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Lost Tawk: Cabin Fever

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:28:47 -0700

Yay! Last night's episode was a thousand times better than last week's absolute dreck! As always, I don't even know where to start. It was a Locke-back, which was just awesome. Poor young Locke. How awesome was it that he drew SMOKEY as a child. Smokey, people!! And how was seeing Richard "guyliner" in that FB not one of the best WTF moments in television?! Of course, while we got answers, we got questions. Why was Abbadon an orderly in Locke's hospital? Is Claire dead? If she is, why is she still wearing a bandaid on her head? What happened to Jacob and why is Christian speaking on his behalf? What has Claire been smoking that she looked so stoned and didn't care Turniphead wasn't with her? And, how creepy was that whole entire effin' cabin scene?!

So, there's the captain who tried to be a hero and tried to stop that bastard Keamy from doing more damage to our Losties and their island. However, he was quickly cut down by that rat-bastard Keamy. Boo! I want to see more of

Captain Hunky!

Captain Beefcake! I hope we do see more of him through some flashbacks or something. Anything. More! More! More! More! Ok, back to our regularly scheduled programming...

And, how awesome has Frank turned out to be?! I mean, he has really put his neck on the line trying to help the Losties. Keamy and Co. better leave him alone! Sayid leaves the freighter to go back to the island while Desmond stays behind. Oh, and Michael is still there getting beat to a pulp. Poor Michael. Man can't get a break. What I don't understand is how Sayid is going to find the island when everyone and their uncle seems to have a hard time doing so. And, on a tiny boat. Just when we almost had a Jack-free show, he had to find the pack with the phone in it that Frank threw out of the helicopter. And, of course, Jack is going to try to do something "heroic" and lead everyone into danger. Again. Or whatever.

So, how creepy was it that it was confirmed that Richard Does. Not. Age. Aaack! They need to do some 'splainin about that one. Yea, it's been speculated that he was part of the original crew of the Black Rock, along with possibly Widmore, but with this show...who knows! Speaking of which, I totally thought Horace was Jacob because their profiles looked similar. So, Christian and Jacob are in cahoots, and now they've got Claire all stoned and happy. I guess it didn't strike Locke as strange that Christian and Jacob said the only way to save the island was to move it. Yea, with this show and the shenanigans that have been going on...that makes perfect sense.

Next week is part one of a two-part season ender. I'm kind of sad to see this season end and angry that we got gyped out of several episodes due to that writers' strike. The writers were on a radio show last week and said there were only about 36 episodes left in the series. As much as I'd like some more answers to many of the dropped plots on this show...I really don't want to see it end so quickly. I mean, there's so much dreck that lasted much longer it's really a shame this is ending so soon. But, I guess with all the outlandish storylines going on, it would be difficult to suspend belief for much longer. In the meantime, I'm totally this show's biatch.

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QotD: My First Car

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:55:02 -0700

What was your first car?

This definitely warrants a visual:

66impalasedan

- Not the convertible.

- I didn't have it in the '60's, I had it in the '80's

- Yes, it was a BOAT

- "Luxury" is hardly the word to describe it

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Lost Tawk: Something Nice Back Home

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:56:37 -0700

I actually stayed up and watched last night's episode! Yay for me. Unfortunately, it was not as exciting or interesting as last week's show. It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for me, and not in a "whee!" kind of way, but in a "I-think-I'm-going-to-be-sick-and-hurl" kind of way.

First of all, it's a Jackisode. Need I say more? I think Matthew Fox is very attractive, but when he plays Jack, all I see is a weak, simpering, girly-man. I don't despise the character, I just don't find him leader-worthy. When that person-in-the-shower scene came on, I was afraid it was going to be Julia (hurl!). But, when it turned out to be Kate…was I relieved? Hell-to-the-NO! Wow, which is the less of the two evils? In this case, it's a tie. As much as I find Jack to be lackluster and wimpy, he doesn't deserve either of those two shrews. It appears Jack and Kate are playing house in this FF. Oh joy.

