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Second Annual Lost DVD Rewatch! « Thread Started on Jul 6, 2008, 3:14am »
Here's how it works: Watch one episode per day.
Then post your thoughts.
This will be this year's schedule:
Sept 30 - Pilot Part 1 (Begin Season 1) Oct 1 - Pilot Part 2 Oct 2 - Tabula Rasa Oct 3 - Walkabout Oct 4 - White Rabbit Oct 5 - House Of The Rising Sun Oct 6 - The Moth Oct 7 - Confidence Man Oct 8 - Solitary Oct 9 - Raised By Another Oct 10 - All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues Oct 11 - Whatever The Case May Be Oct 12 - Hearts And Minds Oct 13 - Special Oct 14 - Homecoming Oct 15 - Outlaws Oct 16 - ...In Translation Oct 17 - Numbers Oct 18 - Deux Ex Machina Oct 19 - Do No Harm Oct 20 - The Greater Good Oct 21 - Born To Run Oct 22 - Exodus Part 1 Oct 23 - Exodus Part 2 (End Season 1) Oct 24 - Man Of Science, Man Of Faith (Begin Season 2) Oct 25 - Adrift Oct 26 - Orientation Oct 27 - Everybody Hates Hugo Oct 28 - ...And Found Oct 29 - Abandoned Oct 30 - The Other 48 Days Oct 31 - Collision Nov 1 - What Kate Did Nov 2 - The 23rd Psalm Nov 3 - The Hunting Party Nov 4 - Fire + Water Nov 5 - The Long Con Nov 6 - One Of Them Nov 7 - Maternity Leave Nov 8 - The Whole Truth Nov 9 - Lockdown Nov 10 - Dave Nov 11 - S.O.S. Nov 12 - Two For The Road Nov 13 - ? Nov 14 - Three Minutes Nov 15 - Live Together, Die Alone (End Season 2) Nov 16 - A Tale Of Two Cities (Begin Season 3) Nov 17 - The Glass Ballerina Nov 18 - Further Instructions Nov 19 - Every Man For Himself Nov 20 - The Cost Of Living Nov 21 - I Do Nov 22 - Not In Portland Nov 23 - Flashes Before Your Eyes Nov 24 - Stranger In A Strange Land Nov 25 - Tricia Tanaka Is Dead Nov 26 - Enter 77 Nov 27 - Par Avion Nov 28 - The Man From Tallahassee Nov 29 - Expose' Nov 30 - Left Behind Dec 1 - One Of Us Dec 2 - Catch 22 Dec 3 - D.O.C. Dec 4 - The Brig Dec 5 - The Man Behind The Curtain Dec 6 - Greatest Hits Dec 7 - Through The Looking Glass Part 1 Dec 8 - Through The Looking Glass Part 2 (End Season 3) Dec 9 - The Beginning Of The End (Begin Season 4, I plan to get it the day it's released) Dec 10 - Confirmed Dead Dec 11 - The Economist Dec 12 - Eggtown Dec 13 - The Constant Dec 14 - The Other Woman Dec 15 - Ji Yeon Dec 16 - Meet Kevin Johnson Dec 17 - The Shape Of Things To Come Dec 18 - Something Nice Back Home Dec 19 - Cabin Fever Dec 20 - There's No Place Like Home Part 1 Dec 21 - There's No Place Like Home Part 2 (End Season 4)
Depending on whether or not they split up the S4 finale like they did in the S3 DVD, the rewatch would instead end on Dec 22 with Part 3 of the finale.
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Pilot - Part 1 « Reply #2 on Sept 30, 2008, 12:26pm »
Jack: His need to fix things is very apparent right away, as he goes around trying to help as many people as possible before worrying about his own wound. His need continues as he takes it upon himself to find the transceiver. Even there are people much more capable of retrieving it than he, it is his inner drive that motivates him to do it. It is that same inner drive to fix things that controls his actions throughout the rest of the series, making him the de facto leader.
