Get Lost Podcast (Episode 33) - 2010/03/09

In this episode, we provide our reaction to 6.07 Dr. Linus. Check out our site at www.getlostpodcastmedia.com, email us at getlostpodcast@gmail.com, or leave feedback at 920-626-6086.

LOST Episode 6×06 “Sundown” - Screencaps, Easter Eggs, and Analysis

Tonight’s episode Sundown was very good, but not great.  Early receipts have this episode making a stronger showing than last week’s Lighthouse, but we have to disagree, based largely on Sundown’s lackluster flash sideways.  Sayid’s flash sideways couldn’t muster the intrigue that Jack’s story (from last week’s Lighthouse) did.  The island story was stronger, though, than the flash sideways, especially toward the end of the episode as duplicitous Sayid and Smokey came to town.  The final scene with Sayid, Claire, and Kate walking out in slow motion through the Temple was truly haunting as the lullaby “Catch a Falling Star” (which Claire had earlier been singing to herself) played eerily, followed by a chilling score from Michael Giacchino.  Kate looked truly petrified as she marched in tow with Flocke’s new crew.  Random musings:

• We’re not sure if Sayid’s actions after he meet with Flocke were out of sheer motivation to see Nadia again or if he was actually “infected” and acting not as himself, which appears to be more the case for Claire.  Sayid’s behavior after his discussion with Flocke on how he could save Nadia from the dead directly parallels Anakin Skywalker’s behavior in Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith.  As a refresher, Palpatine preys on Anakin’s insecurities about losing Padme by informing Anakin of a way to bring loved ones back from the dead.  From there, Anakin was taken hook, line, and sinker and did whatever Palpatine ordered, including exterminating almost the entire Jedi order.  Sayid’s behavior tonight echoed Anakin’s, when he took out Dogen (and Lennon) and enabled Smokey to basically exterminate anyone left at the Temple.  Coincidence?  Maybe, but we know how Damon loves Star Wars.
• Sayid seems to be doomed to the role of the killer with the good heart.  In his flash sideways, it seems he truly does want to change his ways, similar to how he did off island as a member of the Oceanic 6, but it appears his destiny is as “a killer” as Ben once called him.  As a viewer, though, this is when Sayid is at his best.
• We loved seeing Keamy again.  As soon as Omar appeared, we knew Keamy wasn’t far behind.  The only disappointing thing was not seeing Widmore.  We were pretty sure that Widmore would walk in after Keamy was taken out, but no such luck.  We’re convinced Widmore still plays a key role in the big picture.  We still don’t have an explanation as to how he knew that a war was coming as he told Locke last season.
• After seeing Jin in Sayid’s flash sideways, we went back thr0ugh the Keamy scene to see if he had the watch on from Mr. Paik that Jin was sent to deliver.  Keamy certainly did have a large watch on, but it’s not definitive in the screencaps as to whether or not it’s the same watch.
• It was refreshing for Miles and his witty banter to get a bit more screen time in this episode.  He obviously hasn’t had much of a role this season other than to inform Sawyer of dead Juliet’s afterlife thoughts.  It seems that by not killing him tonight when Smokey obliterated the Temple, he’s still going to be needed down the line.  Our guess is as some sort of medium between the Underworld and the Losties.
• Keamy and Omar weren’t the only familiar faces in Sayid’s flash sideways, as good old Dr. Jack Shephard crossed Sayid and Nadia’s path at the hospital.
• The first fight scene between Sayid and Dogen was badass.
• It would seem that Dogen (and Lennon, for that matter) would appear to be done (i.e., staying dead), but something’s gnawing at us that we still don’t know all we need to about Dogen.
• Dogen’s scene with his son and Jack in Jack’s flash sideways last episode now has a bit more meaning as we find out that Dogen had to leave his life in order to save his son after killing his son in an accident.
• Where was Jin on the island?  Last we saw, he was with Claire and had made up a story that would keep him alive by being needed to show Claire the secret entrance to the Temple.  From there, we saw Flocke show up and then, in this episode, Flocke and Claire discuss her entry strategy.  It seems that as soon as we pick up a Lostie, we lose another.  As we picked up Ilana, Lapidus, Sun, and Linus, we have now separated from Jack, Hurley, Jin, Richard, and Sawyer.  We’re losing time to get everyone back together, so it can’t be too much longer, right?
• It’s almost certainly a prop “oversight”, but for Easter Egg hounds, it’s worth noting that the license plate of the minivan in Nadia’s driveway (2SAQ321 - California) matched that of Jack’s Bronco in Lighthouse.
• We’re yet to find out where Ilana got all her insider information about candidates, the Temple, etc.  It’s almost certainly from Jacob, that’s not really the intriguing part.  We’re more interested in interested in getting that back story.
• This comment refers more to Lighthouse, but is worth reiterating.  We’re hoping Desmond shows up soon.  After getting that brief teaser in LA X, we’re craving more of our favorite Scot.  We’re hoping he’s the one that Jacob wants to bring to the island, but 108 was Wallace and was crossed out, so who knows.  In any event, bring back Des!

