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post #20611 of 23096
2/19/07 at 4:29am
Could be a clue, could be a red herring.
As to what Americans believe, we don't actually have a great big meeting and decide to all agree on anything. It's a big country, millions of people, millions of beliefs and levels of knowledge.
post #20612 of 23096
2/19/07 at 5:29am
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Originally Posted by mmace View Post

don't know if this has been mentioned as there's hundreds of pages on here and I don;t read this until the Monday as we get the show on the Sunday after you guys.

I thought the people working on Lost were thorough with little details?
I also thought they were good with authenticity!

what was with the red phone boxes?
what was with the bobby on the beat?
what was with the weird sounding 1960's siren (that sounded like the Ghostbusters car!)?
what was with the really bad and obviously not authentic English accents?
what was with the people on the streets selling nuts or taking photos?

do Americans really think everyone here talks with a stupid 19th century cockney accent (don't get me started on The Simpsons!)? and think things haven't changed in 100 years (red phone boxes etc)?

and the main thing that bugged me, what was with the army poster and the huge spelling mistake of "Honor" - was that some sort of clue to anything?
the type was so big no one could miss it

Great, great points!!!! Makes me think whether Desmond isnt time shifting at all, but still part of a mind f*ck experiment...and the shot he was giving himself was part of that equation. That would be more plausible than time travel. It wouldnt be above the writers/ producers to throw the viewers a curve like that. It also wouldnt surprize me that Dez has been through some of the same stuff we saw Karl being subjected to.....

Also, did anyone give notice to Toms quick statement to Jack about why they never leave and Tom replies "some guy turned purple" and then was cut off? Didnt the sky turn purple when Des turned the key? Hhmmm....
post #20613 of 23096
2/19/07 at 6:20am
Like that Austin Power's movie. Funny how the English Countryside looks nothing like Southern California. Or in this case, Hawaii.
post #20614 of 23096
2/19/07 at 9:56am
When Desmond is talking to the jeweler, she tells him that he has to be on the island to bush the button to save the world. I know that he latter describes pushing the button in those terms when he talks to other losties. But.... shouldn't the jeweler say that he needed to be on the island to "turn the key" to save the world?

It makes me wonder what they are saving the world from? Would the world end from some huge electromagnetic explosion if he didn't turn the key? Or was pushing the button a necessay act to save the world from something else...like keeping an experiment alive involving the mysterious disease. (assuming there is a mysterious disease) Global plague seems like a more likely end of the world than a magnetic field that collapses into a big hole at the turn of a key. Makes you wonder why they didn't turn the key (or collapse the field) long ago.
post #20615 of 23096
2/19/07 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by Viventis View Post

When Desmond is talking to the jewler, she tells him that he has to be on the island to bush the button to save the world. I know that he latter describes pushing the button in those terms when he talks to other losties. But.... shouldn't the jewler say that he needed to be on the island to "turn the key" to save the world?

read one page back, I offered an explanation for this.
post #20616 of 23096
2/19/07 at 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by Karnis View Post

Also, did anyone give notice to Toms quick statement to Jack about why they never leave and Tom replies "some guy turned purple" and then was cut off? Didnt the sky turn purple when Des turned the key? Hhmmm....

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Originally Posted by rezzy View Post

....I just noticed Jack's epiphany. He realized Juliette isn't going home, because Blue-Beard started telling him why they're currently stuck (doing the surgery) on the island. Jack suddenly nipped an artery during Benry's open-back surgery, and didn't allow him to finish explaining.

Something to do with the numbers counting down, the hatch going nuclear, and "the sky turning purple." A reason that Juliette is appearently unaware of. So I'm wondering if Benry's gonna kill her? She's gonna at least share a cell with Jack for her treason.

Benry promised freedom to them both. Doesn't appear it's gonna happen for either.
post #20617 of 23096
2/19/07 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by mmace View Post

don't know if this has been mentioned as there's hundreds of pages on here and I don;t read this until the Monday as we get the show on the Sunday after you guys.

