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Выдержки из гениального 'Things i noticed' by Vozzek69


Fine! Don’t go Bleeding to Death!
Awwww, is poor little Juliet is ultra-pissed that she doesn’t get to be one of the cool kids? Dunno about you guys, but I sure enjoy watching smug little miss “I have all the answers but refuse to give them out” go from a once-mysterious island power to one step above putting on a red shirt. Hahahaha! Now shut up and make us some sandwiches.

The Circle is Now Complete…
Jack’s hell-bent attempts to make good on his promises have moved past borderline obsession and into full-blown mania. I imagine him as an old man, smashing a brick through the window of a Dairy Queen at midnight, grunting through clenched teeth: “I promised these grandkids I would get them ice cream!” as a grey-haired Kate shakes her head, looking out for cops. It’s gotten to the point where it’s totally comical - I don’t even know why anyone even argues with him anymore.

And for the first time ever on LOST, Sawyer looked like complete crap. He looked exhausted, pained, and totally despondent over the loss of Claire. In many ways, he exhibited some very Jack-like traits in that scene. For his whole life Sawyer has only had to look out for one person – himself – and now he’s unselfishly tasked himself with watching over blondes and babies. He’s also just now realizing that it’s a lot harder that it looks. He follows Jack into the jungle for what initially seem to be Han Solo-ish reasons, not wanting to give Jack all of the hero points. But in reality, I think we can all agree that Sawyer truly cares about Claire and Hurley. The survivors have been on the island long enough to develop some very strong bonds, but Sawyer’s feelings go beyond simple companionship. At this point, he feels responsible for his friends. At this point, he’s taken on an extremely Jack-like quality (breathe Jack-haters… b-r-e-a-t-h-e…) that I think will end up being the reason he ‘chooses to stay behind’. I think, in the end, Sawyer will not be able to leave Claire behind to an unknown fate.

In any case, it was good to see Sawyer and Jack working together again. Despite their differences they’re two of the show’s best characters and they share many things in common. Plus it would be great if some of our heroes could stomp through the jungle and actually kick some ass… maybe accomplishing something other than getting captured for once. Cross your fingers.

Jin – Stop smiling like That!
Crap. Looks like Jin’s got that calm, placid, semi-creepy “I’m at peace with everything in my life” smile that people on LOST always get just before they’re killed off. When the girl in the red shirt got into the boat I half expected everyone to be like “Whoa, WHOA… back off there, skippy!” But it was kinda cool that they actually showed two or three of the not-so-cool-kids getting on the super dinghy too. I would’ve expected a riot to break out if a potential rescue boat showed up and only the main characters jumped into it. These people are only fish-food at this point, but they don’t know that. And hey, wouldn’t Jin beat the piss out of Michael on first sight? I didn’t get that.


The Oceanic Press Conference / Spanish Inquisition
“Was your husband one of the other two people who died on the island?” After Sun said no, how come no one else asked who those two people were? That didn’t make much sense to me, as that would seem to be monumentally more important than Hurley’s diet. Either way, this begs the question: Why would any of the O6 even mention that two other people survived the plane crash? Wouldn’t that make things more complicated? Unless of course, Oceanic found a pair of bodies. In that case, they’d have to make stuff up about people surviving the crash and subsequently dying prior to rescue.

The press conference was more of a grilling than a question and answer session, with the most important line coming from Sayid. When asked if there could possibly be any other survivors, he answers “absolutely not”. Think about this for a minute. If there were even a remote chance that anyone on the island could possibly still be alive, Sayid would be giving out latitude, longitude, and leading the charge back to that place – Oceanic settlement or not. This can only mean one thing: the island is GONE by the end of the finale. Gone to the point of no possible way of going back there for anyone. Gone to the point where even hell-bent Jack and Sayid would just look at each other, shrug, and head back to Hawaii.


Sun. . . Pregnant Castaway or Super-Savvy Investment Tycoon? You Make the Call!
Okay, I can believe a lot of things. I can believe in smoke monsters and time travel. I can believe in magic boxes and load-bearing walls. Yet all of that is made ironic by the one thing I refuse to believe: that Sun’s Oceanic settlement (arriving rather quickly, huh?) shows up in a lump sum large enough to buy out an established billion-dollar corporation - who somehow hasn’t protected themselves against such an action - over the course of a single morning. And no, the ‘five separate banks’ line doesn’t make it even remotely more believable for me.

That being said, I forgive the great writers and producers of LOST because I think I know where they’re going here. Not only does Sun get revenge against her bewildered pop, one of (the two?) people who she feels are responsible for Jin’s “death”, but it also puts her in a position of near unlimited resources. Which reminds me of another strong woman in such a position: Penny.

Here’s what I think: Jin’s not dead. Sun doesn’t believe him to be dead, refuses to believe he is dead, and/or “knows he’s alive” the same way Rose knew Bernard was. Sun’s going to try and find the island and get back to her husband. To do this, she’s going to use her dad’s evil empire, and we’re going to see it all happen next season. This is purely my own speculation, but I make it from the nonchalant way in which she grieved Jin, coupled with the fact that the O6 “have to go back!” to the island. I’m guessing that Sun might be the only one of the O6 (aside from Aaron) who never even needed convincing of this, which brings me to my final observations:

You’ve had the Power to Go Home all Along!
Did I have to beat the Wizard of Oz horse? Probably not. But with this season almost over, and with everything we know about the future lives of the Oceanic Six, it’s important to point out the common thread that runs through each of their lives: the island wants them back.

Each of the Oceanic Six step off the rescue plane to a Tabula Rasa. The island is a horrible memory, but they try to wipe the slate clean. Almost immediately, for every one of them, it’s puppy dogs and ice cream. Hurley’s welcomed back to a happy family. Sayid is reunited with and marries the love of his life. Kate gets away with murder, rocks a beautiful house, and goes about being a new mother to Aaron. Sun’s got a powerful new company and is about to bring Jin’s baby into the world. And with Jack’s career back on track, and no third party competition, he finally gets his hands on Kate’s ass. Life starts off pretty good for everyone... at least until the island gets re-situated.

Slowly, one by one, the island pulls them back. It starts with Hurley – visions of Charlie driving him to eventually disbelieve the very fabric of flash-forward reality itself. Hugo was really the only one who tried to stay a purist, too. We saw him try to denounce his lottery winnings and settlement money, content to drive his shitty old car and throw down a bucket of Mr. Cluck’s. He knew his newer enmities were tainted by the numbers, and Hurley wanted no part of them. Yet it didn’t matter. He ended up in Santa Rosa anyway, haunted by the island.

Hurley’s visions are what end up corrupting Jack’s perfect world. With the seed of doubt planted, the island uses images of Christian Shephard as a crowbar to pry the rest of Jack open. Alcohol, drugs… as Jack spirals down, he brings Kate with him. And on the other side of the world, Sayid’s own utopia is destroyed in a gunshot. Everything that started out so well on Hawaii ends up worse than it ever was.

Since last season’s finale, my theory on getting back to the island has been that the O6 have to do it all together or it will not work. Jack and Hurley are now ready. Kate still might take some convincing. I’m pretty sure Sayid’s willing to do whatever it takes, which leaves us only with Sun. And Sun, I think, has been ready to go back to the island all along. I think her owning her father’s company will play a big part in the O6 finding and getting back to the island… wherever the hell Locke parks it next.