Mike, Jill, & the Kid » lost http://www.mikeandjill.net A tiny planet at the center of two giant rotating suns. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:33:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Last Lost Episode http://www.mikeandjill.net/2010/05/23/last-lost-episode/ http://www.mikeandjill.net/2010/05/23/last-lost-episode/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 08:14:41 +0000 mike http://www.mikeandjill.net/?p=4401 lost_van

Well, all good things come to an end. The last episode of Lost airs tonight. The series started way back in 2004, amazing considering it’s survived on a major network TV station all this time. In six years it’s had its share of klunker episodes, but in that time it also reached stages of flat-out genius. In fact, I can’t recall any TV show that’s left me stunned or marveling at the storytelling on such a continual basis. Just a few great things that stick out:

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1) ‘Through the Looking Glass‘ – Season 3

I remember this episode just blowing me away. For three seasons, Lost had used extensive flashbacks to flesh out characters and story lines. Flashbacks were also a good way to “get away from the island” because they took place before the crash. This episode seemed to employ the same flashback device to good effect. However, in the very last seconds of this season 3 finale, the viewer realizes that everything in this episode has not happened in the past, but in the future, post-rescue. Also, in this future, Jack wants to go back to the island. Huh? This is also the episode with Charlie’s “NOT PENNY’S BOAT” gesture. Awesome.

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2) ‘The Constant‘ – Season 4
I love pretty much anything that has to do with time travel (I think that’s why season 5 is probably my favorite season.) This is the episode where Desmond keeps bouncing back and forth between 1996 and 2004. It’s also where we really start caring about his relationship with Penny.

Other awesome stuff:
Locke’s “walkabout” (S1); how we first meet Desmond (I think. I forget when the ‘stadium steps’ scene happened. I’m talking about the Season Two opener here (S2); Michael going to the dark side (S3); Jacob and The Man in Black showing up (S5); Rose and Bernard finally finding each other (S3); The Oceanic Six (S4); the ultimate fate of the real Locke (S5); Richard’s backstory (S6); stumbling upon the Dharma Initiative (S2); Faraday’s death (and how it comes about, and by who!) (S5);  the adult Miles’ being able to “see” his now deceased parents on a regular basis in 1977, including how his Dad interacts with the infant Miles (S5); and a bunch of other stuff I’m just plain forgetting about right now.

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I’ll have to rewatch the series someday, maybe when the kid is old enough to watch it with me. Actually, I’ve no doubt she’ll be able to explain things to me so that I better understand it! After all, this was the first TV show that had me actively seeking out discussion boards after each episode in order to better comprehend what was going on. Anyway, I’m going to miss this show.

BTW, the above illustration is one of many Lost-inspired art prints on display at http://damoncarltonandapolarbear.com. Plus, aren’t VW buses just plain cool looking? My family had one when I was 17, so I got to drive it around a lot, even taking it to concerts in SF. I appreciate it a lot more  now than I did then!

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This is a geeky TV-centric post similar to something I wrote about Battlestar Galactica back in 2008. Season 6, the last season of Lost starts on Feb 2. (Sheesh, season 5 ended in May, 2009. That’s a long time to wait!)

Anyway, Wubert and I are totally psyched for this last Lost hurrah (Jill’s a 24 fan—whatever!) Like most cats, I think Wubert’s fave character is Ben. I kind of bounce around but Faraday is my favorite character at the moment.

If anyone needs to get caught up on the series, Netflix has just about all of the seasons available to watch instantly. This is gonna be fun.

More Lost info:

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This is kinda geeky, but I thought it was cool. On Wednesday night, on the season finale of ‘Lost‘, one of my fave shows, there was a scene where two characters, Jin and Sun, get married at the Byodo-In Temple, the place where Jill and I got hitched. Pretty cool, eh?

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