Kate: While she's sewing up Jack's wound, and he tells her the story operating on a girl, she tells him, "if that were me, I'd be running out the door." That's a nice hint to Kate's theme of running. Also, you ma have noticed that she's rubbing her wrists when she exits the jungle, because she just got out o the handcuffs. Not wanting to stay still is what motivates her to follow Jack into the jungle in search of the transceiver.
Charlie: Charlie's theme of taking care of people other than himself is at the early stages here, as he is more concerned with being known from DriveShaft, and people knowing his name. At this point, he is still self-centered, and his trek to the cockpit is driven by his drug addiction rather than any inner need.
Smokey: We know that Ben can summon Smokey. The questions is whether Smokey is always controlled, or if at some points it acts on its own. Let's say it's being controlled in this episode. Ben might want Smokey to kill the pilot so that the pilot couldn't use the transceiver to call for help. Ben doesn't want people to find the island, and killing the pilot could ensure that people don't.
Christian: Although not in the episode, we know from the Missing Pieces mobisode, that Christian sent Vincent to wake Jack up because he has work to do. We're not sure yet what Christian's connection is to the island or Jacob, but we know he has one, since he was dead and now apparently isn't (so it seems). His resurrection and recruitment by Jacob had to have been fast, because he too, had work to do. And that work was making sure that Jack woke up in time to help the people on the beach. Christian had to make sure that he son began the journey that he was meant to.
Seth Norris: Frank Lapidus is right, Seth was wearing a wedding ring.
The Island: In order for for the survivors to have landed on the island without any form of either time displacement sickness or "heightened cabin fever", the plane would had to have crashed using the bearing of 305 degrees (or possibly 325 if it was different before the Swan implosion).
Re: Second Annual Lost DVD Rewatch! « Reply #3 on Sept 30, 2008, 4:19pm »
This is only the 2nd time watching Lost all the way through for me. Can someone explain to me the importance of Vincent? I have heard a lot of rumors concerning him.
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Re: Second Annual Lost DVD Rewatch! « Reply #4 on Sept 30, 2008, 6:58pm »
Vincent is a very smart dog, who sometimes notices things that the humans don't. For example, in Expose', when Nikki and Paulo were paralyzed, and people were getting ready to bury them, they were covered by a blanket. Vincent pulled the blanket off of them, knowing that they were still alive. Of course the humans didn't understand that.
Another example is in Tricia Tanaka Is Dead, Vincent gave the key to the Dharma van to Hurley, the one person on the island who would know how to make the van work again.
Jack: His need to fix things is very apparent right away, as he goes around trying to help as many people as possible before worrying about his own wound. His need continues as he takes it upon himself to find the transceiver. Even there are people much more capable of retrieving it than he, it is his inner drive that motivates him to do it. It is that same inner drive to fix things that controls his actions throughout the rest of the series, making him the de facto leader.
Kate: While she's sewing up Jack's wound, and he tells her the story operating on a girl, she tells him, "if that were me, I'd be running out the door." That's a nice hint to Kate's theme of running. Also, you ma have noticed that she's rubbing her wrists when she exits the jungle, because she just got out o the handcuffs. Not wanting to stay still is what motivates her to follow Jack into the jungle in search of the transceiver.
Charlie: Charlie's theme of taking care of people other than himself is at the early stages here, as he is more concerned with being known from DriveShaft, and people knowing his name. At this point, he is still self-centered, and his trek to the cockpit is driven by his drug addiction rather than any inner need.
Smokey: We know that Ben can summon Smokey. The questions is whether Smokey is always controlled, or if at some points it acts on its own. Let's say it's being controlled in this episode. Ben might want Smokey to kill the pilot so that the pilot couldn't use the transceiver to call for help. Ben doesn't want people to find the island, and killing the pilot could ensure that people don't.
Christian: Although not in the episode, we know from the Missing Pieces mobisode, that Christian sent Vincent to wake Jack up because he has work to do. We're not sure yet what Christian's connection is to the island or Jacob, but we know he has one, since he was dead and now apparently isn't (so it seems). His resurrection and recruitment by Jacob had to have been fast, because he too, had work to do. And that work was making sure that Jack woke up in time to help the people on the beach. Christian had to make sure that he son began the journey that he was meant to.
