Wild episode

homermoose · 10-18-2006, 07:25 PM

I really liked this episode. Well, apparently Locke, Desmond, and Eko are not the same people we have grown to know. It is a safe bet to say that they have gained some new powers. I was confused with the whole Hurley/Desmond ending to the show. The only thing I resented was the way they introduced Pablo and Nikki (the new cast) Kinda lame. Good to see Locke back to his bad ass ways.

lerker · 10-18-2006, 08:02 PM

Here's one for you:

Is Desmond Hurley's new imaginary friend? Note how no one else acknowledged that Desmond was there...

Bunny Suction · 10-18-2006, 08:37 PM

I totally agree on the Nikki and Paulo introduction... unbelievably lame to the point of just being awkward. Oddly enough I thought Hurley carried this episode. The scripting and/or delivery of many of Charlie and Boone's lines was sub-par and once again we have Charlie following the central character around as if the writers just wanted to fit him in somehow. I also thought this week's flashback was one of the weaker ones thus far in the series. To me at least, the plot progression was very predictable and revealed no new information. The tie to what was going on in the present day was tenuous at best. Not to mention that seeing Locke involved in a drug operation, and then pulling a gun on a police officer to save his drug-running friends because they were the only people who showed him any sort of sense of belonging, and then not having the spine to pull the trigger... to me that defeated the whole apparent purpose of this episode, which was to show that badass mystical hunter Locke is back. Don't get me wrong. I did not want to see Locke pull that trigger. I just think the whole flashback should have been re-thought in the first place. Finally, the hype for this episode was enormous. People expected BIG things, because this was a Locke episode, and Locke episodes never fail to deliver in a major way. Big expectations lead to big letdowns. Plus I'm sure it didn't help the audience's perception of the episode that for weeks before the episode aired the prevailing and thought-to-be-official rumor was that this would be the episode where we learned how Locke got in the wheelchair, only to find out the day before the episode aired that this rumor was in fact false. Guess that's what we get for reading spoilers.

Don't mind me. I'm just cranky.

jordanmc · 10-18-2006, 08:51 PM

The most significant thing to me was that when Desmond mentioned the speech before it happened and Hurley didn't know what he was talking about, you could tell he realized he'd made a mistake and went into cover up mode. What does this mean? Not only did he know what was going to happen, he had a reason to cover up the fact that he had the ability to do that.

This episode gives several clues to the fact that something significant happened in that hatch between the time Desmond turned the key and when John woke up at the beginning of the episode.

-How did they survive a hatch implosion that vaporized everything else in it?
-Why did Eko, Desmond, and Locke end up in 3 seperate locations?
-Why couldn't John speak initially?
-Why was Desmond naked?
-Why does Desmond now know the future and why doesn't John appear to?

The missing time frame is the equivalent of how long it took for Hurley to walk from the ferry to somewhere near the hatch. That took the better part of two days for Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Michael, and Hurley to complete on last season's finale. (Of course any good conspiracy theorist out there knows high levels of electromagnetism can warp time, the Philidelphia Experiment anybody?)

Fernando · 10-18-2006, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lerker

Here's one for you:

Is Desmond Hurley's new imaginary friend? Note how no one else acknowledged that Desmond was there...

But Locke saw him in the beginning, He tried to call for him.

Fernando · 10-18-2006, 10:35 PM

I agree with you when they introduced the new characters.

This is what I said on a non Lost related site that I mainly post on about the episode.

Quote:

This was my favorite so far for S3, I was sad when I found out a couple days ago that we wouldn't find out why Locke was in a wheel chair, And the end seemed so unfinished..

But that's not surprising. The thing I loved the first season, and last season was the flashbacks made the show super emotional, it was hard to get a little teary eyed.. Which made it even better.. But nothing. =[

Whoa @ Desmond.

When the credits at the beginning, I saw one of the new characters names, and Since I read during the summer break who he was, I knew his name.. Rodrigo Santoro.

Then I wondered how they would execute him being a 815 survivor.. I just prayed it wasn't going to be cheesey. But then there he was... Hey, look im napping on this tree! Oh no, look at Eko!

Then comes another new character! OMG JACK! Why didn't you tell us Hurley?

Hurley: Bitch who is you? Well, That's what he said in my mind.

Anyways, only 3 more left.. Then we have to put up with Taye Diggs for 3 months, in a horrible looking Groundhog Day type thing..

theskafather · 10-18-2006, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jordanmc

(Of course any good conspiracy theorist out there knows high levels of electromagnetism can warp time, the Philidelphia Experiment anybody?)

