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ebonlock ([personal profile] ebonlock) wrote2004-12-08 08:15 pm

"You owe me $20,000!"



Some quick observations from the episode:
1) Dr. Jack has got a guilt-complex that would make a Roman Catholic proud.
2) Are all the boys on the rag this week or what?
3) Charlie is not only the sweetest guy on the island, but quite possibly the cleverest. Way to leave a trail, darlin'!

Yeah so as expected Dr. Hero Jack tried to keep Dr. Alkie Dad from killing poor innocent patients and didn't get much in the way of gratitude for his efforts. Poor dead car crash girl, we hardly knew ye.

Mercutio's heading south, nobody's looking after poor Sayid, and the search parties have just split up. Great thinkin' guys! Oh dear gods, Boone is a Trekkie (of a sort), but he gives me a vague sense of hope that maybe he'll be the one to die in the not too distant future with his "red shirts" discussion. Oh please, oh please! Only, could we arrange to lose his sister too?

"It's stupid to lie about your name." Ouch, Sawyer-not-Sawyer, you've gotta' admit that one kinda stung. Way to go Walt!

Oh dear, trouble in paradise, Jack's even snarking at Kate and her uber fugitive related tracking skills. Methinks Kate may end up taking Sawyer-not-Sawyer up on his "hot monkey sex" offer in the not too distant future. Can't say as I blame her much.

Flash backy goodness and sure enough Jack screwed over his dad on the whole operating under the influence thing. So now we know why dad flew off to Australia to drink himself to death. We also know where Dr. Jack got his a) hero complex and b) guilt complex. Gotta' give points to dad for really knowing how to twist the knife. "It's not just my career, Jack, it's my life." Can't believe Jack fell for that one.

DUDE!!! DUDE!!! They're showing scenes from Flight of the Phoenix and I'm sitting here going, gosh that red-haired Scotsman seems awfully fami-...waitta' second. It is! It's my favorite little known character actor Tony Curran! Oh dear, despite the fact that this is undoubtedly going to be just a lame remake I may have to go see it....

Oooh, Cavetown and close in on sweaty, exhausted Sayid. Sawyer tries to threaten Sayid but Sayid ain't havin' it. Instead he tells him about the French woman and the science team and the illness and the "others". Then he mentions the growly monster noises and tells Sawyer if he's just going to ask dumb questions he should just leave. Sawyer acts like a human being for once and tells Sayid he's kept the signal fire burning. Aww.

Ok, Locke can predict the rain on the island down to the minute. Yes, the man just got creepier. No, Boone, they didn't teach him to predict the weather at a box company, the invisible island monster is obviously mentally communicating with him. Duh. Anybody else wondering if he was trying to send Boone home so he could get a little private time with island monster?

Rain, rain, rain, more Charlie trail, then an odd noise that may or may not have been Claire...or a monkey...or both. Yikes, Ethan! Oooh, he's all Agent Smith tough, but where the fuck is Kate while Jack's getting the stuffing beaten out of him? And why the hell didn't anybody think to ask Locke for some knives or something? Or maybe Jack could've just picked up a damn stick. I'd have picked up a stick, a nice pointy one.

Hospital flashy-backy, car crash girl was married and her husband is threatening to sue, oh dear, moral dilemma moment for Jack. What will he do? Aside from act like a psycho tracking Charlie and Claire, of course. Kate finds Jack and thinks he's the one who's cuckoo about the whole Ethan thing. Off he runs into the forest of mystery and now we get still more flashing back wherein Jack turns on dear old dad in front of the medical board...'cause he finds out car crash girl was pregnant...AND OMFG CHARLIE!!!!

No, no, they are so not killing Charlie, no fucking way. Kate you useless bitch cut the damn vine! Oh no, oh Charlie, oh god Jack save him!! Can't type, hyperventillating.

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no.

