LOST - Wednesday 11/9/05 {Spoilers for this ep and previous eps ONLY!}

[The Human Target]

that's on purpose. Some people think he's talking backwards but I haven't heard anyone confirm that

He is. The first time she sees him he says either "Don't push the button, the button is bad" or "Push the button, no button is bad."

 

[The Human Target]

My current theory is that Walt is the living manifistation of the Island itself.

Basically, as far as i've been able to logic, the island is infected with a nanotech virus that got off the island, infected the main cast, and then guided them all back there. Walt is either psychic, in a closer connection to his nanovirus and thus able to subconsciously control it, or a combination of both.

 

[The Human Target]

that's on purpose. Some people think he's talking backwards but I haven't heard anyone confirm that

http://www.pureposse.com/files/lostclip1_berkasize.mp3

 

[John Crichton]

Comments and SPOILERS! Could someone please edit the thread title?

First - I hate previews that give this stuff away. "This week, one of the survivors will be lost... forever." Just call it a can't miss ep and leave it at that. The show already gets ratings through the roof. Anywho...

The ep was a little slow until the last 10 minutes or so, but that's okay as I've come to expect it now. The formula for this season certainly seems to be an interesting character background focus sprinkled with clues, small revelations and some kind of mirrored situation on the island connected to the past.

A few things we learned this week:

- Confirmation: Sharon wasn't just seeing things. Others can see/hear Walt as well.
- Speculation: The whispering could be just that and not a sign that anyone is going nuts/getting "sick."
- Mr. Echo is cool.

I got the feeling after the ep wore off that Sharon's journey is complete and getting shot was a side effect of why she is on the island in the first place. She got what she had been searching for: someone who trusted and believed in her.

Overall, I was pleased and entertained by the episode. The formula (intersplicing character history with current drama on the island and explaination for actions) is getting a tad worn but luckily the writing and acting is still good so I'm okay with it for now. I did like cutting the action together with the spookyness of the Walt/Sayid reveal and the whispering. Sharron getting shot was a nice and predictable twist. It was only a matter of time before one of the survivors got plugged. The only ones who seem to actually know how to handle a gun are Kate, Sayid and maybe Sawyer.

The Charlie/Locke/Claire/Aaron subplot was interesting. I got the impression that they were going to do something to connect children to the Others/island but it turns out that it was simply about Claire's concerns with Charlie as the psuedo-hubby and Locke finding out about Charlie's new stash.

 

[Hand of Evil]

And so I ask...what happen to Cindy?

I still think the 'others' are living underground in a tunnel system, the whispering is their voice/movements, that is how they seem to disappear and not be seen, the only time they come above is to cross to another system of tunnels and forage.

Get the impression that the 'others' had their way with the tail section group, not just taking them but rape and other things from Texas Chainsaw; and while Goodwin did not appear to be ate, have to wonder.

 

[CrusaderX]

well, I wouldn't call it great....

I would. And did! This show isn't about The Others. It's about the survivors and their relationships with each other. The producers have said this numerous times. Having Anna-Lucia kill Shannon creates much more character conflict among the survivors than having an Other kill her.

The Others aren't the heart of this story. The survivors are. If you're expecting the interactions with The Others to make or break this show, rather than the interactions among the survivors, you're going to be disappointed.

 

[mmu1]

It's going to be interesting to see how things work out with Anna when the two groups meet... She wasn't exactly making any friends even before she shot Shannon - and didn't seem to be thinking about the fact that she was headed for ~40 of the friends of the people she was pushing around and threatening. If she doesn't end up in deep $%@&, at least initially, I'll be pretty dissapointed.

 

[Taelorn76]

And so I ask...what happen to Cindy?

I agree. She just dissapeared while 10 feet from the rest of the group. No noise, no nothing.
Just gone. That's the freaky part, how these Others just seem to be anywhere. Also did any one else notice that when they did a recap of past episodes in the begining. The scene when Eku and Jin are hiding and the Others walk by. They walk like the ghost in Gothica. Sort of like a stutter step, it's not a fluid motion.

 

[JoeBlank]

Good episode. Not great, but good. I was just about to start liking Shannon by the end, and I expect they did that on purpose.

John Crichton, your comments on her journey being complete make sense. I like your thinking.

I expect the next episode will consist of Anna explaining her actions, which leads to her groups experiences on the island to justify her being so jumpy.

 

[Silver Moon]

And so I ask...what happen to Cindy?

I saw Cindy's disappearance as being just a plot device to put Anna on edge...which is why she shot the first person she saw (who could have just as easily been Cindy).