Category: L O S T

Where to start? One of the Big Questions behind the show (at least in my book), along with “what is the smoke monster?,” “what exactly is the island?,” and “who are the Others/Natives/Hostiles?” was “how is time flowing differently on the island?” Not the most cogent phrasing, I know, but you get the idea. There’s been a steadily increasing flow of hints and allusions concerning the fact that time ain’t flowing quite right there, whether it be a throwaway reference by one of our castaways “[insert event] felt like an eternity ago,” or in analysis of empirical data from an experiment hastily assembled by an eccentric scientist (Faraday’s ship-to-shore rocket payload). Well, we have a pretty good idea after tonight. I’m sure that episode made the heads of many feel pain under the weight of the equations and concepts thrown at the audience, so let’s try and make some sense of it.

He might be even more confused than we are

Continue reading “This is Not Amnesia”

Not a whole lot going on this Thursday night. Locke takes charge of his supplicants. Jack looks tired and conflicted. Hurley looks awkward. Sawyer gets pissed. Ben machinates. And Kate finally settles down as mother to a stolen kid. Tonight’s edition of Lost was relatively pedestrian, by the show’s lofty standards, the plot more filler and setup than anything of significant substance. I shall not let that damper my enthusiasm, nor yours, for analyzing each frame of footage, however.

My God, look at the shape of that cloud! It’s a giant hamster/human hybrid!

Continue reading “Bad Eggs”

First, a quick word from the show’s creative leaders in light of the recent end of the writer’s strike:

Damon [Lindelof] and I are going to try to make five more episodes before the end of May, which is ambitious. But we’ve found ourselves in a situation where we had eight episodes of story planned, and we’re going to try to fit that into five hours of the show. Even though it’s going to be very hard to execute, we felt like any less would be doing a disservice to the story we had planned. We really want to give the fans the best possible experience and ending… to Season 4.
[executive producer Carlton Cuse]

Good news. Now, let’s talk about science!

Continue reading “Off the Reservation”

As my last three Lost posts have all begun with discussion of the Find 815 online game, so shall the fourth. It’d be hard not to, what with tonight’s episode giving us a direct link to it in the opening scene. We start with an underwater ROV happening upon the wreckage of “Flight 815.” I utilize the quotes because you and I both know that ain’t Flight 815. More on that later, but aforementioned ROV was piloted by none other than Sam Thomas, the star of the Find 815, the game that culminated with the discovery of the “Flight 815” wreckage by the salvage vessel Sam hitched a ride on, the Christiane I. Tonight’s footage had a bit more of a budget than Find 815’s.

Continue reading “Primary Objectives”

Huzzah for new Lost episodes! Welcome to another year full of fun-filled, bullet-point-riddled recaps at Jeff-Fischer.net! Let’s not waste anymore time with pleasantries and move on to some analyses. First, let me cap off my “Find 815” alternate-reality game (ARG) coverage by saying Sam Thomas and the crew of the salvage vessel he was on don’t find what they’re looking for (the Black Rock). Instead, they find–wouldn’t you know it?–the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815, which leads to the news report we saw last season on The Flame station TV’s (manned by everyone’s favorite one-eyed Other, Mikhail).

Image from an underwater ROV camera of 815’s tail

Continue reading “Conventional Thinking”

I’ve written a few things about the “Missing Pieces” shorts that the Lost creators have put up on abc.com thus far. There’s only been two that were really worth watching, but this week’s (the final webisode) is a must watch.

Wha-?! I’m still guessing that’s Black Smokey the Wonderdog.

The Find 815 game is just about to wrap up the afternoon before the premiere, and if there’s anything relevant to report, I’ll add it to my recap later today. For now, bed calls.

Here we sit on the eve (or near-eve…close enough) of the season four premiere of Lost, eagerly awaiting the fate of our now homeward-bound castaways. You need not just sit around and wait, however, as there’s been an alternate-reality game (ARG) underway, much in tune with the “Lost Experience” ARG from a couple of seasons ago. This time around though, the “Find 815” campaign is much more closely linked with the show itself.

Continue reading “The Beginning of the End”

I wasn’t expecting any new Lost content ’til February–and no more than a handful of episodes at that point, due to the recent writer’s strike. They got eight eps in the can before the strike hit, and if there’s much more of a delay, there’s talk of merging the remaining 8 episodes of season four into #5 rather than risk a compressed shooting schedule. Me no like. Watch here first.

Continue reading “Missing Pieces: The Watch”