Episode 6.00. The Introduction.
The foreword.
... They told me not to be a writer to you. Honestly, I myself did not consider myself worthy of this definition. Collapsible string words - not mine. And why then do I dare to present my work to the general strict court, what motivated me to do this?
Perhaps, all the same, the answer lies in the question itself. To hear the assurances of my lack of talent was brought to me in life too often and for any reason, so now I am making up for lost time and subconsciously trying to prove (especially not clearly, to whom) my abilities, my potential.
I know, my reader, that you are familiar with the LOST series, and, perhaps, you are his passionate admirer. It's worth becoming so that you can "get through" to my creations. I perfectly represent your feelings, your fanatical desire to know everything, to understand all the riddles of this island, the impatient expectation of spoilers, the pleasure of viewing, abstracting from the outside environment, the "bitterness" from ending at the most interesting moment - and the joy of a new meeting with your favorite heroes, I know, because I myself, impatient.
A huge segment of the target audience is very young fans of different pairs, "pairings" - I appeal to you, be calm - I will "provide" you. Supporters of mysticism, like science fiction - you can "release steam" on the forums, but read my work - their interesting places will find you.
I want to express my gratitude to all those involved in the process of making the cult series, actors and writers, instructors and costumers, sociologists and stylists. Especially the last mentioned - your work is not always appreciated highly, and sometimes completely unnoticeable. It's a shame when one writer alone creates an entire epic saga and "eclipses" all your efforts, but such cases are more likely exceptions to the rules. There are not many of them in our spoiled world, well, I digress.
The greatest, whatever one may say, my gratitude is caused by the one who reflected on the screen me, Jack Sheppard. It's actor Matthew Fox. We are alike. He is also a stubborn, purposeful man, going to his goal; Not loving much to say, unless it becomes a perfect necessity. He has a strong memory - which is only worth repeating from the first attempt a phrase for Russian TV crew!
At the same time, I completely disregard the tendencies emerging in recent times in the work of screenwriters of cinematography. At the forefront is commerce, the authors change on the move, finding their viewer, the series lose logic, the thread of the narrative, forget what has already been filmed. What is "goof", for me there is no definition of "goof". By and large, the author signs in his attitude to his work, and, worse, to his viewer. Every time, watching this, my inner sense of justice is indignant. And so annoyingly for the writers of our series. After all, our relationship, the sensations of being on the island are transmitted so colorfully, capaciously and convincingly that they left no doubt in their authenticity among the most rabid skeptics.
So about Matthew. He was selected for my role very successfully, although in fact I look a little bit wrong. We all look a little differently, if we actually see each other, there are two differences from each of their screen "brothers". The same is true of "sisters", although it is more difficult with them - casting specialists work very qualitatively.
Who needs this, you ask, shoot about us, if everything that happens is real? I answer: the authors and producers of the series - Mr. Carlton Cuse and Mr. Damon Lindelof. But what was removed after the fifth season, is a phantasmagoric picture. I saw it, just like you. I would venture to say that the consequences of the fifth season, in which Jacob, the "chief representative of good", was killed, proved to be much more significant for our distressful world than everyone believes. The authors finally lost touch with reality, and the sixth season that they shot is simply out of common sense and logic. Do you want proof? The proof is that I am writing this story, this is proof. And if there is no work, then all that has happened on your screens is true, and you accept this outcome of the events.
And you do not need to know where I am, and who I am now, what I look like now. It's enough that you follow the string of lines of my narrative. I sit at the table, in front of me a whole pile of A4 paper, and in my hand a plain white pen. It depicts angels, which, however, look sideways, like beer mugs. I beg you about one thing: do not try to figure out how the characters actually look, better try to imagine the pictures you already know. I assure you, it does not bear any damage to the narrative, and the differences are so insignificant that they can be neglected. Do it, okay?
When he was stabbed and thrown into the fire by Jacob (positioned as the main representative of the good), the consequences were much worse, I already said. His antagonist looked into the purple infernal flame, and his triumphant face seemed to anticipate the worst consequences for the whole world. Terry O'Quinn is a great actor, no doubt. They say that at one time he came every day to the set completely on foot, crossing 12 kilometers each. Do not tell him that he can't do ...
