LOST Season 1: Ep.9 - "Solitary"

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SYNOPSIS - the episode begins right from where Sayid leaves along side the shores into the jungle from the last episode. we see him starring at the photo of the girl with a note in Arabic until he gets distracted by a cable that has one end coming from the jungle and the other end going into the ocean. as Sayid grabs to see where this cable is coming from he enters the jungle. (Q - why is the cable going into the ocean?) after following the cable, Sayids gets trapped which pulls him from his feat and lifts him upside down. after a while a person appears and cuts off the wire and later straps Sayid on a bed with electric shocks. the person asks "where is Alex" repeatedly but of course Sayid has no idea what this person is talking about. as Sayid explains himself, the person appears from the darkness and we find out its the french women who had sent that distress signal 16 years ago. the french women has a hard time believing Sayid so she asks him about the girl in the photo. from the flashbacks, we learn that Sayid was moving up in the ranks because of his brutal torturing techniques. one day he given a captured prisoner who might know the whereabouts of other terrorist members responsible for a series of bomb attacks. the prisoner turns out to be the girl in the photo who evidently was his childhood friend named Nadia. after a month, Sayid is given the order of killing Nadia but Sayid cant force himself to do it therefore he lets Nadia escape by shooting himself. right at that moment Nadia writes a note on the photo that says "we will meet again if not in this life". after escaping from Danielle with drawn maps of the island and a gun to get back to the camp he hears voices from the woods surround him.

after living on the island for almost a week or so, Hurley finds out that everybody is stretch to their limits and they need to have fun before they find something else to fight about. when Locke and another individual bring new found lugage, Hurley finds a set of golf clubs and get a idea. while everbody is trying to survive, Hurley creates a gulf course and invites everybody. to everybodies surprise the golf course brings the crew together and puts a smile on their face.

CHARACTERS

• when Michael leaves to play golf with Jack he forgets to invite Walt and as a result Walt leaves to find Locke so he can learn about hunting and etc. oddly enough Locke lets Walt.
• when Sawyers hears from Jack that nobody really wants anything to do with him, Sawyer comes to the see the game of golf and bets against Jack. when nobody accepts Kate takes the bet and the rest of the crew give in. is Sawyer playing another game or has he finally come to accept that he needs the rest of the crew to survive.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• why hasn't anybody picked up the Danielle's distress signal for 16 years?
• where did Jack's father body disappear to?
• where did the male and female skeletons came from and what does the black and white pebbles attached with the bodies mean?
• who are the "others"?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• we finally get one mystery solved in this episode. the French women who sent the signal is actually alive and living in the woods. her name Danielle Rousseau. she was part of a research team that was lost until they landed on the island. Danielly tells Sayid of Robert someone who she feels strong about and that she had to kill him because they were sick and should couldnt let the sickness get out of the island if they ever got rescued. Danielle also talks about the danger of "others" with which Sayid responds what "others". apprently she has never seen these "others" but they whisper in the woods. Sayid concludes that Danielle has been living on the island for too long. Danielle doesnt let Sayid leave because she hasnt touched anybody for so long. after Sayid escapes from Danielle, he asks who is Alex, and the Danielle responds, she was my daughter. (Q - what happened to Alex?)

LOST Season 1: Ep.8 - "Confidence Man"

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SYNOPSIS - in this episode we finally get some answers about Sawyer, the mysterious only individual which everyone has come to hate. the letter which Sawyer is always reading about is actually a letter he wrote when he was a child to con man called Sawyer who had tricked his parents out of their money and as a result his dad couldn't take it so not only did his dad kill himself but also his mother. in the letter Sawyers says clearly that one day he will find the con man and make him pay. Sawyers disregard for the rest of the crew and individualist mentality means that he didn't really have anybody back on the real world and his only goal in life was to avenge his family. for example, when Boone attempts to take asthma medicine from Sawyer's box which he didn't have, Sawyer in return beats up Boone and fools everybody including Sayid and Jack in order to get Kate to kiss him. from the flashbacks we can see that he would get hold of a wife with a rich husband and fools them into investing in a phony scheme. now Sawyer is doing the same exact thing on the island for reasons we don't know. in the last scheme Sawyer was involved in, he sees a kid from the family he was scamming and suddenly it reminds him of his childhood and he realizes that he has become the very person he was trying to avenge.

as far the story of the crew goes, Sayid is caught is on the hunt to find the person who attacked him from the back. now when Sayid tries to question Locke, Locke points Sayid to Sawyer and explains that Sawyer doesn't really care about the crew and nor does he want them to get rescued. making Sayid believe that Sawyer is up to no good which seems really suspicious. when Boone shows bruised up, Jack gets really angry and confronts Sawyer and eventually attacks him. Sayid uses this opportunity to persuade Jack into letting him torture Sawyer into confessing about the attack and to give the asthma medicine.

