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Lost the Morning After: Critics Ponder “What They Died For”
Critics Ponder “What They Died For” May 19th, 2010 Trapped between perhaps the most divisive episode in the show’s history and a sprawling two and a half hour finale shrouded in mystery, “What They Died For” is a bit tough … Continue reading
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Lost – “What They Died For”
“What They Died For” May 18, 2010 “I think you’re mistaking coincidence for fate.” [For more analysis of this week's penultimate episode of Lost, check out my roundup of Critics' commentary from across the web.] Earlier today, TV scholar Jason … Continue reading
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Lost – “The Last Recruit”
“The Last Recruit” April 20th, 2010 “You could find yourself in a situation that’s…irreversible.” From what we can gather, the Man in Black is a man of promises: while he has a certain power of persuasion in general, his greatest … Continue reading
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Lost – “Everybody Loves Hugo”
“Everybody Loves Hugo” April 13th, 2010 “There’s a difference between doing nothing and waiting.” Ah yes, that eternal question: a week after finally getting something close to answers about the Sideways universe and what it means for the series, “Everybody … Continue reading
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Lost – “The Package”
“The Package” March 30th, 2010 There are plenty of reasons to be apprehensive about “The Package.” It’s coming off of an epic mythology episode of romance and intrigue, it features a vague title that seems to refer to some sort … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Floyd”
“Floyd” March 25th, 2010 While 30 Rock is a show that rarely has a great deal of forward momentum, I always like it better when it seems like it’s taking me someplace in particular; Jenna’s best story was when she … Continue reading
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Lost – “Lighthouse”
“Lighthouse” February 23rd, 2010 “I guess we weren’t looking for it…” When Lost adds new elements to its world, acts of expansion that have been quite common early in the show’s sixth season, there’s always a question of why we’ve … Continue reading
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Lost – “What Kate Does”
“What Kate Does” February 9th, 2010 I sat down to watch two early Kate flashbacks from the first two seasons of Lost earlier tonight, and I was struck by a moment in “Tabula Rasa,” an episode that reads very different … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Lost – “LA X”
“LA X” February 2nd, 2010 “Nothing is Irreversible.” To say that I am excited about the final season of Lost is an understatement, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. I was excited, for instance, for the final season of … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Sun Tea”
“Sun Tea” November 19th, 2009 This is “Green Week” on NBC, which means that every show has some sort of environmental sustainability storyline in it. And while the shows did similar episodes a few seasons ago (The Office did its … Continue reading
