tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236293412011-04-21T12:15:13.080-07:00Theories, Critical Essays, and Occasional Satiric Observations on ABC’s LOSTChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14229736860522202784noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23629341.post-1147839291333160952006-05-16T21:14:00.000-07:002006-05-16T21:14:51.346-07:00

Like Locke, Charlie doesn’t like anyone telling him what he can’t do. Despite the letters that he wore on his fingers in season one that spelled ‘FATE,’ Charlie wants to make his own decisions and be in charge of his life. Unfortunately, as he has repeatedly demonstrated this season, Charlie makes terrible decisions. He shot Ethan before anyone could question him, hoarded several statues full of

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This episode raised many questions about the blast door map. Since seeing the map for the first time, I had assumed that the mapmaker knew something was at the ‘?’ location, but was unsure what it was so he labeled it with a question mark. (Forgive me for using the pronoun ‘he.’ I realize that it could also be a woman but I’ve always believed that the mapmaker was Kelvin—just my little theory.)

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A couple of posts ago, I said that although I didn’t know what Eko was building, I was sure it wasn’t a church. Obviously, I was wrong about that and I’ve been thinking about Eko’s church a lot during the three-week break from new episodes. I’m currently working on a longer post about this, but I wanted to list a few questions that I still have about the church.Did Eko mark the first four trees

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For those who haven’t seen this on other LOST blogs, the Sun-Sentinel recently published an article by Tom Jicha saying that LOST had finally gone too far by revealing that something on the island had cured Rose’s cancer after the plane crash. The writer of article listed off all the things he was apparently previously okay with, including polar bears on the tropical island and the mysterious

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When Hurley was asking Sawyer for some medicine in episode 2x18: Dave, he brought up the tree frog that he had helped Sawyer track. I originally thought that the tree frog storyline was superfluous at best, but hearing Hurley refer to it again made me wonder if it has some relevance to the plot. (Why would he have mentioned the frog if it was simply filler used to pad a midseason episode?)After

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This episode continues the recent trend of the show not directly answering mysteries, but rather toying with theories that may or may not explain them. In episode 2x11, Locke handled Ambrose Bierce’s book, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, which hinted that everything on the island was a fantasy happening in the moment before the plane crashed. In episode 2x18, Dave’s explanation for the strange

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I’m sorry for the long delay between posts. I had a nasty flu this week that felt like a mini-mono so I was pretty much out of commission. I do have several new posts that are almost ready so look for those in the coming days.In addition to making a few new posts, I’m also going to use the three-week break between new LOST episodes to upgrade the layout of this blog. I’ve been learning about CSS

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Throughout the show, many of the castaways have seen visions on the island. The visions have always served some purpose, such as Jack finding fresh water after following an apparition of his dead father and Eko baptizing Aaron because Charlie envisioned the infant in several dangerous situations. Other visions have taken the form of animals that represent people murdered by castaways, such as the

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I’ve added a Frappr Map for readers of the blog to use. Just click on the link in the sidebar and add yourself. If you’ve never used Frappr before, it’s free and very easy—just put in your name and zip code and you’re done. It will be fun to see where everyone is from.

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Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite game: Chris Attempts to Debunk Popular Theories. The last time I played, I argued against the theory that Henry Gale was an Other. I scored half of a point for correctly arguing that “Henry’s” Wizard of Oz-themed name didn’t prove that he was lying (there actually was a balloonist named Henry Gale who crashed on the island) but my overall argument proved

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There were obviously many great new developments on the island in this episode. To make things easier, I’m going to divide this post into sections.The Poker GameThe poker game between Jack and Sawyer gave a few interesting clues about Jack’s back-story. Jack said that he gained his surprising expertise in poker while in Thailand. The amount of time required to master the game suggest that he didn

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Let’s get the obvious out of the way first; the answer we were all hoping for didn’t come. We’ll have to wait until another episode to find out what caused Locke’s paralysis. I’m guessing we’ll find out in the season finale.This episode’s flashback showed how Locke turned from the happy man that he was after meeting Helen into the depressed and pitiable man who spent his evenings pursuing a

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In episode 2x15, we learn that a young girl among the Others helped Claire escape before the Dharma doctors could take her baby. It’s fairly safe to assume that the girl is Rousseau’s daughter, Alex (it seems obvious, yet the show was coy about her identity so we could potentially be in for a surprise). Obviously, a thorough examination of Alex won’t be possible until more information is revealed

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On several occasions, the castaways have squandered opportunities to examine the island’s mysteries. This tendency began in the first season when Charlie killed Ethan before he could be questioned. Because the second season has featured more interaction with the Others, the castaways have increasingly displayed a surprising lack of curiosity when interacting with the island’s residents. While

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This was a good episode with lots of things to think about. Obviously, my theory that Henry Gale is not an Other is now highly doubtful but I’ll discuss a few hints that might show I’m still right. Also, this is the first episode in quite awhile where a character’s back-story related to an island mystery. This episode also featured another allusion to the Widmore Company— though slightly more

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Rousseau is the primary source of information for many of the island’s mysteries. It was she who claimed that the black smoke was a security system, that the sickness is incurable and that once infected a person needs to be killed, that the numbers are cursed, that the Others use a pillar of black smoke as a signal, and that Henry Gale is an Other. Much of this information has proven to be of

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I apologize to anyone who is waiting for the promised post. Yesterday was my father-in-law’s birthday party so I was not able to get the essay ready. It will be online tomorrow. A second essay will be following shortly.Thanks - Chris

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Thank you for taking the time to look at this blog. It really means a lot to me. Originally, I was going to talk about LOST on my personal blog but I decided to start a new blog especially for LOST-themed posts because very few members of my family watch LOST and even fewer LOST fans care about my personal life. Intermingling my LOST theorizing with pictures of my latest vacation just seemed like

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This post originally appeared on my personal blog on Monday, March 06, 2006I was pretty excited when I heard that Matthew Fox would be a guest on the Daily Show last week. Unfortunately, the interview was disappointing. I thought it was obvious that Jon Stewart had never watched an episode of LOST and he didn’t seem to care much about it. I know that no one who hosts a daily show can watch/read

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This post originally appeared on my personal blog on Monday, February 20, 2006.I made a brief appearance in this week’s LOSTCasts. They read my email theorizing about Henry Gale—and promptly dismissed it with a “Nah!” But, it’s still nice to be mentioned in one of the better LOST-themed Podcasts.You can download the show at this link. My email is read at 49:58.I’ll expand on this later, but

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