CHARACTERS

• when Sayid tortures Sawyer it brings out the worst in him. we get a glimpse of what Sayid used to do in the Republican guard. having realized this Sayid leaves the crew into the jungle to think about what he did when he promised to himself he wouldn't torture anymore. will Sayid return ever?
• know about Shanon's asthma attack Sun gets some herbal medicine with help from Michael and gets Shanon calm and relaxed. Jin sees Sun helping out but doesnt say anything. what will it take for Jin to realize that he must work together with the crew?
• the relationship between Kate and Sawyer is still in the open and what Sawyer did it doesn't look like Kate is going to give into Sawyers tricks.
• the hatred between Jack and Sawyer is even more intense after what happened. will it get any worse or the relationship between them ever improve?
• Charlie and Claire are getting even more closer when Charlie gets Claire to move into the caves after promising her that he will get a jar of peanut butter (imaginary one).

MYSTERY VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?
• where did Jack's father body disappear to?
• where did the male and female skeletons came from and what does the black and white pebbles attached with the bodies mean?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

Hurley's Phrase of the Day

Duuuude ... you Rock

LOST Season 1: Ep.7 - "The Moth"

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SNYOPSIS - this is excellent episode for people who have a bad habit and really want to quit. as we have learned from previous episodes, Charlie is a drug addict. he was bound to be caught and for his benefit it was Locke. before we dwel into how Charlie overcomes his addiction we need to find out how he got it from the first place. from the flashbacks we learn that Charlie was quite a religious person by repenting his sins. unfortunatly he must choose between living the life of a rockstar or a normal person. it doesnt help much when his brother Liam asks him to join since their rockband has just signed a major deal. as a result Charlie takes the road of temptation and as years pass he soon realizes that his brother has become a drug addict and he longer cares for him anymore, leaving him alone. to coupe, Charlie starts to become a drug addict himself. back on the island, we find out Jack is trapped in a cave. instead of helping get out, Charlie finds Locke so he can give him the drug's back. Locke offers Charlie three times to ask for his drug and to help shows him the natural progress of a moth. examplifying the point that in order for Charlie to break through his drug addiction he must go through great phycially and pschologically pressure. taking Locke's advice, Charlie returns to the cave to help Jack escape. as he gets through, Jack finds out about his drug addiction and offers to help but Charlie knows that he must battle through it himself. as they talk, Charlie finds a moth flying up their heads and soon realizes there is a whole. after digging their self through, everyone gets releaved and Charlie becomes the hero of the day. as the show is about to end, Charlie approaches Locke and asks for his drug for the 3rd time and instead of using it he throughs into the fire and releases himself from the drug addiction as the moth above them flys away. Locke gets happy :).

as far the progress of the crew goes, Sayid, Kate and Boone with the help of Shanon triangulated the french womens transmission but before Sayid could figure it out, he is struck from behind by unknown individual. who could this person be?

CHARACTERS

• now that Jack is living in the caves, Kate is now constantly getting bumped by Sawyer. first in asking for a laptop battery and then in helping them get the transmission out. we soon learn that Kate doesnt give much care for Sawyer and Sawyer acknowledges that. deep inside he wants to change that. after Kate runs for Jack to save from the cave, Kate still has deep emotional feelins for Jack.
• for a person who didnt speak a word for the first three episodes, Locke has a lot to say. his wisdom to help is quite remarkable. how did Locke become so inspirational and motivational.
• Michael's attempt to help Jack get out safetly had a deep effect on Walt who for a moment felt really proud of his father.
• we finally get to Shannon actually do something by putting the fireworks and starting the transmission. will this courage carry on, w'll have to see.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where did the male and female skeletons came from and what does the black and white pebbles attached with the bodies mean?
• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?
• where did Jack's father body disappear to?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

Sawyer's Nick Name of the Day

LARDO

LOST Season 1: Ep.6 - "House of the Rising Sun"

