Lost Series Finale

At first I didn’t want to post on Twitter in case any of my friends were unable to watch, but then I gave up that noble idea and had fun with my fellow Lostie Twitterpals. I wrote a wee bit more for myself than I did for Twitter, so here are my unedited reactions to last night’s Lost finale. And as one of my Twitterpals (@amandamcpherson) noted, I should’ve sent in a “final transmission” that said, “OHAI DESMOND! OMNOMNOMNOM!”

And here we go:
Magic Leprechaun?! I <3 Sawyer. I <3 Hurley's Star Wars lines. Awesome. Yoda... bad feeling... hah! Damn, Charlie. You've looked better. Sayid's face! Perfect. What was that? that was charlie. "As long as you're watching... why don't you join us?" Uhhhh... Ben and Sawyer? I smell a slash fan fic. Paw prints? VINCENT!!! Rose and Bernard!!!! YEAHHH!!!! Don't you dare hurt Rose and Bernard, you smoke bastard! OHAI, RICHARD!!! What happened? You got a face full of Smokey, that's what. Juliet, the baby doctor! YAY! Sun and Jin. Goosebumps, y'all. No no no no! Is Juliet going to shoot someone? Like in that flashy time travel bit? Been bracing myself for that bit. Don't let it be miles or Rich... HEY!... LAPIDUS!!!!! YEAH. Showdown. Mom = Juliet. Surprise. Hope she and Sawyer still go out for coffee. :) See you in another life, Brotha. Shannon and Boone!!!! D'awwww. Charlotte! Daniel! charlie! so good. Wow, it really was a cork. Charlie and Claire and Aaron = Niagara Falls. cry cry cry Lock and Jack. Man of Science. Man of Faith. Well, at least we know where that neck wound came from. Confused Detective Sawyer is confused. "I don't believe in a lot of things. But I do believe in Duct Tape." <3 Miles Aw. Dang, you guys. Sawyer and Juliet. sigh. I do not like it when Hurley cries. Too upsetting. Mmmm, puddle water Jack: I'll see you in another life, brother. Come on FRANK!!! YEAH! Hey, this Jack turned into a Desmond. Hugo and Ben, great duo. But how did Ben get his memory of the island? And how the hell is Locke walking after spinal surgery? Didn't expect Christian to show up in a corporeal live form. weeeeird. huh. Sideways world = dead. Hmm. Wasn't expecting that. Well that answers a lot of things, and poses a zillion more questions. Well, that's that, then. Goodbye, Lost. Thanks for the ride.

Lost: Season 6, Episode 6, “Sundown”

Once again, here is my live-blogging-style reaction babble post on this week’s episode. It’s up a bit late, because I only just watched it tonight. Hurrah for internet viewing, because derby interferes with my TV watching in real time. Anyway, here goes (this time with no edits because I am tired and lazy… I’m sure you can figure out the typos and what not yourselves):

Awww. Nadia. His brother’s wife. Oh, shit. A picture of Nadia. Oooooh. Is this going to raise a ruckus?

for every man there is a scale… Magic or science, Dogen? Turns out it’s asskicking time. ROCK!

Woah. Did anyone else see that? The ball paused above the ground! Holy schnikies. What was THAT about? Or was that just abc.com freezing for a moment. (I don’t feel like watching it again to check.)

You’ll only hurt the ones who won’t listen, Not Locke? Well that’s comforting. Not.

And Omar’s in trouble. Great. This does not bode well for Sayid, me thinks. Omar looks really afraid. Probably gonna get the chop if he doesn’t pay his debts.

Maybe you should send somebody he won’t kill? Good line.

Dogen: You. My room, 10 o’clock. You. 10:30. Bring a friend.

Banished, and now a special guest. Way to be confusing, Dogen.

Um, what kind of special crop do you have there now? Looks like it’ll either give you a rash or get you high.

So, Sayid has to kill Not Locke/Evil Incarnate? On your word, Dogen? Why should he trust you?

Everyone thinks that they’re the good guys. ‘Kill this dude if you want to serve the greater good.’ Ugh. So confusing.

Yeah, probably should’ve borrowed money from less gangstery types, Omar.

Ohai, Kate. Nice of you to make another cameo in this episode. That shirt makes Kate’s boobs look weird. It’s a high-neck t-shirt. You don’t wear that kind of a bra with that shirt. Odd.

