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It's funny, because as with any show, your view of characters will change over time.
It's going to be fun watching someone experience this for the first time.
btw...you totes need to trudge through season 2 of TNG. It really starts to pick up with season 3.
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Yeah, originally it was Jack who was supposed to end up monster-eaten in the tree and then Kate would emerge as the unlikely leader of the group.
One of the beautiful things about the show is the way it plays with your perceptions of who you're supposed to consider a villain or a hero, and Sawyer's one of the best examples of this early on. He may be my favorite character of the original cast, just because he's so beautifully complex.
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Also the actress wo played Sun originally auditioned for the role of Kate. But when they found out she could speak Korean, they created Sun & Jin. If I'm not mistaken, the actor who played Jin didn't speak Korean.
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Similar stories are true of several of the characters. I believe Hurley was created because they were impressed by Jorge Garcia, who'd auditioned for Sawyer (who was originally supposed to be from New York). Charlie was pretty significantly changed to allow Dominic Monaghan to play him as well (he was originally supposed to be more of an aging rockstar).
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Riveting. Sayid's story was sad. Danielle's presence pokes a fairly sizable hole in my 'purgatory' theory, but I am glad the question of who sent the distress call was answered. Apparently the thing that killed the people she knew was an illness? Madness, maybe, and she had to dispose of them?
Danielle clearly states there's no such thing as monsters, but if we're LUCKY, it's a BEAR? This infers there's scarier things than the bears there... Now we know Mr. Locke stared "the island in the eye"-- and found it beautiful awhile back. And whatever THAT thing he was looking at was mighty big.
At first I was confused as to why anyone would object to Hurley's making a golf course, but then it dawned on me that to begin to enjoy the island would mean they are beginning to accept their fate, and they probably needed a minute to process that. JUST a minute, as it turned out, which I thought worked really well. It was time for some fun.
I continue to be fascinated by Mr. Locke and his every movement, line and expression. I am convinced he is the true "big player" here somehow.
Focus on Claire, whose baby I am watching very closely... that purgatory theory, you know.
Of course the MAJOR revelations come at the end: Sayid says they aren't alone here... Well, a-DUH. The extra person who isn't on the manifest has me VERY VERY creeped out though!
Apparently it's this Ethan character who may be the Alex Danielle is looking for. Or not. I suppose I'll watch episode 11 and find out!
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Wow... this is so awesome that somebody again gets the joy of going into Lost cold.
You're in for a great ride, Lash! Enjoy it! (As I get to enjoy your recaps. )
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So cool to see ya getting into Lost, Lashie!
Without spoiling anything, I find many of your observations more insightful than any I made during those earliest episodes. It's a very challenging show, but that's one of the reasons I love it. That, and the unforgettable characters and their stories!
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When Mr. Locke tells you to shhhh, you dang well better shhhh! *chills*
Oh gosh!!! Michael's jealousy of Mr. Locke is making me nervous...
Jack and Mr. Locke clashing is making me nervous...
Charlie and Claire's disappearance is making me nervous...
Oh BOONE! It's a good thing you're so pretty else I would never ever forgive you for not knowing Spock's name! "Pointy eared guy", indeed.
Hmm. Jack is kinda getting on my nerves this episode. *sigh* But then his Dad made him cry in flashback, so now I feel guilty about that. Stop this emotional roller coaster, LOST!
Good Lord! What does freak-face want with Charlie and Claire-- and who knew he could kick so much ass?
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Ex, Lardy, Dev-- I can't imagine the torture it must have been having to wait the week between episodes, so in a way I'm kinda glad I waited... one benefit of Netflix and days when I have a lot of time on my hands.
I bet the wait after season finales was hideous! I can't imagine what kind of season finales this show will have...
*blank stare* NO mention of the island manhole cover? Annoying.
Other things that are bothering me:
The general lack of concern over, well, y'know, THAT GIANT MONSTER THAT ATE THE PILOT? And WHATEVER those THINGS WERE that were knocking over trees in the jungle everyone saw from the beach? Oh yeah, and-- THE SERIAL KILLER LOOSE ON THE ISLAND trussing up Charlie like a scene from FRIDAY THE 13th: JASON'S ISLAND ADVENTURE? HELLO.
One of my other annoyances was somewhat allieviated this episode, as we finally saw the group all gathered together at the end, after moving camp inland. It was really bothering me that the group seems so segregated and broken into little small groups. These guys should all know each others' names by now.
Charlie's breakdown and Rose's prayer had your sentimental buddy MLLASH fighting off tears.
And Shannon has a lovely singing voice
I'll go one more tonight and then-- we'll see, maybe another one
***GLARES AT MR. LOCKE*** He's hurt my Boone! I'm not going to get upset because just as sure as I do, LOST will turn the tables on me and make me feel bad for getting upset with him. Besides, I still trust Mr. Locke... so let's continue watching...
Hmm. First the now-working legs, then the saving Charlie, now the attempted save of whatever's bothering Boone-- surely by this episode, people were realizing that Locke is THE key figure in all of this? Or is it all a red herring and he's just really reaLLLLLLLy blessed and perceptive?
J'adore Sun's garden!!! I think I love Sun
Great. More invisible giant monster. *rolls eyes*
So-- Shannon was a grifter of sorts?
HOLY SHITSNACKS! Well, she was a grifter and now she's gristle-- in giant invisible monster's teeth!
Or not. *glare* Well that was trippy.
NEWEST THEORY: Locke-- or more likely whatever has INHABITED Locke's body-- is a celestial agent of some sort, and is making it his mission to steer as many of these Purgatory residents over to the LIGHT and away from the DARK as he can!
How an innocent child, a dog, an obviously already religious woman named Rose, a crazy French woman and a serial killer work into the purgatory theory is something I haven't worked out yet...
Don't tell me how horribly, horribly wrong or right I am please
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