Lost: 3/7/07

[Cthulhudrew]

I just hope the next time they find themselves near a computer, someone has the sense to make sure Locke stays well away from it.

 

[Atavar]

Eye-Patch Dude

Hey All,

Is the actor that plays the eye-patch dude the same actor who played the djinn in the movie Wishmaster?

Later,

Atavar

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"If a man walks alone in the woods, talking to himself, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?"

 

[Sir Brennen]

Is the actor that plays the eye-patch dude the same actor who played the djinn in the movie Wishmaster?

You are correct, sir. Name is Andrew Divoff. Born in Venezuela, but his IMDB credits have him playing a lot of russians...

 

[Brown Jenkin]

The Others may be right in hunting down the Losties. The Losties seem intent on blowing up or destoying everything they come accross.

 

[Fast Learner]

Isn't it new knowledge (or at least new confirmation of suspicions) that the Others (who I assume are "the hostiles") aren't the Dharma Initiative? I certainly didn't know that to be the case.

 

[RedShirtNo5]

I assumed Sayid told Locke about the rigged C4 off screen, and Locke blew up the building deliberately so that they could not fix the equipment and they remain stranded on the island.

I still liked the episode, even though I agree with many of the comments.

 

[Felon]

This is a prime example, in my mind, where they try to use the mythology without actually answering any questions to make it worthwhile. It makes the show boring.

I hear this complaint all the time, and I honestly don't get this mentality. Answering questions doesn't make it worthwhile. Having stuff to speculate about makes it worthwhile. Actually getting the answers to the big questions is what makes things boring. Want examples?

Locke. John was cool when we thought there was more to him. We filled in the blank spots on our own and built him up to be this cunning badass anti-hero with lots of tricks up his sleeve. When he did capricious stuff like he does this episode, we forgave him because we saw his as wisdom--even when it got other characters killed! Then we see his flashbacks and find out there's actually less. He's not some ex-CIA assassin or Navy Seal. He's just some loser who's worked minimum-wage jobs his whole life and has exhibited lousy judgment almost every step of the way. And now when he does something that seems like a really bad idea on a total whim, we can no longer let it slide.

The Others. These guys were menacing as hell in the first two seasons. In our mind's eye, they were like the Devil's Rejects and the Hills Have Eyes mutants with a touch of Predator thrown in for good measure. We thought Ethan some kind of super-soldier. Then we find out they're a bunch of lame Jim-Jones cult wannabes from the suburbs who spend their days farming potatoes for The Leader.

Few mysteries are made cooler by their revelation. Who doesn't get that?

Also, the episode was a huge waste of Mira Furlan.

I like the character, but being the high-strung poodle-woman she is, she would have just gone nuts around Eyepatch saying "Let's keel him! Let's keel him!" every other minute.

 

[Felon]

Why do they spend so much time with recreation? They act more like they are on vacation than stranded on the island."

Being stranded on an island can be pretty boring I'd think. After you try to build that raft and that doesn't work out, what comes next?

Locke is officially a total loser now, they are in hostile territory and he is playing chess? They have a captive he is watching and he is playing chess? The whole chess thing was stupid and that whole plot point could have been done much better I'm sure.

I see folks blaming Locke for blowing up the hosue, but the Dharma guy doesn't say "push 7-7 so the house will explode". He just says press the code if the Hostiles have attacked. Hindsight being 20/20, we see the detonation of the C-4 being the de facto result.

Then again, his constant lack of regret about making clueless mistakes is eroding his credibility more than the actual mistakes.

 

[Felon]

I just hope the next time they find themselves near a computer, someone has the sense to make sure Locke stays well away from it.

Locke being near a computer kinda kept the world from ending throughout season 2. Shouldn't we cut him slack for one little house?

 

[LightPhoenix]

Few mysteries are made cooler by their revelation. Who doesn't get that?

As contrary evidence, I submit Heroes. Perfect example of how questions can be answered and things still kept interesting.

Also as contrary evidence - Lost's ratings are at an all-time low. Also, a few seasons into X-Files, when it was evident nothing was going to be answered.

I've said it in other Lost threads, I'll say it again. The quality of writing on Lost is good enough that they could answer questions and keep things interesting. For whatever reason, they're afraid to do that, I don't know why.

Mystery alone just breeds frustration. Mysteries and questions that are answered, even if they reveal more mysteries and questions, give a sense of fulfillment. It's about the forward motion, not about staying at one point for two and half seasons.

Of course, it would be less frustrating if, to use a current example, they didn't do something like show this vast repository of knowledge, and then blow it up with no expository payoff what-so-ever. Or worse, half-ass it like they did with the Others.