What did you think?

I guess I voted first, LOL

I thought it was okay, but it seemed to move slow. The Michael and Company story was good, albeit predictable. The peanut butter moment was kind of sappy, and how come Kate and Jack had spoons, but Claire has to eat PB with her fingers? The back story was once again all about stuff we already knew.

Good stuff included Sun and the message bottle and Bernard finally showing up. Oh, and the hatch at the other side of the island was the only "wow" moment.

I was really disappointed that the "big Jin spoiler" was a total fakeout. But it did make for interesting gossip for about a week.

Thanks again for the Poll, DangerDork. These are terrific.

I thought this epi was really good. I liked how we saw a different side of Hurley than the one we're used to.

Not bad but nothing special. It was good but I just wouldn't say it's my favorite. Though, I defiantly laughed out loud more for this episode then any other season 2 epi so far. I loved Sawyer's, "Pee on it" comment.

This was mostly an emotional episode. Kind of giving us a good cry, and giving us a bit of info but not exactly moving the main plot along. But thats ok, it had me crying so I guess it worked out. Sometimes an episode can just hold your emotions for the hour and its still fabulous.

This was kind of like the episode where we think and wonder what we would do in a situation like this.

Plus, Michael, Jin and Sawyer get to see that relatively they have been lucky. I wonder why the Others are gunning more for the tail section then it seems for the Lostaways.

I loved this episode. It rates with as one of my favs :D

But still not enough Sawyer for me ;)

It was meh.
it did move slower, and I don't feel like I learned anything new with Hurley's flashback, just what I did know was reinforced.

But it won't stop me from watching it again this weekend!

but Claire has to eat PB with her fingers?

is there another way to eat peanut butter that I don't know about?

Great episode, I voted above average. It was fun, and light, not as dark and deep as the previous eps of the season. I feel like stuff got done, people talked about what was going on and how weird it was.

And yeah...the flashback stuff was a little reptitive but I learned more stuff about Hurley, a girl he liked, his best buddy, the fun they had and how it all came to an end. Another thing to blame the numbers for....so I liked the flashback a lot actually.

But why did JIN of all people appear in hurley's dream? weird...

10: Perfect
9: Outstanding
8: Very Good
7: Good
6: Average, but not Bad
5: Average, but not Good
4: Bad
3: Very Bad
2: Horrendous
1: Watching this should replace the Death Penalty

I prefer the poll we used last season . Nothing against dangerdork's poll making skills :) I guess I just prefer the classics :laughing:
I would rate Everybody Hates Hugo a 6. Average Lost is still better than anything else on television::biggrin:

"Rambina" was one of the top Sawyerisms ever.

I LOVED how the girls kinda formed a little clique to figure out what to do with the Message Bottle, and I HATE what Sun did with it.

And although I LOVE Hugo, and this backstory worked much better at providing a backdrop for his Island dilemma, again this was pretty much a been-there-done-that story. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I loved the Rambina nickname!!! :24: :lol:

That Claire went to Shannon with the bottle and not to someone like say Jack or Kate, yknow to let EVERYONE know what she found, I thought was strange and didn't fit well. What, she didn't even tell Charlie???

Everybody Hates Hugo was another redemption story, which I guess is the whole point of the series, but it's getting a little old.

I also thought it was a cheap shot to have bits of Hurley's DREAM in a preview. Just like after the jungle-paste-drug-trip where Boone saw Shannon get eaten and THAT was in the preview, viewers felt somewhat cheated at the end. I felt the same way after Hurley's dream sequence, even though I figured that's what it was because Jin would not be speaking perfect English in real life.

All in all? I agree with pengbear........MEH.........:yawn:

No, they brought it to Sun because her husband was on the raft. She was the only one on the island with an emotional connection pre-crash to anyone on the raft. It made sense to me. Let the (potentially) grieving widow make the choice.

Excellent point. I had totally forgotten that the rest of the Lostaways don't know what happened to Michael, Jin and Sawyer.

I still like my Girls' Club theory though.

:)

See, I was happy to see some of the focus away from the "A-Team" for a while. The first three eps were so jam-packed, I enjoyed slowing it down a bit and watching interactions. So, I wasn't as much "Girls Club" as "folks banding together."

But I'm naive :)

Whats with all the "meh" talk? this episode was alot better than the last two.

I am so glad the characters are acting like themselves again.

Best ep of season 2 so far. followed by MoS,MoF, then Orientation then adrift.

This one was just so emotional towards the end, and quite funny throughout

Now they can all start going to the bathroom together.
:drowsy:
Ha. Ha.

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No, they brought it to Sun because her husband was on the raft. She was the only one on the island with an emotional connection pre-crash to anyone on the raft. It made sense to me. Let the (potentially) grieving widow make the choice.
But the other survivors may be counting on the raft making it somewhere and sending rescue. They all sure put a whole lot of effort into making sure it was built correctly and sailed quickly. Jack sure thought it was a big enough deal to have everyone pitch in to launch it.