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SYNOPSIS - the biggest revelation of the show so far happens in this episode. this is what makes LOST so appealing because you never know when its going to happen and when it does it changes everything. the focus of this episode centers on the life of Sun and Jin, the two Korean couple. we get to see how mysterious the couple are when Jin attacks Michael out of the blue. as a result Jin officially becomes the first prisoner of the crew. it was quite surprising to see in the flashbacks that Jin was actually a servant working for Sun's family. how could Jin has changed to such a harsh and cold person to Sun when he should be glad to have such a rich and beautiful women. as the episode reveals, Jin proposes to Sun by asking her father and gets the permission but only if he works for him in exchange. it seems quite alright until one day Jin enters the house covered with blood that Sun realizes what kind of man Jin has become working for her father. on one end Sun no longer feels happy or love for Jin but on the other end Jin completely loves Sun and he is willing to do anything to be together. this explains how Jin acts so crude towards Sun but at the same time expresses deep love for her. from the flashback we also get a glimpse of Sun trying to run away from Jin but eventually she doesn't and stands by him. that split decision she made cost her being on the island.

now the biggest revelation of the show is that it turns out Sun actually speaks English and fully communicates with Michael about the misunderstanding. in return I believe she asks Michael to scare Jin and teach him a lesson. as far as the progress of the crew goes, Jack proposes to everyone that they should move into the caves. it provides unlimited fresh water and good cover. but Sayid disagrees and as a result we see the crew split into two groups now.

CHARACTERS

• the close relationship between Jack and Kate seem to have been crushed when Jack unknowingly admits to Kate that he wasn't interested in her which in return hurts Kate's feelings. now that Kate is split from Jack, could Sawyer come in the play.
• we see the role of Locke as a motivational leader become more clear when he helps Charlie get his guitar by asking him to give up his drug addiction. how did Locke know the guitar was there. is Locke really connected with the island in some way.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where did the male and female skeletons came from and what does the black and white pebbles attached with the bodies mean?
• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?
• where did Jack's father body disappear to?
• what does Locke mean when he says the plane crash was meant to be?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

LOST Season 1: Ep.4 - "White Rabbit"

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SYNOPSIS - the "white rabbit" if your wondering in certain cultures means of many mystical figures that leads you to a hole of psychological discovery. in this episode Jack is on the pursuit of this "white rabbit". from the previous episodes we learn that Jack seems to be seeming somebody wearing a suit standing in the distance starring right back at Jack. oddly enough that person seems to be wearing a pair of sneakers, I wounder why. we soon learn from the flashbacks that somebody is actually Jack's father. when the episode began, Jack was pretty beaten up from the fact that he couldn't save the lady in the water and consciously he was being reminded what his father told about him not "having what it takes". we can see similarity between him and Locke in terms of people around them reminding them of their limitations. maybe that's what makes them great leaders. back into the flashbacks, we see Jack's mother asking him to bring his father back from Australia. apparently, Jack's mother reminds him that he must do this since it was Jacks fault that his father ran away. when Jacks gets to Australia, he finds out that his father has killed himself from excessive drinking in a bar. sad :(. back on the island, Jack follows his father through the jungle until he trips and almost falls from a cliff when Locke appears and saves him. Locke comes out and shares to Jack that what if the plane crash was meant to be and that he has seen the island in the eye and it was beautiful. whatever that means.

as far as the progress on the island is going, Jack finds a cave where there is fresh water and nice cover for everyone. he also finds his fathers coffin which turns out to be empty. strange, how the body disappear. when he gets back to the crew he reminds everybody that they need to stay together and get organized or else they will die alone on the island.

CHARACTERS

• he see some conversation between the Korean couple. the wife called Sun reminds her husband that they need to be part of the crew when the husband fully disagrees and commands her that he will tell her what to do and that he loves her. strange ;)
• Boone joins the most hated club with Sawyer when he hides the remaining water from the crew. Kate and Sayid think its Sawyer but they turn out to be wrong. Charlie finally gets hold of Boone and begins to gang up on him when Jack comes in.
• we see a little bit of Claire and Charlie get closer to each other after Charlie offers to help her when she faints from the heat.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?
• where did Jack's father body disappear to?
• what does Locke mean when he says the plane crash was meant to be?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

LOST Season 1: Ep.4 - "Walkabout"

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SYNOPSIS - walkabout represents a rite of passage when a male Austrailian aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness. in this episode we will learn more about Locke and how he came got stuck with the rest of the crew deserted on a island. from the previous episode, Locke told Vincent some kind of secret or a miracle that had happened to him. as we learn Locke had been working in a cubicle under a very bitchy boss, talking to someone over the sex hot line called Helen and that he had been waiting to visit Australia to embark on his destiny of living in the wilderness and becoming one with the nature. at the same time we find out that he moves around in a wheelchair. from his jackass boss to the walkabout tour organizer, he was kept being told that he cant this walkabout in which he replied "don't tell me what I cant do" with anger. I presume this is something people have been telling him for a long time and he had enought of it. back on the island Locke is walking perfectly fine which reveals the miracle he told to Vincent. As far the story of the crew goes, Sayid with the help from Kate, attempt to triangulated the French ladies transmission and locate the power source but it fails. we learn that Lock gets really close to the monster but doesn't tell Michael of what he saw but manages to get a boar for everyone to eat.

