Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
What you May Have Missed
- This episode opened on Jack’s eye as he awoke in a suit in the middle of the jungle. He heard a noise and ran towards it to help. This was a virtual shot-for-shot remake of the opening scene of the “Pilot” episode. If you didn't know this you probably should stop watching Lost.
- The ticking latitude and longitude in the Lamp Post was full of the Numbers, with all of them appearing at different points as the machine tried to find exact coordinates for the Island.
- On the wall of the Lamp Post, Jack noticed a U.S. military photo of the Island from September 23, 1954. Not only can this refer to 23, one of the Numbers, but it is also one day shy of exactly 50 years before Flight 815 crashed on September 22, 2004.
- Ms., Hawking made repeated references to the man who theorized about the Island’s movements and came up with the equations designed to locate the Island at a specific point in time. Though she never mentioned his name, she may have been referring to Enzo Valenzetti, the man who came up with an equation to predict the end of the world that used the Numbers. Valenzetti is a mysterious figure known only in the online
Lost mythology who was the subject of a book by Flight 815 passenger Gary Troup, Bad Twin. - Clearly the flight number refers to the title of the episode and the classic Bible verse John 3:16.
- Before leaving the church, Ben told Jack that he was visiting an old friend to deliver on a promise he made to him. This is probably a reference to the promise Ben made Charles Widmore last season that he would kill Widmore’s daughter Penny.
- While going through security check, Jack noticed a sign on the wall for Oceanic Airlines.
- Ajira Airways flight 316 boarded at Gate 15.
- Ms. Hawking said they should recreate as much of the original Flight 815 as possible, and there were several major connections between the two. One was that a passenger was escorted on board by U.S. federal marshal. This time, it was Sayid instead of Kate. Obviously Locke was the dead body. We're still missing a pregnant woman or are we? Could Kate be preggo after she got "caught in a net" with Jack.
- Much like on the original flight, Hurley read a Spanish-language comic book on the new flight. This time it was Y: The Last Man. Written by Lost writer Brian K. Vaughan, the comic is about the sole survivor of a deadly plague that kills the rest of mankind.
- On Flight 815, Charlie had a guitar on board, while Hurley brought one for the new flight. This probably means that Charlie came to Hurley again and told him he had to be on the plane
- Though it’s unlikely Ben learned to read from his mother since she died during childbirth, his reading Ulysses ties in to similar Easter Eggs on the official Ajira Airways website that quote the epic James Joyce novel, particularly page 316.
- John Locke’s “suicide note” worked on several levels. First, the notion of believing in him played into the longstanding feud between the man of science and the man of faith. Second, it goes along with the title, referencing the Bible verse John 3:16 which states that “whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Maybe this foreshadows that John Locke is not really dead
the man who ms. hawking refers to as having devised the equation to find the island but never mentions by name...i was thinking it might be daniel. i don't know what sense that makes, but it crossed my mind. danny-boy has become a VERY important--although new--character all of a sudden.
re-watching season one i noticed on 'walkabout' that the producers gave a very obvious audience for the sound of locke's dot-matrix printer. just so happens that's the same sound ol' smokey makes when he comes a-knocking. again, it makes no sense, but i thought it was worth mentioning....
Response:
I don't think I agree about Ole Danny Boy, here's why: While I had once thought that Daniel was like Alpert(and he still may be), I now think that what we saw at the beginning of the season with Dan in the Orchid station has yet to happen yet. That we'll be stuck in the 70s for a while and that's when Daniel and the rest of the survivors will become part of the Dharma Initiative . That's why Jin has the jumpsuit on. Not to mention tons of 'set photos'* from various sources lead me to believe that as well.
*I don't post set photos for two reasons:
- They're not mine and I would be stealing them off someone else's Blog.
- I try not to post "spoiler photos". Not that there is anything wrong with spoiler photos. I just feel that when you see a photo like that it takes you out of the show when that scene happens. Because I'm thinking 'oh yeah I remember that photo'. However if you are into those Dark Ufo the Lost Spoiler Blog has the best out there.
News From Kristen
WHAT'S TO COME
Sawyer to the '70s?! I'm told Josh Holloway may be sporting some serious muttonchops soon because he'll be stuck in a different decade (the era of Geronimo Jackson, bell bottoms and disco). Word is, he'll be away from most of the other Losties. And get this—according to my ABC source, he'll be there for years!
This can't be good news for you fans of Kate and Sawyer, right?
Though I am hearing he will have one friend with him. Guesses?
Read MoreDo You Believe?
They do the same thing with Ben Linus and how we're not sure what side of the fence he's on. On this front, Jack represents the audience that is coming around to Ben. Jack's starting to believe Ben when he says he's only doing what he has to to protect the Island. Then there's John Locke, who once again represents the audience that believed Ben was actually good last season. Finally you have Hugo, who represents the audience that just at the site of Ben makes them fling Hot Pockets in terror.
So this brings up the question, do you believe? Are you a Jack or a Desmond or even a John Locke? Does the sci-fi elements of the show turn you off to Lost or are you more excited than ever? Let me know.
