John Locke & Ben Linus are two of my favorite characters ever in all of fiction.
"No John, unfortunately we don't have a code for 'there's a man in my closet with a gun to my daughter's head.' Although, we obviously should."
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BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
one thing I can't stand about lost is the use of knocking people unconscious as a plot device, in one episode it happened like five or six times to various characters
also that the characters would sometimes spontaneously lose 50-100 IQ points when they had to get themselves kidnapped or separated or moved around
one thing I can't stand about lost is the use of knocking people unconscious as a plot device, in one episode it happened like five or six times to various characters
also that the characters would sometimes spontaneously lose 50-100 IQ points when they had to get themselves kidnapped or separated or moved around
All that concussive head trauma led to the loss of IQ points, obviously!
I watched the whole thing again over summer, livetweeting it the whole time. I hadn't planned on watching it but one night after I finished watching something else on netflix I was like WELL WHY NOT
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I remember one time watching this show with my mother, the episode previous was about jack and sawyer going off and doing something
and the episode we were watching was called something like "what kate does" and it was all about kate doing awful shit that got in everybody's way what the hell kate
I remember one time watching this show with my mother, the episode previous was about jack and sawyer going off and doing something
and the episode we were watching was called something like "what kate does" and it was all about kate doing awful shit that got in everybody's way what the hell kate
I cant figure out which episode that is because you just described every single episode of the series.
Lost's strength has always been its character stories, and I love it so much for that. The actual plot was real neat sometimes, especially season 2 (holy shit that ending), but its always been the characters for me.
@Tasteticile, I love that when you boil down John Locke & Ben Linus you get:
That John just wanted to keep being special and Ben wanted to be special.
Such a great, pure dynamic between them two & themselves.
That line MIB gave Ben...
"Do you want to know the last thought that Locke had before he died? 'I don't understand'."
Fucking man
Dude...
"Oh... so now, after all this time... you've decided to stop ignoring me. Thirty-five years I lived on this island, and all I ever heard was your name, over and over. Richard would bring me your instructions, all those slips of paper, all those lists... and I never questioned anything. I did as I was told. But when I dared to ask to see you myself, I was told, "You have to wait. You have to be patient." But when he asks to see you, he gets marched up here as if he was Moses. So why him? Hmm? What was it that was so wrong with me? What about me?
I miss this show, and talking about it with all of you sooooo much!
Also, I loved the series finale.
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This is one of my favorite exchanges of dialogue in the whole series.
Ben: I'm sorry, John. I'm sorry for what I did to you. I was angry. Selfish. I wanted everything you had. Locke: What did I have? Ben: You were special. And I wasn't.
@Tasteticile, I love that when you boil down John Locke & Ben Linus you get:
That John just wanted to keep being special and Ben wanted to be special.
Such a great, pure dynamic between them two & themselves.
That line MIB gave Ben...
"Do you want to know the last thought that Locke had before he died? 'I don't understand'."
Fucking man
Dude...
"Oh... so now, after all this time... you've decided to stop ignoring me. Thirty-five years I lived on this island, and all I ever heard was your name, over and over. Richard would bring me your instructions, all those slips of paper, all those lists... and I never questioned anything. I did as I was told. But when I dared to ask to see you myself, I was told, "You have to wait. You have to be patient." But when he asks to see you, he gets marched up here as if he was Moses. So why him? Hmm? What was it that was so wrong with me? What about me?
"What about you."
Oh god yes, I loved this scene.
Ben was a great character. Didn't hurt that Emerson was fantastic in the role.
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In fact I thought this show did character arcs better than any show had ever done
Until Breaking Bad came out
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He'd be so good....
the wire
Such a great, pure dynamic between them two & themselves.
I really liked the wire but for some reason it did not grab hold of me, I did not become too invested in the characters
I realize I am virtually alone with this opinion
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That line MIB gave Ben...
Fucking man
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also that the characters would sometimes spontaneously lose 50-100 IQ points when they had to get themselves kidnapped or separated or moved around
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT
i loved this show
but i watched every episode as they aired over 6 years from pilot to finale and it nearly lost me at times
i envy you people who get to watch it all on dvd
All that concussive head trauma led to the loss of IQ points, obviously!
THEY TOOK MY SON
I'm currently into Season 3 of The Wire and I still don't think it compares to Breaking Bad.
I certainly like it, though.
RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS
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I watched the whole thing again over summer, livetweeting it the whole time. I hadn't planned on watching it but one night after I finished watching something else on netflix I was like WELL WHY NOT
It was either going to be that or "Not every nook and cranny, John!"
Also this is a really good recent article about LOST if you haven't seen it already.
and the episode we were watching was called something like "what kate does" and it was all about kate doing awful shit that got in everybody's way what the hell kate
I cant figure out which episode that is because you just described every single episode of the series.
Nah man. The anticipation. The discussion and theories during the week/breaks. That was where it was at.
Edit / Also the pilot remains one of the best if not the best pilot I've ever seen.
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Dude...
"What about you."
(It's an interview with Damon Lindelof about writing, and he talks for length and quite frankly about Lost.)
God damn is Michael Emerson a great actor.
I unreservedly love LOST!
Also, I loved the series finale.
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Locke: What did I have?
Ben: You were special. And I wasn't.
Oh god yes, I loved this scene.
Ben was a great character. Didn't hurt that Emerson was fantastic in the role.
"What about you?"
What about you?
Nope
Just some dust in both my eyes
Such a fucking sick burn goddamn
I loved the Lost finale and hated the BSG finale