Exodus, Part 2 (Part 1)
I've decided to break the two-hour season one finale of "Lost" into two parts -- mostly because I just don't want the season to end. Re-watching season one has been much more enjoyable than I would have thought. I think when it's all said and done, I will have learned two things: Jin is criminally underrated as a character and the show has really gotten better each season.
Some quick notes:
-- Is it me or is "Chuck" becoming really good? Just a perfect blend of action and comedy.
-- I am starting to catch up on "Dexter" (I am now three episodes into this season). There really is no better actor on television than Michael C. Hall.
-- "Heroes" talk for a second. How do they do a whole episode about the gap between seasons one and two and give no explanation about what happened to Sylar?
Let's roll:
00:03 -- "Previously on 'Lost'" was nearly three minutes long. Apparently they thought people might tune into the most confusing show on television for the first time ... for the season finale.
Some quick notes:
-- Is it me or is "Chuck" becoming really good? Just a perfect blend of action and comedy.
-- I am starting to catch up on "Dexter" (I am now three episodes into this season). There really is no better actor on television than Michael C. Hall.
-- "Heroes" talk for a second. How do they do a whole episode about the gap between seasons one and two and give no explanation about what happened to Sylar?
Let's roll:
00:03 -- "Previously on 'Lost'" was nearly three minutes long. Apparently they thought people might tune into the most confusing show on television for the first time ... for the season finale.
00:04 -- Charlie wants a gun so he can protect Claire, which apparently trumps the safety of everyone else.
00:05 -- Jack and the gang have arrived at the Black Rock and I just keep thinking the same thing: I can't wait for Artz to blow up!
00:07 -- Locke gives everyone a history lesson on slave vessels from Africa. Of course he does.
00:09 -- Artz is kind of a whiny bitch.
00:10 -- And an asshole.
00:11 -- And in pieces. (Still awesome a second time around)
00:13 -- Some random white guy threatens Jin in the airport bathroom, in Korean. Nobody threatens Jin in his own language and gets away with it.
00:15 -- "Who doesn't like Bob Marley?" -- Michael. Me, that's who. I had a roommate freshman year, who I hated, who played Bob Marley constantly. So now I hate his music. Thanks Rob Whateveryourlastnamewas.
00:17 -- "That was messed up." -- Hurley
00:18 -- Jack and Locke are following Artz's instructions, wrapping the dynamite in a wet t-shirt to transport it. Considering how it worked out for Artz, I might have tried a different method.
00:20 -- "Don't touch the sides." -- Jack
00:21 -- Rousseau came back to camp screaming her head off. No one does crazy like she does.
00:22 -- I don't know a lot about heroin, but it doesn't seem like the kind of thing you lose in your hotel room.
00:24 -- I'm actually with Charlie on this one: If I only had a little bit of heroin left, I wouldn't share it with the drugged-up whore I picked up the night before at the bar.
00:25 -- The only thing more annoying than hearing Michael yell "My boy!" is hearing Claire yell "My baby!" Oh, and Rousseau stole Turnip Head.
00:26 -- "You got some ... Artz on you." -- Hurley
00:28 -- Sawyer is, predictably, reading all the messages in the bottle. Now I can't get the Police out of my head.
00:29 -- I hope that some gets my, I hope that someone gets my ...
00:30 -- Dear lord, Claire is annoying as all hell.
00:32 -- Back at the airport, Michael is trying to pawn Walt off on his mom. Can't blame him: the kid is acting like a f'n brat. But on the boat, he's father of the year. A subtle reminder that Michael and Walt are actually better off on the island.
00:36 -- Jack, Kate, Hurly and Locke are heading back to the hatch, in that order. Hurley drew the short straw in that formation, didn't he?
00:38 -- "Do you think all this, all that we've been through, do you think we're being punished?" -- Sun
00:40 -- "The plane was loaded with heroin." -- Sayid. And it's Charlie's birthday!
