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Lost season 2
And here we go again! Since I spent most of the weekend doing nothing but be sick and watch TV (with occasional time-outs to let my cat spew medicine at me), I've made quite a bit of progress on Lost. I also finished season 2 of Six Feet Under, so maybe I should collect some thoughts on that? We'll see.
Anyway, discussion up to episode 10 under the cut. Again, it's pretty long. YOU GUYS I AM GETTING VERBOSE. THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL.
I didn’t mention it when I wrote up my final thoughts on season 1, but let’s talk about this “hide everyone in the hatch” plan. WTF were they even thinking? They had no idea what was in the hatch or who put it there or what it was for, and they thought they could just blow it open and it’d make a dandy hiding place for 40-some people? Didn’t they consider the fact that there might be something (or someone) inside? I get that Locke is a crazy, obsessed mofo who just wanted to see what was inside, but Jack, I am disappointed in your logic fail. Anyone could’ve told you there were a lot of uncertainties with that plan, and now you’re all surprise!bummed that it’s not going to work.
I thought the structure of the first few episodes could've been better. I didn’t find it effective to have Jack’s version of things first, and then go back and see Locke’s and Kate’s version in the second episode. Too much repetition, and it's not like there was a big reveal there since, after the opening teaser, it wasn’t exactly a shock that there was someone in the hatch. I'm guessing they did it that way to serve the structure of the flashbacks, but then again, I didn't find those flashbacks terribly interesting, either. I think it would’ve worked fine if the Locke and Kate stuff was interspersed with Jack’s bits, but saved the flashback of (floppy-haired!) Jack meeting Desmond until right before Jack saw him in the hatch.
Sawyer is an idiot. I don’t think I can say that enough. I guess in the absence of things he can withhold from people, he’s decided to annoy them by being exceedingly stupid. You know what you probably shouldn’t do when you’ve been shot and you’re floating in the middle of the ocean and sharks are circling? Make yourself BLEED MORE and then JUMP BACK IN THE WATER. Just a suggestion.
This is like the Island of Misfit Crazy People, isn’t it? First Rousseau, now Desmond, plus who knows what the Others are up to. And Locke, naturally, seems to fit right in. I don't really have any thoughts on Desmond yet (I don't remember who, but somebody liked him, right?). So far, all he's done is freak out and then run away, but I'm assuming he comes back at some point.
Waaaaay too much angsting over the button, btw. I mean, I get the whole competing worldviews thing (they made that nice and obvious with the “Man of Science, Man of Faith” episode title), but… they don’t actually have evidence of anything either way. It’s just as much a leap of faith to believe that the island’s NOT going to blow up if they don’t push the button as to believe that it will. The only thing they know for a fact is that everything will be fine if they keep pushing the button, so what’s the big friggin’ deal? Keep pushing it, and you buy yourselves time to figure the rest of this mess out. Which is exactly what they did – and with no fanfare whatsoever, as it becomes an unremarkable part of everyday life within two episodes – which makes all the angsting about it seem pretty silly in retrospect, doesn’t it? *ahem* Jack.
So, the tail people. It’s interesting to see the Lord of the Flies perspective as a contrast to our group, but it’s done in a way that makes it impossible to pinpoint one thing and say, “If not for X, we could’ve ended up just like them.” (This is not necessarily a criticism - I think that would've been a little too on-the-nose.) There are a lot of differences – better leadership, for one (OMG I hate Ana Lucia, more on that later), but also a much larger group, which is more mouths to feed, but also more hands to do the work, as well as more diverse skills. Much as I hate to feed his hero complex, I think it's fair to say a lot more people would've died without Jack's doctoring. They also had access to more supplies from the plane - again, medicine has saved a lot of lives, but also food, weapons, clothes, electronics, and materials from which to build shelters and the raft - which certainly made things easier. And presumably they've had less attention from the Others – they came after them because of Claire's baby, but once they got rid of Ethan, the Others pretty much left them alone. It is interesting, though, that they used the infiltration tactic on both camps. Goodwin’s placement, it seems, was necessitated by the circumstances, so I guess they figured it worked there and used the same strategy with the other camp.
Anyway, did I just become a Rose/Bernard shipper? I think I did. Too cute. Libby the psychologist seems okay, still undecided on Mr. Eko. And Ana Lucia is a megabitch who has the misfortune to be played by a really terrible actress. And, okay, so I don’t hate Shannon or anything, and it’s a shame she died, but it totally would have been worth it if Sayid had gone postal on Ana Lucia. I wanted to see that SO FUCKING BADLY, but alas, he had to be all sympathetic and shit. Sayid, sometimes your morals get in the way of BEING MORE AWESOME.
Oh, and I have to say this – congratulations, Sawyer! You are officially no longer number one on my most hated list. Don’t get excited. It’s nothing you did, so you’re still number two – and second to a trigger-happy psychotic bitch – but still, improvement!
Jin finally got his handcuff off! I was starting to think he’d be wearing that thing the entire series.
Ooookay, so Kate is working out her daddy issues by taking care of Sawyer and her guilt issues by making out with Jack. That'll end well.
I have to admit, as much as it amuses me to think of Charlie as someone's (surrogate) baby daddy, I can see how Claire would be a little weirded out by someone who's practically a total stranger seizing the fatherly role without some sort of discussion of what Claire wants. And then the whole heroin discovery only made things worse. And how awkward is that, getting kicked out of your hut/sleeping space/whatever, on an island where everyone can't help but know your business? Also, I lol'd at "What are you gonna do, beat me with your Jesus stick?" :)
Anyway, discussion up to episode 10 under the cut. Again, it's pretty long. YOU GUYS I AM GETTING VERBOSE. THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL.
