They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.

River ,'Ariel'


Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR  

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SailAweigh - Nov 03, 2004 4:43:57 pm PST #1417 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

What has he done, though, that would mark him as a trickster?

If he's going for the long term fake-out, we wouldn't see him as a trickster, yet. But, Loki is characterized by the following:

1) He's an instigator of conflict, but he usually resolves it himself

2) He transgresses boundaries, he's a shapeshifter

3) He's a provider; he provided Odin with his spear, Thor with his hammer and Frey with the golden boar. He also provided humanity with the net (Lokke in Swedish means spider.)

As a provider we've seen Locke bring in boar, and we saw him use a net earlier tonight. As someone who was paralyzed and now walks, he is, in a manner of speaking, a shapeshifter. He instigated confict with Charlie today by refusing to return the smack. He doesn't really belong to either of the 2 factions on the island, just as Loki often found himself siding with either the gods or the giants, depending on which provided more benefit to him. It's function #2 that Locke exhibits the most. He is external to the system, yet essential to it's function. He is the mediator between the inside and the outside, the cocoon and the moth.


Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2004 4:45:42 pm PST #1418 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

He transgresses boundaries, he's a shapeshifter

We thought he turned into the moth.


Vonnie K - Nov 03, 2004 4:48:47 pm PST #1419 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Jack is happily asexual. I'm not getting a read off him with anybody--Kate, Boone, Shannon, Hurley, Charlie, Sawyer, Sun, or Sayid.

ITA. I like Jack well enough and can objectively see that Matthew Fox is an attractive man, but he has zero sexual/romantic chemistry with anybody on the island. It'd be interesting if the writers made him gay, but 1) I really don't see ABC going there with their leading man, at least not in this day and age, and 2) he doesn't even vibe with any of the supremely hot dudes on the island.

Kate'n'Jack bores me. For potential het pairing, I'm more interested in Charlie/Claire, or even Sun/Michael.


Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2004 4:49:33 pm PST #1420 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Kate'n'Jack bores me. For potential het pairing, I'm more interested in Charlie/Claire, or even Sun/Michael.

Ah, Vonnie. You know the drill.


Vonnie K - Nov 03, 2004 5:01:42 pm PST #1421 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Ah, Vonnie. You know the drill.

Heh. This is the part where we're sharing the brain, right?

Actually, 'operating on half a brain' would explain a bunch of stuff that's been going around in my life recently...


DCJensen - Nov 03, 2004 5:04:17 pm PST #1422 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.

I think Locke is our Loki.

Locke
Locki
Loki

Hmmm...


beathen - Nov 03, 2004 5:05:12 pm PST #1423 of 10000
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.

And I'm wee bit uncertain as to why Charlie suddenly went from "You're a junkie and you're ruininig our band!" to "Drugs! Oh, well, I'll try it, I guess."

Charlie loves the music he's written. I thought that by doing the drugs his brother was, he wouldn't care about his choices (in other words, a road to hell) with the women and the lifestyle, but he would still have his brother and his band.

It just occured to me that this episode has some very religious undertones. Charlie had to ask for the drugs three times (Peter denies Christ three times) and the moth comes out of its coccoon stronger (Christ rising from the dead to offer salvation). When Charlie throws the smack into the fire at the end, he is essentially giving up his old life (sinful life void of Christ) and is starting the new (accepting Christ in your heart).


Deena - Nov 03, 2004 5:06:29 pm PST #1424 of 10000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Considering they found 40 year old bones, and have heard a 16 year old signal, I think the person who hit Sayid has been on the island for 4 years.

This could be mathier.


Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2004 5:07:25 pm PST #1425 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Considering they found 40 year old bones, and have heard a 16 year old signal, I think the person who hit Sayid has been on the island for 4 years.

This could be mathier.

The person feeds Sayid pi.


DXMachina - Nov 03, 2004 5:08:17 pm PST #1426 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Could've been worse. he could've been hit in the head by a Wilson volleyball.