Thought this would be a fun little poll!

I said OMFG! Does that count? :biggrin:

Yes, it does! :biggrin:

I just grinned and though "Oh yeah.......that hit the spot" ..lol

Wasn't surprised in the least. I knew Cooper was on the island the moment Ben said, "Bring in the man from Tallahasee."

Still pretty cool though. :)

More like WTF. Which makes me happy because that means we have a great episode of lost!!

Actually I wasn't surprised at all since the whole FB was about Locke and Cooper. As well, Ben was talking about Cooper just before he opened the door.

im with WTF! thats a good thing though!

I didn't see it coming at all.... I said OMG, and WTF for sure!

I did actually think Cooper was a possibility. But I was busy saying 'Thank you!' that they didn't make us wait til next week to find out!

Actually I wasn't surprised at all since the whole FB was about Locke and Cooper. As well, Ben was talking about Cooper just before he opened the door.

That's funny because I said OMG twice! Once when he opened the door and once in the preview when it looks like Sun punches Sawyer! :eek1: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Well i was surprised. Im just really glad they showed us. I really thought all we were going to see was Locke's reaction.

I thought OMG!

We figured it would be him pretty quickly.. Like pen said, the flashback was about him, and alot of things pointed to it..

Still, when he opened the door and said "Dad?", I got goose bumps...

I was so excited for this episode that I went and got meself spoiled. So I wasn't suprised, but when I saw how insanely scared Cooper looked I chuckled! He was sweatin' bullets man!

Well, I was spoiled about this. But seeing John's reaction, then seeing Cooper and HIS reaction to seeing John, I still had a WHOA! reaction.

No, I kind of figured by all tha Ben said and how the episode was going and the mention of this 'box' being able to conjure up anything that Locke would open the door and see Anthony there. I didn't think he would have been tied up though. What I said OMG for was how he got paralyzed, my mouth hung open for the longest while, even through ommercials, and I also said OMG when they actually SHOWED what was behind the door instead of leaving it as a cliffhanger :)

I also thought, geez, this is like when Walt (if it was Walt) typed "Dad?" to Michael back in Season 2.

No, I KNEW it was his dad, I swear! Back when Ben said earlier in the show "Go get the man from Tallahassee", I turned to my wife and said "They've got Cooper on the Island!" And she said "NO way!" ANd I said "Yeah, and not only that, but he's the real Sawyer!"

So when they were taking Locke to see something, I already was absolutely completely convinced that it was going to be Locke's dad. So, for me it was not an "O My Gawd" moment, but rather a "YES!!" moment!

I definitely did. I'm SO GLAD that I wasn't spoiled for this one. I thought Locke getting pushed through the window was the big OMG ending, since it happened quite late in the show, I wasn't expecting another shocker after that!
Excellent!

I, too, had a few OMGs at the moment he became paralysed, but i deeply suspected that the man from Tallahassee was Cooper; it was no shock.

I said, "OMG" and threw my hands up the air. I also said, "Wheeeee!"

I kinda had a feeling it was him, though, but I still was a bit surprised.

As soon as Ben told him guess what came out of the box I knew it was John's father.

I wasn't surprised, because it seemed "right" to see Cooper there, but I really enjoyed seeing the looks on John & Cooper's faces. That was fun.

And yeah, seeing John fly backwards out the window was spine-chilling. When we saw him in the hospital with his bruised and battered purple face, I felt like crying for him!

Glad to see Cooper got a bit beat up...serves him right!

I didn't say OMG, I said HS.

Well, actually I used "Holy (explitive)!"

same thing though,

-- J

I said WTF, but yeah close enough.

I also thought, geez, this is like when Walt (if it was Walt) typed "Dad?" to Michael back in Season 2.

i thought the same thing. but i thought it was going to be helen behind the door. his dad hadn't even entered my mind.

Well, I spoiled myself before I watched the episode, but I was definitely thinking OMG when I read about it.

Didn´t say OMG because I´ve sort of figured out when he started the whole thing with you´re special to the island and stuff...

Plus he´d asked how Jonh felt when his own dad tried to kill him..

After that thought about the talahasse line.. Figured his dad would be in there

(ok ok.. figured it ou like 3 seconds before it happened, but still , sice it´s Lost and I never figure anything ou before hand, I think it counts :grin: )

Lol, I certainly said loud "wtf ??!!" ; I sure got surprised ... But not by the fact Locke's father's on the island (I was actually expecting that) ; but by the fact that it's not what i thought "what came out of the box" would've been at all !! :biggrin:

I was expecting something really crazy, like ... I don't know ; an alien, or a weird statue with electromagnetic powers or a piece of unknown technology or something...

