Here it is, mobisode one: The Watch.
Read Maggie's expert analysis below :)
.charlie
The Watch
The Wait:
Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel.
It has been a rough 173 days since the Lost Season 3 finale “Through the Looking Glass” aired.
• 173 days since Charlie reached the Looking Glass Station.
• 173 days since Danielle was reunited with her daughter, Alex.
• 173 days since Jack said “I love you” to Kate.
• 173 days since Sawyer shot Tom point-blank. (“That's for taking the kid off the raft” he said.)
• 173 days since my feelings about the song Good Vibrations were forever changed.
• 173 days since Jack used Naomi’s satellite phone and supposedly reached the freighter just off shore.
• 173 days since we lost Charlie…but not before one final message: NOT PENNY’S BOAT
• 173 days since the craziest scene ever to occur ever in the entire world forever and ever.
The Void:
Like you, I’ve tried to fill the void with shows like The Bachelor (DeAnna has to win if true love exists in this world), Desperate Housewives (How come no one ever told me this show was actually kind of funny?), Private Practice (Come on…it’s Taye Diggs. I’m gonna watch it.), and…yes…the occasional A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (no comment...and no clip).
The Obsession:
But it hasn’t been the same. My mind has been pacing the proverbial floor, searching for answers to Lost’s biggest mysteries.
Yes, I’ve even gone so low as to read the articles where Lost fan Joe Schmo, while vacationing in Hawaii, took a photo from 2,000 feet away of Daniel Dae Kim wearing a grey suit. The article usually goes something like this:
The Watch:
But nothing fed my curiosity like the announcement of the first Lost Mobisode. I waited patiently for 12:00 midnight to strike. I opened up Safari. I went to my bookmarks (Yes, to save time, I had already bookmarked the page. Insert nerd joke here.). I clicked on Mobisodes. And…and…and it definitely wasn’t posted until like 6:00 AM this morning. (I’ve already submitted a comment on abc.com about this.)
Waiting game aside, what an interesting and concise 2 minute 40 second mobby!
Let’s review:
1. Jack throws rocks into ocean.
2. Christian shows up and gives Jack a watch.
3. Jack puts on the watch.
4. Christian states that his father did not approve of his chosen wife.
5. Christian states he didn’t care and married her anyways.
6. Christian states Jack made the right decision to marry Sarah.
7. Christian tells Jack to treat his children better than Christian treated him.
After watching a “few” times (not admitting the real number), I decided to channel my inner Cher and Turn Back Time to do some research.
Topic One: Looking back at Jack and Sarah’s wedding, where could the rock throwing scene fit in?
I believe the rock throwing took place on either the day of the wedding or the day before the wedding, since Jack mentions that Sarah is inside setting up the flowers with the wedding planner (J-Lo?). As you all remember, Jack and Sarah were married in Season 1, Episode 20 “Do No Harm.” The wedding went something like this:
In summary (not that this provides some grand window of understanding), the rock throwing either took place before the piano duet on rehearsal day OR before the ceremony on wedding day.
Topic Two: Has Jack’s watch ever come into play on the island? Do we know if he has been wearing it? Is there any significance?
Jack is definitely wearing the watch on Oceanic 815 and still has it on during the first few episodes of Season 1. I did not find a scene where he “checked his watch” or said “Hey, guys, Ugly Betty starts in 5 minutes!” After those initial episodes, I could not find an episode where he is wearing it.
If anyone wants to challenge me on this, challenge away. I’ll admit I did not watch all three seasons over again to answer this question (though I sure thought about it). [Note: It would be awesome if I am forgetting some scene where Jack throws his watch out into the ocean and says “Damn you, Dad! Damn you!” Or something equally awesome.]
Notes, in closing:
Namaste,
Maggie
Finally, a light at the end of the tunnel.
It has been a rough 173 days since the Lost Season 3 finale “Through the Looking Glass” aired.
• 173 days since Charlie reached the Looking Glass Station.
• 173 days since Danielle was reunited with her daughter, Alex.
• 173 days since Jack said “I love you” to Kate.
• 173 days since Sawyer shot Tom point-blank. (“That's for taking the kid off the raft” he said.)
• 173 days since my feelings about the song Good Vibrations were forever changed.
• 173 days since Jack used Naomi’s satellite phone and supposedly reached the freighter just off shore.
• 173 days since we lost Charlie…but not before one final message: NOT PENNY’S BOAT
• 173 days since the craziest scene ever to occur ever in the entire world forever and ever.
The Void:
Like you, I’ve tried to fill the void with shows like The Bachelor (DeAnna has to win if true love exists in this world), Desperate Housewives (How come no one ever told me this show was actually kind of funny?), Private Practice (Come on…it’s Taye Diggs. I’m gonna watch it.), and…yes…the occasional A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (no comment...and no clip).
The Obsession:
But it hasn’t been the same. My mind has been pacing the proverbial floor, searching for answers to Lost’s biggest mysteries.
- Jacob: real or alive?
- Locke: Man of Faith or Man of Jacob?
- Jack: hotter when clean shaven or with a little scruff?
- Sawyer: shirt on or shirt off?
- Kate: Jack or Sawyer?
- Ben: Friend or Enemy?
Yes, I’ve even gone so low as to read the articles where Lost fan Joe Schmo, while vacationing in Hawaii, took a photo from 2,000 feet away of Daniel Dae Kim wearing a grey suit. The article usually goes something like this:
As evidenced by the suit, there will clearly be a flashback episode where Jin either goes to work, goes to church, goes to court or gets married! OMG, I can’t wait for season 4 to begin!
