tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post4726493634505219315..comments2024-01-13T00:25:03.997-08:00Comments on Get LOST with JOpinionated: Lost ReWatch Week #5:...In Translation, Numbers, Deus Ex MachinaJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673632031827389282noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-72564816053283008312009-07-18T20:43:38.313-07:002009-07-18T20:43:38.313-07:00This is probably not even close to true, but I did...This is probably not even close to true, but I did start to think while watching Deus Ex Machina that maybe Locke's parents are not Locke's parents. Alpert has been watching him since a child, maybe this was in the plans to groom Locke for the island or something like that. Just a crazy thought that ran through my head.Nurbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922482907790205993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-58453398051259031932009-07-12T13:30:15.546-07:002009-07-12T13:30:15.546-07:00Great read.
One thing: the only way Foucault coul...Great read.<br /><br />One thing: the only way Foucault could have been "good friends" with Jeremy Bentham is if he had a frozen donkey wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-48323275363854899982009-07-10T00:29:40.860-07:002009-07-10T00:29:40.860-07:00I do enjoy these Rewatch posts, Jo. They're fu...I do enjoy these Rewatch posts, Jo. They're fun and thoughtful. <br /><br />Not just this one, but quite a few rewatch blogs and comments are taking on a kind of "big connection by association" feel. It's fun, and I wouldn't ever want to harshly criticize people for dreaming up possible connections for this endlessly provocative show. <br /><br />But if some people are Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-79762822859586744072009-07-09T14:19:07.734-07:002009-07-09T14:19:07.734-07:00Rene: crazy thought about identical twins? and wha...Rene: crazy thought about identical twins? and what about the Bad Twin book? ;)<br />thinks thinks thinks...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050442469070342477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-17024597548282226322009-07-08T18:33:10.859-07:002009-07-08T18:33:10.859-07:00I'm amazed at how planed NotLocke was. Just wa...I'm amazed at how planed NotLocke was. Just watching now and realizing,"Oh, that's not Locke!" and "That is definatly Locke." The writers are brilliant!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-23116799369466460922009-07-08T08:31:56.356-07:002009-07-08T08:31:56.356-07:00Jo, great catches this week, especially about the ...Jo, great catches this week, especially about the boxes. <br /><br />Ed S., I too noticed the brother comment by Locke while talking about the Mousetrap game and had a crazy thought about identical twins, then thought no, that's too much. I guess he was talking about one of the many brothers in his foster homes.<br /><br />Also Ed, you wrote, "He goes on to explain how you start out Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328745637820652791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-80440068862887742922009-07-07T19:31:54.280-07:002009-07-07T19:31:54.280-07:00i think it is highly notable that Walt and Locke h...i think it is highly notable that Walt and Locke have both stymied the Losties from leaving the island. And Locke is the only one who knew that Walt burned the raft. Of course Locke thwarted several attempts to leave as we are all well aware. Seems this duality (Jacob, MM) theory is really holding up so far.wezeralushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337959651871652457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-33798765639316139702009-07-06T19:10:21.251-07:002009-07-06T19:10:21.251-07:00Neoloki: I disagree that its obvious who is the cr...Neoloki: I disagree that its obvious who is the crazy party. Everyone else was dead, and we don't know how they were killed. She may have removed the pin to defend herself from the crazies, or removed it to make killing them easier. Its not clear. Thats what is so cool about it.<br /><br />Jo, these are great articles, but there are a couple things here and there that really stretch it. Such Dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-89085369555646816702009-07-06T16:59:12.234-07:002009-07-06T16:59:12.234-07:00Thanks for all your salient comments here. You are...Thanks for all your salient comments here. You are doing a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-70772875504829950962009-07-06T09:37:12.683-07:002009-07-06T09:37:12.683-07:00While one-slippered 'Dave' tried to kill H...While one-slippered 'Dave' tried to kill Hurley by making him jump off that cliff, D&C confirmed that he was not Libbys David…<br /><br />Damon Lindelof: We like certain biblical names and David is one of them. David happened to be my father’s name, maybe that’s sort of subconsciously rattling around in there.<br /><br />Carlton Cuse: The connection between the imaginary Dave and Davethorstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435928365851205501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-52748903209155872582009-07-06T05:58:02.393-07:002009-07-06T05:58:02.393-07:00I am skipping ahead in the rewatch and just watche...I am skipping ahead in the rewatch and just watched the end of Season 2. I also had the feeling that Hurley's friend Dave was actually Libby's husband David who died a month before she met Desmond in the coffee shop. Since we now know that Hurley can see and speak with the dead, I don't think that Dave was just in his imagination. He might have been hanging around Santa Rosa because Jennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-80116123550785275932009-07-05T21:07:39.005-07:002009-07-05T21:07:39.005-07:00JayMac, I like your idea on Dave, Hugos imaginary ...JayMac, I like your idea on Dave, Hugos imaginary friend. I agree that he is someone that died from Hugos deck accident. Also consider that Libbeys husband was named David....might explain why she was in Santa Rosa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-24674695883275927872009-07-05T12:25:40.916-07:002009-07-05T12:25:40.916-07:00Re: Mousetrap from Dues Ex Machina