I was kinda disapointed when i saw that it was "only" cooper ; but hey, great scene nonetheless :biggrin:

There were four of us watching at the time. Everyone of us gasped and gave a hardy "WTF?!"

This was an excellent episode.

More like WTF. Which makes me happy because that means we have a great episode of lost!!

that was my response as well

i can not tell you how many times i said "dads in the box" after ben asked about the feeling of his father trying to kill him. my sister thought i was goign crazy. i reminded myslef of lenny but insted of the numbers it was "dads in the box" mmm i want jack in the box, good tacos!

I totally said OMG! And I'm still saying it. And I'm still like bouncing off the walls of this one.

AMAZING. AMAZING!!

I said OMG twice. When Locke was pushed & then at the end. GREAT EPI!!!!

i thought the thing out of the box was obviously a person, but i was thinking maybe jack's dad, though that would have nothing to do with anything. i pretty much just screamed at seeing him.

I was thinking, this better make my jaw drop or I'm going to be pissed....and they succeeded!

:surprise:

I saw it coming about 10 minutes before the end...so my ACTUAL thought was"I KNEW IT!" followed by "OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!"

Yeah, so even though I predicted it without spoilers, I loved it! :)

eta: And I DEFINITELY said "OMG" when Locke was pushed...freakin' crazy!

I did!!!! I just about freaked out!

i have to say that i predicted it...so i wasn't really exclaiming "OMG" out of surprise about the plot, but out of surprise that i was right. :clap:

i can't wait to see how they elaborate on THIS plot twist!

I had a feeling it was going to be him, but when it really WAS, I still was shocked. Now that's a good show.

As soon as Locke walked into his dad's apartment I was like, 'Locke's gonna get thrown off the blacony'. So it didn't shock me to see go through the window.

But when that door opened and I saw Locke's dad there I was like 'WTF'. I am still not entirely sure if I like that little plot turn.

As soon as Ben asked Alpert to get the man frm Tallahassee I suspected it was Cooper. So not a big "OMG!" moment, more a "I knew it!" moment. :biggrin:

I was shocked! Seeing him in the chair cringing with fear, that was great!!
As for the scene in the apartment before Locke is pushed out the window, my sister figured that one out, she had a feeling he was going to push him out that window!! How crazy is Anthony? I hope he get's what's coming to him.

I don't know why but when Ben said "get the man from Tallahassee" I was thinking Sawyer.

I screamed HS when Locke was pushed out the window... and my husband and daughter called out "what???" from the other room. (They were watching Star Trek cartoons.) They thought HS too when I told them.

Then we saw Cooper in the room. I kind of expected it would be him, but I didn't expect him to be bound and gagged and hurt. I thought he'd be there to menace Locke, but he's vulnerable now. The tables are turned, potentially at least. So yeah, I thought WTF when I saw Cooper in the room.

I can't wait for next week!!

I had no idea what would be in the room, but Locke's dad would have to be the last thing I was expecting. I was like...OMG!? :D
And yeah, lostlocke, they kind of telegraphed that he'd get thrown out of a window didn't they? Kind of like how they telegraphed that Juliet's ex would get hit by the bus because you could see one parked down the street. Still, it was intense.

For me, it was more of a "Holy Shnikes!" moment. And then that was it. My wife saw it coming and I kind of did too toward the end. But it was still an awesome moment.

Wasn't surprised in the least. I knew Cooper was on the island the moment Ben said, "Bring in the man from Tallahasee."

Still pretty cool though. :)


Exactly what I was going to say. I like the episode, but I thought that the ending was predictable.

Wasn't surprised in the least. I knew Cooper was on the island the moment Ben said, "Bring in the man from Tallahasee."

Still pretty cool though. :)

Yeah, me too. It would have been more a OMG moment without that line broadcasting the reveal. If Ben had just taken Locke to a holding cell where they were keeping Cooper, then there would have been no need for Tom to "bring" anyone in -- but then they'd have to find a new episode title or get the line in another way.

I tried, but didn't get any words out of my mouth. I was either paralyzed for a second or my mouth was just too wide to get any words out. :p Voted "yes" by the way.

HOLLY MOTHER OF GOD !!!
HOLLY CANNOLI !!!

