Paul R Wrote:When Hurley & Co got the van running and were driving aimlessly around, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to drive over the brow of a hill only to discover the Losties hidden village. Bit disappointed when that didn't happen!
Liked this episode. Felt like season one again when we would have the occasional not-much-happening-but-fun-all-the-same episode dropped into the running order.
Don B Wrote:I liked the moment when when the van was hurtling down toweard the rocks and I wasn't sure whether Hurley and Charlie were going to crash and die or if the van was going to start.It never occurred to me, even for a moment, that Hurley might hit the rocks and go smash-crunch-bang.
Don B Wrote:Yes! I liked thefact that Hurley not just been sitting on the beach while we were with Jack, Sawyer, and Kate, that he had been trying to deal with feeling helpless and concluded he needed to make his own luck. I liked the way Vincent just ran out of the jungle with a human arm holding a key. That the key came from an old VW Microbus (and the driver had been on a beer run when it crashed). I liked the way Hurley convinced Charlie to help him get the van running - knocked him upside the head and said he couldn't just sit around waiting for Desmond's prediction to come true, that they both needed a victory, needed hope. I liked Sawyer teaching Jin the three things a man needed to know when dealing with women. I liked the moment when the four of them stood on the top of the slope and looked down and Sawyer as usual says the thing that everybody was thinking. I liked the moment when when the van was hurtling down toweard the rocks and I wasn't sure whether Hurley and Charlie were going to crash and die or if the van was going to start. I liked it that the van started, that even though bad stuff had happened and was going to happen soon these two guys had a small victory, and that that moment was important.
Lisa Wrote:Then, of course, there are the people who complain about the complainers, apparently not understanding that you can love some things about a show but be annoyed by other aspects.
I think it's fair to expect a BALANCE from the series. The first season had more of a balance between the mysteries, character development, and plot progression. I think viewers have become gradually frustrated by the plot points dropped in favor of The Others being Really Mean and Mysterious all the time.
Lisa Wrote:Then, of course, there are the people who complain about the complainers, apparently not understanding that you can love some things about a show but be annoyed by other aspects.And don't forget about the people complaining about those who complain about the complainers.... who still feel unexplainably drawn to a show that they love to complain about.