Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
05-18-10, 09:34 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
I don't buy Ben being back to old self, he wanted to kill Widdy for a long time now and he just took his shot.
So.....
Jack is going to take Jacob's place but in the end he might not have to.
I think desmond has something planned to fix everything so that the other timeline will merge and over take the island timeline.
Also it turns out that Smokey wants to leave the island but his main Motivation is to destroy the entire Island.
So.....
Jack is going to take Jacob's place but in the end he might not have to.
I think desmond has something planned to fix everything so that the other timeline will merge and over take the island timeline.
Also it turns out that Smokey wants to leave the island but his main Motivation is to destroy the entire Island.
05-18-10, 09:34 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
Good to see Jack drinking the magical water that Jacob created with some mumbo jumbo chanting. Also, brilliant line by Ben about how he thought he was summoning the monster when it was actually the monster summoning him. Yeah, that makes things much easier to buy and doesn't reek of a half-assed attempt at explaining a nonsensical element from seasons past. 
05-18-10, 09:35 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
I'm hoping Ben is playing the game he plays so well, except against the Smoke Monster/MIB/Flocke. He shot Widmore when he did because he was trying to prevent him from telling what was special about Desmond, and he played his cool so he wouldn't die and could be there to help stop MIB when needed. Maybe.
This is LOST, so who knows...
This is LOST, so who knows...
05-18-10, 09:36 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
I guess Ben can't protect an island that Locke says he's gonna destroy...
Jack and his god complex are in charge now
Ben is a 2 time loser.
Jack and his god complex are in charge now
Ben is a 2 time loser.
05-18-10, 09:37 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
05-18-10, 09:39 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
Why are you still watching this show and posting about it? It clearly inspires a murderous rage in you, so maybe you should just let go and move on with life.
05-18-10, 09:42 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
I thought the episode was okay, but I didn't enjoy it a whole lot. There were too many moments where it was like "okay, I'm gonna tell you the answer," but then they get interrupted, or shot, or what have you. That plot device has gotten so old by this point that I can barely stand it.
05-18-10, 09:46 PM
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I'm sort of liking the Jack story arc. From the first scene of the show they set up Jack's "god complex". When he finally learns to "let go" he actually becomes a protector of everybody.
05-18-10, 09:47 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
This is exact proof that Ben is going to double cross the MiB. MiB just messed up. Hows he going to tell Ben he can have the island all to himself if he helps him obtain his goal, and then change the goal to destroying the island?
05-18-10, 09:48 PM
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05-18-10, 09:53 PM
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05-18-10, 09:53 PM
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Also, brilliant notion. Having watched the show since the beginning, I'm just going to stop watching now before it all ends.
05-18-10, 09:54 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
I didn't care for this one either. I think the shittiness of this season on the whole has just numbed me to the point where I wouldn't recognize a good episode at this point.
05-18-10, 09:56 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
Hmmm...much more entertaining than last week. Glad to hear some definitive answers, though we were laughing that it's ironic that the answers they're giving us (ie someone--Jack--must take Jacob's place) are pretty much the answers we've already figured out.
Ultimately, I think the finale will be satisfying in terms of this season's story arc...but in terms of previous seasons, I think it will seem way too vague.
Ultimately, I think the finale will be satisfying in terms of this season's story arc...but in terms of previous seasons, I think it will seem way too vague.
05-18-10, 09:56 PM
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05-18-10, 09:56 PM
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OK all, I WON'T post my whole theory again! I promise! I just darted in here to say WOW! Great episode and it proves I wasn't 100% right about everything but I still think I was close on a few things! Can't wait for SUNDAY!
05-18-10, 09:57 PM
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Re: Lost -- "What They Died For" -- 18.05.10
There were two things I didn;t like in this episode, but the rest was awesome.
1.) Didn't like Ben giving backstory on how he was able to summon the monster.
2.) Didn't like Widmore's "Jacob visited me off-island" scene.
These seem like fairly important off-camera events, specifically younger Ben conversing with the MiB in some form.
1.) Didn't like Ben giving backstory on how he was able to summon the monster.
2.) Didn't like Widmore's "Jacob visited me off-island" scene.
These seem like fairly important off-camera events, specifically younger Ben conversing with the MiB in some form.
05-18-10, 09:59 PM
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