Check out all of our screencaps from Sundown at DarkUFO’s site.

LOST Episode 6×04 “The Substitute” - Screencaps, Easter Eggs, & Analysis

After taking a week off, LOST redeemed itself this week with The Substitute. Chocked full of heavy hitting mythology, including what seems to be the explanation for the Numbers, this episode didn’t disappoint. The Smokey scenes on the island stole the show and almost rendered Locke’s parallel universe story moot. Surely most everyone will be clamoring for shots of the names on the cave walls, and there are plenty of familiar ones. Random musings:

• Does the term The Substitute have a double meaning - one in each of the parallel universes?  Clearly in the “new” parallel universe, we see that Locke becomes a substitute teacher.  A look into the “old” parallel universe, where Locke is dead, could suggest that he is now a substitute body (a stand in of sorts) for MIB to use.
• After over 5 seasons of wondering, it appears that the numbers refer to individual people, all of whom are or were candidates to become the next Jacob (”protector of the island”).  Many people have speculated that the end game of Lost will include the appointment of successors to Jacob and MIB, and this seems to lend credence to those theories.
• It was certainly compelling that Kate does not represent one of the familiar numbers (Locke = 4, Reyes = 8, Ford = 15, Jarrah = 16, Shephard = 23, and Kwon = 42).  We were looking for Austen and 108 but found neither.  What does this mean for Kate?  Obviously Jacob still visited and touched her, but she doesn’t represent any of those famous 6 numbers we’re used to hearing.
• Jacob appears to have been summoning candidates to the island for quite some time.  Members of the US Army team that arrived on the island in 1954 were well represented on the cave walls (Jones, Mattingly, and Cunningham).
• MIB’s comment that Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” (1937) was “well after his time” is another indicator that he’s  been around for a while.  We already saw MIB and what appeared to be the Black Rock in The Incident, but this is just one more occasion where MIB’s age is called to light.
• Other names (some familiar, other not so much) found on the cave walls: (Claire / Aaron) Littleton, (Charlotte) Lewis, (Gary) Troup, Bargas, Aguila, O’Toole, Lacombe, Domingo, Grant, Goodspeed, Reynolds, Burke, Almeida, Costa, Faraday, Straume (why is he crossed out if he’s not dead?), Pace, and Rutherford.  We’re sure there are more that will surface
• The young boy that Smokey and Sawyer saw would seem to be a young Jacob.  In the first scene, the blood on his hands may represent some sort of deed that got Jacob and/or MIB into a scenario where they were “trapped” and confined to the island for eternity, or until there were valid replacements.  In the later scene where there was no blood on the boy’s hands, the boy made sure MIB knew the rules that he couldn’t kill Sawyer.  We’ve seen countless reference to the rules and I’m certainly curious to see how these rules came about in the first place.
• Seeing the island from Smokey’s point of view was sweet, including seeing his reflection in the barrack windows.
• The inside joke Smokey mentioned as he took the white stone from the scale and hurled it into the water would seem to imply that Jacob was represented by the white stone.
• What did Ilana mean when she said MIB was “stuck this way” in reference to not being able to change how he looks?  It appears that somehow through the fact that they have Locke’s body, MIB is no longer able to change bodies or take the form of another person.  More explanation needed here.
• Certainly we’ve only heard MIB’s side of the story, but at this point I’m getting the impression that Jacob is the bad guy here.  I’m probably wrong, but it’s at least worth considering.  MIB laid out how Jacob manipulated the losties at vulnerable times in their lives, so we’ll have to see the reality of it.  Can’t wait for some more back story as to what put Jacob and MIB at odds and tethered them to the island.
• Speaking of back stories, I also can’t wait to see Richard Alpert’s, particularly as it relates to MIB.  He seemed scared to death of MIB.
• Why can’t MIB leave the island on his own?  On top of that, why can he leave if he’s accompanied by Sawyer?
• Locke’s flash sideways was fairly uneventful, yet endearing.  It was nice to see Helen again.  It appears that Rose’s speech about not stopping living in denial and just living was enough to push John where he needed to go (no pun intended) as Helen recognized.  It was nice to see that Locke was perhaps finally getting over the hump.  We’ll see where we go from here because I’m not convinced we’re not going to see the Jack/Locke miracle story that was hinted at in LA X.
• It was awesome to see Linus as a European History teacher.  Great stuff.

