The following is the second part of my coverage of the “Lost” Season 5 finale, “The Incident.” Jack I think the main thing to take away from Jack in “The … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Swan Song — Part 2
There’s a famous quote by Anton Chekhov in which he says, “If there is a gun hanging on the wall in the first act, it must fire in the last.” … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Swan Song — Part 1
“Follow the Leader” was the penultimate episode of Season 5. It was also one of the most fast-paced hours of TV I’ve seen in a long time. Sawyer and Juliet … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Dr. Jacklove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Jughead Bomb
Destiny’s a bitch. First, Daniel Faraday loses the love of his life, Charlotte, to the volatile side-effects of the island’s time-skipping. Then he’s sent back to the ’70s and is … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: My Mother the Murderer
Are the dead lonely? Maybe, but I think Miles, the man who can speak to them, is even lonelier. Such a power might seem like a gift at first — … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Memoirs of a Ghost Whisperer, or All My Friends Are Dead People
First we had “This Place Is Death,” and Charlotte died. Then we had “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham,” and Locke died. And then last week, we had “Dead … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Death, Draino, and More Death
Still confused by all the time-travel craziness on “Lost”? The title of last week’s episode, “Whatever Happened, Happened,” pretty much sums up everything you need to know about the “Lost” … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: The End of Innocence
Let’s talk about time travel. “Lost” time travel isn’t the same as “Heroes” time travel or “Back to the Future” time travel, for one specific reason: there are no alternate … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Whose Reality Is It Anyway?
So the question now isn’t who’s a member of the Dharma Initiative, but rather who isn’t a member? In last week’s episode, Sawyer continued his long con and ended up … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: The Dharma Initiative Wants YOU!
One of the things I love about Lost is that the writers never forget a thing. The room where they work at ABC must be covered in post-its of character … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: The Man They Call LaFleur
So, Ben’s just a big fat liar, isn’t he? Not to mention a murderer. I have to admit, despite all of the nasty things Ben has done over the course … Continue reading Ian Rogers’ Oceanic Update: Jeremy Bentham, this is your life… and death
