4081

I really do like the show. I don’t mind questions that don’t necessarily have answers. In fact, I wish more things would simply be left to mystery.

Actually, it’s when they compromise the writing in order to fit the wild contortions of the main plot that I’m the least satisfied.

It’s the same problem I had with the X-Files, in fact. Most of their best shows were not in service to that main plot.

4082

I hear ya. I find so little I truly enjoy and I can shut down and immerse myself in, any faults in Lost just become insignificant.

That and the Man-crush on Sawyer.

4083

Yeah, Sawyer. Though Ben is pacing him pretty well. Jack needs to fucking die …

Compared against just about anything else (particularly Fringe) - Lost is brilliant.

4084

I’m the opposite.

Without the mythology both Lost and X-file would be dead for me.

4085

All this makes my head spin…heh.

Yay, I am glad to see that it does seem that Sun is now evil to some degree…saw that right away.

Also, glad to see that we are not exactly sure who the old lady was yet…cause I had no idea.

Great episode- I expect good things tonite.

4086

But is it the main story, or the elements and iconography within? Particularly when you use a word like mythology - which suggests a hazy, inconsistent oral tale loosely-connected through common archetypes.

I fully expect the sum of the parts to be greater than the whole in the end.

I love: polar bears, shaking trees, campy orientation reels, bizarre psuedoscience, eerie supernatural phenomenon …

Part of my frustration of late is that they’ve dropped quite a bit of those aspects (some completely) to focus on this very specific time travel story.

4087

In the context of television shows, though, “mythology” just refers to the universe in which the show operates. I first saw it used widely in regards to the X-Files, to separate the mythology episodes (episodes which added to the viewer’s understanding of the overall plot or universe) from the stand-alone ones (which did not).

4088

Ah, I was unaware of that. It seemed a very appropriate term to distill what I do like about the series. I imagine mythology as the broader scope of a given world.

Honestly, I just want my tattooed clone sharks and murder whispers back.

4089

OK. I’m engaged again.

4090

I care more about the tattoed sharks with the Dharma symbol than polar bears, the smoke monster or Jacob. I don’t know why, but I really want that one answered. I bet it won’t be. Now I’m sad.

4091

The quality of a Lost episode is inversely proportional to the amount of screen time Jack and Kate get, so this was a pretty good one.

4092

Time Travel Wednesdays on ABC.

I guessed the reveal during the Desmond/Widmore conversation, but it was still cool.

4093

Loved the Richard-Locke’s birth callback.
That was swell.

4094

Going to say right now that Farraday’s mother is Kate.

4095

I still think his mom is that Hawking lady they showed last week with Ben who was also in Desmond’s old flashbacks. She is probably also (in 50 year younger form) the lady who escorted him to the bomb. I’m pretty sure they are setting up to show us that somehow “The Others” get factionalized into Widmore’s group and the group that is “the Others” at the start of the show and the Widmore crew gets banished, thus his motivation to return and take the island and stuff.

4096

Yes, I think we can be certain of that now. They referred to her as “Elly.” And Daniel mentioned she reminded him of someone (though he didn’t finish the statement, it was clear, IMO).

Also, Daniel’s rat was named “Eloise.” I thought of this just before the show started.

The Widmore reveal was nice.

I’m wondering if the others only start to age when they leave the island. Hawking and Widmore are the only two we know of who have spent a lot of time off the island. Ben hinted at that Widmore might not be able to return to the island in their confrontation; if so, perhaps Hawking has a similar problem.

Or is there a difference between the others like Richard and the rest?

The latin-speaking has me wondering that will eventually explain the four-toe’d statue was built by four-toe’d Roman explorers.

The sick girl whose brain appears to go through time explains Daniel’s familiarity with Charlotte’s symptoms.

4097

No kidding. They absolutely ran that into the ground.

What I liked most about this episode was the complete power shift, wherein the newbies have awareness and leverage over the old secret society. That was a really interesting dynamic and I’m hoping they play with it a bit more.

4098

Good episode. Loved the Widmore reveal at the end. I guess the existence of the H-bomb could explain how the island vanished at the end of last season (future version of island blown away). Locke seems to be less a leader (like he feels he is destined for) and more just a tool to further someone else’s ends. Next week, we’ll probably be back to Ben’s efforts to get the O-6 back together for return. Would like to see more about Sun’s plans. Would like to see something definitive about Jin (his name still appears in credits).

4099

The H-bomb didn’t destroy the island. The island disappeared because it got moved in time and space. H-bombs don’t generally cause things to vanish so much as explode.

4100

I think there’s definitely a difference with the lines like “Richard’s always been on the island,” “How old is Richard?” “Very old.”