CHARACTERS

• Rose, the lady from the first episode that Jack saves gets introduced in this episode. Rose is the lady that Jack comforts during the plane flight when her husband is in the rear part of the plane. Jack gives her the opportunity to say something about her husband during the creamation but Rose feels offended and tells Jack that her husband Bernard is still alive. how can she be so sure of her self? is she is complete denial or does she know something we dont?
• speaking of being delusional, Jack apparently seems somebody wearing a suit in the woods. when he tries to look again it disappears. Who is this person and why is Jack so interested in this person?
• we get a glimpse of Sayid's past with a lost photograph claire finds from the wreakage. the photo shows a women wearing a hyjab. could it be Sayid's lost love?
• it looks like Charlie is going to have a real problem when he runs out of drugs he is being using. the drug addiction could mean the end of him. on a fun note, we see him being used by Shannon, Boone's sister by hunting for a fish, funny.
• in terms of what others think about Locke is quite clear, they dont know much but they do know that he carries a suit filled with deadly knifes. there could be stir in a leadership role between Jack now that he can hunt for food.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

LOST Season 1: Ep.3 - "Tabula Rasa"

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SYNOPSIS - "Tabula Rasa" means to start fresh without any prejudice. the episode mainly concerns the story of Kate and further attempts to answer the crime Kate is accused of. The flashbacks reveal how Kate got a second from the farmer who gave him a nice place to stay when he found her running from where and hiding in his barn but it ends up that the farmer was more worried about the money so he gave her in. on the island, Kate is given a second chance again by Jack this time. lets see if Kate needs anymore second chances or will she finally change her self for the better. as far as the rescue attempt goes, the crew that consists of Sayid, Kate, Sawyer, Charlie, Boone and his sister decide not to tell the rest of the crew about what they heard about the French distress call in attempt to keep the hope alive. Sayid leads the crew into survival mode.

CHARACTERS

• in the last episode, Kate asks something from the Marshall but before she could ask the plane crashes. well in this episode its revealed that she asked him to make sure the farmer got his money for turning her in. this is quite strange but to some extent reveals something about Kate. she is thrown into a situation she doesn't want to be but she accepts what she has done and willing to accept the consequences. also Jack and Hurley realize that Kate is a fugitive from the mug shot the Marshall was carrying.
• the relationship between the two Korean couple is revealed more. even though the husband is quite strict on the wife but still loves her considerably. we don't know if the wife feels the same.
• a new kind of relationship gets formed on the island between Charlie and Claire. will have to see how far it go.
• Walt and his father get close from the bald guy's who name is Locke who we still don't much about and what kind of miracle did happen to him? Locke gets Vincent back from the woods but gives Walt's father the opportunity to present it to his son.
• we learn more about Sawyer when he steals stuff from the people who have been dead. Sawyer has come to understand that there will be no rescue and that everybody should make the best of this moment. Jack disapproves of this who firmly believes that he will get rescued.
• we get a pretty good feeling about Sayid. someone who worked for the Republican Guard fighting the Americans in the Gulf War, he is quite helpful and generous.
• Boone and his sister always seem to be fighting. the relationship between the two is quite strange because sometimes they behave like a couple.

MYSTERY VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• who is the flight attendant, really?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• so far none of the mysteries above have been answered.

LOST Season 1: Pilot Part 2

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SYNOPSIS - in this episode we begin to learn how lost the crew really for example a polar bear wandering in the jungle and a distress call from a French women that has been playing for 16 years but they also realized that if they can survive any further they need to stick together.

CHARACTERS

• we get introduced to Sawyer who isn't really a nice guy. after picking a fight with Sayid and accusing him of crashing the plane just because he is a Arab really made the jackass of the crew but at the same time he volunteered to help Kate and Sayid find high point for the trans receiver to work. in the episode Sawyer was holding a piece of paper in this hand and reading it quite attentively. what did the paper say? as he said he is a very "complex guy"
• we learn more about the two Korean couple. they arnt very much happy with each other. they also cant communicate with the rest of the crew which will be interesting to see how it plays out. the women seems to be more interesting as if she knows something but isn't telling anybody or her husband.
• we also lean about the father and the son who's name is Walt. from the kind of questions the father asks of his son doesn't really look like he knows anything about him. him not knowing if he understands Spanish or that the fact that he had second thoughts about how old he was. Walt isn't really like his father that much also.
  
