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Feb 07

Magnificence: The Cultural Mythology of LOST 1.01 to 6.18

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Magnificence
The Cultural Mythology of LOST 1.01 to 6.18
by Pearson Moore

His name is Kambei Shimada, a ronin who lived five hundred years ago. He is an aged, balding, unemployed swordsman, symbol of a dying breed of men useless in an age of muskets. His story required only two hundred seven minutes of celluloid. We think we know him: hero, defender of peasants, leader of men. But his story does not end with one year’s barley harvest, or even an entire nation’s movement into the modern age. Without Kambei Shimada, we understand neither sixteenth century Japan, nor even twenty-first century America. This single figure from the imagination of Akira Kurosawa holds the key to LOST.

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Tags: Aaron, Jack, Jacob, John Locke, Kate, LOST Theories, man in black, numbers, Pearson Moore, Widmore

Apr 09

Video Interview with Evangeline Lilly

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[Via The Official LOST Video Podcast]

Tags: Aaron, Evangeline Lilly, interview, Kate, Official Podcast, Season 5, Videos

Apr 05

Gitsie Girl’s Thoughts on Ep. 5.11 “Whatever Happened, Happened”

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Should the Losties really be going back and course correcting? What if their purpose is to go back and change something? I appreciated that Jack refused to help Ben. Sure, it violates the Hippocratic Oath, but I appreciate that he’s operating more on faith now and doesn’t have to control and fix everything.

See my initial thoughts here.

1. Are we so sure that Claire’s mom is on the up-and-up? After all, she was meeting with Ben’s lawyer. And, just a few short months ago was in a coma and now miraculously, and conveniently, she’s up, walking around and meeting with shady lawyers. I’m going to hold judgment on her until we see a little more. I still think that Aaron is going to show up on the island and maybe she’ll be the one to bring him.

2. Jin says that Sayid is headed North. Everybody heads north in this show. When Michael went looking for Walt remember which way he went (North)? Remember Eko’s stick… “Lift up your eyes and look North.”

3. I want to know if Hurley is still seeing his dead friends now that he’s back on the island? Any more chess with Mr Eko?

4. Kate is using Cassidy as her confessional. She tells her about the crash, the survivors and even that Aaron is not her son. Is it fair that she puts all of this on Cassidy? I don’t want to believe that this will come back to haunt her but on the show you never know what kinds of connections people have. Heck, for all we know Cassidy is a Widmore.

5. Listen to Jack, new man of faith, “Did you ever think that the island wants to fix things itself?” Poignant moment or Jack making excuses? I like to think that Jack is going to let whatever happened, happen.

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Tags: Aaron, Benjamin Linus, Claire, Jack, Juliet Burke, Kate, recaps&reviews, Richard Alpert, Season 5, Season 5 recaps by Gitsie Girl, Whatever Happened Happened

Apr 03

“Whatever Happened, Happened” Recap & Analysis by Chris Kirkman

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Previously, on Lost: Sawyer. Cassidy. Baby. Con. Kate. Copter. Whisper. SPLASH! Kidnap. Lawyer. Carole. Island. Past. Ben. Sayid. Van. CRASH! Escape. Jungle. Run. Jin? WHACK! BLAM! Thud. Thonk!

This week on Lost: Okay, this week it’s time for me to be fast and furious (in theaters today!), so bear with me. Let’s roll!

After Kate gets off the Island, she goes to see Cassidy – Sawyer’s ex and mother of his daughter, Clementine – and spills the beans. Cassidy calls Sawyer a son of a bitch and a coward for jumping off the chopper. Kate hands Cassidy money, but she doesn’t want it since it’s dirty blood money from the Oceanic settlement.

Later, later, like 2007 later, Kate leaves the docks where Sun has Ben at gunpoint and decides, despite the shock of potential gunfire around her “son,” that it’s okay to stop off at the local supermart for some chocolate milk. Aaron doesn’t want chocolate milk, dammit, he wants a juice box. So, somewhere between aisle three and aisle five, Kate loses Aaron. That kid is damn slippery. Anyone else have a problem with this scenario? Did your mom ever lose you in the grocery store as a child? Hell no, when you were Aaron’s age, your mom got a shopping cart even if she was going in there just to pick up panty hose and you were in the cart, standing up at the front, playing King of the World like Leonardo fucking DiCaprio. You know it’s true. Anyways, she gets all frantic and sees someone who looks a lot like Claire walking toward the exit with Aaron. She grabs him and holds him close. Next time, use a cart Kate. Moms everywhere agree.

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Tags: Aaron, Benjamin Linus, Chris Kirkman, Claire, Hurley, Jack, Jacob, John Locke, Juliet Burke, Kate, LOST Theories, Miles, Mrs. Hawking, recaps&reviews, Richard Alpert, Sawyer, Smoke Monster, Whatever Happened Happened, Widmore

Apr 03

Emilie de Ravin: “I’m Really Looking Forward to Going Back”

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TV Guide has published a new interview with Emilie where she talks about her new projects “High Noon”, “Public Enemies”, “Rogue’s Gallery”, “The Chameleon” and “Guardians of Ga’Hoole”. Below is the excerpt where she talks about LOST:

TVGuide.com: Having been involved in all these projects as of late, will it be harder to go back to Lost for its final season?
De Ravin: No, I’m really looking forward to going back. I’ve had a wonderful time being able to express myself creatively in different ways [during this Season 5 absence]. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again and, being the last season, I’m thinking it’s going to be pretty exciting.

TVGuide.com: Just this week, we learned that Kate left Aaron with Claire’s mother, rather than bring him back to the island. Do you think that was the right call?
De Ravin: I don’t know, it’s neither here or there. It could be either way, really.

TVGuide.com: You and I have previously talked about how Aaron would seemingly play a larger role in things, being the subject of premonitions and such.
De Ravin: And I still believe that. And yet we still have yet to see what that destiny is.