Holy..... Superb ep. Best of the season. Very real, very grounded and a beautiful setup for moving to the next step of the larger arc. Michael Emerson is a legend. I have to say his character reminds me a lot of Arvin Sloane from Alias, but then I don't suppose many of you will have seen that. JJ has a way with characters.
I didn't think the end was that good tbh, I just feel like we're carrying on tumbling down the rabbit-hole. If there was a one-time award for most convoluted plot, Lost would win it without a moment's hesitation. I've been having a rewatch this past week or so, and the sheer number plot strands is mindboggling. Having said that the rest of the ep was pretty damn good, as far as the rest has been.
boring episode. it's fairly clear to me that this season (being the final one) is not going to wrap a single story line up. i hope i am wrong
Been an eon since I watched Alias and I think I only did season 1 and 2. I sort of see what you mean, emerson being a far better actor though. RTT, I think it's got to the stage where the writers are going to hint at answers and you just have to make the connections yourself. Seriously, if they did black and white answer most things, that would totally spoil the fun!
Would everybody chill the **** out about answers! Enjoy the show for what it is. Jack's journey is really interesting and I've gone through periods of being fed up with him and prefering Locke over the seasons, but to quote Morpheus, "He is beginning to believe". That's exciting! I don't think Emerson is a far better actor than Ron Rifkin. You just don't really see the depth of Sloane until the latter half of the season. He is much like Linus and their ambiguity and sacrifices are both fascinating.
But the show is just a tangled train-wreck of questions and mangled plotlines. We want some answers to get it straight in our heads, to unlock the joy.
I disagree. The show is about the journey of several individuals and the reasons for that journey. Whilst we may not yet know the reasons, we are still watching them change and grow throughout that journey. The joy is in the journey. When the finale comes, there will not be joy, there will be merely THE END. We will then have to move on to other things in life (or perhaps other shows like Fringe). In a lot of areas of life, answers aren't nearly as important as questions and JJ, Damon and Carlton know this. They have recovered from a mediocre mid-section and the writers strike to deliver a show well worth watching. I will be sad to see it go. It's truly unique.
Remember to keep using <spoiler> tags liberally, I haven't started the new series yet True, I should, but essays come first.
232 b/s ... correct BYTES per sec ... fluctuating ... nightmare! Ooh 1.3 kb/s ... damn it's going to be a long day ...
Slightly off-topic. Has anyone else had problems with IMMERSE rips? I've had several problem eps of what appears to be an exclusive Fox problem (Fringe, Dollhouse, House). I shudder when I see their name on anything now. I get no video and MPC reports 5hrs running time. Just me?
The only IMMERSE rips I've had are HD (x264 container) and they seem to be OK through VLC. If there was a problem across the board with their rips I suspect nuking would be commonplace. Todays Lost was....not so fun imo.
IMMERSE follow the scene rules for x264 like everyone else so if your having an issue it's with the codecs on your end. And I thoroughly enjoyed this weeks Lost but next weeks is going to be a big one, we get to find out all about Richard Alpert.
Yeah, I only get 720p mkvs. I suppose I'll install VLC. Shouldn't make any difference though and I need MPC to run 720p on my GPU. It's just bloody annoying. Still waiting for Lost. Could be a while......
Right, installed CCCP and used Windows Media Player and can now watch IMMERSE rips. Downright bizarre I tell you. Absolutely everything else was fine without, but hey. Just watched the ep. Not as good as last week. Still entertaining, but I felt the pace of the overall arc a little lacking and I prefer it when they keep everybody in the ep. This bit of switching between crowds got tiresome before in season 5, but I suppose logistically it's just difficult. Big plus though is the ambiguity factor. As I raved about Emerson last week, it's great to still be undecided on a couple of major characters, as to what their intentions/motivations are and how they relate to the island. I think that's a major series hook and we got a little more of that this week. Go team.
Spoiler the claire + locke but not locke relationship really is fascinating now i think about it. even though i always despised claire as a character and was SO glad when she went missing
