Friday, January 23, 2009

Because You Left & The Lie - Lost 5.1 & 5.2

Season 5 opened with perhaps the coolest sequence for a premier since Desmond's Season 2 appearance. Another tone-setting song greets us, as a faceless man prepares for work. Unlike similar openings, we already know this man. Holy God, it's Marvin Candle! Or is that Mark Wickmund? Or perhaps Edgar Halliwax? Really, it's Pierre Chang, ready to tape a Dharma Station orienation film. Then suddenly the action shifts to a problem in the Orchid, where the Dharma Initiative is trying to drill toward the room where Ben turned the infamous Frozen Donkey Wheel. Instead of breaching the chamber, the drill melted and Candle/Wickmund/Halliwax/Chang reveals the chamber contains "almost limitless energy" that will allow the DI to manipulate time. Aha, finally some insight about what happened to the island in Season 4.

But who is that masked man bumping into the doctor on his way out?

Somehow Daniel Faraday is back in the 80s crashing the party. And with this appearance marks the show's foray into time travel. Though the interesting momentum of a DI opening dissipates and we don't see Candle again, Faraday does set the stage for the new paradigm in Lost.

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

When Home's No Place Like Home - Part I

As the Lost world goes, "There's No Place Like Home" begins about as far away as it possibly could from the place where "Cabin Fever" ends. Locke's declaration that they need to move the island is decidedly disjointed from the briefing the Oceanic Six receive on their plane ride to Hawaii, especially when viewed on the linear storyboard of the series' progression. If a viewer watched the fourth season for the first time on DVD and saw the episodes back-to-back, I doubt they would expect the return to civilization immediately after Christian tells Lock to transport the island. This jump in the narrative appears a second time in Part I of "There's No Place Like Home," as the episode ends in seemingly disjointed fashion from the genesis. We know the six somehow end up together, but exactly how? Jack is with Sawyer tromping after Hurley, who is with Ben and Locke at the Orchid. Meanwhile, Kate and Sayid are nabbed by the roaming band of Alpert-led Others, who reappeared just in time for the end of the season. Further, Sun has Aaaron on the freighter, as Desmond, Michael, and Jin try not to mess their pants when they discover explosives line the ship.

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Friday, May 9, 2008

I Have a Fever and the Only Prescription is More Cabin

Of all people, Buddy Holly opens Season 4's 11th episode, "Cabin Fever." The young performer, who is eternally stuck in time thanks to his untimely death, provides a timely subliminal, Lost-ian message. Not only does he signal a flashback, but the song also hints at the future: "Everyday it's a-gettin closer, goin faster than a rollercoaster." Not only are we nearing the end of the season, but, indeed, every day during Season 4 has been one closer for the next "Chosen One" to discover his destiny.



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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Revisiting the Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #5

Part four of a series revisiting IGN's article, "Top 50 Lost Loose Ends." For part one and for more information about the original article and the series, point your browser here. In this edition, we'll discuss and throw a verdict onto 10 more of IGN's top Lost mysteries, #10 through #1.

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V

A Glaring Omission - Vincent



I think the IGN article did an excellent job at covering most of the large mysteries of the show, at least those presented by the time of its publication. If I had created the list, I would have put Vincent in the Top 10. Something big is going on with that dog. Every time something strange happens, the lovable pup shows up. Vincent is there from the very first scene and then later peers ominously at the group heading toward the cockpit. Why? You got me, but I am certain the dog is significant.

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Revisiting the Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #4

Part four of a series revisiting IGN's article, "Top 50 Lost Loose Ends." For part one and for more information about the original article and the series, point your browser here. In this edition, we'll discuss and throw a verdict onto 10 more of IGN's top Lost mysteries, #20 through #11.
Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V

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Revisiting the Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #3

Part three of a series revisiting IGN's article, "Top 50 Lost Loose Ends." For part one and for more information about the original article and the series, point your browser here. In this edition, we'll discuss and throw a verdict onto 10 more of IGN's top Lost mysteries, #30 through #21.

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V

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Friday, January 11, 2008

Revisiting the Top 50 Lost Loose Ends #2

Part two of a series revisiting IGN's article, "Top 50 Lost Loose Ends." For part one and for more information about the original article and the series, point your browser here. In this edition, we'll discuss and throw a verdict onto 10 more of IGN's top Lost mysteries, #40 through #31.

Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V

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