Hey haven't put a post up in a while, mostly because I've been working and haven't had time to write entries (plus I've been lazy).
So Lost is coming to a end on Groundhog's Day this year. Personally I will be sad that it's over, but happy that they are ending on their own terms and before they lose most of their best characters as they become more in demand to take part in movies. So this is something i hope to finish before Groundhog's Day, every other night or so Stacey and I have been watching all the old episodes of Lost and after every season is re-watched I'll put a post about the best episodes, season VIP's, and a few other goodies.
First off let's cap off with my top 3 favorite episodes of season 1.
"Walkabout"
This was the 4th episode of Lost and it holds a special place to me as after viewing this episode I became a Lost addict. I first saw this episode about mid-season when ABC re-aired a few old episodes. Prior to this the show had a few WTF? moments such as the introduction to the polar bears and the smoke monster, but learning that the bad ass knife-wielding, boar-killing John Locke was crippled before the crash was by far one of the best reveals overall in Lost. Not to mention Locke has a staredown with the smoke monster and re-emerges out of the jungle with a slain boar on his shoulders entitling him to be dubbed "Badass prime" of Lost.
"Outlaws"-
If it wasn't for "Walkabout" this would be my favorite Season 1 episode. I already began to like Sawyer in earlier episodes, but this cemented him into a personal favorite for me. This episode has Sawyer on a hell-bent mission to kill a boar that destroys his tent, of course with this being Lost, Sawyer hears strange whispers prior to waking up to catch the boar rummaging through his tent. Flashbacks show Sawyer's ongoing attempt to find and kill the con-man, whom caused his father to kill Sawyer's mother and himself in a murder-suicide. Acting on a tip by an old partner, Sawyer travels to Australia to avenge his parent's death. Turns out Sawyer was tricked into killing a guy that owed his old partner money...whoops! This episode was also the first time Lost played "6 degrees of your favorite castaways" by showing Jack's dad meeting Sawyer in a bar in Austria (cool here but got WAY overused in season 2).
"Exodus"
Season Finales are always great, they leave you hanging and wanting more. Generally as a rule I shouldn't include season finales of Lost on this list, but this one had some great moments. Charlie got hit in the head with a bunch of rocks causing Sayid to treat his wound Rambo-style (gunpowder + Fire= awesome... plus he said "this will not be pleasant".) Also we saw the most bitchiest, annoying Lost character ever, Artz get blown into pieces. Too bad they didn't do this in the future to Nicki and Paulo. But most importantly, we got to meet the coolest member of "The Others" besides Ben. I don't think we learn Tom's real name until season 3ish, but my friend Josh Montgomery and I referred to him as "Steamboat Willy". Plus the hatch finally opens.
Season 1 VIP
Jack Shepard- I know he becomes frustratingly annoying and whiny in future seasons (Season 3 and above), and that Locke should really win the VIP slot with the whole "I was crippled but now i'm not, i fear no smoke-monster, and I killed Boone" thing he has going, but Jack solidifies himself as the leader of our favorite castaways this season and we know that he goes downhill from here and that alone makes that Season 5 beatdown between him and Sawyer all the better.Re-evaluated Characters
This is a category I've made specifically to see what opinions have changed since first watching this show. First off, I didn't care for Jin and Sun. They didn't nessarily make me care for them to begin with (Jin was a dick mostly this first season) and I only had gratification with them when we found out Sun had an affair with the Chrome dome that was teaching her English. However later seasons I've grown to like both Jin and Sun.
The same cannot be said for Waaalttt!! and Michael. I liked them in the beginning. They teased a lot with Walt being all spooky and magical but after this season that seemed to have died out. They may still have a little something in store this final season but really who cares now? We got more gratifying stories with Locke, the others, Jacob & the Man in Black, Faraday, ect that I will be perfectly fine if we don't go back and touch on what's going on with Walt. Plus they tease about bringing back Characters from the past seasons, but I'm doubting that they bring back Michael after his well documented diss on Darlton.
Til next time,
Brad
