Homecoming
It's September already, can you believe it? By the end of the month, most of the shows on TV will have premiered. Except, of course, for "Lost." God giveth ...
00:01 -- Claire is back and she looks just fine ... for an amnesic pregnant woman.
00:03 -- Claire doesn't remember anyone, including Charlie. I'm jealous.
00:01 -- Claire is back and she looks just fine ... for an amnesic pregnant woman.
00:03 -- Claire doesn't remember anyone, including Charlie. I'm jealous.
00:04 -- Nice little conversation between Jin and Sun, with Jin asking about the baby. At the time, we had no clue about their problems getting pregnant. A 30-second scene that meant absolutely nothing at the time means so much more now. In a way, those 30 seconds are why I love watching a television show again -- to see the things you couldn't have possibly picked up on at the time.
00:05 -- "Ethan's the bad guy." -- Charlie.
00:07 -- It's going to take a lot for me to write anything about this Charlie flashback. Every time a Charlie flashback starts, I am just going to put in a favorite movie quote of mine.
00:10 -- Ethan kind of irks me. Not because of all the shit he did, but because they made him seem almost superhuman -- which he clearly wasn't. Just feels stupid watching him now.
00:11 -- Though, of course, I am rooting for him to kill Charlie.
00:12 -- "What if Ethan isn't alone?" -- Locke
00:14 -- "My motherf**ker is so cool when he goes to bed, sheep count him." -- from the movie "Heist."
00:16 -- The more I think about it, the more I would totally be Boone if I were stranded on the island. Minus the chiseled features though.
00:18 -- "Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends." -- from the movie "25th Hour."
00:19 -- "Ask any dope rat where their junk sprang and they'll say they scraped it from that who scored it from this who bought it off so and after four or five connections the list always ends with the Pin. But I bet you got every rat in town together and said 'show your hands' if any of them've actually seen the Pin, you'd get a crowd of full pockets." -- from the movie "Brick."
00:20 -- Staying awake is probably one of the keys to being a good night watchman.
00:22 -- "How did he get past us?" -- Sayid, talking about Ethan. See? Again, they make Ethan seem almost superhuman.
00:23 -- "Sorry I kept calling you Steve, man. Amen, I guess." -- Hurley at Scott's funeral.
00:24 -- "You mean nobody's told you?" -- Shannon to Claire.
00:25 -- "And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that this is not just 'Something That Happened.' This cannot be 'One of those things...' This, please, cannot be that. And for what I would like to say, I can't. This was not just a matter of chance. Ohhhh. These strange things happen all the time." -- The narrator from "Magnolia."
00:28 -- Guns, the great equalizer.
00:30 -- "Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss." -- From the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
00:31 -- "Yeah, I remember. You shot him ... and missed." -- Jack to Sawyer.
00:32 -- "Guns are a last resort. We want him alive." -- Sayid. Foreshadowing?
00:33 -- Should pregnant women be standing out in the pouring rain?
00:34 -- Ethan smash!
00:36 -- While I appreciate the nobility of Charlie killing Ethan, may I just say one thing? What a jackass. I mean really, just a stupid move. On every level.
00:38 -- "I really thought you were retarded. I mean, you're better than that Corky kid and he's actually retarded. If there was a retarded Oscar you would win, hands down, kick his ass!" -- From the movie "Garden State."
00:40 -- "It was imaginary peanut butter, actually." -- Charlie. Ok, that was a good line.
This episode would fall under the category of being a good episode on its own, but doesn't do much for advancing the story line -- either on the island or in the flashback. Overall though, I give this episode a D. Really did little for me.
00:05 -- "Ethan's the bad guy." -- Charlie.
00:07 -- It's going to take a lot for me to write anything about this Charlie flashback. Every time a Charlie flashback starts, I am just going to put in a favorite movie quote of mine.
00:10 -- Ethan kind of irks me. Not because of all the shit he did, but because they made him seem almost superhuman -- which he clearly wasn't. Just feels stupid watching him now.
00:11 -- Though, of course, I am rooting for him to kill Charlie.
00:12 -- "What if Ethan isn't alone?" -- Locke
00:14 -- "My motherf**ker is so cool when he goes to bed, sheep count him." -- from the movie "Heist."
00:16 -- The more I think about it, the more I would totally be Boone if I were stranded on the island. Minus the chiseled features though.
00:18 -- "Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends." -- from the movie "25th Hour."
00:19 -- "Ask any dope rat where their junk sprang and they'll say they scraped it from that who scored it from this who bought it off so and after four or five connections the list always ends with the Pin. But I bet you got every rat in town together and said 'show your hands' if any of them've actually seen the Pin, you'd get a crowd of full pockets." -- from the movie "Brick."
