to light the fuse to blow the hatch open, Hurley notices that the numbers are inscribed on the side of it and frantically tries to get Locke to stop, but is unsuccessful. The episode ends before we find out what is inside the hatch.
Rousseau is up to no good and ends up taking Aaron, Claire's baby, and running off with him into the woods. Charlie and Sayid follow after her to get Aaron back, but Charlie falls for a trap that Rousseau set, injuring him badly. Sayid has to pour gun powder on a wound on Charlie's head and burn it in order to stop the profuse bleeding. They continue onward to find the plane full of heroin that we later find out Charlie takes a bit of. When they finally find reach the black smoke, the place where they believe Rousseau is heading, they find her holding Aaron. She tries telling them that she thought if she gave the others Aaron that she could get Alex back. Charlie is disgusted with her and even calls her pathetic. But none the less, he returns Aaron to Claire.
Finally, the raft has set sail and I believe they are about 15 miles from the shore of the island when they see another ship on the radar. Jin, Michael, and Sawyer are arguing about whether or not to use the one flare they have and in the end decide it is the right time. A boat appears and flicks a light on. After explaining what happened with the plane crash, the people on the other boat appear to be abnormally calm. This is when they say they are going to take Walt. Michael, Jin, and Sawyer put up a fight to save Walt but in the end he is captured and the last we see of him is when he is screaming for Michael to help him but he is getting further away on the boat.
Are you satisfied with the season's ending?
OK: I really liked the ending. I wasn't sure how I felt about the show until the last couple of episodes, but now I'm curious to start the next season.
SH: It was such a happy medium between suspense and a fulfilling ending up until the point when Walt was captured. I loved the ending, but it was such a cliff hanger I have to keep watching to find out what happens.
What do you think the people on the boat want with Walt?
OK: I think they are definitely the others. I think they know about his powers and don't want him on the island.
SH: I think somehow they know of Walt's powers and they want to force him to use them for the benefit of themselves.
What do you think is inside the hatch?
OK: I think the hatch is going to be huge and we aren't going to see all of it right away. I think there will be at least one person, maybe more.
SH: I think that there is going to be people inside of the hatch. Possibly the others?
The flashbacks are once again on many of the characters, so I'm sorry for how jumbled this is going to be. We focus on Jin first and find out that he is being followed by someone who also works for his father-in-law. We get another glimpse in the life of a drug addicted Charlie. Michael is feeling the stress off having to take care of Walt and offers to pay his mother to take care of Walt while Michael works. We see how Hurley just barely makes it on the plane in hopes of returning in time for his mother's birthday and finally, we see Locke get carried onto the plane because the attendants cannot find the proper loading wheelchair. Throughout these flashbacks we see glimpses of how the characters were connected before and during the flight.
Back on the island, Arzt is in the midst of talking about how dangerous dynamite is when he blows himself up, traumatizing poor Hurley. However, the group can't stop, so it is decided that Locke and Kate will each carry three sticks of dynamite back to the hatch in an attempt to blow the hinges to get inside. The monster finds the group and almost drags Locke into a hole. While Jack is trying to save him Locke is going on about how it was a test and that the monster wouldn't really hurt him. Anyhow, Jack is sneaky and actually packed dynamite in his pack even though it was supposed to go with Kate, so she has to retrieve his pack to gather dynamite in order to throw down the hole and save Locke. Later, while Locke is about to light the fuse to blow the hatch open, Hurley notices that the numbers are inscribed on the side of it and frantically tries to get Locke to stop, but is unsuccessful. The episode ends before we find out what is inside the hatch.
Rousseau is up to no good and ends up taking Aaron, Claire's baby, and running off with him into the woods. Charlie and Sayid follow after her to get Aaron back, but Charlie falls for a trap that Rousseau set, injuring him badly. Sayid has to pour gun powder on a wound on Charlie's head and burn it in order to stop the profuse bleeding. They continue onward to find the plane full of heroin that we later find out Charlie takes a bit of. When they finally find reach the black smoke, the place where they believe Rousseau is heading, they find her holding Aaron. She tries telling them that she thought if she gave the others Aaron that she could get Alex back. Charlie is disgusted with her and even calls her pathetic. But none the less, he returns Aaron to Claire.
Finally, the raft has set sail and I believe they are about 15 miles from the shore of the island when they see another ship on the radar. Jin, Michael, and Sawyer are arguing about whether or not to use the one flare they have and in the end decide it is the right time. A boat appears and flicks a light on. After explaining what happened with the plane crash, the people on the other boat appear to be abnormally calm. This is when they say they are going to take Walt. Michael, Jin, and Sawyer put up a fight to save Walt but in the end he is captured and the last we see of him is when he is screaming for Michael to help him but he is getting further away on the boat.
Are you satisfied with the season's ending?
OK: I really liked the ending. I wasn't sure how I felt about the show until the last couple of episodes, but now I'm curious to start the next season.
SH: It was such a happy medium between suspense and a fulfilling ending up until the point when Walt was captured. I loved the ending, but it was such a cliff hanger I have to keep watching to find out what happens.
What do you think the people on the boat want with Walt?
