'Unfound'

[Reply #80 on:]

Why did Locke have to walk in on Jack in the shower? A GOOD writer would have made it Kate and Sun!
And since they're already good friends and all...

Anyway, it was a good episode, except I don't believe that miracle baby spin for a second.

[Reply #81 on:]

Yeah, Locke just standing there shaving while Jack was all "Hey dude, I just got out of the shower!" was really unusual. I suppose it was fan-service for all the lady-type fans of Lost. They find Locke sexxxy.

Fz0r, a good writer would have made it Claire "teaching" Sun about pregnancy, when Kate stumbles in. Then the Hatch Computer activates its speaker system and "bow chikka bow wow."

Seriously, there are so many attractive people on the island. It's not even funny anymore. But its still hot.

[Reply #82 on:]

Ha! For all those who say this series never reveals anything: Judging from Locke's glances southwards at a very naked Jack, i'm guessing he's already solved one of the island's 'biggest' mysteries.

*Ahem*

Solid fun all round in that ep, with heaped doses of great story, characters and humour. I'm lovin' that Gale bastard, he's a great addition to the ensemble. And Jin! Gotta love the island for having the ability to fix a man's busted nads, dude.

[Reply #83 on:]

'Miracle baby'... until it's born either half white or half black, in which case the bitch is dead..

[Reply #84 on:]

It's a good thing for Michael that he's somewhere missing on the island. When Jin finds out he's the baby's daddy, he'll form his own type of hunting party.

So, have we decided *how* Sun got pregnant? Island mystery (like Locke's legs), pregnancy from Other Korean Guy (forget his name), or pregnancy from someone else on the island (ie, Hurley)?

[Reply #85 on:]

Hang on a fupping minute... something spotted... not normal...

AHA!

WTF to the highest degree is up with that sign?!

[Reply #86 on:]

Uh.. 'no horns'.

As in.. the car type.

[Reply #87 on:]

Was it just me, or was this ep flashback-lite? If so, I hope it indicates a trend. If this show is to have any kind of longevity, the writers are going to be killing themselves trying to cram in more crazy-ass backstory for everybody within two more seasons.

That said, good ep. I was surprised to see those balloon wreckage clips in the previews -- I saw pics of the set leaked on digg a few weeks ago and thought they looked fake.

Also, priceless lines from Henry about nobody asking questions on the island. Seriously, writers. People have this thing, called curiosity...

[Reply #88 on:]

 

Originally posted by LAN.gnome:
Was it just me, or was this ep flashback-lite? If so, I hope it indicates a trend. If this show is to have any kind of longevity, the writers are going to be killing themselves trying to cram in more crazy-ass backstory for everybody within two more seasons.

The flashbacks are there for a reason. (D'uh!)

I say that there are to kinds of flashback in this show, those to introduce a character and those to give some additional info to understand a current situation.

But of course it's more interesting to see what's happening now then what has happened to them in the past.

This episode was okay, although nothing really happened. Then again, what revelations can you expect from an episode called "The whole truth"?   

[Reply #89 on:]

Obviously they're there for a reason. But when you get a backstory like Kate's, which only gets more convoluted and nonsensical with each revelation, you start to wonder.

[Reply #90 on:]

Perhaps it will make sense after the next flashback...you never know. 

[Reply #91 on:]

 

Originally posted by LAN.gnome:
Also, priceless lines from Henry about nobody asking questions on the island. Seriously, writers. People have this thing, called curiosity...

That's not good writing though, it's like the latter day Simpsons where one of the characters says, "boy this sure doesn't make sense!" then shrugs and winks at the camera before riding off on a unicorn. They still aren't improving the annoying writing, they are just rubbing it in our faces.

Also, the point of the flashbacks is to prolong the run of the show, not vice versa. The writers/creators have said that otherwise the show would get boring and run out of ideas a lot more quickly.

[Reply #92 on:]

 

Originally posted by Ben:
Uh.. 'no horns'.

As in.. the car type.

Seriously?
I saw that and I was all like "No Tuba-ing?!?!  Man! Korea is strict!"
Heh.

Also, someone see if there's a Widmore Labs connection to the Hanso Foundation. 

[Reply #93 on:]

- "It's not a tuba!"

[Reply #94 on:]

-Anyone here actually think Gale is an "Other"?
-Me and my teacher were discussing this (she is the only one who really watches it as intently as I do), and I think she mentioned something about a plan. (I totally forgot what she said.) But I do remember telling her that it really looks like he is, so he probably isn't. I guess we'll find out soon enough...

[Reply #95 on:]

In a little coincidence, I just watched an ep of Law & Order: SVU that had our dear Henry Gale on as a child molesting murderer. Doesn't reflect too kindly on him, does it? 

[Reply #96 on:]

They also had walt as a child who killed the pimp who killed his mother

[Reply #97 on:]

 

Originally posted by Ben:
DrT: Five things?! Fascinating! Damn torrents not having upcoming episode previews..

Five indeed.  Five!

 

Originally posted by Ben:
'Miracle baby'... until it's born either half white or half black, in which case the bitch is dead..

The baby is born half black, half asian.
Sun: I don't understand.  The only people I've cheated with are Sawyer, Hurley, Locke, and Hurley again.
Long, awkward pause.
Charlie: I hate this bloody island.

[Reply #98 on:]

^lol, I can actually picture that happening.

On another note, I'm still blown away that there is actually going to be a new episode next week.

[Reply #99 on:]

Eyedol, there's gonna be new episodes for the next three weeks. Honest. The producers got pretty fed up with all the complaining (remember: basic math shows that when there's 24 episodes per season and 36 weeks in a television season to spread it over, you're not gonna get a new episode every week) and decided to convince ABC into giving them a four-episode block.

