Posted on March 31, 2008
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Posted on March 31, 2008
Video: “What the Frak is Going On?” Three seasons of Battlestar Galactica boiled down into a surprisingly thorough 8-minute recap. Is it Friday yet?
Posted on March 28, 2008
While we’re all waiting for Lost to return next month, I thought I’d take this chance to answer some of the frequently asked questions about Lost-vivor (of course, we’re talking about a rather loose application of the word “frequently”). So, without further ado…
Q: How did you come up with the idea for Lost-vivor?
It seems a little silly in retrospect, but I actually conjured up the name “Lost-vivor” and designed the logo several months before I had any idea what Lost-vivor was going to be. I was watching Survivor one Thursday, and it occurred to me that two of my favorite television shows — Survivor and Lost — were both set on jungle islands in the middle of nowhere. It would certain lighten the mood on Lost, I mused, if the castaways had the occasional reward challenge to take their minds off their ongoing struggle with the Others. This unholy hybrid could be called Lost-vivor.
From there, I designed — well, appropriated — the logo using my limited Photoshop skills. Then, the finished logo sat on my hard drive for the next few months. I didn’t really have a purpose in mind for it when I created the image; it was more for my own amusement than anything else. As Season Three of Lost approached, however, it occurred to me that Lost-vivor was such a goofy name that it would be a shame not to share it with the people who read my blog. So, I devised an idea to go along with the logo. My inspiration was combining the competitive element of Survivor with the meticulous scorekeeping of fantasy football — while adding a healthy (unhealthy?) dose obsessive TV geekiness. Thus was born Lost-vivor.
Q: How do you do Lost-vivor?
I’m often asked if I “liveblog” Lost-vivor — i.e. actually write the recap while I’m watching the episode. Sadly, I’m not capable of multitasking quite that well. Instead, I print out a scorecard each week that lists all the characters on Lost. Each character has a column marked with a “+” where I jot down (with my favorite green pen) everything that I think deserves points to be awarded and a second column marked with a “-” for point deductions. After the episode ends, I sit down at my computer and start sorting out all the pluses and minuses. Then, I assign actual point values, try to throw in a few jokes, and then finally write my overview of the episode that precedes the scoring section. Within a couple of hours (maybe longer if I need to create several new character portraits to go along with the recap), I’m ready to post the finished product.
Q: How do you decide the point values that you assign to the Lost-vivors?
Much like the comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Lost-vivor is a game where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter. That being said, I try to remain at least somewhat consistent in assigning points from week to week. When I’m awarding or deducting points sheerly for the purpose of making a joke, I try to never assign more than one point. Actions that move along the plot, demonstrate particularly clever (or dumb) decision-making skills, or otherwise seem significant for whatever reason receive between two and five points. Values between five and ten typically recognize actions upon which the storyline of a given episode hinges — the kind of thing that’s likely to have repercussions in future episodes. Finally, point values above ten are reserved for truly awesome, unexpected actions (good or bad) — e.g. getting shot, saving someone’s life, blowing up a Hatch, being Sayid, etc.
Before you go back and start re-scoring past installments of Lost-vivor, I will note that these are only rules of thumb. I probably violate them several dozen times per week (at least). I’m here for the jokes, not the points.
Q: Why do you hate Jack so much?
I don’t hate Jack. In fact, Jack was probably my favorite character throughout Seasons One and Two. I thought it was freakin’ awesome that he emerged as a leader immediately after the crash, and I was firmly in Jack’s camp during the whole “man of science, man of faith” debate with Locke in Season Two. By the third season, however, it seemed like the writers were making Jack so lovesick over Kate, so prone to paradoxical extremes of both arrogance and self-doubt, so naive…pretty soon, the character that made me enjoy Lost so much in the first place was almost unrecognizable. Much the same could be said about elements of Locke’s development since the first season.
