Lost-vivor: “The Little Prince”

Posted on February 6, 2009

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 this week’s episode of Lost. Proceed at your own risk.

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Why He’s This Week’s Winner:
In a “shocking” development many viewers expected all along, Jin survived the freighter explosion! Nevertheless, cheating certain death always scores major Lost-vivor points — even if we all see it coming. Too bad he’s stuck skipping through time with the rest of the Left Behinders.

Coolest Moment:
His “WTF?!” face upon being introduced to a young Danielle Rousseau.

Why He’s This Week’s Loser:
Bad news, Random Assassin Disguised as a Nurse — you’re the latest addition to Sayid Jarrah’s ever-expanding Trail o’ Corpses.

Lamest Moment:
Spinning around dramatically to fire two tranquilizer darts into Sayid’s now-vacant pillow. Seriously, dude…if you turned your head like two degrees to the left, he was standing right there. Positioning himself slightly off-screen doesn’t make Sayid invisible, you know.

Confused by the new format? Check out the recap of “Because You Left” for more details.

“The Little Prince” was another solid episode. I didn’t find it quite as compelling as last’s week’s installment, but the episode as a whole was definitely effective in terms of moving the action forward, both on and off the Island. Of course, the Island stuff continues to be far more compelling than the continuing saga of the Oceanic Six, but I’m not really sure how the writers could remedy that problem. Among the off-Island crew, Ben and Sun are the only characters I find terribly intriguing. Kate has been grating on my nerves for a few seasons now, my beloved Sayid is in serious danger of becoming a one-dimensional character, Aaron has a giant noggin, and Jack is more or less following Ben blindly at this point (never a good idea).

In contrast, I can’t get enough of the time-hopping Islanders. Locke is once again channeling that vibe that made him such a cool character in the first season (although that’s usually fleeting), Sawyer is showing a surprising degree of emotional range, and Juliet is finally stepping up as a leader. I’m definitely intrigued by the hints that both Charlotte and Miles have a prior connection to the Island. I’m starting to wonder if Miles might be a grown-up version of Dr. Marvin Candle’s infant son, glimpsed briefly in the opening moments of the season premiere. Charlotte, on the other hand, I’m still trying to figure out.

Neither the Jin reveal nor the debut of Sinister, Gun-Totin’ Sun was particularly shocking, but I think I like the direction each is going. The younger, decidedly friendlier version of Rousseau was also a treat. I’ve always wanted more back story on Rousseau and her crew, and I hope Jin doesn’t hop away to another time period before we get a chance to see them stricken by the early stages of the Sickness.

Anyway, “The Little Prince” continues Season Five’s hot streak. Here’s hoping LOST can keep the momentum up as we move ahead.

Random Thoughts…

For some odd reason, my favorite quip of the night (as delivered by Ben): “He’s my lawyer.” Also, Ben’s lawyer is totally Graham from My So-Called Life.

I really enjoyed Locke’s spooked reaction to seeing the light shining up from the Hatch in the distance. It’s interesting that he still seems to think of that moment as his absolute lowest on the Island.

Hey, it’s Ajira Airways! Big ups to the viral marketing campaign, yo.

File this under Kooky Theories, but for some reason, I can’t shake the notion that the unseen people chasing the Left Behinders in the outrigger canoe might have been the Oceanic Six from some indeterminate point in the future. Why they would be shooting at the Left Behinders, however, I have no idea.

I wish someone would buy me a box of chocolates with a handgun in it.

That’s all for this week. See you next time!

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Lost-vivor: “Jughead”

Posted on February 2, 2009

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Why He’s This Week’s Winner:
Hey, it took seriously cojones for Desmond to waltz right into Widmore’s office and demand answers concerning Daniel Faraday’s mother. Oh, and he was lucky enough to bump into The Custodian Who Knows Quite A Bit For A Custodian during his visit to Oxford. And he and Penny have a son!

Coolest Moment:
Desmond’s description to little Charlie of the magical island where he used to live…that turns out to be Great Britain.

Why She’s This Week’s Loser:
Ah…the nosebleed. It’s television writers’ favorite fallback symptom when they need to portray a mysterious, as yet unexplained disease on screen. In this case, I’m pretty sure it’s acute time travel-itis, but I suppose it could always be good old-fashioned anemia.

Lamest Moment:
Collapsing with said nosebleed, just as the episode ended. The good news is that I’m almost certain I saw her up and marching through the jungle in the promo for next week’s episode.

Confused by the new format? Check out the recap of “Because You Left” for more details.

Remember that countdown of the Top 30 “WTF?!” Moments in LOST History I did a few months ago? Well, I think we can officially add the revelation that Charles Widmore is a former member of the Others to the list. I’ll go on record saying that the Widmore reveal has been my favorite moment of the season thus far. I’m already drawing up scenarios in my head. I’m thinking that perhaps Richard Alpert’s choice of a young Ben Linus as the future leader of the Others is the source of the animosity between Ben and Charles, ultimately resulting in Charles’ departure — or maybe even exile — from the Island. Very cool stuff, and an awesome twist.