The Watch:
But nothing fed my curiosity like the announcement of the first Lost Mobisode. I waited patiently for 12:00 midnight to strike. I opened up Safari. I went to my bookmarks (Yes, to save time, I had already bookmarked the page. Insert nerd joke here.). I clicked on Mobisodes. And…and…and it definitely wasn’t posted until like 6:00 AM this morning. (I’ve already submitted a comment on abc.com about this.)
Waiting game aside, what an interesting and concise 2 minute 40 second mobby!
Let’s review:
1. Jack throws rocks into ocean.
2. Christian shows up and gives Jack a watch.
3. Jack puts on the watch.
4. Christian states that his father did not approve of his chosen wife.
5. Christian states he didn’t care and married her anyways.
6. Christian states Jack made the right decision to marry Sarah.
7. Christian tells Jack to treat his children better than Christian treated him.
After watching a “few” times (not admitting the real number), I decided to channel my inner Cher and Turn Back Time to do some research.
Topic One: Looking back at Jack and Sarah’s wedding, where could the rock throwing scene fit in?
I believe the rock throwing took place on either the day of the wedding or the day before the wedding, since Jack mentions that Sarah is inside setting up the flowers with the wedding planner (J-Lo?). As you all remember, Jack and Sarah were married in Season 1, Episode 20 “Do No Harm.” The wedding went something like this:
At the wedding rehearsal, Sarah tells Jack that he is both heroic and highly committed. A short time later, Jack talked with Sarah while playing a duet on a piano in the restaurant of the hotel. During this conversation, Sarah attempted to calm Jack's nerves by downplaying the significance of the wedding vows which they had both promised to write. Later that night, while near the hotel's pool, Jack is joined by Christian, to whom he confided his difficulties writing his vows, as well as his fears that he only married Sarah because he had saved her life two years prior. Christian told Jack of the latter's ability to remain absolutely committed. However, it was Christian's opinion that because of this, Jack is "not good at letting go." At the wedding, Jack, having been unable to write his vows, improvises, telling Sarah of his believe that rather than him having fixed her, she fixed him, and of his resulting unconditional love for her.
In summary (not that this provides some grand window of understanding), the rock throwing either took place before the piano duet on rehearsal day OR before the ceremony on wedding day.
Topic Two: Has Jack’s watch ever come into play on the island? Do we know if he has been wearing it? Is there any significance?
Jack is definitely wearing the watch on Oceanic 815 and still has it on during the first few episodes of Season 1. I did not find a scene where he “checked his watch” or said “Hey, guys, Ugly Betty starts in 5 minutes!” After those initial episodes, I could not find an episode where he is wearing it.
If anyone wants to challenge me on this, challenge away. I’ll admit I did not watch all three seasons over again to answer this question (though I sure thought about it). [Note: It would be awesome if I am forgetting some scene where Jack throws his watch out into the ocean and says “Damn you, Dad! Damn you!” Or something equally awesome.]
Notes, in closing:
- Next mobby: Monday, November 19. [Note: What an awesome day. Another Lost mobby and the season finale of The Bachelor!] We will get 1 mobby a week for the next 13 weeks, posted on Mondays arond 6:00 AM (CST).
- We now know that Season 4, Episode 1 is called “The Beginning of the End.” Airdate: February 2, 2008. Only 82 days!
- Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan have called it quits. I heard she broke up with Lost's Charlie for our Charlie...
- See you right back here next week.
Namaste,
Maggie
LOST Returns. So to speak.
Writer's strikes be damned!
ABC has announced that a series of LOST "mobisodes" (mobile episodes. Sigh. Never underestimate Hollywood's ability to needlessly combine words) will be released on abc.com starting on Monday, November 12th (credit: EW. Click here for article. Thanks to Lincoln A. for passing along).
One two to three-minute episode, each week, comprising a series called "Missing Pieces." I'm not sure I'm even ready for this. Ever since hearing Jack desperately plead, "We've gotta go back, Kate. We weren't supposed to leave!" I've spent my hours like a lonely child whose father "left for the store," eight years ago, constantly reassuring myself that "It'll be back. Lost will be back. It just went to the store for beer. It'll be back."
My daily consolation comes in the form of a Mac widget that features a countdown to LOST's return amidst the visage of a grinning, maniacal, grenade-wielding Mikhail Bukanin.
But now I'm in a tailspin. I don't know what to think. Please, somebody tell me how to contain my excitement. Also, I'm traveling on business next week, so I will be desperately searching rural Minnesota for an internet connection through which to satiate my longing for LOST. If you're familiar with rural Minnesota wi-fi hot spots, please advise.
na-freakin'-maste.
.charlie
ABC has announced that a series of LOST "mobisodes" (mobile episodes. Sigh. Never underestimate Hollywood's ability to needlessly combine words) will be released on abc.com starting on Monday, November 12th (credit: EW. Click here for article. Thanks to Lincoln A. for passing along).
One two to three-minute episode, each week, comprising a series called "Missing Pieces." I'm not sure I'm even ready for this. Ever since hearing Jack desperately plead, "We've gotta go back, Kate. We weren't supposed to leave!" I've spent my hours like a lonely child whose father "left for the store," eight years ago, constantly reassuring myself that "It'll be back. Lost will be back. It just went to the store for beer. It'll be back."
My daily consolation comes in the form of a Mac widget that features a countdown to LOST's return amidst the visage of a grinning, maniacal, grenade-wielding Mikhail Bukanin.
But now I'm in a tailspin. I don't know what to think. Please, somebody tell me how to contain my excitement. Also, I'm traveling on business next week, so I will be desperately searching rural Minnesota for an internet connection through which to satiate my longing for LOST. If you're familiar with rural Minnesota wi-fi hot spots, please advise.
na-freakin'-maste.
.charlie
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