I thought: "Forget about Jate vs. Skate...LET'S SEE THE BOX !!!"

peace

I was shocked! Seeing him in the chair cringing with fear, that was great!!
As for the scene in the apartment before Locke is pushed out the window, my sister figured that one out, she had a feeling he was going to push him out that window!! How crazy is Anthony? I hope he get's what's coming to him.

Exactly! Like many of the others posting to this thread, I knew right from the moment Ben said "Get the man from Tallahassee" that he was talking about Cooper, and I was completely expecting to see Cooper behind that door when it opened. For me that was no surprise at all.

However, the OMG moment was just like you said: when Cooper pushed his own flesh and blood son out of the window. It was so sudden. That really caught me off guard. And that is great, because even though I can outguess some of the stuff in the plot, Lost still can shake me up once in a while with something that completely blindsides me. I love it!

OMG! Aaahhbbrrrummmabadada. I think that was what I said.

However, the OMG moment was just like you said: when Cooper pushed his own flesh and blood son out of the window.

It was the same for me - I jumped out of my seat, I was so surprised!

I didn't really need to say anything... the MUSIC said it all.

For once, I didn't spoil myself and was really rewarded. I'm usually pretty quick but I totaly wasn't anticipating AC being in the box. I think when Ben asked what Locke would want in the box, I was thinking Helen. Either one would have been awesome and it was a fabulous scene and I did say OMG!!!! :biggrin:

I was totally expecting Cooper from a mile away so it didn't surprise me (I didn't read spoilers), but what did surprise me a little was that he was tied and gagged with a horrified look on his face. Vulnerable. Human. I NEED to find out what's going on there.

The whole episode was an OMG! Over and over!

I didn't say OMG.

I said, That was interesting how the "box", is "smokie", and how the others made Cooper from the box. (That is not the REAL Cooper). The others control smokie... The others can read minds, which is part of the whispers....and from those mind readings can create images with smokie.

I laughed out loud.
Dad?
I guessed he would be there a minute or so before. But still it was a great scene.
I said OMG when Cooper pushed him out of the window.

that such a crazy ending. i even read some of the spoilers, but could never in a gazillion years have guessed that

for the people who tivo'ed it
Cooper
would be on the island. that blew my mind, and leads me to ponder a trillion new questions.

My thought was "I knew it!" I just kind of guessed it from "being me the man from Tallahassee" and as soon as he said "I want to show you what came out of the box." It was still cool though... still excellent, and still shocking.

I went omg with a few other added curse words =P

Cute poll;) I actually said What the ----?

i fell of the couch and said holy sh**

It reminded me of Harry Potter. You know, the boggart in the wardrobe...? Maybe you see something tailored for you. But that'd be a little too far-fetched for me to be comfortable with...

I said to my husband, "I'm so confused." Not that that's a bad thing. :biggrin:

No, I wasn't surprised at all and I've been off spoilers for quite some time now. It was apparent Cooper would be there when Ben asked for "The Man From Tallahassee."

:eek2:

I said exactly that.

Oh. My. God.

No, I wasn't surprised at all and I've been off spoilers for quite some time now. It was apparent Cooper would be there when Ben asked for "The Man From Tallahassee."

Pibb, when did we learn that Cooper was in [or went to] Tallahassee? I heard the cops say that he'd gone to Mexico and disappeared.
(I've asked this in several threads, but no one answers. thanks.)

Pibb, when did we learn that Cooper was in [or went to] Tallahassee? I heard the cops say that he'd gone to Mexico and disappeared.
(I've asked this in several threads, but no one answers. thanks.)

You're right about them not giving us any information about Cooper being from Tallahassee, but when Ben asked for him, I just had a feeling that Cooper was going to appear on the Island. So, I wasn't surprised at all. It wasn't based on anything we learned from the show.

You're right about them not giving us any information about Cooper being from Tallahassee, but when Ben asked for him, I just had a feeling that Cooper was going to appear on the Island. So, I wasn't surprised at all. It wasn't based on anything we learned from the show.

OK, thanks! I know I don't remember everything about the show (since I usually only watch them each about twice), but it didn't seem like they'd said he was ever in FL...which is something I'd remember, since that's where I live.

I wasn't really surprised to see Cooper, but it came to me during the last 15 minutes or so, not when Ben said, "Go get the man...".

Thanks for replying, Pibb. :)

Pibb, when did we learn that Cooper was in [or went to] Tallahassee? I heard the cops say that he'd gone to Mexico and disappeared.
(I've asked this in several threads, but no one answers. thanks.)We didn't.
But in this episode, we'd already seen 2 Locke flashbacks, one of which mentioned Anthony Cooper, and with Locke hiding in his closet Ben asks for the man from Tallahassee.
Come on, this is LOST, the character crossover coincidence show. Who were you expecting? Wallace Amos? Burt Reynolds? Jim Morrison? Paul Dirac?

