Terry O'Quinn's acting, man. It is something else. His face as Locke is being carried off the plane in the wheelchair just conveys so much emotion and he doesn't need to utter a word.
100%. I feel like at this point Michael Giacchino would've been totally justified in just phoning it in. But he doesn't. He turns it up to 11 for the home stretch and delivers some of the best work in the final season. It's truly remarkable, especially considering the turnaround time for network tv shows. (The fact that he didn't win the Emmy for "The End" is criminal.)
"There's something off about this." Ah, yes. The flash sideways. Not gonna lie - the flash sideways stories this season are my favorite. Forget the flashbacks and the flashforwards. Love, love, love the characters in these flash sideways. They make me so happy!
38:19 The show is full of TONS of small details - Lapedias mentioned in conversation he was supposed to fly the plane, but was sick or something and someone else piloted the plane.
When you’ve finished, really looking forward to hearing where you’d rank Lost amongst the shows you’ve watched. You’ve watched some of the greats and Lost rarely gets its credit…
Yes, Dr. Chang knew everything, in fact if you rewatch the Orientation video of The Swan (The Hatch) you will see the doctor with a hand that does not move, it is the one that was injured in the last episode of Season 5. This Locke turned out to be the black smoke, and he was also the one who took the appearance of Alex to manipulate Ben into doing whatever Locke said. Great reaction Elie. PS: Nobody cares about Cindy's accent hahahaha
In 2x04, Sayid is investigating the crawl spaces under the Swan. And he tells Jack... SAYID: "The last time I heard of concrete being poured over everything in this way was Chernobyl." Like a nuclear bomb went off in the past and then Swan was built over it in such a way as to mitigate the electromagnetism & radiation. And prepped with a failsafe in case it ever happened again.
We call the off-island stuff the "flash sideways", excited for you to learn more about it! I'll never forget watching this episode for the first time. Broke my brain trying to keep tabs on what seemed the same or what had changed or things that are said that hold so much more meaning. It's so brilliantly done. And oh Sawyer and Juliet with such a beautiful relationship. Josh and Liz did an insanely incredible job. They actually lost the footage of her death scene so Liz had to fly back to Hawaii to film that scene *again*. I personally think that should just have been a sign to keep her around but what do I know. Having to lose her (again and again) is the worst, especially since Jughead got them back to the right time--all Juliet has ever wanted was to go home and yet she's always helping other people get closer to it, unfortunately at her own expense. I was always grateful for how angry Sawyer is because I needed someone on here to represent how I was feeling about it ha. Enjoy your last season of the greatest show there is. I so wish I could watch it again for the first time. Have fun!
ALSO! They won't explicitly say it but in LaFleur before Juliet is able to help Amy give birth, Sawyer says to her that "maybe whatever made [women not be able to have babies] hasn't happened yet" which was true. But can you guess maybe what did cause that problem? Juliet being brought to the island to fix the pregnancy problem she helped cause 30 years prior via Jughead absolutely kills me. She essentially created her own time loop and fully cemented every moment of her life regarding the island by setting that bomb off.
I have to agree with the other comment. The LAX theme is emotional. The opening scene on the plane was leaked before the episode aired which was a big deal at the time and people had all sorts of speculation on discussion boards Also some of the dialogue was different, like when Cindy gave Jack the extra bottle of Alcohol. He said “It will be our secret” where in the pilot episode he said “this of course breaks some critical FAA regulations”. Even Cindy’s dialog over the intercom was a little different. As for the hatch. Remember the area that was walled off with cement? The part where it pulled the key jack had around his neck? That area was where the “incident” happened. The hatch was always going to be built. Radzinsky was building that model when sayid showed up. It will be interesting to hear your comments on the cinematography this season, especially once we have more daytime scenes. Each season had its own unique cinematography and “feel” to it.
I feel I have to point this out - the title of the episode is "LA X" with a space between the A and the X. It is slightly different from the abbreviation for the Los Angeles International Airport. And there is a reason for that spelling.
37:00 There was actually a huge clue in the last episode that Juliet didn't die. "Life and Death" never played. 41:18 That wheelchair is just for on/offboarding passengers who need it.
It was so nice seeing Boone and Charlie again. I remember fanboying like crazy when I first saw them on screen again during the two hour season premiere. Boone and Charlie both served a great purpose with the overall storyarc of Lost.
