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Written by EJ Feddes
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Monday, 08 February 2010 22:00 |
 So, when I wrote about Lost last week, that was in this timeline, right? It can be hard to tell these days. Either way, there’s been time to reflect and re-watch, and some awesome reader input. So crack open a frosty Dharma Beer, because we are pre-gaming!
I’m going to try to break this into clearly labeled subtopics, since there’s a lot to cover. First off, it’s time for our contest winners!
Name the Fake Locke Contest
There were two suggestions I really loved, so Fake Locke will have two nicknames. And best of all, they’re both in keeping with out tradition of giving people longer nicknames than their actual names. From spunkybuddy Jennifer, we have “Look-a-Locke”, which is awesome. While local character Sam suggested “Lockelganger”, which just sounds sinister. Thanks guys!
LA X
Let’s talk about this alternate timeline. First off, note that the episode title is “LA X”. There’s a space there, so it’s not referring to LAX airport. The X could just be there to indicate mystery, or even to reference the idea of a map. X marks the spot, after all. And we have more than a few maps that have been important over time, particularly the room-sized one that White Oracle uses to track the Island. Or, it could be a Roman numeral. We already have the Oceanic Six – are their counterparts the Los Angeles 10? And who would those ten be? In the meantime, I think it’ll help to use the “X” signifier to distinguish the original timeline from the new timeline – there’s Jack, and there’s Jack X.
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Written by EJ Feddes
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Monday, 08 February 2010 07:00 |
 Hi all! So, did anybody happen to see anything awesome that happened to involve people being on an Island, and maybe parallel universe versions of those same people who never ended up on that Island? If so, we should totally talk about it some more. Call me.
I’m getting a late start this week, largely because I spent too much time playing video games and putting together bookshelves. You know who’s got way too many books? This guy, right here. It makes me look like I’m brainy. But the sad reality is that I spent 30 minutes looking for my iPod, which turned out to be in my pocket. (The preceding paragraph brought to you by boring personal information about EJ.)
The Olympics start at the end of the week, Heroes comes to the end of its season (and possibly of the series), and Lost keeps on rocking it out. Good week ahead of us. Oh, and in a piece of news that I can’t think of another place to insert, did you know that Nicolas Cage is starring in two movies this spring in which he plays a wizard? The sad part is that he probably thinks that’s awesome. Also, Valentine’s Day is on Sunday. This is probably more noteworthy for those of you who aren’t dead inside.
Here’s what you’ll be watching this week!
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Written by EJ Feddes
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Friday, 05 February 2010 14:00 |
Previously on Heroes: Samuel made a martyr out of Lydia the tattooed lady while pinning the blame on Bennet. Matt trapped Sylar in his own mind, though Peter objected. Tracy got two seconds of screen time. Claire and Gretchen? Still boring.
Peter wanders through the empty cityscape of Sylar’s mind, and then we see Sylar in his old apartment, surrounded by hundreds of clocks and watches, listning to each one in turn. He then appears on the street, since this is all in his mind. He and Peter spot one another. Sylar thinks he’s hallucinating, and he tells Peter he’s been trying to get out for three years. Peter says it’s only been three hours, and Sylar gets even more unhinged.
You know, about 25 years ago (God, I’m old…), there was a scene in Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing where Swampy ends up in Hell. There, he finds the soul of his long-time and recently deceased enemy, Arcane. It’s gruesome. Arcane is being consumed by maggots and they’re laying eggs inside him, and it’s creepy as all get out. Arcane, almost insane from the pain, asks Swamp Thing how many years he’s been in Hell. Swamp Thing tells him it’s been almost two days, and Arcane goes mad with despair. It’s kind of awesome. This scene? Kind of like that one. But, you know, if you’re going to steal, might as well steal from Alan Moore. Like the way they did in Season One, when Linderman’s plan was a direct ripoff of Ozymandias’ endgame in Watchmen. Yeah, I went there.
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Written by EJ Feddes
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Friday, 05 February 2010 10:00 |
 Previously on FlashForward: Dominic Monaghan and Lloyd Simcoe may have caused the Blackout! This is jarring to those of us who will always think of Dom as Lost’s Charlie, who frankly, wasn’t much with the book learning. Demetri kicked the crap out of a pot dealer because of his impending death, and Bryce used somebody’s Flash as a diagnostic tool. Olivia did not approve. Except for how he turned out to be right, and then she was fine with it.
It’s 1:30 AM in Washington DC. Mark, Stanford, Vreede, and Demetri are outside the Capitol Building, and Mark is assuring Stanford that “The details I remember, I remember very clearly.” Stanford is not impressed by that qualifier and asks Mark to keep his mouth shut. Mark makes a call and says that the trip has been a disaster, but Stanford “pulled some kind of rabbit”. And then an SUV smacks into their car. Asian guys with automatic weapons step out and advance on them. One of them launches a grenade into their car, which promptly explodes. Well, it’s not looking good for our guys.
And this brings us to “39 Hours Earlier”. That’s right, for the second time in five episodes, they pulled an Abrams on us. Not even the actual JJ Abrams does it that frequently! Our boys are waiting in a hallway in DC. A guy in a suit calls in Demetri, who says that he didn’t see anything, as per his affidavit. Suit Guy says “That doesn’t mean you were telling the truth.” Demetri follows Suit Guy while Mark plays with an AA chip.
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Written by Don Kowalewski
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 13:21 |
 Let me start by apologizing to the dozens of readers (and also the the Glow People on planet Hangmar 11) who've I've abandoned these last 4 shows. I'm lucky to have even one reader, but over the past three seasons I've picked up a few more than that, and unfortunately a series of DVR issues, non-spunky work-related commitments, and last night a laptop virus attack, caused me to miss a few things.
Wait, wait! Don't go anywhere. I've still watched every single minute and still have a few things to say. And the good part is there'll be more "good stuff" and less "hey, that guy was fat and sang off-key while wearing a gargoyle costume" (but did you see that guy?).
Eight audition shows, most of them at the perfect 60-minutes length, are behind us. And we are moving onto Hollywood and ...bring ...on ...Ellen. Here she comes ...the stammering, clever, wise-cracking, mega-Idol fan brought on-board to jumpstart this little-show-that-could and take it from a public access cult hit to the big stage. Do you sense my sarcasm?
Don't get me wrong, I love Ellen. But critics have a point (I'm not a critic ...because critics "criticize things" and because I "love" American Idol, I consider myself more a "lovic.").
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