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Thoughts on Lost – What They Died For

May 19th, 2010 · 11 Comments · lost, reviews, television

I wonder if anyone else writing about this show found it hard to formulate thoughts about this penultimate episode, since it built up such a nice momentum going into the finale that I’m almost content to wait and see how it all plays out on Sunday. (I can’t believe this is going to be over [...]

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Thoughts on Lost – Across the Sea

May 12th, 2010 · 9 Comments · lost, reviews, television, writing

Here’s the thing about origin stories: they’re never going to fully satisfy one’s need to know everything. Origins — true beginnings — simply don’t exist. There’s always something that came before, always the question “How?” looping back, over and over, until finally you get to a shrug and the unknowable. The Mother says as much [...]

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Thoughts on Lost – The Last Recruit

April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · lost, television

I’m just jumping right in. I mostly liked this episode, though I grow increasingly tired of the way our group comes together and splits up, comes together and splits up, and all anybody ever seems to do is wander around the island. It’s a wonder they ever got off the island in the first place. [...]

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