Walkabout S.1 Ep. 4
I had a bit of trouble coming up with a theme for this episode. The obvious ones are there of course.
- Don’t tell me what I can’t do!
- Destiny
- Miracles and the magic of the island
None of them seemed entirely right to me, until I stopped and thought about Sayid’s side-story in the episode Walkabout…
Sayid had a problem with what Jack decided should be done with the bodies of those that passed away in the crash. At dusk the following day, the castaways will burn the fuselage to dispose of / in remembrance of / those that died.
Sayid, not wanting to take part in that, because it disrespected the 815 dead’s possible and completely unknowable final wishes, decided to focus on a side project. He removes wiring, electrics, and metal from the wreckage to build antennas, which will work with a repurposed transceiver to triangulate the mysterious signal left by Rousseau.
Lost: Repurposed Destiny S1 Ep4 by Robert Lee
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LOST: Human Etch A Sketches on Gilligan’s Island – S1 Ep.3 by Robert Lee
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Season 1. Ep. 3 "Tabula Rasa"
Tabula Rasa is possibly the most over used episode title in the history of television. There was an episode of Buffy that used that same title where the Scooby gang suffered from temporary amnesia. Then there was a Battlestar Galactica episode, a Law and Order episode, Criminal Minds, Justice League, Stargate, and even Heroes. I’m sure there are more, I just didn't look that hard.
Why this fondness for the title? Is it because it sounds cool? Well, I think it is particularly apt in the case of Lost. Tabula Rasa means ‘Blank Slate.’ As far back as the fourth century Aristotle wrote of the unscribed tablet, or blank slate with regard to the human mind in his De Anima. However, it wasn’t until, no surprise here, John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" in the 17th century, that the idea became popular in modern philosophy. Simply put, the theory states that at infancy we are a blank slate. Our personality, behavior, and intelligence are products of the many experiences that we absorb and make part of ourselves over the course of our lives. Basically he believed that from birth we have all the potential in the world, we just need to strive to do better and be better.
LOST: Foreshadowing and More Introductions. S1 Ep.2 Pilot part 2 by Robert Lee
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What we get in this episode is Character development, and a lot of it. So much information is crammed into 45 minutes, that I feel a bit Like Alex Delarge after watching it again. With this info comes quite a bit of foreshadowing, some of which doesn’t pan out for two, three or even five seasons.
What sort of character development? Well, It seems Kate is some sort of criminal. They keep it vague enough to fix us at the edge of our seat, and employ some wonderful editing, crosscutting from Kate relieving Sawyer of the only gun that they know of on the island, to her on 815 during the crash turbulence, then to Jack’s discovery of her criminal past, and back over to her on a mountainside leading a signal search party. We are barely told anything, and are left with the mystery of what this woman who seems inherently good could have done to be in so much trouble…
LOST: Fate & Introductions (Ep. 1 – Pilot Part 1) by Robert Lee
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It begins again. Eight months later, I’ve gone back to the island with the knowledge of everything that is to come. While re-watching the pilot, I paid close attention to two elements: Introductions and the concept of fate as applied to the castaways.
1. Introductions – I wanted to keep a close eye on who latches onto who first. Boone and Jack saved Rose’s life. Jack paired Hurley with Claire so Hurley could keep her safe. Sayid enlisted Charley to build a fire. Shannon took care of herself and her own needs. Locke, on his new magic legs, rushed to help Jack pull people from wreckage. And when the dust had settled, Jack wandered off into the woods like a hurt cat so he could tend to his own wounds. That is when Kate comes walking out of the forest to complicate the rest of his life. And, of course, the Smoke monster was heard but not seen going for a walk through the jungle.
The List, The Lighthouse,and Jacob & Richard's Time travel explained... by Ralph
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So I have posted a theory about the Lighthouse before, but I never combined it with the right joining theories and missing elements to truly understand what was going on with the Lighthouse and the names on it and the whole deal with the mirrors and Jacob's visit with those on the list. The Lighthouse right off the bat, fascinated me-it's look is overwhelming and raised a great question when Hurley asked "If this has been here the whole time,then how come we never came across it before"?
Well, first off-Jacob was not a very bright person,as a matter of fact...he is pretty naive and never truly asked important questions(you could pretty much tell him something and he would believe you)....unlike his, bro who was inquisitive and very scientific(it was MIB who figured out how to manipulate the light&water via Donkey wheel 1st). But in defense of Jacob-He was a very artsy and creative guy(He made his own clothes and art design projects using a spinning wheel/sewing machine).
But one thing could be said for BOTH men...you live for a little over 2,000 years...you can learn a lot about things...and Jacob might not have been too bright,but he did show us through out what little we did see of him,is that he was a good listener(so this tells me that he is open to learning new things/skills).
Now that I have said that....let's talk about the Lighthouse....
What might have been for Mr.Eko.....but ended up Locke's journey instead....... by Ralph
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We all know that AAA(the actor that plays Mr.Eko was not happy and left the show,had he stayed-the powers that be had bigger plans for Eko and here is what I think)........
EKO TUNDE.
LOVING BROTHER. CRIME LORD. PRIEST. MURDERER. SAVIOR.
Eko proved to be a very complicated man more then Jack or any of the Others...In my opinion and theory-It was originally in MIB's plan to choose Eko for his escape,but Eko ultimately foiled MIB's plan and the man in Black was forced to go with his alternate...JOHN LOCKE.
You see. MIB and EKO are very similar in many ways and when reading EKO's history-MIB found his true match of a body he's been looking for his "Exit stage left" plan,so before I give you the reasons why he would choose Eko-let me give you the similarities between the two men.....
