Archive for August, 2008

The X-Files #1.1: Pilot

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

At the risk of making it seem like all I do is watch TV all day, I’m gonna (re-)delve into The X-Files. This won’t go near as quick as with Lost, since I watched it when it aired and am in no rush to see what happens, and because I have to get them [...]

Vradio #44: Random #1: Migration

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Image by Stina Persson, an awesome watercolour artist… see some others here.
Usually I put some thought into what songs I put here. Not today! Completely random iTunes shuffle! (I am though putting them in an order which may sound better.) Who knows what will show up?
1. The Roots “Intro/There’s Something Goin’ [...]

Lost #3.4: Every Man For Himself

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

This episode continued with further surprising discoveries about the survivors, as well as forcing them to act in uncharacteristic ways. His flashback has him conning a conner so that his sentence could be commuted, and to help his daughter (Sawyer’s a father!). And on The Island, he’s conned himself by The Others into [...]

Lost #3.3: Further Instructions

Friday, August 29th, 2008

I enjoyed this episode. It seemed to be full of little details, that are probably irrelevant, but helped the story be more interesting. Like Locke being mute after The Hatch exploded–it only lasted for 15 min. of the episode, and I see no reason he had to lose his voice. Also Eko [...]

Lost #3.2: The Glass Ballerina

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Hmm, not a whole lot really crazy or dramatic in this episode. Flashback to Sun and Jin’s life, yadda yadda. The Others still have Jack, Kate and Sawyer prisoner. They make Kate and Sawyer smash rocks. Smash rocks! I don’t know why, but the meaninglessness and simplicity and mundanity (is [...]

Lost #3.1: Tale Of Two Cities

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Moving on to season 3!
This one starts simply, showing where Kate, Sawyer, and Jack have ended up after being taken prisoner by The Others. Kate ended up in what appeared to be a locker room, made to put on a dress, and then given breakfast on the beach by Ben/Henry Gale/Balloonist. He tells [...]

Vradio #43: Poll

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

1. Led Zeppelin “Immigrant Song”
2. A Tribe Called Quest “Footprints”
3. Goldfrapp “Tiptoe”
4. Le Loup “We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!”
5. Modest Mouse “The Cold Part”
6. Clinic “Sunlight Bathes Our Home”
7. Bat For Lashes “Seal Jubilee”
8. Storms “Myxomatosis”
9. Pixies “Caribou”
10. Guided By Voices “Everywhere With Helicopter”
11. Iron & Wine “Such Great Heights”
12. Daniel Lanois “Where The [...]

Lost #2.23: Live Together, Die Alone

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Part One:
Giant four-toed foot statue! Weird green phoenix bird! Desmond’s return! The group’s all being splintered up, as one group goes with Michael to The Others, another tries to beat them there via sailboat, and some others are dealing with The Button. These, I take it, are the two main [...]

Lost #2.22: Three Minutes

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Whoosh… this episode filled in what happened to Michael when he ran out to find Walt. He was taken prisoner by The Others. Walt was there, and to free Walt, Michael has to go back to the camp and get Kate, Jack, Hurley and Sawyer to come to The Others. In the [...]

Lost #2.21: ?

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Wow, a Lost episode called “?”! They should all use that title. This was very fascinating, and I think one of the best episodes ever. Eko is told in a dream to help Jack and make Locke take him to the question mark. So Locke does, and they find another Hatch [...]