From a storytelling standpoint, I realize that Jack is undergoing the familiar “hero’s journey” made famous by Joseph Campbell. The trials, tribulations, and self-doubt are just part of the process, and I’m certain we’ll see Jack redeemed before the series ends. In the long term, that’s great for Jack fans; in the short run, however, it has cost him more than a few Lost-vivor points. Trust me, though — when Jack turns things around (as he’s already shown hints of doing this season), I’ll happily award him his fair share of points.
Q: If Lost-vivor had been around during Seasons One and Two, who would have won?
That’s a tough question, considering the value of hindsight in these matters. Gut instinct? I’ll say Jack would have barely edged out Locke for Season One, whereas Mr. Eko would have taken the crown in Season Two.
Q: Why isn’t Rousseau included in the Lost-vivor rankings? She’s an important character!
That one’s easy. It’s because she’s French. Okay, not really. Call it an oversight that’s turned into a running joke over time.
If you have any other questions, you’re welcome to post them below in the comments section. Also, please feel free to use the comments to make predictions about this season’s winner, discuss wacky Lost theories, lament the month-long hiatus, or just about anything else.
Posted on March 19, 2008
Welcome to Lost-vivor — all the mystery and adventure of Lost with an added dash of Survivor-style competition! Please note that the section ahead contains spoilers for last night’s episode of Lost. Proceed at your own risk.
Sorry about the delay in posting this week’s recap. I was off on a brief adventure in San Diego and didn’t have a chance to watch “Meet Kevin Johnson” until after I returned Saturday night. That being said, I thought it was a fairly underwhelming episode (at least compared to the rest of Season Four). Michael’s uninterrupted flashback seemed to drag a bit; I wish they had broken it up with more “present day” scenes scattered throughout the episode. Also, it might have been nice if Michael’s flashback included a few more revelations about Michael and Walt’s actual escape from the Island. What’s so special about Bearing 325? Were they eventually picked up by another ship and brought back to the mainland? How did Michael explain their return to his mother? In my opinion, a little less “suicidal Michael” and a little more “rescuing-my-boy Michael” would have improved the episode.
It was great seeing Tom again; I’ve missed the guy since he was killed last season. Plus, his appearance in New York adds some interesting wrinkles to the Lost timeline. If Lostpedia is to be believed, Michael and Walt left the Island at the end of Season Two on Day 67. Then, we saw Jack and Tom playing football in Otherville somewhere on Day 80. Naomi parachuted down to the Island on Day 87, Tom and the Others’ assaulted the beach on Day 92, and Tom was killed on Day 93. If Naomi arrived on Day 87, that means that Michael was contacted by Tom (between games of two-hand touch and assaults on the beach) and posted on the freighter less than twenty days after leaving the Island. Of course, all this assumes that time off the Island works the same as time on the Island — which it almost certainly doesn’t. Still, it’s food for thought.
Let’s see…other news from “Meet Kevin Johnson.” Karl’s dead? Meh. I’m surprised it took this long. Rousseau’s shot? I have a feeling she’ll pull through; there are still too many unanswered questions about her time on the Island.
