LOST: The Final Season

ASTalumna06 · #1 02-17-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LucyKKG

Why isn't Kate's name on the list of people in the cave? I know Locke didn't point out "Austen" on the ceiling, and I didn't see it.

Weren't there a lot of names on the ceiling, though? Locke simply mentioned the 6 which corresponded with THE numbers. (I now take notes during the episodes so I don't forget anything

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4 = Locke
8 = Hurley
15 = Sawyer
16 = Sayid
23 = Jack
42 = Either Sun or Jin (Locke said he wasn't sure)

ETA: Did Kate ever meet Jacob before she came to the island? Because that might have something to do with it.

Although, both Sun and Jin met him at their wedding.

Oh, I don't know. I'm still confused!!! LOL

ADqtPiMel · #2 02-17-2010, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

ETA: Did Kate ever meet Jacob before she came to the island? Because that might have something to do with it.

Yup...she was a kid and getting ready to steal a lunchbox or something and got caught. Jacob bailed her out.

My husband and I have decided the island is basically a big game of chess. Two sides -- one light, one dark, and two kings (Jacob and the Man in Locke). The two kings can't take out each other, so they have to use the other pieces on the board (our Losties) to do it for them. Or something.

LucyKKG · #3 02-17-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

My husband and I have decided the island is basically a big game of chess. Two sides -- one light, one dark, and two kings (Jacob and the Man in Locke). The two kings can't take out each other, so they have to use the other pieces on the board (our Losties) to do it for them. Or something.

I like your theory!

KAPital PHINUst · #4 02-18-2010, 12:59 AM

(slightly off topic, but IMO definately worthy of mention)

The TV show Lost (or its basic premise thereof) was actually supposed to have aired on TV circa 1970, as the continuing story which originated from a made for TV movie that aired on TV in 1969 called (get this)

LOST FLIGHT

The movie starred Lloyd Bridges as the airplane captain, and also featured (among others) a young Billy Dee Williams. The plane was flying from Hawaii from Australia and the captain was forced to fly into a typhoon for an emergency landing because a young boy had developed acute appendicitis and had to be taken to a hospital. The plane lost part of a wing due to lightning from the storm and hand to land on a remote desert island as a last resort in a very "Castaway-ish" plane crash sequence. The boy did get his appendix removed successfully with the help of some handy booze, but then the inter-personal conflicts began setting in, ala Lord of the Flies. I won't reveal the ending, but it is ironic in its own little way.

Anyway, the idea for the TV series was canned before the movie aired, and the movie itself, while replayed on TV in 1970, was relegated to local affiliates' Saturday Afternoon Movie schedules throughout the 1970s.

CBS tried to revive the movie plot in 1976 with a second movie pilot called Stranded, which took the plot several months to a year after the crash, but contained some plot elements that were incredibly similar to Lost.

When Lost finally aired, it actually incorporated (independently, of course) a lot of elements of the previous two pilots with its own plot twists thrown in for heightened drama and tension factor.

So Lost, while a great show, had a great template to work from.

IMO, ABC should find the Lost Flight tape and air it prior to airing the Lost series finale. (ie air Lost Flight at 8 p.m., air the Lost series finale at 10 p.m.). I think people will be very surprised at its similarities, and the fact that the previous Lost pilots were actually very good in its own right.

ETA: Found a clip of Lost Flight on Youtube - unfortunately the dialogue is dubbed in German:

Lost Flight clip

twinkle555 · #5 02-18-2010, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

Yup...she was a kid and getting ready to steal a lunchbox or something and got caught. Jacob bailed her out.

My husband and I have decided the island is basically a big game of chess. Two sides -- one light, one dark, and two kings (Jacob and the Man in Locke). The two kings can't take out each other, so they have to use the other pieces on the board (our Losties) to do it for them. Or something.

I LIKE THIS! Reminds me of the game of backgammon Locke taught Walt how to play waaay back in season one..

ASTalumna06 · #6 02-18-2010, 03:53 AM

And I'm just throwing this out there... I loved Frank's comment after Ben made his speech while burying Locke:

"This is the weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to."

It went from serious to funny in about 2 seconds. I couldn't help but chuckle

twinkle555 · #7 02-18-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

And I'm just throwing this out there... I loved Frank's comment after Ben made his speech while burying Locke:

"This is the weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to."

It went from serious to funny in about 2 seconds. I couldn't help but chuckle

LOL yes!! I also loved pretty much everything that Sawyer said while he was drunk off that whiskey..he was cracking me up!

IlovemyAKA · #8 02-19-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

And I'm just throwing this out there... I loved Frank's comment after Ben made his speech while burying Locke:

"This is the weirdest damn funeral I've ever been to."

It went from serious to funny in about 2 seconds. I couldn't help but chuckle

It was quoted a lot on twitter. lol