by Christina Gleason on May 23, 2010
Oceanic… the ground crew. This must be Christian’s body. There’s no zoom sound to differentiate from Jack in L.A. or Jack on the island. Ben in L.A. and Ben on the island. Locke getting wheeled into surgery in L.A., or Smokey Locke on the island. Sawyer the cop and Sawyer on the island… with Kate.
Oceanic delivery guy in a blue jumpsuit. Desmond signs for Christian’s body.
“You a priest or something?”
“Or something.”
I suppose he was studying at the monastery for a while.
Desmond and Kate in a car. “Christian Shephard? Seriously?” Nice, Kate. It’s what we were all thinking. It’s like they were beating us over the head with the symbolism.
Desmond gets all philosophical with Kate about why she’s here. Not just why she’s here.
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by Christina Gleason on May 22, 2010
Here’s the enhanced Pilot episode. Let’s see what the commentary has to say before tomorrow night’s series finally. Jack wakes up in the bamboo field, just over the ridge from the heart of the island with the Light that must never go out. Only the protector of the island – once Jacob, now Jack – can find it.
The island is a metaphorical cork that literally prevents all hell from breaking loose. It has magical healing powers that cured Locke’s paralysis and Rose’s cancer.
So many Losties we haven’t seen in ages. (Waaaaalt!) Jack helps people, because that what he does. Claire is having contractions. Gary Troupe got sucked into the engine. Boone is giving Rose CPR. Hurley gets enlisted to stay with Claire. Boone gets sent after a pen. Charlie is barely fazed when a piece of fiery wreckage lands behind him. I guess heroin will do that, huh?
These people survived the plane crash because they were brought to the island for a reason. Free will is still a part of it, but Jacob wanted them there. And as we know, anyone can die at any time. (Wow. Jack has nasty chest hair. Just sayin’.)
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