Comic-Con 2008: 'Chronicles' Panel; Early 'Heroes' Season Three; 'Lost' Hints

By LillyKat
PTR Senior Staff Writer

We continue with our living - vicariously - through - fellow - blogger updates for the happenings of some of our PTR Faves on Saturday at Comic-Con 2008 ...

• Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

The T:SCC panel consisted of Lena Heady (Sarah Connor), Thomas Dekker (John Connor), Summer Glau (Cameron), Brian Austin Green (Derek Reese), Richard T. Jones (Agent Ellison), Garrett Dillahunt (bad terminator Cromartie), and new cast addition Shirley Manson, who'll be playing some sort of high-tech bad gal in pursuit of the evil Turk computer (we remember her as the "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" lead singer of the band, Garbage, right?)

According to The TV Addict's report and Entertainment Weekly's recap, looks like season two will be a whopper.


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- Cameron Lives!: Okay, so we knew that was going to be true otherwise there'd be no show. Still, it's good to actually confirm this. I mean, is Summer Glau not the Best.Good.Terminator.Ever?

- John Connor Beefs it Up: According to series creator, Josh Friedman, we're going to see a different John Connor this second go around. Although we here at PTR never quite viewed John as some sort of "mopey, PTSD-afflicted teen" (as EW describes), we do agree he was definitely under the thumb of ol' Sarah. Seems he'll be toughening up a bit as well as getting out from underneath mom's smotheristic approach to living. Not a bad thing, we think. But, we're hoping his "butching up" (as EW says) isn't going to take away some of his best qualities - which, for us, is his compassion and softer side. Part of being the leader of the free world is having a good balance of both. Then again, us girls here at PTR like the sensitive guys. Sue us, okay?

- Death Watch: Apparently, Friedman sprung it on the cast that one of them will die in season two. Doh! Let's hope it won't be some sort of who-shot-JR thing.




• Heroes Screens Third Season Premiere

In feeling as if last season's premiere let the fans down, series creator Tim Kring decided to give the lucky ones crammed into gi-mormous Hall H a surprise: a full screening of the third season premiere.

Like, how cool is that?

According to James Hibberd's The Live Feed, Kring is determined to make season three a strong one. And whilst some shows felt the creative sting of the infamous writer's strike (uh, see Cold Case), and turned in some less-than-stellar eps both before and after the strike, Kring said the break actually served to do the show some good from a creative perspective in addition to helping get fans ramped up for the new season.


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(courtesy James Hibberd's The Live Feed):

- Kring wrote the episode "The Second Coming"; it's first entry in the show's fall book, which will be called "Villains."

- At least one character without powers will gain a power, and at least one character presumed dead is not.

- Hiro is given a new quest, and the premiere will also introduce a new “speedster" that Kring describes as Hiro’s nemesis.

- Maya has returned, and she has a minor part of the episode.




• Lost Drops Few Hints

Seems as though the Lost producers are taking a page from Where's Waldo? and Damages.

Again, according to James Hibberd's The Live Feed, when the fifth season begins, viewers won't quite know which end it up, or if they are watching a flashback or a flashforward.

Hmmm, sounds a bit Damages-esque to me.

Now, I don't actually watch Lost (that would be PTR Editor in Chief TVFan's domain), but I can say that if the Lost folks do anything near as good as Damages, viewers should be in for a treat.


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On whether Daniel Faraday and the other Oceanic survivors on the Zodiac raft will survive last season's finale, it seems that Faraday did. But apparently a monsoon is coming, says executive producer Carlton Cuse says. Soooo, the others ... no so much, eh?

Sources: The TV Addict, PopWatch Blog and The Live Feed

The Island Gets 'Lost'

I'm feeling a little underwhelmed after watching the season finale of Lost. It wasn't bad per se, but it also wasn't up to the caliber of the past Lost finales. Last season was such a letdown until that jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring finale, so I guess I thought that after this season's great run, we'd get something... I don't know... a little more shocking. Maybe it isn't the finale itself that left me a little less than enthused; perhaps, I'm just a little, tinsy bit bummed that... how do I say this without sounding a little like I want to be able to have my cake and eat it too... hmmm... no good way, so... I'm bummed that the survivors basically got off the island at the end. Yes, I know. We've been waiting for them to be rescued since Day 1, but now that some of them have, the dynamic of the show will shift and I'm not liking that idea. Of course, this is Lost and the next season could start up with everyone back on the island and yadda, yadda, yadda, but somehow I don't think it will. And I can't help it, I'm craving the old Lost.

