(Part I)
Season 1: Episode 15 – Episode 24
So, stuff started getting real. Really real. And fast. Really fast. Like, lightspeed fast. So let’s dive into this.
Confusion Rating: 3/5
For as crazy as things have gotten, there really isn’t anything that has me completely befuddled. Sure, we don’t know what’s in the hatch yet or what that T-Rex sounding thing is, but everything that we can know, is pretty straight forward (you know, as far as Lost goes).
Intrigue Rating: 5/5
I literally gave the season finale cliffhanger a standing ovation. I still have no grasp of the big picture but now I can feel one taking shape. I have some theories, but I’m not too confident. I can’t wait to see what direction they go in.
In-Tune Rating: 4/5
I’m still calling most in-episode happenings correctly. But as things are getting more and more complicated, I have a feeling this rating is going to start going downhill faster than a Bills' season. The only major thing that I didn’t see coming was Boone dying. I took a full point off just for that.
Enjoyment Rating: 4/5
Outstanding back story, fantastic characters, and solid plot twists. Still, I don’t think the show has reached its pinnacle. I’m giving it a 4 just so I have somewhere to go from here.
Lost Rating: 16/20
Nailed It
The big twists that I nailed in this section.
Sawyer went to Australia because he thought he found the real Sawyer
I outlined my reasons in the last post so I’m not going to go over them again. Two things: (1) I admit, it was pretty obvious but I’m taking victories where I can; (2) I suspected that he wouldn’t actually kill the real Sawyer but killing the wrong man I did not see coming.
Walt set the raft on fire
To be fair, I equally suspected Locke at the time but I’m still claiming victory. My original thought was that Walt set the boat on fire with his mind because he hated it so much. So I missed that, but come on, it’s a little impressive that I thought of Walt, right?
Locke hit Sayid the branch
The fact that they never confirmed that Russo was the tree-branch-swinging fiend put up all sorts of red flags in mind. There was no reason to keep concealing the culprit's identity if it was her. So it had to be either a character we hadn’t seen yet (which would have been incredibly lame) or one of the main characters. It took me roughly three milliseconds to settle on Locke as the culprit. No one else is so adamant to stay on the island.
Blind Sided
Things I just didn’t see coming.
Hurley’s entire back story
Never would have suspected he was loaded. Not sure I could have seen that coming, though.
Boone dying
I said it earlier, didn’t see this coming. My working theory was that any meaningful character deaths would have occurred in the finale.
Michael was poisoned by Sun who was trying to poison Jin
The writers were trying so hard to make me suspect Kate that I should have seen this twist coming. Sun has been doing nothing but making herbal remedies so it should have been obvious and I fell for the old red heron.
The Others wanted Walt, not Aaron
This was just well played by the writers, no real indication otherwise.
Crazy/Interesting Observations
Kate has never spent a summer not doing something that would help her on the island
This bothered me much of the second half of the season. It seemed that every time they needed someone with a certain skill set, Kate spent a summer doing it. Example: They needed another tracker instead of Locke; Kate spent two summers with her father hunting in the woods.
No one has ever fallen on this island without discovering something
Here’s a list of things discovered after falling: the hatch, the numbers on the hatch, the plane up in the tree, and Russo.
The numbers in the background indicate … something about the character/scene
I’m still developing this but I’m sure all you Lost fans realize that the famous numbers (4-8-15-16-23-42) are in the background of just about every flashback. Well, the only one I’m coming close on is 8. More on this later.
Predictions
The hatch leads to the underground tunnels that the monster was dragging Locke into
This is mostly a gut feeling so I don’t have a lot to support it. So how does this fit with Walt’s premonition not to open it and the “evil numbers” being on it? I think that blowing the top off it is going invite the monster and “The Others” into their part of the island. And after typing this, I’m starting to feel like that sounds stupid. But you know what? I’m staying with it.
The monster is actually some kind of mechanical dealie
What’s really driving me towards this is that Russo referred to it as a “security system.” If it were something that were alive, I feel like the analogy she would have used would be a “guard dog.” Also, when Locke was being dragged into the tunnel, there was the distinct sound of gears turning. I’m still working on the T-Rex noise it makes but I figure that could simply be a recording that operates a warning to try to get you to leave on your own.
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