Thursday, January 29, 2009
News The Televangelist: 'Lost' episode 3
Posted by Allison Keene @keeneTV on Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:36 PM
For those of you who missed last week's episode, this was the best part. Speaking of, there was a definite lack of the Oceanic Six this week, and I can't say I minded. Instead, we were treated to happenings on the island, plus an update on everyone's favorite time-traveling sailor, Desmond.
As far as big reveals go, there were quite a few. One, we learn (as most of us suspected) that the angry, volatile, rude British lad from last week was indeed a young Charles Widmore. His connection to the island remains a tantalizing series of questions (How did he get there? What's his beef with Ben?), but in "Lost" terms it was pretty fast disclosure. I think Curt Holman pointed out in a blog comment last week that Charles Widmore has, until now, remained a pretty standard villain — I'm hoping that as more as his past is uncovered that'll change.
As a foil to Widmore's cental casting characterization, we should all hail fearless leader Faraday! Faraday remains one of the best and most entrancing parts of "Lost" these days. For one, nothing about his past has ever fallen the way of "Does Sun's baby belong to Jin?" or "How Jack got his tattoos." Instead, Faraday's past is inextricably linked to the island in a way that only he and his husky, sexy whisper-voice can understand fully at this point. Later, in the Annals of Romance, Faraday finally tells Charlotte indirectly that he loves her, and it seems she's warming up to that skinny tie and the physicist who wears it ... until she passes out possibly dies from Time Travel Sickness, that is.
This whole sickness/hydrogen bomb thing makes me think back to Rousseau and the Black Rock. When everyone got "the sickness," I wonder if it was of the time travel nosebleed variety, or radiation poisoning from the bomb? Moreover, does the hatch end up housing and containing the Jughead?
This week's episode confirmed many fan predictions, but also confounded (as expected) on a grand scale. Mainly I was glad to find out more of what happened on the island during the Oceanic Six flash forwards from last season, and continue to be amazed at how little things from past seasons are making sense now. (Bets on why, when Richard visits young Locke, he's disappointed Locke didn't choose the compass because that's what future Locke gave Richard to know him by? Arrrggghhh!)
Next week: Kate straightens her hair and kisses Jack. In more important news, the Islanders continue to flip flop in time and observe their former selves!
Theories, Musings and Miscellanea:
- From my friend Pete, "I wonder if Charles Widmore starts the Dharma group after he parts ways with Richard?" Possibly, though I can't see Widmore heading up what seems to be a peaceful organization ... although that could all be a ruse.
- Ohh Locke and his darn Messiah complex: "I can't shoot him ... he's one of my people."
- So how old is Richard? "OLD." Thanks Juliet, we figured that. But the real question is ... what kind of moisturizer does he use to keep his skin looking so young?
- ABC seems pretty desperate to lure viewers back to "Lost" even though it attracted "20 million" of us last week. Promos were out the wazoo all week, plus they did another explainer recap before this episode. Gee guys, maybe if you stopped canceling great, fun shows like "Pushing Daisies" and "Eli Stone" then people wouldn't hate you so much and watch other networks. Just a thought.
- One thing that remains constant through time and space: Desmond will never button his shirt or unroll his sleeves! Which is fine. Also of note: Desmond Jr.'s name is Charlie (cue the "awwww's")
- Once again, Sawyer gets all the good lines this week: "Gee, I didn't have time to ask that with Frogurt on fire and everything." And, "Want to stay in crazy town or help me rescue the geek?" Looks like next week Sawyer gets all lovey dovey again over Kate who he sees in a flash on the island. Blah.
(Photo courtesy EW.com)
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Two things about 'Lost:' 1.) I not only think creepy British lady is Daniel Faraday's mother (they're both apparently in Los Angeles), I think that the Young Hot Other who held a gun on Faraday during the 1954 scene was the same character, in the past. And I think Faraday knew it -- just look at how Jeremy Davies plays their scenes. (Davies is my favorite thing about 'Lost' these days.) 2. This is a great example of annoying 'Lost' dialogue: Locke: 'So how old is Richard? Juliet: “OLD... Why are you so interested in Richard?' Well, one of many possible answers is, "I dunno, because he may be IMMORTAL? Why WOULDN'T I be interested in that?"
