Posted on May 16, 2008 @ 1:22 am
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.
Oh, yeah…that was classic Lost. I thought part one of “There’s No Place Like Home” did a superb job in terms building suspense for the big season finale in two weeks, and I can’t wait to see how everything shakes out. Here’s how I see it going down: Jack, Sayid, Kate, and Hurley flee from the Orchid in the chopper. Meanwhile, Sun and Aaron escape from the freighter in the Zodiac raft (presumably to avoid being blown up by the giant stash of C4). From there, I’m guessing they rendezvous and depart the Island on the raft as the Oceanic Six. Does the freighter actually explode? What does that mean for Jin, Desmond, and Michael? Hmm…curiouser and curiouser. I’ll officially go on record saying that I have a bad feeling about Desmond’s future. Then again, I’ve been fully expecting Sayid to get killed for two and a half seasons now, so what do I know?
It was refreshing to finally see Richard Alpert and the other Others (ha!) that went missing lo many months ago. Oh, and Sawyer borrowed a term from the production staff and actually referred to the Barracks as New Otherton. Sigh…I guess that means I’ll finally have to retire “Othersville” and “Lockeville” as my preferred nomenclature (although I’ll continue to refer to the freighter as the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat come hell or high water). And how about Michelle Forbes as the Oceanic rep? ST:TNG represent, yo!
Alright, I’m rambling. Let’s take a look at the scores!
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Jack:
I suppose it makes sense that Jack would be the one to orchestrate the Flight 815 cover-up, but who died and made him official spokesman for the Oceanic Six?: -1
Reunited with his mom: +2
Took initiative, grabbed a few guns, and set off in search of the chopper: +4
Ick…he’s still seeping blood: -1
Caught up with the rest of the world regarding Claire’s status as his half-sister: +1
Net gain/loss: +6
Current score: 124 |
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Sawyer:
Bestowed nickname on Miles (”Genghis”): +1
Decided to accompany Jack to the Orchid after their little jungle spat: +2
Bestowed nickname on Frank (”Shaggy”): +1
Set off for the Orchid to rescue his buddy Hurley. So, was Sawyer just waiting for Charlie to die all along just so he could be Hurley’s new BFF?: +1
Net gain/loss: +5
Current score: 135 |
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Ben:
Had a secret stash of saltine crackers hidden on the Island. He really does plan ahead for everything: +1
Sent secret mirror messages to, one assumes, the other Others: +1
Surrendered himself to Keamy, pistol-whipped for his trouble: -3
Net gain/loss: -1
Current score: 143 |
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Jin:
Followed through on his promise to get Sun off the Island: +5
Of course, I don’t see this ending well for Jin. Call it a hunch: -2
Net gain/loss: +3
Current score: 112 |
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Juliet:
Didn’t know about the Orchid Station. It’s too bad the Losties got stuck with the least-informed Other in all of New Otherton — with the possible exception of Karl (may his eternal soul rest in peace) — on their side: -1
Net gain/loss: -1
Current score: 124 |
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Sun:
Reunited with her family: +2
Including her jerkhole of a father: -1
Suggested using the satellite phone to, you know, call the chopper. That’s what I call thinking inside the box, but it’s still more thinking than everyone else at the beach was doing: +1
Used her Oceanic settlement to purchase a controlling interest in Paik Heavy Industries. I think that officially qualifies as “f - - k you” money: +9
Net gain/loss: +11
Current score: 123 |
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Claire:
Good news, Claire! Your mom’s not in a coma anymore: +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 89 |
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Sayid:
Got some smooches from Hurley’s mom. Call him L.L. Cool J (”Ladies Love Cool Jarrah”): +1
But why is he dressed like a reject from Miami Vice?: -2
Reunited with Nadia (I already dumped a big pile of points on Sayid for marrying her a few weeks ago, so consider this a token award): +5
Successfully followed bearing back to the Island: +2
Set off in search of Jack. Why even bother going to the Orchid? Sayid is so awesome that he could probably move the Island with a broken flashlight, a coat hanger, some duct tape, and sheer force of will: +2
Ambushed by the other Others: -3
Net gain/loss: +5
Current score: 141 |
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Michael:
Fixed the engine on the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat: +6
Net gain/loss: +6
Current score: 88
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Daniel:
Knew about the Orchid already, had a nifty sketch of the logo in his notebook: +1
Took charge of the evacuation. Look at Daniel go: +5
Gave Charlotte a cute little wave as he departed. I hate to admit this, but I think I might be a Daniel-Charlotte (Darlotte?) ’shipper. Kill me now: +1
Net gain/loss: +7
Current score: 151 |
