I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?

Buffy ,'Lessons'


Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR  

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§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 8:59:40 am PST #6265 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But Locke and Sayid can do so much more than slaying. And once Jin's planted, do you really need to do that much more?


Jessica - Feb 18, 2005 9:01:26 am PST #6266 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'd go with Jin. I think I'm going to be better at the planting than the Slaying. (Also, I can point out to her that some of the stuff she's planting won't fruit for YEARS.)

I think you mean Sun. Jin's her non-English-speaking fisherman mob-boss husband.


Betsy HP - Feb 18, 2005 9:03:58 am PST #6267 of 10000
If I only had a brain...

And once Jin's planted, do you really need to do that much more?

It always comes around to corpse disposal here, doesn't it?


Dana - Feb 18, 2005 9:04:55 am PST #6268 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I thought that scene between Charlie and Hurley was deeply hysterical. So oddly pragmatic on one hand, and then zombie fear.


§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 9:06:32 am PST #6269 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I thought that scene between Charlie and Hurley was deeply hysterical

When they had that scene, I went to look up the writer, because it was quotable, and Lost doesn't do that.

Drew. Ahhhh.


Betsy HP - Feb 18, 2005 9:07:30 am PST #6270 of 10000
If I only had a brain...

I missed the zombie reference. I'm so embarrassed.


tavella - Feb 18, 2005 9:08:31 am PST #6271 of 10000
There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.

My Evil has to be far removed from reality though.

I think that was my especial problem with this. It's still absolutely true that I don't identify or sympathize, pretty much ever, with people being deliberately evil, but what especially got me here was that we had this guy and his small, genial life being smashed by His Assholeness, and my reaction, from the way the script was written, was not supposed to be "God, you are a fucking menace, and you should be in jail for the rest of your life", my reaction was apparently supposed to be "aw! Poor Sawyer-woobie! Tricked by that mean conman!" I'm used to victims being ignored, but to have the death of a innocent not only completely devalued but indeed actively used to evoke sympathy for his murderer revolted me, and was realistic enough (I've seen it in real life), to trigger all my buttons.

So mostly I'm going to blame poor writing. I really, really do not get the Drew Goddard love. I think that's at least three things I've seen written by him, and none of them especially impressed me (though Anya and bunnies was at least amusing, if slapstick.)


Dana - Feb 18, 2005 9:10:10 am PST #6272 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I missed the zombie reference. I'm so embarrassed.

He didn't use the 'z' word, but he talked about Ethan rising from his grave or something.


Calli - Feb 18, 2005 9:11:50 am PST #6273 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I was thinking vampires, myself. But a lot of the Lost folks seem to keep pointy sticks about, so I figured it would work out.


Dana - Feb 18, 2005 9:16:28 am PST #6274 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Oh, I guess vampires make more sense, what with Ultimate Drew.

I'm sticking with zombies.