3 times right? We thought she died when she fell in down and then she was alive and we defently thought her hitting the bomb finished it and then now again
One of the small reveals: the smoke monster 🎉 here we go! It's actually crazy that we already know so much about this character. Elie always repeated that the island is the character itself, but so was the smoke monster and now we have some more of it ❤
I can remember having those same thoughts about Juliette. Are we really gunna go through her death again?! Like you said though. It gave James the opportunity to be with her one last time. That scene of the Island being at the bottom of the sea really makes one theorize. The LOST Island of Atlantis initially popped into my head. Love how they keep the mystery of the Island alive. Excited to take this journey with you of the final season.
The Smoke Monster reveal was so intense! Some of us like myself kind of figured it out and suspected and speculated it after the season 5 finale. This episode here comfirms what some of us already suspected however the reveal of it was really intense and scary and made it all the more shocking. The soundtrack in this final season alone is insanlely good. When I go back and rewatch previous seasons of the show I realize how much 4D chess Smokie has been playing since the very begining. Smokie has been plotting, manipulating, and scheming with the oceanic survivors since the Pilot episode onwards.
How many times was Juliet promised off/given passage from the island? 3 years of dying patients. Time jumps. 3 years of Dharma times. All she wanted was to go back to her sister & niece. True wifey material. May you go Dutch some day, blondie🫡
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 How is it sexist to say that you think someone would make a good wife? "Husband material" and "wife material" are both common phrases.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 The phrase "husband material" is used all the time as well. So is "boyfriend material". I don't believe the phrase is sexist. I also don't think there is a problem with holding your potential life-long partner to higher standards than your friends. And I don't think it is controversial to say both sexes do that.
You were right about Cindy. She is apparently from Australia. It seems that the way she spoke in the opening part of the episode was some sort of glitch in her accent where the actress slipped into her regular way of speaking. Cindy is played by Kimberley Joseph, who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, so wouldn't normally have an Australian accent. But later in the episode, when she speaks to Sawyer while rushing to help Jack treat Charlie, the Australian accent is back. I think you missed something in that initial scene though. It has to do with vodka.
This season was definitely the most controversial season, but I still love it and have tons of nostalgia for it. At the end of the day the show is about the characters, and I think it wraps up the characters really well. I also love how much they dive into the mythology of the island in this season
So before commenting on the content of the episode, I believe the actress that plays Cindy is a dual Us/Australian citizen in real life so I believe her accent is always kind of half in and out. This was a pretty strong start to the final season. And yes, they gave us a narrative reason for no Shannon, but there are other characters from the flight not shown as well. It could be safe to assume they are on the plane but the actor was unavailable but.. this is Lost. Maybe. Maybe not. Did you notice the subtle differences besides Shannon and Hurley's luck? Jack for one had a different hairstyle but everyone else had their S1 hair. Cindy only gave Jack one liquor bottle instead of two. And there was a Scotsman on the plane. (just kidding on that last one, I know you saw him ... seriously, WTF Des). Get ready for a ride.
The ashes around the cabin were to prevent the man in black/black smoke/fake Christian from entering the cabin. I assume it was Claire who opened a space in the ashes so he could enter, which is why Claire was with the fake Christian in the cabin. He was the one who manipulated Locke into moving the island by posing as a messenger for Jacob
@@joselopezforque8745 Wow, why have I never thought about this before!? I've always wondered about the space in the ash. So, "Christian" manipulated Claire into disturbing the ash so he could gain access to the cabin and thereby manipulate Locke into moving the Island? No matter how many times I've watched this show I always learn something new!
@@Lost_in_Dharmaville I always thought that these ashes were to keep "Christian" inside the cabin and that's why "Christian" said: help me. But no, because he found Claire in the middle of the night, abandoned the baby and manipulated her. So I agree that we always learn something new from this show
The way I see it... James and Juliet would've been doomed if they stayed on that sub. That sub is a giant hunk of metal. The pocket of extreme electromagnetic energy was punctured. Without something to cap it off... it would continue to suck in all metal in an ever expanding radius. And on his own, Jack wouldn't have been able to get the bomb into it... he was outmanned. Jack wasn't wrong to go thru with his plan... it's what had to happen to seal that puncture. The outcome was what was needed... just not the one Jack expected. But there was no better ending if James & Juliet stayed on that sub.