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Kate:
Sniff, sniff…nobody loves Kate at the Oceanic Six reunion: -2
Recruited for Jack’s expedition: +1
Never mind. Jack sent her back to the beach: -1
Oh, wait…she’s leaving again with Sayid: +1
And, hey, there are those magic jungle tracking skills they never explained: +2
Ambushed by Richard Alpert and the other Others: -3
Net gain/loss: -2
Current score: 107 |
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Desmond:
Found the giant stash of C4 aboard the H.M.S. Penny’s Father’s Boat. So, had everyone else just been walking by and failing to notice the heaping pile of explosives until the precognitive Scotsman stumbled across it?: +1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 114 |
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Hurley:
Reunited with his family: +2
Asked Ben for details about the Orchid and the mechanics of moving the Island. Whoa…slow down there, Hugo. If you keep asking questions like that, pretty soon everyone else will start asking questions, and then it’s only a matter of time before we find out that the four-toed statue was built by mischievous imps from the fifth dimension that can only be tricked into returning home by reciting their names backwards: +2
Wow…Hurley’s driving a hooptie: -1
It’s a surprise luau-themed birthday party! And all his friends are there! Hooray: +1
Aww…Hurley’s dad finished fixing up the old Camaro. That’s kinda sweet: +3
ZOMG! The Numbers?! It’s a cursed Camaro! Run away, run away: -4
Correctly pointed out that Widmore’s men would move along with the Island. I actually hadn’t thought about that. Good one, Hugo: +1
Net gain/loss: +4
Current score: 119 |
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Frank:
His plan to drop off the homing satellite phone doohickey at the beach worked: +2
He ended up cuffed to the chopper by Keamy: -1
Net gain/loss: +1
Current score: 127 |
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With only the two-hour finale left to go, here are your updated standings:
- Daniel (151) (+7)
- Ben (143) (-1)
- Sayid (141) (+5)
- Sawyer (135) (+5)
- Locke (134)
- Frank (127) (+1)
- Juliet (124) (-1)
- Jack (124) (+6)
- Sun (123) (+11)
- Hurley (119) (+4)
- Desmond (114) (+1)
- Jin (112) (+3)
- Bernard (110)
- Vincent (109)
- Kate (107) (-2)
- Charlotte (102)
- Rose (100)
- Miles (96)
- Claire (89) (+1)
- Michael (88) (+6)
It’s a tight race as Daniel moves back into first place — all the while with Ben and Sayid nipping at his heels. The biggest gain this week went to Sun, thanks to her post-Island buyout of Paik Industries. Meanwhile, Sawyer and Locke remain within striking distance at fourth and fifth place, respectively. I have a feeling next week is going to prove very interesting.
That just about wraps up this week’s installment of Lost-vivor. Thanks for reading! I’ll see you next time.
lol @ the “Nikki Fernandez Memorial Fan Favorite Award”
Razzle dazzle indeed!
Oh and don’t feel bad, I’m a Darlotte ’shipper too
This week was amazing, I was most surprised at the other original Dharma members popping out of the woods (and the fact that guy looks the same as when Locke was 5 yrs old), I guess Sayid isn’t THAT cool and perceptive tho; I mean, he didn’t notice that he was being followed by 50 other Other’s?
I think you should deduct points from Jack for his stupid “I’m a doctor and don’t need to rest even though I had surgery a few hours ago” bleeding fiasco.
Come on, give Locke some points… for something
This episode was realy great, one of the best this season.
maybe Locke could get a point for snatching the binoculars out of the cleverly hidden “box under the rocks” survival kit?
1, lostvivor never fails, and I think I’ll never stop saying that! Thanks again jess. 2, I think I figure out the thing on keemy’s arm, maybe its a remote for the giant c4 stash? Thats my guess, also, did anyone else think it was funny as hell rather than a shock that the numbers were in hurleys car? I sure did!
Thanks for the comments, everyone!
@Vlada and daye: I tried my best to find something to award Locke points for, but he just didn’t want to cooperate. I have a feeling he’ll make up for it in the finale, though.
@Danny: Good catch on the Keamy’s arm doohickey. I had completely forgotten about it since last week. I think I blocked it out because I dislike Keamy so much. The casting just seems so obvious in terms of getting a sadistic special forces guy that screams, “Hey! I’m a sadistic special forces guy!” Oh, well.
Oh, and in case anyone is interested…I actually followed through with creating a few shirts featuring my logo for DHARMA’s heretofore unseen station, “The Chalupa.” You can check them out by clicking this link. Here’s a sample (a men’s version, a women’s v-neck, and a coffee mug are also available):
I’m not doing any markup whatsoever on the shirts, so it’s not a moneymaking venture — just a chance for anyone as dorky as me to have their very own DHARMA t-shirt with a taco on it. For what it’s worth, I haven’t had a chance to order one myself yet, but I’ve always heard good things about the quality of CafePress’ stuff. Once again, here’s the link to the online store (and you can view a larger image of the Chalupa logo here).
