In 2009, Peter watched through the first five seasons of Lost for the first time, live-tweeting all thoughts as he had them. Nicknames were created, awards were invented and dispensed, and predictions were made. If you’ve never seen Lost (or even if it’s been a while), these may not make much sense.
[[Episode 1]]
Commencing season 2! Many have said that, like Heroes, the 2nd season of Lost is where it all falls apart. Will let you know my thoughts.
My Housemate (whose Lost DVDs I am watching) disagrees. He thinks that it stays strong throughout the whole run.
“Previously, on Lost.” No no no. Do not start a season with a “previously”.
You have two options:
1) Screw new viewers, or
2) Fill them in within the episode.
Season premieres are the only time that I’m okay with horribly clunky exposition dialogue.
Lost loves long openings where we don’t see the character’s face.
I had assumed this was Sawyer, now it’s looking like the Hatch’s inhabitant
The Hatch seems to be inhabited by someone who is into music, exercise, and injecting themself with mysterious substances.
Prediction: Hatch Inhabitant (hereafter known as “Inhatchibant”) is the island’s owner, the Bond Villain.
Jack seems to be “Dr Shepherd”.
Wasn’t McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy called Shepherd?
Would have liked to have made a “List of mysteries that even I’ve forgotten about”, but couldn’t. (for obvious reasons)
If the Hatch was a character, it would be an immediate contender for Most Intriguing. So many mysteries!
Shannon is hearing the most boring enemies, the whispering others.
Woah, okay.
Walt has appeared, all wet and drowning.
Cool, but hardly worth an ad break…
Locke has a good point. When you’re on an island that doesn’t make sense, how can you define “crazy”?
I mean, the people who DO accept crazy happenings as normal are crazy, surely?
But the people who live in denial? That’s insanity.
I’m really over the flashbacks.
So much is happening on the island, I no longer really care about who they were before.
They’re having the false hope vs no hope debate.
Not sure where I stand on this.
I’d rather have no hope, but hand out false hope.
I mean, I like to know where I am. If there’s no hope, I’d rather know. Deal with what is and go from there.
But I can’t speak for others.
Oh Jack, halfway through a motivational speech is no time for your voice to turn nasal and whiney.
Which would you rather, few people and many spambots who are reading this? False Hope or No Hope?
Jack had a good quote last episode (or the one before):
“Everyone wants me to be leader until I make a choice they don’t agree with.”
Ya ya ya, flashback flashback flashback.
Honestly, I’d be surprised if more than 2 or 3 flashbacks this season are actually NEEDED.
Really Locke, you know I love you, but why do you have to explore the hatch in the middle of the night? Wait a FEW HOURS until daylight.
And now Jack is going back as well?
I do not understand these character’s motivations.
Hurley seems to be the only sane one.
Jack, if LOCKE has disappeared down this hole, what chance do you have? You’re cool, but Locke could kick your arse 10 times over.
Took me quite a while to work out what that shot of the stadium was.
A stadium would be a cool place to base a civilisation.
“I was almost a doctor once.”
“Small world.”
Right, yes. Meeting another doctor makes this a “small world.”
He’s not even a doctor!
ALMOST.
I’m pretty sure Irish guy is the inhatchibant.
“Training for a trip around the world.”
nice setup.
Got to stop thinking everyone’s Irish. He’s just got a regular British accent, like Charlie, but I automatically go “Irish”.
Inhatchibant: “What if you did fix it?” and then he goes back and he has. Another psychic? Magic healing powers?
Looks like some of my hatch guesses were correct:
-extended underground labyrinth
-full of weird technology
All security systems should loudly play cheerful music and turn lights on. Completely disorients intruders.
This dome with the computers – it seems like we should have already seen it (from the outside) before now. It’s that sort of reveal.
Jack with longer hair looks so different to short-haired Jack.
Things Lost has a lot of:
-non-American characters (nice to see)
-Mexican stand-offs
Great episode end. Now we’re all going “It’s the guy! The guy from earlier!!! Why is he here??” Hope the rest of the season is good.
Most Intriguing: the inhatchibant.
Least Likeable: Locke, for not being able to wait A FEW FREAKING HOURS.
Most Likeable: Jack can have it.
[[Episode 2]]
“Previously on Lost” deals with the kidnapping of Walt by the pirate guys. Also: raft explosion!!
Good grief. 2 minutes of “previously on” is never cool.
Either people know what’s happening, or any length of previously on isn’t going to be enough.
Cool, we’re going back a few minutes, following Locke down the hatch.
Clever narrative; we know where he ends up, now to see how he gets there.
Raft storyline is good, I suppose, but would rather have just had episodes without them for a while, then tell all this in flashback when we catch up with them again.
If it wasn’t for actor contracts/fan demand, that’s how it probably would have been. Stronger.
We’re doing Michael flashbacks this episode.
I maintain that the flashbacks have outstayed their welcome. No longer needed.
Inhatchibant: “Are you him?”
My guess: “him” is Walt.
Woah! Fricking huge shark.
I am adding “shark” to the list of cool things that this show needs more of.
In the middle of the ocean, floating on a pile of bamboo sticks, surrounded by water and sharks…not the best time to be fighting, guys.
Stupid mean lawyer. She’s getting Least Likeable this episode. I know it’s early, but I’m calling Inhatchibant for Most intriguing.
I’m still not 100% sure why the raft exploded.
Did they throw a grenade, or just shoot it?