Seth Norris: Frank Lapidus is right, Seth was wearing a wedding ring.
The Island: In order for for the survivors to have landed on the island without any form of either time displacement sickness or "heightened cabin fever", the plane would had to have crashed using the bearing of 305 degrees (or possibly 325 if it was different before the Swan implosion).
Holy Cow. That was the most amazing review of this episode ever. Every Righters Untie member should be obligated to read it.
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Pilot - Part 2 « Reply #8 on Oct 1, 2008, 4:46pm »
Wow, thanks. Good to have fans.
Kate: If there's one person who is in almost every trek to try to get rescued, it's Kate. Again, it is her need for freedom that drives her. The island doesn't give her much running room. But what she doesn't realize is that being on the island actually does give her more freedom than she would have otherwise (except of course for a short time spent in a polar bear cage, but I'll get to that later). And once she finally does get "rescued", she's confined to that state of California (again, I'll get more into that later). Basically at this point she's missing the concept that freedom really is just a state of mind. And did you catch the way she looked at the handcuffs when Michael gave them to Jack?
Charlie: Now that self-centered Charlie has his drugs, why would he go on another trek? To spend time with Kate and Shannon, of course. Notice in the earlier episodes his attempts to get with Kate and Shannon. It isn't until after it becomes clear to him that neither of them are interested, that he moves on to sniffing up Claire's tree.
Shannon: Shannon's need is to prove herself. Prove to Boone that she's not useless. Prove to herself that she can take care of herself. At this point, she only feels the need to prove herself when she is antagonized by Boone. Which of course is how she ends up on the trek. And this pays off, as she's the only one who speaks French (even if it is only a little).
Boone: As much as I like Boone, his character doesn't really develop until "Hearts And Minds". His theme is of letting go (of Shannon), and he doesn't even realize of importance of that until then. In the meantime, he is a very helpful person who volunteers whenever he can, but he will always have his moments of following Shannon around like a lost puppy.
Sawyer: What an introduction to both Sawyer and Sayid, with their fight! Already Sawyer has people hating him. And why wouldn't he want them to? He hates the person that he's become, who is, in essence, the very person who is responsible for the death of his parents, and for ruining his life. Since then, he has conned countless people, and killed an innocent man. He wants people to hate him, because he hates himself. Sawyer has two needs, revenge, and redemption. It is his need for redemption that comes through in this episode and lands him on the hike, where he shoots himself a polar bear.
Sayid: Similar to Sawyer, Sayid also has a theme of redemption. He has committed many atrocious acts, which all seem to hurt the people he cares about (bringing us to his other theme: loss). Of course, being the only technical savvy person on the island is a good reason to go on the trek, but so the fact that rescuing all the survivors from the crash might almost even out all the lives that Sayid took or tortured. If not even out the karmic scale completely, at least it will help. Not to mention that rescue would mean reuniting with his lost love, Nadia.
Walt: Let's face it, Walt has powers. During this rewatch, I will try to post as much evidence to the mystery of Walt as possible. And this episode is the beginning. The comic book Walt was looking at (it was in Spanish, he couldn't read it, just look at the pictures) had a polar bear in it. Around that same time is when the polar bear attacked our group. Now we know that the polar bears where on the island because of the experiments of the Dharma Initiative, so it very well could be coincidence that the polar bear appeared the same time Walt read the comic book. However, this isn't the last time that a polar bear is seemingly "summoned" when Walt look at the picture of one in that comic book. But I guess truth takes time.
Cindy: Cindy was last scene in the FRONT of the plane, by the cockpit, where Charlie stashed his drugs. Once the plane started to go down, Charlie managed to get back to the middle section, so it is possible that Cindy got back to the tail section. But I thought I would point that out.
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Tabula Rasa « Reply #12 on Oct 3, 2008, 1:09am »
I really appreciate that you guys like my feedback, but you can join in also. You can post your own reviews, or at very least, take my reviews and begin a conversation with them.