In fact, he played in this series is not one but two roles, and I just admired him in the process of viewing. By the way, when I watched the series, I studied the history and motivation of at least the main actors with whom I crossed, I have to admit that my attitude towards them has evolved, I do not treat them as strictly and irreconcilably as before! I clearly see that before me there are living people, with their weaknesses, with their own destinies. I do not understand how I could have hated Locke. This is a decent man, to whom I was unjust, and if he was alive now, he would have understood it.
How much the authors of the series lost the logical thread, I'll leave you to judge. Imagine what it's like to look at what is happening to you from the side, knowing that there was something wrong, but quite differently. As for the answers, let me criticize what can not be overlooked.
Inaccurasies.
Forgive me, if it seems to you - I'm very harsh, it's just that I myself became attached to the film, which became the greatest TV saga of all time. And it is therefore more unpleasant to observe blatant violations of the truth that followed. The boring grouch in me forces me to notice all this and to paint the appropriate intonations.
I do not take into account obvious blunders like the hand of an instructor holding a horse's horse, dropped from the ear of an earpiece or that device on the shoulder of the mercenary Kimmy, who keeps in touch with the explosives on Kahane, most likely this device had to disconnect already underground - I do not care. Maybe, on the special properties of the island decided to write off, the island wanted? - somehow we, the "Six Oceanic", survived, barely having time to rise into the air before the explosion, and Aaron, a wonderful child, was at home. And if the island wanted it, then, "they do not look at the gifted horse", as they say.
But there are obvious negligences, like the one that was during the series of the second season with the passageers of tail section. In addition to Anna-Lucia, Libby, Mr. Eco, Bernard, stewardess Cindy, in the frame of the fourth series there were several people "extras". And where are all these people? They just disappear, and then the series appears in the eighth, coming to the beach. After all, even a phlegmatic spectator who loves to "go with the flow" is clear: at the time when the "tailings" were going through the whole island to the main camp, there were no additional people in their group at all.
I can not miss the miscalculation, affecting, as luck would have it, two adored women and one child. In the fourth season of Kate's offer to hold on the hands of Aaron says Claire, she had "not very much with the children", despite the fact that she was quietly nursed him in the second season. If Kate (I bring her name out with a sinking heart!) So convinced herself that she is bad, why in this series it helps so easily. At first glance, it's just a nit-pick, but I think that the female part of the audience will take this fact not so leniently.
A blatant blunder, indicating that the authors themselves do not remember what they are shooting, is the following factual error. At the age of Alex, the adoptive daughter of Ben. At the time of the abduction, she was barely born. Her real mother, Rousseau, arrived on the island in 1988, having lived here for sixteen years, which is confirmed by the facts-calculations of Said. A "cleansing" occurred in 1992. The question arises: how could Ben, being an employee of the Dharma, be able to carry out the abduction in 1988, if he walked like "other", looked like "other," and on arrival immediately this child began to nurse?
It can be argued that Linus spied and led a double game (with young Ethan at the same time!), But it's, honestly, like trying to keep a good face in a bad game. After all, the radio tower was not built by the "others". Well, then, it turns out, Dharma calmly reacted to the fact that the already known numbers sounded from the radio tower? Of course - of course! (The favorite phrase of my ex-wife, Sarah.) Of course - of course, they themselves "ran" the numbers, and then the Frenchwoman came and changed the message to her own! I dare say, for four years scientists could not not learn about it. And, for that matter, the "other" was just the same as what was heard from the radio tower; They put "jammers" so that no one from the outside world could find the island.
Maybe the confusion covered in the purge year? After all, the only source of information was obtained from Locke's rather "muddy" dream, in which Horace tells him that he himself has been dead for twelve years, and only because of him can we commit the crime of "others" in 1992. So, the "cleansing" actually happened earlier, but later in 1990, when Kelvin Inman, ex-soldier U.S.A. army, was not yet on the island.
