tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post7369790684391892998..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Lost: Welcome to the wonderful world of not knowing what the hell is going onAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-4621413450096768072007-04-09T09:10:00.000-04:002007-04-09T09:10:00.000-04:00What I can't figure out is how come the Others can...What I can't figure out is how come the Others can't forgive Kate for what she did, but they have no problem forgiving Locke for killing one of their own. <BR/><BR/>This doesn't seem to make sense to me.lizfinnarnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899944326715255577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-31459268786226609972007-04-09T04:12:00.000-04:002007-04-09T04:12:00.000-04:00What I really can't stand about this show is that ...What I really can't stand about this show is that no one is pointing at the big pink elephant in the room.<BR/><BR/>WHAT THE HECK ARE THE OTHERS DOING ON THE ISLAND?<BR/><BR/>Right now all the Lostaways are acting as if they don't care what the Others are doing. What's their experiment? why are they kidnapping people? What does Jack know?<BR/><BR/>There are multiple times when Jack/Kate/Sawyer had close contact with an Other - for example with Alex's boyfriend they could have gleaned some info while talking. Or with Kate, she could have asked Juliet for info (not that she would have told the truth). But right now the writers are having the characters just _not care_ about this situation. Sayid (underused this season, I think) could certainly use some of his persuasive abilities :).<BR/><BR/>Instead, this show has "lost" a lot of credibility with me - seems like the producers are making things up as they go along, as long as the advertising dollars come in.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113524012578840284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74938292998242685982007-04-06T14:02:00.000-04:002007-04-06T14:02:00.000-04:00anonymous - about the "good list." Sure, some of ...anonymous - about the "good list." Sure, some of those people may not have killed the way Kate and Sawyer did, but nearly all of them feel responsible for the death of another person, whether they are or not. Claire put her mother in a coma that's pretty likely to end in death. Sun's affair led to her boyfriend jumping to his death. And Locke told his father that his to-be-stepson was suspicious of him, leading to the son's death.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02239086941985919886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42195790066614121132007-04-06T12:39:00.000-04:002007-04-06T12:39:00.000-04:00Ah Lost! I have stopped watching the show with an...Ah Lost! I have stopped watching the show with an engaged brain, I have stopped trying to figure things out. I fast forward all love triangle scenes and just enjoy the fabulous eye candy of Sayid, Jin and Desmond.<BR/><BR/>Sure they Losties could move to the barracks and enjoy houses and beds and safeties, but then they would not have the satisfaction of living in palm huts they built with their own hands. Does it make sense? no. If it were I, I would move them to the barracks, crash another plane and have the Losties become the Others and end the series.Taleenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465468178554091355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27937155655340111682007-04-06T01:38:00.000-04:002007-04-06T01:38:00.000-04:00"No, because we've known The Sopranos is about the..."No, because we've known The Sopranos is about the Mafia since the first episode. I still don't know what the hell Lost is about. Other than an excuse to get jerked around every week, which is getting old."<BR/><BR/>But we've known that Lost is about not knowing what the hell it's about since the first episode too, Jim.<BR/><BR/>--<A HREF="http://www.alltooflat.com/about/personal/sean" REL="nofollow">Sean</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-37779214960276191682007-04-05T23:36:00.000-04:002007-04-05T23:36:00.000-04:00I say Jin is a good person. He's just got a monstr...I say Jin is a good person. He's just got a monstrous dark side that Sun's father helped unleash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16347072117062593472007-04-05T23:32:00.000-04:002007-04-05T23:32:00.000-04:00What happened to Russo?What happened to Russo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54481865216443748862007-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:002007-04-05T22:18:00.000-04:00No, because we've known The Sopranos is about the ...No, because we've known The Sopranos is about the Mafia since the first episode. I still don't know what the hell Lost is about. Other than an excuse to get jerked around every week, which is getting old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90060086740244967062007-04-05T21:47:00.000-04:002007-04-05T21:47:00.000-04:00Alan:"And Sean, I see what you're saying about Jul...Alan:<BR/><BR/>"And Sean, I see what you're saying about Juliet having been corrupted by Ben's influence, but at the same time it feels too much like a plot contrivance to give the writers license to do anything."