Archive for November, 2006

DHARMA Horns and Alex the Outcast

November 21, 2006

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

November 10, 2006

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”

November 8, 2006

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.

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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.

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3.05 “The Cost of Living”

November 1, 2006

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…

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