I know Sun is the only one on the island emotionally attached to one of the raftees but news of their fate is important to everyone.

Even though there wasn't much storyline advancement, I enjoyed this eppy. But I am surprised to see/read that no one has taken Jin's statement in Hugo's dream as a warning, and the Luau on the beach as "the calm before the storm." I was left with the feeling at the end if this episode that this would be one of the last "peaceful" moments for a while. Did anyone else get that impression?

Again, Sawyer gave me a true LOL moment. When Ana left him in the pit, slammed the lid and the screen went black, we heard Sawyer say only one word. I nearly choked on the popcorn I was eating at the time.

A well written episode that, for me anyway, further proves the point that character development is as important (if not more so) than an action.

Peace!
Bengoshi2000

you know what really bugs me about lost? thenumber of commercials. It seems like after 5 minutes of show, there is a 5 minute commercial break. I understand that ABC has to make money somehoe, but there are so many commercials that it is rediculous, there are just SOOOOOOOOo many and SOOOOOOOOoo frequent... it really detracts from the show.

Didn't bother me, I thought it was one of the best they've done. For a show to make me move to wet eyes, it's good stuff. And I'm not talking just Bernard. Jorge did such an awesome job. You felt his pain, and that's hard to convey sometimes on the small screen. Kudos to the writers and Jorge -- and everyone else. Love Jin's voice!!

you know what really bugs me about lost? thenumber of commercials. It seems like after 5 minutes of show, there is a 5 minute commercial break. I understand that ABC has to make money somehoe, but there are so many commercials that it is rediculous, there are just SOOOOOOOOo many and SOOOOOOOOoo frequent... it really detracts from the show.

Unfortunately, that's how TV works. In fact, writers plan their episodes around the breaks, so they can set up mini-cliff hangers. Or Sawyer's great line just as it went to black. And, FYI, most shows try to get to 7 minutes after the hour before the first break. That's how the Nielsen boxes count.

Also, I don't think the breaks are as frequent as they "feel." I get so wrapped up in the episode that it feels like 5 minutes have passed when really 10-15 have. I always seem to look at the clock at 9:45 and say "Oh my god, we're 3/4 through?!?" :o

Not bad but nothing special. I agree with the person who said that average Lost is better than just about everything else. The season seems to be shifting into lower gear, as is inevitable, and this was a more light-hearted, status-quo episode. Nothing wrong with that, but it didn't blow my mind like the first three.

I was glad to see more of the 'B' team, too, though. This was a good Charlie episode, in particular.

As a non-preview watcher who was inundated by the amount of posts of Jin's English prior to last night's episode, I was glad to see that it was all just the producers messing with us. Seeing that transpire early on and in a dream made the episode much better for me.
Already I've seen people posting spoiler-ish info about the previews for next week though. Dangit. :(

After the incredible flood of information in Orientation, this one was almost a vacuum, but still pretty good.

I was extremely interested in that blocked off wall, and was elated when Sayid went straight for it. I'm surprised Jack didn't ask if it was a good idea to try to get past the barrier, though.

I tend to agree with Mondoz. I think my expectations for this episode were peaked--the commercials definitely were 'el sucko,' but the new Sawyerisms and the introduction of Bernard were good. Was it some magazine that characterized Hurley and his Cluck-sociate as the 'New Laurel and Hardy?' I'd say--uh--no. But, I'll give it three thumbs up out of five stars.

Was it some magazine that characterized Hurley and his Cluck-sociate as the 'New Laurel and Hardy?' I'd say--uh--no. .

I agree!!!
Maybe my expectations were too high but from the way it sounded, Hurley and DJ were going to have us rolling but I barely cracked a smile. :ohwell: Maybe their outtakes are hilarious - I'll be looking for those on Season 2 DVD! :laugh:

[COLOR=#0000ff] I enjoyed this episode though I wish the show was not crawling along with numerous commercials in between scenes. I think Ana's group is living in one of the bunkers the social scientists built. On the tape in the hatch the speaker said their hatch was in a specific location on the island so I took from that they had built a number of similar bunkers on different parts of the island where they conducted their experiments. However, it appears odd they would conduct their experiments in bunkers rather than have
one or two or three large above-ground laboratories but perhaps we will find more about that later.

The scenes with Hurley and Rose were great! She always seems to be a person who comforts those in need. Remember how she helped Charlie with his grief when The Others kidnapped him and Claire and Charlie was the only one they had rescued at that time? If anyone could reach Hurley at the moment he wanted to blow up everything, it was Rose.