I should be happy. I should be praising the show for finally giving us some more concrete answers (and in its usual fashion, presenting more confusing questions). Truth is -- I am. Even though I feel a little blue about the 2-hour ender, I have a nice satisfied grin on my face. How cool was it when Ben moved the island??!! Guess we now know why he's globe-trotting and giving out assassination orders (and it seems, Sun is about to be hot on his trail with her own assassination orders) -- he has been banned from the island since he was the one who moved it (why, BTW? It makes no sense, but then again...). And where did he have to go to do it? The South Pole??? WTH? Still, an impressive feat. We also learned that Jin died when the freighter blew up (or so we can assume), and it appeared that Michael did as well (since Jack/Claire's dad told him that he could "go now." Why is Jack/Claire's dad constantly showing up on this show? Is he the key to this whole damn story??). And then there was the mystery dead guy in the coffin (a.k.a. Jeremy Bentham). I predicted after last year's finale that it was Locke, so I wasn't too surprised when the camera revealed that I had made a lucky guess. While Jack was standing over Locke's body, Ben told him that all of the survivors needed to go back to the island. Does this mean that season 5 will focus on their attempts to get back? I'm not sure I could handle the irony, although, after getting a taste of post-island life, I can't say I'm against the idea. Either way, I think the show gave us plenty to chew on over the summer and fall before we get to be Lost again next winter.

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

Locke Gets More 'Lost'

I'm a little behind on Lost (thanks to that AWESOME episode of Scrubs that aired the same night), so it looks like this post is going to be batting clean-up. We were back in flashback mode this week as we took a peak pay back in Locke's past. As in, the day he was born to his unwed, teenaged mother and then raised in some sort of foster/group home. Nothing too earth-shattering here until we got to the part where "He Who Never Ages" (a.k.a Richard) showed up to test Locke as a child to see if he was special. He wanted Locke to pick out the item that belonged to him, and he failed. It was interesting to note, though, that the comic book was about a secret island. Hmm... The episode fast-forwarded to after Locke's accident, and we saw a man (the same man who tracks down Hurley after he gets off the island and claims to be from the airline) taking care of him while he worked through his physical therapy. All of this indicates that the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 was not an accident. Locke was somehow destined to be on the island.

If we need any further proof, then we can look no further than the bizarre Claire/Jack/Father reunion that's bound to happen sooner rather than later. Why is Jack's father EVERYWHERE?? And, didn't he die?? He turned up in the cabin and he wasn't alone. He had Claire with him! WTH?? Either Locke's seeing things, Claire has been brainwashed, Jack's father is still alive or a combination of all three because that cabin scene was crazy. The most interesting revelation of the night, though, was seeing the ship's doctor alive and then watching him get executed. Uh, didn't he wash up on the island's shore a couple of episodes back? Me thinks the island is a few hours ahead of the rest of the world, as in, everything is happening in the future. It's enough to make my head spin!

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

Ben Has to Break the Rules

Lost's return this week snuck up on me (in more ways than one)! I was out of town this week (hence the reason why this post is about 3 days too late), so I had to do the whole avoid the Internet/flip the channel whenever anyone mentions Lost/beg friends and family members not to spill any of the details thing. Thankfully, all of this worked so when I sat down to watch it today, I was surprised from start to finish. I suppose it was only a matter of time before they killed Alex. After all, her mom and boyfriend both bit it in that mini finale a few weeks back. Plus as we learned this week, her death is the catalyst for a very important plot point once the survivors get off the island. It explains why Ben continues to pursue Whidmore and how he's able to recruit Sayid. Actually, a lot of pieces started to fall into place during this outing. It seems like this war between Whidmore and Ben goes way back. When Ben broke into Whidmore's penthouse, Charles told him that everything Ben has he took from him. This leads me to believe that Whidmore was behind the Dharma Initiative and he has never forgiven Ben for killing off all of the people he put on that island. Of course killing those people is what gave Ben control of the island, and thus, the battle began. Unfortunately, it has claimed a lot of innocent people in the process.

Meanwhile, Jack is feeling a little green and he's popping pills to make it better. Kate seems concerned (as she should be), but Jack just wants to take the pills and pretend he's not suffering. This couldn't come at a worse time as the parachuters are lying to them (thankfully, Bernard knows Morse Code), the ship's doctor washed up dead, Whidmore's minions are launching a full-fledged attack on the Others' camp, and oh yeah, Ben summoned the Smoke Monster. I knew he was behind that dark cloud's mysterious appearances! Let's just hope that this half-baked plan to involve Jacob doesn't go up in smoke like Whidmore's men.

Screen caps courtesy Lost-Media.com.

