Lost times
Kelsey is to Aaron Sorkin as Benjamin Linus is to the Dharma Initiative. Extended metaphor. Enjoy. If you don't understand it, you should watch Lost and figure it out. Unfortunately, you will be faced with about a thousand new mysteries once you do that. But at least you'll be watching what is arguably one of the awesomest shows ever, so it's really a win-win.
I was just watching the episode where he pretends to kill the bunny, and I didn't even notice this the first time because it was shortly before I started to fangirl him, but it just occurred to me that he talks to the rabbit. He keeps...urging it to move. And he says "hippity hop" a couple of times and then just randomly yells at it. And it's so ridiculous and incredible, because he's trying to come off as a villain and he's essentially threatening Sawyer's life and killing this adorable bunny and it's so cruel and dark and probably one of the more disturbing moments in the history of the show. And yet he's talking to the fucking rabbit, like it'll understand the phrase "hippity hop" and be like "Oh okay, Ben wants me to jump around, cool."
Oh man, so I had another deep thought. In "The Man Behind the Curtain" there's that scene where he talks to Richard out in the forest, when he's a kid. I was just thinking about it, and it's kind of incredible that Richard saw this sad, naive kid that Ben was, and no other living person knows that side of him. Granted, there's still a lot of that left over (hello, Juliet love), but still. A few years down the road he ends up being Richard's leader, and he always has a plan and knows exactly how to act in every situation, but Richard knew him as the kid who was totally lost and didn't even know what to do. It's kind of nice that someone still has the memory of that, and it definitely adds another level to their relationship.
I've been thinking about Michael's career and how he enjoys Shakespeare. It's a little maddening because I really don't. I guess I like whatever I've read of Shakespeare's works, but mostly because I view it as a really, really long problem-solving exercise where I have to break down every line to find the meaning. Math kind of fulfills that purpose for me in a much more convenient way. Michael seems to have an affinity for comedic plays, though, like that's really where his talent lies. That wouldn't surprise me at all; Ben Linus is brilliantly acted, but half the time it's the absolute hilarity with which he goes about saying or doing something that makes me love him so much. I mean, I don't want to start the whole...he likes this so I'll watch/read it thing. But it's certainly a subject to contemplate. I do enjoy comedy.
I was just watching the episode where he pretends to kill the bunny, and I didn't even notice this the first time because it was shortly before I started to fangirl him, but it just occurred to me that he talks to the rabbit. He keeps...urging it to move. And he says "hippity hop" a couple of times and then just randomly yells at it. And it's so ridiculous and incredible, because he's trying to come off as a villain and he's essentially threatening Sawyer's life and killing this adorable bunny and it's so cruel and dark and probably one of the more disturbing moments in the history of the show. And yet he's talking to the fucking rabbit, like it'll understand the phrase "hippity hop" and be like "Oh okay, Ben wants me to jump around, cool."
Oh man, so I had another deep thought. In "The Man Behind the Curtain" there's that scene where he talks to Richard out in the forest, when he's a kid. I was just thinking about it, and it's kind of incredible that Richard saw this sad, naive kid that Ben was, and no other living person knows that side of him. Granted, there's still a lot of that left over (hello, Juliet love), but still. A few years down the road he ends up being Richard's leader, and he always has a plan and knows exactly how to act in every situation, but Richard knew him as the kid who was totally lost and didn't even know what to do. It's kind of nice that someone still has the memory of that, and it definitely adds another level to their relationship.
I've been thinking about Michael's career and how he enjoys Shakespeare. It's a little maddening because I really don't. I guess I like whatever I've read of Shakespeare's works, but mostly because I view it as a really, really long problem-solving exercise where I have to break down every line to find the meaning. Math kind of fulfills that purpose for me in a much more convenient way. Michael seems to have an affinity for comedic plays, though, like that's really where his talent lies. That wouldn't surprise me at all; Ben Linus is brilliantly acted, but half the time it's the absolute hilarity with which he goes about saying or doing something that makes me love him so much. I mean, I don't want to start the whole...he likes this so I'll watch/read it thing. But it's certainly a subject to contemplate. I do enjoy comedy.