Pre-Hash: All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues

Time to get your cowboy on, because it looks like we’re gonna need a posse! Things are starting to get increasingly creepy on the island, the previously stream is getting a bit loong, as we have to remember: Charlie changed FATE to LATE on his finger-warmers. Sayid walked through the jungle of whispers to tell [...]

WTAL “Raised by Another” Re-watch Podcast is out!

Hey LOSTblog LOSTIES! We had an amazing discussion to break down the first Claire episode called, “Raised by Another”! We had some amazing dialog that took the discussion in many interesting directions. The participants in the podcast were: Neil @atruereview Erin @Erinava Click on the link to listen to the podcast or use the widget below to here [...]

Staying Lost After Lost - Raised by Another

Lost is very good at leading you from one episode to the next.  So, it is only natural that they set up this Claire-centric episode by focusing on Danielle in Solitary.  Ha ha ha.  Claire visits a psychic this episode.  She shares more than just peanut butter with Charlie.  And after some nightmares, gets in an argument with Jack.  Stupid older brothers!  Since Claire feels like she was actually attacked, this prompts Hurley to once again take care of people.

I see the dream that Claire has in the opening scene more of a vision from the island.  They all seem to have them.   I feel like this just another manipulation by MIB.    Her “friend” Locke is there in the dream.  “He was your responsibility but you gave him away, Claire. Everyone pays the price now.” He is using Claire’s relationship with Aaron to try and get her to do what he wants her to.  MIB is pretty successful with her.  But I still haven’t figured out what he needed her for.  She was a candidate, but was crossed off.  So why not just kill her?   For a while I thought MIB was going to use her to manipulate Jack, but that didn’t really happen.

I know that the psychic told Eko in Season 2 that he is a fraud, but I believe that he really saw something in this episode when he was doing Claire's reading.  I think that he can see flashes, similar to Desmond.  I believe that the blurry he saw was actually what happened to her when she went a little crazy from losing Aaron and being alone on the island with MIB as her only friend.  I think the psychic manipulates her here by saying that she must raise Aaron or else he will be in danger.  But in fact, she is the one in danger.  The way to get a parent to do something for their own good is to let them know their child is in danger.  I also think that the psychic may have seen a flash of Kate and Jack raising Aaron in LA.  I do not think Aaron was special either.  I just think that was a very good tool the writers used for throwing us off from thinking there was something wrong with Claire.  It worked.  Claire was always going to be Clairousseau.  As you can see, they had that planned.  And again, I drew some nice conclusions for myself.

Speaking of things they always had planned, I noticed something different in the scene when Sayid gets back to the caves.  They had Locke placed there perfectly overhearing Sayid tell them they they are not alone on this island.  Locke gets a look of being found out when he hears the news Sayid has brought him.  Locke hasn't had much time on screen since The Moth, but when we do see him, he is acting very, very, very MIB in Season 6.  I think at this point MIB has quite a hold on Locke and this makes Locke feel accepted and happy.  We will never know what went on between those two, but the way Locke's face gets in this scene makes me feel like he did meet with MIB as Jacob's brother.

I loved Hurley in this episode.  He believes Claire and he wants to take care of people by starting a census.  They really do a good job of showing how caring he really is.  It makes me very interested in what he does as the new man in charge.  I was not a fan of Jack this episode.  He did not believe Claire.  Their argument in the caves really gave me a sibling feeling between them.

Even though this seems like a simple Claire-centric episode, it begins some really key mysteries.  We kind of start to get the idea that something is up with pregnancy on the island here.  At the end, we see Ethan coming after Claire and this begins the relationship with the Others.  Since pregnancy and infertility issues is one of the big mysteries on Lost, it is kind of interesting that they introduce it here in this episode with pregnant Claire being attacked by the only person we see as (probably) being conceived and born on island.  (This became awesome discussion on the We Talk About Lost Podcast for this episode!)

The episode title was very misleading.  Everyone thought it had so much to do with Aaron and nothing to do with Claire.  I wonder how many more of these tricks we are going to see throughout the rewatch.  Aaron does wind up being Raised by Another for a little while and Claire does have to go through the blurriness.  But without the blurriness, she may have not kept her baby, she would never know she had a brother, and she most certainly would have never met her soul mate Charlie.  I think that everything turns out fine in the end.  We will never get to know what happens to everyone who got on the plane, but I would like to think they get a happily ever after.  And I hope to think that Claire gets reunited with her son and they live a happy life.

