Except for the fact that none of the promos even hinted that they were doing a wacky time-travel ep! Which, well, I was glad of, because that made it more surprising. I like previews to get me excited, but I don't actually need them to make me watch the next episode of a show I'm watching regularly.
Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
Lost 2: Tied to a Tree in a Jungle of Mystery
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Polter-Cow - Feb 29, 2008 9:38:40 am PST #3915 of 5968
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kevin - Feb 29, 2008 9:40:50 am PST #3916 of 5968
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Oh, I know P-C - but it suggests the regular audience tuned in, and then tuned out. It lost, like, 3 million viewers in one week. Something made them switch off.
Polter-Cow - Feb 29, 2008 9:50:12 am PST #3917 of 5968
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jack/Kate/Sawyer drama, maybe?
I mean, isn't a drop in ratings more a result of the quality of the previous episode? (Not that this explains SCC's dropping ratings, because it's been consistently pretty damn good.)
Steph L. - Feb 29, 2008 10:55:10 am PST #3918 of 5968
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Count me among those who thought last night's was one of the best episodes in at least the last 2 seasons.
Dana - Feb 29, 2008 10:56:35 am PST #3919 of 5968
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The editing was really tight, too, especially as the switches between past and present became more and more intense.
Polter-Cow - Feb 29, 2008 11:09:49 am PST #3920 of 5968
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The editing was fantastic. I loved the transitions between the two times.
And it's interesting that not only is the Desmond/Penny thing really sweet...but also it's basically the reason the Lostaways are going to get off the Island.
Wolfram - Feb 29, 2008 11:22:02 am PST #3921 of 5968
Visilurking
Count me among those who thought last night's was one of the best episodes in at least the last 2 seasons.
Me too. Had just the right amount of Jack (3 seconds?), and Kate and Sawyer (0 seconds).
beekaytee - Feb 29, 2008 1:39:59 pm PST #3922 of 5968
Compassionately intolerant
I really enjoyed last night's episode but would not have watched it if I didn't read here that it was so good. I disliked last week's episode that much.
Except for the 'You just totally Scoobie'd me, didn't you?" line, I was bored and bored some more.
Kate doesn't move me unless she's being heroic and last week...especially in that startling make up, the character did nothing to engage me.
So, yay y'all and your squeeing, because I adore Desmond and felt like this episode actually had something to say. Ya know, answer-wise.
I felt bad for Fisher's sad, and short lived (or is he?) character arclet. But, oh my, the pay off of the Penny love really made me happy.
le nubian - Feb 29, 2008 2:25:06 pm PST #3923 of 5968
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think we are going to see Fisher Stevens in flashbacks. They couldn't have bothered to hire him for such little screen time.
Kevin - Mar 02, 2008 12:41:17 am PST #3924 of 5968
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Okay, I watched the episode.
Two nitpicks: the accents were bloody awful. Also, the scene at the beginning on the helicopter - you can see the green screen! I don't just mean slightly - there's loads of it and it's bright green.
That said - it rocked. I can see exactly why it rated low (I suspect a portion of the audience was probably very confused), but it was very well put together. The 'constant' idea was wonderful, and the final phone call was nothing short of beautifully done.