Acting all weird… still hot though. Oh, Miles.

Smokey’s paying Sayid a visit. And, stab. But you let him speak first! Didn’t you listen to Dogen!? Now it’s too late!

What do you want, Not Locke? Everyone’s your errand runner? How can you promise him the world? Manipulating him with the promise of Nadia? That’s just cruel.

Ohai, Jack! And this is where Nadia and Sayid weep and then make out. And go. Oh, damn. No makey outey. OMG, Sayid, you’re so sad and awesome. ::sniff sniff::

So the people have to leave with so-called-Evil Not Locke or die. Helluva choice.

HAH! Awesome, Kate. Smarmy little prick deserved to be thrown against the wall.

Oh, but Kate… um, you might not want to tell Claire that you took the baby. Oh crap. Uh… you might want to step back from the crazy girl, Kate.

Oh, crap… Sayid has to “return” the knife to Dogen. Return it to his face, no doubt.

Uh oh. Don’t you DARE hurt those kids you creepy gangster guy. Stupid Omar for taking their money. Zoom in on the meat. Great. Nice. Just what we needed to see. Will Sayid be on the menu next? Ohai, Keamy. Of course you’d be working for these guys.

Here comes the beat down, Keamy. Don’t choke on your eggs. Make that a gun down, instead.

Hey, what’s that noise in the meat locker? JIN!

So, Dogen, are you able to kill Sayid? Why do you have to have other people try to do it?

Oh, Dogen, you killed your son in a drunk driving accident? How sad. Oh, so he wasn’t killed, but Jacob let him live in exchange for a lifetime of service. Okay, then.

And Sayid chooses to stay. By which he means drowning Dogen in the murky magic hot tub.

Damn. Both Sayids are on a rampage, it seems.

So, Dogen being alive was what was keeping the evil out? Why wasn’t that more public knowledge among the temple dwellers? Then they might not have panicked so much. And if that was the case, then what is up with the ash ring technique?

Damn, Smokey. Way to raise hell! WOAH!

Hey, the reinforcements!

Um, Claire, you might not want to fall into the pit with crazy Claire.

Sayid. Don’t you kill Ben. Ok, whew. For now.

Yeah, Sun, Jin’s alive! YAY! Oh, I hope they find each other soon.

Well, that’s a helluva mess. And I can’t tell if Not Locke looks pleased to see Kate or not. Lots of creepy smirking, though, from Not Locke, Claire, and Sayid.

And we’re done. Holy hell. That was a crazy-good episode.

Lost season 6: “Lighthouse”

Hey, Jack… what’s that scar?  😛 Hey, A kid! David.

Wow, Hugo… longest tshirt ever.

Hey, Jacob needs Hurley. Ooh, who’s coming?

Woo, shout out to the Red Sox!

Oh, look. More daddy issues.

Barf… holy shit, Jin. Ow ow ow ow.

I’m a big fan of Indy, too, Hurley. “Why don’t YOU go back to the courtyard?” “And I just lied to a Samurai”

Yeah, that’s waaaaay natural. Pretend to tie your shoe for 20 minutes. “…like obiwan kenobi… Man, I love Hurley.

Duuuude. I think you’re gonna get the chop, Jin. I see a Boone-like leg fate in your future. Hopefully not, though.

Awww. She’s really gone crazy. I’m not by myself.. I’ve got my dead boar pig skeleton fur baby.

“I leave everything to my illegitimate daughter Claire.” HAH. Called it. Maybe.

EWWWWWWW!!! GAAAAHHH!!!! Yes, of course I’m your friend, Claire… Just stop acting spooky. Holy crap, she’s awesomely scary.

Well, none of us forgot they were there. Yeah, what if those skeletons were you… we’ve been saying that for ages and ages.

So, you’ve lost your dad, and your son. Good job, Jack.

Aw, Jack… why do you do things to make me like you? That was sweet.

GRACK! I totally just screamed.

Heh. Your son’s a pianist. Like Daniel. (Aw, that just makes me miss Daniel.) Duuuuude. That’s Dogen! woah.

So, it’s going to be like Pete’s Dragon pretty soon, then. Gotta light it to help the ship get there.

WOAH!!!!!! No, Jack. I saw it, too. And the names again…. wow.

Jack. you frakking idiot. get mad and break shit. Is that how it’s going to go? Jacob probably planned it knowing you’d do something douchey.

