Comments on: Lost Wednesdays: Three Choices

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:57:45 +0000

And I believe Ben gave Miles a walkie-talkie, which suggests he does indeed have a plan

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:35:53 +0000

To me, Ben shooting Widmore so hastily is what suggests he’s trying to stop Flocke. Emerson is an excellent actor, and I don’t think that the contrived evil was coming from him – it was coming from his character.

By: Zak

Zak — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:30:14 +0000

Awesome party.

By: Zak

Zak — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:48:40 +0000

Ok- I have found issue with the title- “What they die for”, Kate’s questioning about why Jin and Sun died, and Jacob’s reasoning for removing Kate from the list- because she ‘has a child’. My argument- Jin and Sun were crossed off the list because they, too, had a child. They didn’t die because they were crossed off the list, nor were they crossed off the list because they were going to die. They died because of human error by Sawyer. When Kate approached Jacob and asked “Why Jin and Sun”, he responds only with a ‘sorry’. It’s my understanding that the chalk list is merely his check of people, and controls nothing with their destiny- so Jin and Sun died because of Sawyer, and he is starting to live with that guilt, which (i think) will cause him to step up and take over the role of island protector to be closer to his girl and live with his decision. I know, Jack has stepped up. But, in his sideways life (regardless of how we see this sideways life), he, too, has a son. I dont see him being the final protector.

Just my musings. Found this blog today from Doc Jenson- love it. Thanks!

By: Lost the Morning After: Critics Ponder “What They Died For” « Cultural Learnings

Wed, 19 May 2010 15:48:37 +0000

[…] Lost Wednesdays: Three Choices – Antenna I’m not going to claim that there was a master arc in place for Jack throughout the entire run, but looking back, it’s pretty impressive how he’s developed from arrogant surgeon trying to take control and fix everything, to a crushed addict struggling to find meaning, to a passive follower looking for a leader, and finally to a man of faith taking responsibility for himself and his community without being motivated by ego or proving himself. Given that he was initially slated to die in the pilot, Jack has surprisingly reinvented the hero figure for a serialized story. […]

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:42:30 +0000

First off, I’m sorry I didn’t find your blog until the last week of Lost. @DocJensen pointed you out on Twitter.

OK…on to the posting:

Probably a Driveshaft concert at the Widmore Estate, since they have to get Claire to Charlie. Charlie knows he’s looking for Claire.

Hurley will show up with Sayid after picking up Shannon (hat tip to my friend Andy for the Shannon observation).

Even money on Juliet being there (as Jack’s ex), Sawyer and Miles showing up for the fugitives.

Not sure if Bernhard and Rose will show up too. Still waiting for them to show up on the island again.

What I really want is an explanation from Ms. Hawking. Hope we get that on Sunday.

By: Jen Our-Bee

Jen Our-Bee — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:23:59 +0000

I really like this theory and would have never considered it myself: ‘Thus back in “Lighthouse,” Jacob’s manipulations to get Jack to destroy the mirror seems more calculated as a ploy to wipe-out Smokey’s scientific surveillance.’ Like you said, not sure it really matters now, but it’s one of those “huh, that makes sense” moments that I seem to be having a lot of lately. Great blog. Sorry to just be discovering it today!

By: Simon Crowe

Simon Crowe — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:08:15 +0000

Locke’s “letting go” in the surgery scene with Jack mirrors Jack’s in his decision to replace Jacob. For me this means that both will likely die in the finale and that Kate will indeed become the guardian of the island. (What does this mean for Aaron? Remember when grand theories centered around him?) Hurley will likely live, and anything could happen with Sawyer.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:27:18 +0000

But regarding Kate’s candidacy, note that Jacob also told her that it’s just a line of chalk on a wall. Seemed to me that he crossed her out because he figured she wouldn’t want the job — she has someone off the island to live for now, unlike before — but she still could have stepped forward and volunteered if she liked.

By: Jason Mittell

Jason Mittell — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:08:28 +0000

Just because I wrote the dural sac sentence, don’t assume I wrote it seriously! Jorge Garcia’s been having fun with the dural sac fixation on his Geronimo Jacksbeard podcast…

Ben could be playing Smokey, but clearly it’s not for an allegiance to some “good guy” team – as always, Ben is playing for Ben, and taking out Widmore is a key motive. And I agree, Richard can’t be dead, especially as I believe the rules disallow Smokey directly killing him.