Staying Lost After Lost – Raised by Another

Lost is very good at leading you from one episode to the next.  So, it is only natural that they set up this Claire-centric episode by focusing on Danielle in Solitary. Ha ha ha. Claire visits a psychic this episode. She shares more than just peanut butter with Charlie. And after some nightmares, gets in [...]

@Loster21's Tweets O' the Week from August 1-6, 2010

Aloha, LOSTies, how’s it going?  Happy US Release of Season Six on DVDs and BluRay Month!  Lots of great tweets this week, thanks!  As always, tweets from people involved in LOST production are in red.  So let’s get to it - what’s going on with former members of LOST cast and production?

vulture - Damon Lindelof presents the 5 nastiest tweets he got from pissed-off fans following the Lost finale: http://bit.ly/bw9n0l 2:42 PM Aug 1st

danieldaekim - Missing my fellow Losties Josh and @HaroldPerrineau on this beautiful Hawaiian Sunday... 8:13 PM Aug 1st

So wonderful that he was able to stay in Hawaii by working on Hawaii 5-0!

bexmader - So excited to be the lead in my next movie King of Vampires! Fangs at the ready!;) 7:14 PM Aug 3rd

mike_schaub - The writers' room just sang happy birthday to @danieldaekim 's voicemail. For the record, @jrorci was off key. #H50 1:14 PM Aug 4th

danieldaekim - is totally overwhelmed by all the birthday wishes. Thank you so much! 3:38 AM Aug 5th

I sent my birthday wishes through Facebook.  Other LOST personnel also had birthdays recently, but they don’t tweet, so never mind.

iansomerhalder - Only reusable stainless steel bottles to set- going to try to never use another plastic bottle on the set of The Vampire Diaries! 8:09 AM Aug 5th

dylanminnette - Tomorrow's my first day on set for an upcoming episode of Medium! Look out for it guys!

CarltonCuse - For those of you interested in knowing what an film or TV editor does... http://tinyurl.com/2ew2urv

As many of you know, footage of the DVD extra “The Man in Charge” has been leaked to the internet.  I haven’t seen it as I remain spoiler-free to the bitter end.  Others, however, have imbibed:

DamonLindelof - @poniewozik just watched pirated material. FOR SHAME!!!!

DamonLindelof - I'm so glad we made "The New Man in Charge." I was starting to miss getting yelled at.

mike_schaub - @DamonLindelof you didn't answer MY question: "How's the pinball machine, and am I still in the top five?" in reply to DamonLindelof

Loving LOST, Missing LOST

Emiilina - My non-Lostie friend just asked why i got "I don't believe in a lot of things but I do believe in duct tape" as my fave quote on facebook :P 2:44 PM Aug 1st

MalsMals - Awwwwwww I just saw a #LOST commercial for s6 on DVD. :-( :-( A tear comes to my eye. I miss you #LOST<3 4:19 PM Aug 1st

This tweeter’s Twitter name is enough to get him into Tweets O’ the Day at least once:

LindelofIsGod - Watching LOST is worth being tired 6:14 AM Aug 2nd via Twitter for iPhone

LizPrietti - #Lost is happiness. 7:19 AM Aug 3rd

mark_gonz - Watching one of the greatest shows ever made. And that would be #Lost 4:31 PM Aug 3rd

MaskedDevera - I nominate this summer as the weirdest LOST hiatus yet. #LOST 4:33 PM Aug 3rd

kayleighchance - I obviously watch too much #Lost.. dreamt I got into a fight with my friend because we have different favorite characters! 6:58 AM Aug 4th

I didn’t know it was possible to use the words “I watch too much LOST” together in a sentence…

JayHarveyy - R.I.P. #LOST . . .Best show on TV... Ever. 4:28 PM Aug 4th via web

jessMTV - MY LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE IF I GOT SOMETHING FROM THE #LOST AUCTION. 8:48 PM Aug 4th

The preview and auction take place in two weeks….

kyleepalazzo - i decided to watch the last episode of lost again. i barely turned it on and just hearing the music made me so sad. is it really over? #lost 2:03 PM Aug 5th

