Well yes. Worried about themselves being dragged off into the jungle by mystery psycho would still seem pretty sensible, though. Especially since they can't really comfort themselves with visions of the determined rescue effort, now can they?
Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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brenda m - Jan 25, 2005 9:09:40 am PST #5426 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Allyson - Jan 25, 2005 9:14:01 am PST #5427 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I think it's a Dave-Maddie issue, which is, the audience thinks that they want Dave and Maddie to hook up, but once they do, you're like 'Aah, I wish they never hooked up!' So, despite all the people who are saying 'We wanna see the monster, we wanna know what Kate did, you must answer all these questions!,' we're comfortable just knowing the answers and holding them back until we've earned it
"I have no freakin' idea, and so am falling back on the Moonlighting Defense."
I wish someone would say, "I have no idea what it is."
It would be so damned endearing. I'd send cookies!
Jars - Jan 25, 2005 9:19:30 am PST #5428 of 10000
I'm not sure what action they could take that would make them feel safer than just staying on the beach. If they head off into the jungle, Puff the Magic MacGuffin might get them. And, by this point, they've come to rely on Locke for a lot of their 'venture in to the jungle' needs. It stands to reason that they'd expect him to take care of tracking down Claire as well.
The thing I find most frustrating is not knowing who knows what. Which characters know that the plane was off course? Have they told the redshirts yet? Who knows about the polar bear? The transmission? The bodies? It's difficult to get a handle on how sensible people's actions are without knowing how much information they have.
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2005 9:22:04 am PST #5429 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's difficult to get a handle on how sensible people's actions are without knowing how much information they have.
I'm not criticising people's actions so much as the writing. If they're going to not be scared, I want to be sure it's purposeful (and hopefully has a cause or payoff) and not laziness in the creation.
Jars - Jan 25, 2005 9:27:53 am PST #5430 of 10000
If they're going to not be scared, I want to be sure it's purposeful (and hopefully has a cause or payoff) and not laziness in the creation.
I'm still enjoying the character interaction too much to get annoyed by the plotlines not advancing, I think. I'm pretty sure watching Carnivale has inured me to a constant build-up with little pay-off except pretty.
Jessica - Jan 25, 2005 9:30:31 am PST #5431 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
little pay-off
Oh good. Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
DavidS - Jan 25, 2005 9:31:43 am PST #5432 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh good. Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
Of Carnivale? It's slow moving, but things do pay off. I'm really enjoying it.
Jessica - Jan 25, 2005 9:35:52 am PST #5433 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'd heard such great things about it, but the first ep drove me absolutely batshit.
beth b - Jan 25, 2005 9:39:46 am PST #5434 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
As long as they keep revealing stuff - and it dosen't contradict to much other stuff, I'll be ok.
I don't have a lot of practical skills - but I learn really quickly. things I know I could do :
cook
Keep a fire going
Haul
learn to maintain things like the water system
and every now and then I would have some flash of brillance that would be a really good idea.
and I can be a really pain when it comes to "reminding" people of rules for health and safety.
Jars - Jan 25, 2005 9:43:12 am PST #5435 of 10000
Now I don't feel bad about only watching one ep.
Oh, no! It really is a fabulous show. I haven't seen the second series yet, but to me the first series seemed like a whole lot of foreplay.