00:20 -- Staying awake is probably one of the keys to being a good night watchman.
00:22 -- "How did he get past us?" -- Sayid, talking about Ethan. See? Again, they make Ethan seem almost superhuman.
00:23 -- "Sorry I kept calling you Steve, man. Amen, I guess." -- Hurley at Scott's funeral.
00:24 -- "You mean nobody's told you?" -- Shannon to Claire.
00:25 -- "And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that this is not just 'Something That Happened.' This cannot be 'One of those things...' This, please, cannot be that. And for what I would like to say, I can't. This was not just a matter of chance. Ohhhh. These strange things happen all the time." -- The narrator from "Magnolia."
00:28 -- Guns, the great equalizer.
00:30 -- "Well, technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss." -- From the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
00:31 -- "Yeah, I remember. You shot him ... and missed." -- Jack to Sawyer.
00:32 -- "Guns are a last resort. We want him alive." -- Sayid. Foreshadowing?
00:33 -- Should pregnant women be standing out in the pouring rain?
00:34 -- Ethan smash!
00:36 -- While I appreciate the nobility of Charlie killing Ethan, may I just say one thing? What a jackass. I mean really, just a stupid move. On every level.
00:38 -- "I really thought you were retarded. I mean, you're better than that Corky kid and he's actually retarded. If there was a retarded Oscar you would win, hands down, kick his ass!" -- From the movie "Garden State."
00:40 -- "It was imaginary peanut butter, actually." -- Charlie. Ok, that was a good line.
This episode would fall under the category of being a good episode on its own, but doesn't do much for advancing the story line -- either on the island or in the flashback. Overall though, I give this episode a D. Really did little for me.
Comments
my company has now banned youtube. Nazi's won't let us smoke on the campus (not even in our cars) either. Sigh
Posted by: Janelle | September 6, 2007 08:37 AM
That poor girl. Sad, really, and hysterical at the same time. As we say in the south, bless her heart. I kind of feel ashamed to be a southerner when I see something like that. Doesn't help that I'm also a blonde! But you've got to admit that what she said was so unbelievably insane that there is nothing to do but laugh. You knew they would have videos poking fun at that. I'm sure there will be more.
Posted by: cathead67 | September 6, 2007 09:11 AM
A good chuckle...
I think after listening to that nonsense, Mario should have whipped out a map and asked her to locate the U.S. (Americans).
Sad.
Posted by: Janice | September 6, 2007 09:20 AM
He kept a pretty straight face. Score 1 for Mario.
Posted by: cathead67 | September 6, 2007 10:29 AM
I have been a long time reader of the diary and on TMZ. First time commenting though.
Janelle, you must work where I do, no youtube, no smoking on campus, no TMZ even!
Posted by: Marlo | September 6, 2007 10:36 AM
Whew, just checked, TMZ is still opening up. It is so annoying, if you click on something the company doesn't like, this on-screen camera just clicks away at you ... like I am a perv trying to open porn or something.
I tried to watch my some Lost rerun last night, too, and fell asleep. Couldda been the Tylenol PM tho. :)
Posted by: Janelle | September 6, 2007 11:22 AM
I wanted to comment on Jin's concern over Claire and the baby.......I actually noticed that when this episode first ran because, up until that point, Jin had shown no real concern for the other survivors other than offering food that one time. I even made the comment to a friend that I wondered if Sun could be pregnant..and then of course I never thought about it again until she called in the middle of the show (a big no-no at my house) where we found out that Sun is in fact pregnant. She cussed and screamed at me and wanted to know how I knew way back then about the pregnancy......like it wasn't some freak thing that my mind hit on. (I did it again with the Cassie story in The Long Con) Wild guesses that worked for once.
Oh, and a favorite quote of mine: "PSYCHOS do not EXPLODE when the sun hits them! I don't give a f*#k how crazy they are!"; Seth (George Clooney)in From Dusk Til Dawn
AND
"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks."-Forrest Gump
Posted by: Angel | September 6, 2007 08:10 PM
a 'D' for this episode? really, Daniel?
aww, angel! you took one of my fav quotes (the forrest gump one)!
my other favorite quote:
"Uncommon beauty is commonly overlooked."
The Woodsman
Posted by: sarah | September 7, 2007 05:34 AM
Every time I get stuck in traffic because someone is going 55 in the left lane -- from "Dragnet: The Movie" and spoken by Tom Hanks:
"It's the vertical pedal on the right."
A D?? Come on Daniel, just because it's a Charlie episode ... however I am becoming more annoyed by him and I don't know if that is the plot or your hatred bleeding through.