I thought the people working on Lost were thorough with little details?
I also thought they were good with authenticity!

what was with the red phone boxes?
what was with the bobby on the beat?
what was with the weird sounding 1960's siren (that sounded like the Ghostbusters car!)?
what was with the really bad and obviously not authentic English accents?
what was with the people on the streets selling nuts or taking photos?

do Americans really think everyone here talks with a stupid 19th century cockney accent (don't get me started on The Simpsons!)? and think things haven't changed in 100 years (red phone boxes etc)?

and the main thing that bugged me, what was with the army poster and the huge spelling mistake of "Honor" - was that some sort of clue to anything?
the type was so big no one could miss it

Which accents were really bad? Fionnula Flanagan (the jeweler) is from Ireland, but she was doing an English accent, so maybe you mean her. Dominic Monaghan was born in Germany, but on a British base to British parents. Desmond was mainly raised in Scotland. Penny is a Londoner. Now, Mr. Widmore is from New Zealand, but I notice he didn't seem to have much of an accent at all. Is that who you mean?
post #20618 of 23096
2/20/07 at 2:52am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mmace View Post

don't know if this has been mentioned as there's hundreds of pages on here and I don;t read this until the Monday as we get the show on the Sunday after you guys.

I thought the people working on Lost were thorough with little details?
I also thought they were good with authenticity!

what was with the red phone boxes?
what was with the bobby on the beat?
what was with the weird sounding 1960's siren (that sounded like the Ghostbusters car!)?
what was with the really bad and obviously not authentic English accents?
what was with the people on the streets selling nuts or taking photos?

do Americans really think everyone here talks with a stupid 19th century cockney accent (don't get me started on The Simpsons!)? and think things haven't changed in 100 years (red phone boxes etc)?

and the main thing that bugged me, what was with the army poster and the huge spelling mistake of "Honor" - was that some sort of clue to anything?
the type was so big no one could miss it

It may surprise you but Honolulu is not the film capital of the world - and they will only spend so much to bring things in (lets not forget everything comes to Hawaii via cargo container ship and then has to be sent back).

Considering my first thought is this episode wasn't filmed entirely in Hawaii, but thenI looked closer and realized I knew exactly where it was filmed downtown (hint - just around the corner from the best Chinese acupuncture guy I've ever found - and better yet he only charges $25 and considers it an insult to tip).

To answer your question - They found some English cars, and then threw in a few props - and it still looked like downtown Hawaii so they threw in every over the top thing they could find to scream England and not break any production budget - then walked away and said that will do.
post #20619 of 23096
2/20/07 at 11:27am
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Originally Posted by HDTVFanAtic View Post

To answer your question - They found some English cars, and then threw in a few props - and it still looked like downtown Hawaii so they threw in every over the top thing they could find to scream England and not break any production budget - then walked away and said that will do.

Heck, for under $1500 (including shipping), you too can have a red British phonebooth to put wherever your production may need it, which, by the way, are still all over the place on the sidewalks of Scotland:

http://www.designtoscano.com/jump.js...emType=PRODUCT

Maybe Desmond was simply projecting his memories of home onto his stay in London...
post #20620 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:10am
Ok, so who thinks they know what the "3 big questions" that will be answered in tonight's episode are?

I'll take a stab:

1. Who has the lowest handicap at the Lost Country Club?
2. Will Dharma drop any new flavors of Salad Dressing?
3. How does Jin stay so clean shaven?
post #20621 of 23096
2/21/07 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by Innova View Post

Ok, so who thinks they know what the "3 big questions" that will be answered in tonight's episode are?

I'll take a stab:

1. Who has the lowest handicap at the Lost Country Club?
2. Will Dharma drop any new flavors of Salad Dressing?
3. How does Jin stay so clean shaven?

This is why I don't watch THE STUPID PREVIEWS!



Less expectations, less let-down...
post #20622 of 23096
2/21/07 at 11:58am
As you can tell from my "guesses" I'm not expecting much either.

post #20623 of 23096
2/21/07 at 12:11pm
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Originally Posted by lax01 View Post

This is why I don't watch THE STUPID PREVIEWS!



Less expectations, less let-down...

Yeah, ruined it for me too Innova. Thanks a lot brotha!
post #20624 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:04pm
Another great episode...the score at the end was particularly well done...

so what were the 3 answers solved?