Michael Feels 'Lost'

I feel Michael in some ways. I mean, how are you supposed to know who's good and who's bad on this show?? It would be easy to dismiss Ben as the bad guy, but he's on the opposite side of Charles Whidmore -- a man that we know to be dangerous. Perhaps, there is no good side. Maybe there are just two sides, each with their own agenda, who will stop at nothing to accomplish that agenda. They're both equally as ruthless and they both plan to use the survivors as collateral. It's beginning to sound more and more like that war Ben keeps talking about, doesn't it? So, the best that Michael can do is to try to align himself with the side that he thinks matches his own agenda (get Walt back) and hope it works. Speaking of Walt, it seems that he isn't giving Locke orders and hiding in a secret cabin on the island because he's back in New York hating his father for what he did to Ana Lucia and Libby. Michael is trying to play the hero so his son will restore his faith in him, but he doesn't feel too certain that it will work, so he has come to the ship to die. And for some reason, he keeps seeing Libby. Call it guilt. Call it the island's mysterious powers (the island won't let him die?!). Something has Michael seeing a special visitor.

While all of this Michael post-island, pre-Oceanic 6 drama was going on, Ben convinced Alex, Carl and Rousseau to leave the compound and head to safer ground at the Temple. He gave them a map, but he failed to tell them that he was also sending sharp shooters. In the episode's closing moments, those sharp shooters killed Carl and then Rousseau, leaving Alex completely dependent on Ben and free of any outside influence. Oh, and he also has his daughter believing that the bad guys did it. If we did have a good side and a bad side, Ben would be firmly planted on the bad after that scene. But, it's not that simple on Lost.

Screen caps courtesy Lost-Media.com

Jin 'Lost'

I'm getting frustrated trying to figure out who counts as one of the Oceanic 6 and who doesn't. Not that Lost and frustration are anything new, but I think I thought this little mystery was going to be more cut and dry. I guess I should have known better. We're still debating whether or not Aaron counts, and then the show throws this Jin wrench into the mix! I mean, did he die on the island (and Sun brought his remains home) or does he die after he gets off the island (making him one of the Oceanic 6)?? This is about as far from cut and dry as you can get. And how much does it suck that Jin dies??!! He doesn't even get to meet his daughter! I have to admit, though, this show never fails to pull the wool over our eyes. I knew something was up with Jin, but I didn't know that we were watching a flashback and a flashforward all within the confines of a single episode. Very clever.

While the Oceanic 6 answers became a little murkier, the identity of Ben's spy on the ship became crystal clear: Michael. No surprises here, however. I pegged him as the spy from the beginning. We've been hearing rumors of his return to the show for months, so linking him as Ben's spy only made sense. Where's Walt?? I'm guessing it will take another couple of seasons before we get the answer to that question. Or perhaps, Locke really does take his orders from him. You never know on this show.

Screen caps courtesy Lost-Media.com

'Lost' Takes One Step Back

I've waited to write something about this week's episode of Lost for two reasons: I've been very busy and I felt very blah about the entire hour. It felt more like an older episode (blame the flashbacks) and that caused the show to take a small, minor step back for me, especially since it was coming off of last week's tremendous outing. As I watched Ben manipulate Locke this week, a strange and uneasy thought entered my mind -- the Lost producers are kinda like Ben! They manipulate us to keep watching because we know they hold all of the answers and they dole out pieces of those answers each week. Not enough to satisfy us, but certainly enough to keep us coming back. Ben does the same thing to us (and this week, Locke). He holds the answers, but he knows he can't show all of his cards because then he won't have anything to bargain. So, he gives Locke just enough to receive his "Get Out of Jail Free" card. Ben, however, actually shared the name of his man on the boat with Locke unlike the mean producers who cut out of the scene before showing us what Ben told Locke. My money's on Michael, but I (obviously) don't know for sure. At least we now know that Charles Whidmore is the man who owns the boat, not that it was any surprise.

We also had a flashback, and it was Juliet's turn. It seems she belongs to Ben, and he doesn't like it when someone tries to win her heart. The last guy ended up dead after an encounter with Ana Lucia (something Ben most certainly knew would occur). This isn't boding well for Jack, who appears to be getting closer and closer to her. Meanwhile, we can now safely conclude that the parachuters from the boat are not there to harm any of the survivors. In fact, they are armed with enough knowledge about the island to hopefully thwart any of Ben's plans for mass genocide. Of course, things are only beginning to boil, and you just can never be too sure of the outcome on Lost.

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

Desmond Finds His Constant

Flashforward or flashback? Flashback or flashforward? This, dear readers, has become my new favorite Thursday night ritual. I play from the moment Lost starts until the answer is revealed. Now, last night's episode was a much more challenging round of my new favorite game show. Originally, I thought it was a flashback. I was sure the producers had slipped another one in to throw us all off since they knew we'd be expecting a flashforward. And then, since it was Desmond, we'd all obsess and argue over whether he counted as one of the Oceanic 6 (of course, he wouldn't -- he wasn't on the plane, which leads me back to Aaron. I'm still not sure whether he counts or not. See? See the obsessing?). So, I went with flashback because I figured I was seeing the producers' hand, and it was full of trick cards. And, I was right -- sorta. Sure, it was a flashback, but not in the way that we're used to seeing them. This was one of those episodes that proves that Lost is creatively leaps and bounds above any other show on television. Time travel of the mind??!! How freakin' brilliant was this idea??!! I wanted to give the episode (written by executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindeloff) a) an Emmy, b) a standing ovation and c) my first-born. It was that good.