*sob*

Oh god, Dr. Jack Miracle Worker, I fucking love you man! Charlie! Oh my sweet Charlie! Dammit, writers don't do that to me! Must call Aelf, be right back.

[...]

Back. Aww, Charlie's all wrapped up and shocky, but safely back at Cavetown. Charlie, sweetie, honey, you need to talk to Our Savior Saint Jack. Or, well, whisper anyway. His poor boo-boo neck. Oh, dear, he can talk. He doesn't remember anything, WTF? Ethan and "they" want Claire, yeah shocking.

"If there's anyone on this island that your brother's safe with, it's Locke." Uh...right. No, Boone doesn't feel "it", oh but Locke does, yes I'm sure he does. Hey they found a piece of metal, but my goodness that sounds hollow...kinda underground lair-y to me. Wait, guys, you might want some back up before you unearth the UFO or whatever the fuck it is.

No new Lost next week, goddammit, oh well I guess we'll have to wait until after the holidays for new ones, huh? Crap.

So any bets on Ethan and his merry band of pregnant girl kidnapping friends?

1) Satanic island dwelling cult?
2) Shadow government agents running some wacky experiments?
3) Aliens!
4) Matrix rip-off?

Feel free to add your own theories!
Still need a Lost icon.

[identity profile] moonlightnrain.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
I need a Lost icon too.

Anyway, I don't think "they" want Claire at all, I think they just want the anti-christ baby.

Any feelings on the Phantom movie???

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyway, I don't think "they" want Claire at all, I think they just want the anti-christ baby.

Perhaps they need her too for some nefarious purpose, after all psychic guy was all freaking out about her having to be the one to raise the kid. Perhaps she plays a more significant role than incubator to the Apocalypse.

Any feelings on the Phantom movie???


I would like to say I'm tentatively optimistic, but I think it's fairer to admit that I'm going in expecting it to both suck and blow, and can therefore be pleasantly surprised if I'm wrong.

[identity profile] moonlightnrain.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps she plays a more significant role than incubator to the Apocalypse.

Here's a thought: if she raises the kid, it's just a normal kid. If someone else raises it, he's the Ultimate Evil.

I think it's fairer to admit that I'm going in expecting it to both suck and blow

Yeah, I'm going in with low expectations. I know I'll like the music, at least.

[identity profile] cyranocyrano.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
So quick question: Is this movie being based on the book or the ALW musical?

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
So quick question: Is this movie being based on the book or the ALW musical?

It's the film version of the ALW musical, with some odd costume changes from what I can tell.

[identity profile] ophidiae.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
You and I both need Lost icons. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one wigging about poor Charlie. Aiiee! I figured they were going to echo what happened to the car-crash victim, only this time Jack would be able to save the day, but I wasn't 100% sure. And I am a sick, sad girl, because the way Jack was cradling resurrected Charlie in his arms after made me all a-squee with the slashy goodness.

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
And I am a sick, sad girl, because the way Jack was cradling resurrected Charlie in his arms after made me all a-squee with the slashy goodness.

They make a much better couple than Jack/Kate or Charlie/Claire. And I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that, or that perhaps Jack was freaking out so much in part because he loves the Charlie. Somebody needs to be writing this slash, they really, really do.

[identity profile] ophidiae.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Somebody needs to be writing this slash, they really, really do.

We'll see what happens when I get the new laptop. ;-)

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
We'll see what happens when I get the new laptop. ;-)

Love you!

[identity profile] aelfsciene.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Me, I was yelling, "Go-go-gadget trail-leaving hobbit powers!" when Charlie's fingerlings started showing up. Though it seems clear now it wasn't him, after all, sniff.

With you on the PMS; Jack was just out of his head all episode.

Though ohhhhh, was Sayid delicious. And I totally wanted to jump unSawyer when Walt inadvertently slammed him. Daaaamn. I'll cheer you up, baby.

I had to go check IMDB the moment that one FotP clip aired, to confirm that was indeed Mr. Curran, and was delighted to see it was true. Though I'm afraid I still can't muster enough interest to see it on the big screen, even with Eowyn and the best viking/invisible smartass/vampire ever.

