Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.

'Objects In Space'


Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR  

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DCJensen - Oct 29, 2004 8:40:04 am PDT #1128 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.

there have been 2 episodes that ended with a musical montage. The writers can be a little more creative than that.

Judging from their proclivity for foreshadowing, I expect something devistating to happen to Hurley, only to have Charlie at the end of the episode crying and listening to Hurley's player as the batteries die and it slows and stops.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 29, 2004 8:41:10 am PDT #1129 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Maybe one of the upcoming ones can juxtapose Locke at the campfire and whatever's crashing around in the jungle sitting and pining for one another.


sumi - Oct 29, 2004 8:43:20 am PDT #1130 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!

Bwahahaha!


Sean K - Oct 29, 2004 8:47:28 am PDT #1131 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Maybe one of the upcoming ones can juxtapose Locke at the campfire and whatever's crashing around in the jungle sitting and pining for one another.

LoKNEpelepticTreEs4EVAH!!!!11!


shrift - Oct 29, 2004 9:00:38 am PDT #1132 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

::holds out hope for shrift-strippage::

I wasn't responding to the parenthetical clause! Wasn't!

Less so in a disaster situation where one person is getting drowned too.

Well, the attack appeared to come out of nowhere, so it's understandable that people would be nailed to the beach pining for the fjords stunned.


Jessica - Oct 29, 2004 9:07:10 am PDT #1133 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Personally, I wouldn't jump in to stop a fight unless I were reasonably certain I could overpower the attacker, and Jin's one of the bigger, stronger men on the island. So I don't blame the bystanders for waiting for Sawyer/Sayid.


DavidS - Oct 29, 2004 9:41:44 am PDT #1134 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Personally, I wouldn't jump in to stop a fight unless I were reasonably certain I could overpower the attacker, and Jin's one of the bigger, stronger men on the island. So I don't blame the bystanders for waiting for Sawyer/Sayid.

I've only stepped into stop a fight a couple times. Once I was an RA in that dorm so it was my responsibility to keep the peace. The second was on a crowded bus and the combatants were about to land on a woman cowering in her seat with an infant in arms.

Admittedly, there are many studies about the social dynamics when somebody is attacked in public. Most folks default responsibility in a larger group - expecting somebody else to step in. But the context is so different in their situation I would've expected other people to jump up earlier.


SuziQ - Oct 29, 2004 9:45:58 am PDT #1135 of 10000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Or even if they didn't jump in, at least come to the water's edge and yell at him, or have someone run to get the big strong he-men.


Wolfram - Oct 29, 2004 10:04:57 am PDT #1136 of 10000
Visilurking

Admittedly, there are many studies about the social dynamics when somebody is attacked in public. Most folks default responsibility in a larger group - expecting somebody else to step in. But the context is so different in their situation I would've expected other people to jump up earlier.

I think that's what pinged me. This is not a random group of folks on a bus or in a bar. These are 46 people who have been trapped on the same island for SIX FREAKIN' DAYS. That's like 144 hours. It seemed more like they didn't want to pay an extra for more screen time, so they had to get two of the only people in the vicinity who have scripted personalities to jump in and help. From what I remember, Sayid and Sawyer had to come out from a different area on the island after like 30 seconds of pummeling. That's a long freakin' time.


DCJensen - Oct 29, 2004 10:10:05 am PDT #1137 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.

It's been my experience that in real life? Most people don't get involved.

In fact my teacher called me a cultural atavism because I said I would run towards someone calling for help, rather than call the authorities or let security on campus deal with it.

I replied I'd run and assess the situation, first, and maybe yell for somoneone else to call it in.

I'm a throwback, that way.