LOST: The Final Season - Page 4

ADqtPiMel · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 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 · #4 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 · #5 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

Northern Belle · #6 02-18-2010, 11:37 PM

I am lucky I find this thread! I LOVE LOST!!! I think the season premiere was good, but the Kate episode was kinda dull. I love the Locke episode. I am curious to know how the alternate timeline is going to play out...everything is so different (i.e. Helen and Locke are getting married and Locke's father is still in the picture???).

ms_gwyn · #7 02-24-2010, 01:07 AM

I'm only in the first 5 minutes of the west coast showing of the show....and I'm already confused....

SydneyK · #8 02-24-2010, 09:50 AM

I really liked last night's episode. Best episode so far this season, IMO.

Once again, a stream-of-consciousness rambling:

Claire's crazy. Definitely wouldn't want to be anywhere near her while she's holding an axe.
Hurley was leading Jack (reversal of Jack typically being the leader).
So, Jacob wanted Jack to destroy the mirrors? Was Hurley supposed to set the wheel to 108 degrees just so Jack would see what was corresponding to his number? Or did Jacob want Jack/Hurley to know what was on 108 degrees?
"Someone is coming to the island" (per Jacob) - is that Desmond? Widmore?
Who is David's mother?
Dogen is off the island, too?!

sigmadiva · #9 02-24-2010, 11:23 AM

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I really liked last night's episode. Best episode so far this season, IMO.

Once again, a stream-of-consciousness rambling:

So, Jacob wanted Jack to destroy the mirrors? Was Hurley supposed to set the wheel to 108 degrees just so Jack would see what was corresponding to his number? Or did Jacob want Jack/Hurley to know what was on 108 degrees? I think the first.
"Someone is coming to the island" (per Jacob) - is that Desmond? Widmore? Remember, the new Locke said the same thing to Sawyer as they were leaving the cave with everyone's name and number in it.
Who is David's mother? I'm sure it is not Kate, as she would still be 'on the run'.
Dogen is off the island, too?! I think what the 'sideways' time line is suppose to mean is that everyone in some way would still be connected, even if they did not land on the island.

See bold above.

Senusret I · #10 02-24-2010, 10:39 AM

A little lighthouse history for people who are looking for some sort of connection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria

Thetagirl218 · #11 03-02-2010, 09:57 PM

Wow, I have missed this thread! One of my coworkers and I have been going crazy every week at our Wednesday morning meetings comparing our LOST notes...I think each episode is getting better and better.

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A little lighthouse history for people who are looking for some sort of connection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria

The history teacher in me loves this show! All of the ancient references to Egypt and Greece have been awesome! I also thought it looked like the Pharos lighthouse.

Does anyone this that the bodies in the cave are Rose and Bernard?

twinkle555 · #12 03-03-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

Wow, I have missed this thread! One of my coworkers and I have been going crazy every week at our Wednesday morning meetings comparing our LOST notes...I think each episode is getting better and better.

The history teacher in me loves this show! All of the ancient references to Egypt and Greece have been awesome! I also thought it looked like the Pharos lighthouse.

Does anyone this that the bodies in the cave are Rose and Bernard?

Ive always thought the skeletons in the cave end up to be Rose and Bernard..I mean, they never were intending to leave the island, and they are lov-ahs (just the way the skeletons are laying next to each other looks like they were a "couple" ya know?)...hopefully we find out soon!

LegallyBrunette · #13 03-03-2010, 05:51 PM

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Ive always thought the skeletons in the cave end up to be Rose and Bernard..I mean, they never were intending to leave the island, and they are lov-ahs (just the way the skeletons are laying next to each other looks like they were a "couple" ya know?)...hopefully we find out soon!

Wait...that would mean that Bernard and Rose didn't jump to the present with everyone else during the final flash at the Swan/hatch? Am I forgetting/missing something? I was assuming that they jumped to the present with everyone else and were still hiding out in the jungle on their own.

I feel like when this is all over (so sad!), I'm going to need to go back and watch the entire series to really understand everything that happened.

ASTalumna06 · #14 03-03-2010, 06:10 PM

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Wait...that would mean that Bernard and Rose didn't jump to the present with everyone else during the final flash at the Swan/hatch? Am I forgetting/missing something?

I've completely forgotten what happened to them. They were seen on the plane in the situation where it didn't crash, but I can't for the life of me figure out where they are on the island.

I guess it would make sense if they were dead in the cave. But how did that happen?

Ahhh, more questions! You people are making it worse!

IlovemyAKA · #15 03-04-2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by LegallyBrunette

I feel like when this is all over (so sad!), I'm going to need to go back and watch the entire series to really understand everything that happened.

^^^
I've thought the same thing. I just know they're going to reveal some things where I'm wondering "was that the case the entire time?"

I'll have to go back and watch to be sure.

ETA: It wasn't obvious to me. I assumed they went back to the plane crash since that's what they were trying to stop. There had been so much time traveling that it didn't really occur to me.