tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5737329506085414269..comments2024-03-18T21:20:17.786-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Lost: The VariableBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60169984875436412152009-09-21T11:23:43.281-04:002009-09-21T11:23:43.281-04:00The code for the fence is 141717, or 14 1717. Wh...The code for the fence is 141717, or 14 1717. Which numbers are between 14 and 17? 15 and 16.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9180385666225166572009-05-04T11:23:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:23:00.000-04:00Even though I'm not sure where Daniel's last name ...Even though I'm not sure where Daniel's last name comes from, I think I know what it means.<br /><br />Three days after last week's episode, I was reading a book (new Harry Dresden novel by Jim Butcher) in which he mentions a Faraday cage.<br /><br />A Faraday cage (or shield) is an enclosure formed by conducting material that blocks out external static electrical fields.<br /><br />Plug 'faraday cage' into Wikipedia if you want to learn more. Has lots of information about blocking electromagnetic interference.Zach Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442323021653257943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54581500333973106742009-05-03T18:46:00.000-04:002009-05-03T18:46:00.000-04:00No, no, no, no ,no ! If Daniel just died then i am...No, no, no, no ,no ! If Daniel just died then i am very upset. Charlie level upset. I think he really is dead, too. <br /><br />Although Eloise knowing what was going to happen would explain her coldness towards her son, as well as her slapping Widmore, i like the idea that she she won't remember what she's done until after its happened (did that sentance make sense ?). I can't believe a mother would not do everything in her power to prevent the death of her child. Unless he survives and she knows/knew that. Somehow the more answers we get the more confusing things get, for me anyway.<br /><br />As much as i like that the pieces are slowly fitting together one thing is still bugging me. Where are Bernard and Rose ? I'd sort of forgotten about them until Bernard turned up in an episode of Greys Anatomy.jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25923132836323068142009-05-03T11:51:00.000-04:002009-05-03T11:51:00.000-04:00Jacob was mentioned during the sequences in 1954. ...Jacob was mentioned during the sequences in 1954. And I'm fairly certain Daniel is really most sincerely dead; it felt like the end for him. But you know, with time travel, all bets are off. <I>Lost</I> never ceases to surprise and intrigue me, which is why I'm such a fan.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-16751572923731769692009-05-03T11:45:00.000-04:002009-05-03T11:45:00.000-04:00Yeah, I was actually going to say, perhaps Daniel ...Yeah, I was actually going to say, perhaps Daniel will be taken to the Temple, healed, and become Jacob? But then I think we've already heard mention of Jacob by Richard Alpert and others in the "current" past haven't we?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653418159607995090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33534043145037909902009-05-01T21:15:00.000-04:002009-05-01T21:15:00.000-04:00Well, I like Daniel Faraday. He is so much like mo...Well, I like Daniel Faraday. He is so much like most of my scientific co-workers !<br />I don't think Widmore is Daniel's father but rather Richard. Eloise (by the way I hate her and don't think the actrice helps) was not please to hear Widmore say "He's my son too" and the expression on Richard's face when Ellie shoots her son was intriguing to say the least. It is possible that being Richard's son, Daniel might be saved.<br />I also think that you can't change what has happened, because it HAS happened, but you can change the parameters and the time line and live an alternate set of circumstances and events.<br />Daniel will come back because I think he is more important than we think and is probably the only person who has all the answers hidden in his head (in fact I think he might be Jacob!!!!)fjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504341802335419192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57131514711136067312009-05-01T20:20:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:20:00.000-04:00I think Eloise knew perfectly well when she sent D...I think Eloise knew perfectly well when she sent Daniel back to the island in 2004 that she would *later* shoot him when he returned to the 1970s.<br /><br />I was thinking about this episode, and maybe the title is misleading. Daniel was wrong he was *not* the variable. I think Desmond might the variable. He is the only one that has chosen to (and done so successfully) ignore destiny such as preventing Charlie's death multiple times. Meanwhile, Eloise has consistently chosen to stick with destiny, even to the point of sending her own son to death. She is definitely a "constant". Whatever she did, she did, and makes sure she does. Daniel tried to be a variable but failed. Being of the Widmore or Hawking line maybe means you are a constant. (Penny was Desmond's constant). But then Desmond was supposed to be Faraday's Constant. Maybe he failed? Or maybe Daniel was wrong in that.<br /><br />And if Daniel was wrong that he could change history, stop "the incident" and save Charlotte, then I think that means he was wrong, too, that Jack wasn't supposed to be there. The Losties really are supposed to end up in the 1970s. It is there destiny, just like getting shot by his mother was always his destiny. Whatever happened, happened.<br /><br />On a side note, I loved the character of Daniel Faraday. I was really excited when he reappeared two weeks ago, and now am devastated that he died! But I guess this is LOST, these things happen.Shannon Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502006861856452735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14357708292939559042009-05-01T13:08:00.000-04:002009-05-01T13:08:00.000-04:00Lostpedia has this:
Young Daniel counts 864 beats ...Lostpedia has this:<br />Young Daniel counts 864 beats of the metronome since he started playing the song on the piano. (The Numbers)<br /><br /> * 8 x 108 = 864<br /> * 8 x 8 = 64 <br /><br />But anyways, my favorite part of this episode was Juliet. The second Sawyer called Kate "Freckles" again she turned on him and gave up the code to the fence. THAT is a territorial woman!<br /><br />I thought a funny comment about this came from my mother, who felt the need to call me to say how much she loved this episode because "I think I actually understood most of it!" And she's right, even with all the time travel, there was nothing really mysterious or confusing this week. Which makes me a little sad.sloth15https://www.blogger.com/profile/01665948295508677056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49377425520783226842009-05-01T10:36:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:36:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the comments, everyone. I just...Thanks so much for the comments, everyone. I just spent five minutes laughing. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82409237626640847932009-05-01T09:05:00.000-04:002009-05-01T09:05:00.000-04:00if you take 1,4,1,7,1,7
and add 3 to the first num...if you take 1,4,1,7,1,7<br />and add 3 to the first number,<br />add 4 to the second number,<br />add 14 to the third number,<br />add 9 to the fourth number,<br />add 22 to the fifth number and<br />add 35 to the sixth number,<br />you get:<br />4,8,15,16,23,42!<br />creepy, yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26733928560872089422009-05-01T08:08:00.000-04:002009-05-01T08:08:00.000-04:00Hi Billie,
I love your reviews. You ROCK!!!