Okay, enough of my rambling. Let’s get this week’s scoring underway:
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Michael:
Slammed against the bulkhead by Sayid…and with good reason. I can forgive working with the Others and killing Ana Lucia. But, Libby? I liked Libby: -2
Apparently, Bearing 325 sets a direct course for a crappy post-Island apartment: -2
Wow, Michael is a really bad driver. I mean, he ran right into that giant shipping crate: -6
Survived crash: +3
Visited by Libby in the hospital, offered an extra blanket: +1
Unfortunately, Libby turned out to be a ghost. And the blanket? Probably just an ectoplasmic projection (one assumes): -1
Chewed out by his mom, forbidden to see Walt. SHE TOOK HIS BOY!!! WAAAALT!!!: -3
Pawned Jin’s Rolex watch. Oh, man…Mr. Paik is gonna be pissed: -2
Ready to take second crack at suicide: -3
Life saved by Tom: +2
At whom Michael shoots (and misses): -1
Disarmed by Tom: -1
Whacked Tom with a champagne bottle: +1
Apparently, the Island won’t let him kill himself. I guess that means Michael survives at least a few more episodes before his inevitable redemptive sacrifice: +4
Agreed to work with the Others. Couldn’t he have at least negotiated for a better alias?: -1
Recognized Naomi’s accent: +1
Uh-oh…I guess that briefcase bomb means Michael is on a suicide mission for the Others: -3
Despite the best efforts of the ghosts of both Libby and Mama Cass, Michael detonates the bomb anyway: -3
Hey, it turns out it wasn’t a bomb after all! That Ben…such a kidder: +2
Got a crank call from some jerk pretending to be his son: -1
Roughed up a little more by Sayid, exposed to Captain Gault. Luckily for Michael, the Captain seems like a reasonable, forgiving type of guy: -5
Net gain/loss: -20
Current score: 79
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Sayid:
Wore his shoes to bed. Much like Chuck Norris, Sayid does not sleep…he waits: +1
Confronted Michael about his true identity and purpose on the boat…above deck and in view of several crew members. Usually, Sayid is a little more subtle than that: -2
Roughed up Michael: +1
Roughed up Michael some more. Apparently, Sayid was just as bored by Michael’s 45-minute flashback as I was: +2
Exposed Michael to Captain Gault. Hmm…as much as I enjoy awarding you points, Sayid, I’m not sure if I can go along with this one. I know Michael and Ben aren’t your favorite people, but is now really the time to give up the tactical advantage of having an inside man on the boat?: -5
Net gain/loss: -3
Current score: 129 |
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Ghost Libby:
Brought Michael a nice warm blanket in the hospital: +1
Unsuccessful in her attempt to stop Michael from detonating the bomb: -5
But, it turns out it wasn’t really a bomb in the first place: +2
Net gain/loss: -2
Current score: NA
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Tom:
Stopped Michael from committing suicide: +2
Avoided being shot by Michael at virtually point blank range. It reminds me of the good old days when the Others seemed to have almost superhuman abilities: +3
Disarmed Michael: +1
Whacked in the head with a champagne bottle: -2
Figured out that Michael told Walt about Ana Lucia and Libby: +1
Has a penthouse suite: +3
After hints had been dropped here and there in previous episodes, it’s finally revealed that Tom is gay. I’m proud of the Lost writing staff on this one: +5
Knew about Widmore and the fake Flight 815: +2
Successfully recruited Michael: +2
Sadly, he’s still dead: -17
Net gain/loss: 0
Current score: NA
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Karl:
Ambushed, shot, and killed en route to the Temple: -100
Net gain/loss: -100
Current score: NA
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Rousseau:
Took a much-needed shower at some point after taking up residence in Lockeville: +2
Ambushed on her way to the Temple. What happened to her vaunted jungle survival skills?: -4
Shot by unseen assailant. I guess that whole “wait until the count of three and run” plan didn’t work out so well: -15
Net gain/loss: -17
Current score: NA
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Locke:
Called a Lockeville town meeting, proclaimed “no more secrets”: +5
Continued to keep at least a few secrets. I guess that’s his executive privilege as mayor of Lockeville: -3
Net gain/loss: +2
Current score: 125 |
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Ben:
Spilled the beans to all of Lockeville about Michael being his man on the boat. I’m perplexed by Ben’s increasingly forthcoming nature: +1
Sent Alex to the Temple to ensure her safety. In all fairness, he didn’t say anything about keeping Karl or Danielle safe: +1
Apparently has a conscience, unwilling to kill everyone on the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat. So, does that mean all the members of DHARMA who died in the purge had it coming?: +3
Net gain/loss: +5
Current score: 127 |
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Alex:
Ambushed in the jungle along with Rousseau and Karl: -4
Survived ambush unharmed (unless you count the psychological trauma of having your boyfriend killed and your mom seriously wounded, if not dead): +2
Net gain/loss: -2
Current score: NA |
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After eight weeks of Lost-vivor, here are your updated standings:
- Daniel (138)
- Sayid (129) (-3)
- Ben (127) (+5)
- Locke (125) (+2)
- Sawyer (118)
- Desmond (116)
- Frank (116)
- Hurley (115)
- Jack (109)
- Juliet (109)
- Sun (108)
- Vincent (106)
- Jin (104)
- Kate (102)
- Bernard (102)
- Charlotte (100)
- Claire (98)
- Rose (97)
- Miles (93)
- Michael (79) (-20)
Ouch! It’s a tough week for our friend Kevin Johnson, as Michael drops to the bottom of the rankings faster than a suicidal Kahana crewman wrapped in chains. Meanwhile, the ever-elusive Ben adds a few points to his total and moves into third place. With five episodes remaining this season, it looks like we’ll have several solid contenders for the top spot.
