The Beginning of the End (S4:E1)
It feels like it’s been a year since we saw a new episode of LOST. Oh wait, it almost has been a year. Anyway…it was nice to get back into the swing of things. The Hurley-centric episode was a nice way to start things off, especially with the car chase with the car that Hurley and his father started working on together. Well, here we go again.
Some of the things I noticed (with a little help from other websites on stuff I might have missed):
1) Back to Flash-Forwards. We see Jack watching Hurley’s chase on television. This obviously took place before Jack’s Flash-Forward from last season. He knew Hurley well enough to know that it was him when they said it was a Camaro. The best part was Randy standing there with a camera, filming the crash at the end of the chase. Yes, the same Randy that was Locke’s boss at the box company and Hurley’s boss at the Chicken Shack. I wonder what it was like to see his former employee getting taken down by the police.
2) So, who are the “Oceanic 6”? I have my theories (we’ve also had Matthew Fox spoil this for many that saw a certain interview). We know Jack, Kate and Hurley are 3 of them. We know that this was the “lying” that Jack told Kate he was tired of in last season’s finale. But, lying about what? Did the other Losties die in a bloodbath? Did they get left behind? So many questions. Jack wouldn’t have willingly left anyone behind just to have his own freedom. It’s not in his character. Kate might. Hurley might. I guess this will have to be seen.
3) In the interrogation room, the cop that was friends with Ana Lucia leaves and Hurley sees Charlie in the one-way mirror as if he’s swimming towards it. When Charlie places his hand on the mirror (similar to the end of last season) he has something written on it. “THEY NEED YOU”. Who is “they”?
4) When Hurley gets lost and ends up at Jacob’s cabin, he looks in the window, and who is sitting there? None other than Christian Shephard (Jack’s father). The eye he saw through the crack could have been Jacob. I’ve seen some mention that it was Locke. At first, I thought it was Jin, and that the group Hurley had lost ended up finding the hut and had gone inside to investigate. Someone even mentioned that it looked like Ben’s dad’s eye.
5) Vozzek (one of the most insightful posters on DarkUFO) had this to say, which I found interesting: “More importantly, why does Jacob seek an audience with Hurley? It could be because of the faith thing I just mentioned, but it could also be because Hurley is one of the few constants the island can’t touch. At least twice, Hurley has stated “I’m not supposed to be here”. In Locke’s sweat-tent dream vision Hurley is the only 815’er not making his way on board the plane. In season one he arrives at the gate and the stewardess says “I don’t think you’re supposed to make this flight, hon”. Without going into this too deeply, I’ll repeat my assertion that Hurley has always been untouchable – both on and off the island – because he was never part of the original equation. Maybe the island would rather just have him gone. Maybe this is why Hurley is later allowed to leave as one of the ‘Oceanic Six’.”
6) Intense moment when everyone arrives at the cockpit of the plane. When Locke tells Jack that Jack won’t shoot him, Jack pulls the trigger. He had no idea the gun wasn’t loaded. So basically, Locke is dead to Jack. This can send the rivalry into a much worse place than it has already been. We saw the divide happen when Locke made his case to the Losties. We even saw Sawyer and Kate part ways. Ben’s comment asking Jack if he can go with Locke was one of many funny quotes by the Chief Other.
7) Who is Matthew Abbadon? That may not even be his real name. He showed up at Hurley’s mental institute offering him a better place. When he cuts to the chase and says “Are they alive?”, we once again come back to the questions that came up several times in this episode. Did people choose to stay in the end? Was that to protect them? Was it to hide some sort of massacre? Lostpedia had this tidbit: Abbadon is the name for the angel of the Abyss in Revelation. This angel does the work of God in binding Satan and hurling him into the Abyss. He basically was the keeper of the Realm of the Dead. In Hebrew, Abbadon means “The Place of Destruction”. My favorite part of this is that there’s a place in Iran called Abaddon, I think.
8) Another poster points out on DarkUFO that Abaddon was the Black Smoke Monster. As he leaves the room, you don’t see him, but his shadow kinda disappears in the same way the Black Smoke Monster would disappear.
9) Is Charlie Hurley’s new imaginary friend? Has he replaced Dave? Lewis, the other mental patient was able to see Charlie. What was with Charlie’s hair when he showed up at Hurley’s mental facility? What is it that Charlie insists Hurley knows what to do about? Obviously, these questions throughout the episode are tied to one thing (which will be one of the underlying themes of the season). I like how he counted to five to make Charlie disappear, much like he did to make Jacob’s cabin disappear.
10) Hurley should try out for the NBA. He swished every shot he took. Can’t say the same for Jack, who can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Anyway…Jack foreshadows (or is that back-shadows) his beard. They have an exchange. Hurley apologizes for going with Locke, saying it was a mistake. He also talks about going back. I think he said “he” will do whatever it takes to bring them back. Who is he?
11) Anyone like the part where Jack says “We’re never going back”? Especially, since in the season finale “Through the Looking Glass” he tells Kate, “We have to go back”
12) Another little easter egg that someone posted on Lostpedia: While playing horse with Hurley, Jack gets the letters "H" and "O". "H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet and "O" is the 15th – 815. Behind Hurley as he’s freaking out over Abbadon there’s a small sculpture of the letters ‘HO’ on a shelf. Hurley mentions Charlie’s ghost showing up in the convenience store right next to the “Ho Ho’s”. I guess those are more references to the numbers, yet a little more hidden. They’re going to make this part fun, aren’t they?