Jack's tats (but what about the other tat?)
Cindy and the Children
???

Also, is it absolutely truly necessary for them to spoil a new character in the previews not 10 seconds before the FREAKING SHOW? SERIOUSLY, this has got to stop...I'm at the point where I'm just going to DVR everything and never watch live TV ever again....

More questions posed:

Whats the brand mean?
Who is this new "sheriff"?
Where is home? (I assume they're talking about the place they showed in the Season Premiere, but where is that?)
What is Karl going to do?
post #20625 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:05pm
Didn't they say we were going to learn 3 things tonight? I could be wrong, but I thought that was what the promo said.
post #20626 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:06pm
So...waht i'm gathering what the 'big 3' questions were...

1. Do the others live on the 'new' island? No.
2. How does Jack like his sandwiches? Grilled, and with toothpicks.
3. Is it worth your life to save the girl you love? According to Sawyer and Carl, yes.

Other than that, the episode was good. Though, I'm gonna have to stop watching the previews for the show. It never answers what I want answered, lol.
post #20627 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by cavalierlwt View Post

Didn't they say we were going to learn 3 things tonight? I could be wrong, but I thought that was what the promo said.

They did but I didn't feel they answered any questions tonight.
post #20628 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:09pm
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Originally Posted by cavalierlwt View Post

Didn't they say we were going to learn 3 things tonight? I could be wrong, but I thought that was what the promo said.

It did; just seconds before the show started.
post #20629 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by lax01 View Post

Another great episode...the score at the end was particularly well done...

so what were the 3 answers solved?

Jack's tats (but what about the other tat?)
Cindy and the Children
???

Also, is it absolutely truly necessary for them to spoil a new character in the previews not 10 seconds before the FREAKING SHOW? SERIOUSLY, this has got to stop...I'm at the point where I'm just going to DVR everything and never watch live TV ever again....

More questions posed:

Whats the brand mean?
Who is this new "sheriff"?
Where is home? (I assume they're talking about the place they showed in the Season Premiere, but where is that?)
What is Karl going to do?

OK, so it wasn't just me. I was trying to think of what 3 things were revealed.

1. Jack's tats means "He walks among us but he isn't one of us"
2. There's an "other" other place where the others hang out other than the other island (couldn't resist)
3. The kids are OK and Cindy and the others are "watching" Jack
4. There's a place on the main island where there are "backyards"
5. Ethan was a doctor (surgeon)
6. Jack didn't know how to fly a kite
7. Jack drinks too much coke
8. Jack is a leader and angry
9. Jack can't figure out how to get a fish biscuit
10. Some people don't know who the "Brady Bunch" are
post #20630 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:15pm
"Bobby......You know the Brady Bunch?"

"Whats the Brady Bunch"

LOL great writing
post #20631 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:17pm
Sweet episode. Lost has its ups and downs, but of all the shows I watch I'd be most disappointed if it was cancelled. Well maybe House or Lost...
post #20632 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:18pm
BTW, did anyone have any break-ups/artifacting on tonight's episode? I was getting slight audio drop-outs too...quite annoying...

Comcast Digital in MoCo, MD
post #20633 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:18pm
What did Sawyer say to Kate while they were rowing in the boat? "You got a map over there, Magellan?"

Sawyer's one-liners never disappoint.
post #20634 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:21pm
i'm not sure i understand how the mystery behind jack's tattoos is solved now..

he goes to phuket, meets some chick on the beach, she has a "gift" (is anyone normal on this show?), and he forces her to ink him....chick says there will be consequences and everybody starts beating him up. At the end, the "sheriff" tells him the translation.

WHY??? and what does this mean??
post #20635 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:23pm
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Originally Posted by Steve Scherrer View Post

Why do we think that Charlie wasn't more recently in Driveshaft than the flashback? Desmond spent three years punching in the numbers in the computer--Charlie's rise and fall could easily have happened within that time period. Who knows, Charlie could have "broken through" to megastardom the very next day...

(One thing, though--when Charlie was visiting his brother in Australia to talk him back into the band, am I remembering correctly that his brother had kids?--and what were their ages?)