OK: I think they are definitely the others. I think they know about his powers and don't want him on the island.
SH: I think somehow they know of Walt's powers and they want to force him to use them for the benefit of themselves.
What do you think is inside the hatch?
OK: I think the hatch is going to be huge and we aren't going to see all of it right away. I think there will be at least one person, maybe more.
SH: I think that there is going to be people inside of the hatch. Possibly the others?
Episode 23
Flashbacks:
Because there isn't one character as the focus of this episode's flashbacks, I am going to skip around a little bit. Walt is upset with his dad the night before they are scheduled to leave Australia and he yells that Michael isn't his father. Jack has a conversation with some lady who was on the plane before they boarded. We find out that deportation is the reason why Sawyer is on the plane. We see more of Kate's violent side from before she boarded. We get to see Shannon be a snooty, malicious woman to Sayid, getting him in trouble with airport security. On that note, we overhear a women acting the same way talking about Jin and Sun, assuming that they cannot understand her.
Back on the island, some random guy, Leslie Arzt, starts spouting off about how it is monsoon season and that they shouldn't set sail on the raft until after it is over, which could be three or four months. When asked when they should have left, he replies, "Yesterday."
Also, Rousseau pays a surprise visit to inform everyone that after she gave birth to her baby, Alex, that black smoke appeared and the others came and took Alex from her. She intends this as a warning because Claire just gave birth to Aaron. She ends up taking a group of the survivors to what she calls the Black Rock to find dynamite that they intend on using to open the hatch in order to survive whatever the others will bring. As soon as they arrive, they are riddled with confusion, as the Black Rock isn't a rock at all, it is a washed up pirate ship. Arzt claims he knows just how to handle the life threatening substance and ends up blowing himself up.
Who do you think the "others" are? Where did they come from?
OK: I think the others have something to do with the island's security system. I think they designed it and know what the island is about. As for where they came from...no idea.
SH: I feel like the "others" aren't people that exist in the same realm as the survivors on the island. My reasoning behind that is no one seems to be able to see them, except for maybe Locke and he is all kinds of connected spiritually, so it makes sense that he is the exception. However, they are able to hear the others and their security system, so maybe their existence is just different than humans.
What are your thoughts on the security system?
OK: I think it is weird. It's kind of like when a scary movie is really good until you find out why the scary things are happening and it's really dumb and ruins the whole movie. We just don't know enough yet for it to make any sense.
SH: It makes me angry to be honest. It seems like something added in just for the extra drama and it doesn't seem to fit the overall mood of the show, but who knows, maybe it will be explained later on.
Are you happy that Jin and Sun made up?
OK: YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! nuff said.
SH: I would have said no except for the conversation they had before Jin was about to leave on the raft made me change my mind completely.
Who do you think the "others" are? Where did they come from?
OK: I think the others have something to do with the island's security system. I think they designed it and know what the island is about. As for where they came from...no idea.
SH: I feel like the "others" aren't people that exist in the same realm as the survivors on the island. My reasoning behind that is no one seems to be able to see them, except for maybe Locke and he is all kinds of connected spiritually, so it makes sense that he is the exception. However, they are able to hear the others and their security system, so maybe their existence is just different than humans.
What are your thoughts on the security system?
OK: I think it is weird. It's kind of like when a scary movie is really good until you find out why the scary things are happening and it's really dumb and ruins the whole movie. We just don't know enough yet for it to make any sense.
SH: It makes me angry to be honest. It seems like something added in just for the extra drama and it doesn't seem to fit the overall mood of the show, but who knows, maybe it will be explained later on.
Are you happy that Jin and Sun made up?
OK: YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! nuff said.
SH: I would have said no except for the conversation they had before Jin was about to leave on the raft made me change my mind completely.
Do you think there is significance to adding Arzt into this episode?
OK: I agree with Sonya. Not a necessary character.
SH: I honestly think that it was very stupid of them to put Arzt into the show at all because he only ends up surviving for like two episodes and doesn't play a major role anyway.
What do you think of the black smoke?
OK: I think the black smoke was lit as a decoy by the others so they could be somewhere else.
SH: I think the black smoke is a symbol for the fact that they are not alone on this island.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Episode 22
After finding out that monsoon season is beginning, Michael rushes to finish the raft so they can leave. Kate tries to get a spot on the raft, but Michael says that all of the spots have been bought. Michael later has a confrontation with Sawyer leading him to rethink who gets the last spot.
Sayid and Jack meet Locke at the hatch and Jack says that they need to open the hatch, despite Sayid's disagreement.
While working on the raft, Michael suddenly falls ill. Jack discovers remnants of some partially crushed up drugs in one of the water bottles Michael had been drinking from. Michael thinks it is Sawyer, but Jack thinks it is Kate. When Jack confronts Kate about it, she denies having anything to do with it. Meanwhile, Walt tells Locke that he didn't poison his dad out of fear that Locke suspects him after the raft situation. When Locke reaches out and touches his arm to reassure him, Walt becomes frightened and begs him not to open "it". (It being the hatch)
Sawyer passes the ailing Michael and throws him a bottle of antacid (Michael still thinks Sawyer poisoned him). Angry, Michael kicks Sawyer off the raft. In response, Sawyer exposes Kate's criminal history to the group. Sawyer shows them that Kate stole the ID of Joanna, the girl who drowned earlier in the season, who she was planning on changing her identity to once they were rescued.