Next Episode is called “Confirmed Dead”
Some of the things I noticed (with a little help from other websites on stuff I might have missed):
1) Back to Flash-Forwards. We see Jack watching Hurley’s chase on television. This obviously took place before Jack’s Flash-Forward from last season. He knew Hurley well enough to know that it was him when they said it was a Camaro. The best part was Randy standing there with a camera, filming the crash at the end of the chase. Yes, the same Randy that was Locke’s boss at the box company and Hurley’s boss at the Chicken Shack. I wonder what it was like to see his former employee getting taken down by the police.
2) So, who are the “Oceanic 6”? I have my theories (we’ve also had Matthew Fox spoil this for many that saw a certain interview). We know Jack, Kate and Hurley are 3 of them. We know that this was the “lying” that Jack told Kate he was tired of in last season’s finale. But, lying about what? Did the other Losties die in a bloodbath? Did they get left behind? So many questions. Jack wouldn’t have willingly left anyone behind just to have his own freedom. It’s not in his character. Kate might. Hurley might. I guess this will have to be seen.
3) In the interrogation room, the cop that was friends with Ana Lucia leaves and Hurley sees Charlie in the one-way mirror as if he’s swimming towards it. When Charlie places his hand on the mirror (similar to the end of last season) he has something written on it. “THEY NEED YOU”. Who is “they”?
4) When Hurley gets lost and ends up at Jacob’s cabin, he looks in the window, and who is sitting there? None other than Christian Shephard (Jack’s father). The eye he saw through the crack could have been Jacob. I’ve seen some mention that it was Locke. At first, I thought it was Jin, and that the group Hurley had lost ended up finding the hut and had gone inside to investigate. Someone even mentioned that it looked like Ben’s dad’s eye.
5) Vozzek (one of the most insightful posters on DarkUFO) had this to say, which I found interesting: “More importantly, why does Jacob seek an audience with Hurley? It could be because of the faith thing I just mentioned, but it could also be because Hurley is one of the few constants the island can’t touch. At least twice, Hurley has stated “I’m not supposed to be here”. In Locke’s sweat-tent dream vision Hurley is the only 815’er not making his way on board the plane. In season one he arrives at the gate and the stewardess says “I don’t think you’re supposed to make this flight, hon”. Without going into this too deeply, I’ll repeat my assertion that Hurley has always been untouchable – both on and off the island – because he was never part of the original equation. Maybe the island would rather just have him gone. Maybe this is why Hurley is later allowed to leave as one of the ‘Oceanic Six’.”
6) Intense moment when everyone arrives at the cockpit of the plane. When Locke tells Jack that Jack won’t shoot him, Jack pulls the trigger. He had no idea the gun wasn’t loaded. So basically, Locke is dead to Jack. This can send the rivalry into a much worse place than it has already been. We saw the divide happen when Locke made his case to the Losties. We even saw Sawyer and Kate part ways. Ben’s comment asking Jack if he can go with Locke was one of many funny quotes by the Chief Other.
7) Who is Matthew Abbadon? That may not even be his real name. He showed up at Hurley’s mental institute offering him a better place. When he cuts to the chase and says “Are they alive?”, we once again come back to the questions that came up several times in this episode. Did people choose to stay in the end? Was that to protect them? Was it to hide some sort of massacre? Lostpedia had this tidbit: Abbadon is the name for the angel of the Abyss in Revelation. This angel does the work of God in binding Satan and hurling him into the Abyss. He basically was the keeper of the Realm of the Dead. In Hebrew, Abbadon means “The Place of Destruction”. My favorite part of this is that there’s a place in Iran called Abaddon, I think.
8) Another poster points out on DarkUFO that Abaddon was the Black Smoke Monster. As he leaves the room, you don’t see him, but his shadow kinda disappears in the same way the Black Smoke Monster would disappear.
9) Is Charlie Hurley’s new imaginary friend? Has he replaced Dave? Lewis, the other mental patient was able to see Charlie. What was with Charlie’s hair when he showed up at Hurley’s mental facility? What is it that Charlie insists Hurley knows what to do about? Obviously, these questions throughout the episode are tied to one thing (which will be one of the underlying themes of the season). I like how he counted to five to make Charlie disappear, much like he did to make Jacob’s cabin disappear.
10) Hurley should try out for the NBA. He swished every shot he took. Can’t say the same for Jack, who can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Anyway…Jack foreshadows (or is that back-shadows) his beard. They have an exchange. Hurley apologizes for going with Locke, saying it was a mistake. He also talks about going back. I think he said “he” will do whatever it takes to bring them back. Who is he?
11) Anyone like the part where Jack says “We’re never going back”? Especially, since in the season finale “Through the Looking Glass” he tells Kate, “We have to go back”
12) Another little easter egg that someone posted on Lostpedia: While playing horse with Hurley, Jack gets the letters "H" and "O". "H" is the 8th letter of the alphabet and "O" is the 15th – 815. Behind Hurley as he’s freaking out over Abbadon there’s a small sculpture of the letters ‘HO’ on a shelf. Hurley mentions Charlie’s ghost showing up in the convenience store right next to the “Ho Ho’s”. I guess those are more references to the numbers, yet a little more hidden. They’re going to make this part fun, aren’t they?
Next Episode is called “Confirmed Dead”
posted by Armin at 12:33 PM
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genius!
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