Barry Says:
...i am very shaky on my 'belief stance' when it comes to 'lost' these days. i am definitely coming back around from the disdain that i had for some of the recent episodes, but TRUST ME. i didn't switch over to 'american idol.' ;)
Response:
Well Barry, I'm glad to hear that you're still watching, but I'm afraid things will get weirder before the payoff. So I hope the sci-fi elements of the show don't turn you into a Desmond and make you run away from Lost. You just have to be a man of fate and believe that these people know what they're doing.
316 Review
316 started with Jack waking up on the Island just like in the Pilot episode, but more on that later. 46 hours earlier Jack, Sun, Ben, and Desmond are lead by Mrs Hawking to the Lamppost. The Lamppost was a Dharma station that was used to find the Island. We learned that the Island is constantly moving and through mathematical equations the Dharma initiative figured out a way to find out where the Island was going to be a certain point in time. So Mrs Hawking found a window for the Oceanic Six to get back to the Island. In order to get back they must take flight 316 and they must try to recreate the original flight. This is why Locke had to die, he had to replace Christian Shephard's body on the plane. This is also probably why Jacob chose to use Christian Shepherd when appearing to Locke. But Mrs Hawking gives Jack John Locke's suicide letter and tells him that John must have something of Jack's father on him. Do you believe? After Ben had an unfortunate incident, Jack must pick up John and take him to the airport. He gives John his dad's shoes and his suicide note back. By the way Kate's going back to the Island, no surprise there. When was the last time Kate turned down an opportunity to follow Jack into the Jungle of Mystery. The big surprise here is that something happened to Arron and he doesn't make the return flight. Hurley, Sun, and Sayid in handcuffs do however make it on flight 316. Just as John Locke killed himself because there had to be a dead body on the plane, we can assume Sayid was locked up because there was a prisoner on the original flight. Although I doubt he went along willingly. And for one more surprise, Frank Lapidus is the pilot of flight 316. Remember he was suppose to pilot Flight 815. When Jack finally gets around to reading John's suicide note, they end up back on the Island right in the middle of a time warp. Back to Jack waking up on the Island, he finds Kate and Hurley in the Lake and then they run into Jin and he's in a Dharma jumpsuit. Jin's got some explaining to do. On next weeks episode the Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham, Locke's fateful mission off the island is revealed. And that's what you need to know so you're not lost when it comes to Lost.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Doc On 316
Here are some thoughts on the upcoming episode 316 from EW's Doc Jensen:
'Lost': 'Caspian,' See?
THE TEASE!Why the road back to the Island begins with ''316''
Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have often cited The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis' beloved fantasy series, as a major creative touchstone for their own fantastical epic. (The proof: Charlotte Staples Lewis = Clive Staples Lewis). The above citation comes from Prince Caspian, Lewis' sequel to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, in which the four Pevensie siblings return to the enchanted realm of Narnia...many, many years in the future, and via a mysterious island dotted with crumbling ruins, no less. And while Edmund's terrified alarm conjures images of Smokey dragging Montand the Frenchie into the Temple's basement (Rip! Splooge! Awesome!), young Master Ed here is actually describing the sensation of being abruptly yanked back to fantasyland. In fact, his words evoke for me the sound effect of Lost's time flashes. Listen as you watch the following clip from ''The Little Prince'': Doesn't it sound like the castaways are literally being stretched from one point in time to another? (Feel free to zip to the 1:39 mark to get to the point.)
Tonight's Lost is entitled ''316.'' If you've seen the promos or read EW's recent cover story about the show, then maybe I'm not giving away too much when I say that tonight, some or all of the Oceanic 6 pull a Prince Caspian and officially start their journey back to the Island. Or, put another way, ''316'' is the dedication page to a whole new chapter in the veritable Chronicles of Lost. And if you go to your local bookstore today and buy HarperCollins' 2001 single-volume compendium of all seven Narnia novels, you know what you'll find on page 316? That's right: The dedication page to Prince Caspian. Go ahead. Take a look.
Yes, I know: PSYCHOPOMP!
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Michael Emerson's TV Guide Interview
It's virtually impossible to tell whether Lost's Ben Linus is a good guy or a bad guy. As much as we keep churning out the theories, TVGuide.com turned to Michael Emerson himself for his thoughts on Ben's upcoming storylines. How much of Ben's past will we see during the time jumps? Will we ever meet Annie? Have we already?
TVGuide.com: Has Ben's revenge mission against Charles Widmore been trumped by the getting the Oceanic 6 to return to the island?
Michael Emerson: I think Ben has not forgotten what Charles Widmore has done to him, and I think he's going to try to take care of that business at the same time as he's taking care of the larger mission.
TVGuide.com: With all this time jumping happening on the island, will we see young Ben again?
Emerson: Yes. In fact, now that we are sort of ping-ponging around in the time-space continuum, all those backstories are re-emerging in more important ways. And the characters are, to some extent, going to be recontextualized. I know Ben is. You're going to learn things about him that either mitigate or intensify some of the judgments you've made about him.
TVGuide.com: It's pretty hard to tell if he's good or bad on any given day.
Emerson: I think they mean you to be right there and not know. You may leave the series at the final conclusion still not knowing if he's good or bad.
