Sorry, I nearly didn’t say anything, but I’m anal enough that I had to. So I tried to keep it snark free. No offense intended though.
But do you think I could get away with talking about an exchange between Sawyer and Jack and say “man, it was nice to hear an Alabamian (right word?) and a Yank talking” without someone cutting in and fighting my ignorance? Didn’t want to offend you, just thought you’d like that although it’s good to hear about appreciation of accents from this side of the pond, some people get angry when lumped into the wrong groups!
Actually, since we’re on the subject, that’s probably not a good example. If you were in the U.S. and said that, someone would think you were talking about a person from Alabama (with a Southern accent) and someone from the Northeast (with a Boston, New York, or other regional accent). We don’t refer to generic Americans as Yanks, just people from a specific region. They’re more typically called Yankees, but I’ve heard it shortened to Yanks, also.
My ignorance, here, just makes it a different example! Thanks for pointing it out, though. Swap ‘yank’ with a suitable contraction for American and it’ll work.
I’m frustrated with Lost because it’s such a good premise and the mystery is intriguing enough to make me want to keep watching, but for a lot of those things you mentioned I think the exact opposite. The dialogue of a given episode usually has a few clever lines, but the way characters talk to each other is usually boring and predictable. In many of the character moments (i.e. when the focus is on relationships), they often say the absolute most cliche thing you can say in that situation. And the way Jack kept talking about the things they would be doing when they got off the island-- my cliche-meter was just about to explode. It sounded so forced and unnatural.
That’s not even getting into the non-sensical way characters behave. The oft-mentioned ‘decision’ (between going with Jack vs. Locke) scene made me laugh out loud at how absurd it was. There’s no real comparing of notes, no debate, not even a single word about trying a third option (including the most logical one-- a cautious invite-and-observe, with most people safely hidden away). Also, Kate’s decision to go chasing after Naomi on her own, without telling anyone. HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM ALL OF THOSE STUPID LACK-OF-COMMUNICATION-CAUSED DISASTERS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEFALLEN YOUR GROUP?!
Everyone is just so god-damned stupid, and in ways that real-life stupid people ain’t.
It also doesn’t help that this episode’s guest actor is one of the co-leads on The Wire, whose dialogue, acting, and plot execution make Lost seem like it was written by a Ritalin-deprived 2nd-grader.
I’ll still keep watching because of the plot, and for the occasional flashes of pure fun (the Nicky and Paolo episode, for example). I’m hooked, and no amount of bad dialogue or ultra-idiocy will keep me from discovering the secrets of the island. Just wish the trip wasn’t so :rolleyes: so often.
I think Walt is in the coffin. It seemed like a Black neighborhood, and I think the people working there were Black. That leaves either Michael or Walt. If the coffin was small, it could be the boy.
Walt stopped being “a boy” a long time ago. Did you remember him from the season 3 finale, he looked huge. If Walt died in the “present day” he’s definitely be tall enough for a full size coffin.
