Tuesday, May 4, 2010

LIKE WATCHING THE WEEPY PART OF TITANIC ALL OVER AGAIN: Well, the home stretch of Lost was going to come around at some point, and it would appear that tonight marks the beginning of the home stretch. Please join old friend Alan at his new digs to think about what it all means, but just a couple of quick observations here:
  • I have been really impressed with the acting on the show of late -- some of the distinctions between characters on the island world and the sideways world have been positively Draper/Whitman-esque. This week I was particularly struck by Matthew Fox, of all people: Jack of the alt.universe is a positively lighthearted soul compared to his counterpart back on the island. Terry O'Quinn always dazzles in this regard -- the Locke who's still with us, while tormented in his own way (and for reasons we now know!), doesn't fill me with the wave of sadness that the defunct one always did.
  • Are we supposed to have seen Claire's music box before? I have no recollection of anything of the kind.
  • Salt water can't be good for bullet wounds, right?

Everything else will have to wait for the comments. (Three more episodes.)