That wraps up this week’s slightly-delayed installment of Lost-vivor. As always, feel free to comment, complain, or offer your predictions below. Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next time.
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Posted on March 13, 2008
Welcome to Lost-vivor — all the mystery and adventure of Lost with an added dash of Survivor-style competition! Please note that the section ahead contains spoilers for last night’s episode of Lost. Proceed at your own risk.
Michael’s return? Even without the benefit of spoilers, I kinda saw that coming. After all, Harold Perrineau has been listed in the opening credits all season long. The fact that Jin’s story was a flashback intercut with Sun’s flash forward, however, took me totally by surprise. In fact, I’d say it’s one of the bigger curveballs Lost has thrown this season, and it just goes to show how many intriguing storytelling avenues have been opened up by tinkering with the series’ flashback formula.
Overall, I felt that “Ji Yeon” continued to build upon a string of solid episodes for Lost, and I have to admit that I find Sun and Jin’s story rather touching at this point. Of course, now I’m curious if next week’s episode (”Meet Kevin Johnson”) will fill in a few blanks about how Michael ended up working for Ben — not to mention how he got posted on the freighter. And why shouldn’t we trust the captain?
Okay, let’s take a look at this week’s scores:
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Jin:
“Let’s talk about baby names.” “Can you pass the cereal?” Is it just me, or did Jin’s English skills improve dramatically sometime between Seasons Three and Four?: +3
He’s one of the Oceanic Six: +5
Bought a pretty awesome stuffed panda for his kid: +3
Cell phone knocked out of his hand, run over: -2
Cab stolen: -2
Along with his giant stuffed panda: -2
Dropped what appeared to be an obscene amount of money on a replacement panda. Let’s see, if a single South Korean won is worth .001031 US dollars, and Jin laid out at least a few 10,000-won bills…aw, screw it. If there’s anything I’ve proven during the course of Lost-vivor, it’s that math isn’t my strong suit. Let’s just say he overpaid: -1
Found out Sun cheated on him. I’m granting an official Lost-vivor Sympathy Point: +1
Caught a fish (despite Bernard’s endless yapping): +1
Forgave Sun. It’s a testament to just how much Jin has grown as a character when you compare him to the abusive jerk who wouldn’t let his wife take off her sweater in front of the other Losties back in Season One: +6
Missed his daughter’s birth: -4
Hold the phone…Jin was actually rushing to make it to someone else’s birth? And he’s only been married for two months? So, Jin was having a flashback while Sun was having a flash forward? I didn’t see that coming. On the bright side, I guess he hasn’t missed his daughter’s birth…at least not yet: +4
Jin’s dead?! Say what?: -100
His tombstone says he died on September 22, 2004…meaning he supposedly perished in the crash of Flight 815. So you’re telling me he’s not even one of the Oceanic Six anymore?: -5
But he’s still alive on the Island. So, I guess I shouldn’t deduct that 100 points yet: +100
Thanks a lot, Jin. Your future death officially broke Lost-vivor. I hope you’re happy: -2
Net gain/loss: +5
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Desmond:
“Ye can toss me in the brig, brotha, but ye canna make me eat lima beans”: -2
Took notice of Regina’s impending suicide: +2
Demanded some answers from the captain. As always, I’m here to provide positive reinforcement on those rare occasions when Losties ask intelligent, relevant questions: +5
Downgraded to cabin with cockroaches, bloodstain: -2
Net gain/loss: +3
Current score: 116 |
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Juliet:
Caught Sun rifling through her tent: +1
Exposed Sun’s affair to Jin. Man, that’s cold: -7
To Juliet’s credit, however, she seems to genuinely care about Sun…in a “I’m more than happy to wreck your marriage” kind of way: +1
Net gain/loss: -5
Current score: 109 |
