Ramblings about entertainment and other things
LOST isn’t going to be shown straight through without a break in the final season. They’re going to break for the Winter Olympics.
Also, USA TODAY has an interview with Damon and Carlton.
You know, there’s a question in there about whether they were making it up as they went along in the beginning, or not. In reading the interview, I think it’s clear they were. But you know what? I think they’re right. In the end, the story is what matters.
Carlton Cuse just sent this twitter message:
Damon and I are die hard fans of this impeckable actor who keeps the barr high and just signed to guest star on the show. Life is good!
And a little later:
Yes, its a clue.
My guess?
Pick out the obvious: “die hard”, “peck” and “barr”.
Any actor fit that? Anthony Peck. He was in Die Hard (as “Young Cop”), and right before doing that, he was “Mr. Barris” in “The Bronx Zoo”
Any one else have a guess?
Edit:
BZZZ…. Time’s up, and I was wrong. Thanks for playing, kid, here’s your consolation prize. The answer was William Atherton.
Spoilers…
Hope you were watching until the end of this episode, because “The Observer” made a big appearance at the end.
This episode was a lot better than the previous week’s, but I have a few nits to pick:
First, the Colonel’s quest to stop the couriers was pretty short-sighted. Not many people who were exposed to the drug were left, and what was he going to do after he made them all explode?
Second, how did he know where the couriers were going to show up?
Third, he couldn’t have been doing this alone. Who’s he working for? Nina? Massive Dynamic?
It’s likely all of this (the “war” between the worlds) all started when Walter created a rift between the worlds and took Peter from the other side. The people on the other side have him targeted. Now, my question is – what’s their real purpose? The Colonel seems to think it’s killing everyone in our world. It’s probable there’s a group from the other side that wants to do that, but it’s also equally probable that they’re doing what they can to keep any escalation from happening too.
I mean, if they really wanted Walter, wouldn’t they have taken him when they had the chance last season?
I was talking about this episode of Fringe with a friend, and we both agreed: This sure felt like an X-Files episode. Remote farm house, creepy creature. At least it wasn’t a repeat of that “Mom and the boys” X-Files…. that one still creeps me out. If you have no idea which episode I’m talking about: good. You really, REALLY don’t want to remember that.
How this episode fits into the overall story, I have no idea. Heck, The Observer (pointed out above) barely made an appearence. The only thing that makes sense is that the doctor in this story is involved with the overall plot, because of his research. I mean, why else would The Observer be there?
Not much else to say about this episode other than: Quit it with the references Walter is making to Peter and the empty grave. We KNOW what happened. Walter has better (and funnier) things to ramble on about.
Overall, an “OK” episode, but not as good as the season premiere.
Thanks to Sthnbelle!
edit: (who told me she got it from Andy…but I neglected to mention that…)
Well, add The 19th season of Survivor started again, and this time the castaways are in Samoa. Right off the bat we can add Russell to the list of folks that people are going to love to hate.
Not only did he make a record four different Alliances on the very first show, but at the first sign of trouble, he was able to get rid of Marisa. She of course made the fatal Survivor mistake of telling Russell she was suspicious of him. That’s like painting a huge target on your back, as Marisa found out.
From what we saw on last night’s show, I think Russell is doing too much too quickly. First, making four alliances is a dumb move. It won’t take Betsy much longer to put two and two together about what’s happening at camp. Second, I have *NO* idea what Russell was thinking when he dumped out all the water. All that did was make his tribe weaker, and doing so quite possibly ended up getting them sent to Tribal Council. It’s kind of hard at this early stage in the game whether that was a contributing factor or not…but it sure couldn’t have helped.
How long is Russell going to last if he keeps this up? My guess is not much longer. He might be strong (and in that challenge, he looked VERY strong), but if he keeps up his current pace in messing with his tribe, they’re going to catch on to him fast. Especially if they realize what Marisa was talking about.
Spoilers ahead
So, did you see The Observer in the first scene of the show?
Finally! I’m really happy to see that Fringe is back on the air. I thought last night’s episode was great, especially with how Olivia made her entrance. I sure haven’t seen anything like that before!
Looks like Agent Jessup is going to be a new regular on the show too – so far I like that character.
The big “surprise” was that Charlie wasn’t Charlie by the end of the show. The cut from him getting snuck up by the boiler telegraphed in big bold letters he wasn’t going to be the same guy when we came back to that scene… but I have to ask, if Charlie got killed, the soldier took his form, what was the deal with the nurse? Was there another soldier that killed Charlie and took his form? Did I miss something? (Wouldn’t be the first time).
At the end of the show, Olivia recited a Greek phrase that Peter’s mom used to tell him. I think chances are pretty good that Olivia met with Peter’s mom on “the other side” – and that Peter might be the very “thing” that Olivia is looking for!
What did you think of the show?
There’s an article in Entertainment Weekly about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Mr. Eko) being interesting in making a return appearance in LOST.
I seriously doubt this is going to happen, not only because of the way he left the show and because of the friction between the stars of the show, but mainly because I don’t think it will fit in with the story from here on out. I think there’s as much of a chance of him returning as seeing Nikki and Paulo coming back.
This is the latest in LOST’s viral web game this summer. Check it out, and watch for Carlton and Damon walking by, the Mr. Cluck’s cup, and more!