In the next series, too, "disagreements" with extras - from the left with Locke to the village four people flashed in the frame and died tragically, and in the frame shows the killing of three of them only.
I feel like the rhythm of my narrative is getting lost now. It was worth mentioning Sarah, and here's the result. Although it is not for me now, it turns out that I'm distracting for her. But, I suspect, I now recall not so much Sarah, how much associated with her the time when I was cocky, young, and my hair was still disheveled. In that life-period it seemed that everything did not bother me. Once again I bow my head to Matthew, his acting talent. I still do not understand how he managed to convey this so similarly?
We must now move on to the sixth season. You should first take your mind off, let your memories take possession of me, but ... only for five seconds. Deep breath.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Exhale, the session of complacency is over.
It was a question of bloopers. Before the sixth season, I have not even got there yet, mind you, but now it's time. I understand that criticizing is the easiest, and I understand it like no other.
Tell me who should be to believe that the ship "Black Rock", raised by a wave, destroyed a giant statue, and even turned out to be a kilometer away from the shore? To whom is this nonsense calculated?
It can be argued that this was influenced by the magical properties of the island (again!) And Jacob. Hmm, we'll talk more about him. But I will stop at the statue. No hint, no explanation, where did it come from. Did the people built on the island by Jacob build it, or did it exist before. I understand that this time there are no logical contradictions, it could be built by Jacob himself with the help of some properties, and people, and black smoke at that time simply did not commit mass murders. How good! There is no contradiction! I'm sorry if I may be vexing, I just consider this approach to be very cynical, created by those who have never worked with their hands in life.
It turns out that there was a lighthouse on the shore of the island that we did not find, because we did not seek, or rather, because it was somehow hidden from us. The same was true of the staircase leading to the cave; To notice it is already more difficult. I assure you, there were no such buildings in sight. (I immediately remember how Said collected a backpack and went along the shore with the intention of exploring the island, which is very fortunate that his cable was interrupted by a cable, I suspect that you would lose the intrigue because after going on he would eventually come across A stone foot, but much earlier it would have been awaited by another intriguing discovery - a yacht, and nearby - the corpse of Kelvin Inman. And if Said went along the coast "clockwise", he would first find a foot).
And how many censures caused the alternative reality! All these fragments with the otherwise different life in our country, which nevertheless allowed us to maintain the format of the series, are captured by the viewer - to look at our favorite hero in other circumstances, of course, I would like, but my attitude to this idea is ... incredulous. I'm not talking about the doubtfulness of the author's morality, according to which, for example, Michael is more sinful than Ben.
What are they, the creators, they want to tell us? On the computer in the police station in Los Angeles, the Microsoft Office 2008 program is installed, and in fact in the course of 2004. You could ignore it, referring to excessive pickiness in the examination.
Yes, it's only in the series before her that the headmaster of the school, Reynolds, declares to Ben (he is a teacher at this school, and with him Arzt): everywhere there are cuts, complicated times have come, he says "crisis" (?!); аnd further under the scenario. Allow! Is this not a world economic crisis that began in those years when the series was already coming to an end? Just in the era of the "beginning of the end" of the world economy, a "swan song" of it was voiced. (Here the authors, without knowing it themselves, showed to me humanity, not including Sarah in the cohort of "school teachers in LOST", as well as in the composition of the characters of alternative reality in general. ("I don't think that would be appropriate...")
The most insulting thing about this episode about the content of the last series just seems to remember: they explained the line of Lapidus, who was supposed to be the pilot of an unfortunate flight, but it turns out he overslept (hu-hu!), And about the fact that Miles was ever- He tried to blackmail Ben, and about the diamonds of Paulo and Nikki, which Miles had unearthed from their grave. The mention of Arzt's kind word is also present.
But in general, the whole season is abandoned and the "feature" of Walt is not explained, which after the first season has become much less likely to appear in the frame due to the fact that the actor, you see, is growing up. (Thrice hu-hu!)
Finally, the topic of the hut is not clarified, but the hut, the whole texture associated with it, has an explanation. Has, I assure you. However, I will not talk about the unpleasant.