The idea of time travel had been floating around on this show for a few seasons. There was the whole Wrinkle in Time hysteria a couple of seasons ago that had Internet message boards buzzing about the idea, but this episode definitely linked the island to the intriguing idea. But, it seems to only affect certain people -- those who come in contact with a large amount of radiation or electromagnetism. Desmond failed to punch the numbers into the computer, which set off a huge electronic magnet and caused the crash of flight 815. Hmm... We now know what "Not Penny's boat" means. It didn't make sense prior to this outing because the people on the boat knew her, but that's because she kept calling the boat looking for Desmond because he told her he would need her phone number in 8 years. This, of course, led to an emotional phone conversation between these two. Time travel, an emotional reunion, and few more pieces of the puzzle -- what more can you ask for from an episode of Lost?

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

'Lost' In the Old Switcheroo

Things aren't looking too good for Claire. And poor Charlie sacrificed himself in order to ensure her and Aaron's safety after Desmond told him he saw them get off the island. So, either Desmond was wrong/lied, something happens to Claire after she leaves the island, or she spontaneously decides that she no longer wants to keep her son. One thing we do know -- Kate ends up with Aaron and she refers to him as "her son." I knew something was fishy about her flashforward this week, but I thought she was lying about her son. I thought he didn't exist. I was even more suspicious when she told Sawyer that she wasn't pregnant. I can't figure out if that was a lie or not. It's always so hard to tell on this show. And does Aaron count as one of the Oceanic 6? He wasn't born yet, but he was technically on the plane.

Meanwhile, Miles seems to have gotten himself into quite the explosive situation. He bribed Kate (by withholding the information that he knew about her - something imperative for someone with a criminal record trying to get back to the real world) into letting him see Ben. Then, he used a little blackmail extortion to ensure Ben that he wouldn't let the people he works for know his location, thus preventing Ben from facing whatever music is waiting for him back in the real world. On a side note, how frustrating was that scene? Kate insists on staying for the discussion, so I'm thinking, "OK. We're going to get some solid answers here." But no! It's another cloak and dagger routine. Why do I keep falling for this? Frustrations aside (because, honestly, they're nothing new and sorta the price you pay for following this show I guess), this was a pretty stellar hour.

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

Sayid Gets 'Lost' in the Future

Sayid the hitman? Say it ain't so! If this week's flash-forward is telling the truth, it seems that Sayid makes it off the island and then spends his time knocking off the people responsible for his escape. AND to make matters worse, he's working for Ben. Yes, Ben. As in the manipulative I-murdered-an-entire-community-of-innocent-people Ben! Whatever goes down on that island that leads to the Oceanic 6, must be horrific. We know that Hurley purposely gets himself checked into a mental facility, Jack gets addicted to pills and tries everything he can think of to get back to the island and Sayid does Ben's bidding! I'm starting to think that Locke is the only sane one, and he claims to be taking orders from Walt.

That familiar odor you're smelling every time Kate comes on screen is not her island-induced lack of hygiene (which, for some reason, does not seem to plague Claire. Have you ever noticed how fresh and so clean (clean) she looks compared to the other females?? It boggles the mind). Anyway, back to the stench -- it's not eau de island, but rather, jealousy. It's killing her that Jack and Juliet have a "thing" going on. If looks could kill, Jack would have dropped dead right then and there when Kate saw him talking to Juliet. Knowing Kate's past, I'm not so sure I'd want to cross her. No worries for now, though, because she's otherwise preoccupied with Sawyer. I think we all know where that's going (and even if we didn't, the preview was sure to spell it out in plain English).

I'm not sure what to make of Daniel's experiments. Clearly, the island is suffering from a serious delay, but why? Since answers don't come easy on this show, I'm not holding my breath for a quick resolution to that question. But that's OK because those flash-forwards are giving me the illusion of getting some solid answers (yes, I'm aware that they're simply raising more questions, but I'm choosing to look on the bright side).

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

'Lost' in More Flashbacks

I know I said that I might rip my eyes out of I had to see another flashback on Lost, and while that still holds true, I actually made it through the entire hour of this week's episodes with my eyes fully intact. Maybe it was due to the fact that the flashbacks were more detrimental to the story (since they involved "the rescuers" -- and let me take this moment to point out that I use the term "rescuers" very loosely) or to the fact that I'm completely hooked on this "why are they here?" mystery that I'm sure the writers will somehow find a way to string along for way too long until I no longer care -- either way, the trip through the not-so-distant past was interesting.

