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auntiemeeshPoor Boone. It's good that Jack listened to him and let him go. It would have been bad to keep him barely alive like that. Taking his leg might have solved the problem of blood pooling there, but there were so many other problems, none of which Jack had the ability to fix with his limited supplies. Boone was dead from the moment the plane went over the cliff, it just took his body a little while to realize it. It's no secret that Boone wasn't my favorite character, but he died well, like a man. Farewell, Boone. Rest in peace.
Now, wasn't Jack's flashback interesting? There's a wife somewhere in the background. Dead? Divorced? Waiting for her husband to come home? Jack's been sniffing around Kate almost from the moment the plane crashed, which doesn't speak of a man eager to get home to his beloved, but then, I wasn't entirely convinced that she was his beloved. That relationship looked like a train wreck waiting to happen. She thought she was in love with him because he 'fixed' her. Gratitude can do a number on people, trick them into thinking it's love. And I think Jack really liked her hero-worship of him. It was very validating for him to be able to always roll over and see the living proof of his skill as a surgeon. I want to know more about that relationship. I did like seeing him having a good moment with his dad. That was a nice touch, that conversation by the pool.
On to Claire. Did you not want to just hold her and tell her that everything was going to be okay? The poor thing was so frightened. That moment when she held her breath and refused to push -- what an absurd and yet totally understandable thing to do. She doesn't remember what happened to her during that week when she was abducted by Ethan, so it's only natural to fear that something might have been done to the baby. And her fear that the baby would know she didn't want it was too touching.
Once again Kate was called upon to be Super Woman. What can this girl not do? I like Kate okay when they aren't throwing her at Jack. I think her past is interesting, she's tough (and I like the tough chicks) but that whole love triangle thing just has to end. Then I can get more invested in her character.
There was a nice symmetry to this episode, of course, with the birth and death, keeping the balance of life on the island. I want to see how Shannon deals with Boone's death, how that affects her relationship with Sayid, whether it helps her to grow up or makes her retreat back into her little rich girl persona. I want to see how Claire responds to being a mother. She's had a month or so to adjust to the idea that the baby was going to be born on the island and that she would be able to keep it, but that knowledge has always scared her.
All in all, there were some really good moments in this episode, but something seemed to be missing. There was a lack of tension somehow, that left me feeling a little disappointed. I'm not sure what it was. Oh well, it looks like the last few episodes should have enough intensity for me.
Now, wasn't Jack's flashback interesting? There's a wife somewhere in the background. Dead? Divorced? Waiting for her husband to come home? Jack's been sniffing around Kate almost from the moment the plane crashed, which doesn't speak of a man eager to get home to his beloved, but then, I wasn't entirely convinced that she was his beloved. That relationship looked like a train wreck waiting to happen. She thought she was in love with him because he 'fixed' her. Gratitude can do a number on people, trick them into thinking it's love. And I think Jack really liked her hero-worship of him. It was very validating for him to be able to always roll over and see the living proof of his skill as a surgeon. I want to know more about that relationship. I did like seeing him having a good moment with his dad. That was a nice touch, that conversation by the pool.
On to Claire. Did you not want to just hold her and tell her that everything was going to be okay? The poor thing was so frightened. That moment when she held her breath and refused to push -- what an absurd and yet totally understandable thing to do. She doesn't remember what happened to her during that week when she was abducted by Ethan, so it's only natural to fear that something might have been done to the baby. And her fear that the baby would know she didn't want it was too touching.
Once again Kate was called upon to be Super Woman. What can this girl not do? I like Kate okay when they aren't throwing her at Jack. I think her past is interesting, she's tough (and I like the tough chicks) but that whole love triangle thing just has to end. Then I can get more invested in her character.
There was a nice symmetry to this episode, of course, with the birth and death, keeping the balance of life on the island. I want to see how Shannon deals with Boone's death, how that affects her relationship with Sayid, whether it helps her to grow up or makes her retreat back into her little rich girl persona. I want to see how Claire responds to being a mother. She's had a month or so to adjust to the idea that the baby was going to be born on the island and that she would be able to keep it, but that knowledge has always scared her.
All in all, there were some really good moments in this episode, but something seemed to be missing. There was a lack of tension somehow, that left me feeling a little disappointed. I'm not sure what it was. Oh well, it looks like the last few episodes should have enough intensity for me.
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Date: 2005-04-07 12:47 pm (UTC)Duh!
Date: 2005-04-07 02:40 pm (UTC)I think that goes to show that the last name is somewhat meaningful. I didn't make that connection last night, but it does go along with the coincidence-ness of the show.
Re: Duh!
Date: 2005-04-07 04:34 pm (UTC)boon:
n. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request.
A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors.
[Middle English bone, from Old Norse bn, prayer.]
Re: Duh!
Date: 2005-04-08 06:24 am (UTC)Re: Duh!
Date: 2005-04-08 10:03 am (UTC)I thought Jack's was mentioned before, but I don't remember when. I only managed to tape 2 eps so I'm not going to be the one to figure it out! I loved that we've finally seen one good memory betw. Jack & Dad. And while I didn't mind that Boone was the character that bought it, I really thought that the whole episode, apart from the Jack backstory was just "off" somehow, as if the writers missed some of the bread crumbs they left for us in back eps and got off track with the stories. I guess that probably means that we read more into it than was intended, and they have other ideas for our castaway friends!
Re: Duh!
Date: 2005-04-08 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-08 06:22 am (UTC)But you're right that they seem to use significant names on this show. There have been a couple of articles that talk about the significance of Locke's name. I get the feeling that the creators of Lost have a reason for every decision they make, even the seemingly innocuous ones like choosing a name for a character.
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Date: 2005-04-08 06:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-08 07:36 pm (UTC)As neurotic as I am about things like this, I'm going to have to go back and double check those old episodes to see if we'd learned his name before.
*shakes head at own patheticness*
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Date: 2005-04-08 08:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-08 08:44 pm (UTC)