Another Take: "There's No Place Like Home," Pt. 1

Posted by Nadine Bells on May 16, 2008

I'm gonna have to give Hugo's mother the award for best line of the night: "Jesus Christ is not a weapon." I laughed. Out loud.

Perhaps because last night's episode was really just setting us up for the monster (as in "smoke monster"?) of all finales, something felt amiss. I mean, sure, it was a stellar, solid production (I agree with Michael that Holloway's acting was quite moving), but there were none of the reveals, twists, or heart-wrenching moments that I've come to expect this season. We seemed to encounter an awkward plot point, with characters learning shocking truths that we already knew thanks to our flashback insights. Jack's reaction to learning that Claire is his sister was Emmy-worthy, but it was old news to us. The shock factor was missing. I should have cried. Or gasped. Instead, nothing.

The one uncomfortable and unpredictable moment was to see Sun acting out of bitterness. Revenge. Hatred, possibly. To me, she's always been above all that. But perhaps that will be part of her post-island deterioration. We know Hurley goes mad, Jack is suicidal, Kate is desperately alone (and possibly haunted by divided loyalties and dishonest motherhood), Sayid is shattered, and Aaron is secretly motherless. So Sun needs to be severely messed up as well (apart from her Jin separation. And no, I don't believe he's dead).

The Oceanic 6 didn't look super-thrilled to be arriving on the mainland. And they're covering up a lot. Perhaps having to live a lie is what eats away at them all. The big questions remain: What are they not saying? What so desperately needs covering up? And why did some stay?

And maybe this is just a question bugging me: Since when can Kate identify tracks and footprints? If I saw a dent in the jungle floor, I wouldn't be able to distinguish between an Other or a Lostie. Unless it was labeled neatly.

So now I'm just hanging on for the two-hour life-changing event in two weeks. I'll be processing more of what I saw last night in the coming week or so. Oddly, Lost wasn't really water-cooler gossip today. I guess the episode just didn't resonate the way some of the others have. The score during the final montage, however, was gorgeous. Get me the soundtrack!

TAGS: Recap, Season4, Theres No Place Like Home
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What gives?

Posted by Michael Dance on May 16, 2008

I need to get this out before I go to sleep and forget all about it: what the heck happened to Desmond's vision? The reason Charlie died was so, as per the premonition, Claire and Aaron would get on a helicopter together.

How would that conceivably happen now? The chances of Claire being dead hover somewhere around 99.2%, and last we knew, she seemed very content to leave Aaron in more alive hands and hang out with her dead dad - and now Aaron's already on the freighter. So there's no "Claire gets on the helicopter with Aaron, but then it goes to the freighter and she then goes back to the island" scenario. The three possible scenarios:

• In a brilliant twist, the ghost of Claire comes out of nowhere and hops on the same copter that Aaron and the rest of the Six get on at some point in the near future.
• Claire's not dead, and Desmond's premonition will come true - just at some point way in the future under totally different circumstances.
• The writers - whoops! - forgot.

This peeve anybody else? Or am I just not being creative enough?

TAGS: Aaron, Claire, Desmond, Desmonds Visions
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Random Initial Thoughts: "There's No Place Like Home," Part 1

Posted by Michael Dance on May 15, 2008

Last week's episode was terrific: a character study combined with heavy Lost mythological awesomeness to create a very cohesive forty-two minutes of television - sort of like The Constant.

Tonight's episode wasn't like that. Nope, tonight's was a "let's everybody run around frantic 'cause the next episode is the two hour biggie" episode. Luckily, these types of episodes are also awesome.

• Continuing with the theme of doing "special" flashes for finales, we got an all-Oceanic 6 flashforward, and it looks like that will continue into the next installment. (The season 1 finale was an everybody-flashback, season 2 was the first Desmond, and season 3 was the first flash-forward.) That probably means by the end of this season, we'll know everything we need to know about the Oceanic 6's future...but how will the two timelines meet back up for Season 5? That, I think, is the pivotal question we should be thinking about.


