tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post7983471390009191095..comments2024-03-28T04:14:30.305-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Stuff: Lost: 3x01-3x06Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-23662196302548609542009-06-25T13:10:15.968-04:002009-06-25T13:10:15.968-04:00I can definitely see the similarities to Baltar...I can definitely see the similarities to Baltar's imprisonment, I think the issue is even if Baltar's imprisonment was paced a bit too slow, there was some other stuff going on in the show at that point. If the beach story was moving forward, it would have worked fine, it's just virtually nothing was happening over there, so all the story pressure is placed on the HYDRA station stuff,Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483689490186954593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-63913714450031167502009-06-25T10:05:16.864-04:002009-06-25T10:05:16.864-04:00in my book, it wasnt "stranger in a strange l...in my book, it wasnt "stranger in a strange land" that was the low-point, but the sawyer-pacemaker episode that seemed to have the most redundant and ridiculous story beats.<br /><br />i liked the flashbacks of the first two episodes, especially the jack one. I thought that that really shed new light on the complexity of the shepherds' relationship. While Jack eventually busted Shlomonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-19004852200382615622009-06-25T08:21:42.593-04:002009-06-25T08:21:42.593-04:00Hey Patrick,
I agree with many of your points. I ...Hey Patrick,<br /><br />I agree with many of your points. I don't mind as much some of the same beats being repeated here - although it's as much part of the stalling as anything else, the repetition of the Other's apparent cruelty and Ben's opaque villainy underscores the banal tyranny of their current world, and exposes the characters to the human violence of the island.<br />InAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-72190942233007177592009-06-25T07:47:31.176-04:002009-06-25T07:47:31.176-04:00You will eventually get to the point where somethi...You will eventually get to the point where something happens..<br /><br />And what you think the show is about might not be what it really is about after all.. still. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444376138297002474noreply@blogger.com