The Jokeman
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lol, I don't know how any mortal male can resist that long-haired, mediterranean goddess look
Well there are a few men like Tom Friendly who could resist but certainly not me. I hate to say it but right after she gave birth to Jacob my first thought was MILF.
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I'm glad to see Rupert go but damn I still hate Russell.
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Another thing I'll say that I'm surprised wasn't pointed out yet ...
It was interesting to see how the MIB's fake mother had MIB pegged to be the protector, not Jacob. Then, MIB went off the reservation and she was left with Jacob.
Flash forward now and it always seemed that Locke was favored by Jacob to be the chosen one since his birth. But when he died, Jacob had to go with Jack instead -- his second choice.
Read into it what you will, but I found it cool.
I chock it up to recurring themes/story lines. As it seems everything in this show is circular in some form another. I mean one thing not specifically mentioned is that Smokey, like so many other characters also has/had parental issues (see Locke, Jack, Kate, Claire, Sawyer, Hurley, Sun, Ben, Penny, Faraday and am sure more if really sit down and start to think things out).
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I have to say, I really am going to miss this weekly banter once the show is over.
Just because the show ends doesn't mean we can't have banter. It's just a matter of finding something to banter about and trying to stay focused on said topic.
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And I suppose, in a way, he was. MIB was/is part of what needs to happen.
"There has to be evil in the world in order for there to be good; evil is necessary for good." I'm not claiming that MIB himself is pure evil and Jacob is pure good as there are always shades of gray but ultimately I think this show might be in part for everyone of us to question our own faith/belief system etc. Or maybe I'm taking more from the show then just the literal characters etc. Which is something I really didn't want to do because I'd like to think that this is just a tv show but the more and more I watch this season the more and more I'm understanding it's not.
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again, just like the character said, every answer will only lead to another question. you just have to have faith.
how did mom make it so they couldnt kill each other? she used some magic powers.
where did those powers come from? she got them by being the keeper of the island.
how did she become keeper of the island?... and on and on and on...
it's like they said in my post on the last page, you really dont want an exact explanation. because there really is none. at some point you HAVE to chalk it up to being magical god-like powers when it comes to mythology. or else youre just going to end up with the question "Who is God? Where did (s)he get those powers from?" etc...
Thanks for answering but I deleted that post as my following post again describes my frustration with this episode. In terms of having faith, that an interesting subject as everyone's faith is different.
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Ack I can't put into words what I want to say about this episode. Frustration because the questions they answered weren't the one's I ultimately wanted answered or perhaps I didn't like the answer to some of the questions. As basically Smokey is Smokey because he was pushed into the light by Jacob. Well maybe I"m dense but what exactly is the light to begin with? Once again it seems Jacob is portrayed as being God like, see young MIB's comment about it's easy to "judge people when your sitting on top of a mountain watching them" or whatever it was. Yet at the same time he was human until pseudo-mom did whatever she did to prevent him and MIB from hurting one another. I'm in the camp that didn't like it as perhaps as was looking for more concrete answers then mythology as still haven't wrapped my brain around this episode.
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Well, why would he put them on his TV? Thats kinda silly
Perhaps in having his TV wear the glasses he'd be more apt to look at his TV's face then his TV's wang...oh wait you meant TV as in television...
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Not chiding too hard, dude. It weren't much.
But, there are those here who prefer to stay 100% LOST-pure going into episodes.... Lord knows I'm not one of them
. On the whole, all of the LOST threads have been very good in this regard.
I'm one of the LOST purists but what duey said was fair game since it was at the ABC.com website but being I never venture there it was a semi spoiler but not big deal for me.
1) In the sideways flash, Claire said that she had never met Christian Shephard. So, might that mean that there wasn't a car crash and her mother wasn't in a coma? Could it mean a different father for Aaron?It's also interesting that Christian left her... a wooden box in his will. A body in "a wooden box" is what MIB required to assume an identity.
I'm not sure that Aaron's father would change yet it's possible but now I'm having visions of Goth Claire with her black hair and makes me think of Locke's quote that's been used throughout the week's preview of llight and dark sides.
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Yeah that definitely would be the smart play, but I really think he's gotten to the point where people just want him gone.
If he does make the finals I really hope that this jury actually looks at how the game was played instead of giving into their hurt feelings over being outmaneuvered.