I didn’t mention it when I wrote up my final thoughts on season 1, but let’s talk about this “hide everyone in the hatch” plan. WTF were they even thinking? They had no idea what was in the hatch or who put it there or what it was for, and they thought they could just blow it open and it’d make a dandy hiding place for 40-some people? Didn’t they consider the fact that there might be something (or someone) inside? I get that Locke is a crazy, obsessed mofo who just wanted to see what was inside, but Jack, I am disappointed in your logic fail. Anyone could’ve told you there were a lot of uncertainties with that plan, and now you’re all surprise!bummed that it’s not going to work.
I thought the structure of the first few episodes could've been better. I didn’t find it effective to have Jack’s version of things first, and then go back and see Locke’s and Kate’s version in the second episode. Too much repetition, and it's not like there was a big reveal there since, after the opening teaser, it wasn’t exactly a shock that there was someone in the hatch. I'm guessing they did it that way to serve the structure of the flashbacks, but then again, I didn't find those flashbacks terribly interesting, either. I think it would’ve worked fine if the Locke and Kate stuff was interspersed with Jack’s bits, but saved the flashback of (floppy-haired!) Jack meeting Desmond until right before Jack saw him in the hatch.
Sawyer is an idiot. I don’t think I can say that enough. I guess in the absence of things he can withhold from people, he’s decided to annoy them by being exceedingly stupid. You know what you probably shouldn’t do when you’ve been shot and you’re floating in the middle of the ocean and sharks are circling? Make yourself BLEED MORE and then JUMP BACK IN THE WATER. Just a suggestion.
This is like the Island of Misfit Crazy People, isn’t it? First Rousseau, now Desmond, plus who knows what the Others are up to. And Locke, naturally, seems to fit right in. I don't really have any thoughts on Desmond yet (I don't remember who, but somebody liked him, right?). So far, all he's done is freak out and then run away, but I'm assuming he comes back at some point.
Waaaaay too much angsting over the button, btw. I mean, I get the whole competing worldviews thing (they made that nice and obvious with the “Man of Science, Man of Faith” episode title), but… they don’t actually have evidence of anything either way. It’s just as much a leap of faith to believe that the island’s NOT going to blow up if they don’t push the button as to believe that it will. The only thing they know for a fact is that everything will be fine if they keep pushing the button, so what’s the big friggin’ deal? Keep pushing it, and you buy yourselves time to figure the rest of this mess out. Which is exactly what they did – and with no fanfare whatsoever, as it becomes an unremarkable part of everyday life within two episodes – which makes all the angsting about it seem pretty silly in retrospect, doesn’t it? *ahem* Jack.
So, the tail people. It’s interesting to see the Lord of the Flies perspective as a contrast to our group, but it’s done in a way that makes it impossible to pinpoint one thing and say, “If not for X, we could’ve ended up just like them.” (This is not necessarily a criticism - I think that would've been a little too on-the-nose.) There are a lot of differences – better leadership, for one (OMG I hate Ana Lucia, more on that later), but also a much larger group, which is more mouths to feed, but also more hands to do the work, as well as more diverse skills. Much as I hate to feed his hero complex, I think it's fair to say a lot more people would've died without Jack's doctoring. They also had access to more supplies from the plane - again, medicine has saved a lot of lives, but also food, weapons, clothes, electronics, and materials from which to build shelters and the raft - which certainly made things easier. And presumably they've had less attention from the Others – they came after them because of Claire's baby, but once they got rid of Ethan, the Others pretty much left them alone. It is interesting, though, that they used the infiltration tactic on both camps. Goodwin’s placement, it seems, was necessitated by the circumstances, so I guess they figured it worked there and used the same strategy with the other camp.
Anyway, did I just become a Rose/Bernard shipper? I think I did. Too cute. Libby the psychologist seems okay, still undecided on Mr. Eko. And Ana Lucia is a megabitch who has the misfortune to be played by a really terrible actress. And, okay, so I don’t hate Shannon or anything, and it’s a shame she died, but it totally would have been worth it if Sayid had gone postal on Ana Lucia. I wanted to see that SO FUCKING BADLY, but alas, he had to be all sympathetic and shit. Sayid, sometimes your morals get in the way of BEING MORE AWESOME.
Oh, and I have to say this – congratulations, Sawyer! You are officially no longer number one on my most hated list. Don’t get excited. It’s nothing you did, so you’re still number two – and second to a trigger-happy psychotic bitch – but still, improvement!
Jin finally got his handcuff off! I was starting to think he’d be wearing that thing the entire series.
Ooookay, so Kate is working out her daddy issues by taking care of Sawyer and her guilt issues by making out with Jack. That'll end well.
I have to admit, as much as it amuses me to think of Charlie as someone's (surrogate) baby daddy, I can see how Claire would be a little weirded out by someone who's practically a total stranger seizing the fatherly role without some sort of discussion of what Claire wants. And then the whole heroin discovery only made things worse. And how awkward is that, getting kicked out of your hut/sleeping space/whatever, on an island where everyone can't help but know your business? Also, I lol'd at "What are you gonna do, beat me with your Jesus stick?" :)
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But in the end, in a show that clearly liked to believe in a thing like "abiding love" at its philosophical core, he actually did convince me of his abiding love for someone.
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