“What did one snowman say to the other snowman?”
Snow place like home?
Freeze a jolly good fellow?
Icy you over there!
A shot from below of someone swimming has never ever ended well.
Except maybe in Big Fish.
Michael (to Sawyer): “You have no idea what it’s like to care for somebody else.”
That’s a bit harsh. Also: unrealistic.
Might give Least Likeable to Susan. (Walt’s mum). She’s being a completely reasonable utter bitch this episode.
Who turns a light on and then doesn’t immediately look at the room she’s in? Come on, Kate…
I have memories of this brand (the one on all the foods) playing a big part in the show.
Though I might be thinking of Firefly.
Oh awesome. Human-sized air-ducts.
Again, ridiculous, but totally fit Lost’s tone.
Inhatchibant’s name is Desmond.
Desmond seems to be under the impression the world was due to end. He’s typing the numbers into the computer!
NUMBER FEVER
Locke never stops being incredibly incredibly cool.
In the interests of flashback-bashing fairness, should mention that Jack’s flashbacks last episode made Desmond’s presence much, much cooler.
I understand that we need to be able to, y’know, see the characters, but this lighting doesn’t make any sense at all.
Tiny Walt is so cute.
I want to have my own little black kid some day.
Susan also loses a lot of points for withholding Michael’s letters for all those years.
Desmond predictions:
-he thought the world was going to end and so bought the island, had a hatch installed
-not his polar bears
See there’s not much happening that I can interestingly predict at this point.
Not enough mysteries, just stuff happening.
Predictions about what Jin’s running fro…oh, he just said “The Others.” See! Nothing for me to predict.
The others!! We see them! They look like cavemen.
Predictions: they are natives who have lived on the island for a long time.
Also: some of the plane crash survivors joined them and became natives, including Rose’s husband, and Jack’s flirty bar-girl.
For that episode:
Most likeable: (keeping in mind I can’t give it to Locke) Kate.
Least likeable: Susan.
Most intriguing: Desmond.
[[Episode 3]]
The magnet is appearing in the “previously on”.
Curious to see how that’s necessary.
Also, we’ve seen the Jack/Desmond showdown 3 times now.
The Others are angry dudes.
Things being dealt with at the moment:
-The Others
-The Hatch
They’ve used the “Is this what you wanted, Locke?” as a cliffhanger 3 times now.
That’s 2 times too many. Resolve it, damn it.
Locke flashback episode. These invariably make me like him slightly less.
Looks like it’s the origins of Locke shaving his head…
Kate shot the computer.
I’d predict what’ll happen if it isn’t fixed, but it seems fairly self-evident.
My guess: The timer counts down, and if the numbers aren’t entered it assumes Des has been infected, shuts down entire complex, kills them all
Prediction: they find another group of people on the island about twice every season.
By 5th season, cast is well over 200 people.
1st season: found Crazy Danielle & Ethan alive, Nigerian plane & Adam and Eve dead.
This season: The Others and Desmond so far.
!!! Cute flirty girl from the bar! She was just thrown in a pit with Michael, Jin and Sawyer.
She is my new favourite character.
‘Cept Locke.
Film-within-the-show just had two polar bears fighting.
POLAR BEARS.
Answers answers answers! Great episode!
Prediction: Helen breaks up with Locke when he becomes paralysed.
She then realises how stupid that was and lives a life of regret.
Oh boo. Flirty Bar Girl has just survived by herself for 34 days.
I wanted there to be another, parallel group of survivors.
Jack is getting my Least likeable character this episode. Accusing everyone else of being insane.
Dude, look around. NOTHING is real.
Poor Locke. He’s out of his depth with the computer.
He can hunt a boar, but he’s no electrician.
Flirty Bar Girl, you’re really annoying me.
Oh! She’s working with the Others. Maybe my parallel survivors group theory was right.
Jack and Locke are fairly obviously representing logic and faith here.
Logic is hot but unlikeable, faith is the coolest character on the show.
Episode end!
Most unlikeable: Logic.
Most likeable: Sayeed (“I don’t need to know why, you’ll tell me.”)
Most intriguing: Flirty Bar Girl.
[[Running tally: All seasons]]
Most likeable: Locke on 7 (Hurley on 5, Jack on 3, Sawyer on 2, 10 characters on 1 – Charlie, Ray, Shannon, Sun, Turnip-head Ulrich, Walt, Jin, Arzt, Boom, Sayid)
Least likeable: Jin at 5 (Jack’s Dad, Shannon, Crazy Danielle, and Locke on 2, 13 on 1 – Locke’s Boss, Charlie’s Brother, Clare’s Boyfriend, Kate, Charlie, Michael, Shannon’s Boyfriend, Hurley’s Mum, Locke’s Dad, Sawyer, Arzt, Crazy Pirates, Jack)
Most intriguing: Kate on 4. (Ethan, Crazy Danielle and Locke on 3, Desmond (The Inhatchibant) and Walt on 2, 8 characters on 1 – Sayeed, Asian Wife, Jack, Charlie, Boom, Shannon, Denise, Sawyer, Flirty Bar Girl.)
[[Current season]]
Most likeable: Jack, Kate and Sayid all on 1
Least likeable: Susan (Walt’s mum), Jack and e all on 1
Most intriguing: Desmond (the Inhatchibant) on 2, Flirty Bar Girl on 1
How is it possible that that’s the first time Jack has ever gotten “least likeable”?
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