you can't go home again
So, this picspam that I'm putting up was basically done on a whim (and I think it shows, but that's another story). I was bored over the weekend and this was the result. God bless having a small loophole in my schedule this week allowing me to do this. That, and being sick, but that's not as pleasant. But, for the first time in a long time, I find myself really into Lost. It's something I haven't felt in a few years, but I blame the fact that I did a massive series re-watch in time for the final season premiere not too long ago. It's nice to be all excited about this again. Since I've been sick just about all week, I pretty much spent a significant amount of down time reading up on theories and speculation for the rest of the season. Please, I know I'm not alone.
Despite the show arguably dealing primarily with its mythology at the moment, the thing that got me hooked on to this show in the first place, the thing that kept me watching throughout all these years even through the rough patches, and that's the characters. Good, bad, and those shades of gray in between, the characters,their stories, their relationships with each other - all of that is what keeps me interested. I'm a very character-focused kind of watcher, which is probably why I hardly ever got bothered with the "But they never answer anything! This show is too confusing!" complaints. Half the fun is that it's a total mindfuck.
But anyway, one of the characters that I really grew to love over the past three years was Juliet Burke. I started out adamantly disliking her right from the get-go, but that slowly progressed into the complete opposite. I bring a picspam of seasons three through five, but spoilers for the sixth season premiere are a given.
Jack: What's your job, besides making sandwiches?
Juliet: Oh, I didn't make it. I just put the toothpicks in.
"I'm a fertility doctor. I'm not used to death."
Jack: "You were there. You were standing right next to me when that submarine exploded. In that moment, I saw it in your eyes. You want to get off this island more than anything in the world. That makes you one of us."
"Once upon a time, I told women that they were pregnant and their faces, it was the best news they ever got in their entire life. Then I came here. I've lost nine patients in the last three years. I'm helping you because I want to tell you that you and your husband got pregnant before you came here. I'm helping you because I want to give good news again."
Jack: You people had therapists?
Juliet: It's very stressful being an Other, Jack.
"Others 101. Gotta learn Latin - language of the enlightened."
I think her death is even more saddening when you think back on the fact that she wanted nothing more than to leave the island, to see her sister again. And she never got that. I mean, her desire to get off the island was such a large driving force for her character for the longest time (up until she got stuck in Dharma-ville in 1974). It's what put her on similar footing with the 815 survivors. I remember the many times she pleaded, often in tears, to go home. Those scenes are even more heartbreaking to me now. WHY DO YOU CONSTANTLY TEAR MY HEART OUT AND STOMP ON IT, LOST? I kind of desperately need to see Juliet in the other time line and I'm sure that it's going to eventually happen. I love this show and all the endless possibilities they've been able to go in telling this story. One of my favorite things about this season thus far is being able to see characters again that have long since been dead. But back to Juliet, Lost really has had quite a few great female characters (and I know people will fight me on this, but I don't care), so it saddens me to see one bite the dust and the male to female ratio get even more skewed. But, oh, no matter how many times they show the scene of Juliet holding on to Sawyer for dear life (and really, editors, was it necessary to show it, like, four times in both the show and the recap episode?), it still guts me. If there's one thing to be said about this show is that it certainly knows how to pull out the punches and create an emotional impact. Well-played for toying with emotions.
I've decided to keep this public for a little bit, which is something I don't typically do, even for picspams. So, please, please don't use any of the images above for icons, graphics, etc and don't re-post them on places such as Tumblr. I have my own Tumblr, so if I want to post these images there, I'll do so.
In conclusion, fuck yeah for this show being back!
Despite the show arguably dealing primarily with its mythology at the moment, the thing that got me hooked on to this show in the first place, the thing that kept me watching throughout all these years even through the rough patches, and that's the characters. Good, bad, and those shades of gray in between, the characters,their stories, their relationships with each other - all of that is what keeps me interested. I'm a very character-focused kind of watcher, which is probably why I hardly ever got bothered with the "But they never answer anything! This show is too confusing!" complaints. Half the fun is that it's a total mindfuck.
But anyway, one of the characters that I really grew to love over the past three years was Juliet Burke. I started out adamantly disliking her right from the get-go, but that slowly progressed into the complete opposite. I bring a picspam of seasons three through five, but spoilers for the sixth season premiere are a given.
Jack: What's your job, besides making sandwiches?
Juliet: Oh, I didn't make it. I just put the toothpicks in.
"I'm a fertility doctor. I'm not used to death."
Jack: "You were there. You were standing right next to me when that submarine exploded. In that moment, I saw it in your eyes. You want to get off this island more than anything in the world. That makes you one of us."
"Once upon a time, I told women that they were pregnant and their faces, it was the best news they ever got in their entire life. Then I came here. I've lost nine patients in the last three years. I'm helping you because I want to tell you that you and your husband got pregnant before you came here. I'm helping you because I want to give good news again."
Jack: You people had therapists?
Juliet: It's very stressful being an Other, Jack.
"Others 101. Gotta learn Latin - language of the enlightened."
I think her death is even more saddening when you think back on the fact that she wanted nothing more than to leave the island, to see her sister again. And she never got that. I mean, her desire to get off the island was such a large driving force for her character for the longest time (up until she got stuck in Dharma-ville in 1974). It's what put her on similar footing with the 815 survivors. I remember the many times she pleaded, often in tears, to go home. Those scenes are even more heartbreaking to me now. WHY DO YOU CONSTANTLY TEAR MY HEART OUT AND STOMP ON IT, LOST? I kind of desperately need to see Juliet in the other time line and I'm sure that it's going to eventually happen. I love this show and all the endless possibilities they've been able to go in telling this story. One of my favorite things about this season thus far is being able to see characters again that have long since been dead. But back to Juliet, Lost really has had quite a few great female characters (and I know people will fight me on this, but I don't care), so it saddens me to see one bite the dust and the male to female ratio get even more skewed. But, oh, no matter how many times they show the scene of Juliet holding on to Sawyer for dear life (and really, editors, was it necessary to show it, like, four times in both the show and the recap episode?), it still guts me. If there's one thing to be said about this show is that it certainly knows how to pull out the punches and create an emotional impact. Well-played for toying with emotions.
I've decided to keep this public for a little bit, which is something I don't typically do, even for picspams. So, please, please don't use any of the images above for icons, graphics, etc and don't re-post them on places such as Tumblr. I have my own Tumblr, so if I want to post these images there, I'll do so.
In conclusion, fuck yeah for this show being back!