tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post8224809453380749172..comments2024-01-13T00:25:03.997-08:00Comments on Get LOST with JOpinionated: LOST Episode 6.04: Further Thoughts About "The Substitute"Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673632031827389282noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-77539706198091981562010-03-31T20:30:21.730-07:002010-03-31T20:30:21.730-07:00Hi Jo! I'm a big fan and just wanted to share...Hi Jo! I'm a big fan and just wanted to share some episode analysis with a community who might care: Today I ended up re-watching one of Lost's so-called worst episodes, "Stranger in a Strange Land," and I found some awesome parallels to "The Substitute." First, is Jack's conversation with Juliet at the end of "Strangers." They're discussing the Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226428162740747983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-48724245693341319492010-02-24T14:09:05.770-08:002010-02-24T14:09:05.770-08:00GREAT post Jo. I don't think Michael is dead t...GREAT post Jo. I don't think Michael is dead though...cause remember the last time that we saw him was on the freighter right before it exploded, Christian Shepard appeared to Michael and said something like "Your work is done here Michael, you're free to go..." BOOM! So I still think that we will be seeing Michael again..Mallory Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337043524880795770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-29008811218121967182010-02-24T13:24:35.578-08:002010-02-24T13:24:35.578-08:00I thought for a bit **Reyes DOES NOT fit this theo...I thought for a bit **Reyes DOES NOT fit this theory** that they were #'d (on the wall)in order that Jacob found/visited them in their real lives, before flight 815. Reyes MAY have met him as a child, and we havent seen it yet, which would work as far as that goes. I dont doubt ANY ideas until they are proven wrong!<br /><br />Also, could the young blond boy be Jacob, *look @ those eyes*, whoCindylu16https://www.blogger.com/profile/07628864907697367027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-3940251829119370592010-02-24T10:14:45.216-08:002010-02-24T10:14:45.216-08:00Black and White: We still see a instances of Blac...Black and White: We still see a instances of Black and White in S6 (killer whale, the stones in S6E4, Off Island Locke's B&W cell phone used to initiate call to Jack at St. Sebastians, etc.). However, I think gray is now being teased to us starting at least with "The Substitute". It might have snuck in earlier but I haven't gone back to look. In particular, from "The rraganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16606898369574632987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-63603476406271618532010-02-22T21:54:12.167-08:002010-02-22T21:54:12.167-08:00And, if you watch "The Incident" again, ...And, if you watch "The Incident" again, you can't say for sure that Jacob touches Sawyer or Jack. It looks more plausible that he touches Sawyer, but the camera angle for both events doesn't help. However, if you watch Jack's interaction with Jacob, you can't see any real contact. <br /><br />I don't think any of this matters, by the way. I think he "touchedBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489332130493602467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-9690285778889537782010-02-22T21:46:53.479-08:002010-02-22T21:46:53.479-08:00Well, after I wrote that, I thought, "maybe t...Well, after I wrote that, I thought, "maybe that's a spoiler." However, since ABC air's the promo for next week's episode right after the episode, it's hard to avoid and I would consider that public knowledge.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm new to this blog and I won't try to offend again. Good job!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489332130493602467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-58237930264820631752010-02-22T18:01:11.479-08:002010-02-22T18:01:11.479-08:00Hey Jo, been enjoying your well-written blog posts...Hey Jo, been enjoying your well-written blog posts.<br /><br />You guessed in your earlier post regarding "The Substitute" that "it" (of "it only ends once") may end when Smokie leaves the island.<br /><br />I don't think the end of "it" will be anything that prosaic.<br /><br />We aren't seeing two realities or two timelines playing out. We are The Kharma Initiativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873660127701782340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-91921177724502576812010-02-22T08:53:34.785-08:002010-02-22T08:53:34.785-08:00I thought the same thing about Locke visiting Isaa...I thought the same thing about Locke visiting Isaac in Austrailia during the premiere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17112403923182085761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-65474345872334291272010-02-21T21:35:47.884-08:002010-02-21T21:35:47.884-08:00@Brian -
I know that Mikhail called out others a...@Brian - <br /><br />I know that Mikhail called out others as well, but I am focusing on Kate because she is missing from Jacob's wall. <br /><br />Jacob touched Sawyer's hand when he gave him the pen, and Jack's hand when he handed over the candy bar. The producers & writers went out of their way to show us that those people in particular made physical contact w/Jacob at some Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673632031827389282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-59359256907017622132010-02-21T21:10:44.436-08:002010-02-21T21:10:44.436-08:00To respond to a couple of your points:
1. Mikhail...To respond to a couple of your points:<br /><br />1. Mikhail doesn't single out Kate for his disparaging remarks. Does he not also berate Sayid and a few others? And, to be frank, they are all clearly flawed characters, so none deserve to be candidates.<br /><br />2. Jacob may have touched Ilana with gloved hands, but he never actually touches Jack or Sawyer, does he? His "touch"Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489332130493602467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-45836659856692836062010-02-21T20:33:53.481-08:002010-02-21T20:33:53.481-08:00Yet another fascinating post! Two things:
1) I st...Yet another fascinating post! Two things:<br /><br />1) I still maintain that Ilana is part of this long-living supergroup that Jacob and MIB are a part of. She was clearly suffering from a normally fatal disease when Jacob came to visit her and she was handling it like it was a minor inconvenience. And clearly she is ok now.<br /><br />2) I like your idea that the Shepherd written on the cave Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763771049644173397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-50317690708269110932010-02-21T19:15:00.997-08:002010-02-21T19:15:00.997-08:00Great job, I think the boy is a young Jacob, maybe...Great job, I think the boy is a young Jacob, maybe what they were like when they first came to the island. Keep up the good work!!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203113259128128610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-62817880825548510462010-02-21T17:25:50.474-08:002010-02-21T17:25:50.474-08:00As always, great insight! I never noticed some of...As always, great insight! I never noticed some of the things you mentioned like the fact that Jacob wore gloves when he visited Illana, or Desmond in the scene where Locke was interviewing. <br /><br />One thing that I've wondered about... Was the interview that Locke was receiving a sort of Dharma Initiative recruitment interview? Based on "Mysteries of the Universe" on the Lauren (Kip Mylo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10734697630811718701noreply@blogger.com