Awww. I like alternajack. That was sweet.

Wow… Jacob is infuriatingly mellow.

Yeah, Jin.. you have to lie through your teeth to get away from crazy jungle Claire.

Mmhmm, Claire’s “friend.” I love how they STILL won’t give him a name.

-the end-

Lost: Season 6, episode 2

As before, no analysis or even context. Here are my random comments from watching this week’s episode:
Don’t pester Sayid; he’s  been mostly dead all day.

Wow, Kate. You’re a bitch in this reality. Poor Claire.

(it’s really hard to type witth this stupid splint, and i have to look down to type and i might miss something.)

Oh Jack. always getting bitchslapped.

Oh James, I don’t want you to be smokey snacks. Be safe. And, Kate, you better listen to him this time and not follow, but we all know you won’t listen.

Hey, it’s Mac from Always Sunny again. YAY!

Very convincing, kate? You mean with your tongue down his throat. Don’t you dare, Kate.

Hey, is that Booga from Tank Girl in the garage?

The Pit of despair! Don’t even think of trying to escape! Nobody withstands the machine. I’ve just suxked one year of your life away. Tell me: how do you feel, Sayid?

Ticka ticka sound? Yeah, we’ve heard something like that.

Oh Kate, watch out for the booty traps.

“Step aside” was the magic word? I’ll have to remember that.

So, he’s “sick” like Rousseau’s team was sick? What is that a miracle pill? Why is everything a princess bride referece tonight?

Yeah, Asian guy, lay on the guilt trip. Jack deserves it i suppose, but will he be aware you’re obviously manipulating him?

BRAAAIINNNSSS!!!! No, he’s not a zombie.

It’s a miracle pill. The chocolate costing makes it go down easier.

Ooh, tough dilemma for Jack. Sayid trusts him. They playing him like a toy fiddle.

Oh crap… here comes Aaron.

Hmm, Sawyer, whatcha diggin for?  Memories of Juliet? Hey, Kate at gunpoint again. And I wanna know what’s in the box!

ETHAN!!! Dr Goodspeed, eh? Hmmmm. Is he going to take the baby? Is he tricking her? I can’t trust him, even in this reality. OOH she just named zee baybee!

Which time indeed, Sawyer. Bringing up Juliet’s name, Kate, probly not a good idea right now… yes it is your fault kate. And Sawyer’s. You were always looking at Kate when you should have been looking at Juliet. You make me cry. OH it *was* a ring… that’s what we were thinking. So sad.

Duh Jack. it’s a baseball.

Really what’s in the pill? Just tell him. It can’t be any stranger than a time traveling island. Actually, that was a pretty good move, Jack. Too bad it’s poison.

Oh crap… Sayid is claimed? Yeah, by what? So he’s been claimed by the nothing?

Mac, you’re a douche, but you make me laugh. Ah, there she is… crazy scary weird Jungle Claire. She looks a bit like Rousseau did when Sayid first found her.

and we’re done.

Whew. Lots of little bits to mull over.

Lost: Season 6, Episode 1 (parts 1 and 2)

I thought it might be fun to sort of live blog my Lost experience this season. Since I was so late to the party and only (finally) got around to watching the show this summer, I’m going to try to get as much out of it as possible. I’m not going to go into a crazy in-depth analysis, however. I’ll leave that to the expert. This’ll just be a collection of my comments as I’m watching the episodes. When I was catching up on the first five seasons, I used Twitter to make wee little comments here and there. This time, though, I don’t want to accidentally spoil anything for those who are behind this season. (I’ve had to stay away from the internet for TWO WHOLE DAYS before I could see this episode.) Enough introduction, here we go!

PART I:

Hey, it’s Jack and… woah, DES! WTF? Awesome.

Woah. Worst CGI underwater sequence EVAR.

And now on the island, what? Miles and Kate are deaf in the jungle…

HAH! Jack gets a boot to the face. Yeah, Sawyer.

Meanwhile, back on the plane… Luckiest guy in the world, Hurley? How ’bout that! Also, Arnst: STFU. Don’t you have some exploding to do?

and, meanwhile back at the blowed up hatch in an alternate timeline??? A voice from the rubble! Juliet??? But Sayid is dying. 🙁

I guess when Jacob sneaks up on you in the jungle and asks if you got a minute, you say yes, of course.

