We’re getting to that time of year when Lost fever traditionally sets in. You know, when all the promos start and everybody catches up on the previous season so they’re all ready for the new episodes. And even though Lost ended last year, I still feel a little bit of […]
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LOST Revisited: The Post-Mortem, Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Lost. I kind of thought that I’d knock out a wrap-up a week after the finale and all would be well. Instead, I’ve been mulling. And arguing. Because, seriously, a lot of the discourse has just been totally boneheaded. So now I’m […]
LOST Revisited: “The End”
“All of this matters.” – Jack Shephard I’m going to be honest with you here right off. I loved the finale. I think it was strong, exciting storytelling, and it hit all the emotional notes that it needed to. And even if you don’t care for the Timeline X bits, […]
LOST: Pre-Game for “The End”
“Two kinds of stories: ‘Stranger comes to town’, and ‘Just trying to get home’. This one’s both.” — Larry Young, The Black Diamond It’s hard to read that line from spunkybuddy Larry’s graphic novel without thinking of Lost. But there’s another line that strikes me, from the same book. It’s […]
LOST Revisited: 6-16 “What They Died For”
“Did you see a kid run by with your ashes?” – Hugo “Hurley” Reyes “I lived in these houses thirty years before you did. Otherwise known as last week.” – Miles Straume It’s the second-to-last episode. Our penultimate trip to the Island. The last time I will stay up until […]
LOST: Pre-Game for “What They Died For”
I’m going to be honest with you – I can’t really come up with a good way to organize this Pre-Game. Since everything I have to say is centered around Jacob and his brother and his crazy fake mom, I can’t really group it point by point. So I’m just […]