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Kate:
Talked trash about Juliet to Sun. Jealous much, Kate?: -1
Drew Sun a map of the Island. Okay, that’s fairly impressive: +4
Net gain/loss: +3
Current score: 102 |
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Sun:
She’s one of the Oceanic Six: +5
Uh-oh…looks like she’s encountered some complications with her pregnancy: -3
Demanded answers from Daniel (”Are you here to rescue us?”). Way to go, Sun!: +4
Doesn’t trust Juliet. I honestly can’t blame her: +1
Considered defecting to Team Locke. I know Team Jack looks a little shaky right now, but trust me — Team Locke is going downhill fast: -3
Caught rifling through Juliet’s tent: -2
Fell prey to the familiar “your usual obstetrician is out of town” television birth cliché: -1
Ratted out by Juliet concerning her affair: -5
Decided against Team Locke after all. A wise choice: +3
Delivered a healthy baby girl: +8
Net gain/loss: +7
Current score: 108 |
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Jack:
Actually acted like a doctor, asked Sun about her pregnancy: +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 109 |
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Michael:
Hey, Michael’s back: +5
Oh, and since Lost-vivor wasn’t around back in Season Two, here’s a little something from me to you — just my way of saying thanks for all those times you ran around screaming “THEY TOOK MY BOY!!!” back in the day: -3
Oops! Almost forgot…Kevin Johnson? You’ve had all this time to think up an alias, and the best you could do is steal one from a former Phoenix Suns point guard?: -3
Net gain/loss: -1
Current score: 99 |
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Bernard:
Butted in on Sun and Jin’s argument. Way to go, Captain Awkward: -1
Dispensed a few of his patented words of wisdom for Jin. At least I assume they were words of wisdom; I stopped paying attention when he started talking: +2
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 102 |
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Regina:
Hey, Regina is being played by Death Proof’s Zoe Bell: +2
Who’s apparently illiterate or something: -3
Oh, wait. It doesn’t matter. She committed suicide: -99
Net gain/loss: -100
Current score: NA |
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Sayid:
Thrown in brig with Desmond: -2
Accepted the lima beans. Yes…protein will be essential for the escape plan I assume you’re hatching: +1
Sought answers from the captain. Yet again, it’s encouraging when these people bother asking the right questions: +5
Recognized flight data recorder. Well, of course he did: +2
Downgraded to the bloodstained, cockroach-infested accommodations. Short of an outbreak of the Norwalk virus, I’d say the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat is in the running for crappiest cruise line ever: -2
Resisted the urge to kill Michael on the spot. ‘Cause you know Sayid wanted to: +1
Net gain/loss: +5
Current score: 132 |
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Frank:
Pointed out that Regina was reading her book upside down. This is one wacky boat: +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 116 |
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Hurley:
The only member of the Oceanic Six to visit Sun. He looked pretty sharp in that suit, too: +2
Net gain/loss: +2
Current score: 115 |
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After seven weeks of Lost-vivor 2, here are your updated standings:
- Daniel (138)
- Sayid (132) (+5)
- Locke (123)
- Ben (122)
- Sawyer (118)
- Desmond (116) (+3)
- Frank (116) (+1)
- Hurley (115) (+2)
- Jack (109) (+1)
- Juliet (109) (-5)
- Sun (108) (+7)
- Vincent (106)
- Jin (104) (+5)
- Kate (102) (+2)
- Bernard (102) (+1)
- Charlotte (100)
- Michael (99) (-1)
- Claire (98)
- Rose (97)
- Miles (93)
No major shakeups this week. Michael entered the rankings in seventeenth place (I’m really keeping track of twenty Lost-vivors?!), and Sayid closed in on Daniel’s lead. Sun posted the largest gains of the week, but she remains stuck near the middle of the pack for now.