Killer, or what?

[Reply #100 on:]

Until the next four week block of reruns.

[Reply #101 on:]

Three weeks, actually. Which will be followed by four weeks of new episodes, the last being a double bill for the finale which will round out the season.

[Reply #102 on:]

Wait, so there will be two more new episodes of 'Lost' airing consecutively (counting this week's), but after that, there is gonna be yet another three week break? God damn, ABC should just start airing 'Lost' in January, so there aren't as many breaks.

[Reply #103 on:]

Dude! Why is it that the one week I'll be out of town is a week when there is a new episode of Lost. I should have scheduled my vacation better 

haha. just kidding, I'm rich and have a TiVo!

[Reply #104 on:]

Free RSS torrents > Expensive Tivo which only holds so much anyway! 

Yarrr.

[Reply #105 on:]

If it wasn't for the goodness of RSS torrents, I wouldn't bother keeping track of the show. The scheduling is just rediculous. I showed the ABC promo to my sister, and the thing that surprised her the most was the date of the next episode.

Speaking of promos, I just saw a (new?) promo for Lost on CTV. It was basically Locke listening to a distorted woman's voice count down before the lockdown that was in the ABC promo.  Looks to be an interesting episode on that alone.

[Reply #106 on:]

What the hell happened in that episode?

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And next week has crazy Hurley? It's too good to be true!

[Reply #107 on:]

-An incredible episode. I hope this gets higher ratings than last week's episode. 'Lost' used to average 20 million viewers, but since those damn breaks started, it's been going down.
-I would do an episode review and other shit, but I am just too damn lazy. However, I do have some theories and questions, that if anyone knows and is kind enough, I would like answered. (As for the episode, I'd give it a 101/100.)

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THEORIES, COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
1. As for the flashbacks, I'm glad Locke was finally featured this season. As far as I could tell, there was nothing in the flashbacks that was terribly important to know to understand what was happening in present times. (Besides, of course, the whole backstory with Locke.)

2. When the blue light (I think there is a special name for it, but I'm not sure) illuminated the thing on the wall, it looked like a map of the hatches on the island. For instance, the middle question mark (at least I think it was that) had tunnel like things extending to other, smaller question marks surrounding the main question mark in the middle. I think this is some sort of map that shows how many hatch entrances/whatever are on the island, and where they lead. However, I think this is too easy, and there is probably something more to it. Anyone have any theories to this?

3. What the hell is up with the parachute thing? Is it possible that there are drop-offs that the castaways aren't aware of?

4. The writers (and actors) did a good job in trying to create the illusion that "Henry Gale" was actually good. BUT, I just had that feeling that something was up with him, and I turned out to be right.

5. Finally, at least for now, what the fuck is up with the numbers? I mean, it's gone past the limit twice now, and nothing has happened. (Although, we really don't know if "Henry" managed to input the numbers before the timer ran out. But I'm leaning towards the possibility he was late.) I'm even more sure now that the input thing is all psychological, and that if no one inputs the numbers, something else will be discovered. And of course, since this is 'Lost', that discovery has to lead to more mystery and suspense.

Anyone have any thoughts/inputs/etc... on my hurriedly put together ideas?

[Reply #108 on:]

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Locke now has two more connections to the other survivors. One, his father mentions conning couples out of their retirement funds, hinting it was him that originally conned Sawyer's parents. Two, and I had this pointed out to me, is that the woman whose house Locke inspects is Nadia's, aka, the woman Sayid is looking for.

[Reply #109 on:]

^Yeah, that woman did look and sound very familiar, but I couldn't place it. And I knew when Locke's dad (does he have a name?) mentioned conning people, that it had something to do with Sawyer, but I just could not place what that connection was. Thanks for the info.

[Reply #110 on:]

Eyedol, you mean the balloon?  Its probably just like Gale said, except he was lying and it happened to the other guy

[Reply #111 on:]

Man, there's so much buzz at the moment about the diagram - with decent HD screencaps you can read virtually the whole thing, and there's some damned interesting things written on there. We have the name of a new Dharma station and its logo (The Flame) and the name of the medical hatch (The Staff) just for starters. Oh, and there's a possibility that Ol' Smokey is actually named Cerberus.

If anyone fancies looking over it, here's  a link to a 6MB PNG of the whole thing.

[Reply #112 on:]

Bad RSS, BAD! *hits on the head* 

[Reply #113 on:]

And SXD's link is down.

I stole this image off the Wikipedia homepage for Lost, which means it's highly unlikely Wiki will crash.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lost_spoiler.jpg

[Reply #114 on:]

i've pretty much given up with the theories and the understandingness; though i must say, that was probably the best ep this season yet.

[Reply #115 on:]

evan's linked image is too small to read 

I think the balloon was used to drop the food, but then other people are acting like the food drop happened when the timer got down to 0... what do you guys think?

[Reply #116 on:]

The blast doors came down because of the food drop. The crackly announcement coming through the speakers sounded like instructions, most likely telling the guys in the hatch to go into the computer room until the drop was complete. It's probably one of the protocols of the experiment that the station operators have no contact with anyone else (as per what was said on the spliced orientation film). The fact that the timer ran down at that time was coincidental, and probably a natural danger when the supply drop lasts for an hour or so. This line of reasoning is supported by the writing on the diagram, which states that  the lockdown occurs during restocking.

[Reply #117 on:]

Duh.

[Reply #118 on:]

sorry, I couldn't read that from your broken link 

[Reply #119 on:]

Pfft. You can't, like, own a broken link, man.