Sorry for the lack of posting... was out camping last weekend for four days (PHOTOS on Flickr, videos coming soon) and just haven't had much time to catch up here.
Fridays are supposed to be Comics day, but let's face it, I haven't at all adhered to the whole Monday - TV, Tuesday - Music, Thursday - Movies, Friday - Comics thing at all since I announced it (not for lack of trying however). Hopefully for the coming 7 months I'll get it all straightened out.
And now, I gush about Lost's 2-hour Season Finale that aired yesterday
(*AHEM*)
I. Loved. It.
I loved having two hours of Lost to sit down to. I loved how it brought the bulk of the flash forwards together. I loved that we finally got to know who was in the box. I loved that I rooted for Ben one moment and hated him again the next and sometimes did both at the same time. I loved Sayid's brawl with Keamy. I loved the ship exploding (bye Jin). I loved the island disappearing. I loved Sawyer washing up on shore with his Bond-ian sexyman walk towards to Juliette who barely responds to him (yet still does). I loved Charlotte's revelation (was she Ben's little friend?). I love that I figured out that the reason why there's the time lag between the boat and the island is because the island had been moved before therefore it's out of step with real time. I love that Locke gets to be in charge of the island (and like Locke replaces Ben, is Charlotte supposed to replace him when he f*cks it all up?). I love the explanation for why Ben was wearing a winter coat when he teleported to the desert. I loved Hurley's chess game with Mr. Echo. I loved the way the first flash forward from end season 3 continued on. I loved Kate's dream about Claire. I loved Walt visiting Hurley in the mental institute. I love the curious moment between Sun and Mr. Widmore (obviously [?nothing's obvious in Lost] Sun finds out that Ben let the boat explode). And I loved, most of all, Desmond's reunion with Penny. I got teary. I'm such a softy.
I really, truly, think it was an awesome, awesome wrap to the season. It felt like it closed off this season, answered a whole bunch of questions, but left so much more open to explore without being the gut-achingly annoying cliffhanger that ended previous seasons. If it got cancelled tomorrow, I'd feel angry, sure, but at least a little satisfied by where it left off. Thankfully, we've got 32 episodes left to go... (ending May 2010...oy).
Curious, I watched some of the previous episode "Pop-up trivia version" and it was slightly extended, in that during the press conference Jack lists off three names of other people who survived the wreck but died on "the island"... Boone, Libby and Charlie. I'm extremely curious as to why those three were picked and not the plethora of other people who are confirmed dead, like Shannon, Nikki and Paulo, Mr. Echo (or any of the tailies for that matter)..
Altogether... 2 hours of total awesome. I'm left happy until next January.
Fridays are supposed to be Comics day, but let's face it, I haven't at all adhered to the whole Monday - TV, Tuesday - Music, Thursday - Movies, Friday - Comics thing at all since I announced it (not for lack of trying however). Hopefully for the coming 7 months I'll get it all straightened out.
And now, I gush about Lost's 2-hour Season Finale that aired yesterday
(*AHEM*)
I. Loved. It.
I loved having two hours of Lost to sit down to. I loved how it brought the bulk of the flash forwards together. I loved that we finally got to know who was in the box. I loved that I rooted for Ben one moment and hated him again the next and sometimes did both at the same time. I loved Sayid's brawl with Keamy. I loved the ship exploding (bye Jin). I loved the island disappearing. I loved Sawyer washing up on shore with his Bond-ian sexyman walk towards to Juliette who barely responds to him (yet still does). I loved Charlotte's revelation (was she Ben's little friend?). I love that I figured out that the reason why there's the time lag between the boat and the island is because the island had been moved before therefore it's out of step with real time. I love that Locke gets to be in charge of the island (and like Locke replaces Ben, is Charlotte supposed to replace him when he f*cks it all up?). I love the explanation for why Ben was wearing a winter coat when he teleported to the desert. I loved Hurley's chess game with Mr. Echo. I loved the way the first flash forward from end season 3 continued on. I loved Kate's dream about Claire. I loved Walt visiting Hurley in the mental institute. I love the curious moment between Sun and Mr. Widmore (obviously [?nothing's obvious in Lost] Sun finds out that Ben let the boat explode). And I loved, most of all, Desmond's reunion with Penny. I got teary. I'm such a softy.
I really, truly, think it was an awesome, awesome wrap to the season. It felt like it closed off this season, answered a whole bunch of questions, but left so much more open to explore without being the gut-achingly annoying cliffhanger that ended previous seasons. If it got cancelled tomorrow, I'd feel angry, sure, but at least a little satisfied by where it left off. Thankfully, we've got 32 episodes left to go... (ending May 2010...oy).
Curious, I watched some of the previous episode "Pop-up trivia version" and it was slightly extended, in that during the press conference Jack lists off three names of other people who survived the wreck but died on "the island"... Boone, Libby and Charlie. I'm extremely curious as to why those three were picked and not the plethora of other people who are confirmed dead, like Shannon, Nikki and Paulo, Mr. Echo (or any of the tailies for that matter)..
Altogether... 2 hours of total awesome. I'm left happy until next January.