And how disappointed was I to see Rousseau in the ground?! W-to-the-T-to-the-F?!?!?!?! Damn you, Lost writers! IMO, she was just as important as the other main characters. I wished they'd off'd Kate or Juliet or Red instead. UGH, this story is so frustrating! I demand Rousseau and Alex flashbacks – do you hear me, writers?! (Shakes fist.)

Anywhoo, surprisingly, there was no sign of Benry nor Locke in this epi. Methinks they're still mapping their way to Jacob's mobile home (Get it?! Heh!). Back in the FFs poor Hurley was just heartbreaking. He's back in the mental hospital refusing to take his meds and convinced that the O6 are really all dead. That's what I've been saying since S1! Jack tries to talk to him and asks why he thinks that. It's because Hurley sees dead people. And dead person Charlie had a message for Jack that, for someone who doesn't believe dead people could talk or deliver messages, really freaked him out. Charlie said Jack should not raise him (presumably Aaron). Let the spiraling begin!

Meanwhile, back on Craphole Island, Jack is dying of appendicitis. It's a good thing they have a fertility specialist and a dentist amongst them, because they really came in handy when an appendectomy was needed. I thought it was a dumb move to send the two boaties to collect the supplies with Jin and Sun but then we wouldn't have Jin showing his awesomeness by threatening Red with breaking Faraday's fingers if she didn't get Sun on that 'copter. Heee! Go Jin! See, he knows Red can't be trusted any further than she can be thrown, though I'd like to see someone try to throw her over a cliff. VERY disappointed that Keamy & company are still alive and kicking and not eaten by Smokey. What's up with that?! Were they so vile that Smokey regurgitated them? OR, does this mean that, like Michael, the commandos can't die either?? (Dun DUn DUN!) Either case, it was highly disappointing.

And how much do I love Bernard? I LOL when Jack wanted to be conscious during the "surgery" and wanted to see what was going on and "assist" Julia. That lasted all of 15 seconds before he started yelping from the pain. I say they should have given him a stick to bite on at this point. I also lol when they ended up having to chloroform him to get him to shut up. And also, Rose brought up a good question, why is the Magnificent Healing Island allowing him to endure appendicitis? Here's a theory that I just thought of, maybe the island only heals those who will not return to civilization. In the FFs that we've seen so far, we saw Jack, Benry and Hurley – all victims of some sort of ailment on the island (Benry with his back tumor and Hurley with the hallucinations). Surgery by candlelight, the newest trend in island HMO, and of course, Jack pulls through. Oh, and that exchange with Juliet and Kate, VERY cringe-worthy and "eww!" inspiring. This scene along with the final Kate and Jack fight are all very reminiscent of soap opera drama. If I wanted to watch a soap opera, I'd go back to watching one (I was hooked on All My Children for about 25 years, and this, my friends, ain't no AMC). Sigh and oy.

Nice how the smoke alarm "warned" Jack that his ghost dad wanted to talk to him. Smoke alarm=Smokey? Ugh, who knows. Well, at least this shows us his mental and emotional descent that culminated in TTLG back at the end of S3. Oh, and now Claaaaaiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrreeee is the new Waaaaaaaaaaallllllltttt!

And next week's teaser? The dead-for-12-years dude is totally Jacob. Yes, I'm calling it!

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To Do?

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:35:59 -0700

Ok, no lie...I started today's work "To Do" list yesterday, as I do when I'm feeling rather efficient. That's not the incredible part..one of the items I listed is (and I kid you NOT) "Kick it with J. Chan or The Hoff." Now, I don't work in the entertainment industry, I work at a law firm. And, it's not even entertainment law. And NO, I had not been drinking! I had 5 items listed and that was #4 just above "Coordinate secretarial training w/J & C." I have NO IDEA what I meant by #4! When I looked at my list this morning, I just had to LOL because I don't know wtf it means! I guess dementia is slowly creeping on...