Later, Jack tells Sun that she knows she meant to poison Jin so he couldn't leave. Jack says he has no reason to tell anybody, but later in conversation, Sun tells Kate that she won't tell anybody that the drugging was her idea.
Walt later confesses to his dad that he burnt the first raft because he wanted to leave. Michael then says that they can stay and don't have to leave, but Walt insists that they do.
Flashbacks:
Kate is seen changing her license plate, dying her hair, and collecting a letter under a false name. She goes to her hometown to visit her dying mother and meets up with her ex boyfriend Tom Brennan. They both decide to dig up a time capsule that they buried when they were seeing each other in 1989. Inside the box is Tom's toy airplane. The next day as Kate says goodbye to her mother, she runs into a cop as she leaves and he recognizes her. She asks Tom for his car keys and they get in the car together. When the police block the hospital exit, she tells Tom to get out, but he refuses. Kate rams through and the cops open fire. She stops a few feet down the road and realizes that Tom had been shot and killed. With police close behind, she has no choice but to run.
Do you think Sun is doing the right think by trying to make amends with Jin, or do you think she needs to move on?
OK: I think it's a little early for giving up. I think poisoning him may be a little extreme, but I do want them to work things out.
SH: Even though Jin isn't my favorite, I realize that it is hard to completely give up on something you were so emotionally invested in at one point. The more I learn about their marriage, the more conflicted I feel. Anyway, to answer the question, I think she should try to work things out.
When Locke touched Walt, Walt could see that he was planning on opening the hatch. Thoughts on the newest hint of his powers?
OK: Again, I feel like Walt's powers are nature oriented, and since Locke has some sort of insight to the island, Walt could sense what he was going to do.
SH: I suppose I didn't realize that it was because Locke touched him that Walt knew about Locke wanting to open the hatch, but that makes much more sense. I think Walt is full of surprises and I can't wait to see how his powers come into play later on.
How do you feel about Kate as a person after finding out she was going to take the identity of the girl who drowned?
OK: I feel like she just doesn't know when to stop. She won't own up to her actions and exploits those around her while trying to keep her name clear.
SH: Really Kate? STAHP. Has she not learned her lesson already? You would think with all the people she has hurt in the past that she may reevaluate her life, but it seems she is only digging herself deeper into the hole.
Do you think Kate had a hidden agenda in telling Sun to poison Jin?
OK: Of course! If Jin was stuck here, she would have a spot on the raft!
SH: Kate cares about Sun, and she knows that Sun and Jin were happy together, regardless of how messed up their relationship was/is, but she definitely is deceptive and I agree that she wanted a spot on the raft for a better chance of continuing her life on the run.
Thoughts on Kate's past?
OK: Is it wrong that I don't really feel bad for her? She put Tom in danger and her actions ended up getting him killed. I still want to know what got her to be in the path of a criminal though.
SH: I can answer this question in a short, but to the point fashion. The more I learn about her, the less I like her.
Sayid and Jack meet Locke at the hatch and Jack says that they need to open the hatch, despite Sayid's disagreement.
While working on the raft, Michael suddenly falls ill. Jack discovers remnants of some partially crushed up drugs in one of the water bottles Michael had been drinking from. Michael thinks it is Sawyer, but Jack thinks it is Kate. When Jack confronts Kate about it, she denies having anything to do with it. Meanwhile, Walt tells Locke that he didn't poison his dad out of fear that Locke suspects him after the raft situation. When Locke reaches out and touches his arm to reassure him, Walt becomes frightened and begs him not to open "it". (It being the hatch)
Sawyer passes the ailing Michael and throws him a bottle of antacid (Michael still thinks Sawyer poisoned him). Angry, Michael kicks Sawyer off the raft. In response, Sawyer exposes Kate's criminal history to the group. Sawyer shows them that Kate stole the ID of Joanna, the girl who drowned earlier in the season, who she was planning on changing her identity to once they were rescued.
Later, Jack tells Sun that she knows she meant to poison Jin so he couldn't leave. Jack says he has no reason to tell anybody, but later in conversation, Sun tells Kate that she won't tell anybody that the drugging was her idea.
Walt later confesses to his dad that he burnt the first raft because he wanted to leave. Michael then says that they can stay and don't have to leave, but Walt insists that they do.
Flashbacks:
Kate is seen changing her license plate, dying her hair, and collecting a letter under a false name. She goes to her hometown to visit her dying mother and meets up with her ex boyfriend Tom Brennan. They both decide to dig up a time capsule that they buried when they were seeing each other in 1989. Inside the box is Tom's toy airplane. The next day as Kate says goodbye to her mother, she runs into a cop as she leaves and he recognizes her. She asks Tom for his car keys and they get in the car together. When the police block the hospital exit, she tells Tom to get out, but he refuses. Kate rams through and the cops open fire. She stops a few feet down the road and realizes that Tom had been shot and killed. With police close behind, she has no choice but to run.