TVGuide.com: Did Ben's little girlfriend Annie die in The Purge?
Emerson: We don't know. That's still up in the air, but I'm guessing that's one of the most burning questions of the backstory that I'm sure will be dealt with. We have so much bouncing around in time and space to do this season it will make you dizzy. It's also going to provide some thrills and chills. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: So you think Annie will pop back into the picture?
Emerson: Yeah, I think so. In fact, I may go so far as to say we may already know Annie. Have you considered that? I'm not speaking from knowledge of a script because that's not a thing that has been written, but stranger things have happened on the show. Everyone is more connected then they ever thought, and it's often by blood.
TVGuide: Maybe Ben has unknown relatives on the island as well?
Emerson: That's a good one. Or it could be a deal where maybe some people never escaped a time or place. Or maybe some people are no longer in control of the when of their lives. Our writers are smart sci-fi guys and they're going to push the envelope.
TVGuide.com: How about revisiting that crush Ben had on Juliet?
Emerson: I think it must be explained, or its end must be explained — the end of those feelings. You might want to put that in the file labeled "Stuff Ben Doesn't Have Time to Think About But May Be Able to Further Down the Line." I suppose it's possible, though, that the writers have made us understand that Juliet made her feelings too clear to Ben and the world, and he's moved on.
TVGuide.com: How often have your scenes crossed with Fionnula Flanagan's Eloise Hawking?
Emerson: Well you haven't seen it yet, but I've worked with her a lot. One of the tributes to the genius of our writers is they will introduce a character like Eloise Hawking in a one-off kind of deal and we all think, "Oh, that was an interesting side journey that we could have gone on and didn't." But the writers haven't forgotten about it. They've brought it back around so it dovetails neatly with what's going on.
TVGuide.com: Can you give us any idea on when or how we'll next see Jacob?
Emerson: Jacob seems to have fallen away from our consciousness. The show is so much more wrapped up in intermediary leader figures. There seems to be a whole raft of people Ben must answer to, but they're not as high up as Jacob. Jacob seems to have receded into the mist again — sort of mysterious and godlike. He continues to be much talked about, and ultimately is the force behind the island. And the island is changing. We thought of it as a rock in the water, but now it appears to be more of a movable organism now. So to be in charge of such a thing — what does that mean? These are questions I ask myself.
TVGuide.com: Do you ever find yourself just reeling after reading a script?
Emerson: I have read a couple of scenes in the middle part of the season where I've dropped the script while reading it, or I stood up and said, "Oh my God, they can't do that, can they?" And they can. They can do whatever they want. There are a couple of things that will just make your hair stand on end. People across the country are going to jump up off their sofas and scream, "No! No way!" I just love it. [Laughs]
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Crazy Theory of the Week
This all has to do with Charlotte's final moments on the Island. She tells Daniel that she just remembered that a scary man on the Island told her if she came back she would die and that Daniel was the scary man. So... if this is the case and she just remembered maybe it hasn't happened yet. Maybe during a time flash on the Island, Daniel will end up in the 70s. Remember he was in the Orchid in the opening scene of Because They Left. So in the 70s he infiltrates the Dharma Initiative where he runs into Charlotte, or Annie if that's what you believe(I do), and tells her not to come back to the Island or she'll die. Because she did and since Daniel can't change the past it wont matter. If this had happened when she was a child she would have had that memory all along not just on her death bed. So I believe she remembered something that hasn't actually happened yet, but it will. With that in mind, maybe Rousseau remembered meeting Jin right before she died.
Thoughts, comments, concerns?
Barry says:
charlotte as annie...hmmm..i don't get a real clear idea why you make that connection. seems like a random stretch, but that might be exactly why you're right lol.
come to think of it though, ben did know an awful lot about charlotte when the two of them met face to face for the first time after she got on the island. i mean, ben knows an awful lot about people period, but there was a purposefulness about his delineation of her life's story that just now makes sense to me after reading your suggestion that charlotte = annie.
Response:
Before dying, Charlotte said that she's not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. If you think that Charlotte is actually Ben's friend Annie then this is important because, the very first time we saw Annie, she offered Ben chocolate, so maybe her final words were an indication of bringing her character full circle. Other than that just the fact that the they were both on the Island in the 70s and both probably about the same age, although Linus does look older than Charlotte. It's just a speculation going around the internet, I like it.
What You May Have Missed
- In her delusional state, Charlotte thought she heard Geronimo Jackson playing. This is the show's popular fictional band that was apparently popular in the 1970s and in the DHARMA Initiative. This is the third reference to the band, Hurley and Charlie find an album in the Hatch and the cop who Locke picks up on the side of the road is wearing a Geronimo Jackson t-shirt.
- One of the Frenchman mocks Jin for talking about boats and helicopters, saying that next he'll be talking about a submarine. This is a reference to the fact that there was a submarine on the Island and John blew it up in season 3.
- While speaking nonsense during her final moments, Charlotte said she knows more about Carthage than Hannibal himself. This could be a way of bringing viewers back to when they first discovered Charlotte on an expedition in Tunisia, since that is where the present-day Carthage is.
