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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 20:36:59 GMT -5
Alex carving up a dead bunny (dead rabbit - somebody's pregnant ;D). Wonder if it's her daddy's bunny?Benry is the one who changed the plan - said to go now. Because "Jacob" told him to. (Yeah, right.) Benry also says John "had an accident". Take all the women and kill any men who try to interfere? Sabine delusions, much? The rest of the Others don't seem all that thrilled with the plan, but they'll do it. Ah. Alex told Karl and told him to tell the Plane People. And passes on the bloody gun. That's one busy gun. "Is he my father?" Ooooooh, Alex is figuring a lot of things out. Nice leading, Jack! Use Sayid's good idea, use Rousseau's gun but keep her uninvolved (not her battle to fight, keep her safer), do both plans (because, yes it is best to do it while you can and while the Others are occupied) and get the majority of your people to safety. And create your plan on the spur of the moment when you have to change to meet their changing threat. Excellent! Charlie with 2 girls in Helsinki? Well, that would make many guys' top ten list . . . Oh, the moment his brother gives him the ring. Which symbolizes him being the one to continue the family, being the one deserving of the family heirloom. And not at all because he's used to dealing with rings. Because this is not the one ring to rule them all! Awwww. That . . . was actually rather moving. Claire and him talking fairly straightforwardly about the plan, being worried about each other, caring what happens. Taking the baby and the sweet "baby touching his face" moment, saying "I love you" to the baby. The kiss. Really rather amazingly well done. Brainshares!
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 20:39:23 GMT -5
So we don't know whether Locke is alive or dead. He's a wild card in this plan.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 20:43:33 GMT -5
This whole scenario of the Others attacking and the Losties counterattacking is very, very similar to the final confrontation between Watership Down and Efrafa. Efrafans (the Others) try to sneak attack, Watership Down (the Losties) are tipped off by Kehar (Karl) and plan a counter-attack using trickery.
We also have this desire for the females, though it's Watership Down who needs them. And they persuade the does to leave Efrafa rather than abducting them.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 20:51:02 GMT -5
Just saw this episode and I'd say it's the best one yet this season! I liked the way it was put together. Charlie getting the ring was very hobbity of him. Charlie hits Desmond over the head and says: "You're not supposed to take my place, brother." Into my head comes the Esau & Jacob references that someone mentioned last ep - Jacob, taking Esau's place - not to mention that indeed, Charlie's bro back home HAS taken his place. He's the one who became the family man with the kids, isn't he? I loved Sayid in this episode. That man knows how to be a good soldier. I wouldn't mind having him under my command. Great thinky thoughts! And Hee!
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 21:13:31 GMT -5
The crux of it seems that Jack didn't trust the rest of the group enough to include them in his plans, and he probably felt that fewer was better. Also, he probably knew that no one would agree with his plan when it was half baked, but he hoped that everyone would like it when it was fully developed. So he worked with Juliet and Rousseau to come up with a plan. The rest of the groups didn't trust him because he was a) keeping the plan to himself and b) associating with Juliet, who everybody had rightful reason to hate.
We're dealing with similar leadership issues as in BTVS season 7. Jack, like Buffy is trying to make unilateral decisions. In some sense, he's justified, because time is of the essence and democracy takes a lot of time. We see the same thing during national emergencies; presidents are allowed to make executive decisions without going through congress to protect the nation.
Like Buffy, Jack's using the grand gesture style of leadership at this point. The dynamite definitely impressed the Losties and (temporarily?) assuaged any doubts they were having about him. If this huge plan succeeds, it will validate his leadership and bring everyone closer together under his leadership. If it goes awry, then it will further divide and demoralize everyone.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 21:33:01 GMT -5
Hey... what if the woman in the Looking Glass is Annie?
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 21, 2007 22:07:26 GMT -5
Thinking about it, it seems that Ben may have guessed that Locke took the tape recorder and possibly gave it to the Losties, which is why he moved the time table up. If this directive actually came from Jacob, it suggests some kind of omniscience on his part, in which case, the Losties are probably screwed.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on May 22, 2007 10:46:44 GMT -5
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Post by jeff on May 22, 2007 17:38:06 GMT -5
Hi-larious Season 3 recap. And then Locke was thinking, "Maybe he's born with it" and then Richard turns to him and goes, "Maybe it's Maybelline."And also, now that he mentions it, YoungBen does look a little bit like Harry Potter. That was funny. One of my favorite lines was And then Sawyer was all like MY NAME IS JAMES FORD. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE.
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Post by Lola m on May 26, 2007 13:09:37 GMT -5
Hi-larious Season 3 recap. And then Locke was thinking, "Maybe he's born with it" and then Richard turns to him and goes, "Maybe it's Maybelline."And also, now that he mentions it, YoungBen does look a little bit like Harry Potter. **snortle** "And then Sawyer was all like MY NAME IS JAMES FORD. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE." And "And then Charlie was writing this thing, and it was like, "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. P.S. That threesome fecking RULED."
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