Candidate names on the cave walls:

Get Lost Podcast (Episode 32) - 2010/02/09

In this episode, we provide our reaction to 6.03 What Kate Does. Check out our site at www.getlostpodcastmedia.com, email us at getlostpodcast@gmail.com, or leave feedback at 920-626-6086.

LOST Episode 6×03 “What Kate Does” - Screencaps, Easter Eggs, & Analysis

Well, we finally dusted off the keyboard for this? I have to say, after a sweet premiere last week, this week’s episode was not good.  Does it have to do with the fact that this week’s installment was Kate centric? Likely so. I hate feeling that way, but man her stuff’s getting old, especially the whole Keystone cops charade. OK, so it wasn’t a total loss, it just didn’t capture my imagination like LA X did. Random musings:

• What the hell was Dogen typing at the beginning of the episode?  A guess would be some sort of communication to Jacob.  No idea on the delivery logistics, but that’s what popped into my head.  I loved Dogen rocking the old school typewriter.  It makes the Swan hatch PC look high tech.
• My enthusiasm for seeing Arzt came and went very quickly.  I immediately remembered how annoying he is.  Am I a bad person for wishing he had been run over by the cabbie?
• One of the major “on island” storylines was the whole “infection” saga with Sayid.  What we think we know from Rousseau’s crew is that once they went down under the temple, they came back out infected with the sickness, which basically turned them against Rousseau.  I assumed that Smokey had basically taken over their bodies, but now there may be more to it than that.  Is it some sort of reincarnation of an evil spirit?  Dogen and crew were intent on putting the kibosh to any such thing, citing Claire as exhibit A of the infection gone wrong.
• We only got a small dose of Crazy Claire and it appears we were meant to liken her to Rousseau (see primitive booby traps and rifle toting, wild haired mad woman).  I don’t know that I’m buying a direct comparison.  Although a bit rough around the edges, I don’t believe Rousseau was infected like they’re suggesting Claire is.  In fact, she recognized the sickness within her clan and ended up having to kill them.  Back to Claire…we’ve been awaiting an explanation as to her peculiar behavior alongside Christian in Jacob’s cabin back in Season 4’s “Cabin Fever” and many suspected that she died in the attack on the barracks in “The Shape of Things to Come”.  So to hear that she’s infected suggests that, if her case was similar to Sayid’s, that she died and was inhabited by an evil spirit.
• What’s with Dogen’s baseball?  We’ve seen a couple of baseball references surrounding Jack, including the Red Sox winning the World Series and Jack’s A-Rod mention in “Something Nice Back Home”.  This was no doubt a teaser for a future reveal of some sort.
• What did Dogen mean when he said he was brought to the island like everyone else?  This would seem to be one of the overarching themes for this season.  We’ve seen Jacob touch specific people and have assumed that it somehow helped draw them to the island, but clearly more of an explanation is yet to come.
• Observations about the Temple and the new Others: It struck me that the Temple seems more Mayan in nature rather than Egyptian, the new Others seem to wear drown and burgundy, and it stood out to me that the new Others are racially diverse (I thought they made a clear point of showing all sorts of races and backgrounds; the phrase “cradle of civilization” kept popping into my head for some reason).
