4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42... and 411
Let's be honest-- television networks are constantly struggling to find quality programming, and every year only a handful of shows stand out.
Within the past several years, however, TV has been the new go-to spot for quality entertainment, as opposed to going to the movies. With shows like 24, The Sopranos, Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives, Deadwood, Alias, The Wire, The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Six Feet Under (recently deceased), television has never been better.
And then there's Lost. No show, save for the first few seasons of The X-files, has captured the viewing public's interest as this show has. And it's no surprise. With a mix of sci-fi, horror, comedy, drama, action, and mystery (good god, the mystery), this show has found the perfect balance of being able to leave its viewers equally satisfied and craving more.
If you're not a fan of the show, what the hell are you doing on the computer reading my blog? Go right now and rent or buy the first season of Lost on DVD. If you are a fan, you know of the head-scratching puzzles of which I speak: What brought them to this island? What's the deal with Locke's "miracle"? What's the meaning of Hurley's numbers (besides being seemingly cursed, and etched into the hatch)? And, by the way, what's with that hatch (those of you who've seen the season two opener know a little something more about the hatch, but there are still many questions left unanswered)? Who are "the others"? What's that monster in the jungle? Are they dead and existing in the afterlife, or purgatory, and don't even realize it? And what the hell are polar bears doing on the island?
I'm posting this to start a discussion on your theories of the show-- any topic, as long as it relates to Lost.
Oh, and if you don't keep up regularly with the show, I'll use this opportunity to issue a spoiler warning-- people may leave comments discussing, in detail, the plots of certain episodes, so you might want to steer clear if you don't like having things ruined.
posted by Scooter @ 5:09 PM
16 Comments:
This is the sixth time tonight I've had that show cross my path, either in print or verbally. This is a message from beyond, I think, that I should check it out. Beyond, I say! Or Uri Geller!
Of course, you have to check it out, sarathena! You're missing one of the best shows around.
And, skybar, thanks for checking out my site in return.
Your musings intrigue me, baconlover...
Perhaps we shall discuss this further over a glass of port.
But, for now, I'll resolve the evening to its best tidings and bid you a fond adieu.
(Actually, it's only about nine in the morning.)
You two are more revolting than I am with my boyfriend. That's saying a lot. Keep it up.
sarathena, you should see them with their dog. it's just wrong.
i am not interested in lost. i have seen a few episodes and i have read some reviews, and a lot of my friends on lj (who are also big fans of angel) recommend it. but i just can't get into it. angel has ruined me, i guess. no other show really compares.
I would be sad if one show ruined me from watching other shows. You can watch Lost or any of the other great shows on TV now. It's not like you're cheating on Angel if you watch something else. And if you spend too much time focusing on one particular show years after its cancellation, you could end up like those middle-aged nerds at Star Trek conventions who get married wearing their Federation uniforms and Vulcan ears.
Anyway, getting back to Lost...
I'm not convinced that the survivors are dead/in purgatory, either. It's like one of those stories you read where a lot of crazy stuff happens, then the main character says at the end that it was all a dream. You feel disappointed. I doubt Abrams/Lindelof would allow such a sophmoric writing cliche enter into their show.
And as far as Locke being God, I kind of like that idea. But I think that maybe the monster on the island is more symbolic of God... maybe. So then Locke (in the Christian sense, anyways) would represent Jesus - he that leads the others to put their faith in the island. So then maybe the island represents God?
But then what the hell is Desmond doing in the hatch?
Did anyone read the Stephen King article about Lost in Entertainment Weekly a couple of weeks ago? Well, it's a good one to check out, and he has some theories of his own. You're right, it would totally suck if one of the characters wakes up and it's all just a dream- but if that did happen, I don't think it would be Jack. I think it would have all been a dream for Locke.
However, I'm still for the theory that it's a psychological experiment being done on the castaways by scientists or the government. Maybe Rousseau and Desmond are just really good actors hired to play the parts of previous inhabitants on the island to further scare the castaways.
I mean, after all, there's a reason these particular characters are on this particular flight. Take Claire for example- totally set up by the psychic to get on the flight (probably he was paid a good amount of money to get her to take the tickets).
Or Michael, perhaps being set up by Brian to take Walt on that particular flight (maybe Walt's mom is still alive?? and enjoying the money too?)
And Locke- his return ticket was supplied by the walkabout company, right?
How about Sawyer- was he set up to be on the flight by the same man who set him up to kill Frank??
Anyone else have a theory?
I don't think that the island is simply a psychological experiment; of your two theories, deeksgirl, I'd say I lean more towards a government experiment. I don't see the French woman or Desmond as merely actors... I think Rousseau is what she is (a woman stranded from a shipwreck), and I think Desmond may be some kind of "overseer" of the island.
Just to ammend what I said earlier, I don't think that Desmond is the island's "overseer" in that he knows everything that's going on (now that I think of it, maybe "overseer" is not the right word I'm looking for); I simply mean that for some reason Desmond is there to keep the island from being destroyed. This could explain the ancient computer system he has, why the alarm began to go off, the countdown, and why he had to enter Hurley's numbers (to restart the countdown - to what?).
Another interesting question: Who the hell is the man that Desmond is waiting on? When he sees Locke in 2.2 (season two, episode two), he asks, "Are you him?" Who is the "him"? Somebody from the Oceanic flight, or someone we haven't met yet?
Well, as I recall, Desmond was training for a race around the world, right? Maybe the man he's waiting for has something to do with this so-called race (the man who organized it, perhaps?) If he was telling the truth to Jack that day at the stadium, that is... But I get the feeling this may be revealed within the next couple of episodes. On another note, who thinks Walt is still alive?
And yes, I think you're right about the government experiment. I guess I meant it was a psychological experiment being performed by the government... and they may have just kidnapped Walt to test what Michael would do about it.
I see "deeksgirl" has become "amy." Hmmm...
I think Desmond's power is coming from a huge electromagnet (hence, the thing where the key around Jack's neck was magnetically attracted to one of the walls in the hatch).
I think that Walt is still alive. The Others didn't want to kill him after all, they just wanted to take him (although they didn't care a lick about Michael, Sawyer, or Jen). I also think Jack's father is still alive - the creepier a situation is, the readier I am to believe it. Remember how Jack found his father's casket and it was empty? I think that somehow his father was resurrected on the island, just as Locke's ability to walk was "resurrected." I think that as we begin to meet more people on the island (and get more into the backstories of other survivors we already know), we'll see more of these "miracles" that happened because of the island.
Exactly, Scoot! I mean, if you think about it, not only was Locke healed, but every single one of those survivors should have been killed. How did they all end up with only minor injuries such as scrapes and bruises after the plane crash? There's some kind of life force on the island that allowed them to survive...
OR did they all die when they crashed into the island, and then were all resurrected in the supposed manner of Jack's father? (How interesting to recall the way the pilot episode opens with Jack lying on his back and coming to life much like a corpse lying in a coffin, or Locke awakening the same way.)
However, there have been deaths on the island, and why were these people not spared? (The pilot of the plane, for example, the man sucked into the engine, the swimmer in the ocean, just to name a few- not to mention Ethan and Boone.) But with the miracles on this island, it's nice to think that Boone could come back.
So, Jack's father? Dead? I'm a believer that he could be back alive, and involved in the whole scheme.
For those of you who've seen the third episode this season...
Looks like I was right as far as Desmond, the numbers, and the countdown were concerned (but I said he was putting in the numbers in order to save the island; turns out, he's doing it to "save the world").
So what the hell's up with the orientation tape, anyway? And about the Dharma Initiative... do you believe it (like Locke) or do you think it's all a lie (like Jack)?
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