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Excellent recap, Allison. My own theories and musings, based purely on what I've seen and discussed with Lost-obsessed friends — and not on any leaked info or insight from other bloggers: 1. Miles is the baby shown in the Season 5 opener — the son of Dharma Initiative honcho Pierre Chang/Marvin Candle. 2. Clearly, the blondie with the assault rifle is Faraday's mom, who in modern time is Ms. Hawking/soothsayer/former paramour of Charles Widmore. That makes Faraday the half-brother of Penny. (See, everyone is related.) 3. Charlotte, Faraday and Miles all were born on the island. (Charlotte already said so.) 4. Locke IS Jacob. Lost is becoming alarming soap opera-ish. But I love it still.
What's up with the lady in the bed at Faraday's mothers house? Did Faraday send her brain into the future? I wish my brain could go to the future and see what kind of crap Tyler Perry is making in 2020.
so, i know there were predictions about the young charles widmore, but when that was revealed last night, i literally had to get up and walk around to regain sanity. this show has completely blown my mind to shreds. mara, i don't know you, but i really like your analysis. and allison, dezzy episodes are my fave. love him. and that he named his son charlie. also, i think pete may be right about the widmore/dharma connection but who knows. basically, i've stopped trying to analyze the show since i have put a lot of my faith in the producers just revealing things in these last two seasons. and i end up driving myself crazy trying to figure things out. so thank you guys for doing it for me! :)
1) Is it possible Locke could be Jacob? I feel like this was a consideration at some point. Why does his name keep changing, damnit. I wonder when the Jeremy Benthem part kicks in 2) speaking of spooky island things like Jacob, where's the ghost Christian Shepard these days? 3)Mara, if you're right about Faraday being the bastard love child of Widmore and that blonde chick, that blows my mind YET ... makes perfect sense (about why Widmore would fund Faraday's research, etc.) I was also wondering about Charlotte's mother ... she went back "to find her," but she hasn't mentioned that in awhile 4) Need. More. Miles!
mary shalhoup, i like where your head is at. allison, your friend pete may be onto something there, he must be some sort of mentalist, i like the cut of his jib. s>b, i think her mind is definitely displaced in time, she may have actually had that conversation with her dad. so when in time is the island right now (since it vanished from the vantage point of the helicopter last season)? i know the record skipping in the season opener would lead you to think it is just flowing through a cyclical time-loop, but why does our crew stay in certain "whens" longer than others? are they on a more sporadic frequency that syncs up with the island's frequency at certain points longer than others? or are they staying in "whens" longer because time is becoming more stable? sorry if none of that made sense, clearly the time aspect of this really fascinates me. oh, and i want to be with faraday. i'm a dude and i say that with a record of unblemished heterosexuality.
els - I was under the impression as well that time might be stabilizing for whatever reason. I also want to know why The Others aren't affected by the time jumps. I'm hoping there's an explanation, and that it's not just for convenience sake. I mean, for instance, they seem to be jumping around in a fairly recent time (last 50 years) ... how long has the island been in existence I wonder? (one early theory i had about the Black Rock was that the island moved and popped up underneath it. I think that's probably too literal an idea now, but I keep hoping to see pirates!)
this may be completely silly of me, but is the hydrogen bomb the energy behind the donkey wheel?
actually that is how my brother thinks the blackrock got there too (and yemi's heroin plane for that matter). i have no idea what to think about richard and his crew of others. why does richard, a dude who clearly has not aged at all no matter "when" we see him, have any clue of the date when locke asks him? maybe it is just me, but if time had no affect on me then i could care less what year it was. especially if i'm on a tropical island. perhaps richard didn't know of the special properties of the island at that time. maybe when locke vanished in front of his eyes after saying he was his leader richard started to think something was afoot. i have a feeling the richard backstory episode will go down as one of the top 5.
Allison, the others don't jump because they are a human representation of the island. They don't just live on the island, they ARE the island.
More importantly though, when is jumping Vincent going to come flying out of the jungle to save the day? I'm very much looking forward to that episode.
Vincent! Yeah and when is there going to be more Taller Ghost WAAAAAAALLLLLLTTTTTTT!!!!! ?
Anderson, if Richard (like his Other cohorts) "is" the island, why do people like Locke and Ben get to lead him? I am so stoked for the Richard Alpert backstory ep ... probably going to be one of the best of all time
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