Do you think Sun is doing the right think by trying to make amends with Jin, or do you think she needs to move on?
OK: I think it's a little early for giving up. I think poisoning him may be a little extreme, but I do want them to work things out.
SH: Even though Jin isn't my favorite, I realize that it is hard to completely give up on something you were so emotionally invested in at one point. The more I learn about their marriage, the more conflicted I feel. Anyway, to answer the question, I think she should try to work things out.
When Locke touched Walt, Walt could see that he was planning on opening the hatch. Thoughts on the newest hint of his powers?
OK: Again, I feel like Walt's powers are nature oriented, and since Locke has some sort of insight to the island, Walt could sense what he was going to do.
SH: I suppose I didn't realize that it was because Locke touched him that Walt knew about Locke wanting to open the hatch, but that makes much more sense. I think Walt is full of surprises and I can't wait to see how his powers come into play later on.
How do you feel about Kate as a person after finding out she was going to take the identity of the girl who drowned?
OK: I feel like she just doesn't know when to stop. She won't own up to her actions and exploits those around her while trying to keep her name clear.
SH: Really Kate? STAHP. Has she not learned her lesson already? You would think with all the people she has hurt in the past that she may reevaluate her life, but it seems she is only digging herself deeper into the hole.
Do you think Kate had a hidden agenda in telling Sun to poison Jin?
OK: Of course! If Jin was stuck here, she would have a spot on the raft!
SH: Kate cares about Sun, and she knows that Sun and Jin were happy together, regardless of how messed up their relationship was/is, but she definitely is deceptive and I agree that she wanted a spot on the raft for a better chance of continuing her life on the run.
Thoughts on Kate's past?
OK: Is it wrong that I don't really feel bad for her? She put Tom in danger and her actions ended up getting him killed. I still want to know what got her to be in the path of a criminal though.
SH: I can answer this question in a short, but to the point fashion. The more I learn about her, the less I like her.
Episode 21
Flashback:
Through this flashback we follow Sayid through his journey Australia. He is sent by the US government to find information on stolen explosives because a suspect in the case is a friend that he roomed with in college. He meets up with the friend and finds that he is not as involved as the men he is living with, however they are asking to be a suicide bomber. Sayid doesn't want to allow his friend to go through with it, but the officials he is working with on the US government side tell him he must convince his friend to "blow himself up". Sayid tells his friend he will accompany him, and that they will do it together because it is for the greater good (the name of the episode!). He tries to tell his friend at the last second so he can save him, but the friend doesn't take the news well and shoots himself. I was traumatized. By the way, Sayid was getting information on Nadia's location because of his cooperation with the US government officials.
Shannon is grieving over the loss of Boone. She tells Sayid he has to do something about the fact that Locke killed her brother, so Sayid goes to investigate and finds out about the hatch, and the truth of Boone's death. He also finds out that Locke was the one who knocked him out while trying to find where Rousseau's transmission was coming from. A bit later, Shannon has stolen a gun from the case with the intention of killing Locke to avenge Boone's death, but Sayid stops her literally within a fraction of a second.
Also, I really wanted to add that Charlie calls Claire's baby turnip-head. And the song played at Boone's funeral is titled "Booneral".
How do you think Shannon would have changed if she had killed Locke?
OK: I feel she would have been even more emotionally distraught than before. I'm glad Locke didn't die because I'm curious about his story.
SH: I think Shannon would become even more of a wreck than she already is and no one on the island would be able to handle her, especially with Boone gone. I'm glad that she didn't end up killing Locke.
At this point, how do you feel about Shannon and Sayid's relationship?
OK: Sayid is too good for Shannon, but I'm glad Sayid is happy even though I think Shannon is going to hurt him in the end.
SH: I love Sayid to death. He is so considerate, even more so towards Shannon than the others. He always looks out for her and treats her like a princess even when she is not acting respectfully towards him. The only worry I have is that Shannon isn't going to appreciate him and it will end up hurting him.
Through this flashback we follow Sayid through his journey Australia. He is sent by the US government to find information on stolen explosives because a suspect in the case is a friend that he roomed with in college. He meets up with the friend and finds that he is not as involved as the men he is living with, however they are asking to be a suicide bomber. Sayid doesn't want to allow his friend to go through with it, but the officials he is working with on the US government side tell him he must convince his friend to "blow himself up". Sayid tells his friend he will accompany him, and that they will do it together because it is for the greater good (the name of the episode!). He tries to tell his friend at the last second so he can save him, but the friend doesn't take the news well and shoots himself. I was traumatized. By the way, Sayid was getting information on Nadia's location because of his cooperation with the US government officials.
Shannon is grieving over the loss of Boone. She tells Sayid he has to do something about the fact that Locke killed her brother, so Sayid goes to investigate and finds out about the hatch, and the truth of Boone's death. He also finds out that Locke was the one who knocked him out while trying to find where Rousseau's transmission was coming from. A bit later, Shannon has stolen a gun from the case with the intention of killing Locke to avenge Boone's death, but Sayid stops her literally within a fraction of a second.
