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LOST: here goes nuthin'
Well, my goodness. THAT was an odd and unexpected series of events.
Or...was it?
Let's begin with a revelation I thought of this afternoon, before the show aired. I'd been assuming for a while now that either Richard and Ben are the good guys, OR that Widmore is actually the good guy. But that those were the opposing forces, one good, one evil. As this season progressed, it seemed more and more like Ben and Widmore are actually on the same side. They're just having some kind of mundane, human disagreement that they are playing out in grand style because of all their crazy connections.
Jacob. Leave it to LOST to give us brand new information they'd never even hinted at before during a season finale. That's right, Jacob can leave the island. And he looks like a regular guy, albeit a hunky one. Like Ben and Widmore, he can't be killed. Well, he can but there has to be some kind of special event that creates the opportunity. It appears that Jacob has gotten some of our survivors out of some little jams in life. I mean, what on Earth would Jack have done without that Apollo bar? Seriously though, it seems like he gives people a break if they can agree to straighten up and fly right. Kate, for example, does not seem to have done this.
Locke. Well, he didn't come back from the dead. I guess that makes Ben kind of a prick. More on that later. Whoever this guy is (Jacob's nemesis, I mean) he was able to manipulate Richard. I suspect that such a thing does not happen often. Then again, it appears that everyone who is not Jacob and his nemesis is merely a blip in the overall history of the island. Could the nemesis be Alvar Hanso? Who the hell knows, right? Anyway, this guy orchestrated Locke's death, which means we may never find out what Locke's true purpose is--if indeed there is such a thing.
Rose and Bernard. I adore them. I'm so glad that they are happy and safe. They are my favorite couple on the island. Though Sawyer and Juliet were starting to grow on me.
Juliet. Bummer, but I did predict it before the show.
Sayid. It takes a long time to die from a shot to the stomach. I predict that he'll be fine.
Ben Linus. We all know that he is my favorite non-Hurley character. I've been rooting all along for him to be the good guy. Tonight, and this season in general really, he looks like a small little man with a heaping helping of human frailty, unresolved issues, and a giant chip on his shoulder. What about me? Indeed. Obviously we don't have all the answers yet. Actually, we don't have ANY answers yet. It was the most cliff hangery finale in recent memory. I'm still rooting for Ben Linus to have a larger purpose, but tonight he admitted that he's little more than a liar and an errand boy. I find that to be a great shame. That his weakness was exploited in such a horrible way leads me to my next unsettling point.
This appears to be turning into a biblical allegory. "They are coming" said the guy with all the magic powers. Doe he mean devils? Angels? Aliens? How close is Jacob to Yahweh when you translate it, anyway? Ben had free will and used it to murder someone who didn't favor him enough. Does his jealousy and spite doom mankind? Just the island? If I'm right, the nemesis is The Devil. That's all I got for now, but there will almost certainly be more after I watch again online.
Also, I missed Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia on The View.
I've never actually watched The View before so I didn't know when it was on.
Think I'll catch a YouTube of it when I get back from my weekend away.
Or...was it?
Let's begin with a revelation I thought of this afternoon, before the show aired. I'd been assuming for a while now that either Richard and Ben are the good guys, OR that Widmore is actually the good guy. But that those were the opposing forces, one good, one evil. As this season progressed, it seemed more and more like Ben and Widmore are actually on the same side. They're just having some kind of mundane, human disagreement that they are playing out in grand style because of all their crazy connections.
Jacob. Leave it to LOST to give us brand new information they'd never even hinted at before during a season finale. That's right, Jacob can leave the island. And he looks like a regular guy, albeit a hunky one. Like Ben and Widmore, he can't be killed. Well, he can but there has to be some kind of special event that creates the opportunity. It appears that Jacob has gotten some of our survivors out of some little jams in life. I mean, what on Earth would Jack have done without that Apollo bar? Seriously though, it seems like he gives people a break if they can agree to straighten up and fly right. Kate, for example, does not seem to have done this.
Locke. Well, he didn't come back from the dead. I guess that makes Ben kind of a prick. More on that later. Whoever this guy is (Jacob's nemesis, I mean) he was able to manipulate Richard. I suspect that such a thing does not happen often. Then again, it appears that everyone who is not Jacob and his nemesis is merely a blip in the overall history of the island. Could the nemesis be Alvar Hanso? Who the hell knows, right? Anyway, this guy orchestrated Locke's death, which means we may never find out what Locke's true purpose is--if indeed there is such a thing.
Rose and Bernard. I adore them. I'm so glad that they are happy and safe. They are my favorite couple on the island. Though Sawyer and Juliet were starting to grow on me.
Juliet. Bummer, but I did predict it before the show.
Sayid. It takes a long time to die from a shot to the stomach. I predict that he'll be fine.
Ben Linus. We all know that he is my favorite non-Hurley character. I've been rooting all along for him to be the good guy. Tonight, and this season in general really, he looks like a small little man with a heaping helping of human frailty, unresolved issues, and a giant chip on his shoulder. What about me? Indeed. Obviously we don't have all the answers yet. Actually, we don't have ANY answers yet. It was the most cliff hangery finale in recent memory. I'm still rooting for Ben Linus to have a larger purpose, but tonight he admitted that he's little more than a liar and an errand boy. I find that to be a great shame. That his weakness was exploited in such a horrible way leads me to my next unsettling point.
This appears to be turning into a biblical allegory. "They are coming" said the guy with all the magic powers. Doe he mean devils? Angels? Aliens? How close is Jacob to Yahweh when you translate it, anyway? Ben had free will and used it to murder someone who didn't favor him enough. Does his jealousy and spite doom mankind? Just the island? If I'm right, the nemesis is The Devil. That's all I got for now, but there will almost certainly be more after I watch again online.
Also, I missed Michael Emerson and Jorge Garcia on The View.
I've never actually watched The View before so I didn't know when it was on.
Think I'll catch a YouTube of it when I get back from my weekend away.