TDTVS

Fire + Water

Halfway through Season 2 in Episode 36 of 83 we get another well written story that intertwines the off island flashbacks with the on island action. This episode is Charlie-centric and we see him trying to save his drug addicted brother, but it breaks up their relationship and their band Drive Shaft. On island he has dreams and sleep walks convinced he must save Claire’s baby Aaron, but all he does is make people think he is using heroin again and breaks up his relationship she and her son.

Nice Day All Around

Even though is was still quite chilly, we put the top down in Williston and as we drove south and east the temperature warmed into a perfect fall day. We got to the condo, checked in and headed right out for an over-stuffed sandwich from Gruby’s New York Deli. After shopping we returned to the condo and settled in. I read and Donna napped.

Because we didn’t have time on Thursday, we watched two episodes of TDTVS with our heat up pizza dinner. It wasn’t until after that when it was fully dark that we took our first walk on the beach. There was a 1/4 moon high in the sky which was enough to relegate the flashlight to quick peeks to make sure we didn’t step on a beached whale or something. Because of the time of the year we saw no one else at all on our short half hour stroll.

Started down, went up, back down, up again, still up.
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The Hunting Party

Jack-centric episode 35 of 83 was almost as bad an episode as yesterday’s was good. The off island flashback felt forced and unbelievable and was there just to show one side of him that related to his on island action. Between those two stories they have turn Jack into a less likable character. Even the lying, cheating, stealing con man Sawyer is more sympathetic.

The 23rd Psalm

Episode 34 of 83 was centered around a new for Season 2 survivor from the tail section, Mr. Ecko. This was one of the better episodes so far. Partly because his back story was so interesting, but also because of how it intertwined to what was happening on the island with the dual themes of religion and drugs.

Stand Still Already

I’ve changed the background…again. The tartan was kinda cool, but I wanted something a little more in keeping with my current obsession (I’d call this blog that, but Rick beat me to it) Mad Men, so I opted for something from my old pal Jen at Pixel Decor. She has a ton of 50s – 60s backgrounds for personal wallpaper use. For web site use you need permission. Last time I asked she replied (and I may be paraphrasing here), “For your personal blog, of course, feel free.”

I’m assuming that would still stand today, if not, let me know Jen, and I’ll cease and desist. Also if you think it an aberration for to me to grayscale one of the mono chunky patterns and reducing it in size by 25%, yell at me, I can probably take it.

Roger Sterling: I bet there were people in the Bible, walking around complaining about kids today.
Don Draper: Kids today, they?ve got no one to look up to. ?Cause they?re looking up to us.

I have also started to separate my inane and somewhat pointless TDTVS episode recaps into their own posts so the whole episode title equals post title thing will make more sense when I start witting about my real world as opposed to J.J. Abrams’ made up one.

We rode the tandem to work today, so the Emperor stayed in the castle all day. The Royal Dentist visited and the vampire teeth came out until next October.

Started up, still up.
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What Kate Did

(33/82) So far on island we have seen Kate’s mug shot and know that she was handcuffed on the plane while being escorted by a federal marshal. Off island we have seen her being apprehended by that Marshall in Australia, rob a bank to get a toy plane, get the owner of that small plane killed when he helps her sneak to see her sick mother.

Tonight we found out just what she did to get herself in trouble with the Feds (if you gloss over that whole bank robbing thing), she blew up her biological father and the house he was passed out in.

Kate, both on and off the island, sees a black horse. WTF? Is it the same horse? It must have some literary meaning that escapes me. Maybe the answer is here, but I don’t feel like reading all 11 pages to find out.

Collision

In Episode 32 of 82 Shannon gets shot for the third time (once at the end ep #30, then again in the tailie recap and again tonight in the beginning of this one to lead in.) The off island flashbacks give us the story of Shannon’s accidental killer, ex-LA cop Anna Lucia Cortez.