sindaddy
The Fly
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- Jun 5, 2002
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We've already seen Ben's dad, he's Roger Workman from the Dharma van, and he's a skeleton.
sindaddy said:
How will Ben react when he finds out that Hurley saw the cabin, and the folks inside?
kellyahern said:I officially don't know what the heck is going on anymore
Lancemc said:Jacob is the smoke monster/whoever controls it.
Just calling it now.
And I'm not sure who's directing these episodes so far this season, but I'm not crazy about it. Something very "off" about the style of these two episodes, which someone pointed out earlier in the thread after last week and I totally agree.
Lancemc said:And I'm not sure who's directing these episodes so far this season, but I'm not crazy about it. Something very "off" about the style of these two episodes, which someone pointed out earlier in the thread after last week and I totally agree.
VintagePunk said:Ahhhhhhhhhhh! More questions! Need. Answers.
I agree Laz, it did go by very fast. Much more engrossing than last week, IMO.
U2Fanatic4ever said:
yeah it did for two reasons.. ton o' stuff (ie more new questions on top of other questions on top of questions from the beginning that have not been answered) and secondly cuz, we only get 40 fucking minutes out of a 60 minute show. They have way too many commercial breaks! That is the one thing I truely despise about this show..
Lancemc said:
...and pretty much every other network television show in the history of the universe.
That's just how it is.
U2Fanatic4ever said:
yeah i get that... But it does seem that ABC is slightly more with the number of commercial breaks compared to other networks.. My IMO, in the many years that I have watched tv..
U2Fanatic4ever said:
yeah i get that... But it does seem that ABC is slightly more with the number of commercial breaks compared to other networks.. My IMO, in the many years that I have watched tv..
No spoken words said:
Not true.
U2Fanatic4ever said:
ok maybe not but it sure seems that way.. It's just my IMO... btw..
I am not trying to state fact sorry if that is the way it came across.
Muldfeld said:I feel pretty disappointed. The only part I really liked was Ben revealing stuff at the end. The people who parachuted in seem like cousins of JJ Abrams and Damon Lindeloff, especially the guy on the other end of the phone -- kinda nervously nerdy, but hip and with strong Californian surfer accents or something. Kinda annoying and really fake in taking everything in stride. They don't feel real. The English woman was the best of the lot, and I'm glad she got the part instead of Kristin Bell.
It feels like such a cheat to just add characters like that and one with an ability like that guy. Why would the ghost give the guy his money? Wouldn't it be upset he's ripping off his mother? Ridiculous. Feels very derivative and a waste of time.
Also, the way characters needlessly hide the truth from one another seems needless. Locke could get rid of so much distrust if he just talked to his group and explained his reasoning. Same with Ben.
I initially thought the ending for Season 3 was fantastic and I quite enjoyed the Season 4 premiere, but, the more I think about it, the more I realize they're probably recreating the same dynamic they had for 3 years of hero-defining guilt driving the characters; it's a cliche that heroes feel guilt; it's psychologically unhealthy and often people choose to do bad things and feel guilty instead of doing the right thing.
The writers could have done something amazing, but it just feels so-so, especially this last episode. Better than the start of Season 3, but not the honed quality I wanted, just a lot of cliche theatrics.
Muldfeld said:
It feels like such a cheat to just add characters like that and one with an ability like that guy. Why would the ghost give the guy his money? Wouldn't it be upset he's ripping off his mother? Ridiculous. Feels very derivative and a waste of time.