During the whole HOLY SHIT CHARLIE!!!!!! sequence I was sitting there with my hands over my mouth, eyes bugging out, hardly breathing. Holy shit. It's been a long goddamned time since I've watched any show as it's running, and this is just killing me. Though thankfully not Charlie. o.O

And I think we called each other at exactly the same moment, I got your voicemail and then your call came through. I understand now how you'd watch shows with someone on the other end of a phone!

Also, totally random note, but I've got The Wizard of Oz on in the background now, and it's freaky how much the Cowardly Lion is reminding me of a certain little Wacket Man, with the tail wagging back and forth.

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to go check IMDB the moment that one FotP clip aired, to confirm that was indeed Mr. Curran, and was delighted to see it was true. Though I'm afraid I still can't muster enough interest to see it on the big screen, even with Eowyn and the best viking/invisible smartass/vampire ever.

As soon as I thought I recognized him I did just that, and IMDB confirmed my suspicions :)

During the whole HOLY SHIT CHARLIE!!!!!! sequence I was sitting there with my hands over my mouth, eyes bugging out, hardly breathing. Holy shit. It's been a long goddamned time since I've watched any show as it's running, and this is just killing me. Though thankfully not Charlie. o.O


I forgot to breathe for a minute or so then started muttering, "Oh you naughty, naughty writers, don't you dare!" When he came back and I could breathe again I had to sit back, chuckle and give those folks some big props. They scared the hell out of me more effectively than I've been scared in a long time.

[identity profile] shadowchaser44.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
I think the next ep will be Jan. 5, or possibly the week after that because of the 2-hour Alias premiere. So we've got a good long while to wait. My mother thinks people will forget to watch the show when it comes back on...yeah, right! I may have to remind *her* I think.

I kept thinking "Don't kill the hobbit, you'll lose half your viewers!" Also, have you seen the latest TV Guide? There's a short article with the 4 former hobbits, and a recent pic, too. On TV Guide.com there's an interview with Dom where he talks about all the gay rumors, about the hobbits and the actors who played them. Go read it, now!

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)

I kept thinking "Don't kill the hobbit, you'll lose half your viewers!" Also, have you seen the latest TV Guide? There's a short article with the 4 former hobbits, and a recent pic, too. On TV Guide.com there's an interview with Dom where he talks about all the gay rumors, about the hobbits and the actors who played them. Go read it, now!


What?! Damn, how did I miss that? Gah, must pick up a TV Guide at some point soon.

[identity profile] shadowchaser44.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the TV Guide with The Simpsons on the cover. If you miss it, you're welcome to my copy. I read the article, but I don't need to keep it.

[identity profile] aelfsciene.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Ohoh, wherewherewhere is the online article? I've been digging through tvguide.com but haven't found it yet, and would so very much like to read it. Thank you for mentioning it!

[identity profile] shadowchaser44.livejournal.com 2004-12-10 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
http://www.tvguide.com/news/insider/041208c.asp should take you to the article. There's another one from the day before (Tuesday) with Sean Astin. That one's http://www.tvguide.com/news/insider/041029c.asp

Not seeing might be better

(Anonymous) 2004-12-09 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Well that was quite entertaining as I don't get to watch Lost and by now I have no idea whats going on, reading your version is much better. I was going to call but didn't want to interrupt the show and I'm glad I didn't that was fun. John

Re: Not seeing might be better

[identity profile] ebonlock.livejournal.com 2004-12-09 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that was quite entertaining as I don't get to watch Lost and by now I have no idea whats going on, reading your version is much better. I was going to call but didn't want to interrupt the show and I'm glad I didn't that was fun. John

I'd probably have been a hysterical mess if you had called, but I'm glad you're enjoying the recaps, though you really should go read [livejournal.com profile] cleolinda's, hers are way better.