I really liked this episode. It was as full of WTF? as anything we've had so far, but it was constructive, story-advancing WTF?, if you know what I mean. Plus, it's made me remember why I liked Locke so much in the first place. (And, heh. *points at icon* Looks like he's won the "Who's specialer?" contest, for sure.)
I'm torn whether not Locke should have remembered him when meeting him again on the island
I certainly wouldn't have remembered some guy I met for ten minutes when I was five. Even if he did have a memorable face like Richard's.
The three items: sand, a compass and the knife.
The sand and the compass are both very Island-y things, if that makes sense. And the "Book of Laws," whatever that is, somehow seems like an Other-ish sort of thing. (And that's clearly what Richard wanted him to pick. Horses are capable of reading cues that obvious and figuring out what they're supposed to do. :)) What's really interesting about this scene, of course, is that, IIRC, it's pretty much exactly the type of test that's used to find the kid who is supposed to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Which begs the questions: who is Locke supposed to be the reincarnation of? My feeling, after watching this episode, is that he was probably giving them a false negative on the test. That early-manifesting knife fetish must have thrown it off, or something. :)
You have to love Hurley's matter of fact way of stating they're the craziest
Best Hurley line ever. Not least because I suspect he's not wrong. :) I figured, by the way, that the reason he stuck with Locke and Ben really was mostly because he didn't want to go walking through the jungle full of smoke monsters and mercenaries at night by himself. With the emphasis on "by himself." Never mind the fact that he's safer with survivors like Locke and Ben, he's just not somebody who wants to be alone. And I agree that Locke wasn't being deliberately manipulative there, although subconsciously might be something else. Locke has more of his father in him than he might be aware of or like to admit, perhaps.
Did not expect her to be completely on board ship island mysticism, though, which makes me wonder whether she's still alive or one of the walking dead like Christian Shephard.
Her whole demeanor seemed really strange, not least because as I recall, she wasn't exactly on good terms with her father the last time she saw him. The idea that she, too, might be dead didn't really cross my mind, but it does seem dreadfully plausible, all things considered.
And speaking of names... Man, "Christian Shepard" is so unsubtle it's almost painful, but I've been going crazy for ages wondering how the heck it's supposed to apply. Maybe we're finally about to find out. :)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2008-05-10 03:53 pm (UTC)I'm torn whether not Locke should have remembered him when meeting him again on the island
I certainly wouldn't have remembered some guy I met for ten minutes when I was five. Even if he did have a memorable face like Richard's.
The three items: sand, a compass and the knife.
The sand and the compass are both very Island-y things, if that makes sense. And the "Book of Laws," whatever that is, somehow seems like an Other-ish sort of thing. (And that's clearly what Richard wanted him to pick. Horses are capable of reading cues that obvious and figuring out what they're supposed to do. :)) What's really interesting about this scene, of course, is that, IIRC, it's pretty much exactly the type of test that's used to find the kid who is supposed to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Which begs the questions: who is Locke supposed to be the reincarnation of? My feeling, after watching this episode, is that he was probably giving them a false negative on the test. That early-manifesting knife fetish must have thrown it off, or something. :)
You have to love Hurley's matter of fact way of stating they're the craziest
Best Hurley line ever. Not least because I suspect he's not wrong. :) I figured, by the way, that the reason he stuck with Locke and Ben really was mostly because he didn't want to go walking through the jungle full of smoke monsters and mercenaries at night by himself. With the emphasis on "by himself." Never mind the fact that he's safer with survivors like Locke and Ben, he's just not somebody who wants to be alone. And I agree that Locke wasn't being deliberately manipulative there, although subconsciously might be something else. Locke has more of his father in him than he might be aware of or like to admit, perhaps.
Did not expect her to be completely on board ship island mysticism, though, which makes me wonder whether she's still alive or one of the walking dead like Christian Shephard.
Her whole demeanor seemed really strange, not least because as I recall, she wasn't exactly on good terms with her father the last time she saw him. The idea that she, too, might be dead didn't really cross my mind, but it does seem dreadfully plausible, all things considered.
And speaking of names... Man, "Christian Shepard" is so unsubtle it's almost painful, but I've been going crazy for ages wondering how the heck it's supposed to apply. Maybe we're finally about to find out. :)