• we learn nothing else from the bald guy except that he is very mysterious. he also said some kind of secret to Walt.
• we learn more about Charlie. he´s a drug addict. the reason why he went to help Jack and Kate was to retrieve his stash from the bathroom which was the last place he put it before the planed crashed.
  

MYSTERIES VAULT

• where is this island?
• how did the plane crash?
• what is that creature in the woods with strange noises?
• who is the flight attendant, really?
• where did the polar bear come from?
• who is this French lady with the distress call and why hasn't anybody pick it up in 16 years?

MYSTERIES RESOLVED

• mystery behind the guy with metal in his chest is resolved. he is Marshall who was escorting Kate. she was the one with handcuffs. if Jack fixes the Marshall then Kate is going to be in big trouble. no information on what she really did?
• mystery behind the name of the plant is resolved. its called Oceanic Airlines. no word on the flight number.

LOST Season 1: Pilot Part 1

SYNOPSIS

the episode begins with a man lying in the middle of the woods totally confused as how he got there and trying to make sense of what is happening. as he runs towards finding the rest of the crew, he soon realizes something is not right. everywhere he looks people are running, one girl particurally screaming as loud she can, someone is stuck under the plane while another lady is having contractions and all this is happening with the background of the plane fully cut in half with still active propeller making harder for anyone to hear each other. as the sun sets, there is a calmness in the air but soon enough the crew realizes that they are not alone on the island. a strange noise echos throughout the island passing through the forest domolishing anything that comes in between.

some of the crew decide that they should reach the cockpit and attempt to find the transreciever to call for a distress call. when they reach the cockpit, they find the pilot still alive. the pilot who we never get a proper name discloses that the plane when slit apart was 6 hours off course when the distress call when out. if anybody attempt to find it would take weeks before any sign of rescue would show up.

CHARACTERS
the Pilot episode introduces several characters but we only get six of their names. Jack who is the man who begins the episode. he immediatily qualifies as the doctor of the group. he represents the authortative figure of the crew.
Jack becomes very close to Kate who helps him stich up his wound in the episode. she seems to be mysterious. when the rest of the crew where trying coupe with the crash, she appeared from the woods, lost and confused. what was she doing there?
Jack gets some help from Hurley, who is the chubby individual that assists the girl that seems to be preganant. he seems to be a very likeable individual.
the character that we get the most info from is Charlie. who is supposedly a member of the rock bank group called Drive Shaft. he seems to be very fullfill of himself and is very suspecious because when Charlie, Kate and Jack had visited the cockpit he was doing something in the bathroom. what was he doing?
we also get introduced to Sayid, who had been trying to create a large enough fire for the rescue to notice. he seems to be very proactive and skillfull individual.
we also get to know Boone, who is a close friend or boyfriend of the girl which seems to be bitchy and is very confident that the rescue team is going to appear soon. Boone seems to be very quite but very loyal individual.
some of the characters that we get introduced and dont get their names are two Korean couples that dont want anything to do with the rest of the crew. we see tall individual with blonde hair who doesnt seem very worried about the plane crash. we also get introdued to a father and child. the child had called out for someone called Vincent. that could be the dog that starried Jack in the eye in the woods. and lastly we see a bald individual who always seems to be starring at the ocean and totally relaxed, enjoying the rain.

MYSTERIES TO LOOK OUT FOR
1. where is this Island located on which the plane had crashed?
2. what is the strange noise from the woods?
3. what is the name of the plane and where was it going when it crashed?
4. how did the plane crash into three pieces?
5. who is the man with a piece of metal in his chest and why is Kate worried about him?

6. why did the flight attendent offer Jack stronger bottles of alchol, is she related to him?

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Introduction to LOST

To anyone out there who is a fan of LOST or wants to enjoy the series again in order to prep up for the finally season beginning of 2010, this is the blog for you. You might ask, why now, well ABC Studios has just released LOST Season 1 and 2 on Blu-ray and there is no other way of enjoying LOST than on Blu-ray. Every day I will watch each episode again and write a summary right here with character introduction and new mysteries that need to be resolved. Also I will be posting related LOST material along side.

Well lets begin!!