I don...Hi Billie,<br />I love your reviews. You ROCK!!!<br />I don’t think Eloise (in 2007) knew that she shot Daniel in 1977 until Daniel was actually shot. I think that all of the characters who have appeared in the present or are from the present are synced up. Daniel being shot was his present, which then registered in Eloise’s memory in 2007. <br /><br />Thanks!!!<br />DanHellBlazerRaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015895593976794867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49469477477897522102009-05-01T06:44:00.000-04:002009-05-01T06:44:00.000-04:00Heres the thing about "the Numbers" and numerology...Heres the thing about "the Numbers" and numerology in general. If you take them "4 8 15 16 23 42" you will notice that there are only 2 digits missing from that sequence of numbers - 7 and 9 (and I guess 0 but thats not really a number). This means that nearly every possible number they could put onscreen could coincide with the Numbers directly. Now if you introduce numerology and allow for even one single layer of math-rearrangement of numbers, you're nearly always going to be able to find a pattern or a coincidence. <br /><br />I think in the end, the Numbers will actually just be some sort of paradox. The sequence for the hatch computer will end up being that sequence because it was simply just the random serial number of the hatch itself. Hurley at some point will realise that he needs to communicate them to his past self so that he ends up on the Island (or so that he can use them to play out the sequence of events that have happened so far, or perhaps even to prevent some disaster that we haven't seen yet), so he will maybe re-record the Islands transmission to broadcast the numbers, leading to the crazy guy hearing them, becoming obsessed, and history playing out the way that Hurley remembers. I'm not sure where this fits with the whole ARG Valenzetti (or however it was spelt) equation, but I'm not sure that they couldn't ignore those in canon and 99% of viewers wouldn't even notice, let alone care.<br /><br />Anyway, good episode, although I'm really not happy that Daniel is dead. Perhaps he'll get taken to the temple?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653418159607995090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8132332779004530502009-05-01T01:35:00.000-04:002009-05-01T01:35:00.000-04:00This episode left me disappointed for an extremely...This episode left me disappointed for an extremely stupid reason: the previews for Jimmy Kimmel Live (that late night talk show on ABC) said that Dominic Monaghan would be on JKL, and I convinced--absolutely convinced--myself that Charlie was going to re-appear on Lost. I spent the entire episode waiting, and was so very sad when it didn't happen. <br /><br />141717 is an awesome-looking number. If you add up the non-seven numbers, you get seven, which gets you three sevens (777). In some cultures, seven is a perfect number. Which then gets you the idea of one. And 1+7+7+7 = 22. Which, divided by the number of sevens, is Pi. Which of course takes us back to episode 3.14, about Nikki and Paolo.<br /><br />Obviously, the answer to the show is Nikki and Paolo. Or maybe circles. Billie, how could you miss that?Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-427475964746752112009-04-30T23:42:00.000-04:002009-04-30T23:42:00.000-04:00The confusion over Charlotte's age rested with Lin...The confusion over Charlotte's age rested with Lindelof and Cuse -- they came out and apologized for the continuity error -- not with actress Rebecca Mader.<br /><br />Along with "Jughead" and "Jeremy Benthem", this was the standout episode of a consistently astonishing season. I'm still looking processing it. (Great observation on the reason behind his telling little girl Charlotte the truth; I haven't read that take in any of the many reviews I've read).<br /><br />Looking forward to your take on the new Star Trek. I haven't been as excited and hopeful about a movie in a long time (since "Sith" actually, which I loved). Amazingly, I've read nothing but overwhelming positive critiques thus far. I hope it's great, despite a few qualms.Gregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052003706560436562noreply@blogger.com