Also, I really wanted to add that Charlie calls Claire's baby turnip-head. And the song played at Boone's funeral is titled "Booneral".
How do you think Shannon would have changed if she had killed Locke?
OK: I feel she would have been even more emotionally distraught than before. I'm glad Locke didn't die because I'm curious about his story.
SH: I think Shannon would become even more of a wreck than she already is and no one on the island would be able to handle her, especially with Boone gone. I'm glad that she didn't end up killing Locke.
At this point, how do you feel about Shannon and Sayid's relationship?
OK: Sayid is too good for Shannon, but I'm glad Sayid is happy even though I think Shannon is going to hurt him in the end.
SH: I love Sayid to death. He is so considerate, even more so towards Shannon than the others. He always looks out for her and treats her like a princess even when she is not acting respectfully towards him. The only worry I have is that Shannon isn't going to appreciate him and it will end up hurting him.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Episode 20
On the island, Boone has been critically injured and has lost a lot of blood. Jack sends Kate to get Sawyer's alcohol and on her way back she finds Kate going into unexpected labor.
Sayid surprises Shannon with a torchlight dinner on another area of the beach and Shannon confesses that Boone is "kind of in love with her".
Boone needs a Type-A blood transfusion, which nobody has, so Jack decides to give him his own, which is the universal O-, even though his body could reject it.
While working on the raft, Jin hears Kate screaming for help and runs to find her. Kate is able to tell Jin to get Jack, but when he gets there Jack is busy with Boone, so he tells Jin (with Sun translating) to take Charlie with him to Kate ant tell her how to deliver the baby.
Sun stops the transfusion because Jack is getting pale and the blood is pooling in Boone's injured leg. Jack is about to amputate it to try to save him, but Boone regains consciousness and tells Jack that it's not worth it.
Boone reveals to Jack that he and Locke discovered a hatch that he wasn't supposed to talk about. His last word are "Tell Shannon I...", but he dies before he can finish.
Claire delivers a healthy boy and when Jack tells Shannon about Boone, she immediately goes to the caves and cries over his dead body. Jack leaves the beach in search of Locke, believing that Boone was murdered by him.
Flashbacks:
Jack agonizes over his vows to Sarah, his fiancee, who he "fixed" after she was injured in a car accident when his father shows up and tells him that his strength is commitment, but he has trouble letting go. Jack eventually writes his vows and marries Sarah.
Why do you think Locke fled the scene?
OK: I think that Locke believed so much that the Island planned for Boone to be killed that he was so frustrated he just lost it and went to the hatch to yell at it.
SH: Even though Locke is so set in his ways of fate and destiny, I still think he felt guilty about Boone's death, and I think that's why he fled.
Do you think that Shannon purposefully left out that she was once in love with Boone as well?
OK: I feel like she should've been honest that they were involved because it's just going to be awkward if he finds out. Although with Boone dead nobody is going to know besides her.
SH: I don't think she was so much in love with Boone as she was in love with the fact that she had him wrapped around her finger and could get anything from him. Regardless, she definitely left this out for a reason. She is so into the new life idea and I think it is easier if she spares a few details.
Why do you think Jack has never mentioned that he has a wife?
OK: I have no idea. I guess I just assumed this whole time that he was always single. I feel like she died before the plane crashed so he's a widower.
SH: Something went wrong with his marriage. Even when there was the wedding flashback, something gave me a sense that it was foreshadowing a rocky relationship history for Jack. I feel like he is suppressing his feelings about it because he probably isn't completely over it.
Was it fate that Locke's legs stopped working right before they got to the plane and started working right it fell, or merely coincidence?
OK: I don't believe in fate realistically, but I feel like because it's Lost there's going to be something that made it fate why he died. There should be a word for the happy medium between fate and coincidence.
SH: Coincifate. Or fateincidence.
Sayid surprises Shannon with a torchlight dinner on another area of the beach and Shannon confesses that Boone is "kind of in love with her".
Boone needs a Type-A blood transfusion, which nobody has, so Jack decides to give him his own, which is the universal O-, even though his body could reject it.
While working on the raft, Jin hears Kate screaming for help and runs to find her. Kate is able to tell Jin to get Jack, but when he gets there Jack is busy with Boone, so he tells Jin (with Sun translating) to take Charlie with him to Kate ant tell her how to deliver the baby.
Sun stops the transfusion because Jack is getting pale and the blood is pooling in Boone's injured leg. Jack is about to amputate it to try to save him, but Boone regains consciousness and tells Jack that it's not worth it.
Boone reveals to Jack that he and Locke discovered a hatch that he wasn't supposed to talk about. His last word are "Tell Shannon I...", but he dies before he can finish.
Claire delivers a healthy boy and when Jack tells Shannon about Boone, she immediately goes to the caves and cries over his dead body. Jack leaves the beach in search of Locke, believing that Boone was murdered by him.
Flashbacks:
Jack agonizes over his vows to Sarah, his fiancee, who he "fixed" after she was injured in a car accident when his father shows up and tells him that his strength is commitment, but he has trouble letting go. Jack eventually writes his vows and marries Sarah.
