"I Hope You're Happy Now, Jacob"--The LOST Season 5 Thread

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That donkey is lookin mighty lonesome for some horse-panionship...

I would love to see a donkey capable of pushing that donkey wheel.

Didn't really want a whole episode about how they could settle into Dharmas unsuspiciously - just get on with it - but actually I really enjoyed it. That Phil guy seemed suss though - "People don't call him James" - i.e. where'd you get that name from.

Do we know when the 816 plane crashees (including Sun & Lapidus) are meant to be? Also why does Frank look so weird now?

Baby Ben is great casting. Sayid's head must be well messed up trying to put into place that that's actually Ben.

That Phil guy seemed suss though - "People don't call him James" - i.e. where'd you get that name from.

loved this bit altho initially thought maybe cos the guy is so stiff/bythebook he probably called him james when he first met him

isn't Dharma more 'surname first' anyway? this in turn maybe explaining why the Others under ex-Dharma Ben always referred to 815ers by surname.

wow that is nerdy

Also why does Frank look so weird now?

Normal looking beard/mustache guy: guy you now have trouble maintaining eye contact with and can't really explain why

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dying here

as with the "what" one, should've included a random Vincent bark

Re-watched Enter 77 last night and was surprised to realize I'd forgotten that Sayid had been to The Flame before, with Kate, Mikhail, Locke, and Ms Klugh. Duh. The first shot of him coming across the cabin looked so much like the first shot we saw of Dharma!Jin finding Sayid in handcuffs, wandering around.. funny stuff.

In conclusion, the Nadia-cat is probably Sawyer.

ha I saw that one too. the height of "Locke is dumb" plotting

that episode still bugs me with its self-destruct button that only works by BEATING A COMPUTER AT CHESS.

Me too. "Oh no! The hostiles have taken over the station! I'd better sit here for 15 minutes and play chess!"

I *am* still holding out hope that Michail's "but you, John Locke, I have a passing memory of.. But I must be mistaken, the John Locke I knew was"---(is interrupted by Rousseau, no one ever asks him what he was about to say)" ends up being something relevant and not just a throwaway.

At the time, I remember thinking that he was about to say "in a wheelchair" -- but now it seems like it could be much more significant.

that episode still bugs me with its self-destruct button that only works by BEATING A COMPUTER AT CHESS.

Exactly the sort of lame shit that the Dharma Initiative would come up with surely?

great point re Mikhail knowing Locke. guessing Mikhail got to the island around the same time as Danielle (didn't he defect from Russian army during Afghanistan conflict?).

Looks like that was more than just an assumption on my part:

MIKHAIL: Of course I don’t know you, Sayid Jarrah. How could I? And you, Kate Austen, are a complete stranger to me. But you John Locke, you I might have a fleeting memory of, but I must be confused, because the John Locke I know was paral—

ROUSSEAU: Hey! Look at this! Over here…come on.

"..paraletic after we drank all the Dharma beer following the purge."

I must be confused, because the John Locke I know was parallel universe John Locke

the John Locke i know was paral - that is Russian word for total douchebag

ah, sorry - when I rewatched last night I didn't hear his "para." I lose for speculating without checking transcriptions :P

paral...egal for the hanso foundation

was "paralympic shot putt champion in 1954"

OH SNAP.

Hmm, so will the island heal that little gunshot wound?

got to, right

i think sayid just made ben into BEN.

or sayid + the island

"i'm larry, this is my brother darryl, this is my other brother darryl" was their sayid!

by "their sayid" i mean of course the "he's our you" thing

I'm guessing that Jack is somehow gonna miraculously save Ben's life

I Carlos Castaneda as liked this week's literary reference ... right before acid sugarcube teepee time travel

I liked

hahaha damn didn't see that one coming.

heh definitely

Also: William Sanderson, fuck yeah!

yeah Larry + Billie Holiday + teepee was lols.

poor baby ben no wonder dude grew up so messed up. the kid who plays him is awesome btw - he's got the bug-eyes + monotonous speech pattern DOWN.

is this the most cold-blooded killing of a child ever shown on TV?

Could be, though I feel like there might've been a terrible one or three on The Wire. Besides, Ben's probably going to miraculously survive. The kid is doing a pretty good acting job, too.

Another thought: Man, I hope this doesn't mean they're going to kill off Sayid. Finding your life's real purpose isn't a good thing on the Island! Will we ever get his wife's death scene? Will it happen during his own death episode?

If Sayid really wanted to kill the kid he would have beheaded the little fucker and seen what the mysterious healing island has to say about that.

Ha!

i was thinking more of primetime network TV but yah The Wire has had a couple of brutal ones. xpost to nhex

and yeah kid-ben is not dead although he is most definitely gonna turn out an even worse person thanks to being shot by the guy he was rescuing. nice one sayid!

lols @ "three years no burning buses, y'all are back for one day..."

we know less about the "hostiles" than anything else on the show

"i'm larry, this is my brother darryl, this is my other brother darryl" was their sayid!

― andrew m., Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

also brilliant as e.b. farnum in deadwood, and he was in blade runner too

is this the most cold-blooded killing of a child ever shown on TV?

It is certainly the only one I have ever lol'ed over.

Interesting--

In Moscow when Sayid exits outside mirrored writing "Олдхэм Фармасьютикалс" can be seen above the door which is "Oldham Pharmaceuticals" transliterated into Russian

kind of a weak episode in terms of keeping the wtfs coming but i was truly surprised by the ending

When Radzinsky talked about calling Ann Arbor for a decision, I immediately thought of Borders Books.

also brilliant as e.b. farnum in deadwood, and he was in blade runner too

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:17 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yes!! such a distinctive voice eh

I could have sworn I read 2-3 years ago that Sanderson had died, and I was so relieved and happy the next time I saw him in something and realized it wasn't true.

it was driving me crazy, i knew i recognized him and could even picture his face from blade runner but could not remember what movie it was or what else he was in ... i had to look it up in the middle of the episode

LOL @

Q: "How ya doin'?"

A: "A 12-year-old Benjamin Linus just brought me a chicken salad sandwich. How do you THINK I'm doing?!"

Sayid with the laffs!

maybe ben will be dead but not dead in the future and everything is nuts thatd be fun