A beautifully photographed cave with light, of course, simplifies the requirements for answers, which already have almost two kinds: electromagnetism and the activities of Jacob, along with the Man in black. A beautiful shot is reminiscent of a reference to the sixth part of the notorious Harry Potter trilogy, namely, that piercing scene in which he gave his mentor a potion. Although the moment of exposing the villain in the "Prisoner of Azkaban" - in my opinion, the most lyrical of all I read in the world literature. The reason for this, of course, is the amazing writer's gift of Rowling, which allows her to create this. But this is only my personal opinion.
I will continue. The answer to the question about numbers. What does not suit me here? I don't even know. (With the habit of using phrases from the lexicon of my ex-wife, it's time to tie, and I again force myself to stop). The idea that some of us are candidates for Jacob's successors is clear to me.
But what is the connection between the "curse of Hurley" and the numbers? Was there a "box" that, according to the crazy Leonard, Hurley "discovered"? Why did misfortunes happen around him? Why were they comparative (I point out, comparatively) small, everyday, and then suddenly - leading to the deaths of people? And was there really a curse?
Very successfully the creators removed the moment when Hugo is indignant before Jacob, and the one in response: "You have ink on your forehead." And even before, he smiles condescendingly, condescendingly. This symbolizes their "conversation" with the fans.
Those very true fans rushed to study this lighthouse with a complex system of mirrors, it is unclear how working, the names on the disc, as well as records in the cave. Pardon me, these are the "lines on the wall", made arbitrarily, with periodic references to the surnames that have flashed before. It came down to that even that there are surnames Linus, and Burke, and Rousseau! And somebody is sitting and analyzing, being at best - moderators of thematic sites. Someone likes to add the word "eternity" from the ice ...
Summarizing the above, it is noticeable that I criticized a lot. But, in the end, suddenly, I'm not right? Who gave me the right to condemn those who created this work of art, for some of them become a whole world? Who gave me the right to speak so pejoratively? I will only say that there were grounds for this. And I, Jack Sheppard, have prepared for this task-to tell the truth to certain people and to the whole of mankind. To this end, I studied writing skills for a long time, alien to me, studied the Korean hieroglyphics and the Russian alphabet, analyzed the biographies of the remaining characters, so that the ends of my narrative would converge.
But before I say anything about responsibility, I must also ask myself, for the sins I have committed. Because the greatest justice is in the ability to ask yourself.
Crowning introduction.
I'm full of guilt for what I've done. I tried for a long time ... but I can not bring myself to concentrate on such a dust - "all criticize", while for myself I feel a guilt complex.
I must say, my internal device was not transferred correctly. I was always attracted by the struggle for justice, and I was never an egoist. But just justice causes the desire to maintain control in interactions with people, and generates alienation from these people. I always knew something more than others, but I also felt that they knew about this world something that I do not know. In short, I was not selfish, but in large part because I watched a lot of people who were worse off than me.
In the last paragraphs, I listed the blunders and inconsistencies related to the characters (and already almost all called!), But stubbornly avoided mentioning the names of those whose lives were destroyed. Of course, you guessed who I was talking about. At me, although you may not believe it, something is still stirring in my chest, as soon as I remember that moment of falling into the bottomless well of Juliet. Well, what James felt, aged, it seemed, overnight, in general, I do not presume to judge. Somewhere it was already said that I can empathize. To penetrate the pain of each patient - this sentimental feeling has often prevented me from working. Yes, only this is not an ordinary patient. This is someone's favorite ... As a close relative ...
Yes, from the very beginning we did not have a relationship with Sawyer. For him, I was - it's like a boy from an intelligent family, a universal favorite. He is like a typical "bad boy" for me. At times he behaved in such a way that it irritated me, I recalled long-forgotten school "motives." I have no idea what is the imprint of the loss of parents in early childhood, as well as the constant presence in criminal circles. And there is no reason for me to rise above the situation. Perhaps I was being peddled to him, just subconsciously considering him a villain, I just imagine how people like him can be bad, but after all, I'm not an angel, who gave me the right to reason like that? For myself, I will answer that I never wished this man evil. In the end, he is a victim in this world.