So, that does it for this week’s installment of Lost-vivor. As always, I appreciate any feedback in the comments section. Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you next time.
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Posted on March 7, 2008
Welcome to Lost-vivor — all the mystery and adventure of Lost with an added dash of Survivor-style competition! Please note that the section ahead contains spoilers for last night’s episode of Lost. Proceed at your own risk.
“The Other Woman” didn’t strike me as a spectacular episode, but it was certainly good enough in the sense that it kept the season’s momentum going strong. Juliet has never really grown on me as a character, and this episode didn’t do much to remedy the situation. I guess she’s always just felt a little nonessential int he grand scheme of things. There’s already a doctor and a tough chick with jungle survival skills on the island. Do we really need a tough chick doctor with jungle survival skills, too? Sure, it might be interesting if she was sharing all the cool secrets she knows thanks to her past with the Others, but of course, that never seems to come up.
Enough about Juliet, though. In other developments, Daniel continues to absolutely rock. Meanwhile, “The Other Woman” certainly gave Charlotte an edge the character was missing in previous appearances. On the other hand, it seems Locke is slowly reverting back into his indecisive, easily manipulated self, letting Ben play him like a fiddle. Oh, well…I guess it was inevitable. We can’t have Awesome Locke stick around too long, can we?
So, let’s take a look at this week’s scores. Oh, I almost forgot — by popular demand, I’ve added the Freighter Folk to the Lost-vivor rankings this week (with initial scores reflecting the points they “unofficially” earned in previous episodes).
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Juliet:
Celebrity status on Island (and Ben’s secret crush) got her some pretty decent digs: +1
Apparently knows a chemical burn when she sees it: +1
Quip of the night: “It’s very stressful being an Other, Jack”: +1
Busted by Harper, the passive aggressive shrink, for her affair with Goodwin: -2
Enjoyed romantic beach getaway with Goodwin: +1
Got the drop on Daniel in the Tempest: +2
Whacked from behind by Charlotte. Ouch: -3
Eventually won the scuffle with Charlotte: +2
Kissed Jack. Anyone else think Kate should start dating Ben now, just to get back at Juliet? Or maybe Zombie Goodwin?: +3
Net gain/loss: +6
Current score: 114 |
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Jin:
Silent Bob here didn’t bother mentioning that to anyone that he saw Charlotte and Daniel skulking off into the jungle. Just for that, Jin gets no points for busting out his increasingly mad English skillz: -2
Net gain/loss: -2
Current score: 99 |
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Charlotte:
Bad liar (concerning the “out of juice” satellite phone): -2
Cold cocked Kate. Eh…she probably had it coming: +3
In what’s quickly becoming a signature move, whacked Juliet from behind. Ladies and gentlemen, Charlotte Lewis — snooty anthropologist by day, cheap-shot artist by night: +3
Net gain/loss: +4
Current score: 100 |
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Claire:
Lobbied Locke to give her some face time with Miles. It didn’t work, but you have to give Claire credit for being proactive for a change: +2
Net gain/loss: +2
Current score: 98 |
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Vincent:
Vincent cameo (getting his belly rubbed by Jin): +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 106 |
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Locke:
Check out Daddy Warbucks, cooking up a fancy rabbit dinner and throwing around cash like it’s going out of style: +1
Let Ben out of the basement. Dude…he’s just going to Scooby Doo you (again): -2