Idk if someone else pointed this out, but Juliet was brought to the island to stop pregnant women from dying. Maybe this was caused by radiation. The theory is that Juliet may have caused the very thing she was brought to the island to stop
I'd forgotten how much of this series I had actually watched until getting further on your reactions to this series. I loved the character writing. What I didn't love was some of the story writing, and some of what you are questioning early in this video, regarding the 'rules' of this Lost universe. I'd love to see it differently, but more and more it seemed to me like the rules are: 1. The island is a magical MacGuffin, that can facilitate anything the writers want, without restriction... It felt like both complex and convoluted, but at the same time, a little lazy... To me. I'm big on logic and I love complex world building. It was complex and that I enjoyed... But the logic kept feeling well, weak. Ok Lost commenters I haven't commented any critiques for some time, so... I know you love this.... And... Go Go gadget attack mode! 😁 😁 Defend lol PS thanks to you reacting to this series, at Xmas lunch I finally worked out who one of my cousins sons reminds me of... It's been bugging me a few years lol. He looks very very much like young Hurley - like, it's uncanny. Nice kid. 😎
Eff me that's a long comment! Sorry. Haven't been commenting much recently due to ill health (I'm lucky, I'll be ok), and apparently I made up for a lack of comments by posting a ridiculously long one. Oops
This is really where Lost ends. Well not really. But i think is better to take this season as a big ending, an epilogue. Even when they are good moments in it, some misterys to be solved ( if you think about it there is no much to know, ok there is a big time line ha) and a couple of good episodes. Sadly for me, the best of lost already past. Maybe rewatching it will make me change my mind a little bit, hope it is. I didnt count the finale of course, that´s for you to decide. Hope you enjoy the journey, dont do what i did, i was waiting to be blown away, to be surprise by big reveals which never came ( or maybe did). Absorb everything, and take each episode as a way to say good bye to the characters. I think that is the spirit of this season.
The most positive thing about this season is that it made Jack likable. This is coming from someone who thinks Jack is a egomaniacal psychopath who should have a restraining order on him for the way he treated any woman he faintly hadan interest in I'm the series, the ex wife especially.
The only thing a "film student" can possibly learn from "Lost" is how NOT to make, or conclude, a television series, but, of course, one can then move on to what NOT to do with a Movie franchise...
The bomb explodes in 1977. Flight 815 takes place in 2004. For 27 years, all possible actions of the people present on the island during these 27 years have been cancelled and therefore, by domino effect, all the actions that result from these actions, and the actions resulting from these actions, etc, etc. It is therefore normal to have differences with the flight of season 1. Like the absence of Shannon, the fact of not seeing Michael, Walt, Eko, Libby or Ana-Lucia, or the presence of Desmond, since there is no longer an island to be stranded on by boat...or by plane. An other timeline. On the island, you can't live twice but you can die twice. At least in appearance like Juliet. Dying in the last episode of season 5 and in the first of season 6.😁
That's called a reaction. He's reacting to what he sees. And I think it's much smarter to stop the episode to react than to stay silent or not stop and miss elements of the storyline.😊
@@youtpfpm6097 Totally agree, but what it's hard to agree is "When to pause" He mentioned in other reactions and people suggested to him to at least wait until the scene ends instead of pausing in the middle of the scene interrupting the flow. He missed important moments due to this in previous episodes as people pointed out. But it's Season 6 already, I don't think he cares anymore. Even on the last episode of Season 5 he made a reference to this.
I love you guys soo much man!
The beginning of the end! Here we go
❤❤❤❤
🌴❤️🌴 lets goooooo
Love listening till the end lol we're with ya, we got it😊
#zesty
Terry O'Quinn's acting, man. It is something else. His face as Locke is being carried off the plane in the wheelchair just conveys so much emotion and he doesn't need to utter a word.
SO true - O'Quinn is a genius
This is so bitter sweet.
I love Season 6 but I don't want this journey to end 😞
“Sorry you had to see me like that” -Darth Locke 😯
Every time I hear that LAX theme music, it just makes me feel so emotional.
Same. In my Lost playlist, it's one of the three or four that hit me the hardest.
We have arrived 🙌
19:25 I love it how Kate said shut up while you were talking and you just did. 😁
The smoke monster casually being introduced as a main character is one of the best parts of Season 6... Terry O'Quinn is just so good.