Yes, but Juliet first appeared before us as an enemy. And she is also a victim. I do not imagine her psychotrauma when you need to do something, and you - you can not! Nobody blamed her, but she considered herself guilty, the blood of dead pregnant women remained on her hands! This lasted three years, during which she was in such a situation, in addition to her will. Yes, she could say something cynical, but when you feel this time and again when you want to cry, scream, beat things and you can not do anything, the girl probably wants to be cynical.
And so it happened that two loneliness found each other. Both wanted warmth, affection, motivation to live. And they found their shelter, their quiet harbor here, on this hated island for both, largely thanks to Juliet, who decided to stay here. Three years, James and Juliet lived together until we showed up. Returned to the island with noble intentions, having one motivation - to save, and Juliet says to my face: "We did not have to save." I must say, I do not perceive it when they say such things to me. I was born to help everyone, it's in my blood! But I was not at all angry with this unfortunate woman, Juliet, the one I knew, the one that hugged me once! Once I saved her from death, and the realization of personal gratitude was that she saved me. And how did it all end for us? Crash, despair, the collapse of all hopes. I can understand with my mind that the bomb just stopped an electromagnetic anomaly that should not have been drilled, but Juliet accidentally "seized" the chains. I can not just reconcile myself to the terrible fate fate has brought to her, with my hands ... This is eating.
Now, with your permission, I will continue the "critical line". The feeling of admiration does not prevent me meticulously looking for inconsistencies. These are many in connection with the movements in time. In the first episode of the fifth season, we see a hole left in the place of the "Swan" bunker, and it is full of debris. This is definitely 2007 year. But allow me, if right after the explosion of the bunker, Charlie and Locke found a bare pit, where could there be debris from?
And yes, I voiced a request - not to imagine how we looked really, but I will give in to your request and let you know that Juliet was actually younger. Well, so Elizabeth Mitchell works great for themselves, which levels out the difference in age.
There is a seemingly factological mistake, one of the outbreaks, when Faraday talks with Desmond. What year is it? Clearly before the bunker "Swan" was found by us, because Juliet discovers a hatch under a layer of dirt. It turns out that we, who survived from Oceanic 815, were already on the island, but we did not find a bunker. But in this case those of us who realized the effect of moving in time, staying outside the camp, had to stumble ... on ourselves! From that period.
The meeting between Desmond and Faraday occurred before the disaster? And than to explain what Desmond asks the questions: "Are you him?" My replacement? ", And one more:" Why are you drumming for twenty minutes in my (!) Door? "Despite the fact that he was not letting go of his partner, Kelvin, himself already in the bunker for a long time. And about the latter, in general, it seems, do not remember! For these little things and hurt.
With this reservation, however, there are no logical contradictions here. So, the fateful conversation was until September 22, 2004, and Des remembered him only when his time came. What happened - happened, and I turn to the next thing that worries me.
The main inaccuracies, already said - are not in this. Differences are in the minds. The authors apparently have a lot of their mania and pathologies, which they decided to "project" onto us. In our actions, sometimes all logic is absent, and at times we behave simply as unintelligent people.
That is, the love of parents for the creators does not mean anything, and you can easily ignore them. What, for example, with the parents of Said, are they alive? Values for the creators do not. And Jin, who impulsively decided to stay in the flooded room and die with Sun, of course, was unable to part with her, not choosing to punish the culprit, avenge his love.
But he had his father, such a wonderful man! And the actor recreates it so well! I saw him only two times, and both times a tremendous tremor ran through my body. You look at him - he turns to you, looks for a second - and his old face lights up with a pleasant smile, and you already forget which show is going at all, what it is on the screen, and what you are watching.
He had a daughter who he wanted to see and dreamed about for years.
I ask myself - would Jin really refuse the opportunity not to punish the hated villain, but even to return to his home, to meet his father? And why would he be scared - the wrath of Sun's father, Mr. Pike? First, Jin was never a coward, and secondly, his father-in-law honors family values, and simply Jin would become a father for his daughter.
