Thursday, November 16, 2006

"The Cost of Living" observations

Much to the chagrin of my co-blogger, i was predicting this would be the next death. i liked the character of Eko when we first met him, but over time he gradually lost his appeal and i found myself siding with Locke. When i heard that it was to be another Eko ep and that the previews were saying someone would die... i could tell that TPTB were bringing his storyline full circle. Surprise, surprise, i was right.

Still, i'm lifting my Jesus stick in tribute,
Muchacha de Hurley

- So, when Eko found his brother the first time, he hugged him and asked for forgiveness.

- i wouldn't have confessed to the priest.

- Why does Yemi have a lighter?

- So Sayid got back just in time to put out another fire. And Locke has apparently taken charge.

- What in the heck is Ben wearing?

- So, Jack actually takes off his shirt in this scene... but we still get to see very little.

- Jack didn't have a bag over his head when they brought him outside. They don't even seem to be watching him closely.

- Burning a body with a water burial... is that a Hindu tradition?

- i would think that it was really strange if my priest up and left without telling anyone ahead of time.

- So the black smoke (as i like to call it) shows people other people? People from their past? Can it read anyone's mind?

- Ah, all of a sudden there's a nice stream of water on the way. And the beach has a nice water reservoir. i thought that the entire point of staying at the caves was that it was the only place they could find fresh water? But then there was that swimming pond that Sawyer and Kate used once, and they've never show that again, either. i'd be swimming every day, that's how i'd lose weight!

- Father Yemi was alright with this illegal vaccine stealing set up? i find that very hard to believe. It's like the same day or day after Yemi died.

- So, where'd Eko get the shirt? He hasn't worn one in a lonnnnnggggg time. All he does with shirts is tear off the sleaves.

- The black smoke doesn't want to be seen by more than one person at a time apparently.

- Juliet is such a flirt. And Ben doesn't want them to get close even though he's the one who put her in the room with him.

- Yeah, how were they going to break Jack now? In the amount of time available? With what leverage? Juliet does not remind me of Sarah, she's just another blonde, not a school teacher, a doctor. Why in the world does Ben need Jack to "want" to save him??? Whatever happened to the hyppocratic oath, Jack is obligated to save him. And there is no way Ben believes in God, he's so full of it, he said that "God can't see the Island". i still believe that someone brought the plane down on purpose.

- Why can't Locke say Yemi's name?

- How many vaccines does a small village need? A refugee camp i understand, but there doesn't seem to be many of those. i guess they're for the clinic.

- What exactly is Eko trying to accomplish by putting the vaccines on the market?


- What happened to Yemi's body?

- Why is Locke hanging around outside when coming to the Pearl was his idea?

- Where did Eko have a photo taken with his brother when he was a kid? Why is there blood on the photo?

- So, it's a sin to kill someone in self defense inside a church? i wish i would have known that sooner... (;

- It must be nice to use a toilet after going two months without one.

- Who's the guy with one eye and how did he know that he was being watched? It kinda looked like he was in another dome inside a hatch.

- See, Juliet says she's sorry that they "brought" him here, that Ben was desperate and it was so they could save his life.

- i don't trust Juliet. What, you can't stand up to Ben, you have to murder him? And can't Ben see anything in the window's reflection? i'd be afraid that he'd be able to read all of it.

- So, she's not happy to have the entire vaccine and is boarding her boy up inside. Why is Catholisism all about guilt and making reparations for what sins you've made? Why don't they understand that Jesus already paid for those sins???

- Was Eko building a church because of what that woman said?

- Yemi touched the cross, moved it: was he really there? He called Eko "brother" earlier, why is he now confused by the way Eko treates him?

- i'm not saying that i approve of all that Eko has ever done, but doing the best with what you have been given... what else can a person do? Why does this require Eko to be killed? i'd definitely be afraid of the black smoke, too, though you got to admit that the way that it kills is kinda corny. It would have been awesome if it would have just went inside him or slit him over or something instead of pummeling him against trees.

- It's awesome that Eko is happy with his brother again.

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