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[doyle]

I don't usually download Lost (I wait till connorbeast does it) and even this week, with me at my parents' and him far, far away, I would normally have thought "well, I'll see it whenever"> But then I heard it was a Locke episode and it became obligatory to download it right away.


I couldn't love Locke more. Even if he was a werewolf. Well, I might love him slightly more if he was a werewolf, but it'd be a close thing. He's not somebody I expected to become my favourite character, but the actor - Terry Quinn? O'Quinn? - is amazing. I watched this completely spoiled and still cried when he realized his dad had used him.

And he so loves Boone! Yeah, all right, as a son, let me have my OTP. His nightmare is Boone leaving him! I loved him banging on the hatch, broken and sobbing and demanding to know why the island would do this to him. And then the light came on. Eek.

Double eek: "there were no survivors of flight 815". And the person sounded so certain - they didn't think that the flight was lost, but that there were no survivors. Is a month long enough for everybody to be declared dead? I guess a plane just vanishing would be big news, enough for the person to recognise the number, but still...

Other stuff:
- the jump-cutting dream sequence scared the crap out of me. "Theresa falls down the stairs. Theresa falls up the stairs." Could just be my crackpot theory, but I had to wonder if Boone was a 'special' kid like Walt and he caused Theresa's accident.
- plane full of heroin? Excellent. Point Charlie that way. I'm bad for wanting something awful to happen to Charlie. I quite like him, in small doses (love Dom and all, just 'meh' on Charlie). Mind you, I haven't see the last couple of episodes. connorbeast says he's mean to Hurley, and that means he is as dead in our sight.
- speaking of, not nearly enough Hurley or Sayid this week. Sadness.
- god, Sun's beautiful. So is Jin. Those two actors are never allowed to reproduce together in real life, okay? The child of such a union would be too pretty to exist.
- the JackKate&Sawyer Triad of Whiny Uselessness didn't irk me as much as usual, probably because there was mocking of Sawyer. And I found him almost hot in his glasses. I was very frightened.
- I love the scene with the detective (?) and Locke. "He may not even know you exist. This stuff isn't meant to be. It may feel that way, but this won't have a happy ending." Ooh. Talking about Locke's father, but also about the island (Locke's faith in the island - he sees it as God? His father has that line about being God...)
- two leaps in logic I made: another car hit Locke as he sat at the side of the road, costing him his legs. And the little boy at the start was Boone. (I had to retract this, since the little boy has dark eyes and Boone's are light grey. But I still like it, and it explains why there was no cameo from another castaway in his flashback.)

I think this was my favourite episode so far. Really need to watch it again, maybe skipping the flashbacks since they broke my heart. Lots of Locke is always a good thing.

Comments

[maggiesox.livejournal.com]

Dude, I don't even like Locke, and I was all sniffly by the end of that episode. I'm telling you, there's something about Terry O'Quinn- he can scare the bejeesus out of you one minute and break your heart into millions of little bits the next.

[odycee.livejournal.com]

I've just finished watching it too and OMG. That show can creep the fuck out of me like no other. And I love Locke even more now.

[swmbo.livejournal.com]

Last night's episode made me so very, very happy.

[roo2.livejournal.com]

I love Terry O'Quinn, and I really hope Locke sticks around and doesn't end up as a villain or anything. He's become my favorite character, and he's certainly one of the meatier characters on the show. Much moreso than the ever-annoying Kate.

You might try watching Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094035/) (I can't believe it's not out on DVD!). Yes, Shelley Hack is a co-star, but TOQ puts in a riveting performance.

[gloss]

I loved last night's episode. Stuff happened! There was an emotional puzzle and events occurred and...!

Well, I might love him slightly more if he was a werewolf
Crossover. Of. Love.

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Maybe he is a werewolf. Has there been a full moon on the island?
Could he be the monster in the trees?

[gwynnega]

I adore Locke. Last night's ep was so great. (And yes, he loves Boone...)

[killerweasel.livejournal.com]

I knew I'd seen Terry O'Quinn before, and I finally figured it out when I was watching Season 2 of Millenium. He gave one heck of a performance last night, and I felt so dang bad for him when his father used him and tossed him aside like that. And then forcing his legs to work so he could carry poor Boone all the way back to camp? omg! Locke/Boone OTP!

[obsessedmuch.livejournal.com]

Um is someone were to have missed last night's ep, where could they download it?

*has totally closed eyes and scrolled down, OMG, to avoid spoiling self!*

[romanyg.livejournal.com]

I adored this episode. Locke is riveting in his trusting sagacity. And the dream freaked me out too. *loves adrenaline producing jump-cuts*

Does this mean that Boone is now paralyzed? Wouldn't that be a kicker?

[cherusha.livejournal.com]

Hello! I have friended you and I hope that's alright. I liked reading your Lost and House commentary.

And just to be on topic: Locke/Boone is SO my OTP of that show. I can't understand why there's hardly any fic out there!

[viciouswishes.livejournal.com]

Is a month long enough for everybody to be declared dead?

One of my many theories is that they are all actually dead, which explains strange island happenings including Locke's now working legs.

[blueswan9.livejournal.com]

Locke is my favourite character, and last night cemented Locke/Boone as my Lost OTP. :)

[metalphoenix.livejournal.com]

My brother downloaded all the episodes of Lost and I finally watched them all. In two days. .. good show.

I can see what you mean about Boone and Locke.. the entire time I was watching the last few episodes I was thinking about it ^_^

[girlfromsouth.livejournal.com]

omg, love locke so, so much. i dont' care if everyone else on the island dies as long as he survives :)

OMG WHAT THE FUCK POLAR BEARS.

[connorbeast.livejournal.com]

OMG WHAT THE FUCK POLAR BEARS.

Daddy Locke you Kidney stealing bastard! I hope your transplant rejects and you die.

And on the time thing. How much time has passed outside the Island. I mean time could work differently on the Island?

[makd.livejournal.com]

Stopped by to see whassup in the fic sitch, and found this discussion of Lost. Gotta share:

In our house, there are two television series that are watched obsessively: Lost and Deadwood. And someweeks - most weeks - Veronica Mars.

This week's Lost? The.best.episode.so. far. since the openers. Just freakin' incredible. And The Fury love? Nevah strongah. I can't take in all the references, the metaphors; it's one of the richest - maybe the richest - hours of TV I've seen in a long, long, time.

and Locke/Boone? I love them. I love Sayid/Shannon, too. Kate? meh. Hurley? OMG, I <3 him. Sun and Jin? Love 'em,too. The creepy kid? Creepy.....

and, of course they're dead. They're all dead. They're in some kind of purgatory/hell, with no way out.

[fenwic.livejournal.com]

And the little boy at the start was Boone. (I had to retract this, since the little boy has dark eyes and Boone's are light grey. But I still like it, and it explains why there was no cameo from another castaway in his flashback.)

Oooh, I like it, too, and hope that the eye color was just an oversight. Must re-watch!