- Jin found a music box on the beach while looking for Rousseau, and fans will certainly remember this is the same music box she made Sayid fix back in season 1.
- Before dying, Charlotte said that she's not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. If you think that Charlotte is actually Ben's friend Annie then this is important because, the very first time we saw Annie, she offered Ben chocolate, so maybe her final words were an indication of bringing her character full circle.
Episode Titles
(This must be the Dharma Station on Hoth)Here are two new Episode Titles from season 5.
Episode 5.13 - Some Like it Hoth
Episode 5.14 - The Variable
5.13 is a play on words from the film Some Like It Hot, and Hoth is a frozen planet in Star Wars. So I'm not really sure where they're going with this one.
5.14 The Variable, I think, is a reference to The Constant, the Desmond episode from last season.
Here are the rest of the Episode Titles from this season.
This Place Is Death Review
This place is death, well the Island was death for Charlotte last night. But before she died she confessed that she had been on the Island with the Dharma Initiative and that Daniel had told her to leave the Island and if she ever came back she would die. Jin started the episode running from the smoke monster with the French people. After all the French crew except Rousseau go into the Temple, time skips but not too far. Now Jin finds Rousseau holding Robert at gun point, Robert says the smoke monster is a security system for the Temple. After another flash Jin reunites with Sawyer and the rest of the Survivors. They find the Temple, but then it's gone. After an unfortunate incident with the well, John ends up at the Donkey Wheel and runs into Christian Shephard, who speaks for Jacob. Christian tells him that the wheel is off it's axis and that he should have moved the Island instead of Ben. Speaking of Ben, he tells sun that Jin is alive after she holds him at gun point. Before Ben can prove it though he loses three more members of the Oceanic Six. Now he's down to just two, but he takes them to see Eloise Hawking. They run into Desmond who's looking for Faraday's mother who happens to be Eloise Hawking. From the look on Ben's face he didn't know. Next week on 316 The way back to the island is revealed to members of the Oceanic 6, but there's trouble ahead when not all of them wish to return. And that's what you need to know so you're not lost when it comes to Lost.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
ABC's Lost Untangled
Lost in Tv Guide
This is a blurb about Lost from TV guide:
I recently saw Malcolm David Kelley, "Walt haircut" and all, hawking chicken snacks in a Tyson commercial. It didn't fill me with a lot of hope for his future on Lost. Care to comment? — Adam
MATT: Did it occur to you that MDK was working the Walt 'do because he recently filmed an episode of Lost, scheduled to air Feb. 25? Just don't expect Michael's son to factor into Ben's mission to return select former castaways to the isle. As Michael Emerson tells us, "The writers would say that Walt ... left the island at a time that wasn't key. It's not just about the six who left; it's about when and how they left."
What I find interesting is what Emerson said, 'It's not just about the six who left; it's about when and how they left.' So does this mean Desmond and Frank Lipidus also have to go back? And if so can Des take Penny and Charlie with him? I don't think I could take them splitting up Des and Pen. And why John Locke's 'dead' body? He didn't leave at the same time or in the same manner as the Oceanic Six...or did he? So many questions, but I believe most of this stuff will be resolved very soon. The Oceanic Six should be back on the Island by episode 7, 316. Which I believe is the Arjira Airways flight they take to get back to the Island. What's your thought on who has to go back to the Island and why must they go back?
Jin vs Smokey
In an interview with ksl, Daniel Dea Kim talks about smokey and the reunion of Sun and Jin.
`Lost' star says Smoke Monster secrets to emerge
One of the biggest mysteries of "Lost" _ the Smoke Monster _ will be unveiled on the popular TV drama, and soon.
Kim also cautioned against expectations that his character, Jin, will reunite with his wife, Sun (Yunjin Kim), even though Jin survived a freighter explosion and Sun returns to the island after escaping it.
Those events don't mean "they're particularly in the same place or chronologically in the same time," Kim said.
Read MoreDoctor Doctor Gimme The News
I've got a bad case of the time travel blues. That's ok though cause...The Doc Has the Cure!
''THE TEASE!'' + ''LOST MADE EASY!'' = LOST UNTANGLEDABC is trying to do its part to ease Lost viewers' confusion with a new weekly web series called Lost Untangled. I'm not sure how clarifying these things truly are, but they're pretty darn entertaining. Beginning this week, we're going to embed these videos in this column. This installment offers a recap of what happened last week and a peek at tonight's episode. My hunch is that this may have been unintentional: The scene in question — the payoff of the Is Sun Gonna Gun Down Ben? cliffhanger — originally may have been the climactic moment of ''The Little Prince,'' but they decided to cut it and move it into the new episode for some reason. If you can handle being spoiled just a little bit, I think you'll find this pretty darn fun.
THE LOST LIST!