00:42 -- "So, dude, what do you think is inside that hatch thing?" -- Hurley.
00:42 -- "Stacks of TV dinners from the 50's, or something. And TVs, and cable, some cell phones, clean socks, soap, Twinkies... you know, for dessert, after the TV dinners. Twinkies keep for like 8000 years, man." -- Hurley
00:43 -- "Hope. I think hope is inside." -- Locke
00:44 -- And a puff of black smoke just flew by. Common to us now, but back then, holy shit!
00:45 -- While everyone runs away from the smoke monster, Locke goes towards it. Sums him up perfectly, doesn't it?
Alright, I figure we'll pick up with the last half next week (I promise I won't be late this time).
Also, I think I am going to have to start re-watching season two. I thought I wasn't, then I thought I was, then I wasn't -- now I feel I have to. Why? Henry Gale withdrawl. I've been able to find some of my season two diaries, but I think a re-watch is definitely in order. Not setting it in stone yet (what would we do next summer?), but it's starting to feel right.
00:05 -- Jack and the gang have arrived at the Black Rock and I just keep thinking the same thing: I can't wait for Artz to blow up!
00:07 -- Locke gives everyone a history lesson on slave vessels from Africa. Of course he does.
00:09 -- Artz is kind of a whiny bitch.
00:10 -- And an asshole.
00:11 -- And in pieces. (Still awesome a second time around)
00:13 -- Some random white guy threatens Jin in the airport bathroom, in Korean. Nobody threatens Jin in his own language and gets away with it.
00:15 -- "Who doesn't like Bob Marley?" -- Michael. Me, that's who. I had a roommate freshman year, who I hated, who played Bob Marley constantly. So now I hate his music. Thanks Rob Whateveryourlastnamewas.
00:17 -- "That was messed up." -- Hurley
00:18 -- Jack and Locke are following Artz's instructions, wrapping the dynamite in a wet t-shirt to transport it. Considering how it worked out for Artz, I might have tried a different method.
00:20 -- "Don't touch the sides." -- Jack
00:21 -- Rousseau came back to camp screaming her head off. No one does crazy like she does.
00:22 -- I don't know a lot about heroin, but it doesn't seem like the kind of thing you lose in your hotel room.
00:24 -- I'm actually with Charlie on this one: If I only had a little bit of heroin left, I wouldn't share it with the drugged-up whore I picked up the night before at the bar.
00:25 -- The only thing more annoying than hearing Michael yell "My boy!" is hearing Claire yell "My baby!" Oh, and Rousseau stole Turnip Head.
00:26 -- "You got some ... Artz on you." -- Hurley
00:28 -- Sawyer is, predictably, reading all the messages in the bottle. Now I can't get the Police out of my head.
00:29 -- I hope that some gets my, I hope that someone gets my ...
00:30 -- Dear lord, Claire is annoying as all hell.
00:32 -- Back at the airport, Michael is trying to pawn Walt off on his mom. Can't blame him: the kid is acting like a f'n brat. But on the boat, he's father of the year. A subtle reminder that Michael and Walt are actually better off on the island.
00:36 -- Jack, Kate, Hurly and Locke are heading back to the hatch, in that order. Hurley drew the short straw in that formation, didn't he?
00:38 -- "Do you think all this, all that we've been through, do you think we're being punished?" -- Sun
00:40 -- "The plane was loaded with heroin." -- Sayid. And it's Charlie's birthday!
00:42 -- "So, dude, what do you think is inside that hatch thing?" -- Hurley.
00:42 -- "Stacks of TV dinners from the 50's, or something. And TVs, and cable, some cell phones, clean socks, soap, Twinkies... you know, for dessert, after the TV dinners. Twinkies keep for like 8000 years, man." -- Hurley
00:43 -- "Hope. I think hope is inside." -- Locke
00:44 -- And a puff of black smoke just flew by. Common to us now, but back then, holy shit!