The music for season 6 is absolute perfection. Soak it all in. I'm so jealous that you get to watch season 6 for the first time!
100%. I feel like at this point Michael Giacchino would've been totally justified in just phoning it in. But he doesn't. He turns it up to 11 for the home stretch and delivers some of the best work in the final season. It's truly remarkable, especially considering the turnaround time for network tv shows. (The fact that he didn't win the Emmy for "The End" is criminal.)
@@mikemoring 😡
@mikemoring I cannot listen to The End without crying my eyes out
This is where lost really begins .... to end 😢
awww.....well that just made me sad lmao
The cold open to this episode is the coldest cold open to ever cold or open.
With season 6, the keyy is that once it makes sense it'll make sense. Just pay attention and ride the wave.
"There's something off about this." Ah, yes. The flash sideways. Not gonna lie - the flash sideways stories this season are my favorite. Forget the flashbacks and the flashforwards. Love, love, love the characters in these flash sideways. They make me so happy!
@@cassiecure2500 Absolutely. The flash-sideways are my favourite parts of season 6. So beautifully done.
UGH I CANT BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST SEASON, love ya brother enjoyed the journey with you
38:19 The show is full of TONS of small details - Lapedias mentioned in conversation he was supposed to fly the plane, but was sick or something and someone else piloted the plane.
It gets me so sad that we get to see Juliet dying so many times!! She deserved so badly to get out of the island...
When you’ve finished, really looking forward to hearing where you’d rank Lost amongst the shows you’ve watched. You’ve watched some of the greats and Lost rarely gets its credit…
It's kinda sad knowing the reactions will end next month, but it's been a great ride!
Yes, Dr. Chang knew everything, in fact if you rewatch the Orientation video of The Swan (The Hatch) you will see the doctor with a hand that does not move, it is the one that was injured in the last episode of Season 5.
This Locke turned out to be the black smoke, and he was also the one who took the appearance of Alex to manipulate Ben into doing whatever Locke said.
Great reaction Elie.
PS: Nobody cares about Cindy's accent hahahaha
Omg FINALLY we started watching Lost
In 2x04, Sayid is investigating the crawl spaces under the Swan. And he tells Jack...
SAYID: "The last time I heard of concrete being poured over everything in this way was Chernobyl."
Like a nuclear bomb went off in the past and then Swan was built over it in such a way as to mitigate the electromagnetism & radiation. And prepped with a failsafe in case it ever happened again.
Oh damn LOST has decided to begin.
4:22 "There's something off about this." Heh heh❤
For real 😂👍🏻
@moon.lite.v his expression was fantastic right there! And that wording!
We call the off-island stuff the "flash sideways", excited for you to learn more about it! I'll never forget watching this episode for the first time. Broke my brain trying to keep tabs on what seemed the same or what had changed or things that are said that hold so much more meaning. It's so brilliantly done. And oh Sawyer and Juliet with such a beautiful relationship. Josh and Liz did an insanely incredible job. They actually lost the footage of her death scene so Liz had to fly back to Hawaii to film that scene *again*. I personally think that should just have been a sign to keep her around but what do I know. Having to lose her (again and again) is the worst, especially since Jughead got them back to the right time--all Juliet has ever wanted was to go home and yet she's always helping other people get closer to it, unfortunately at her own expense. I was always grateful for how angry Sawyer is because I needed someone on here to represent how I was feeling about it ha. Enjoy your last season of the greatest show there is. I so wish I could watch it again for the first time. Have fun!
ALSO! They won't explicitly say it but in LaFleur before Juliet is able to help Amy give birth, Sawyer says to her that "maybe whatever made [women not be able to have babies] hasn't happened yet" which was true. But can you guess maybe what did cause that problem? Juliet being brought to the island to fix the pregnancy problem she helped cause 30 years prior via Jughead absolutely kills me. She essentially created her own time loop and fully cemented every moment of her life regarding the island by setting that bomb off.
(I believe it was massively under exposed and way too dark which is why they had to reshoot it but same difference! 😊)
It's crazy how many times they had to show us Juliet dying!
I have to agree with the other comment. The LAX theme is emotional.
