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The Whole Truth: Or Simply More Foreshadowing?

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

At the beginning of The Whole Truth we get the old jerky from the writers with Locke asking Ana-Lucia if she’s “running from the devil?” Could Desmond be rejoining the story soon?
This episode thrusts us into the new triangle that’s formed between Locke, Jack, and Happy Balloon Man. It’s a relationship of confidence games and [...]

Maternity Leave: Filler and Few Finds

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

The last few episodes of Lost have been great, but are we seeing more filler than usual?
Every scene in a story must do at least one thing: Advance the plot, reveal information about character, or provide exposition/backstory essential to the audience. It can be argued that adding to a thematic might also be on the [...]

Fire + Water: Families Ayn Rand Would Love

Friday, January 27th, 2006

My pal Sharon pointed out a parallel I overlooked regarding Charlie and Locke in Fire + Water.
The only thing I got out of that episode was that Charlie and Locke share a similar situation. Charlie’s bro sold C’s beloved piano for his own gain — to get clean. Locke’s dad took L’s kidney. Then Liam [...]