What did annoy me about this outing, though, was the way we were all supposed to be soooo surprised that "the rescuers" are on the island to get Ben. We waited all hour for the shocking twist de jour, and all we got was this lousy tidbit that we had all suspected from the start. I want to know WHY they want Ben. Is it related to his mass genocide of the Dharma group? Or is there something more going on? And who is this "man" that Ben has on their ship? As usual more questions than answers, but at least there are some answers. Thank goodness for small favors.

Raise your hand if you're not at all surprised that Ben is still as conniving as ever. Everybody? That's what I thought. Locke is crazy to think that Ben's harmless except for his mouth (of course, Locke just might be crazy, after all, he's taking orders from a taller Walt!)! It is his most effective weapon, but it doesn't mean it's his only. Meanwhile, Juliet is probably wishing that she had been on Oceanic flight 815. There's no telling what happens now that "the rescuers" know that she's a "native." Next up, we find out the identity of another one of the Oceanic 6. I still think that one of them is Locke and it was his funeral that tore Jack up in last season's finale.

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com.

'Lost' Moves Forward

Lost is finally back. And, we don't know much more than we did at the end of last season's finale. The one thing we do know, we're sure not whining about the decision to move Lost to the second half of the season and run it 24-style now! If nothing else, one thing the writers strike has taught us is to never take the midseason replacement for granted AGAIN! But, I digress. It's not like I was expecting this show to reveal much, but I think I was a little put off by the way it sorta kinda rehashed all of the shocking turns in that awesome finale. It's like, OK, you got us. In fact, you got us good with that whole "This isn't a flashback!! It's a flashforward!!" trick. You rock once again, so let's keep up that momentum and continue to knock our socks off with new twists instead of re-using the old ones, k? Now, this isn't to say that there weren't any new reveals this week or that I dislike the new flashforward format. Actually, it's quite the opposite. I am so flashbacked out!! I really think I might rip my eyes out if I have to see another flashback on this show. We get it: the characters are all somewhat connected and they all have issues. Move on. And that's exactly what the show did with this season premiere. I'm so loving the new flashforward format. Please let this continue.

One of the things that makes this new format so good - it allows for more understanding of the events on the island. For instance, we now know that 6 people get off the island ("The Oceanic 6" that Hurley alluded to), one of them probably dies (hence, the mysterious funeral from the season finale), Jack tries to assimilate back into his normal life and fails miserably which leads him to that desperate moment in the finale where he meets Kate and admits to taking constant flights trying to get back to the island, and we have the identities of three of the "Oceanic 6" (Jack, Hurley and Kate). We also know that Hurley doesn't deal with it well either and winds up back in a mental facility, but what we don't know is what "it" is - the thing that nobody seems to be coping with very well. Back on the island, things seem to be coming to a head between Jack's side and Ben/Locke's side over the question of "To be rescued or not to be rescued." Could the outcome be the dreaded "it" or is "it" something we haven't encountered yet? As usual, we have more questions than answers, but at least this time, the questions are about what's going to happen and not what already has. We know we're getting the answers to these questions.

Screencaps courtesy Lost-Media.com

USA Cancels Two Faves

Cable's USA Network has decided NOT to renew two summer favorites. Both The 4400 and The Dead Zone aired their final episodes this past September. In a press release obtained by TV Guide's Mike Ausiello, Exec. VP of Original Programming Jeff Wachtel expresses his "deep sadness" over the decision. "We wish we could keep all our great shows alive forever. But we feel we need to give some of our new shows a platform to grow, and it's with great sadness that we say goodbye to two shows that had a great run and helped create the resurgence of original programming on our network and on all of cable."

Meanwhile, The 4400 series creator Scott Peters addressed the bad news with the show's fans on USA's message board. "So let me raise my metaphorical glass to you all and thank you for being so loyal and so dedicated. I wish we could go on forever, but the party has come to an end. Be well and on behalf of all of us at The 4400 -- thank you, it's been a pleasure."

Sorry for the two HUGE lumps of coal today. But remember that awesome Kathryn Morris video that LillyKat posted AND the exciting new trailer for Kristen Bell's new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall that we posted just the other day? See, PTR is all about spreading the holiday cheer!

In other recent TV news, ABC has decided to give Lost a new time slot when it returns next month. The series moves to Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET instead of its usual Wednesday slot. The highly anticipated return comes January 31st after current time slot holder Grey's Anatomy runs out of new episodes.

Bell to Get 'Lost?'