The same about us. Well, I myself, living in a democratic country, could I really say that I managed to destroy everything else in my life if there was a mother left on the mainland! We lived separately - my mother, Margo Sheppard, and remained a full mistress of my childhood home. She did not see me with this beard during this memorable period. I decided to return to the island, so I decided. But with a calm heart to leave it to the mercy of fate - you can not in any way. And in a democracy. And on the screens, sometimes we act like we do not have parents at all!
The same is true, in principle, and about Hurley - those who said that Hugo did not make sense in life, they thereby hurt his parents, putting them low. And because of this, even more annoyance at what is happening, and a desire even to tell them the truth!
And for some, apparently, too painful were some complexes, if they were decided to translate on the screen! The theme of a despotic mother who considers her son "special", protecting from the outside world and her own desires, someone was extremely close. If this was fully relevant to Faraday, then why not make the same story for Man in Black? This is their logic. It's pitiable if they all see it that way.
What we have: introduced a new character - Mother. Who plays it? That's right, the actress Allison Janney, and plays unmatched - once the image in front of her eyes rises. And that she is herself - a woman, looking middle-aged, in blue antique clothes, with a high intricate hairdo. Mysterious, cruel, insidious and adoring "special" son. Each of her words can give you an understanding of the secrets of this island. By the way, she Darlton "gave" the phrase, which was first pronounced by Evi Lilly Before the shooting of the second season. Mother says: "Every my answer will give rise to your new question," and you listen to her, fascinated. In security, you listen, of course, behind the screen. An unknown fan was suggested that she personifies "mother nature", the fundamental principle of everything. I do not know, it's like believing in higher powers, if you believe, you must.
I would like to add that Evangeline is an incredibly attractive woman, not at all vulgar, but at the same time inviting. At one time there were even rumors of their relationship with Matthew. (Well, I would not be surprised).
We return to Jacob and the Man in Black.
In the fifth season we saw a conversation between antagonists, where a man in black talks at least on an equal footing, it's important. His image is helped by gray hair, overgrown on temples, reminiscent of horns. He is in this scene - it's such an infernal man that it seems, and on his coccyx, he should have a tattoo resembling a tail.
And in the sixth season it turns out - the man in black was in a subordinate position. And all the motivation was to leave the island, and he asked Jacob to let him go. But that's exactly how it was, and there is no contradiction! The subordinate position took place, it is enough to reconsider the scene opening the final of the fifth season. Here they are talking. Jacob pronounces his remark, and after him - his opponent. In every word it is a drawing, in all behavior - bravado. And with nothing incomparable hatred shines. He declares his suffering, because already at that time - was smoke! And all statements like "I already ate" (as well as drinking water from a jar in the future) is the very desire to control the situation. And the situation is arranged in the end so that they are two brothers, one - "good", complaisant, second - naughty, "special." And then he transforms into the same villain, who has a gloomy charisma, and "bloody boys in the eyes."
The story of the sixth season suggested to us has something in common with the story of the other two brothers - Charlie Pace and his brother Liam. Alas, I will not please him. With his younger brother, everything happened exactly as they showed that Liam looked, I do not doubt.
And as far as what is shown to us is a reflection of the truth, to judge, of course, to you.
But it's time to let go, it's time to complete your already protracted introduction, so as not to get the risk to break off the work at the very beginning. Here it is - the last chance to meet your favorite heroes, like the first time.
No matter how much the creators were wrong, they always had at the level of such aspects as deep psychology, music, nature photography and direction in general. A unique atmosphere surrounds our series, called the best series of the millennium, still "during life".
I did not tell you about the two blunders related to the "Swan", since to call them, remembering my fault, would be cynical. I also kept silent about Richard's broken phrase relating to us: "I saw how they all perished."
As if opening an old book, I take a deep breath and once again indulge in memories. So, Juliet hits the bomb. There is a flash of white color, the only such final screen saver for the whole series. And the previous five seasons sweep before our eyes, like this one flash.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Exhale, the session of complacency is over. I think that you moved with me.