The opening scene on the plane was leaked before the episode aired which was a big deal at the time and people had all sorts of speculation on discussion boards
Also some of the dialogue was different, like when Cindy gave Jack the extra bottle of Alcohol. He said “It will be our secret” where in the pilot episode he said “this of course breaks some critical FAA regulations”. Even Cindy’s dialog over the intercom was a little different.
As for the hatch. Remember the area that was walled off with cement? The part where it pulled the key jack had around his neck? That area was where the “incident” happened. The hatch was always going to be built. Radzinsky was building that model when sayid showed up.
It will be interesting to hear your comments on the cinematography this season, especially once we have more daytime scenes. Each season had its own unique cinematography and “feel” to it.
Boone: "Yore not pulling my leg are you?" 😄😆😅😂😪😫😭
The statue is on the Ocean. Right. But, have you noticed it... it's the other foot :P
I feel I have to point this out - the title of the episode is "LA X" with a space between the A and the X. It is slightly different from the abbreviation for the Los Angeles International Airport. And there is a reason for that spelling.
thats a special chair to carry people in and out of the planes bc of the narrow aisles
Lost is such a unique show it took till its final season for it to begin!
"It worked. We should get coffee sometimes. We can go Dutch." - "Juliet, it's me." - "Kiss me, James". - "You got it, Blondie". - Juliet ❤Sawyer 😭
37:00 There was actually a huge clue in the last episode that Juliet didn't die. "Life and Death" never played.
41:18 That wheelchair is just for on/offboarding passengers who need it.
14:09 Jacob said "they're coming".
It was so nice seeing Boone and Charlie again. I remember fanboying like crazy when I first saw them on screen again during the two hour season premiere. Boone and Charlie both served a great purpose with the overall storyarc of Lost.
Can't believe we're here already, season 5 🎉🎉
S6 is a new direction. You'll figure it out.
Killing Juliet twice in a row is was just plain cruel
The two actors in question were pretty upset about this very thing. They already DID that.
3 times right? We thought she died when she fell in down and then she was alive and we defently thought her hitting the bomb finished it and then now again
Yeah, but it was the right thing to do. Because this final moment has impact. Makes it worthwhile in the end.
One of the small reveals: the smoke monster 🎉 here we go!
It's actually crazy that we already know so much about this character.
Elie always repeated that the island is the character itself, but so was the smoke monster and now we have some more of it ❤
I can remember having those same thoughts about Juliette. Are we really gunna go through her death again?! Like you said though. It gave James the opportunity to be with her one last time.
That scene of the Island being at the bottom of the sea really makes one theorize. The LOST Island of Atlantis initially popped into my head. Love how they keep the mystery of the Island alive.
Excited to take this journey with you of the final season.
This is the moment Locke became Heisenberg.
The Smoke Monster reveal was so intense! Some of us like myself kind of figured it out and suspected and speculated it after the season 5 finale. This episode here comfirms what some of us already suspected however the reveal of it was really intense and scary and made it all the more shocking. The soundtrack in this final season alone is insanlely good. When I go back and rewatch previous seasons of the show I realize how much 4D chess Smokie has been playing since the very begining. Smokie has been plotting, manipulating, and scheming with the oceanic survivors since the Pilot episode onwards.
How many times was Juliet promised off/given passage from the island?
3 years of dying patients. Time jumps. 3 years of Dharma times. All she wanted was to go back to her sister & niece.
True wifey material. May you go Dutch some day, blondie🫡
Nephew, named Julian ❤
The worst part is Juliet setting off the bomb in the 70's caused the infertility issues that they brought her to the island to fix in 2001-ish.
"Wifey material?" Why does that sound so sexist? Like women have to meet a higher standard than men to be considered proper spousal material.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 How is it sexist to say that you think someone would make a good wife?
"Husband material" and "wife material" are both common phrases.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 The phrase "husband material" is used all the time as well. So is "boyfriend material".
I don't believe the phrase is sexist.
I also don't think there is a problem with holding your potential life-long partner to higher standards than your friends. And I don't think it is controversial to say both sexes do that.
I first got hooked on this show because I was wondering WTF the smoke monster was. Season 6 focuses on it big time. LETS F'ING GOOOO!!!!
I love it... this is where LOST really begins 😂
Hey Elie, kind of sad this is coming to an end. It has been a real blast watching you react to this incredible show. I hope you'll like the ending
Kate is always in a tree.