Kate: Tabula Rasa means "clean slate", and is the theme of this episode, as Kate, whether she realizes it or not, is given a fresh start on the island. Jack even tells her, "Three days ago, we all died. We should all be able to start over." Which mirrors Ray telling her that "everyone deserves a fresh start". Edward Mars waking up and choking her is very similar to what Sawyer does in "What Kate Did". Edward Mars is like a cat to Kate's mouse, continuously hunting her. Finally he catches her, only to be on the fateful Oceanic Flight 815. The favor that she was about to ask of Mars was very important to introducing her character to the audience. The fact that even though Ray turned her in, she pulled him out of the truck, saving his life, yet getting herself caught, and wanting to make sure that he got the reward money, sets up Kate's character as being someone whom the audience would care about. This is important because she's set up as a fugitive in custody. So we need to see the good side of her, in order to sympathize with her. Also, Kate isn't the one who kills Mars. It ends up being Jack, out of mercy, after a failed attempt by Sawyer.
Locke: The philosopher John Locke was the one who came up with the idea of Tabula Rasa. Everyone on the island is now given a blank slate. He got his clean slate by being healed and being able to walk. It was a nice touch by showing his wheelchair in this episode. He has become whole, which is his secret that he tells Walt. Since he already found himself, he is doing what he can to help other people do so as well. His first act is by finding Vincent, and letting Michael bring him to Walt.
Charlie: Charlie's first interaction with Claire. Although his flirtations with Kate and Shannon were of a more selfish nature (just trying to get into their pants) his interactions with Claire seem more natural, more from the heart as opposed to from the... well, you know. He genuinely cares about Claire. This is the first instance of him caring about someone other than himself on the island.
Jin & Sun: Jin tells Sun that he loves her. I don't think he tells her that again until "The Whole Truth".
Walt: Michael told Walt that he would look for Vincent as soon as it stopped raining. Right after that, it stopped raining. I believe that Walt was the ability of visual manifestation, which means that when he sees something, he can make it manifest. I believe this also includes things that he can see with his "mind's eye". So, when Michael told him that he would look for Vincent when the rain stopped, Walt probably visualized the rain stopping, making it stop. Of course, I believe that he is unaware of this power (if he even truly has it), and so controls things unintentionally.
General: At the end of the episode we see a montage of the characters interacting. Boone gives Shannon a pair of sunglasses, Sayid tosses Sawyer an apple, Michael brings Vincent to Walt, Jin watches over a sleeping Sun. It seems as though that at this point, these characters, who have had their differences up to this point, now all have a clean slate.
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Walkabout « Reply #13 on Oct 3, 2008, 3:00pm »
Locke: According to Locke, a walkabout is a spiritual renewal. And even though he never made it to the walkabout, his spirit sure enough was renewed. Like many other episodes, this one begins with an eye opening. An eye opening is symbolic of enlightenment in the Buddhist tradition. In this case, the eye belongs to Locke, and he first gains consciousness after the crash. The first thing he notices is that he can move his toes. And this is in fact a moment of enlightenment for him as he realizes that he is someplace special. It is this first moment of being on the island that propels his motives throughout the rest of the show. Throughout Locke's entire life, he wanted to be special, he wanted to have an important destiny. And now, finally, he is on an island where he is special, where he does have an important destiny, and he's going to do whatever he can to achieve it. Of course, it was Abaddon who encouraged Locke to go on the Walkabout in the first place. After all the failed attempts by Richard trying to get Locke on the island, it was finally Abaddon who managed to do so. Whether that was intentional on Abaddon's part is yet to be determined. Though Locke still owes him one.
Sayid: Sayid mentions to Kate that it appears she's just as anxious to get off the island as he is. And later in this episode we learn why he's so anxious to get off the island. It is when Claire gives him the pictures of Nadia. Although we don't yet know the story behind her, judging by the look on Sayid's face, we can tell that it is one of loss.
Kate: Sayid tells Kate that is appears that she is as anxious to get off the island as he is. Also, Jack observes that Kate has trouble staying in one place for too long. Both Sayid and Jack are accurate in their observations. Jack of course has an idea of why Kate may have difficulty staying in one place too long. I'd also like to point out that she claims to be a vegetarian even though she was eating eggs and bacon at Ray Mullen's farm.