• Claire’s ultrasound reveals a date of October 22, 2004.  This is a full month after the original Flight 815 date of September 22, 2004.  This would seem to be no accident.  Are they trying to align Aaron’s births in the two parallel universes (Lostpedia mentions that Aaron was born on November 1, 2004)?  Curious…
• I hated Lennon last week, but he grew on me this week.  Not sure why yet.
• Is Kate’s redemption story going to surround her helping of Claire in the parallel universe?  Has she finally stopped running?  We also drew a parallel to this new story and how Kate had to help deliver Aaron back on the island.  I’m definitely more interested in Claire’s (and Aaron’s) parallel universe story than Kate’s.  We found each other questioning whether or not we believed Kate was innocent, but after a moment of pondering, we concluded that we really didn’t care.
• Sawyer is vulnerable and seems intent on being alone.  I can’t help but think Flocke / Smokey will target him for manipulation.  I’m curious to see how Flocke / Smokey presents himself.  The last thing Sawyer probably heard about Locke was that he died from from Jack, Kate, or Hurley.
• More deja vu moments: Kate spotting Jack at the airport leaving in the cab (could’ve just been from the pen encounter on the plane), Claire just knowing Aaron’s name, and Kate’s reaction to hearing the name Aaron.
• Nice to see Ethan Rom…um, I mean Ethan Goodspeed.  If the hydrogen bomb sank the island, he would’ve just made it off in time as a baby.
• We were desperate for a Richard Malkin tie in with the whole baby adoption thing, but alas, no luck.  We’re still holding out hope that Malkin’s work in Season 1’s “Raised by Another” is important to the overall story, particularly as it relates to Aaron.
• Although not specifically related to this episode, I wanted to bring up a movie that many Lost fans are already well aware of: Donnie Darko.  I don’t want to spoil that movie, but fans have drawn similarities between Lost and Donnie Darko dating back to Lost’s use of time travel.  For me, it’s even more relevant now with the onset of a parallel universe this season.  Donnie Darko deals with a similar scenario, called a Tangent Universe, where Donnie is tasked with reconciling the two two universes.  I can see Desmond in a similar sort of role on Lost this season.  Maybe there’s no correlation, but it’s fun, and quite fascinating, to compare and contrast.  If you haven’t checked out Donnie Darko, you need to, just make sure you watch the Director’s Cut (and listen to the Director commentary as well).

We’ve posted screencaps on DarkUFO’s site, so check them out there.

LOST Season 5 DVD Sneak Peek #7 - Hieroglyphs & Tapestry (high res photos)

To celebrate the December 8 release of LOST season 5 on DVD, we’re happy to present the 7th and final LOST Season 5 sneak peek. This sneak peek comes to us in the form of 9 high resolution photos focused on hieroglyphs and tapestry. Here are a few details:

Hieroglyphs & Tapestry: Analyzing possible clues is a favourite activity of LOST fans, so check out these high-resolution photos of Jacob’s tapestry and hieroglyphs on a pillar in the tunnels.

Photos courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. ©ABC Studios.

Click any one of the thumbnails below to get a massive 3000 x 2000 pixel high res photo:

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LOST Season 5 limited edition Dharma Initiation Kit DVD boxed set contest winner announcement!

