Good Tidings to You

Days Left Until 3.07 “Not In Portland” (as of the time of writing): 43

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the people out there. I hope you all have a wonderful time. I know that I did.

Now that I’m out of school for several weeks, I’ll have time to catch up on all the stuff that I’m behind on. Sorry it took me so long, I was very busy with semester finals at school. I’ll catch up, I promise.

So, once again, Merry Christmas!

Goodbye, Day Break

Days Left Until 3.07 “Not In Portland” (as of the time of writing): 53

Well, ABC finally bit the bullet and pulled Day Break, the not-so-successfull filler meant to quell our thirst for LOST. ABC thinks that it was a failed experiment. Apparently, they knew from the beginning that they would have some problem drawing in viewers for the show. That’s where the LOST Spoiler Moments came in.

However, with the canceling of Day Break for the near future, what will become of the Spoiler Moments? They’ve decided to run re-runs of ABC sitcoms like According to Jim and George Lopez. Will we have Spoiler Moments during those? Probably not. We’ll just have to wait until February (at the new LOST time slot – 10 PM EST) to see what will happen. Now that Day Break is gone, they will probably scrap the Spoiler Moments idea because it was merely a ploy to get people to watch Day Break.

Obviously, it didn’t work.

Farewall, Day Break, it’s been real. (Not really.)

TOLP – 12.6.06

Days Left Until 3.07 “Not In Portland” (as of the time of writing): 57

Damon & Carlton return once again to haunt us with their “ultimate” podcast of 2006. They don’t pre-hash “Not In Portland”, but they do give us some good pre-hashing for the new season. Remember, if you can’t stand to listen to them, read the summary in the Official LOST Podcast section of LOSTfix – I lay it out nice and simple for you. And it’s easier on the ears than listening to D&C.

DHARMA Horns and Alex the Outcast

Days Left Until 3.07 “Not In Portland” (as of the time of writing): 78

You know the horns. They sounded when the Others brought Jack out of the compound so that Kate and Sawyer couldn’t yell to him. They sounded when Karl tried to help Sawyer escape from the cages. But do you know another time they sounded? In the second season?

Let’s take a look back at 2.15 “Maternity Leave”. Alex drugs Claire (in flashback to the time Claire was gone in the first season) in the Staff, and starts to drag her out. But we don’t see Alex do the whole thing. The next thing we see is Claire lying down in the jungle. No Alex anywhere. Now, right when the scene begins, listen for the horns… You’ll hear a strong blare to start out, and then, every two seconds or so, another one will sound, getting quieter each time. Try it a couple times and you’ll come to the same conclusion I did: they are the same horn.

If they are indeed the same horn, what does it Here’s two things it could mean:

• Alex got out of the Staff with Claire without being noticed. Once they were in the jungle, the Others came to get Claire out of her room, and finding she wasn’t there, sounded the alarm, and went out into the jungle to find her. Alex heard the alarms and ran.
• Or, the Others saw Alex as she was getting Claire out. Alex dropped Claire off in the jungle and ran.

Those two aren’t very different. The difference lies in if the Others found out it was Alex who got Claire out of there. Let’s think for a moment that they did know it was Alex. Could this be why she became an outcast from the Others? Or was she already an outcast because of something previous?

If Alex’s saving of Claire is why she was an outcast, it makes you wonder if Karl, who seems to be her fellow outcast, had a part in saving Claire, or if he became an outcast because of something different.

Ponder.

TOLP – 11.3.06 & 11.6.06

Days Left Until 3.07 “Not In Portland” (as of the time of writing): 89

You probably know this by know. In fact, I hope you do. I’ve been a total slacker and I missed posting individual articles for these, so here they are. I’m going to do the summaries and key points for these podcasts as soon as I can. After I finish that, I’ll just have three Episode Summaries, Key Points, and Observations left to go. I’m not going to make any promises on how long it will take, because I will be gone this weekend. But hopefully it will be soon. Promise.

3.06 “I Do”

The mini-season finale is coming up…Supposedly “the best episode of LOST ever” (says Damon & Carlton). I’m stoked. The official synopsis.

Jack makes a decision regarding Ben’s offer, Kate feels helpless when it looks like an angry Pickett is going to make good on his threat to kill Sawyer, and Locke discovers a hidden message that may guide him through the next steps of his journey to unlocking the secrets of the island.

Reactions coming after the episode. I know I’m a bit (more than a bit) behind on a lot of the stuff on this site, but don’t let that turn you away (please). During the hiatus I will update a lot and get a lot done. I’ve been very busy lately. Really. I promise I’ll get it done.

Possible Spoiler Warning

If you haven’t seen “I Do” yet, this might be spoilerly.

Reactions

Critics – I don’t care what you say, this what a pretty darn good episode. It was pretty hardcore/intense. I loved it. And I know that there are people out there who won’t like it, and think that LOST has jumped the shark, and won’t watch anymore, and will badmouth LOST as much as they can. Well… to be blunt… if that’s you, go die in a corner.

3.05 “The Cost of Living”

Whoo! Tonight, the Cost of Living airs at 9 PM ET on ABC! Ya! And, once again, the Reactions will be up after the episode. I’m running a bit behind on last week’s Summary, but I’ll catch up and have all of the stuff caught up in a couple days. I’ve been really busy lately. Sorry about that. The official synopsis from ABC:

A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with each other.

Alright. Get ready for this episode! Find the reactions below…

TOLP (Audio): 10.30.06

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are BACK! No interview this week. We jump straight to them post-hashing 3.04 “Every Man For Himself”. Then they pre-hash 3.05 “The Cost of Living”. Then onto questions.

What can we learn from the airport?

What the heck was Locke’s dream all about in 3.03 “Further Instructions”?

Well, first off, Locke, after the hatch incident in which he became mute, constructed a small tent called a sweat lodge. Apparently, if he lit a fire on the inside and poured enough water to fill the tent with steam, he would go into a state where he could meditate. As soon as John reached this state, Boone appeared and took him on a dream journey through Sydney International Airport — but what he saw was very weird.

“Someone in this airport is in serious danger, and you are the only one who can save them,” says Boone, as he pushes John, who is in his wheelchair, around the bustling airport.

As we see people that we recognize from the island, we realize that they are together just as they are on the island — you’ll see what I mean if you follow along.

3.04 “Every Man For Himself”

Tonight, episode 3.04 “Every Man For Himself” airs at 9 PM EST on ABC (of course). Remember that my Summary, Key Points, and Observations will be available within the next couple days. Here’s the official synopsis from ABC:

Sawyer finds out how serious his captors are in making sure he and Kate don’t attempt to escape.

Possible Spoiler Warning

You might find my reactions a bit spoiler-ly if you haven’t seen the episode yet.

Reactions

Can anyone say “Really good episode?” Because I can. I enjoyed every minute of this episode. Every second, in fact. The Sawyer flashback was not the best that we’ve had, but it certainly gave us some very large tidbits about Sawyer’s life…