Friday, April 17, 2009

"Some Like It Hoth" Thoughts and Theories, Part Two

I loved "Some Like It Hoth," but many critics and fans disagree. For example, IGN rated the episode 6.7 out of 10 (they rated last week's episode "Dead is Dead" 9.4 out of 10). The episode may not have furthered the story very much, but it did fill in some gaps in the backstory of Miles (we find out why he asked Ben for $3.2 million, for example) and provided many hilarious moments.

My favorite funny moment occurred when Miles discovers that Hurley is writing "The Empire Strikes Back." Yes, that's right! Here's exactly how Hurley rationalizes this: "It's 1977, right? So Stars Wars just came out. And pretty soon, George Lucas is gonna be looking for a sequel. I've seen Empire, like, 200 times, so I figured I'd make life easier and send him the script... with a couple improvements."
Haha, so it turns out that Hurley may have written "Empire"?! Wow, this show is crazy!


Hurley wrote "The Empire Strikes Back"?!

Also, according to Jorge Garcia (Hurley), this episode had his favorite line of the entire show, which was: "The Ewoks sucked, dude." Jorge had previously informed The LOST podcast with Jack and Jay that this was the episode in which he delivered his favorite line. Jay confirmed that this line was the one Jorge said was his favorite.

But the "Some Like It Hoth" wasn't all about hilarious Hurley antics. In fact, Miles had a touching scene at the end of the ep. He stands outside of his father's house, watching him read a polar bear book to his younger, 3-month-old self. The scene sounds crazy, but Ken Leung's superb acting pulled it off beautifully. Dr. Chang then receives a phone call, leaves his house, and sees Miles. He says "Miles? I need you," to which Miles replies in a childlike manner "You do?" I thought this interaction was funny, but at the same time, it felt very genuine.


MIles watches his father read a book to his 3-month-old self.

There is not a new episode next week. Instead, ABC is airing a recap episode of sorts titled "Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6." Here is the ABC press release for this recap episode:
WHAT TRANSPIRED FOR BOTH THE OCEANIC 6 AND THE REMAINING ISLAND SURVIVORS DURING THE THREE YEARS AFTER THE ISLAND WAS MOVED WILL BE EXPLORED, IN THE NEW SPECIAL, "LOST: THE STORY OF THE OCEANIC 6," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 ON ABC.

ABC once again invites new and avid "Lost" viewers to take another look at one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed shows. "Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6" will explore the series in a way that will bring new viewers up to date -- but which current viewers will also find illuminating - in discovering what happened to the Oceanic 6 and the remaining island survivors during the three years after Ben moved the island. The special airs WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid, Sun and Claire's son Aaron - otherwise known as the Oceanic 6 - were rescued and tried to pick up the pieces of the lives they knew before the crash and to perpetuate the lie concocted to hide the truth about what really happened. But Jack and Ben had to convince all of them to return to the island in order to save those left behind. Although they eventually did go back - sans Aaron -- what could possibly have been the motivating factors for each, and exactly how - and when -- did they return? As for those left behind on the island, violent shifts through time were wreaking havoc on their lives. Discover how Locke's leaving the island under the guise of Jeremy Bentham may have helped end the time rifts, and what led to his eventual death in the outside world.


Dan is the man with the answers.

The next new episode of LOST will be episode 5x14 "The Variable" airing on Wednesday, April 29th at 9/8c on ABC. Fans are hyping-up this episode for a number of reasons: 1. It is the 100th episode of LOST 2. It is a Faraday-centric episode 3. It is supposedly a direct follow-up to what is arguably the best episode of LOST ever: "The Constant" 4. And finally, check out this short synopsis: THE TIME OF RECKONING BEGINS AS DANIEL FARADAY COMES CLEAN REGARDING WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT THE ISLAND... that means answers!

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