Special ''Lost in Time'' edition
In all the time I've spent publicly obsessing over Lost, I don't think I've seen the hardcore fans quite this activated by the show. (''Activated'' = talking, speculating, theorizing.) At the same time, I've never seen them so baffled, either. (''Baffled'' = ''I don't understand what the hell is going on!'') I don't think this is bad, per se. On the contrary, I think for many viewers, confusion is fueling their more-intense-than-ever interest. But for many others, confusion produces unwanted anxiety. The cause of this exciting/frustrating confusion is the time-travel story line, a sci-fi conceit that's proven to be accessible to the masses (Back To The Future, The Terminator, Peggy Sue Got Married) even though it comes with a high risk of failure (see: the too-many alternate realities/shoddy narrative logic of Heroes). This week's list focuses on five key questions pertaining to LTTA (Lost Time Travel Anxiety) and my suggestions for how to roll with them, with a minimum of nutty theories.
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The Doc has gone off his rocker in this article and I love it! He's got some out there theories that are either brilliant or insane...or both. If you're a Lost fan, I recommend trying these theories on and see how they fit.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Jin Enjoys The View
The Future of Lost
I know a lot of Lost fans are loving the season 5, but there is also a portion of fans that are disappointed that the season started a little slow.(cough cough Barry) This article from EW talks about the future of Lost and I hope it eases the concerns of fans that aren't thrilled about the new direction of the show or how fast questions are being answered.
Where 'Lost' intends to go
...But the producers say: Come what may.
"The fear is that 'Lost' just became an AP class, and really, what's one's incentive for taking an AP class?" says exec producer Damon Lindelof. "But the show has gotten to that point where it had to let its freak flag fly. It needed to announce, 'You wanna know what the Island is? You wanna know why these people were brought to the Island? You wanna know what their purpose for being there is? Well, it might be a little weirder than you would've hoped.' "
Michael Emerson: The Lost Interview
The Daily Beast had an interview with Michael Emerson recently. They didn't talk a lot of spoilers but they did talk about what's next for Ben.
You have an interest in comedy, yet keep getting pegged as these villainous characters. On what kind of sitcom would you like to guest star?
I think Ben and John Locke [from Lost] should be roommates in Brooklyn. And then just have wacky adventures.
Well, sweeps month is coming up, so they could do a crossover appearance and just drop in on Ugly Betty in New York.
Take that idea that they are freely bouncing around the time-space continuum and have them plop down randomly in the middle of different shows. Some shows [our characters] would fit in neatly, like Battlestar Galactica, and other shows we would be so out of place. Like 30 Rock—how jarring would that be?
Full Interview HereThere was another interview with Emerson here from the Washington Post.
Elizabeth Mitchell: The Lost Interview
From the Daily Beast:
You’re both so experienced in theater—after Lost is off the air you could take the show to Broadway.
Michael and I could have a singing duel! As long as there are a few duets in there and the lights go out on a wonderful swan song.
You two have unfinished business on the show—is he going to bust into the love quadrangle?
Wouldn’t that be wonderful? I said to him, “You know the best thing would be if Juliet forgets all these guys and just ends up with Ben.” That would be the creepiest, but best thing. He’s like, [imitates Ben] “Yes, well, they’ll never do it.” Stranger things have happened.
Read the whole interview here.
This Place is Death Sneak Peeks
This one follows the french crew and Jin as they run into Ole Smokey:
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham Press Release
LOCKE'S FATEFUL MISSION OFF THE ISLAND IS REVEALED, ON ABC'S "LOST"
Malcolm David Kelley Guest Stars as Walt
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" - Locke's fateful mission off the island as Jeremy Bentham is revealed, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (9:00-10:06 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.
Guest starring are Malcolm David Kelley as Walt, John Terry as Christian Shephard, Alan Dale as Charles Widmore, Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon, William Blanchett as Aaron, Sa•d Taghmaoui as Caesar, Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, Ammar Daraiseh as Hajer, Grisel Toledo as Susie, Stephen Scibetta as foreman and John Jamal Bradley as kid.
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" was written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof and directed by Jack Bender.
ABC
Dead Man Talking
This is a interview with Jin from SCI-FI Wire:
NYCC: Lost's Daniel Dae Kim talks about the future he shouldn't have
He's not dead! (Spoilers ahead!)
In last week's episode of ABC's Lost, we found out that Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) is alive and kicking. SCI FI Wire sat in on a group interview with Kim at New York Comic Con, where he talked about being back from the dead, what he knows, working in the sci-fi genre and his upcoming project, a musical. Following is an edited version of that interview. Lost airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
What's it like to be back from the dead?
Kim: [laughs] It feels good,and it feels nice to be missed.
When were you told about it?