Why do you think Locke fled the scene?
OK: I think that Locke believed so much that the Island planned for Boone to be killed that he was so frustrated he just lost it and went to the hatch to yell at it.
SH: Even though Locke is so set in his ways of fate and destiny, I still think he felt guilty about Boone's death, and I think that's why he fled.
Do you think that Shannon purposefully left out that she was once in love with Boone as well?
OK: I feel like she should've been honest that they were involved because it's just going to be awkward if he finds out. Although with Boone dead nobody is going to know besides her.
SH: I don't think she was so much in love with Boone as she was in love with the fact that she had him wrapped around her finger and could get anything from him. Regardless, she definitely left this out for a reason. She is so into the new life idea and I think it is easier if she spares a few details.
Why do you think Jack has never mentioned that he has a wife?
OK: I have no idea. I guess I just assumed this whole time that he was always single. I feel like she died before the plane crashed so he's a widower.
SH: Something went wrong with his marriage. Even when there was the wedding flashback, something gave me a sense that it was foreshadowing a rocky relationship history for Jack. I feel like he is suppressing his feelings about it because he probably isn't completely over it.
Was it fate that Locke's legs stopped working right before they got to the plane and started working right it fell, or merely coincidence?
OK: I don't believe in fate realistically, but I feel like because it's Lost there's going to be something that made it fate why he died. There should be a word for the happy medium between fate and coincidence.
SH: Coincifate. Or fateincidence.
Episode 19
Locke is the flashback focus of this episode. Finally we get a bit of an explanation, however a bit isn't an understatement at all. While at work, a strange woman approaches Locke and later claims to be his mother. After doing some further research, Locke finds that this woman is actually his mother and he finds information on his father. He finally meets the man that his mother says doesn't exist and the two form a close bond over hunting. One day when Locke arrives to go hunting, he finds his father going through dialysis because his kidneys are failing. Locke decides to give a kidney to his father. Before the operation his father says to him, "See you on the other side." He is lying. When Locke wakes up, the bed next to him is empty. His mother is in the doorway and tells him she set the whole thing up because she needed money and his father would pay her if she got Locke to give him a kidney. My little heart broke.
Meanwhile, Locke and Boone are still trying to open the hatch without luck. Locke has a dream where he sees a plane crash and he sees a bloody Boone repeating the phrase, "Teresa fell up the stairs, Teresa fell down the stairs." Locke asks Boone about it and later on he replies that Teresa was his nanny that fell on the stairs and broke her neck. Not sure how important that is, but oh well. Also, Locke and Boone continue onward to find the plane. Locke's legs aren't working, so Boone climbs into the plane to find what's inside. At first he only thinks it is drugs, until he finds the WORKING radio in the plane. Locke tells him to get out because the plane is at risk of falling, but Boone doesn't listen. The plane falls out of the tree, crushing Boone. Locke is furious and begins pounding on the hatch, yelling, asking what he did wrong, when a light comes on with in the hatch. BUM BUM BUM!
In other news, Sawyer is experiencing terrible headaches and it turns out he is far sighted, so Jack and Sayid help him to get some reading glasses. Also, Jin and Michael begin bonding over raft building.
Thoughts on Locke's past?
OK: I was so sad when his dad turned on him and played him just to get a kidney. Although I'm wondering why if his mother and father screwed him over like that, why he still believes everything his mom said about fate.
SH: I feel terribly for Locke but there is still so much more to know in order to understand him. As of now, I think of him as a person with a heart that is too big for his best interest and I feel awful that he had to go through what he did with his parents. Although, I am glad that we have a little more information on why he is how he is.
Why do you think Locke's legs have stopped working suddenly?
OK: I think that the failure of not being to open the hatch is taking a psychological toll on him and because he is failing at one thing, it causes his legs to begin failing him even though when he believed that he could use his legs, they worked.
SH: I think that like Locke was saying, they all have a test they must overcome, and I believe this is Locke's test. He has to believe he can keep the function of his legs in order to save Boone, and that's what he does.
Meanwhile, Locke and Boone are still trying to open the hatch without luck. Locke has a dream where he sees a plane crash and he sees a bloody Boone repeating the phrase, "Teresa fell up the stairs, Teresa fell down the stairs." Locke asks Boone about it and later on he replies that Teresa was his nanny that fell on the stairs and broke her neck. Not sure how important that is, but oh well. Also, Locke and Boone continue onward to find the plane. Locke's legs aren't working, so Boone climbs into the plane to find what's inside. At first he only thinks it is drugs, until he finds the WORKING radio in the plane. Locke tells him to get out because the plane is at risk of falling, but Boone doesn't listen. The plane falls out of the tree, crushing Boone. Locke is furious and begins pounding on the hatch, yelling, asking what he did wrong, when a light comes on with in the hatch. BUM BUM BUM!
In other news, Sawyer is experiencing terrible headaches and it turns out he is far sighted, so Jack and Sayid help him to get some reading glasses. Also, Jin and Michael begin bonding over raft building.
Thoughts on Locke's past?