• I'm going to need to re-watch the Oceanic representative's "official story" about the crash and rescue and over-analyze the crap out of it. I didn't catch enough the first time around.


• Claire's entirely absent. For the rest of the season? And what about next year? Same question from last week, but still no less pertinent.


• Jack finally finds out he and Claire were half-siblings! His expression was perfect - trying desperately to hide utter shock.


• Ben flashing the mirror to his fellow Others: it'd be kind of funny if he was actually saying "kill the two guys I'm with." Course, we know Hurley survives, and the other Others like Locke at least as much as they like Ben.


• Terrific acting from Josh Holloway tonight. Sawyer really took Claire's disappearance to heart, and it showed. And he and Jack always make for an entertaining male-bonding team.


• People I hope don't die but very possibly will: Frank and Jin.


• Let's check in on Walt soon, eh? I'd love to watch him sitting in front of the television, watching the Oceanic 6 press conference, telling his grandmother what a load of crap they're spewing. In fact, let's bring Malcolm David Kelly back full-time.


• Faraday to the rescue! Even if his boat-steering isn't exactly as smooth as Sayid's.


• More than anything else, I really want to see the inevitable conversation in the next episode between Sayid and Richard. Time for an Others/Oceanic team-up! Bring it on!

Sorry for the stilted nature of my thought processes, but I think you'd agree that's how the episode was, too: a little bit of everything. Two weeks off, then two hours of awesomeness. To pass the time, may I suggest visiting DailyLost every day until then?

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"Jacob Have I Loved"

Posted by Nadine Bells on May 15, 2008

Jacob intimidates me. I can't even begin to develop a coherent theory as to who/what he is. Mostly because I'm one of those viewers who doesn't want to figure it out before the writers choose to reveal it to me. I want to be shocked. I want my mind to be blown, my world to be rocked, my television-viewing life to be forever altered.

But this won't stop me from a little brainstorming, Bible-reading and casual Jacob-speak with friends. And apparently, according to some Lost-gossipers, there is a rumor circulating that Boone is Jacob. I don't quite buy it (at all), but I wouldn't be surprised if we see him again. Because this "dead" business does not mean "out of the picture."

Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
~Romans 9:13

Jacob: The super-quick, non-thorough, potentially-relating-to-Lost Bible lesson:

• The Old Testament Jacob was a twin. He was the second-born, but in a birthright-in-exchange-for-soup twist, he managed to end up with the ranking and blessing usually bestowed on the eldest.


• He disguised himself as his elder brother so that his dying blind father would bless him instead. Tricky. This deception left Esau (the eldest) swearing to kill Jacob.


• Jacob fled for his life. And had the "Jacob's Ladder" vision.


• He falls in love with his uncle's youngest daughter. He agrees to work for his uncle for seven years in exchange for Rachel's hand in marriage.


• Seven years later, he is deceived. His veiled bride is Leah, Rachel's older sister. So he works another seven years so that he can have Rachel too.


• Lots of family drama (what, with a favorite barren wife and a fertile unloved one). Eventually (and this is uber-key), Rachel gives birth to Joseph (known for his Technicolor dream coat -- and yes, Jacob has a favorite son) and Benjamin. Yes, BEN. Rachel dies in childbirth. So Ben is pretty special.


• Jacob eventually escapes his father-in-law (after becoming quite wealthy).


• Jacob wrestles with God. He limps for the rest of his life after this. He is renamed Israel. And says, "I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."


• He reconciles with Esau.


• His twelve sons comprise the twelve tribes of Israel.


• And a drum roll.... Jacob is the great-great-grandfather of Aaron.

Any thoughts? Keep in mind that the parallels are probably only partial. Because the writers like to reference a myriad of sources and influences. Just to keep things interesting and confusing. And the Biblical Jacob certainly isn't the only Jacob out there. Nor does his name necessarily have to dictate his character.

quick Jacob summary

TAGS: Bible, Boone, Jacob, Theories
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Meet Jorge Garcia This Weekend

Posted by Nadine Bells on May 15, 2008

I swear I'm not obsessed with Jorge Garcia. So I will stop blog-stalking him shortly. Promise. But before I do, check out his fan mail. Clearly, I'm not the only fan.