JCK_Lost - i just started my #LOST rewatch 2 days ago, can't believe that it's really over! 10:57 AM Aug 3rd

cookingchemist - Hell yes, I'd love a drinking party with Hurley, Desmond, and Charlie. Only thing better would to be have Locke and Sawyer there too. #LOST 1:44 PM Aug 5th

corrwill - "A Shephard No More" (The End Score) makin' me cry. Foiled again by MikeyG :) 8:07 PM Aug 5th

hollywoodgrrl - Dad: "What's #Lost about?" Me: "A group of people with a shared destiny." Dad: "Excuse me? That sounds like the communist party." 2:12 PM Aug 1st

stban24 - I'm following #108 people on Twitter! That's so #LOST 11:58 AM Aug 3rd

Ajitt21 - @lostpedia I'm in Hawaii and all the nature I see reminds me of #LOST. I'm looking for Smokey 4:23 PM Aug 3rd

theJoshMeister - Told my family "I love You All Everybody" before I left this morning. Wife didn't catch #LOST reference until I sang like Charlie. #imageek 4:36 PM Aug 3rd

alison_ylt - Today is #Lost day in cmns220!!!! I cannot wait to analyze Jack Shepherd academically!!! (and stare at him lovingly) 10:59 AM Aug 5th

Wow, I don’t know where she goes to school or what she’s taking, but I want to enroll!

AshleyBrimeyer - Sayid is replacing our car battery. I miss #lost. 1:50 PM Aug 5th

surenwrap - This is my 815th tweet, it is 108 characters & was posted 23 seconds after the clock hit 4:16pm on 8/4 #LOST 4:16 PM Aug 4th

FYCUSF - Hoping that when site passersby see talk of "Orientation," they know it's for *instructors*, not students (or #Lost fans). 8:26 AM Aug 4th

justin815 - @CarltonCuse Whenever Casey Blake (23) is batting, I always think of Jack Shephard. #LOST was the greatest show in the world! 8:41 PM Aug 5th

Sarah_Bethe – … I thought of #lost in inception when Dom was telling mal he had to "let go"! I think we need rehab :( 1:27 PM Aug 5th

Sarah_Bethe – … or a movie or a book series or a theme park or anything really. A fix! 4:08 PM Aug 5th

crissycalhoun - #fridayreads don't be jealous, #lost fans, but i am reading @nikkistafford's finding lost: season 6. #joysofworkinginpublishing

TimBoknecht - @DocArzt Whenever your tweets start with "Sneak Peek" I still think it's about #LOST. #Anticipointment #StillOnTheIsland

It’s true, many LOSTies, including me, find it impossible to let go, so – we won’t.  Ever.  The rest of you have been warned.  So please keep tweeting about LOST, and I’ll keep collecting those tweets!  Thanks everyone!  Until next week ~ Namaste!

“. . . today is the first time I’ve ever come back.’ by Daniel Danger

The wreck of the Black Rock, a 19th century slave-ship out of Portsmouth, England, lies deep in the jungle, broken and weathered.  Richard Alpert returns to the ship that brought him to the island 140 years ago, despondent and rudderless. His intent is to commit suicide. Daniel Danger‘s print “ . . . today is the first time I’ve ever come back.” captures this LOST water-cooler moment in moonlit shades of green and blue hatched on a black background. (S6/”Dr. Linus”)

The mystery of the Black Rock was on top of the everyone’s list of questions that needed answering. What was the “Black Rock” in Rousseau’s transmission?  (S1/Pilot, Part 2) Why was there dynamite on the ship that ended Arzt? (S1/Exodus, Part 2)  How did Anthony Cooper end up in the ‘magic box’?  (S3/”The Brig”)  Six years later we would get Richard Alpert’s back story and dramatic crash of the Black Rock. (S6/”Ab Aeterno) Questions were answered, and well worth the wait.

Daniel Danger is one of three returning artist from the first series of prints for Damon, Carlton and a Polar Bear.  His first contribution to the series “And that’s why my hand was shaking. Because this is not a man that you go and see, this is a man who summons you.” depicts Locke (or Ben?) outside of Jacob’s Cabin.

Gallery 1988 LA is currently hosting a solo show by Daniel Danger,  ”They Will Take It Back,” August 5-27, 2010.

This print is sold out.

LOSTWars TK Helmet Benefits Make-A-Wish

The 501st TK Helmet Project‘s fund-raiser to benefit Make-a-Wish Foundation has one just for LOST fans.  You can bid on this JJ. Abrams, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof signed über cool helmet in Orlando, FL on August 15, 2010, 2 p.m. at the “Behind the Scenes” stage at Celebration V.

You can follow SW_Celebration via Twitter and 501st Legion on Facebook

Artwork by Amy Vatanakul.  Her “Enterprise 12″  with Slusho theme can be see here.