Nothing is irreversible

It's been a long hiatus but Lost is finally back. Other than football, this is the one thing I plan my week around. Every week I'll write a post about each episode. It won't be the next day, but definitely within the week. Or, in this case, the day of the next episode. Also, don't read this unless you have seen the episode. There may/may not be spoilers.

So let's kick this thing off. After careful scrutiny, here are some things I noticed:

While the plane is experiencing turbulence, Jack holds on tight as if he knows what was supposed to happen. If this is truly an alternate timeline, he was just holding on out of fear. What's the deal with the cut on his neck, though? Jack goes to the bathroom and peels back his collar to find a little cut. It couldn't have been caused by the turbulence because if you notice, Jack's top button is unbuttoned and his tie is loose. The turbulence couldn't have jerked him (heh) that hard.

Desmond and Jack met years before on the stadium steps while they were both running. This is where Jack recognizes him while Desmond draws a blank. Rose and Bernard don't notice him because they were asleep. That just leaves Jack and maybe the stewardess who let Desmond sit next to Jack noticing him. One minute he's there and the next he isn't. Desmond was never on that plane. When Oceanic crashes on the island, Desmond is a prisoner to THE BUTTON. So what was he doing there?

I'm not entirely sure why the island is underwater, but you do get to see the Dharma shark again. This must have been for funsies.

When our heroes start to wake up Kate wakes Jack up first. She sees Sawyer, then sees Jack, and then decides on one or the other. Did she know that Sawyer would have killed Jack? Is Kate fully on Team Jack now? How long until the writers do me a favor and kill off Kate?

Where the eff is Jacob's body? If Jacob can bleed, then he can have a corpse. Smoke Locke seemed perfectly okay with Jacob's body disappearing, though. Come to mention it, Ben didn't even question that fire makes Jacob go poof.

Where.is.Shannon? In season 1, Shannon was sitting next to Boone. Granted, they had relations the night before the flight, but Shannon was still there with him.

Something I really liked was that in both realities Jack asks for a pen. On the island he asks for a pen to save Rose/get Boone away from him and the other time on the plane to save Charlie when he swallowed the bag of heroine. If you notice, a pen and paper carry a lot of weight in the show. Damn near everything is handwritten with a pen. Sure, they're on an island and they don't have Microsoft Word, but even Jacob's lists are written with a pen. "Not Penny's Boat"

Juliette is time jumping in her mind like Charlotte did. Her secret is “it worked” because she knows, from seeing first hand in her mind, that the bomb ends up working. I legitimately shed a tear for Juliette's death. Sawyer is my favorite male character and Juliette was my favorite female character. They loved each other so much and now she's gone. Maybe she'll come back as an island ghost.

The pilot - Greg Grunberg came back for an audio cameo. Kinda sweet, especially if you read one of my original blog posts.

The one thing that kind of peeved me about this episode was The Temple. How is there anything left on the island that is undiscovered? The survivors have been running their asses off around this island. How did they miss The Temple?

Out of all the luggage they could lose. They lost Jack’s and Locke’s stuff. Is the Island calling them back? Are Jack and Locke destined to become the next Jacob and Smoke Monster? Just sayin'.

The lists. Jacob’s lists change based on how much a character changes.

Lostpedia: In "I Do", Danny Pickett mentioned that "Shephard wasn't even on Jacob's list".

In "Par Avion", Mikhail states that Kate is not on the list because she is flawed; Sayid is not on the list because he is weak and frightened; and Locke is not on the list because he is angry.

Ben is once again kept in the dark. Locke orders Ben to fetch Richard and tells him that it's an A/B conversation so C your way out. Burnnnn. Either Ben will die before the end of the season or it will be Ben that finally kills the smoke monster.

So, let's say the alternate reality, where everyone lands safely, come true. Here's what's gonna happen:

Hurley - still lucky
Sawyer - con man
Jin - terrible husband
Sun - in a terrible marriage
Jack - aimless and ungrateful
Kate - arrested
Charlie - addicted to heroine
Rose - dying of cancer
Bernard - will lose his wife
Sayid - in love
Boone - alive, but just slept with his sister
Shannon - alive, but gets taken by Frenchmen in Taken (just kidding)
Locke - alive but handicapped

Life doesn't really seem that great.

Jack: Nothing is ever irreversible.

Thanks for reading. Peace.

Three songs you're probably not listening to

Don’t Stop the Music – this Rihanna cover is sung by Jamie Cullum in more of a jazz style. If you’ve never heard any of Jamie’s (yeah we’re on a first name basis) stuff, you should check out his music. It’s a lot of jazzy stuff with some good standards in there and a few covers of pop songs.



Wrapped Around Your Finger – Beth Rowley is gonna make it big eventually. I can feel it in my bones. She has a raspy, sultry indie voice but isn’t Norah Jones boring. This song was featured in the movie An Education (you gotta see this movie). Feel free to fall in love with it.



The Champ – Ghost Face Killah brings the noise (I almost have enough street cred to pull off saying that). I put this song on my gym, running, and baking mix almost immediately. It’s like Eye of the Tiger meets every Kanye West song. Horns, dope beats, and a guy rapping about how he is better than everyone else.



Thanks for reading. Peace.

LOL

I’m very much a culprit of writing how I speak and think. From brain to fingers. It’s probably the most honest way of writing. I do tell one lie though. A hefty lie. We all do it. I do it. You do it. Dogs do it. I would say that one out of six times I write “haha” I’m not actually laughing. Please don’t be offended if I talk to you via GChat or e-mail. It’s not that I don’t think you’re funny or that your stories about your workday aren’t funny; it’s just that I’m not gonna laugh out loud. I know I sound like a douche but c’mon, we all do it. I know MY jokes aren’t that funny and you’ll probably comment on this post with “haha.”

This is my work face.

If I give you a “haha” I’m probably making this face.

There are variations on laughter from person to person. I’m consistent with my double ha. No more, no less. If it’s a little funnier than normal, you’ll get a third ha, at which point you can smile contently. If it’s a genuine hearty laugh I’ll give you a “ash;dgalbiaheowghag” or as my friend calls it, “sassgalash.” Some people give you “lol,” which is always nice, or a hehe, which sounds cute. I like my haha, though. It’s concise and to the point. “Hey, what you typed is humorous to me.”

Along the same vein, there are a lot of overtypers. These people go above and beyond what they were trying to say.

Me: hey man

Chuck: hey dood

Me: how was the concert?

Chuck: !!!

Me: what does that even mean?

Chuck: it was great!!!!!!!!! Why didn’t you come!?!?

Me: I was at home thinking of a way to kill you

Chuck: ….

Me: haha :P

Nothing grinds my gears in typing more than poor spelling or typing like a 14-year-old. WhY aRe YoU tYpInG lEiK tHiS???!!!

Also, the word definitely will never have an A in it. Never. The last time I misspelled that word I was:

learning English

wearing Starter jackets

learning to use chopsticks

Here, this will help:

http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling

http://rediculous.co.uk/

Thanks for reading. peace.