00:45 -- While everyone runs away from the smoke monster, Locke goes towards it. Sums him up perfectly, doesn't it?
Alright, I figure we'll pick up with the last half next week (I promise I won't be late this time).
Also, I think I am going to have to start re-watching season two. I thought I wasn't, then I thought I was, then I wasn't -- now I feel I have to. Why? Henry Gale withdrawl. I've been able to find some of my season two diaries, but I think a re-watch is definitely in order. Not setting it in stone yet (what would we do next summer?), but it's starting to feel right.
Comments
I hate to say it, but with the writer's strike and the possiblity that we'll only get eight eps of LOST this season, Daniel, i may be right there with you again, watching Season 2. I wanted to wait until next summer, but ...
(Aside: eight eps, wait more than a year for more -- sounds like a BBCA Show called Life on Mars!)
I kept giggling reading the recap, I hope none of the cubicle dwellers around me heard that. For how disturbing this ep is at times, there are some damn funny lines.
Posted by: Janelle | November 16, 2007 12:43 PM
"Hope. I think hope is inside." -- Locke
I love Locke.
And I cracked up about the whole Charlie wanting a gun thing. Yeah, like that's the stupidest idea EVER.
I love Jin too. So cool, yet so hot! : )
Posted by: cathead67 | November 16, 2007 12:59 PM
Dude. Daniel. I thought you were dead.
And THANK YOU. CLAIRE IS SO ANNOYING. Maybe I'm just disturbed by how Emily de Ravin's body really hasn't matured since she was on "Roswell" in the '90's, which means maybe she actually IS an alien, but I just can't warm up to Claire, and see little use for her now that Aaron is born. (Other than the fact that, in the show's timeline, he's still too young for solid food and would starve to death if she weren't around.) (Forgetting that when you watch scenes where he's supposed to be 2-3 weeks old, they're clearly using at least a 5-month old baby.) (Damn you, OSHA, for messing with the realism.)
Posted by: ali | November 16, 2007 01:07 PM
Claire has been irritating me ever since the first season. After she had her baby. Before she had Aaron, she was all right, but I hate her. She was always yelling at Charlie and it drove me nuts!
But LOST is always known for its awesome finales, and this one still beats the Season 2 finale for me, but that's just me. And I also think that we should watch Season 2 now, especially because of the Writer's Strike.
Posted by: hersheygal | November 16, 2007 03:40 PM
I don't have your willpower so I finished season two about a month ago. The second half is as really good, maybe better than I remembered it being, and at least as good as season one.
But the first half if reallllllllly slow. Locke stops being Locke, Charlie gets uber-annoying. The tailies don't really bring anything to the table, but we spend a lot of time with them (and it doesn't help that rewatching it you know their fate and so you don't get emotionally invested in them). There's not a lot of forward momentum, the flashbacks start getting repetitive, and the occasional flash of brilliance only serves to remind you of how much better the first season (and the third) was. So I don't agree that the show gets better every season (with the caveat that season three was by far the best of the three seasons).
However, I'm really looking forward to reading your thoughts so I vote to continue uninterrupted.
Posted by: Dave | November 16, 2007 05:49 PM
I tried rewatching season two after rewatching season one. I couldnt finish it. Ana Lucia was the most annoying character. It was hard to watch her again so i quit.
Posted by: Becky | November 19, 2007 11:13 AM
No doubt she's annoying, but Henry Gale's appearance in Season 2 makes it all worth it. Plus, I like Mr. Eko. I miss him!
Posted by: cathead67 | November 20, 2007 06:38 AM
I miss Ecko too, and yes Henry Gale is worth it. He chills my spine.
Posted by: Becky | November 20, 2007 08:16 AM
I say do season 2. There are things we know now that we didn't know then, etc. Plus I always enjoy your witty comments:)
Posted by: Colleen | November 20, 2007 09:59 AM