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What burning “Lost’’ questions must have answers?

Posted May 7, 2010 by Kim MacCormack

Updated May 7, 2010 at 01:21 PM

We need your questions.

Those nagging, burning questions in your brains or blogs that have still gone unanswered through six seasons of “Lost.”

We’re putting together a list of questions, which will run in The Tampa Tribune on May 23, the day of the finale, that we feel must be answered so we can walk away a bit more satisfied and feel a little less separation anxiety once this now-legendary series is over.

Questions like, “What’s the deal with Walt?”

“What exactly was the Dharma Initiative trying to harness on the Island and what would they have used it for?”

“So Kate’s not a candidate? Then why is she alive? Whyyyyyy?!”

We know you’ve got questions. We want to include them with ours. So drop ‘em in the comments section below or feel free to email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Namaste!

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What burning “Lost’’ questions must have answers?

Posted May 7, 2010 by Kim MacCormack

Updated May 7, 2010 at 01:21 PM

We need your questions.

Those nagging, burning questions in your brains or blogs that have still gone unanswered through six seasons of “Lost.”

We’re putting together a list of questions, which will run in The Tampa Tribune on May 23, the day of the finale, that we feel must be answered so we can walk away a bit more satisfied and feel a little less separation anxiety once this now-legendary series is over.

Questions like, “What’s the deal with Walt?”

“What exactly was the Dharma Initiative trying to harness on the Island and what would they have used it for?”

“So Kate’s not a candidate? Then why is she alive? Whyyyyyy?!”

We know you’ve got questions. We want to include them with ours. So drop ‘em in the comments section below or feel free to email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Namaste!

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Lost Recap: You Sank My Battleship

Posted May 6, 2010 by Michele Sager

Updated May 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM

In this episode called “The Candidate,” we say hello to the start of an epic tug of war between sides and goodbye to some beloved characters.
The episode begins with a flash sideways of Locke waking up in the hospital with Jack at his bedside. Jack explains that Locke is going to be fine and could be a “candidate” for spinal surgery, with Jack explaining he could fix him, but Locke declines.
Meanwhile, we see Widmore’s people put Sawyer, Kate and the gang in the same cages where Sawyer and Kate spent a good amount of time back in Season 3.
Flash sideways, Jack goes to see Locke’s dentist, which is Bernard, to get more info on why Locke doesn’t want the surgery. Bernard and Jack realize they were both on Oceanic 815 and Bernard sends Jack to see Locke’s father.
Back on the island, Smocke explains to Jack and Sayid that they must rescue Sawyer and crew from the cages so they all can get off the island. Jack explains he has no plans to leave the island and questions why he should trust Smocke. Smocke explains that he could have already killed Jack and all his friends. Smocke makes his way to cages in the form of the smoke monster and kills the guard. Jack is able to get the key and gets the Sawyer and company out, explaining he’s with Smocke.
Flash sideways, Jack goes to see Locke’s father and discovers he’s in a wheel chair.
Back on the island, Smocke kills the people guarding the Ajira plane and takes a watch off one of the dead guards. Smocke realized the plane is wired with dynamite and explains to Sawyer and gang that Widmore was trying to kill all of them by showing them the dynamite now in his backpack. They decide to use the sub instead, but Sawyer wanted Jack to stay behind because he doesn’t trust Smocke.
Flash sideways, Claire comes to visit Jack and shows him a music box left for Claire by their father. Jack has no idea why his father left the box, but the two share a moment looking into the mirror.
Back on the island, Sawyer and crew commandeered the sub while Jack pushes Smocke into the water. In the chaos, Kate gets shot and Jack carries her into the sub. Sawyer decides to leave without Claire who is still on the dock. Claire is upset that she is left behind but Smocke tells her that she doesn’t what to be on the sub because he has switched backpacks with Jack and there is now a bomb on the sub.
The crew panics when they see the dynamite rigged with a watch counting down the minutes until their destruction. Jack isn’t worried because he realizes Smocke can’t kill them so as long as they leave the bomb alone, they won’t die. But Sawyer doesn’t trust Jack and pulls out the wires, speeding up the bomb time. Sayid grabs the bomb and runs to an end of the sub to let it explode but first tells Jack that Desmond is still in the well and that Jack will need him because he’s “the one.” After the explosion, water rushes into the sub. Hurley takes wounded Kate to the surface and Jack takes an unconscious Sawyer to the surface. But Sun is pinned in and can’t get free. Jin decides to stay behind with Sun, keeping his promise to never leave her. We see them drown together grasping hands until their bodies float apart.
Flash sideways, Locke tells Jack that both he and his father were paralyzed in another plane crash, but Locke was the one at the controls. The guilt is what keeps Locke from getting the surgery but Jack tells Locke he needs to let go of that guilt just as he needs to do with his own father’s death. As Locke leaves the hospital Jack utters “I wish you believed me,” sparking a brief recognition in Locke because those are the same words he once told Jack.
Back on the island, Hurley, Sawyer, Jack and Kate make it back to the beach. Smocke realizes they aren’t dead and promises to finish what he started.