I think because it's an All Star show they would. As they all understand it's a game, etc. Yet one never really knows what will cause others to vote for someone. As I'm still in awe that Richard Hatch beat Kelly Wiglesworth and named the first Survivor.
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There will apparently be an auction of LOST props this summer, to be held in Los Angeles (I would hope there's an online feature for bidding among the plebians...). Linked from ABC's LOST site, so it's legit. Wonder where the proceeds will be going, or is this a way for ABC to recoup some of the $ they spent producing the show (it cost $12M to film the pilot ep)?
What item do you have your eye on?
Pretty cool stuff and am sure all will go for far more then I could ever afford.
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Does TiVO replace the cable box, or do you somehow connect them to each other? I've always been interested in TiVO, but just seemed prohibitive in terms of cost.
TiVO's typically attach to an existing box. Yet cable/satellite companies do make DVRs which act as the cable box and recorder. Granted they aren't as sophisticated as TIVOs but suit my purpose to basically record and/or pause/rewind tv and at an extra $9.95 per month it's well worth it.
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Yeast Mode
He will rise to the top of the NFL quickly!
Only if Wilson gives him the bread he's looking for.
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Whitner and Fitz for Gaither maybe?
Try again. Ozzie Newsome is one of the best GMs in the NFL. I can't seem him taking anything less than a 2nd Rounder in 2011 or likely more due to what we got for Jason Peters.
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watch the Bills trade our #1 pick next year for Gaither and then go out and finish 2-14 and get the 1st overall pick.
Nix has always stated he's about having a strong running game and building a strong defense. I'm not sure Gaither is what he'd go after. Instead I see Gaither ending up in Dallas when Barron fails a physical.
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im just going to keep running with it though cause im on a role... bear with me.
there has been some speculation that the Kwon candidate was neither Sun nor Jin, but their child. Since Jacob touched both of them, it would be their offspring that would be the candidate. It took them coming to the Island to be able to have children, specifically this child. And the reason that Sun did not flash back to 1977 like the others was because she was no longer carrying the child. but i dont buy it, im just throwing it out there.
i also find it interesting that after everything they had been through, Sun and Jin could/would/did not die until they were together. I'm thinking that since they were both a combined candidate, since Jacob touched them both together at the same time, that they would need to be together for anything to happen (good or bad). thats not a complete thought, just kinda an observation.
I'm rolling with it but everyone has their own hopes in how the series will end is all I was stating. I'm just not sure how much Aaron, David or Ji-Yeon can play in the show especially since they're all off the island. The focus of the show seemingly has been Jack vs Locke, man of faith vs man of science, so it just seems to me that it seems to me that it be fiitting that the end up together.
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Russell is the man. He needs to keep Geri tight, and pick off Parvati and Sandra next. Then all it will take is ONE immunity challenge.
Russell's done too much damage. He's going home soon unless he and/or Jeri can win immunity. As it's obvious Rupert/Sandra don't like him and now that he's send Parv's right hand woman home she might be gunning for him. I think Russell's in trouble as there aren't many weak minded people left which is the type of player he needs to survive. I think as things stand now I could see Colby, Rupert and Sandra being a final three and prefer Colby win it but it could be Sandra. As she knows how to read people and at the same time take no big hits toward herself. Colby on the other hand has flown under the radar all season but he's also shown when he has to win a challenge he can do it. All I know is I hope Rupert and/or Jeri don't win as both of them have ridden the coat tails of everyone else left.
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im not sure how the details would all work out, but Aaron is blond haired, blue-eyed (like Jacob), and David is dark-haired, blue-eyed (like MiB).
now the remaining mystery is that MiB states he had a crazy mother. and the prevailing theory on the identity of David's mom is that it is Juliet. so I'm thinking the way they would tie that together would be Juliet being the one who helps (or forces) Jack to leave or destroy the Sideways world, effectively banishing David to a world in which he doesnt exist which is why he is in the form of an electro-magnetic smoke energy.
i dont know. a little contrived im sure. but it sure is fun to have these last few remaining guesses before it all comes to an end.
Yeah it just seems too far fetched this late into the series but time will tell. I guess I have always hoped that the ending of the show will be something somewhat realistic and/or not too supernaturally.
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here is a question for everyone...
What about David? Jack's son in the sideways flash. He is (I believe) the only character in the sideways world that does not exist in the original time line.
