Don't let the hatch door hit your ass on the way out.
They weren't going to use it on his ass.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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Anne W. - Apr 07, 2005 1:48:54 pm PDT #7542 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Una - Apr 07, 2005 1:50:31 pm PDT #7543 of 10000
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
Jin was using it (or one) to work on the raft in the beginning of the ep.
Ah. nevermind then.
*goes back to being annoyed about the preview "look at all this stuff you don't get to see for another month!!". grr.*
Cashmere - Apr 07, 2005 2:37:27 pm PDT #7544 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I actually did want Kate to give Jack some kind of, "Look, just because I have BOOBS doesn't mean I know how to DELIVER BABIES!" speech, because it seems to be a common television misconception, and just ONCE I would like to see it corrected. (Farscape came closest.) But she didn't.
I couldn't decide whether it was a case of chauvinism on Jack's part, chauvinism on the writers' part, Jack giving the task to someone Claire would be more calm and comfortable with, or Jack knowing that Kate does well under pressure whereas Charlie would be having the mother of all freakouts and be no help whatsoever.
I can speak from experience that you don't give two shits what gender the hands are that are pulling the kid from you. Nope. And that person could be accompanied by a entire brass marching band and it wouldn't increase your discomfort level by one whit.
I think the choice of the female delivering the baby is more a comfort for the people doing the delivering (or not in this case). I didn't care for the almost waiting-room like aspect of having Charlie and Jin sitting back while Kate and Claire did all the work. Since there was no birthing chair or bed for Claire to lie in, it could have made her more comfortable to have the guys bracing her legs while she pushed.
Or if the goolie was too scary for the boys, at least have Charlie sitting behind her cradling her to get her into a sitting position and keeping her cool with a wet cloth or something useful.
Laura - Apr 07, 2005 2:39:45 pm PDT #7545 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
it could have made her more comfortable to have the guys bracing her legs while she pushed.
This is what my GF was saying too. They could have been on each side holding her.
Cashmere - Apr 07, 2005 2:49:17 pm PDT #7546 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jif Peanut Butter sent us a giftpack for auction
This is charming. I love it!
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2005 3:17:45 pm PDT #7547 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is charming. I love it!
Yeah, but it's empty and you have to imagine the contents.
Allyson - Apr 07, 2005 3:19:42 pm PDT #7548 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
ita, you are such a sunny ball of optimism.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 07, 2005 4:07:26 pm PDT #7549 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
Now he wants movie roles, quality projects — more Ian McKellen than Ian Ziering.
Somerhalder's next project is a Wes Craven movie that's about to film in Africa. His character is SO going to be pining over Brendan Fraser before getting eaten by a mummy.
Liese S. - Apr 07, 2005 4:16:59 pm PDT #7550 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ha. I totally love the Jif gift pack. That is the bestest and sweetest and schmoopiest thing evah! Fandom will adore it.
About Jack, totally freaking creepy for him to be dating/marrying an ex-patient that he brought back to life. Talk about asymmetrical power dynamic in a relationship.
arby - Apr 07, 2005 4:41:26 pm PDT #7551 of 10000
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
ITA Liese - that's exactly what I thought when the "fiancee" gave her speech (along with "Jack is not going to go through with this because he is totally gay") - how fucked up is that?
Polter-Cow, your post made me get the point of this episode far more acutely than the actual broadcast. And now I feel sorry for Jack too. Poor guy.
Kate? Mostly annoying, although I said almost the exact same thing as cleo (except mine was EWWWWW) when Jack popped Boone's lung so he could breathe:
Kate makes the same face I am making right now, which is the AHHHHHHHH face
And I almost forgot to hate her when she was talking Claire through the birth. I hear what you're saying Laura about the tv sterotypes of baby-having, and I totally agree and in general find them incredibly annoying, BUT in this case Jin was so goddamned cute with his eloquent and amusing facial expressions that it completely made it worthwhile for me. The best part was when he shook Charlie's hand at the end, Charlie hugged him, and then - was it me? or were they were both jumping up and down while hugging. TOO CUTE AND FUNNEE.
RIP Boone I guess. Although really I only liked him about 3 times throughout the whole show so far, and one of those was when he sassed Locke in the latter's dream, so don't think that really counts. Too bad we'll never get that great wedding planning flashback.
Finally, once again I heart cleolinda:
off Boone goes to the big wedding outlet in the sky. Respect.