Jack: Jack was very much against leading the memorial, and next episode we learn why. He was supposed to give the eulogy for his father, but crashing on the island let him "off the hook" (as many people tell him), at least for now anyways. Despite supposedly having very poor bedside manner, he does very well with Rose in this episode. Or perhaps he's starting to learn that fixing people can mean emotionally also. Rose tells him that he has a good soul, a kind way about him, which is probably why he became a doctor. He replies by saying that he was born into it. And later in the episode he sees the person who not only brought him into this world, but also prompted him to become a doctor.
Christian: Having had arguments with his son in the past about his poor bedside manner, it's possible that he was observing Jack talking to Rose to see how his bedside manner has improved. Why he led Jack into the woods only to find Locke carrying the boar? Truth take time.
Shannon: Another example of Shannon having to prove herself. She needs to prove to Boone that she can fend for herself by catching a fish. So she manipulates poor Charlie into catching a fish for her, which in her mind proves that she can take care of herself.
Charlie: Charlie's back to trying to make moves on Shannon. Catching a fish for her isn't so much him caring for her, but moreso him thinking about himself, and what he may get out of catching the fish for her. This of course backfires when he learns that she was only using him. Perhaps this is where he begins to learn that genuinely caring for others is the only way for true happiness (another Buddhist teaching).
Claire: Deciding to have a memorial for those who died in the crash is a very sweet thing. It shows her compassion for others. This type of compassion shows us just what kind of a mother she may be.
Rose: Rose knows that Bernard is still alive. And she is right (though we don't know that yet). But how could she possibly such a thing? Because what we don't know is that the very same thing that happened to Locke also happened to her. This could't have been a more fitting episode for her faith to be demonstrated in. As Locke's healing has given him faith, so has Rose's healing.
Smokey: Richard knew of Locke's connection to the island, and the importance that he would play. It' possible that at this point, Ben knew it also. So if either of them were controlling Smokey, they could have used it to examine Locke, thereby learn of Locke's miraculous recovery since landing on the island, which could have prompted Ben coming to get him in "One Of Them" before being captured by Danielle. Also, you'll notice that the sound Smokey makes is very similar to the adding machine Locke was using in his flashback.
5.11-Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken (HM) 5.13-The Box (W) 6.04-The Final Pieces (W)
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White Rabbit « Reply #15 on Oct 4, 2008, 12:10pm »
Jack: The first in a long line of episodes about Jack's daddy issues. White Rabbit is a reference to Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland". Jack's father is essentially the "white rabbit" that leads Jack to find the caves and fresh water. As Walkabout was about finding food, White Rabbit is about finding water. The episode is also about making choices. When rescuing Boone (who really is a horrible lifeguard), Jack makes the choice of making sure Boone was safe on the beach before he attempted to rescue Joanna. In flashbacks we see him as a kid making the choice to try to help his friend instead of staying down. His father tells him not to make choices like that, because he can't handle it when he fails. And of course there's Jack's infamous live together, die alone speech.
Christian: Finally the question of where Christian's body went has been answered. Apparently Jacob resurrected Christian to be his minion. At least, that's what it seems like from what we've seen so far. Because he's working for Jacob (which brings up the question of whether or not Ben knows that Christian is working for Jacob), he knows what's going on on the island. As the survivors worry about the lack of water, Christian leads his son to find fresh water, and the shelter of the caves. Christian also seems to be able to teleport, which brings up questions about his true form. But this is the last that we see of Christian on the island until season 4. So I wonder what he's been up to during that time.
Locke: During the water crisis, Locke takes it upon himself to go into the jungle to find water. He's very eager to go back into the jungle because last time he was in the jungle, "he looked into the eye of the island, and what he saw was beautiful." Of course what he saw was Smokey, and that informed him that the island truly is a different, yet wonderful place. So when Jack tells him about his "white rabbit", Locke replies saying that maybe what he's seeing actually is real. If a cloud of black smoke can move around freely, and if paralyzed people can walk, then anything can happen. Little does Locke know that Jack's "white rabbit" will eventually give him orders to move the island.