Nope, wasn't surprised at all; not because I had been expecting to see him in the box, but because I was hoping for something more.

Nope, wasn't surprised at all; not because I had been expecting to see him in the box, but because I was hoping for something more.
No problem Lija.
Still trying to figure out the meaning of the "box." The room that he was in didn't look all that special. If the box is a metaphor for an actual spot on the Island, I would expect it to be marked as a significant place.

No problem Lija.
Still trying to figure out the meaning of the "box." The room that he was in didn't look all that special. If the box is a metaphor for an actual spot on the Island, I would expect it to be marked as a significant place.

I might be understanding it wrong, but I thought the room was the box Ben mentioned. Am I having a "blonde" moment here?

No problem Lija.
Still trying to figure out the meaning of the "box." The room that he was in didn't look all that special. If the box is a metaphor for an actual spot on the Island, I would expect it to be marked as a significant place.

I'm thinking it was just Ben trying to mess with Locke's mind some more. After all, Ben's been so successful with that so far.
I definitely didn't think the room Cooper was locked in was "the Box." If there IS an actual spot on The Island (which I doubt), I'm sure it's well hidden.

Until I get more info, I'm going to think that this "box" is another red herring from Ben's evil mind.

I didn't say OMG! and I didnt have a different thought.

I knew it was coming.

It was sooooo OVERLY foreshadowed like 2 seconds before the opened the door with "Ben's speech."

I dont know, it just didnt shock me and I knew it was going to be his father.

I'm thinking it was just Ben trying to mess with Locke's mind some more. After all, Ben's been so successful with that so far.
I definitely didn't think the room Cooper was locked in was "the Box." If there IS an actual spot on The Island (which I doubt), I'm sure it's well hidden.

Until I get more info, I'm going to think that this "box" is another red herring from Ben's evil mind.
That's what I'm thinking too. That, or it's just a metaphor for the Island giving people what they really desire--as long as its good.

I might be understanding it wrong, but I thought the room was the box Ben mentioned. Am I having a "blonde" moment here?
Don't worry, you're not. I think that's what we were supposed to be lead to believe. My guesses are that the box is either
A: The actual room that Cooper was in and the whole thing about the box giving you what you want only applied to Locke at that moment.
B: It's an actual place on the Island where you can directly communicate with it.
C. It's a red herring. They got Cooper from somewhere and Ben is just messing with Locke's head.

i voted yes on this poll...but I almost wanted to put no and to expand on that theory....I need to stop reading spoilers!!!

I didn't read any spoilers, so I didn't know ahead of time, but I still wasn't wowed... I'm not sure why I didn't find it more shocking... I love having OMG reactions to shows... I had one the episode before with Jack playing football but not this one.

definitely did. I'm SO GLAD that I wasn't spoiled for this one. I thought Locke getting pushed through the window was the big OMG ending, since it happened quite late in the show, I wasn't expecting another shocker after that!
Excellent!
Same here!And I was screaming in the end:biggrin:

I had a feeling that it might be his father. I was shocked but not OMG shocked.

Wasn't surprised in the least. I knew Cooper was on the island the moment Ben said, "Bring in the man from Tallahasee."

Still pretty cool though. :)

I agree! I figured out that it was his Dad that broke his back in the flower shop and that he was on the island at the same point.

Great though!

I thought it was going to be one of those teasers to wait till next week. I was surprised they showed it, and who it was...

I was more surprised when Locke was pushed out the window. I thought his paralysis would result from his father's actions but that he would have been beaten by goons, hit by a car, or shot.

When I saw AC in the room scared witless, my thought was, "Now what? Is Locke going to take his kidney back?"

I was taping while I was running around doing some last minute things in the house and I happened to walk past when Daddy Dearest pushed Locke out the window. That was a Holy Crap! However, the ending freaked me out, and that was a full blown, Holy Sheet!
As for the poster who suggested Locke might want his kidney back. YEAH! Now THAT would be payback.

yes I had an OMG moment. I had no idea that it would be his father. Then again right afterwards when the show ended because to me it seemed to be over so fast.
I OMG'ed when he went out the window too, also when he stood up after having his case suspened, I thought he had depression because of being in a wheelchair.
This was one of the best episodes yet.


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