Whas iz dis? Can somebody please bring us up to date on the Philidelphia Experiment (couldn't find it in Wikipedia)?

Fernando · 10-18-2006, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theskafather

Whas iz dis? Can somebody please bring us up to date on the Philidelphia Experiment (couldn't find it in Wikipedia)?

...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment

theskafather · 10-18-2006, 11:45 PM

Thanks I figured it out though!

Bunny Suction · 10-19-2006, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jordanmc

-How did they survive a hatch implosion that vaporized everything else in it?
-Why did Eko, Desmond, and Locke end up in 3 seperate locations?
-Why couldn't John speak initially?
-Why was Desmond naked?
-Why does Desmond now know the future and why doesn't John appear to?

Just my guess on these but:
- We'll never get a satisfying explanation
- Ditto
- Vague unspecified quickly healing injuries scripted for dramatic purposes
- Cause the hatch blew off his underwear duh (aka fanservice for the ladies)
- Just luck of the implosion... i mean draw.

10-18-2006, 07:25 PM	#1
homermoose Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 138	Wild episode I really liked this episode. Well, apparently Locke, Desmond, and Eko are not the same people we have grown to know. It is a safe bet to say that they have gained some new powers. I was confused with the whole Hurley/Desmond ending to the show. The only thing I resented was the way they introduced Pablo and Nikki (the new cast) Kinda lame. Good to see Locke back to his bad ass ways. __________________ I'm the Juggernaut B%$#* Vote for Moose! And I'll even throw in the squirrel for free.

10-18-2006, 08:02 PM	#2
lerker Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 43	Here's one for you: Is Desmond Hurley's new imaginary friend? Note how no one else acknowledged that Desmond was there... __________________

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10-18-2006, 08:37 PM	#3
Bunny Suction Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 523	I totally agree on the Nikki and Paulo introduction... unbelievably lame to the point of just being awkward. Oddly enough I thought Hurley carried this episode. The scripting and/or delivery of many of Charlie and Boone's lines was sub-par and once again we have Charlie following the central character around as if the writers just wanted to fit him in somehow. I also thought this week's flashback was one of the weaker ones thus far in the series. To me at least, the plot progression was very predictable and revealed no new information. The tie to what was going on in the present day was tenuous at best. Not to mention that seeing Locke involved in a drug operation, and then pulling a gun on a police officer to save his drug-running friends because they were the only people who showed him any sort of sense of belonging, and then not having the spine to pull the trigger... to me that defeated the whole apparent purpose of this episode, which was to show that badass mystical hunter Locke is back. Don't get me wrong. I did not want to see Locke pull that trigger. I just think the whole flashback should have been re-thought in the first place. Finally, the hype for this episode was enormous. People expected BIG things, because this was a Locke episode, and Locke episodes never fail to deliver in a major way. Big expectations lead to big letdowns. Plus I'm sure it didn't help the audience's perception of the episode that for weeks before the episode aired the prevailing and thought-to-be-official rumor was that this would be the episode where we learned how Locke got in the wheelchair, only to find out the day before the episode aired that this rumor was in fact false. Guess that's what we get for reading spoilers. Don't mind me. I'm just cranky.

10-18-2006, 08:51 PM	#4
jordanmc Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5	The most significant thing to me was that when Desmond mentioned the speech before it happened and Hurley didn't know what he was talking about, you could tell he realized he'd made a mistake and went into cover up mode. What does this mean? Not only did he know what was going to happen, he had a reason to cover up the fact that he had the ability to do that. This episode gives several clues to the fact that something significant happened in that hatch between the time Desmond turned the key and when John woke up at the beginning of the episode. -How did they survive a hatch implosion that vaporized everything else in it? -Why did Eko, Desmond, and Locke end up in 3 seperate locations? -Why couldn't John speak initially? -Why was Desmond naked? -Why does Desmond now know the future and why doesn't John appear to? The missing time frame is the equivalent of how long it took for Hurley to walk from the ferry to somewhere near the hatch. That took the better part of two days for Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Michael, and Hurley to complete on last season's finale. (Of course any good conspiracy theorist out there knows high levels of electromagnetism can warp time, the Philidelphia Experiment anybody?)

10-18-2006, 11:45 PM	#9
theskafather Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 32	Thanks I figured it out though!