As we mentioned previously in our contest announcement, we’re thrilled to be able to give one lucky fan a free LOST Season 5 limited edition Dharma Initiation Kit DVD boxed set. We asked the following question:

How do you think LOST will end?

We have scrutinized the various entries we received and have chosen a winner. The winning entry came from Geraldine, who wrote:

Jack & Locke are embodied by Jacob/MiB, becoming the 2 new players. They both ultimately become the island’s puppets.

We think this idea is feasible and that it carries out the idea of a loop or circle, which has been speculated about since the show’s inception. When we contacted Geraldine, she was proud to announce that she had already won a similar contest on a different website and that she would be happy to give another LOST fan an opportunity. With that being said, our new winner is Laura, whose wrote:

The plane from Sidney to LAX lands as if the crash never happened, but all passengers carry the memory of the crash and everything that happened.

Laura had a few supporting comments, but in compliance with the 120 character restriction, her statement above applies. We liked this idea because Darlton has maintained all along that LOST can be summed up as a story of redemption. Darlton has also maintained that the stakes and peril are real, and we think Laura’s idea embodies the spirit of redemption while rendering the travails of our Losties as real in the sense that they will help dictate the future for our Losties. This idea also would certainly fuel years of debates as to how our Losties use their experience to shape the rest of their lives.

Thanks to all the entrants!

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LOST Season 5 DVD Sneak Peeks 4, 5, and 6

Here are sneak peeks 4, 5, and 6 from the upcoming December 8 release of LOST season 5 on DVD and Blu-ray:

Videos courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. ©ABC Studios.

Sneak Peek #4 - Finding LaFleur: This deleted scene from LOST’s fifth season episode “Namaste” shows more of Miles and Juliet’s conversation about Sawyer’s whereabouts at the Dharma barracks’ underground security office.

Sneak Peek #5 - Breaking Down the 100th Episode: LOST’s 100th episode, “The Variable”, was a major event for the fans, cast and crew. This clip features multiple interviews discussing this milestone, plus behind-the-scenes footage of a production meeting and location set-ups.

Sneak Peek #6 - PHY 101.2: Find out what you’ll be studying in LOST University’s PHY 101.2 “The Physics of Time Travel” course — with particular attention paid to wormholes that transport you through space and time.

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LOST Season 5 DVD Sneak Peek #3 - Action-Figure Faraday

Here’s the third sneak peek from the upcoming December 8 release of LOST season 5 on DVD and Blu-ray:

The shoot-out at the Dharma barracks in “The Variable” was one of the biggest action sequences of LOST’s fifth season. Watch how the crew set it up, with commentary from Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Jeremy Davies (Faraday) and Eric Lange (Radzinsky).

Video courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. ©ABC Studios.

Make sure you enter our contest for a chance to win a free LOST Season 5 Dharma Initiation Kit DVD boxed set! Just answer, “How do you think LOST will end?” in 120 characters or less. You can enter by commenting on the contest post, tweeting @getlostpodcast, emailing us, or calling your thoughts into 920-626-6086. The deadline is 10:00 PM CST on Sunday, November 29, so hurry as there’s not much time!

Don’t miss out on securing your copy of LOST Season 5, available in any of the following options:

LOST Season 5 limited edition Dharma Initiation Kit DVD boxed set giveaway contest!

We’re thrilled to be able to give one lucky fan a free LOST Season 5 limited edition Dharma Initiation Kit DVD boxed set (Note: the DVD set is Region 1 and can only be mailed to someone in America or Canada). To enter the contest, just answer the following question in 120 characters or less:

How do you think LOST will end?

We know that’s a pretty broad question, but that’s what we wanted to really engage peoples’ creativity.  Eric and I will be the sole judges and will base our decision on creativity, feasability (in our minds), and general interest on our parts (i.e., it is purely subjective).

You can enter by commenting on this post, tweeting @getlostpodcast, emailing us, or calling your thoughts into 920-626-6086.  The deadline is 10:00 PM CST on Sunday, November 29, so hurry as there’s not much time!

We will announce the winner on December 1. Good luck and namaste!

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