if they were the others, why would they fire flaming arrows to some people who appeared out of nowhere …(
They're…the Others.
The same people that stole a child from his father with force and left people to die in the ocean.
if they were the others, why would they fire flaming arrows to some people who appeared out of nowhere …(
They're…the Others.
The same people that stole a child from his father with force and left people to die in the ocean.
So Greg what was a Great episode of LOST then in your opinion.
Hi again, sorry for the late answer.
The flaming arrows was, at least in my case, a low point. Why? Because they just time-flashed out of nowhere and suddenly flaming arrows started falling from the sky. As for whom fired them, if they were the others, why would they fire flaming arrows to some people who appeared out of nowhere …(and if I remember correctly, they flashed around the time when the others had guns - about that, sorry if I am wrong but I haven't seen that episode in a long time) ? Regarding the fact that all the unimportant people were killed off in one go ... well that is great story telling ...
Also, I have heard about the Hurley-Ben scene on the S6 DVD (and the rumor (?) that Walt is going to appear ) but what I wanted was to see Walt in the show's time frame, again.
How could you not like the flaming arrows?
Here we had this dude who had a stick up his ass and wouldn't shut the fuck up, and then out of nowhere comes an arrow that pierces him through the chest. PURE WIN.
Almost as good as that annoying teacher in season one that blew himself to kingdom come.
One of my favorite episodes was the one in season 3 with those two con artists that got buried alive.
Great moments in LOST are a dime a dozen.
In that sense, there are no less than five 'moments' that help the season 3 finale stand out in my mind.
But a great overall episode doesn't just have great moments, but grips you from start to finish and doesn't let go.
The Man Behind the Curtain is still one of the most memorable episodes and maybe even my favorite episode.
Its combination of surprises, plot development, mythology expansion, easter eggs, general WTF and raw emotion are diffcult to find in such quantity in a single episode throughout most of the series.
The Constant had a really interesting spin on time travel with a lovely ending.
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So funny and so true…
well im no nazi so i guess i liked the ending????????
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So funny and so true…
So, the only people that didn't like the ending are those derranged, who lie to themselves, who get to where they are by pure charisma, with no skill whatsoever, and have social and anger issues?
I feel really bad for German speaking people that have to read the subs in order to get the joke.
I feel really bad for anyone who still thinks making those stupid fucking videos is funny even in the slightest.
I'm on Season 4 and I consider the episode "The Constant" to be Great.
http://news.yahoo.com/video/greensboro-wxii-18191235/fate-and-destiny-at-disney-20221661
"The coincidences in LOST are ridiculous!"
So…the extra finale footage is on the "complete collection" or will be in the 6th Season set as well?
Wanna hear Greg, Ed, and I talk about LOST on a podcast?
Well here ya go:
http://www.onepiecepodcast.com/?page_id=1609
Just LOST for 90 minutes, answering your questions, going over how we got into the series, and oh-so-much more!
So…the extra finale footage is on the "complete collection" or will be in the 6th Season set as well?
I believe both. I could be wrong I but believe they said they wouldn't screw over those who already own prevous seasons on dvd.
Henry Ian Cusick (and Terry O' Quinn) are really the only two actors who've managed to never make an unsatisfying centric episode throughout their entire career on the show.
Further Instructions is one of the stupidest episodes in the show.
The Constant is probably a top 10 episode for me. Others being The End, Through the Looking Glass, The Brig, The Incident and The Shape of Things to Come.
The Top 10:
1. The Constant
2. Walkabout
3. The Shape of Things to Come
4. Pilot
5. Through the Looking Glass
6. The End
7. There's No Place Like Home, Part Two
8. Live Together Die Alone
9. Exodus, Part Two
10. The Candidate
and more interestingly…
The Bottom 10:
10. Namaste
9. He's Our You
8. Something Nice Back Home
7. Homecoming
6. Further Instructions
5. The Moth
4. I Do
3. The Glass Ballerina
2. Fire + Water
1. Stranger in a Strange Land
In case it hasn't be posted.
Imma post it in spoilers cuz I dun want Greg yelling at me again x.x
Do not open this and or click the link UNLESS you want to know some details about the extra footage.
[hide]http://dvd.ign.com/articles/109/1095912p1.html[/hide]
I actually posted that a page ago, bud.
