"Murphy was an optimist!"
Lost Thought March 2, 2006 3:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesWhat if Libby, aka clinical psychologist, was the spy and her husband, let’s guess Henry Gale, are actually part of the psychology experiments on-going as part of the Dharma project. Dharma never ended. The Dharma scientists crash planes and ships to obtain new test subjects. Let’s pull it back in from far fetched conjecture. Back to Libby and Henry. Libby’s job is to psychologically evaluate the beach crew. Henry got caught checking on her or running a report back to The Others and now he starts some psychological warfare.
When Sayid was questioning Henry, Henry tried to gain control over Sayid with references to "have you lost someone?" Sayid, with his own psychological training used Henry’s bait rather than being entrapped by it. I think Mr Eko, who applies his own brand of psychology, befuddled Henry Gale and scared him since Gale couldn’t assess Eko…of course, then there was the knife. We saw Henry Gale successfully get to Locke and we can guess how that is going to play out. I’d wager to say that next week we see Gale make a play on Jack.
Henry Gale may be a prisoner but he’s going on the offensive.
Remember the reasons for Dharma:
According to a choppy ”orientation film” found in the hatch, Dharma founders Gerald and Karen DeGroot established a research facility on the island in the 1970s to conduct experiments in meteorology, zoology, electromagnetism, psychology, and parapsychology.
We have seen zoology (polar bear, shark tagged with Dharma symbol…). We have seen meteorology ("you mean the freakish end of the world weather"). We have seen electromagnetism (suspected reason for crash, thumping wall in hatch, …). I think we’ve witnessed lots of psychology including the costumes of The Others. And parapsychology (the beast?). What if Henry Gale wasn’t just listening through the door but was using parapsychology to listen to their minds? What if the reason Henry Gale was so afraid of Mr Eko was not the knife but instead because he couldn’t read his mind or perhaps read it all too well!
The Dharma medical facility looked as if it was emptied hastily. Perhaps Libby warned them that Claire was coming. Of course, if that was the case, why not don the costumes and scare her away? But if they didn’t want an encounter, quickly getting out could also explain why the costumes were forgotten.
add a commentLost Review March 2, 2006 9:07 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI thought this was an incredible episode of Lost. They did a fine job of playing each of the characters. The backstory was excellent and surprising. I find the cooperation and tension between Jack and Locke very interesting yet frustrating. I find it amusing how the "leaders" get to live in the palace. The writers are making choices with Jack that I would not have expected. With his initial desire to not be the group’s natural leader you would think he would be open and revealing about everything to everyone but instead he has become more secretive as he has become more accepting of his role in power. The Others are obviously a very intellectual group with their captive seeming to catch on quickly to people’s weaknesses and fiddle playing with them. Are the doors really thin, or do The Others have enhanced abilities? Increased hearing capacity? Mind reading?
Spoilers ahead! (more…)
1 comment so farHump Day February 22, 2006 8:20 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, LostIt’s Wednesday again.
add a commentThe Other Lost – discussed February 19, 2006 3:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThanks to Newscoma, there is some chatter about Henry Gale’s anagram at The Fuselage.
There is also some discussion at The Tail Section.
More Lost goodies at Mr. Find’s Uncovering ABC TV’s Lost including images implying that the monster was on the plane.
1 comment so farThe Other Lost February 16, 2006 8:57 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Reign of Ellen has great LOST reviews. Today she posted one word and received 17 comments! Comment #16 MUST be read! The anonymous poster did an incredible job. I’ll quote an exerpt which has SPOILERS from last night’s show:
[First she points out the name and city of the captive is an anagram (just like Ethan’s was):] HENRY GALE MINNESOTA = SEE AN OTHER MAN LYING
[then there is the connection to the balloon:] He’s so full of hot air.
[regarding the description of the balloon:] He was describing the dimensions of Steve Fossett’s balloon, Spirit of Freedom, which Fossett used to make his round-the-world solo flight, starting and ending in Australia.
Spirit of Freedom was sponsored by Bud Light. Budweiser’s mascot is
… a frog.[Henry’s dead wife went to the U. of Minnesota:] The U. of Minnesota is in Minneapolis, a TWIN city. The school’s teams are called the Golden Gophers. Henry is a go-fer for The Others.
Let me throw in a couple of other tidbits. Henry Gale was Dorothy’s Uncle in The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard escaped in a hot air ballon. Oz is the nickname for Australia.
8commentsLost in Weirdness February 16, 2006 6:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesFor today’s LOST commentary, I bow to Weird Al (slooooow load but well worth it! Did I meantion that this is a slow load?). The man should be knighted!
On a side note, a gross number of people seem to be misunderstanding the noise as the countdown clock hit zero. Michael, the island’s resident engineer and awol mad father, was inspecting some large, thick steel things in the ceiling that appeared to be “blast doors” so the noises would be the safety latches releasing in preparation to drop the blast doors and lock everyone inside.
My wife, in her wisdom, has pointed out that at least 4 of the islanders were involved in (or related to) a car wreck. Jack’s wife, Shannon’s dad, Locke, Michael and potentially Kate. Was this all the same accident?
As for the frog incident, I believe Sawyer was simply letting Hugo know, despite Hurley’s attempt to walk away, Sawyer was still in control.
add a commentLost Links February 9, 2006 2:01 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesSince I’m not getting a Lost update in today, have a few links (potential spoilers in each):
- Big Orange Michael
- Continues to dominate with the best LOST wrapups on the Internet.
- The Reign of Ellen
- Detailed wrapup of last night’s shows with very insightful commenters.
- Ray Camdem’s Review
- A ColdFusion programmer giving a wrapup of last night’s show
- Dharma Secrets
- Forum for discussions regarding LOST.
Comes around every week February 8, 2006 7:08 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, LostIt is Wednesday again.
1 comment so farLost Thought February 2, 2006 12:57 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesOh man! The very character’s names have hidden meaning. Thanks to Misguided Thoughts. Naturally we’ve looked for the meaning in the names before. I just had not put Locke and Rousseau together.
3commentsLost Thought February 2, 2006 12:20 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Lost Blog poses an interesting question, “Why is Locke so interested in Sawyer’s name??” with a possible connection to Locke’s father.
add a commentLost Fans! The sweat stains tell all! February 2, 2006 9:43 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesShannon’s shirt is for sale on eBay. Since auctions come and go so quickly, I’ve saved a copy. I guess we can say “Shannon Lost the shirt off her back.”
1 comment so farWhich way did he go? Following Lost (Jorge Garcia) January 28, 2006 2:09 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI was tickled to see Hurley (Jorge Garcia) on Becker last night! On Becker he played Hector Lopez (2003-2004).
Looks like he’s scored himself a movie for 2006! Sweetzer is a comedy that was in post-production on Sept 7 2005. Jorge gets third billing as the character Sergio.
Wow! Lost has done him well for the talk show scene.
add a commentLost Thought January 28, 2006 12:07 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI read a comment regarding Lost by Carrie that made a lot of sense. If Hurley was last on the plane and Libby was in the tail section, how did he step on her foot?
3commentsLost Tidbits January 27, 2006 9:51 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / Moviestidbit – That’s a cool word!
It wouldn’t be a day without some reference to Lost. I found what claims to be the transcriptions of the whispers! Pretty cool. This link surfaced in a review on Ray Camden’s site.
4commentsCountdown! January 25, 2006 8:44 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesLost in 15 minutes!
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