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The Psych finale was wall-to-wall Hitchcock references. Spousal Unit of course, being Mr Film School, caught them all much faster than I did - but it was still cool.
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LOST was also fabulous. Michael Emerson, as usual, brings it home. I have no deep thoughts (well, that's not entirely true -- but it's a bit late to be delving into contrition right now). Instead I'm writing fic about Ilana as a little girl cavorting on the Island, finding cabins she shouldn't and meeting nice weavers, who are secretly a little glad for the company.
IDEK. I liked Ben before that, but after last night, I like her, too. SHE IS AWESOME.
HAHAHAH, and just two weeks ago people were bitching about how the Widmore storyline was dropped and Darlton was never going to revisit it, blahblahblahcakes.
Oh Richard, you've also earned back some of my love with all your tormented, wavering faith. And the BLACK ROCK. yes! Jack -- proving Jacob right that sitting on the hill looking at the ocean actually DID clarify some things for him. That there is a purpose. Hopefully the act also reminded Richard of that; he seemed to be more at peace at least. And Hurley high-tailing it out of there, was both smart and hilarious.
As was Miles finding the diamonds. And as someone else pointed out -- Miles was lying on top of Juliet's fresh grave and all he got was "it worked". Meanwhile Jacob's long-cold ashes could tell Miles exactly who killed him AND that he'd hoped better of Ben. Of course it probably helped that Jacob was standing right there, Miles just didn't see him.
Sun, being classy, and letting Ben help her with the tent. Please reunite soon with Jin. It's been too long. I'm thinking we'll get a reunion for their episode, which could also deal with Jin getting infected and going back to old bad habits. He's got a choice to make in the Alt!verse, since he's indubitably still Paik's 'employee' there. I just hope Sun doesn't kill him.
I know the mirrors are definitely not a coincidence -- what I'm trying to figure out is if the Sideways reality is actually "real" at all. Each of them are superficially good realities, and yet-- they could be tests of a sort: Kate changed her mind and helped Claire, Locke accepted his disability and found peace, Sayid otoh still chose to kill, and now Ben chooses the life of his 'daughter' over power. maybe what happens in the mirror verse is influencing the 'real" world ont he Island, or vice-versa. The timelines don't match - but they don't have to, if the mirror 'verse isn't actually an independent alternate universe.
I suppose it's simpler to think of it as some kind of alternate 'verse - as some have speculated, maybe it's the "epilogue" to the series, spread out over these episodes, so we'll know what happens to our losties after the finale... (if that's true, then the end should be exactly the same as the beginning of the season with Jack on the plane and then a pan underwater to the Island).
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LOST was also fabulous. Michael Emerson, as usual, brings it home. I have no deep thoughts (well, that's not entirely true -- but it's a bit late to be delving into contrition right now). Instead I'm writing fic about Ilana as a little girl cavorting on the Island, finding cabins she shouldn't and meeting nice weavers, who are secretly a little glad for the company.
IDEK. I liked Ben before that, but after last night, I like her, too. SHE IS AWESOME.
HAHAHAH, and just two weeks ago people were bitching about how the Widmore storyline was dropped and Darlton was never going to revisit it, blahblahblahcakes.
Oh Richard, you've also earned back some of my love with all your tormented, wavering faith. And the BLACK ROCK. yes! Jack -- proving Jacob right that sitting on the hill looking at the ocean actually DID clarify some things for him. That there is a purpose. Hopefully the act also reminded Richard of that; he seemed to be more at peace at least. And Hurley high-tailing it out of there, was both smart and hilarious.
As was Miles finding the diamonds. And as someone else pointed out -- Miles was lying on top of Juliet's fresh grave and all he got was "it worked". Meanwhile Jacob's long-cold ashes could tell Miles exactly who killed him AND that he'd hoped better of Ben. Of course it probably helped that Jacob was standing right there, Miles just didn't see him.
Sun, being classy, and letting Ben help her with the tent. Please reunite soon with Jin. It's been too long. I'm thinking we'll get a reunion for their episode, which could also deal with Jin getting infected and going back to old bad habits. He's got a choice to make in the Alt!verse, since he's indubitably still Paik's 'employee' there. I just hope Sun doesn't kill him.
I know the mirrors are definitely not a coincidence -- what I'm trying to figure out is if the Sideways reality is actually "real" at all. Each of them are superficially good realities, and yet-- they could be tests of a sort: Kate changed her mind and helped Claire, Locke accepted his disability and found peace, Sayid otoh still chose to kill, and now Ben chooses the life of his 'daughter' over power. maybe what happens in the mirror verse is influencing the 'real" world ont he Island, or vice-versa. The timelines don't match - but they don't have to, if the mirror 'verse isn't actually an independent alternate universe.
I suppose it's simpler to think of it as some kind of alternate 'verse - as some have speculated, maybe it's the "epilogue" to the series, spread out over these episodes, so we'll know what happens to our losties after the finale... (if that's true, then the end should be exactly the same as the beginning of the season with Jack on the plane and then a pan underwater to the Island).
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