Top 10 episodes:
10. Deus Ex Machina
9. Exodus, Part 2
8. The Shape of Things to Come
7. The Incident
6. Pilot
5. There's No Place Like Home, Part 2
4. The Brig
3. The Constant
2. Through the Looking Glass
1. The End
Bottom 10
10. He's Our You
9. 316
8. Born to Run
7. The Package
6. Further Instructions
5. Across the Sea
4. Whatever the Case May Be
3. The Other Woman
2. Fire + Water
1. Stranger in a Strange Land
Top 10 characters:
1. Sawyer
2. Desmond
3. Ben
4. Charlie
5. Frank
6. Miles
7. Jack
8. Juliet
9. Claire
10. Hurley
Zach, I can't believe you have The Moth so low. I thought that was an amazing character piece.
10.
Yeah, seriously, what the hell? You put "the Moth" on there, but not "Expose?"
Expose was hilarious. And not in a bad way. I watched that episode with a big smile on my face all the way through. Sawyer and Hurley being detectives, Nikki and Paulo dying a horribe death and of course the authors admitting they screwed up big time.
I just started Season 5 last night.
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "time travel" plot. Also, I was hoping the "Oceanic 6" would be back on the island by the end of Season 4 but it looks like Season 5 is going to be partly devoted to them making it back by the time Season 6 starts.
Jack's idea that they had to lie to protect everyone they left behind was full of holes. The main reason is that it wasn't going to matter if they lied or not, Mr. Whitmore was going continue to seek out the island regardless. Also, it is almost embarrassing that they actually thought they could fool the world into believing that Aaron was Kate's baby.
What else is odd is the fact that Ben said he was going to "move the island" but the result is the people on the island move. So if the people on the island move, then why does the entire island disappear? Unfortunately, it appears that they are probably going to use the whole "time travel" plot device to bring people back to life.
A lot of people told me the wheels kind of fell off in Season 3 but i'm starting to think that the plot may struggle in Season 5. But I have only watched 1.5 episodes, so I will try to keep an open mind.
Season 5 got mixed reviews. Personally, me being a time travel lover, I thought it was great, but different strokes for different folks I guess.
And, no, no one's going to be brought back to life in the conventional way of saying it…
Oh, and the "moving the island" thing sort of makes sense; rewatch that Dharma video and Ben's explanation.
Ranking them is just too hard for me at the moment, but I will list my 10 favorite episodes (in no order):
Through the Looking Glass
The Constant
Tricia Tanaka is Dead
Greatest Hits
Man from Tallahasse
The Candidate
Walkabout
The Incident
Ji Yeon
The End (if that doesn't count then replace with Ab Aeterno)
Worst Episodes in no order
Recon
Dr. Linus (I still don't feel Ben's redemption was completely kosher)
Hearts and Minds
Stranger in a Strange Land
He's Our You
Further Instructions (as far as Locke episodes go)
Every Kate Episode Ever (Can't stand Kate. Her episodes always blew)
http://how-lost-should-have-ended.blogspot.com/
This is actually pretty interesting.
While some of these mysteries were already explained (the polar bears; even though I like this guy's explanation more), this is a really solid finale. Would've probably been better than what actually aired, assuming that we'd still see all events in the flashsideways occur as they did in the finale.
I dunno. It had my interest until they spelled Widmore's name wrong off the bat.
I'm no hater by definition… but do we really want THIS in Lost?
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Cuz I can't see a way around it to explain the scientifical aspects in the show's mythology.
We HAD that in Lost.
See: Hawking in 316.
We HAD that in Lost.
See: Hawking in 316.
Really?
Hawking…
Talking about how to find the Island?
That went on for what... 5 full minutes IF that?
And it was shit that needed to be said.
Explaining the metaphysical relationship of the Island to OUR plane of existence... not so much. (talking about the link from earlier).
But the explanation was so stupidly done with a lot of random mumbo jumbo talk and forced scientific explanations that most people consider that scene to be one of the worst. It's very much like the Architect scene IMO.
And if anyone is interested in a watchthrough by someone who has been hating on Lost for years, but finally watched it seriously: http://razielsdomain.forumotion.net/lost-f54/moose-watches-lost-t11738.htm
Be forewarned though, because his opinion might actually offend you. he thinks Sawyer is a bad character, season 1 had more bad than good episodes and Everybody Hates Hugo is "clearly" one of the best episodes from the first two seasons. That's right, the episode where Hurley tries to blow up all the Dharma food while being sadface is one of the best episodes.
http://how-lost-should-have-ended.blogspot.com/
This is actually pretty interesting.