OK: I was so sad when his dad turned on him and played him just to get a kidney. Although I'm wondering why if his mother and father screwed him over like that, why he still believes everything his mom said about fate.
SH: I feel terribly for Locke but there is still so much more to know in order to understand him. As of now, I think of him as a person with a heart that is too big for his best interest and I feel awful that he had to go through what he did with his parents. Although, I am glad that we have a little more information on why he is how he is.
Why do you think Locke's legs have stopped working suddenly?
OK: I think that the failure of not being to open the hatch is taking a psychological toll on him and because he is failing at one thing, it causes his legs to begin failing him even though when he believed that he could use his legs, they worked.
SH: I think that like Locke was saying, they all have a test they must overcome, and I believe this is Locke's test. He has to believe he can keep the function of his legs in order to save Boone, and that's what he does.
Episode 18
On the island, Hurley steals some of Rousseau's documents containing a sequence of numbers that he had used earlier to win the lottery. Hurley sets out to find Rousseau by himself. Charlie, Jack, and Sayid catch up with Hurley at a rickety bridge that crosses a chasm. Hurley crosses it safely and when Charlie follows, it breaks just as he makes it across, leaving Jack and Sayid on the other side.
Looking for a way around to get Charlie and Hurley, Jack and Sayid set off one of Rousseau's traps blowing up her shelter. Sayid says that she knew he would be back so she set the trap and left.
After Charlie and Hurley split up from being shot at, Hurley finds Rousseau and he insists to know what the numbers mean. She tells him that her team followed a transmission to this island and in trying to find it, her whole team became "sick" and eventually died. She agrees that the numbers are cursed and Hurley is relieved to find somebody that believes him.
Hurley finds Charlie, Jack, and Sayid and gives them the battery from Rousseau to use on Michael's boat. On the beach, Charlie reveals to Hurley that he had a heroin addiction. Hurley tells him how much money he was worth before the crash and Charlie takes it as a joke and storms off, insulted. The end of the episode shows the sequence of numbers engraved on the hatch that Boone and Locke have been trying to open.
Flashbacks:
Hurley wins the lottery and in the following weeks he gets increasingly bad luck. His grandfather and the priest officiating the service die, his mother breaks his ankle, and so on. He then visits a mental institution where he had apparently resided for some time and talks to a patient, Leonard Sims, who keeps repeating the numbers Hurley used to win the lottery. When Hurley tells Leonard this, he panics and screams that the numbers are bad. As he is being dragged out, he says to go see Sam Toomey in Australia. He goes there and talks to Sam's widow who tells Hurley that Sam and Leonard served in the Navy together when they heard those numbers across a radio transmission. After Sam used the numbers to win $50,000 at a fair, he experienced the same bad luck until he took his own life.
Coincidence or fate that the time Sam heard the numbers coincides with when Rousseau wrecked on the island?
OK: I don't feel like it's fate, but I feel like they are connected because it was the same transmission.
SH: It isn't merely coincidence, but I'm not a huge believer in fate, so I am going to be redundant and say that it is probably connected.
What do you think the numbers on the hatch has to do with what is inside it?
OK: I feel like it's going to be a Pandora's Box type thing and what's inside is going to be very bad or bring bad luck to the person who opens it.
SH: I think it means that it is some sort of sign or connection. It probably has to do with what Hurley believes is "bad luck".
Why at this point do you think Hurley was in a mental institution?
OK: Not sure yet, but I am very curious to find out more about that story line.
SH: Hurley wasn't in a mental institution... Unless you mean when he visited Sam? But he didn't meet Sam there. He met him before Sam was institutionalized.
Looking for a way around to get Charlie and Hurley, Jack and Sayid set off one of Rousseau's traps blowing up her shelter. Sayid says that she knew he would be back so she set the trap and left.
After Charlie and Hurley split up from being shot at, Hurley finds Rousseau and he insists to know what the numbers mean. She tells him that her team followed a transmission to this island and in trying to find it, her whole team became "sick" and eventually died. She agrees that the numbers are cursed and Hurley is relieved to find somebody that believes him.
Hurley finds Charlie, Jack, and Sayid and gives them the battery from Rousseau to use on Michael's boat. On the beach, Charlie reveals to Hurley that he had a heroin addiction. Hurley tells him how much money he was worth before the crash and Charlie takes it as a joke and storms off, insulted. The end of the episode shows the sequence of numbers engraved on the hatch that Boone and Locke have been trying to open.
Flashbacks:
Hurley wins the lottery and in the following weeks he gets increasingly bad luck. His grandfather and the priest officiating the service die, his mother breaks his ankle, and so on. He then visits a mental institution where he had apparently resided for some time and talks to a patient, Leonard Sims, who keeps repeating the numbers Hurley used to win the lottery. When Hurley tells Leonard this, he panics and screams that the numbers are bad. As he is being dragged out, he says to go see Sam Toomey in Australia. He goes there and talks to Sam's widow who tells Hurley that Sam and Leonard served in the Navy together when they heard those numbers across a radio transmission. After Sam used the numbers to win $50,000 at a fair, he experienced the same bad luck until he took his own life.
