Lost –“Recon”
“Recon” March 16th, 2010 There are only so many ways that we can talk about the “Flash Sideways” structure of Lost’s sixth season before we discover its deeper meaning, only so many ways that we can...
View ArticleLost –“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...
View ArticleLost –“Happily Ever After”
“Happily Ever After” April 6th, 2010 Early in “Happily Ever After,” Charles Widmore tells Jin that it will be easier to show him what he intends to do with Desmond than it would be to tell him....
View ArticleLost –“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...
View ArticleLost –“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...
View ArticleLost –“The Candidate”
“The Candidate” May 4th, 2010 For the first half of its running time, “The Candidate” felt like the show was going through a list of the ways in which this season has somewhat struggled with its...
View ArticleLost –“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...
View ArticleSeries Finale: Lost –“The End”
“The End” May 23rd, 2010 “There are no shortcuts, no do-overs – what happened, happened. All of this matters.” [For more of my thoughts on "The End," check out my analysis of the critical response to...
View ArticleLost the Morning After: Critics face “The End”
Lost the Morning After: Critics face “The End” May 24th, 2010 Writing about the end of a television show is a lot like writing about the end of a war. When a war comes to a close, people want to know...
View ArticleCultural Catchup Project: The Functionality of Ms. Dawn Summers (Buffy the...
The Functionality of Ms. Dawn Summers July 19th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by...
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