<BR/><BR/>Well, isn't that kind of the whole show? The power of the monster and/or island to manifest people's innermost desires and/or fears, the backstory segments that enable the writers to put some surprising "this changes everything" twist on established characters on a regular basis...the whole shebang is an exercise in creating reasons for the rules of realism not to apply. To me, at least, that's been apparent from the get-go, which is why it's so strange to me to read people taking the show to task for it now. It's like people complaining next Monday that [i]The Sopranos[/i] is losing them because it's about the mafia.<BR/><BR/>--<A HREF="http://www.alltooflat.com/about/personal/sean" REL="nofollow">Sean</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87151111417883788242007-04-05T19:44:00.000-04:002007-04-05T19:44:00.000-04:00I'd definitely say Jin is on the "good person" lis...I'd definitely say Jin is on the "good person" list right now. He may have beat up people for a tim, but have we ever seen him kill someone? I feel that if we've yet to see someone kill another person, they are good. Locke, Jin, Rose, Bernard... maybe even Claire. They are right now the only good main characters I can possibly think of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88063096772904705762007-04-05T18:12:00.000-04:002007-04-05T18:12:00.000-04:00Alan, your criticisms are totally valid, but at th...Alan, your criticisms are totally valid, but at the same time I still enjoy this show immensely. Little moments like Juliet flipping Kate on her back when Kate tried to attack... and the great Sawyer/Hurley interactions, and just watching the very purty Desmond do, well, anything. This season isn't irking me as badly as 24 is, which I have basically stopped watching, but Lost is still must watch TV for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69701003484069522002007-04-05T16:54:00.000-04:002007-04-05T16:54:00.000-04:00Yes, the Juliet thing is implausible, but not any ...Yes, the Juliet thing is implausible, but not any more so (and in fact, much less so, I think) than all the Losties intersecting prior to coming to the island (tonight, our latest example: Cassidy and Kate). I continue to suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride, and I still consider Lost one of the better shows on network TV (which is, sadly, the only kind of TV I can get until non-network shows come out on DVD and I can rent them at Netflix).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-86722550459784562502007-04-05T15:05:00.000-04:002007-04-05T15:05:00.000-04:00I call "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" baloney. (In terms ...I call "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" baloney. (In terms of being made up of discarded bits, not in terms of being a lot of hooey. Althought that too, a little.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70885941510380635212007-04-05T14:52:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:52:00.000-04:00Oh, I know I started it, Cheesesteak. I'm just try...Oh, I know I started it, Cheesesteak. I'm just trying to find out if I can steer it over to the sequel (or whatever you call "Wake Up").Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-46405143434123898762007-04-05T14:41:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:41:00.000-04:00why did Kate and Juliets gas-induced sleep wear of...<I>why did Kate and Juliets gas-induced sleep wear off before Jack and Sayid's?</I><BR/><BR/>This is at least ONE thing that's explainable - Kate and Juliet were dragged out into the woods, and therefore had fresh air surrounding them for a while, while Jack and Sayid were left in the gas-infested air, meaning they probably got a "higher dose" for a longer period.Bobmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604050338240551711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-19421491238467128362007-04-05T14:34:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:34:00.000-04:00Now, I'll be real impressed if we can start turnin...Now, I'll be real impressed if we can start turning this into a "Wake Up, Ron Burgundy" quoteathon. I'll start: <BR/><BR/>"Cannibalism. Invented by the Japanese in 1800s. The eating of flesh, for the sustension of life!"<BR/><BR/>What? Just me?Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26159489583473225202007-04-05T14:29:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:29:00.000-04:00Alan: Where'd you get a grenade?Alan: Where'd you get a grenade?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42406467735702061552007-04-05T14:09:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:09:00.000-04:00Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really...Boy, that escalated quickly... I mean, that really got out of hand fast.