Get Out of My Head, Lost Season Finale!
Apparently my poor little brain could not process the two hour season finale within the alloted two hour time period, so it resorted to having my sub/unconsciousness flesh it out further in my dreams. Confusing Lost dreams, as fun as they may sound, are not great for a night of restful sleep. Do I have a problem? Quite possibly. Am I the only one? Doubtful.
***SPOILERS***
I don't really know what to make of the last 3 minutes. Wood and I have briefly discussed some possible parallel universe/time warp theories, but I'm not sure we can draw anything conclusive from the ending. My number one question is- are we seeing THE outcome or just one possible outcome (as Wood suggested)? That is, of couse, assuming what we saw is outcome at all. I could be convinced that this is a) Slaughterhouse Five-esque in that everyone is jumping around in time (and possibly in the same places at different times and able to see each other?) OR b) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-esque in that these people continue to go through the same experiences over and over again but keep forgetting each time they crash or whatever. Ugh! How long until the next season starts?
Things I really liked: Jack. I love Jack- he is The Man, even when he's strung out and hitting rock bottom. He's our Epic and/or Potentially Tragic Hero. I thought the moment where he told Kate that he loved her was really nicely done- not too sentimental or icky, and not really even that groundbreaking. Sort of "Duh- you know that"- very understated but sincere. Also, when Sayid snapped the Other's neck with his feet, I actually jumped up and yelled "That's hot!" out loud. I know it's deadly violence and not an Ultimate game and I should probably get my head checked, but it was pretty badass nonetheless.
What else? A LOT happened during those two hours. I wasn't terribly impressed with the decision to bring Malcom David Kelley back for a guest appearance, unless they plan to explain why he looks like he's gone through puberty. It seemed like they were just trying to make him seem young. And I still like Locke. We now have reason to doubt that Naomi was a white hat, so the fact that he killed her (presumably, at least) doesn't totally lend itself to the "he's gone off the deep end" theory. I think if any character is truly going to turn on us (um . . . I mean, them. The Losties.), it will be Sawyer. He's getting all broody (was there a sandwich involved?) and weird- I see Evil Sawyer in the pipeline.
***SPOILERS***
I don't really know what to make of the last 3 minutes. Wood and I have briefly discussed some possible parallel universe/time warp theories, but I'm not sure we can draw anything conclusive from the ending. My number one question is- are we seeing THE outcome or just one possible outcome (as Wood suggested)? That is, of couse, assuming what we saw is outcome at all. I could be convinced that this is a) Slaughterhouse Five-esque in that everyone is jumping around in time (and possibly in the same places at different times and able to see each other?) OR b) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind-esque in that these people continue to go through the same experiences over and over again but keep forgetting each time they crash or whatever. Ugh! How long until the next season starts?
Things I really liked: Jack. I love Jack- he is The Man, even when he's strung out and hitting rock bottom. He's our Epic and/or Potentially Tragic Hero. I thought the moment where he told Kate that he loved her was really nicely done- not too sentimental or icky, and not really even that groundbreaking. Sort of "Duh- you know that"- very understated but sincere. Also, when Sayid snapped the Other's neck with his feet, I actually jumped up and yelled "That's hot!" out loud. I know it's deadly violence and not an Ultimate game and I should probably get my head checked, but it was pretty badass nonetheless.
What else? A LOT happened during those two hours. I wasn't terribly impressed with the decision to bring Malcom David Kelley back for a guest appearance, unless they plan to explain why he looks like he's gone through puberty. It seemed like they were just trying to make him seem young. And I still like Locke. We now have reason to doubt that Naomi was a white hat, so the fact that he killed her (presumably, at least) doesn't totally lend itself to the "he's gone off the deep end" theory. I think if any character is truly going to turn on us (um . . . I mean, them. The Losties.), it will be Sawyer. He's getting all broody (was there a sandwich involved?) and weird- I see Evil Sawyer in the pipeline.
posted by KQ at 11:02 AM
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Ok, so I just re-read my post (yes, I know this is one of many reasons I'm a single cat lady) and it suddenly occurred to me that maybe the ease with which Jack said "I love you" to Kate ALSO has something to do with a past life/time warp/this keeps happening to us sort of thing. Like maybe he's said it before and just doesn't fully realize it. Or . . . maybe not . . .
I have a favorite tv reviewer at the Chicago Times. You can read her review of the finale here: http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/05/lost_with_dr_ho.html
Here is what someone commented on her review that sums up my thoughts pretty well...
1. Charlie chose to die. He was fated to. All of the attempts by Desmond to save him meant nothing because he still had visions of Charlie's death. Charlie chose death this time because he believed it would lead to rescue.
2. Perhaps there is a yet unrevealed reason for Jack demanding to see his father. Or could it possibly have been a drunken and drugged out attempt to return (mentally at least) to the Jack prior to the crash. He's pathetically attempting to recreate the plane crash, so maybe he's pathetically attempting to recreate life before it. He's trying to will himself back to the island. Right now, I doubt it was just a clumsy storytelling device, because with all of the overwhelmingly contradictory details about his father already out there, the usually detail-oriented writers couldn't have forgotten just to fake out the viewers. Yes, it was part of the fake out, but it may also reveal his character.
3. Juliet kissed Jack and did so before he told Kate "I love you."
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