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Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Started by Mike Olbinski · 10 months ago

Obviously, the word “recap” means that I’ll be going over major stuff that happened in the episode, so don’t read it if you don’t want things spoiled for you!
Something amazing about the Island is that people sometimes die and somet ... Continue reading »

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  • Adam

    1 year ago

    GREAT post. I, too, am up way too late trying to analyze everything. I was flipping out about the white shoes! I couldn't believe that.
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  • Adrian

    1 year ago

    So many questions. So we are believing that there are people who tell the Oceanic 6 to keep this big secret. But who does the 'visitor' we saw in the hospital represent? Whatever group he's a part of is suspicious of the big secret and he asked Hurley if 'they' were still alive. And why rescue anybody at all if the 6 have to keep this big secret? Why does Hurley later apologize to Jack about how he should have joined his group on the island after the groups split, but in the same conversation tells Jack that they should go back? Does Locke end up doing something? Too much...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    So many questions...as Lost loves to give us :)

    Maybe the people left on the island, including Locke, etc., ASKED the 6 to keep it a secret? But they do so reluctantly?

    That doesn't make sense either...but dang, there ARE so many questions...

    I am just curious about HOW they finally get off, what happens between now and then. Ugh...only 7 episodes left :(
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Well, that is interesting...but from what time does Charlie come from?

    I can't wait until the mysteries of this shows are over at the end...I just want to know what is going on! Ahh!
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    1 year ago

    ----- watched Smallville instead :p
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    Cap'n, I did too...and it was okay, but all this drama between Lana and Clark is so ANNOYING!

    I'd write a recap of that too, but I can't do more than one show a night :)
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    Don't rush it Mike! It's like a fine wine or a date with a beautiful woman...you just have to enjoy it for as long as you can and savor every moment for as long as it lasts...
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  • Jina

    1 year ago

    I think they take the Oceanic 6 off the island and tell them to say everyone else died, so that no one keeps looking for the plane wreckage and inevitably the island. So then... people can continue to do research (or whatever they use the island for).
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  • Adrian

    1 year ago

    Good theory Jina. So my question is, 'who' exactly wants the world to stop looking for the island, and 'who' is actively looking for the island? Theories anybody?
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I still like the theory Jina and I came up with last night...that Dharma is the ones trying to find the Island since Ben cut off communications, and they've always tried to keep it hidden.
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

    Comments are acting screwy again...
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    I think YOU are acting screwy :)

    Maybe the 6 who got off REALLY wanted to get home. We know that Jack REALLY wants to get off the Island, we also know that Jin and Sun want to have their baby off the Island...

    Maybe the others wanted to stay, but the 6 deep inside knew something was wrong, and now they realize they never should have left.
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  • daddyjason

    1 year ago

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  • Scott

    1 year ago

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  • nicky

    1 year ago

    nicky's last blog post..J.Crew extra sale.
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    I also think that the "rescuers" are part of the DI.

    The season opener was great minus a small issue in regards to Naomi. Seriously - that was just too far-fetched to believe, although when the camera panned back and she was not there, I turned to those in the room and said, "Well, they are on an island were Locke was able to walk. Maybe it healed her, stranger things have happened." Regardless, I do think that while the island does have some very interesting supernatural properties, for some reason the Naomi story seemed forced and even a stretch beyond what they have done before.

    I will say this though, it does seem to raise the question of resurrection of people on the island. For instance:
    1. Jack's father was supposedly in the coffin, but when Jack found the coffin it was empty (and now he might be Jacob - unless Jacob "took" the body in order to manifest itself).
    2. How many deaths did Mikail go through before blowing up the grenade? (After all, Desmond did shot him with a harpoon gun in the chest and that appeared to be fairly fatal...)
    3. Naomi...

    So there appears to be a precedent set for it, and at least a case can probably be made.
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  • Mike

    1 year ago

    @ Scott - Didn't watch Eli, was it good?

    @ Nicky - I like the idea that they were forced to keep the secret in that way. As far as the drops, we don't really know if they are still happening or not I guess?

    @ Ape - Not to mention Mikail was killed with the electric security grid right?
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  • The Trousered Ape

    1 year ago

    Yes - that is the second of third death of him that we have seen I believe.
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  • Scott

    1 year ago

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  • wesley

    11 months ago

    Love the post and the show.
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  • Mike

    11 months ago

    Thanks Wesley, check back in next season, we'll be doing more of them :)
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  • Cap'n Schwartz

    11 months ago

    Good summary on this post. Somethings make more sense now that I can read about them!! The questions is after they are back on the island *spoiler coming on next episode..


    ...Why is Sayid working for Ben and hunting people down who wear the bracelets. Clearly Ben is the one of the Oceanic 6 if hes off island right? So who are the others, 1) Jack 2) Kate 3) Sayid 4) Hurley 5) Ben whos the 6th and how is Ben one of the 6th
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