If this news comes to fruition, I might just forgive all of the unfair atrocities in the world of TV (NOT the Emmys, though). According to TVGuide's Mike Ausiello, Kristen Bell might be heading to ABC's Lost!!! Here's what he has so far:

Question: Have you spoken to Darlton about having Kristen Bell on Lost? If you pull this off, I swear (and you have this in writing, with AA witnesses) that I will send you one case of Diet Raspberry Snapple for every episode of Lost that Kristen appears on. Hope you're up for the challenge!— Erin

Ausiello: You better get busy clipping them there Snapple coupons, Erin. And while you're at it, slap on a pair of Depends, 'cause this is the kind of exclusive casting prattle that causes mass piddling: I can tell you for a fact that Kristen's name has been brought up with regard to the new role of Charlotte, the hot twentysomething who is said to be "precocious, loquacious and funny... a very successful academic who also knows how to handle herself in the real world." Yep, sounds like our Kristen! The only question now is whether my in-demand BFF is ready to jump back into another series. And, if so, will the financial toll wrought by all those Snapple purchases force Erin to declare bankruptcy? Please, God, let the answer be "Yes!" to all of the above!

Please, please, please let this be true!! Let's all collectively cross our fingers and say our prayers to the TV gods tonight. (Photo courtesy Kristen Bell:: Online)

'Lost' Phones Home in Shocking Finale

Well, paint me shocked! Not that Lost delivered a solid finale, after all this show is famous for them, but rather, the jaw-dropping ending that revealed the eventual fate of the survivors of flight 815. You see, this week's flashbacks weren't flashbacks at all. They were flash-forwards into the future after Jack and co. get off the island. First, they get off the island??? Second, it seems that Jack has a difficult time adjusting to life on the mainland. He's popping pills, missing Kate, and hating his life back "home." To be honest by the end of the hour, I was hating his life back "home" as well. When Kate met him at the end of the airport runway, I was saddened by the reality that they weren't lost anymore. That is, after I got over the initial shock that we had been watching the future instead of the past. Perhaps, it's the present. For all we know the island happenings could be the past and the story we watched unfold last night may have been the present. Hard to say with this show.

Speaking of a lack of clarity, who wants to take bets on whose funeral Jack was obsessed with all night? It may have been Ben's, but why would he be so broken up that he attempted to take his own life? Perhaps, it was Julia's, but why would Kate refuse to attend (that answer may remain to be seen). Or could it have been Locke's? Jack may have been broken up about it because he's the reason the survivors are back home, but did his action cause Locke to regain his paralysis? Kate might not want to attend because of Locke's recent actions. And then there's Jack's clue that the dead person was neither friend nor family. One thing is for sure, Charlie is dead. I'll admit it, I'm bummed. I liked him and I thought that his character added a lot to the show. It was very fitting that his final act saved Desmond's life and sent a chilling message to everyone else -- the ship and the parachuter are not working with Penelope. Could Ben be right?? Did Jack's satellite phone call set into action a dangerous plan that will send everyone home, but destroy the island? I'm beginning to think that Ben isn't as wrong as we think. All I can say is, at least they didn't kill Juliet!

Overall, a strong finish to an up and down season. If Lost can follow through next fall with the momentum that it started the second half of this season, then I can't wait to get Lost once again.

So, what did you think about last night's SHOCKING finale? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com. The screencaps in this edition are courtesy of Lost-Media.com.

Charlie 'Lost' Through the Looking Glass?

Now that was an emotional rollercoaster! Part of me kept saying, "There's no way they're really going to kill Charlie!" and then the other part would add, "Right???" And then the scene on the outrigger happened and I was sure Charlie was as good as dead -- drowned in a watery tomb to ensure that Claire and the baby got off the island safely. It would be unusual for Lost - a show that tends to just kill someone off without any warning. I suppose it's easier this way. No drawn out goodbye to get my emotions all riled up - just a swift shove into a pit of human bones (for the record, I'm not convinced that Locke is dead) or sudden gun fire that leaves two characters dead. Maybe this is why I never mourn the deaths on Lost. Charlie would have been a different story and I'm not even a huge Charlie fan. Watching him recreate his "greatest hits" onto a list for Claire was sad and inspiring, happy and depressing all wrapped into a positive Charlie package. His life, it seems, was not all sex, drugs and rock and roll and countless fights with his brother. Now this is not say that everyone's favorite member of Drive Shaft isn't checking out anytime soon, but it was good to see him safe this episode. Speaking of being "safe," how interesting was it that the cable led to The Looking Glass station and that station, although underwater, has air in it and people seem to exist just fine. Did Desmond lie? Or is Charlie's destiny a little further in the future than we first thought?

Meanwhile, Ben's quest to be the only group of people on the island heated up. I can't figure out whether he's completely insane (Jacob?? WTH??) or some sort of brilliant mastermind. With his crew approaching the beach a day early and three members of the survivors lying in wait and well armed, there are going to be some casualties next week. Let's just hope Charlie isn't one of them. There are too many more potentional "greatest hits" for that list of his. Everybody buckle up tight, the 2-hour season finale is on deck and we all know that no one does a finale like Lost!

So, what did you think about last night's outing? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com. The screencap in this edition is courtesy of Lost-Media.com.

