LOST is 100!

Efe and I watched LOST's 100th episode together last night.  It was a good one although as Efe points out it is basically impossible to surprise us after 5 years.  That does not stop us from theorizing however and Efe pointed out that she thinks the religious symbolism has been getting stronger recently.  Then Ari and I spent a while on line this morning talking about what make the Hostiles so hostile and he brought up religion as well.  He thinks that they are protecting their religion/Temple.  From there we talked about Adam and Eve and the Fall and what that may or may not have to do with the Oceanic survivors.  It was very much fun.  

 

It is interesting to see where the show may be headed with an attempt to change the fate of Flight 815.  I have to say although I understand why the Oceanic survivors want to fix things so that the plane never crashes I hope it doesn't happen.  I have always felt that these people NEEDED to be on the island for one reason or another.  If the plane had never crashed Kate would have gone to prison, Claire would have given Aaron up for adoption, Sawyer would never have turned into the leader that he is now, Locke would never have walked again....  I know it wasn't an easy three months for them and that the three years after that weren't that easy either.  But I still think that in the end they needed the Island and what the Island revealed to them about themselves. 

 

Top 10 Ways You Know You are a LOSTIE

 

10. You have made your own "Dharma Initiative Fruity Floats" because you are hosting a LOST viewing party.

9. You find yourself noticing "the numbers" in your daily life, "Oh look!  There are 23 people waiting for the #42 bus!"

9. You feel an increased fondness towards bunnies and polar bears. 

8.  You know much more about the philosophies of Rousseau, Locke, and Hume than you did 5 years ago.

7.  While standing in line to board a plane you analyze your fellow passengers to decide if they would help you survive on a tropical island.

6.  You have read, The Island, Watership Down, The Third Policeman or Our Mutual Friend because they are referenced on the show.

5. You wonder if the economy is being manipulated by Charles Widmore for his own evil ends.

4. You spend your free time debating free will vs predestination with your friends, using Desmond and Daniel as examples.

3. Listening to Willie Nelson or Patsy Cline makes you think of LOST.

2. You consider keeping a notebook to keep track of the constants in your life.

1. You can't wait for Wednesdays.

 

Quote of the Day:  (Happy 90th Birthday Mr. Seeger!)

"Prestige is much overrated. The celebrity business is for the birds. Respectability is nice, but consider: whom do you most want to respect you? Money is like air or water. You need a certain amount to live. Beyond that, who wants to be a dog in the manger?"- Pete Seeger