Jess, I think you mean “…all the while with Ben and SAYID nipping at his heels…”
I would have thought Sawyer would have picked up a point for turning around and going after good buddy Hurley.
Season cliffhanger: Okay, they move the island from bearing 305, to…?!
Keep up the great work!
@rhubard_runner: Thanks for the correction on the Ben and Sayid thing. Also, I think you’re right. Sawyer does deserve a point for going after his new best friend. I had it jotted down in my show notes and didn’t include it in the actual recap. I’ll make that addition right now. In addition to being a “Darlotte” ’shipper, I think I’m slowly becoming a “Surley” ’shipper as well.
“If anything goes wrong, Desmond Hume will be my constant.”
I really hope we see this “constant” idea return next week…
*in two weeks. My bad!
I’m pretty sure Kate once said her dad took her hunting and she learned tracking. That would be her step-dad, obviously.
Great episode and great installment of lostvivor! Couple of things that I thought could be added…
Hurley
Eats 15 year old saltines…give the man some credit for that!
What about him sticking up for himself for not losing weight on the island in front of the reporters
Daniel
What about knowing about the 2nd protocol plan, that’s gotta be worth some 15 year old saltines at the very least
@Gideon: Wow…I had no recollection whatsoever of Kate’s stepfather teaching her to track. Lostpedia confirms it, though. Thanks for the heads-up!
I thought it was her real father… the military guy. Her step-father is the one she killed. Right?
And as for Alpert being the same age as when Locke was a little, it seems as though he’s been time-traveling like Ben.
What about points for Locke getting the big “go into the flowers and find the elevator and go down and do something” assignment from Ben?
Oops! You’re right, Andre. It was her biological father, not her stepfather. I seem to have blocked out everything I ever knew about Kate.
On the Richard Alpert issue, the only thing that makes mean lean toward “ageless” instead of “time traveler” was Ben’s line to Alpert in “The Man Behind the Curtain” last season: “It’s a birthday present. You do remember birthdays don’t you?” Of course, that could have been a red herring. It wouldn’t be the first.
So, anyone else suspect that maybe Sun’s plans for the future of the company include investment of some of the resources in finding the island to rescue the rest of the people still there?
@Laura: Ooo…I like your theory about Sun’s plans for Paik Heavy Industries! I hope that’s the direction they’re planning to take things.
How about a favorite couple vote? I think “Denny” would squeak out a victory over Sun/Jin and “Darlotte.”
how about a few points for sawyer being such a good babysitter in claire’s absence?
I’m sorry too… I shouldn’t have refered to him as the “real” father. Biological is by far the better term.
LOL great Jess, but what about Hurley’s mom “Jesus Christ is not a weapon.” That was one of the greatest lines on Lost ever!!
Why…won’t…Claire…DIE?
Seriously. She’s only served as a point of interest when tied to other characters. I want Charlie back. Can we swap Clarie for Charlie? I’ll throw in a Bernard. All he does is react to things. He’s some kind of Yes Man that from time ot time get a bug up his butt about not being defined as a yes man and does something whacky only to give up and get back to the Yessin’.
But Bernard does know how to use lydacain like no bodies business
Another great Lostvivor Jess.
haha yeah surley all the way!
i think jack should get some points for being an awesome driver and ninja killer in SPEED RACER! GO X!
i think jack is actually undercover on the island and is just waiting for the perfect moment to take out ben
then he’ll get in bens time machine and go back to the future where he’ll race pimped out cars again as racer x
i found out his secret yes!
You’ve gotta give Jin credit, i mean seriously he got sun off of the island just like he promised her.
O my gosh i loved this past episode too. I’m so excited to see the season finale but i’m kindof sad that it’s come to an end.
LOST ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, I know this is off topic, but because we are in a slump lost-wise, I was just gonna ask do you ever plan on finishing up 100 facts, or posting in any other or your, lets call them sub-blogs? I’ve read through a lot of them and I was just wondering…
@Danny: I’m hoping to get back into the swing of non-Lost blogging sooner or later, but it’s proving a little more difficult than I expected. After finishing grad school last year and starting my “grownup job,” I find myself with less free time to blog these days. My goal is to keep up with some form of blogging in the post-Lost months, but it could be a bit more sporadic than back in the good old days when I posted several times a week. Thanks for asking, though!
Glad to hear that you’re thinking about it! those 96 facts made one of my days some months ago lol
And what’s wrong with being a “Surley” shipper?