For those in Sane Jose this weekend, you can meet the always-awesome Hurley at the Super-Con convention. And then report back to me :)

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Talk Show Circuit Mania

Posted by Michael Dance on May 14, 2008

Publicity for Lost got thrust into high gear this week in the lead-up to the season finale episodes, and part of that involves throwing the actors into the talk show circuit. Here are a few of the upcoming guest spots you might want to jot down, courtesy of Lost-Media:

• 5/14/08 (tonight): Evangeline Lilly on Jimmy Kimmel


• 5/15/08: Josh Holloway on Kimmel


• 5/16/08: Matthew Fox on Leno


• 5/19/08: Josh Holloway on Ellen


• 5/20/08: Matthew Fox on Kimmel

And if you didn't catch it last week, you should check out the video of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse on Kimmel, below. They reveal absolutely nothing, but the conversation is pretty funny and includes plenty of peanut-gallery comments from the night's other guest, Iron Man star Terrence Howard:

TAGS: Evangeline Lilly, Interview, Josh Holloway, Matthew Fox, Video
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Watch over five minutes of "There's No Place Like Home" Finale Part 1!

Posted by Michael Dance on May 14, 2008

Tomorrow we'll see the first of the three hours making up Lost's fourth season finale, "There's No Place Like Home." If you round up all five of the sneak peeks that have (somehow) been released, you get a full five minutes of pretty sweet footage. I've tried to find the best versions of each clip and put them all in sequence; check 'em out below:

TAGS: Clips, Finale, Season 4, Sneak Peeks, Theres No Place Like Home, Video
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Funniest Moment Ever on LOST

Posted by Rob Williams on May 14, 2008

Last week (Season 4, ep 11) called "Cabin Fever" produced what I think is the funniest scene the writers have ever put together. So far I haven't found the video of it online, but if I do, I'll post it. One of my buddies just made the video for me and put it on YouTube just for this post! Thanks Kevin!

YouTube - Lost - Cabin Fever

The scene took place at the beginning of the show when Locke was leading through the jungle, Hurley was next, and Ben followed. All were on a quest to find the cabin. They then stop for a moment and break into a 3 Stooges routine!

HURLEY: Who builds a cabin in the middle of the jungle anyway?

LOCKE: That's a good question.

HURLEY: So? How about answering it?

LOCKE: I don't know.

HURLEY: And why are we even going there?

LOCKE: Because hopefully, the man who lives in the cabin can tell us what to about the people who are trying to kill us.

HURLEY: We've been walking all day. Are we gonna get there soon?

LOCKE (to BEN): How long?

BEN: I don't know. I've been following him (pointing to HURLEY).

LOCKE: What? What do you mean, you've been following him?

HURLEY: I'm not even in front.

BEN: I have no idea where the cabin is. Hugo's the last one who saw it.

HURLEY: Oh, this is just awesome.

BEN: What do you think we should do, John?

LOCKE: We're making camp.

HURLEY: What? Here in the dark with the monster and... him (BEN)?

LOCKE: Well, the rest will do us good.

HURLEY: Dude, what's gonna happen when those freighter guys come back?

LOCKE: I don't know... yet.

Oh the Hilarity! We paused the show and watched that scene again before moving on it was that funny!

Transcript provided by LostPedia

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Amazed by LOST

Posted by Rob Williams on May 14, 2008

I think LOST will go down as the best show ever. The reason is because this show has a way of changing the storyline over and over in a way that we care about it.

Most shows when they change it, we get upset or call out the "jump the shark" label.

Not LOST though.

Season 1 was about "how will they get off the island"?
Season 2 was about "forget getting off the island, what's the deal with the hatch and Dharma"?
Season 3 was about "forget Dharma, who are 'the others'"?
Season 4 is about "what happens to the ones who get off the island and the fate of the island"?

