February 28, 2007
Whatever, Man.
I'm still grinning about this episode. Forget all the hoopla over the Dharma business or The Others or saving Jack... Forget that a plane full of people crashed on a (semi)deserted island and the bad luck that haunts the survivors.
I loved the VW van! My parents had a couple of Hippie vans, actually. I could FEEL what it was like to race down that hill and pop the clutch to get the motor running. I traveled cross-country with my mom and brothers in a 1970 VW van. It was dark green with a white top and outfitted with curtains my mom had made. There were so many times on that crazy trip that we would have to find rest stops on a hill just so we could get a rolling start to back on the road again.
Great memories, man.
As for the show... I think my favorite part was when Hurley smacked Charlie and told him to "snap out of it." Charlie was more eloquent with his "Victory or Death" comment as they sat in the van at the top of the hill. But Hurley's line of looking death in the face and saying, "Whatever, man" was the best! This was one of the funniest shows I've seen. Sawyer was a line a minute... could you count all the TV show references? He's hysterical. He's so endearing in his Bad Boy way.
Back to the van: What a crazy turn for the dog to lead Hurley to a VW van in the jungle with a dead guy named Roger inside who had died while out on a beer run! Genius. I'd love to know how that came up in a plot-line meeting.
And thank goodness there was beer in there, otherwise Sawyer would've stayed on the beach.
Ha!
I'm sure every car fanatic out there will poke holes in the whole thing... like why the tires weren't flat... why the gas tank wasn't corrupted by water... yada yada. But it was pretty cute, wasn't it? And the "lucky" rabbit foot on the key chain was a nice touch.
Hope. The islanders needed it... but I think we, the fans, did, too. A little hope... and and little fun.
As for the ending... pretty interesting. So Alex is the daughter of the Jungle Woman? (What's her name??? I forget.) And how did Kate know?
Movable Type 4.1
We've known (or at least suspected) that Alex was Rousseau's daughter for a LONG time! It's no surprise that Kate knew; Rousseau told the Losties about her daughter Alex, who was taken by the others as a baby, way before this season started.
KATHARYN: Thanks for clearing that up for me!
I guess that comment was a bit harsh; sorry 'bout that. The writing of Kate's line at the end pissed me off because it seemed like such bad writing when Kate added "I think she's your daughter." That seemed to me to be pretty redundant after stating that there's a 16-year-old girl named Alex. But I guess the writers have to kick in the extra info for new viewers, and for people who generally wouldn't remember the significance of these details. It still made the line's delivery come off as awkward, though, which is a horrible way to end an episode!
Speaking of TV references, was Tricia Tanaka a reference to the TV show "Family Guy"? ("Asian Reporter Tricia Takanawa")
wow nice to see the boats have been sent i was hopeing the pillow was sent out also and bank???
maybe hope so
well here is what is up next on lost
ENTER 77 - March 7th
'Fore mentioned eye patch guy appears in this Sayid centric episode with a lot to say about Dharma. The rumor is, we will know what the connection is between Dharma and the Others in this episode, and may even learn something absolutely stunning concerning the mysterious operation. Could the "Game Changer" finally be here? Also, if you watched previews last week, you know that Marvin Candle makes an appearance, another good source says look for Mrs. Klugh to accompany him in the final orientation film (Remember her, from three minutes?)
PAR AVION - March 14
Claire decides to use carrier pigeons to get them rescued, but aside from that we also learn in this episode whether or not Claire and Jack are brother and sister.
The Man From Tallahassee - March 21
How was Locke paralyzed? You find out in this episode! Also, Ben is going to offer Locke some of the island's mysteries if he calls off his attack.
EXPOSE - March 28
Take a trip back in time and see the plane crash through the eyes of Nikki and Paulo! This episode also brings us the return of Boone and Shannon, in flash back of course. Personally I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the return of Doc Arzt, but we'll see.
HAVE A NICE DAY GUTSCH