Now I'm trying to remember the last minute of the pilot and can't.

I watched for a while, in the beginning, then I got bored and moved on.

Now I'm trying to remember the last minute of the pilot and can't.

I think that was when they heard Danielle's message and Charlie said, "Guys...where are we?"

I might be thinking of the second part of the pilot, but what I'm thinking of is whats-her-face Kate counting, and then the title comes up.

HA! After my last post, I went over to TWOP to check out the recap for the pilot. (Though, even after reading, I totally don't remember the ending.) And this cracked me up:

"Guys," Charlie says, obviously no longer even a tiny bit high. "Where are we?"

Whew! People, give it up. Lost is pau. I'm gonna predict right now that this show has peaked, and everyone should just go back to watching Smallville right now so you won't get disappointed.

But how different would it have been had Michael Keaton played Jack and got killed off half way through the pilot (like what was originally planned)?

Personally, I think that would have been awesome.

Personally, I would have watched just to see that happen. (I have repressed White Noise issues).

That said, the guy who plays Jack, he's very pretty. I suspect that's where a lot of the audience goes. Then we have the Charlies. They made an effort to find ways to make people love the characters (which was often 'Hey, he's pretty!!', but still), which all credit to them.

So I rewatched Heroes, and I have to eat my words a bit. I was less tired and cranky this time. It's a lot better than I remember it. I didn't like the first few minutes - a scrolling introduction of self important text about how the world will change, a character being self important yada. That said, after that head trauma is over, the pace evens out, the breaks are well handled (except one), the direction is superb and it starts to hang. Still don't think it'll hit big - they've obviously put a lot of effort into the world from the pilot stage (unlike Lost), so I hope I'm wrong.

The only thing I cared about in Lost was the stupid polar bear (because it's a POLAR BEAR. Polar Bears are cool and on tropical islands they're even cooler) which I'm quite sure will be Weevil's Spy Pen for that show.

I think everything is Weevil's SpyPen on Lost.

That said, I like Jack (still), and Matthew Fox was a good part of the reason I tuned in, in the first place. Also? I hate reality TV, so I felt a little subversive, sort of like, "Ha! Take that, Survivor. I can watch a television show about a bunch of people stranded on an island. Scripted. Like God intended."

So, yeah, I'm still trying to avoid reading the news more than a few times an hour, and when my mind wanders too much to work, I go reading things that are in a completely different world and have completely made-up problems, who manage to keep me interested and in that world long enough. Which is the whiney way for thanking Kristen for putting up Point of Origin and apologize in advance for any ramblings.

Oh, and I'm whitefonting, because, as far as I remember, anyway, this episode wasn't shown in the USA, and I have no idea what the spoiler-font rules are for that, so I'm going to white it out anyway. I don't think I've ever whitefonted a tv discussion in b.org, ever (in fact, it feels kinda strange, now, still, you know?), so congrats to myself on a first time, I think.

I liked how Danny and Mel Followed Rebecca inside, ashes and wrong shoes and all. I would really have liked to see the expression on their faces, too, since the emotions in this could be played in several ways, at least according to my read - were they irritated? Accepting whatever it is they had to do? Maybe (at least Mel) laughing at themselves a bit?

And then, I was sort of glad that I can't actually see the episode, because the description of the fire, the "flailing in an insect and nightmarish way" dark figure, the oh-my-goodness-if_rebecca-is-freaking-out-then-what-on-earth-is-there? thoughts - I probably couldn't have watched that, anyway.

And I liked the way they were a team, in a way, a strange not-really-together sort of way - Danny rushing to Rebecca's help, Paul trusting her instincts and responses enough that he is sure that there's something out-of-the-ordinary in the burnt out place. The opening scenes I've got to read so far are pretty strong.

OK, so Rebecca's reaction - was it just because of the fire, as a fire, or anything specific to that place and that fire? And how come Web knew? In advance? Or did he just want to test his new "toy", as Paul called it, to see what happens when he does this and pressed there? And why are they all staying with him, working for him, if he plays them all, sometimes against each other? What's the dark secret of either of them? And all these questions lead back to Web, but Paul isn't free of any of them, too, right?

Web wouldn't let Rebecca continue without telling him what bothered her so much, and then he does, but demands that she dealt with it in a different way - being again in the place that made her scream. In a way, maybe opening up, talking about something, facing it again, could even help her deal with what's haunting her, so as much as Web seems harsh and playing with her, there may also be something good in his demand. Did I say already that I'm fascinated by Web? In this episode's ramblings, I mean?

I loved the way that Rebecca's description of the man they're looking for was mirrored in that ordinary-looking scene in the TV store - clerks ignoring you, and even when you buy the most expensive item there, you still don't really matter, unless you can engage them in some way. Louis was doing the most flashy thing he could, even came up with a good "I'm such a nice guy" explanation for it, and still was nothing to the store's manager.

And in the middle of what - assuming he's the guy who started the fire - could be his greatest moment of power, when TV, and not just one, but all of them at once, report his deed and show his abilities, the credit card is being declined. Nothing is ever perfect, something spoils his self-party, and again, he's that sort of "nobody" he's trying to get away from.

In the midst of all the fire and poor-Rebecca and all, I was still pleased that Danny got to play with cool toys, in a helicopter and all. It's funny, how little time he got, especially when compared to, say, Paul, and still, I feel like I know his character enough to like him (and, yeah, well, wonder what his dark secret is, but still). And I loved both Mel's and Paul's responses to his fun.

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