Lost - Season 4 (spoilers) - Page 18

Gaddabout · March 21st, 2008, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Chebat

Quite a lame episode tonight as far as I'm concerned. Michael's character seriously adds no value to the show at this point. To bring him back after such a long absence seems like nothing but filler. He's been gone for so long, seriously no questions were answered. For the last show before a month long break, it was very disappointing.

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ArizonaSportsFan · March 21st, 2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Chebat

Quite a lame episode tonight as far as I'm concerned. Michael's character seriously adds no value to the show at this point. To bring him back after such a long absence seems like nothing but filler. He's been gone for so long, seriously no questions were answered. For the last show before a month long break, it was very disappointing.

It really was a waste of time for me. Of course, we did see Ben stoop to a newer low...

Bob Chebat · March 21st, 2008, 10:38 AM

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It is good to know what happened to this guy:

lmfao!

Chaplin · March 21st, 2008, 10:39 AM

Oh yeah, the preview for April 24th reveals without a doubt that Aaron is indeed one of the Oceanic 6.

Dback Jon · March 22nd, 2008, 09:22 PM

Good episode - did answer the questions about Michael and Walt.

And great follow-up on Tom

Sucks about Danielle, though - I really, really liked her.

Bob Chebat · March 24th, 2008, 11:15 AM

A few notes for the mid-season "cliffhanger" blues...

I'm guessing that Ben had Danielle and the boyfriend killed, they were set up.

Why was Tom's character gay? Is there a point to it, or is it just because?

Who's funeral was Jack at? One of the six? Who is Sayid's next target?

Kate gets Aaron off the island, Claire is left behind obviously. Does Claire die?

We know Desmond is not one of the six, but does he get off the island? Does he find Penny?

Dback Jon · March 24th, 2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Chebat

Why was Tom's character gay? Is there a point to it, or is it just because?

This was more a shout-out to internet fans. There was a lot of speculation about Tom after he remarked to Kate that she wasn't his type. The writers/actor decided to run with it and have some fun.

I guess the question back would be, does it matter? If Tom had a woman in the apartment, would it be questioned as to the point of it?

Gaddabout · March 24th, 2008, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dback Jon

This was more a shout-out to internet fans. There was a lot of speculation about Tom after he remarked to Kate that she wasn't his type. The writers/actor decided to run with it and have some fun.

I guess the question back would be, does it matter? If Tom had a woman in the apartment, would it be questioned as to the point of it?

A friend of mine was thrown by Lost World, in which Goldblum's character had a daughter of distinct African American descent. My friend felt like if you didn't explain that it just made no sense. It really ruined the movie for him. I probably enjoyed that fact more than the movie.

I like the idea of just messing with people's minds on stuff like that. It eats away at "normalcy."

Pariah · March 24th, 2008, 12:25 PM

I wonder if there's more to it than that. I think the "not my type" line was a direct indication that they intended Tom's character to be gay from the start.

I see it as a repudiation to the speculation that the island, and the "lists" that the island generates are in any way related to a biblical "good" and "bad." If Tom is one of the self professed "good guys," then they're not religious nuts.

Dback Jon · March 24th, 2008, 12:34 PM

From Lostpedia...

Tom's sexual orientation was originally hinted in "A Tale of Two Cities", when he told Kate that she wasn't his "type". Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse later suggested in the October 30, 2006 podcast that one of the characters on the show might indeed be gay. In issue #13 of the Official Magazine, Actor M.C. Gainey confirmed that he had deliberately played Tom as being homosexual ever since he picked up on internet discussions about his character's sexual orientation following the aforementioned line from "A Tale of Two Cities". However, Tom wasn't explicitly confirmed as being gay until a flashback scene in "Meet Kevin Johnson", after he had already died in the real-time narrative in "Through the Looking Glass". It was again confirmed by Lindelof and Cuse in the March, 21st 2008 edition of the Official Lost Podcast, following the premier of Meet Kevin Johnson.

Pariah · March 24th, 2008, 12:37 PM

Jon, I don't think the actors know where their characters are ultimately headed. When you see some of the video podcasts they're pretty clear in that they're surprised where the show ends up sometimes, too.

I still maintain that Cuse and Lindelof intended him to be gay when they wrote that line. If anything, this seems to confirm it, right?

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Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse later suggested in the October 30, 2006 podcast that one of the characters on the show might indeed be gay.

Dback Jon · March 24th, 2008, 12:39 PM

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Jon, I don't think the actors know where their characters are ultimately headed. When you see some of the video podcasts they're pretty clear in that they're surprised where the show ends up sometimes, too.

I still maintain that Cuse and Lindelof intended him to be gay when they wrote that line. If anything, this seems to confirm it, right?

That part does...but the writers DO read the internet, and play up things speculated on...

Pariah · March 24th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Bob Chebat · March 24th, 2008, 12:51 PM

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Tom's sexual orientation was originally hinted in "A Tale of Two Cities", when he told Kate that she wasn't his "type".

so...

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I guess the question back would be, does it matter? If Tom had a woman in the apartment, would it be questioned as to the point of it?

Yes.

Angel · April 1st, 2008, 02:54 PM

It's Lost, we question the point of EVERYTHING!