vilakins | Lost: Cabin Fever

I know hardly anyone who watches Lost which is a pity because this season rocks.

A Locke episode at last! Poor Locke, not even touched by his mother let alone hugged, but I suppose if she was adopting him out, it could have been because she knew she couldn't keep him. And the unchanging Alpert was there at the neonatal unit, visited him as a boy, and tried to get him into the Mittelos science camp presumably not open to most teen-aged geeks. ;-) Is Alpert immortal, does he travel through time, or is he a construct of the Island?

I wonder what the symbolism of the objects Alpert offered were. I thought Locke would take the knife first, but he chose (or examined?) the sand, the compass, and then took the knife. Sand from the beach (or sands of time?), a compass to get him to were he belongs, and a knife for protection? He obviously shouldn't have chosen the knife, but why? If he'd taken the law book perhaps, would they have taken him to the special school? And what would it have been, a training place for potential Island bondmates or Jacobs?

Locke was a bright boy, playing backgammon and doing well in science, yet he had a series of dead-end jobs. I wonder if he deliberately chose undemanding work so that he could channel his energies into survivalism or the war games he plays with his friends when he was at the box factory.

Other things: Claire still has a bruise on her forehead, but she seems so different in the cabin: confident and happy, almost smug, and unconcerned about Aaron, that I wonder if she's as dead as Christian. After all, it was so unlikely that she survived that explosion. And it seems that the time difference between the island and the freighter is quite large (a day?) unless this takes place simultaneously with the Jack stuff last week.

And that last sentence? I yelled, "Yes!" just for the SF-ness either. And you know, they must be getting very close to 26 December 2004 and I'd been expecting the tsunami to affect them--but it looks as though the Island might cause it.

(And I also can't help but think of that Goon Show episode where they towed Great Britain out into the Atlantic, leaving a life-sized cardboard replica for the Germans to bomb--with cardboard bombs.)

However if anyone wants to discuss any other eps, like the intriguing Ben one, The Shape of Things to Come, feel free. :-)

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I'm frightened for Desmond's life at this point. After that great episode where he became unstuck in time, he's cemented himself as my favorite character... and yet he apparently didn't get off the island with the Oceanic six, *and* refused to go back to the island with Sayid.

I was kind of shocked by the death of the captain in this episode. After Michael's note not to trust him, I was almost sure he knew more than he was saying, but this episode makes him seem like the straightest shooter on the freighter (with the possible exception of Lapidus).

Hurley giving Ben half of his candy bar was the most perfect character moment I've ever seen.

The "Jack gets appendicitis" episode was kind of underwhelming.

Yay, another Lost fan!

All Jack episodes are underwhelming. He is one of the most boring characters on TV and they seem to think he's the star. They're so wrong.

I thought the captain was a good guy too. I am so looking forward to Keamy's death; unlike Ben, he's totally evil and thus rather banal so not even interesting to watch as Ben always is.

I loved the candy bar scene--and the mention of Dharma ranch dressing. ;-D Locke and Hurley are my favourite characters and Ben's becoming very compelling. I do like Desmond too and that lost-in-time ep was one of the all-time best of the series. I have no idea how Desmond will survive, but everything's pretty open and Penny may exert her influence yet.

whatho discusses Lost a lot in her LJ and probably knows where the forums are.

Thanks! I've found some comms but they don't really appeal. I'd be happy to discuss it with a few fans here, being intrigued but not really heavily into it.

I loved this episode, possibly even more than the Ben one. It was exactly the right kind of WTF, if you know what I mean. Substantial and intriguing rather than simply confusing and frustrating. And how great was it to finally get another Locke ep? Never has this icon been more appropriate. :)

And the unchanging Alpert was there at the neonatal unit,

That scene just freaked me out. I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck standing up when his face was revealed, I swear.

And I'd been thinking Richard must simply be unaging, but time travel is a definite possibility.

I already mentioned my thoughts on the objects, etc., in a comment on

selenak's post on the ep (http://selenak.livejournal.com/383433.html). I won't bother repeating them here, but I found that whole thing very interesting in terms of what it seems to imply.

I wonder if she's as dead as Christian

A lot of people seem to be coming up with that theory, and the more I think about it, the more I think it really makes sense. Well, maybe not sense, but it fits, anyway. Aww, poor Claire.

Hurley giving Ben half of his candy bar was the most perfect character moment I've ever seen.

That was rather marvelous. Although my favorite Hurley bit in this one is his theory as to why they're the only ones who can see the cabin. :)

The "Jack gets appendicitis" episode was kind of underwhelming.

Not least because we know he gets off safe, so there wasn't even any hope. Er, I mean suspense. Yes, suspense. :)

Although it is interesting at least in terms of what both Ben and Rose have talked about in the last couple of episodes, in that the Island apparently can keep people healthy if it wants to. I'm thinking maybe the Island is finally as tired of Jack as I am. ;)

If it wasn't for Locke's kidney being a match for his father, I'd suspect that Locke had a father of significance, like Widmark. I wonder what it is that marked Locke out at birth--or any of the characters, all of whom seem to have been chosen by the Island to be on the flight. I wondered about time travel because Alpert may have known retroactively about Locke, but OTOH he was angry when Locke took the knife instead of the book. Oh, and Locke's drawing of the smoke monster? That was creepier than Alpert to me. They really are playing with time a lot here.

I read

selenak's post today after I'd posted because I didn't want to be influenced. I didn't comment because I didn't think I had anything to add. I'd forgotten Milo staring at Claire, but yeah, it's another nail in her coffin. She doesn't seem to mind being dead though.

Hurley rocked in this. We need more Hurley. And he may sometimes be crazy, but he's also often very down-to-earth and sensible. Me, I'd have stayed with them rather than go wandering off by myself in the dark, esp with trained killers around. I think it was you who said Locke meant that advice for Hurley's safety, and I agree.

My favourite eps of this season are this one, Desmond's, and Ben's because of the intriguing SF elements and timey-wimey stuff.

Laughing away here. My thoughts exactly.

If it wasn't for Locke's kidney being a match for his father, I'd suspect that Locke had a father of significance,

Hey, for all we know, Locke's father is significant. Somehow. To more people than him and Sawyer, I mean.

And he may sometimes be crazy, but he's also often very down-to-earth and sensible.

Yeah, hurley may be quite literally certifiable, but as crazy as he is, in many ways he's the single sanest person on that island.

My favourite eps of this season are this one, Desmond's, and Ben's because of the intriguing SF elements and timey-wimey stuff.

Agreed on all three counts. (And, heh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't help thinking of this kind of thing as "timey-wimey stuff" now. :))

:-) And I just saw the latest DW. I daresay I'd better avoid spoilery comments in case others haven't.

[goes off to read reviews]

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