Boone: Boone's issues is of letting go. Mostly from Shannon, but other things as well. That is made obvious in this episode as Boone gets in Jack's face about Joanna, and just won't let it go. His refusal to accept the choice that Jack makes leads him to steal the last of the water bottles.
Charlie: Charlie is teetering on the edge of being selfish and selfless in this episode. He informs Jack of people drowning in the ocean, which is good, but instead of going in himself, he says that he doesn't swim, which we know is a lie. Sure he'll tell Jack to save them, but he won't risk his own life at this point. If he were more selfless, perhaps Joanna could have been saved also. Though he does begin showing signs of caring towards Claire in the episode, and they have a nice conversation as they get to know each other.
5.11-Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken (HM) 5.13-The Box (W) 6.04-The Final Pieces (W)
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Re: Second Annual Lost DVD Rewatch! « Reply #18 on Oct 5, 2008, 1:13am »
I'm sure it was a continuity error. However, if you consider Charlie's state of mind at the moment, it's believable that he would lie about not swimming in order to have an excuse not to risk his own life for someone he doesn't know or care about.
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House Of The Rising Sun « Reply #19 on Oct 5, 2008, 1:58pm »
Sun: Like Kate, Sun also has a desire for freedom. But instead of trying to achieve freedom by running, she does so by being deceitful. That theme becomes more apparent later in the show, but for now we know how deceitful she is by the fact that her husband doesn't even know that she speaks English. In fact, it cam as quite a shock to Michael when she started speaking English, because she was really good at hiding that fact from everybody. Perhaps she did so well because of her years of practice at deceiving.
Jin: Jin's story is one of honor. We learn later that he is the son of a poor fisherman. Jin managed to work his way up to marrying the daughter of Mr. Paik and working directly under him. Jin went from a man of no wealth and no honor, who can only afford to give Sun a flower, to someone of means and honor. Speaking of honor, it is very ironic that people who are considered honorable are people like Mr. Paik, who force people like Jin into their dirty work. Of course Jin goes along with it because he believes that this is the only way he'll be honorable enough to be with Sun. And given the task of delivering an expensive watch to an important person is very honorable. So when he sees Michael wearing it, he reacts without thinking. Jin has worked so hard to get to where he was, he's not going to let some guy ruin that by taking the watch.
Michael: Poor Michael. Little did he know that finding a watch would lead to him getting his ass whooped! All Michael wants to do is take care of his boy, but that's hard to do when you have crazed Korean guys trying to kill you.
Locke: Locke has found his destiny on the island. So now he's trying to help other people get on the right path. He starts with Charlie, by helping him get off his drug addiction.
Charlie: Charlie's back to wanting Kate. This is obvious by his jealous remarks to Jack, "you guys have inside jokes, great." At this early stage in the show, Charlie seems to be going back and forth, and it could very well be because of the drugs. Perhaps he has one personality at some times, then when he gets a fix he has a different one. At least he makes a conscious attempt by choosing his guitar over his drugs. That's him telling himself that he would rather be a musician than a drug addict. And that's a very big step in the right direction. Charlie needs to take care of himself before he can take care of others.
Kate: Jack tries convincing Kate to move into the caves, but Kate is very much against that idea. We all know that Kate doesn't like settling down. And perhaps it would be too reminiscent of when she tried playing house with her husband, Kevin (which as far as we know, she is still legally married to, unless she filed for divorce after she left the island).
Adam & Eve: According to TPTB, Adam and Eve were planted early on as evidence of a larger mythology to the island that will be revealed later on. Many people have theorized that by the end of the show, a couple (Jack and Kate, Desmond and Penelope, Rose and Bernard, etc...) would get caught in some time loop on the island, and that Adam and Eve will actually turn out to be that couple. Since we know that the island can move, and very possibly though time, it is possible that when Jack and Kate return to the island, it is 40 years before Oceanic 815 crashes, therefore, Jack and Kate discovered their own bodies. But that's just one theory.