Kim: Actually, I was told about it right before the script came out for the episode. For the finale. [Executive producer] Damon [Lindelof] called me and said, "You're going to read something that might sound a little shocking, but don't worry. You're still with us."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
A Slue of Reviews
Washington Post
The 'Lost' Hour: Season 5 - 'The Little Prince'
Has "Lost" got you a mite confused and ready to hurl at the next mention of smoke monsters? Or do you have the fate of the Oceanic 6 and the Jack-Kate-Sawyer-Juliet love square all figured out? Who got Scooby Dooed this week? Are you a new viewer, adrift on an unfamiliar isle or an old hand ready to bare knuckle some quantum physics? In either case, we're here for you and armed with more mediocre puns and pop culture references than a hunky con man can shake a stick at.Read More
EW from Doc Jensen
'Lost' Recap: Life Goes On
It was the kind of episode Lost doesn't usually do, the kind of episode that the series is sometimes criticized for rarely giving us: an episode in which the characters stop and talk about what the hell is going on. The tone was set with Juliet at her soothing deadpan best, shushing up a roaring Sawyer and shooing him away so she could create some safe space — physically and psychically — to softly, gently quiz freaking-out Faraday about the time travel sickness turning Charlotte's brain into runny cherry Slurpee. The abundance of candid info-swapping, soul-baring, heart to hearts — Jack and Kate talking about The Aaron Problem; Miles and Faraday puzzling through the time travel nosebleeds during the Orchid (death?) march; Locke and Sawyer meditating in the necessity of one's past; Sawyer sharing his broken heart with Juliet in the darkness of the beach — imbued the proceedings with a sense of cool quiet and moving intimacy. After three hours and three episodes of confusing quantum leaps and dense mythological downloads, we needed an episode like this to get our bearings. It was like a long sip from a canteen full of cold water offered by a kind new friend after being lost at sea for who-knows-how-long. And yes, that was a Jin is alive! reference. (It just wouldn't be a Doc Jensen recap if I didn't try force a few things.)Read More
SFGate
"Lost" Spoiled Bastard. Ep. 4: "The Little Prince."
Pass the Advil again, I've got a nosebleed. It's been a really long few nights and so I'm going to lean on that as my excuse for not being able to come up with what should have been a pretty simple answer: Mrs. CrankyPants asked, during this episode, if the Losties on the island have actually been there for three years (as the Oceanic Six has been off the island). With all the time travel, I couldn't actually say that for sure. But wouldn't the answer be, yes, before the crazy quantum physics? I don't know. But I think...whoops, nosebleed.Read More
The Huffington Post
On Lost: "The Little Prince"
And the best guy to hang out with on a time slipping, mysterious, monster inhabited island is...? That's right, the hunky, wise-cracking Sawyer. Sawyer's line in last night's episode, "Time travel's a bitch!" was the best line of the season. I bet all of the viewers must have been shouting, "Amen Sawyer!" I know I did.Read More
What you May Have Missed
- Kate lives at 42 Panorama Crest. She should have known things weren't going to go well.
- The name of Ben's carpet cleaning van is "Canton Rainier," which is an anagram of "reincarnation." No surprise here reincarnation was introduced to us as a theme of the show last year.
- Ben told everyone to meet up at the marina at slip 23. He's got such a sick sense of humor.
- The Ajira Airways bottled water the castaways found in the canoe was a huge piece of the puzzle for people who have followed the online world, where this season's web tie-in was with the fictional Ajira Airways, an airline that talks a lot about fulfilling your destiny and returning to the island. The online experience also included several Easter Eggs relating to 316, including one easter egg that showed 316 as a flight number. 316 is also an upcoming episode.
- Listen closely after the French science team rescue Jin and you'll hear that they're listening to the recording of the Numbers, as Rousseau said.
- Alex's father, who Rousseau told Sayid about, Robert, showed up as part of Danielle's team in last night's episode.
The Little Prince Review
The Little Prince started with Jack convincing Kate to help with the Lie. Kate want's to know who is after Arron, Claire's mom doesn't know. So who's after her DNA. It's Ben Linus. And Ben shows some impressive skills by getting 5 of the 6 Oceanic Six members together so quickly. Although convincing Kate is no easy task and Sun's going to try to kill him, so not all is well just yet. Speaking of not being well Miles and Juilet both experience a nose bleed after more time travel, but Charlote seems to be getting better. In one of the flashes, the Survivors see the light from the hatch when John was beating on it back in season one. In that same flash Sawyer sees Kate helping Claire give birth to arron. But then they were gone. In this Flash they find a boat with an Arjira Airways water bottle in it. Arjira airways will be important later on. They take the boat in hopes to make it to the orcaid station, but run into trouble first. Luckly another flash saves the day again. Now in the past again a crew of french people find someone washed up on the shore. It's Jin and he's alive! By the way the Rousso was one of the french people that found Jin. Next week in This Place is Death, Locke takes on the burden to stop the island's increasingly violent shifts through time. Meanwhile, Ben hits a roadblock in his attempt to reunite the Oceanic 6 and bring them back to the island. So watch This Place is Death Wednesday at 9 on ABC and that's what you need to know so your not lost when it comes to Lost.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
NPR Gets Lost
Today the NPR had three interviews about Lost:
Gregg Nations is the co-producer and script coordinator on the hit TV show Lost. It's his job to track what happens to every character, on the island and off. On a show famous for its clue-riddled scenes and twisting plot lines, that's no simple task.
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Michael Emerson plays the brutal and calculating Ben Linus on the ABC drama Lost. In this archived interview, Emerson talks with Alex Cohen about how he creates his creepy on-screen persona.
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The new season of the ABC series Lost is underway, and critic Andrew Wallenstein isn't sure which is the bigger mystery: all of the unanswered questions in the program's storylines or the fact that he continues to watch.
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What's In A Name?