Posted by: Janelle | September 7, 2007 06:15 AM
The plot could've been advanced a lot more if that damn Charlie hadn't killed Ethan and Sayid was able to "coax" him for information!
By the way, one of my favorite movie quotes is actually a series of lines by several characters in "Facing the Giants"--
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: By the way, some man called lookin' for you today.
Grant Taylor: Who?
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: Stan Schultz.
Grant Taylor: Stan Schultz?
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: Yeah.
Brady Owens: Stan Schultz - isn't that a cartoonist?
Grant Taylor: That's *Charles* Schultz.
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: No, I thought Charles Schultz was that man that flew across the ocean in "The Spirit of St. Andrews."
Grant Taylor: That's Charles Lindbergh, and it's "The Spirit of St. Louis."
Brady Owens: Naw, Lindbergh is a cheese!
Grant Taylor: Limburger's the cheese. Lindbergh's the man.
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: No, Lindbergh was that blimp that blew up and killed all them people.
Grant Taylor: That's the Hindenburg.
Brady Owens: Nah, Hindenburg's where you go skiing in Tennessee.
Grant Taylor: That's Gatlinburg!
J.T. Hawkins Jr.: Gatlinburg? You mean like the country music group, the Gatlinburg Brothers?
Grant Taylor: [throws ball] Crazy.
Posted by: cathead67 | September 7, 2007 06:22 AM
Tommy Boy:
"RT, I lost my virginity to your daughter for crying out loud! Rob - you were there."
Posted by: Jim | September 7, 2007 07:24 AM
I love "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die!"
-Inigo in The Princess Bride
Posted by: Marlo | September 7, 2007 07:32 AM
Some excellent quotes to brighten up my Friday. Thanks!
I think the episode deserved a grade better than a D, but obviously this is your diary and you're entitled to your opinion.
Charlie's flashback helped explain why he was so upset about Claire being taken. He had disappointed and hurt people in his life and Claire was one more person for that list while she was missing.
Posted by: Liz | September 7, 2007 07:56 AM
My personal favorite for so many reasons:
"Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child."
-Luca Brasi, The Godfather
Posted by: Janice | September 7, 2007 07:58 AM
Daniel: Thank you for putting up that Locke screencap, that was the highlight of the entire episode. With that sneaking, super happy look on his face.
Posted by: Janice | September 7, 2007 08:04 AM
Nice Guy Eddie: Resoviour Dogs:
"First things Fu**ing Last"
Posted by: JS | September 7, 2007 08:22 AM
Janice, I'm with you on that screen cap of Locke. It really sums up his character: he totally loves his Rambo-like life on the island.
Posted by: cathead67 | September 7, 2007 09:05 AM
Though I would add my 2cents in....
Pink: All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life - remind me to kill myself. FROM DAZED AND CONFUSED
Duane Cody: It's true, you could break your neck. But it's a risk I'm willing to take. FROM RAT RACE
Another great blog Daniel- though I don't think the episode was THAT bad- I'd give it a B-
And I have to add- even though it would have worked in the favor of the Losties to keep Ethan alive- to give him a good ole fashion Iraqi ass whuppin/torture session- I for one am glad Charlie shot him. Daniel your right- they wrote the others like they were superhuman in the beginning- and who knows- they might be since they don't seem to age....
Have a great Friday!
Amber
Posted by: Amber | September 7, 2007 10:57 AM
I agree with Liz. I had forgotten how Charlie got into the scam with the woman and so forth. Crashing on the island was the best thing to ever happen to Charlie. Yes he still made mistakes but the island helped Charlie redeem himself in so many ways. He grew up and became a man who cared more for others than himself. Way cool and honorable.
Posted by: ♥ Susan ♥ | September 7, 2007 10:58 AM
One of my favorite movie quotes-
Butch Cassidy: Then you jump first.
Sundance Kid: No, I said.
Butch Cassidy: What's the matter with you?
Sundance Kid: I can't swim.
Butch Cassidy: Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you.
From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Posted by: ♥ Susan ♥ | September 7, 2007 11:04 AM
Is the reason the Losties didn't immediately shoot Henry Gale because of the lost opportunity to interrogate Ethan? If they had kept Ethan alive, would he have lied and manipulated as much as Henry did?
Posted by: Janelle | September 7, 2007 11:33 AM
Sayid certainly knew Henry was full of crap and I think he could've gotten more out of him. I'm sure much more torture was in store if it wasn't for Michael.
Posted by: cathead67 | September 7, 2007 11:45 AM
Hahaha, Ethan smash! Love the reference, Daniel. :)
Favorite movie quote:
"Say what you want about the tenets of national socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos." --The Big Lebowski
Posted by: Juliet | September 10, 2007 02:31 PM