A new Desmond-Charlie FINAL DESTINATION episode! Whee!
Ha! Fun (if-tired) Superman vs. Flash in a footrace debate between Hurley and Charlie. In the most recent Flash continuity, either Barry Allen or Wally West could beat Superman. And I wonder if he'd actually need to keep his feet on the ground to do it. He could just tap into the Speed Force and propel himself, couldn't he?
Hey, views of Desmond's flashback. Did you see that blinking light in the sky? Plane? Helicopter? Has it been a week yet since Juliette left Smurf Village?
Hey, whaddyaknow? Desmond's a monk? As in "Brother Desmond." Did he ever say "brother" before this? Heh, pretty fun origin of his "brother" habit.
Desmond: Taped my share of ankles...
Jack: Right.
Isn't this the first time Jack's acknowledged their previous encounter, running stadiums in Los Angeles?
Hey, check out the credits! Co-written by Brian K. Vaughn! No wonder we got some Flash v. Superman action in the dialogue! He's the kickass brilliant writer of EX MACHINA, Y THE LAST MAN, and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD. He makes stuff work. Hrmmm... What to expect when he gets to write a Desmond story?
So, we see flashes of what's to come. Charlie gets arrowed, but Desmond sees another copy of the photo of himself with Penny. So, he wants to be reunited with Penny more than he wants to save Charlie, "more than anything." Copies of that photo bug me. Did they each walk away with a print from that street vendor with the pull-down scenic backdrops?
Meanwhile, Sawyer turns on the charm...
Sawyer: How about some afternoon delight? You need me to make you a mix tape?
Aww... Kate's not having it. Damn. Why can't they just belong together? Sheesh.
Jin is a pece of Desmond's puzzle...
Desmond: I have no bloody idea how I'm going to convince him to come with us.
Hurley: Watch the master.
Heh. Hugo's got the touch. He just asks, in that way he asks.
Whistling while they walk down the beach... DIRTY DOZEN! Is that right? Such a great Guy scene.
* The next day. Nope, not DIRTY DOZEN. It's from BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI! My oops.
Moriah Vineyards wines at the monastery. Desmond points out that the vineyard is named after the mountain where Abraham was asked to kill his son Isaac. Not the happiest place on Earth. Then his Brother puts the situation in a different perspective, calling it a test, and a challenge, a sacrifice. Theme of the show, anyone?
Kate is not happy about Jack taking her spoon over to Juliet... ummm... literally, and hey, whaddyaknow? She finds herself at Sawyer's tent...
Sawyer: What? My doorbell busted again?
Kate: Shut up and don't talk.
Sawyer: You crying?
Kate: I said, shut up.
Sawyer: You got it.
Meanwhile, Jin tells a campfire story about a guy with no hand! In Korean, with great storytelling gusto. Awesome and frickin fun! =)
Desmond left Ruth at the altar... well, practically. So, he was a relationship coward at least once before. Days before his wedding, Desmond asks God about his marriage, and how does God respond? Bestows upon Des a blackout—ostensibly alcohol-fueled, but Des doesn't explicitly say so—has him regain consciousness on the street somewhere, and the first person he sees is a monk, in a robe belted with a rope, asking him if he needs any help. Hello? Anyone catch that? A blackout, followed by a momentous life change/decision... Another time slip. Anyone?
Back in "real time..." Man! Another brilliant line from Sawyer!
Sawyer: You two arguing over who's your favorite Other?
Which leads into... ping-pong! Between Brandon and Dylan! And more excellent Sawyer snaps...
Sawyer: If we dont' play for 108 minutes, this island's gonna explode!
Sad. Sawyer's people-sharp enough to understand what happened last night that led Kate to his tent...
In the pack belonging to the helicopter pilot or passenger. A copy of ARDIL-22 aka CATCH-22. How likely is it that Penny's gonna be reading a non-English version of this book? And the book as a reference? Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Sounds like the whole frickin island and series, don't it? In particular, tho, this episode, it's about Desmond knowing the future and right now, saving Charlie, no?
Poor Sawyer...
Sawyer: You ain't gotta use me, Freckles. All you gotta do is ask.
It's really sad, this back and forth with him. Playing the stoic modern it's-just-sex guy, then the (clunky... really clunky) romantic, then back to the stoic booty call. What the heck *would* Kate have said on the boat back from Hydra Island? Y'know, before Sawyer cut her off with his "I know it was a deathrow/pity booty call, no big whup, let's go back to snippin at each other" speech.
Ha! That's the first time I've thought or spelled out the name like that—Hydra Island. That's so bad guys' headquarteres from NICK FURY: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. =)
Monk wine—bottled 108 cases this year.
Desmond: What am I supposed to do now?
Brother: Whatever comes next.
Brother knows the Oracle! The photo on his desk shows them side-by-side, probably in a church or the monastery. Is there a third person on the Monk's other side, cropped by the shot? Maybe she told the brother to look for the unconscious Desmond after he bails on Ruth, eh? That blackout is definitely more than a blackout.
He gets booted from the monastery. This is when he meets Penny! Fate. "Whatever comes next." Pops Widmore doesn't like him, but some Dharma-related force seems to be maneuvering them into meeting, falling for, splitting from, and then losing and finding each other... A background or failsafe program...? Or just a fateful loop in time that has to be played out and closed.
I couldn't believe that it would be Penny w the parachute, but I was *hoping* it would be someone we'd seen before, maybe not a woman at all, but that Indian physicist friend of his with whom he discusses time travel, y'know? It's an all-new someone. Someone that Desmond doesn't know, but who knows Desmond, no doubt from Penny's detailed dossier. As Desmond reminds us...
Desmond: With enough money and determination, you can find anyone, she said...
Well, looks like outside forces can still bust *in* to the island's dimension. This is good. Now... how to bust out?
Keep on keepin on~
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