While some of these mysteries were already explained (the polar bears; even though I like this guy's explanation more), this is a really solid finale. Would've probably been better than what actually aired, assuming that we'd still see all events in the flashsideways occur as they did in the finale.
Couldn't read it. The moment the author said we needed an answer to the Polar Bear I closed the page. This person is either an idiot, or trolling. There is no intelligent LOST fan in the world who is still harping on that. We got our answer back in season three, and a bit more superflous info in season four. Polar Bears, like many other animals, were brought to the island as test subjects for the Dharma Iniative. They were used in various tests including time travel, and kept on the Dharma station: The Hydra. At some point several of them escaped to the main island where Sawyer killed one.
The End.
I still don't get how people are bitching. If they can't accept that's a perfectly reasonable and interesting explanation then I'm not going to bother listening to this idiot bitch and moan about LOST because he/she didn't get it.
lol
why the fuck would you just close it down once you see one thing you don't agree with
FFFUIFHEIURHEIURHEIUHEUI NERD RAGE THEY ALREADY FUCKING EXPLAINED IT ARGGHGHH
for god's sake, you act like DHARMA BROUGHT 'EM HERE, FOLKS! is a legitimate explanation. honestly, if you're testing time travel upon living subjects, what intelligent and sensible scientist would use POLAR BEARS? what the fuck? yes, Dharma was full of hippies, but that doesn't mean they need to throw away all reason. unless they were trying to adapt polar bears to hotter climates (then again, why the fuck would anyone want to do that), there's zero reason for them bringing polar bears to the island.
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why the fuck would you just close it down once you see one thing you don't agree with
FFFUIFHEIURHEIURHEIUHEUI NERD RAGE THEY ALREADY FUCKING EXPLAINED IT ARGGHGHH
for god's sake, you act like DHARMA BROUGHT 'EM HERE, FOLKS! is a legitimate explanation. honestly, if you're testing time travel upon living subjects, what intelligent and sensible scientist would use POLAR BEARS? what the fuck? yes, Dharma was full of hippies, but that doesn't mean they need to throw away all reason. unless they were trying to adapt polar bears to hotter climates (then again, why the fuck would anyone want to do that), there's zero reason for them bringing polar bears to the island.
I closed it once I read that because at that moment I knew I wasn't going to be reading someone's thoughtful analysis of the show, but rather some angry internet blogger's fan fiction ending to the series that would end the show the way they wanted it to end.
The polar bears were explained in Season Three. Going over it again is pointless, but some of the other stuff this blogger writes as questions are just as bad.
"What is the statue, and its significance?"
It's where Jacob lived. Did they bother watching the show at all? Assuming the blogger means "who built it", I respond "who cares?" It changes nothing, and devoting 44 minutes of programming to who built a statue is pointless. Devoting ten minutes to it would be pointless. You don't need to read between the lines to figure somebody built it during their time on the island.
"Who are the others, and why do they have an inherently cruel nature?"
What? We've known who the Others were for years! Good God, watch the fucking show sometime. Seasons 3 and 5 cleared up who the Others were quite nicely. And "inherently cruel nature"? Yeah, because Juliet, Cindy, Alex, and Karl weren't Others. Or what about the original Other, Richard? Man, that guy was a real cruel asshole wasn't he?
Again, this isn't an analysis of the show's faults, this is just someone pissed the last episode didn't answer all the stuff LOST is known for in pop culture (i.e. the polar bears and the hatch). I just searched for their answer about the polar bear and read "ice-burg forest". Fan-fiction dude. I'm not someone who likes to waste my time with people who clearly don't give the show a real chance and have to resort to inaccuracies like "WTF POLAR BEAR ON AN ISLAND!? LOST IS FUCKING DUMB!!!" to make any sort of argument.
