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You remember the episode, right? That moment? No, the other one.
Three words: Adam and Eve.
Just in case you forgot, way back in season 1 there was a Sun and Jin-centric episode titled "House of the Rising Sun." This was a pretty memorable episode for several reasons, but one tiny event took place within it's hour-long runtime that has been fodder for LOST speculation ever since. During a walk through the jungle, Charlie accidentally steps on a bee hive, and while rescuing him Kate ducks into a cave and discovers two decomposed bodies. Locke, being a man of faith, dubs them, "our very own Adam and Eve."
Producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof assured fans in an interview with EW.com's Doc Jensen that the identities of Adam and Eve are significant to not only the story of the island, but the integrity of the entire show:
QUESTION: What is the meaning or significance of the two skeletons that Jack and Kate found in the cave of season 1?
CUSE: The answer to that question goes to the nature of the timeline of the island. We don't want to say too much about it, but there are a couple Easter eggs embedded in "Not in Portland", one of which is an anagram that actually sheds some light on the skeletons and hits at a larger mythological mystery that will start to unfold later in the season.
LINDELOF: There were certain things we knew from the very beginning. Independent of ever knowing when the end was going to be, we knew what it was going to be, and we wanted to start setting it up as early as season 1, or else people would think that we were making it up as we were going along. So the skeletons are the living -- or, I guess, slowly decomposing -- proof of that. When all is said and done, people are going to point to the skeletons and say, "That is proof that from the very beginning, they always knew that they were going to do this."
Flash-forward to season 6, and the LOST fandom is eagerly awaiting answers. Having promised to reveal the identities of Adam and Eve, the LOST producers have given us the opportunity to speculate with real measurable results. So, I've compiled a list of potential candidates. Let's vote on them and see if the Current LOST community picks the right pairing before the reveal.
So, here's the plan. For the first stage of this I'm calling for suggestions to add to this list:
Jack and Kate
Sawyer and Kate
Sun and Jin
Desmond and Penelope
Bernard and Rose
Gerald and Karen DeGroot
Then, vote and comment on each pairing. Only vote up on one pairing, and vote all of the others down. When the reveal is made we'll see how close we were to being right!You remember the episode, right? That moment? No, the other one.
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Last night's season 6 premiere, LA X, cracked the Internet in half. Well, at least for those of you on Twitter. LOST was front and center on both Google Trends and Twitter search trends for the bulk of the evening, and even after the West Coast airing subsided, the chatter continued to push LOST into the top 10 for both trends lists.
So what happened?
Let's eschew a more formal review and go for a "what we learned" recap instead. After all, the need to discuss the events in the 2-hour premiere compelled several coworkers to stop me on my way in this morning to discuss. BTW -- This is one of many reasons to become a fan of the show. The levels of research, speculation, and metaphysical discussion percolates nicely to form a brew steeped in mythology, spiritual mysticism, and downright noodle-cooking scientific theory. Can you tell I need a cup of coffee?
There are two pushes of the discussion that prevail this morning. The first comes from the opening moments of LA X. Juliet cracks on Jughead with a rock, an explosive sound emerges, the screen blooms to white, and we pull out from clouds into the cabin of Oceanic Flight 815 to find Jack...only it's not quite the same Jack. I'm dubbing this sequence, and all other sequences tied this timeline, Bizarro LOST -- it appears to be a world where things we've come to know about our favorite Losties are off kilter ever so slightly.
You could nitpick each scene taking note of several discrepancies from the original pilot scene:
Charlie doesn't rush by Jack before the turbulence of the Swan Station event hits
Cindy (the flight attendant) gives Jack one, not two, bottles of vodka
Jack's hair is longer than it was in the pilot
Each one of these inconsistencies is 100% intentional, but why? We get the feeling that Jack recalls aspects of his time before the Jughead explosion, and certain words, phrases, and people trigger a look of awareness in his eyes. But the Oceanic Flight he is supposedly on takes place BEFORE any of the events on the island. Just when you start to dissect that, something else gets thrown into the mix to ruffle more feathers.
For example, Desmond appears at one point in a "What the hell are you doing here?" moment, mutters the word "brother," and triggers a moment of recognition for Jack. The question here being, is Jack recognizing Desmond from the island? Or is Jack recognizing Desmond from the track while training for his race around the world?
LOST question #23: "What is the smoke monster?" -- ANSWERED
Well, sort of anyway. Can you answer this resolutely if you don't really know the identity of the person Smokie is revealed to be? We've called him the Man in Black, but something tells me this season will give way to a new nickname for Jacob's mysterious rival -- Faux-Locke.
In arguably one of the best moments of the episode, Ben witnesses the wrath of the smoke monster when a group of the Ajira passengers (read: mercenaries of Jacob) decide to enter the tomb beneath the Tawaret against orders. Faux-Locke disappears, and Smokie billows in, delivering hurt in a way we've never seen before. The ring of powder obviously protects from Smokie, but it's not a perfect solution. After Smokie disappears, Faux-Locke re-emerges to deliver the line of the evening, "Sorry you had to see me like that."
You could hear the sound of LOST fans' collective brains popping in the silence following this line. Needless to say, Terry O'Quinn is well on his way to an award-winning performance this season. I'm just saying. As Faux-Locke his eye popping stare, cold indifference with which he speaks of life of the real John Locke, and sinister delivery is equally perplexing as it is captivating. Is Faux-Locke Esau? Why is he so disappointed in Richard and the other Ajira passengers? Were they mislead? (look up Biblical references to Jacob for more on that).
Socially speaking...
Prior to last night's episode, pleas of mercy to keep social media sites free of spoilers littered the social media space. They had little impact on general chatter, however. At the time of publication, LOST remains a trending topic in both Google Trends and Twitter Search, and this growing trend of social popularity mixed with fan behavior has certainly raised some concerns.
For example, this humble author even went so far as to issue a statement of principles regarding my use of Twitter while liveblogging the new season. Something tells me that Tuesday nights will continue to be heavy with LOST discussion until that final episode rolls credits.
What did you think of the episode? Should social media discussion be quieted to prevent spoilers? Where there more important moments from the show you'd like to discuss? Add them in the comments and let's crack this open.
Last night's season 6 premiere, LA X, cracked the Internet in half.... more
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I've always enjoyed Doc Jensen's take on LOST (i know, shocking that this comes out of EW). give this a read, then tell me what you think.
Well LOST fans? What do you think?I've always enjoyed Doc Jensen's take on LOST (i know, shocking that this... more
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