Sawyer Gets 'Lost' in His Revenge

I actually wasn't lost watching Lost this week! I knew what was going on long before the "shocking" twists were revealed. Of course, this is Lost, so I only had one story line figured out. I knew that Locke wanted Sawyer to kill his father and I quickly figured out that his father was Sawyer's namesake. I'm pretty sure this was a first for me. In addition to feeling like I had a frickin' clue, I was also excited to get a break from another tired flashback. I enjoyed Locke's island flashback and how it proved that our favorite mystery man is fully committed to becoming an Other in order to learn the island's secrets. But the most intriguing part of this outing was once again the parachuter. According to her, authorities found Flight 815 in an ocean cavern off the coast of Bali with the bodies of all of the passengers inside. Additionally, Locke's father was in a horrific car accident one minute and on the island the next. So, is the Lost island some sort of Purgatory? For the record, the showrunners insist that it's not, leaving us more Lost than ever. And then there's Jack and Julia's secret. When Kate told them about the parachuter and her satellite phone, neither seemed very surprised. Julia went as far as to say that Jack needed "to tell her." What? Well, your guess is as good as mine. Doubt we'll find out anytime soon since it seems that our favorite Other is about to be outed.

So, what did you think about last night's outing? Leave me a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com.


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No Easy Answers on 'Lost'

Sun got some mixed news while Hurley got some that left us all shocked. Here's what Turtlemama and I have to say:

Turtlemama says: She's taking the week off due to a sick baby and a lack of anything to say about this one. She's hoping next week's outing is more inspiring. Aren't we all?






TVFan says: I'm just going to go ahead and say this - I'm sick of the flashbacks on Lost! I would much rather watch the characters interact on the island than see bits and pieces of someone's life without any indication as to some sort of timeline. It's not that Sun's past isn't interesting, it's just that I'm tired of watching it play out (along with all of the other characters). Flashbacks aside, Lost is still a very good show, and last night's episode managed to throw in a few surprises. First, the baby is Jin's. Sun seems to have spent most of her life (since meeting Jin) making sacrifices for him. The latest include asking her father for $100,000 to prevent Jin from finding out that his mother was a prostitute and his father may not be his real father, and more than likely dying because her baby was conceived on the island. In addition to healing Locke's paralysis, killing pregnant women, and bringing people back from the dead (Eye Patch Man's alive??!! Perhaps that security system isn't as deadly as we thought), the island can also increase sperm count (or Juliet lied to cover up the research they've been doing). So, now Sun's pregnant with Jin's baby and she only has about two months to live (or in Lost time, 2 seasons). As she said to Juliet, she loses either way. Speaking of Juliet, it seems that my prediction about her motivation for helping Ben and the Others was correct. He's promising her something in return (more than likely a one-way ticket out of here) because there's no way she'd help someone she "hates" otherwise. I had to cheer when Juliet said that after she recorded her update for him. I really don't want to hate her, so I'm glad she seems to be good. Finally, there was the night's most shocking moment all the way at the very end. According to the parachuter, authorities found the wreckage from flight 815, and there were no survivors! Could the Lost island be some sort of Purgatory (as viewers have speculated from the beginning)? Were the authorities mistaken? And most importantly, how did this outsider find the island and what does she have to do with Penelope and Desmond? As usual, so many questions and very few answers, thus is the burden of being a Lost fan.

So, what did you think about last night's outing? Leave us a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com. The screencap in this edition is courtesy of Lost-Media.com.


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Someone Else Gets 'Lost'

Lost brought in a parachuter last night. Are the existing characters that tapped out?? Here's what Turtlemama and I have to say:

Turtlemama says: I have one word to describe this week’s episode of ‘Lost’…. What? That’s all I can say. We seem to be veering back into the carpool lane where new stories pop up to confuse us even more, the main story is put to the backburner while we waste an episode wondering why there is a helicopter crash and why the writers are giving us yet ANOTHER person to question. It’s an endless stream of curiosities and new questions.
Seriously…we should have most of the mysteries figured out by now and the survivors should either be A) making a new society, or B) figuring out ways to get rescued. I would assume that they would be doing A. Why they didn’t just take over the abandoned dorms from ‘The Others’ I’ll never know.

Then I guess it would take away from the crazy story they’ve brewed up that even they don’t know the conclusion. This episode really was more filler. Sure, another story comes from this, maybe it’s the prelude to their rescue, but who would be sorely disappointed if the survivors
were rescued without getting all the answers to the mysteries of the island? I know I’d be ticked off.

I don’t know what else to say about the episode, maybe I was spoiled with the past few episodes that were classic ‘Lost’. I hope that things pick up next week, but I have feeling it’s going to be yet another side story to take our minds off the fact that we still don’t have any
real answers. Maybe they’ll surprise me and I’ll be back next week admitting I was wrong…but I’m a pretty proud person, so don’t bet on it!