We go for long stretches of time not thinking about the things we were once curious about. We still are, but, for example, this season it became about how and who gets off and what's going on post-island? We saw smokey and it was cool, but almost less interesting compared to why Sayid is working for Ben off-island.

Of course there are consistent themes tying it all together and things we still care about, but the point is that I've never seen a show take so many different, logical directions and really keep us interested in the next turn, not as stuck on story of the past.

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Miracles and Other Lives

Posted by Nadine Bells on May 13, 2008

One of the many things I love about Lost is that the supernatural is acknowledged as just that. Instead of presenting characters who just suspend their disbelief (and expecting viewers to do the same), the show addresses the sci-fi head-on. These are super-flawed human beings faced with both the unknown and miraculous. And they're trying to make sense of it all right along with the viewers.

Over at Zap2It's Lost blog, an interesting miracle-conversation parallel was made. Very interesting. Locke and Abaddon's tête-à-tête was remarkably reminiscent of Desmond and Jack's chat in "Man of Science, Man of Faith."

Check 'em out. Locke and Abaddon:

LOCKE: You should read my file. My spine was crushed. There's a 98% chance I'll never get any feeling back in my legs. So I don't know why I'm even trying to--

ORDERLY: As a matter of fact, I did read your file. You survived falling eight stories out of a building. That's a miracle, Mr. Locke. Let me ask you something. Do you believe in miracles?

LOCKE: No. I don't believe in miracles.

ABADDON: You should. I had one happen to me.

LOCKE: Hey, look. I just want to go back to my room.

ABADDON: You know what you need, Mr. Locke? You need to go on a walkabout.

LOCKE: Wha--what's a walkabout?

ABADDON: It's a journey of self-discovery. You go out into the Australian Outback with nothing more than a knife and your wits.

LOCKE: I can't "walkabout" anything. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a cripple.

ABADDON: Is that what you are, Mr. Locke? I went on my walkabout convinced I was one thing, but I came back another. I found out what I was made of, who I was.

LOCKE: And here you are, an orderly.

ABADDON: Oh, I'm a lot more than just an orderly, John. When you're ready, Mr. Locke... you'll listen to what I'm saying. And then when you and me run into each other again... you'll owe me one.

Desmond and Jack:

JACK: I told her -- I made her a promise I couldn't keep -- I told her I'd fix her and I couldn't. I failed.

DESMOND: Right. Just one thing - what if you did fix her?

JACK: I didn't.

DESMOND: But what if you did?

JACK: You don't know what you're talking about, man.

DESMOND: I don't? Why not?

JACK: Because with her situation that would be a miracle, brother.

DESMOND: Oh, and you don't believe in miracles? Right. Well then, I'm going to give you some advice anyway. You have to lift it up.

JACK: Lift it up?

DESMOND: Your ankle. You have to keep it elevated. It's been nice chatting.

JACK: Jack.

DESMOND: Jack, I'm Desmond. Good luck, brother. See you in another life, yeah?

Believers and skeptics, sure. But there's something more. There's this great mysterious "other life." A meeting in an already-mapped out future. Zap2It goes on to speculate about Locke inhabiting a reincarnated spirit.

I'd even go one further and say that John Locke is not unique in his ability to inhabit a reincarnated spirit. Both Alpert and Abaddon are likely vessels for souls that have lived with beyond one lifetime as well. (Widmore, as well, seems like a possibility.) But while not singular, Locke is nevertheless unique, and thus of great interest to many parties seeking to extend their stay on this earthly plane as long as possible.

Hmm. My head is spinning. Just a little. Is Locke Jacob? Hanso? Or has he already lived his future?

And for a fun non-plot-related head spin, check out Jorge's blog. He's posing with a posse of Aarons (yes, thanks to child labor laws, Aaron is not just one baby). So cute. And here's another pic.

Now that you've looked at cute babies, ponder Aaron's future. How does he fit into this idea of reincarnated spirits and parallel universes? Aaron is the key. To what, I'm not yet sure.

TAGS: Aaron, Abaddon, Desmond, Jack, Locke, Season4, Theories
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