Fun fact Evageline Lilly climb down that tree with no harness or anything.
46:16 It's probably not coincidental that the Swan orientation video in particular was so heavily edited and cut into pieces.
You were right about Cindy. She is apparently from Australia. It seems that the way she spoke in the opening part of the episode was some sort of glitch in her accent where the actress slipped into her regular way of speaking. Cindy is played by Kimberley Joseph, who was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, so wouldn't normally have an Australian accent. But later in the episode, when she speaks to Sawyer while rushing to help Jack treat Charlie, the Australian accent is back. I think you missed something in that initial scene though. It has to do with vodka.
This season was definitely the most controversial season, but I still love it and have tons of nostalgia for it. At the end of the day the show is about the characters, and I think it wraps up the characters really well. I also love how much they dive into the mythology of the island in this season
So before commenting on the content of the episode, I believe the actress that plays Cindy is a dual Us/Australian citizen in real life so I believe her accent is always kind of half in and out.
This was a pretty strong start to the final season. And yes, they gave us a narrative reason for no Shannon, but there are other characters from the flight not shown as well. It could be safe to assume they are on the plane but the actor was unavailable but.. this is Lost. Maybe. Maybe not.
Did you notice the subtle differences besides Shannon and Hurley's luck? Jack for one had a different hairstyle but everyone else had their S1 hair. Cindy only gave Jack one liquor bottle instead of two. And there was a Scotsman on the plane. (just kidding on that last one, I know you saw him ... seriously, WTF Des).
Get ready for a ride.
FIRST LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
They really killed Juliet 3 times 😂😂
The ashes around the cabin were to prevent the man in black/black smoke/fake Christian from entering the cabin. I assume it was Claire who opened a space in the ashes so he could enter, which is why Claire was with the fake Christian in the cabin. He was the one who manipulated Locke into moving the island by posing as a messenger for Jacob
@@joselopezforque8745 Wow, why have I never thought about this before!? I've always wondered about the space in the ash.
So, "Christian" manipulated Claire into disturbing the ash so he could gain access to the cabin and thereby manipulate Locke into moving the Island?
No matter how many times I've watched this show I always learn something new!
@@Lost_in_Dharmaville I always thought that these ashes were to keep "Christian" inside the cabin and that's why "Christian" said: help me. But no, because he found Claire in the middle of the night, abandoned the baby and manipulated her.
So I agree that we always learn something new from this show
The way I see it... James and Juliet would've been doomed if they stayed on that sub. That sub is a giant hunk of metal. The pocket of extreme electromagnetic energy was punctured. Without something to cap it off... it would continue to suck in all metal in an ever expanding radius. And on his own, Jack wouldn't have been able to get the bomb into it... he was outmanned. Jack wasn't wrong to go thru with his plan... it's what had to happen to seal that puncture. The outcome was what was needed... just not the one Jack expected. But there was no better ending if James & Juliet stayed on that sub.
Thanks for another great reaction 💝
Let’s go!!!!!!
We’ve been blessed once again by the shorts gods
R.I.P Locke 😢 Hello Flocke. The great Terry O'Quinn smashes it.
bro saw locke in shaky cam scene, he is locked in
Ah yes, the flash sideways. A genius stroke because we all wondered what would happen if they never crashed.
I’m very curious to see what your opinions on season 6 will be
Heck yea season 6!! Sorry I missed the stream I’ll join next time brotha!
I cannot wait until you figure it all out
The actress who plays Cindy is Canadian. Ya can't fool Ellie.
she moved to Australia at the age of 3 so she has an austrilan accent IRL
I am all caught up, so I'm gonna need you to release more episodes :P
Last season❤ MAKE IT LAST
Just for a fun fact, we call this possible double time-line thingy, 'flash-sideways'
17:35 Epiphany!! That was satisfying. 🥂
Idk if someone else pointed this out, but Juliet was brought to the island to stop pregnant women from dying. Maybe this was caused by radiation. The theory is that Juliet may have caused the very thing she was brought to the island to stop
Poor Ben.
1st!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the 'Flash Sideways'
Merry Christmas
I'd forgotten how much of this series I had actually watched until getting further on your reactions to this series.
I loved the character writing.
What I didn't love was some of the story writing, and some of what you are questioning early in this video, regarding the 'rules' of this Lost universe.