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LOST RECAP: Camps divide on the island and unite off it

Posted Apr 21, 2010 by Michele Sager

Updated Apr 21, 2010 at 04:18 PM

In “The Last Recruit,” we get away from episodes centered on one character and instead finally see an intersection of the flash sideways storylines.
The episode opens with Hurley, Jack and the gang meeting up with Smocke and his crew. Smocke has a talk with Jack and reveals that he was the one parading around the island as Jack’s father Christian. He claims he did it to help lead Jack to water and help him get off the island.
Flash sideways, we see both Locke and Sun being wheeled into the hospital and Sun briefly recognizes Locke.
Back on the island, Claire and Jack discuss their sibling relationship and their smokey father. Claire explains that she is with Smocke because he’s the only one who hasn’t abandoned her. She explains that Jack also is with him now because he let Smocke talk to him.
Flash sideways, we see Sawyer question Kate after he arrested her and he admits that he finds it strange that they would meet up again. He then gets pulled on to the case involving Sayid’s shootout of Keamy.
Back on the island, Widmore’s glass-wearing #2 shows up to Smocke’s camp and tells Smocke he better return Desmond or they’ll blow them up.
Flash sideways, Desmond “bumps into” Claire and helps her get an attorney for her adoption which turns out to be Ilana who just happens to be looking for Claire.
Back on the island, the Smocke group decides to go to the Ajira plane together. But Sawyer has another plan. While he and Kate are on their way to the boat, they’ll tell Jack to round up Hurley, Sun, Lapidus and bring meet them at the docks. Sawyer makes it clear that Claire and Sayid aren’t welcome on the adventure because they are crazy. Meanwhile, Smocke sends Sayid to kill Desmond who he pushed into the well. Sayid reluctantly agrees because Smocke has promised to bring back Nadia.
Flash sideways, Sayid tells Nadia he took care of Keamy and has to leave. Just then Miles shows up to make an arrest and Sayid bolts out the back door. But Sawyer is waiting in the backyard and captures him.
Back on the island, everyone shows up to the boat. Unfortunately, that includes Claire who isn’t happy she was left behind. Kate promises to take her along and bring her back to Aaron, so Claire puts down the gun and agrees to come.
Sayid tells Smocke he killed Desmond.
Flash sideways, Jack and his son show up for the reading of his father’s will to find Claire in Ilana’s office. He is shocked to learn she is his half-sister. Just then, he gets a call to come back to the hospital for an emergency because he is apparently LA’s only surgeon and always on call.
Back on the boat, Jack questions whether leaving the island is the right thing to do. This angers Sawyer and he tells Jack he must decide what side he is on. Jack believes he was brought back for a reason and chooses the island and jumps off the boat.
Flash sideways, we find out Sun and her baby will be fine and Jack shows up to perform surgery on Locke who recognizes.
Back on the island, Jack swims to the beach where Locke is waiting for him. Sawyer’s crew finally arrives to Widmore’s camp but is greeted with guns instead of open arms. We finally get to see Sun and Jin reunite just after the fence was turned off thankfully. The deal is off with Sawyer but Widmore makes good on one promise and bombs Smocke’s people, knocking Jack unconscious. Smocke carries Jack to safety and utters “you’re with me now.”

 

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Lost Recap: Everybody Loves Answers

Posted Apr 14, 2010 by Courtney Cairns Pastor

Updated Apr 14, 2010 at 01:03 PM

So much to love about last night’s episode, “Everybody Loves Hugo” (a nice counter to the Season 2 “Everybody Hates Hugo”). We got to see two dearly departed Losties, the flash-sideways connection to the island grew, there were at least two moments that made you jump and most importantly – we got an answer to a mystery since Season 1.

The episode starts with a little film about Hurley’s life, highlighting his philanthropic background as the museum (where Charlotte and Chang work) honors him as Man of the Year.  Hurley leaves with his mom, admiring his T-Rex trophy, when Mama Reyes brings him back to reality – he needs a girlfriend. He says he needs to go to a Human Fund event (hello, George Constanza!). Mama says he’s going on a blind date.

The next day, Hurley is waiting for his date, Rosalita, at a Mexican joint when guess who calls his name – Libby, looking decidedly undead but a little spacey. She asks him if he believes people can be connected, like soulmates, but is disappointed that Hurley doesn’t remember her. Dr. Brooks whisks her away into a van to the mental hospital. Poor Hurley.

He holds a big pity party for himself over a bucket-o-chicken at Mr. Cluck’s, when Desmond happens to walk in. Desmond is a little beat up but extremely chummy, so we can only assume he has gotten the 815 manifest he asked for. He tells Hurley he recognizes him from the plane and then settles in for a chat. Hurley opens up about how Libby seemed to like him but she is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Des says no, go with your gut brotha and find out more before you give up on her.