I ask this because I just read an interesting article which theorizes that Jacob=Aaron and MiB=David. And since David only exists in the sideways world, that is where he is trying to go "home" to. Now I'm sure that will be blown out of the water in the next episode which focuses heavily on Jacob and MiB's origins/game, but either way the question stands... What about David?
Interesting theory and definitely something to think about. Yet it give Hurley more Star Wars material to work with (see Darth Vader and Luke being sworn enemies despite being father/son) yet I just can't buy into it as make me think we've been building to something and can't believe that all comes to a character we knew nothing about until only this season. Not to mention Ilana stating that Flocke can't leave the body he's in. I think in the end everyone will die. Sawyer and Kate end up being Adam and Eve. The only exceptions being Jack, as Jacob's replacement, and Flocke will remain on the island waiting to start a new game since they can't kill one another. I think this week's episode is going to setup how rules are made/determined of the original game and the final episode will deal with Flocke and Jack on the beach talking about the new rules and/or waiting for a batch of new recruits to start a new one.
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Something that just hit me was the music box, flashback to Sayid fixing Rousseau's music box. Yet I checked and it's not the same box. In terms of the Flocke working with Widmore it does make some sense. As Widmore never made a secret of his wanting to open up the island for his own personal gain. So with the candidates and MIB gone the island's his for the taking.
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http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/04/lost-pro...tors-candidate/
Commentary on the episode from Darlton, Sun, and Jin.
I really can't believe Sun and Jin died like that, so soon after they were reunited. Really, really shocked, did not see that coming at all.
Did anyone understand everything Sayid said before he ran off with the bomb? Something about Desmond, the well, and "it's you, Jack." I rewound it about 4 times and just gave up, I couldn't understand him.
Agreed with Tgregg, though, regarding Naveen's acting- I thought he's been great all season and the past two episodes he's shone without making the character bigger than it needed to be.
Also, Tgregg, I too am curious about what is up with Widmore. Why would he lock the candidates up, knowing Locke was coming? In other words, if he's as savvy to the Island rules as we are led to believe, then he should know that the candidates are invincible (except to themselves) and that the only way to stop Locke's plan was to get them off the island asap, yet he keeps them in an obvious, confined space, and somehow allows the generators to go down, which, assuming he knows how dangerous Locke is, he would make keeping the smoke-shield things running priority number 1. Plus, we still have no idea what he wanted with Desmond, at least not a clear idea, or what the role of the geology team's role is.
Finally, I still think the sideways world is where we may have happier endings for Sayid, Jin, Sun, et al.
To sum up what Sayid said as I didn't get the exact quote but it was something along that Desmond's in the well and Locke wanted him dead which means you need him.
In terms of the episode, I can't say I'm upset over the deaths of Sun and Jin as they got their happy ending where they could be reunited and together and not die separately. I was more upset seeing Sayid die. As I shouted "Sayid no" as he grabbed the bomb and ran off. Sawyer's quote about running around in circles seemed poetic as it seems like prior plot lines keep resurfacing (pun intended). Sayid and the Oceanic Six finally escape from the island on a ship with a bomb was a flash back. Locke's father in the wheelchair unable to communicate eerily reminded me of Jacob in his cabin. So maybe we've already seen the ending already. The more and more I think about this show I think it's more about letting go of our past failures or those in our past and to start moving forward. In other words stop being lost in thought/the past and strive ahead to make our future better. I didn't see anyone else mention it but I found the absence of Ben and Richard rather telling. The previews for next week seem to be eluding perhaps the theories that Flocke isn't evil more palpable.
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WTF? Turning my birthday thread into a soccer thread. Why I outta.. Seriously though thank you one and all.
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http://www.profootballfocus.com/by_player....mp;playerid=551
sub-par. took 13 penalties last year. makes Bell look like Walter Jones in that category.
I wonder how they gathered their stats as they seem different from the one's at http://boston.stats.com/fb/playerstats.asp...5370&team=2 which indicate only 12 penalties but 6.5 sacks allowed compared to your site which shows 5.0.
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It's had it's moments this season but on the most part is has been horrible to watch.
Survivor: Heroes v. Villains
in Off the Wall Archives
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My gut is that Colby might surprise some folks. As he's hung on this long and all he needs to win is an immunity challenge or two and let's face it he's been a sentimental favorite for years.