The wife and I have started rewatching Lost from the beginning in an effort to amp up for the final season. In order to contribute something valuable to the blogging community I've decided to report on a few things that have jumped out at me as a result of the review.
First off, I have the "What We Still Don't Know" section where I round up information we still don't have a concrete answer to going into the final season. My second category is the "Inconsistencies" section where I catalog how the writers seem to have contradicted themselves. That section is rather small and could possibly already have been explained (I'm not perfect) or will be explained by the end of season 6. That's followed by the "Worth Noting" section where I mention a few things that jumped out at me upon the review.
Before you continue please remember that this entry is extremely spoiler filled so don't continue if you've yet to complete seasons 1-5 of Lost (and if you haven't make the time, it comes back soon and you'll want to see what happens as the rest of the world does).
What We Still Don't Know
"Pilot"
What is the smoke monster? How does it work?
"White Rabbit"
Jack's Dad makes his premier appearance and becomes the first of the walking dead on the island. We still are unsure as to what/who is animating/controlling the walking dead, though the Island itself, Jacob, and Jacob's enemy are all leading contenders.
"House of the Rising Sun"
Who still don't know who the two people found in the caves are other than Locke dubbing them Adam and Eve.
"Raised by Another"
Why can't someone else raise Aaron? What happens now that Kate raised him and Claire's mom has him now? I know the psychic was proven false later but I believe the prophecy to be true.
"Special"
What is the deal with Walt, what kind of power does he have and where does it come from?
"Numbers"
What do the numbers mean? Where do they get their power?
Inconsistencies
"White Rabbit"
Charlie wakes Jack up to inform him that a woman is drowning because Charlie doesn't swim. Obviously Charlie swims... enough said about that sad moment in Lost's history.
"Deus ex machina"
Boone reached someone on the radio before the plane crashed, that would be impossible because the radio tower was blocking all transmissions to and from the island. Unless of course Boone radioed to the "Others". (I forgot that Boone was able to contact Bernard who also located a short wave radio so obviously this was never inconsistent).
Worth Noting
Sayid prays with Islamic prayer at least twice in the first season.
Music was used to bookend the end of the episodes more often in the first season. The moment when Hurley's Walkman ran out of batteries was terrific.
It's amazing how many questions raised in the first season are completely answered.
Michael was the only one to notice that there was something untrustworthy about Lock.
The first season has 25 episodes, that's insane, season two has 24, season three has 22, season four has 13 (writers strike), and seasons five has 16.
At the end of the episode where Boone dies (Do No Harm) Jack comments that "Boone didn't die, he was murdered". Jack was right, the island killed Boone by setting in motion a series of events that started with his fever dream about Shanon's death.
Jack comes at Locke with intent to kill for the first time at the beginning of the episode "The Greater Good"
2 comments:
I'm not sure about the dead people in the cave - could it be Juliet and Locke? Don't know. Didn't Boone get killed by the polar bear? and wasn't the smoke monster explained to be a security system or some sort of time travel representation of Jacob? Just some random thoughts.
Lisa, Boone died when the plane filled with drugs from Nigeria fell from the cliff and he was in it... (I know this show can be a bit hard to follow... that's why I've devoted a significant portion of my break to getting back into viewing form!)
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