Hurley heads to the Santa Rosa facility and asks to see Libby. Dr. Brooks is not into the idea because Libby already has reality issues, but he feels better about it once Hurley drops $100K in his lap to fix the crappy rec room. We get a nice shot of the room when Hurley meets her – complete w/ Connect Four and the chalkboard. Libby is all hopeful that he remembered something, but he hasn’t. But it’s cool, he wants to go out with her anyway. Awww!

Libby says she saw Hurley on TV and these memories of her life – “only it was another life” – washed over her. She describes the plane crash, the island and even feeling like she had been to Santa Rosa before … with Hurley.

They have their date, a picnic on a crowded beach, and Libby is weirded out. It’s like a date they never had, she says. They kiss and shazam! Hurley is flooded with flashbacks, like Desmond was last week. He tells her he thinks he remembers stuff.

Desmond is watching from a car and drives away.

On the island, the Losties are at a crossroad. Do they blow up the Ajira plane to stop Smokey from leaving and taking over the world (or something like that) or do they find a less explosive solution? Ilana tromps off to the Black Rock to load up on dynamite when Micheal (!!) appears to tell Hurley he has to stop this before everyone gets killed. People listen to Hurley now, and if he doesn’t stop them and they die, it’s Hurley’s fault.

Hurley brings this up to Ilana, saying dynamite is unstable. Ilana is insistent, though, that this is the way, because Jacob said listen to Richard and Richard says blow it up. And then – BOOM.

So that’s it for Ilana. But there’s no time for mourning. The Losties continue to bicker about what to do. Richard is all for more dynamite (so Ilana won’t have died in vain. Yeah, right). Ben is philosophical. Ilana was handpicked by Jacob to protect candidates. Now she is in pieces. He guesses the island is done with her, which makes him wonder what happens when the island is done with them. The group goes to the Black Rock, but where is Hurley?

We find out when he comes tearing out of the abandoned ship, which then explodes. Richard is so mad. Hurley says he was protecting them. He confesses that Michael told him to, which intrigues Miles. Hurley says he listens to dead people because they are more reliable than the living.

Hurley tries to talk the group into going to see Locke and talking to him. Richard wants no part of it. Hurley claims it’s Jacob’s idea. Richard challenges him – if he’s talking to Jacob, then what does Jacob say the island is? Because Richard knows. And just when we think we might hear something interesting, Hurley says he doesn’t have to prove anything to Richard. Richard calls him out and asks everyone to come with him to get more stuff to blow up the plane. Ben and Miles side with Richard. Jack, Sun and Frank go with Hurley.

Privately, Hurley confides to Jack he didn’t really see Jacob (shocker). Jack knows but trusts Hurley and in a very Zen moment, he says that ever since he got Juliet killed, all he’s wanted to do is fix stuff. But maybe he’s supposed to sit back and listen to others for once.

And then here’s the highlight for me. There are whispers in the woods, and Hurley (our hero) says he thinks he knows what the whispers are. He walks off and there’s Michael. Michael is stuck on the island because of what he did. The whispers are “the ones who can’t move on.”  An answer!! Hurley asks where Locke is, and Michael shows him and asks if Hurley ever talks to Libby to tell her he is very sorry.

Back in Lockeville, Sayid returns and pulls Smokey aside. He reveals Desmond, tied to a tree. Desmond says “I have nowhere to run to, brotha,” so unLocke releases him. He tells unLocke he needs to ask Widmore if he wants to know why he was kidnapped, but he got blasted with a bunch of electromagnetism. UnLocke says, “Do you know who I am?” Des, looking all spacey, says, “You’re John Locke.”

UnLocke dismisses Sayid and goes for a little walk with Des. UnLocke says the island has it in for him. Desmond corrects him – the island has it in for all of them. Just then, the grubby ghost boy pops up in the woods. I had been thinking it was Aaron, now I’m thinking young Jacob. Whatever, it rattles unLocke who tells Des to ignore him and move along.

They wind up at a really deep, really old well. Back in the day, people dug deep for answers at spots where compass needles went wonky. But they didn’t find any, unLocke says. He tells Des that Widmore is interested in POWER not ANSWERS. Then he asks why Des isn’t afraid – no one knows where he is. Des says, “what’s the point of being afraid,” which unLocke answers by pushing him DOWN THE WELL.

A little bit later, there’s a rustle in the woods, and it’s Hurley and Co., here to see the Smoke Monster. Everyone just kind of stares at each other.

Flash back (or sideways, really) and LAX Desmond is parked in a car, watching school dismiss. The Real Locke, in his wheelchair, is wheeling away from school. Ben raps on Desmond’s window, asking what exactly he is doing there. It does look kind of creepy. Des says his son Charlie (who remember, he doesn’t have in this timeline) might go there. Then he speeds off and whack! Runs Locke right over.

Ben rushes to Locke’s side. He’s still alive. Barely.

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