Last week's rewatches and podcasts we're lots of fun, lots of people joining in the chatrooms and listening to the podcast. Thank goodness Neil should be back this week, to keep the podcast more on track!
We're gonna pre-hash Walkabout this week, and I know for me this was the episode that hooked me. The pilot was interesting, the story in Tabula Rasa was fascinating, but then Walkabout set the hook, and LOST had me reeling for years.
"We hunt!" - John Locke
So, what I want to do, is ask all you all everybody, what you remember about your thoughts were about the episode the first time you watched it. What do you remember thinking the first time you saw John Locke's toe twitch while he was lying in the sand. What were your impressions about our characters at this point in the show? Who were you rooting for? who made you mad? What mysteries had you scratching your head?
When you watch Walkabout this week, I have a little assignment for you. Look for clues of John Locke's paralysis before the final wheelchair reveal. Come back and leave a comment about what you now realize was a secret even though it was right there in plain site. This exercise helps as we continue on, because the writers and producers love to leave us hints along the way. Sure, some are red herrings, but many are good clues to the story.
Another assignment as we move along, is what extracurricular theories start sprouting in your mind. Like, Jack said in Tabula Rasa, "Three days ago we all died ..." Many people started down the road of Island as Purgatory based on that line, and what they caught with other clues. Do you remember your early theories of the island.
I'll catch you in the comments, and in the chatrooms for the rewatches. Check out the Calendar for dates and times.