No they should give some reasoning as to why they choose that particular god to be the statue.
in before someone comes in here to say "Then again, did we really NEED an explanation for the statue? Was it really NECESSARY to show why used Taweret?"
lol
Why are any of these questions important is what I want to know…
because in order to have a successful story you can't leave it gasping for air from its numerous plot holes
in before someone comes in to say "JUST LOGIC DA FUCK OUTTA DAT MOTHAFUCKA, DAT SURE TA SOLVA YA MYSTERIES"
because in order to have a successful story you can't leave it gasping for air from its numerous plot holes
I get that I really do.
Nothing pisses me off more than dangling threads.
I just don't think what was left unasnwered here is really that critical.
Sure I'd like to know who was dropping the food, why the egyptians erected a statue for lulz and even how they came to see Smokey as worthy of his own goddamn chamber… but why bother with those?
They really don't add anything to the overall story arc...
Unless I'm missing something.
I'm not necessarily criticizing the finale or the last season at all. I'm instead referring to the entire series as a whole.
Unless you're trying to insinuate that none of those mysteries should have been answered at all during the entire course of the series…
I'm not necessarily criticizing the finale or the last season at all. I'm instead referring to the entire series as a whole.
Unless you're trying to insinuate that none of those mysteries should have been answered at all during the entire course of the series…
Whoa.
No no no.
Like I said answers, for certain mysteries were needed.
I'm just OK with the amount of things answered.
That make any sense?
Alright, well it's pretty close to the exact opposite for me.
LORD KNOWS I NEED ME FIX OF ANSWERS
They could've and maybe even should've 'explained' some more things.
But it didn't bother my experience and I didn't feel like I personally needed anything more than what they offered.
Why'd Egyptians build shit? Cause they're fuckin' Egyptians and they believed in crazy awesome stuff. Like scooping someone's brain out through their nose with a hook after they died. If they went back and had Jacob be like, "Yeah they were here and they built stuff worshipping us because they didn't understand what mah lil' bro was.", I don't think that would have made it any 'better'.
"Then why bother introducing it if it doesn't have some significant meaning?"
I dunno, 'cause it's cool and mysterious and exciting? Hey look, back in Season 2 we had no idea time travel was going to play a role or that Others were even really REEEEEEEEALLY old groups of otherwise 'normal' people. The statue was the first hint of that. When we saw that, it showed us that the island had been 'inhabited' for a LONG time. Thinking about it from that perspective, revealing what the statue actually was, was in fact answering a question. What was it and how long had it been there? Well, we found out. That was met with, "Okay but why THAT god?" Where does it end? I can sympathize that it's difficult for them to sit down and make the show they want flow smoothly without slowing the pace of the goal of the episode to create a scenario where someone stares into the camera and says, "This meant this for the following reasons." five minutes later "And that's everything you need to know about the statue."
I'm not excusing them. I just understand where they came from.
If I blame them for anything it's the GODDAMNED TRUNCATED SEASONS!
That was such an awful awful awful awful idea and in the end we DID suffer because of it.
The only thing I wanted more of was the cabin, Walt and Claire. Claire became such an interesting character again, but she was shafted for Ben digging a hole and Sun forgetting English. Um…
Still a bit confused why Claire never got a centric episode in the last season.
I can sort of understand their reasoning for it (and we did get a fuckton of coverage in the Kate centric episode, even though it was complete shit), but it just seems odd that a character people have been so eager to see would get pushed to the side. They should've brought her back in late Season 5 in my opinion. Maybe in the season finale or something, like what they did with Rose and Bernard.
I have about 4 episodes to go for Season 5. Of all the Seasons thus far, I would have to say Season 5, in my opinion is the weakest. After about 5-6 episodes of Season 5, it was the first time I actually considered watching something else for a while. It just didn't seem like the writers knew where to take the story at certain points. First everyone needed to search for John, then Daniel's mother in the future, then get everyone back together to go back to the island, then find John and now Daniel tells them they have to find his mother who lives with the Others.
Fortunately, now that Daniel Faraday has returned the Season has gotten back on track.
Faraday makes everything better.
Just started Season 6 last night.
This is pretty damn cool
http://io9.com/5563616/professional-cartographer-creates-the-best-map-of-losts-island-yet
According to this interview:
Darlton is going to answer the questions about Walt, pregnant women dying on the island, and some other stuff "outside the show".
It was also mentioned on an interview on a podcast I heard that the Hurley Bird is gonna be explained on some of the DVD extras.
So, all the people who were upset because the tangential questions weren't answered will get their satisfaction.