Initially I thought the Little Prince was a reference to Arron, however after reading the this synopsis I believe that it may be more of a reference to Kate. The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic points about life and human nature. Saint-Exupéry tells of meeting a young prince in the middle of the Sahara. The essence of the book is contained in the famous lines uttered by the fox to the Little Prince: "One cannot see well except with the heart, the essential is invisible to the eyes."(Kate is a character that generally does not generally follow her heart) Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed"(Kate is now responsible for Arron since she took him from the Island) and "It is the time you have spent with your rose that makes your rose so important. "(Replace 'rose' with the Island, Arron, Jack, or Sawyer and you could apply it to Kate)
Other definitions for The Little Prince:
- Little Prince (chief) (died 1832), chieftain and longtime representative of the lower Creeks
- Little Prince (Miami Vice), episode of the 1980s undercover cop television series Miami Vice
- The Little Prince (film), 1974 musical film directed by Stanley Donen
- The Little Prince (opera), opera in two acts by Rachel Portman to an English libretto by Nicholas Wright
- The Little Prince (play), play based on the book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- The Little Prince (TV series), anime series based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Doc Jensen's Totally Lost
'Lost': My Name Is 'Prince'!
THE TEASE!: WHO WANTS AARON'S BLOOD?
The episode is called ''The Little Prince.'' Among tonight's developments: The Norton & Agostini lawyers are back, seeking Kate's proof of biological ownership (read: DNA) of Aaron. Doc Jensen Tangent! I'd love to see a story set in Kate's post-Island years that explores how she became so comfortable with the whole notion of playing substitute mom to Claire's creepy little goober. Did she adapt quickly to it? Did she ever resent it? Has she nursed the quiet hope that one day Claire would walk through the door and take Aaron off her hands? If not, at what point did she really fall in love with the kid? I think their tale would be a neat, relevant story for Lost to tell...as long as they do it better than that crappy Cuddy-and-kid subplot on this season of House. Did you see that? And did you catch that I called it crappy? That means I didn't like it. In case that wasn't clear.
Any-hoo, back to Dan Norton (The Dad From My So-Called Life) and Mr. Agostini (Pursed-Lip Quiet in the Background Guy). They're working for someone — but whom? Doc Jensen gives you the odds!
BENJAMIN LINUS Remember, Ben promised to help Jack with his Kate problem — i.e., persuade her to go back to the Island. He'll likely start by giving Kate an incentive to abandon the security of her off-Island life. Threatening Aaron would do that. ODDS: 2–1
CHARLES WIDMORE Penelope's dastardly dad is searching for the Island — and he's going to force Kate to help him find it. The court-ordered blood sample is prelude to a blackmail deal. Kate's choice: Work for Widmore, or he'll expose the truth about Aaron, and by extension, the Oceanic 6. ODDS: 4–1
SUN She wants vengeance for Jin's death. And while she says she doesn't blame Kate, I'm not convinced, judging from that vaguely menacing scene in ''The Lie.'' Threatening Aaron would certainly destabilize the nice life Kate now enjoys at the late Jin's expense. ODDS: 7–1
Continue Reading Here.And don't forget to check out the Infamous Doc Jensen's Totally Lost.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ellie: Eleanor or Elouis
Easter eggs included the name of the female Other, Eleanor (Ellie), which can be translated as "the Other" in Occitan.
So if this is true then Ellie is short for Eleanor and the woman is in fact not Daniels mother. I'm still not convinced, I need move evidence of this woman's name. Is it out there yet? If anyone knows please let us know.
Barry says:
i'm sticking to my guns. ellie is elouise. "you just couldn't stay away" from ellie to daniel. clearly a mother's disdain for her son meddling in some bigger picture that both she and widmore are long-time components of...the both of which still don't seem to have a firm understanding nor control of to this day (meaning even in their older age)
Response:
I like that your sticking to your guns. I would say at this point, while unsure, I'm still leaning toward the fact it is Daniel's mother. I agree with you on the you just couldn't stay away line, but I'm not convinced he knew that it was his mother. Until we get definite answer on what Ellie is short for we just wont know. I'm curious if they will even go back to that. What's your take on Widmore being Daniel's father? I'm certainly not convinced on that one.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Extra Extra: Same Extra in Two Episodes
jim74 wrote:
Not sure if anyone mentioned this but the unhelpful woman working the desk at Oxford that Desmond talks to was an Oceanic Flight Attendant "Jenna" in Season One. She lets Hurley on the plane and he gives her a big hug. "Jenna" also helps Locke on the plane. Either Team Darlton is running out of extras or she works for Widmore!
As it turns out after some digging jim74 is right. The actresses name is Mary Ann Taheny, she played Moira in Jughead and Jenna in Exidus Part 2. (Check her imdb) Interesting, to say the least. Lindelof and Cuse make very few mistakes when it comes to continuity on the show, so that leads me to believe that it's on purpose to show a connection to Widmore. However being such a minor part in both episode makes me lean the other way.
So what's your take, is she important or just a recast?
Read the rest of the Lost comments of the week here.