Just a follow-up on the Desmond-Charlie meeting in last week's episode, the "ring lady" stated Desmond breaks Pen's heart and that is what drives him "in a few short years from now" to enter the race, which leads him to the island, where he spends the next three years pushing the button. So seeing Charlie on the street would be at least five years before the hatch implosion.

Also this week's episode was fairly disappointing for me. I really don't consider the meaning of Jack's tats to be one of the island's biggest mysteries.
post #20636 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:25pm
I still enjoyed the episode though I felt the tattoo storyline was just tacked on to the main story kind of crudely. Those tattoos are Mathew Fox's real tattoos. I kept asking myself, when is this taking place?

As I said, I still enjoyed the episode, but I have a weird sense of unease, the feeling that if the episodes aren't great enough, the rest of the viewing audience will abandon the show and it will just get cancelled, no new season, no ending.

Even though it's not on par with season one, I could easily watch this show for a couple more years, I'm a patient man I guess. It's just the worrying about what other people think that is really dragging me down. Kinda makes me feel uneasy just to critique it now, like I should be trying to cheerlead the masses into liking it more. Anyone else feel like this?
post #20637 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by ToddR View Post

What did Sawyer say to Kate while they were rowing in the boat? "You got a map over there, Magellan?"

Sawyer's one-liners never disappoint.

wife loved that line!
post #20638 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:26pm
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Originally Posted by cavalierlwt View Post

I still enjoyed the episode though I felt the tattoo storyline was just tacked on to the main story kind of crudely. Those tattoos are Mathew Fox's real tattoos. I kept asking myself, when is this taking place?

As I said, I still enjoyed the episode, but I have a weird sense of unease, the feeling that if the episodes aren't great enough, the rest of the viewing audience will abandon the show and it will just get cancelled, no new season, no ending.

Even though it's not on par with season one, I could easily watch this show for a couple more years, I'm a patient man I guess. It's just the worrying about what other people think that is really dragging me down. Kinda makes me feel uneasy just to critique it now, like I should be trying to cheerlead the masses into liking it more. Anyone else feel like this?

the show makes far too much in DVD sales for them to cancel it with no real ending....that would be a huge kiss of death...I don't know if I'd ever watch ABC again if they Execs just pulled it without giving the show a closing...
post #20639 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:30pm
Another good episode, like them all are !!

The magic phrase of the week: "He walks among us, but he is not one among us !!". That would seem to imply that Jack is one of "them others".

Now, are "them others" the Losties, or some "other others" that the Losties saw and shot at while trekking through the forest to reach the "Other side on the island" in season-2? Does anyone remember the Lostie who shot and killed one of the "other others" snooping on them from across the stream? Or would that person that got shot happen to be one of Denny's pals? Boy, there is a lot of shooting going around !!

I'd hate it if the Losties were being caged and watched just to show the kids "to be good" and to show what happens if they do wrong. And whatever the hell happened to Smoky the monster? Are we going to see it again, now that Ben and his chaps are returning to home base? Boy, that's a lot of questions..
post #20640 of 23096
2/21/07 at 8:38pm
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Originally Posted by raaj View Post

Another good episode, like them all are !!

The magic phrase of the week: "He walks among us, but he is not one among us !!". That would seem to imply that Jack is one of "them others".

Now, are "them others" the Losties, or some "other others" that the Losties saw and shot at while trekking through the forest to reach the "Other side on the island" in season-2? Does anyone remember the Lostie who shot and killed one of the "other others" snooping on them from across the stream? Or would that person that got shot happen to be one of Denny's pals? Boy, there is a lot of shooting going around !!

I'd hate it if the Losties were being caged and watched just to show the kids "to be good" and to show what happens if they do wrong. And whatever the hell happened to Smoky the monster? Are we going to see it again, now that Ben and his chaps are returning to home base? Boy, that's a lot of questions..

It seems like there is only one faction of the others....considering they were hinting at the use of make-up, wigs and Dharma-brand Theatrical Glue, it appears they were just trying to trick the Flight 815 people into thinking they were something else. Also notice that one of the children has the teddy bear that we saw during Season 2 (when we first meet the Tallies).

Which reminds me, what did the little girl whisper to Cindy?
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