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It’s 8:00 a.m. in the 24-verse.
The sun is back up.
Kim Bauer is free from the ruthless clutches of the evil (and unhygenic) terror couple.
The guy behind all of the terror conspiracies over the last three seasons is in custody.
And Jack Bauer is in the hospital.
A fitting end for Day 7 of 24.
Continue reading “The End of Another Long Day for Jack Bauer”
Dude 1: You’re still trying to prove me wrong, aren’t you?
Dude 2: You are wrong.
Dude 1: They come. They fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same.
Dude 2: It only ends once. Anything that happens before that, it’s just progress.
And so began tonight’s episode of Lost, the final episode of Season 5, The Incident. If anyone has any idea what happened, I’d like to know.
I had to watch that opening scene of tonights episode more than once. I felt like there were a lot of hints involved in the conversation between Jacob and the adversary. Between that and all the flashbacks involving Jacob and characters we’ve known for a while, it almost felt like we were watching a different show. And with the ambigious ending of tonight’s two-hour Lost extravaganza, we Lost fans are left wondering whether it will even be the same show that returns in February of 2010. Not to mention we’re all stuck counting down the days for some answers. I’m sure the creators of Lost wouldn’t have it any other way.
So Jacob’s been around a while. He lives under the statue (or as some might say, in the shadow of the statue). He can leave the island at will and has healing powers. Through various methods, he brings people to the island. And he shares the island with the adversary who wants to kill him, but because of some nebulous agreement, can’t. It’s hinted that the adversary doesn’t always appreciate Jacob’s bringing people to the island and has a low opinion of mere mortals. But he’s more than happy to use them for his nefarious means.
Well, Jacob has brought these people to the island for a reason (the aforementioned progress). How that fits in with the incident at the Swan site and all the other assorted happenings on the island is anyone’s guess. One of the many things we’ll have to wait until next February for.
[My Name Is] Jonas Hodges is dead.
Tony is in custody.
The weaponized Mad Cow disease is no longer in the hands of terrorists.
Looks like Day Seven is done for Jack Bauer.
Wait? What’s that?
Kim’s trapped in the airport with a cougar bewigged terrorist poor hygeine habits?
<jack> Dammit! </jack>
Continue reading “Everything's Really Wrapped Up Nicely – Much Quicker Than Usual”
Since coming back from the dead, John Locke hasn’t been quite right, and all signs pointed to him going off the deep end on tonight’s episode of Lost, Follow The Leader.
First of all, there’s the very fact that he came back from the dead, which seemingly goes against the laws of nature (which may or may not apply on Lost Island). Secondly, he’s had a higher-than-usual rapport with the island- knowing what to do and where to go, and as we saw tonight, knowing exactly when he was.
And finally, tonight, we heard of Locke’s plan, which made me think he’s lost it. Continue reading “Follow[ing] The Leader May Not Be The Best Idea”
Let me say off the bat that Season 7 of 24 has been great. The show has redeemed itself from the waste that was Day 6.
That being said, I’m glad there are only a handful more episodes left, because I’m getting tired of these episodes, like tonight’s (4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.), that are all plot setup with a minute or two of action tacked on at the end.
Continue reading “Of Patsies, Overachieving Hitmen and a Wasted Supervillain”
If there’s one (for lack of a better word) constant on Lost, it’s main characters with serious daddy issues. Whether it’s a father stealing a child’s kidney, running off for years on end, or just living life in a drunken haze, fathers on Lost have been villified to no end.
But on tonight’s episode of Lost, The Variable, we met a (again, for lack of a better word) variable to the forumla. Meet Daniel Faraday. He’s a thirty-something physicist and professor at Oxford with possible moral and ethical issues when it comes to human experimentation. He’s travelled through time, likes redheads and long walks through the jungle. He has possible mental issues (but no one’s perfect). He wants to make the island world a better place.
Oh, and he has mommy issues.
I think Jack Bauer vs. Caloriemate has been dethroned as my favorite Japanese commercial…
Remember kids, when faced with a fire, use your heads.
Tonight’s episode of 24 (Day 7, 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.) didn’t have much in the way of fisticuffs (or as Jack Bauer practices it, killingpeoplewithyourlegsicuffs).
There were no gunfights.
And no big explosions.
But there were plenty of scenes of people yelling at each other.
Last week, during the 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. hour of Season 7 or 24, Tony’s heel turn was the big surprise. During tonight’s hour, we saw evil Tony in action, and even more surprising than seeing evil Tony was watching him plot against Jack, and in the final scenes, actually point a gun at and threaten Jack.
Jack Bauer has the symptoms of Mad Cow disease. His memory may be Swiss Cheese and he may be unable to control even the smallest of bodily functions. He may not be able to communicate that Tony has betrayed him and the country (yet again).
But one thing is for sure. No matter how much Tony may have a grip on the situation now, Jack Bauer will extract his revenge on Tony Almeida. Jack Bauer will shoot Tony in the face. Possibly after incapaciting Tony using his legs. But Tony’s actions will not go unpunished.
Continue reading “Dear Tony, Jack Will Shoot You In The Face. K Thx Bye.”
Ask a hundred people what they would do if they could travel back in time and you’d get a hundred different answers.
On tonight’s episode of Lost, Some Like it Hoth, we heard what Hurley’s plans are. And all I have to say is it’s about time someone puts forth a time travel plan that makes sense.
Although I do have to say that I think Hurley was wrong in saying Empire Strikes Back could be improved. Hopefully, he was talking about just improving Return of the Jedi (with the whole “Ewoks suck” comment) and leaving well enough alone with Empire.
But he would also have the power to influence the prequels. While I don’t have the issues with the prequels that some do, there are some areas that could be improved, and that would really be the advantage of time travel.
As a side note, I was planning on writing about how it would be torture for a Star Wars fan to travel back to the ’70s in 2004 and not have the chance to see Episode III. But then, Hurley had a few years off the island, so hopefully, he got the chance to catch up on Revenge of the Sith in the inbetween years.
But enough about Star Wars…
Continue reading “Some Like It Hoth And Some Sweat When The Heat Is On”