Meanwhile, I’ve been reading a lot of speculation online that Des and Penny’s son Charlie, thanks to the miracle of time travel, will somehow end up being either Charles Widmore or Charlie Pace (Our Beloved Rock Hobbit) when he grows up. Call me crazy, but I just assumed Desmond wanted to name his son in memory of a friend who sacrificed his life for his fellow castaways.

Random Thoughts…

Juliet’s bit about learning Latin (”the enlightened language”) in Others 101 easily won the Best Quip award this week.

I get the feeling that Locke is being set up for a big fall vis-à-vis the Others. Hearing him call them “my people” and identifying himself as “sent by Jacob” just reminds me of all the other times in his life when Locke has felt accepted or important. Yeah, none of those worked out so great.

Aww…Daniel admitted that he’s in love with Charlotte. Have I mentioned that I really dig both of these characters? Charlotte took a little while to grow on me, but the freighter people as a whole have been excellent additions to the cast.

Fellow Internet geeks are all over the fact that the “enhanced” rebroadcast of “The Lie” from last week revealed that Ms. Hawking’s first name is Eloise, and that the female Other who Daniel thought he recognized from somewhere was named Ellie. Furthermore, all signs point of Ms. Hawking/Ellie being Daniel’s mother. Can the LOST writers really have made it this easy for us?

If I’m not mistaken, the compass that Richard Alpert and Locke have traded back and forth now exists in a time loop. Chronologically, the earliest time at which the compass is known to exist is depicted in this episode, when Locke gives it to Richard Alpert in the past. However, in order for Locke to give it to Richard, Locke had to first travel through time in order for Richard to give the watch to him in the present (or at least much closer to the present — if “the present” even means anything anymore on LOST). I loved the predestination paradox Locke set up by telling Richard to swing by the hospital in a few years to witness his birth, though.

Overall, another top-notch effort. I was afraid the show couldn’t follow through on the momentum it built up in Season Four, but so far so good. I’ll be back in a couple of days with a recap of this week’s episode, “The Little Prince.” Take care!

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Lost-vivor: “The Lie”

Posted on February 1, 2009

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 this week’s episode of LOST. Proceed at your own risk.

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Why She’s This Week’s Winner:
Process of elimination, basically. Sayid was unconscious the entire episode, Hurley allowed himself to be arrested for multiple homicides he didn’t commit, Juliet and Sawyer were captured by the Hostiles, Jack and Ben didn’t do anything interesting, and Locke didn’t show up until the very end. At least the Ghost of Ana Lucia has some decent advice to offer.

Coolest Moment:
“Oh, yeah — Libby says ‘Hi.’”

Why He’s This Week’s Loser:
It seems poor Neil was put on the Nikki/Paulo fast track. Instead of popping up and annoying audiences and castaways alike for half a season before meeting his grisly demise, Frogurt got all up in Bernard and Sawyer’s respective grills and then took a flaming arrow to the chest five minutes later. See you in another life, brotha.

Lamest Moment:
I’m going to go with the whole flaming arrow thing. I guess it’s still better than being buried alive, though.

Confused by the new format? Check out the recap of “Because You Left” for more details.

“The Lie” wasn’t quite the WTF-laden thrill ride of “Because You Left,” but it was a strong episode nonetheless. I still find the events taking place on the Island more interesting than the Oceanic Six stuff, but Hurley’s story was quite a bit of fun. I had no idea the big guy loved Shih Tzus! I’m also rather intrigued by Ben’s off-island contacts — i.e. Jill the corpse-hiding butcher. Oh, and the reveal of Ms. Hawking, the creepy jewelry store clerk who confronted a time-hopping Desmond in Season Three’s “Flashes Before Your Eyes,” was pure awesomeness.

Random Thoughts…

Hey, Rose — do you think you could henpeck Bernard a little more? I think he still has a little self-esteem left.

I’m digging Juliet more this season than I have in the past. Oh, and I’m totally turning into a Sawyer/Juliet ’shipper.

I’m pretty sure that Sun still blames Kate for Jin’s death, regardless of what she says. I can’t help but wonder if Sun is somehow in cahoots with Widmore at this point or if she’s still pursuing her own agenda.

Totally love the fact that Hurley’s dad was watching an episode of Exposé.

Nothing is tastier — or safer to eat — than a wild boar that drops dead in the middle of the jungle from natural causes. Nice work, Miles!

Threatening to cut off Juliet’s hand? No wonder DHARMA calls them the Hostiles.

I’m such a sucker for knife-throwing, super-awesome Locke that it’s almost enough to make me forget all the lame stuff he does in the average episode. Almost.

Did Hurley just throw a Hot Pocket at Ben? Libby would be so proud.

That’s it for “The Lie.” I’ll check back in the next couple of days with a quick recap of “Jughead,” and we should be back on schedule. Take care!

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