Same thing from a Hitchcock episode. I think it was "Breakdown".

Why did Nicki wake up first? Paulo was bit first.

Wouldn't the spiders go after Paulo who had the scent on him, or the other dead female spider? Nikki never really touched the thing correct?

I vote that it was Smokie's doing but we'll probably never know for sure. Nevertheless, the sound was thrown in as red herring or joke from the writers.

He was on the ground when they all came, could have been bit numerous times.

Thank you for confirming this. I figured it was charter doing something stupid. Glad I wasn't the only one :)

He was also bit in the neck, which they hinted makes the poison hit faster (and stronger?)

Or perhaps Artz saying that was the red herring to give doubt about the smoke monster's creation of spiders that went right for Nikki.

That seems like a stretch to me.

Good riddance.

Although I did get a chuckle every time Sawyer asked who those two were.

I think it was just supposed to be the sound of the spiders on the leaves , etc walking towards Paolo and Nikki.
The sound effects used in Lost have always been questionable. Remember the way the others would be heard in the jungle before we ever saw them? Their voices would sorround anyone in the jungle, almost like they were throwing their voices like they were invisible.

does anyone care?

I was entertained :) That's how to do a filler ep - make it a self-contained little story, and draw our attention away from the "big" story.

:lol: at Hurley's eulogy

-The sound was definitely the spiders crawling up towards Paolo & Nikki.
-Boone isn't gay, Shannon's just a bitch.
-Nikki's got some spectacular boobers that will be missed.
-Little-to-no plot development... but a great episode :up:

Well. That was fun.

You could almost hear Artz's zipper break open when Nikki was talking to him.

Or maybe Stephen King's "Autopsy Room Four."

This is my first post in a Lost thread, and I'll keep my comments brief: this episode reminded me a lot of "Flashes Before Your Eyes" and "Tricia Tanaka...": fun to watch, but essentially pointless when you get down to it. I wonder why they even introduced these two when they have done almost nothing of note prior to this episode.

I think it would have been better (and more shocking) if this had happened to one of the main characters who have been put on the sidelines this season, like Charlie, Hurley, hell even Rose and Bernard, aka some character(s) we have connected with in the past seasons. And to be honest, that whole Sun kidnapping thing almost felt like something that was hastily written in so people wouldn't bitch about "the plot not being moved forward at all."

Despite my negative attitude, I did enjoy this episode. I dunno, maybe I'm just projecting my frustration about the polar station at the end of S2 onto this ep...seriously, you don't drop a bomb like that and then never mention it again.

Rose and Bernard's storyline is - at least for the time being - over.

Rose stated very clearly, "I don't ever want to leave this island", and Bernard said that they never would.

Soooo...if that's the case, there's not much more to them. They just want to go live their lives on the island, not get caught up in the drama of "the others" or the shenanigans of the survivors. If anything, maybe Rose and Bernard will be living with the others by the end of the series.

So I guess "Pablo and Nina" had no purpose whatsoever on the show. Then again, Lost is good at that lately. Having new characters appear out of thin air just so they can milk them for a few episodes(not to mention flashbacks) and then promptly dispose of them.

Was it an entertaining episode? Yes. Did I enjoy all the cameos by the dead people? Sure. Does Nikki have a great rack? Of course. But ultimately this did nothing but remind me what a disappointment Season 3 is turning out to be.

Because is was a cooler/hotter shot of her waking up...and lost fans ask too many questions. I enjoyed the episode quite a bit, "razzle dazzle!" was the best line of the night.

When did Sun get kidnapped again?

After the cliffhanger last week, this was a total "Not Without My Anus."

It was better than I expected, but I didn't really care for it. Just a notch below the Jack episode as the weakest of the season, but some of the jokes were hilarious. It felt like Damon and Carlton were winking at the audience the whole time, saying "We know we made a mistake with Nikki/Paulo, this one is for you guys." ... Nikki forboding with the "you know what happens to guest stars" comment in her flashback, Sawyer's constant "who the hell are you?" comments and the last, great scene alluding to the frequently joked about Zombie Season!

Great fun, but not much else. Nikki and Paulo will be back ... if ABC push Damon and Carlton to a Zombie Season in Season 7.

1. I think Boone is gay. I remember reading a spoiler site that said an existing character would be "outed" this week. Most people thought it would be Tom/Mr Friendly.

2. I'm not ready to call a "monster kill" on Nikki, though Hurley might be. Her death was set up when Arzt was explaining about the female spider attracting males.

3. I wonder if that walkie-talkie Paolo picked up won't show up in a later episode...

4. According to the spoilers, there was only supposed to be one death tonight. [vague spoiler for the rest of the season]

5. Are they both dead? Since the spider's venom must supress the metabolism, anyone suffering its effects should be able to survive for quite a while without oxygen. Is it possible one of them could be dug alive in the near future? It appeared that Vincent knew they were alive, so maybe he'll dig Nikki up. (Damn, I hate to the hot chicks get killed off right and left on this fucking show.)

Tom/Mr Friendly was sort of confirmed to be gay when he told Kate that she wasn't his type when she was taking a shower after they caught her. Shannon was just being obnious to Boone by calling him gay.

I think that Rodrigo had given an interview a while ago saying that his last Lost episode would be in March, so my assumption that he is gone. With Kiele being cast in a pilot for Football Wives, chances are she is gone for good as well.

I have to think that the writers had much bigger plans for Sanchez and "the Tom Cruise of Brazil" when the roles were cast. I think that they had to bow to fan complaints that there were already too many people on the island, and some of the favorite characters were getting little to no screen time. I remember reading that Sanchez was supposed to be a potential love interest for Sawyer at one point.

This was definitely an entertaining standalone episode. One of my favorites from this season.

Razzle Fucking Dazzle baby, Nikki was smokin'!!!

That line "razzle dazzle" just captured the cheesy, tongue-in-cheek tone of this episode perfectly. Kitsis and Horowitz might be the go-to men for filler episodes, but at least they are starting to do them with a high level of entertainment always in mind ... much better than episodes like Fire+Water, etc...

I think these characters will come back in some way. Just like Artz's line about the spider, remember that Locke also made the comment about buried things coming back. Since the buried the two relatively close to the shore, I would bet that the tide will help set them free.