<BR/><BR/>Now, honest question: Is it wrong that during the whole Juliet-and-Kate-cuffed together I felt... you know... kinda... erm... inspired?FinÃsima Personahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581301382513661741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65617721145230593402007-04-05T14:08:00.000-04:002007-04-05T14:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.FinÃsima Personahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17581301382513661741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22419716834092066412007-04-05T13:16:00.000-04:002007-04-05T13:16:00.000-04:00J, I love lamp.J, I love lamp.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77320685761020853442007-04-05T13:15:00.000-04:002007-04-05T13:15:00.000-04:00You know what? I had a long day, and I didn't thi...You know what? I had a long day, and I <I>didn't</I> think once during this episode. Okay, once. Long enough to decide that the B story with Sawyer was total crap.<BR/><BR/>But for the most part I didn't think. And my reaction? "Ooo, MONSTER."<BR/><BR/>I like monster. ROAR, addingmachinenoises, ROAR.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278397835543484753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22545198071275920022007-04-05T12:47:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:47:00.000-04:00Jin, yes, I know which one I am talking about. Rem...Jin, yes, I know which one I am talking about. Remember at one point, Jin did NOT do what the boss told him to do...actually 2 times. The first time, he was supposed to kill the businessman in the man's house in front of his family. He chose to defy the boss--did he really have much choice here? He's married to the boss's daughter and was sort of forced into his job in order to stay with her. <BR/><BR/>Also, he was supposed to kill Sun's lover, but walked away from that as well.<BR/><BR/>Hurley never intentionally harmed anyone, unlike Sawyer, Kate, Sayid, etc.<BR/><BR/>Sawyer was not forced into conning people. Kate was not forced to kill her stepfather. Just as the two last week...they were con artists as well.<BR/><BR/>Locke was getting benefits for clinical depression. I don't think that counts as scamming the government. I've known people to legally be on SSI for less....Plus, the only reason he was rejected from the program was because he didn't go to therapy. He wanted his father to love him. That's his biggest crime. And he was rejected, hurt, etc. again and again.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if my reasoning is not working for you, then why is Locke okay in the Other's eyes, but Kate is not?K J Gillenwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023089365553324315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-17328698239829983372007-04-05T12:41:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:41:00.000-04:00It's now obvious that Juliet is a mole. Sayid thin...It's now obvious that Juliet is a mole. Sayid thinks she is, and he's the one who's always right about that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with dennis. Shouldn't they be bringing everyone from the beach to the Other's compound, so they can live in houses, and use electricity, and have a sonic fence to protect themselves from the Smoke Monster? Way better shelter than the Rape Caves.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351452512636422112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27173109198640190802007-04-05T12:38:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:38:00.000-04:00I tried with this episode, but I turned it off aft...I tried with this episode, but I turned it off after 15 minutes. I hate Kate for personal reasons, and I can't stand the whole Kate/Jack/Sawyer/Juliet quadrangle the writers are trying to force down our throats. If everyone on the show was 15, lines like "Jack told you to leave because you broke his heart!" would make sense. <BR/><BR/>I do agree with Sean, however, about Juliet's behavior, manipulative for the sake of it. <BR/><BR/>But I'm shocked Lindelof actually explained Ben's behavior to Alan that way. Either that was a) a fakeout because he's got something planned, b) a brazen bit of honesty/stupidity, or c) A rather depressing admission of Lindelof's contempt for audience intelligence. I have a feeling it's c.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27038400040738696012007-04-05T12:25:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:25:00.000-04:00As much as I enjoyed Hurley and Sawyer's storyline...As much as I enjoyed Hurley and Sawyer's storyline, something occured to me. Why does Sawyer have so much trouble being liked, if he wants to be liked? HE'S A FRIGGING CON-MAN!!! He's supposed to know how to manipulate people and gain their trust! He should have befriended Claire and sold her swamp-side property in Florida if he wanted!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826413365790850707noreply@blogger.com