I'd love to see it differently, but more and more it seemed to me like the rules are:
1. The island is a magical MacGuffin, that can facilitate anything the writers want, without restriction...
It felt like both complex and convoluted, but at the same time, a little lazy... To me. I'm big on logic and I love complex world building. It was complex and that I enjoyed... But the logic kept feeling well, weak.
Ok Lost commenters I haven't commented any critiques for some time, so... I know you love this.... And...
Go Go gadget attack mode! 😁 😁 Defend lol
PS thanks to you reacting to this series, at Xmas lunch I finally worked out who one of my cousins sons reminds me of... It's been bugging me a few years lol. He looks very very much like young Hurley - like, it's uncanny. Nice kid. 😎
Eff me that's a long comment! Sorry.
Haven't been commenting much recently due to ill health (I'm lucky, I'll be ok), and apparently I made up for a lack of comments by posting a ridiculously long one.
Oops
This is really where Lost ends. Well not really. But i think is better to take this season as a big ending, an epilogue. Even when they are good moments in it, some misterys to be solved ( if you think about it there is no much to know, ok there is a big time line ha) and a couple of good episodes. Sadly for me, the best of lost already past. Maybe rewatching it will make me change my mind a little bit, hope it is. I didnt count the finale of course, that´s for you to decide. Hope you enjoy the journey, dont do what i did, i was waiting to be blown away, to be surprise by big reveals which never came ( or maybe did). Absorb everything, and take each episode as a way to say good bye to the characters. I think that is the spirit of this season.
I know it's like salt in the wound to go thru Juliet's death again. But it was a needed moment for James & Juliet to have together.
Christmas Day. time travel
Did you miss any Easter Eggs? Oh boy. Yes. Quite at few. But don't worry about it. That's what rewatches are for so I won't reveal any of them.
Juliet has died 3 times in the last 2 episodes
I always though of the blood on his neck as a callback to 2004 and he in the bamboo. And not related to whatever is happening on the island in 2007.
The journey is almost over…
We should get coffee sometime
NOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW LOST BEGINS
I would have wished they kept the man talking to Jacob as that actor instead of Terry o Quinn but I Do love terry o Quinn
If you ever watch the excellent Justified, the big guy you don't like delivers a much better performance.
I hate experiencing juliets death so many times
Not exactly LAX, the title is "LA X", whatever that means haha
Jacob saving Sayid?
Not happening but still, even fake spoilers are stupid.
I am sad it's already s6.
Have you seen Squid Game?
I can't wait to watch you wrap your head around this season!
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The most positive thing about this season is that it made Jack likable. This is coming from someone who thinks Jack is a egomaniacal psychopath who should have a restraining order on him for the way he treated any woman he faintly hadan interest in I'm the series, the ex wife especially.
The only thing a "film student" can possibly learn from "Lost" is how NOT to make, or conclude, a television series, but, of course, one can then move on to what NOT to do with a Movie franchise...
The bomb explodes in 1977. Flight 815 takes place in 2004. For 27 years, all possible actions of the people present on the island during these 27 years have been cancelled and therefore, by domino effect, all the actions that result from these actions, and the actions resulting from these actions, etc, etc. It is therefore normal to have differences with the flight of season 1. Like the absence of Shannon, the fact of not seeing Michael, Walt, Eko, Libby or Ana-Lucia, or the presence of Desmond, since there is no longer an island to be stranded on by boat...or by plane. An other timeline.
On the island, you can't live twice but you can die twice. At least in appearance like Juliet. Dying in the last episode of season 5 and in the first of season 6.😁
Not even 10 seconds into the Episode and you are already pausing? Come on Elie, you can do better.
He never shuts up. My god he loves the sound of his own voice.
That's called a reaction. He's reacting to what he sees. And I think it's much smarter to stop the episode to react than to stay silent or not stop and miss elements of the storyline.😊
@@youtpfpm6097 Totally agree, but what it's hard to agree is "When to pause" He mentioned in other reactions and people suggested to him to at least wait until the scene ends instead of pausing in the middle of the scene interrupting the flow. He missed important moments due to this in previous episodes as people pointed out. But it's Season 6 already, I don't think he cares anymore. Even on the last episode of Season 5 he made a reference to this.
You said YESTERDAY he can't! LOL 😂
@@artemis2569 then why are you watching?