Kate + Sawyer
You may be one of the people who watch Lost for the love stories and nothing is better than the love square Jack, Juilet, Sawyer, & Kate have going on. Personally, I've always hoped Kate & Sawyer would end up together. That's why the news that Sawyer and Juliet were becoming romantically involved didn't thrill me. But then i read this interview with Evangeline Lilly from Yahoo! and got my hopes up:
"There is a reunion of sorts" awaiting the pair, says Lilly. Never mind that Kate seems to have escaped that mystical island while Sawyer, the handsome rogue played by Josh Halloway, was staying put.
Lilly calls their future encounter "very laced and complicated and simple."Go here for the rest of the article.
The unfortunate part was after I started thinking about what was said. I think she may run into a sawyer from the future while she was still on the Island. How else could it be complicated and simple? I would like it if it were a scene we have already seen but didn't know at that point Sawyer was from the future.
316 Press Release
THE WAY BACK TO THE ISLAND IS REVEALED TO THE OCEANIC 6, ON ABC'S "LOST"
"316" - The way back to the island is revealed to members of the Oceanic 6, but there's trouble ahead when not all of them wish to return, on "Lost," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Note: This program will repeat Wed., Feb. 25 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET.
"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Ken Leung as Miles, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.
Guest starring are Fionnula Flanagan as Eloise Hawking, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Sai d Taghmaoui as Caesar, Zuleikha Robinson as Ilana, Mary Mara as Jill, Raymond J. Barry as Ray, Kavita Patil as Rupa Krishnavani, P. D. Mani as Nabil, Rebecca Hazlewood as Nalini, Patti Hastie as barfly, Glen Bailey as magician and Ned Van Zandt as Mr. Dorsey.
"316" was written by Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse and directed by Stephen Williams.
"Lost" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.
This episode of "Lost" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.
Is It Too Late Too Get Lost?
Complicated television
The increased complexity of TV shows is sometimes offered as evidence of an increasing sophisticated audience who has come to appreciate greater complexity in their entertainment. Look at shows like Lost and The Sopranos with their ambiguity and their multiple, interweaving plot lines and so on. Presumably, the implication seems to be, people have adapted to the conventions of television and require greater amount of complexity to hold their now-mammoth capacity for attention, for holding complicated details suspended in their minds.
But this argument, as flattering as it is to us and despite how pleasant its justification of our couch-potatodom may be, doesn’t seem quite right. The shows aren’t more complex so much as they eschew unnecessary reiteration of what is going on and what the conflicts and tensions are supposed to be. In reminiscing with a friend about Twin Peaks we recalled how the integrity of the show was compromised by the efforts it had to make to bring in and acclimate new viewers who arrived at the show late—perhaps after the avalanche of hype that greeted its first few episodes. New shows don’t confront that problem. Writers and producers don’t have to worry about incorporating inane exposition (like you see on daily soaps—the convention that most makes them seem sort of dense to non-viewers) or introducing new plot lines to hook new viewers. They know that when people hear hype, they will start from the beginning, not tune in in medias res. The writers can therefore plot accordingly, comfortable in the knowledge that new and potentially confused viewers can (a) see episodes on demand or during one of HBO’s frequent re-runs, (b) catch up online, (c) rent the DVDs, which come out almost immediately after a season first airs, or (d) download episodes from pirate sites. Considering (c), it almost behooves producers to insist on a certain complexity that would require viewers to pony up for the DVDs.
So I would argue that the apparent increase in complexity in TV shows is a consequence of the new technologies in delivering content as opposed to the advancing tastes of the viewing public. Lost, for instance, would be unthinkable without those technologies. The audience would have necessarily dwindled as it went on (because new viewers would be hopelessly confused) or the show would have had to solve many more of its mysteries more expediently, to make space for entry points for latecomers. So lamentably, Twin Peaks was ahead of its time in this sense; if it were being made now, there probably wouldn’t have ever been that awful Miss Twin Peaks side plot.
My thoughts:Richard 'I'm not into eyeliner' Alpert
This is a fun article from EW:
'Lost' theory debunked: Richard Alpert NOT into eyeliner
Lost's Nestor Carbonell told Sci-Fi Wire he understands why everyone thinks he's into "guyliner," but that it's simply a myth. "I could see why some people would think I have eyeliner on because [my eyelashes] are dark. Especially the bottom row, they're pretty dark. I've been dealing with it since I was a little kid, and so to me it's very funny when it comes up," explained Carbonell while batting his lashes without even meaning to. "My brother told me to look online and sort of Google something about that, and my name came up as a couple things. One of them was Maybelline Man. I've been dubbed by some people as Guyliner. It's very amusing."Certainly. And so is a Lostpedia forum I just found, entitled "The importance of Alpert's eyeliner" -- which contains this speculative gem: "Aside from the theory that Richard Alpert is a vain metrosexual stuck on a permanent vacation, I think that Alpert's eyeliner relates to his immortality...like a pharoah or something...I've been researching all day, but can't find a conclusive connection to the ancient world, immortality and the wearing of eyeliner."
Thanks to Carbonell's brave speaking out on this important topic, we can stop all this wondering/researching and instead just be insanely jealous of the actor's natural gifts. So, moving on: What is the connection between Richard Alpert's occasional shadow-produced "smoky eye" (pictured) and Smokey the monster? WHOA.