Coincidence or fate that the time Sam heard the numbers coincides with when Rousseau wrecked on the island?
OK: I don't feel like it's fate, but I feel like they are connected because it was the same transmission.
SH: It isn't merely coincidence, but I'm not a huge believer in fate, so I am going to be redundant and say that it is probably connected.
What do you think the numbers on the hatch has to do with what is inside it?
OK: I feel like it's going to be a Pandora's Box type thing and what's inside is going to be very bad or bring bad luck to the person who opens it.
SH: I think it means that it is some sort of sign or connection. It probably has to do with what Hurley believes is "bad luck".
Why at this point do you think Hurley was in a mental institution?
OK: Not sure yet, but I am very curious to find out more about that story line.
SH: Hurley wasn't in a mental institution... Unless you mean when he visited Sam? But he didn't meet Sam there. He met him before Sam was institutionalized.
Episode 17
To fully understand this episode, I think it is important to start with the flashbacks. So, Jin's explained a bit in this episode. He is displayed as a man who will do anything he has to in order to be with Sun. He is head over heels in love with her and knows he must win the approval of her father first. To do this, he has to work for her father, and this brings us back to the previous flashback where he comes home with blood covering his hands and shirt. It turns out that he was actually saving the man's life of whom Sun's father was going to kill. Holy plot twist right.
However, Sun doesn't know any of this, and it has caused their relationship to fall apart strand by strand. When the raft that Michael has been building suddenly catches fire, it appears Jin is the obvious culprit because of the conflict between Michael and Jin. Holy plot twist again though, because Jin isn't the one who lit the raft on fire, it was Walt. The only one who is aware of this is Locke, who ends up diffusing the situation by taking the focus off of blaming someone for what happened. But not before Sun screams at Michael to stop hitting Jin. In English. This causes a HUGE conflict between Sun and Jin and they end up parting.
Some other thigns that happen include a conflict between Boone and Sayid about Shannon. Boone tries to keep Sayid away from Shannon by telling him Shannon will only leave him after she gets what she wants. Shannon realizes Boone has said something to Sayid after he is acting strange. She goes out after Boone but runs into Locke who tells her to take advantage of the new life she has been granted because of the island. She does just that and she and Sayid end up having a thing. I totally ship it.
Do you think Jin and Sun breaking was meant to be?
OK: I really am sad that they didn't work things out because Jin used to be so sweet and caring, but I get that because Sunisanindependentwomanwhoain'tevergonnaneedaman (ha ha sonyurr), they had changed so much that there was no way that with their current personalities they could've been compatible for much longer.
SH: I don't see how it is anything but fate. Sun was trying to get away from Jin, and because she changed her mind, there had to be another way to keep them apart, and that was the plane crashing. Spending every waking minute with each other makes it obvious to both of them that they shouldn't be together. Pretty far-fetched, I know.
What do you think about Walt burning down the raft?
OK: I think that the excuse for not wanting to move around anymore was a bit far fetched, but when he explained that it was mainly that he didn't want to leave the island then I understood where he was coming from. Still a bad idea though.
SH: I think Walt made a decision that he didn't realize would have such an impact. He is just a kid who doesn't want to have to move around anymore. I love Walt by the way.
However, Sun doesn't know any of this, and it has caused their relationship to fall apart strand by strand. When the raft that Michael has been building suddenly catches fire, it appears Jin is the obvious culprit because of the conflict between Michael and Jin. Holy plot twist again though, because Jin isn't the one who lit the raft on fire, it was Walt. The only one who is aware of this is Locke, who ends up diffusing the situation by taking the focus off of blaming someone for what happened. But not before Sun screams at Michael to stop hitting Jin. In English. This causes a HUGE conflict between Sun and Jin and they end up parting.
Some other thigns that happen include a conflict between Boone and Sayid about Shannon. Boone tries to keep Sayid away from Shannon by telling him Shannon will only leave him after she gets what she wants. Shannon realizes Boone has said something to Sayid after he is acting strange. She goes out after Boone but runs into Locke who tells her to take advantage of the new life she has been granted because of the island. She does just that and she and Sayid end up having a thing. I totally ship it.
Do you think Jin and Sun breaking was meant to be?
OK: I really am sad that they didn't work things out because Jin used to be so sweet and caring, but I get that because Sunisanindependentwomanwhoain'tevergonnaneedaman (ha ha sonyurr), they had changed so much that there was no way that with their current personalities they could've been compatible for much longer.
SH: I don't see how it is anything but fate. Sun was trying to get away from Jin, and because she changed her mind, there had to be another way to keep them apart, and that was the plane crashing. Spending every waking minute with each other makes it obvious to both of them that they shouldn't be together. Pretty far-fetched, I know.
What do you think about Walt burning down the raft?
OK: I think that the excuse for not wanting to move around anymore was a bit far fetched, but when he explained that it was mainly that he didn't want to leave the island then I understood where he was coming from. Still a bad idea though.
SH: I think Walt made a decision that he didn't realize would have such an impact. He is just a kid who doesn't want to have to move around anymore. I love Walt by the way.
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