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Lost Tawk: The Shape of Things To Come

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:30:50 -0700

I obviously didn't forget the show was coming back on, as evidenced by the last post below. However, in my eager anticipation...I fell asleep on Thursday between 9:50 and 11:10 pm. (Insert waa-waa-waa-waaa music here.) However, on Friday, some of my fellow Lostie co-workers and I had a lunch hour viewing so I'm caught up, but not before I jumped online and read all the boards. (I was going to wait and remained unspoiled but that intent lasted a good 4 minutes.)

So much happened in this episode I almost don't know where to begin. I feel like I need to watch it a second (and possibly third) time in order to get my head around it, but here goes. First of all...poor Alex. Ben used her as a pawn and with all his plans and schemes, this fatally backfired on him. Loved how he (seemingly) sic'd Smokey on the freighter assassins. Who knew there was another secret door behind the secret door that lead to the closet? And why did he emerge all sooty? Smokey was all kinds of awesome, though.

Then there's the teleportation/time travel aspect which, as much as I understand the need for the show, I'm really not thrilled about. I suppose there's no other way to explain how Benry gets his info and his millions (though that detail still needs to be revealed). In a FF, he ends up in the desert and meets up with Sayid who eventually did find Nadia and marry her just to end up getting murdered in LA. Then there's the whole Widmore feud. When he snuck up to Widmore's penthouse, I was practically going BOOM-CHIK-A-BOW-BOW! Wow, was there a lot of implied other-relationship there, or what? "Since when did you sleep with a bottle of [whisky or whatever] by your bed?" Really, Benry? Since when did you know what sort of items are on Chuckie's nightstand? BOOM-CHIK-A-BOW-BOW...

So, it's on with Benjamin and Charles. Benry is going after Penny and Chuckles is going after the island and both swore the other will never find their target. Verrrrrry interesting. Many people think that it's absolutely sacrilige for anyone to even entertain the thought of killing dear Penelope. I don't care so much for her, but what it would do to poor Desmond. I'm not worried, because by the end of the season, there'll be another crisis to ponder.

Of course, I'd be remiss to not acknowledge the awesomeness that is Sawyer and how he's all protective of Hugo and Claire (and of course, her baybee). Threatening to unleash harm to Benry (or was it Locke?) if they as much touch his curly head. Too cute. And loved that Bernard called Daniel out on his morse code B.S. Team Jack needs to hog-tie the freighties and prevent them from doing any further damage.

Unfortunately, I missed the "...next time on Lost..." previews so I don't know quite what to expect next week. I'm sure I'll think of more once I watch the episode again. What I need to do is watch it on Thursday and then again on Friday. This will be my goal this week. Oh, and I still don't believe that Rousseau's dead.

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Guess What's Back On Tonight...?!?!?!?!?

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:45:50 -0700

RRRRRROOOOOWWWWWWRRRRRRRRR!

Sawyer!

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QotD: Outta My Way!

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:50:43 -0700

Have you ever experienced road rage?
Submitted by Question of the Day.

I live in Southern California...what do you think?!

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QotD: Dream Job

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:43:45 -0700

What's holding you back from your dream job?
Submitted by Question of the Day.

That's what I'd effin' like to know!!!

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Vox Hunt: Get Comfortable

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:26:43 -0700

Show us your favorite comfort food.
Submitted by nosa.

Difficult to pick just one, but here goes:

Smashed Potatoes

MMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!

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QotD:Block Party

nobody@vox.com(Maraschino) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:49:34 -0700

Other than TeamVox, who was the first person you added to your Vox neighborhood? What made you want to be their neighbor?
Submitted by TheFiercestCalm.

That's easy, my friend Eileen (holla!). She turne me onto Vox and, as they say, the rest is history.

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