Arthur C. Clarke
1917 – 2008
Year: 2008
Lost 4×07 – Ji Yeon
This week we got an episode with a major twist. And I must admit it left me confused at first until I realised in the end, the writers very cleverly mixed a flashback with a flash-forward. The biggest giveaway in hindsight was the telephone that was an older model, and was emphasised by Jin smashing it to pieces. I already thought it was very odd that Jin was so obsessed by the Panda bear, while his wife was in the hospital.
Lost 4×06 – The Other Woman
An okish episode this week. Which was to be expected after last week’s mindnumbing ‘The Constant’. But it could have been a lot better, this week had some very corny / cheesy scenes that I wouldn’t expect in Lost. Ofcourse a Juliet centered episode can’t be all that bad as she’s very easy on the eyes.
Brett Favre
He announced his retirement this week. He was always a joy to watch, I ofcourse especially remember the superbowls where he brought the Packers the championship in 96/97. Can hardly believe it’s been that long.
A very emotional speech. I think it’s nice that he quits now, instead of keeping on playing too long and becoming a shade of his former self. Must be very weird to not play, after it’s been your life for so long …
Some impressive stats as well (from wikipedia) :
Favre is the only three-time AP MVP (1995-97) in NFL history and has led the Packers to two Super Bowls: a victory against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI and a loss to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. Favre played 17 seasons in the NFL and started every game for the Packers since his first start in 1992 through his retirement in 2008.
Lost 4×05 – The Constant
Mindblowing ! That’s how I’d like to describe this episode.
Dan tells Jack and Julliet : “Your perception of how long your friends have been gone, is not nescesarily how long they actually have been gone.” He then tells Jack there might be side effects (which could have also been the title of this episode) if they either didn’t maintain the correct heading, or as it turns out later, one of the passengers has been exposed to a lot of radiation or electromagnetism lately.
So that’s what happened to Desmond when they got back to the freighter. The helicopter passed a ‘thunderhead’ as Sayid called it, and Desmond entered a weird Time Warp and lived in 1996 again. The part played by Henry Ian Cusick was acted so great ! You could feel the despair and confusion coming off the screen.
Lost 4×04 – Eggtown
A somewhat slower paced, not as exciting as the last 2, but very interesting episode. It was very Kate-centric, both on the island and in the flashforward. Some answers were given at least. We now know that Kate did have to appear in court and thanks to her mother not testifying, she struck a very favourable deal with the DA, who didn’t have much of a case anymore, loosing her key witness.
Lost Theories
Fr. Roderick posted a very interesting theory over at the SQPN website called The Fountain Of Youth. Sounds very good, and might be pretty close to what is happening on the island. It would also explain why the six that went back want to protect the folks that stayed !
I am not sure about the whole time traveling thing though, there is ofcourse something off, as we have seen in the last episode, but if it’s to the extreme as this theory suggests remains to be seen.
Lost 4×03 – The Economist
Once again an amazing episode, this time with Sayid flash forwards. The show started with a somewhat disturbing scene where Sayid kills a man on the golfcourt in cold blood. As it turns out, Sayid is working for someone to kill people that are on his employer’s list, so he turned into a hitman. Ofcourse the interesting twist was that to get to his next target he got romantically involved with a german woman, who then turned out to double cross him :).