Got some answers about who sent the freighter. So, I guess the H.M.S. Not Penny’s Boat is actually the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat. If Ben is to be trusted. Which, generally speaking, he isn’t: +3
Set Ben free. I guess Competent Locke has officially been replaced with our old friend Easily-Manipulated Locke: -5
Net gain/loss: -3
Current score: 123 |
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Sawyer:
Defeated by Hurley at horseshoes: -1
Net gain/loss: -1
Current score: 118 |
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Ben:
Still ordering around Juliet even while he’s a prisoner on the other side of the Island. Jack, Locke — pay attention. That’s what you call “leadership”: +2
Tried to get fresh with Juliet using the old “brush hands while looking through a stereoscope” trick. Shot down: -1
Reading Philip K. Dick’s VALIS. If you hold off a few years, I’m sure they’ll eventually adapt it into a shitty movie: +1
Totally getting inside Locke’s head. Yet again: +3
Juliet didn’t realize his dinner invitation was for two. Awkward: -1
Taped over the Red Sox: -1
Got all creepy with Juliet (”You’re mine”): -2
Locke was all like, “I’m setting you free!” and Hurley and Sawyer were all like, “WTF?!” and Ben was all like, “I have clean towels! See you at dinner!” and I was all like, “No way!”: +5
Net gain/loss: +6
Current score: 122 |
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Daniel:
Has a map of the Island: +2
Stopped the deadly, deadly neurotoxin. Daniel is going to turn into a twitchy, nebbish, American version of Sayid if he keeps throwing around so much awesome: +9
Net gain/loss: +11
Current score: 138 |
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Kate:
Tracked down Daniel and Charlotte: +3
Wait…was she even looking for them in the first place?: -2
Caught on to Charlotte and Daniel’s lies. Way to go, Encyclopedia Brown: +1
Clocked in the back of the head by Charlotte. That looked pretty brutal: -4
Used her super jungle tracking skills to find Charlotte, Daniel, and Juliet at the Tempest: +2
Net gain/loss: 0
Current score: 99 |
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Jack:
Organized search party to find Charlotte and Daniel: +1
Didn’t bother to ask Juliet about the mysterious jungle whispers or the disappearing psychiatrist. ‘Cause, you know, it’s probably not an interesting story anyway: -4
Tended to Kate after stumbling across her in the jungle: +1
Kissed Juliet. All that was missing was a heartbroken reaction shot from Kate: +3
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 108 |
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Hurley:
Defeated Sawyer at horseshoes: +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 113 |
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Six week’s into the second season of Lost-vivor, here are your updated standings:
- Daniel (138) (+11)
- Sayid (127)
- Locke (123) (-3)
- Ben (122) (+6)
- Sawyer (118) (-1)
- Frank (115)
- Desmond (113)
- Hurley (113) (+1)
- Juliet (114) (+6)
- Jack (108) (+1)
- Vincent (106) (+1)
- Bernard (101)
- Sun (101)
- Charlotte (100) (+4)
- Kate (99)
- Jin (99) (-2)
- Claire (98) (+2)
- Rose (97)
- Miles (93)
Oh, my! The addition of the Freighter Folk — specifically Daniel — certainly shook up the standings. With another strong showing this week, Daniel catapulted into first place. Meanwhile, Locke slipped a bit while Ben continues to steadily build up points. Even more so than last season, I think it’s anyone’s game at this point. Well, anyone’s but Claire’s. Thanks for reading Lost-vivor, and I’ll see you next time!
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Posted on March 1, 2008
Random High Schooler: So, what kinds of grad programs and professional schools typically accept students from your department?
Me: Well, in the last year alone, we’ve placed two students with Barnum and Bailey, one with the Ringling Brothers, and another at DeVry.
<silence>
Me: Nah, I’m just yankin’ yer chain. The Ringling Brothers thing fell through at the last minute.