And back on the plane. Yay, douchey Jin is back. Hurrah.

Hey, it’s FROGURT! YEAH! and Hi, Boone! And John got to go on walkabout? Word. Boone to Locke: “you’re not pulling my leg are you?” BWAHAHAH!

Esau/Not-Locke and Ben in Jacob’s house… woah. Ben, meet the guy you killed. Yeah, John’s still dead, you bastard.

Jacob is dead… and he’s talking to Hurley. Save Sayid! or Juliet!

Meanwhile back on the plane, Charlie’s in trouble, I think. Yup, sure enough. And a baggie is removed from his breathey tube. Hmm… Is he still a junkie? A mule? ponderous.

Hatch: Juliet??? Oh, man, please don’t say we have to watch you die again. Hi to you, too, friend!

Dammit, just do what Jacob said and take Sayid to the temple! Yeah, Hurley! Take charge!

Yeah, Not-Locke, who are you? Invincible, apparently. Hmm. Uh oh… Smokey. Crap. OOh! Protective circle! Nice. Ew. Giant stake through the heart. Shoulda brought a bigger bag o’ magic dust, dude. (Btdubs: I was SO right about Smokey and Not-Locke being the same person-thing. Win!)

Juliet and Sawyer kissy face. D’awww. Something important to say? Are you preggers, J? Dammit, don’t DIE! Again. No no no no no no no.

Plane: “I was supposed to die” says Charlie. Hmmmm. And where did Desmond go? Freaky. But here we are at LAX. Oh, man, Charlie. Wait, Locke’s not getting up. Is he still in his chair? Oh, man, he totes is. Bummer. Bye, Kate. Have fun in prison.

Everyone looks so dejected.

PART II

Crap. She’s really dead. Poor Juliet. Poor Sawyer.

Okay, Hurley, what are you going to do with the giant Ankh? (Yeah, I had that bit spoiled. Oops.) It’s like the Goonies down under the temple! Don’t set off any booty traps, you guys! Um, Kate? What’d you do! I said don’t set off any booty traps! I didn’t see any guns, so she couldn’t have been kidnapped again? Dudes. Jack just got jumped. Again.

Oh, Airport Kate. You stole Jack’s pen. Good thing he didn’t need to perform a tracheotomy or anything. And to the elevator… who’s that? Of course it’s Sawyer.

Ok, Miles, use your dead people skills. What did Juliet want to say??? “It worked.” Hmmm. Ponderous.

Temple time. Wow, that place is like the TARDIS. Freaking huge inside.

Holy crap, they lost Jack’s dad? How do you lose a dead guy?

Woah, jungle stewardess? Don’t shoot! I’ve got a giant ankh and I know how to use it! Well, not really. Ooh, it’s the list! Maybe? Don’t die, Sayid!

Okay, Sun… help with the English already!

Apparently it’s temple bath time. Kate: What’s he doing? Me: testing the water for healing powers, you idiot. What do you think he’s doing? And now for the baptismal allegory. Except with more drowning. Does he yet live? (Arms stretched wide like Jesus on the cross. Nice touch, guys.) What does he mean dead? Isn’t he just mostly dead? You know, still slightly alive? Ok, guys, you set us up for a watery rebirth and all you give us is a dead guy? WTF?

Well, at least Sayid is alive in the other timeline. Hmm, Kate? Shouldn’t you, like, you know, leave the airport soon? Frogurt! Oh, shit! Kate’s been seen! OHAI, Claire!

The gang’s all here, aparently. Party at the temple. Shit just got real. Jacob’s dead, y’all. Quick! Get the magic dust for the circle! Cool. Jungle flare. (Btdubs: I was right with my very first assessment of the magic circle, not my second guess. Should’ve stuck with my first impression of the protective circle to keep something/someone out. To protect the cabin. Instead of thinking it was to keep Esau trapped.)

Locke’s last thought: “I don’t understand.” Yes, that is the saddest thing I’ve ever heard. Poor Locke. It’s weird that Not-Locke is speaking about Locke in the third person. So, you want to go home, eh? Where is that exactly? Hmm. Ponderous.

Miles? Did Sayid just say something to you? Oh, Kate? Don’t even try seducing Sawyer. Juliet’s body’s not even cold yet.