I've reall...Re: Mousetrap from Dues Ex Machina<br /><br />I've really been enjoying your rewatch posts so far. You've posed some interesting questions I hadn't picked up on. But I wonder if I'm the only one who's picked up on this about the mousetrap.<br /><br />When the kid comes up to Locke and asks what it is, Locke says it's a game, his favorite game, one he used to play with Ed S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-75529273220802790962009-07-05T10:43:17.801-07:002009-07-05T10:43:17.801-07:00Re Hurley & the bridge:
At that point, wasn&#...Re Hurley & the bridge:<br /><br />At that point, wasn't it that he had an incredible amount of luck (on the island)? Winning games like table tennis ...<br /><br />I thought that he went first cos he was convinced nothing could happen to him.dreamingof8ahttp://www.felixsalomon.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-41659004166884866502009-07-05T10:20:10.610-07:002009-07-05T10:20:10.610-07:00Uhhmmm, Rousseau did not lose her marbles and then...Uhhmmm, Rousseau did not lose her marbles and then kill her crew. Her crew lost their marbles after they went under the Temple and she had to kill them because they were a threat. This was made obvious during this Place is Death. If you have doubts rewatch the scene where she shoots Robert. robert intended to kill her but she removed the firing pin, then and only then did she shoot him.<br /><br neolokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00428457820273320110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-40931124245728771282009-07-04T20:14:24.886-07:002009-07-04T20:14:24.886-07:00I agree about the Pandora's Box reference. Th...I agree about the Pandora's Box reference. There's also several mentions of hope, which was said to have remained in the box when all the ills were released. In particular, when Locke is asked in "Exodus" (I know, getting ahead) what he thinks is in the hatch, he says, "Hope."<br /><br />The other thing that gave me the creeps was the Mousetrap game in "Deus Ex idledandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-68259580577546884112009-07-04T10:02:18.085-07:002009-07-04T10:02:18.085-07:00Hurley on the bridge wasn't a discrepancy at a...Hurley on the bridge wasn't a discrepancy at all...he wasn't traumatized by the collapsing deck, he was traumatized because he feels responsible for the people who died (and I'm still convinced Dave is one of the people who died on the deck). He went across the rope bridge first before anyone else could get on, to make sure it was safe for everyone else.@JasonRMacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725451430399501530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-62265962057824421552009-07-04T02:09:52.087-07:002009-07-04T02:09:52.087-07:00I had forgotten just how good "...In Translat...I had forgotten just how good "...In Translation" is. Probably one of the very best episodes from the first three seasons, if not the whole series. So many good things packed into one episode.<br /><br />I had also forgotten about the encounter between Hurley & Danielle in Numbers. It reminds me of one of the time flashes from season 5 in which it sounds like young Rousseau and herTodd W in NChttp://umberhaven.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-83669281612251958382009-07-04T01:34:05.725-07:002009-07-04T01:34:05.725-07:00'Did Locke ever tell anyone about his former p...'Did Locke ever tell anyone about his former paralysis and wheelchair besides Boone?'<br /><br />Well, Rose knows…<br />2/19 "S.O.S."thorstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435928365851205501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-71712598796168737332009-07-03T23:13:00.419-07:002009-07-03T23:13:00.419-07:00Talk about bad inferences. You could just as easil...Talk about bad inferences. You could just as easily say both Rousseau and Hurley ate fruit on the island and that drove them nuts.<br /><br />And yes, while it's interesting to think how Jacob maneuvered various groups to the island over the years, I don't think the numbers themselves were responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-67329234178222996132009-07-03T21:16:21.191-07:002009-07-03T21:16:21.191-07:00Some force seems to be testing Hurley. There's...Some force seems to be testing Hurley. There's the bad luck he's had with the numbers and once he's on the island, I think mib is testing his goodness. his best friend dies, Libby dies, he's tempted to kill himself (and who is manifesting Dave?) but he has not given in. I think that is why he is the only one Jacob spoke to directly about the island. he is really special in this twyceshynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-40764202325190081982009-07-03T20:26:20.314-07:002009-07-03T20:26:20.314-07:00Two thoughts:
1) I don't know if Hurley cross...Two thoughts:<br /><br />1) I don't know if Hurley crossing a bridge is a discrepancy - since clearly he believes post-institution (in season 1 at least) that he basically can't be hurt and only those around him will suffer?<br /><br />2) Is Charlie's near-death on the bridge another foreshadowing of his relationship with death? I always hated the seemingly endless examples of "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com