TVFan says: Not such a fan of the casting news gods anymore. I knew that Las Vegas alum Marsha Thompson was joining Lost and that her character wasn't going to be someone who was already on the island. Enter the parachuter (literally) and a crashing helicopter, and it wasn't difficult to put two and two together. Needless to say, the question of "Is it or isn't it Penny?" was completely ruined for me. Putting that aside, I enjoyed this episode (although, not as much as the other recent outings). I'm sure all of your TiVos were working overtime as mine was last night during that scene with Desmond and the monk. For those not digitally blessed, the photo on the monk's desk showed him and the fate lady from the jewelry shop in a previous Desmond flashback. Is she the monk's mother? Did the monk find Desmond on the street that night to prevent him from marrying the other woman, and therefore, ensuring that he met Penny (he did set them up at the end when he suggested that Desmond catch a ride with her)? And what about Charlie? Did Desmond alter fate when he saved him from the arrow? Time, and Desmond's visions, will tell. In the meantime, I'm excited to watch this tempting fate story play out.

So, what did you think about last night's outing? Leave us a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com. The screencap in this edition is courtesy of Lost-Media.com.

Juliet Keeps the Survivors 'Lost'

An hour choke-full of clear answers?? This is not the first half of the season's Lost, and we like it! Here's what Turtlemama and I have to say:

Turtlemama says: Remember that episode where the promos were touting “The three biggest questions…ANSWERED on this week’s Lost!”? Yeah, I think they meant THIS week…they just ran the incorrect ad that week and had to save face and run with it. Boy did we learn a lot in this episode. I’m almost to the point where I want to say that ‘our’ Lost is finally back! But there are still five episodes left, so let’s not jump the gun just yet.

We learned why Claire was kidnapped, why Juliet was sent to the island in the first place and the story of the island before the plane crashed. We also learned that Juliet infiltrated the camp to…..well, we don’t know. Maybe it was to save Claire? Or maybe they impregnated Claire and now they need her back to see if the serum really works?

At any rate, we now know WHY they took the children…we still don’t really know WHERE the children are (Not here! as they say). But children aside, this episode was pretty interesting, so much so that I couldn’t even take my eyes off the TV.

Learning that Juliet was sent to the island under the guise of research confused us just enough to debate whether Jack was right; Juliet wants off the island just as badly as the flight survivors, or does she?

Seeing the communications center and how they could access information on anyone, anywhere, anytime was uber creepy. Speaking of creepy, wouldn’t a guy with what looks to be tattooed eyeliner creep anyone out? Seriously, some creepy superhero wannabe with eyeliner tattooed on his face wanting me to go do top secret stuff in some top secret site with top secret people would just be one big, red flag…I’m just sayin’.

Back to the point of this post….all the Lost answers! What was the one question that was answered which you’ve been wondering about? Mine was Claire’s kidnapping. I had actually forgotten about that, but once they mentioned it I had that moment of “OH YEAH! THAT! I totally forgot!” Did you have any of those moments?

And of course with all the answers we’ve got even more questions, but at least we can strike through some of the earlier questions and just add the new ones to the bottom of the list. *Sigh* But boy was that a good episode or what?


TVFan says: Look at Lost getting all awesome on us these last several weeks! I look forward to this show again, and that's a very good thing. We finally know we most definitely cannot trust Juliet. I've never trusted her because I've always felt that she had her own hidden agenda, but I will admit that by the scene where she and Jack spoke on the beach, I was pretty sure that I had been wrong about her. The very next moment, we learn that she's playing the survivors once again. Her involvement in the camp, Claire's illness, and being left behind was all planned. Why? Because, as Jack said, she wants to get off the island more than anything in the world. She has a (supposedly) cancer-free sister and nephew that she's never met waiting for her back home. I can't say I blame her, but I am surprised at how ruthless this desire has made her. Anyway, we found out the women on the island aren't able to have babies (their bodies turn on them and they die), which doesn't bode well for Sun. This is the reason they took Claire, although, the reason probably had more to do with studying her to find out why she wasn't exhibiting symptoms versus preventing them from occurring as Julia claimed. One of the most interesting reveals of the hour had to do with Julia's trip to the island. They gave her a tranquillizer because the last leg is "really rough." She left from an airport, but awoke on a submarine (probably the one that Locke just blew up). Most important, we finally found out how The Others know so much about the survivors -- they saw the news coverage of the plane's disappearance and they started their research. Finally, how did Ben get cancer if the island is suppose to be cancer-free?? Does it have something to do with curing Julia's sister of the disease? Time will tell, I suppose.

So, what did you think about last night's outing? Leave us a comment with your thoughts. If you missed this week's episode, you can watch it for free at abc.com. The screencap in this edition is courtesy of Lost-Media.com.