Locke to Jack: “They didn’t lose your father, they just lost his body.” And there’s the twinkly eye. Oh, man. Locke lost his knives. Boo. “Nothing’s irreversible.” Huh.

Esau/Not-Locke to Richard before E/N-L knocks out R: “It’s good to see you out of those chains…” WTF does that mean? Crap. Not-Locke is disappointed. This can’t be good.

OHAI, Sayid! Back from the dead I see.

End part II.

Woah.

three good things

Also this past week and weekend:

1. The State DVDs (and limited edition t-shirt) came in the mail. I’ve only watched season 1 and part of season 2, but holy shit funny. I wasn’t sure if it would hold up after all these years, but it really does. Some of the sketches are dated, but most of them are still as spectacular as I remember. And the commentary is wonderful. Oh, and I was instantly reminded of why I have a crush on Michael Ian Black. (But I never noticed before that he kinda had Hitler Hair. Oh, well.
2. AND!!! The State DVD opens with a Daria commercial, announcing that the DVDs will be out in 2010. DARIA! NEXT YEAR!! ON DVD!!! sweet.
3. Alison was in town for the weekend! We met up at Park Street and headed out to Coolidge Corner to meet up with a couple other GSLIS folks at Qdoba. One GIANT burrito (and a stop at J.P. Licks) later, she headed out to the airport for to fly back to Baltimore. A brief visit, but it was so nice to catch up a little bit. I’ll be heading down to B-more in a few weeks, and there will be much more fun to be had.

Cox “Xposé” of PRD

Come to the Cable Car in Providence on Thursday, April 9 to see a special screening of the Cox Sports one-hour documentary “Xposé” about Providence Roller Derby! It’ll be aired on Cox stations Friday, April 10. We’re teaming up with the Cable Car for this fundraiser to promote our wicked awesome upcoming season. Check it out! Details forthcoming (such as price, exact times, etc).

Here are a couple of commercials for the show. (I’m in the second one, briefly, signing autographs. ROCKSTAH!)

Edit to add: Here’s the rest of the info. 9:30pm showing, $3 at the door. Cheap! Fun! Awesomeness!

Vote for Diamond Dan White!

An announcer for Providence Roller Derby is a finalist to be the next host of a talk show in Rhode Island. Go vote for him!!!

http://www.wpri.com/generic/entertainment/ent_other_3/the_rhode_show 

“My sister’s a ship. We had a complicated childhood.”

So, I finally got around to watching Firefly! Yay for me! Welcome to 2002! I first became intrigued round about the time when people on Ravelry started making and posting their Jayne hats. I love the hat. So orange. So flappy. I needed one. But I had to find out who this Jayne person was. Then I saw this on Unshelved:

I didn’t get it at the time. No more so than Tamara here. But I knew I needed to know. Then a while later, I saw Serenity. Well, it was playing at a friend’s house when we were there. But I didn’t get to see the whole thing. Then not too long ago, someone else was playing it at their house. But I fell asleep. But somehow that night, we were loaned the DVDs of Firefly and it was demanded of us that we should watch (or be stripped of our geek status). We couldn’t not comply.

Plus, I really wanted the hat, and I knew I couldn’t make one until I knew what it was about.

Now I know. I’m in love with every single character. When Wash died in Serenity, I knew he was my favorite. I could just tell. And not just ’cause he died (though almost all of my favorite characters in other shows and movies die). And he still is. But every other character on there is also my favorite. I love River. Simon. Kaylee. Mal. Zoe. Wash. Inara. Shepherd Book. And yes, Jayne. And his hat. Now I can make one in good conscience.

Ok, so it took me six years. But now I understand. Of course the show was canceled. It’s smart, heartwarming, fun. There’s space and horses. Gunslingers and lasers. What’s not to love?

Shiny.

Nooooooooo!

Well, it looks pretty official: Veronica Mars is canceled (most likely). There are few shows on television that I actually enjoy, and even fewer that I make time to watch on purpose: Veronica Mars on Tuesday, My Name is Earl on Thursday, and Numbers on Friday. Stupid bottom line. Stupid other stupid shows for taking up the stupid time slot and getting better stupid ratings. Stupid heads.

I guess I’ll just have to buy it on DVD.

Even if they do continue the show, it won’t really be the same if they just do the whole Veronica-in-the-FBI thing, because then you don’t get Keith, Wallace, or Mack. Dammit!