
Sideways Hurley 6x12
Sideways Hurley 6x12
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Vote for Damon and Carlton (but not necessarily the polar bear)
Vote for our dynamic duo Darlton in TIME Magazine’s poll on the 100 most influential people — “leaders, artists, innovators and icons” — in the world this year.
At the moment, as we speak, the top five vote-getters are Yu-Na Kim, Lady Gaga, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Rain, and Adam Lambert.
Cast your vote here: Vote for Carlton and Damon
Portrait on velvet of Damon, Carlton, and a Polar Bear, originally presented during Comic-Con 2009 by comedian Paul Scheer, is via Lostpedia.
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6×12 Everybody Loves Hugo will air Tuesday, April 13, 2010 from 9:00 to 10:02 in the U.S. (an hour earlier Central Time). Again this week, there won’t be a rerun, just the new episode.
The title is a clear nod to 2×04 Everybody Hates Hugo.
The press release for the episode has a couple of surprises in the guest list (I’m actually sorry that I peeked!) –> press release for Everybody Loves Hugo (spoilers!).
Promo:
Sneak peek # 1 — Sideways Hurley and his mother, who is a hoot!
Sneak peek # 2 — This second sneak peek is on the Island. Hurley makes a very good point:
Desmond in 6x11
What did you think of Happily Ever After, the Desmond-centric, Darlton-written, Jack-Bender-directed episode?
Michael Emerson talks about Ben’s flash-sideways in Dr. Linus, accompanied by great clips from that episode.
Emerson expresses perfectly what it is about the flash-sidways scenes that is so intriguing:
It kind of gets you in the heart, I think, to think that had our lives been just a little different, as a result, so many things would have changed, and how easy it would have been to just have simple happinesses and not be on the front lines of some cataclysmic battle between good and evil.
The video also has a clip of part of the memorable scene where Ben confesses to Ilana, and she forgives him. and it contains more of Emerson’s insightful comments about his character.
A must-see for Michael Emerson fans.
If the video above doesn’t work, you can watch it here: Video podcast with Michael Emerson
Flocke gesturing at Sun in 6x10 The Package
Did you notice how in the last episode, 6×10 The Package, Flock said that he wanted Sun to make a free choice to join him?
Sun, to Locke: You killed those people at the Temple.
Locke: Those people were confused. They were lied to. I didn’t want to hurt them. Any one of them could have chosen to come with me. And I’m giving you that choice Sun, right now. I would never make you do anything against your will. I’m asking you. Please. Come with me.
That reminded me of the way that Jacob had talked about choice:
Jacob to Hurley, in The Incident: All you have to do is get on that plane. It’s your choice, Hugo. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.
—————-Jacob to Ben, in The Incident: Benjamin, whatever he’s told you, I want you to understand one thing. You have a choice.
Ben: What choice?
Jacob: You can do what he asked, or you can go.
We saw something similar with Dogen, Lennon, and Jack in What Kate Does:
Dogen wraps a capsule in a piece of paper, and says something in Japanese.
Lennon, to Jack: He says you have to give your friend this pill.
Jack: Are you serious? Why don’t you give it to him?
Lennon: Because it won’t work unless he takes it willingly, and he won’t take it willingly from us.
What are we to make of this? Could it be that the MiB/Flocke, Jacob, and Dogen were all equally bound by some rule which says they should not force people to do anything against their will? Does forcing people to take action somehow undermine the validity or power of those actions, as Lennon suggested? What is so special, in the Island world, about choices that are made freely?
Or was Flocke just b.s.-ing Sun? After all, when Sun did make her choice — to turn Locke down — instead of accepting her choice, Flocke ran after her, which suggests he might have intended to try force instead.
Flocke running after Sun
Also, to what extent can Zombie Sayid be said to have made a free choice to join Locke?
Screencap of Locke gesturing at Sun is from Lost-Media.com. Screencap of Locke running after Sun is from Lostpedia.
Desmond in 6x11 Happily Ever After
U.S. Schedule for Tuesday, April 6, 2010:
9:00 – 10:02 New episode 6×11 Happily Ever After
Official ABC description: “Desmond wakes up and realizes he is back on the island.”
Behind the cameras, they brought out the big guns for this episode — it was written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, and directed by Jack Bender.
The Press Release has a major spoiler about a guest star: Press Release for 6×11 Happily Ever After.
(Show is an hour earlier for Central Time)
Screenshot of Desmond is from the 6×11 Sneak Peek