Though it certainly appears Charlie was a jerk to Hurley, he was only trying to get peanut butter for Claire. Charlie had not thought out the ramifications if he were given the peanut butter on the rest of the survivors nor did he realize what kind of position that put Hurley in. Charlie was being selfish. However, Charlie's act triggered memories in Hurley from his past and he knew it would be a catastrophe if the food was parceled out rather than given to everyone as a treat. In the end the memories and Rose's comfort helped Hurley come to a decision that would be satisfying to everyone and no one would hate him. It is so comforting to know Bernard is alive and Rose's faith in his survival is a reality. It will be great when those two get together.

Sawyer's shoulder is becoming infected. Guess Jack will have to come to the rescue. They will be heading Jack's camp so Sawyer should be o.k.

It appears to me we are seeing the story of Lost at a time period some 7-10 years in the past. The story of course starts with the crash of the plane but the things we have seen are from a 7-10 year period in the past. For example, the comic Hurley had on the plane and Walt found came out in about 1997. The photo of Walt on the milk carton was done in the same time period. It was a method to publicize lost children. So the program appears to be starting with the crash in about 1997 and thereafter will be slowly come up to the present whereever that takes them.

I have read a lot of comments about Ana that are negative. However, we have no idea what Ana's group has been through. Libby says there were 22 of them and yet when we go to their bunker we find maybe 7. So what happened to the rest of them? Did they become "sick" like the members of Danielle's group or have they been killed by the Others or both? Perhaps Ana as one of the tail-end-of-the-plane was a person who became a leader trying to help this group survive and, because of death of the other people in her group, has had to resort to drastic tactics to make sure anyone they come in contact with is friend, not sick, or foe.

From the previews of next week's episode, it appears Sawyer will be flirting with Ana and so the ships begin...Ana and Sawyer, Ana and Jack, Jack and Kate, Kate and Sawyer. Let the games begin!!!!:cool:

I am new here. I have no idea why the font on this post came out so big. Have to work on that...

Well, you can't post in color ,Arwen, only mods or admin post in color. Maybe if you went back into your post and removed the color tag that would help or change the number in the font size from 7 to 1 .

Wow, I'm surprised most people thought this episode was "blah"...

As for Hurley's flashbacks not showing us anything we didn't already know, I totally disagree. In "Numbers" we didn't see anything about him being very reluctant to cash in on the winning ticket. If you recall, he was all smiles when the news crew was interviewing him and his family outside their home and it was only after he claimed the prize and bad things started happening that he began regretting what he'd done. Then jump to last night's episode where we're shown that Hurley had a deep fear about the change that was going to come and how his concern was justified when Johnny, who I assume was his best friend, felt betrayed and "turned" on him. Not to mention how all that mirrored the change that the new found food would bring to the survivors and their existence on the island.

The last three episodes were great but I think we can only have so many episodes in a row that end with a cliffhanger. It was time for an episode that brought resolution (at least for a moment), all the while showing us the aftermath of the initial discovery of the hatch's contents. Desmond's departure meant that they now controlled the hatch (again, for the time being...) and so a period of re-adjustment was, I think, logical and appropriate.

Besides, if every episode reveals yet another part of the mystery, bringing us closer to the truths we're anxiously dieing to know, this series would be---sadly---short-lived... and I don't think anyone here wants that.


Personally, I'm so glad Rose is back. I really missed her good-natured presence on the show. Finally seeing Bernard and knowing that he survived and is doing okay was great to see because there was a strong message of hope in Rose's character and now we know she was correct in believing. Juxtaposing it with the scene where Sun buries the bottle containing the letters was a nice touch, because both are now seperated from their husbands. And Sun's reaction makes perfect sense because it wasn't hers to destroy---which would have been out of her character to do in the first place---so she chose to hide it until a time comes when it may be needed... Also, if Claire, Shannon and Sun had told everyone that they found the bottle, it would have crushed everyone's spirits and like Sayid, Locke and Christian said (if I'm not mistaken and I'm paraphrasing) "Hope is a very important thing to have."

Anyway, that's my take on it. :wink1:


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P.S. I voted "My favorite episode of Lost EVER.", because I thought it deserved a slightly better rank than "Great show! One of their best.", though I can't really say it was my favourite episode because they're all so amazing!

I liked that it was a Hurley episode and gave a little more of his emotional background. I feel like the backstories so far this season are giving incremental information about the characters, but nothing ground-breaking. I have faith that there will be some jaw droppers later in the season, though! I personally think the writers are having fun teasing us all with bits and pieces. When do we get another Charlie backstory? I love my rock and roll boys.

I really liked it. It was a lighter episode and sometimes you need one of those to break up the darkness. Plus Hurley's flashbacks are the best. Hope we get another one soon.

I Loved the Hurley Hulusination. With jin Speaking English, i mean Hurley Speaking Korean